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Famine committee elects acting presidium Consecration, installation plans set To continue work with S25,000 surplus for Saskatoon Eparchy's bishop-elect

JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Members of Ukrainian Fraternal Association, fi­ They are available at the parishes of the the National Committee to Commemo­ nancial secretary; and Victor Rosinsky Toronto Eparchy, or by writing to St. rate Genocide Victims in Ukraine met of St. Andrew's Ukrainian Orthodox Brotherhood, secretary. Josaphat's Cathedral, 143 Franklin on Saturday, January 28, here at the Ave., Toronto, Ont. M6P 3Y0. Ukrainian National Association head­ Other presidium members are: Ste­ A dinner will be held the following quarters, in order to determine the phen Procyk,– Andrij Bilyk, George day, Tuesday, February 28, at 12:30 Powstenko, Anthony Dragan, Venia– further course of what has come to be p.m. in the parish hall of St. Josaphat's known as the national famine commit­ min Neseniuk, lhor Olshaniwsky and Andrij Shevchenko. Cathedral for local and visiting clergy. tee. Bishop Filevich will be installed in St. After discussing at length whether the George's Cathedral in Saskatoon on the committee should disband or continue Also during the meeting, participants following Sunday, March 4, at 4 p.m. by to exist, meeting participants voted to heard the final report on the commit­ the apostolic pro-nuncio to Canada, extend the national committee's exis­ tee's 1983 activity that was delivered by Archbishop Angelo Palmas, and a tence and create a 13-member acting Dr. Stercho. banquet will be offered in the eparch's presidium to conduct its activity, utiliz­ A report on the financial state of the honor at Centennial Auditorium that ing a surplus of some 525,000 from committee was given by Mrs. Diachuk, evening at 6:30 p.m. funds donated for famine commemora­ who noted that total income was Due to limited space in St. George's tions by the Ukrainian community at 5123,681.60, total expenses were Cathedral, advance reservations for the large. 590,645.67; and the balance, as of liturgy and installation are required. The committee was established a year January 24, was 533,035.93. Mrs. Tickets for the Saskatoon Banquet may ago - on the initiative of Metropolitan Diachuk said she expected that some be obtained from St. George's Cathe­ Mstyslav Skryppyk of the Ukrainian 525,000 would ultimately remain on the dral, 214 Ave. M. Saskatoon. Sask. Orthodox Church - by representatives committee's books after all expenses S7M 2K4. of various Ukrainian community or­ were covered. Bishop-elect Basil Filevich Church, cultural and civic organiza­ ganizations as an ad hoc group aimed at The auditing committee's report was tions may send, greetings care of: St. appropriately marking the solemn 50th delivered by Dr. Volodymyr Mychajliw, TORONTO - Plans have been Josaphat's Cathedral, 143 Franklin anniversary of the Great Famine of who said that the national famine finalized for the consecration and Ave., Toronto, Ont. M6P 3Y9. 1932-33 that claimed some 7 million committee's book were all in order. installation of Bishop-elect Basil Ukrainian lives. Other members of the auditing commit­ Filevich as the eparch of the Saska­ The committee has over 130 mem­ tee are the Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter toon Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy, bers within an organizational structure Stephan Bilak and Dr. Michael Vosko– announced the chancery office of the AP correspondent that includes an honorary presidium biynyk. Toronto Eparchy., and an executive. Some 76 organiza­ The cornjjiktee's recommendation Msgr. Filevich will be consecrated questioned by KGB tions are represented on the national that a vote of confidence be given to the bishop on Monday, February 27, the MOSCOW - Alison Smale. a famine committee. national committee's officers was un­ Feast of St. Cyril, apostle of the Slavs, correspondent in the Moscow bureau of Meeting participants, agreeing that animously approved by meeting partici­ at 2 p.m. in St. Michael's Cathedral in the Associated Press, was questioned such a structure was too cumbersome to pants. Toronto (65 Bond St.). for four hours on February 1 at the carry on the work of the committee, During the subsequent discussion on The principal consccrator will be headquarters of the KGB in connection elected 13 persons to an acting presi­ the committee's fate, most speakers Archbishop Maxim Hcrmaniuk,CSSR. with allegations against a Soviet citizen dium. pointed out that much remains to be metropolitan for Ukrainian Catholics who is said to have planned to defect to The newly elected presidium is com­ done to inform the public at large about in Canada; and the two co-consecrators the West, reported The New York posed primarily of officers and mem­ the Great Famine of 1932-33 and that, will be Bishop Neil Savaryn OSBM of Times. bers of the national famine committee's in order to maintain continuity of Edmonton and Bishop Isidore Borecky The session at the Lubyanka. the original executive. purpose and action, the committee of Toronto. KGB headquarters, was the second for This acting presidium is composed of: should continue to function. A testimonial banquet will be offered Ms. Smale. a 28-vear-old British sub­ Dr. Peter G. Stercho, chairman; Ulana Gratitude was expressed to the U– in honor of the new bishop that evening ject. On December 5 she was questioned Diachuk of the Ukrainian National krainian community members - among at 6:30 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of for live and a half hours in connection Association, Natalia Danylenko of the them western and eastern Ukrainians, the Sheraton Centre Hotel, 123 Queen with the same case. Both times the Ukrainian National Women's League and persons of all faiths and political St. W. (opposite City Hall). Tickets for principal Soviet official present was a of Amefica and Eustachia Hoydysh of persuasions - who had responded so the Toronto banquet are 550 per per­ KGB major. Vladimir V. Katolikov. Plast Ukrainian Youth Organization, generously to the fund-raising cam­ son and must be obtained in advance. Two British diplomats also attended the vice chairpersons; Edward Popil of the paign. sessions. After the session, Ms. Smale said she had been told she was being questioned as a witness. Ms. Smale declined to name the Soviet citizen involved. She said that the implication was that the man had been detained and was facing trial for his purported plan to leave the Soviet Union illegally, an offense that could bring a maximum sentence of three years' imprisonment in a labor camp. She said she had told the investigator that the Soviet citizen involved had spoken to her about his desire to leave but had not discussed any details of his plans. Soviet law provides criminal penalties for persons found guilty of having prior knowledge of an offense Some of the members of the National Committee to Commemorate Genocide Victims in Ukraine. and not reporting it to the authorities. 2 . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1984 NojS Soviet Jew in Israel claims KGB French doctors, diplomats say asked him to frame Shcharansky Soviets now targeting Afghan civilians JERUSALEM - A Soviet Jew now NEW YORK - Three French doctors Rouen, was captured by Soviet troops living in Israel has asserted that the who have worked among insurgents in on January 16, 1983; while working KGB threatened him and his sons in an Afghanistan said here on January 30 with the Afghan insurgents in the Logar effort to make him write a false incri– that the Soviet-led campaign against the River valley south of Kabul and spent mination of Anatoly Shcharansky, the rebels had begun to concentrate on five months in prison. prominent Jewish activist currently civilian targets in recent months, report­ He said he was held in Kabul, the . imprisoned in the Soviet Union on ed The New York Times. capital, for two months, then convicted espionage charges, reported The New "Even a mountain village of three or of spying and of being a chemical York Times. four houses is not safe from their warfare specialist. Dr. Augoyard was The incident took place in 1977, bombs," said Dr. Pascal Mathey. sentenced to eight years in prison then according to Boris Zavurov, when the Dr. Mathey, 29, and his colleagues — released three months later after the secret police was putting together its Dr. Laurence Laumonier, 30, and Dr. French government and the. French case against Mr. Shcharansky. Mr.. Phillipe Augoyard, 301 — are in the Communist Party intervened. Shcharansky was convicted of treason United States for 10 days to raise funds and given a 13-year prison and labor- for Aide Medicale Internationale, a The physicians'accounts appeared to camp sentence. French organization that sends physi­ be confirmed the following day, Ja­ Mr. Zavurov said in a recent inter­ cians and paramedical personnel into nuary 31, when United Press Interna­ view that he could tell the story now countries where traditional humanita­ tional, citing diplomatic sources, re­ because his last son to emigrate had rian organizations cannot operate. At ported that Soviet-led forces killed arrived in Israel. Anatoly Shcharansky the moment, they said, 10 of the or­ hundreds of civilians in January in The trouble began in 1975, he said, ganization's doctors are working in bombing raids north of Kabul. when two of his sons, Amnon and government newspaper, Izvestia, alleging Afghanistan. The sources said that the attacks on Amner, applied for exit visas and that Mr. Shcharansky and other dissi­ "Everyone knows about the millions the Shoma!i Valley began on January received them. Without explanation, dents were associated with American of refugees who have fled Afghanistan," 19 and lasted through January 27, the the documents were withdrawn. As intelligence, the father was summoned said Dr. Laumonier, who has made five same day that government MIGs re­ required by law, they had given up their by the KGB and urged to put his name trips to Afghanistan and now practices portedly killed 42 people in a raid on the citizenship and identity papers in ex­ to a similar Izvestia story that would be in Paris. village of Angur Adda in northwestern change for the exit visas. When the written for him. "But there are millions of what we call Pakistan. authorities tried to return their Soviet In addition, he said, KGB officials internal refugees," he said. "Whole "According to multiple sources, papers, Amnon and Amner said, they asked him to incriminate Joseph populations have been uprooted and sent civilian deaths have run in the hun­ refused in an effort to make the bureau­ Pressel, an Ameripan diplomat in elsewhere within the country in hopes dreds," another diplomat said. She cracy uncomfortable. Moscow whose duty was to maintain that eventually they will leave." added that 73 people were killed at an In presenting their case, they explain­ contacts with dissidents. He said he Dr. Augoyard, now a pediatrician in outpost at the fringe of Ghaza. ed, they went to Moscow and met Mr. refused. Shcharansky, who arranged a news Shortly thereafter, Mr. Shcharansky conference where they could tell foreign was arrested. Then, Amnon said, the correspondents their story. KGB urged him to set up the American Drunkenness, corruption plague There followed nearly two years of diplomat. He said he refused. KGB harassment, repeated interrogations officials then told Amnon that if he told Soviet armed forces, says emigre and short-term detentions, they said, anyone what the secret police had asked culminating in the arrest in November him to do, Amner would be killed in 1976 of Amner in Dushanbe, the Cen­ prison. WASHINGTON - Military corrup­ was permitted to expose colonels and tral Asian city where the family lived. Amnon received permission to leave tion in the Red Army was the subject of even generals — some of the most He was sentenced to three and a half the Soviet Union in 1978. Boris and a commentary by former Soviet lawyer sacred cows in Soviet society — and not years in prison on charges of violating Amner arrived in 1982, after Amner was Konstantin Simis published in the just for drunkenness but for serious passport regulations and hooliganism. released from prison. The youngest January 23 issue of The Washington transgressions," he wrote. Several.months later, Boris Zavurov brother, Ilya, came last fall, the Times Post National Weekly Edition. The change, according to Mr. Simis, recalled, after articles appeared in the said. Mr. Simis, who is the author of was due in part to Soviet leader Yuri "USSR: The Corrupt Society - The Andropov's well-publicized campaign Secret World of Soviet Capitalism," against graft and corruption in all strata TASS accuses CIA of fomenting dissent was an attorney and legal scholar before of Soviet society. In January 1983, for he emigrated to the United States in example, Red Star published 10 stories CHICAGO - Two lengthy articles blishment of the Organization for the 1977. about military corruption, he said. In recently distributed by the official Liberation of Estonia (OLE). It also Although corruption in the Soviet the first eight months of last year such Soviet news agency TASS accused the accused the CIA and other Western military has always been a fact of life, articles appeared 65 times, an average of United States'of trying to foment anti- intelligence services of bankrolling wrote Mr. Simis, the Soviet propa­ eight times a month. Soviet nationalism in the Baltic re­ Western-based Latvian emigre groups. ganda media has, until recently, chosen In one celebrated case, the comman­ publics of Latvia and Estonia, accord­ According to Western diplomats, the to create an idealized image of the der of a military unit in the Prebaltic ing to an article in the January 17 issue unexpected appearance of these articles Soviet army, rarely even mentioning Military District, a Col. Nesterov, of the Chicago Tribune. may have been tied to the January 17 corruption within its ranks. In 1982, he reportedly sent his military subordi­ opening of an East-West disarmament nates to work in civilian enterprises — According to Howard A. Tyner, the said, the armed forces newspaper Red conference in Stockholm. They felt that Star only published about two dozen categorically forbidden by law - and paper's Moscow correspondent, TASS the articles might have been written to claimed that the U.S. Central Intelli­ items pertaining to drunkenness, em­ kept half of their salaries. In addition, discredit the United States at the bezzlement and mistreatment of en­ he traveled on his vacation in two gence Agency was responsible for a conference, which was convened to leaflet campaign announcing the esta– listed men by officers. military vehicles loaded with food, foster mutual trust and confidence- "But beginning last year, the press (Continued on page 3) building measures between Western countries and the Warsaw Pact. Dissident sketch In one of the articles. TASS said that the OLE leaflets were sent to local Estonian newspapers and were intended Hryhoriy to raise funds for emigre groups in the West. These groups, TASS said, were "hoping to give the impression that they Ukrainian Week!V Havdyn have 'supporters' and a 'following' on Soviet territory and that their secret FOUNDED 1933 BORN: 1921 (?) headquarters has long been operating in Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal OCCUPATION: Unknown. a safe house in Tallin," the Estonian non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. 07302. LATEST ARREST: 1976. capital. (The Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570-870) CHARGE: Participating in the U Although TASS predictably express­ Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. krainian national movement. ed skepticism about the extent of SENTENCE: 15 years in. a labor nationalist support in Latvia and Esto­ The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: camp. nia, the mere appearance of these (201) 434-0237, 434-0807, 434-3036 (201) 451-2200 PREVIOUS TERMS: Unknown articles suggests otherwise, according to CAMP ADDRESS: Mr. Tyner. Yearly subscription rate: S8, UNA members - S5. 618263 Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania were Permskaya oblast forcibly incorporated into the Soviet Postmaster, send address changes to: Chtfsovsky raion Union in 1940 as a result of the Hitler- THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor Roma Hidzowycz pos. Kuchino P.O. Box 346 Associate editor George Bohdan Zaiycky Stalin non-aggression agreement. The Assistant editor Marta Kotomayets uchr. VS-389/36 United States has never officially recog­ Jersey City, NJ. 07303 nized the annexation. No. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984 3

ganized huiiu . "protected' animals Drunkenness... (bears, elk), drunken orgies and women "Book of Lists" will revise (Continued from page 2) who sleep with anyone they're told," liquor and personal items. What's more.' wrote Mr. Simis. Mr. Simis wrote, the colonel regularly As to the effectiveness of the govern­ Ukrainian famine entry got drunlr and while drunk gave orders ment's anti-corruption campaign and LOS ANGELES - "The Book of an uproar over forced farm collectiviza­ and carried out his duties. the Red Star exposes, Mr. Simis be­ Lists" has rewritten its entry on the "10 tion." According to Mr. Simis, the Soviet lieves that they have no appreciable Worst Famines" to incorporate correct­ After being informed of the errors in press follows two basic rules in publish­ impact, mainly because the political ed information about the 1932-33 Great this entry, Carol Madigan, managing ing information about negative events. branch of the Soviet army - the one Famine in Ukraine which was provided editor of "The Book of Lists," wrote the "The first is that such material responsible for the Red Star articles — by Ukrainian community organizations following letter to the Rev. Chirovsky. appears in carefully calculated doses so usually protects wayward officers. and individuals. "Thank you for your recent letter in as not to blacken the image of Soviet In Mr. Simis's view, the army's anti- Among the organizations and indivi­ which you point out the errors in the society over all," he wrote. "The second corruption campaign is nothing more duals who wrote to the editors of "The Ukrainian entry of our list 40 Worst is to publicize only those incidents that than a "propaganda operation" since Book of Lists" were the Ukrainian Famines' — which appears on page 9? are particularly common and thereby Mr. Andropov's anti-corruption drive National Information Service of Wash­ of'The Book of Lists tl? threaten the stability of the regime." was initiated "not to purge the party and ington, the Ukrainian Culture Center of "We have totally rewritten the entry Therefore, Mr. Simis wrote, it may be government elite of its corrupted ele­ Los Angeles, Ukrainian. National Wo­ — per the information you sent us in assumed that for every case that is ments but to pacify popular dissatisfac­ men's League of America Branch 64 of The Ukrainian Weekly — and from publicized there are probably thousands tion with deteriorating economic con­ New York and the Rev. Andriy Chi– research from the Ukrainian National that go unreported. . ditions." rovsky, pastor of St. Joseph's Ukrai­ Information Service. The new entry will One major problem facing military In concluding his article, Mr. Simis nian Catholic Church in Chicago. , appear in the next printing of our book officials is the misappropriation, of asserted that the corrupt Soviet military The original entry in the book listed which is currently, being' prepared by Bantam Books. valuable items, he wrote, adding that officer is not worried about the cam­ the "USSR famine of 1932-34," noting whatever can be sold on the black paign and "can read Red Star's exposes that "5 million Russians"died as a result "We sincerely apologize for the errors market, eaten or drunk is looted. with perfect peace of mind," largely of the famine which was caused by the and thank you for bringing the true "Drunkenness and theft of liquors or because past anti-corruption campaigns Soviet government exporting "3.5 facts to our attention." liquids containing alcohol (including launched by Nikita Khrushcheveand million tons of grain during a two-year Similar letters were sent to the or­ brake fluid) occupy a special place in Leonid Brezhnev have had such insigni­ period" and peasants slaughtering "50 ganizations that had written to "The Soviet army life; not coincidently, they ficant results. percent of the country's livestock during Book of Lists." were the subject of more than 20 articles in Red Star last year," wrote Mr. Simis. Bribery is yet another common prac­ Kuropas soys Democrats ignoring white ethnic vote tice, according to the author. Managers in military factories, like their civilian- counterparts, are forced to give bribes CHICAGO - UNA Supreme candidacy of Roman Catholic Al said that the administration, parti­ to acquire needed raw materials and Vice President Myron Kuropas, Smith, has been caused of late by the cularly Mr. Reagan's fellow Cali– equipment, and must often bribe writing in the January 9 issue of the party's apparent swing to the left and fornians, continues to "demonstrate superiors for protection. To get the Chicago Sun-Times, said that the an upswing in the economy. More­ little appreciation for neighborhood means to make bribes, military plant Democratic Party, busy wooing over, although many ethnic groups concerns." managers often send their subordinates women, blacks and Hispanics, is differ on specific issues, a recent "The administration has a Western, to work at civilian factories, which are ignoring the urban white ethnic vote. survey showed that they share many Sun Belt orientation, and no urban often short of labor, and use part of Mr. Kuropas made the observa­ of President Ronald Reagan's con­ policy at a time when most ethnics their salaries as needed, he wrote. tion in a Personal View column servative views on foreign policy as still live in the Northeastern and In addition, officers also use subordi­ headlined "The Democrats suffering well as his support for strong family Middle Western cities," wrote Mr. nates and enlisted men as a labor pool, from an 'ethnic gap'." values and traditional American Kuropas. "Under Reagan, the GOP Mr. Simis said, often using them to "At this point, the Democrats have ethics. is still perceived as essentially white, build private houses or garages. reason to be concerned," he wrote. Yet, Mr. Kuropas cautioned that Anglo-Saxon, Protestant, affluent "This practice is so widespread and so "If the election were held tomorrow, the Republicans should not assume and anti-labor." deeply rooted in Soviet army life that Reagan would do as well if not better automatic support for the president Mr. Kuropas, who was head of the even those whose job it is to guard the with ethnic voters than he did in and the party if the economy should Office of Ethnic Affairs during the ideological and moral purity of the 1980." sputter or if Mr. Reagan and his Ford administration, said that unless army — the army's political department According to Mr. Kuropas, the administration do not show more the Republicans begin considering — are part of it," according to the reason for the slippage of traditional sensitivity to the plight of this coun­ ethnic concerns during this election author. ethnic support of the Democrats, try's older urban centers, where most year, President Reagan could be What's more, bribery is not limited to which he said dates back to the 1928 "ethnic voters are concentrated. He 'Vulnerable" and lose ethnic support. factory managers or officers. It is, in the words of the author, "endemic to all levels of the Soviet military." Jersey governor proclaims Ukrainian Independence Day "When I defended a group of soldiers TRENTON, N.J. - The 66th anni­ Ethnic Advisory Council and a supreme decorated pillow to the governor as a from the Byelorussian military district versary of Ukraine's independence was advisor of the Ukrainian National token of appreciation from the Ukrai­ who were accused of having severely celebrated in the state capital with the Association; Dr. Kenneth Wanio, state nian community. The ceremony was beaten their platoon leader. I dis­ signing of the Ukrainian Independence public relations director, and Wolo– concluded with the singing of "Mno– covered that the soldiers in that regi­ Day Proclamation by Gov. Thomas H. dymyr Janiw, state chairman of the haya Lita" to the governor and the ment regularly paid small bribes to the Kean on Tuesday, January 17, in the Ukrainian Congress Committee. Ukrainian national anthem by the company top sergeant and commander, office of the governor. ' entire assemblage. mostly money and food they received Honored guests participating in the from home," Mr. Simis recalled. "And ceremonies were Secretary of State Jane Members of various organizations Gov. Kean read the proclamation to Burgio and Juhan Simonson, coordina­ were represented from the following the bribery went on up the line — from nearly 100 persons representing Ukrai­ the platoon commander to the company tor of the N.J. Office of Ethnic Affairs. cities; Trenton, Carteret. Newark. nian organizations throughout the state After the brief program. Lydia Lit– Irvington. Maplewood, Passaic. Clif­ commander and up to the regiment and then stated that this occasion commander." win, a young member of SUM-A's ton, Elizabeth. New Brunswick-and "recognizes the gallant struggle of the Trenton branch, presented a hand- Perth Amboy. But perhaps the most dangerous form Ukrainian people." Gov. Kean also said of corruption, according to the author, that although Ukraine is presently involves the systematic exaggeration of under forcible occupation by Commu­ combat-readiness in officers' reports to nist Russia, the love of freedom lives on their commanders/ the hearts of the Ukrainian people The practice, called "ochkovtira– whose resistance to oppression con­ telstvo." or "eyewash" in Soviet jargon, tinues. is so widespread, he said, that in 1983 Red Star published more than two dozen articles on the falsification of For reports on local commemora­ conditions in combat training schools, tions of Ukrainian Independence Day on inflation of grades for marksman­ see page 10. ship, for accuracy in firing naval and ground artillery, for accuracy in aerial He concluded his remarks to the bombardment. invited guests, Saying, "one of the Another form of "eyewash" which wonderful things about an occasion like poses a serious threat to military readi­ this is a freedom-loving people standing ness is inflated ratings of the quality of tall saying we believe in our freedom, we products connected with armaments. believe in our heritage and eventually "Officers responsible for accepting the spirit will triumph over any op­ products for the army are highly sus­ pression." ceptible to graft," according to Mr. Gov. Thomas H. Kean signing the proclamation designating January 22 Ukrainian Simis. While monetary bribes are rare, The ceremony was coordinated by Independence Day. Members of the Ukrainian delegation shown (from left) are: short-term army visitors enjoy "or­ Andrew Keybida. a member of the N.J. Andrew Keybida, Michael Luczyn, Wolodymyr Janiw and Lydia Litwui. 4 . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984 NoJ

THE UKRAINIAN NA TIONAL AS SO CIA TION FORUM Symphonic concert to highlight 90th anniversary of UNA

by Marta Korduba 170th anniversary of the birthday of the Mr. Kolesnyk has been the chorus's man symphonic music that they can Ukrainian bard, and 20 years since the director-conductor since 1978. The like, be proud of, and that they can With rehearsals becoming more unveiling of his memorial statue in chorus spends approximately one and a listen to or play," said the UNA's frequent and intense, preparations Washington," said Mr. Kolesnyk. half to two years learning an operatic supreme president, John O. Flis. The progress toward a rare musical event at work. Mr. Kolesnyk teaches the parts to UNA will be providing discount tickets New York's Carnegie Hall — a Ukrai­ This year, the Canadian Ukrainian each choir member individually. to youth groups. Interested groups nian symphonic concert. Slated for Opera Chorus, too, will observe an should contact the UNA main office. Sunday afternoon, April I, the concert anniversary - its 10th. Founded by a "With all this preparation, with all of is being sponsored by the Ukrainian group of opera enthusiasts, the chorus the hurdles to overcome in obtaining Tickets for the symphonic concert (at National Association in commemora­ operates under the auspices .of the scores, learning the parts, coordinating S2S, S20, S18 and SIS) will be available tion of its 90th jubilee. Canadian Ukrainian Opera Associa­ the chorus and orchestra, and finally beginning February 15 at the Carnegie The concert will feature the Cana­ tion. Its objective is to bring Ukraine's staging the concert, it is no wonder that Hall Box Office, and at the following dian Ukrainian Opera Chorus, under opera, dating back two centuries, to the each performance is an event in itself," Ukrainian gift stores: Surma, 11 E. the direction of Maestro Wolodymyr stages of North America. The 100- he said. "Although each concert re­ Seventh St., New York; Arka, 48 E. Kolesnyk, pianist Lydia Artymiw and member chorus has enjoyed numerous quires an enormous amount of energy, Seventh St., New York; Dnipro, 698 the American Symphony Orchestra. successful performances, including its funds and manpower, it is imperative Sanford Ave., Newark, N.J.;and Bazar, "pew may realize just how rare such a 1975 premiere production of "Zapo'ro– that the effort continue. Each perfor– 1082 Springfield Ave., lrvington, N.J. concert is," said Mr. Kolesnyk, the zhian Kdzak Beyond the Danube" in 'mance brings the vast repertoire of concert's musicahdirector. "Because Toronto; the 1979 North American Ukrainian music a step closer into the Tickets may be purchased in ad­ Ukrainian symphonic music is so seldom premiere of the opera "Kupalo" by world arena of great symphonic works," vance, via telephone through Carnegie performed in the West, many assume Anatole Vakhnianyn in Toronto; and noted Mr. Kolesnyk. Charge, (212) 247-7459, or through the that there is little Ukrainian symphonic other "Opera in Concert" perfor­ UNA main office,(201)451-2200. Buses music to speak of. This is certainly not mances. Future plans include cross­ "We know that young people like are already being organized for the the case. The repertoire of Ukrainian country tours and a full-length produc­ good music. One of the UNA's objec­ concert by UNA branches and other classical and operatic music is, indeed, tion of Lysenko's classic opera, "Taras tives in staging this concert is to show community groups. For more informa­ very plentiful," he explained. Bulba." our young people that we have Ukrai– tion, please call the UNA main office. "Unfortuntely, the popularization of Ukrainian symphonic music is severely stunted by a number of factors, such as the lack of availability of scores and orchestral parts. Only limited number of scores are p'ublished in Ukraine; orchestral parts are virtually impossible to acquire." he continued. "Although the music exists, it is frustratingly difficult to get a hold of the scores and orchestration." "Many operatic works, such as 'The Caucasus.' are so complex, that they can be performed only by a large, highly trained choir and a symphonic orches­ tra. Since there is no professional Ukrainian symphonic orchestra in the West, each performance requires en­ gaging an orchestra and acquainting the musicians with scores that they, for the most part, are unfamiliar with," said Mr. Kolesnyk. "Each performance, therefore, is an event." This particular concert will be a first in many respects. It includes a premiere performance of "Festive Overture" by Wolodymyr Kolesnyk Lydia Artymiw George Fiala the well-known Ukrainian-born com­ poser George Fiala. The UNA had commissioned a work for full orchestra especially for its 90th jubilee concert. Mr. Fiala's orchestral, chamber and choral compositions have elicited en­ thusiastic acclaim from music critics in Canada, where he has resided since 1949.' The overture, as well as the other two concert selections, will be rendered by the American Symphony Orchestra,an ensemble of nearly 100 of New York's finest musicians. This concert will not be the orchestra's first introduction to Ukrainian music, however. In 1981 the Canadian Ukrainian Opera Chorus and the American Symphony Orchestra joined forces to stage another UNA– sponsored concert in Carnegie Hall under the baton of Mr. Kolesnyk.

Ms. Artymiw. described by a critic as "one of the best American pianists to come along in the past decade," will perform the "Slavonic Concert " for piano and orchestra by Borys Liato– shynsky - a work never before per­ formed in the United States. The second part of the program will feature Stanislav Liudkevych's "The Caucasus," a cantata for choir and orchestra. "The selection of this piece has special significance, as the libretto is written by Taras Shevchcnko and 1984 marks the No. 6 ; THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, .FEBRUARY 5,1984 5

Understanding the computer Book review A valuable time-saving tool Historic women's almanac reprinted "Pershyi Vinok: Zhinochyi Almanakh." Second expanded edition, Introduction by Julian Kryzanowsky sible and valuable work as the ultimate and biographical notes by Larissa M.L.Z. Onyshkevych. Published by the information machine. In this role, it Ukrainian National Women's League of America, New York, 1984. PART III remembers information, files it and retrieves it later. The computer can also by Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak The copy used for the new edition What is the practical value of a manipulate and alter data, all according ;amc from the Catholic Museum, in to your needs. As an information computer? What can it do for us? The There are some books that it is Stamford. There is at least one other answer to these questions is not brief, machine, the computer has found its copy of the book in the United States. most popular application in the office. worthwhile to reprint both because of since the computer can do so many their intrinsic value and because of their There are very few copies in Ukraine, completely different things. We cannot The computer has literally replaced the and none of them in circulation. Hence, right hand of today's secretaries. In the symbolic significance. possibly list all of them, but we will "Pershyi Vinok: Zhinochyi Alma– the publication of the book performs a mention a few. office it has become the perfect tool for service to pur literature and history. It writing, editing, filing, typing, mailing nahk" (First Garland: Women's Alma­ The first thing to note is the amazing nac) first appeared in 1887 in Lviv. It also makes the book a valuable acquisi­ speed of a computer's, actions. Today's letters and transfering information by tion. phone to other computers. It makes the was a collection of prose, poetry, personal computers, no matter what ethnographic studies and a number of In her introduction. Dr. Onyshkevych they are doing, can handle up to a job of a secretary so much easier. Here offers a standard factual account of the are some examples. articles expounding the position of million letters per second. Just compare women. What made it significant was genesis of the almanac. I would dis­ this with the abilities of a person — a You have to write a letter So, you sit agree with Dr. Onyshkevych on two down at a typewriter and begin typing. that it was the product exclusively of few dozen letters per second. Im­ Ukrainian women and it included points. The role which Franko played in mediately we see the unparalleled At the end of the first line, the machine the publication has been greatly over­ rings a bell to warn you that the line is women on both sides of the little river, superiority of the computer as far as Zbruch, which then divided Ukrainian rated and the women themselves badly speed is concerned. about to end. You have to decide maligned. The radicals wanted the whether to hyphenate the word you're territories, between the Russian and the The computer has no equal when it Austrian empires. women to fund a journal for which they comes to numbers. In a matter of typing, and where, or maybe to try to fit themselves were unable to raise the another iittle word in before the end of Its editors, originators and financial seconds, it is able to perform compli­ backers were Olena Pchilka, a writer necessary funds and support. The cated calculations, arrange them in the line. Finally you pause to return the opposition of the staid matrons to such carriage and start the next line. and publisher in her own right, who is tabular form, draw graphic displays of primarily known as the mother of poet a venture is hardly surprising. Oops, you made a mistake. Should the results and then print them. With Lesia Ukrainka and the sister of politi­ you try to erase it, or use "white-out" great speed and accuracy, it can correct­ cal activist Mykhailo Drahomaniv, and Secondly, Kobrynska viewed litera­ and then wait for the paint to dry to type ly predict the orbits of satellites and the Natalia Ozarkevych Kobrynska, the ture not only as a means of raising the proper character? If you're lucky, trajectories of rockets, or it can analyze most original of Ukrainian feminists. national consciousness, but more im­ maybe you have a new typewriter that movements in the stock market and Pchilka, who died in Kiev in 1930, was portantly for her as a means of effecting has a gadget for fixing mistakes more prepare financial statements. an avid Ukrainian patriot ahd self- true and lasting social changes of a easily. A computer is also a whiz with styled nationalist. Kobrynska, who died profound nature. Kobrynska remained Your mistake is a lot worse, because financial estimates and planning. Soft­ in 1921 in Galicia, was the daughter and a genuine socialist, a true radical in the you skipped a few words or lines, and ware programs known as electronic the wife of Catholic priests. She tried to most noble tradition, a person who without them your letter makes ab­ spreadsheets (such as "VisiCalc") give reconcile feminism with socialism. foresaw the double burden of women - solutely no sense. What now? Well, you the ability to draw up complicated Kobrynska organized a women's whom economics would push into the there's nothing you can do, so you financial tables, using various definite society which raised part of the neces­ marketplace but whom a backward crumple up your sheet of paper and facts and even indef-nite suppositions sary publication funds; Pchilka supplied economy and traditional housekeeping - start all over again with a new one. on your part. In preparing a budget or the rest. Ivan Franko, the poet and chores would continue to hold respon­ What about the layout of the text on the some other financial plan based on the political activist, supplied advice, en­ sible for hearth, home, children and paper: is the body of the letter placed to best information available, all of the couragement and technical help. dinner. The attempt to downplay Ko­ high, is the heading right, or maybe you tricky calculations are performed by the Most of the contributions in "Pershyi brynska's feminism because the term computer and the results are automati­ should use capital letters in some itself might have a negative connotation places? How's the spacing of the final Vinok" are singularly devoid of rhe­ cally displayed on the video screen or toric. The best stories, especially those for some people actually robs Ukrai­ the printer, with the appropriate row paragraph and signature? Is it too low, nian women of their originality and is there enough room for the signature? by Kobrynska and Pchilka. read well labels and column headings. today. They will remind older readers of tends toward a fiat portrayal of a rich But there's more. The program allows But it's too late to change things. period. Trouble and more trouble. glimmers of their youth and illustrate you to ask the proverbial question: life in the "old country" more vividly "What would happen, if...?" by letting The whole story is completely diffe­ than'some of our textbooks do. This, however, is a disagreement in you change any of the assumptions or rent when you use a computer with Kobrynska's discussions on women interpretation which by no means guesses that you made in the budget. All word processing software. Before you illustrate the direction which these detracts from the excellence of the you have to do is to give the computer write anything, the computer will ask discussions were taking - right in the publication. The book is to be wel­ the one figure you'd like to change (or you about the placement of text, how mainstream of European feminist comed, as is Dr. Onyshkevych's foray more than one, if you like), and presto: many lines to leave blank at the top.and thought, with much interest paid to into women's topics. I only wish she, the whole complicated budget is recal­ bottom of the page, the size of the American women. The poetry — pro­ and others, would take up more of culated, and all the new results are margins, how long to make the lines - ducts of girlish enthusiasm of almost them, even if for polemics with con­ displayed before your eyes in seconds. all the details necessary for making your 100 years ago — serves as the prototype temporary women's studies. (Think of doing that by yourself.) Of letter look right. Of course, you can of a genre still very much alive. change all these things later, but now course, you can then compare the two Larissa Zaleska Onyshkevych pro­ The publication of the book - part you begin to type at the computer plans, and continued with further vided the present facsimile edition with of the efforts of the Ukrainian National keyboard. The words aren't printed on changes until you come to a satisfac­ an introduction, useful brief biogra­ Women's League of America to com­ paper; instead the computer remembers tory, optimum result. In the hands of a phies of some of the contributors, a two- memorate the centenary of the,Ukrai­ everything you type and displays the professional financial planner, the page overview in English and an index nian women's movement - is most words on the video screen just as they electronic spreadsheet becomes a truly of the authors. Slava Gerulak's cover welcome. The women are to be com­ would appear on paper. profitable tool. Obviously, the com­ design keeps to the spirit of the original mended for preserving this priceless puter is perfectly suited to calculations, When you use a computer, you have without mawkish sentimentality. The heritage of our community. It is a book routine by nature, in which only certain more time to think about the meaning facsimile edition looks even more worth buying, and worth reading, both figures change when the calculations are of the -words that you type; no distrac­ attractive than the few battered ori­ for yourself and for a friend. And it repeated. tions by any bells at the end of a line - ginals that still exist. certainly belongs in our libraries. The computer can also draw straight the computer automatically begins new and curved lines, as for instance in lines for you; no need to decide how to technical drawings, and it can also hyphenate words awkwardly placed at Letter to the editor "paint" using different colors. And the end of a line — the computer will when you add to that the ability to make notice if a word that you're typing is too Ukrainian Independence Day message different sounds (and even to synthesize long, and it will move the entire word to human speech), you can understand the the beginning of the next line. The Dear Editor: who struggle tirelessly for freedom in application of the computer to today's computer will even insert additional On this occasion of Ukrainian inde­ Ukraine, it is appropriate as well to pay phenomenally popular video games. spaces between words in the line just pendence, 1 would like to extend the tribute to Ukrainian Americans who Tens of thousands of software game finished so that it is completely filled, following message to your readers. have enriched American society. They packages have already been sold for with the right-hand margin, as well as I join all friends of the Ukrainian have indeed distinguished themselves various personal computers. Many of the left, neatly aligned. The words will people in recognizing the 66th Anniver­ through their devotion to the principles them are quite ingenious and interest­ automatically be neatly spaced; the sary of Ukraine's proclamation of of freedom and their contributions to ing to play, with beautiful colors and letter will be pleasing to the eye. independence this January 2Z At this the political, economic and cultural life original sound effects. Of course, video Did you make a mistake in the middle time, it is important to express our of this country. games are a purely commercial exploi­ of your letter? No problem. Just press a continuing concern for the people of tation of the computer and its abilities. key on the computer keyboard to move Ukraine and for the peoples of all Charks H. Percy It is easy to forget that computers are the video cursor (a distrinctive square nations who live under the yoke of Chairman not. just for our entertainment. The that appears somewhere on the video Soviet domination. U.S. Senate computer is capable of truly respon­ (Coottawd on w M) As we reaffirm our support for those Committee .on. Fqrcign Relations 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEfKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984 No. 6

In observance of The Weekly's 50th From our pages in 1948 "Too Ukrainian?," January 26, 1948: Ukrainian Weekly Recently an acquaintance of ours took us to task for making The Ukrainian Weekly too Ukrainian. "There are entirely too many things Ukrainian in The Weekly,'' she said, "and as a result it loses its reader interest." We listened to her with the patient tolerance of one who has heard the same thing The Olympics before. We could not help but recall that already a mere five months after the first number of the Weekly appeared some 14 and half years ago. there was a spirited discussion on this self-same subject at the annual meeting of the Supreme Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association, when one or two members felt The Weekly The 1984 Winter Olympics are scheduled to officially open in Sarajevo on should be less Ukrainian. Since then, from time to time, similar complaints have February 8. Although the winter games are usually not as chauvinistically" been made by various and sundry persons, all of good intent to be sure. charged as their summer counterparts, we need only recall the jingoistic And yet. The Weekly has somewhat weathered these complaints. For even those fervor surrounding the U.S.-USSR hockey match during (he 1980 Olympics who made them came to realize that without this predominant Ukrainian tone to it, to realize that for many the added dimension of East-West competition is there would be no reason for The Weekly's existence: what really piques interest in the games. Every publication, if it is worth its salt, must have a certain character, must be This year should be no different. What will also undoubtedly be the same devoted to a certain ideal, purpose or what have you. That purpose, by way of are references to the Soviet athletes as "Russian" no matter what their ethnic example, may be merely to inform, which is that of our dailies, it may be to crusade, or national origins. The terms "Soviet"and "Russian" will almost certainly be as sometimes it occurs, or it may be to publish certain trade information, like dress used interchangeably - and incorrectly — by the media. making or mechanical engineering. Each is in a class of its own, and there it stays, Because the Soviet Union is a multinational state, made up of distinct for the better or for the worse. nationalities often living within the boundaries of ethnographic and historical Well, the same applies to The Ukrainian Weekly. Its purpose is Ukrainianism, in territories, the error is anything but venial. It propagates and bolsters the best sense of the word, Ukrainianism for better Americanism and all that the Moscow's contention that national distinctions, though present, have given latter connotes, and Ukrainianism per se, that is, the'cultivation of the Ukrainian way to a new and nobler "Soviet" (read "Russian") orientation among the cultural heritage and of the helping to free Ukraine and its people of foreign country's peoples. What's more, it creates the erroneous impression that bondage and oppression. ... Lithuanians. Estonians and' Latvians, for example, whose nations were forcibly annexed by the Soviets in 1940, have willingly given up their national "We can be a stabilizing factor," March 29, 1948: , identity, history, culture and traditions and enthusiastically embraced the concept of one, Soviet nation under Marx, indivisible with qualified liberty Some of our young people who occasionally — unfortunately not frequently — and justice for Russians or the Russified. attend various Ukrainian American "vicha" (plural of "viche," rally, mass or town Our ideal solution to clearing up this perception would be for Olympic hall meeting) have complained to us that they are puzzled by the questions and officials to insist that nations such as Ukraine, Byelorussia, Georgia, Armenia remarks of a heckling nature heard of late at such gatherings. This occurs during the and others be allowed to field their own teams in international competition. discussion period when the speaker has finished and those in the audience avail The athletes from these areas should be allowed to march under their own themselves of the democratic opportunity of addressing themselves to him, or to flags ar.d be referred to as Ukrainians, Lithuanians, Georgians, etc. one another for that matter. Of course, the Soviets would never go for such a dismantling of the USSR, What irritates our complainants is that, in general, they don't know what it's all nor will they do much to correct continued media references to Ukrainian or about. They readily grasp the fact that it pertains to the Ukrainian internal political Latvian athletes as "Russians." Clearly, it is in Moscow's self-interest to situation in Europe. Yet they do not know what are the issues and personalities downplay national distinctions that may remotely suggest: a) that there are involved. They do notice, however, that in most cases — let us say, seven out of 10 nationalities forcibly incorporated into the USSR and, b) that some members — such heckling of the speaker or the sharp or measured rejoinders, depending on of these minorities may be athletes superior to Russians. the spea,ker, emanates from persons who are generally classed as the "new arrivals," It is, therefore, up to all of us to publicize the national distinctions in letters that is the displaced persons who, fearing to return to their Soviet-ruled and to the media and Olympic officials. We should also inform our fellow terrorized Ukraine, ha ve finally been fortunate enough to make their entry into this Americans that not all Soviet athletes are Russian, nor do they consider country. themselves Russian and would bristle if told that they were being referred to Our young people further notice that in the course of such heckling, there are as such by the Western media. It should also be pointed out that the idea of a heard such terms as "Banderivtsi," "Melnykivtsi," "Unirivtsi," "Hetmantsi,"etc, "Soviet" man or "Soviet" people is not only a product of Kremlin propaganda or. further still! "Oohaver" (UHVR) and "Kook" (KYK). As intelligent human and wishful thinking, but an ethnographic impossibility. beings, they sense, of course, that this terminology is descriptive of various factions within the general movement of the Ukrainian people for their national freedom and independence. And yet, due to their idealization of that movement, of the Ukrainian cause, they find themselves somewhat dismayed that such factions exist, and so they depart from the "viche" with a sort of let-down feeling. Accordingly, we hasten to assure such young people that factions and political differences do exist in the Ukrainian movement. Some of them are of a sharp and Can Ivan shoot straight? intrisically harmful nature, and sometimes seemingly of an irreconciliable character. And yet, the very same situation has prevailed and does prevail in all other similar national movements. Of late, much has been made in the media about the serious deficiencies Take, for example, the contending forces which constitute the Jewish movement plaguing the Soviet armed forces. The latest example is Konstantin Simis's to establish a free and independent Palestine; as a homeland for the Jews. They analysis published recently in the Washington Post weekly in which he paints have their Haganah, their Jewish Agency, and their terroristic Irgun. Yet all of the Soviet officer as a drunken martinet, corrupt to the core, who abuses his them are working and fighting toward the same goal. men, regularly offers and takes bribes to get what he wants, and wljo falsifies Or take a look at the Poles, that is at those of them who are try ing,to make Poland combat-readiness reports to cover his ineptitude. Enlisted men are described truly a sovereign state and not a vassal of Soviet Russia, which she is at present. as harried louts who. when they are not being victimized by officers, are out Here you will find the same situation. Thus, even though most people are prone to stealing, wheeling and dealing between shots of alcohol or some facsimile think that Mikolajczyk, who recently escaped from behind the "Iron Curtain," such as brake fluid. epitomizes the Free Polish movement, still the fact remains that among the Mr. Simis's observations are not new. Exiled novelist Vladimir Voinovich, adherents of that movement, in this country and in Europe, there are those who now in the West, painted a similar picture in his satirical book, "The Life and differ with him and his followers and have their own ideas about how that Extraordinary Adventures of Private Chonkin." Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wis.), in movement should proceed. an article published in The New York Times in June 1982, depicted the Soviet And so the same applies to the Ukrainian movement. Therefore, there should be soldier as an under-fed and under-trained bumpkin who is forced to shoot no let-down of sentiment or activity on our part in behalf the Ukrainian cause. rifles that don't work or drive tanks that don't run because alcoholic Moreover, and this is most important, we should keep ourselves aloof of,any colleagues drank the coolant. An almost identical characterization of the existing Ukrainian political differences and factions. We should strive not to allow Soviet fighting man and machinery appeared in Richard Gabriel's book, "The ourselves to become involved in them in the least. If anything, we should strive to New Red Legions." based on the recollections of Red Army veterans now in reduce such differences to the very minimum. And this we may be able to do the West. eventually (and by "we" we mean Ukrainian Americans and our Canadian and While the less-than-flattering observations about the Soviet military may South American kinsmen and their representatives who constitute the recently have merit, policy-makers and military analysts should keep in mind that the formed Pan American Ukrainian Conference) this we may be able to do if we hold' Nazis sniggered at the Red Army until Stalingrad. It is doubtlessly true that to the middle of the road:and exercise a cautioning hand on both sides of it. Once the Soviet soldier may not be the highly disciplined, tundra-tough, almost we permit ourselves to be committed to either this or that or another side, the superhuman adversary that some U.S. military experts depict him to be, but he chances of bringing the several factions into a harmonious whole will become is far from being a sniveling, debauched coward. It is clearly in the Kremlin's greatly diminished. interest to soft-peddle the efficiency of its armed forces, particularly il in so Fortunately, progress in the direction of such harmony is already being made. doing it can influence U.S. policy-makers to underestimate Soviet abilities Responsible persons involved in the Ukrainian national movement are already and. for example, call for reduced military spending. It may also lull our own sinking their differences, judging from the reports reaching us. They realize now as military into the false sense that the Red Army is a push-over. But as the Nazis never before that in the face of conditions as they exist at present, if they were not to found out, the Soviet fighting man, undernourished and frightened,drunk or do so they would be veritable traitors to the Ukrainian cause. sober, can be a cunning, determined and effective enemy. To be sure, there are some demagogues or party blinded fanatics, or persons with an ax to grind both over there as well as here, who refuse to recognize the (Continued on page 12) No. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, At the United Nations THE GREAT FAMINE U.S. cites Baltics, Ukraine in self-determination debate Recently, during a debate on the right of peoples to anniversary of the forced famine in Ukraine — a self-determination in the United Nations General disaster that claimed some 5-7 million lives and was Assembly's Third Committee, the body that deals with the direct consequence of Stalin's effort to collectivize social, humanitarian and cultural issues, the United agriculture and crush the nationally conscious States representative, Carl Gersham, cited the Ukrainian peasantry. It should be remembered that examples of the Baltic states and Ukraine to show how Ukraine was a conquered nation that had formed an the Soviet Union distorts the principle of self- independent government in 1918, only to be overrun determination to suit its own policies. the next year by the Red Army. In the effort to crush For the record, below are excerpts from Mr. its continuing ardent nationalism, Stalin not only The year 1983 marked the 50th anniversary of Gersham's statement delivered on October 19. 1983. attacked the peasantry but also conducted a purge of one of history's most horrifying cases of the political elite who were accused of advocating genocide — the Soviet-made Great Famine of '' Mr. Chairman. I will be speaking today to Agenda "bourgeois nationalism." One such Ukrainian victim 1932-33. in which some 7 million Ukrainians Item 86 dealing with self-determination, an issue that of the Stalinist purge was the prominent Bolshevik perished. has a profound bearing on the nature of the interna­ Kossior, who was accused of being a "samostiynyk,"a Relying on news from Svoboda and, later, self-determinationist. Significantly, self-determina­ tional system and the norms governing relations The Ukrainian Weekly, this column hopes to tion is such a ch;mera in the Soviet Union that even remind and inform A mericans and Canadians of among states.– this Ukrainian word for an advocate of self-determina­ ...self-determination is a democratic principle in the this terrible crime against humanity. tion is used in a pejorative sense to accuse someone of By bringing other events worldwide into the true sense of the term — meaning the right of treason. individuals and peoples freely to determine their picture as well, the column hopes to give a internal and"external status and to pursue their The Stalinist purge also demonstrated the crushing perspective on the state of the world in the years political, economic, social and cultural development of the self-determination of other nationalities in the of Ukraine's Great Famine. in a manner that respects the right X)f other individuals Soviet Union. ... and peoples to do likewise. „. The Soviet permanent representative, in his letter, Regrettably, however, the principle of self-deter­ noted that "The crumbling of colonial empires was a November 1934 mination is often distorted and misused to justify the watershed in the difficult struggle of peoples for their actual denial of self-determination. For example, in a independence." He neglects to note that all the empires PARTL letter circulated under this agenda item and contained crumbled but one. That is the Soviet empire, which in document A/C.3/38/6, which reviews the same today encompasses not just the pre-revolutionary On November 6, Svoboda reprinted a news points raised by the Soviet delegate in his speech Russian Empire — which Marx once called a article which had appeared in a London-based yesterday, the permanent representative of the Soviet "prisonhouse of peoples" — but has extended into newspaper, The Empire Record. The newspaper Union claims that the peoples of the three Baltic Eastern Europe and now also into the Third World. ... commented on the booklet, "Famine In Ukraine," republics, formerly members of the League of Nations, In the letter previously referred to. the one that was released by the United Ukrainian Organizations enjoy the right of self-determination, and that it is the circulated last week to the General Assembly under of the United States. It stated: " 'Famine in United States that arrogates "to itself" the right to Item 86, the Soviet permanent representative notes Ukraine' soberly and methodically puts on decide their destiny. We do no such thing, as he can that his government supports the right of peoples to record its evidence of this crime of the Bolsheviks clearly ascertain from reading document A/38/318, self-determination "in accordance with the Leninist against humanity." which claims only that the peoples of the Baltic states principles of its foreign policy." The Soviets have The article continued with quotes from The themselves should have the right freely to determine never hidden what they mean by such principles. They Christian Science Monitor reports written by their own destiny. We simply cannot understand how regard the principles of self-determination and William Henry Chamberlin. He wrote: any meaningful definition of self-determination can national sovereignty as subordinate to the so-called "I crossed Ukraine from the southeast to the encompass the fate of the Baltic peoples, who were class struggle. Here is what Lenin had to say on the northwest by train and at every station where I forcibly integrated into the Soviet Union as a result of subject: made inquiries, the peasants told the same story the infamous pact between Adolf Hitler and Joseph "There is not a single Marxist who, without making of major famine during the winter and spring of Stalin which divided Eastern Europe and Nazi and a total break with the foundation of Marxism and 1932-33. Communist spheres of influence, after which the socialism, could deny that the interests of socialism are "What lay behind this major human catas­ Soviet Union deported almost the entire intelligentsia above the interests of the right of nations to self- trophe? It was very definitely not a result of any to Siberia and continues to this day a policy of determination." (From Lenin. "Works," Vol. 26, p. natural disaster, such as exceptional drought or denationalization aimed at forcibly suppressing any 408) flood, because it was the general testimony of the trace of independent national, political or religious Here is what Stalin had to say on the subject: peasants that the harvest of 1932, although not expression. ... "There are cases when the right of self-determina­ satisfactory, would have left them enough for We were also struck by the reference in the letter of tion conflicts with another higher right - the right of nourishment if the state had not swooped down the Soviet permanent representative to the Soviet the working class that has come to power - to on them with heavy requisitions. Union as "a completely voluntary union of free consolidate that power. In such cases — this must be "Hidden stocks of grain which the despairing peoples," with the right of secession guaranteed to said bluntly - the right of self-determination cannot peasants had buried in the ground were dug up each republic under the constitution. But there is a and must not serve as an obstacle to the working class and confiscated; where resistance to the State difference in the Soviet Union between constitu­ in exercising its right to dictatorship." (From Stalin, measures was especially strong, as in some tionally guaranteeing a right and respecting it in "Works," Vol. 5, p. 270) stations and Kozak towns in the western Kuban, practice — a discrepancy that brings to mind the This notion of a "higher right" was central to the whole communities were driven from their famous 1936 Constitution of Stalin which fully doctrine of "limited sovereignty," otherwise known as homes and exiled en masse to the frozen wastes guaranteed the rights of the millions who perished in the Brezhnev Doctrine, which was propounded 15 of Siberia." the gulag at the time. years ago in relation to the Soviet invasion of On November 7, Svoboda reported that the In the case of the right of secession mentioned by the Czechoslovakia. In the article in Pravda (September Soviet government had executed Ukrainian Soviet permanent representative, it is worth noting 26, 1968) where this doctrine was set forth, the Soviet saboteurs. They were also cracking down on that there is not a single legislative act defining the Union claimed not only the right to invade any Soviet- families of peasants who had run away from the procedure for separation of a union republic from the bloc country that threatened to deviate from the path collective farms. Soviet Union, the procedure for initiating discussion of absolute fealty to Moscow, but also claimed the On November 9, Svoboda reported on an on that subject, or the procedure for adopting a right to intervene in the internal affairs of non-Soviet article which had appeared in Pravda. the decision. Mention of such procedures is missing even' bloc states on behalf of "progressive forces,"orat least Communist newspaper. Pravda said that the in the original treaty on the formation of the USSR. forces the Soviets choose to define as progressive. Ukrainian peasants did not meet the quota for In fact, it is not possible even to discuss the question, The same article explained how the Soviet Union the sugar beet harvest for the second consecu­ of secession of a union republic. Persons who have reconciles this doctrine of "limited sovereignty "for the tive year; the Soviet government was not attempted to do so are subjected to criminal punish­ rest of the world with the doctrine of absolute pleased. ment on the charge of engaging in anti-Soviet sovereignty for itself... there are two forms of law - On November 10, the headline in Svoboda propaganda, incitement to national hatred, or even "bourgeois law," which includes the Charter of the read: "Moscow Celebrated with Champagne and treason to the motherland. United Nations and the principle of self-determination Dance Until the Morning Hours." Correspon­ Individuals have suffered repression even for as it is defined there, and the flaws of the class dent Harold Denny of The New York Times speaking out for cultural and linguistic rights. For struggle," to which the principle of self-determination reported that Russian leader Mikhail Kalinin example, the Ukrainian historian Valentyn Moroz, is clearly subordinate in Soviet doctine. This dual . had organized a gala for diplomats, journalists who was released in 1979 in an exchange of prisoners, conception of international law accords to the Soviet and Soviet officials to celebrate the anniversary had been arrested in the course of defending church Union absolute rights but no obligation to respect the' of the Bolshevik Revolution. Mr. Denny treasures and cultural monuments of western Ukraine rights' of others, while it accords to all other states no reported that champagne and caviar were served against the efforts of the Soviet central authorities to rights at all but an absolute obligation to respect the throughout the nightlong party. remove them. He was convicted of "anti-Soviet rights of the Soviet Union. On November 20, Svoboda reported that activities," which is to say, of opposing Soviet How, one must ask, how is it possible to secure a Pravda had written about the "counterrevolu­ attempts to Russify Ukraine. Many other Ukrainian world of peace, in which the right of self-determina­ tionary activities" of the people in Ukraine. activists have also been imprisoned for their attempts tion is universally respected, when a country as According to Pavel Postyshev, two forces were to defend Ukrainian linguisitic and national rights, powerful as the Soviet Union upholds such a distorted working against the Soviet government: the including Petro Ruban, Vasyl Romaniukand Mykola and self-serving interpretation of international law? In Rudenko. point of fact, it is very difficult indeed. (Continued on page 15) Indeed, it is noteworthy that this year is the 50th (Continued on page 11) ттштттшшшятштшшшшттттшшвт THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1984 No. 6

works in Weimar. also adds: "It is incredible that these The Ukrainian tour actually started pieces have been completely ignored for by the end of 1846 and early 1847 when (Continued on page 13) Liszt appeared, in concert in Bucharest and by the end of January pliiyed for the 12. Hryhoriy Nudha. "Balada pro otru– first time in Kiev. He gave a total of vennia Hrytsia..." p. 131. three concerts in Kiev. Liszt's first '. 13. Ibid!, p. 132. recital was attended by an enormous 14. Petyrek (1892-1951). Austrian pianist crowd just like the second concert at the and composer. Studied with Leopold Go– university. dowsky and Emil von Sauer (student of 1 Liszt). Composed operas, works for chorus The last Kiev concert " on February and especially for piano. Petyrek had a 2, 1947, was attended by a 28-year-old special predilection for folksong-like com­ princess, Carolyne Sayn-Wittgen– 1 positions. His piano collection in the "Hryts" theme and variations stein. '' This princess was soon to play a original German reads: "24 Ukrainische decisive role in Liszt's private and Volkweisen fur Klavier zu zwei Handen." In memory ofLviv composer Anatoliy Kos-Anatolsky. untiring exponent of the creative life. 15. Hryhoriy Nudha. ibid., p. 132. popular song. 16. The volume included biographical Voronyntsi notices of such celebrated personalities as PART II , Khmelnytsky, Mazepa and others, includ­ , ;' ТПЕ-' V i\- Before he left for Germany, Liszt ing a description of Ukraine. Krasinski was As the fame of the ballad "Oy ne billed on the title page as captain of the late spent a restful fall and winter, from khody Hrytsiu" (referred to in our COSSACKS' OF 4m'.ТІИІЩЖГ Polish army, member of the Polish Histori­ October 1847 to January 1848 at the survey as the Hryts ballad) intensified, it \. ; . . : :--;S \ ti–, , :Je;.iil cal Society in France and England, and z ,ttmimt ,\'.; ('.'' ',r: ,^-',^.Jj Voronyntsi estate of Princess Wittgen­ became familiar in the musical circles of author of several additional works includ­ " BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICES stein in Ukraine. There he wrote the Europe. ing "Gonta, An Historical Drama," depict­ "Harvest at Voronyntsi" set, the first ing the eminent Ukrainian Kozak chieftain. Z\ c па It otctntit бо < s,lrfi C!j dti or. aituUM, and last selections of which were based 17. Similarly, about this time. Glinka and. Austria, Germany and Belgium " "'.w,; ,c-j '' on Ukrainian songs attributed, as later. Tchaikovsky produced a number of dUCIELStCKI, SISKKO lUZ!!f, '"'.l; mentioned, to Marusia Churay.20 works resulting from visits to Ukraine and The Hryts ballad's first translation KUZra, SWA, ІЕШЖЛХ,-GOMTA, Р001ТСПЕТ," Although both Ukrainian songs were using Ukrainian subjects or melodies; into German appeared in a 1822 Lviv famous even in Liszt's time, one may another Hungarian, Beta Bartok, followed calendar "Pielgrzym Iwowski."12 The Liszt in his travels and creativity in Ukraine. A BE8CRIPII0H 0? THB tJSKAtHB.: ": wonder how and why Liszt chose to text appeared there with music and this, The literature on Liszt in Ukraine is exten­ combine two items of the same legend in Hryhoriy Nudha noted, probably re­ л xenon or rnixcnt1 sive. It includes "Selected Essays on Music" one piano set. As I will try to show by sulted in the ballad's spreading to ш soiix гіат:санлз анкетою СЛТПШП H. or ноші by Vladimir Stasov (New York, 1968); ДКП IIСП ГЛТОІІІТП. analyzing "Ballade d'Ukraine," Liszt's Austria and Germany. In 1843 the "Franz Liszt; the Man and His Music," work indicates an understanding of the edited by Alan Walker (New York. 1970) Hryts ballad was again published in a nature of these melodies. His possible and many smaller items such as the Ukrai­ German translation by W. Waldbrill. CODHT HENRY KRASIKSKI, sources were many: some 30,000 pea­ nian article by Volodymyr Chernetsky, Nudha related11 an event in the year sants of the estate, all reared in song "Ostanni kontserty Lista" (Liszt's Last 1935. At that time, the city of Brussels ret -1M- -ТЬвГ from infancy; the princess, or her very Concerts) in "Muzyka"(Kiev, No. 6, 1970). hosted an international competition of extensive library. Staying himself in the 18. In 1847 Liszt also conccrtized in such folk songs. A group of Swiss singers Ukrainian cities as Zhytomyr, Lviv and center of Ukraine for three months, it is performed the Hryts ballad in German Odessa. highly probable Liszt learned of the for the judges and caused a sensation. косоокі 19. Liszt's dedication of the "Harvest at РЛКПЩЮЕ AND ОлКПГ, PATEBilOSrEn BOIT. Churay legends underscoring the two The music experts simply found it hard Voronyntsi" was to Marie Dc Sayn-Witt– melodies and decided to pair them in a to believe that the ballad was merely a genstein. but most of the time she is referred new piano set and dedicate this very Ukrainian folk song and not a work of Title page of Count Krasinski's book to as Carolyne. She was born Iwanowski romantic, idyllic package to the prin­ (1819-87) of Polish parentage and had some noted composer. The Hryts ballad (1848). cess. established herself at the village of Voro­ won first prize and was then printed (in titled "Duma o" Hryciu" (Historical Pianist Gunnar Johansen (who re­ nyntsi at the considerably rich family estates German) in a collection of the world's Song about Hryts) and other Ukrainian corded the set) logically noted on his located in the Podillia region, southwest of greatest songs. And the press expound­ Kiev. melodies. Musically speaking. "Duma о record that after a very busy spring and ed about the "triumph of the Ukrainian 20. The "Harvest at Voronyntsi"suite was Hryciu" is marked "Andantino" summer, the mood of the "Harvest of song." first printed by Kistnerin Leipzig. 1849. The (leisurely) and, is a simple, uninvolved Voronyntsi" set "seems to reflect the The Hryts ballad was included among two Ukrainian pieces on this set were also setting for piano, musically very slight­ haven of quiet and repose Liszt found the "24 Ukrainian Folk Songs for published in Kiev. 1955. Liszt's original u ly different from the others. here in more than one wav." Johansen Piano" set b\ Felix Petyrek. This manuscript is lost. An identical "Duma о Hryciu" was successful album for intermediate per­ included again in a later work by the formers was published by the prestigi­ same Krasinski. This was titled "Queen ous Universal Edition (Vienna, Leipzig, Hortensia's Shoe; and the Sultan, the 1920). The title page, foreword, index Gardener and the Odalisque" (melo­ and song titles were printed in German dramas with music) printed in London and also in Ukrainian. in 1857.. Just how the music of the Hryts Currently in Germany our ballad ballad fitted into the action of this work exists in the form of a hit song of rather dubious value remains an open ("senlager'1), as reported by artist question, for-Krasinski left no explana­ Christine Zelinsky. tion or directions next to the music.

France Franz Liszt

The strong fame of the Hryts ballad ' Although the Hryts ballad was used was probably spread in the land of the by several composers, some of them, as French by the aforementioned Polish we have seen, musicians of note such as musician Karol l.ipinski. whose good Dubuque and , Lipinski, they all pale reputation in Paris was spread by before the talertt. fame and sheer charm Chopin himself. For it was l.ipinski of Franz Liszt; the greatest Hungarian who had set the Hryts ballad for voice composer of the 19th century and and piano: and for a violin virtuoso unsurpassed virtuoso pianist. \. such as Lipinski it was but a trifle to In 1847-48 while in Ukraine \iszt render the Ukrainian tune on the composed a suite for piano titled emotion-laden fiddle. "Glanes de Woronince" (Harvest at At,any rate, the researcher Nudha Voronyntsi) after the estate he was then wrote that the Hryts ballad was very visiting. This very interesting suite popular in France, that it was printed in begins with "Ballade d'Ukraine" using 15 translation by various eager authors. the ballad attributed to Marusia Churay I he lame of the Ukrainian song was as base material. Both this and the last such that, according to Nudha. it was work of the suite, "ComplaitUe," based even mentioned in a letter penned from on another Ukrainian melody likewise Paris by the eminent Polish writer atlributed– to Churay ("Wind Song"), Juliusz Slowacki.. are direct results of Liszt's stay in Ukraine.17 England Liszt's tour of Ukraine was to be his last as a concerning piano virtuoso. He The Hryts ballad arrived in London was just 36. The "Harvestat Voronyntsi" in the year 1848 by way of a book "The set of this period marked the start of Cossacks of the Ukraine" by a certain new creative activity in Liszt's life which Count Henry Krasinski."' His book produced the orchestral poem "Ma– contained the music of the Hryts ballad. zeppa'.' (1851) and other important Franz Liszt in 1847 oil portrait by Barabas. No. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984 Panorama of Ukrainian culture in the Big Apple ^f\ by Helen Perozak Smindak

In the galleries " An exhibit of 32 paintings by Mira Michelsonas, on view at the Ukrainian Institute of America through February 17, won admiring comments from visitors attending the opening reception on January 29. The consensus: the artist's work reflected the vibrant colors of her native Italy, the impressionist influence of her mother's France and the force of her father's Ukraine. Mrs. Michelsonas, nee Miroslawa de Stepa– nowsky, was born in Rome and studied painting in Italy, Paris and New York. Her work, including florals, city views and abstract impressions, has been exhibited in galleries and commercial establishments in the New York area, since 1974. According to the artist, she usually begins her paintings with no preconceived idea of what the final subject will be. Often a recollection of a. place she had visited or been inspired by, or a concept that intrigued her eventually emerges on the canvas and Roma Sosenko: continues promising Stephen Szkafarowsky: appearing in Lydia Krushelnytsky: rehearsals in full becomes the subject of her painting. dance career. two operas. swing. a Watercolors by Ruta Odrach are on display at the Three Eighty Gallery Ballet's performance of Jerome Rob- poet's works were presented by Maria as part of a video-cassette collection in Soho until March. The gallery is bins' "Piano Pieces," Jennifer Dunning Reshitnyk, Alia Davydenko and Anna called "The Golden Age of Television." located at 380 Bleecker St. (255-6652) noted that Miss Sosenko made an Giletey. The afternoon program, direct­ The MGM/UA video cassette is avail­ ' Work by Dona Sochynsky is in­ effervescent partner in a funny trio with ed by Maria Lozynsky, was sponsored able for S29.95. cluded in the Brooklyn '84 show at the lb Anderson and Stacy Caddell. by the/"Women's Association for the Brooklyn Museum's Community " Bass-baritone Stephen Szkafarow– Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine. Gallery. The ninth annual Juried Exhi­ sky of Yonkers, N.Y., is appearing in The evening of vignettes featured bition of Paintings and Sculpture by two short operas that will be performed Ivanna Sawycka, a Jersey City author, Brooklyn Artists, showing the work of this evening at 7:45 at Queensborough who appeared in Lemko costume, and some 42 artists, will continue until Community College in Bayside, Queens, Christine Karpevych of Manhattan. As March 4. and tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the Bruno Mrs. Sawycka narrated a dialogue " An exhibition of Arcadia Olcnska– Walter Auditorium in Lincoln Center. recalling her visit last summer to Kiev, Petryshyn's environmental paintings, The programs are sponsored by After Kaniv, Lviv and the Lemko and Luba– curated by Harry Frederick Orchard, Dinner Opera. chiv r,egions, Miss Karpevych provided was opened to the public this past e A fourth-floor room at the Ukrai­ piano accompaniment and sohgs typi­ Friday at the Morris Museum of Arts nian National Home on Second Avenue cal of each region. The -evenmg, held and Sciences. Normandy Heights Road, in Manhattan, the locale of the Lydia before a packed auditorium, was spon­ Morristown. N.J. The show will run Krushelnytsky Drama Studio, resounds sored by Branch 82 of the Ukrainian through March 18. (201-538-0454) with voices every weekday afternoon — National Women's League of America. classes in pronunciation, exercises in ' A good number of Ukrainian stage movement, readings, rehearsals Discs and cassettes artists turned out with the public on for plays. Mrs. Krushelnytsky is coach­ January 15 for the opening of a joint "A musical trek through regions of ing a group of youngsters for a presen­ Ukraine, with English and Ukrainian retrospective exhibit featuring the work tation of Maria Pidhiryanka's play "In - of sculptor/ painter Yaroslaw Paladiy Strange Feathers." At other times, she narration describing the picturesque and painter George Chorncy. Among works with her "veteran" actors and landscapes, makes a novel idea for a those attending the opening at the actresses (high school and college record album. "A Journey through Ukrainian Artists' Association gallery students) on a Ukrainian version of Ukraine" is-the latest release of the were Lyudmila Morozova, Jaroslaw Carlo Goldoni's Italian comedy "Ser­ Ukrainian pop music band Iskra and Wyzhnycky, Bohdan Pevny, Mykhailo vant of Two Masters." The prepara­ features songs typical of various Ukrai­ Moroz, Dionysi Scholdra, Mykhailo tions are aimed toward public perfor­ nian regions. The disc is the collabora­ Czereszniowskyj and Bohdan Sawczuk. mances in May. tive effort of four young musicians who The artistry of Mr. Paladiy, a native of have never seen "the old country" but Bukovina who immigrated to New " Though immersed in preparations are irresistibly drawn to its music and York in 1949 and later lived in Hunter, for the Ukrainian immigration exhibit, culture - Oles Bundziak (bass guitar), N.Y., was represented by some two due to open soon, the staff of The Bohdan Kuzyszyn (drums and vocals), dozen bronze sculptures and bronze Ukrainian Museum has scheduled its Oles Kuzyszyn (keyboards, guitar and reliefs, photographs of original bronze annual embroidery and decorative vocals) and Jaroslaw Palylyk (key­ works which are in the Ukrainian woodcarving courses. Classes will begin boards, sopilka and vocals). All four Museum in Rome, and several oil on February 11, with Lubow Wolynetz take their turn at narrative segments. portraits and watercolors. In an adjoin­ teaching the embroidery course and The group is assisted by two guest ing room, oil paintings by the late Roman Kosenko Volvich instructing musicians, George Turchyn (guitar, George Choraey shared space with a the woodcarvers. For registration and violin) and Lothar Segeler (guitar). "A group of photographs taken by his information, call 228-0110. Journey through Ukraine,"available on daughter, Christine Chorney. " Michael Fedak, a young eye sur­ record albums and cassette tapes, can be Jack Palance: "Requiem for a Heavy­ geon who spends his spare time running ordered from Iskra Records, c/o Oles weight" now available on video cassette. in marathon races, including the New Kuzyszyn, 27 Leick Ave., Carteret, N.J. Around town York Marathon, has moved from Long 07008, for S6(plusS 1.50 for postage and " Walt Disney's airborne baby ele­ Island to Manhattan and has opened an handling). phant. Dumbo, the creation of Vladimir e Appearing with the New York City office at 36 E. 36th St. Dr. Fedak, " "Requiem for a Heavyweight," William Tytla, was the star of a simply Ballet in the revival of George Balan– originally from Pittsburgh, is also busy starring Jack Palance, Keenan Wynn, designed but brightly colored and chine's "Harlequinade," Roma Sosenko giving lectures on the latest implant Kim Hunter and Ed Wynn, was broad­ broadly animated cartoon feature of caught the attention of New York Times techniques in eye surgery. cast live by CBS-TV on October 12. 1941. Complete with musical sequences dance critic Anna Kisselgoff. Miss " Recent cultural activities at 136 1956. The story about a fighter who is from an Oscar-winning score,, the' 63- Kisselgoff wrote: "Another debut came Second Ave. included a program honor­ washed up after 14 years of tryingto win minute "Dumbo" film is now on video­ from Roma Sosenko, whose solo danc­ ing poet Evhen Malaniuk and an even­ the heavyweight crown won long- tape and can be yours for home viewing ing this season shows her fulfilling her ing of musical vignettes recalling a recent lasting applause because of very fine for S39.95. Mr. Tytla. an animator for early promise.– As the fluttering leader trip to Ukraine. During the Malaniuk performances, including that of Jack the Disney organization back in the of the birds who mingle with the grand program, slides were shown of the Palance as the fighter. "Requiem" was 1940s, created the evil Stromboli in ,pas de deux in the divertissement in Act poet's life and works, and anaddress was the first television drama to be given 90 "Pinocchio," the dwarfs'in "Snow II, she was incisive and sharp." Writing given by Philadelphia writer Slava minutes instead of the usual 60. The White" and other characters. in the Times a week later about the City Kulish. Recitations and readings of the Rod Serling play is now being marketed (Continued on page 13) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984 No. 6

Ukrainian Independence Day — 7984 commemorations

Maplewood, N.J. Jersey City, N.J.

Jersey City, N.J., Mayor Gerald McCann presented local Ukrainian community leaders with his Ukrainian Independence Day proclamation during a brief ceremony on Thursday, January 19. Seen above (from left) are Plast members Hryhoriy Kushnir and Roman Shewchuk; Walter Bilyk, president of the Ukrainian National Home; Mayor McCann; the Rev. John Wysochansky, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church; and John O. Flis, supreme president of the Ukrainian National Association, which has its headquarters building in Jersey City. A flag-raising ceremony followed. Hempstead, N.Y.

Flag-raising ceremonies at Maplewood Town Hall with Mayor Robert Grasmere and members of the Ukrainian community.

MAPLEWOOD. N.J. - At the the Ukrainian community gathered at regular meeting of the Maplewood Town Hall. Township Committee at Town Hall on The Rev. John R. Nakonachny, Tuesday, January 17. Mayor Robert H. pastor of the Holy Ascension Ukrainian Grasmere greeted members of the Orthodox Church of Maplewood, open­ Ukrainian community and read a reso­ ed the ceremonies with a prayer and lution condemning the persecution of asked for God's blessings for Ukrai­ the Ukrainian people by the Soviet nians behind the Iron Curtain. Union on the occasion of the com­ After reading the proclamation memoration of the 66th anniversary of Mayor Grasmere presented the certifi­ Ukrainian Independence Day. cate to Andrew Keybida. coordinator, Mayor Grasmere stated that the and ordered that the Ukrainian flag be resolution will be signed by all members flown in front of the Town Hall along­ of the Maplewood Township Commit­ side the American flag. tee and forwarded with a letter to Mr. Keybida thanked the mayor on President Ronald Reagan, criticizing behalf of the Ukrainian community. Hempstead Presiding Supervisor Thomas S. Gulotta (third from left) was the Soviet Union for its human treat­ The Rev. Methodius Kushko CSsR, presented with a flag by the local chapter of the. Ukrainian Congress ment and oppression of the Ukrainian assistant pastor of St. John's Ukrainian Committee of America on the occasion of the 66th Ukrainian I ndependence people in direct contravention to the Catholic Church of Newark, N.J.. Day. Shown (from left) are: Ann Kapszak of East Meadow, Wolodymyr Billy Universal Declaration of Human concluded the ceremonies with a solemn of North Massapequa, Supervisor Gulotta, Ewa and Donna Kaczmarczyk of Rights, the Helsinki Accords and other prayer for those gathered at Town Hall Uniondale, Oksana and Linda Mutlos of East Meadow, and Kathy Kapczak international agreements by which the and for all Ukrainian people through­ of East Meadow. Soviet Union is bound. out the world. On Friday, January 20, Mayor Gras­ After the singing of the American and mere, signed and read a proclamation Ukrainian national anthems, the flags Elizabeth, N.J. designating January 22 Ukrainian were hoisted by Mayor Grasmere. Ihor Independence Day before members of Skala and Petro Kolodka.

Mayor William L. Carley of Troy, N.Y., presented a delegation of local Ukrainians with his proclamation designating January 22, Ukrainian Day. Thomas Durin, mayor of Elizabeth, N.J., signs a Ukrainian Independence The delegation met with the mayor on January 20. Seen (from left) are: Day proclamation in his office. Seen with him are: (from left) Mark Russell Kolody, Mayor Carley, the Rev. Bohdan Skaskiw, Danka Szurpik Kuriwchak, a student of St. Volodymyr School, Plast member Roman and Chrystyna Konowalczuk. Mackiewych and St. Volodymyr student Stephanie Schwarz. No. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1984 11 New releases through Ukraine, complete with narra­ cover was designed by Maria Wynnyt– ton, Syracuse, N.Y.. Baltimore .alum- tion in both the Ukrainian and English sky. bus, Ohio, and San Diego Snme are languages by members of the ensemble. It is available on record or casetie at studying music, while others an pursu­ New York's Iskra It intertwines this narration with ex­ Ukrainian stores everywhere or by ing careers in fields ranging frorh'art to cerpts from traditional, folk and mo­ writing to Iskra Records, c;o Oles medicine and consider music their records "travelogue" dern Ukrainian songs, such as "My Kuzvszyn, 27 Leick Ave.. Cartcret,N.J. hobby. Kiev.""Volvnianochka.""Thc Em­ 07008. (201) 969-3416; or Jaroslaw The recording includes such .stings as broidery from Poltava." "Halvcha– Palylyk, 78 Gramatan Dr.. Yonkers. "Years of Youth," "A Kozak ol War," ІСКРА nochka." "My Blue Polissia." and N.Y. 10701, (914)969-7486. "While My Lover Was'Awa;– " and "Dear Carpathian Mountains." "Mother's Advice to Her Daughter." The record is available by writing to Цанфібіф nolfкраїні The group, which features Oles Bandurists' recording the Society of Ukrainian Bandurists, Bundziak, bass guitar; Bohdan Kuzy– 84-82 164th St.. Jamaica, N.Y. 11432. szyn. drums and vocals; Oles Kuzyszyn, features students keyboards, acoustic guitar and vocals: ISKRA and Jaroslaw Palylyk, keyboards, JAMAICA, N.Y. - The Society of sopilka and vocals; has been a popular Ukrainian Bandurists recently released A journeu group in the Ukrainian community a new album titled "Lita Molodiyi." since its formation in October 1977. The album, which includes 11 selec­ lliroujd Ukraine They released two previous records, tions, features the best young bandurists "Iskra." and "Zustrich Svitanku." from all over North America, who Their newest record, completed in gathered in Detroit to make this record­ J late 1983, also features guest musicians ing under the direction of Hryhoriy George Turchyn on the electric guitar Kytasty. NEW YORK - The Iskra Band of and violin and Lothar Segeler on the The students, ranging in age from 15 New York recently released its third electric guitar. The record was pro­ to 24, represent bandurist ensembles album titled "A Journey Through duced and arranged by the Iskra band, from such cities as Detroit, New York, Ukraine." and recorded and mixed at Electronova Winnipeg, Toronto, Cleveland, Wind­ The album is a musical travelogue Productions in New York. The album sor and St. Catrfarines, Ont., Washing­

the soldiery ol the OOPU implementing the orders of determine whether or not they accepted that annexa­ U.S. cites Baltics, Ukraine... proletarian ^dictatorship. They have thrown them­ tion, whether or -not they could determine for (Continued from page 7) selves upon Ukraine as famished vultures. Everything themselves their own destiny? There has not been, and that is edible is being taken away or destroyed. They I might say that the same holds true for Ukraine where It is in this sense that the defense of the principles of have executed and deported millions of peasants - the attitude of the Soviet Union towards self- self-determination for all peoples - genuine self- sometimes entire villages. Thus, they have succeeded determination in Ukraine has always been con­ determination, that is — remains, as the Soviet in transforming the richest country in the world to a temptuous. ... '' permanent representative himself so aptly put it, "one desert full of melancholy." of the urgent tasks confronting the United Nations." Let us remember, Mr. Chairman, that Ukraine was the breadbasket of the Soviet Union before the forced collectivization of agriculture of this period, a process Two days later, on October 21. 1983. Mr. Uersham that had a dual objective: the first being to destroy Thank you Mr. Chairman. The Soviet representa­ delivered two statements in reply to the remarks of the independent political activity to impose totalitarian tive gave us a lively show, but 1 don't think it is possible USSR's representative on the Third Committee. control, and the second being to eliminate nationalism to substitute noise for truth. The Soviet representative Below are excerpts from the U.S. representative's and national independence. The nature of this forced says that it is actions that count, not words. I think that statements. famine was such that the government had set very high they have a very convenient way to deal with actions quotas to remove agricultural produce from the area that they find unpleasant to talk about - they just Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Because of the lateness and, as the famine grew worse, the quotas were didn't happen. If you don't like it, just rewrite history. of the hour 1 will try to be brief, but some of the points increased and starving villagers who sought to flee You can remove Trotsky from the photograph if he raised by the Soviet and Ukrainian representatives areas stricken with famine and its resulting outbreaks somehow falls out of favor. You can rehabilitate require a reply. ... of pneumonia, typhus and tuberculosis, were turned people at will - just rewrite history. Truth is It is, indeed, Mr. Chairman, particularly strange back at checkpoints controlled by Soviet patrols that meaningless. Five to 7 million people in Ukraine died and unseemly to hear from the Ukrainian representa­ scrupulously enforced new imposed internal passport — it never happened. Ten million or more people died tive on the subject of self-determination since the regulations. In 1932, the Central Committee of the in the Stalinist purges — no longer part of Soviet Ukrainian people, as 1 pointed out in our statement, Communist Party in Moscow issued a stern decree history - just didn't happen. The Nazi-Soviet pact, are in fact the conquered people, conquered after they calling for immediate execution by firing squad of which precipitated World War II. that, too - it just had established an independent government, and then those caught gathering ear spikes of wheat in the fields. didn't happen. saw their peasants and elite murdered in the terrible And the so-called government of the Ukrainian SSR famine which 1 noted in my speech. 1 think it is highly in Kiev, upon instruction from Moscow, issued a The Soviet representative speaks about the 1940s significant, Mr. Chairman, that the Ukrainian similar draconian decree providing for execution on and the Cold War. The Soviet takeover of Eastern representative denied the existence of this holocaust the spot of those caught picking grain or vegetables Europe began even during its pact with the Nazis. It for the Ukrainian people, which scholarship has from the fields which hithertofore had been their own was in J940 that the Soviet Union rounded up and clearly demonstrated took between 4.5 and 7 million private property. murdered virtually the entire Polish officer class at lives. To deny history in this way is remarkable. 1 think On the scale of crimes committed during this terrible Katyn and Starobielsk. The historian Robert Con­ it parallels to the fact that, except for a very brief century, a century of great crime — it's been called the quest speaks of this in terms of self-determination. period in Soviet history when Khrushchev noted the century of totalitarianism — this surely ranks near the "Stalin." he said, "was a great believer in destroying great purges of the 1930s, they are no longer top. And the simple fact that the very existence of this groups and classes which would prevent him taking recognized any more and, in fact, mention of thegreat holocaust can be denied, that it never took place from over a nation. He had a lot of Polish prisoners-ol-war; purges in which millions died has now been expunged the point of view of this regime, says something about he winnowed out the intellectual and other leadership from the official encyclopedia of Soviet history. the nature of reality — the. way really is perceived by cadres and of course shot them at Katyn and Regarding the Ukrainian famine, let me just quote such a regime. ... Starobielsk in the north." You take over nations by from one very prominent writer. Malcolm Mugge– During and after the second world war. the Soviet destroying their leadership classes and then you ridge. a noted British journalist who was an enthu­ Union aggrandized itself through the annexation of absorb them, and one nation after another, instead of siastic supporter of the USSR until his trip to the the Karelian Province and other parts of Finland and achieving self-determination, disappears down a Soviet Union, and he wrote: the Eastern Provinces of Poland, the Romanian bottomless pit of Soviet totalitarianism - an endless "In the course of my recent trip to Ukraine, 1 Provinces of Bessarabia and Bukovina. the indepen­ darkness in which a Brezhnev Doctrine js imposed to gradually realized that there, a merciless war is being dent state of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Koenigs– ensure that no one will ever escape from that pit waged by the Soviet government against the peasants. berg area, slices of Czechoslovakia. South Sakhalin, including, I might remind the delegate of Czechoslo­ The battlefield is truly ruined, but the struggle is going the Kurile Islands and Tanna Tuva. And where. Mr. vakia, her own country which was invaded in 1968 on. One can see, on the one hand, the millions of Chairman, since that time, has there been some kind of when the Brezhnev Doctrine was defined because they peasants dying from hunger, and on the other hand. я proc"ss by which the pcon!e in those areas cni;ld sought "socialism with a human face." ...

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For our younger generation, born and raised in this alive and well in the Philadelphia area Younger and Dan Zawadowycz. country, will never allow itself to be associated with them. thanks largely to the success of the The women's team, known as the Tryzub Sports Club's men's and wo­ Ukrainian Volleyball Club, competes in "Two who died for Ukraine," June 7,1948: men's squads — the Philadelphia U– ihe City of Philadelphia Volleyball krainian Nationals and the Ukrainian League and had 5-1 record as of Ja­ This time of year, though one of nature's unflowering, is one of tragic memories Volleyball Club. nuary 5. The team plays at the Philadel­ for the Ukrainian people. It recalls to them the assassination of two great Ukrainian The men's team, known by the phia School for Girls gymnasium. leaders, Symon Petliura (May 25, 1926, in Paris) and Evhen Konovalets (May 23, acronym PUN, had a fine І983 season, 1938. in Rotterdam) by Moscow's agents. winning various invitationals and plac­ The 1983-84 team roster includes Both of these great Ukrainians were so closely identified with the movement for ing first in the 1983 USCAK-East Anne Antonenko, Joanne Becker, the liberation of Ukraine that its enemies thought that by destroying them they Tournament held in Ellenviile, N.Y. Chris Chyzowycz, Sophie Dejneka, would deal a telling blow to it. The team, which is managed by Orest Alia Korson, Olga Kuzewycz, Lydia Petliura was the head' of the Directory that governed the post-war Ukrainian Lesiuk and coached by Dan Zawa– Likianovich, Olga Maslij, Larissa National Republic. At the time of his assassination, he was a political refugee. The dowycz, placed third in the 1983 Patrylak, Mary Rudakewych and Ory– assassin; Sholem Schwartzbard, alleged as an excuse for his foul deed that Petliura USCAK Tournament in Toronto. sia Stanko. „ was responsible for the anti-Jewish excesses which took place in Ukraine during On a weekly basis the team, which is The team will be coached by Nick those turbulent times when various enemies were destroying from both within and looking forward to another good sea­ Kuzewycz, taking over from Mr. Zawa­ without her newly won independence. This charge has since been disproved, as by son, competes in the 1 l-team Delaware dowycz, who is unable to continue the publication of Petliura's official orders banning the pogroms (sec The New Valley League ("A" Division), playing because of business commitments. York Times, June 20, 1926, for their text) and the testimony of a number of its home games at Manor Junior Anyone interested in joining the prominent Jews themselves — including Dr. Weizman, head of the new state of College. As of January 6, the team's men's team or in forming a boy's squad Israel — that he was not responsible for them. By now it has become clear that the record was IS wins, three losses. should call (609) 561-5823. Those order to murder Petliura had its origin in Moscow. The 1984 roster includes George interested in the women's team or It is interesting to note that the people of western Ukraine, from where most of Hajduchok, Nick Kuzewycz, George organizing a girl's team may call (215) the older generation of Ukrainian Americans came, for a long time felt aggrieved Lesiuk, Orest Lesiuk, Taras Micbak 722-7212 after 7 p.m. toward Petliura. For it was he, as the head of the Ukrainian republic, who felt it necessary to conclude a secret treaty with the Poles in which no mention was made of western Ukraine as part of the free Ukrainian republic, in return for Polish recognition of that republic and of himself as its head and also for promised Polish aid to stop the Bolshevik advance in eastern Ukraine. He seemed to have forgotten then the bitter lessons history was taught the Ukrainians in such matters. Everything turned out just as Petliura should have known it would. The Poles not only overran western Ukraine but later at their conference with the Reds at Riga they conveniently forgot their promises and Petliura himself, and gave official recognition to the Soviets and their conquest of eastern Ukraine. Nevertheless if we turn aside from this grave error in his otherwise very fine public and war career, we cannot help but recognize that Petliura was an unusual idealistic man, also one of great ability and courage, who reached the heights in most tryihg times, chiefly because of his utter devotion to the Ukrainian cause. The assassination of Col. Konovalets, head of OUN. was in some respects felt more keenly than that of Petliura. For while tthe latter was killed after he had already passed the peak of his efforts on the behalf of Ukraine, the former appeared to be just attaining his peak. The murder of Konovalets was perpetrated by means of a time bomb which the assassin had either slipped into Konovalets's topcoat, while the latter was lunching in a restaurant, or had given it to him in the guise of a package. Exactly how the bomb was planted on him is not certain to this day. As for the identity of the murderer, enough evidence has been uncovered to prove that he was a Soviet agent. He escaped on board a Soviet freighter that "coincidentally" called at Rotterdam just at that time. Konovalets's death brought to a close a long and eventful career, linked closely with the vicissitudes of the Ukrainian struggle for national freedom. Already as a law student at Lviv University, Konovalets exhibited some of those sterling qualities of character and ability that were to distinguish him in later years. The rise of the Ukrainian republic found him in Kiev, to where he had escaped from a Russian prison camp, where he had been kept over a year and half following his capture in battle as an officer in the Austrian Army. Here in Kiev, he organized the famous Sichovi Striltsi, among the most dependable troops the Ukrainian government had at its disposal, consisting of very patriotic elements drawn from western and eastern Ukraine. As their commander and as an associate of Petliura. Konovalets had a hand in steering the very difficult course of the newly freed Ukraine. Following the destruction of the republic by the combined might of the Red Russians. Poles, Tsarist Russians, and other enemies. Konovalets organized with the aid of others the militant Ukrainian Military Organization, predecessor of the present-day Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. It was as the acknowledged leader of OUN that he became a marked man, especially and presumably from the time when Stalin himself declared — at the 17th Congress of the Communist Party (January, 1934) — that "in Ukraine the deviation towards Ukrainian nationalism" has become "a major danger." And thus, in the cause of a free and independent Ukraine, died Col. Konovalets. slain by order of Moscow, exactly 12 years after Petliura's assassination by similar order. Their deaths, however, did not materially affect the Ukrainian national movement. For it embraces all the Ukrainian people and not just few. In the place o." those leaders who have been slain, new ones are constantly appearing. If Members of women's Ukrainian Volleyball Club. anything, such assassinations as those of Petliura and Konovalets, have st engthened the resolve of the Ukrainian people to win against all obstacles their щтюшшяшяятттишттттшттшшвтштятттшт n;.tional freedom and independence. RECENTLY PUBLISHED IVAN FRANKO: THE ARTIST AND THE THINKER SVOBODA PRINT SHOP A COLLECTION OF PAPERS COMMEMORATING THE 125th ANNIVERSARY OF THE Professional typesetting and printing services. BIRTH AND THE 65th ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF IVAN FRANKO We print Eugene Fedorenko, editor BOOKS a BROCHURES a LEAFLETS 212 pages (bound). Price S15.00, porto Sl.OO. For information and rates contact -New Jersey residents add SK sales tax. SVOBODA Now ittiltbk at tht 30 ІаКкшм| Strut a Jersey City. И.Х 07302 SVOBOOA BOON STORE, ЗО МШвтпЩ Street, JERSEY CITY. 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Voronyntsi," points to rustic impres­ 22. Much later, in 1924, American com­ 25. Johansen's recording is from Vol. 9 of "Hryts" theme... sions and "Ballade d'Ukraine" (both poser Charles Loefller was still thinking in Liszt's complete works on the Artist Direct (Continued from page 8) words, as we have seen, are highiy terms of "Russian villages" when reminisc­ label (SR4M-4927). The playing time of indicative of the exact nature of this ing of the Kiev area. See his symphonic "Ballade d'Ukraine" is 7:05 min. Johansen's poem "Memoriesof My Childhood; Life ina recording, although monophonic is com­ song) is a rather selective title for a Russian Village." pletely adequate. For the stereo enthusiasts visiting foreign composer," although it 23. "Grove's Dictionary of Music and there is a newer issue of the complete could be readily employed by a local. Musicians" (5th ed.). New York, 1955. "Harvest at Voronyntsi" suijte on the French In Liszt's case, the original country Liszt's Ukrainian pieces were probably Vega label ("Liszt integrate dc I'oeuvre pour folk sopgs were combined with fresh identified correctly for the first time by piano," Vol. 5) (8025-28) as performed by impressions of a harvest at Voronyntsi musicologist Borys Kudryk in his "Ukra– pianist France Clidat. which . resulted in the "Ballade d'U­ yinska narodnia pisnia і vsesvitnia muzyka" A concluding observation about Liszt's kraine" being marked "pastorale." (Ukrainian Folk Song and World Music), "Ballade d'Ukraine." It appears like a There .is also an interesting business of (Lviv. 1927) p. 20. portion of the United Nations: Ukrainian melody, Hungarian composer, his inspira­ subtitles, which are identical for both 24. One of the foremost pianists of our time, resident of the United States. Johan­ tion — a Polish princess, German and Ukrainian pieces in the "Harvest" suite sen. in a monumental undertaking, record­ Ukrainian publishing firms, Danish and — "Dumka." The largest and most ed all the piano worksof J.S. Bach, Lisztand French recording artists, and American and important music encyclopedia "New Busoni. French record firms. Grove Dictionary of Music and Musi­ cians" (London, 1980) defines "dumka" as "a type of Ukrainian folk music, mas was Dr. Shenton's cue to reach into whose name was adopted in Slavonic Panorama... a black plastic bag he had been carry­ (Continued from pate 9) countries in the 19th century as a term ing and bring out several oplatki - for a sung lament and later as an Lower East Side tour Christmas wafers made of flour and instrumental piece with a ruminative, water that are a tradition among Poles Cover of first printing (1849) of Liszt's often melancholy and occasionally In recent decades, the East Village and Ukrainians, he said. His statement Ukrainian pieces, including "Ballade sullen character." Such subtitles, has become essentially a Ukrainian surprised two Ukrainians in the group, d'Ukraine." applied to Liszt to his pieces, fitted not community which in large measure has who had never heard of the use of all these years since they fairly glow with only the over-all mood of the songs but stabilized the area, according to Dr. oplatki as a Ukrainian tradition. (Asa human warmth and genius as musical also applied well to the legendary James P. Shenton, a Columbia Univer; religious tradition, oplatki are used by statements." tragedy of their alleged author, Churay. sity professor of folk art and ethnic Polish people of the Йотап Catholic Princess Wittgenstein played an history and author of the Time-Life rite. Ukrainians make use of the thin, Liszt's "Ballad of Ukraine" obvious inspirational role in the crea­ book on ethnic cooking, "The Melting crisp oplatki wafers only in preparing a tion of "Harvest at Voronyntsi." In such Pot."-And even though the community special layered, cream-fillejd pastry.) The "Ballade d'Ukraine",is initially a noble, if temporary, function as a is threatened by gentrification, he Although the tour has been billed as a marked "Allegretto pastorale, dolce." catalyst for musical reaction she could believes the presence of St. George's visit to the "bakers and imakers" of This is an introduction of a gentle, be compared to Count Rozumovsky or Church and other Ukrainian churches is Jewish, Italian, Chinese and Ukrainian pastoral mood marked also "malin– to poet Zaleski who were in some part important. What's more, he said, the foods, it turned out to be mainly a conia," ("melancholy-like"), thus con­ instrumental in the formation of certain locale offers the best place to buy hams. Jewish jaunt. Zig-zagging ifrom Cha­ taining essential elements of the Ukrai­ works on Ukrainian themes by Beetho­ Dr. Shenton made these observations tham Square in Chinatown to^the Veniero nian theme in the minor key.21 ven and Chopin, respectively. as he stood in the cold air with two Pasticceria at First Avenue and 11th The second section, marked "An­ dozen New Yorkers in front of the Street, the group stopped at a Jewish dante con moto — Espressivo accen– Songs misdefined Kurowycky Meat Market at 124 First bake shop on Hester Street, Guss Pickle tato assai la melodia" consists of the Ave. on January 8. The group, guided Products and G. A M. Kosher Caterers first full statement of the main theme, Due to lack of concrete data in by the Columbia University professor, on Essex Street, Kossar's Hot Bialys, slowly but with motion, and with the English, the national identity of the two was on the final lap of a three-hour, and Schapiro's Kosher Wines on melody played with expression, un­ Ukrainian songs used by Liszt were ethnic food tour of the Lower East Side Rivington Street. The extremely cold mistakably clear and accented accord­ misdefined in the past. For example. that was part of the Museum of Ameri­ weather and an unscheduled visit to a 21 ing to the composer's wishes. Grove classified them under Polish can Folk Art's special program of decaying Russian-Jewish synagogue, a And as in the original Ukrainian airs, although only the middle work of activities called "Reflections of Faith: national landmark that is to be restored song, here \vc find the characteristic the set is based on Polish material, Religious Folk Art in America." as a memorial to the victims of the modulation, where the melody makes a appropriately titled. In his record Signs on the doors of the Kurowycky Holocaust, caused cancellation of stops 24 parallel path on a third of the original album annotations, Gunnar Johansen market and the nearby Hladun Ukrai­ in Chinatown and Little Italy. scale, this time in the major mode, (who recorded the "Harvest at Voro­ nian catering shop read "Closed Satur­ Said one shivering walker at the end -followed by the return to the former nyntsi" suite) attributed the themes in day, January 7 - Ukrainian Christmas of the tour. "I was really hoping we'd minor key. Thus the mood of Liszt's the suite to Gypsy music. Upon receiv­ Day," surprising many walkers who wind up at a Ukrainian restaurant for a work reflects the original Hrytz ballad ing Roman Sawycky's notes and tapes were unaware that Christmas was bowl of hot borshch and some of those completely. on the matter he acknowledged "the celebrated on any date other than tasty 'pierogies.' I've heard so much sounding proof" on July 24. 1974. December 25. The reference to Christ­ about Ukrainian food." Composer sincere Johansen's premiere recording is sensitive and idiomatic.25 As "Fanfare" magazine aptly puts it. Johansen cap­ Liszt strove to transmit the original STILL AVAILABLE songs faithfully. In this respect, ip the tures that melodramatic way oflooking set "Harvest at Voronyntsi." he succeed­ at the world that most of the rest of us in SAGA OF UKRAINE ed where many failed. The composer the 20th century seem to have lost. AN OUTLINE HISTORY treats the Hryts ballad with simple and When Marie d'Agoult met Liszt, she , warm sincerity putting aside his custo­ described him as follows: "...a wonder­ Vol. 1 - The Age of Royalty mary bag of tricks. Nevertheless "Ballade ful apparition appeared before my eyes. Vol. 2 - The Age of Heroism 4 d'Ukraine" contains some runs and 1 use the word'apparition'because lean (in English) embellishments typical of Liszt, that is. find no other to describe the sensation Hungarian designs on a Ukrainian aroused in me by the most extraordi­ By Myron B. Kuropas theme. nary person 1 had ever seen. He was tall Only S2.00 each at the: and extremely thin. His face was pale In spite of powerful creative inven­ Svoboda Book Store and his large sea-green eyes shine like a tiveness. Liszt, did not override much of 30 Montgomery St. the essence in the original. He pre­ wave when the sunlight catches it. His Jersey City, N. J. 07302 served the melody linealmostintactand expression bore the marks of suffering. took special pains to indicate appro­ He moved indecisively, and seemed to (New Jersey residents add 6': sales lax | priate interpretation of mood. The glide across the room in a distraugnt over-all musical structure indicates way. like a phantom for whom the hour Liszt was familiar not only with the when it must return to the darkness is authentic versions of the two Ukrainian about to sound." songs, i.e the Hryts ballad and the Marie may have been more romanti­ "Wind Song"; their pairing in one piano cally inclined than the average person of set strongly suggest the composer's her time, but readers of 19th century FUNNY TEARS romantic nature became susceptible to literature will recognize that she's a collection of short stories their legendary background and found hardly unique. People saw and heard by MYKOLA PONEDILOK expression in such combined interpreta­ things differently then, and Johansen, in English translation from the original Ukrainian. \ tion of this melancholy material. more than almost any pianist playing Liszt's knowledge of the Churay today, can bring us back to that magical llustrations by ЕК0 (Edward Kozak) and Halyna Mazepa. legend is highly probable, since the time when people floated like phan­ To order send Я0.00 plus Sl.00 postage to: і story was very widespread among the toms. Svoboda Book Store ! Ukrainian population, especially in the 30 Montgomery St. \ country. That he doubtless knew of the 21. Liszt's ballad is close to the variation Jersey City, N. J. 07302 \ national identity and folk origin of bis form, since the main subject is repeated, , - ' . . (New Jersey residents add 64 sales tax.) \ material we can deduce from the titles of: each time with a different designation of the set and the separate pieces. temper, interpretation and with varying -The– -trrie– of-the -setv"rhtrvcyt– at - embellishment? hf harmony:"" "-" У t r шшшштштшшшшшшшь 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 5. 1984 No. 6

paragraphs or some suspicious looking many Iresh copies as you like. You're base it is arranged alphabetically by last A valuable... sentences'? It's a snap. You can copy, not sure how many copies you might name, later you can retrieve data not ' (Continued from page 5) move, or correct you text to your heart's need? Well then, save your work on the just by alphabetical key, but by any desire. And, you won't waste a single magnetic disk. When you need the letter other key as well. Thus, you may screen) to the location of your error, sheet of paper, or get any link on your again tomorrow, or next year, the "arrange the cards" simultaneously by and with another keystroke, your hands. computer will recall your work from the birthdate, zip code, membership due mistake is gone. Want to insert a Finished with your text? Take a look disk and print more copies. dates, profession, even by eye color, if sentence somewhere? Move the cursor at it once again on the screen. If it looks Now you can imagine just how much this information is important and it is to the spot you want, and start typing. fine 10 you. loll the computer to print it. work, time and paper the computer can recorded in the data base. If you would The original text divides, the computer Literally in seconds, the pi inter types up save for a secretary or a writer. like a list of members 30 to 35 years old. accepts all of your additions, and then your letter exactly as it appeared on the That's not the end of our secretarial the computer will print out the list in all is condensed together, with no empty screen. Need another copy? No smudgy work. Of course, you have to mail the alphabetical order, giving the exact ages spaces. Do you need to move whole carbons here, the computer will print as letter. Maybe you have to send it to for each member. If you need to know more than one person, maybe a whole who has blue eyes, the computer can list of individuals and organizations print a list of only those people with ought to receive your letter. It would hr blue eyes, again alphabetically. Ob­ Looking for a second income? nice if you could address such indivi­ viously, the superiority of the computer duals by name on the letter itself, so that for cataloguing information lies in its you" can get your message across in a ability to retrieve the data according to personal manner. The computer lets any key. As long as the information is in Become you do this tedious work very easily the computer file, you can recall it with mail merge software. quickly in any form, in any order. Have Mail merge, or form letters, are just you ever sorted a few hundred index AN ORGANIZER another program available to you with cards in zip code order, by hand? If you the computer. This program takes a list have nothing better to do for the rest of of addresses 'from one place, and the і the day, try it. for Ukrainian National Association text of your letter from another, and Ever heaTd of card files talking to combines them so that a personalized each other? They can, and productively, letter for each address is produced. The too, if they are stored in computers. names will be inserted into the text in all Computers can talk with one another, FULL or PART TIME the right places; it isn't easy to tell that the and they can talk about cardfiles as well. computer "wrote" the letter. 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A form of an index card file. With the separate protocol built into the network computer you can electronically cata­ controls all of the communications. It's logue all the data normally written easySfor computers to just listen and down on individual cards, but with wait their turn - after all, they aren't power and flexibility undreamed of 10 people. years ago. For example, suppose you Computers don't have to be near each FOR ONLY 2Ф PER DAY are working with an index card file other in order to communicate. Even if you can be insured for holding personal information about they are thousands of miles apart, each member of your organization. The computers can talk with each other over S5,000-S10,000 file is arranged alphabetically by last the phone. This is known as telecommu­ under an name. Each-time you want to find nications, a fast growing field with something, you first have to know the many obvious benefits. If certain data ACCIDENTAL DEATH last name of the particular person. 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According to news reports in the November 23 number than 1 million. Some foreign correspon­ November 1934 issue of Svoboda, Po.styshev was appealing to dents placed it as high as 10 million. The person Moldavian Communists to wage war against inside Russia whose word I have always relied (Continued from page 7) Ukrainian nationalists who were assisting the upon most put it at 4 million. The peasants Ukrainian nationalist forces, who were striving Moldavian nationalists in propagating the flocked to the cities, but the passport system was toward an independent Ukraine, and the Moldavian nationalist bourgeoisc culture. introduced for residents of the cities and the Russians, who were striving toward a Russia as The Ukrainian Weekly, in its'November 9 peasants were ordered to go home and till the in pre-war days. issue, published a commentary on Soviet soil, little, if any help being extended to them That same day, Svoboda received news Russia that appeared in the November issue of because of anger of the government at the results datelined Moscow which stated that the Soviets Harper's Monthly Magazine under the headline: of partial sabotage... of the peasants who had were cracking down on Ukrainians in the "Russia After Eight Years." been outraged by the forced requisitions needed government, stating that they were all nationa­ Speaking of the famine in Ukraine and other to supply the army in the Far East.' " lists. sections of the USSR, the author Stephen P. On November 22, the headlines in Svoboda Duggan, wrote: read: "Soviets Continue to Execute Kulaks." "In the winter of 1932-33 famine paged in Around the world: This report, datelined Moscow, noted that the Ukraine and the Kuban...How many died of Medical advances were made against polio­ kulaks refused to harvest cotton, telling govern­ starvation no one outside the government knows myelitis (infantile paralysis). Doctors at the ment officials that the cotton was not ready to be with accuracy, for the government has published Department of Health laboratories in New York harvested yet. For such answers, the Soviets no statistics. No one associated with the stated that they would try a new vaccine on threatened the peasants with execution. government in any way admitted to a greater children.

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EDUCATIONAL PREVIEW OF EVENTS 4 LOANS . Sunday, February 12 Sunday, February 19 shop will be an introduction to computer technology including its A fraternal service NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Music NEWARK, N.J.: St. John's Ukrai­ history, applications and influence Institute and former students of the nian Catholic Parish and the Newark on daily lives. to UNA members late Melanie Baylowa will present a Branch of the Ukrainian Patriarchal Registration is necessary, and it is concert in her honor on the fifth Society will hold a concert in obser­ suggested that it be completed no anniversary of her death. Appearing vance of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj's later than one week prior to the date in the concert, scheduled for 4 p.m. at 92nd birthday at 4 p.m. The after­ the workshop begins. To register, the Ukrainian Institute of America, noon concert will be held in the hall please write the Office of Continuing will be UM1 instructors Taissa Boh– of the parish school. Education, Manor Junior College, danska and Lev Struhatsky, and Fox Chase Road and Forrest Ave­ Martha Ayerbe, Oles Kuzyszyn. Monday, February 20 nue, Jenkintown, Pa. 19046 or call Laryssa Magun-Huryn. Marta Ma– (215) 884-2218, 884-2219,'or visit the chay and Yuriy Furda. MONTREAL: The Ukrainian Cana­ office. The Continuing Education dian Professional and Business Asso­ office is open Monday and Friday ciation of Montreal and The Royal from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday Canadian Legion, Mazeppa Branch, and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. I Wednesday, February 15 will sponsor a talk by Bohdan Pan– chuk. Mr. Panchuk will discuss his PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing JENKINTOWN, Pa.: A mini-work­ new-book, "Heroes of Their Day — і of Ukrainian community events open shop for adults who have never The Reminiscences of Bohdan Pan­ to the public, is a service provided attended college or adults who are chuk," at the Royal Montreal Regi–, free of charge by The Weekly to the thinking about attending college will ment, 4625 St. Catherine St. W. at Ukrainian community. To have an be held at Manor Junior College in 7:30 p.m. For further information event listed in this column, please Jenkintown. please call Zonia at (514) 288-5980 or send information (type of event, The loan will bear a modest Zorianna at 481-5871. "College Can Be for You" will begin date, time, place, admission', spon­ interest rate of З”/о a year only sor, etc.), along with, the phone on loans made. Interest will I at 9:30 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. 1 The fee for the workshop is S5. To ADVANCE NOTICE number of a person who. may be accumulate during the period reached during daytime hours for 1 register please call the Office of of schooling and be paid during JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior additional information, to: PRE­ repayment period. 1 Continuing Education at (215) 884- VIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian 1 2218 or 884-2219, or write to: Manor College will offer a Computer Lite­ racy Workshop for individuals in­ Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey Children up to 4V4 years of I Junior College, Fox Chase Road and City, N.J. 07302. age who enroll for S15.000 ot І Forrest Avenue, Jenkintown, Pa., terested in the use of computers for insurance will be guaranteed a I 19046. Early registration is advised. home and business application. The 55,000 educational loan. Should workshop will be offered twice — in PLEASE NOTE: Preview items they enroll for 525,000 of in­ four three-hour sessions. The dates must be received one week before surance, they will be guaran­ are February 15,22,29, March 7, and desired date of publication. No teed a loan of 57,500. Friday, February 17 March 21, 28, April 4, 11, from 7 to information will be taken over the Juvenile members age 5 to 10 p.m. in the academic building phone. Preview items will be publish­ 10 enrolled for 515,000 of new NEWARK, N.J.: A solemn liturgy to located on the Fox Chase Road and ed only once (please note desired date insurance will be guaranteed a honor Patriach Josyf Slipyj on his Forrest Avenue campus. The fee for of publication). All items are publish­ ed at the discretion of the editorial 54,000 Educational Loan. If 92nd birthday will be celebrated at the workshop is S55. St. John's Ukrainian CatholicChurch, Offered through the Office of staff and in accordance with available enrolled for 525,000 of protec­ space. tion, they will be guaranteed a 725 Sanford Ave., at 7 p.m. Continuino Fducation, the work­ loan of 56,000. The protection herein re­ ferred to must be under UNA P– 20 Certificate. A formal notice that loan is Now available guaranteed will be sent with Certificate of Protection when it is issued. THE GREAT Certificate must remain in good standing with all assess­ ments and dues paid until Edu­ FAMINE cational Loan is granted and throughout repayment period. IN UKRAINE: Certificate must be assigned to UNA during the period of the THE UNKNOWN loan and its repayment. Either parents or guardian must gua­ HOLOCAUST rantee repayment of loan if juvenile is under age 21 when Compiled and edited by loan is granted. the editors of Educational Loans will be The Ukrainian Weekly made over a four-year period Published by only for tuition to the college or institution of higher learn­ the Ukrainian National Association ing. Repayment of loan begins Featuring: three months following gra­ duation of applicant and must OR OMELJAN PRITSAK: Foreword be fully repaid over a maximum DR. JAMES E MACE: The man-made famine of 1932-33: what happened and why of 20 equal quarterly install­ ments. DR MYRON В KUROPAS: America's "Red Decade" and the Great Famine cover-up Should period of education MARCO CARYNNYK Malcolm Muggendge on Stalin's famine: "deliberate" and "diabolical" for which loan was secured be starvation reduced or terminated the re­ EYEWITNESS RECOLLECTIONS payment period will begin im­ mediately. DISSIDENTS ON THE FAMINE '

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