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Vol. LVII No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY'9, 1989 50 cents' Tour of C/iornoby/ Banner in Kiev calls for independent, sovereign Ukraine provides insigfit into 1986 tragedy On June 9-18, Dr, David Marples, author of two books on the Chornobyl nuclear accident, visited the Chornobyl area and Kiev, courtesy of the Ukrai­ nian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The following is a four-part series about this unique visit to Ukraine. by Dr. David Marples

PART II As we approached the Chornobyl power station, і could see the two nuclear reactors whose construction had been halted: No. 5 was nearly completed, while No. 6 was 15 percent complete. Then the four main reactors came into view, much closer together During May 22 ceremonies in honor of Taras Shev- і "Khay zhyve ukrainska samostiyna soborna derzhava" than I had expected. chenko. Ukraine's Greatest poet. Kiev residents held (Long live a Ukrainian independent and sovereign The entire station is compressed into aloft blue and yellow flags of free Ukraine, pos­ state.) a small area, crisscrossed with a maze of ters adorned with tridents and a banner that read: See centerfold for story. gridlines. Under the latter, the ground has been replaced with concrete slabs. We drove to the main entrance of the Popular Movement for Perebudova organized in Kiev power plant, at which inevitably there is LONDON - More than 500 dele­ Ukrainian Press Agency, the founding called for changes in the Rukh's draft a bust of Lenin, and were taken up a gates, representing over 230 local meeting elected regional leadership program — in particular for the aban- marble staircase - now looking worn chapters in the capital city of Kiev and which consists of, among others, Ivan donn^ent of a clause recognizing the - above which are stained glass win­ in the oblast, gathered on July 1 at the Drach as chairman, Dmytro Pavlychko "leading role" of the Communist Party. dows, and with what seemed like as­ cinema theather in Kiev to form the and recently elected people's deputies In addition, Mr. Yavorivsky and others tonishing haste, into the office of Kiev oblast and city chapter of the Volodymyr Yavorivsky, Valeriy Hry- are reported to have stressed the need to Mikhail Umanets, the station's director. Popular Movement for the Support of shchuk, and Volodymyr Cherniak. restore genuine Ukrainian "statehood." Aside from direct narrative, I should Perebudova in Ukraine, popularly According to a report from Radio Among those elected to the leader­ like to convey the feeling of unreality I known as "Rukh." Liberty, Messrs. Yavorivsky and ship were also former political pri- had at this moment. After three years of According to the London-based Hryshchuk were among speakers who (Continued on page IS) studying Chornobyl, surely as one of the most critical observers of the situation, here I was sitting opposite a man who I had been featured in my two books; one, UNA awards 5118,200 in scholarships to 214 students moreover, who was the avowed enemy JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Ukrai­ time editor of Svoboda, was awarded in of UNA Branch 240. of the Ukrainian environmentalists and nian National Association's Scholar­ the amount of 52,000 to a journalism The Roman Slobodian Memorial I oppositionists such as Dr. Yuriy ship Committee has awarded 214 scho­ student, Catherine Tymkiw of Parma, Scholarship for 52,000 was awarded to ^ Shcherbak, Dmytro Pavlychko and larships for a total of 5118,200 to Ohio. Miss Tymkiw, 22, is a junior at Nazar Hnatenko, an art student at Volodymyr Kolinko. students for academic year 1989-90. New York University and is a member (Continued on page 16) If it had not already been drummed The decision came at the Scholarship into me, it was now more than ever Committee's June 16 meeting here at apparent that all the stops had been the UNA Home Office, during which pulled out for my visit. Mr. Umanets the committee members reviewed 227 provided a frank interview (all my applications received from students interviews were recorded), and ans­ who are members of the Ukrainian wered the questions sincerely. One National Association. notable comment was the admission The total represents a new record in that he had been incorrect in advocating the amount of annual scholarship that the fifth and sixth reactors should assistance distributed by the UNA to be completed and brought on line. They deserving students. Last year, the UNA would have caused too much human awarded S113,500 in scholarships to 240 suffering, he added. students. After the interview, I presented Mr. The 1989-90 scholarships awarded Umanets with a University of Alberta comprise four scholarships for 52,000, crested spoon, and took a photograph five for 51,500, one for 51,200; and 28 of this stern, but seemingly vulnerable for 51,000. looking little man sitting at his desk. At Also awarded were the following the same time, it was - as і told my es­ scholarships: one tor 5900; 10 for 5800; cort, Yuriy Risovanny - as though he five for 5700; 20 for 5600; 35 for 5500; 35 sat there in the face of reality, in spite of for 5400; 39 for 5300; 28 for 5200 and the horrors of the past three years. It three for 5100. was rather like a baron sitting in a be- The Anthony Dragan Memorial (Continued on page 12) Scholarship, named for the late long­ Catherine Tymkiw Nazai Hnatenko THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 No. 28

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY GLASNOST DIARY: Angry Kievites demand resignations recording changes in the USSR

of Ukrainian Communist Party leaders Criticism of Lenin published mad revolutionary who destroyed the fledgling democracy of the 1917 Fe­ Vassily Grossman's "Forever Flow­ by Dr. David Marples make a major address at the Congress bruary revolution and replaced it with ing," a novel that contains harsh criti­ he had submitted his proposed speech what Grossman calls the 'unfreedom' of cism of Lenin, has been published in the KIEV - On June 17, at the Dnipro - which included a fierce attack on the the October, or Bolshevik, revolution," literary journal October. Palace of Culture in Kiev, a meeting was alleged platitudes in the speech of the Mr. Remnick reported. According to Moscow correspondent organized with those deputies elected chairman of the Ukrainian Council of David Remnick of The Washington Grossman was born in Ukraine; he from the city's territorial districts in^ Ministers, Vitally Masol - to the Post, the novel contains "the most died in 1964.vNeither"Forever Flowing" order to provide the electorate with an weekly newspaper Literaturna Ukraina, excoriating criticism ever sanctioned in nor "Life and Fate," a novel about account of their actions at the Congress which had published it on the previous this country of Lenin and the Soviet World War II that equates Stalin with of People's Deputies in Moscow. day at the top of the front page. state he founded." Hitler, and the Soviet gulag with Nazi The meeting quickly degenerated into Mr. Hryshchuk then returned to the "The novel - ostensibly a memoir of concentration camps, were published in rowdiness, with constant interruptions podium to face questions. At this time, a a political prisoner who returns home the USSR during his lifetime. from the audience, which made plain its banner was suddenly unfurled at the after 30 years in the Arctic gulag - "Life and Fate" was published in dissatisfaction not only with the perfor­ right-hand side of the hall, which portrays Lenin as a ruthless fanatic, a 1988, also in the journal October. mance of some Ukrainian deputies — demanded changes to the electoral law particularly those representing the in order to make it completely indepen­ High abortion rotes who banned sex education, which higher echelons of the party and go­ dent of the party apparatus. One man resulted in an increase in the number of vernment apparatus — but with the had copies of the banner's contents, As a resuh of the inadequacy of its sex abortions." electoral law itself. handwritten, on five-by-three index education, the Soviet Union has one of He stated that despite the new policy The audience appeared to be irri­ cards. At periodic intervals he would the highest abortion rates in the world, of glasnost, the Soviet press and televi­ tated, first of all, by the fact that at 5:30 distribute them among the audience. according to Soviet sexologist Igor sion were "reluctant to speak openly p.m., the time scheduled for the start of After some 15 minutes, the banner Kon. about sexual and moral education, the meeting, only two of the expected was lowered, ostensibly because it was The author of a book titled "Intro­ intimate relationships or even hygiene." five deputies from Kiev were actually somewhat weighty to be held up for so duction to Sexology," Mr. Kon said According to an interview Mr. Kon present, and none of them were sitting long. However, 10 minutes later it was that the conservatives in charge of gave TASS, the Sovie news agency, it is at the table at the front of the hall. Soon brought back into the hall and pinned education today were "very like the due to ignorance that girls and grown thereafter, the two deputies, Valeriy up on the side wall, so that it was in full American conservatives in the 1960s, women do not plan their pregnancies. Hryshchuk, a lecturer at the University view of all present. There it remained of Kiev, and Yuriy Shcherbak, the well- throughout the proceedings. known writer and chairman of the As a measure of the audience's un­ ecological group Zelenyi Svit (Green friendly reception of Mr. Hryshchuk Recommendation to revoke UHU membership World), were left to face the audience were the questions about the fact that he NEW YORK - During a May 7 driana Diachyshyn, Ivan Makar and alone for a full two hours before two was speaking in Russian rather than meeting in Kiev, the All-Ukrainian Lidia Chekalska. These five, he said, other deputies arrived. Ukrainian: "You were born in a village, Coordinating Council of the Ukrainian "instead of taking a constructive part in The leader of the Kiev delegation, comrade Hryshchuk. Have you for­ Helsinki Union recommended to its the work of the meeting and in the Borys Oliynyk, was reportedly in Cher- gotten your native language?" Mr. Lviv and Ivano-Frankivske branches to drafting of joint documents, through­ kasy, an absence that was felt by some Hryshchuk responded that he had not, withdraw activists Ivan Makar and out the meeting created personal quar­ of the audience to be inexcusable. (I was but that if he were to speak in Ukrainian Vasyl Sichko from its membership for rels, violating all acceptable ethical informed privately by several onlookers it would take him longer to answer the "unethical" behavior "deviating from norms of conducting polemics." that Mr. Oliynyk has become increa­ questions. A few people — possibly the Declaration of Principles and Following Mr. Lukianenko's report, singly unpopylar among Ukrainian about 20 in number — vigorously Statutory Principles of the UHU," the All-Ukrainian Coordinating Coun­ writers and intellectuals.) applauded this answer. The majority reported the press service of the Ukrai­ cil of the UHU issued a statement: Altogether, some 1,300 people were made catcalls. nian Helsinki Union last month. "In view of the fact that the UHU gathered in the building, packing the Mr. Hryshchuk maintained that During the meeting, which drew members Vasyl Sichko and Ivan Makar aisles because they could not all be although he had not made a speech at regional UHU branch representatives deviated from the Declaration of accommodated in the seats. Others the congress, he had made his points in from Bukovyna, Vynnychyna, Dnipro- Principles and Statutory ^'rinciples of listened outside the hall through loud­ the corridors of the meeting hall to Mr. petrovske, Zhytomyr, Kiev, Lviv, Pol­ the UHU, for a long time having speakers. The procedure was that the Gorbachev and Aleksandr Yakovlev. tava, Ternopil, Chernihiv and Moscow, discredited the UHU, resorting to un­ deputies would provide a brief speech Indeed, Mr. Gorbachev's name came up UHU head Lev Lukianenko described ethical methods, in particular accusing about their activities at the congress so often in his speech that one person, the behavior of five Ukrainians, in­ the union of false intentions and aims, followed by questions from the floor. submitting a written question (the cluding Messrs'. Makar and Sichko at a the All-Ukrainian Coordinating Coun­ Mr. Hryshchuk began the proceed­ accepted means of raising questions but conference of national democratic cil recommends to the Lviv and Ivano- ings with a faltering performance. He one that was used by a minority at this movements of the USSR held in Loodi, Frankivske regional branches to termi­ appeared, to be trying, but ultimately meeting), asked why it was necessary to Estonia, April 30 to May 1. nate the memberships of V. Sichko and failed, to gauge the mood of the partici­ keep mentioning Mr. Gorbachev's Mr. Lukianenko, who heads the I. Makar in the UHU. In order to pants. He gained some applause for his name. UHU's Executive Committee, told the prevent the union from being compro­ alleged support of Andrei Sakharov, The audience wanted to know why activists gathered in Kiev that five mised the All-Ukrainian Coordinating but the audience was dissatisfied with the Ukrainian representatives in Mos­ individuals attended the conference in Council recommends that members of his plea that he was not permitted to cow had been so silent; why it appeared Loodi who were not invited as delegates the UHU do not enter into joint or­ speak at the congress in Moscow, that there was no Ukrainian voice in from Ukraine, specifically, Vasyl ganizational structures with the above although he had persistently requested Moscow; why Ukrainians had not Sichko, Hryhoriy Prykhodko, An- mentioned individuals." the floor. supported Andrei Sakharov and Yuri In an earlier interview in a Ukrainian Vlasov; why they had not condemned weekly, Mr. Hryshchuk maintained that the massacres in China; why they had his written request to speak at the not spoken out against the KGB; why FOUNDED 1933 rostrum had been misplaced, so that they had not put forward calls for HrainianWeeyi deputies who had asked to speak after economic sovereignty in the Ukrainian him took the floor rather than he. Mr. SSR in the same way as had the repre­ An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Hryshchuk stated that he and Mikhail sentatives of the Baltic republics; and Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. Gorbachev had been searching unsuc­ why Ukraine's economic problems ap­ 07302. cessfully for his request to speak. pear to be insuperable. Dr. Shcherbak presented a similar Above all, they demanded that Mr. Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. argument in his opening remarks, but Masol and Valentyna Shevchenko, the (ISSN - 0273-9348) added that because of his failure to chairman of the Presidium of the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, be forced to Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - Я0. resign for their "dismal" performances. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. Correction One participant asked why Ukrainian Party leader Mr. Shcherbytsky had The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: In the article headlined ''Ukraine's simply sat silently with other members (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 of the CPSU Politburo throughout the Communist Party takes stock of its Postmaster, send address proceedings. position after election losses" (June 18) changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz by Kathleen Mihalisko, one of the When Dr. Shcherbak began to re­ Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets losers was misidentified. The author spond to questions, he received loud The Ukrainian Weekly P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak incorrectly noted that Leonid Krav- applause for his attack on Mr. Masol. Jersey City, N.J. 07303 chuk had lost his race in Chernivtsi. In He stated that he wanted his electors to fact, the loser was Bor>s Kachura, a consult him frequently, to make known The Ulcrainian Weekly/July 9, 1989, No. 28, Vol. LVII secretary of the Central Committee of their desires so that he could raise them Copyright 1989 by The Ukrainian Weekly the Communist Party of Ukraine. (Continued on page 13) No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9,1989 Ukrainian Helsinki Union appeals Connecticut congressman declines to amend to Ukrainian people's deputies refugee bill to include Ukrainian faithful LONDON - The Ukrainian Hel­ 1. to positively demand real econo­ WASHINGTON - In a major re­ ciation contacted both legislators and sinki Union has appealed to Ukrainian mic, political and cultural sovereignty buff to the Ukrainian American com­ all the members of the House and representatives elected to the USSR for the republic; munity. Rep. Bruce Morrison, a Demo­ Senate Judiciary Committees about the Congress of People's Deputies to take a 2. to recognize that the problem of crat representing the 3rd District of failure to legislatively designate Ukrai­ stand on issues of concern to the public ecology is the main problem of the Connecticut, refused to add to his nian Orthodox and Catholics as having in Ukraine, including the republic's republic and to demand an immediate refugee bill Soviet Ukrainian Catholics a "well-founded fear of persecution." sovereignty, ecology, anti-democratic downgrading of atomic energy in U- and Orthodox as groups "subject to Diana Rubin of Sen. Lautenberg's laws and religious persecution. kraine; persecution." office informed Mr. Iwanciw that the The May 24 appeal, signed by four 3. to abolish the present electoral On April 18, the New Haven legisla­ senator is willing to add the two Ukrai­ members of the UHU Coordinating system because of its shortcomings and tor introduced H.R. 2022 which would nian Churches to his bill. Council, also demands establishment of replace it with a genuine democratic law establish certain categories of nationals Mr. Iwanciw, meeting with Rep. a special commission to investigate the on elections; of the Soviet Union and Indochina as Morrison on June 14, expressed the activities of the Ukrainian Communist 4. to abolish the anti-constitutional being presumed to be subject to perse­ concerns of the Ukrainian American Party's first secretary, Volodymyr and illegal law on the organizing of cution and, therefore, eligible for community about the exclusion of the Shcherbytsky. meetings, demonstrations and gather­ immigration to the United States as members of the two banned Churches The full text of the appeal, as pro­ ings; to abolish the decree "On crimi­ refugees. from H.R. 2022. vided in English translation by the nal responsibilities for state crimes" of Under the Refugee Act of 1980, the According to Mr. Iwanciw, the con­ London-based Ukrainian Press Agency, April 8; to demand the dispersal of current law, refugee status is granted on gressman stated that there is no way for follows. special forces of the MVD; a case-by-case basis. The Morrison bill Ukrainians emigrating from the Soviet 5. consistently support the idea of a would allow the attorney general, in Union to "prove" that they are, in fact, multi-party system as there is no alter­ consultation with the secretary of state members of either Church and, there­ native way of achieving democratiza­ and the coordinator for refugee affairs, fore, all Ukrainians would claim to be The Ukrainian Helsinki Union which tion of society; to establish categories of aliens who are members. "Potentially, 42 million actively supported candidates to the 6. to demand that legal status be given persecuted in the USSR or Indochina. Ukrainians could seek refugee status in Congress of People's Deputies whose to all informal groups whose programs The bill, however, already designates the U.S." was the congressman's com­ pre-election platforms coincided with do not contravene international legal Soviet Jews and Evangelical Christians ment. The congressman did commit to the basic program of the Ukrainian norms; as such categories. looking into ways of including mem­ Helsinki Union and campaigned on 7. to raise immediately the question A similar bill, S. 893, was introduced bers of the Ukrainian Churches with their behalf, now calls on those elected of a law on referendum are the basic by Sen. Frank Lautenberg in the Senate some restrictions. deputies to take up a clear position to form of solving the most important so­ on May 2. Rep. Morrison's office did not return realize the principles declared at cio-political problems of life; Eugene Iwanciw of the Washington The Weekly's call for a comment on the pre-electoral rallies: (Continued on page 14) Office of the Ukrainian National Asso­ (Continued on page 15) INTERVIEW: U.S. delegation member speaks about Conference on the Human Dimension In the interview below, Orest Deychakiwsky, a staff Churches was also quite useful in attracting attention, delegations, including the U.S.,made strong interces­ member of the U.S. (Helsinki) Commission on as was the Canadian-sponsored press conference with sions on their behalf), and several Bulgarian activists. Security and Cooperation in Europe, who was a Yuri Shymko, president of the World Congress of This was a first in the Helsinki process — the presence member of the U.S. delegation to the Paris meeting of Free Ukrainians. Christina Isajiw of the WCFU of human rights activists from the Soviet Union itself. the Conference on the Human Dimension, provides an Human Rights Commission and the five repre­ Unfortunately, others from the Soviet Union, such insider's view of that international conference. sentatives of Americans for Human Rights in as Jewish refusenik Leonid Stonov, as well as from CONCLUSION Ukrame put in a lot of work on behalf of these Bulgaria, Rumania and Czechoslovakia were not concerns and worked well together with other NGOs. What role did Ukrainian non-governmental organi­ given permission by their governments to come to In fact, the cooperation of NGOs at this and other Paris or had obstacles placed in their way. zations play in Paris? CSCE meetings should serve as a model of how I think that Ukrainian NGO participation at the different communities and organizations back here What are the results of the Paris meeting and what meeting was important in highlighting Ukrainian might cooperate with each other. does the Paris meeting mean in the context of the two concerns — especially the individual meetings they other CHD meetings, that is Copenhagen, and, held with delegations which, unlike the U.S. or Can you tell us about human rights activists from especially, Moscow? Canadian delegations, do not have a large Ukrainian the Soviet Union who came to Paris, including One of the results is that we reiterated, in a detailed population, and, just as important, their presence at Ukrainian Helsinki Union chairman Levko Lukia- press conference and NGO briefings with the Soviets manner, our human rights concerns with the East and nenko? Would you share your personal impressions pressured them to improve their human rights in which they were able to ask questions about such of Lev Lukianenko? issues as the Ukrainian Churches and instances of performance. We even witnessed Eastern countries repression in Ukraine. One of the highlights for me at this meeting was the raising human rights concerns with their Warsaw Pact It was interesting to watch the Soviet responses to opportunity to meet with Mr. Lukianenko. His case allies — specifically, the Hungarians, who criticized questions about legalization of the Churches. They are had been raised at numerous CSCE meetings so it was Rumania for their treatment of the Hungarian clearly uncomfortable with the Ukrainian Catholic particularly gratifying for many of the delegations that minority, and the Soviets who criticized Rumania for Church issue and, while recognizing that it is a difficult- had previously addressed his case that he was able to building a barbed-wire fence along its border with issue and holding out the possibility that it may be attend this CSCE meeting. Hungary. (We subsequently have learned that this resolved, try to pass it off somewhat disingenuously as Mr. Lukianenko gave a press conference at the fence is being dismantled by the Rumanians.) an "interconfessional" matter. Their discomfort with Conference Center sponsored by the Belgian delega­ Also, the Soviets, for instance, did inform us of the this issue, 1 believe, has to do with their recognition tion, whose Amnesty International chapter was active resolution of 15 political prisoner cases and some 20 that, as Ambassador Abram stated in one of his on his behalf and who had invited him to Belgium. At human contacts cases and were told that exit visas statements to the conference, the continuing ban on the press conference, and later, at a luncheon for would be granted to many people about which the the Church is a "remnant of Stalin's legacy" - a legacy invited delegates from several countries sponsored by United States and other countries had inquired. with the Soviets claim they are trying to overcome. AHRU, he spoke eloquently about the current state of There was no final document, which the United affairs in Ukraine. States and many Western delegations did not feel was What is the importance of NGO presence at such Regarding my personal impressions of Lukianenko necessary in any event, given the fact that only four conferences and how does it fit into the Helsinki — he is clearly an impressive, deeply committed and months had elapsed since the Vienna Concluding process? principled person — although that goes without Document, with its excellent human rights language, NGOs, by attending these meetings and making their saying given the years and years of imprisonment he was adopted. concerns known, emphasize to the governments of the endured for his dedication to human rights and to the However, there were numerous proposals, in­ 35 participating states that questions of human rights Ukrainian nation. Based on the relatively short time I cluding a U.S. proposal that called for self-determi­ are not just abstract, philosophical concepts for spent with him, I found him an open-minded, effective nation through periodic, genuine and contested discussion, but are questions that concretely affect the and articulate spokesman for human and national elections, and allowing individuals to establish and lives of millions of people. They also, particularly at rights in Ukraine, maintain their own political parties. Another interest­ this juncture, remind all of our governments that, I also sensed that while he has his views on questions ing proposal included Hungarian co-sponsorship of a despite the improvements in human rights that have relating to Ukraine's independence, he believes in proposal with the U.S. and Austria on abolishing exit taken place over the last few years in some Eastern working with others whose positions may not visas. countries, serious violations continue. completely mesh with his but whose work aims These proposals will be transfered and considered at Public diplomacy of the kind I have described has towards the direction of greater freedom for Ukraine. the next of the three meetings which will be held next always played a major role in the Helsinki process, To this end, he spoke about cooperation between the year in Copenhagen. This meeting, as well as the which is, on the whole, more conducive to public Ukrainian Helsinki Uiiion and other independent Moscow meeting, will continue to discuss ways in involvement than other diplomatic fora. groups such as Rukh, Tovarystvo Ukrainskoyi, Movy, which to improve the human rights mechanism I Now, with the presence of human rights monitors and Memorial. mentioned earlier and, more importantly, improve the from the Soviet Union and other East European Other activists who came to Paris included Arvydas human rights situation in general. I believe that the countries such as those who came to the Paris meeting, Juozaitis of the Lithuanian Sajudis, Lev Timofeyev entire Helsinki process through these and other in addition to Western NGOs, will play an even more and Sergei Grigoryants of Moscow, Jewish refuseniks meetings will continue to play the vital role it already significant role. and activists Semyon Akselrod and Alexander Lerner has played in promoting respect for human rights in The demonstration on behalf of the Ukrainian (who were permitted to come only after several Europe. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 No. 28 wimii:i!7M4FiimmniimmM!iimiULiiMiimmi UNA Seniors Association holds 15th annual conference at Soyuzivka by Eugene Woloshyn N.Y., was elected conference chairman, heard the balance of the officer's re­ and Estelle Woloshyn of Poland, Ohio, ports. At the conclusion of this segment, KERHONKSON, N.Y. - A full vice-chairperson. Mrs. Bobeczko of Anna Chopek, a New Mexico attorney, house of Ukrainian National Associa­ Cleveland was chosen as the confe­ gave her talk on "The 175th Anniver­ tion seniors from all over the United rence's English-language secretary and sary of Taras Shevchenko's Birth" from States attended the 15th Conference of Dr. Baranowska the Ukrainian secre­ an American's viewpoint. The talk was UNA Seniors here at Soyuzivka on tary. very well received by the conference, as May 28-June 2. The Nominating Committee chaired shown by the sustained applause. On Sunday afternoon the seniors by Dr. Wolansky had Mary Bednarczyk Dr. Wolansky, chairman of the registered with Helen Chornomaz and of New Hampshire and Ann Malan of Nominating Committee, presented the Dr. Stephanie Baranowska, and Mary New York as members. Mira Powch following slate: president - Mr. Wolo­ Bobeczko accepted reservations for the and Mrs. Chornomaz were placed on shyn; honorary past president - Ste- trip to the Statue of Liberty which took the Verification Committee. The Reso­ pan Kuropas; executive vice-president place on Wednesday. lutions Committee consisted of Dr. - Dan Slobodian; vice-president - After dinner, Gene Woloshyn, presi­ Roman Baranowsky as chairperson, John Laba; Ukrainian secretary - Dr. dent, requested that each participant Olga Liteplo, Dr. Michael Snihu- Baranowska; English secretary - Mrs. stand, give his or her name and their rowycz and Wolodymyr Barahura. Bobeczko; treasurer - Mrs. Chorno­ place of residence. This permitted all " The afternoon session was spent in maz; controllers - Dr. Borkowsky, Dr. present to know who was attending the hearing the minutes of the 14th Confe­ Snihurowycz and Mrs. Powch; regional conference. rence read by Dr. Baranowska in representatives, Anne Remick (New Monday morning liturgy was in Ukrainian and Mrs. Bobeczko in England), Olga Shatynski, (New Jer­ memory of the departed members. Back English. (Dr. S. Baranowska substi­ sey), Mrs. Liteplo, (Metropolitan New UNA Seniors president Eugene at the Veselka, the 15th Conference was tuted for Dr. Mykola Cenko, who is York), Dr. Borkowsky, (New York Woloshyn. opened by Mr. Woloshyn. Both an­ all.) The officers' reports followed. State), Nicholas Bobeczko (Ohio) and Process of The Servant of God Metro­ thems were sung and then all recited On Monday evening the group as­ Eva Uzych (Pennsylvania). After a politan Andrey Sheptytsky." Many the "Pledge of Allegiance." A moment sembled on the Veselka patio to partake short dicussion, the above slate was questions regarding the subject were of silence was observed by the seniors in of hors d'oeuvres and wine. Music was elected with only one vote against. memory of Ukrainian fallen heroes. answered by the speaker. provided for dancing. Taras Durbak of New Jersey gave a Tuesday afternoon bingo was en­ Dr. Roman Borkowsky of Yonkers, On Tuesday morning the conference very informative talk on "The Partici­ joyed at the Veselka by most of the The^ pation of Laity in the Canonization (Continued on page 5) ^sAL^J^ Fraternal ^^^^^^ by A ndre J, Worobec Fraternal Activities Coordinator How to interest our youth

Many of us, including this writer, are ^ 2) Suggest, but don't command. weary of frequent complaints heard at Present plans in forms of suggestions or meetings of many of our community alternatives, but allow them a choice of organizations. They are typified by the projects and an opportunity to partici­ question, "De nasha molod?" (Where is pate in the planning process. Advise our youth?) them and offer them practical illustra­ The same theme often repeats itself at tions. meetings of the UNA, at all levels. ^ 3) Lead them, but don't push The fact is that there are many young them. Avoid forcing them into a project members in the UNA. Witness the they don't like. Point out the advan­ number which apply annually for scho­ tages and values of the proposed project larships. And that is only the tip of the and inspire them to work on it willingly iceberg. It is probably more important and eagerly. to reflect on "how to" interest our ^ 4) Assist them, but don't do it for teenagers and those of college age in them. Even if you like doing the project Ukrainian organized life than to be­ yourself, resist the temptation to do it Winners of the embroidery show: Osypa Yaworska, Michael Snihurowycz and moan the fact that they are not partici­ for them. Give suggestions, ideas, short­ Mary Bobeczko. pating in community affairs. cuts, etc., and let them do the actual Upon reading about the fraternal work. affairs of other fraternal organizations, ^ 5) Show, but don't talk. Remember Young UNA'ers I have gathered some useful guidelines that a "picture is worth a thousand on how to interest the young in getting words." Have guest speakers,show the involved in community fraternal pro­ group what to do and how to do it. jects. Words bore them, but illustrations We have to remember that young fascinate them!. people have to be thought of as persons, ^ 6) Praise and correct them, but Ivan P—, or Marika N—, not just don't criticize, and condemn them. The "molod." The majority of them are good, positive approach has been proven to be solid, inteUigent individuals, who resent the best one. Praise a job well done and being patronized, "reformed," thought any honest effort. If errors were made, of as "unrealiable" or juvenile delin­ tactfully, point out the correct way it quents. The latter are very much in the should be done in the future. minority. ^ 7) Thank them often — don't take A youth group should be formed with them for granted. Do not take any work the purpose of providing constructive well done, or any honest effort, for outlets of energy to teenagers or college granted. Show your appreciation im­ age youth. mediately. Thank the young people The guidelines to be observed, when often. Remember, they must be made forming youth groups, can be sum­ aware that work well done has been marized into seven common-sense noted and approved of. rules: Remember to keep these rules in ' ^ 1) Offer a definite plan - don't be mind, whenever young people are being vague. Today's young people are inte­ asked to get involved in any project, rested in action and results. Avoid fraternal or otherwise. promises of future activity or programs, Larissa M. Hanuszczak is the youngest Stephen Richard Rooth, son of Mary where results will be achieved a long member of the Hanuszczak family to be and John Rooth, is a new member of time from today. Know exactly for what enrolled in UNA Branch 127 in Buffalo, UNA Branch 70 ш Jersey City, J. He purpose the group is formed. Tell them A reminder: the posters of the stu­ N.Y. Her entire family, including grand­ was enrolled i^y his grandfather, My­ that at the first meeting, and be pre­ dents who participated in last year's parents Dmytro and Eva, parents kola Scheremeta, who happens to be the pared to present a concrete plan for Essay/ Poster Contest is on display at Michael and Mona, and brother Peter, branch secretary, and by his grand­ action in the form of a specific project. Soyuzivka through July 15. ' are UNA'ers. mother, Stephanie Leddy. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 Soyuzivka opens summer season with special programs KERHONKSON, N,Y. - Soyu­ zivka, the year-round resort of the Ukrainian National Association, com­ menced yet another summer season during the gloriously sunny weekend of July 1-2 with its trademark entertain­ ment programs and dances. Guests began arriving at the resort already on Friday, June 30. During the day, the Soyuzivka volleyball court was filkd with young athletes, while activi­ ties on the tennis courts were in full swing (pardon the pun) as 5^ partici­ pants of the 1989 Tennis Camp prac­ ticed their moves. That evening young and old(er) UNA Seniors... (Continued from page 4) seniors. That evenmg, the bonfire was cancelled due to rain, but a sing-a-long was conducted in the Main House lobby with Dr. Wolansky and Sam Chorno- maz leading the way. On Wednesday morning 50 seniors left Soyuzivka at 9 a.m. for the ''Big City" to visit the Statue of Liberty. (We were later informed that only one Season-opener entertainers were:Marianna Suchenko-Kotrel, Wasyl Melnychyn and Luba Goy. senior, Mrs. Remick of Boston, ac­ danced to the music of the Khvylia band doors and outside on the Veselka tually made the trip up to the top of the from Chicago. terrace. statue.) Saturday brought still more guests to On Sunday morning both the Ukrai­ The business portion of the confe­ the resort for socializing, sunning and nian Catholic Church of the Holy rence was completed on Thursday sports. And in the evening guests from Trinity and the Ukrainian Orthodox morning, and then Mr. Barahura pre­ near and far enjoyed a program in the Chapel of St. Volodymyr witnessed sented his address in Ukrainian Veselka auditorium featuring tenor large attendance at divine liturgies. on 'The 175th Anniversary of Taras Wasyl Melnychyn and comedienne During the daytime, Soyuzivka once Shevchenko's Birth." Luba Goy. again appeared to be dominated by The Resolutions Committee report Soyuzivka's new emcee-in-residence, youths. That evening, the concert was read by Dr. Baranowsky and Marichka Hlibowych of Toronto, made program was headlined by soprano additions and modifications were given her debut that evening. She announced Marianna Suchenko-Kotrel. Ms. Beryk- and passed by the members. Various to the audience that in view of the Shultz again served as the accompanist. donations to Ukrainian organizations proclamation by the World Congress of Ms. Suchenko-Kotrel, a former Miss and projects were approved by the Free Ukrainians of 1989 as the Year of Soyuzivka, performed an extensive conference. Ukrainian Language, programs at the program of Ukrainian songs, many of After lunch UNA Supreme President resort would be conducted for the most them composed to lyrics by the poet John O. Flis gave a report on Soyuz to part in Ukrainian, with English transla­ laureate of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko, tions provided for those guests who are the 175th anniversary of whose birth is the members present. In a question and Emcee Marichka Hlibowych answer period, the subject of building true Ukrainians though their knowledge being marked this year by Ukrainians condominiums for seniors at Soyu­ of the Ukrainian language may be worldwide. gram was concluded with-^Mr. Melny­ zivka was again placed before Mr. Flis. insufficient. The soloist' also performed a number chyn singing "God Bless America." His reply was that it isn't that the UNA Mr. Melnychyn, who was accom­ of folk songs, which she dedicated to her Dancing that evening was to the does not want to build the condos, but panied by pianist Sophia Beryk-Shultz, teachers, as well as a composition by music of Tempo, under the direction of in fact cannot build them for very sang four songs in the Ukrainian lan­ Volodymyr Trytiak, who was present in Ireneus Kowal, featuring soloist George specific reasons. Control of the condos guage, one in Italian and one in English. the audience. Ms. Suchenko-Kotrel Hrab. could not be maintained by the UNA. In Ms. Goy, meanwhile, presented bilin­ presented him a bouquet of roses. A Present among the guests during the other words once the condos would be gual monologues about Ukrainian sentimental selection was a duet sung by season-opening weekend at the UNA sold to the seniors, the condos could be community life in Canada and the the soprano with her sister, Katrusia, estate were: Supreme Treasurer Ulana sold to anybody and lose their Ukrai­ United States. who now lives in Argentina. Diachuk with her husband, Wolo- nian identity. After the show, music for guests' Special remarks on the occasion of dymyr. Supreme Advisors Walter Kwas On Thursday evening, Soyuzivka dancing pleasure was provided by two Independence Day were delivered by the and Eugene Iwanciw, and the editor of manager John A. Flis and hostess bands. Tempo and Khvylia, both in- mistress of ceremonies, and the pro- Svoboda, Zenon Snylyk. Sophia Szpak and the staff did a tremendous job of preparing hors d'oeuvres, decorating the Veselka 56 youths enjoy Tennis Camp at Soyuzivka during area and providing a fine dinner for the guests. The highlight of the evening was the judging of the Ukrainian embroidery by judges Mrs. Uzych, Mary Rohatsky and Anna Lubynsky. They selected the following winners: Mrs. Bobeczko (dress), Osypa Yaworska (blouse) and Dr. Snihurowycz (shirt). During the short program the hono­ rary past president, Mr. Kuropas, and Dr. Baranowsky contributed to the program with a few comments. Olga Hrynkiw of Detroit gave a humurous report on the conference, and songs by a newly arrived musician from Ukraine, Hryhory Hrenovetz, pleased the guests. The Rev. Lew Lubynsky of Kerhonkson gave the invocation and the benedic­ Participants of Soyuzivka'si989 Tennis Camp. tion. Seniors spent the balance of the KERHONSKON, N.Y. - The 21st Zenon Snylyk and George Sawchak, assisted by six instructors, all of them evening dancing to the music of the annual Tennis Camp was held here at included calisthenics, tennis lessons — former campers: Tanya Sawchak, Hirniak band. Soyuzivka June 24 through July 5. both theoretical and practical - and Justin Saj, Natasha Lipcan, Danny Since all of the business of the 15th In all, 56 youths - 20 boys and 36 social get-togethers. Sawycky, Martha Kutko and Mike Conference of UNA Seniors was con­ Sarachman. cluded, on Friday morning the execu­ girls - ranging in age from 11 to 18, The camp program culminated, as participated in the camp. They hailed always, with a tournament for the Tlie camp's closing ceremonies in­ tive vice-president, Mr. Slobodian, cluded an entertainment program pre­ closed the sessions with the singing of from cities throughout the United intermediate and advanced tennis States and Canada. pie jrs. sented by the campers themselves, as the American and Ukrainian national well as the distribution of camp certi­ anthems. The camp program, conducted by Messrs. Snylyk and Sawchak were ficates and awards. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 No. 28

FOR THE RECORD Ukrainian Weerl у Ukrainian Catholics' appeal to Soviet deputies Captive nations still captive Following is the full text of an appeal society has not affected the Ukrainian to the USSR Congress of People's Catholic Church and its believers. With This year marks the 30th anniversary of the designation by U.S. Public- Deputies issued by the Committee in the emergence of a section of the clergy Law 86-30 of the third week in July as Captive Nations Week. It was on July Defense of the Ukrainian Catholic from the underground, the repressions 17, 1959, that the 86th Congress of the United States of America passed the Church and from faithful of the Ukrai­ have increased especially over the last Captive Nations bill that was later signed into law by President Dwight D. nian Autocephalous Orthodox and year. Eisenhower. Ukrainian Catholic Churches. For practicing religious festivals, Through Public-Law 86-90, th? Senate and House of Representatives priests and believers are suffering resolve і "that the president is authorized and requested to issue a In 1946 Stalin's regime carried out a repressions by the party-state organs proclamation designating the third week of July 1959 as Captive Nations pogrom against the Ukrainian Catholic (KGB, militia, courts and party Week and inviting the people of the United States to observe such week with (Greek Catholic) Church, and since workers). Administrative arrest, fines, appropriate ceremonies and activities." then it has been outside the law and beatings, slanderous attacks from offi­ Furthermore, the law stipulated: "The president is further authorized and constantly subject to persecution and cials and the clergy of the Russian requested to issue a similar proclamation each year until such time as freedom harassment. Orthodox Church in the media do not and independence shall have been achieved for all the captive nations of the Stalin's crime was carried out under even form a full enumeration of the world." the guise of the so-called Lviv Church types of persecution endured by be­ What this landmark law did was to tell the world that the United States Council, organized by the NKVD. One lievers and priests of the Ukrainian understands and supports the strivings of "submerged peoples"for liberation year prior to this criminal spectacle, the Catholic Church. and independence, and it stated in no uncertain terms that the U.S. should NKVD arrested all Ukrainian Catholic "clearly manifest to such peoples through an appropriate and official means bishops, including the head of the When the tens of thousands of be­ the historic fact that the people of the United States share with them their Church, Metropolitan Josyf Slipyj, lievers turned to the USSR Supreme aspirations for the recovery of their freedom and independence." who spent 18 years, first in Stalin's Soviet with a demand to recognize the Lately, with many commentators declaring that "the cold war is dead," camps then later in Krushchev's pri­ rights of the Ukrainian Catholic there have been observers who, believing that the Captive Nations Week sons. Churches, the authorities began to commemoration are a "cold war relic j; feel the captive nations issue, too, transfer Ukrainian Catholic churches to For the so-called council, the NKVD the Russian Orthodox Church. is dead. brought 216 out of 3,000 frightened In addition, there are those who point to recent events in the East bloc, priests and also several laymei and liberalizing tendencies, and would have us believe that the captive nations Dear Deputies, freedom to worship priests of the Roman Catholic Church, one's chosen religion is one of the label no longer applies. But this is not so. and forced them to sign a shameful President Ronald Reagan, in his address on the occasion of Captive fundamen al rights of man. It is so document liquidating the Ukrainian decreed in all basic international acts Nations Week 1988, noted: "The tide has been turned. Despite decades of Catholic Church. Priests who refused to suffering, the will to freedom is alive, it has survived its tormentors, it will and by Article 52 of the USSR Consti­ transfer their allegiance to the Russian tution. But the believers of the Ukrai­ outlast the Communists. \nd truly, I can think of no time in my adult life Orthodox Church were repressed. when the prospects for freedom were brighter than they are today...The nian Catholic and Orthodox Churches are deprived of this right. Communist idea is discredited and, around the world, new progressive forces The majority of priests and bishops are emerging as political change and liberation sweep the globe." perished in the camps, labor colonies Dear Deputies, in the name of justice True, great strides toward freedom are being made today — most notably and in exile. Hundreds of thousands of we ask you to raise the question of the in Poland, and also in Hungary. And, even Mikhail Gorbachev, speaking in Catholic laypeople were also repressed. Ukrainian Catholic Church and Ukrai­ France, said, "How the Polish people and the Hungarian people will decide to Catholics from Transcarpathia were nian Autocephalous Orthodox Church structure their societies and lives will be their affair." subjected to the same fate. Bishop at the supreme forum of state power - In the USSR, as well, restive nations are speaking out for their rights and Romsha was brutally killed by Stalin's the Congress of People's Deputies and: calling for independence, witness recent events in the Baltic states (whose henchmen. 1. to rehabilitate the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the Ukrainian annexation by the Soviets never was recognized by the U.S., among other In this way, in the 1930s the Ukrai­ states) and in Ukraine. Autocephalous Orthodox Church as the nian Autocepholous Orthodox Church victims of Stalinist terrors; However, these nations still are not free. Their people still are not free to was destroyed and its clergy was com­ 2. to recognize the right to legal determine their fates, to choose their own form of government, to opt for pletely exterminated. However, the independence. activity of the Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian Catholic Church was not Church and the right to an unhindered That is why Captive Nations Week commemorations still are valid, and destroyed. It disappeared into the renewal of the Ukrainian Autocepha­ timely. We ask our public officials to consider well the import of the captive underground (catacombs) and for 43 lous Orthodox Church; nations concept in today's circumstances when they issue their statements and years has continued its struggle for 3. to take a decision to return churches proclamations during this 30th anniversary year of Public Law 86-90. existence. and church property of the Ukrainian And we remind them of the pledge made in 1959, and reiterated last year by The years of perestroika and the Catholic Church and Ukrainian Auto­ President Reagan who said: "On behalf of Vice-President Bush and myself, accompanying liberalization in Soviet cephalous Orthodox Church to their this pledge we make to you, to all the peoples of the captive nations around rightful owners, the believers of those the world: America will never forget your plight, and we will never cease to Churches; speak the truth. Your struggle is our struggle. Your dream is our dream. And Plyushch running for 4. to recognize as a criminal act the one day you will be free." persecution of citizens for belonging to European Parliament any religion; 5. to appoint a commission from the JERSEY CITY, NJ. - Leonid Congress of People's Deputies with the Plyushch, former Soviet political pri­ intention of attracting reprerxntatives Turning the pages back... soner and Paris-based member of the of the democratic movement to help External Representation of the Ukrai­ formulate new laws on rei'gion in nian Helsinki Union, has been nomi­ accordance with internatio al legal nated as a candidate to the European norms. Parliament by the Italian Social-Demo­ Today, July 9, poet and former political prisoner Ihor cratic Party. Kalynets of Lviv turns 50. He was born in 1939 in Khodoriv, The Ukrainian Helsinki Union, at a a town in the Lviv oblast. He graduated from Lviv meeting of its Coordinating Council on Ukrainian elected University in 1961 and later worked at May 7, welcomed this development and the Lviv bblast State Archive. voted to support Mr. Plyushch's candi­ to Polish Sejm During the wave of political arrests dacy. that swept Ukraine in 1972 Mr. Kaly­ The UHU members also directed Mr. JERSEY CITY, N.J. - A Ukrainian nets and his wife, Iryna Stasiv Kalynets, Plyushch, during the course of his candidate for the Polish Sejm (Parlia­ were arrested and charged with "anti- election campaign, to raise the issue of ment— was elected with 60.2 percent of Soviet activity." Mr. Kalynets was Ukraine, a nation of 50 million in the vote in his district in the town of sentenced to six years in labor camps Europe, which does not enjoy the same Gorzow Wielkopolski, western Poland. and three in exile outside of Ukraine. rights as other European nations. The area has a large Ukrainian One of the reasons for the charge of Mr. Plyushch was asked especially to minority that was resettled there in "anti-Soviet activity" was the fact that inform the European Community and 1947. Mr. Kalynets' poetry had been pub- its Parliament about the contradictions Dr. Volodymyr Mokry, a literary Hshed in the West. of perestroika which permitted the historian who has been an active mem­ Since 1981, when Mr. Kalynets com­ USSR to adopt a set of new anti­ ber of Solidarity since 1980, was sup­ pleted his term of exile in the Chita democratic laws which conflict with the ported in his bid by the free trade union oblast, Mr. Kalynets has lived in Lviv USSR's international commitments to and received the endorsement of Lech with his wife. The couple continue to be uphold human rights. Walesa. active in the national and human rights, The UHU members noted that in As reported in the press worldwide. movement in Ukraine. Ukraine, in particular, the party appa­ Solidarity candidates swept the June 4 Writing in the Encyclopedia of U- ratus has been stymieing the progress of election, while Communist Party candi­ (Coiitinued on page 14) perestroika. dates suffered a humiliating defeat. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9. 1989

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places

Maybe all Catholics are equal — but by Myron B. Kuropas Bishop Borecky has some are more equal than others, and the more fortunate "some" are happy to creative solutions keep it that way! Ourpioneer poets and penmen I George Firenciw Dear Editor: Back in the days when Ukrainian become part of the American main­ Scarborough, Ontario One wonders how long Ukrainian Americans still called themselves stream, only to be bilked by con-m^n Catholics will be willing to tolerate their Rusyns, we had poets. We also had ready to take advantage of his igno­ second-class status in the Catholic short story writers and playwrights. rance and naivete. Church. The Borecky affair has proven Recommended reading The amazing thing about these pio­ again that the Ukrainian Catholic about Roosevelt neer penmen was that they were also The comedy made its debut in 01y- Church is indeed in a vise between East communal leaders, people in the fore­ phant. Pa., in 1900. A year earlier, front of the struggle to establish a viable Svoboda ran a short story by the Rev. and West. While it is not surprising that Dear Editor: Ukrainian society in the United States. Makar titled "American Boy" in which Moscow is at the East end — why is it Dr. Myron Kuropas is to be com­ They were prepared to lead with word a young man defies his Ukrainian that the Vatican participantes in discri­ mended for his superb article titled and deed. immigrant parents and informs them mination against a sister Church? "Roosevelt and Stalin: failed courtship" Most of our early poetry was simple. that "this is not the old country" and Our Church in North America is (June 11). The disaster of Roosevelt's It was based on folklore, especially that his rights are guaranteed by the already dying because of a clergy foreign policy were not, however, folksongs from Ukraine. American Constitution. shortage. I can only hope and pray that limited to U.S.-Soviet relations as is Bishop Isidore will be around for a long pointed out so v/eil by Frederick W. Our first Ukrainian poet in America One doesn't have to be an immigrant time — as he is the only Ukrainian Marks 111 in his book "Wind Over was the Rev. Hryhoriy Hrushka, founder parent to relate to that little vignette! Catholic bishop who is creatively deal­ Sand: The Diplomacy of Franklin and first editor of Svoboda and one of Two poets emerged during the inter- ing with the problem. Roosevelt" (The University of Georgia the co-founders of the Ukrainian Na­ war period to continue the literary Press, 1988). tional Association. His poems, which Bob Hnatysh tradition. One was the Orthodox priest Dr. Marks, a diplomatic historian appeared in Svoboda as early as 1895, Toronto the Rev. Stepan Musiychuk, author of who taught at Purdue University and often reinforced the social and moral some 700 verses, among them the St. John's University, argues that the messages proclaimed in his sermons. anthems of the UNWLA and the UNA. very talents that served President Most were uncomplicated verses which The other was Prof. Alexander Granov- Thanks for coverage Roosevelt so well in the domestic mimicked the rhythm of the kolom- sky, internationally renowned entomolo­ political environment were a disaster in yika. gist at the University of Minnesota, and of Church controversy his relations with, primarily, Japan and One poem exhorted Ukrainians to long-time president of the Organization Dear Editor: Germany. While the book focuses on for the Rebirth of Ukraine (ODWU). enhance their lives in America through Thank you for your fine coverage these two nations, Roosevelt's dealings Both wrote lyric verse related to the active self-improvement. In translation, regarding the Vatican's attempt to force with Stalin are also reviewed. I highly bicultiiral nature of Ukrainian Ameri­ it reads: the resignation of Bishop Isidore Bo­ recommend this outstanding book. cans. The first stanza of the UNA recky. anthem (in translation) reads: Eugene M. Iwanciw Begin, brothers, to act Now that the USSR is experiencing Arlington, Va. Don't shamefully sleep. some "openness" it's high time our Glory to you, Ukraine, our dear Church in North America had some Afternoon is already here. It's time to awake. motherland "glasnost" and "perestroika." Ukrai­ About two projects From overseas we send you our nians in the Soviet Union are ever so It's time to get busy. greetings. slowly experiencing a thaw. In the West, Glory to you, our adopted home­ however, the Vatican continues to hold for encyclopedias Begin work in earnest In the name of education land a very firm grip, insisting that only Dear Editor: For all our people. That accepts us as your children. celibates can be ordained to the priest­ The June 4 issue of your newspaper hood in a Church that has practiced this reported that the Ukrainian National Another poem, written on the 33rd The author of three volumes of tradition since apostolic times. Association recently donated 510,(Ю0 anniversary of the death of Taras poetry in Ukraine prior to his depar­ As for "glasnost/' why is it that only (the final payment of three such install­ Shevchenko, proclaimed: ture, Dr. Granovsky was the first your paper is covering this story. What ments) to the Encyclopedia of Ukraine. Ukrainian poet in America to devote his about the other Ukrainian papers? Why Your readers may think that the money lyric talents to America's natural beauty Spiritually, Taras, are they afraid to write the truth about a will support the publication of the five- with poems such as "V Skeliasykh We are at your grave. very crucial story? volume English-language Encyclopedia Horakh" (In the Rocky Mountains) and And for you we pray to God Fveep up the good work! of Ukraine published by the University "Minnesota." In his poem "Pytayut Grateful for that strength of Foronto Press, (his is not the case. Mene" (I Am Asked) he wrote about Which we find in your words. Larry Zeleniuch A Foundation of Friends of the dual loyalty. Translated, the first three The dead will be resurrected Markham, Ontario Encyclopedia of Ukraine Inc. has been stanzas read: On the ruins of Ukraine, established in the United States and For liberty we will fight. presumably it was they who received the I have often been asked — how can Some Catholics more donation. This foundation supports a I love new project — Encyclopedia of the Most of the Rev. Hrushka's poetry, however, addressed the hardships, Two countries, as my fatherland, equal than others? Ukrainian Diaspora - and the Ukrai­ so dearly? nian-language Entsyklopedia Ukrai- tribulations and often bitter fate of Ukrainian miners in eastern Penn­ To share my soul with them, my Dear Editor: noznavsta published by the Shevchenko sylvania, home for most of our early life, and love... Nowadays when we're asked to pray Scientific Society in Sarcelles, France. immigrants. He authored longer verses And faithful be to both - how for the persecuted Church I'm not quite This U.S. foundation does not support such as "Mainerska Syrota" (Miner's could it be, really? sure which one our bishops are referring in any way the English-language En­ Orphan), 'Tisni Ruskoho Mainera" to. Are we to pray for Bishop Borecky cyclopedia of Ukraine. (Songs of a Rusyn Miner) and "Povorot But it is so! Indeed — I love them and the Eparchy of Toronto, which is Please use the name Encyclopedia of Mainera na Rodynu" (Return of a both! not allowed to live according to the Ukraine only when referring to the five- Miner to His Homeland). Other early America I love — as though my principles enunciated by a solemn volume English-language work. The Ukrainian immigrants writers such as wife, gathering of the Catholic Church (i.e. Encyclopedia of Ukraine is a project With whom I share my happiness the Rev. P. Tymkevych, K. Kuryllo, S. Vatican II - which for Cardinal Lour- funded entirely by the Canadian Insti­ Sosenko, lu. Syrotiuk and I. Boiko and life — dousamy's information insists that all tute of Ukrainian Studies and the Why shouldn't I love her till the last followed the Rev. Hrushka's lead with rites are equal)? Or are we to pray for the Canadian Foundation for Ukrainian their poetry, both in form and content. breath? Church in Ukraine — where oddly Studies. The first two volumes of the enough one can get ordained according encyclopedia have appeared and the The Rev. Nestor Dmytriw, who I love Ukraine as well! As a faithful to the traditions of the Byzantine Rite? remaiiiing three will be released in 1992- edited Svoboda from 1895 to 1897, and son Does Rome want another schism? 1993. The encyclopedia is the most celebrated the first Ukrainian divine Loves Mother. She who gave me Didn't 1929 teach the Vatican anything? significant current intellectual project in liturgy ever in Canada, wrote stories life, first kiss! Didn't the affair with Father Toth teach Ukrainian studies. The budget per devoted to keeping the faith - "Sviatyi To both I owe creative thoughts the Vatican anything? Maybe it did. volume of the encyclopedia is in excess Vechir V Amerytsi" (Christmas Eve in and bliss — Maybe the Eastern Churches are too of SI million. America); the perils of intermarriage -- For their future greatness under great an inconvenience to the Church of U.S. residents wishing to support this "Vyishla za Menonita" (She Married a the sun! Rome here in the West - and maybe it's effort should contact the Canadian Mennonite) — and assimilation. precisely a splintered and frustrated Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 352 Today, we have more poets in our Eastern Church which traces its origins Athabasca Hall, University of Alberta, The most prolific of the pioneer midst than ever. Alas, like many of our to Kiev — splits precipitated by the Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2E8, penmen was the Rev, Stephen Makar, professionals, they play.little active :roie Vatican - then today there would be a Dr. Botidan Kmwchenko editor of Svoboda. from 1897 to 1900., in community affairs. They rarely Byzantine Rite Catholic Church in Director The Rev. Makar wrote "Amerykanskiy interact with us, the hoi polloi, the North America numbering at least 4 Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Shliakhtych" (American Aristocrat), a masses who yearn for enlightened million people. But maybe some Catho­ University of Alberta comic play depicting the fate of a inspiration. Times have changed and lics are afraid of this. Edmonton Ukrainian immigrant eager to quickly that is sad! THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 9, 1989 No. 28

Leading dissident ponders Ulcraine's future upon visit to the West

struggle for independence, and in order for this You say that you are a fortunate man. Your visit struggle to be successful, I thought it necessary to outside the borders of the Soviet Union is scheduled to master the weaponry of the enemy. Because the enemy last two months. One week has passed since you was the Communist Party and the Marxist-Leninist arrived in Brussels. Can you summarize your ex­ ideology, I decided to study this ideology. I felt that I periences, to date, or can you give us some of your could comprehend this ideology to the fullest extent by impressions? studying law, and thus, I entered the juridical faculty at Moscow University. I can tell you about my past impressions. Certainly, After completing university, I attained a position in on the basis of a one-week stay in the West, I cannot western Ukraine, because I expected that in western give any concrete views, because I need to know more Ukraine I would be more likely to find people of about the West, I need to meet more people, and hear similar convictions, and organize an underground more, to come to some definite beliefs. But, I can tell party. I felt, that in eastern Ukraine, my native land, you about my first impressions. I fear to give this as my the process of finding men of similar mind would take final impressions, my definitive thoughts. Thus, I ask longer, and in the west 1 thought 1 would find such that you evaluate this as just an initial impression. In people quickly. And so it happened. my prior impression, there is one very important I soon found people, and we began our work, the moment which I would like to touch upon. With great work that we thought was possible under the astonishment, I saw for myself, that the Western world circumstances. The armed resistance for liberation in does not want the fall of the Russian empire, that the western Ukraine had ended in 1956. I arrived in Western world wants the Soviet Union to be a peaceful western Ukraine in 1958 and all around me 1 saw the nation, one that carries on trade relations with the freshness of that struggle. The grass around the new West, one that opens up its borders, so that Western graves of the Ukrainian freedom fighters had not yet economists and businessmen can travel to the USSR, grown tall. However, 1 understood that an armed sign agreements, broaden trade, even cultural resistance had ended, and now, it was useless to begin contacts, and so on. another armed struggle. The era of the armed But, the West wants the Soviet Union to remain resistance had come to a close, and the people who intact, whole. This was news to me. I was amazed by fought with weapons in their hands, and suffered this and it is incomprehensible to me how Western defeat, were no longer with us. nations can look to the future, peacefully, with the This battle was of a past era. My friends and I, we Soviet Union — this giant empire, in their midst. began to understand that we had to take the first steps Until now, I believed that it is self-understood that on the road of a new battle, using new methods. Thus, the Wesi is interested in having Ukraine secede from we wrote out a program of an organization, which we the Soviet Union, h iving the Baltic nations secede, called the Ukrainian Workers' and Peasant Union. Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaidzhan, secede, generally We outlined as our goal the secession of Ukraine speaking, for all peoples to achieve national indepen­ from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, as dence and exist as free nations. All of them would join founded on Article 17 in the Soviet Constitution. The the world community as free nations. Here it seems to Lev Lukianenko means to achieve this aim, we stated, would be me that the majority is of the thought that boils down peaceful, constitutional. to the fact that the West does not feel separation is Released from internal exile in the Soviet Union in Thus, I cleariy realized that an armed struggle was necessary, and that the Soviet Union can remain the December 1988, Ukrainian national and human rights over and our people needed new methods, new means way it is, only a bit more disarmed, and in a peaceful activist Levko Lukianenko, resettled in his native to contend with the enemy, and those new methods, I state. This seems very strange to me. There you have Chernihiv earlier this year. felt, should be a fight with words and political action. my initial impression. He was soon after invited by a chapter of Amnesty In 1961, I was arrested, sentenced to one year. I sat Secondly, many of the people I have met with, see' a International in Brussels to come to the West for in prison for 15 years. In the camps, I met many contradiction in the state of affairs. Western Europe medical treatment. He arrived in Belgium's capital city interesting people, soldiers of the Ukrainian Insurgent wants to unite, wants to form one nation, the United in early June and one week later was en route to Paris, Army, as well as other participants in the national States of Europe, uniting 12 nations. But, we in the where he held a press conference on Thursday, June liberation movement. And from, these eyewitnesses, I Soviet Union want disunity. Thus, are we not holding 15, at the International Conference Center in Paris. learned in detail, what this defensive struggle in to regressive positions, are we not conservatives, are While in France, he was interviewed via telephone western Ukraine was like. After 15 years, I returned to we not returning to yesterday? If tomorrow belongs to by a Radio Liberty correspondent. Below, The Weekly Chernihiv, and I saw that Ukraine was in a very sorry a united Europe, and we in the Soviet Union want offers a translation of this brief interview with a man state: it was Russified, its language was debased, its disunity, are we not looking backwards? who spent more than 25 years in Soviet prisons and schools were closed. In all of Chernihiv, there were Thus, truly, in the wjrld today, there are two labor camps. only three schools. People would wait in line for the contradictory tendencies, and I am astounded by the most basic foodstuffs, the simplest of daily needs. This people who have lived in the West for a long period of In August, you will turn 62; this is no secret. It is also situation could not please me, and I decided, to initiate time who want to unite to improve their lives. Then no secret, but the bitter truth, that you have spent the establishment of a new group, the Ukrainian they must truly have little understanding, or no nearly half your life as a prisoner of the Soviet gulag. Helsinki Group. understanding of the fact that Ukraine, Byelorussia, You were finally released in December 1988, and I did what I could for the Helsinki Group, until my the Baltic states, they were not united, they were today you are in Paris, the site of the CSCE occupied. We did not have any equal rights, no Conference on the Human Dimension. It was here, arrest. At the end of 1977, I was arrested. Surely, during the first time when I took up this struggle, and cooperation. We were enslaved. We could not develop also that 200 years ago, the great French Revolution the second time, when I took up the task, I hardly our culture; our culture was ruined. We could not began, and in August 1789, the Assembly adopted the knew if I could expect such a joyous moment, the develop our land to its fullest potential, for our land Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen. These moment when the Ukrainian people could achieve a was robbed, goods were expropriated by others, to circumstances are extraordinary; the symbolism is free nation. However, my feelings of the need to other areas, we were simply not the landlords in our unparalleled. Mr. Lukianenko, how do you evaluate continue this struggle were so strong, that I did not own lands. The deepest desire of people, such as the this moment in your life? consider the end, whether we could defeat the enemy, Ukrainians, the Baits and others, is precisely this: to or not defeat it. Simply, I was instilled with the feeling achieve this independence, and finally become one's I consider myself a fortunate man. At the summit of what we must not let the enemy experience the joy of own master on one's land. my youth, I truly fell in love with Ukraine. I fell in love squelching Ukraine, feeling that Ukraine no longer However, for some reason, these ideals, which in my with its song, its land; I fell in love with its past, its wants freedom. eyes are the highest ideals, are undervalued in the Kozak era. And I did not want all of this to perish. West. While I was in the army, I traveled to various lands, I had to express with my life that Ukraine had not I Wf^s even outside the boundaries of the Soviet Union, yet died — and that it continues its struggle, and will It is no secret that your trip outside the Soviet Union in Austria. I was in Azerbaidzhan, in the Caucasus; continue its struggle. Thus, I felt that if Ukraine was to will last two months. Certainly, besides your own never did I forget about my Ukraine. And everywhere die in that colonial bondage, I would sooner give my personal interests, as the head of the executive I traveled, I thought, what can 1 do for the good of life than Ukraine would give hers. committee of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, you are Ukraine? Continuously, I studied history, and And after all these years, perebudova began, and also the emissary of the hopes of the organization that contemplated the situation Ukraine found itself in. now I find myself in Brussels, Western Europe. I am you head. Taking into consideration your prior When I entered university, I wanted to gain the fortunate in that I see my efforts of the years past have answers, what do you hope to achieve in the West, and knowledge that would help me in the struggle for an yielded some results. I feel that what has begun now, is do you think you will be able to accomplish this? independent Ukraine. I knew, from a distance, that in the start of a third national liberation struggle, or the iVestern Ukraine, an active national liberation struggle third stage of the national liberation struggle, which 1 think you exaggerate my worth. I work with the continued. will lead to freedom. The two prior national liberation Ukrainian Helsinki Union, alongside many beautiful In Zhytomyr, where I was stationed for a time while movements of 1917-1920 and the period of World War people. Together with me, these people walked the in the service, I became friendly with Ukrainians from II, did not attain freedom for Ukraine. path of prison and labor camps. Together we read western Ukraine, from Volhynia, to be precise, and On this third try, 1 think, we will achieve freedom for history, we learned, together we thought about they told me about the various interesting episodes of Ukraine, using peaceful methods. I am fortunate, Ukraine's future, and now, since the start of this that struggle. This struggle invigorated me, for I saw it because I see some results of my activity, while 1 know perebudova, we began to build the Ukrainian Helsinki as the continuation of our older struggle for freedom, many people, my soubbrothers, my friends and Union. Together we aim to establish its course, the struggle of 1917-1920, and prior to that, Koliyiv- acquaintances, who died along the road to freedom together, we want to broaden it,we thirst to influence shchyna, and the glorious Kozak period. and yet. remain unknown. They did not see even the the future changes of this perebudova program which From a historic perspective, I realized that in the smallest star that is now only beginning to shine in began with Gorbachev's ascent to power. Thus, 1 am future, the Ukrainian people should continue this Ukraine, although it stiil is far away. (Continued on page 14) No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 usands gather in Kiev to mark Taras Shevchenko anr^iversary

KIEV - As seen in these photos, thousands of people gathered around the Taras Shevchenko monument in the Ukrainian capital on May 22 to honor the poet on the 128th anniversary of the transfer of his body from St. Petersburg to Ukraine for burial. An official program, which lasted many hours, took place in front of the monument while thousands crowded the square and surrounding park, located across the street from Taras Shevchenko State University. Hundreds of members of local informal associations, including the Ukrainian Culturological Club, the Hromada Society and the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, gathered at an entrance to the park on Repin Street, where they held their own informal commemoration honoring the bard. Dissident literary critic Yevhen Sverstiuk delivered a moving speech about Shevchenko. Following a prayer by a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, the Rev. Bohdan Mykhaiiechko, the crowd began a procession to the monument. At the same time, however, the remaining students on Repin Street were confronted by militia and a unit of special forces who tried to wrestle away their national symbols. A group of youths were forced into a bus and driven away, but were soon returned after the crowd demanded they be set free. (This story is based on accounts by eyewitnesses.) vly organized Memorial society of Lviv holds public meeting - A meeting organized by the newly founded Memorial Society of Lviv took The chairman of the Lviv branch of the Ukrainian Writers' Union, Roman Lubkivsky, 1 Sunday, May 28. The purpose of the meeting, attended by some 6,000 concluded his remarks by stating: "Long live a free, independent, socialist Ukraine.'' , was to recall the victims of Stalinism and the NKVD, those repressed during Many among the crowd, as seen in the photos above (one showing a group heading :hnev regime, as well as those murdered during recent uprisings in Tbilisi, toward the stadium and the other the gathering itself), carried blue and yellow flags . The Lviv Memorial society had been founded a day eariier (see The Weekly, and tryzubs. Others carried huge portraits of Vyacheslav Ghornovil, Ivan Makar and I. other rights activists. Some placards called for the retirement of Ukrainian party boss j the meeting near the Druzhba Stadium, many speakers addressed the Volodymyr Shcherbytsky. The meeting began with prayers and religious hymns led by imong them Mykhailo Horyn, who spoke of present-day political prisoners a Ukrainian Catholic priest. sentenced to 15-day jail terms for their human and national riqhts activities. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 No. 28 PHOTO RERORT: The Garden State's Ukrainian Festival USA Ukrainian Americans enjoy exhibits, mali program and stage concert

Ukrainian artist VitaUy Lytvyn exhibits his graphic woriis during ^„„„^ „„„^ Uicrainian Festival USA at tije Garden State Arts Center in A сгоіиі oFfestivibgoers eiijoys performance ьГіІг^піап dan^rTdiiri^^^ noimaei, JN.J., on June 17. ,^,^-^ program.

^^ SyioliryU Dance Ensemble of New York perform a dance to the "Ballad of the Hollyhocks "durini! their Natafca Kormeluk displays her own traditional Ukrai- moving tribute to Ukrainian popular composer Volodymyr Ivasiuk on the 10th anniversary of his nun pottery m the fine arts tent. ^„„1^ jegth.

I nopada and Slavko Halatyn of the popohir Darka and fe semble, who treated the festival audience to their unique „^ „^ . 8.ль.. .11 several songs from their newly-released CD and tape, The Hromovytsia Dance Ensemble of Chicago entertains the audience at Ukrainian Festival ^^?'"'"^- USA with a dance from their repertoire. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9. 1989 Congressman Bonior joins Ukrainian American Veterans post in Michigan DETROIT - During a special mee­ Making the front page in the Macomb Jurij B. Hrab, a displaced person from honors. After objectives of the Ukrai­ ting of Michigan's Ukrainian American Daily, Rep. Bonior's confrontation Ukraine who fought in the Korean War. nian? American Veterans, on both na­ Veterans Post 101, U.S. Rep. David with these officials on the eve of U.S.- During a combat mission near Pyon­ tional and local levels, were defined, an Bonior (D-Mich.) was installed USSR summit meeting sent a clear gyang, North Korea, Cpl. Hrab was installation ritual was performed and as a member. For the first time in its 42- message to the administration that killed in action when he started a cover Mr. Bodnarchuk, Rep. Bonior and Ms. year history, the Ukrainian American Congress was holding it accountable. fire to save lives of trapped U.S. pa­ Maryliw were formally declared bona Veterans will have a high-ranking Many Ukrainians in the tri-county ratroopers. His most fervent hope was fide members of UAV Post 101. lawmaker on its roster. area (Macomb, Wayne and Oakland) to take an oath of allegiance as a U.S. The entire membership, standing at Along with Rep. Bonior, Peter Bod- are familiar with the literature this citizen following the Korean War. Mr. attention during this ceremony, was narchuk, a Vietnam veteran, and Jennie lawmaker has issued to his constituents Bonior was asked whether he would dismissed and congratulations were Maryliw, office of the adjutant, were in respect to the heroic Ukrainians who assist post officers in giving leadership offered by officers and members. All also inducted into Post 101. Ms. Ma­ defied both the Soviet and Nazi armies to a posthumous granting of U.S. participants were invited to share in a ryliw will be the first woman veteran to in World War П, the meaning of Ukrai­ citizenship to Cpl. Hrab. Jhe congress­ sumptuous table of hors d'oeuvres and be formally admitted into a Ukrainian nian Independence Day, the forced man said he would give this matter his refreshments very ably prepared by military organization in the Greater collectivization issue, the Great Famine, personal attention. wives of veterans under the guidance of Detroit area. persecution and lack of religious free­ The next item of business was the Irene and Myroslaw Pryjma. One of the highlights during the April dom in Ukraine, and Russification swearing-in cerem.onies of new mem­ 14 meeting was a special presentation by policies. bers. Commander Wichar called upon During the reception. Rep. Bonior Rep. Bonior titled "Veteran Affairs in This year on January 22, Rep. Bonior the installation team, Wolodymyr and his legislative aide, Ed Bruley, used Washington." Post Commander Step­ was one of the principal speakers at the Zacharyj, senior vice-commander, My- this opportunity to exchange view­ hen Wichar introduced Mr. Bonior as a Ukrainian Cultural Center during a roslaw Pryjma, junior vice-commander, points on a more intimate basis. More "friend of Ukrainians." Ukrainian Independence Day obser­ Stepan Fedenko, chaplain, and Andrew than S500 was collected for the Bonior In presenting the congressman's vance. In Washington on January 19, Lublaneski, provost marshal, to do the for Congress Fund. background, Mr. Wichar pointed out on the floor of the United States House significant facets of Rep. Bonior's life as of Representatives, this congressman the applied to the Ukrainian com­ urged his colleagues to "reflect on this munity. Rep. Bonior's maternal grand­ ongoing struggle and lend their moral Ukrainian Village Corp. holds annual meeting parents, John and Evhenia Gavreluk, support to the Ukrainian people in their emigrated to the United States at the quest to be among the family of free turn of the century from Kiev and nations." Galicia. Rep. Bonior covered a variety of Formally educated in political veteran issues during his presentation. science and economics at the University In addition to admonishing the of Iowa, Mr. Bonior returned to Detroit government for its lack of sensitivity and was first elected to the Michigan towards Vietnam veterans, he covered House of Representatives in 1972. Four legislation that has passed and is pend­ years later, he was successfully elected ing. Most of these are concerned with to the United States House of Repre­ veteran benefits, rehabilitation, em­ sentatives and is now serving his seventh ployment, housing, medical care and term. education. He emphasized his part in Mr. Wichar pointed out that Rep. the Agent Orange issue. He also made it Bonior serves in the powerful House known that he was going to be working Rules Committee as the chief deputy closely with Edward Derwinski, de­ whip. Most recently, he has been ap­ signated Cabinet member of the Ve­ pointed to a key, newly formed House terans Administration. Task Force on Trade. The foregoing During a lively question and answer appointments give him the distinction period which followed the talk, Post of holding the highest congressional po­ 101 made some inquiries regarding Cpl. sition ever held by anyone of Ukrainian Ukrainian Village Corp. board of directors. lineage. lunches for the Village residents. Third Since becoming a member of Con­ WARREN, Mich. - The Ukrainian vice-president Zenon Wasylkevych gress Rep. Bonior has been successful in Village Corp. is an essential institution concluded his report as public relations legislative activities on varied issues. He which has attracted numerous members due to its noble objective to caring for chairman with an appeal for support of is a champion to American veterans elderly critizens. Since the 1960s, early Mr. Wichar's proposal for a more direct because he has sponsored several im­ proponents of a senior citizens' resi­ involvement in the activities of the portant veterans' bills, particularly dence have valiantly battled rezoning Ukrainian American community. those dealing with Vietnam. He was, in and financial problems, and their Lev Worobkevych, chairman of the fact, one of the congressmen who was efforts have culminated in very attrac­ admissions committee, related the responsible for the erection of the tive and comfortable accommodations, recent changes in HUD criteria for National Vietnam Memorial in known as the Ukrainian Village, in the eligibility. Treasurer and financial Washington. center of the Ukrainian community in secretary Juliana Maziak provided a In addition to the foregoing. Rep. Warren. detailed financial report and budget for Bonior has dealt with environmental the following fiscal year. Her report and issues, income tax reform, the hearing- The president of the corporation, budget were approved by the member­ impaired, trade, foreign policy and Stephen M. Wichar Sr., welcomed all ship. members and residents and gave an human rights. Louise Saks, chairman of the Ethics Congressman Senior's Ukrainian extensive report on the many aspects of and Bylaws Committee, proposed a few roots surfaced dramatically during the the board's activities. In evaluating the minor changes in the by-laws of the Myroslav Medvid incident. As a key social and administrative status of the corporation which were approvec. Ukrainian Village Corp., Mr. Wichar legislator, he assumed a vigorous During a lively discussion, one of the declared the corporation to be an posture when he challenged the State most important proposals was that the organization lacking the ability or Department and officials within the board of directors maintain close ties Rep. David Bonior addresses Ukrai­ Immigration and Naturalization Service means to propel an outreach into the with all the Ukrainian clergy and nian veterans of Michigan. for bungling an attempted defection. Ukrainian community. parishes in order that the most.eligible In order to foster membership growth potential residents become applicants. in the corporation and, more impor­ At the conclusion of the meeting, the tantly, to activate a roster of potential Ukrainian Village's legal counsel, Jerry residents for the Village, Mr. Wichar Karpinsky, conducted the swearing-in proposed a budget expenditure of of the newly elected board of directors. SI,000. To date, the corporation has At the first meeting of the board, the been restricted to intangible legal following officers assured their posi­ constraints of the Department of tions: Mr. Wichar, president; Ms. Housing and Urban Development Nelligan, first vice-president; John (HUD). V/ith greater membership Dodson, second vice-president; Mr. activity among Ukrainian groupings in Wasylkevych, third vice-president; greater Detroit, a new direction could Olga Adamek, corresponding secretary; also mean greater horizons as an inte­ Ihor Iwanyckyj, recording secretary; gral Ukrainian member-organization. Ms. Maziak, financial secretary; Ste­ After a short debate, the proposal was phen Antonow, Amy Burzynski, Ste- adopted. lania Dub, Ms. Saks, Katherioe Sioiko, First vice-presicieni Justine Nelligan Michael T.oro.yn, Mr. Worobkevych, Rep. David Bonior, newly installed тепФег of Ukrainian American Veterans Post reported on her many activities, parti­ Marie Zarycky and Mr. Karpinsky, 101, with some of the post's members. cularly her efforts to organize low-cost members. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 No. 28

Tour of ChornobyL. (Continued from page 1) sieged fortress in the Middle Ages, while knowing that "his food supplies had run out, or would run our very shortly. We donned white coats and overalls. Mr. Risovanny, Sasha and I were then led by an engineer down an almost endless corridor that links the four reactors of the station. We stopped at ^he control room of reactor No. 2, which was just in the process of a shutdown. Tlie chief operator informed me that this was a scheduled 15-day maintenance shutdown. He said this in a monotone voice that was at odds with his lanky and bespectacled appearance, and obvious interest in my visit. ^^xi we went to the huge turbine hall for all four reactors, beyond which is located the sarcophagus. I was taking photographs at will, as was Sasha, although I thought that surely he must have thousands already. Then it was Silent Prypiat, now overgrown with weeds. time for lunch. Mr. Umanets and the new chief engineer at the station, Yuriy scheduled for May 1, 1986) and an eerily crossbreeding, had resulted in the defor­ cause it is irrational and unfair to ask Solomentsev, also attended. We ate in a silent ferris wheel. The grass is now mities. However, the cattle at Chor­ people to work in areas with a high small room that was obviously set aside waist high and was blowing in the wind nobyl had been affected in other ways radiation background. for the plant's leaders. (the weather was quite pleasant outside by the accident. Some had burns in their I mention lunch because it was by far Kiev). A swimming pool, which has four mouths, for example, but subsequently the best food I have ever tasted in the staffers, is operational, and used by recovered. Soviet Union: a sumptuous feast of clean-up workers. Then a lively black dog emerged. I tomato salad, roast pork, borshch, beef Originally the city was noted for its gave it a wide berth. The young man stroganoff, followed by delicious cho­ greenery, but as the trees collected said that the dog was born after the colates and coffee. Mr. Risovanny said radioactive products, they were chopped accident and is not suffering from any that the workers' fare was less lavishly down and taken away for burial. In­ diseases or deformities, but 1 drew the presented, but was equally good. stead, it looks as though a city of 50,000 limits at taking the mouthful of cucum­ That being said, we had to gulp down had been built on a desolate wasteland. ber. Not knowing where the dog had piping hot coffee in order to maintain And yet, it will stand as a reminder of frolicked, I had no desire to pet the dog our schedule. We stopped next at the the supreme folly of the careless into the bargain. sarcophagus, , where work is conti­ handling of nuclear power; of the willful Then we left Prypiat, the sad ghost nuing inside. I took photographs of this subordination of nature to the demands town of the 20th century, condemned to horrific structure, while Mr. Risovanny of an all-pervasive economy. It will eternal emptiness. As our coach ap­ took out the geiger counter. It jumped always remain empty, but its death has a proached the city's exit, we passed truck- quickly to 1.6 millirems per hour, even cause. And many of its citizens have loads of irradiated cars being taken though we were about 400 meters away. perished with it, or are dying a slow, away for disposal. Sasha was quite Mr. Risovanny said that closer to the surreal death in a different environ­ excited by the sight, and I managed to structure the level is around 10 millirems ment. get two photographs through the bus per hour, and higher within the struc­ window. ture itself. The Kompleksassociationis running At the exit itself, a sign announces the an experimental hothouse in the city, distance to Kiev: 158 kilometers. To put these figures into perspective, which was to be our next stop, some 20 10 millirems is some 1,000 times higher people are employed there today, while Driving past the plant, in the distance than normal background, while 1.6 residing in Zelenyi Mys. we could see part of the 25-kilometers. millirems represents 160 times the Our host was a head biologist, Borys long cooling pond, and the rail line to background. In addition, our geiger Solomanyk. He took us around to see the newly built city of Slavutych. counter was held at shoulder level. Had beds of trees. One bed was planted after We drove back to Chornobyl for an A geiger counter some 400 meters from it been on the ground, then the figure the nuclear disaster and displays "nor­ "inquest" about my visit, in the form of the damaged reactor records radiation would have been much higher. At the mal" growth. The other contains shoots an interview recorded by Mr. Riso­ levels of 1.5 millirems per hour, oi 150 Chornobyl station itself, where men that received up to 600 rems of irradia­ vanny. Such an interview, he explained, times higher than the natural back­ and women roamed freely without tion. This bed contains wild deformities is designed to obtain the first reaction of ground. protection, the recorded level was 0.6 of growth, with new elongated shoots an observer. millirems per hour, 60 times the norm. growing out of the top of the tree (see I stated that nothing had been more Even upon reflection, I see no reason On the horizon now was Prypiat, the the photographs). The irradiated trees revealing to me than the visit to the to change such a view. Had I never abandoned city for plant operatives and were also warped in growth. zone, especially in terms of appreciating visited Chornobyl, I feel that I might their families. Crossing the bridge into Our host pointed out the cucumbers the nature and the extent of clean-up have gone through life condemning the the city, Mr. Risovanny casually told and tomatoes and asked if I would like work. And yet, as I have long felt, I follies that took place around the me, in one of those statements that to try them. Ah, I surmised, the ultimate stated, the Chornobyl plant should not disaster and also the technical draw­ suddenly explains a thousand ques­ litmus test of courage. He duly washed a be operating today, both because of its backs inherent in the Soviet RBMK tions, that on the day of the accident tomato and cucumber. Before passing ineradicable technical flaws and be­ (Continued on page 14) the radiation \tvt\ on this bridge was 80 them to me, he took another and bit into rems per hour - 800,000 times above it. I did the same, but pocketed the background and potentially fatal within tomato to take back to Canada with me. two to three hours. Mr. Risovanny remarked that I had a If this was the case, I asked, then how strange expression on my face. could scientists such as Leonid Ilyin, The conversation, hardly surpri­ vice-president of the Soviet Academy of singly, switched to radiophobia. I Medical Sciences, have stated that replied that it was not always a matter of Prypiat need never have been eva­ radiophobia, that I had watched the cuated? Mr, Risovanny responded, film "Zapridel" and had read about the unconvincingly, that radiation levels events in Narodychi. The son of the varied greatly in the city, so that Dr. head of the hothouse had by then joined Ilyin may not have possessed the figure us, and fiercely attacked the prognoses for the bridge. I got the impression that about Narodychi. He then insisted that he himself did not really believe this I go to look at the Chornobyl area cattle explanation. that had been in the immediate fallout ' Prypiat was nightmarish. There is no area, but had been relatively unaffected way to describe adequately the impres­ by the accident. Mr. Risovanny com­ sion that it made on me. Mr. Risovanny mented wryly that he felt this was said that two observers had remarked unneccesary as I had probably seen a that it was like the effects of a neutron cow before. bomb, where the buildings remain but Observing my evident scepticism, the the people disappear. Th^^js rowjupen^ youjig-fettow then moderated his views. row of deserted apartment buildings, a In Narodychi, he felt, other factors, new soccer stadium (the fir ^^me was such as the content of thesoil and Headquarters of the Kombinat production association, Chornobyl city. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989

resembled that of a Western politician, servative" speeches. Above all, Kievans the democratic route there will be Angry Kievites... in contrast to the somewhat crude want to see change at the top. bloodshed on the streets within two (Continued from page 2) efforts of Mr. Hryshchuk. The main As one of the audience told me: "The years. at the next congress. Unlike Mr. Hrysh- difference between the two was that Dr. old man [Shcherbytsky] has to go."But Yet, if this meeting is, as it appeared chuk. Dr. Shcherbak spoke in Ukrai­ Shcherbak was trying to explain that he the criticism of Mr. Masol is a relatively to be, /eflective of the general mood in nian. He raised the question of the would take into consideration the views new phenomenon. Because of the anta­ Kiev, it may take rather less than that continuing ramifications of the Chor- of his electors rather than voice his own gonism of the crowd toward him, it is for a crisis point to be reached. The nobyl disaster and other ecological opinions, while Mr. Hryshchuk seemed inconceivable to this observer how he economic situation in the republic has issues, particularly the situation in the to say anything that he thought might can continue in office if a movement not improved over the past four years, Narodychi Raion of Zhytomyr Oblast, raise his rather low prestige with the toward democracy is to be maintained. and in many spheres it has shown a sharp stagnation. Meanwhile, on the where 12 villages are to be evacuated. crowd. Finally, after the meeting, Dr. On the other hand, although these political front, the mood of Ukrainians However, to the questions from the. Shcherbak expressed to me the view seems remarkably similar to that in floor, he made it plain that he felt the two might be considered two of the that although he realized very well that more "radical" Ukrainian deputies, areas such as the Baltic republics, system must work as it stands. It should he could have courted popularity by except that at the top there is what one not be overthrown or subverted. He did neither seemed prepared to support the lambasting the Ukrainian leadership, fundamental reforms proposed by leading politician described as "Zhda- not support revolution, but rather this would have been simplistic and novism in action." radical reform. This would consist of deputies from the Baltic republics, and fruitless as a political option. Having major personnel changes in the Ukrai­ Lithuania in particular. seen the problems in Poland at first nian leadership, but not a change of On the other hand, while the meeting hand, he feels that unless Ukraine takes Join the UNA system or a multiparty system. may have been reflective of the lack of Plainly, this attitude was not radical parliamentary tradition in the Soviet enough for those present, some of Union, as Dr. Shcherbak stated, the MUSIC AND ART CENTER whom voiced their support for the audience plainly sought scapegoats for Ukrainian Popular Front and a plura­ what was perceived as the manifest OF GREENE COUNTY, Inc. listic election system. Frequently, the failure of the Ukrainians in Moscow to IHOR SONEVYTSKY, Music Director popular Dr. Shcherbak was forced to represent their wishes. bellow his responses over the din of the In a nutshell, the party and govern­ SUIVIIVIER CONCERT SERIES - 1989 crowd, which had begun shouting for ment leaders were perceived to be fundamental changes to the electoral preventing the other deputies from law. presenting alternative views or support­ Saturday, July 22 at 8:00 p.m. Clearly, Dr. Shcherbak's approach ing "progressive" as opposed to "con- LfLEA WOLANSKY, soprano, GEORGE CYBRIWSKY at the piano Works by Verdi, Puccini, Liudkevych, Barvinsky and others THE UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN CLUB HUCULKA of N. J. Icon 8L Souvenir's Distribution Saturday, July 29 at 8:00 p.m. 2860 Buhre Ave. Suite 2R publishes its own monthly NEWSLEHER. NESTOR CYBRIWSKY, cello; ORESTACYBRIWSKY-MUELLER, piano Bronx, NY 10461 Back issues are available. Mail self-addressed Works by Barvinsky, Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Saint-Saens, Schumann REPfiESENTATTVE and WHOLESALER с^ЕМВЮЮЕЯЕО BLOUSES stamped envelope to George Prove - Editor, for ADULTS and CHILDREN c/o Ukrainian-American Club, Saturday, August 5 at 8:00 p.m. Tel. (212) 931-1579 P.O. Box 1653, Toms River, N.J. 08754. CHAMBER ENSEMBLE under the direction of T. HRYNKIW Works by Barvinsky and Schubert ("ТгоиГ Quintet) PETER A. MYCHAJLIW D.D.S. Saturday, August 12 at 8:00 p.m. THOMAS HRYNKIW, piano ANNOUNCES THE OPENING OF HIS OFFICE FOR THE PRACTICE OF Works by Kosenko, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Schumann GENERAL and COSMETIC DENTISTRY Saturday, August 19 at 8:00 p.m. 935 Northern Boulevard, Suite 100 Fund Raising concert featuring the Vocal Ensemble PROMIN Great Neck, New York 11021 under the direction of BOHDANNA WOLANSKY

Office hours: Telephone: Saturday, August 26 at 8:00 p.m. By appointment (516) 482-2720 A special concert featuring the internationally renowned violinist OLEH KRYSA; T. CHEKINA at the piano Dr. Mychajliw has completed general practice residency in hospital dentistry and an additional Works by Beethoven, Brahms, Liatoshynsky, Paganini year as chief dental resident at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center. He has received advanced training in all aspects of general and cosmetic dentistry, including Sunday, September 3 at 8:00 p.m. implantology and comprehensive treatment of medically and/or physically compromized pat­ A special concert featuring the internationally renowned pianist ients. ALEKSANDER SLOBODIANYK Works by Chopin, Liatoshynsky, and others

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On Sunday, July 16, after liturgy, there will be inaugural opening of permanent Regieter now - Capacity is limited - For information write to: exhibit-museum at "Grazhda''. Ukrainian Sitch Sports School 660 Sanford Avenue m Newark ,N.J. 07106 On Sunday, August 10 in the afternoon there will be a special event-modeling show of Ukrainian historical costumes from the 10th to the 19th centuries (UNWLA Branch 64)

СОЮЗІВКА Ф SOYUZtVKA WORKSHOPS IN UKRAINIAN FOLK ART July 31 - August 4 (10:00-11:30 a.m.) - Easter Egg Making (15.00 - S. Zielvk /\ I eav Kound Report July 31 - August 4 (11:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m.) - Ceramics Я5.00 - S. Zieff k August 7 - August 11 (10:00-11:30 a.m.) - Bead Making 115.00 - L. Ziefylc August 7 - August 11 (11:30-1:00 p.m.) - Embroidery Я5.00 - L Wolynets August 14 - August 18 (10:00-11:30 a.m.) - Traditional baking 115.00 CAREFREE DAYS. - J. Stasiuk FOR CHILDREN UKRAINIAN NIGHTS. August 14 - August 18 (10:00-11:30 a.m.) - Bandura playing S15.00 - 0. Chodoba August 14 - August 18 (11:30 a.m.-l:00 p.m.) - Folk dancing S20.00 - Oksana Bazylevsk? NOWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLP July 31 - August 11 (10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.) - Folk singing (25.00 - M. Sonevytsky

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backward. My conclusion is that we can Tour of ChornobyL. exist only too well without this industry, (Continued from page 12) which is destructive and endless in its capacity to lay waste to the natural reactor, but without holding very strong environment. views on the pros and cons of nuclear On the way back to Kiev, Mr. Riso- energy. Having been to this distant vanny and I got into a long philosophi­ northern borderland of Ukraine, my cal discussion about Soviet society and views have changed. the possibility of change. He is depress­ While it may be true that every form ed with the current economic situation, of power production has its dangers, but believes that one must be patient nothing is as irrevocable as the effects of and not expect improvement too quick- a nuclear accident. In nuclear power, ^y- man has harnessed a monster. And man 1 found him a very open man with a lacks the wisdom to anticipate the deep respect for the West and its behavior of such a creature. achievements. He sympathizes with 1 have asked myself therefore whether Mikhail Gorbachev and with his efforts we could manage without nuclear to reform the Soviet Union, but is hard­ power, whether this would not be a ly a zealous advocate of Soviet-style View from the main entrance to the Chernobyl plant. As is evident, workers today regression to an earlier age, a step socialism. are not wearing protective clothing.

Amnesty International in particular the Belgian the people, to which the Helsinki Accords attest. These Leading dissident... group, have been renewed, and I see them now in rights are also the responsibility of the Soviet Union to (Continued from page 8) person, these people who supported me from afar for uphold, for the people in the Soviet Union and in many years. I have thanked them and have begun close Ukraine. one of those people, of whom there are many. All of us In our country, in the Soviet Union, and in Ukraine currently are establishing an organizational center, personal f-iendships with them; they have promised me, in the future, the same kind of active support I in particular, we have, in fact, only one freedom, we and we all equally understand the situation in Ukraine have the freedom of expression. Many of these of today, and want to take full advantage of this received from them in the past, and which resulted in the fact that 1 am now free. However, once 1 told them other freedoms, are only now beginning to be realized. deepening perebudova and the expansion of demo­ The administration, this party bureaucratic apparatus, cracy. that there is the danger that I may be imprisoned for a two-year period for defying administrative sur­ ensures that we do not have these freedoms. 1 don't want to list all of the democratic freedoms, they are all I have probably not expressed myself correctly. veillance, they assured me that they will defend me and press for my release should this occur. understood, but, freedom for us means saying a When referring to you as an emissary I refer to you word at a meeting, or somewhere on the street. This is now, outside the borders of the Soviet Union, and do So, these mutual relations in the spheres of about all the freedom we have. We are punished for not take into consideration those that remain in democracy and human rights will continue. This holding demonstrations, and the authorities still Ukraine and work with you. What are your expecta­ makes me extremly happy. demand that we get permission for every one we want tions, your hopes for contact. For example, whom to hold, and so on and so forth. have you met with and who have you had the opportu­ Your biography testifies to the fact that Ukraine, nity to talk to? and the Ukrainian people were, and continue to define The democratic freedoms which are in the West, the parameters of your ideals, without which you have not yet come to us. I do believe that Soviet cannot imagine your life. Now, during your stay in the officials will disseminate these freedoms, step by step, I have had the opportunity to talk to many activists for they have no way out now that they have activated of Amnesty International, and most recently, with West, now that you are distanced from your home­ land, how do you see today's situation in Ukraine? the economic sphere of life, they now must broaden some Ukrainians of the emigration. I hope that we will political freedoms. continue our contacts with Amnesty International. From Ukraine's viewpoint, the euphoria of the West that was provoked by Gorbachev's glasnost, the This is how I see the future, and the future Amnesty International will continue to champion our development in the Soviet Union, and from this cause, watch for the repressions that occur in Ukraine West's faith in Gorbachev's perebudova - have these been justified? perspective I optimistically view the future of Ukraine. to this day. We are no longer given sentences of seven However, our current situation is sad, for we have yet or five years. We are now only imprisoned for 15 days. to see changes in Ukraine. No one has been purged We are diverted off roads during our travels. Our I look to the future with optimism. 1 am convinced that perebudova, in the long range, will end with from the old bureaucratic apparatus, and the pillar of publications are confiscated. Our samvydav is seized. Stalinism, Shcherbytsky, is still the administrative These may be minor obstacles, but some that are not freedom for Ukraine, but do not deceive myself that this will be an easy road. 1 do not share, to a great head in Ukraine. The situation ahead of us is not an minor have also occurred. We are placed in psychiatric easy one. Our mission depends on all of our strengths hospitals. We are placed under administrative extent, the optimism of the West. It seems to me that perebudova did not begin as an act of good will, but as we assist in perebudova in Ukraine. For this surveillance, and if we should not adhere to these perebudova must also reach Ukraine, and freedom restrictions, we will be tried under criminal statutes, began due to economic necessity, forced by objective circumstances. Thus, economic hardships forced us must spread not only into other republics, but also into which carry penalties of two years in concentration Ukraine. camps. This means, we may be placed behind the onto the road of peredubova. barbed wire. And this will no longer be a political One final question. What future do you see for crime, but a criminal one. The West sees these hardships, and it wants to take advantage of it, by broadening ties, contacts, along Shcherbytsky, in light of the new current events in the Thus, I have had several conversations with economic lines. Put I do not know whether these Soviet Union, I mean, the Congress ^f People's representatives from AI, and I am pleased that after economic plans and contacts will also take into Deputies? describing these scenarios to them, they have pledged consideration improvements in the sphere of human their continued support to defend us in the future, rights. It is a bit of a complex process, which stirs in me I think that Shcherbytsky will be removed from the irrespective of the formulas the Soviets may use to put contradictory tendencies. I feel that the West can assist post of first secretary of the Ukrainian Communist us on trial and to imprison us. So, my contacts with us economically, and also pay attention to the rights of Party, and in his place, they will find someone else.

allusions while using a prosodic cadence some leaders of the republic have been Turning... that is contemporary. Ukrainian Helsinki... compromised during the years of stag­ Only a few of his poems have been (Continued from page 3) nation is abnormal. They have taken the (Continued from page 6) officially published in Ukraine, in 8. to raise the question of the lega­ republic to the brink of ecological and kraine, D.H. Struk said of the poet: journals in the early 1960s. His collec­ lization of the Ukrainian Catholic economic catastrophe, and their activi­ tion ''Vohon Kupala'' (The Fire of Church and the Ukrainian Autoce- ties can only be considered criminal. "Inspired by the imagistic verse of This is why we demand the formation of ВЛ. Antonych, Kalynets developed his Kupalo) was published in Kiev in 1966 phalous Orthodox Church. The Ukrai­ but was immediately suppressed and all nian Helsinki Union calls upon you to a commission to investigate the activi­ poetry into the finest exponent of ties of Volodymyr Shcherbytsky modern Ukrainian engage lyricism. He copies were confiscated. Since that time support the just demands of Crimean his poetry has been blacklisted in the Tatars to return to their historic lands which would lead to him being deprived employs images that are often primeval of his deputies mandate. and a vocabulary that is rich in cultural USSR and he has been published only (Crimea) and the renewal of their in the West: the collections "Poezii z statehood. May 24, 1989 Ukrainy" (Poems from Ukraine, 1970), In the name of the further democra­ Ukrainian Helsinki Union a.e. smal Ь co. "Pidsumovuiuchy Movchannia" (Sum­ tization of society and counteraction to Coordinating Council ming up Silence, 1971), "Koronuvannia conservative forces in the supreme Mykola Horbal Anatoliy Dotsenko Гординський, Пастушенко Opudala" (The Crowning of Scarecrow, organs of power in the USSR, the Ukrainian Helsinki Union calls upon Viktor Fedorchuk Смаль 1972), and ^'Vohon Kupala''(1975; reprint of the confiscated 1966 edition). you to join together with all deputies- Stephan Khmara Some poems have been translated democrais from otner republics. Insurance - Real Estate into German and French The Ukrainian Helsinki Union con­ Forestburg - Glen Spey, N.Y. Residential ш Commercial ш Industrial siders that the situation under which Investment COTTAGE Auto Ш Life m Bonds HRUSHEVSKY: with 50 ft of lake front, 2 bedrooms, living UKRAINIAN EUROPEAN EARN MONEY typingathome. room, new eat-in-kitchen, remodeled bath­ 1733 Springfield Avenue World Federation of Europeans S30,0007year income potential room. 16 ft X 16 ft + new roofed porch. (by birth or descent) Owner asking 575,000. Maplewood, N.J. 07040 DETAILS; (201) 761-7500 P.O. Box 14262 (914) 638-2181 North Palm Beach, FL 33408 (1) 805-687-6000 Ext. B-10102. No. 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 9, 1989 15

Vyacheslav Chornovil of the Ukrai­ to persecution." House consideration of Popular Movement.. nian Helsinki Union was also allowed to Connecticut... the bill has not yet been scheduled. (Continued from page 1) address the gathering. He presented his (Continued from page 3) "The only way to include Ukrainian soners Mykola Horbal and Yuriy Bad- view on the current situation in Ukraine congressman's decision not to recognize Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholics in zio, members of the Ukrainian Helsinki and called for Ukrainian independence. Ukrainian Catholics and Ukrainian the bill at this time is to seek an Union, who were elected not as repre­ The following day, July 2, over 15,000 Orthodox as persecuted elements in the amen(^ment from the floor of the sentatives of the UHU, but as indivi­ Soviet Union. House'' according to Mr. Iwanciw. "It is duals. people gathered in Kiev to hold a demonstration in support of the Rukh. In a follow-up letter, Mr. Iwanciw up to the leaders of our Churches and Also on the board of the Kiev chapter Numerous speakers addressed the informed the congressman that Sen. the community to express the outrage were representatives of various factories crowd, among them Mr. Chornovil and Lautenberg has agreed to add the that we should be feeling." in Kiev, members of the Ukrainian SSR other members of the UHU. In evidence Ukrainian Churches to the Senate bill. Academy of Sciences, youth groups, The House Judiciary action and Rep. were numerous blue and yellow flags, He also pointed out the comments by Morrison's refusal to include the Ukrai­ peasants and members of creative placards calling for Ukrainian indepen­ the editor of Glasnost magazine, Sergei unions. nian Churches comes on the heels of the dence, democracy and solidarity with Grigoryants, that "Ukrainians are the Paris Conference on the Human Di­ Radio Liberty reported that among the Rukh. The demonstration was most repressed people in the Soviet the delegates were representatives of mension at which Ambassador Morris peaceful and the militia did not inter­ Union." Abram, head of the U.S. delegation, Ukrainian communities in Moscow, the fere. Baltic republics, and even Sakhalin. Mr. Iwanciw concluded his letter by specifically raised the plight of the two The Baltic popular front, as well as the Earlier this year, a regional founding stating that "it would be ironic if the Ukrainian Churches. Last year Presi­ Moscow-based Russian Popular Front conference of the Rukh was held in Lviv stumbling block of including members dent Ronald Reagan, in Moscow and at were represented also. where 60 prominent intellectuals, of the Ukrainian Churches in your bill, the United Nations, called for the which seeks to help those individuals legalization of the Churches. Leonid Kravchuk, head of the ideo­ workers and students were elected to the regional leadership. most persecuted in the Soviet Union, logical section of the Central Commit­ left out the members of the only two tee of the Communist Party of Ukraine According to sources in Ukraine, the UKRAINIAN Rukh numbers about 250,000 members Churches specifically outlawed in the and a consistent critic of Rukh, also USSR because, by virtue of the illega­ TYPEWRITERS spoke, Mr. Kravchuk stated that he was in Ukraine as of June. also other languages complete lity of their Churches, they could not line of office machines fii not against the formation of the Rukh prove they are members." as such, but was merely against the equipment. organizational forms it had adopted. HURYN MEMORIALS On June 20, H.R, 2022 was approved JACOB SACHS FOR THE FINEST IN CUSTOM MADE 251 W. 98th St. Furthermore, Mr. Kravchuk present­ by the House Judiciary Committee MEMORIALS INSTALLED IN ALL CEME­ without an amendment adding the New York. N. Y 10025 ed his vision of the Rukh as an organi­ TERIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA Tel. (212) 222 6683 zation which would help in increasing Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox 7 days a week of New York including Holy Spirit in Churches to the list of groups "subject labor productivity, in helping the militia H^mptonburgh. N.Y., St. Andrew's in South maintain order, etc. This was greeted Bound Brook, Pine Bush Cemetery in with laughter and hooting from the Kerhonkson and Glen Spey Cemetery delegates. in Glen Spey, New York. UKRAINIAN SINGLES Ш offer personal service

BANDURA III AUG16-SEP02 BUDAPEST/LVIV/KIEVn-ERNOPIUBUOAPEST S2650 Saturday, July 8 - 8:30 p.m. Saturday, August 12 - 8:30 p.m. Choir "Dumka" from New York ZOZULIA I SEP 07-19 BUDAPEST/LVIV/TERNOPIL/KIEV S2025 "Verhovyna" - Trio, Toronto DANCE - 10:00 p.m. DANCE - 10:00 p.m. KVITKA II SEP22-OCT03 LENINGRAD/LVIV/KIEV "Crystal" Band "Khioptsi zi Lvova" Band LVOVIANKAIV ост 03-14 BUDAPEST/LVIV/BUDAPEST Friday, August 18 (breakfast basis only) Saturday, July 15 - 8:30 p.m. "Akula" Band "Kazka" - Ukrainian Songs 8i Dances PODOLANKA III ост 10-24 BUDAPEST/LVIV/TERNOPIL/BUDAPEST S2050 DANCE - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, August 19 - 8:30 p.m. LVOVIANKAV NOV 02-12 BUDAPEST/LVIV/BUDAPEST SUSO "Zelene Zhyto" Band Roma Prima Bohachewsky Ensemble DANCE - 10:00 p.m. (breakfast basis only). "Akula" Band Sunday, August 20 - UNWLA DAY Saturday, July 22 - 8:30 p.m. Bandurystky "Homin Stepiw" Saturday, August 26 - 8:30 p.m. YUGOSLAVIA DANCE - 10:00 p.m. Choir "Vesnivka" from Toronto "Khioptsi zi Lvova" Band DANCE - 10:00 p.m. "Raging Hutzuls" Band

Saturday, July 29 - 8:30 p.m, Friday, September 1 "Troyanda" -- Trio from Toronto DLBROVMK: ЛІК;. 12-18 "Nowy Chasy" Band PRNJAVOR: AKi. J8-20 DANCE - 10:00 p.m. Saturday, September 2 ZA(;RKB: AK;. 20-22 "Alex 8. Dorko" Band "Tempo" Band "Nowy Chasy" Band Program will appear in the upcoming Saturday, August 5 - 8:30 p.m. issue Lilea Volanska - Soprano Sunday, September 3 - 8:30 p.m. ROMANIA B. Vasyiyshyn, Bass, Edmonton Balet of Roma Prima Bohachewsky - DANCE -- 10:00 p.m. "Syzokryli", New York "Zelene Zhyto" Band DANCE - 10:00 p.m. "Tempo" Band

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At Soyuzivko PREVIEW OF EVENTS July 15-16 For more information call (204) 589- July 15 Canada's National Ukrainian Festi­ val at Selo Ukraina 12 kilometers 6315 or 589-6676. KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The^ ^ Kazka ensemble will present songs ^ SOMERVILLE, N.J.: The Ukrai­ outside of Dauphin on Highway 10. August 12-13 The four scheduled programs at 8 ^and dances during the concert pro-^ nian American Veterans and the Ч gram at Soyuzivka, the year-round і U AV National Ladies' Auxiliary will p.m. on Friday, 2 and 8 p.m. on SLOATSBURG, N.Y.: The Provin- Saturday, and 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, cialate of the Sister Servants of Mary I resort of the Ukrainian National : hold their 42nd annual convention I Association, on Saturday evening, jj banquet at the Holiday Inn, Route 22 will feature the Zirka Ukrainian Immaculate will host this year's Dance Ensemble of Dauphin, come­ Dormition pilgrimage here. The ^ July 15, beginning at 8:30 p.m. eastbound, beginning at 6:30 p.m. After the program, at approxi-S The featured speakers will be Rep. dian Ted Woloshyn, the Flying weekend of events will be highlight­ Kozaks of Vegreville, Alta,, the trio ed by a pontifical divine liturgy at ? mately 10 p.m., there will be dancing ^ James Florio (D-N.J.)and Bozhena ^ to the tunes of the Zelene Zhyto \ Olshaniwsky, president of Ameri­ Troyanda from Toronto, the Tavria 10:30 a.m. at the grotto, which will be dance group from Regina, Sask., the concelebrated by Archbishop-Me­ ^band. cans for Human Rights in Ukraine. For additional information about ^ A dance will follow the banquet with Praire Pride Orchestra of Edmon­ tropolitan Stephen Sulyk and Bi­ ton, the Ron Paley house orchestra, shops Basil Losten, Innocent Lo- j Soyuzivka accommodations or pro- ^ music provided by the Chumaky. I grams, please call the resort at (914) x Tickets are S40 per person, S75 for and Canada's National Ukrainian tocky, Robert Moskal and Michael Festival Choir. Bohdana Bashuk of Kuchmiak. For more information ^626-5641. (UNA members are en-i couples. For tickets call Ted Pusa- ^titled to a 10 percent discount on^ nenko, (914)634-5502. Winnipeg will serve as mistress of call(914) 753-2840. ceremonies. Reserve tickets are SIO ?accommodations at Soyuzivka.) MARLBORO, N.J.: Branch 98 of for afternoon performances, S12 for the Ukrainian National Women's evening performances. Rush tickets the amount of SI,500. Mr. Honcharyk, League of America will sponsor a bus are S8 for afternoon programs, SIO UNA awards... a member of UNA Branch 287, is trip to the Verkhovyna Youth Festi­ for evening programs. Admission to (Continued from page 1) majoring in avionics at Embry-Riddle val in Glen Spey, N.Y. The bus will the festival is S3 per person daily, free Aeronautical University. The Wolk leave the parking lot of St. Wolo- for children under 12. For more Scholarship is the result of a bequest dymyr Church, Route 520, at 9 a.m. Parsons School of Design in New York. information call (204) 638-5645. Mr. Hnatenko, 18, of Rego Park, N.Y., providing for educational assistance to sharp and will arrive around noon Lemkos. for a full day at the festival. The bus is a recent immigrant from Lviv, U- August 5 kraine, and is a member of UN A Branch The Bohdan Zorych Memorial Scho­ will depart Verkhovyna at 9 p.m. and larship, awarded annually to a Cana­ arrive in Marlboro around mid­ 27. His scholarships is given in memory WINNIPEG: Branch 141 of the of the late supreme treasurer of the dian student in honor of the late su­ night. Tickets are S20 per person. For Ukrainian Canadian Veterans will preme vice-president for Canada, went more information call Christine UNA. organize buses to the National U- to Adrian Hawaleshka, a student of Roland, (201)671-7316. krainian Festival in Dauphin, Man., Walter Honcharyk, 22, of Jersey zoology at the University of Manitoba. August 3-6 which will leave at 6 a.m. from the City, N.J., was selected to receive the The 20-year-old Winnipeg resident is a legion's headquarters, 618-620 Sel­ Joseph Wolk Memorial Scholarship in member of UNA Branch 445. DAUPHIN, Man.: The community kirk Ave. in time for the parade at 10 iliiiiiii of Dauphin invites the public to a.m. The buses will return to Winni­ attend the 24th annual celebration of peg at 6 p.m. Roundtrip fare is S30. PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing of Ukrainian community events opent to the public, is a service provided free of charge by Hie Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community. 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Союз УКРАЇНОК АМЕРИКИ Adrian Hawaleshka Walter Honcharyk THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC., is the oldest and most active independen'. nonprofit Ukrainian women's organization in СОЮЗІЄКА the free world. m We CARE about preserving Ukrainian identity, culture and language. We CARE about the future of our children and the future of the SOYUZIVKA Ukrainian community. We CARE and take pride in upholding our tradition of tending to the needs of our Ukrainian children and youth as well as others in need. We CARE about the national ideals and 1989 CAMPS 8. WORKSHOPS aspirations of our sisters and brothers in Ukraine. at SOYUZIVKA As a member of our organization You, too, can make a difference. UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP - Sunday, August б - Sunday, August 20 Contact the UNWLA for more information about a BRANCH in your area or how to become a member-at-large. Instructor: Rome Prima-Bohachewsky Traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers. Food and lodging: S220.00 (UNA members), 5250.00 (non-members). "I CARE"' Instructor's fee: Я40.00 Please send me information about how to become a member of the Limit 60 students UNWLA, In English П In Ukrainian П The Ukrainian National Association does not discriminate against anyone based on age, race, Name creed, sex or color. Address For more mformation, please contact ttie management of "Soyuzivka":

. Phone (^ J^ \^\^та\п\с^п \\\ahona\ /-\?90СісЯІіоп -I—siake Mail to: UNWLA, /nc, 108 Second A ve,, New York, N Y. 10003 \—oorJmore RooJ KeT4ionUn, New Yo-rk 12446 or call: (212) 533-4646 914-626-5641