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INSIDE: • Svoboda daily newspaper honored in Philadelphia — page 4. • “A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do,” a special pullout • section on resorts, camps, festivals, courses, travel — pages 9-16. HE KRAINI A N EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXV No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 $1.25/$2 in Ukraine

Belarus journalists criticize U.S. aid to Ukraine is threatened L u k a s h e n k a ’s media crackdown by reports of rampant corruption by Yarema A. Bachynsky of 200 Miensk youth at which 150 parti- by Michael Sawkiw Jr. (Gala Radio – Ukraine), Marta Fedoriw Special to The Ukrainian Weekly cipants, as well as 12 journalists, were Ukrainian National Information Service (Grand Hotel – Ukraine), Askold S. detained. Many of the rally participants Lozynskyj (Ukrainian Congress NEW YORK – The very existence of an were sentenced to 10-day jail terms, WASHINGTON — Members of Committee of America, Inc.) and David independent media is inimical to the author- which was not surprising, according to Congress and public witnesses were Sweere (Kyiv Atlantic – Ukraine). itarian government of Belarusian President Ms. Babak, given the Lukashenka gov- afforded the opportunity to testify on Testimony centered on recent news Alyaksandr Lukashenka. This was the con- ernment’s propensity for administrative Thursday, April 24, before the Foreign reports about corruption in Ukraine and clusion of a press briefing at The detention. Operations Subcommittee of the the low levels of foreign investment in Committee To Protect Journalists on April The fact that the 12 journalists, all of Committee on Appropriations of the that country. As the first witness to testi- 16. At the afternoon event, the Lukashenka whom possessed and showed accredita- House of Representatives. Sonny fy, Mr. Iwanciw highlighted the impor- regime’s moves to impose a virtual block- tion to authorities, were detained for Callahan (R-Ala.), chairman of the sub- tance of maintaining foreign assistance to ade on non-governmental media and its reporting on breaking news, is a sign of committee, allowed five minutes of testi- Ukraine as a strategic partner of the U.S. quashing of dissenting voices within official ever-increasing pressure on those mony from each of the participants on He mentioned the unbalanced nature of information structures were subjected to reporters who cover events not officially the need for sustained or increased assis- articles appearing in the major press heavy criticism by four representatives of sanctioned by the government, she said. tance to specific programs or areas of the which emphasize negative aspects of the the Belarusian independent media. One of the 12, Svitlana Kurts, was world. business climate in Ukraine while totally Zhanna Litvina, the Miensk bureau detained for two days without cause, and The witnesses on Ukrainian issues disregarding advances in macro-econom- chief for Radio Liberty and editor-in- subjected to interrogation and harassment were: Eugene M. Iwanciw (Ukrainian chief of the recently closed Radio 101.2 while in jail. She was later released, National Association), Joseph Lemire (Continued on page 4) FM, stated that Mr. Lukashenka’s impo- though no formal explanation for her sition of severe curbs on the independent detention was given. press and broadcast media, both Belarusian and foreign, has created a Official media very conservative Observation aircraft from Ukraine “nation of zombies” and that the average Oleh Hruzdilovych, a political observ- citizen in her country is not able to objec- er for the independent daily Svaboda, a in U.S. under Open Skies provisions tively judge the performance of Mr. newspaper recently subjected to harass- Lukashenka’s government precisely due ment by the state tax authorities and sued by R.L. Chomiak designed AN-30, two-engine turboprop, to the information blockade and censor- last September by the State Committee Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the size of a plane flown by a respectable ship measures imposed since the presi- for the Press for allegedly libeling Mr. American feeder airline, and which can dent’s election in 1994. Lukashenka and other officials, noted WASHINGTON – Ukraine can. Ukraine stay up in the air for six hours before refu- As an example of the effect that a lack that an important reason for the success has just shown it can do everything the “big eling on the ground. of information choices has had on the of Mr. Lukashenka’s monopolization of powers” can, when it comes to inspecting But the Antonov named “Blakytna way people vote, Ms. Litvina cited the state-run media is the near-total lack of each other’s territory for treaty violations, Stezha” (Azure Observation Squad) with a results of the November 1996 referen- exposure of government journalists, and the U.S. applauded. gold trident on its tail, had flown over 13 of dum in which, among other things, a especially at the regional and local levels, On the flight line of Washington’s the midwestern and southern American majority of Belarusians cast their ballots to their colleagues abroad. Most of his Dulles Airport April 23 it was open house states, including Ohio, Oklahoma, Georgia against requiring transparency of govern- colleagues in the government-run media, for two aircraft: a converted Boeing 707 and Florida, and photographed what it ment budgets and against popular elec- especially print outlets, have never trav- with four jet engines, U.S. Air Force mark- w a n t e d . tion of local government officials, allow- eled beyond Belarus and have never had ings and the capability to stay aloft for 40 ing instead for their appointment by Mr. the opportunity to cover international or hours and refuel in mid-air; and a Kyiv- (Continued on page 22) Lukashenka’s regime. even national (referring to Soviet) events Commenting on how the Lukashenka from anything other than the narrowest government has cracked down on foreign and most localized perspectives, said Mr. journalists, Ms. Litvina cited the case of Hruzdilovych. Aleksandr Stupnikov, former Miensk On the rare occasion, continued Mr. bureau chief for NTV, the leading inde- Hruzdilovych, when a regional newspa- pendent Russian television network. Mr. per publishes articles even vaguely criti- Stupnikov, a Russian citizen, was cal of Mr. Lukashenka and government expelled from Belarus in late March after policies, as the Brest Kuryier allegedly the Belarusian government on March 24 did on October 30, 1996, it is subject to withdrew his accreditation after he cov- pressure. In that newspaper’s case, the ered the unsanctioned demonstrations by regional procurator of the southwestern thousands of Miensk youth against the Belarusian city informed the publication new Treaty on The Union of Belarus and that it was violating the press law for the Russian Federation. “inciting social intolerance” (Article 5 of According to Ms. Litvina, Mr. the Law on the Press of the Republic of Stupnikov reported that hundreds of peo- Belarus). Three such violations can lead ple, among them many university stu- to a newspaper’s closing. dents, had been arrested, tried and sen- tenced to short jail terms, without benefit Independent publications hard hit of any due process, for taking part in Alyaksandr Mykhalchuk, deputy chief such demonstrations. His reports includ- editor of Belorusskaya Gazeta, formerly ed footage of demonstrators being with Belorusskaya Delovaya Gazeta, was clubbed and otherwise brutalized by out- very brief in his presentation but empha- of-control OMON (special forces) riot sized the enormous pressure that private, police. non-government newspapers come under Chiming in with Ms. Litvina’s criti- R.L. Chomiak in Belarus today. Gen.-Maj. Mykola Honcharenko (center), chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces cism, Olha Babak, editor and announcer He asked those gathered to picture at the since-closed Radio 101.2 FM, Verification Center, discusses the Open Skies overflight in the United States by the Ukrainian “Blakytna Stezha” airplane. talked of a March 14 unsanctioned rally (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 Harvard economist Sachs warns

Ukraine to get moving on budget Chornobyl disaster remembered sified economic cooperation and cultural by Marta Kolomayets for the country. I don’t want to be a contacts. The regions are to be mentioned prophet of doom, but even worse things, KYIV — On April 26, Ukraine, Belarus KYIV — Ukraine’s economic crisis in the pending Bilateral Treaty on believe it or not, can happen in an econo- and the Russian Federation marked the Friendship and Cooperation Between will worsen if it does not adopt a budget my like this,” he said. 11th anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster and an economic reform plan within the Ukraine and Romania. (RFE/RL Newsline) Given the fact that parliamentary elec- with both official and unofficial cere- next few weeks, cautioned a Western tions are scheduled for March of next monies. In Ukraine, ceremonies remember- Moscow stands firm on NATO expansion... economist who currently serves as a con- year and campaigning may begin as early ing those who died in the explosion and its sultant to the Ukrainian government. as October of this year, it is of the utmost aftermath were held at the Chornobyl site BRUSSELS — NATO diplomats say During a press conference on April 19, importance to start moving on economic and in Kyiv, local media reported. In “very little progress” has been made on the Harvard economist Jeffrey Sachs said, “It is reform legislation, he noted, explaining Miensk, more than 20,000 people took part military points of a charter between Russia quite critical that the budget and these that the political timetable is becoming in a march to mark the anniversary and to and NATO, Agence France Presse report- reform proposals be considered in the near- more and more complicated every day. protest President Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s ed on April 25. The latest proposals sub- est future. The situation will only get worse “Once new elections come up, the time efforts to form a closer union between mitted by Russian negotiators still insist unless this country is able to adopt a realis- and the chance are lost,” he said. Belarus and Russia. An official commemo- that NATO pledge not to deploy nuclear tic budget and realistic reform proposals in Trying to instill some measure of hope, ration ceremony in Miensk reportedly drew weapons or build military infrastructures taxation and deregulation.” Prof. Sachs over Prof. Sachs assured reporters that it still is only 500 people. Russian President Boris on the territory of new member-states. the past decade has advised the govern- possible to reach agreements quickly on the Yeltsin praised the courage of those who NATO officials have refused to give such ments of Bolivia, Poland and Russia, and major pieces of legislation, and on that basis battled to contain the Chornobyl nuclear a guarantee. U.S. Deputy Secretary of last year turned his attention to Ukraine. State Strobe Talbott and U.S. Secretary of it would be possible to reach agreements disaster but said more needs to be done to Prof. Sachs, director of the Harvard with the International Monetary Fund, the help its victims, Reuters reported. (RFE/RL State Madeleine K. Albright are to hold Institute for International Development, talks this week with Russian Foreign World Bank and Western governments on N e w s l i n e ) whose work in Ukraine is funded by the further financial support. As an example, he Affaris Minister Yevgenii Primakov in U.S. Agency for International Develop- cited the situation he observed in Poland in Parliament deputies played hooky Moscow. (RFE/RL Newsline) ment, arrived in Kyiv for a four-day visit 1989, when 11 major pieces of legislation KYIV — During the sixth convocation ...While Lithuania knocks on the door to meet with Ukrainian government offi- were passed in just a couple of weeks. of the Verkhovna Rada (September 3, 1996 cials, including Vice Prime Minister “This legislation was the base that VILNIUS — Lithuania’s Parliament - January 24, 1997), some 80 percent of Serhii Tyhypko, Economics Minister helped Poland become the fastest grow- sent an appeal on April 24 to NATO urg- people’s deputies missed one or more ses- Yuriy Yekhanurov, National Bank of ing country in Europe in the early ing the alliance to include at least one Ukraine Chairman Viktor Yuschenko, sion. Only 83 deputies in the 450-seat leg- 1990s,” he noted. Baltic state in the first wave of enlarge- deputies of the Verkhovna Rada and rep- islature had perfect attendance records, Prof. Sachs, who serves as an advisor ment, BNS and Reuters reported. The resentatives of Western organizations according to a report recently released by on macro-economic issues for the coun- appeal said Lithuania is convinced the working in Ukraine. the Parliament’s Committee on Rules, tries of Latin America, Eastern Europe, Baltic state’s progress toward democracy “If the reform proposals and budget Ethics and Logistical Support of Deputies. the former Soviet Union and Asia, said and stability would be threatened if they cannot be adopted in some form soon, the Among those with especially poor atten- that there is still a chance to put a brake were left out of NATO. Eighty-six of the flow of international money will stop, or dance records were Kharkiv Oblast on this “very, very, very serious crisis 87 deputies present in the 138-seat house even reverse, and the current financial cri- Administration Chairman Oleh Diomin (69 and to start some kind of recovery.” approved the appeal. The United States sis, which is already terrible enough, will absences out of 86 registrations), Roman has repeatedly reassured Lithuania, only get worse,” he said, explaining that More minuses than pluses Shpek, chairman of the National Agency Latvia and Estonia that they will not be Ukraine depends on an inflow of interna- for Reconstruction and Development (52 He noted that the economic situation in left in an ambiguous security zone and tional money right now to keep moving. absences), Vitalii Shybko, Ukraine’s tem- Ukraine was terrible last year and this year that NATO entry remains open for those porary emissary to Libya (47), as well as Budget is crucial it is terrible as well, with no real progress not included in the first wave of expan- the chairmen of the Chernivtsi, Kherson being made in this sphere. Although infla- sion. (RFE/RL Newsline) On April 23 Vice Prime Minister tion was down, the economy saw a further and Kyiv oblast administrations, Heorhii Tyhypko submitted a list of International decline with non-payment of wages, a Filipchuk (38), Yurii Karasyk (31) and Kuchma: Crimea to stay part of Ukraine Monetary Fund conditions to the Anatolii Zasukha (22). In publishing the budget that does not work and an economy SYMFEROPOL — Ukrainian Presi- Verkhovna Rada that Ukraine must meet that keeps plunging deeper and deeper into list of truant deputies, the committee if it is to get a $3 billion credit package reminded the servants of the people that dent Leonid Kuchma says that Ukraine’s the black market. ownership of the Crimean peninsula and from this Western organization. Priorities Foreign investors did not get any incen- they are required by parliamentary rules to on that list include the passage of a 1997 provide written notification and excuse for the port city of Sevastopol is not open for tives to invest in Ukraine and Ukraine did debate. He was speaking to journalists budget and approval of tax reform laws. not increase exports; thus, there were no any absences from parliamentary sessions. Although there has been talk that the ( R e s p u b l i k a ) during his trip here on April 25. Mr. substantial changes in the Ukrainian econ- Kuchma’s comments were aimed at the 1997 budget may be passed by the omy over the last year, he explained. Parliament in the second reading by as “Euro-Regions” to be established Russian Federation Council (the upper “The only positive event was the intro- house of the Russian Parliament), which early as April 25, other components of duction of the national currency, which BUCHAREST — Romanian President the economic reform package, such as recently urged President Boris Yeltsin to was successful,” Prof. Sachs continued. Emil Constantinescu says he has agreed raise the issue of Crimea’s status with tax law changes and proposals on market But, Ukraine continues to lose interna- with the Ukrainian and Moldovan counter- reforms and deregulation, still have to be Mr. Kuchma when he makes a scheduled tional confidence every day that a budget parts, Leonid Kuchma and Petru Luchinsi, visit to Kyiv in June. Mr. Kuchma stress- examined by Ukraine’s legislative body. is not adopted, he added. to set up two “Euro-Regions” in areas Mr. Sachs advised Ukrainian officials es that he and Mr. Yeltsin have already He explained that the budget would where their borders converge. Mr. agreed that the Russian portion of the that they “should work every day, around have to be realistic, as for many years Constantinescu told Radio Bucharest that the clock,” until a budget is passed and the divided Black Sea Fleet will continue to Ukraine was steered by an unrealistic bud- the agreement was reached on April 28 in be based in Sevastopol and that the port economy starts moving again. [However, get -– the government promised more than Istanbul within the framework of the Black this advice may go unheeded; the Cabinet will remain Ukrainian territory. (RFE/RL it could deliver and promised to collect Sea Economic Council conference. The of Ministers just last week passed a decree, Newsline) more revenues that it actually collected. construction of new road links in the spe- designating the days from April 26 to May Thus, realistic tax laws are needed and real- cially designated areas will allow for inten- (Continued on page 7) 4 as days off, due to Easter Monday and istic taxes need to be implemented – taxes International Labor Day, which fall on that would not eat up a person’s entire April 28 and May 1 respectively.] income and would decrease the amount of Ukraine’s government and Parliament tax evasion. In turn, more taxes would be FOUNDED 1933 have been stalled over budget and reform H E K R A I N I A N E E K LY collected and more wage arrears could be T U W plans since November 1996, when the paid, he commented. 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Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper Minister Pavlo Lazarenko lacked the Although Prof. Sachs is still keeping his (annual subscription fee: $100; $75 for UNA members). “political will” to implement reforms. fingers crossed regarding Ukraine’s future “The next few weeks will tell” (whether The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: economic growth, Ukraine’s citizens are not government officials have the political (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 very optimistic. In a poll published two will), commented Mr. Sachs. “But, I am weeks ago by the newspaper Den, 34.8 per- Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz very disappointed in how long it has taken cent of Ukrainian citizens surveyed, said changes to: Assistant editor: Khristina Lew to even make a budget,” he added. that the economy is collapsing; 32.8 percent The Ukrainian Weekly Staff editors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) “The waiting game is very dangerous said an illusion has been created that some P.O. Box 346 and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj (To r o n t o ) kind of reforms are going on; and 31.2 per- Jersey City, NJ 07303 cent said the reforms are not progressing Marta Kolomayets is press officer of The Ukrainian Weekly, May 4, 1997, No. 18, Vol. LXV the U.S. Agency for International actively enough, while only 1.3 percent said Copyright © 1997 The Ukrainian Weekly Development based in Kyiv. reforms were active. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 3 U k r a i n e ’s environmental minister speaks on status of Chornobyl The following is an interview with point, much less an ecological one, until specific project or by financial resources. Today people are relocated according Ukraine’s Minister of Environmental the nuclear fuel is removed. Two hun- Afterwards, the process of taking the to the earlier plans that were developed, Protection and Nuclear Safety Yurii dred tons of nuclear fuel in an uncon- reactor apart will proceed, which will but even in the forbidden areas there are Kostenko. He agreed to discuss the cur - trolled state represents a severe threat to take decades. places that are much cleaner than areas rent status of the Chornobyl nuclear the sarcophagus and to Ukraine. The removal of the fuel rods will be outside the zone. The relocation program power station and its future on the occa - Therefore, our strategy, which has prioritized. The largest and most unstable is currently being reviewed and appropri- sion of the 11th anniversary of the explo - been enumerated in government decrees, concentrations of nuclear fuel, which ate changes will be made. sion of Chornobyl reactor No. 4 on April is based on the need for the removal of have been identified, will be removed I want to emphasize that the discus- 26, 1986. The interview was conducted the nuclear fuel from the ruined reactor. first. sion should not be on relocation but on by The Weekly’s Kyiv correspondent Work between Ukrainian and G-7 Finally, when Ukraine has the normalizing the situation and the life of Roman Woronowycz on April 19. experts is proceeding in this context. We resources, when it has lifted itself out of those affected. have agreed on several concrete items. its economic crisis, we can begin plan- More than 50 percent of Ukrainians CONCLUSION First, work on stabilizing the reactor will ning a permanent solution to the prob- today live in areas with increased levels proceed for the next five years. The goal lem; the removal of all radioactive ele- of radiation. The radiation is constantly When will a decision be made of the stabilization effort will be to bring ments, the processing of the nuclear fuel diffusing from the radioactive zone. regarding the estimated 200 tons of the nuclear mass under control. A system and the decontamination of the site. But We receive 95 percent of the dose rate nuclear fuel that still lies within the will also be developed to stop a nuclear this is an effort that will take decades. not from the atmosphere but from water sarcophagus? And a related question, reaction should it occur. Right now the main objective is to and food intake. There is no sense in do plans still exist to build a new sar- During the stabilization effort we will resolve the largest problems, to remove relocating. What is needed is clean water cophagus or at least to reinforce the also develop technology that will allow the most dangerous elements and to sta- and clean food. existing one, which experts say is slow- us to take the infrastructure apart and bilize the situation. Of course people should be removed ly crumbling? remove the nuclear fuel that remains What about plans to reinforce the from areas where there are large amounts Our position is that the sarcophagus within the sarcophagus. Unfortunately, sarcophagus? of contamination, but relocation of itself will not be safe from a nuclear stand- these plans are not yet supported by a There are no such current plans. First will not solve the problem. of all, it is prohibitively expensive, and In a recent story in the International then it doesn’t solve the problem of the Herald Tribune it was mentioned that newspapers in Miensk: “You can buy nuclear fuel. Under that huge cover a some evidence exists that low-level Belarus journalists... Svaboda [a newspaper often critical of nuclear reaction could still take place. doses of radiation might even increase (Continued from page 1) Mr. Lukashenka’s policies] in the kiosk And, as you understand, this would lead life expectancy. The study cited was what it is like to have to print a newspa- right next to the president’s house,” he is to a catastrophe. based on research on survivors of to have said. Yet if this is true, it is not a per in a neighboring country (as do The director of the Chornobyl Zone, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, many of Belarusskaya Gazeta, Nasha Nyva and a result of government encouragement, whom live longer than the average life said Ms. Litvina, questioning why Oleksander Hrebeniuk, announced on number of other newspapers), smuggle April 17 that the exclusion zone would expectancy in Japan. tens of thousands of issues (entire print Svaboda, Imya, Belaruski Rynak and be expanded by approximately 1000 [Their longer life] is not tied to the runs) – past customs authorities who reg- Belarusskaya Gazeta have had their bank square kilometers, which would radiation but to the increased and special- ularly confiscate such materials, and then accounts frozen and been fined by the enlarge it by a third. What prompted ized medical care that has been given struggle to find a distribution outlet with- state tax authorities, as they did on such a decision? them. If programs are developed in the in Belarus, as the vast majority of kiosks, August 19, 1996. contaminated areas that provide the prop- fearing government crackdowns, will not The Belarusian journalists gave numer- Nuclear contaminants naturally keep er medical and social care, the people carry independent newspapers and the ous other examples of government harass- moving outward. They are washed away could live long lives as in Japan. post office is not allowed to accept sub- ment, censorship and legal action, includ- by water, and carried in the atmosphere. ing beatings of journalists and their spous- The zone will remain the same. This does not mean that radiation does scription payments or deliver them. not affect lives and the state of people’s According to The Committee to es, and the firing of shots into Svaboda However, the problems associated with editor-in-chief Ihar Hermenchuk’s house. radioactive pollution are not confined to health. It affects everything. Protect Journalists, on March 18, the Low-level doses of radiation com- Also, immediately after riots broke out in the zone. As for the expansion, those Council of Ministers of Belarus issued a bined with chemical pollution, industrial Miensk over the signing of the latest new areas of contamination that have decree, “restricting the circulation and pollution, and this does exist here, has a Belarus-Russia integration treaty, the been identified are not going to become distribution across the border [both into terrible affect. This has not been theoreti- Belarusian Foreign Ministry and the presi- part of the original zone and will not be and out of Belarus] of any material cally proven but it is evident. dential administration issued statements treated the same. deemed a ‘threat to national security, The effect of low-level doses of radia- rights and freedoms of individuals, health on April 2-3 to the effect that the govern- Will people be asked to leave these and morale of the population and envi- ment could no longer guarantee the safety areas? (Continued on page 21) ronmental protection.’ ” This decree, as of journalists covering unauthorized Mr. Mykhalchuk noted, has in mind both demonstrations, that a review of press print and broadcast media and is yet accreditations might affect certain journal- another example of the difficulty of run- ists negatively and finally, that new regu- Trials and tribulations of Radio 101.2 FM, ning an independent media outlet in lations were being considered which Belarus. would bar Belarusian citizens from work- Mr. Mykhalchuk and Ms. Litvina ing as correspondents for foreign news independent broadcaster in Miensk pointed out that the Lukashenka govern- a g e n c i e s . by Yarema A. Bachynsky over 1 million residents of Miensk and ment displays a cynical attitude towards Perhaps the irony of the present situa- nearby towns. questions of press and political freedom. tion in Belarus can be best explained by a Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Ms. Babak and Zhanna Litvina, for- Ms. Litvina recalled Mr. Lukashenka’ s saying popular on Miensk streets today, NEW YORK – “We were the only mer editor-in-chief of the disbanded press secretary Syarhei Tolkachau’ s said Mr. Hruzdilovych, namely that “The independent radio station in Miensk station, believe that the real reason for response to a question posed about the Belarusian authorities start the day read- broadcasting in Belarusian,” said Olha the demise of Radio 101.2 FM was its alleged unavailability of opposition ing the independent press.” Babak, correspondent with BM-Inform habit of reporting both sides of the and a former editor and announcer at story, especially on issues concerning Radio 101.2 FM, a popular outlet that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka and featured music, news and retransmis- his policies of integration with the sions of BBC, Deutsche Welle and Russian Federation. Their view may other Western European broadcasters. be supported by the fact that the gov- It was one of five radio stations in the ernment dragged out allocation of Belarusian capital, along with two gov- another frequency until after the ernment-run and two private, Russian- November 26, 1996, referendum on language stations. creation of a Belarusian-Russian com- On August 31, 1996, the Belarusian munity, and in any case did not permit Ministry of Communications pulled the Radio 101.2 FM back on the air. plug on the popular Miensk station for In February of this year, according allegedly causing interference with the to The Committee to Protect government-run Radio Altai. The gov- Journalists, Belarusian authorities ernment offered the broadcaster the announced plans to create a state-run option of broadcasting with a weaker radio station on Radio 101.2 FM’s old signal or moving to the suburbs. frequency. According to the CPJ, the “Naturally, moving to the suburbs station will be run by Priamoye or using a weaker signal would have Deystviye (Direct Action), a pro-gov- considerably lessened the number of ernment organization. It is not yet listeners,” said Ms. Babak at an April apparent whether the new station will Yarema A. Bachynsky 16 press briefing held at The continue its predecessor’ s policy of Standing (from left) are Belarusian journalists Oleh Hruzdilovych, Alyaksandr Committee to Protect Journalists. Prior broadcasting in Belarusian instead of, Mykhalchuk, Zhanna Litvina and Olha Babak, and Catherine Fitzpatrick of The to its closing, Radio 101.2 FM reached as its name indicates, in Russia. Committee to Protect Journalists. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 Philadelphia center honors oldest Ukrainian-language daily, Svo b o d a

by Petrusia Sawchak equipment. Especially recognized were five individuals: Mr. Zacharchuk, Borys PHILADELPHIA – The early Gulay, Dr. Alexander Chernyk, Jurij Ukrainian immigrants to the U.S. did Ichtiarow and Dr. Novosad. much to enrich the fabric of American During the banquet, Mr. Snylyk, editor- life. They also planted the seeds of many in-chief of Svoboda for 17 years, received institutions that grew and blossomed with the award on behalf of the Ukrainian daily, the help of other groups of Ukrainians which has served the Ukrainian American who came to the U.S. at a later time. community for 104 years. Since its incep- In tribute to these Ukrainians who con- tion in 1893 Svoboda has grown from a tributed to American life, the Ukrainian biweekly to a daily publication. It is circu- Educational and Cultural Center in lated throughout the United States and Philadelphia honored the Ukrainian daily around the globe. newspaper, Svoboda, the official publica- In his acceptance speech, Mr. Snylyk tion of the Ukrainian National Association, reflected on the early years of Svoboda at the center’s 17th anniversary banquet on which developed thanks to the initiative of a Saturday, April 5. group of early settlers in such areas as Also honored were the Ukrainian Shamokin, Pa. They were religious people Americans who did much to improve the who looked to their priests for guidance and quality of agriculture in this country. leadership. In 1893 the Rev. Hryhoriy Their efforts were the focus of a special Hrushka became the first editor of Svoboda. exhibit titled “Contributions of Ukrainian In addition to the Rev. Hrushka, three more Americans to the Agriculture of the priests became Svoboda’s editors. They United States.” were the Revs. Nestor Dmytriw, Stefan Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Zenon Snylyk is flanked by his wife, Yara, and Borys At the banquet UECC President Borys Makar and Ivan Ardan. In those early years Zacharchuk of the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center of Philadelphia. Zacharchuk welcomed the honored Svoboda was instrumental in developing an guests: Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, ambassador intensive Ukrainianization campaign. “Svoboda, is a non-partisan newspaper of these Ukrainian immigrants are docu- of Ukraine to the United States; and “From the beginning through today, that unites all Ukrainians in the diaspora, mented in rare books, manuscripts, seed Svoboda Editor-in-Chief Zenon Snylyk Svoboda has lived with a double duty: to as well as keeps us abreast of what is trade catalogues, historic photographs, as with his wife, Yara. After the invocation provide service to the community and to happening in Ukraine.” well as in published and unpublished delivered by the Rev. Dr. Ivan Bilanych give it direction by promoting new initia- Among the 200 guests present at the reports. The exhibit was on display for of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic tives that benefit the community and the banquet were Congressman Jon Fox and the whole week at UECC. Church, Dr. Evhen Novosad acted as entire Ukrainian nation,” said Mr. Snylyk. State Rep. Ellen Bard. Representing the The musical entertainment during the master of ceremonies for the evening. He “It should be underlined, he added Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture banquet featured a young pianist-virtuoso introduced Dr. Shcherbak, who gave the “that without Svoboda the Ukrainian was Carl Muller. Dr. Donald Evans, head from Kyiv, Vitalii Kuprii, who is studying keynote speech at the banquet. community would not have recorded for of the Department of Agriculture at Penn at the prestigious Curtis Institute in Ambassador Shcherbak spoke about history many significant achievements: State, will be visiting Ukraine this year to Philadelphia. He played works by Liszt, the current situation in Ukraine and its the collection of $80,000 to aid Ukraine contribute his professional expertise, was Revutskyj and Filipenko. Also performing struggle to become a market economy, in 1917, the erection of a monument to also among the guests. that evening was tenor Bohdan efforts in economic reform, military Taras Shevchenko in Washington in The exhibit presented prior to the ban- Chaplynsky, a soloist in several opera negotiations with Russia, and efforts to 1964, the activity of the United quet covered the contributions of companies in the Philadelphia area. Mt. correct corruption and exploitation. Ukrainian American Relief Committee in Ukrainian Americans in the fields of Chaplynsky sang works by Barvinsky and “Although the economic climate is not the 1940s and 1950s, the defense of wheat production, veterinary medicine, Dankevych, and was accompanied by good, it is getting better.” He added, human rights leaders in Ukraine in the parasitology, plant genetics, medicinal Roksolana Harasymovych. “Ukrainians are patient; it takes time to 1970s repressed by the Soviet regime, plants and others. The materials used to The event was attended by representa- improve.” The ambassador also thanked and the establishment of three chairs of develop this exhibit included items from tives from over 30 organizations and was the diaspora for their humanitarian support Ukrainian studies at Harvard University.” the National Agricultural Library and covered by eight newspapers, including and contributions of medical supplies and “Most importantly,” he stressed, special collections. The accomplishments the Philadelphia Inquirer.

should be delivered to Ukraine. kick them out,” stated Ms. Fedoriw. tion rate (from 10,000 percent in 1993 to U.S. aid to Ukraine... Speaking on behalf of the American Emphasizing the need for conditionali- a projected 25 percent in 1997); the (Continued from page 1) Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Lemire said ty in foreign assistance to Ukraine, Ms. introduction of a national currency that ic stabilization. that 24 of the 34 American companies Fedoriw stated: “A part of U.S. assis- has been appreciating vis-à-vis the U.S. In response to this testimony, Rep. conducting business in Ukraine had for- tance should be allocated to a mechanism dollar; the ratification of a new Ron Packard (R-Calif.) spoke of the mally lodged complaints with the U.S. which will address and resolve immedi- Constitution; and the elimination of the “grave concerns about any company that Embassy in Ukraine regarding unfair ately the more than 20 American investor third largest nuclear arsenal in the world. comes back to United States and com- practices and restrictions placed on them problems in Ukraine.” Mr. Lozynskyj pointed out that there are plains about corruption.” Rep. Packard by the Ukrainian government. Mr. Subcommittee members asked Ms. hundreds of companies conducting busi- mentioned how even one high- profile Lemire asserted: “The Ukrainian govern- Fedoriw whether she felt that her life was ness in Ukraine – not 34. case of corruption in Ukraine will dis- ment forces foreign companies to comply threatened while traveling in Ukraine and He also pointed to actions taken by courage other businesses from investing with burdensome – even ridiculous – if the Ukrainian people recognize that President Leonid Kuchma on April 10, instituting a nationwide program to com- or expanding their current facilities. laws, while it looks the other way and corruption is a problem. Ms. Fedoriw bat crime in all government agencies. In response to this Mr. Iwanciw grants illegal privileges to companies that responded in the affirmative to both Mr. Lozynskyj suggested that condi- argued that foreign assistance could act are closely tied to the government.” questions and added that the judicial sys- tionality applied to Ukraine would be as a catalyst for improving foreign busi- During questioning of the witness, tem in Ukraine is corrupt. more detrimental than effective since “it ness investment by maintaining and Rep. Callahan pointed out the problems Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) clearly that have been reported in the major reiterated her commitment on assistance is our function as Americans to show implementing economic reforms in Ukraine how to deal with the problem [of Ukraine. In remarks to Mr. Iwanciw, Western press and stated: “I don’t know to Ukraine by stating: “As we send aid to how to handle it” [the problem of corrup- democratic countries ... we should use corruption].” Instead, Mr. Lozynskyj rec- Rep. Packard seemed to indicate a ommended improving USAID’s delivery tion]. Rep. Callahan added that, because those funds to show our intent in helping change in his attitude towards Ukraine of aid to Ukraine for legal restructuring of these problems he would rescind any the people of Ukraine.” In a similar vein, since a hearing held just a few weeks and legal reform. To date, he said such unexpended funds earmarked for Ukraine Rep. Nita Lowey (D-N.Y.) congratulated ago. He said that the subcommittee “will aid has been abysmal, contributing to the for FY 1997. the people of Ukraine for their courage in continue to be supportive (of Ukraine) ... environment of lawlessness. We think good things are happening “Until Ukraine gets its act straight, undertaking reform efforts while aspiring Mr. Sweere, president of Kyiv there.” Ukraine will receive zero money from to “see the problem [of corruption] Atlantic, an agricultural joint venture Mr. Lemire, president of Gala Radio my committee ... unless they make some solved through continued assistance.” firm, testified that support for reforms in in Ukraine, briefly testified about prob- serious, drastic changes,” stated Rep. Next to testify was the president of the Ukraine will translate into economic lems his business has encountered, then Callahan. Ukrainian Congress Committee of growth for the country. “What is need- proceeded to paint a negative scenario As the owner of Grand Hotel in Lviv, America Inc. (UCCA). Mr. Lozynskyj ed,” Mr. Sweere stated, “is major tax, regarding the economic situation in Ms. Fedoriw spoke of the “injustices” questioned the validity of the prior wit- judicial and foreign investment reform.” Ukraine. He stated that Ukraine’s GDP she had experienced with her Ukrainian nesses’ testimonies as being predicated The businessman noted that the lack of had decreased 10 percent in 1996, and partners. The falsification of documents, on innuendo rather then fact. Mr. appropriate laws in Ukraine allows offi- asserted that, of the U.S. companies the ransacking of her office and the Lozynskyj acknowledged the problem of cials to maintain control of state struc- known to the American Chamber of killing of the hotel’s general manager corruption in Ukraine, but described it as tures. Commerce in Kyiv, most are experienc- were described in her testimony as exam- “endemic to the former USSR ... a legacy In a statement and question addressed to ing problems with corruption. Mr. ples of government corruption and crime. of the past system.” Mr. Lozynskyj, Rep. Knollenberg (R- Lemire contended that any foreign assis- “I am worn out financially ... I know the Mr. Lozynskyj related the positive Mich.) commented on the slow pace of tance to Ukraine should be conditional government officials in Ukraine are work- aspects of reforms in Ukraine, the priva- judicial reform in Ukraine and the wide and that until the problem of corruption ing together hand in hand with the crooks tization of nearly 50,000 enterprises in is completely eradicated, no assistance to defraud the American investor and then Ukraine; the dramatic drop in the infla- (Continued on page 23) No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 5 Ukrainian Gift of Life Inc. aims Seeds of Hope project plants to assist children needing surgery trees in U.S. and Ukraine GLEN ROCK, N.J. – Ukrainian Gift of recently three of the children have been by Chrystia Sonevytsky means Plant a tree for your inheritors. Life Inc. is coordinating a fund-raising scheduled for surgery at Montefiore Indeed, a tree grows slowly and thus is campaign, Have a Heart: Save a Heart!, to Hospital in New York. The children are: WASHINGTON – It was only $10 planted for those who shall inherit this raise an initial $6,000 by May 15 to pro- Michael Karpets, 4, hosted by the Paramus and a short letter from Brownie Troop world – our children! vide transportation for three mothers and Rotary Club; Nicholas Mykhaylyshyn, 3, 1167, but it made my heart leap with joy. The Global ReLeaf program of their children to travel from Ukraine to the hosted by Bayonne Rotary Club; Christina Somewhere, someone out there under- American Forests allows trees to be U.S. so that the children can undergo life- Andrushkiw, 2, hosted by the Wyckoff stood, someone cared! planted in many countries on the globe, saving heart surgery scheduled in June. Rotary Club. Let me share this letter with you: including the country that is close to so Ukrainian Gift of Life is currently At this time, there are 10 additional “We are Brownie Troop 1167 from many Ukrainian Americans. working with Rotary Clubs in New children whose records are being evaluat- Warminster, Pa. We would like to partic- In partnership with the National Jersey, New York and Lviv and a diag- ed for possible surgery and seven more ipate in the Seeds of Hope project. We all Ecological Center of Ukraine, American nostician in Ukraine to bring Ukrainian who have been diagnosed in Ukraine for think that trees are important to the well- Forests has undertaken a greening pro- children with congenital heart defects to further evaluation. There are scores of being of the planet, so we have put this gram called Zelenyi Nimb Ukrainy, or America for such surgery. children in need, whose parents cannot project out into the Internet to be circu- the Green Halo of Ukraine, for the pur- The Rotary Gift of Life Program has afford to pay for the surgery even where lated throughout the Girl Scout Web pose of planting appropriate trees in been in existence since 1974. Since join- the technology is available. The average Ring, which will eventually be sent areas where they are needed. What a ing this program in 1985, New Jersey’s wage in Ukraine is $77 per month, with worldwide. We hope that a lot of troops wonderful gift to give a child – one that Rotary District has sponsored over 120 many earning far less and not being paid join us in this. Thank you for this oppor- benefits the immediate as well as the children from foreign countries including for months at a time. tunity to help our planet.” global environment. Santa Domingo, Korea, Poland, Trinidad, In this program, Ukrainian Gift of Life Seeds of Hope is a joint project of the Earth Day and Arbor Day were both Haiti, Guatemala, Anguilla, Armenia and is currently committed to provide $2,000 Chornobyl Committee of Washington marked in April, when the beauty of Georgia, where the necessary technology per child and parent. Airline discounts and American Forest Global ReLeaf. For spring is at an unprecedented high and/or equipment are not available for have been pursued unsuccessfully. every $10 donated, two trees are planted. because of the rich canopies of trees that these surgeries. Beyond that however, Ukrainian Gift of One tree is planted in the Chornobyl begin to bud and flower. In another city Ukrainian Gift of Life Inc., a non- Life is committed to logistical and spiri- Memorial Forest in Florida, and one in across the Atlantic, in Kyiv, the chestnuts profit corporation was established last tual support of the mother and child and Ukraine. A set of 12 notecards by and lilacs are about to bloom. Both serve year by George and Kathy Kuzma, Marie those who will tend to them. For exam- Ukrainian artist Jacques Hnizdovsky is as reminders of the beauty of this planet. Hywel and Ann Kowal to specifically ple, these funds will also be used for the sent to the donor. Beverly Nichols said it so beautifully: make this program available for children purchase of Ukrainian American dictio- That same week another letter “Those who plant trees are performing an in Ukraine. Ukraine, still emerging from naries for the host family and the chil- arrived, this time from St. Nicholas act of pure picture. They are creating the economic aftereffects of the collapse dren’s mother as well as to offset medical Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral School in choirs for the sons of innumerable birds of Soviet communism, has not yet devel- expenses when the children return to Chicago with a generous donation for and orchestras through which the winds oped the technological ability to perform Ukraine. Translators, with some medical the Chornobyl Memorial Forests that may play an infinity of music. They are the surgery necessary to save the lives of background to greet the mothers and have been established in Ocklawaha giving shelter to a multitude of humble children born with certain congenital children at the airport and to be at the prairie in Marion County, Florida, and creatures and providing a canvas on heart defects. These children will die hospital, especially on the initial hospital reforestation efforts in areas of Ukraine which nature may point her fairest pic- without our help and the talent of visit and day of surgery, are being locat- where Chornobyl survivors reside. The tures. They are enriching the earth and American doctors and hospitals. ed in each area. Each Rotary Club has check was for $228. Why the odd num- bring the hills nearer to the heavens.” In June, 1996 the Kuzmas and Ms. raised $5,000 to sponsor the surgery and ber? It was a contribution made by the To make a contribution to the reforesta- Kowal traveled to Ukraine and established has located host families where the child school children who undertook a project tion project in Ukraine, please contact: contact with two Basilian nuns, the Lviv and parent will live while in America. to raise funds during the Great Fast of American Forest Global ReLeaf/HN2D Rotary Club and a diagnostician trained in Tax-deductible contributions can be this past Easter season. This made it Green Halo of Ukraine Porject, P.O. Box the United States. By September 1996, 12 sent to: Ukrainian Gift of Life, Inc., Suite extra special. 2000, Washington, D.C., 20013 or visit cases were submitted for evaluation. Four 333, 233 Rock Road, Glen Rock, NJ American Forests’ Hungarian Global our website at: http:\\www.amfor.org. children were recommended for additional 07451; checks can be made payable to: ReLeaf partner in Budapest has named Please make checks payable to: American testing (one of whom has died), and most Ukrainian Gift of Life Inc. its program Ultess fat Utodaidnak, which F o r e s t s / H N 2 D . CCRF shipments aid regional childre n ’s hospi tals in Ukra i n e SHORT HILLS, N. J. – Regional chil- the late 1980s. northeast of Kyiv. Most of these supplies tors, an Infant Star respirator and a trans- dren’s hospitals in several Ukrainian This year, Monsanto is providing addi- were secured with funds raised by the port incubator needed to transport emer- cities recently received large shipments tional funding for physicians’ training and Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the gency cases from rural maternity clinics of medical supplies and technology from follow-up support for Dnipropetrovsk U.S.A. during last year’s campaign to to regional hospitals. the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund where the company has made substantial commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Chernihiv’s hospital director, Dr. (CCRF). The combined shipments, val- investments in revitalizing the region’s Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Alexander Kareta, especially thanked ued at $1.7 million, arrived in Chernihiv agricultural sector. Similar efforts are These included two high-quality inten- Archbishop Antony and his staff at the and Dnipropetrovsk on March 13, fol- planned for Luhansk and Vinnytsia. sive care incubators and a $30,000 anes- Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox lowing an airlift from Newark Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, thesia machine produced by the Ohmeda Church in South Bound Brook, N.J., for International Airport. Dr. Alexander Buyalsky, chief of the corporation of England; Siemens ventila- (Continued on page 20) The largest shipment was assigned to Neonatal Department said, “This shipment Dnipropetrovsk Children’s Hospital No. exceeds our most optimistic dreams! 3, which provides emergency treatment “These machines are a Godsend for us.” and intensive care for newborns from For years, the hospital has had to rely on across Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. Two trac- outdated Soviet equipment to combat life- tor-trailers packed with state-of-the-art threatening complication that afflict new- neonatal equipment were unloaded on borns. Thanks to the CCRF and Monsanto, March 14 under the supervision of local the hospital’s neonatal unit is being doctors, servicemen from the Ukrainian upgraded with new intensive care respira- Army and CCRF staff. tors, ventilators, incubators, cardiac moni- The delivery was documented by local tors and other technology that Western news media as well as American broad- hospitals take for granted. cast journalist Volodymyr Artymyshyn, Following extensive screening by who filmed the process for the TV pro- CCRF advisers, Hospital No. 3 was cho- gram”Kontakt.” sen for a long-term partnership because On the evening prior to the delivery, of its dedicated staff and its reputation as hospital officials and a local children’s one of the most progressive and innova- folk ensemble, Svitanok, greeted an offi- tive medical centers in central Ukraine. cial delegation representing the CCRF In April, three neonatal specialists from and the Monsanto Co., which had the hospital will participate in an inten- financed the purchase of advanced tech- sive training program at the St. Barnabas nology for Dnipropetrovsk. Medical Center in Livingston, N. J. The shipment belongs to the first whose neonatal and obstetrics/gynecolo- phase of the CCRF’s Women’s and gy departments are rated among the best Children’s Health Initiative, a program in the United States. that was made possible by a $263,000 In Chernihiv, the CCRF delivered In Dnipropetrovsk Children’s Hospital No. 3 Dr. Marina Fedutik holds an infant grant from Monsanto. The program is more than $100,000 worth of priority recovering from birth complications. The CCRF’s delivery of intensive care equip- designed to stem the high rate of infant equipment to the Regional Children’s ment such as the Infant Star Neonatal Ventilator to her left will improve the hospital’s mortality that has plagued Ukraine since Hospital that serves this city of 300,000 ability to treat such infants more effectively and to save more children’s lives. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 Survey says: Canadians are sexiest TH E UK R A I N I A N WE E K LY in the eyes of Ukraine’s citizens Vo l u n t e e rs are key by Christopher Guly corruption. They, and South Africans, also felt the least safe walking alone at The Presidents’ Summit for America’s Future was the official name for the OTTAWA – Ukrainians think Canadians night near their homes. (Canadians and three-day bipartisan production held in Philadelphia on April 27 through 29 are just the sexiest, according to the results Japanese said they felt the most safe.) and attended by 2,000 leaders from 140 communities. of a recent survey. Canadians scored themselves lower, A series of public speeches and symposiums, with an evening gala and a The global poll, conducted by (87 percent), than Ukrainians and neighborhood clean-up outing thrown in for good measure, that culminated in Canada’s Angus Reid Group, asked a Americans in ranking Canada as one of an hourlong outdoor session on Independence Mall, the event was meant to series of questions of people in Canada, the top 10 countries they admired most. inspire a new generation of volunteers, to spark a new wave of volunteerism. the United States and 18 other countries, When Ukrainians were asked how including Ukraine. The summit issued a clarion call for a grand collaboration between government they would feel if Quebec separated from The sample included 1,000 Canadians officials, businesses and volunteers to help 2 million children around the Canada, only 20 percent said they would and 1,004 Americans, which provides an United States. feel “sad,” 5 percent “happy” and 76 per- over-all margin of error of plus or minus It spotlighted President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham cent had no opinion. In contrast, 31 per- 3 percentage points. In other countries, a Clinton; Vice-President Al Gore and his wife, Tipper; three former presidents cent of Americans and 67 percent of sample of about 200 was taken, which — George Bush (who, readers will recall, once advocated the “Thousand Canadians (the highest in the category) provides for an error margin or plus or Points of Light” campaign for volunteers in the United States), Jimmy Carter said they would feel sad about the break- minus 7 percentage points. and Gerald Ford; and former First Lady Nancy Reagan. Its principal player was up of Canada. The other countries included Mexico, Gen. Colin Powell, probably the most popular political figure in the U.S. today, In terms of the products most associat- Brazil, Chile, the United Kingdom, and the supporting cast included Oprah Winfrey, America’s most popular talk ed with Canadian industries, 24 percent France, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Russia, show host. of Ukrainians cited lumber and pulp and Israel, Egypt, South Africa, Japan, South By all accounts, it was a “feel good” kind of public affair that, hopefully, paper, while 1 percent, like the will move the public to act on their good feelings as individuals and as Korea, China/Hong Kong, India and Americans, pointed to aerospace. Among Americans to help those less fortunate and those more needy. Australia. All respondents were given a U.S. respondents, 22 percent said pulp Mrs. Clinton told the huge gathering and, by extension, all of America: list of questions on a range of topics. and paper was the most representative “We can encourage and motivate. Now the real work has to be done on the When asked whether they felt Canadian industry. front lines by volunteers and those who support and organize volunteers.” Canadians were “polite,” 85 percent of Canadians, meanwhile, gave pulp and Mr. Clinton took the proposal one step further, offering up a new definition Ukrainians said “yes.” paper a 43 percent rating and aerospace 5 of a good citizen. Besides obeying the law, working or going to school, and Eighteen percent felt that Canadians percent – but 75 percent said high-tech paying taxes, he told Americans that good citizenship includes “serv[ing] in were “sexy.” No other country reported industries. your community to help make it a better place.” Gen. Powell exhorted his as high a “sexy” rating for Canadians. In addition to the sexiness meter, audience, “All of us can spare 30 minutes a week or an hour a week. All of Other high scores for Canadians came another interesting question in the survey us can give an extra dollar. All of us can touch someone ... who needs us in from the Belgians and Germans, at 76 per- asked people whether they had ever their lives.” cent each, and the Japanese, at 75 percent. heard of anyone mentioned on a list of 10 Why are we reporting in this space on the national pep talk given in Only 62 percent of Russians – a per- people. Not surprisingly, a hockey Philadelphia? In our own Ukrainian community we have felt the effects of centage point higher than the rating volunteers’ good works for many, many years. Indeed, the best evidence of Canadians gave themselves – and 50 per- superstar, Wayne Gretzky, earned the their work lies in the fact that our community continues to exist and function cent of Americans were as inclined. Even highest recognition rating among to this day. lower scores on the sexiness of Canadians: 98 percent. He was followed Our community has plenty of “good citizens” who contribute their time, Canadians came from Brazilians, by Quebec chanteuse Celine Dion, at 93 efforts and money to support our schools, make our youth organizations rele- Chileans, Italians, South Africans and percent, Nova Scotia vocal veteran Anne vant and keep our parishes alive. (Just one look at the summer pullout in this British – all in the 30s. The lowest: from Murray, at 90 percent, and Vancouver issue will convince you, as the majority of camps and courses offered for our the Chinese, at 27 percent. rocker Bryan Adams, at 88 percent. children and young people are available thanks to the work of dedicated volun- However, there was more consensus In the U.S., Mr. Gretzky ranked numero teers.) Their efforts are largely taken for granted; at times their work is even on the politeness scale. Most Canadians, uno, at 80 percent, followed by Ms. the subject of derision — most often by those who themselves do precious little at 92 percent, felt they were polite, and Murray, at 76 percent. But most Ukrainians to contribute to our community. 91 percent of the Americans surveyed haven’t really heard of Wayne Gretzky (38 So, as this country last week focused on the issue of volunteerism, we agreed. Russians, at 71 percent, were not percent) or Anne Murray (21 percent) – or humbly suggest that our Ukrainian community — whose very existence as convinced. At 65 percent, Egyptians Celine Dion, at 16 percent, for that matter. depends on that concept — focus on our volunteers. Let’s thank them for all even less so. In their eyes, superstar Adams is Canada’s they do for all of us. There were other questions. king, with a 55 percent recognition rating, Perhaps, out of a true appreciation of their efforts, all of us will be infused One asked respondents whether they followed by TV’s Baywatch babe Pamela with a renewed dedication and determination to work for the betterment of our strongly or moderately agreed with the Anderson Lee, at 47 percent. community and for its brighter future. statement, “I’m very happy with my life The Angus Reid “Canada and the as it is right now.” World” poll was conducted in February People in Australia topped the list at and March on behalf of Canada’s 91 percent, followed by those in Canada Foreign Affairs Department to gauge at 87 percent and people living in the how Canadians see themselves and oth- May U.S. at 85 percent. Ukrainians reported ers see Canadians. the lowest score on the happiness index Yevhen Polishchuk, first secretary at TurningTurning the pagespages back...back... at 21 percent. the Ukrainian embassy in Ottawa, said he 4 In a more limited survey of 14 nations, thought Ukrainians gave Canadians such 65 percent of Canadians – the highest rat- high ratings – at least in the sexy and 1883 Mykola Malko a conductor of international renown, was ing in this category – said they believed politeness departments – because they born on May 4, 1883, in Brailiv, near Vinnytsia. He studied in the integrity of their justice and police are polite themselves. “Very few under the composers Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Aleksandr systems. Only 40 percent of Americans Ukrainians know very much about felt the same. Canadians. That’s why they answered so Glazunov in St. Petersburg, then under Mykola Lysenko in Kyiv, and finally under At the opposite end of the spectrum, positively,” he said. “Unless they have Felix Mottl in Munich, before returning to the Russian capital to assume a position at 88 percent of Ukrainians and Russians some personal connections with Canada, the St. Petersburg Opera (1909-1918). felt their own systems were riddled with they know very little about it.” In 1921-1924, Malko shuttled between Vitsebsk, Moscow, Kyiv and Kharkiv, and then accepted a teaching post at the Leningrad Conservatory and conducted the city’s philharmonic orchestra. In 1926 and 1927, he conducted the world premieres of the young Dmitri Shostakovich’s first two symphonies. From 1928, the maestro toured Western Europe to great critical acclaim, and in G-7 comments on Ukraine 1930 he emigrated permanently to the West, initially settling in Copenhagen. Malko In a five-page statement released on April 27 in Washington, the Group of founded the Danish National Orchestra during his sojourn there. Seven industrialized countries — the United States, France, Japan, Germany, In 1940, he moved to the U.S. to teach conducting at Mills College in Oakland, United Kingdom, Italy and Canada — among other things, expressed concern Calif., and then conducted the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Other major ensembles about the failure to date of the Ukrainian government to implement its economic he headed included the Yorkshire Symphony Orchestra in England (1954-1956) and reform package. Following is an excerpt from that statement. the Sydney Orchestra in Australia (1956-1961). Malko’s interpretations of Tchaikovsky’s and Prokofiev’s works were highly We are increasingly concerned that the Ukrainian government has been unable regarded for their clarity and balance, and he recorded widely with the London to implement its ambitious reform agenda developed in cooperation with the Symphony Orchestra. He also conducted the Western premiere of the “Galician IMF [Interantional Monetary Fund] late last year, for which the international Dances” from Borys Liatoshynsky’s opera “The Golden Ring.” In 1950 Malko pub- community generously pledged its support in December. Designed to boost lished a methodological study, “The Conductor and His Baton.” investment and bring the shadow economy above ground, we consider these Malko died in Sydney on June 23, 1961. His memoirs, “A Certain Age,” in which measures to be Ukraine’s best chance to achieve positive, sustainable economic he describes his famous mentors, appeared posthumously in 1966. growth. We urge the government to engage fully and quickly to implement this package while this window of opportunity remains open and before further Source: “Malko, Mykola,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 3 (Toronto: University of Toronto delays make the reform task more difficult. Press, 1993). No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 7 American Friends of Ukraine aim to increase awareness by R.L. Chomiak in the media file of AFU’s plans, he by Christopher Guly Special to The Ukrainian Weekly s a i d . Mrs. Murphy said the first cultural WASHINGTON – A new philanthrop- presentation sponsored by the foundation ic foundation based in Washington is will be a U.S. tour of the Kyiv Chamber Canada’s academic ambassador to Ukraine bucking the trend of introducing things Choir beginning this December in American to Ukraine. It has set as its Washington. This choir is a world-class Six years ago, Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko ly public finance – law and the legislative goal the introduction of things Ukrainian musical ensemble, she added. left his job as head of the University of process, administrative law and social poli- to America – to increase Americans’ Meanwhile, said Mrs. Murphy, Ms. Alberta’s Canadian Institute of Ukrainian cy, information technology, modern lan- awareness of Ukraine. Hladun already has made arrangements Studies in Edmonton to return to his ances- guages and urban management,” said Dr. The founder and chairperson of with New York’s Museum of American tral homeland. Krawchenko in an interview. American Friends for Ukraine (AFU) is a Folk Art, to bring to the United States an His job was to help establish the He calls the program “comprehensive” New Yorker, Vera Hladun, while the presi- exhibition of Ukrainian costumes from Institute of Public Administration and – and fast-track intensive, considering dent and vice-president are two museums in Ukraine. This exhibition is Local Government – now called the most public servants were never properly “Washington hands,” Richard W. Murphy scheduled to begin a tour next year. Academy of Public Administration – in trained in how to do their jobs, let alone and his wife, Ludmilla K. Murphy. Dr. “Our long-term goal,” said Mr. the Office of the President of Ukraine. keep a country running, prior to Zbigniew Brzezinski, counselor to the Murphy, “is to integrate Ukrainian artists He did that and remains its vice-rector. Ukraine’s 1991 declaration of indepen- Center for Strategic and International and cultural offerings into the list of During his spare time, Dr. Krawchenko, dence. Studies (CSIS) and chairman of the center’s international artists considered desirable who grew up in Montreal, also set up the Today, the Academy of Public American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee, for presentation in the leading theaters Graduate Studies Council at the University Administration boasts 480 graduates, is the foundation’s honorary chairman. and museums on a sustainable basis.” of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. Just recently he including two members of the AFU was established late last year by Ms. Hladun, a daughter of immigrants stepped aside from the vice-rector’s posi- Verkhovna Rada, the mayor of Lviv and Ms. Hladun, but its coming-out party is from Ukraine, is in the business of tion there, which has been filled by a senior officials employed by Cabinet scheduled for May 14, when Washington restoring 18th and 19th century Ukrainian, Hryhory Nemyri. But Dr. ministers. For better or worse, Ukrainian “movers and shakers” – mainly from American buildings and is a collector of Krawchenko still has a hand, on a volun- taxpayers now have Dr. Krawchenko to Congress and the media – will be invited decorative arts and furniture of that era. tary basis, in the Mohyla Academy. thank, or blame, for how bureaucrats to a reception to introduce them to the She also has a long record of philan- The German-born, 50-year-old Oxford manage the country’s operations. foundation. thropic work as supporter of such insti- University doctoral graduate in social stud- Then there’s the success story behind In order to focus its work, Mr. Murphy tutions as the American Museum in ies was recently in Ottawa as part of an the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, explained, the foundation plans to limit Bath, England; New York’s Carnegie international conference on Ukraine. The which opened its doors last fall. This fall, its activities to three areas: culture, edu- Hall, The Metropolitan Museum of Art two-day symposium was organized by the 135 graduate students will enter their sec- cation and the media. and the Museum of American Folk Art; newly established Chair of Ukrainian ond year of master’s level studies in eight Specifically, he added, it plans to Harvard Ukrainian Studies Institute; Studies at the University of Ottawa. disciplines, which range from economics bring high-quality cultural presentations Project Ukraine of the American Jewish Dr. Krawchenko spoke about building to environmental studies. Another 135 stu- from Ukraine, publish educational mate- C o m m i t t e e . Ukraine’s new civil society. Certainly, dents will begin their first year. rials on Ukraine for schools, underwrite Mr. Murphy is a senior associate at he’s been at the forefront of its develop- For his part, Dr. Krawchenko will travel grants for American scholars to do CSIS and executive director of its ment. Since it became operational in remain in Ukraine for some time. He con- research in Ukraine, and organize work- American-Ukrainian Advisory Committee. 1992, the public administration school siders his work in “institutional develop- ing trips to Ukraine by American jour- Mrs. Murphy is an economist, who has has pushed senior bureaucrats through an ment” as what ultimately “counts” in the nalists and foreign news editors. TV worked for a number of years at the intensive 12-month course on everything end. documentary films on Ukraine also are Bureau of Labor Statistics. they ever wanted, or needed, to know Though he has left Canada indefinitely about running a civil service. behind as his place of residence, he “They are taught public management, apparently has taken its much-touted position that a Russian- Belarusian which teaches them economics – especial- sense of modesty with him permanently. Newsbriefs union will destroy the Commonwealth (Continued from page 2) of Independent States. On April 16 Mr. Romanian minister on talks with Ukraine Udovenko and his Belarusian counter- part, Ivan Antanovich, initialed a treaty Being Ukrainian means: CHISINAU — Romanian Defense defining the countries’ common border. Minister Victor Babiuc said talks with (RFE/RL Newsline) Ukraine on the pending basic treaty are ❏ Malanka in January. Ukraine comments on Moldova memo deadlocked over the demarcation of the ❏ Deb in February. countries’ common border in the Danube CHISINAU — Ukraine’s ambassador delta, ownership of the continental shelf to Moldova, Yevhen Levytskyi, said ❏ Sviato Vesny in May. around Serpents Island in the Black Sea, Kyiv welcomes the readiness of Chisinau ❏ and the situation of the Romanian minor- and Tiraspol to sign the memorandum on Wedding of your roommate in June. ity in the Ukraine. In an April 16 inter- ways to settle the conflict in Moldova but ❏ Tabir in July. view with RFE/RL’s Romanian service, cannot agree with all its provisions. Mr. Mr. Babiuc said that contrary to interna- Levytskyi told Infotag that Ukraine ❏ Volleyball at Wildwood in August. tional practice, Ukraine wants the com- objects in particular to the memoran- mon border traced on the Romanian side dum’s inclusion of a provision saying the ❏ Labor Day at Soyuzivka in September. of the Danube’s Chilia branch instead of Commonwealth of Independent States ❏ Morskyi Bal in November. in the middle of the waterway. Kyiv is “has experience” in settling such con- also demanding ownership of the conti- flicts. Ukraine believes that the Organi- ❏ Koliada in December. nental shelf around Serpents Island, zation for Security and Cooperation in while Bucharest wants the Hague Europe, rather than the CIS, can provide International Tribunal to rule on the mat- the best mechanisms for such tasks. If you checked off more than one of the above, ter if negotiations are still stalled after Ukraine is a guarantor of the memoran- then you know what you’re doing to your brain cells. two years. Finally, Bucharest is demand- dum, which is to be signed in Moscow ing that the Romanian minority in on May 8. Ambassador Levytskyi said Now, how about doing something for your mind? Ukraine be granted rights recognized by Kyiv considers the text of the memoran- the Council of Europe. (RFE/RL dum “still open” because it has not been Subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly. Newsline) consulted on all the provisions. (RFE/RL Newsline) Lukashenka on relations with Ukraine Smirnov: on Transdniester and Ukraine MIENSK — Belarusian President SUBSCRIPTION Alyaksandr Lukashenka said there are TIRASPOL — Igor Smirnov, the NAME: ______almost no problems in Belarusian- leader of Moldova’s breakaway region, NAME: (please type or print) Ukrainian relations. 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Mr. Udovenko “cannot be simply overlooked.” Mail to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302 reiterated the Ukrainian government’s (RFE/RL Newsline) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 Wi n n i p e g ’s own cultural crusader: Orysia Paszczak Tr a c z by Jeffrey Picknicki Morski In 1965, Ms. Tracz met her husband-t o-be, Myroslaw, Following this, she began writing for The Ukrainian Special to the Ukrainian Weekly while both were working at the Soyuzivka resort in Weekly, first on an occasional basis and then in a regu- Kerhonkson, N.Y. They were married at Soyuzivka in lar column titled “A View from Canada.” Numerous WINNIPEG – She is one of Winnipeg’s foremost 1967 in a wedding that Ms. Tracz laughingly remembers other articles, reviews and interviews have appeared in authorities on things Ukrainian. She is a writer, her father calling “too small for even a christening.” Her the press and journals in Canada and the United States. researcher and translator with an impressive list of cred- husband, then a member of VISTA (Volunteers In Among her work on other publications, of special note its, accomplishments and well-deserved accolades. She Service To America), was posted to a Sioux Indian reser- is Ms. Tracz’s English-language translation of the text can also bake meringue cookies that would make vation in the Dakotas. They spent a year there; Ms. Tracz to Lydia Burachynska’s “Ukrainian Folk Costume” Martha Stewart weep. herself taught school alongside her husband’s work in (Toronto-Philadelphia, 1992). She is Orysia Tracz and as the city’s own Ukrainian community development. Next they relocated to “I have always had a love for books,” said Ms. Tracz. cultural crusader, as she is often called, she wears this Winnipeg in 1968 where they have lived since. “As a child, I remember my mother reading to me all title well. Who else could draw a crowd to a lecture on Settling in Winnipeg, Ms. Tracz immediately became the time. There were always books in the house. The folk medicine when the temperature outside is 40 involved in the city’s Ukrainian community. She began English books were kept on a separate shelf from the degrees below zero? Who else would have an uncle working as an assistant to John Serhiy Muchin at the Ukrainian ones – this thanks to my father who felt that named Ivan Mazepa? (Mr. Tracz does. Really.) Who somehow the Ukrainian ones needed protection from else would dedicate so much time, energy and effort Slavic Collection, Elizabeth Dafoe Library, University toward the preservation and teaching of the rich of Manitoba, a position she held until 1978. She also the others. I still remember the first book I ever bor- Ukrainian culture, traditions and folklore in Canada? As worked as librarian at the Ukrainian Cultural and rowed from the library when I was about 7 years old. It she has done for nearly the past 30 years, Ms. Tracz Educational Center (Oseredok) and served as its acting was on jungle animals and was for a project I was doing continues to make a valuable contribution to the field, executive director for a short period. in school. I was also about the same age when I remem- and she remains one of the most visible and respected ber looking for a word in the dictionary and reading a members of the community. good way through before realizing the words were list- Ms. Tracz, born Orysia Paszczak in 1945 in Freiberg ed alphabetically! I could have saved myself hours of am Rhein, Germany, is the second of three daughters work!” born to Vasyl and Sofia Paszczak (her older sister Lesia Currently, Ms. Tracz is directing her talents toward died in infancy). Taken from their western Ukrainian “Let’s Talk Culture,” an extremely popular lecture villages to Germany as part of the forced labor move- series sponsored by Winnipeg’s Ukrainian Cultural and ment in 1941, her parents lived at the Displaced Persons Educational Center. Now in its second year, her presen- camp in Berchtesgaten in the German Alps following tations on Christmas, Easter and Kupalo traditions, the War. among others, have grown to include discussions of “I still have many memories from the camp,” and Ukrainian food, matchmaking and weddings, folk Ms. Tracz. “I remember telling my mother that I was songs, and the rites and rituals of death and funerals. going outside to play, but I went to school with the “I am really enjoying the lecture series,” said Ms. older children instead. I was maybe 3 years old at the Tracz noted. “I get to see the regulars and meet a lot of time. I remember attending until we left for America. new people, many non-Ukrainians, too. And the discus- They even put me in one of the school plays, ‘Lialia sions following the presentations always bring up some Rozheva.’ (the Pink Doll)” interesting information. I’m always learning something Ms. Tracz and her parents emigrated to the United new.” States in 1949, arriving in September of that year at When she’s not crusading culturally, Ms. Tracz jug- New York City and settling in New Jersey. One of her gles an equally hectic schedule outside of the world of first friends, she remembers fondly, was the son of an things Ukrainian. She is the mother of three sons Irish family who lived in the same building as she and (Boyan, Dobryan and Ruslan), is beginning post-gradu- her parents. “I remember learning English from my ate studies in anthropology at the University of friend Tommy,” she says. “It’s a wonder that I don’t Manitoba and works in Collections Management at speak with an Irish brogue today.” Elizabeth Dafoe Library. She is also the current presi- As a child, Ms. Tracz attended Ss. Peter and Paul dent of Alpha Omega Alumnae and serves on the parochial school in Jersey City, was a member of the Winnipeg Library Foundation’s board of directors. Ukrainian American Youth Association (SUM-A) and But with all of the good, she noted, there is some bad. attended “Ridna Shkola” (Ukrainian studies school). “I’m terribly disorganized. And I’m a pack-rat by nature. Her sister Nusia (Anna) was born in 1954 while the Orysia Paszczak Tracz I hate to throw anything out! One of my friends volun- family lived on Grand Street. In the late 1950s they teered to come and clean out my house.” relocated to Newark, where Ms. Tracz attended St. John In the mid-1970s, she began delivering a weekly Most recently, Ms. Tracz returned from a speaking the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic school and remained E n g l i s h -language commentary during the Ukrainian engagement at the Pysanka Festival, Ukrainian Art active in the Ukrainian community. program on CKJS, a local radio station. This was later Center in Los Angeles. She will be leading a folk art In 1950, the Paszczaks moved to Irvington in northern changed to twice weekly, in English and Ukrainian, due tour to Ukraine on August 11-27. She is again planning New Jersey. Ms. Tracz excelled at high school, complet- to her increasing popularity among the community and a series of Ukrainian radio programs as she prepares to ing a program of college preparation courses, and studied with the listening audience. substitute for the regular announcer during vacation German and Latin. “I did all the things that weren’t cool,” As a writer, Ms. Tracz attributes the beginning of her time. she laughed, “... German club, library council, debating work with the written word to an article on Ukrainian Time permitting, she continues to write, review, lec- team, National Honor Society.” She graduated in 1963 Christmas traditions that she prepared for her church ture, edit, translate and volunteer – any one or a combi- and was voted by her peers as most likely to succeed. bulletin. Quite by accident, it was seen by the editor of nation of which is ongoing at any given moment. Later that year she enrolled at George Washington the now-defunct New Leisure magazine (Winnipeg Free Pulling together the over 300 articles from her bibliog- University in Washington, studying political science and Press) and published in 1973, leading to a series of arti- raphy, in preparation for a publication of her collected graduating with a bachelor of arts degree. cles for the magazine’s yearly Christmas issues. writings, takes whatever is left of her spare time. BOOK NOTES: Two releases that reflect traditions of Ukrainian Easter JERSEY CITY, N.J. — A popular cook- book is spiral-bound (6 by 9 inches) for easy book in Canada for several years, the use, with several full-page color photographs, “Ukrainian Daughters’ Cookbook” is a conversion and measurement charts, and a reflection of the heritage of several genera- good index to quickly find a recipe. tions of Ukrainian women in Canada. Originally published in 1994, the book can Submissions from dozens of Ukrainian be purchased for $16.95 ($12.95 plus $4 Canadian women allow a cook to choose shipping and handling) from the Ukrainian from different versions of favorite recipes. Women’s Association of Canada, 1920 The book includes very traditional Toronto St., Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada Ukrainian dishes such as borsch, varenyky, S4P 1M8. kolach, pyrizhky; dishes that are less tradi- Originally printed in 1987 and still avail- tional, but nonetheless popular in many able this Easter season is a small coloring Ukrainian homes such as beef stroganoff, book “Meet the Pysanka — Color Them baked chicken in sour cream, mushroom Pretty.” With several dozen designs of crepes (which are different than nalysnyky); pysanky, from simple to intricate, this color- and a wide selection of personal family ing book can be enjoyed on rainy days favorites such as butterscotch oatmeal cook- throughout the year by older children, or ies, and sweet and sour spareribs. because of its manageable size (5 1/2 by 8 Among the offerings for Easter are sever- 1/2 inches), by children sick in bed with noth- al different recipes for “babky,” “pasky” and ing to do. “mayonez” (Easter horseradish sauce) and a The coloring book can be ordered for nine-page section on how to decorate a $5.50 from Helen Logush Kastl, 6608 “pysanka.” Elmer St., St. Louis, MO 63109; or by In English, and in fairly large type, the calling (314) 353-0443. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 9 A Ukrainian Summer Supplement To The Ukrainian Weekly, May 4, 1997

Summertime, and the livin’ is easy ... up in the mountains, down by the sea by Irene Jarosewich dozen families own homes in the area and lounging by the pool, sunning on the in the gazebo with some snacks from the vacationers can stay in the resort’s reason- veranda — people wander the shaded “kukhnia.” Ukrainian community groups Some may head to the Hamptons ... we ably priced rooms. Verkhovyna hosts sever- paths in search of family and old friends. organize picnics on weekends throughout head for Hunter. Others lounge in al camps for children, and the resort boasts a Chance encounters on these paths can the summer. Nantucket ... we loll around in pool, as well as a lake with excellent fish- result in conversations that go on for hours, For more water, one can travel to the Narrowsburg. And to those who head to ing. Students hike on nearby trails and as the conversants remain rooted in one ocean and meet up with Ukrainians in the Cape, we say — to the Cape, hey! canoe in nearby waters. The two local spot, oblivious to the strollers around them. W i l d w o o d . Once the boardwalk in this Never mind that some choose Cod and we Ukrainian churches, as well as entertain- The end of summer brings the largest par- New Jersey shore town was packed so tight- choose May. ment and cultural programs are at the core ties, with a singles’ week and the crowning ly with people in the summer months that Sweet, sweet, summertime — promises of of community life. of Miss Soyuzivka in August and Suzy- after a day in the beach, vacationers would tranquility and relaxation. The haziness and Winding north of Glen Spey through the Q’s end-of-summer, “see-you-next-year” go to sleep for several hours and not even intimacies of summer make for lifelong mem- valley to Narrowsburg, N.Y., one can cross Labor Day finale. begin to stroll the planks until 9 or 10 at ories and lifelong friends. In one of his poems, the Delaware River into Pennsylvania and Further north in the Catskills, one arrives night. But the development of Atlantic City Ivan Drach wrote about the slow sensuality of slip away from the hurried world to a for- at H u n t e r, a quiet hamlet in the summer to the north, the gentrification of Cape May August in Ukraine, claiming that this was the mer retreat camp owned by the Order of St. and a bustling ski resort in the winter. Like to the south, and competition from other month most kind to love and romance. Basil the Great. Though longtime vacation- Verkhovyna, the mountains around Hunter vacation spots means this shore town has For years Ukrainians throughout North ers refer to the spot as N a r r o w s b u r g, the also remind many older vacationers of their shifted into low gear. Though this beach America have been sending their children camp is actually located on the shore of beloved Carpathians in Ukraine. In the location is known simply as “Wildwood” to to sports camps, and dance camps, and Barclay Lake, in the village of Beach Lake, 1960s and ‘70s, Ukrainian poets, writers Ukrainians, to be exact, of the three New bandura camps, and camps run by the Pa. According to the Rev. Christopher and artists gathered in Hunter at the Xenia Jersey Wildwoods — North Wildwood, youth organizations Plast, and ODUM and Voityna, decades ago, families that vaca- Motel, owned by the Kobziar family. Wildwood and Wildwood Crest — it’s real- SUM-A. They visit “babtsia” and “dido” at tioned at the site traveled by train across the Known as “Kobziarivka,” it was the heart of ly to the small sliver of beach known as their summer home, join their friends for river to Narrowsburg to pick up groceries, Ukrainian life in Hunter for years. Those Wildwood Crest to which Ukrainians travel. long holiday weekends at Ukrainian send mail and call home, hence the name. who remember going to Hunter as children, To be exactly exact, Ukrainians travel to a resorts and party at Ukrainian festivals. Bought in 1946 by the Basilian Fathers to have begun to return and buy homes in the specific spot on this sliver of beach: 50 They study at Ukrainian summer courses, serve as a site for spiritual retreats, the area. More than a hundred Ukrainian fami- yards in front of the Pan Am Hotel — give organize academic and professional con- quiet, scenic location also served as a site lies now live in Hunter during summer. For or take a dozen beach blankets to the right ferences, dance at weddings, hug at for Plast camps in the late 1940s and early those wishing to stay for shorter periods, and a dozen to the left. The Wildwood rou- reunions, and make promises to meet 1950s and as a destination for vacationing there are several hotels, or a room in a tine is pretty simple: in August, after the again. families for the past 50 years. More than home, or a house that can be rented. A “tabory” end, families come to Wildwood. The heart of this summer flow is the two generations of families have been com- hand-carved, wooden church, St. John the The third week in August, dubbed “Ukie feeling of annual ritual that weaves the ing to the 60 bungalows that encircle the Baptist, built in the Hutsul tradition stands Week” by Joe, the owner of the Park Lane informal network that connects Ukrainians. 54-acre lake. It’s a rustic spot, with no run- majestically on a hillside overlooking Hotel, who keeps the same rooms for his While Ukrainians in Canada have devel- ning water — but Narrowsburg loyalists Hunter’s main road, Route 23A. At a site regulars from year to year, is the main oped a tradition of festivals, Ukrainians in would not have it any other way. donated by longtime residents of Hunter week. Then everyone goes home for a week America prefer summer destinations. Traveling northeast on Route 209 from Mykhailo and Lubomyra Pezansky, the — to start college classes or get ready for Nestled in the Delaware Valley region, Verkhovyna, a vacationer would find, youth organization Plast holds its annual school — only to meet again for the final atop the Appalachian Plateau, at the tri-state between the SUM-A and ODUM camps, training camps for counselors. The church summer good-bye at Suzy-Q on Labor Day. crossroads of New Jersey, Pennsylvania and another fraternal resort — S o y u z i v k a — and the programs at the Music and Arts Since the celebration of Ukraine’s indepen- New York, the Ukrainian Fraternal the Ukrainian National Association’s 400- Center of Greene County are at the center of dence on August 24 always falls within the Association’s scenic resort, V e r k h o v y n a, at acre resort in Kerhonkson, N.Y. Two summer community life for this close-knit third week, Wildwood regulars have devel- Glen Spey, N.Y., is a 142-acre site that is hours north of New York City, in the heart group of residents. Each summer Dr. Ihor oped a tradition: in lieu of an auditorium, described by all who have been there as of the Catskills, Soyuzivka, or “Suzy-Q,” Sonevytsky, founder and director of the they gather in a circle on the beach in the “beautiful.” Verkhovyna is surrounded by has been home to UNA members and their center, organizes a music series, as well as late afternoon on August 24 to commemo- mountains, with the Poconos of guests for 45 years. A bubbling creek runs workshops in folk arts. rate Ukraine’s independence; in lieu of a Pennsylvania a few miles to the west, the through the resort campus and the numer- Since not all Ukrainians live near moun- flag, they use a blue-and-yellow beach Catskills of New York a bit further to the ous guest rooms overlook beautiful moun- tains, some travel to lakes. In the Midwest, umbrella. north, the Shawangunk Mountains (locally tain views. The summer program is filled Chicagoland Ukrainians travel to “Kruhle It’s Ukraine’s independence that has known as the “Gunks”) to the east, and a bit with dances and entertainment, children’s Ozero,” or Round Lake, Ill., about an brought the biggest change to how and of the Appalachian Trail to the south. One camps and tennis camps and celebrations hour’s drive northwest of the city center. where Ukrainians summer in recent young girl, whose parents and grandparents that go on for days. Offering the seclusion Since there is no place to spend the night, years. Since that fateful day in August have been coming to Verkhovyna for more of separate guesthouses, Soyuzivka is Round Lake is really a hangout, a day trip to 1991, the newest place for Ukrainians to than 30 years simply calls all the surround- nonetheless the place one travels to be play beach volleyball on the lake’s shore or spend their summer is, well, in Ukraine. ing mountains “the Karpaty.” Five or six seen. Hanging out by the tennis courts, a couple of sets on the tennis courts, or relax Hey, go figure.

The blue-and-yellow beach umbrella reflects the blue sky, blue water and golden sand as Wildwood vacationers commemorate Ukraine’s independence on the beach. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Soyuzivka offers fun for all age groups by Sonia Semanyshyn exposing English-speaking pre-schoolers age 4-6 to the Ukrainian heritage. KERHONKSON, N.Y. — Spring is Children stay with parents on the resort here and summer is not far behind; premises. Camp leader: Carol Oleksiuk. thoughts begin to turn to vacation plans. • Ukrainian Folk Dance Workshop – Where to go? What to do? Sunday, August 10, to Saturday, August Well, why not come to Soyuzivka? 24; traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for The upstate New York resort of the beginning, intermediate and advanced Ukrainian National Association is a nice students. Director: Roma Pryma- relaxing place to stay not far from home, Bohachevsky; limited to 60 students. a place where you or your children can For those who may not be children, meet other people of Ukrainian heritage. but are kids at heart, each weekend For children Soyuzivka offers the fol- Soyuzivka provides Ukrainian entertain- lowing camps and workshops in summer 1997: ment followed by a “zabava” (dance) • Tennis Camp – Sunday, June 22, to with a heart- pumping kolomyika. Thursday, July 4; for boys and girls age If you can stay longer, by all means 12-18. Instructors: Zenon Snylyk, come for a full week so you can relax George Sawchak and staff; limited to 60 properly and enjoy all that Soyuzivka has students. to offer: special theme nights, children’s • Tabir Ptashat – Saturday, June 28, to activities, tennis, volleyball, hiking to the Saturday, July 12. The program run by waterfalls or cliffs, and dancing to live the “Pershi Stezhi” sorority of Plast is music in the Trembita lounge. If you’re geared to Ukrainian-speaking pre-school- looking for even more relaxation, you ers. Children stay with their parents and can luxuriate in the sun with your friends the program is run similar to a day camp. by the Olympic-sized swimming pool, “Tabir Ptashat,” the Plast camp for pre-schoolers at Soyuzivka. The program is under the direction of take pleasure from a friendly game of Neonila Sochan, with parents taking an bingo, or grab a cappuccino at the Q- active role in the supervising activities. Café while enjoying the wonderful views • Children’s camp – Saturday, July 12, of the Catskill Mountains. Prairie provinces host trade conference to Saturday, July 26; recreational camp To get more information about activities, for boys and girls age 7-12, featuring reservations or applications for the various by Terry Coyes Axworthy, minister of foreign affairs and international trade. “CUBI ‘97 represents hiking, swimming, games, Ukrainian camps run by Soyuzivka please call (914) EDMONTON – Increased opportuni- a pro-active approach between two coun- songs and folklore, and supervised 24 626-5641; fax (914) 626-4638; or e-mail ties for business and jobs will be the tries to develop business and encourage hours. Camp leader: Olya Czerkas; limit- [email protected]. Or visit the resort’s result of a new trade initiative between ed to 45 campers per week. website at http://www.soyuzivka.com. investment to ensure a prosperous future Canada and Ukraine. for both Canada and Ukraine.” • Chemney’s Fun Center – Sunday, We would love to have you visit us. The Canada Ukraine Business Initiative July 27, to Saturday, August 2; geared to “Laskavo Prosymo” (Welcome)! ‘97 (CUBI ‘97) is a private-sector-driven “The great development potential of trade promotion program. It will be a Ukraine and recent progress in the transition combined business conference, trade show to a free market economy make this initia- and business networking event designed tive timely; 1997 will be an exciting year to to bring together Ukrainian and Canadian be involved in opportunities in Ukraine,” businesses in the sectors of energy, agri- said CUBI ‘97 chairman Laurence Decore. culture and agri-business, and construc- CUBI ‘97 will take place June 14-20 t i o n . at events throughout the three prairie It is supported by the government of provinces. The initiative begins in Ukraine, the government of Canada Calgary with a plenary session, followed through the departments of Western by a series of trade specific events: Economic Diversification and Foreign Calgary (energy), Regina Affairs and International Trade, as well (agriculture/agri-business) and Winnipeg as the provincial governments of Alberta, (construction). Approximately 250 dele- Saskatchewan and Manitoba. CUBI ‘97 gates are expected to attend, including works in close association with the 100 key decision-makers from Ukraine. Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies To obtain further information or to reg- at the University of Alberta. ister call the CUBI ‘97 Administration “A new spirit of cooperation and part- Office, (403) 492-4341; fax (403) 492- nership in business will be the result of 4967; or visit the CUBI ‘97 website at: this new trade initiative,” said Lloyd h t t p : / / w w w . u a l b e r t a . c a / - c u b i / i n d e s . H T M Canadian professionals plan convention by Raya Shadursky tions or partnerships; action planning for associations; and entrepreneurship in the CALGARY – Delegates to the business community. Ukrainian Canadian Professional and A drop-in Internet Center and trade Business Federation’s 1997 convention show exhibits will be featured. The feder- will be blazing new trails as they stam- ation’s biennial general meeting will also pede west to attend this event. A special adopt resolutions and elect a new execu- awards ceremony is planned to honor tive and board for the 1997-1999 term. three Canadian national figures and one young Canadian, who have contributed Social activities with opportunities to to the “nation-building” of Canada. The network with delegates, speakers and convention will take place in Calgary on special guests are planned throughout the August 1-4 and will include a trip to convention. scenic Banff, Alberta. The Best Western Hospitality Inn at Three plenary sessions will be offered, 135 Southland Drive E. in Calgary is the including one examining the future direc- venue for the convention. Nightly rates tion of the federation and the Ukrainian are $102 and $112 (Canadian) per room Canadian community, another exploring plus 12 percent tax. In order to obtain opportunities for accessing government these rates call the hotel directly at (403) officials through effective lobbying, and 278-5050 and identify yourself as attend- a session on harnessing the Internet and ing the Ukrainian Canadian convention. using multi-media. (Space is limited and these reduced rates Four workshops will focus on associa- are offered only up to June 1.) tion issues and solutions, such as increas- For further information contact the ing revenues and motivating members UCPBF National Office at (416) 253- For Information 403-467-2211 through marketing and communications; 7434; fax, (416) 253-9745; e-mail, forging intra-and inter-community rela- [email protected] No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 11 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Verkhovyna site of Youth Festival Lehighton slates dance camp, festival by Serge Kowalchuk ball, and track and field by a professional by Paula Duda Homestead ballroom. Once again, guest staff of trainers. Contact Omelan instructor, David Woznak of the Kashtan GLEN SPEY, N.J. – The Ukrainian LEHIGHTON, Pa. – The Ukrainian Twardowsky, (908) 688-8223. School of Ukrainian Dance in Parma, Fraternal Association’s Verkhovyna American Heritage Foundation of the From July 27 to August 9, Dance Camp Ohio, will provide folk dance instruction, Resort and Youth Center, nestled in the Lower Anthracite Regions will host its for beginners to advanced dancers. The heart of the picturesque Catskill is held for beginners and advanced dancers eighth annual folk dance workshop and age 7-16 under the direction of Ms. Pryma- camp also features traditional crafts and Mountains of New York State, is located camp, Monday, June 30, through Friday, music, sports, swimming, lunch, and at the confluence of three states: New Bohachevsky. Interested parties should call July 4, daily from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. at the Ms. Pryma-Bohachevsky, (212) 677-7187. snacks and is open to children, age 4 York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton, Pa. through high school. This camp is par- For general information about all activi- Purchased in 1955, with the intent of The camp will conclude with a finale tially funded by a grant from the ties contact the resort’s manager, Jaroslav providing a vacation spot for the UFA performance on Saturday, July 5, at 7 Schuylkill County commissioners membership, this 142-acre resort soon Gawur, at (914) 856-1323. p.m., to be followed by a dance in the through the Schuylkill County Council became a center for youth activities. for the Arts. For more information or One such activity is the annual registration forms, contact Dr. Paula Ukrainian Youth Festival, which draws Duda, (610) 432-0734; Joseph Zucofski, close to 8,000 people every year. Billed as (717) 622-8056; or Sandra Duda, (610) the biggest three-day ethnic festival in the 377-7750. tri-state area, it had its beginnings in 1976 The Ukrainian Homestead, Route 209 when a group of young UFA members in Lehighton, Pa., is also proud to host decided to honor the U.S. Bicentennial. its annual Ukrainian Folk Festival, cele- The festival was an instant success, with its brating Ukraine’s independence and liv- four grandstand shows, ethnic foods, sport- ing culture, on Saturday, August 17, and ing events, vendors, camping, fishing and Sunday, August 18. Saturday’s events dancing under the starry sky. The tradition run from noon to 7 p.m. with arts and continues to this day every third weekend crafts vendors, ethnic foods, swimming, in July. The 1997 Ukrainian Youth refreshments and entertainment available Festival is scheduled for July 18-20. throughout the day. The main stage show In addition to the Youth Festival, the begins at 3 p.m. and features the UFA sponsors a Dance Workshop for Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of advanced dancers age 16 and older on Philadelphia, the Luna Orchestra of New June 29-July 20 under the direction of York and the Kazka Ukrainian Folk Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky. The work- Ensemble of Northeastern Pennsylvania. shop ends the weekend of the festival The fun continues into the night with the with a gala performance by participants Luna Orchestra at a dance from 8 p.m. to during the grandstand shows. 1 a.m. Sunday’s events run from noon to The Chornomorska Sitch Sports Camp 5 p.m. with the main stage show begin- begins the week after the festival. The ning at 1 p.m. camp is open to all age groups from 8 to Admission to the festival is $3 per per- 18. There is group and personalized son; two-day admission is $5; children instruction in soccer, swimming, volley- Dancers perform at Verkhovyna’s Ukrainian Youth Festival. age 14 and under admitted free of charge. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Plast camps abound from east to west by Natalia Tegler an 85-year-old tradition of adventure, camaraderie and good times, members of CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. – As the Plast Ukrainian Youth Organization temperatures rise, the promise of the joy (“plastuny”) will gather to implement the and freedom of the great outdoors and skills and principles they learned during memories of summer camps past will the year at regional weekly meetings. lure Plast scouts to mountains, wood- At traditional instructional camps – to lands, lakes and rivers from the be held at Plast campsites near Buffalo, Adirondacks to the Rockies. Continuing N.Y. (Novyi Sokil), East Chatham, N.Y., (Vovcha Tropa) and Middlefield, Ohio, (Pysanyi Kamin) on July 5-26 – activi- ties will center on three key principles: Plast orga- duty to God and Ukraine, helping others and adherence to the Plast Law. Plastuny nizes age 8 to 18 will develop their self- reliance and resourcefulness by living in harmony with nature and employing con- tour of ventional scouting skills. Their younger brothers and sisters Ukraine may join them for one week on July 20- by Irene Stadnyk 26 or attend a camp for preschoolers at the Soyuzivka resort on June 28 –July 5 DETROIT – The Plast, Ukrainian or July 5-12. Youth Organization,in coordination On August 9-17, experienced plastuny with Scope Travel, will be leading a will attend specialty camps at diverse tour of Ukraine from August 1-25, for venues geared to enthusiasts of sports, Plast members age 16-25. Plast mem- watersports, equestrian activities, canoe- bers from the U.S., Canada, Europe and ing, mountain biking and hiking. Others other countries are encouraged to apply. may follow the steps of their forefathers Travel will be by touring coach and by traveling to Ukraine (see sidebar). train. The tour includes major cities in Those who wish to continue Plast tradi- western and eastern Ukraine, including tions by becoming counselors will attend Lviv, Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, leadership training camps in the U.S. and Poltava, Kharkiv, Chernihiv and Kyiv. Canada. The tour is designed to introduce par- And at each of these camps, they will ticipants to cultural artifacts and histor- sing, laugh, cry, work and play until the ically significant sites in Ukraine, campfire flickers a final time and camp including Kamianets Podilsky, the is over for the summer. Then, it will be region of the Carpathian Mountains, time to plan to reunite next summer. Krekhiv Monastery, Kaniv and For information on scheduled camps, Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky. contact regional leaders or the national For more information, contact Slava director for camping activities, Wsewolod Rubel at (212) 473-8351. The cost is (Jeep) Hnatczuk, (810) 294-8157. A group of Plast “novaky” (boys under age 11) during camp.

SUM-A youth activities true to founding fathers’ ideals ODUM programs by Bohdana Puzyk physical development, and they provide with a full and complete Ukrainian pre- the opportunity for all to develop leader- school program. at three locations NEW YORK – The goal of the ship skills and gain experience for per- • Overnight – A full camping experi- Ukrainian American Youth Association sonal growth. The camps also offer chil- ence in the traditional Ukrainian spirit. by Andrew Shevchenko (SUM-A) has always been to raise dren an opportunity to continue to devel- • Survival Skills – “River Camp”: the NEW YORK – ODUM – the Ukrainian children with Christian ethics and op their Ukrainian language while mak- first week is spent learning practical sur- Association of American Youth of nationalism. To this end, the SUM-A camp- ing friends from many different areas of vival skills that are implemented during Ukrainian Descent – has finalized its ing experience remains true to its founding North America. All of the children devel- the second week on a canoe trip at Mount summer program for Ukrainian youths. fathers’ ideals, providing many quality pro- op a sense of belonging, while learning Tremblant National Park in Canada. This year’s summer camp activities are grams for the education of Ukrainian chil- about the ethnic and cultural background • Counselor in Training – A three-year planned in three locations in the U.S. and dren. of their forefathers. program, consisting of three weeks each Canada. These programs promote self-reliant Some of the SUM-A camps are: In the U.S., summer camp programs (Continued on page 15) Ukrainians through spiritual, mental and • SUMeniata – A day-camp setting will be held in Minnesota and also at the ODUM campsite and Kyiv Resort Center in Accord, N.Y. Summer camp programs in Canada will be held at the Ukraina Resort Center in London, Ontario. The summer camp schedule will include counselors’ camp (for youths age 15-19), children’s recreational camp (for children age 7-14), toddler camps (for children age 3-6), sports camp (all ages) and bandura camp (all ages). Camp activities include hiking, swimming, var- ious sports activities, singing, arts and crafts, overnight camping, field trips, etc. In addition, this year’s camps will be enhanced by the participation of children from Ukraine. The Kyiv Resort Center also books guests for overnight and weekly stays for rest and relaxation in New York’s beauti- ful Catskill mountains. The Kyiv Resort Center is located only 10 miles from the Ukrainian National Association’s resort, S o y u z i v k a . For further information on ODUM’s summer schedule call (201) 328-7923 or Participants of a recent SUM-A sports camp in Ellenville, N.Y. (212) 533-2067. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 13 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Yalta: a city looking to reclaim its status as a tourist mecca on the Black Sea by Roman Woronowycz YALTA, Crimea — Yalta has been vis- ited by tsars and presidents, premiers and prime ministers. In 1945 U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin met here to divide Europe at the end of World War II. Before that it had been the summer home for the last Russian tsars. During the Soviet era it was the favorite resort for high government offi- cials and bureaucrats. Today it is a city looking to reclaim its status as the tourist mecca of the Black Sea and Eastern Europe. Situated at the foot of the Crimean Mountains on the southern shore of the Crimean Peninsula along the Black Sea coast, Yalta is a scenic masterpiece. The sea washes up against hundred-meter-high cliffs and onto rocky beaches. In the spring and early summer snow-capped mountains form a dramatic backdrop for a city with narrow, palm tree-lined boulevards and winding streets. During the vacation season cruise ships fill the harbor and tourists fill the walkway along the shore, lured by dis- cotheques, bars and restaurants. The city is still remarkably free of the disrepair that plagues other tourist towns in The Yalta seafront with the Crimean Mountains in the background. Ukraine, including the other major resort, Truskavets, located in the Carpathian Nikitinsky Botanical Gardens; the f o o t h i l l s . Massandra winery; and the Ay Pieter The assistant director of Yalta’s tourist mountain peak in the Crimean Mountains. bureau, Yosyf Naskidashvili, said the city A one-hour hike from the city to the top, administration has consciously tried to Ay Pieter is a summer and winter resort that maintain its streets and buildings, even in offers hiking, horseback riding and skiing. the past few lean years. He said that in Costwise, today Yalta is a veritable steal April 1996 Ukraine’s President Leonid as a vacation destination. The average cost Kuchma gave Yalta special status as of a hotel is approximately $80 per night, Ukraine’s tourist town, which has allowed which generally includes breakfast. the city to receive funding from Kyiv for Because the hryvnia is weak against renovations and upkeep. Western currencies, restaurants and shops And the tourists are ready to return, are relatively inexpensive. Mr. thinks Mr. Naskidashvili, after six lean Naskidashvili expects them to stay that years that followed the dissolution of the way. “We have kept our prices down. They Soviet Union, which left Yalta without are 20 to 30 percent cheaper than Europe. its steady supply of bureaucrats on vaca- We are hoping to keep them that way,” he tion from Moscow. In 1997, he expects e x p l a i n e d . the number of tourists to double from the He also said that concerns about crime 120,000 to 150,000 that visited in 1996. and violence should not apply to Yalta. “After independence people wanted to “We guarantee that the city will remain see other places around the world. Today safe and clean.” He said that the much they are returning,” said Mr. Naskidashvili. publicized crime in Crimea tends to Yalta has been a resort city for well over 100 years, ever since 1860 when a Russian occur in Symferopol and Sevastopol to doctor in Moscow, Sergei Botkin, began the west and north of Yalta. sending his patients with respiratory prob- There are 15 hotels in Yalta and scores lems to Yalta to recuperate in the hot dry cli- of sanitoriums. For those who desire to mate. It quickly became the place to go for (Continued on page 16) The Lesia Ukrainka Memorial in Yalta. tuberculosis victims who could afford it. Larysa Kosach Kvitka (Lesia Ukrainka), the well-known Ukrainian poetess, spent time here recuperating. Today a memorial to her Air Ukraine gears up for summer with new services stands before the home in which she stayed two blocks from the Black Sea shore. by Khristina Lew service to Kyiv, on Saturdays. Tickets to either Kyiv or Lviv In 1860, Tsar Alexander III purchased are valid for one year with no restrictions. NEW YORK – Air Ukraine, Ukraine’s national airline, is In a further effort to improve service for its passengers an old mansion in Livadia, about 20 min- gearing up for the summer season with expanded non-stop utes drive by car into the mountains from boarding in Ukraine, Air Ukraine has forged inter-line agree- service from New York to Lviv, an improved business class ments with Delta Air Lines, Continental Airlines, Trans the center of Yalta. After rebuilding it, and a new in-flight magazine. he dubbed it the Small Palace and made World Airlines and Pan American World Airways. In an Beginning on May 14, Air Ukraine will depart New York’s exclusive arrangement, Delta will provide Air Ukraine pas- it his summer home. The last Russian John F. Kennedy International Airport on Wednesdays at 9 tsar, Nicholas II, renovated the buildings sengers continuing service out of New York to all Delta des- p.m., arriving in Lviv the following afternoon at 12:55 p.m. tinations in the U.S. for a reduced fare. Pan Am has agreed to and built additions, then renamed it the Flight time is eight hours. White Palace. In 1945 Churchill, a reduced fare for Air Ukraine passengers whose final desti- Air Ukraine flights will also now depart from Lviv, with a nations are Los Angeles, San Francisco or Miami. Roosevelt and Stalin met there to decide 1 hour 5 minute layover in Kyiv before continuing on to New the geopolitical future of Europe at the Air Ukraine has taken great pains to improve service for York. Passengers boarding in Lviv will clear customs and all its passengers. Mr. Kravets said that in addition to ill-fated Yalta Conference, which, in immigration at the Lviv airport; once in Kyiv, they are free to effect, turned Eastern Europe over to the installing new seats in its business class, Air Ukraine has stretch their legs and browse the duty-free shop before board- focused on improving service in its economy class. Air Soviet Union’s sphere of influence. ing their trans-Atlantic flight. The Lviv flight will depart on These historical sites are not all that Ukraine offers Ukraine’s famed Obolon beer in economy Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m., arriving in Kyiv at 12:55 p.m., class and provides children with toys. Yalta offers. There is also the Lastivne and depart Kyiv at 2 p.m., arriving in New York at 7 p.m. Hnizdo (Nightingale’s Nest) Castle, the Every passenger is given a questionnaire to fill out at the “We need to fly where it is convenient for our passengers,” end of an Air Ukraine flight, and Mr. Kravets takes each sug- symbol of Yalta, which was built by an said Mykola Kravets, Air Ukraine’s general manager in the U.S. Italian count in the early part of the last cen- gestion seriously. An enhanced menu on Air Ukraine flights In addition to expanding service to Lviv, Air Ukraine flies has received high marks, and the airline now offers a glossy, tury and today is a museum; the Polianna non-stop between New York and Kyiv on Fridays and Kazok, a park with nursery tale characters Sundays, and between Toronto and Lviv, with continuing (Continued on page 16) and a zoological park for kids; the 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do...

Century Ukraine” (1985). Though pri- marily for graduate students, qualified Harvard University hosts annual Ukrainian Summer undergraduates will be admitted by spe- cial permission. Natalia Shostak and Yuri Shevchuk, both seasoned instructors of language courses at Harvard, will teach the begin- ning and intermediate language classes. Students will receive eight credit units for each language course and four credits for each of the other courses they take. Modern Ukrainian history will be taught by Prof. Roman Szporluk, Mykhailo S. Hrushevskyj Professor of Ukrainian History at Harvard and Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute. Solomea Pavlychko, senior scholar at the Institute of Literature at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, will offer a course on 20th century Ukrainian literature in which she will focus also on the works and themes previously neglected in general sur- veys. Dr. James Clem, associate of the Ukrainian Research Institute and visiting assistant professor at the College of the Holy Cross will be teaching “Ukrainian Politics in Transition,” which will ana- lyze the process of democratic state- building in post-communist Ukraine. The HUSI program also includes spe- cial seminars, cultural programs and social events. This year Virlana Tkach Participants of the 1996 Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute on the steps of Widener Library. will lead the annual theater workshop, and roundtable discussion on U.S. media by Patricia A. Coatsworth Harvard as recipients of scholarships used in Ukraine today along with various treatment of Ukraine will be held featur- awarded by the International Renaissance business investment terms and problems ing media figures who have been both CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Though origi- Foundation, the Ukrainian American within the general political and economic nally designed for Americans and other supportive and critical of Ukraine’s treat- Professionals and Businesspersons context of contemporary Ukraine. The English speakers, the Harvard Ukrainian ment in the U.S. press. Association of New York and New institute received special funding from Summer Institute (HUSI) has been bring- The deadline for enrollment in the pro- Jersey, as well as private donors and the the Social Science Research Council and ing students from Ukraine ever since gram is June 1. In addition to transferable the U.S. Department of Education to 1990. This year will bring a record 13 Ukrainian Studies Fund. college credits, all graduates will receive students from Ukraine. The introduction of a new language make this course possible. a special certificate from the Harvard As in the past, students will also be com- course, “Advanced Ukrainian for Bohdan Krawchenko, vice-rector, Ukrainian Research Institute at the con- ing from other countries. So far, there will Business,” will make this year’s program Academy of Public Administration, clusion of the intensive eight-week pro- be men and women from the London more appealing to those Americans and Office of the President of Ukraine, will gram. For more information and enroll- School of Economics, the Austrian Defense other non-Ukrainians who see career offer a graduate course on “State and ment forms, contact: Harvard Ukrainian Ministry, the University of Iceland and the opportunities in professional ties with Society in Contemporary Ukraine.” Dr. Summer Institute, 1583 Massachusetts University of Warsaw. All of them will be Ukraine. The advanced language course, Krawchenko, formerly director of the Ave., Cambridge, MA 02138; phone, at Cambridge during the HUSI program taught by Vera Andrushkiw, who will CIUS, is the author of a standard work on (617) 495-7833; fax, (617) 495-8097; e- that runs from June 23 to August 15. serve as Summer Institute director, will 20th century Ukraine, “Social Change mail, [email protected]; web site: The Ukrainian students will come to focus on business and contractual forms and National Consciousness in 20th h t t p : / / w w w . s a b r e . o r / h u r i / s u m m e r . h t m l ‘Total immersion’ offered for teens U. of Illinois spotlights Ukrainian topics by Wendy Wasylciw tors in the afternoon; rounding off daily by Dmytro Shtohryn Newark), Mykola Zhulynsky (National activities are singing, dancing, drama and Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) and SASKATOON, Saskatchewan – High orchestra. URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Roksoliana Zorivchak (Ivan Franko State school students from across Canada, the The Ukrainian Language Immersion 16th annual Conference on Ukrainian University of Lviv). United States and Ukraine on July 2 will Subjects will be held at the University of Program is a unique and exciting program Prof. Dmytro Shtohryn, chairperson of begin their five-week quest titled “Mohyla Illinois at Urbana-Champaign on June 20- that complements existing bilingual and the Ukrainian Research Program at the – The Ukrainian Total Immersion 25. Organized by the Ukrainian Research heritage language programs. Knowledge University of Illinois, and members of the Program.” Program, it is held within the framework of of Ukrainian is not a prerequisite. program committees have been busy with Each year, students embark on a jour- the Summer Research Laboratory on The Mohyla Institute of Saskatoon preparations for the conference since mid- ney of knowledge and fun in a Ukrainian- Eastern Europe. English and Ukrainian are encourages individuals and organizations 1996. More than 100 scholars and profes- immersed environment. This gives the pro- the official languages of its proceedings. to sponsor a student or students from their sionals have submitted the topics of their This year’s conference will focus on two gram a unique perspective with both areas: the students, will have one of the papers. From Ukraine alone, 76 persons main themes: “Library Cooperation national and international students. most memorable experiences of their lives, have registered topics of papers. Students are asked to bring their Between Ukraine and North America” and and the community will gain educated and Organizers anticipate approximately enthusiasm, talent and a desire to learn informed future community leaders. “Ukrainian Language in Contemporary 45 speakers from the following cities in and speak Ukrainian at all times. Program inquiries may be directed to: U k r a i n e . ” Ukraine: Chernivtsi, Dnipropetrovsk, Accredited courses in Ukrainian 9, 10, 11 Mohyla Institute, 1240 Temperance St., The program committee for the first Donetsk, Ivano-Frankivsk, Kharkiv, and 12 keep the students busy in the Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0P1 theme comprises the following persons: Kryvyi Rih, Kyiv, Luhansk, Lviv, Odesa, morning hours. Creative language, arts, Canada; telephone, (306) 653-1944; fax, Marianna Tax Choldin (University of Poltava and Symferopol. The speakers crafts and sports are instructed by moni- (306) 653-1902. Illinois at Urbana-Champaign), Jurij Dobczansky (Library of Congress), from Ukraine are predominantly young Valentyna Pashkova (Kyiv State Institute scholars who make all possible efforts to VARSOVIA TRAVEL & SHIPPING of Culture), Luba Pendzey (University of adopt modern techniques and approaches Toronto), Mykola Senchenko (Book in scientific research or library services 74 E 7th St. (between 1-2 Ave.) Manhattan Chamber of Ukraine), Bohdan Wynar and use the Ukrainian language at home, Tel.: (212) 529-3256 • Fax 477-1553 (Libraries Unlimited) and Bohdan in schools and in their professional lives. Yasinsky (Library of Congress). Most of the expenses connected with ä‚ËÚÍË ‚ ìÍ‡ªÌÛ Members of the program committee for accommodations for participants of the 㸂¥‚ • ä˪‚ the second theme include: Andrij conference from abroad will be covered Hornjatkevyc (University of Alberta), by the Foundation for the Advancement 臘ÍË Assya Humesky (University of Michigan), of Ukrainian Studies at the University of äÓ‡·ÎÂÏ • ã¥Ú‡ÍÓÏ Lidia Kots-Hryhorchuk (National Museum Illinois headed by Raisa Bratkiv. of Ukraine at Lviv), Larissa Onyshkevych For more information about the con- (Princeton Research Forum), Myroslava ference proceedings, call Prof. Shtohryn Tomorug-Znayenko (Rutgers University at at (217) 356-9195 or fax (217) 356-7982. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 15 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do... Canada celebrates Ukrainian heritage Learn to play bandura ... at camp by Anatoli W. Murha ation. The two-week course will con- clude with a concert on Saturday, August LIVONIA, Mich. — Have you ever 2 at 2 p.m. wanted to learn to play bandura, or sing Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp will while playing bandura? Well, at the be held at All Saints Ukrainian Kobzarska Sich Bandura Camp and at Orthodox Church Camp in Emlenton, Bandura Camp Ukraina you can do just Pa., on August 3-August 17. The camp that, no matter what age you are. is located on 95 acres of pine forest The Ukrainian Bandura Chorus of along the Allegheny River. Camp par- Detroit provides financial assistance and ticipants will live in eight cabins with its members volunteer their time and tal- bunk beds. Facilities include a dining ents for both camps. Bandura Camp hall, concert hall/recreation center, a Ukraina will take place on the beautiful swimming pool, basketball and tennis grounds of Ukraina Vacation Resort in courts, beach volleyball courts and a London, Ontario, from July 20 to August sports field. 2. Accommodations are barracks with This camp is designed for participants bunk beds; facilities include a dining age 12 and up who have banduras and hall, a concert/recreation hall, a swim- can read music. Instruction is in both ming pool, volleyball courts, baseball Ukrainian and English. The tuition fee diamonds and a sports field. There are includes room and board for two weeks, over seven hours of daily instruction in meals, individual and group lessons, Dancers at Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin, Manitoba. the technique of playing bandura, ban- ensemble and solo playing and singing, dura history, solo and ensemble playing printed music materials and administra- by Christopher Guly dations for communities 40 minutes outside and singing, music lectures and elemen- tive costs. of Dauphin,” noted Ken Romaniuk, volun- tary music theory (as needed). As at Bandura Camp Ukraina there are OTTAWA – At 24 years old, teer director of promotions for the festival. Who is this camp for? For anyone age over seven hours of daily instruction. Saskatoon’s Vesna Festival bills itself as the Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival is 7 and older who has a bandura (arrange- Advanced Poltavka players can learn the oldest Ukrainian Canadian summer fair in permanently housed at Selo Ukraina, a site ments can be made to rent one), can read Kharkiv style. The two-week course cul- western Canada. Yet, in nearby Manitoba, in Riding Mountain National Park eight music and wants to improve his/her minates with a concert on Sunday August Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival in miles south of Dauphin. The location understanding of Ukrainian. Instruction 17 at 1 p.m. Dauphin has been running since 1966. includes a 10,000-seat outdoor amphithe- will be in both Ukrainian and English For details about Kobzarska Sich con- “We just don’t consider Manitoba part ater where five grandstand shows will be language. tact: Anatoli W. Murha, 15356 Ellen of western Canada,” laughed Don Gabruch, featured over the three-day event. Tuition includes room and board for Drive, Livonia, MI 48154; (313) 953- chairperson of Vesna’s organizing commit- Toronto comic Ihor Bacynskyj will host 14 days, meals, registration fee, individ- 0305; [email protected] t e e . all shows, which will offer performances by ual and group lessons, material costs For information about Bandura Camp If there’s any competition between who Winnipeg vocalist Alexis Kochan, (textbooks, printed sheet music, camp T- Ukraina contact: Nick Schidowka, 7067 holds veteran status in the summer festival Calgary’s Tryzub Dance Ensemble and shirts) and administrative costs. There is Beattie St., London, Ontario N6P 1A2; league, there isn’t any when it comes to Dauphin’s own Zirka Ukrainian Dance free time for sports, swimming and relax- (519) 652-3043; [email protected] vying for an audience – one festival is in E n s e m b l e . May, the other in August. The festival also includes a folk and Vesna is first off the mark, running on visual arts pavilion, tours of Dauphin’s May 9-10 at Saskatoon’s Centennial historic Ukrainian sites, traditional outdoor A u d i t o r i u m . bake ovens, a heritage village, a children’s This year’s event celebrates Ukrainian festival, a “zabava” (dance) and a post youth. Mr. Gabruch said the admission office issuing a special “Ukraina” cancel- prices ($14 for adults, free for children l a t i o n . 14 and under) are meant to encourage A parade will also be held in down- family participation. town Dauphin on Saturday, August 3, at Certainly, there’s plenty to do. Dance 10 a.m. featuring floats, bands, dancers troupes and choirs will entertain. An arti- and marchers bedecked in traditional san’s area will sell trinkets and pottery, Ukrainian garb. while another area will serve traditional Adult weekend passes are $35; $15 for food. children age 6-12. But Vesna’s major feature continues to And, like Vesna’s claim to uniqueness, be its evening cabaret, which operates from Dauphin touts its own individuality. “We 6 p.m. until 1:30 a.m. started saying we are one of Canada’s old- “There’s a lot of dancing, from polkas to est and most exciting cultural events,” said kolymyikas, going on,” said Mr. Gabruch. Mr. Romaniuk. Later in the summer, during the August “And, certainly one of the longest run- 1-3 Civic Holiday long weekend, Dauphin ning cultural events of our size,” he added. rolls out its red carpet. Another Ukrainian Canadian summer This year, the annual northwest festival to look out for is the Vegreville Manitoba festival is going to have to extend Pysanka Festival in Alberta, which runs the welcome mat even further, with crowds from July 4 to 6. expected to exceed 10,000 – which is equal For more information on Vegreville, to the population of Dauphin itself. Last phone (403) 632-2777; on Dauphin, phone year, attendance peaked at just over 6,000. (204) 638-5645; and on Saskatoon, phone “People are already booking accommo- (306) 931-8659.

cooking. The program is designed to SUM-A youth... teach the Ukrainian art form while edu- (Continued from page 12) cating campers about the traditional and year. The program includes in-depth historical importance of their culture. For studies of Ukrainian language, history the first time this year the camp is being and current events. offered to active members of sister-orga- • Sports – The staff of instructors nizations following the same criteria as teaches soccer, basketball, volleyball, for SUM-A members. tennis, swimming and softball. This pro- All Ukrainian children are invited to gram fosters comradeship through a team come and share the fun and excitement of sports approach, while teaching sports- a SUM-A camp. For additional informa- manlike conduct and discipline. tion contact your local oseredok (branch) • Ukrainian Culture – A one-of-a-kind or the SUM-A central office in New program in the U.S. offering a hands-on York at (212) 477-3084. experience in Ukrainian traditions, her- SUM-A camps are held in Ellenville, itage and culture. Children learn N.Y. (for information call 212-477- Ukrainian dance, bandura, songs, ceram- 3084); Baraboo, Wis. (773-486-4204); ics, embroidery, pysanky, wood carving, Fillmore, N.Y. (716-671-2317); and gerdany, group theater and traditional Wellington, Ohio (216-749-2894). 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 A Ukrainian Summer: where to go, what to do...

A Ukrainian Summer Calendar May 9-10 Vesna Festival, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan May 16-18 St. George Church Ukrainian Festival, New York May 19 Celebration of Spring, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Edmonton, Alberta May 23-26 Springfest Weekend, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. May 23-25 Memorial Day Weekend “Zlet,” SUM-A Camp, Ellenville, N.Y. May 24 Vohon Ukrainian Festival, Broadmoor Lake, Sherwood Park, Alberta June 8-13 UNA Seniors Association Conference, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. June 14-20 Canada Ukrainian Business Initiative, Calgary, Alberta; Regina, Saskatchewan; Winnipeg, Manitoba June 15 Fathers’ Day celebration, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. June 28 Season-opening dance, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. July 4-6 Independence Day season-opener, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. July 4-6 Pysanka Festival, Vegreville, Alberta July 4-6 Fourth of July Family Weekend, SUM-A Camp, Ellenville, N.Y. July 12 Spartanky Triples Volleyball Tournament and Barbecue, Hedden Park, Randolph, N.J. July 12-13 Pioneer Days, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Edmonton, Alberta July 18-20 Ukrainian Youth Festival, Verkhovyna, Glen Spey, N.Y. July 19-27 Special Super Discount Week, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 1-3 Canada’s National Ukrainian Festival, Dauphin, Manitoba August 9-16 Club Suzy-Q, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 10 Ukrainian Day, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Edmonton, Alberta August 15-17 St. Josaphat Eparchy Convention, Antiochian Village, Ligonier, Pa. August 16-17 Miss Soyuzivka Weekend, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 16-23 Canadian Discount Week, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 23-24 Ukrainian Independence Day, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 29-September 1 Labor Day Weekend season finale, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, N.Y. August 29-September 1 Labor Day Weekend program, SUM-A Camp, Ellenville, N.Y. August 31 Friends’ Ukrainian Music Jamboree, Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village, Edmonton, Alberta September 20 Ukrainian Festival U.S.A., PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.

driver. All reasonable offers are accepted. Yalta: a city... The other inconvenience is getting here. (Continued from page 13) Although Communist movers and shakers recuperate from illnesses and ailments in a regularly vacationed in Yalta, nobody ever hot dry climate, Yalta offers more than thought to build an airport or a train station 150 sanitoriums, most with specialized in or near the city. So those wanting to rest care for specific ailments, as well as for here must either travel by plane or by train general rest and revitalization. to Symferopol and then take a trolley bus They all include Yalta’s legendary or a taxi to Yalta. mud bath treatments and mineral baths. The trolley ride is an inexpensive and Costs begin at as little as $15 per day for scenic two-and-a-half- to three-hour trip food, lodging, excursions and treatment that costs about $3 (U.S.). For those who and run to $100. Mr. Naskidashvili said can’t wait to get there, there are dozens of he could help to arrange a course of taxis at Symferopil Airport or at the train treatment for Westerners interested in station waiting to whisk you to Yalta in an spending time in a sanitorium. hour and a half to two hours for $30 to $50. Of the 15 hotels the three best are the The trip is a bit tiring, especially for plush Hotel Orianda, the historic Hotel those already jet-lagged, but once you see Palas and the huge Hotel Yalta, which the city below from the mountain road can match almost anything the West has above, you will feel it was well worth it. to offer for sheer size. The Yalta has 2,000 guest rooms, a majority of which are already booked for Air Ukraine... Soyuzivka Springfest ‘97 this season, dozens of restaurants and a (Continued from page 13) casino, as well as its own beach. Rooms in-flight magazine in the Ukrainian and Memorial Day Weekend May 23-26, 1997 run around $100 a night. English languages. We invite everyone to join us for a fun filled celebration of spring! The Orianda, the most luxurious of the The latest issue of the Air Ukraine In- three, is slightly more expensive than the flight Magazine features an article about Room Rate per night: Standard $60 ... Deluxe $70 Yalta, but is located smack in the center of the reform efforts of Viktor Yuschenko, the city just off the beach. The oldest is the extra adult $10 ... children free to age 16 chairman of the National Bank of Ukraine; Palas, which dates from the turn of the interviews with Vasyl Onopenko, head of The above prices include tax & gratuities century, but which has been extensively the Social Democratic Party of Ukraine, renovated. It is also the most affordable. A and Tetyana Akhekyan, director of the F r i d a y : Party in the Trembita Lounge from 9 til?? Free hors d’oeuvres two-room suite will cost around $60 dur- Ballet on Ice Ukrainian State Company; Springfest Happy Hour 11 pm – Midnight *all drinks half price* ing the season. The accommodations, feature-length articles on icon painting and Party continues all evening...yippee!!! however, are modest (and clean). contemporary Ukrainian art; and photo Live music: Midnight Bigus with guest appearance by Darka & Slavko A problem that all visitors to Yalta must essays on Jerusalem and Nepal. The maga- If you have an instrument bring it along and join the JAM be ready to confront is the unstable supply zine also offers a guide to hotels, restau- Restaurant dining at “The Winter Inn” open 6-9 pm of hot water. At the Yalta and the Orianda, rants, cafes and casinos in Kyiv. S a t u r d a y : Breakfast available Mainhouse Dining Room served from 8-10 am that is not a problem because they have Air Ukraine also sponsors Welcome to Verandah Ball, volleyball, tennis, swimming, hiking...etc. their own water heating systems. But hotels Ukraine, a glossy magazine promoting Enjoy the Clam & Shrimp Bake – BBQ at the Veselka Patio between 11:30 - 3 pm that still rely on government central heating tourism in Ukraine that is distributed on Air facilities, such as the Hotel Palas, offer Happy Hour Trembita Lounge: 4:30 - 6:00 pm *all drinks half price* Ukraine and Lufthansa flights, and is avail- water only during part of the day. For able at Ukraine International Airlines agen- Restaurant dining at “The Winter Inn” from 6 pm - 10 pm (last seating 9:30 pm) example, at the Palas hot water is provided cies, embassies, hotels or by subscription. 10 pm - Dance featuring BURLAKY from Montreal - $10.00 at the door to rooms at 6-10 p.m. nightly. 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The M o n d a y : Enjoy morning coffee & danish in the Mainhouse lobby from 8-10 am o w n . Ukrainian government has put out a tender Brunch in the Mainhouse dining Room from 10 am - 1 pm. The transportation system is sufficient. for aircraft, and perhaps by the summer of There are taxis at reasonable rates with dri- 1998 Air Ukraine passengers will be flying ALL MEALS, DANCES, DRINKS ARE ON A PAY AS YOU GO RATE vers willing to bargain, buses, trolley buses on a Boeing 767-200 or an Airbus A310. Don’t wait, don’t delay make your reservation TODAY – Call 914-626-5641 x 141 and tour buses. Or you can wave a car For Air Ukraine reservations and tick- down on the street and offer a price to the ets call 1-800-UKRAINE. No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18

FIRST QUALITY UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE Ukrainian pro hockey update MON U M E N T S SERVING NY/NJ/CT REGION CEMETERIES by Ihor Stelmach OBLAST Super Dave reaches 500 adults — from St. John the Baptist M E M O R I A L S Ukrainian Catholic School in Newark, P.O. BOX 746 Dave Andreychuk’s 500th career N.J., who had come to the game for an Chester, NY 10918 National Hockey League goal was scored outing organized by the Fathers’ Club. If 914-469-4247 in the same fashion as many of the 499 the cheers for Andreychuk seemed loud- BILINGUAL HOME APPOINTMENTS that preceded it: on a rebound during a est in the arena’s Section 207 that was power play. the reason. The New Jersey Devils’ Ukrainian left Leschyshyn gets on roll winger, who hit that milestone in a March 15 game against the Washington Curtis Leschyshyn used to be some- Capitals, has made a very good living by thing of an anomaly. He had played eight- parking himself in front of the oppo- plus seasons in the NHL, all with the nent’s net and using his soft hands and Quebec Nordiques-Colorado Avalanche, extra long reach to his advantage. and he’d never been traded. All of that “I know I scored my first goal in my changed – twice – in a whirlwind seven first game, and it was a rebound in front of days. Leschyshyn was traded to the Position available the net,” said Andreychuk, who had 212 Washington Capitals in a multi-player deal career power play goals over a 15-year last November 2. One week later, as he left his hotel for USAir Arena, Leschyshyn’s SYSTEM OPERATOR — familiar career that began in 1982 with the Buffalo New Cookbook Sabres. “There haven’t been too many wife, Laura, said, “Say hi to your new with the AS-400 System to coordi- “FAVORITE RECIPIES” pretty goals in the 500. 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GOV’T FORECLOSED homes from evening of March 15: Unbeknownst to “Since I’ve gotten to Hartford, I’ve pennies on $1. Delinquent Tax, Repo’s, him, among the fans most excited about felt real good,” he said. “This is a team his 500th goal was a Ukrainian group of WEST ARKA REO’s. Your Area. 2282 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ont., Canada M6S 1N9 nearly 70 persons — youngsters and (Continued on page 19) Toll Free 1-800-218-9000 Gifts Ukrainian Handicrafts Art, Ceramics, Jewellery A. CHORNY SEIZED CARS from $175. Things To Do At Soyuzivka Books, Newspapers Porsches, Cadillacs, Chevys. BMWs, Cassettes, CDs, Videos Embroidery Supplies Corvettes. Also Jeeps, 4WDs. Packages and Services to Ukraine Your area. Toll Free 1-800-218-9000 3Get Married Ext. A-6945 for current listings. 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who spent his formative years sitting and HERE’S ANEW, COST-EFFECTIVE WAY FOR YOU TO NETWORK Pro hockey... watching,” Brown said. “He spent the (Continued from page 18) lockout year (1994-1995) in the NHL on A Directory of Services that wanted me.” recall and really didn’t play a lot of Leschyshyn started out on quite a roll hockey for a lot of years in a row. “He needed to learn the finer points of krainian usinesses in Hartford. UBThere are thousands of Ukrainian-owned businesses in North America. the game, how to get the puck out along Daneyko remains loyal Devil the boards, how to position himself Shouldn’t your company be featured in The Ukrainian Weekly? defensively, how to play well away from The ultimate stay-at-home defenseman the puck. He always had a great shot, but wanted to stay in his New Jersey home. he never learned to skate off the puck and PU B L I C I T Y • AD V E R T I S I N G • MA R K E T I N G Reach Kenny Daneyko, who could have tested to hit holes and make himself available. the open market as a free agent after this Those are the things he’s learning now.” season, bypassed that potential golden Although he remains in Chicago’s 3 2,0 0 0 opportunity when he signed a three-year plans, Chyzowski is not considered one contract with the Devils worth more than DV E R T I S I N G of the Blackhawks’ top prospects. This Readers Of $4 million during the off-season. 1 0 5 1 B L O O M F I E L D A V E N U E , still-young hard-working puckster The deal pays the 32-year-old veteran 2 N D F L O O R , S U I T E 1 5 , The Ukrainian Weekly deserves one last shot in the NHL. From $1.295 million for 1996-1997, $1.275 C L I F T O N , NJ 07012-2120 For Just $24 Per Ad. here, it looks like he’ll get it. A million next season and $1.257 million Call Tom Hawrylko 201-773-1800 Call 201-434-0237 in 1998-1999. Additional deferred UKRAINIAN UTTERINGS: M i g h t y money puts the contract’s total value at Ducks’ right- winger Brian Bellows scored just over $4.2 million. his 450th NHL goal on January 1 ... “It would be real important for me to Calgary’s left winger Todd Hlushko, who play my entire career with this organiza- missed eight games recovering from a con- tion,” said the loyal Ukrainian blueliner, cussion, was finally given medical clear- second to John MacLean on the Devils’ ance to play. Hlushko traced his problems all-time games played list at 807. to a February 26 collision with right winger “Loyalty means a lot to me. It’s not there Dallas Drake of Phoenix, but didn’t come in pro sports anymore. Fans don’t have out of the line-up for another 10 days. “The that identity with players.” feeling I had in my head was like the little The Devils’ second choice (18th over buzz you get off alcohol if you’ve had one all) in the 1982 entry draft, Daneyko has or two or three beers,” Hlushko said. “I had built his career on physical play in front that feeling for two weeks straight. It was a of his own goal. He is the only Devils’ 24-hour, constant thing. It was such a weird player to record more than 2,000 minutes feeling. I finally told the trainers, ‘There’s in penalties. something wrong, I need some time off.’” “I look at guys like (Rangers’) So Hlushko consulted a neurologist and had defenseman Jeff Beukeboom and he gets an MRI done. All the tests came back com- all that money ($1.8 million this season). pletely normal. Now, he’s in a recovery I have to be honest, I think I’m as good phase ... Coyotes’ defenseman Oleg as Jeff Beukeboom,” Daneyko said. Tverdovsky collected three assists in a “You look at all the guys who have rocked recent game against Pittsburgh to move him the boat here and they are making millions ... back into third place in scoring among but it’s not all about getting as much as I can. NHL defensemen. Tverdovsky also ended I’m the type of person who is happy where I a 33-game goal-less drought by notching am and with what I’ve got.” his 10th against Tampa Bay ... Phoenix Chyzowski emerges as power forward traded minor league defenseman Steve Cheredaryk to Montreal for the rights to Dave Chyzowski is the unhappy answer veteran goalie Pat Jablonski ... to an NHL draft trivia question. He is the ; only player chosen in the first round of the (Quotes courtesy of Rich Chere and Mike 1989 entry draft to play (on at least a semi- Arace, beat writers for the New Jersey Devils regular basis) in the NHL that season. and the Hartford Whalers, and The Hockey Taken second over all by the New York N e w s . ) Islanders, Chyzowski played 34 games as an 18-year-old after being selected. The only other 1989 first-rounders who got into an NHL game that year were defenseman Kevin Haller of the Buffalo Sabres and goaltender Olaf Kolzig of the Washington Capitals, each of whom played two games. Now Chyzowski insists the reason he has spent most of the last five years play- ing minor pro hockey is because he was thrust into the NHL too early. “One more year in junior would have changed my entire career,” said Chyzowski, a key performer this season for the Indianapolis Ice. “If I went back to junior, I’m assuming I would have had a good year and would have been so much more ready. “Mike Modano (the first choice over all in 1988) did that instead of going to Minnesota, and he dominated junior and was ready for what it took to be in the NHL.” The 25-year-old Chyzowski has showed some of the promise scouts saw years ago. He scored 44 goals for the Adirondack Red Wings of the American Hockey League last season and con- vinced coach Newell Brown that he wasn’t far from being ready for another crack at the NHL. When Brown became an assistant with the Chicago Blackhawks, he recom- mended they sign Chyzowski. They did and Chyzowski has been one of the IHL’s top power forwards, scoring a team-high 34 goals and 74 points in 73 games along with 249 penalty minutes. “I saw a guy who needed to play and 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 No. 18 CCRF shipments... (Continued from page 5) their initiative in organizing the joint campaign with the CCRF. He also reserved special praise for the parish of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, Ohio, which donated $20,000 for the purchase of the Ohmeda incubators. Dr. Kareta’s remarks were broadcast by regional television and radio journalists who visited the site and examined the newly donated technology. During a briefing with CCRF staffers, Dr. Kareta and the department heads of the Chernihiv hospital stressed their con- cern over the growing number of birth defects and complications they have wit- nessed since the Chornobyl accident. In recent years, the doctors have discovered cancer in very young children near the exploded reactor. Malignant tumors, dia- betes and other severe anomalies have been found even in newborn infants. Chernihiv was one of the regions hardest hit by Chornobyl’s fallout. Doctors attribute much of the decline in children’s health to various forms of radiation exposure. On a more hopeful note, CCRF repre- sentatives were introduced to several mothers and infants who had survived difficult deliveries thanks to technology previously installed by the CCRF. A few days later, CCRF staff toured a children’s hospital in Lviv (the former “Okhmadet”), which became one of the CCRF’s partner hospitals in 1995. Thanks to a major fund-raising drive launched by Volodymyr and Oksana Bakum in the Poughkeepsie/Kerhonkson area of New York state, the CCRF was able to supply this hospital with critical care equipment and surgical supplies. During a press con- ference, CCRF President Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky attributed much of this success to pediatric surgeon Dr. Roman Kovalsky, who received training in the U.S. under the auspices of the CCRF. Despite these successes on the local level, Ukrainian health officials continue to express concern over the skyrocketing infant mortality rate across Ukraine. The Kyiv Post reported in March that at 14.7 per thousand, Ukraine’s infant mortality rate is one of the highest in the world. CCRF experts believe the officially quoted statistics may underestimate the actual levels by as much as one-third. (Many hospital administrators fear sanctions or cut-offs in government funding if their reported mortality rate increases.) The birth rate has plummeted by 28 percent since 1989, according to the Ministry of Statistics. Nearly 40 percent of Ukrainian women experience complications during pregnancy, according to a report pre- sented to the 1995 International Women’s Conference in Beijing. In order to combat this problem, the CCRF and Monsanto are approaching other Western corporations and local entrepreneurs for support. The Ukrainian government has pledged its support for the CCRF initiative and the fund is cur- rently developing community outreach and public education programs to com- plement the introduction of new technol- ogy and physician training. Contributions may be sent to CCRF. Attn: Women’s and Children’s Health Initiative, 272 Old Short Hills Road, Short Hills, NJ 07078. All donations are fully tax-deductible.

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ments of transparency and openness “are Observation aircraft... pages being added to the chronicle of (Continued from page 1) peaceful relations between nations,” At a press conference April 23, Brig. Ambassador Shcherbak noted. Gen. Honcharenko recalled that it was Gen. Thomas Kuenning of the U.S. Air President Dwight Eisenhower who first Force, director of the On-Site Inspection proposed the Open Skies Treaty in 1955, Agency (OSIA), applauded the Ukrainians but the Soviet Union rejected it. “In 1989 and expressed admiration for their achieve- President [George] Bush proposed it again ment. His Ukrainian counterpart, Gen.- as an agreement between NATO and the Maj. Mykola Honcharenko, chief of the Warsaw Pact. The treaty was signed in Verification Center of the Armed Forces of 1992 ... as a measure to reduce tension. In Ukraine, was proud of his 21-member 1994 the United States made the first observer team. observer flight over Ukraine and in Gen. Honcharenko said he was October 1996 the second one. Our mission “moved by the warm reception his team is the return visit of the OC135 flight of received from the American side.” He last October.” also expressed appreciation to the U.S. As a treaty negotiated primarily by two for its assistance in enabling Ukraine to superpowers, Open Skies is full of fine- be the first country of the former Warsaw print limitations, such as procedures for Pact to make this historic mission under opening the camera bays from outside an the Open Skies Treaty. observer plane so that photographing is Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (The important assistance included pro- done only after an observation flight plan is visions for refueling stops at Wright- accepted by both sides (but within 24 in conjunction with Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, Robins hours), and a provision that cameras have AFB in Georgia and Tinker AFB in enough resolution to tell a truck from a The Ukrainian National Association Oklahoma because of the short, 1,500- tank. U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Dennis and mile range of the Antonov aircraft. It took Connaughton of the On-Sight Inspection Smoloskyp the Ukrainians four days to fly from Kyiv Agency, said, it’s “off-the-shelf hardware, to Washington, with stops in Germany, available to any signatory country” – not England, Scotland, Iceland, Greenland, the type of equipment that can read a are organizing a 6-week academic program Canada and the state of Maine.) license plate on a car. But he also said that on Ukrainian language, literature and culture But the main purpose of the mission was under the treaty, if the Ukrainians wanted to show all 27 countries that have signed the to photograph the Chicago area, the OSIA Academic courses: from July 14 to August 22, 1997 Open Skies Treaty, and others that would within 24 hours would have to clear the air- Program: from July 12 to August 25, 1997 join it in the future, that the treaty offers a space above O’Hare, the busiest airport in level playing field for superpowers and the world, for their flight. other countries when it comes to observing The purpose of the mission, Col. Academic Program: Ukrainian language, contemporary history and literature each other’s territory for openness, trans- Connaughton said, was “to show the Rada All courses taught by professionals from the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy parency and confidence-building, explained [Ukrainian Parliament], that you can do it,” Introduction to current cultural and political life in Ukraine Gen. Kuenning. And to convince the parlia- so that it would vote to ratify the treaty. Excursions: visit historical monuments: churches, palaces, museums and theatres ments of signatory countries, to ratify the Maj. Yurii Andrienko, one of the Celebrate the 6th Anniversary of Ukraine’s Independence treaty (if they haven’t yet done so). Ukrainian observers, said he is proud of Key countries in this category are his country’s Antonov-30. He flew in one Program includes: Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, said the in Afghanistan, he explained, where it was 6-week academic course American general. The Verkhovna Rada used between 1981 and 1989, and he had a room and board in Kyiv is expected to vote on treaty ratification friend who piloted one and was shot down excursion program in June. He added, “We’re happy to give over Afghanistan. The plane also flew in cultural program the Ukrainian military and government Angola, he said, adding that “there is evi- transportation services in Ukraine support to ratify the treaty.” dence that it was used in Chechnya.” $ 1,750.00 Military and diplomatic representa- Col. Fedir Tsymbaliuk said the Blakytna tives of other countries had an opportuni- Stezha has already done reciprocal missions Due to limited number of participants we urge you to apply early. ty to go over the results of the mission with Germany, the United Kingdom, Romania Deadline for applications May 26, 1997 after its completion with the Ukrainians and Slovakia. The U.S. mission, he said, was and Americans before the Ukrainian 70 percent successful, but that wasn’t because For further information and applications please call the UNA - O. Trytjak observers’ return flight to Kyiv. of American restrictions: on the last leg of the Tel: 201 451-2200, Fax: 201 451-2093 “This [mission] was an unprecedented overflight clouds got in the way. event, both in the technical and political sense,” said Ukraine’s obviously proud Ambassador Yuri Shcherbak, after he greeted each of the 21 Ukrainian observers About observation aircraft as they lined up for review beside their air- Various signatory countries of the craft. Dr. Shcherbak also toured both the Open Skies Treaty adapt different air- American and Ukrainian observer planes. craft for their observation platforms. “It shows that our armed forces have The Americans use the Boeing 707 great potential,” he told reporters, and modified as OC135. The Ukrainians added with a smile that the 6,000-mile flight use an Antonov-30B inherited from the to Washington by the AN-30 deserves to be former Soviet air force fleet. And the considered by the Guinness Book of World Germans use a Soviet-built Tupolev. Records. On a serious note, he went on to Why Tupolev? “Oh, they modified say that the short range of the Ukrainian [East German Communist leader observer plane is quite adequate for Erich] Honecker’s personal plane,” Ukraine’s needs: observing what is happen- explained David Rigby, chief of pub- ing in countries on the European continent. lic affairs of the American On-Site “This [mission] was done so that other Inspection Agency, whose office cor- countries and we wouldn’t fear each other. ridor is lined with large photos of the We open our sky and others open their sky inspection events. to us.” Confidence measures, with their ele- No. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 4, 1997 23

Rep. Callahan again stressed that U.S. aid to Ukraine... “until they [Ukraine] respond to the alle- (Continued from page 4) gations against them by U.S. compa- scope of corruption. When asked by Rep. nies,” Fiscal Year 1988 assistance to Knollenberg how the U.S. can help level Ukraine will be in jeopardy. the playing field in terms of assistance in Rep. Packard attempted to clarify Rep. these areas, Mr. Lozynskyj stated that Callahan’s remarks as he noted: “We do Ukrainian Credit Union USAID has failed in this regard. “In a vac- not condemn Ukraine, though we want to 301 Main Street uum of rule of law, the government, state condemn the corruption ... The last thing enterprises and organized crime exert we want is lack of business investment in Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413 extraordinary power in commercial activity Ukraine.” ... We [the U.S.] have been more the prob- Mr. Lozynskyj’s answered those lem than the solution. USAID in this regard remarks by restating recommendations for 612-379-4969 has been a travesty. We must recognize aid programs mentioned in his testimony: Ukraine as a strategic ally on the precipice programs to combat corruption, institute å‡π ‚Ò¥ ·‡ÌÍÓ‚¥ Ó·ÒÎÛ„Ë Ì‡ of the Russian ambit,” he underlined. commercial law reform, and reform the ̇ÈÍ‡˘Ëı ÛÏÓ‚‡ı Rep. Callahan responded that the sub- energy and agricultural sectors. committee “appropriates based on percep- In closing, Rep. Callahan reiterated Ç¥‰ÍËÚ‡ ˘Ó‰Ìfl tion and, Ukraine is not going to get a that the perception within Congress is nickel if the perception of corruption is not that corruption in Ukraine is tolerated by resolved.” Continuing on this theme, Rep. the Verkhovna Rada and government and Callahan equated Ukraine with a “pillar of that until this problem is resolved, democracy” and strength in the former Ukraine will not receive its fair share of Soviet Union and said he hopes that intended U.S. financial assistance. Ukraine will champion the role of democ- Unless Ukraine makes “immediate and racy within that region of the world. drastic changes,” the chairman said he Mr. Lozynskyj replied by pointing out would include restrictive language in the what Ukraine has done to deserve U.S. Appropriations Bill to curtail U.S. assis- support: disposed of the world’s third tance to Ukraine. largest strategic nuclear arsenal, unilater- Rep. Callahan concluded by noting ally removed of tactical nuclear arms, that the U.S. has “bent over backwards ... became the first to join NATO’s partner- to help you (Ukraine) build a democra- ship for Peace (PfP), program participat- cy,” and that until the perception of cor- ed in IFOR’s Bosnia peace-keeping oper- ruption is gone, “Ukraine is not going to ations. Ukraine has been a paragon of get a nickel.” democracy with several essentially fraud- Mr. Lozynskyj asked whether assis- Do you have free elections, Mr. Lozynskyj added. tance to Russia would be similarly condi- Economically, Ukraine has moved expe- tioned, to which Rep. Callahan answered, ditiously given the Herculean task mov- “Yes, but Russia has not received the ing from a command to a market econo- amount of aid Ukraine has.” Mr. “lazy money”? my, something that Americans cannot Lozynskyj countered: “It has received at fully appreciate. least 10 times as much assistance.” PUT IT TO WORK AT UNA!!! Notice to publishers and authors It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews of newly published books, book- CALL lets and reprints, as well as records and premiere issues of periodicals, only after receipt by the editorial offices of a copy of the material in question. News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be published. Send new releases and information (where publication may be purchased, cost, etc.) to: The Editor, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ 07302. In

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