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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXII HE KRAINIANNo. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine YushchenkoT continuesU to lead London newspaperW claims it has proof in latest poll of Ukraine’s voters of Kuchma’s role in Gongadze’s abduction

by Roman Woronowycz Democratic Initiatives Fund in conjunc- by Roman Woronowycz decapitation. Press spokesman Serhii Kyiv Press Bureau tion with the Socis Center polling firm, Kyiv Press Bureau Rudenko, who would identify the sus- and had a margin of error of 3 percent. pect only as “K,” said the individual had KYIV – National Deputy Viktor The survey also found that nearly 40 KYIV – The London-based newspaper admitted to murdering the Ukrainian Yushchenko, leader of the Our Ukraine percent of respondents who were asked The Independent claimed on June 19 that journalist and had described in detail political bloc, continued to hold a com- for whom they would vote in a runoff it had obtained Ukrainian government how the killing, and particularly the fortable 8.6 percent lead over Ukraine’s between the two front-runners, named documents proving that President Leonid beheading, had taken place. Mr. Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych in a Mr. Yushchenko, while 31 percent identi- Kuchma had a decisive role in the abduc- Rudenko did not give a motive for the nationwide poll of front-runners in the fied Mr. Yanukovych as their choice. tion of journalist Heorhii Gongadze and murder. presidential elections. But with Mr. While Mr. Yushchenko’s lead may the cover-up that has followed, including The headless body of Gongadze, a Yanukovych’s candidacy continuing on look comfortable for the moment, future the killing of a key witness. vehement although relatively little the ascendancy and his own numbers flat trouble could lurk for Mr. Yushchenko in The publication of the information known critic of President Kuchma who for more than a year, Mr. Yushchenko the fact that, while his ratings have returned to the political fore the murder disappeared on September 16, 2000, was decided on June 14 to shake things up at remained flat at best as the pre-election of the 32-year-old opposition journalist found in November 2000 in a shallow the top of his campaign organization. build-up in Ukraine continues, Mr. after few publicized developments in grave in a wooded area south of Kyiv. In a political survey completed on June Yanukovych’s popularity has doubled recent months. Several weeks after the discovery 4 – a month before the presidential election over the last year. Within days Ukraine’s Procurator Mykola Melnychenko, a former member process officially begins with the registra- And while the leader of Our Ukraine, General’s Office denied that it had any of President Kuchma’s state security tion of candidates on July 3 and two the largest parliamentary faction in the evidence to support the newspaper’s alle- detail, asserted he had digital recordings months before actual campaigning begins Verkhovna Rada, could have decided to gations. It responded to the article by of conversations between the president on August 1 – 26.6 percent of the individu- take solace in the fact that a larger per- underscoring that its investigation into and close associates during which the als surveyed registered their support for Mr. centage of his supporters were more the death of Gongadze, the Lviv-born state leader had ordered the disappear- Yushchenko, while 18 percent expressed a staunchly committed to his candidacy founder of Ukrainska Pravda, one of ance of the journalist. preference for Mr. Yanukovych. than the percentage of those in the Ukraine’s first Internet publications, was Mr. Kuchma and his subordinates Communist Party leader Petro Yanukovych camp (52 percent versus 44 providing results. As a press spokesman have maintained that the controversial Symonenko, a perennial presidential can- percent), Mr. Yushchenko did not seem in for the country’s chief prosecutor noted recordings were produced through digital didate, was third, but his numbers have the mood to be comforted by statistics on June 21, that the law enforcement manipulation of fragments of various dropped to 9.3 percent from previous fig- when on June 14 he recruited National agency was close to solving the crime. unrelated conversations between the ures in the mid and high teens. Deputy Oleksander Zinchenko, the sec- On June 21 the press office of president and his aides to create the The poll, published on June 18, asked ond vice-chairman of the Verkhovna Procurator General Hennadii Vasyliev desired effects. The recordings have 1,200 respondents from all regions of Rada, to be his campaign manager. issued a statement explaining that it was undergone expert examinations several Ukraine to choose from a list of 10 can- questioning a person who is currently times, with most analyses by Western- didates. It was conducted by the (Continued on page 29) incarcerated for previous murders by based firms concluding they are authen- tic. The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists, which has led the call U.S. releases fourth annual report on trafficking in persons in the international community – along WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of “Criminals and criminal networks are abroad this year. U.S. assistance for with the French human rights group State Colin Powell released the fourth targeting some of the most vulnerable anti-trafficking programs in Ukraine Reporters Sans Frontieres (Reporters annual Trafficking in Persons Report at people in Ukraine,” said former U.S. totaled nearly $3 million last fiscal year Without Borders) – for a full and trans- the State Department in Washington on Rep. John Miller, who leads U.S. with $1.5 expected this year. parent investigation into the Gongadze June 14. The report aims to promote Government efforts against human traf- The fight against human trafficking affair, stated on June 22 that it remains greater determination, creativity, and ficking. “We’re reaching out in the spirit is attracting worldwide attention skeptical that Ukrainian law enforcement cooperation among governments in the of partnership to encourage all govern- because trafficking threatens human officials are dedicated to solving the fight against modern-day slavery. ments to accelerate efforts to end this rights, public health, and the safety and case. Ukraine was rated in Tier 2 of the atrocity and protect people from human security of nations. “The timing of this announcement, report, an indication that the country trafficking schemes.” The 140-country Trafficking in combined with President Kuchma’s does not yet fully comply with mini- Trafficking in persons is modern-day Persons Report is the most comprehen- repeated interference in the investigation mum standards for the elimination of slavery, involving victims who are sive worldwide report on the efforts of into Gongadze’s murder, raises deep sus- trafficking, but is making significant forced, defrauded or coerced into labor governments to combat severe forms of picions,” said CPJ Executive Director efforts to do so. Ukraine is a source or sexual exploitation. The 2004 report trafficking in persons. Its purpose is to Ann Cooper in a statement released by country for women and girls trafficked estimates 600,000 to 800,000 people raise global awareness and spur coun- the organization. She urged the to Europe and the Middle East, as well are trafficked in this manner across tries to take effective actions to counter Procurator General’s Office to “pursue every lead in the case and to investigate as for men trafficked to Europe and national borders each year. Of those, 47 trafficking in persons. The efforts of governments to fight fully allegations involving President North America. It is also a major transit percent are women, 34 percent are girls human trafficking are rated in tiers in Kuchma.” country for Asian and Moldovan vic- under the age of 18, and 16 percent are the report based on tangible actions Earlier, an ad hoc committee of the tims trafficked to Western destinations. boys under the age of 18 – meaning taken throughout the year. The stan- Ukrainian Parliament, chaired by Ukraine has seen an increase in the more than 80 percent of victims are dards used to determine these ratings National Deputy Hryhorii Omelchenko, trafficking of children, especially female and 50 percent are children. can be found in the 2004 report at who is a member of the parliamentary orphans, during the last year. While the Millions more are thought to be traf- www.state.gov/g/tip. opposition, said on June 17 that it would government of Ukraine has made ficked within country borders worldwide. Following is an excerpt from the send a request to Procurator General progress in combating trafficking, it The U.S. devoted more than $70 mil- Trafficking in Persons Report regarding Vasyliev that he open a criminal case still lags in terms of implementing the lion in anti-trafficking in persons pro- Ukraine. The complete worldwide against the Ukrainian president to inves- Comprehensive Program for Combating grams abroad in the last fiscal year, and, Trafficking in Persons Report is available tigate his involvement in the Gongadze Trafficking in Persons, coordinating in a September speech to the United on the State Department’s website affair. with law enforcement officials of desti- Nations General Assembly, President http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2004. Mr. Omelchenko said his committee nation countries, and fighting govern- George W. Bush committed an addi- had concluded that Mr. Kuchma “was the ment corruption. tional $50 million in U.S. spending (Continued on page 29) (Continued on page 22) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Oligarchs privatize Ukraine NEWSBRIEFS Workers’ party endorses Yanukovych 17 rejected a bill by the opposition Our Ukraine bloc on the “redistribution of hid- before presidential elections KYIV – The All-Ukraine Party of den revenues” in the 2004 budget law, Working People during its June 19 congress Interfax reported. The bill proposed by Taras Kuzio Ukrainian, that submitted tenders could in Kyiv decided to endorse Prime Minister increasing the minimum monthly wage to Eurasia Daily Monitor meet the requirement of having produced Viktor Yanukovych’s candidacy in the 240 hrv ($45) and recalculating all budget at least 1 million tons of coke and 2 mil- October presidential ballot, Interfax report- indicators linked to the minimum-wage On June 14, Ukraine’s two largest oli- lion tons of rolled steel for the last three garchic clans undertook what are likely ed. The congress was attended by 79 dele- level. This bill was supported by 122 law- years, two of them profitably, inside to be one of the first of many insider pri- gates from Ukraine’s 23 regions, Kyiv, makers, while 226 votes were necessary Ukraine. Besides IMU, the other vatizations before this year’s elections in Sevastopol, and Crimea. Delegates appealed for approval. Our Ukraine believes that the Ukrainian tender came from the October. Ninety-three percent of shares to all political parties, trade unions and estimated revenues in the 2004 budget Industrial Group, linked to the Industrial in Ukraine’s largest steel producer organizations to create a broad coalition in were underestimated and that Prime Kryvorizhstal were purchased for a stag- Union of the Donbas (IUD). support of Mr. Yanukovych. The second ses- Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s Cabinet is geringly low sum of only $800 million Foreign tenders came from the world sion of the party congress will be held on concealing 10 billion hrv ($1.9 billion) in (U.S.). In an article titled “Ukraine Gives leader Arcelor, LNM Holdings-U.S. July 10, during which it is expected to adopt budget revenues and 5 billion hrv of pen- Foreigners the Finger,” the influential Steel, Russia’s Severstal-Evrazkholding, a decision on creating such a coalition. The sion-fund revenues. (RFE/RL Newsline) and India’s Tata Steel. All offered bids in All-Ukraine Party of Working People boasts Economist magazine on June 11 Kuchma signs new military doctrine described the deal as, “rigged so blatant- excess of $1 million (U.S). Kryvorizhstal some 28,000 members. (RFE/RL Newsline) produces 20 percent of Ukraine’s steel ly as to be a joke.” KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has market in a full production cycle. Its In on the deal were Ukrainian Opposition leader calls for single candidate signed a decree detailing Ukraine’s military President Leonid Kuchma’s son-in-law annual production includes 7 million tons KYIV – Our Ukraine head Viktor doctrine, Ukrainian news agencies reported Viktor Pinchuk, who controls the of rolled steel and nearly 8 million tons on June 17. The current doctrine replaces Interpipe Group and is the power behind of cast iron. Yushchenko on June 21 called on the oppo- sition to put forward a single candidate in the old one adopted in 1993. Under the the Donetsk clan, and Renat Akhmetov The speed with which it was priva- new doctrine, Ukraine sees NATO as the of Security Capital Management. Messrs. tized— just 16 days before the official the October presidential election, Interfax reported, citing the party’s press service. Mr. basis of the European security system and Pinchuk and Akhmetov teamed up to cre- start of this election campaign— “has pledges to pursue Euro-Atlantic integration ate the Industrial-Metallurgical Union produced an impression that the main Yushchenko noted that Our Ukraine, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist in order to join the Atlantic alliance eventu- (IMU) as the clear favorite in the privati- thing for this country is to have every- ally. The document states that Ukraine cur- zation of Kryvorizhstal. thing sold by November.” (Zerkalo Party are currently holding talks on fielding such a candidate. He also stressed that Our rently does not consider any specific state a The tender was announced on May 12 Nedeli, June 12-18) What will follow will military threat. (RFE/RL Newsline) and potential investors were given only be additional rapid sales of Ukraine’s Ukraine’s stance on the need for constitu- one month to bid. The short tender and major businesses to pro-Kuchma oli- tional reforms remains unchanged, and that Presidential election schedule published the stringent requirements were aimed at garchs at cut-rate prices. Before the elec- reforms should be implemented after a new blocking the entry of foreign investors tions the telecommunications giant Parliament is elected. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – Ukraine’s Central Election into the privatization of Kryvorizhstal. Commission has made public its resolu- Ukrtelecom, the Odesa Port Authority Rada increases funding for defense Only two of the six companies, both and 310 other entities will be privatized. tion of June 7 on the schedule of this year’s presidential-election campaign, There are several reasons why the pri- KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada has Ukrainian news agencies reported on June vatization of such lucrative state proper- increased funding to the Defense Ministry Taras Kuzio is visiting professor at the 17. The detailed schedule is available at ties is being rapidly launched. by 286 million hrv ($537,000), Interfax Elliot School of International Affairs, the commission’s official website The first is to bribe oligarchs to sup- reported on June 19. Funding to the ministry George Washington University. The arti- (http://www.cvk.ukrpack.net). The elec- port Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, allocated from the state budget will now cle above, which originally appeared in tion campaign will officially start on July the pro-Kuchma presidential candidate. total 4.4 billion hrv. Parliament on June 17 The Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia 3. Prospective presidential candidates Second, some of the funds from the sale passed amendments to the 2004 state budget Daily Monitor, is reprinted here with per- should be nominated no later than July 27 of privatized state entities, such as increasing estimated revenues and spending. mission from the foundation and documents for their registration filed The additional defense funding is to be used (www.jamestown.org). (Continued on page 20) with the commission no later than August to provide for routine expenditures and for 1. The commission is to conclude the reg- Ukraine’s involvement in international istration of candidates on August 6. peacekeeping missions. (RFE/RL Newsline) Foreign observers of the election should Privatization Ukrainian-style Rada revises 2004 budget upward register with the commission no later than October 25. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on June benefits pro-government oligarchs 17 passed a bill increasing the 2004 budget Brunei sultan visits Ukraine revenues by $4.5 billion hrv ($845 million KYIV – Sultan and Prime Minister of by Jan Maksymiuk circle of pro-government oligarchs. On June U.S.) and spending by 7.9 billion hrv, Brunei Hajji Hassanal Bolkiah Muizzaddin RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report 3 the legislature fell just eight votes short of Interfax reported. The budget-revenue Waddaulah arrived in Ukraine on June 17 the 226 needed to approve a resolution halt- revision was primarily connected with the for a four-day official visit, Ukrainian media State Property Fund head Mykhailo ing the Kryvorizhstal tender. government’s recent sale of the reported. Following a meeting of the Brunei Chechetov announced in Kyiv on June 14 The terms of the tender were formulated Kryvorizhstal steel maker. The 2004 budg- official with President Leonid Kuchma on that the Investment-Metallurgical Union in such a way that it was clear to everybody et adopted in November projected rev- June 18, the two sides signed accords on had won the tender for the sale of a 93.02 that Kryvorizhstal was poised to become the enues at 60.7 billion hrv and spending of mutual protection of investment and cooper- percent stake in the Ukrainian steelmaker property of Messrs. Pinchuk and Akhmetov. 64.2 billion hrv. (RFE/RL Newsline) ation in tourism. President Kuchma visited Kryvorizhstal, which accounts for some 20 In particular, the tender’s qualifying condi- percent of the country’s steel output. Mr. Brunei in March. (RFE/RL Newsline) tions announced in May included the provi- Bill on ‘hidden’ revenues rejected Chechetov said the union paid 4.26 billion sion that any bidder must have a history of hrv ($800 million) for the stake at a start- producing 1 million tons of coke and 2 mil- KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on June (Continued on page 32) ing price of 3.8 billion hrv ($715 million). lion tons of steel in Ukraine annually in the The Investment-Metallurgical Union rep- past three years. Of the six bidders that sub- resents the interests of the Interpipe corpo- mitted purchase offers, only two meet this FOUNDED 1933 ration— owned by Viktor Pinchuk, condition: Investment-Metallurgical Union President Leonid Kuchma’s son-in-law and the Industrial Union of Donbas, another HE KRAINIAN EEKLY and a national deputy— and the System Donetsk-based oligarchic holding. The TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Capital Management company, which is Industrial Union of Donbas offered $750 a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. controlled by Donetsk-based businessman million for the stake, just slightly over the Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45. Renat Akhmetov, reportedly the richest starting price of $715 million, but below the Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. man in Ukraine and a longtime crony of Investment-Metallurgical Union’s bid. (ISSN — 0273-9348) Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych. It is noteworthy that the Anglo-Dutch In the past few weeks, Ukrainian opposi- concern LNM and U.S. Steel, which The Weekly: UNA: tion lawmakers made several unsuccessful made a joint bid, offered to pay $1.5 bil- Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 attempts to block the sale of lion for the stake and add another $1.2 Kryvorizhstal— a giant steelmaker employ- billion in an investment package. A high- Postmaster, send address changes to: Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz ing some 52,000 people— which was wide- er bid than that of the Investment- The Ukrainian Weekly Editors: ly seen as yet another privatization, at a price Metallurgical Union was also made by 2200 Route 10 Roman Woronowycz (Kyiv) P.O. Box 280 Andrew Nynka well below the real value of the privatized Russia’s Severstal steelmaker ($1.2 bil- Parsippany, NJ 07054 Ika Koznarska Casanova (part time) company, intended to enrich the already-rich lion). LNM and U.S. Steel have reported- ly called on President Kuchma and Prime The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com; e-mail: [email protected] Minister Yanukovych to revise the tender. Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus and “By limiting the privatization this way, The Ukrainian Weekly, June 27, 2004, No. 26, Vol. LXXII Ukraine specialist on the staff of RFE/RL Copyright © 2004 The Ukrainian Weekly Newsline. (Continued on page 20) No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 3 ANALYSIS: The changing face of trafficking in humans by Roman Kupchinsky each year, according to the ILO report. United States, is second in the world in who, in turn, have arrangements with other and Tereza Nemcova Such victims are reportedly employed in terms of the size of its illegal work force. subcontractors. Tracking the chain to dis- RFE/RL Organized Crime and Terrorism Watch the sex trade, as well as for domestic and In Moscow and its surrounding cover where illegal sweatshops might fit in cleaning work in hotels and offices. regions, according to a Rosbalt news fea- is a difficult, and often unwelcome, task for During World War II, the Nazi regime ture on April 20, there are some 700,000 labor unions and police. instituted a practice of forcibly shipping Clandestine workers: sweatshops homeless foreign nationals. Some A perceived lack of attention to the traf- millions of people from the conquered 500,000 of those individuals are believed ficking problem was explained succinctly countries of Eastern Europe and the The scope of forced labor in the to have come from CIS countries. to BusinessWeek by David Ould, deputy Soviet Union to work in German facto- European Union (EU) is illustrated by the Rosbalt claimed that the Russian under- ries and on farms as slave laborers. director of the United Kingdom-based following case, reported in the November world makes much of its profits from Known as “Ostarbeiters,” hundreds of NGO Anti-Slavery International: “We 27, 2000 edition of BusinessWeek. On April smuggling illegal immigrants. Georgian thousands died – starved and exhausted Europeans are benefiting economically.” 7, 2000, Italian police raided sweatshops in illegal immigrants working in Russia by their working conditions. Many of Illegal immigrant labor has fueled eco- 28 cities. The raids broke up a criminal net- repatriate some $1 billion a year, accord- those still alive are now suing their for- nomic growth in many formerly work of some 200 gangsters in China, ing to the report, roughly equal to the mer employers over grievances stem- depressed cities throughout Europe. It has Russia and Italy involved in trafficking amount that Georgia receives in U.S. aid. ming from their brutal treatment at the also helped rebuild infrastructure Chinese immigrants to Italy to work 12- to As a transit country for smuggling hands of the Nazis. throughout Central Europe, where the use 16-hour days in textile, apparel, shoe and immigrants to Western Europe, Russia of illegal laborers from the former Soviet Some 60 years after the war, a new leather factories for little or no pay; in one sits in an ideal location. With porous bor- Union is a common practice. Local wave of “Ostarbeiters” has appeared. sweatshop, children as young as 11 years ders and an underpaid border guard authorities are often hesitant to clamp Coming mainly from Eastern Europe, the old were working 20 hours a day. force, thousands of individuals are smug- down on employers, and in many cities former USSR and Asia, they consist According to BusinessWeek, one mostly of young women and men, gled through Russia each year into there are informal outdoor “labor mar- woman working in a sweatshop in Milan Ukraine and Belarus, where they subse- migrants and children who are lured by had paid Chinese gangsters $25,000 for kets” where illegals meet with middlemen jobs – or sometimes abducted – to work quently make their way to the new, to arrange terms for their employment – her illegal passage to Italy and was expect- enlarged European Union. in the brothels and sweatshops of ed to spend years working off her debt. sometimes in full view of the police. Western Europe and North America. In interviews with RFE/RL Organized Estimated global profits from human Destination: European employers This trafficking and smuggling of indi- trafficking have risen to $9 billion, and, Crime and Terrorism Watch, illegal work- viduals is conducted by organized-crime ers in the Czech Republic told similar sto- according to BusinessWeek, “investiga- With a dwindling and aging labor force, gangs from East or West; by some esti- tors estimate traffickers took in $60 mil- ries: housing in small apartments, often mates, the activity has become the third Europe’s production capabilities are becom- with six or seven men or women sharing lion last year [1999]” in Trieste alone. ing more reliant on immigrants to man fac- largest criminal enterprise in the world, There were some 100,000 illegal immi- a single room; pay is $300 per month on tories. The vast $80 billion garment industry after narcotics and arms sales. New grants working in contract slavery in the average, with no medical or social bene- is widely regarded as the main employer of entrants into the people-smuggling busi- EU in 2000, according to BusinessWeek. fits, for 12 hours a day of work. illegal workers, with Italy and Spain often ness include members of terrorist cells in The figure in the expanded EU is a mys- Organized-crime gangs often victimize mentioned as the prime destination coun- Europe. tery, but many consider the 100,000 esti- such workers, but, being illegal, the tries. Many larger garment manufacturers Such conduits deal both in clandestine mate unrealistically low. outsource production to subcontractors (Continued on page 18) migrant workers and in the trafficking of The U.S. State Department’s report on abducted or otherwise coerced individu- trafficking for 2003 states: “A recent U.S. als to feed the sex trade. The U.S. State government estimate indicates that Department provides the following defi- approximately 800,000 to 900,000 peo- nitions of terms commonly used in ple annually are trafficked across interna- British MP focuses on Ukraine’s future reports dealing with trafficking: tional borders worldwide and between “ ‘Sex trafficking’ means the recruit- 18,000 and 20,000 of those victims are by Tony Leliw As chairman on migration, refugees ment, harboring, transportation, provi- trafficked into the United States.” and demography in the Council of sion, or obtaining of a person for the pur- LONDON – A British member of Europe, Mr. Wilkinson said he was pose of a commercial sex act. Country of origin: Ukraine’s example Parliament believes that Ukraine’s concerned that Ukraine plays its part in ‘Commercial sex act’ means any sex act political future has to be more bal- stopping the trafficking of illegal on account of which anything of value is Ukrainian women are said to be fre- anced between its neighbors to the East immigration and prove itself a reliable given to or received by any person. quent victims of human traffickers. and West. partner to its neighbors in the EU. John Wilkinson, who campaigned “‘Coercion’ means (a) threats of seri- According to an Interfax-Ukraine report on Mr. Wilkinson said his interest in for the demise of the Soviet Union for ous harm to or physical restraint against April 30, 604 cases of trafficked Ukrainian Ukraine was awakened when he was more than three decades, said: any person; (b) any scheme, plan or pat- women are currently being investigated. MP in 1970-1974 for the Yorkshire “Ukraine itself would wish a more bal- tern intended to cause a person to believe Thirty-nine percent of those women are age constituency of Bradford West, which anced relationship with Russia and the that failure to perform an act would result 20-25, while 35 percent are 25-30. They had a sizable Ukrainian population. CIS countries, the European Union and in serious harm to or physical restraint are primarily trafficked to the Balkans; For many years he supported NATO countries. I think it is possible against any person; or (c) the abuse or however, recent evidence shows a consid- Ukraine’s drive for independence. threatened abuse of the legal process. and desirable.” erable number of cases of Ukrainian When it achieved its freedom he set up “‘Involuntary servitude’ includes a The founder and vice-chairman of women being trafficked to Japan. the British-Ukrainian All-Party condition of servitude induced by means the British-Ukrainian All-Party The 2003 annual trafficking report by Parliamentary Group, whose purpose of (a) any scheme, plan, or pattern Parliamentary Group, said the outcome the U.S. State Department has this to say was to encourage good relations intended to cause a person to believe that of Ukraine’s autumn elections will be about Ukraine: between parliamentarians in the United if the person did not enter into or contin- “Ukraine is a source country for important not only for its neighboring Kingdom and Ukraine. ue in such condition that person or anoth- women and girls trafficked to Central and countries but for the wider world. “We have a good liaison with the er person would suffer serious harm or Western Europe and the Middle East for Mr. Wilkinson, who also serves on Embassy, and when there are members physical restraint; or (b) the abuse or purposes of sexual exploitation. There are the Parliamentary Assembly of the of the [Verkhovna] Rada and Ukrainian threatened abuse of the legal process. reports that men and boys are trafficked Council of Europe, said he is not in a “‘Debt bondage’ means the status or for labor purposes. The growth of internal position to judge if the October elec- leaders visiting here we try and have condition of a debtor arising from a trafficking of young girls is a rising con- tions will be free and fair, but the fact meetings with them,” he said. pledge by the debtor of his or her person- cern, as is the susceptibility of children in that they would be under the monitor- The group has discussed a whole al services or of those of a person under orphanages to traffickers. Victims are ing procedure of the Council of range of subjects over the years, from his or her control as a security for debt, if recruited via agencies and firms, as well Europe, implied there had been criti- big power politics like arms control the value of those services as reasonably as through relatives and acquaintances. cisms. and security to migration and the assessed is not applied toward the liqui- “The government of Ukraine does not “These criticisms have been in par- human and clean-up cost of dation of the debt or the length and yet fully comply with minimum stan- liamentary practices, doubts about the Chornobyl. nature of those services are not respec- dards for the elimination of trafficking; independence of the media, strong-arm “We write reports to the Foreign tively limited and defined.” however, it is making significant efforts tactics and intimidation,” said the Office and ministers, so that the gov- There are in fact three links in the to do so. In the past year, the government Conservative MP. ernment can act on any advice we chain to illegally transport people. They has shown an effort to sustain and “We hope that the elections are receive from our Ukrainian friends. We are: countries of origin, transit countries improve existing anti-trafficking struc- freely and fairly conducted, but the can exercise pressure and we hope to and countries of destination. According tures and mechanisms and increase the present atmosphere seems to be tense,” be influential,” he added. to a 2001 study by the International ability to prosecute and convict traffick- explained Mr. Wilkinson, who argreed Members of the group include such Labor Organization (ILO): “The phe- ers. Inconsistent cooperation between there are long-term prospects for political heavyweights as Baroness nomenon of trafficking for forced or central government authorities and vary- Ukraine in the EU. Williams of Crosby, Lord Biffen, Sir compulsory labor is growing so fast that ing levels of corruption impeded some of “It depends on the election and George Young and Earl Howe. Its cur- most countries in the world fit into one of the government’s planned efforts.” whether Ukraine meets the criteria of rent chairman is the Labor MP Ann the three categories.” harmonizing its legal processes, Clwyd, known for her high-profile The ILO says that large-scale sweat- Russia: three-way link reforms its economy, and if its democ- support of the Iraq war. shops using clandestine migrant workers Russia is among the small number of racy is of a sufficient high-standing. Mr. Wilkinson said the group meets have been discovered in Europe and states that are countries of origin as well All these things take time,” he said. two or three times a year, admitting North America. The United States alone as transit and target countries for traffick- “Being optimistic, it would be 2010 that the contact is not as close as he is believed to be the destination for ers. Russia is home to more than 5 mil- at the very earliest,” he stated. would wish. 50,000 trafficked women and children lion illegal immigrants and, after the 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

OBITUARY: Mary Lesawyer, 91, Ukrainian Institute of America opera singer and community activist receives $70,000 state grant ORLANDO, Fla. – Mary Lesawyer, a by Andrew Nynka tors that the grants will continue.” former opera singer and wife of former Before the institute can receive the full longtime president of the Ukrainian PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The New York amount of both grants, it must raise National Association Joseph Lesawyer, State Office of Parks, Recreation and $340,000 on its own. To date the organi- died here on June 13. She was 91. Historic Preservation awarded the zation has raised $120,000, Mr. She was born in Shamokin, Pa., on Ukrainian Institute of America a $70,000 Nazarewicz said. The UIA president said October 8, 1917. After studying at The matching funds grant. the institute’s annual budget for running Juilliard School, she embarked upon an The grant, the second of its kind for the the building, roughly $350,000, $35,000 operatic career that spanned two decades institute in the past seven months, comes of which is used to pay labor costs, con- and took her to various venues in the at a point when the Manhattan-based tinues to make fund-raising difficult. United States, Canada, South America organization’s aging landmark headquar- Previous efforts to raise funds for the and Europe. ters building continues to undergo an institute, Mr. Nazarewicz said, relied A lyric soprano, Mrs. Lesawyer was array of refurbishments and improve- solely on “members and friends.” The affiliated with the New York City Opera. ments, most recently to the physical national and state grants were the first of She appeared in productions of “Carmen,” appearance and condition of the mansion. their kind to the institute. “La Traviata,” “Madame Butterfly,” The commissioner of the state office, Both grants have allowed the institute “Manon,” “The Marriage of Figaro,” “The Bernadette Castro, told the UIA in a letter to embark on a multi-phase program of Consul,” “Ariadne auf Naxos” and other dated May 14 that the Institute was the restoration which must still pass final operas, including four American operas – recipient of the award, which is earmarked approval by the institute’s board of direc- “Susannah,” “The Ballad of Baby Doe,” for restoration work on the French tors. The first phase will encompass “Street Scene” and “Six Characters in James Abresch Renaissance mansion, UIA President repair of the building’s aging electrical Search of an Author” – that were present- Mary Lesawyer in a photo from 1960. Walter Nazarewicz told The Weekly. and plumbing infrastructure by using In a statement made public that same ed during the NYCO’s 1960 nationwide executive director of the Shevchenko money from the national grant, while the day, New York State Gov. George E. tour that covered 20 cities. Memorial Committee, to name a few. second phase will consist of installation Pataki announced that the grant to the UIA Mrs. Lesawyer also performed at The Lesawyers lived for many years of a central air conditioning system. countless Ukrainian American community was part of a larger disbursement of funds in Scotch Plains, N.J., before moving to Other planned enhancements to the functions through the years, appearing in from the Environmental Protection Fund. Venice, Fla., after their retirement. They building would include repair of existing various concerts and operas. Among her The fund awarded a total of $2.4 million to were members of the Presentation of the bathrooms and the addition of several new credits in Ukrainian operas are roles in 12 open space, recreation and historic Most Holy Mother of God Ukrainian bathrooms, repair of the staircase that Mykola Lysenko’s “May Night,” Semen preservation projects in Manhattan, leads to the building’s basement, and the Catholic Church in North Port, Fla. Hulak-Artemovsky’s “Zaporozhian Brooklyn and Queens, the statement said. relocation of the institute’s offices – cur- Most recently they resided at an Kozak Beyond the Danube,” Mykola Late last year the National Park rently on the first floor – to the basement. assisted living facility in Orlando, Fla. Arkas’s “Catherine” and Paul Pecheniha- Service awarded the institute a matching Mr. Nazarewicz said that, aside from any The funeral liturgy was offered at St. Ouglitzky’s “The Witch.” funds grant of $270,000, also for preser- restoration and cleaning work, the outside She was active in the Ukrainian Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in vation work on the 106-year-old man- of the landmark building will not change. National Association and the Ukrainian Apopka, Fla., with the Rev. Ivan sion. The building, located on the corner “We intend to stick strictly to the original National Women’s League of America, Kubishyn officiating. Burial was to fol- of Fifth Avenue and 79th Street in New architecture of the building,” he said. among other community organizations. low at a later date at Indiantown Gap York City’s Museum Mile neighborhood, Mr. Nazarewicz said the basement Mrs. Lesawyer was known also for her National Cemetery in Annville, Pa. was acquired by the Institute in 1955 would be renovated in order to provide a active involvement in numerous community Surviving are Mrs. Lesawyer’s hus- from Ukrainian American inventor professional work space for the institute’s endeavors at the side of her husband, who band, Joseph; as well as many nieces, William Dzus, and has been an architec- staff, while the area that currently houses served in roles as diverse as UNA supreme nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. tural gem for the Ukrainian American the organization’s offices on the first president (1961-1978) and before that as In lieu of flowers, memorial donations community in New York ever since. floor might be redone into a “Ukrainian vice-president (1950-1954, 1958-1961); may be made to the Alzheimer’s UIA President Nazarewicz said the room,” where non-Ukrainians “can come vice-president of the Ukrainian Congress Association, Central and North Florida grants were “wonderful news” and said in here and learn about Ukraine.” Committee of America; vice-president of Chapter, 2010 Mizell Ave., Winter Park, that, by bestowing the awards, both He said he foresees a building that will the World Congress of Free Ukrainians; and FL 32792-4119. grant-giving organizations had recog- have “five stories dedicated to all aspects nized the importance of preserving the of Ukrainian culture, art, sculpture and institute’s building. painting.” Mr. Nazarewicz said there was “no “We see the full use of the building to question” that the awards had brought the disseminate information on Ukraine and OBITUARY: William Rybak, 82, institute more recognition. “We’re more to non-Ukrainians,” Mr. Nazarewicz said. recognized by the American community,” He called it “a window to Ukraine that the UIA president said. “We’re doing would keep showing people who we are Pennsylvania state legislator very well. We have a number of indica- and what we are.” BETHLEHEM,Pa. – On February 3, Attorney William Rybak, who died at Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley lost an the age of 82, overcame the loss of an outstanding legislator, advocate, humani- arm and a leg in a childhood accident tarian and community leader. The and became a veteran state legislator. Ukrainian American community and St. He represented the 135th District in the Ukrainian community leader named Josaphat’s Ukrainian Catholic Church Pennsylvania House for five terms and lost a loyal son, a staunch supporter and chaired numerous committees during his lifetime activist. The Rybak family lost a tenure. He championed causes to help peo- to multicultural council in Australia RICHMOND, Australia – Multicultural Multicultural and Ingenious Affairs and beloved father, grandfather, brother, and ple with disabilities, led insurance reform Arts Victoria (MAV) appointed Ukrainian the arts sector attended. uncle. and supported the building of Interstate 78. He also served as a Bethlehem Area school community activist Stefan Romaniw as its “We are now moving into exciting director, was an organizer of the new chairman at the annual general meeting times in ensuring the arts in Victoria and Bethlehem Senior Citizens Council, and held in Richmond Town Hall on April 21. nationally reflect the strong involvement received many community awards, includ- Mr. Romaniw, immediate past chairman of artists from multicultural back- ing Handicapped Pennsylvanian of the of the Victorian Multicultural Commission, grounds,” Mr. Romaniw stated. Year. After being honored as Citizen of the has held a range of leadership positions “We will endeavor to work strategically Decade by a bipartisan group of Bethlehem within state and commonwealth govern- to ensure government and other stakeholders residents, he used the money he was ment agencies, as well as in the non-gov- understand, appreciate value and support the awarded to set up the Rybak Handicapped ernmental and community sectors. important work this all embracing umbrella Children’s Fund, which still exists. The annual general meeting heard reports organization undertakes,” he added. Born in New York City, Mr. Rybak from the outgoing chairman, John Boglis, Mr. Romaniw pointed out that MAV is was the son of the late John and Kalyna Treasurer Peter Thomas, Lee Christofis and central to ensuring individual artists and (Revotskie) Rybak. When the family Executive Officer Jill Morgan. communities in a wide range of fields are moved to Bethlehem, Mr. and Mrs. The well-represented membership and represented in the broader community Rybak and their five children immediate- board members in attendance praised the and are able to showcase their work and ly became part of the Ukrainian work of Ms. Morgan over the past year, talents. “Challenges before us are our American community and St. Josaphat’s which has brought a new, vibrant per- strong representation in arts festivals, Parish. They became prominent mem- spective to the organization. Ms. Morgan, exhibitions, Commonwealth Games and bers of the “southside” community of in turn, acknowledged the efforts of her other major events,” he said. Bethlehem, where most Ukrainian immi- predecessors in building a strong base. The newly elected chair explained that grants initially settled. Participants acknowledged the work of “One of the first initiatives of the new William Rybak was always a partici- the outgoing chairman, board members board will be to host a state roundtable and staff. Representatives from Arts William Rybak (Continued on page 20) Victoria, the Department of Immigration, (Continued on page 24) No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 5 Non-Profit Management Institute in Lviv holds first conference for NGOs

by Tom O’Keeffe first successful year of studies, there was a realization that it should offer more LVIV – Eighty representatives of vari- than just an educational program to serve ous governmental, for-profit and non- the NGO community. “As evidenced by a profit organizations gathered in Lviv on recent report published by USAID, ‘Of May 28 to take part in the first confer- the approximately 30,000 registered ence organized by the Institute of Non- NGOs, local experts indicate that about Profit Management of the Ukrainian 4,000 are active,’ ” said Mr. Stankovich. Catholic University, “Non-Profit “This is due to a variety of reasons,” Management: Issues and Perspectives.” continued Mr. Stankovich. “Organizational “The conference gives us a chance to and management problems, lack of strate- bring together key people from the non- gic planning, inability to become sustain- profit environment and to plant the seed able over time, and the challenging legal that strong management practices are not environment with which to operate in only essential in the for-profit sphere,” Ukraine. These reasons strongly suggest said Andriy Borovets, director of the that there is an inadequate amount of edu- institute. cation and training for the non-profit com- Among the government organizations munity in Ukraine in order to meet these represented were Lviv City Hall, Ivan challenges.” Franko Lviv National University and the “This is one of the primary reasons for U.S. Peace Corps. Among the for-profit the establishment of our Institute of Non- organizations represented were Pavlenko, Profit Management – in order to better Statsenko & Osinchuk, Attorneys at Law. train and prepare leaders for the non- And among the many non-profits repre- profit community and succeed in Prof. Olena Tsitsiak of Lviv Polytechnic University presents her group’s findings sented were the International Ukraine’s difficult operating environ- on effective management of NGOs in Ukraine to a conference at the Ukrainian Renaissance Foundation, Caritas and the ment. Our institute is striving to improve Catholic University. Dzherelo cerebral palsy center of Lviv. the management capabilities of non-prof- The organization directors discussed it directors to assist donors who look for NGOS and the Local Government.” He sponsors joint projects between Poland current topics and had a rare chance to competent NGOs which can sustain their acknowledged that there is a lack of gov- and Ukraine, Ms. Lutsevych focused on network and share their best practices. organization when the funding ends.” ernment help for NGOs, but said that “Cross-Border Collaboration and the Also on hand were government adminis- The first speaker of the conference there is also a lack of involvement by Challenges of International Cooperation.” trators, educators, students and donor was Lyubov Maksymovych, the director NGOs. He concluded that the govern- The 80 participants were then organ- organizations that fund most of the of Women’s Perspectives, a Lviv NGO ment needs to see more pressure from ized into smaller discussion groups NGOs in Ukraine. fighting against the trafficking of women. NGOs – particularly in the form of lob- focusing on legal issues of NGOs, effe- The Institute of Non-Profit Her speech concerned sustainability of bying. tive management in a non-profit environ- Management was established at the NGOs and focused on the lack of cooper- The last of the morning speakers was ment, sustainability of NGOs, lobbying Ukrainian Catholic University in the ation among NGOs themselves and with Orysya Lutsevych from the Poland the government, fund-raising and super- summer of 2003. According to Nick the government. She was followed by America Ukraine Cooperation Initiative vision in social services. The groups Stankovich, the institute’s assistant direc- Zinovij Siryk, the Lviv city secretary, (PAUCI), funded by USAID. tor, as the institute was wrapping up its who spoke about “Cooperation between Representing a donor organization that (Continued on page 19)

Highlights from the UNA’s 110-year history A special yearlong feature focusing on the history of the Ukrainian National Association.

The Ukrainian National Association’s 21st Convention was the first held after World War II. Held on March 25-30, 1946, it was attended by 385 delegates and 20 Supreme Assembly officers – representing a total of 755 votes. Reports delivered at the convention emphasized the role the UNA and its members had played in the U.S. war effort. UNA’ers purchased over $20 million of U.S. bonds and 150 members died while serving in

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NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Report on our questionnaire RespondentsAmong the comments written share by Ukrainian their Weekly comments very much. Keep up So, you think we forgot about our 70th anniversary questionnaire? Well, we most respondents to The Ukrainian Weekly the good work!!! certainly did not! Questionnaire were the following. U.S. Army physician, 39, El Paso, Texas: Readers may recall that back in the fall of 2003 we published The Weekly Barrister and solicitor, 81, Lethbridge, Consider a merger with the Providence Questionnaire in several issues, hoping to get your responses and reactions to the Alberta: I am happy to be able to read a Association newspaper America to consoli- materials published in The Ukrainian Weekly. Titled “The Weekly Questionnaire: smartly edited and focused Ukrainian date news, increase readership and reduce How are we doing?” the reader survey invited one and all – subscribers, regular read- weekly published in the English lan- costs. Though it might be more expensive, ers and occasional readers – to share their opinions of the news and features they see guage. Please carry on. It is only unfortu- printing the newspaper as a weekly maga- in The Weekly and to tell us what they’d like to see more or less of. The questionnaire nate that The Weekly does hot have more zine with color photos, etc. should be con- also solicited readers’ answers to questions about what they read and enjoy most or subscribers to properly support it. ... sidered also. least, as well as any additional comments and suggestions having to do with this Work harder to save Ukraine from Foreign policy specialist, 70, San paper. The deadline for responses was November 15, 2003. Kuchma and Putin. Francisco: Cover environmental-ecologi- The Weekly Questionnaire has become an anniversary tradition with us. Once Retiree, 60, from Warren, Mich.: I cal issues in Ukraine, e.g., start with every five years we try to gauge our readers’ satisfaction in this manner. (For the enjoy reading all four of our columnists, Carpathian Biospheric Research in Rakhiv. record, our first survey was in 1981; subsequent surveys were conducted in 1992- especially Myron Kuropas. All four More coverage of what works in Ukraine 1993, and 1998.) Finally (now that the holidays are long gone and our staff is com- always have interesting topics. and not just coverage of problems. plete), we had the opportunity to pore over the 2003 questionnaire responses and to Research scientist, 43, from Brooklyn, Male, 38: Fedynsky is boring. take a close look at what you, Dear Readers, tried to communicate to us. N.Y.: The Ukrainian Weekly should not Retired salesman, 64, Crystal Lake, We received responses from 58 readers, plus one letter that was written by a reader be a forum to discuss extreme right-wing Ill.: UKELODEON should be in every who chose not to fill out the questionnaire form. (Unfortunately, the number of American political and social views such issue. Could be habit-forming for young respondents is down from the 171 who participated in our 1998 readers’ survey.) as those expressed by M. Kuropas. Such readers like “Tarzan” was for my genera- Thanks to those readers who chose to fill out the questionnaire’s section on demo- politics are contrary to Ukrainian culture tion. ...Have Newsbriefs categorized per graphic information (or certain parts of it), we know a little something about who are and social conscience, and belong in the countries where Ukrainians live. ... There respondents are. American press. are many, many more Ukrainians outside Our respondents were from the following states: New Jersey, 9; New York, 9; Retiree, 59, Green Valley, Ariz.: Ukraine than before 1990! Texas, 3; Pennsylvania, 3; Illinois, 3; Virginia, 3; Michigan, 3; Maryland, 3; [Would like to see] more on what our Retiree, 82, Patchogue, N.Y.: Report California, 2; Arizona, 2; North Carolina, 2; Connecticut, 1; Florida, 1; Maine, 1; Washington lobby is doing. Less liberal more on life in our Ukraine now as it is, Massachusetts, 1; New Hampshire, 1; and Ohio, 1. In addition, there were two slant in the paper – like letters, etc., ranti- the day-to-day struggle of our people, and responses each from the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Ontario, and one response ng against Kuropas. less on those top leaders trying to sell our from Russia, from the city of Yekaterinburg. Physicist, 36, Hampton, Va.: Keep up Ukraine down the river. Try to make [the] The respondents included 51 subscribers and five regular readers; 26 members of the outstanding work. paper more lively and people-friendly. the Ukrainian National Association and 30 non-members; and 37 males and 19 Sales(person), 53, from Carnegie, Pa.: Office worker, 54, Illinois: Kuropas is females. The age breakdown was as follows: age 70 and up, 15 respondents; 60-69, Kyiv is not the only news location in the best. “Focus on Philately” is good 12; 50-59, 17; 40-49, 5; under age 39, 5. Ukraine. because of the fascinating history it con- Eighteen of the respondents indicated that they had visited The Ukrainian Weekly’s Retiree, 76, Scotch Plains, N.J.: I read tains. ...I think the headlines should be website, and an additional four said they regularly visited the site. Thirty said they had almost everything, except sports and not logged on to www.ukrweekly.com. some dull long “analysis.” ... I like The (Continued on page 28) The detailed results of the questionnaire’s first section – where readers were asked to indicate on a scale from “much more” to “much less” how much coverage they would like to see devoted to various categories of news and features – appear in the chart on the bottom right of this page. The Ukrainian Weekly Questionnaire We also asked readers what they “regularly read.” The following were the respons- es cited by five or more people: news from Ukraine, 15; Myron Kuropas (“Faces and Below is a tally of the responses to our 2003 questionnaire. Places”), 15; all, 13; letters to the editor, 10; editorials, 8; Newsbriefs, 8; columnists, 6; MUCH MORE SAME LESS MUCH Andrew Fedynsky (“Perspectives”), 6; top news, 5; arts/culture, 5; books, 5; MORE LESS “Focus on Philately,” 5; and Preview of Events, 5. Action Items 6 8 33 4 Cited as “most enjoyed” were: Kuropas, 11; philately, 7; news from Ukraine, 5. arts/culture 7 10 34 5 Next in line with four responses each were: editorials, analysis by Taras Kuzio, books 12 16 25 2 1 Newsbriefs, columnists, letters, Orysia Tracz (“The things we do...”) and Fedynsky. The materials listed as “least enjoyed” were: sports, 8; Kuropas, 6; philately, 5; and business 4 15 30 6 UNA, 5. Four readers said none of The Weekly’s materials could be listed as “least Church affairs 5 10 22 11 7 enjoyed.” columnists 8 16 26 3 1 Analyzing the responses, we saw that, for the most part, our readers are happy with commentaries 4 20 28 1 3 The Weekly’s content. True, some like sports and some do not; some love columns by Dateline: New York 2 6 31 10 4 Myron Kuropas, while others hate them. At the end of the day, however, one has to editorials 4 11 35 1 2 consider that no newspaper can please all its readers all of the time – no matter how Focus on Philately 1 3 28 10 13 hard it tries. Personal interests and personal tastes have much to do with what readers For the record (documents) 3 8 27 11 4 read. So, the best we can do is offer a variety and hope that there is something for international relations 10 15 26 3 everyone in the mix of materials published in The Weekly. interviews 7 15 30 2 In conclusion, we wish to express our sincere appreciation to those of you who took time out of their busy schedules to help us evaluate our performance. Special Kyiv Bureau reports 13 17 23 2 1 thanks go to those who provided additional comments and shared their ideas – some letter to the editor 11 17 26 2 of which have already been implemented and others that we will try to realize. local community news 6 8 29 9 3 Finally, we ask all of you to keep on reading and keep in touch. We’re only a letter, national news – Canada 3 36 8 7 a fax, an e-mail or a phone call away. national news – U.S. 6 34 6 7 Newsbriefs 6 7 36 3 2 new releases 3 15 33 1 July News and Views 4 11 36 Turning the pages back... Notes on People 6 13 31 3 Preview of Events 8 9 31 3 2 1-4 Quotable Notes 3 5 29 11 3 scholarship, education 4 11 24 12 5 Soyuzivka events 4 7 29 12 4 2000 Four years ago, The Ukrainian Weekly reported that nearly 500 athletes – ranging in age from elementary school kids to sports news 1 3 21 19 11 seniors – competed in six sports during the Ukrainian Sportsline 1 28 15 11 Diaspora Olympiad 2000 on July 1-4 at and near the The News from Here 6 4 33 8 2 Ukrainian Sports Center Tryzub in Horsham, Pa. Turning the pages back... 4 7 22 15 7 The participating organizations included the sports clubs Tryzub-Philadelphia, UKELODEON 2 8 25 14 4 Chornomorska Sitch-Newark, N.J., Levy (Lions)-Chicago, Chernyk-Detroit, Lviv- Ukrainian Pro Hockey Update 2 21 19 13 Cleveland, Ukrainian Sports Club-New York, Ukraina-Toronto and the Ukrainian UNA Forum 2 3 27 14 9 Soccer Club-Yonkers, N.Y., as well as the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. In addition, many independent athletes also competed in individual sports events. Columnists: The largest number of athletes – nearly 250 – were registered for the soccer events; Double Exposure (Lew) 7 6 33 3 the next most popular sport in terms of the number of registrants was volleyball. Other sports included swimming, tennis, golf and chess. Faces and Places (Kuropas) 18 11 16 5 4 Perspectives (Fedynsky) 12 11 25 1 3 (Continued on page 27) The things we do... (Tracz) 21 17 26 4 3 No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 7 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places it’s more in-depth. In public school, we Comments about weren’t finishing the whole book by the end by Myron B. Kuropas of the year. Now, I am reading a lot of education in Ukraine books.” (Venice Gondolier Sunday, Dear Editor: September 7, 2002) I was delighted to read about education The Devon Local Education Authority reform in Ukraine in the article “Canadian from the United Kingdom sent a delegation Ukrainians and World War II educators change the teaching of history to Ukraine to study Ukrainian teaching and World War II veterans can thank Rep. “develop a program of how things should in Ukraine” (April 18). However, having learning styles, and raved about them. The Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) for their newly and could be included in the 2005 com- taught Ukrainian children in New Jersey report compiled by the Devon LEA is pep- erected memorial in Washington. memorations,” including the contribu- schools, and, having studied with Russian pered with all types of praise, such as, “All It all began at a fish-fry in Rep. tions of Ukrainians in the West, as well and Ukrainian students in Pennsylvania students did their homework! Children are Kaptur’s Toledo district when a con- as UPA and the Halychyna Division. schools, I am concerned that any encouraged to make presentations and share stituent, Roger Durbin, approached her Academics need to become involved Westerners would reform the Ukrainian their learning. Ukrainian teachers used a and asked why there was no memorial to along with our grassroots organizations, system of schooling too much. variety of teaching styles and an effective World War II veterans in the nation’s fraternals, etc., who could conduct inter- Natalia Pastushenko is concerned that range of questioning techniques. Singing capital. Vietnam veterans had a memori- views of surviving veterans and their Ukrainian schools “use methods that allow and dancing are strongly applied resulting in al. So did Korean veterans. Why not the children and other such projects. for the retention of the greatest amount of many relevant and enriching cross-curricular “Greatest Generation”? Ukrainian Americans did serve during material.” She complains, “There is no time links. A clear teaching focus followed by Rep. Kaptur went to work. After some World War II. UNA involvement in the for thinking.” She praises Valentina Kuryliw oral practice appeared to produce confident investigation, she introduced legislation war effort, for example, was of two for her new book which, apparently, tackles authorizing the American Battle kinds: UNA members fighting in the this issue by presenting paradigms that were learners with good attitudes to learning.” (www.devon.gov.uk/dcs/cpd/tipd/Ukraine.u Monuments Commission to establish armed forces and the purchase of war described in the article as “interactive teach- such a monument in Washington, D.C. kraine2.htm) bonds. As more and more young ing and learning” methodologies. On May 25, 1993, President Bill Clinton In an article titled “The Tories could Ukrainian men and women either joined Ms. Pastushenko’s words and Ms. signed Public Law 103-32 authorizing the armed forces or were drafted, The learn a thing or two about education from Kuryliw’s book echo the sentiments of the erection of such a monument. Later, Ukrainian Weekly kept tabs. Kilpatrick and Dewey, American educa- the Russians,” Benjamin Wegg-Posser, a he dedicated the site, situated between For example, the June 5, 1943, issue tors who laid the foundation for modern British writer, waxes philosophic on the the Washington Monument and the ran photos and stories about Walter pedagogy in the United States. For these strength of the school systems Communists Lincoln Memorial. Bacad and Daniel Slobodian, both of educators, experience-based education set up. He cites interesting anecdotal and Lesia and I were in the nation’s capi- whom were commissioned as second and cooperative education supplanted statistical evidence to support his rumina- tal during the Memorial Day weekend lieutenants. Mr. Bacad was later active in traditional methods. Many pedagogues tions. For example, a whopping 72 percent and were deeply moved by the impres- the Ukrainian Youth League of North refer to Dewey and Kilpatrick’s methods of Russians earn the UK equivalent of an sive structure, as well as the hundreds of America (UYLNA) and, as a former stu- as being child-centered. undergraduate degree. Sure, Westerners can veterans present at the memorial and dent of the famed Vasile Avramenko, While I agree with the sentiments of do without the Lenin and Stalin hype and later at the Smithsonian Air and Space taught Ukrainian dancing at the these educators, data regarding the bene- devotion to the state that was part of the old Museum (“America’s Hangar”) near Ukrainian cultural courses at Soyuzivka. fits of child-centered experimentation is curricula, but, Western pedagogues should Dulles Airport. We met and pho- Mr. Slobodian returned from the war a up for discussion. You see, these methods be open-minded enough to admit that tographed Joseph S. Waisanen, 79, and wounded veteran, was also active in the have been ubiquitous in the United States maybe the education system in former his family who were visiting the muse- UYLNA, and later became the first man- for over half a century and the results are um. Currently a resident of Royal Oak, Soviet republics is something that needs to ager of Soyuzivka. not promising. Mich., Mr. Waisanen had been a pilot be slightly tweaked, not reformed. Perhaps, In a regular Weekly column titled In his book “Dumbing Down Our Kids: with the 8th Photo Group, 20th Tactical “Youth and the UNA,” the promotions of Why American Children Feel Good About even, it should be emulated. (Soviet study: Reconnaissance Unit in China, Burma The Tories could learn a thing or two about Roman Milanowicz to corporal in the Themselves But Can’t Read, Write, or and India. A 19-year-old first lieutenant U.S. Army and Walter M. Zukowsky to education from the Russians, says Add,” Charles Sykes gives volumes of during the war, he flew a Mustang. aviation machinists mate, second class, Benjamin Wegg-Prosser, August 08, 2002, information indicating how experimenting Many Ukrainians served in World War in the U.S. Navy, were also noted. All on American children with child-centered www.education.guardian.co.uk/higher/com- II, primarily as soldiers in the Soviet army. through the war nearly every issue car- approaches has effected thousands. For ment/story) Next year will be the 60th anniversary of ried news about Ukrainians in the U.S. example, “Less than 10 percent of 17-year- Other countries have experimented the Allied victory in Europe and Prof. military. Hundreds of youths were pro- olds can do rigorous academic work in with de-emphasizing tests and rote learn- Roman Serbyn has expressed concern that filed over the years. basic subjects. Only 15 percent of college ing, while giving more weight to non- Russia will dominate the festivities in The Weekly also served as a link with faculty members say that their students are academic criteria and the socially rele- Eastern Europe unless Ukraine begins to Ukrainians in military service. Readers adequately prepared in mathematics and vant aspects of learning. In fact, in 1967, make plans of its own. Hundreds of thou- were urged to send copies to their loved quantitative reasoning – a lower proportion China did just that. But, by 1977 China sands of Ukrainian men and women ones far from home. An editorial on than among higher-education faculty in reconsidered. According to Thomas fought and died in the Soviet armed forces April 17, 1943, mentioned a letter Hong Kong, Korea, Sweden, Russia, Sowell, a senior fellow at the Hoover as they marched towards Berlin. received from Pvt. John Szelest, sta- Mexico, Japan, Chile, Israel, or Australia. Institute at Stanford University: Prof. Roman Serbyn believes that tioned in Texas, in which he thanked The “Ukraine is preparing to have a grand A survey by the Gallup Organization found “The Ministry of Education announced Weekly for publishing his picture. “I that one in seven adults can’t find the celebration of the 60th anniversary of that college entrance examinations ‘will be received very many letters from the girls United States on a blank map of the world. Victory Day (May 9).” As things stand restored and admittance based on their who read The Ukrainian Weekly,” he In late 1992, executives at Pacific Telesis now, according to Prof. Serbyn, Ukraine wrote. “All of them have made me very found that 60 percent of high school gradu- results.’ Why? Because, ‘the quality of will celebrate along with Belarus and education [had] declined sharply in the happy. Sometimes I get as many as 18 ates applying for jobs at the firm failed a Russia and not with the rest of Europe letters a day.” The editorial ended with a absence of examinations, which had company exam set at the seventh-grade and “be pushed more and more into plea to send subscriptions to military per- retarded the development of a whole gen- level. A ‘reading report card‚’ finds that 25 Eurasia and further and further away sonnel (only $2 per year) and “to become percent of high school seniors can barely eration of young people.’ from Europe.” volunteer reporters of The Ukrainian read their diplomas.” (pp. 20-22) “Deng Xiaopang complained about the Dr. Serbyn believes that Ukrainians in According to Sykes, the culprits for this ‘deterioration of academic standards. the diaspora should begin immediately to (Continued on page 28) “Legacy of Dumbness” are legions of child- Schools have not paid attention to educa- centered pedagogues embracing the new tional standards and instead overemphasized pedagogy to the exclusion of traditional practical work; students’ knowledge of theo- methods. He convincingly lays out evi- ry and basic skills in their area of specializa- dence supporting this argument. My ques- tion has been disregarded.’” (U.S. Schools tion is, should the diaspora be pushing to Should Learn From Failed Education Fads reform education in Ukraine in this vein? Is Abroad, September 2, 2002) the West in any position to reform Ukraine? I congratulate Valentina Kuryliw on the Maybe Ukrainian pedagogues and citizens publication of her book, and I applaud all should be reforming our schools. the activists of the Ukrainian diaspora who The Venice Gondolier Sun reported that are involved in dialogues with Ukrainian a Ukrainian immigrant began home-school- educators. I only hope that Ukrainians are ing her daughter because North Port, Okla., public schools did not challenge her daugh- not too taken by the romantic notions of ter. “The same work students learn in the child-centered experimentation. seventh and eighth grades in America is what students in Ukraine learned in the Lubomyr Konrad, M.Ed. fourth and fifth grade,” she explained. Her Philadelphia daughter seems happy to be out of the pub- lic school, child-centered quagmire, saying, The letter-writer is affiliated with the “I like the science book I’m working out of science department at Olney High School now because it explains about inventors and in Philadelphia. The Waisanen family: Taylor, Joseph, Joseph Jr., Peggy, Tiffany and Jim. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26 FOR THE RECORD: Former President George H.W. Bush speaks in Kyiv

Below are remarks by former President Yanayev, who was a noteworthy guest for My point in recounting these events is construction sector. More importantly, George H.W. Bush at Taras Shevchenko two reasons. First, he was surely the to salute Ukraine for the key role it ordinary Ukrainians are beginning to feel National University in Kyiv on May 21. highest ranking Soviet official ever to played in the peaceful, legal transfer of the benefits: household income and con- ride on Air Force One; and second, later power away from the center at a time sumption have risen dramatically. ... this is a trip I have been looking for- that month, he would participate in a when the stakes could not have been Ukraine has also outlined some ambi- ward to making for some time. I am failed coup against Mikhail Gorbachev. higher. To that point in history, revolu- tious political goals in the international delighted to have been invited back to When we arrived here that bright day, tions were usually marked by brutal community designed to strengthen your Ukraine, and back to Kyiv. I will never forget how – in addition to bloodshed followed by prolonged periods political stability and economic security. I am also honored to have been invited the Soviet and American anthems – they of anarchy; but as we saw with the Velvet Here, of course, I am referring to to share a few thoughts about our world also played Ukraine’s national anthem. Revolution led by Vaclav Havel in Ukraine’s stated Euro-Atlantic aspira- here in the grand Conference Hall of this Nor, I might add, will I ever forget the Czechoslovakia, and as we saw with tions as far as joining NATO, the EU, the wonderful university, which enjoys a spe- thousands of people who lined the streets Lech Walesa and the Solidarity in WTO are concerned. These are worthy cial status as a respected, leading institu- to give us a warm, and for me, emotional Poland, what transpired here 13 years ago ambitions. tion of higher learning. welcome. marked a new and more hopeful chapter Lest there be any doubt, the United Since the time of its foundation 170 After my lunch with Leonid Kravchuk, for mankind. Near the end of the bloodi- States wants to see Ukraine develop as a years ago, what is known today as Kyiv a man I respect, I was highly honored to est century in history, your peaceful, stable, independent, democratic, econom- National Taras Shevchenko University have been given the chance to address unrelenting revolution of ideas cast aside ically prosperous country, a country that the bloody Revolution of 1917. increasingly draws closer to these kinds This is a particularly important point of institutions that promote human rights for any students with us here today, and the rule of law – and which encour- because history rarely affords us the age positive, mutually beneficial relations What happens here matters. What happens in opportunity to shape geopolitical events with its neighbors. in such fundamental ways – and looking Of course, as one of many who Ukraine has an impact on peace and stability in this back, I hope the historians will say we worked hard to drastically reduce the critical region of the world. got it right. I hope they will note how we global threat of nuclear conflict, I am tried to conduct ourselves in ways that particularly pleased to salute Ukraine for enhanced the long-term prospects for keeping its word to return strategic peace and prosperity, while also seizing nuclear weapons to Russia and for sign- has been a cradle of progressive thinking what was then called the Supreme Soviet the opportunity to liberate tens of mil- ing the Non-Proliferation Treaty. When – fueling the intellect and the highest here in Kyiv – and during my remarks I lions of once-oppressed peoples who the Soviet Union broke up, Ukraine had aspirations of the Ukrainian people, sought to affirm the support of the United have just as much claim to freedom as on its territory the third largest strategic upholding your innate freedom-loving States for those who explore the “fron- any American. nuclear arsenal in the world – greater spirit. And before I go any further, here tiers of freedom.” My message that day So it is deeply moving for me to return than those of the United Kingdom, before this distinguished audience I want was, I hope, a clear message to all: That to Kyiv, and to see how far you have France and China combined. to salute the University staff, particularly the United States of America would moved down the path to freedom – a path Your responsible action on this vital the professors, who are contributing so always welcome and support those you are still marching with pride and issue since then has enhanced the securi- much to Ukraine’s future by your service. reformers who joined us on the path to a great determination today. ty of the region, and indeed the world. Not many people know this, but I New World Order. Though I have been here just a short Moreover, by joining the “coalition of spent a year in the late 1970s teaching as Of course, little did I, or anyone, real- time, I can tell that the Kyiv to which I the willing,” as the president of the United an adjunct professor of business at Rice ize that before the end of the month the have returned is a demonstrably more States has referred to it, Ukraine is also University in Houston, Texas, and I loved failed coup against Gorbachev would dynamic city. The signs of prosperity are making a significant, positive and praise- my brief time in the world of academia. unleash a series of events that ultimately everywhere I look – from the shopping worthy contribution to the global war Teaching, as I discovered, has its own set Ukraine and the other Soviet centers and other commercial develop- against terror. Some might be surprised to rewards – and it is, as I put it, a genuine republics on the path to independence. ment, to, yes, even the traffic. know that you have sent 1,600-plus troops service. Hindsight is always 20/20, as the saying So, clearly the economic reforms and to Iraq – the fourth largest contingent – to Of course, my appreciation for what a goes, and standing here today you might the financial turnaround that took hold in help secure the blessings of liberty for the superb academic team can accomplish say that visit, coming as it did in August of the 1990s are paying off. Life is getting 25 million Iraqis who suffered too long has been greatly enhanced in recent years 1991, marked the daybreak of the new better for the average Ukrainian. Gone under the brutality of Saddam Hussein. with the launching of the George Bush world order. For after August of 1991, we are the food lines, for one, and yet there But I, for one, am not surprised. School of Government and Public could more clearly see the way forward. is still so much to do. Following my speech here in 1991, I Service at Texas A&M University. What We knew freedom had finally prevailed in Over the past 13 years, the heady visited the memorial at Babi [Babyn - started out only five years ago is already the Cold War. And we knew a new and atmosphere that accompanied Ukraine’s ed.] Yar, where 50 years before Nazi one of the most respected master’s more hopeful era for mankind lay ahead. quest for independence has gradually occupiers had systematically murdered degree programs in the country – and a That next month, in September, I had given way to the sober realization that the tens of thousands of Ukrainians, Jews big part of this success is thanks to a another visit with then-Chairman process of self-governance can be diffi- and others. What happened there during friend of mine, Dr. Roman Popadiuk, Kravchuk, this time in Washington, and I cult and even frustrating work. that time was evil, pure and simple. who I was proud to nominate to serve remember how he bluntly told me that the After all, Ukraine has had to undergo To Ukraine’s credit, then, you have not here in Kyiv as our first Ambassador Ukrainian people wanted total freedom. three transformations: from a Communist stood idly by while a shadowy new agent after Ukraine declared its long-sought Dealing with Russia and Ukraine were political system to democratic structures; of evil in our world – terrorism – has independence in 1991. critical issues as we dealt with the disso- from a command economy to the market; bored its way into modern society. Owing At the heart of our Bush School is the lution of the Soviet Union, so it was with and from a part of the Soviet Union to an perhaps to the fact that it was not until a idea that society is best served when a sense of relief and wonder that we independent state with its own foreign short time ago that you reclaimed your informed citizens participate in the watched on December 1 as 90 percent of relations. Ukraine has had to manage long-lost freedom, you inherently recog- debate to help tackle the big issues of your countrymen voted for independence. these transformations simultaneously and, nize the insidious nature of this threat – their times. Only through fair and open Just a week later, on December 8, I had a competition in the marketplace of ideas historic conversation with Boris Yeltsin, can true, lasting, enlightened progress be who was meeting with newly elected established and then harnessed to spread President Kravchuk and President Ukraine’s day of hope has indeed arrived, and I the hope of peace with prosperity. Stanislav Shushkevich of Belarus. We started our school to help inculcate During our conversation, Yeltsin read wish each of you well as you strive to write the next into future generations the idea that, what sounded to be a prepared statement chapter of accomplishment in the epic story that is despite the controversy that sometimes covering an agreement he had just signed erupts in our old but ever-young democ- with his two counterparts. “This accord,” Ukraine. racy, public service remains a noble call- he intoned, “consisting of 16 articles, is ing – and that good people of all political basically a creation of a commonwealth persuasions can and should get involved or group of independent states.” In short, naturally, after decades of oppression it and are willing to help lead a global in the process. Yeltsin had just told me that he – and the has taken time to plant and nurture the coalition in turning it back. This year, as in the United States, you presidents of Ukraine and Belarus – had roots of democracy and self-governance. And knowing the president of the have a raging battle of ideas taking place decided to dissolve the Soviet Union. I have read reports that there were United States as I do, I know he greatly as part of the run-up to Ukraine’s presi- Suffice it to say, those were dramatic some – including in Ukraine itself – who, values the important contribution that dential election this fall – a fact that, by days indeed. And, looking back today, early on, doubted that the country could Ukraine is making to the stabilization itself, underscores how dramatically one might be tempted to think that the stand on its own. But now, more than a effort in Iraq. Moreover, I know he Ukraine has changed for the better since outcome of those heady events was pre- dozen years since the fall of the USSR, mourns the three combat fatalities your my last visit here 13 years ago in August ordained. I can assure you nothing could Ukrainian statehood is stronger than ever. brigade there has suffered operating in of 1991. That visit came right on the be further from the truth. Had your lead- As you have charted your own course the Al-Kut region. There have been calls heels of a historic visit to Moscow, where ers acted irresponsibly or precipitously, to the future, you have instituted some in some quarters for the withdrawal of for the first time we signed a treaty with for example, that could have prompted a badly needed and, thus, welcome internal your troops; but President Kuchma has the Soviets to reduce – not to limit, but to crackdown from the Soviet Army. But economic reforms – particularly in the stood firm in his commitment, and free- reduce – our nuclear arsenals. because Ukraine’s leaders acted not out agricultural and energy sectors. Last year, dom-loving people everywhere thank Accompanying me to Ukraine that day of self-interest but rather in the national your gross domestic product grew by a Ukraine for its efforts and sacrifices. on Air Force One, the president’s plane, interest, there would be no repeat of the remarkable 9.4 percent, driven by exports was the Soviet vice-president, Gennady Prague Spring here in Kyiv. of manufactured goods, and the booming (Continued on page 34) No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 9

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Taras Shevchenko Memorial Book, June 27, 1964 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The Ukrainian Weekly, July 3, 1964 America Hails Shevchenko By Lev E. Dobriansky sions. It will brilliantly reflect the true character and stature of the nationalist “We honor him for his rich contribu- revolutionary and patriot himself. It will A Dream That TheCame erection and True!unveiling of the tion to the culture not only of Ukraine, preserve without blemishes and distor- Monument to Taras Shevchenko in which he loved so well and described so tions of any kind the majestic message of Washington, D.C., undoubtedly eloquently, but of the world. His work is Shevchenko’s writings toward the final belongs to the greatest deeds and feats a noble part of our historical heritage. liberation of all nations from the cancer- ever accomplished by the Ukrainian ous domination of imperialist Moscow. emigration in this country. —John Fitzgerald Kennedy In short, the natural, spiritual habitat of June 27, 1964, will ever remain a These inspiring and well-founded Shevchenko today is Washington, which day of great national and cultural tri- words of our late President were in every essential respect can and does umph of the Ukrainian people no mat- expressed in March 1961. They epito- claim him as its own. In colonialist ter where they may live. For on that mize the greatness of Taras Shevchenko Moscow, any fabricated tribute to him is day a great dream came true: the stat- and the immortality of his works not only sheer mockery; in captive Kiev, it is an ue in honor of Ukraine’s Poet for the people of Ukraine but for humani- exercise in national frustration and sup- Laureate and national hero Taras pression. Shevchenko had been unveiled by one ty at large. The historical heritage, of Clearly, then, what does Shevchenko of America’s greatest living heroes which the poet’s accomplishments are mean to us Americans? Why on this and statesmen – former President indeed a noble part, is the precious her- 150th anniversary of his birth do we pay Dwight D. Eisenhower! itage of freedom, of man’s relentless The unveiling of the statue repre- fight for personal liberty and national national tribute to the poet’s humanism sents not only the great triumph of the independence. In this critical period of and universal idealism? How does one Ukrainian emigration in the United world history the people of the United perceptively assess the significance of States, but it underscores also the tri- States hail Shevchenko both as a cultural this national hero and patriot of a distant umph of the Ukrainian national ideal giant and one of Europe’s earliest free- land to the interests of the United States and justice. When the project for the dom fighters against the dark and barbar- and the Free World? What can we erection of the monument was con- ic forces of traditional Russian imperio- Americans look forward to in the long ceived some four years ago, there colonialism which today is masked by period beyond June 27? were many skeptical voices against it; deceptive ideologic communism. These and other meaningful questions when in the fall of 1963 the enemies June 27, 1964, will be a day long have been raised frequently as countless remembered in the annals of American of our fellow citizens have become of Ukrainian freedom tried to subvert the project, there were some who thought history. For the first time in the capital of enamored with Shevchenko, his life, his that the undertaking was far beyond the strength and power of the Ukrainian any Free World nation, the unveiling of a writings and his enduring message. To community in this country. statue in honor of Ukraine’s poet laureate answer them succinctly here, let us first Yet the principles of justice and equity have prevailed, despite the seemingly signalizes the forging of bonds of free- look into the background of events lead- insurmountable difficulties. The final triumph of the Shevchenko monument is dom between our country and the 45 mil- ing to the Shevchenko statue; then we to the credit not only of the Shevchenko Memorial Committee of America and lion Ukrainian nation, as well as all the can easily observe the meaning of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, but above all to the vast majori- captive nations in Eastern Europe, Asia Shevchenko to America; and lastly, ty of the Ukrainian American community which supported the project morally and elsewhere. The Shevchenko statue is Shevchenko as a promise for the future and materially; it is also a credit to the U.S. Congress, the U.S. Government and singularly dedicated to the liberation, can be readily determined. the people at large who understood the great international significance of the freedom and independence of all captive project and gave it full support, despite the diversionary and disruptive tactics nations. In truth, Washington is not only The Story of the Monument which were used by a few to destroy this noble undertaking. the capital of these United States but also What the project and its final completion mean to all of us, is best expressed by a For a complete and detailed story of of the Free World. To crystallize the com- historic article, reproduced elsewhere, written by Dr. Frederik Brown Harris, Chaplain the legislation providing for the erection plete meaning and importance of of the Shevchenko statue, the reader of the U.S. Senate, which summarizes cogently and brilliantly the essence of the Shevchenko, no more fitting environment importance of the Shevchenko statue in Washington. [See page 15 of this issue.] might well consult the Congressional of freedom and liberty can accommodate Record of January 23, 1961, “Ukrainian Shevchenko’s statue than the spiritually Independence Day,” pp. 1133-1135. It EDITOR’S NOTE: Reproduced on these pages of The Ukrainian Weekly are rich soil of Washington. original news stories and commentaries related to the historic unveiling of the was quite appropriate for this story to be As an everlasting symbol of world told on such an occasion. The legislative Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington on June 27, 1964. Readers will note freedom, the Shevchenko monument is that articles are reproduced from both the June 27, 1964, combined issue of history of the monument will undoubted- thus properly and compatibly situated. In ly fascinate many researchers of the Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly (then a supplement to Svoboda), which was this free environment it will constantly published as a special bilingual Washington edition of Svoboda, as well as from future. However, the highlights of this emphasize the universal spirit and sub- history should be recounted for any the July 3, 1964, issue of The Weekly. NB: Spellings, capitalizations and style in stance of Shevchenko’s thoughts in the stories in this section appear as they did in 1964. behalf of freedom in all of its dimen- (Continued on page 10)

LOOKING BACK: Major newspapers’ coverage of Shevchenko monument unveiling by Yaro Bihun Two more stories followed on page 11, Special to The Ukrainian Weekly with three more large photos from the parade spread across eight columns atop WASHINGTON – Looking over yel- that page. There was a 13-paragraph lowed, 40-year-old clippings of piece about the unveiling that highlighted Washington and New York newspapers former President Dwight D. that covered the unveiling of the Taras Eisenhower’s appearance at the ceremo- Shevchenko monument here on June 27, ny, headlined “Ukrainians Make 1964, one is struck, on the one hand, by Eisenhower Feel ‘Like I Were Back in the amount of coverage it received – in Politics.’” In it, the Post reporter wrote the Washington papers at least – and, in about the reverence Ukrainians have for most cases, by the prevalence of erro- Shevchenko and noted the Cold War neous perceptions and interpretations in aspects of the Shevchenko unveiling: the coverage. “The parade and ceremonies were a The capital’s paper of record, The demonstration against communism, as Washington Post, covered the event in its well as a tribute to Shevchenko.” June 28 Sunday edition with a large, three- Beneath it was a six-paragraph sidebar column photograph of the unveiling cere- about Ukrainian Americans and their mony on top of the front page, along with forebears, who “brought with them free- a short lead story about the event, which, dom-seeking traditions inherited from however, focused not on the unveiling and Cossacks and peasants.” The sidebar its meaning but on traffic and other logisti- noted, parenthetically, that many of those cal problems that it caused for approached by Post reporters seemed to Washingtonians. The two-line headline remember the newspaper’s long-standing read: “36,000 Ukrainian-Americans March Yaro Bihun in Heat to Unveiling of Poet’s Statue.” (Continued on page 14) The Taras Shevchenko Monument in Washington. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

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Mr. Mykola Lebed, president of Prolog, tated considerable discussion here and rectitude of will and intellectual certitude America Hails... and Secretary General of the Supreme abroad. Although there were various they laid the earliest foundations of this (Continued from page 9) Ukrainian Liberation Council. - L.D.] As press reports on the legislation in the powerful Nation of ours. Significantly understanding of why America today pointed out in an article by this writer on course of its passage through Congress, and as though by act of providence, meets Shevchenko. “Public Law 86-749 and the Shevchenko the law now became an object of deep Shevchenko stands side by side with the The idea of a Shevchenko monument Centennial” (The Ukrainian Quarterly, and curious interest to our press. Lengthy Church of the Pilgrims, both symbolical- in Washington was often expressed in the Autumn 1960, New York) the testimonies articles of a favorable nature soon ly radiating these ultimate and highest decade of the ‘50s by numerous knowl- presented all the essential arguments in appeared in the Washington Evening attributes of our temporal existence. edgeable individuals and groups who favor of the resolution, and their convinc- Star, the New York Herald Tribune, the This fact in itself concretely conveys sought to honor the poet with maximum ing character laid the grounds for speedy Chicago Sunday Tribune, the Pittsburgh the meaning of Shevchenko to America. effect. In many localities this had been committee approval. Shevchenko’s affin- Family Magazine, and numerous other concretely displayed in a variety of ity to our own George Washington, the organs in the country. The Shevchenko forms, including statues. For example, cultural and political prowess of his poet- symbolism had caught on. Prof. Roman Smal-Stocki, president of ry and prose, his historical position as a The reaction from the Soviet Union the Shevchenko Scientific Society, urged powerful advocate of freedom in the very was what we had anticipated. This act by the idea for the forthcoming Shevchenko period of our own Abraham Lincoln, our Government spoiled the propaganda Centennial as far back as 1955. Also, the Poland’s Mickiewicz, Hungary’s Kossuth, plans of colonialist Moscow and captive 24th Convention of the Ukrainian Italy’s Mazzini and other freedom fight- Kiev, who were intent upon disfiguring National Association passed a resolution ers, the idolization of Shevchenko by Shevchenko as a mere social reformer, a on this project in May 1958. In Canada, every patriotic Ukrainian down to this “democratic revolutionary,” and a precur- preparations had already been under way day, the tradition of freedom he represents sor of the October Russian Revolution. for a Shevchenko monument, which was in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the The purity of a national symbol and spiri- unveiled in Winnipeg in July 1961, the crucial importance of his works for the tual force was to be polluted with famil- year of the Shevchenko Centennial. On eventual liberation of all the captive iar contaminative elements of Russian the national level in the United States nations in the present Soviet Russian propaganda; the national heroism of Shevchenko was to be prostituted by the this idea of a statue had to be integrated Empire, the need to throw Moscow off objectives of these detractors. Congress’ into a broader idea of national recogni- balance in its calculated attempt to distort action was like a bombshell in the Soviet tion and purpose that would poignantly and disfigure the Ukrainian national hero Russian Empire. One need only read the project the universal stature and func- — these and many other substantial argu- vituperative absurdities about the work of tional symbolism of Shevchenko. ments were advanced for the passage of “Ukrainian bourgeois nationalists,” “real It was with this comprehensive idea in H.J. Res. 311. American business cynicism” and a host mind that this writer authored a laconic As a matter of fact, this writer viewed of other mythical entities in the and yet elastic resolution providing for the passage of this measure as the first Sovietskaya Kultura, Kommunist, the erection of the poet’s statue in the implementation of the Captive Nations Literaturna Gazeta, and many other pub- Nation’s capital. On March 17, 1959, the Week Resolution which Congress passed lications. Taking both the Captive Honorable Alvin M. Bentley of the preceding year, and we all know how The cover of a U.S. government publi- Nations Week Resolution and the Michigan sponsored the resolution in the the ideologic contents of that resolution cation about Taras Shevchenko. Shevchenko Memorial Resolution, the U.S. House of Representatives, and the frightened the Russian dictator evidence on how to pulverize Soviet measure became known as H.J. Res. 311. Khrushchev. So deeply impressed were the This crowning fact represents a complete Russian psychopolitical maneuvers is Soon, thereafter, the entire project for its legislators by the data and reasons given circuit in modern history. The pilgrims indeed overwhelming. successful passage was initiated by the that the publication of a short biographical came to these shores to find freedom from Once the law came into being, the rest Ukrainian Congress Committee of documentary on Shevchenko was strongly the then oppressive institutions of Western was a technical implementation of the America, a nation-wide organization rep- recommended. With the aim of benefiting Europe; they planted the seeds of liberal intent and spirit of Public Law 86-749. resenting two and a half million as many citizens as possible, the Honorable free existence here, the very existence we The Shevchenko Memorial Committee, Americans of Ukrainian ancestry. John Lesinski of Michigan introduced breathe and cherish today. To delve into House Resolution 524, calling for the offi- under the able administration of its exec- this rich history is to look inward and to cial publication of the documentary. utive director, Mr. Joseph Lesawyer, count our blessings. The symbol of Two months later, on June 1, the House launched plans for the building of the Shevchenko, however, causes us Administration Committee approved both statue speedily and smoothly. In the span Americans to look outward in this divided H.J. Res. 311 and H. Res. 524 and ordered of a year and a half, over a quarter of a contemporary world toward the tremen- favorable reports on both to the House of million dollars were collected for the dous and challenging work that remains in Representatives. The authorization for the purpose. Also, a jury of prominent bringing freedom to the nations of Eastern biography was passed first, and on June American sculptors, architects and artists Europe, Asia and elsewhere. 24 the House passed H.J. Res. 311 without was established to select from seventeen In short, the Shevchenko statue is a any objection. In the foreword of the doc- different projects the proposed statue living symbol of our national determina- umentary biography “Europe’s Freedom plan, which was that submitted by the tion to share the fruits of freedom with Fighter, Taras Shevchenko 1814-1861” Canadian sculptor Leo Mol. Another the captive nation of Ukraine and, in the (House of Representatives, Document No. Canadian, the architect Radoslav Zuk, universalist spirit of Shevchenko’s his- 445, 1960) the names of all legislators was selected to produce the architecture toric message, with the peoples of all the who were instrumental in this important for the site at P and 22 Streets, N.W., captive nations. No other statue in the legislation are listed. Among them are the Washington, D. C. By the end of 1962, capital of the Free World bears this spe- present Speaker of the House, the both the Commission of Fine Arts and cific meaning and purpose. The Honorable John W. McCormack of the National Capital Planning Shevchenko statue is, of course, inti- Massachusetts and also President Lyndon Commission substantially approved the mately related to the Washington monu- B. Johnson, then Senator from Texas and project as recommended by the ment, inasmuch as the poet revered the the Majority Leader. Department of the Interior and the founding father of our Nation. With It took another two months before the Shevchenko Memorial Committee. unique compatibility it is also related to Uppermost in the minds of the statue’s Senate passed the measure. The national our Declaration of Independence and our The cover of the commemorative book sponsors has been the community about conventions of the two Parties necessitat- Great Tradition of national freedom and released on the occasion of the monu- the Shevchenko site. From the very start, ed a recess in Congress, and time was personal liberty. Over a hundred years ment’s unveiling. priority was given to criteria of beauty, gained for a thorough staff examination of ago this tradition rubbed off on restfulness and utility. The statue and its Action on the joint resolution was not the approved House resolution by the Shevchenko and through him on all gen- surrounding architecture may well be really taken until a year later. Soon after Senate Rules Committee. In the mean- erations of Ukrainians and other subju- viewed as an enhancement of the already its introduction, the Honorable Omar time, popular reaction to the documentary gated peoples down to the very present. existing qualities of the immediate envi- Burleson of Texas, chairman of the House biography was salutary and beneficial. It is this supreme truth that Moscow and Administration Committee, indicated the When Congress reconvened, a climate of ronment. The Shevchenko Park is in truth a park of freedom and culture. its colonial puppets seeks to submerge. It desirability of holding hearings on the full understanding had developed for a is this supreme truth that the Shevchenko measure and referred it to the Honorable favorable reception of the measure. Thus, The Meaning of Shevchenko statue monumentalizes for eternity. Paul C. Jones, chairman of the on August 29 the Senate Rules Committee to America Without exaggeration, we are today Subcommittee on Library and Memorials. reported out favorably H.J. Res. 311, and the global pilgrims of freedom. Our men The procedure of receiving reports and two days later, on August 31, the Senate In a way it is no accident that the and women are scattered around the recommendations from the Department of voted for it without objection. Shevchenko statue stands in close prox- globe in defense of freedom and in search the Interior and the Commission of Fine President Eisenhower signed the reso- imity to the Church of the Pilgrims. One for its expansion. Shevchenko in America Arts consumed so much time that the lution into law on September 13, 1960. truly reinforces the other to give the is a key to the success of this ceaseless hearing was necessarily delayed until the On the basis of this law the Ukrainian entire area an atmosphere of value and search. He symbolizes the global pilgrim, second session of the 86th Congress. Congress Committee of America imme- sanctity to man’s most precious right and sowing the seeds of liberation and perma- On March 31, 1960, the hearing took diately proceeded to establish the God-given endowment – freedom. We all nent freedom in Eastern Europe and nur- place, and testimonies were submitted by Shevchenko Memorial Committee which know and treasure the history of our turing infinite hope and faith in the souls representatives of various interested would devote itself exclusively to plans early pilgrims and their courageous of millions who are held captive under organizations. [An excellent and very and operations aimed at the erection of search for liberty, freedom and genuine persuasive testimony was presented by the statue. Furthermore, the law precipi- human happiness. With greatness of soul, (Continued on page 12) No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 11

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Svoboda, Special Washington Edition, June 27, 1964 Dwight D. Eisenhower Unveils Memorial To Taras Shevchenko In The Nation’s Capital

BardTENS OFOf THOUSANDS Ukraine OF AndAMERICANS Universal AND CANADIANS Champion OF UKRAIN- Of Freedom Honored On 150th Anniversary IAN DESCENT GATHERED IN FREE WORLD’S CAPITAL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO UKRAINE’S POET-LAUREATE; DELEGATES OF UKRAINIAN ORGANIZATIONS FROM WORLD OVER, LEADERS OF CAPTIVE NATIONS, THOUSANDS OF UKRAINIAN AMERICAN YOUTH PARADE IN WASHINGTON BEFORE THE SHEVCHENKO MEMORIAL; ELABORATE PROGRAMS FEATURE FAMOUS UKRAINIAN BANDURIST ENSEMBLE AND UKRAINIAN CHORUSES; UKRAINIAN YOUTH FESTIVAL ATTRACTS THOUSANDS OF SPECTA- TORS AS JUBILEE BANQUET HONORS PROMINENT AMERICANS FOR SUP- PORTING UKRAINE’S FIGHT FOR FREEDOM AND THE SHEVCHENKO MEMORIAL PROJECT WASHINGTON, D.C., June 26, 1964 – Tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, at 1 p.m., Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, former President of the United States, will solemnly per- form the official act of unveiling the statue of Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine’s Poet Laureate and universally recognized Champion of Liberty, erected on a triangular plot of public land between 22nd, 23rd and “P” Streets in Washington, D.C. This event of great historic importance, occasioned by the 150th birthday anniversary of the greatest Ukrainian poet, signifies the realization of a dream nourished for almost a century by the two-million strong community of Ukrainian Americans who have contributed vitally to the cultural, social and economic development of the United States of America. Moreover, the erection of the monument in honor of Taras Shevchenko in the capital city of the greatest nation on earth is of tremendous importance to the 45- million Ukrainian nation, held captive in the Russo-Communist prison of nations. It was Shevchenko who prophesized that Ukraine will some day have its own George Washington with “a new and righteous law.” The Taras Shevchenko monument in Washington is also of great international importance, for Shevchenko stands as a sym- bol of freedom and independence, not only of the Ukrainian people but of all captive nations to whom this monument has been dedicated.

Erection Authorized By Public Law Adopted In 1960 The Shevchenko monument was authorized by the U.S. Congress, and after the signing of the bill by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in September 1960, it became Public Law 86-749. The resolutions were introduced by Senator Jacob K. Javits and Congressman Alvin M. Bentley in the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, respectively. Immediately after the adoption of the law a special Shevchenko Memorial Committee was established, headed by Prof. Roman Smal-Stocki of Marquette University and president of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, which included representatives of all Ukrainian American national organizations. It was this committee which saw to it that the necessary funds had been secured – a sum in excess of $350,000 – and that all other requirements and formalities as specified by the law had been successfully carried out to the last detail. This included the meticu- lous selection of the site in the nation’s capital and the project of the monument to be erected there. Emerging as the winner in the competition for the best project, in the judgement of a special Shevchenko Monument Jury, was Leo Mol, Ukrainian sculptor from Winnipeg, Canada.

Moscow Unable To Eradicate Shevchenko’s Spirit Erection of the Shevchenko monument in Washington assumed international signif- icance when the matter came to the attention of the Soviet government. Unable to Dwight D. Eisenhower unveils the Shevchenko monument. eradicate the spirit of Shevchenko nor denigrate the power of his influence on the cap- tive Ukrainian people, the Soviets have resorted to distortions and outright falsifica- Svoboda, Special Washington Edition, June 27, 1964 tions of his works in an attempt to present Shevchenko as a “revolutionary democrat” and “a Bolshevik born before his time,” in spite of the fact that he was an outspoken leader in the struggle for human liberty against all forms of tyranny and sought Ukrainian national independence from Russian despotism. It is not surprising, there- Guestby Clarence Editorial: A. Manning The Shevchenkoscientific society was Monument established in Lviv. fore, that the law calling for the erection of the monument to Taras Shevchenko in The statue was in honor then of the Washington caused a great deal of concern in the official government circles of the This is the day of the formal dedication Kremlin. It was long after the passage of the law by the U.S. Congress that the Soviet Association patron. of the Shevchenko monument in The second, erected some years earlier government decided to place a monument to Shevchenko in Moscow, which was Washington and this means that this day and also designed by the same Archipenko, unveiled by Nikita Khrushchev at an impromptu called ceremony on June 10 of this will see the completion of an ambition stands in the Ukrainian Gardens in year. Earlier, according to reliable sources, Soviet officials made two unsuccessful that has been nourished by the Ukrainians Cleveland, Ohio. The authorities of that city interventions in our Department of State and several others in the United Nations with in America for decades, although it has conceived the idea of setting in one of the the intention of blocking the erection of the Shevchenko monument in Washington or been an urgent task only for the last few at least minimizing its vast ramifications. It was with the same purpose in mind that years. It is no less pleasant for the public parks a series of national gardens to the Soviets made yet another attempt, after the Shevchenko monument question in Ukrainians for that reason and it is a well- honor each of the ethnic groups that had Washington had been settled beyond recall, this time by appealing to the Shevchenko deserved tribute to a patriot who longed played a part in the development of the city Memorial Committee of America to invite Soviet representatives to the unveiling cer- for a George Washington to appear in his and the neighborhood. So quite logically emonies. The proposition was promptly rejected, whereby the Committee pointed to own land and institute a new and just law. there were arranged Ukrainian Gardens as Soviet falsifications of Shevchenko’s works and the actual denial by the Communist This is not the first statue of Shevchenko well as those dedicated to the great leaders regime of all of his freedom-loving ideas. to be set up in the United States. The late of the other national groups. Here we find Ukrainian sculptor Alexander Archipenko monuments to Grand Prince Volodymyr, to Unsurpassed Enthusiasm earlier designed two and they are both wor- Shevchenko and to other Ukrainian heroes. thy memorials, but with a different pur- This was designed so that people of The decision of the U.S. government authorizing the erection of the monument in Cleveland could be made aware of the honor of Taras Shevchenko in Washington was received with great enthusiasm and pose. The first bust of the poet was unveiled in 1957 at Soyuzivka, the estate of national heroes of their neighbors in Europe jubilation not only by Americans of Ukrainian descent but by Ukrainians throughout and the world. It had a broader purpose but the world. Just as enthusiastic in their response to this project were the Ukrainians in the Ukrainian National Association in still one with perhaps a local significance. their native enslaved Ukraine, as attested by the numerous letters from Ukraine sent to Kerhonkson, N.Y. This was in the full sense of homage of the Ukrainians in their the Shevchenko Memorial Committee, and to private individuals all over America. Monument In Canada There were instances where people from Ukraine, among them disabled veterans of own great poet. It was under the banner of World War II, secretly sent a few Soviet rubles as their contributions toward the erec- Shevchenko that the Ukrainian National Then there is the statue of Shevchenko Association was founded 70 years ago and (Continued on page 14) it was in his name that the oldest Ukrainian (Continued on page 12) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

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Research Library in Lexington, Virginia, the Soviet Russian prison house of Shevchenko award. The supreme irony, America Hails... President Johnson declared: “We will nations, which is called the USSR. not to say mockery, of this event can be (Continued from page 10) continue to build bridges across the gulf Through Shevchenko, millions will deep- gauged by Khrushchev’s indelible reputa- Soviet Russian domination. His statuary which has divided us from Eastern en their knowledge about the largest cap- tion as the hangman of Ukraine. It is like presence here is a fixed reminder to mil- Europe. They will be bridges of increased tive non-Russian nation in Europe, conferring a medal of Washington on lions of our own citizens that we have a trade, of ideas, of visitors and of humani- Ukraine itself, and by this knowledge Hitler. One need only read “The Crimes moral and political responsibility toward tarian aid.” It will require more than their appreciative awareness of all other of Khrushchev,” Part 2 (Committee on the captive people of Ukraine and all these bridges to defeat and eliminate the captive nations in the USSR will be Un-American Activities, U.S. Congress, other captive nations both within and out- menace of Soviet Russian imperio-colo- intensified. 1959) to realize the depths to whichthe side the USSR. As the Statue of Liberty in nialism. However, as an idea and a Not only will this bridge to the future Soviet Russian totalitarians and their New York bids all migrants welcome into dynamic symbolism, Shevchenko fits the serve this prime educational purpose, it colonial puppets will go to distort the the Land of Liberty, so the Shevchenko President’s prescription perfectly as a will also guide us functionally in an character and image of history’s great statue in Washington inspires faith in all bridge into Eastern Europe, truly as a unwavering concentration on the root personages. The names of Lincoln, captives in their destiny with freedom. bridge to our own future relations with cause of all the major problems bearing Jefferson and scores of others have also There are many other aspects of the the Soviet Russian Empire, which in its on war and peace in the world. And that been twisted to suit their propaganda pur- meaning of Shevchenko to America. The primary form masquerades today as the cause is Soviet Russian imperio-colonial- poses. unprecedented groundbreaking ceremonies USSR. ism, operating and interminably function- Shevchenko’s statue in Washington on the Shevchenko site in September 1963 Contrary to popular impressions, the ing behind the deceptive mask of world mirrors with resplendent effect such lies brought out in elaborate form the many erection of Shevchenko’s statue in communism. Those who grasp and and distortions on the part of colonialist fertile dimensions of the poet’s life and Washington is not the end, the omega, of understand the revolutionary patriotism Moscow and its colonial puppets. It works for American interests. These can be American effort to broaden and deepen of Shevchenko – which partakes of the stands as a monument of truth and a bea- found in the book titled “Shevchenko, A our outlook toward the Soviet Russian same spiritual substance as our American con of strength and enlightenment for Monument to the Liberation, Freedom, and Empire. lt is only the beginning, the patriotic idealism – are under no illusions American cold war victory over the reac- Independence of All Captive Nations.” alpha, of such concentrated effort. The about peaceful coexistence with the tionary forces of traditional Russian (U.S. GPO, Washington, 1964) In our monument does not point to the past, to a Soviet Russian Empire. The heavy price imperialism, which today seeks to legit- country, as elsewhere, there will always be hundred and more years ago; it points of our myopic policy with its omissions imize itself under the ideologic cover of pockets of blind ignorance and even primarily and exclusively to the future. and errors today in not asserting this ide- communism and under the pretense of cesspools of prejudice for Moscow and its The whole significance of the alism throughout the captive world will monolithic Soviet power. puppets to wallow in. This widely distrib- Shevchenko statue is futural. Through all most assuredly be borne tomorrow. The My colleague Dr. Roman Smal-Stocki uted book was published to fumigate these that it symbolizes – the continuum of list of captive nations beginning in 1918 of Marquette University has written a few cesspools, and the results have been freedom, long-standing spiritual affinity is a long one, and an ever-growing one. It fascinating book “Shevchenko Meets exceedingly beneficial to the interests of with our own revolutionary tradition, a is to reverse this disastrous trend that the America” (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1964). our country. The reader will find this book humanism that rebelled against anti- dynamic idealism and real symbolism of For background material it should be quite illuminating and instructive. Semitism, serfdom, Russian institutional Shevchenko point to the most powerful read by all. It goes a long way to explain barbarism and the degradation of women, force for freedom in Eastern Europe and why on June 27, 1964, finally, America A Bridge To The Future and the powerful ideas of national inde- Asia, that of patriotic nationalism. meets Shevchenko. And beyond this date pendence and self-determination of peo- The summit of cynicism was reached the two will never part as the global pil- In his address on May 24, 1964, at the ples – the statue will be a beacon for fur- in the Kremlin this past March when the grims diffuse the power of freedom in the dedication of the George C. Marshall ther Free World enlightenment regarding Russian dictator Khrushchev received a remaining empires in the world.

their national heritage. They were his people and for a Washington to bring Russia. The argument found a short hear- Guest Editorial... encouraged to found their own villages them “a new and righteous just law.” He ing from President Theodore Roosevelt (Continued from page 11) and it was and probably is possible to never lost hope that that would happen who made it clear once and for all that for- in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It speaks for the find villages where only Ukrainian is despite all the hardships of his life. eign regimes had no right to interfere and rewrite history for their own purposes. Ukrainians of Canada and especially of spoken. It was natural that under such conditions a monument to the great U.S. Recognition Of Shevchenko Compare this with the fate of the mem- the Prairie Provinces where most of the Ukrainian poet would come into being. ory of George Washington. He had been Ukrainians who came to Canada before Yet the statue in Washington is some- Now his monument is being unveiled the leader of a successful revolt against World War II settled. But conditions in thing else, for it not only honors in Washington, the capital named after Great Britain. He had set up a young Canada always differed from those in the Shevchenko the poet but the ardent fight- his ideal. It is not only the result of hard country on territory that he had torn from United States, for at its very foundation er for liberty and to use the modern term, and continuous work by the Ukrainian the British Crown but he had been a man Canada was confronted and formed out civil rights. It honors the man who population of America and by the mem- of honor and ideals. When he died, due of the two consciously national groups, preached not only the glory of Ukraine bers of the various committees and honor was given his memory by both the the English speaking settlers of Ontario but called upon his people to overcome groups that have pressed the work to British Navy and the French Army of and the Maritime Provinces and the barriers of class distinction and to live completion, but it represents also an Napoleon. More than that a monument French of Quebec. When other groups henceforth as brothers in the assurance approval by a resolution passed by both was erected to him soon after his death in come to the West, it was only natural that that only so could an era of peace and Houses of Congress and signed by the Westminister Abbey without any attempt they were encouraged far more than in good feeling be brought about. To do that President of the United States. All who to prove that if Washington had lived, he the United States to maintain and foster he called for a general moral revival of know anything of the history of that would have tried to undo his lifework. endeavor realize that the resolution was not adopted lightly or hastily but it was Ideals Of Shevchenko by men who were fully acquainted with the ideals and the work of Shevchenko in The ideals of Shevchenko are ideals breathing into the Ukrainians of his day, that can be respected by men of good a nation of down-trodden peasant serfs will everywhere. They speak and show and denationalized nobles, a sense of the way to a better world and nowhere their own dignity and of their obligations does his statue belong more fittingly than to themselves and to the world. in the capital on the Potamac. The Ukrainians should be proud of this and to Russian Opposition no one man do they owe more for what To Shevchenko Monument hopes they have for the future than the mighty poet prophet and national inspirer The efforts that the Soviet regime has who roused them from their lethargy and made to oppose the erection of this monu- set in motion a train of events and an ment or to try to use it for its own purpos- influence which has not yet reached its es like the efforts to depict Shevchenko as zenith. an ardent fighter either on his way to The name, the work and the vision of becoming a Communist poet or to have Taras Shevchenko will long endure. He is become one, would be amusing, if they one of the brightest stars in the history of were not so true to form. When in the the nineteenth century and his fame and early years of this century, the American glory will spread continually despite all Poles set up a monument in Washington to his detractors and falsifiers. It is as a Brigadier General Tadeusz Kosciuszko mark of this that the monument is being who had fought in the American dedicated and will be a monument for all Revolution, the Imperial Russian free men everywhere who understand Ambassador protested that it was an human brotherhood in those terms in Reni Newsphoto Service unfriendly act because by his later actions which it has been developed for millenia The statue of Taras Shevchenko is readied for placement on its pedestal on June 3, Kosciuszko showed that he was endeavor- and will continue to develop for millenia 1964, a little more than three weeks before its unveiling. ing to separate Poland from Imperial to come. No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 13

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The Ukrainian Weekly, July 3, 1964 Shevchenko Monument – A “New Statue Of Liberty” – Unveiled In Washington By General Eisenhower In Solemn Ceremonies 100,000 PARTICIPANTS CHEER HIS CALL FOR A “NEW WORLD OF FREEDOM”; HAILS SHEVCHENKO AS SYMBOL OF UKRAINIAN INDEPENDENCE WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 1964 America and vice-president of the (W.D.) – General Dwight D. Eisenhower, Shevchenko Memorial Committee of the 34th President of the United States of America. After the rendition of the America, officially unveiled the American national anthem, the Most Rev. Shevchenko monument today, as some Ambrose Senyshyn, Archbishop- 100,000 Americans and Canadians of Metropolitan of the Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian descent, and many Ukrainians Church in the United States, read the from other parts of the world cheered and invocation in both English and Ukrainian. applauded the former President of the Prof. Roman Smal-Stocki, President of United States. the Shevchenko Memorial Committee of General Dwight D. Eisenhower called America, delivered a brief and cogent for a “new world movement” to encour- address in Ukrainian and English stress- age the peoples of the captive nations, ing the importance of the Shevchenko including those inside the Soviet Union monument in Washington. and Red China, to throw off the commu- General Eisenhower was flown by hel- nist tyrants who are holding them in cap- icopter from Gettysburg to officiate at the tivity and enslavement. unveiling. He was ushered through the Prior to the unveiling ceremony, more crowds escorted by FBI agents. Standing than 40,000 paraded in what appeared to beneath an umbrella put up to protect him be one of the largest parades ever held in from the scorching sun, the former Washington, D.C., according to newspa- President delivered his 12-minute address permen and police officials. The with a poise that befits a great military marchers took their stride in exemplary and civic leader, and statesman. He was order. Despite the scorching sun and interrupted on several occasions by the humidity, there were no casualties. Led crowds who expressed their full agree- by Colonel William Rybak, parade mar- ment with what the speaker had to say. shal, they included members of the Despite a prolonged program and Shevchenko Monument Honorary unbearable heat, General Eisenhower Sponsoring Committee, the Shevchenko stayed to the end of the unveiling ceremo- Anniversary Honorary Committee, mem- ny. The former President said he hoped bers of the executive boards of the the erection of the Shevchenko monument Detail of Prometheus from the Shevchenko monument. Shevchenko Memorial Committee of in the nation’s capital would help to America and the Ukrainian Congress “rekindle a new world movement in the The Ukrainian Weekly, July 3, 1964 Committee of America, then representa- hearts, minds, words and actions of men; a tives of Ukrainian organizations from never-ending movement dedicated to the overseas countries from Western Europe independence and freedom of peoples of 40,000 Marchers Participate in Colorful Shevchenko Memorial Parade and South America (Argentina and all captive nations of the entire world ...” by Zenon Snylyk make this the greatest Ukrainian day in Venezuela), and a large group numbering “We can be sure,” General Eisenhower the history of America. Their faces several thousand Ukrainians from stated, “that this nation will, with its val- WASHINGTON, D.C. – “One of the alighted with joy and excitement in Canada, Ukrainian American organiza- ued allies, sustain the strength – spiritual, most colorful and orderly parades undisguised anticipation of the historic tions, representatives of the captive economic and military – to foil any ill- Washington has ever seen,” said Police moment that was to come, they seemed nations and strong units of Ukrainian advised attempt by dictators to seize any Inspector Charles L. Wright in reply to a to show no signs of travel fatigue nor any American youth organizations. area where the love of freedom lives and question, thus voicing the opinion over- concern that the long march from the blazes ...” whelmingly shared by close to 1,000 Ellipse to the monument site in the swel- Rousing Ovation And Enthusiasm General Eisenhower concluded that police officers on duty in Washington tering heat would require all of their Shevchenko symbolizes the spirit of during the day-long festivities in connec- physical stamina with yet some to be General Eisenhower was cheered for national independence not only of tion with the unveiling of the Taras saved for the actual unveiling cere- several minutes by the enthusiastic crowds, Ukraine, but of all other captive nations Shevchenko Memorial in the nation’s monies. With almost military-like disci- and the chanting of “We Like Ike” rever- of the world. capital. pline, they sought out their places in the berated throughout the area filled by the After the statue of Taras Shevchenko This was indeed “Taras Shevchenko rapidly forming columns of marchers: the 100,000-strong festive audience. was unveiled by General Eisenhower, the Day,” in the full sense of the word! And uniformed youth of PLAST, SUMA, The ceremony was opened by Prof. “Testament” of Taras Shevchenko was the march was as momentous a begin- ODUM, SUSTA, TUSM, ZAREVO, Lev E. Dobriansky, president of the (Continued on page 14) ning as any day could have. Athletic Associations, thousands of them, Ukrainian Congress Committee of with their banners and orchestras. Their Arrive Early parents, as if inspired by the young ones, At the early break of dawn, the hurried to their respective groups and marchers started gathering at the Ellipse, organizations, others to their community the designated assembly area in back of groups assembling according to states of the White House, from where the parade the union in alphabetical order. was to originate. Those who had arrived on Friday came on foot from all sides of Parade Begins the spacious park. Soon the first buses The ranks rapidly selling and new bus- began arriving, then cars all bearing blue- loads and car-loads constantly arriving, yellow-white signs, stickers and flags the first columns of marchers started with the Shevchenko Monument insignia moving out: first, the flag bearers, proud- printed on them. They came from every- ly hoisting their banners then the repre- where, from points throughout the United sentative of all Ukrainian central, nation- States, Canada, Latin America, Europe al and local organizations, delegates of and even faraway Australia. They seemed other nationalities, thousands of uni- to know that time was not to be wasted, formed youth of all ages and finally that this was the day they had all been masses upon masses of people, men, waiting for, that everything had to go off women and children parading to the properly, on schedule and without unnec- tunes of Ukrainian and American march- essary digressions from original program. ing songs, occasionally drained out by They obeyed every order of the police the spontaneous applause of the onlook- and the uniformed parade attendants with ers that lined the sidewalks along the J.P. Starostiak a sense of responsibility and unquestion- Participants of the unveiling ceremonies gather under signs designating their able subordination, as if determined to (Continued on page 14) home states. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

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and anti-Polish to boot.”] a number of years as it progressed Soviet Union over ‘the captive nations.’” Major newspapers’... The Post’s competitor, The Evening through the government approval The Times reporter quoted from the (Continued from page 9) Star, being an afternoon paper, managed process. He was honored with one of the Washington Post’s earlier editorial on the editorial opposition to the erection of the to get a picture of the parade from the six Shevchenko Freedom Awards pre- subject, which referred to Shevchenko as Shevchenko monument in Washington White House to Shevchenko’s monument sented during the banquet following the an artist “of no universal significance” and responded to their questions with on the front page of its Saturday final dedication of the monument. and called the monument organizers a “invective, sneers or cold silence.” night edition, accompanied with a The New York Times covered the tiny group that managed to “convert an Indeed, on the day of the unveiling, straight report about the weekend’s event in a 10-paragraph story, below a errant private passion into a public cause, the Post added a brief comment on its events on page 22, headlined “Parade and two-line, one column headline the implausible goal of Ukrainian nation- editorial page in which it paraphrased Dedication Here To Honor Ukrainian “Eisenhower Raises Issue of Freedom.” hood.” somewhat Shevchenko’s oft-repeated Poet.” It was accompanied by a United Press The New York Herald Tribune ran a words about Washington, as it asked: The Star’s coverage on Sunday contin- International photo of the unveiling. The UPI story and photo on page 3, headlined “When shall we in Washington receive a ued on page 4 with two more photos and Times’ writer, Ben Franklin, focused on “Ike Unveils Ukrainians’ Anti-Soviet new and righteous law?” which would another comprehensive story of the the East-West, Captive Nations aspect of Statue.” The report noted in the lead that regulate the erection of statues in the unveiling, which noted that, despite the the monument to Shevchenko, a “19th the Shevchenko monument, which for- nation’s capital and “would halt the pres- searing heat, President Eisenhower century Ukrainian poet and patriot (who) mer President Eisenhower unveiled, ent hit-and-miss procedure.” remained at the ceremony to the end – for is regarded as the George Washington of “bears an anti-Russian slogan, designed [The Washington Post got Ukrainian almost five hours. The story also noted his country but is not widely known in to make Soviet Premier Khrushchev see Americans’ ire up again four years ago, that Washington’s deputy police chief the United States.” red.” when in a guest commentary, “Let’s evict estimated 35,000 people marched in the He noted that speeches by President At a recent unveiling of a statue of the has-beens to elevate the worthy,” parade and 100,000 jammed the monu- Eisenhower and others were carried by Shevchenko in Moscow, the story notes, John Matthews listed Shevchenko’s ment grounds during the unveiling cere- the Voice of America and Radio Liberty, Mr. Khrushchev said that socialism was among the monuments that should be mony. The headline read: “Shevchenko “a privately financed propaganda organi- the poet’s “true heir.” “But the poet’s removed, noting that “in the early 1960s, Statue Here Unveiled by Eisenhower.” zation,” and that the ceremony was “the anti-Communist supporters here hailed opponents of the memorial said The Evening Star journalist who wrote climax of a long and sometimes bitter the bard as a ‘freedom fighter’ and a Shevchenko was not only an idol of these reports, Robert J. Lewis, had cov- dispute over Shevchenko’s role in the Ukrainian George Washington,” the UPI Soviet Communists but an anti-Semite ered the Shevchenko monument story for cultural and political cold war with the story said.

tions adorned in beautifully embroidered famous Pennsylvania Avenue up to the one spontaneous and heart warming 40,000 Marchers... dresses and blouses, perhaps especially sky-spanning George Washington greeting that made others seem superflu- (Continued from page 13) made for this great occasion. Yes, this was Monument, then turning north along 23rd ous if not irrelevant – all 100,000 of them route. Among the first in the parade, indeed Taras Shevchenko Day, the day of Street to the Shevchenko Monument site, – the greeting of Taras Shevchenko in the unmistakably conspicuous by the colors proud manifestation of strength, glory and where they took up their positions, filling capital city of the Land of the Free, as of their uniforms and the uniquely unity, the day of reaffirmed faith in his every inch of available space, a seeming- their voices rose in song of the poet’s melodic sounds of their bugles, was the ideals of freedom and justice, the day of ly endless sea of people. Four full hours “Testament.” all-Negro Royal Sabres drum and bugle solemn tribute to the greatest among the they marched. And they all assembled at Now they were all here, the parade had corps – only one of the many non- truly great heroes of Ukraine’s glorious past, the statue of their prophet: those from ended, the big moment had arrived. Soon Ukrainian groups participating in the the day of firm resolve that his prophey near Canada and those from faraway the second part of this memorable Taras Shevchenko parade. must and will come true. Argentina, Brazil, and Uruguay; those Shevchenko Day in Washington will What an array of colors! Young girls from Western Germany, England, from have begun. General Dwight D. dressed in Ukrainian national costumes Endless Sea of People New York, Chicago, Cleveland, San Eishenhower had just arrived amid a from all areas and regions of Shevchenko’s Francisco, Detroit. They were all here, rousing ovation to officially unveil the vast land. Young men – nay, even older gen- Close to 40,000 marchers, with yet with but little time to exchange a passing Monument in honor of Ukraine’s Poet tlemen – dressed in Kozak uniforms, ladies another 40,000 swarming at almost every greeting, a surprised “hello” or a quick Laureate and universal Champion of of the SUA and other women’s organiza- street along the route, filed along the handshake. But they were all united in Freedom.

It will be preceded by a parade of the par- Dwight D. Eisenhower... ticipants of the ceremonies, starting from (Continued from page 11) the George Washington monument, pro- tion of the monument in Washington, in ceeding along Pennsylvania Avenue to which they saw a great moral support in 23rd Street to the Shevchenko monument site. After the unveiling, a Youth Festival their struggle for freedom, independence will be held in the Washington Coliseum, and statehood. The Shevchenko monu- two concerts will be given in Constitution ment is considered a tribute from the Hall, and a Grand Jubilee Banquet featur- United States to all ethnic groups, princi- ing speeches and the presentation of pally those of Slavic descent. Shevchenko Freedom Awards. According to reports from the Tomorrow, the day on which the Shevchenko Memorial Committee, tens of Shevchenko monument will be unveiled thousands of American Ukrainians, as in Washington, D.C., honoring the Bard well as Ukrainians from Canada and rep- of Ukraine, the Champion of Freedom for resentatives from many other free coun- all people, will be a truly historic day, not tries, will take part in the great ceremonies only for Americans of Ukrainian descent J.P. Starostiak marking tomorrow’s unveiling of the but for the whole Ukrainian nation and Plast’s drummers lead their contingent during the parade. The shrouded monu- monument. Many hotels of the capital are for the United States of America, which ment appears in the background. already filled with guests who began their made this grand gesture honoring a great pilgrimage early this week. The actual spokesman for liberty and justice on the unveiling will take place tomorrow 1 p.m. 150th anniversary of his birth. platform before the Shevchenko monu- Shevchenko Monument... ment were the Most Rev. Joseph M. (Continued from page 13) Schmondiuk, Bishop of the Ukrainian sung by the entire throng, led by the Catholic Diocese of Stamford, Conn.; the Ukrainian Choral Societies of America. Most Rev. Jaroslav Gabro, Bishop of the Other speakers who addressed the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Diocese memorable gathering were the Hon. of Chicago; the Most Rev. Mstyslav Michael A. Feighan of Ohio, the Hon. Skrypnyk, Archbishop and head of the Edward J. Derwinski of Illinois, the Hon. Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Thaddeus J. Dulski of New York and the Church in the U.S.A.; Jack Palance and Hon. Daniel J. Flood of Pennsylvania. The Mike Mazurki, Hollywood actors of Most Rev. Ioan Theodorovych, Ukrainian descent; Dr. Juan J. Mathe, Archbishop-Metropolitan of the Ukrainian First Secretary and Cultural Attache of Orthodox Church in the U.S.A., gave the the Argentine Embassy; Miss Michele benediction. At the conclusion of the cere- Metrinko, “Miss USA” for 1964; Dr. mony, “Shche Ne Vmerla Ukraina,” the Frederick Brown Harris, Chaplain of the Ukrainian national anthem, was sung by U.S. Senate; and Mrs. Harris; and Dr. the huge crowd of participants. Stepan Wytwytsky, President of the J.P. Starostiak Among the distinguished guests on the Ukrainian National Republic-in-Exile. The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America marches in the parade. No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 15

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The Ukrainian Weekly, July 3, 1964 Address By Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower At The Unveiling Of The Monument To Taras Shevchenko In Washington First, let me thank you for your gener- different from tyranny and oppression in ous welcome. the days of Taras Shevchenko. On September 30, 1960, when I signed Now, as then, tyranny means the con- into law a measure to authorize the erec- centration of all power in an elite body, tion of this statue, it was my expectation in a government bureau, in a single man. that you would arrange a ceremony of It means that the ultimate decisions dedication commensurate with the great- affecting every aspect of life rest not with ness of Taras Shevchenko. the people themselves, but with tyrants. That day is here and you have come Shevchenko experienced this kind of by the thousands from all over the United governmental usurpation of decision he States; you have come from Canada, believed he should make for himself. from Latin America and Europe, and And he was a champion of freedom from as far away as Australia, to honor not solely for himself. the memory of a poet who expressed so When he spoke out for Ukrainian eloquently man’s undying determination independence from Russian colonial rule, to fight for freedom and his unquench- he endangered his own liberty. able faith in ultimate victory. When he joined a society whose aim This outpouring of lovers of freedom was to establish a republican form of to salute a Ukrainian hero far exceeds my government in countries of Eastern expectation. Europe, he was jailed – even denied the But its meaning does not exceed my right to use pencil and paper to record his hope. thoughts about freedom. For my hope is that your magnificent Today the same pattern of life exists in march from the shadow of the the Soviet Union and in all captive nations. Washington Monument to the foot of the Wherever communism rules there is statue of Taras Shevchenko will here kin- forceful control of thought, of expression, dle a new world movement in the hearts, and indeed of every phase of human exis- minds, words and actions of men. tence that the state may choose to dominate. A never-ending movement dedicated to The touchstone of any free society is the independence and freedom of peoples limited government, which does only of all captive nations of the entire world. those things which the people need and During my boyhood it was confidently which they cannot do for themselves at predicted that within the lifetime of my all, or cannot do as well. generation the principles of our free soci- Our own nation was created as this ety would become known to all people kind of society in a devout belief that J.P. Starostiak everywhere and would be universally where men are free, where they have the Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks during the Shevchenko monu- accepted around the world. right to think, to worship, to act as they ment’s unveiling in Washington. The dream has faded. may choose – subject only to the provi- Within the past few decades, the con- sion that they transgress not on the equal their fellow men by force or by fraud. attempt of dictators to seize any area where cepts of liberty and human dignity have rights of others – there will be rapid Because man instinctively rebels against the love of freedom lives and blazes. been scorned and rejected by powerful human progress. regimentation – he hungers for freedom, In the nations of East and Central men who control great areas of our planet. We believe also that when this kind of for well-being and for peace, even though Europe, in the non-Russian nations of the The revolutionary doctrines of our free freedom is guaranteed universally there he may not, in some regions, always com- USSR, and in Russia itself – where the society are far from universal application will be peace among all nations. prehend the full meaning of these words. poetry of Shevchenko is well-known – in the earth. Though the world today stands divid- Yet the will of a few men thwarts the there are millions of individual human Rather, we have seen the counterattacks ed between tyranny and freedom we can will of hundreds of millions and freedom beings who earnestly want the right of of fascism and communism substitute for hope and have faith that it will not stands aghast that this is so. self-determination and self-government. them the totalitarian state, the suppression always so remain. But let us not forget the ageless truth. His statue, standing here in the heart of personal freedom, the denial of national Of all who inhabit the globe, only a rel- “This, too, shall pass,” and until it does, we of the nation’s capital, near the embassies independence and even the destruction of atively few in each of the captive nations can be sure that this nation will, with its where representatives of nearly all the free inquiry and discussion. – only a handful even in Russia itself – allies, sustain the strength – spiritual, eco- countries of the world can see it, is a Tyranny and oppression today are not form the evil conspiracies that dominate nomic and military – to foil any ill-advised shining symbol of his love of liberty.

The Ukrainian Weekly, July 3, 1964 tives, as Secretary of State Rusk declares: “The very language of international intercourse has become distorted. Aggression is whatever stands in the way of their world order.” That is what makes every one of their embassies and legations a nest-bed of spying and infiltration. Guest Editorial: New Statue Of Liberty It is no wonder that the Soviets, with their fixed manifest destiny complex of world by Dr. Frederick Brown Harris domination, rant and rave at the achievement of this new Statue of Liberty. They claim Chaplain, United States Senate with perverted, upside-down logic that, if living today, this apostle of democracy, who they admit was a child of genius, would be found aiding and abetting the enslavers. To For America and all the world, both slave and free, a new Statue of Liberty has been make Taras Shevchenko a partner of the Kremlin conspiracy is akin to saying that if unveiled. The plaudits of thrilled thousands still rend the air. The familiar and “Loved Lady Washington were living today he would follow the perdidious betrayals of Benedict with the Lamp” in New York Harbor salutes new-world pilgrims in the form of an heroic fig- Arnold. To the cruel billingsgate, which has been hurled at those in this free land who ure symbolic of liberty enlightening the world. But the impressive sculptured monument now insist on telling the historic truth about Russia, and about Shevchenko, there has been a standing in a dedicated spot in Washington, Capital of the Free World, speaks of freedom silence quite vocal in our American officialdom. Any refutation by stubborn facts, from from coercive shackles of the body and mind, in the physical likeness of one who, himself, history not rewritten, might tend to upset the applecart of brotherly coexistence, which was tortured by cruel tyranny and who, in Abraham Lincoln’s time, yearned for an emanci- peaceful-looking vehicle stripped of its camouflage is more than likely to turn out to be a pator for his enslaved land like unto the Washington of American Revolution. His name – totalitarian tank, crushing into dust all obstacles to world rule. Taras Shevchenko – who, in the depths of Russian serfdom and thraldom, cried out in des- Before he went so tragically, President Kennedy had this to say regarding Shevchenko: perate hope that some day the liberating principles made flesh in the Father of the American “My congratulations on the anniversary of the Shevchenko Scientific Society. Among Republic would snap the imprisoning chains of his loved Ukraine. your numbers have been some of the great names in learning to whom the world owes an This new and deeply significant Statue of Liberty has been fashioned by authority of incalculable debt.” Congress in an action signed by the then President Eisenhower, who has declared: “There Our new Statue of Liberty is a sacred altar where the light of all captive nations will be can be no true peace which involves acceptance of the status quo in which we find injus- lifted by a neverending procession to the Author of Liberty whose decree is, “Let My tice to many nations and repression of human beings on a gigantic scale.” People Go!” It will be a mecca for representatives of the peoples held in the grip of this The new Statue of Liberty is vocal with righteous indignation that burned like fire in new colonialism who at the feet of this great Ukrainian, will cry out, “Oh lord, how long, Shevchenko’s bones and smoldered in his very soul during the years of his enforced exile by how long?” Here it will be remembered that this poet was not a narrow nationalist. His the Russian Czar from under his Ukrainian skies. His angry protest flamed against the coer- concern was not only for the liberty of his people but also for the Poles, the Lithuanians, cive Moscow sword which dripped with Ukrainian blood as it does today. The same sort of the Georgians, and the other ancient peoples subjected by Russian aggression. atrocities which Shevchenko denounced by the Russian autocracy were being perpetrated The Ukrainians who have fled from “The Utopia” on the other side of the iron curtain then by Czardom as they are today by the ruthless policy of the Soviet regime. Who knows have plenty of company. From the captive nations the estimated number of refugees from more than do the Ukrainians that in its contemporary colonizing aggression Red Russia is a ferocious leopard which has not changed its czarist spots. In accomplishing its foul objec- (Continued on page 16) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

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Jefferson. When 50 years had passed since New Statue... he penned the declaration, and at the very At the Shevchenko monument... (Continued from page 15) end of his mortal days, Thomas Jefferson communism since World War II is wrote: “Mankind has not been born with 13,083,000, plus other millions who have saddles on their backs with the favored few been liquidated. In terms of human misery booted and spurred to ride them.” and suffering this vast up rooted army Here – Shevchenko – you will watch speaks with deafening and terrifying voice and wait for the saddle on the back of that the hope of the common man is not Ukraine which has never belonged to Lenin but Lincoln. Russia (except by conquest) to be torn And so, brave poet-prophet, even your away and its booted and spurred riders deadening years in serfdom could not put dethroned in that sure “some day” of which out the fire in your soul but rather turned you dreamed when, for your captive mil- your eyes to the emancipating principles of lions and for all the captive nations inside the American Revolution. Tens of thou- and outside the Soviet colonial empire will sands acclaiming voices welcome you to come “ANOTHER WASHINGTON!” America to stand near the glistening memo- rials of patriots whose principles and ideals (Courtesy: The Sunday Star, fired your own heart – Washington and Washington, D.C., June 28, 1964)

Svoboda, Special Washington Edition, June 27, 1964

BackgroundTaras Shevchenko, 19th ReportCentury Ukrainian On poet Taras and champion Shevchenko of liberty against Russian In 1989, literary critic and former Soviet political prisoner Ivan Dziuba shares his tyranny, will be memorialized by a statue to be unveiled in Washington, D.C., in the Spring feelings with the press about being among the first official cultural representatives of 1964 – the 150th anniversary of Shevchenko’s birth. of Ukraine (then still part of the Soviet Union) to honor Shevchenko at his monu- Shevchenko a contemporary of Abraham Lincoln, was born in serfdom, won his ment in Washington. Three years later, Mr. Dziuba would become minister of cul- freedom, then risked it in his fight for the freedom of others, regardless of color, creed ture of an independent Ukraine, and his colleague, historian Mykola Zhulynskyi or national origin. Shevchenko sought in his poetry to spread the American ideals of (standing behind him), went on to become deputy prime minister of Ukraine. freedom to East-Central Europe. Today, over 100 years later, Shevchenko stands as a universal symbol of human freedom to millions of people in East-Central Europe, in America and throughout the world. American leaders of both political parties have praised Taras Shevchenko as a poet and as a champion of liberty. A few of these comments follow: The late President John F. Kennedy “I am pleased to add my voice to those honoring the great Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko. We honor him for his rich contribution to the culture not only of Ukraine, which he loved so well and described so eloquently, but of the world. His work is a noble part of our historical heritage.” Senator Thomas J. Dodd (D-Conn.) “Taras Shevchenko belongs in the first instance to the Ukrainian people. But, in a larger sense, he belongs to all mankind... We honor him as a fighter for freedom and as a champion of the persecuted and oppressed. We honor him as a universal hero and as one of the towering moral personalities of all time.” Senator Hubert H. Humphrey (D-Minn.) “His (Shevchenko’s) life and writings have played a great role in shaping the Ukrainian National spirit and culture. The ideals to which Shevchenko stubbornly clung – national self-determination and democratic rule – remain a guiding light today for Ukrainians and other oppressed nationalities of Eastern Europe.” Senator Jacob K. Javits (R-N.Y.) “Taras Shevchenko was a bard of freedom... It is fitting that the statue of such a national hero, who taught the American ideals of patriotism and service to man, A multiple first: Ukraine’s first president, Leonid Kravchuk, became the first should stand in the capital of the U.S.” president of Ukraine to pay his respects to Shevchenko in Washington while on Former Congressman Alvin Bentley (R-Mich.) the first U.S. visit by a Ukrainian president, in March 1994. Next to him is “In authorizing the erection of this memorial to Taras Shevchenko... Congress was Ukraine’s first ambassador to Washington, Oleh Bilorus. paying tribute which was both well-deserved and long overdue to a recognized champion of human liberty and freedom. We are all familiar with the inspiration which Shevchenko, a contemporary of Abraham Lincoln and an admirer of George Washington, has given the people of his native Ukraine and freedom-loving peoples everywhere. Congressman Edward Derwinski (R-Ill.) “Ukraine represents the largest single anti-Communist nationalistic force within the present boundaries of the Soviet Union and Congressional support of the monument to Shevchenko represents a psychopolitical blow against the Soviet Union and its insidi- ous propaganda operation.” Congressman Thaddeus Dulski (D-N.Y.) “The coming Shevchenko statue will in every respect be a statue symbolizing world freedom. This is the most important aspect of the Shevchenko project. Shevchenko keynotes world freedom, especially for the captive nations in the USSR itself.” Congressman Michael A. Feighan (D-Ohio) “Taras Shevchenko was a unique champion of freedom for all men and independence for all nations, just as he was the avowed enemy of tyranny, despotism, and imperialism.” Congressman Daniel Flood (D-Pa.) “When Shevchenko’s monument to world freedom will be unveiled next May, it will also be a monumental tribute to all Americans who, like the late President, have with knowledge and perception understood the universal symbol of Shevchenko for world free- dom. Indeed, the statue will honor the understanding and vision of our late President.” Congressman John Lesinski (D-Mich.) In addition to official visits and wreath layings, Ukrainian national and the poet’s “Taras Shevchenko... was distinguished as a man of letters, an eminent poet, and a anniversary commemorations, Washington’s Shevchenko monument has also been fervent patriot of unblemished character. But more than that, he was a voice crying for the venue for various other gatherings. During an evening protest vigil in mid- freedom from the dark depths of slavery and serfdom. During his lifetime, the September 2002, as a tropical storm came through the nation’s capital, Myroslava Ukrainian people were almost as today under the Russian Communists in the Gongadze addresses a large crowd on behalf of her murdered husband, investiga- Kremlin. Today, as 45 million Ukrainians enslaved by the Russian Communists work tive journalist Heorhii Gongadze, and other journalists and political activists killed unceasingly to obtain their freedom, they look to Taras Shevchenko as the symbol of in Ukraine over the past 10 years. (Photos in this series by Yaro Bihun) true liberty and take inspiration and incentive from his life and works.” No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 17

ART SCENE: Works by Canadian photographers of Ukrainian origin exhibited in Toronto TORONTO — The work of photogra- ing, organic style that derives from his lection of the Museum of Modern Art in objects.” phers of Ukrainian heritage who have interest in the natural world. With a con- New York; such New York institutions as In his most recent work, he undertakes made a significant contribution to the current interest in photography that the James Van Derzee Institute, New an analysis of common objects – in this world of photography both nationally dates to his youth, Mr. Kotulsky studied School for Social Research and the case, the common shopping cart – as an and internationally is being shown in the photography at Ryerson Polytechnical International Fund for Concerned object that “anthropomorph(iz)ed into first photography exhibition of its kind at Institute and subsequently worked for Photography; as well as at the Ukraina something extraordinary.” the Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation Maclean Hunter Publishing as photogra- Society in Kyiv and the photography col- Specifically, he is interested in shop- Gallery. ping carts that are left abandoned with The exhibition, which opened May 15 their remaining contents in various urban and runs through June 30, is being held settings, as an object to speak metaphori- in conjunction with Toronto’s CON- cally about the human condition. Mr. TACT Photography Festival – the largest Shumka’s intention in choosing the shop- annual photography event in North ping cart is not to reference the less fortu- America, reaching an extensive audience nate or homeless, but to focus on the com- with exhibitions and events throughout monality of the cart’s users in general. the Greater Toronto Area. Jay Styranka is a commercial photog- The National Gallery of rapher who moved to Los Angeles from Contemporary Photography in Ottawa Toronto, where he studied communica- was instrumental in the foundation’s tion and design at Ontario College of research for the exhibition, providing Art. Many of his images are featured in names of Ukrainian photographers who commercial publications such as are listed in the national collection. Offshore Racing, Boating magazine, These photographers, in turn, suggested Avaition Week & Space Technology and other photographers. L.A. Times Magazine. He also does pro- motional photography for Kaos An eclectic mix Entertainment, a major production com- pany in Los Angeles. The show is an eclectic mix present- His work in black-and-white photog- ing the work of over a dozen artists from raphy started with head shots for the pro- across Canada. Curator for the exhibition fessional community in Los Angeles. He is Darka Maleckyj Griffin. eventually became interested in nude Today photography is increasingly photography, as well as landscapes. His appreciated as a major art form – perhaps “Don’t Look Now” by Paul Osadchuk. black-and-white images were selected the major art form of the late 20th centu- for inclusion in the Graphis Photo ry as well as this century. pher. The theme of his retrospective lection at the Bibliothèque National in Annual 2000 and 2001. Many of today’s leading avant-garde photography exhibition titled “World Paris, France. Mr. Styranka has had one-man shows artists are making camera-based images. Class City” (2003) was Toronto’s street Ken Shumka considers himself a pho- and group exhibits in Los Angeles, They are using photography more than life, from the late 1980s to the present, tographer of “the human landscape,” with Chicago, Toronto and Paris. Many of his any other medium in the last 20 years. executed using his collection of old, an interest in “socio-political relationships prints are included in private collections. Most major museums have allotted classic cameras. and how they are often mirrored in our Mr. Styranka’s images may be seen on gallery space to photography and are col- His photojournalism piece “No Fixed relationship with nature and inanimate www.jaystyranka.com lecting contemporary and classic master- Address,” which appeared in Toronto pieces. Commercial galleries devoted Life magazine in 1997, won both a gold solely to photography have sprung up in and a silver award at the Canadian every major city, and every fine arts National Magazine Awards. Last year, department offers photography as a part his photo, “World Class My Ass,” was of its curriculum. published in a book commemorating the Most of the artists in the exhibition best of the gold awards over the 25-year have distinguished themselves in the history of the National Magazine field both nationally and internationally. Awards. Artists featured in the exhibition Christine Laptuta graduated with a include: Edward Burtynsky, Sandra B.F.A. degree in painting and printmak- Semchuk, Michael Semak, Ken Shumka, ing from York University in Toronto in Orest Semchishen, Laura Letinsky, 1974. Her photography has been exhibit- George Styranka, Terry Pidsadny, Vera ed in group shows at the Art Gallery of Elyjiw Sytch, Paul Osadchuk, George Ontario, National Film Board Nitefor, Christine Laptuta, Christine Photography Gallery and the Salon Kudryk, Ivaan Kotulsky, Daniel Dutka, d’Automne at the Grand Palais in Paris, John Paskievich and David Firman. among others. Her photographs have been included in Profiles of photographers such publications as Exposure, Female Below are profiles of some of the pho- Eye, National Film Board Show, Camera tographers whose work is on exhibit. Canada magazine, and La Revue de L’Art Daniel Dutka is a professional photog- Moderne (France). Ms. Laptuta now rapher who works with Agence France- resides in Portland. Presse, New York Newsday and The Paul Osadchuk is a 1977 graduate of New York Times. He studied photogra- York University in Toronto. He studied phy at the Ontario College of Art with Michael Semak and Shin Sugino. (Toronto) and the International School of Mr. Osadchuk is recipient of four Photography (New York), as well as with Ontario Art Council awards since 1977. Liselle Model at the New School for Professional photographer Michael Social Research (New York). Semak is associate professor at York A registered architect in the province University. His keen interest in the medi- of Manitoba, David Firman specializes um developed as a student at Ryerson in architectural preservation. He is Polytechnical Institute and a photo trainee employed with the Historic Resources in the technical service center of the Branch, Province of Manitoba. A self- Canadian Kodak Co. taught photographer, he has consistently As part of his photographic vision, Mr. worked in black and white and currently Semak tries, as he puts it, “to give birth to works with digital imaging. the moment rather than embalm the Apart from participation in group moment. In my success I am the creator; exhibits, he has held solo exhibitions of in my failure I am the mortician.” his work since 1984. His exhibits have Mr. Semak’s work is found in The been circulated by such institutions as Canadian Museum of Contemporary Visual Arts Manitoba and the Canadian Photography, National Archives of Museum of Contemporary Photography Canada and National Gallery of Canada, and his work has come out in numerous all in Ottawa; as well as the Ontario exhibition catalogues. Council for the Arts Photo Collection, Ivan Kotulsky is an artist who works Toronto and the City of Toronto Photo primarily in gold, silver and bronze to Archives. create jewelry and sculpture in a flow- His work is also in the photography col- “Der Untergeffalen” by Ken Shumka. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

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Omelan Helbig Memorial Fund sponsors three bandura students

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05 ÎËÔÌfl 2004 ñÂðÍ‚‡ ë‚. ÑÛı‡ - ÇÂÎËÍ¥ î¥Î¸‚‡ðÍË, ÅðÓ‰Ë 05 ÎËÔÌfl 2004 ïð‡Ï ë‚. ûð‡ - 㸂¥‚ Orysia Zaporozan Renee Cholyway Sara Cholyway 05 ÎËÔÌfl 2004 éÒÂÎfl Óo. LJÒËÎ¥flÌ - Narrowsburg, N.Y. NEWARK, N.J. – The Ukrainain teaching others how to play the bandura. 08 ÎËÔÌfl 2004 ñÂðÍ‚‡ ë‚. ß‚‡Ì‡ ïðÂÒÚËÚÂÎfl - 粇ðÍ. Bandurist Chorus Omelan Helbig She also participates in dramatic and Memorial Fund has announced the recip- musical theater, plays the oboe in the ients of scholarships for the Kobzarska Notre Dame High School Concert Band, êÓ‰ËÌÛ, Á̇ÈÓÏËı ¥ ‰ðÛÁ¥‚ ÔðÓÒËÏÓ ‚ ˆ¥ ‰Ì¥ Á„‡‰‡ÚË Sich Bandura Camp in the amount of and is a member of the De La Salle $1,500, or $500 to each. Collegiate High School Show Choir and èÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó ‚ ÏÓÎËÚ‚‡ı. Kobzarska Sich, held in Emlenton, Wigs and Masks Society. Pa., is celebrating its 25th anniversary Renee Cholyway, of Warren, Mich., is this year on August 1-15. 13 years old and attends school at ÑðÛÊË̇ - å‡ð¥È͇ Orysia Zaporozan of Winnipeg, has Immaculate Conception Ukrainian been playing bandura for 15 years. She Catholic School. She loves to play the ban- ÑÓ̸ÍË - ĉð¥fl̇ ¥ áÂÌfl first started playing with the Manitoba dura, and strongly believes it ties her clos- School of Bandura. Over the years, she er to her Ukrainian culture. She encour- ______has taken both private and group lessons, ages others to take up the instrument, both in which emphasis has been placed on because of its challenges and because of its ì Ò‚¥ÚÎÛ Ô‡Ï’flÚ¸ èÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó ÒÍ·‰‡πÏÓ ÔÓ $1,000 ‰ÓÎfl𥂠̇ ä‡ÔÂβ expanding her knowledge of Ukrainian wonderful sound. She not only plays the Ň̉ÛðËÒÚ¥‚ – åÂÏÓð¥‡Î¸ÌËÈ îÓ̉ ¥Ï. é. ÉÂθ·¥Í‡, ̇ ıÓð ÑìåäÄ ‚ music and being able to sing along while bandura, but also plays the piano, draws, ç˛ âÓðÍÛ Ú‡ $500 ‰ÓÎfl𥂠̇ åÓÎӉ˜ËÈ ñÂÌÚð ̇ ÓÒÂÎ¥ oÓ. LJÒËÎ¥flÌ ‚ playing the bandura. She is currently a paints ceramics, makes pysanky, and member of Zoloti Struny Bandura enjoys all types of sports, such as volley- Narrowsburg, N.Y. Ensemble from Winnipeg. ball, swimming, basketball and running. Ms. Zaporozan’s experience has Omelan Helbig was a musician who allowed her to perform for such digni- dedicated his life to choral singing at the taries such as sculptor Leo Mol and the highest level. After his untimely passing mayor of Lviv. In addition, she has per- in 2003, his wife and daughters, together formed alongside the Hoosli Ukrainian with the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Folk Ensemble and the Winnipeg created a memorial fund in his honor. Symphony Orchestra. Established in July of 2003 through Sara Cholyway, of Warren, Mich., is a private donations, the Omelan Helbig 15-year-old junior at Regina High School. Memorial Fund’s mission is to assist and She has been studying the bandura for six subsidize vocal training for promising years and enjoys spreading her Ukrainian musicians within the ranks of the culture through music. She has per- Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, as well as to formed at the cultural exhibits at the provide scholarships for participants of Olga Diadyniuk Ukrainian Sunflower Festival in Warren the chorus’s summer bandura camp, 101 years of age and at Slavic Day at the University of Kobzarska Sich. Michigan. In addition, she has also per- Donations can be made by sending Artist, painter and loving mother of son Andrew formed for various school events. checks directly to: Bandurist Chorus — and of grandchildren Howard and Stephanie. Ms. Cholyway hopes to continue Omelan Helbig Memorial Fund, Self studying music and would like to pass on Reliance Credit Union, 734 Sanford Ave., Memorial service will be held on Friday, July 2, the great Ukrainian music tradition by Newark, NJ 07106. between 2:00 and 3:00 p.m. at the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, S. Bound Brook, N.J.

The conference ended with a network- For additional information please call (732) 356-0090. Non-Profit Management... ing reception, during which Ms. (Continued from page 5) Maksymovych remarked, “While prepar- afterwards presented the results of their ing my report, I had a difficult time find- R.P. Drago Funeral Home, Inc. talks to the conference. This was fol- ing real data on NGOs, since there have lowed by lunch and then a presentation been so few studies done in this area. I Louis G. Pillari – Funeral Director of the Institute of Non-Profit see the Institute of Non-Profit Management by Mr. Stankovich, who Management as a place where studies reviewed the institute’s first year and dis- like this can be done. It will train the 43-10 30th Avenue cussed how the next year would look. He future leaders of NGOs, but it can also do Long Island City, NY 11103 so much more.” then fielded questions from a very inter- (718) 278-0089 ested audience. *** Next, the keynote speaker, Ruslan Further information about the Institute Kraplych from NGO Development Ukraine, of Non-Profit Management and the ìÍð‡ªÌҸ͇ o·ÒÎÛ„‡ Ukrainian Catholic University is avail- which is sponsored by the European Union, Owned by the Podpirka Family presented his views on education in the non- able in English and Ukrainian on the uni- profit sector. He confirmed the need for versity’s website at www.ucu.edu.ua. more institutes that can teach basic business Readers may also contact the Ukrainian skills to the large number of NGO employ- Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. ees. He stayed on after his speech for a ques- Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, tion and answer panel along with Michael (773) 235-8462; e-mail, [email protected]; Haines and Scott Lasher, both Peace Corps website, www.ucef.org. The phone num- THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY volunteers working with Ukrainian NGOs. ber of the UCEF in Canada is (905) 465- Visit our archive on the Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ 3388. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

willing to pay over $1 billion U.S.— 20 Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Oligarchs privatize... percent more than Ukrainian bids. Lytvyn called for all privatizations to be Privatization... (Continued from page 2) Secondly, as pointed out by Severstal, by suspended until after the elections. Mr. (Continued from page 2) Kryvorizhstal, would go to Mr. excluding foreign companies, “Ukraine is Lytvyn argued against the continued the Ukrainian economy is being deprived Yanukovych’s election campaign. One pop- missing a chance to attract capital which it “embezzlement of the state” by oligarchs. of a competitive tender,” LNM and U.S. ulist way would be in the paying of exten- needs so badly and to develop its metallur- (UNIAN, May 4) Steel said in a statement. gical industry.” (Financial Times, May 26) Nevertheless, Mr. Lytvyn’s duplicity sive wage and pension arrears while anoth- The Kryvorizhstal sale – which many Only Western investment can modernize could be seen when the People’s Agrarian er would be in creating an untraceable slush Ukrainian commentators have said is a large Ukraine’s Soviet-era industrial infrastruc- Party, which he heads, did not vote in fund (Ukrainska Pravda, June 8). Other improvement on previous dishonest privati- ture. Yet, Ukraine’s record on attracting favor of an opposition resolution to halt sources for the Yanukovych election slush zations – nevertheless highlights Ukraine’s foreign direct investment is poor. the privatization of Kryvorizhstal. fund would come from tax revenues divert- notoriously clannish organization of the This will be made worse by a rigged (Ukrainska Pravda, June 3) The resolu- state power branches. Not only did the exec- ed from the budget. This is especially the privatization that has infringed both tion obtained 218 votes – eight short of a utive and legislative branches not see any- case with VAT refunds to exporters. Last Ukrainian and international law. (Zerkalo majority. The lack of transparency in the thing objectionable in such a tender, but year, 5 billion hrv ($900 million U.S.) was Nedeli, May 15-21) Such blatantly rigged privatization process extended to the even the judiciary expressed its approval. stolen from the budget in this manner, privatizations seem to indicate that inability of national deputies to attend Socialist Party lawmaker Valentyna according to Our Ukraine member Petro “Ukraine doesn’t seem to care at all meetings held by the State Property Semeniuk on June 8 lodged a complaint Poroshenko, head of the parliamentary about how it is perceived,” according to Fund, which oversees tenders. It was not budget committee. (TV 5, June 13) Rob Edwards at Renaissance Capital, a surprising that the privatization was against the Kryvorizhstal sale with the A third reason for rapid privatization is Moscow investment bank. (Economist, described by the Socialists as similar to Holosiyivskyi District Court, arguing that that Ukraine’s oligarchs are threatened by June 11) Pavel Ferdinand, a German “thieves entering the building who began the tender terms do not sufficiently pro- a Viktor Yushchenko election victory adviser to the Ukrainian government, to steal the property.” (Ukrainska Pravda, tect Kryvorizhstal employees against lay- because they fear re-distribution of their described the privatization as a “scandal” June 14) But, even Viktor Yushchenko’s offs. In theory, any court complaint assets and being held accountable for ille- because it was non-transparent, the price pro-economic reform Our Ukraine bloc should automatically suspend the privati- gal actions. Mr. Yushchenko has ruled out of less than $1 billion (U.S.) was too low demanded that privatizations be suspend- zation in question. Later the same day, re-opening non-transparently conducted and it was discriminatory against foreign ed during the election year. however, the documents of the case were privatizations undertaken in the 1990s. bidders. (Ukrainska Pravda, June 15) Ironically, on May 25, just three weeks transferred to the Pecherskyi District Nevertheless, President Yushchenko Protests at the speed with which the before Kryvorizhstal’s rigged privatiza- Court, whose jurisdiction was deemed by would be under intense pressure to non-transparent privatization of tion, the Industrial Union of Donbas filed judicial authorities more appropriate for reverse the privatization of Kryvorizhstal Kryvorizhstal was undertaken reverberat- a lawsuit in Warsaw complaining about the State Property Fund, which managed and then hold a transparent tender. ed throughout Ukraine’s political system. the uneven treatment of the IUD when it the privatization on behalf of the govern- Despite being sidelined, foreign tenders Attempts to block the privatization submitted a bid for the Huta ment. The Pecherskyi District Court – had two advantages over their two through the courts failed, showing the Czestochowa steel plant in Poland. which is famous in Ukraine for many Ukrainian competitors. Firstly, they were degree to which the rule of law is absent. (Polish News Bulletin, May 25) Touché? cases of ruling in favor of the authorities – rejected Ms. Semeniuk’s complaint and said the privatization may continue. More curious still, trade-union bosses at Kryvorizhstal have organized a petition among employees saying that they want a domestic investor for their enterprise. The petition was signed by more than 30,000 people, of whom the overwhelming majority, if not all, were reportedly com- pletely unaware of not only the sums offered for their enterprise but also of the tender’s provisions regarding guarantees for the Kryvorizhstal workforce. Kryvorizhstal is a juicy privatization morsel – it reported net sales of $1.4 billion on production of 7 million tons of steel last year. Therefore, some Ukrainian media assert, it should be expected that the 93 per- cent stake will unavoidably, even if incon- spicuously, be resold in the future, partly or completely, and with a hefty profit for the Investment-Metallurgical Union. Why the state did not want to put this profit in its coffers is, of course, a different question.

William Rybak... (Continued from page 4) pant in the various events and activities sponsored by the local Ukrainian American community and often was tapped to give the welcoming speech or keynote address. He was instrumental in helping to organize the first commemo- ration of Ukrainian Independence at Bethlehem’s City Hall, as well as in the state’s capital, Harrisburg, and continued to participate in this celebration on an ongoing basis. All six children of William and Louise Golab Rybak attended Ukrainian studies classes on Saturdays by Branch 91 of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America. They also sang with the chil- dren’s choir and completed catechism classes at St. Josaphat’s Church, where they are still very active members of the parish. The Rybaks are all members of Ukrainian National Association Branch 47. William Rybak was described as a “bulldog” who “never gave up.” He fought tenaciously for his community and its constituents and leaves a proud legacy for his children to follow. His memory will remain eternal in the histo- ry of the Ukrainian American community of the Lehigh Valley, and especially in the city of Bethlehem. No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 21

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Shot put Krasnynskaya then took fourth place in Romania’s Camelia Potec took second Ukraine’s team of Shyrsov, Yegoshyn, the balance beam with a score of 9.200, place with a time of 4:09.31. Pavlo Khnykin and Denys Syzonenko Ukrainian shot putter Vita Pavlysh, a while her teammate Kozich took fifth place The Ukrainian team of Volodymyr took fifth place in the men’s 4x100-meter two-time European champion, was banned with a score of 8.875. Romania’s Catalina Nikolaychuk, Lisohor, Serdinov and Yurii freestyle with a time of 3:20.56, while from international competition for life and Ponor took first place with a score of 9.725, Yegoshyn took first place in the men’s Italy took first place with a time of stripped of her world indoor title after hav- and Alexandra Eremia took second with a 4x100-meter medley relay, finishing the 3:15.66. Russia took second place with a ing twice tested positive for steroids, the score of 9.575. Russia’s Khorkina took race in 3:37.14. France took second place time of 3:17.00, and France took third Associated Press reported on July 2. third place with a score of 9.325. with a time of 3:37.77, and Hungary took place with a time of 3:18.10. The head of the Ukrainian shot put Ukraine’s Yarotskaya took fifth place third place with a time of 3:37.86. The Ukrainian team of Fesenko, federation, Yurii Karpiuk, told the AP in the floor event with a score of 9.262, Ukraine’s Oleksander Volynets took Advena, Maksym Kokosha and Dmytro that Pavlysh tested positive a second time while her teammate Olena Kvasha took fourth place in the men’s 50-meter Vereitinov took sixth place in the men’s during the world indoor championships eighth place with a score of 8.500. freestyle with a time of 22.49, while 4x200-meter freestyle with a time of in Budapest in March. Romania’s Ponor took first place with a Russia’s Alexander Popov won the event 7:26.05, while Italy took first place with “From now on, she will never ... have score of 9.637, and Spain’s Elena Gomez with a time of 22.32. Sweden’s Stefan a time of 7:11.93. Russia took second any relations with athletics, even coach- took second place with a score of 9.575. Nystrand took second place with a time place with a time of 7:16.95, and France ing or participating in any delegation,” Maria Teresa Gargano of Italy took third of 22.42, and Italy’s Lorenzo Vismara took third place with a time of 7:19.00. Karpiuk told the AP. Under international place with a score of 9.350. took third place with a time of 22.45. Diving rules, athletes committing a second Swimming Mukomol of Ukraine took eighth place steroid violation receive a life ban. in the women’s 50-meter freestyle with a Also at the European swimming cham- Pavlysh tested positive for an illegal time of 25.73, while Sweden’s Therese substance a first time after winning a Ukraine captured the team title at the pionships, the Ukrainian pair of Roman 2004 European Swimming Championships Alshammar took first place with a time of Volodkov and Anton Zakharov took first gold medal in the shot put event at the 25.12. Svitlana Khakhlova of Belarus 1999 world indoor championship in held in Madrid on May 5-16 with a total of place in the men’s 10-meter synchronized 12 gold medals, two silver and two bronze. took second place with a time of 25.20, platform competition with a score of Japan and was suspended for two years. and Sandra Volker of Germany took third She won a silver medal at the 1997 Yana Klochkova kicked off the gold 354.72. Germany took second place with rush for Ukraine by taking first place in place with a time of 25.24. a score of 345.78, and Russia took third world outdoor championships and bronze Ukraine’s Viacheslav Shyrsov took medals at the 2001 and 2003 champi- the women’s 200-meter individual med- place with a score of 345.78. ley, finishing the race in 2 minutes and sixth place in the men’s 50-meter back- In the women’s 3-meter synchronized onships. The Budapest gold medal will stroke with a time of 26.23, while go to the original second-place finisher, 12.56 seconds. Hanna Shcherba of event, Ukrainians Kristina Ischenko and Belarus took second place with a time of Germany’s Stev Theloke took first place Olena Fedorova took third place with a Svetlana Krivelyova of Russia. with a time of 25.61. Darius Grigalionis Olympic news 2:15.03, and Beatrice Caslaru of Romania score of 289.59. Russia took first place took third place with a time of 2:15.70. of Lithuania took second place with a with a score of 337.38, and Germany Klochkova then won the 400-meter time of 25.67, and David Ortega of Spain took second place with a score of 302.64. Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor individual medley, finishing the race in took third place with a time of 25.69. Dmytro Lysenko of Ukraine took Yanukovych announced on June 18 that 4:38.52, while Hungary’s Eva Risztov Amshennikova of Ukraine took eighth fourth place in the men’s 3-meter spring- Ukraine will pay double what it offered took second place with a time of 4:40.34. place in the women’s 50-meter backstroke board event with a score of 637.53, while four years ago for winning medals at the Slovakia’s Anja Klinar took third place with a time of 29.70, while Ilona his teammate Yurii Shlyakhov took sixth 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens, with a time of 4:46.05. Hlavackova of the Czech Republic took place with a score of 633.42. Germany’s the Associated Press reported that same Ukraine took second place in the first place with a time of 29.00. Spain’s Andreas Wels took first place with a day. The newswire wrote that the move women’s 4x100-meter medley relay, while Nina Zhivanevskaya took second place with score of 695.76, and Joona Puhakka of was meant to boost the national team’s France took first place with a time of a time of 29.03, and Italy’s Alessandra Finland took second place with a score of performance. 4:05.96. The Ukrainian team of Cappa took third place with a time of 29.28. 676.80. Russia’s Vassily Lissovsky took Yanukovych said the idea, endorsed by Klochkova, Iryna Amshennikova, Svitlana Ukraine’s Bondarenko took fifth place third place with a score of 668.28. the country’s National Olympic Bondarenko and Olha Mukomol finished in the women’s 50-meter breaststroke Olena Zhupina of Ukraine took second Committee, would mean that Ukrainian the race in 4:06.35, while the Netherlands with a time of 32.37, while Sweden’s place in the women’s 10-meter platform athletes receive $100,000 for each gold took third place with a time of 4:07.41. Maria Ostling took first place with a time event with a score of 507.45, while Italy’s medal won, $70,000 for a silver medal Serhii Breus of Ukraine took first of 31.68. Russia’s Elena Bogomazova Tania Cagnotto took first place with a score and $50,000 for a bronze. place in the men’s 50-meter butterfly, fin- took second place with a time of 31.90, of 538.56. Valentina Marocchi of Italy took Coaches, meanwhile, would receive ishing in 24.02 seconds. Russia’s Nikolay and Denmark’s Majken Thorup took third third place with a score of 504.93. half those amounts, said Yanukovych, Skvortsov took second place with a time place with a time of 32.05. The Ukrainian duo of Lysenko and who also heads Ukraine’s Olympic of 24.05, and Ukraine’s Andrii Serdinov Ukraine’s Yegoshyn took seventh place Shlyakhov took third place in the men’s Committee. took third place with a time of 24.16. in the men’s 100-meter freestyle with a 3-meter synchronized springboard event At the Sydney Olympics four years Oleh Lisohor of Ukraine took first place time of 49.84, and Filippo Magnini of with a score of 321.24. Italy took first ago, the Ukrainian team garnered three in the men’s 50-meter breaststroke, finish- Italy took first place with a time of 48.87. place with a score of 322.50, and Russia gold, 10 silver and 10 bronze medals. ing the race in 27.55. Hugues Duboscq of Pieter Van Den Hoogenband of the took second place with a score of 321.90. Gymnastics France took second place with a time of Netherlands took second place with a time Ukraine’s Zhupina and Olha Leonova 28.23, and Matjaz Markic of Slovakia took of 49.33, and Italy’s Christian Galenda took sixth place in the women’s 10-meter Ukraine’s Alina Kozich took the gold third place with a time of 28.24. took third place with a time of 49.55. synchronized platform event with a score medal in the all-around competition at Lisohor then took first place in the Amshennikova of Ukraine took sixth of 279.75, while Germany took first place the 2004 European Women’s Gymnastics 100-meter breaststroke, finishing the race place in the women’s 100-meter back- with a score of 303.72. Spain took second Championships held in Amsterdam on in 1:01.13, while his teammate Valerii stroke with a time of 1:03.06, while place with a score of 294.60, and Italy April 29-May 2. Kozich finished the Dymo took sixth place with a time of France’s Laure Manaudou took first place took third place with a score of 294.06. competition with a score of 37.262, while 1:02.00. France’s Duboscq took second with a time of 1:00.93. Stanislava In the women’s 3-meter springboard Romania’s Daniela Sofronie took second place with a time of 1:01.25, and Komarova of Russia took second place event, Ukraine’s Fedorova took third place with a score of 37.224. Russia’s Hungary’s Richard Bodor took third with a time of 1:01.89, and Spain’s place with a score of 524.31, while Yelena Zamolodchikova took third place place with a time of 1:01.54. Zhivanevskaya took third place with a Russia’s Yulia Pakhalina took first place with a score of 37.149, and Iryna Ukraine’s Bondarenko took first place time of 1:02.38. with a score of 575.94. Vera Ilyna of Yarotskaya of Ukraine took sixth place in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke Amshennikova took fifth place in the Russia took second place with a score of with a score of 35.936. with a time of 1:09.23, while Russia’s women’s 200-meter backstroke with a 573.99, and Ischenko of Ukraine took Ukraine took second place in the Elena Bogomazova took second place with time of 2:14.73, while Russia’s 10th place with a score of 473.43. women’s senior team competition, finish- a time of 1:09.37. Mirna Jukic of Austria Komarova took first place with a time of Ukraine’s Volodkov took first place in ing with a combined score of 111.247. took third place with a time of 1:09.41. 2:10.97. Slovakia’s Anja Carman took the men’s 10-meter platform with a score The Romanian team took first place with Serdinov took first place in the men’s second place with a time of 2:13.12, and of 186.51, while his teammate Zakharov a score of 112.772, while Russia took 100-meter butterfly with a time of 52.31, Croatia’s Sanja Jovanovic took third took 10th place with a score of 173.13. third place with a score of 110.423. while his teammate Denys Sylantiev took place with a time of 2:13.95. Italy’s Francesco Delluomo took second In individual competition, Ukraine’s fourth place with a time of 52.85. France’s Ukraine’s Serhii Fesenko took seventh place with a score of 184.26, and Iryna Krasnynskaya took third place in the Franck Esposito took second place with a place in the men’s 400-meter freestyle Germany’s Heiko Meyer took third place uneven bars with a score of 9.562, while time of 52.65, and Russia’s Skvortsov with a time of 3:52.77, while Italy’s with a score of 180.99. her teammate Yarotskaya took fourth took third place with a time of 52.75. Emiliano Brembilla took first place with Ice hockey place with a score of 9.525. Russia’s Sylantiev then took first place in the 200- a time of 3:49.14. Russia’s Yuri Prilukov Khorkina took first place with a score of meter butterfly with a time of 1:56.71, and took second place with a time of 3:49.51, Kyiv-born Ruslan Fedotenko scored 9.662, while Britain’s Beth Tweddle took his teammate Serhii Advena took sixth place and Romania’s Dragos Coman took third two goals for the Tampa Bay Lightning second place with a score of 9.587. with a time of 1:58.53. Romania’s Loan place with a time of 3:49.52. in Game 7 of the National Hockey Olha Sherbatykh of Ukraine took Gherghel took second place with a time of Ihor Chervynskyi of Ukraine took sec- League’s Stanley Cup finals on June 7, fourth place in the vault with a score of 1:56.82, and Russia’s Anatoly Polyakov ond place in the men’s 1,500-meter giving his team their first ever Stanley 9.200, while Romania’s Monica Rosu took third place with a time of 1:57.45. freestyle with a time of 15:11.94, while Cup championship. took first place with a score of 9.499. Klochkova took a bronze medal in the Russia’s Yuri Prilukov won the event For Tampa’s team captain, Ukrainian Russia’s Anna Pavlova and teammate 400-meter freestyle with a time of with a time of 15:04.35. Romania’s Canadian Dave Andreychuk, it was his Zamolodchikova tied for second place 4:10.53, while France’s Laure Manaudou Coman took third place with a time of with a score of 9.381. took first place with a time of 4:07.90. 15:15.42. (Continued on page 27) 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

the Institute for Mass Information. He MOVE TO SUNNY FLORIDA , London newspaper... had noted several times before his death that he feared for his life. Real Estate is the Best Investment You'll Make! (Continued from page 1) main figure behind the criminal activities On the face of the document he had asked that it be opened only upon his aimed against Gongadze" and that he "was the organizer of the journalist's death. In the diary Mr. Honcharov alleged that the Ministry of Internal abduction." However, Mr. Omelchenko Affairs for whom he worked had been Direct Line: 407-376-1515 asserted that, "we have no cause to sug­ involved in the Gongadze abduction and Email: [email protected] gest that Kuchma organized the journal­ murder. Fluent in Ukrainian and Russian ist's murder." The Independent's story asserted that In its story The Independent asserted the Ukrainian government documents in Residential or commercial that it had received leaked confidential its possession show that Internal Affairs Anywhere in the State of Florida documents from Ukrainian law enforce­ Ministry undercover police teams had car­ ment authorities, "who are dismayed that Realtor Breese, Craft & Hensley, LLC ried out surveillance on Gongadze for Licensed Real Estate Brokers their investigations, which pointed to weeks until the time of his abduction, also high-level involvement in the murder, corroborating a charge that the journalist's have been suppressed." wife had leveled not long after his death. The story, written by Askold UKRAINIAN BUILDERS OF CUSTOM HOMES The Independent said that State Krushelnycky, a British journalist of Militia Gen. Oleksii Pukach had ordered WEST COAST OF FLORIDA Ukrainian origin who is affiliated also Gongadze's abduction after a decision with the Prague-based, U.S.-sponsored T:RID:E·N·T· DE·VE·L,Op:ME:N·T CO'RP~. made by Minister of Internal Affairs Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, stated Yurii Kravchenko, a close associate of • Over 25 years ofbuilding experience that the documents included an autopsy President Kuchma. Today Mr. • Bilingual done on the body of a key witness who • Fully insured and bonded Kravchenko is director of Ukraine's died while in police custody. The autop­ State Tax Administration. • Build on your lot or ours sy showed that the dead man, Ihor • Highest quality workmanship Procurator General Vasyliev's predeces­ Honcharov, had been injected with sor, Oleksander Piskun, had Gen. Pukach Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive VP. Thiopental, a lethal drug with no medici­ arrested on October 23, 2003, in conjunc­ (941) 270-2411 (941) 270-2413 nal value. Reports from the time of the tion with the Gongadze investigation. death of Mr. Honcharov stated that, Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor President Kuchma dismissed the procura­ while certain oppositionist lawmakers Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area tor general six days later on charges of along with Mr. Honcharov's friends and abusing the power of his office for person­ family had called for an independent al gain. Mr. Pukach was released from autopsy of the body at the time, the body investigative detention days later. was cremated immediately after his The Independent also stated that it had death, leaving the matter moot. witness statements collected by the On June 22, the same day that the Procurator General's Office during its Procurator General's Office announced it investigation of the Gongadze affair. The had a suspect in the Gongadze murder, it newspaper asserted that as part of the also announced that it was following a government cover-.up, Procurator General lead that had developed from forensic Vasyliev could decide to destroy th,e files jr-Elr5. 3Roma evidence obtained by the law enforce­ after they became public in order to ~5!,cbic ment agency, which suggested that Mr. maintain the cover-up. The newspaper Honcharov may have died as a result of also noted that in their statements the wit­ spinal injuries from a beating adminis­ nesses had said they feared for their lives Palm - Cards - Crystal Ball Readings tered by prison guards. should their identities become known. "Tells your past as it was, present as it is, future as it will be." Although Mr. Honcharov was a mid­ The Independent attributed statements Helps with all matters of life level law enforcement official, he was to three investigators who noted that 25 also the leader of a band of rogue offi­ state militia investigators were part of God gifted over 50 years expo Spiritual guidance, cers who were part of a criminal organi­ 99% accuracy. I will give you advice by phone or the undercover surveillance of zation called "The Werewolves." The Gongadze. The investigators claimed mail. I help with love, business, health and mar­ group, as Mr. Honcharov later admitted, that once Gongadze had disappeared, the riage. I will tell you what the future holds. If you was responsible for extortion and mur­ individuals, who had worked in five call, receive one free question. If you write to der. He had said it had ties to the highest teams, were ordered to forget that sur­ me, send $15.00 donation, your DOB, name, levels of the state militia. veillance activity had ever taken place. address and three questions to receive a gift Mr. Honcharov, who died in August Finally, the newspaper said that docu­ from the holy land and your reading. 2003 while in investigative detention, ments in its possession asserted that llOJICbKa Bopo1KKa where he had spent more than a year members of the Kisil family murdered 301-230-1960 while charges against him were being Gongadze. It reported that a state militia considered, had secretly sent a diary of investigative agent, Hryhorii Serhienko, or his activities as a state militia official and had stated in his testimony that his col­ 12004 Galena Road, Rockville, MD 20852 member of The Werewolves to a leagues, including an agent named Ukrainian human rights watchdog group, Oleksander Muzyka, had infiltrated the powerful crime family. The infiltrators carried out the order to murder Gongadze with members of the Kisil crime family and were present when it occurred. Kisil, the nom de guerre for the leader of the organized crime group, died last year when his bulletproofed German­ made luxury automobile exploded with him inside while parked in downtown Kyiv. No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 23

Detroit hosts 2004 Great Lakes Cup soccer tournament

The Great Lakes Cup’s founding fathers – Detroit’s Vlodko Hnatiuk, Toronto’s A view of participants at the opening ceremonies in the gym of the Immaculate Bohdan Lypka and Cleveland’s Lev Holubec – at the post-tournament meeting. Conception Ukrainian Catholic Schools.

by Marta Hnatiuk junior tournament with Toronto USC ed a special thank-you to the sponsors of the Thanks and best wishes were also extend- Karpaty and Detroit USC Chernyk in the 2004 Great Lakes Cup, the Ukrainian Future ed to all the athletes, players, participants, WARREN, Mich. – On May 29 and Under-10 and Under-14 divisions. Credit Union and the Ukrainian Selfreliance match officials, volunteers, and family mem- 30 the Ukrainian Sport Club Chernyk For the first time this year, the Great Michigan Federal Credit Union. Sincere bers who worked so hard in making the was home to the ninth annual Great Lakes Cup also hosted a volleyball compe- thanks also went to Immaculate Conception 2004 Great Lakes Cup soccer tournament so Lakes Cup soccer tournament. The tition. Although the only participants were Ukrainian Catholic School and Matthew successful. For more details readers may log games and festivities were held at from Detroit, plans are to incorporate vol- Weigle for the use of the facilities, the on to www.ukrainiansportclub.com. Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic School in Warren, Mich. leyball into future Great Lakes Cup tourna- Ukrainian Cultural Center for the evening The 10th anniversary of the Great The Great Lakes Cup originated in ments. social, and to UkrainaTV.com for providing Lakes Cup, will be celebrated next year 1995 when Vlodko Hnatiuk from The host committee, USC Chernyk, the MVPs with authentic jerseys of during Memorial Day weekend in Detroit’s USC Chernyk proposed the under the leadership of Mr. Hnatiuk, extend- Ukraine’s Olympic team. Toronto. idea of a soccer tournament to Lev Holubec of Cleveland’s UASC Lviv and Bohdan Lypka from Toronto’s Ukraina SA, thus forming the Great Lakes Cup committee. The Great Lakes Cup allows all North American Ukrainian Clubs to participate in a soccer tournament occur- ring over the Memorial Day weekend. In participating in three successive tourna- ments, the clubs that border the Great Lakes earn their spot in the organization- al committee and clubs take turns host- ing the tournament. This year 13 teams competed in the Great Lakes Cup men’s open and men’s over-30 divisions. The men’s open included soccer teams from the follow- ing clubs: Buffalo FC Ukraina, Cleveland UASC Lviv, Cleveland UAYA S.C. Nova, Chicago FC Ukraina, Detroit USC Chernyk, Yonkers UAYA Krylati, Toronto Ukraina SA, and Toronto USC Karpaty. In the championship game of the men’s open Toronto Ukraina faced Yonkers Krylati. The match ended in a 1- The under 10 teams of Detroit’s USC Chernyk and Toronto’s USC Karpaty. 1 tie and continued through overtime. Ultimately, the tie was resolved through penalty shots, which resulted in Krylati’s victory. Thus, for the second year in a row, Yonkers Krylati took home the Great Lakes Cup trophy for the men’s open division. The most valuable player award was given to Bohdan Protas, the goal- keeper for the Krylati. In the men’s over-30 division, five teams competed for the Great Lakes Cup: Chicago FC Ukraina, Chicago UASC Lions, Cleveland UASC Lviv, Detroit USC Chernyk and Toronto Ukraina SA. In the final match Chicago Ukraina faced Cleveland Lviv in an exciting game. After most of the game being played with the score tied at 1-1, Chicago Ukraina scored with only a few minutes left in the game, defeating Cleveland Lviv by 2-1, to win the 2004 Great Lakes Cup in the Men’s Over-30 division. Oleh Lehkiv of Chicago Ukraina was chosen as the MVP in the Over-30 division. Both champions, the Ukrainian American Youth Association’s Yonkers Krylati SC (men’s open) and Chicago’s FC Ukraina The Great Lakes Cup also featured a (men’s over 30), celebrate their victories. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

DAaCT - YxpalHcllxa CXaBTCIIXa OpraHi3alliJl Rotarians from Ukraine meet 25-HH XypiHII 'lIOpHOMOPlli with counterparts in two U.S. cities by Jan Sherbin ects in Ukraine," Ms. James noted. 1VI0PCbKHH T AEIP "These projects are making positive CINCINNATI - Rotary Club leaders impacts on the well-being of their com­ 2004 from Ukraine recently visited Chicago munities and citizens there." and Cincinnati to look at how Rotary The visiting Ukrainian group attended operates in the United States and to study several Rotary meetings in Cinci'nnati Rotary's leadership practices. and Chicago, as well as toured Rotary "This leadership exchange is designed International headquarters in Chicago. to develop a cooperative relationship At Rotary headquarters, topics covered between area clubs and respective districts included starting new clubs, planning for the purpose of furthering the ideals effective meetings, service and exchange and work of Rotary around the world," programs, leadership education, member explained Judie James of the Rotary Club retention and humanitarian programs. of Cincinnati, who organized the visit. She The visit included a meeting with U.S. said she sees future joint U.S.-Ukrainian Rotary President-elect Glenn Estess. service projects resulting from the visit. The visiting Rotarians belong to Rotary Members of Cincinnati's Rotary Club District 2230, which encompasses Kharkiv KOAB: cepDBSI helped start Rotary in Cincinnati's sister and other parts ofeastern Ukraine. The dele­ 14-21 city of Kharkiv in 1993. Rotary in Kharkiv gation included: Eugene Liberman, presi­ ,lle: Camp Marion White and all around Ukraine is expanding and dent, Kharkiv Rotary; Anatoly Volok, growing stronger, establishing more clubs Kharkiv Rotary (delegation leader); Karina Pittsfield, MA and initiating more service projects. There Movsesyan, founding member and past are now 33 Rotary Clubs in Ukraine, with president, Kharkiv Rotary; Anatoly Levit, more than 3,000 members. founding president of Sloviansk Rotary and ODAaTa:$450 "That means we're seeing more and Mayor ofthe city ofSloviansk; and Svetlana DpOCBMO BBDBcaTB "IeXB Ha more Rotary community and civic proj- Petrova, past president, Cherkasy Rotary. "Plast Chornom.ortsi"

AHxeTy 3 DOBHOIO ODAaTOIO BBCAaTB Ha a.zlpecy: "Partnerships, inclusiveness and being Dennis Burachinsky f 664 Wendover St. f Philadelphia, PA 19128 Ukrainian community... smart about how we all work together (215) 482-1119 f [email protected] (Continued from page 4) will guide the work of the board," Mr. AHXeTa 3H8XO.ll:&TCJI Ha BeG CTopiHlli: seeking 'involvement of the minister for Romaniw commented. The board has strong professional and http:f fwww.chornomortsi.org the arts, senior arts and other Victoria government agency representatives, terti­ diverse ~epresentation. Board members ary institutions and media among others. are: Mr. Rorrianiw, chair;, Mr. Boglis and The roundtable will discuss the role Natalia Moravski, deputy chairs;. Mr. , :' MAV can play in delivering state arts ~nd Thomas, treasurer; John Vanderleest, sec-' ShaTe The Weekly with a colleague. multicultural poiicies, as well as how all retary; Hakan Akyol, Marcello D'Amico, Order a gift subscription by writing to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, stakeholders can work in partnership and Jean Kereopa, Roger Ouk and Pina 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Cost: $55 (or $45 if your colleague is a UNA member). more cooperatively." ~ Nania, members.

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BOOK NOTE: A new translation The next issue of The Ukrainian Weekly’s of the Franko classic “Lys Mykyta” WeddingWedding AnnouncementsAnnouncements will appear on July 4, 2004. For a wedding announcement to be included in that issue, all information must be received in our offices by June 28, 2004.

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Rates for announcements and greetings: One-column wedding announcement: $100 Two-column wedding announcement: $200 Wedding greeting: $75 Roman Karpishka, in Hutsul attire, displays the new “Fox Mykyta.” For further information or to request a brochure, PARSIPPANY, N.J. – A new version Mr. Karpishka translated the rest of please call (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 (Maria), of the Ivan Franko classic “Lys Mykyta” the Franko work, using the same pattern e-mail: [email protected] has been published in the English lan- of rhyme and rhythm as the original. He guage thanks to the efforts of a Montreal said that he translated “not word for Visit www.ukrweekly.com to view a wedding announcement sample page. attorney who spent several summers word, but idea for idea.” teaching English to students in Ukraine. Next he succeeded in getting the rights Roman Karpishka calls his “Fox to use Eko’s famous drawings of “Lys Mykyta,” which is presented as a free Mykyta” from the late artist’s son. They UKRAINIAN SPORTS FEDERATION translation in verse, “a labor of love.” He appear in the book in a colorized version, credits his students in Ukraine with but several of the original sepia plates OF U.S.A. AND CANADA inspiring him to rediscover the 1896 clas- also are included. sic, which he described “similar to Mr. Karpishka explained that “Franko ‘Aesop’s Fables’” and as a work that is not as widely known as Shevchenko, depicts human relationships via the ani- for example,” and he wanted to make mal kingdom. Franko known to the world, as well as to The new “Fox Mykyta” was released “provide a positive spin on Ukraine.” To USCAK - EAST 2004 in 2002 by Papuha Publishers in Lviv that end, “Fox Mykyta” contains a biog- and is now available in North America. raphy of Franko, plus his explanation of Tennis Tournament Notably, the book contains illustrations the famous fox’s origin in a chapter by the renowned Edward Kozak (“Eko”), called “Who was Fox Mykyta?” Singles, Doubles and Mixed Doubles whose illustrations of “Lys Mykyta” date “He was a genius, super-productive. back to the 1940s. He continued to write even after the Dates: July 3-4, 2004. Mr. Karpishka taught English as a sec- authorities deformed his hands,” the ond language as part of the Ukrainian translator said of Franko. “We have an Place: Soyuzivka, UNA Resort, Kerhonkson, NY National Association’s Teaching English obligation to pass this on to our kids. And in Ukraine program in 1995 and 1996 in this has to be done in a modern context.” Starting Times: Singles will start 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 3 Zalischyky, and in 1997, 1998 and 1999 The new book comes with a PC-com- Doubles will start 1 p.m. on Saturday in Mykolayiv. patible CD of “Fox Mykyta” narrated by It was during his stint in 1998 that he Mr. Karpishka and accompanied by well- Entry: Advance registration is required for singles. Entry fee is $20 per gave additional assignments to his class of known music. individual or a doubles team. Send registration form including the fee to: seven “wiz kids,” he recalled, and the stu- The 168-page hardbound book is avail- George Sawchak dents suggested using “Lys Mykyta” for able for $29.95 (or $37.95 Canadian), 724 Forrest Ave., Rydal, PA 19046 their translation project. The students suc- plus postage, C.O.D., by writing to: Fox (215) 576-7989 ceeded in translating most of the work’s Mykyta, 12 Elaine Court, Latham, NY Singles registration must be recieved by June 30. Doubles teams may regis- first song (the book is composed of 12 12110. For information, readers may e- ter at Soyuzivka by 10 a.m. on Saturday. Do not send entry form to chapters, which Franko called songs). mail [email protected]. Soyuzivka.

Rules: All USTA and USCAK rules for tournament play will apply. Participants must be Ukrainian by birth, heritage or marriage. Players may enter up to two groups of either singles or doubles. Awards: Trophies will be presented to winners and finalists in each group. Host Club: KLK, USCAK Tennis Committee will conduct the tournament.

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took third place finishing 2:05 behind the Sportsline winner. At several points during the multi- (Continued from page 21) stage race Ukraine’s Yaroslav Popovych On July 5, 2003 we lost a cherished Husband, 22nd season in the NHL and his first had the overall lead of the multi-stage devoted Father, loving Grandfather championship. The New York Times bike race at various points, but he could reported, according to the Elias Sports not beat back a surging Italian team that Bureau, that Andreychuk played more eventually took first and third place. Fencing seasons, more regular-season games (1,597) and more regular-season and playoff games combined (1,752) than any Ukraine’s Volodymyr Lukashenko other player without reaching the cham- took fifth place in the men’s individual pionship round. saber competition at the 2004 New York Fedotenko, who played with the City Grand Prix of Fencing held on June Ukrainian national team during the 2002 10-13. Russia’s Stanislav Pozdniakov Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah, fin- took first place, while his teammate ished the playoffs with 12 goals and 2 Serguei Charikov took second place. Ivan assists for 14 points. Fedotenko’s per- Lee of the United States and Balazs formance nearly earned him playoff most Lengyel of Hungary tied for third place, valuable player honors, though teammate while Ukraine’s Vladislav Tretiak and Brad Richards took home the award. Volodymyr Kalujny took 11th and 14th Cycling places, respectively. LEONARD “LENNY” BONACORSA In the men’s saber team competition, Ukraine took sixth place, while the Masses will be celebrated on this first anniversary of his death Ukraine’s Serhii Honchar took second United States took first place. The at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Churches place overall in the Tour of Italy bike race Spanish team took second place, and on May 31, finishing 2 minutes and 2 sec- France took third. in Newark, NJ and Hunter, NY onds behind race winner Damiano Cunego of Italy. Giuseppe Simoni of Italy — compiled by Andrew Nynka Thank you for remembering him in your prayers. Wife Christine and Family Philadelphia formed an organizing commit- Turning the pages... tee to plan and conduct this sports gathering (Continued from page 6) to be held in conjunction with the Fourth Ukrainian Youth Congress. More than 150 On the 40th day after the passing into eternal peace Among the notables in attendance were of our beloved wife, mother and grandmother Vice Prime Minister Zhulynskyi, and Ukrainian youths competed; also participat- Myron Stebelsky, president of the Ukrainian ing as guest competitors were some 100 Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada, non-Ukrainian athletes. Sponsors included Roma Pryma Bohachevsky who welcomed all the athletes and specta- the Ukrainian Youth League of North memorial liturgical services will be offered at: tors. America, the Ukrainian National The Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad Association and the Ukrainian St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church, New York City 2000 was the third such mega-meet Workingmen’s Association (today the July 3, 2004, 9 a.m. organized by Ukrainian sports enthusiasts Ukrainian Fraternal Association). Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church, Astoria, NY of North America. It is notable that all The second games, dubbed the Ukrainian July 2, 2004, 8:30 a.m. three were held in the Philadelphia area. American Millennium Olympiad and Youth St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Newark, NJ The First Ukrainian American Rally, took place over the Memorial Day July 3, 2004, 7:45 a.m. Olympiad, as it was billed, was held in weekend in 1988. The Olympiad was held St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, Whippany, NJ 1936 on Labor Day in Philadelphia. in cooperation with the National Committee July 3, 2004, 8 a.m. Representatives of various youth clubs in to Commemorate the Millennium of St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Yonkers, NY Christianity in Ukraine and under the spon- July 3, 2004, 9 a.m. sorship of the Ukrainian Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada. More than 700 Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, Kerhonkson, NY Correction athletes participated in diverse sports events. July 3, 2004, 9 a.m. The last name of one of the three Plast St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, Glen Spey, NY youths who received the highest rank in Source: “500 athletes compete in July 2, 2004, 9 a.m. “yunatstvo” at Sviato Yuriya was ren- Ukrainian Diaspora Olympiad,” by Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Glen Spey, NY dered incorrectly (June 20). Her name Roman Stelmach and Roma Hadzewycz, July 4, 2004, 9 a.m. should have been listed as Olenka The Ukrainian Weekly, August 13, 2000, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church, Watervliet, NY Bodnaruk, not Bodnarchuk. Vol. LXVIII, No. 33. 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existing corruption in Ukraine. Respondents... Engineer, 66, Pennsylvania: Excellent, (Continued from page 6) professionally put-together newspaper. A rarity among Uke "diaspora" newspa­ bigger on the Newsbriefs items so it's eas­ pers. Really enjoy reading it. ier to pick out the ones of most interest. Professor, 41, New York City: All the Physician, 35, Virginia: [Most enjoyed] political reporting from Ukraine [is] con­ current coverage on issues surrounding sistently excellent. ... I'd like to read Tuzla and withdrawal ofWalter Duranty's more current travelogues about Ukraine. Pulitzer Prize. [Would like to see] more ... I love articles on folklore ethnography, articles covering Kyiv Dynamo. village festivals, folk music. Educator, 50, Durand, Mich.: Great Homemaker, 61, Berkeley Heights, resource for our community. N.J.: Wedding announcements are fun! Writer, storyteller, househusband, 61, The paper is much more interesting this Yekaterinburg, Russia: While you wel­ year than in the past few years. come materials, photos via e-mail.itis Psychologist and psychopharmacolo­ not clear if you welcome letters for publi­ gist, 61, EI Paso, Texas: You avoid con­ cation bye-mail. troversial issues like the criticism of the Homemaker, 65, New Jersey: I always U.S. Embassy in Ukraine that I sent to look for the progress re Soyuzivka.... you, "The Ugly American" who speaks This questionnaire is a wonderful idea. only Russian and is so arrogant. Teacher, 43, Toronto: Perhaps introduce Physician, 39, New Braunfels, Texas: I a ;'book club" idea. Suggest a book to love the whole thing! The commentary is read, highlight author, [include] comments top notch, the news important. The cul­ from people who have read the book. tural features by Orysia Tracz are inter­ . Retired accountant, 72, Manchester, esting to this half-Ukrainian who grew N.J.: Please write more about the upcom­ up in a Lutheran church in a small Texas ing elections in Ukraine in 2004. Also town. Wish more people would sub­ present more detailed descriptions of scribe.

My mother, father, brother and sister headed by John Panchuk. The Ukrainian Ukrainians and World War... Weekly reported on the initiative in great and the rest of the family have life (Continued from page 7) detail. Weekly, thereby keeping your friends Particular attention was paid to a insurance.VVhataboutme? posted on what is of special interest to Ukrainian War Bond Rally at the Victory them." Center in New York City on September 27, 1943. Headed by Stefanie Halychyn, Another World W~ar II military man Rates are low. See the chart on the wife of Dmytro Halychyn, the UNA pres­ worthy of mention is Joseph Lesawyer, ident, the rally brought out some 3,500 who served as UNA president from 1961 next page for more information. Ukrainian Americans and raised a total of to 1978. Mr. Lesawyer was an army cap­ $1,105,362.50 in war bonds. tain at the famed Battle of the Bulge in Ukrainians played an important role Belgium during which outnumbered in the Allied victory, both here and American forces refused to surrender to abroad. This contribution should be rec­ superior German forces. The surprise ognized and celebrated during the 60th German offensive began on December anniversary of VE Day next June. 16,1944, and ended on January 25,1945. Also worth noting are the many war fund drives initiated by the Ukrainian Myron Kuropas s new e-mail address Congress Ccmmittee of America and is: [email protected]. No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 29

implementing the legislation effectively, U.S. releases... and to prevent the risk that judges will be (Continued from page 1) improperly influenced. Corruption remains Ukraine (TIER 2) a problem for Ukraine in government and at all levels of society. Official corruption Ukraine is a source country for women decreases the effectiveness of law enforce- The UNA has a single payment plan and girls trafficked to Europe and the ment efforts on trafficking. Cooperation Middle East for the purpose of sexual and coordination with law enforcement that will insure your child’s life at exploitation, and for men trafficked to officials in destination countries has Europe and North America for forced labor. improved, but remains inadequate to $5,000 for one low payment. Find Ukraine is also a significant transit country address the scope of the problem. Weak for Asian and Moldovan victims trafficked border security contributes to trafficking, your child’s age below and that’s all to Western destinations. Ukraine has seen especially along the Ukraine-Russia border. an increase in the trafficking of children, you have to pay. Call today for your especially orphans, during the last year. Protection The government of Ukraine does not application. yet fully comply with minimum standards The police and Ukrainian embassies for the elimination of trafficking; however, abroad engage NGOs to provide traffick- it is making significant efforts to do so. ing victims with protection services, par- 1-800-253-9862. Despite resource constraints, Ukraine con- ticularly at the airport and the port of tinues to make progress in combating traf- Odesa. Law enforcement officers should ficking, demonstrated by a steady increase continue efforts to publicize and provide AGE PREMIUM in prosecutions and convictions. But resources for witness protection pro- progress has lagged in implementing the grams. During prosecution in 2003, 278 0 $ 300.00 Comprehensive Program for Combating victims testified, an increase over the 202 Trafficking in Persons, coordinating with victims who testified in 2002. 1 $ 300.00 law enforcement officials of destination In June 2003, the Ukrainian Cabinet of countries and fighting government corrup- Ministers approved guidelines for estab- 2 $ 310.00 tion. Ukraine’s Parliament should adopt lishing and operating victim rehabilita- 3 $ 310.00 amendments to the criminal code that will tion centers. The government of Ukraine strengthen anti-trafficking legislation. introduced simplified procedures in late 4 $ 320.00 2003 to assist victims of trafficking and Prosecution to facilitate their repatriation. 5 $ 330.00 Ukraine’s criminal code criminalizes Prevention 6 $ 340.00 trafficking in persons, but does not address recruitment nor clearly define internal traf- Although the Ukrainian government 7 $ 355.00 ficking as a separate crime. The government has made some progress in implementing has drafted and introduced to Parliament its Comprehensive Program for 8 $ 365.00 amendments to the criminal code to bring Combating Trafficking in Persons, its Ukraine into compliance with international Interdepartmental Coordination Council 9 $ 380.00 standards, but they have not yet been adopt- for Combating Trafficking in Persons has 10 $ 395.00 ed. In 2003, prosecutors tried 41 trafficking had no formal meetings since its estab- cases and convicted traffickers in 29 cases. lishment in December 2002. These results represent increases of 215 per- Local commissions on combating traf- cent and 190 percent, respectively, over ficking were created throughout Ukraine 2002. Those 29 cases involved 32 defen- pursuant to the Comprehensive Program, dants, of whom 11 were sentenced to prison but their quality and effectiveness vary. terms, two to restraint of liberty in correc- Regionally throughout Ukraine, NGOs tion facilities and 19 to probation. collaborated with Family and Youth Despite this improvement, the govern- Affairs Departments on information and çÄâäêÄôàâ èéÑÄêìçéä ÇÄòßâ Ñàíàçß! ment should provide oversight to the sen- education campaigns, such as peer training tencing process to ensure that judges are at schools, universities, cafes and clubs.

has underpinned many of the political devel- Yushchenko continues... opments in Ukraine’s Parliament over the (Continued from page 1) past two years – unexpectedly became an IVAN “ãàë Our Ukraine confidante, and ultimately a Mr. Zinchenko, a longtime stalwart of FRANKO’S åàäàíÄ” the pro-presidential forces in the Parliament member, when a parliamentary commission was ousted from the Social Democratic he was appointed to head to investigate the Party – United nearly a year ago, after he controversial mayoral elections in the criticized his partner and the party’s leading Zakarpattia Oblast city of Mukachiv in May, figure, Viktor Medvedchuk, for attempting resoundingly criticized the role of the SDPU to stifle press freedoms in his ownership of in the fiasco and called for new elections. much of Ukraine’s mass media. Mr. Nonetheless, a Dzerkalo Tyzhnia Zinchenko was forced out of the party, report stated that the appointment of Mr. while officially resigning, even though he Zinchenko was opposed by the staunch had until recently been the No. 2 man in the national democratic element of the Our organization and, the leader of its parlia- Ukraine bloc, internal criticism that Mr. 8” x 12” – Hard Cover – 180 Pages mentary faction, and was its representative Yushchenko decided to ignore as he 25% DISCOUNT PROMOTIONAL OFFER in the parliamentary leadership as the sec- searched for a way to re-ignite his presi- ond vice-chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. dential campaign. for all orders placed by September 1, 2004 While the SDPU barely made the 4 per- Mr. Yushchenko’s current campaign cent cut to achieve representation in the manager, Roman Bezsmertnyi, was not dis- 39.95 (U.S.) for 29.95 (U.S.)* Parliament in the March 2002 elections, missed from his post, but merely reassigned Mr. Zinchenko was awarded a leadership as the director of the campaign team, report- 49.95 (CDN) for 37.95 (CDN)* post after he masterminded the manner in ed Dzerkalo Tyzhnia. Mr. Bezsmertnyi, like which the pro-presidential forces organized Mr. Zinchenko, was a member of the pro- Includes 3-hour mp-3 audio CD for PC computer minority factions to form a majority coali- presidential parliamentary majority before tion, effectively neutralizing a resounding joining forces with Mr. Yushchenko. reading of text by author ($15.00 value). electoral victory by Our Ukraine. Meanwhile, on June 22 Mr. Yushchenko said that he was close to achieving the goal Junior High reading level (ages 12-15) Mr. Zinchenko, who also had been Versed Translation in English honorary president of the Inter television of obtaining an agreement among the three network, which he founded in 1996, but oppositionist political organizations in the To order write to: is now controlled by Mr. Medvedchuk, is Verkhovna Rada – Our Ukraine, the Yulia widely recognized as a brilliant political Tymoshenko Bloc and the Socialist Party – “Fox Mykyta” organizer and is also credited with devel- to field a single candidate in the October 12 Elaine Court oping the infrastructure of the SDPU, 31 election. He said negotiations between Latham, NY 12110 turning it into the largest political organi- the Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine are zation in the country. proceeding smoothly. or e-mail: [email protected] Mr. Zinchenko, who was never personal- “We have a good dialogue and are close * plus postage, C.O.D. Please allow 15-30 days for delivery. ly involved in the feud between Our Ukraine to an agreement,” noted Mr. Yushchenko, and the SDPU and its two leaders – which according to Interfax-Ukraine. 30 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

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UCC’s Saskatchewan Provincial Council holds annual general meeting, elections SASKATOON – The Ukrainian “Thousands partake in the food, experi- Canadian Congress – Saskatchewan ence the dancing or tap their toes to the Provincial Council (UCC-SPC) held its addictive beats of the music,” he said. The annual general meeting and board elections Ukrainian community even impacts indi- on Saturday, May 8, at Dormition of the viduals. Mr. Puderak cited the example of a Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church young dancer, who, with no Ukrainian in Saskatoon. In attendance were delegates background, is now in Ukraine with the and guests from across Saskatchewan, renowned Virsky Dance Ensem- including the communities of Canora, ble.“Saskatchewan’s Ukrainian community North Battleford, Regina, Saskatoon, is exporting world-class dancers,” he said. Prince Albert, Weyburn, Yorkton, Alvena, Economically, numerous community Blaine Lake, Hafford and Prud’homme. activities benefit Saskatchewan. Visitors The proceedings were chaired by from across Canada and farther afield are President Eugene Krenosky, who is starting regularly attracted to festivals and cultur- his third term at the helm of the council. al summer camps, providing dollars to In his report to delegates, Mr. local communities. Krenosky said that the UCC-SPC has In a multimedia presentation, Mr. achieved much since its inauguration in Puderak explained how the goals of the 1972, and that its strength lies in the abil- community – defined through strategic ity of constituent members to adapt. planning sessions and community consul- “UCC-SPC positioned itself to become a tations – were reflected through the activ- leader in ethno-cultural organizations and ities and programming of the UCC-SPC. has continued to demonstrate this strength Delegates to the annual general meet- and capability,” said Mr. Krenosky. ing welcomed UCC National Executive “Organizations change, new generations’ Director Ostap Skrypnyk, who reported expectations change – and so has UCC-SPC on upcoming UCC National initiatives, changed. The change has been to continue including the Triennial UCC Congress to to not only be responsive to current needs be held October 1-3 in Winnipeg, as well and expectations, but also to be proactive to as the National UCC’s work to assist the expectations for tomorrow.” with providing independent election Treasurer Ed Lysyk presented the audit- observers to monitor this autumn’s piv- otal presidential elections in Ukraine. ed financial report for fiscal year 2003. Mr. Following the meeting, presentations Lysyk indicated that the financial status of were made by Boris Kishchuk (Canada- UCC-SPC was modest, as to be expected Ukraine Center Inc.), and YAN Project for non-profit organizations. Even so, coordinators Victoria Morris and Lee innovative programming, alternate granti- Reaney provided an overview and update ng sources and effective partnering strate- on the Youth Action Now initiative. gies have contributed to projected fiscal The members of the UCC-SPC execu- stability for the next few years. tive for the 2004-2007 term are: Mr. UCC-SPC Executive Director Danylo Krenosky (Regina), president; Mr. Lysyk Puderak focused on the Ukrainian commu- nity’s cultural impact on Saskatchewan. (Continued on page 35)

Rochester credit union holds 50th annual membership meeting ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Ukrainian headquarters in Rochester, N.Y., saw its Federal Credit Union, formerly known as membership exceed 10,000 members. Rochester Ukrainian Federal Credit Treasurer Christine Oleksyn reported Union, held its 50th annual membership that the credit union continued to main- meeting on March 28. The Slavic tain sound income and expense ratios and Pentecostal Church in Spencerport, N.Y,. return on assets even after paying out to hosted the meeting for the first time. its membership a special anniversary UFCU President Myron Babiuk, bonus dividend of $1 million. opened the annual meeting, noting that Assistant Manager Oleg Lebedko 2003 served as a milestone for the credit reported on credit union operations and union since it culminated 50 years of the new services implemented during dedicated service to the credit union’s 2003 for the credit union’s ever-growing diverse membership coast to coast. membership base. Of special interest President Babiuk commended the hard were the new Internet services such as work of the board of directors, the vari- home banking, bill payer service and ous committee volunteers, the CEO and check imaging. management team, as well as the profes- Albany Branch Coordinator Oksana sional staff. Their dedication, he said, Lupe, Sacramento branch representative resulted in the opening of a new branch Mykhailo Tkach and Syracuse Branch in Sacramento, Calif., and the merger Manager Nadia Hayduke reported on with the Selfreliance Federal Credit their various branch activities. Union in Syracuse, N.Y. Supervisory Committee Chair Anatole Tamara Denysenko, general manager Koba and Educational Committee Chair and CEO, in her report stressed the credit Christine Kowcz provided additional union’s many community contributions, reports. as well as its financial and social At the end of the meeting Patrick achievements during the past years. Fahrer announced the results of the annu- These enabled the credit union’s assets to al elections. Wasyl Kornylo, Lesia Telega exceed $101 million as of January 1, and George Hanushevsky received the upon the merger with Selfreliance most votes and will serve on the UFCU Syracuse FCU. board of directors for three years. Also, thanks to the hard work of the After the meeting, over 180 members Sacramento office under the direction of and guests enjoyed a home-style dinner Branch Manager Alexandr Vasilenko, prepared by the Slavic Pentecostal that branch saw its membership grow Church women’s group, as well as an sharply in 2003. As of January 1, after exceptional artistic program of Ukrainian the Syracuse Selfreliance merger, the religious music and song performed by Ukrainian Federal Credit Union with its the Slavic Pentecostal youth. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

Mr. Kuchma, Verkhovna Rada Chairman Interfax reported. Mr. Lytvyn called on According to the survey, among all social NEWSBRIEFS Volodymyr Lytvyn, and former Internal party colleagues to form an "anti-clannish institutions, 36 percent of Ukrainians trust (Continued from page 2) Affairs Minister Yurii Kravchenko, to front" in Ukraine in order to counteract the Church, while Viktor Yushchenko, for­ Privatization seen as patriotic deed Gongadze's murder. (RFEIRL Newsline) attempts to create a state ruled by Holi­ mer reformist prime minister and present garchs and party-clannish formations" and leader of the right-wing democratic coali­ KYIV - State Property Fund head" Sailors sentenced in Iraq return home plagued by "total corruption." PAPU will tion Our Ukraine, remains the most popular Mykhailo Chechetov said on Fifth Channel decide at a congress in July whom it will and trusted politician with 25 percent of Television on June 16 that he is proud that a KYIV - Mykola Mazurenko and Ivan support in the presidential election sched­ Ukrainians supporting him. Forty-six per­ Ukrainian bidder won the tender for the Soschenko, who were sentenced in Iraq in uled for October 31.'PAPU, which was cent of Ukrainians expressed their distrust Ukrainian steel maker Kryvorizhstal. October to seven years in "prison each for founded as the Agrarian Party ofUkraine in of the Ukrainian Parliament and 41 percent Kryvorizhstal was purchased by a consor­ smuggling, are returning to Ukraine, 1996, has 15 deputies in the Verkhovna their distrust of Ukrainian President Leonid tium led by two Ukrainian oligarchs, Viktor Interfax reported on" June 17, quoting Rada and is a member of the pro-govern­ Kuchma. Thirty-nine percent do not trust Pinchuk and Rynat Akhmetov, for some Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman ment coalition. The party claims to have the Ukrainian government, 27 percent do $800 million, despite the fact that foreign Markian Lubkivskyi. Messrs. Mazurenko 465,000 members. (RFEIRL Newsline) not trust regional administrations and 26 bidders offered from $1.2 billion to $1.5 bil­ and Soschenko were among the crew of the and 25 percent, respectively, do not trust Defense minister calls for reform lion for the 93 percent stake that was put up Panamanian-flagged vessel Navstar-1 that the courts and prosecutors' offices. was detained last year off the Iraqi coast (Religious Information Service ofUkraine) for sale. "I believe that the patriotism of any KYIV - Defense Minister Yevhen Marchuk, official is demonstrated by his deeds, not by with an illegal load ofoil. After the sentence writing in the Den newspaper on June 3, New apostolic nuncio appointed the language he uses," Mr. Chechetov said, was handed down to them, the two sailors were incarcerated in" the notorious Abu said that he is in favor of "radical reform" in switching· between Russian and Ukrainian. Ol\~ Ghraib prison in Baghdad. Mr. Lubkivskyi the Ukrainian armed forces. Mr. Marchuk VATICAN CITY- Pope John Paul II _ "[I] could speak Ukrainian but give the April 22 appointed Archbishop Ivan -.. said a Ukrainian court will review their case wrote that, in terms ofthe numerical strength company to the Americans or Russians. ... of its army, Ukraine comes 13th in the Jurkovic, titular archbishop of Gorbavia, as But I still speak Russian, and I· have left the and in the event it confirms the Iraqi ver­ dict, the two will serve, their terms in a world, while, in terms of military budget apostolic nuncio in Ukraine. Before that, crown jewel of Ukrainian steel-making to expenditures, the country is in 126th place. Ukrainian prison. (RFEIRL Newsline) Archbishop Jurkovic served as apostolic the national investor." One unsuccessful He said Ukraine spends $2,600 per service­ nuncio in Belarus. Archbishop Jurkovic bidder, theLNM and U.S. Steel group, Kuchma: I won't run for third term man annually, while this figure amounts to was born on June 10, 1952, in Kocevje, which offered $1.5 billion for the stake and $8,460 in Romania, $34,600 in Hungary, Slovenia, and was ordained a priest on June another $1.2 billion in an investment pro­ KYIV - President Leonid,Kuchma said at a and $91,000 in France. The minister 29, 1977. He presented his doctoral thesis gram, has reportedly appealed to the news conference in Kyiv on June 9 that he revealed that during Ukraine's 12 years of on canon law and in 1984 joined the diplo­ Ukrainian government to review the has no intention ofrunning for a third presi­ independence the armed forces have not matic service of the Vatican. He has been Kryvorizhstal tender. (RFEIRL Newsline) dential term, Interfax reported. "I have bought a single domestically produced tank on papal diplomatic missions in Korea, already made this statement before and I or a single airplane or helicopter. The Colombia and the Russian Federation. On Prosecutor cites progress in Gongadze case will not change my mind," Mr. Kuchma Ukrainian armed forces currently have some July 28, 2001, Archbishop Jurkovic was said. The president speculated that if he 355,000 servicemen. (RFEIRL Newsline) appointed apostolic nuncio in Belarus. He KYIV - Procurator General Hennadii were to decide to run for another term, speaks Italian, Croatian, Spanish, German, Vasyliev told journalists in Kyiv on June Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych "would Yanukovych's former convictions revealed French, English and Russian. (Religious 10 that investigators have made progress in at once become the happiest person in DONETSK-Oleksander Kondrnti~:v, head of Inf<;lrmation Service ofUkraine) their probe of the murder of Internet jour­ Ukraine" because "he would be relieved of the' CoUrt "of Appeals ·in the DonetSk Oblast, nalist Heorhii Gongadze, Interfax reported. this burden." Mr. Kuchma said he is sure he" on May 26 named the articles ofthe Criminal "Ukraine, Azerbaijan sign oil deal Mr. Vasyliev said his office questioned could· win for the third time if he chose to Code ofthe'Ukfairiian "SSR under which cur­ Ukrainian businessman Volodymyr Tsvil, run. In December 2003, the Constitutional KYIV - The governments· of lJkraine and rent Prime 'Minister Vtktor Yanukovych ;was who is now living in Munich. Mr. Tsvil, Court ruled that Mr. Kllchma seek the Azerbaijan on .June 3 signed an·· accord on triay. tWice sentenced to prison terms in the past, who claims to know some details, connect­ presidency in 2004 despite a two~term limit cooperation in the oil sector, UNIAN Interfax and the" .Ukrainska Pravda website ed with the clandestine recordings made in· the Constitution that went into effect in reported. The document was signed within reported. In 1967·' Mr. Yanukovych was sen­ by presidential bodyguard Mykola 1996, during Mr. Kuchma's first term as the framework of an ongoing visit of tenced to three years in a juvenile detention Melnychenko in President Leonid president. (RFE/RL Newsline) Azerbaijani President Ilham':Aliyev to Kuchma's office, told Deutsche Welle'last center under Article 141 pertaining to theft and Kyiv. Under the accord, Azerbaijan is robbery. In 1970 he was sentenced to two month that Yevhen Marchuk and Lytvyn elected to leadAgrarians reportedly obliged to sell a "sufficient Volodymyr Radchenko, former chiefs of years in prison underArticle 102 pertaining to amount" ofoil to Ukraine "on a commer­ theS~curitySe:rvic~of Ukrain~ (SBU), KYIY~ The congress o,fthe Agrarian Part>, "infliction of lxxlily injuries of mediumseri- cial, indiscriminate basis," i.n Q:"f.ger to ousQess:'Mr.KQndrati~v andcurrentSBU head Ihor Smeshko knew ,ofUkFaine in Kyi\,'on June 9fenam~d the note,dthatthe C6t1t make it P8~§iQl~f()r-·Kyiv tofill·th~J)desa­ that Mr. Melnychenko was secretly taping organization the Popular Agrariar~ Pa.I1y. of .files' ofMr. "Yanukovycl1:;s criminal cases have Br~dy" oifpipellne. (RFE~ Newsline) the president. The Melnychenko tapes link Ukraine and elected Verkhovna 'Rada been destroyed in. accordance with limits on files.~.,K~~tiev high-ranking Ukrainian officials," jncluding "Chairman VolodymyrLytvyn as "its leader,' the Preservation ofcourt Crimean Armenians remember genocide confinned that bOth ofMr. Yanukovych?s con­ victions were annulled in 1978 as judicial SYMFEROPOL - The Armenian commu­ 1914 Pine St. errors. (RFFJRL Newsline) nity of southern Ukrainian Crimea on April 24-25 commemorated the victims of the Philadelphia, PA 19103 Peacekeepers to> leave Sierra Leone Diaspora 215-732-3732. 1-800-487-5324 genocide of the Ottoman Empire against KYIV - Petro Shuliak, commander of the Armenians in 1915, which took 1.5 million lives. Archbishop Gregory Buniatian, head EASTERN UKRAINE INDEPENDECE TOUR I land troops ofthe ·Ukrainian armed forces, told journalists on May 25 that the of the Ukrainian· eparchy of the Armenian Apostolic Church, conducted a memorial June4-15-12days-LVIV-Bakhchisaraj- Aug. 13-27 - 15 days - LVIV-Pochai~- Ukrainian peacekeeping contingent of YALTA-KYIV-Kaniv $2300 TERNOPIL..YALTA-Symferopil-Bakhchisa- more than 500 soldiers in Sierra Leone will service in the Church of St. Akop in raj-KYIV-POLTAVA $2850 be withdrawn from that country by the end Symferopol, after which a wreath was laid C~ 'PYSANKA . )_ of this year, Interfax and UNIAN reported. at the memorial to the genocide victims, ( INDEPENDENCE TOUR II ) Mr. Shuliak recalled that Ukrainian peace­ situated near the church. Oleh Gabrielian, June 15-25 - 11 days - LVIV-Iv. Fran- keepers are also serving in Liberia(298 ser­ head of the Crimean Armenian society, kivsk-Jaremche-Kolomyja.. CHERNIVTSI- Aug. 17-31-15days-YALTA-Symfero.. vicemen), Lebanon (185), Kosovo (3 I5), noted that April 24 has become a day of Khotyn-Kam. Podilskyj-KYIV $2350 pil-Bakhchisaraj-KYIV-POLTAVA.. CHER- and Iraq (1,610). He said the United unity for the Armenian people. Crimea cur­ KASSYIChyhyryn..Subotiv-UMAN-Moryntsi- Nations has so far paid Ukraine $223 mil­ rently is home to 10,000 ethnic Armenians, ( KALYNA ) Kyrylivka-ODESA $3050 lion to cover its expenses on peacekeeping part of whom are descendants of refugees operations. Mr. Shuliak also announced from the former Ottoman Empire. July 1-15-15days-LVIV..Pochaiv-TER­ C SM_ER_E_KY ) that following this year's rotation of the (Religious Information Service ofUkraine) NOPIL-YALTA-Symferopil-Bakhchysaraj- Ukrainian contingent in Iraq its numerical KYIV-POLTAVA $2850 Aug. 17-29-12 days - YALTA-Symfero­ Expert outlines his view ofSES pil-Bakhchisaraj- KYIV-POLTAVA-Cher­ strength will increase to 1,722 servicemen, C S_O_K_O_LY ) kassy-Chyhyryn-Subotiv-UMAN-Moryntsi- ITAR-TASS reported. (RFElRLNewsline) KYIV - Mikhail Deliagin, the director ofthe Kyrylivka $2750 Institute for Globalization Problems and one July 16-25-10days-KYIV-LVIV-Yarem­ Church is most trusted institution of the leaders of the Motherland bloc, told che-Kolomyja-Khotyn-Kam. Podilskyj- the Open Economy web portal on May 25 C"""-- B_E_RE_H_Y_N_IA ) KYIV - The Church is the most trusted YALTA-KYIV $1850 that Russia needs the Single Economic Sep. 5-16 - 12 days - KYIV-Kaniv­ institution in Ukraine, according to a sur­ Space (SES) to buyout the "most valuable C""'-- P_O_LO_N_Y_N_A ) POLTAVA-ZAPORIZZH IA- Khortycia- vey conducted by the Center of Social and and profitable enterprises [functioning] in Kherson-ODESA $2100 Political Research (SOCIS) on March 1-7. the economies of the former Soviet Union." ,July 25-Aug. 5 - 12 days - ODESA­ Last year, a similar survey also showed that He commented that "They should work for Kherson-YALTA-Bakhchisaraj-Symferopil- LOWEST airfares on AEROSVIT the Church was the most trusted social us, because these [post-Soviet] countries, KYIV $2100 J FK·KYIV·ODESA·LVIV institution, supported by 47 percent of including the Baltic states, have proved their Ukrainians. The results of the survey were incapability." He added: "It is the European $850+tax $635+tax announced during the roundtable discus­ Union that took responsibility for the Baltic Please callfor 15 June-31 Aug 15 Sept.-31 Oct. sion "The Social Opinion of the Ukrainian states, and we bear responsibility for the rest. Population" held by the Democratic YOUTH FARES But to develop [these] territories we should tour brochure Initiatives foundation and the Institute of gain control over them." The presidents of (ages 12 to 24) - $680 + tax Sociology at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine in Kyiv on March 26. (Continued on page 33) No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 33

1996 to 2004 he worked as secretary of the NEWSBRIEFS Dnipropetrovsk and Kryvyi Rih Eparchy. In (Continued from page 32) 1999 and 2004, Father Sribniak graduated Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakstan from the Volyn Theological Seminary and pledged in Yalta on May 24 that they will the Lviv Spiritual Academy, respectively. proceed with the implementation of the (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) treaty on the creation of the SES they signed Alternative to military service is available in September. Mr. Deliagin also said he is skeptical about the pace of integration within KYIV – On June 7 the law “On Alternative the SES. “First they signed the agreement, (Non-Military) Service,” adopted by the almost a year afterward [they] ratified it, and Verkhovna Rada a month earlier and signed only then they sit down to discuss what they by Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma, have signed,” he said. (RFE/RL Newsline) came into effect. According to this law, the term of alternative service will be 1.5 times Transport minister to head new party longer than service in the Ukrainian military. KYIV – The Ukrainian Justice Ministry The duration of alternative service for peo- on June 15 registered the Revival Party ple who have not completed their higher (Partia Vidrodzhennia), Interfax reported. education and specialists and masters is 27 The new party is led by Transport and 18 months, respectively. Ukrainian citi- Minister Heorhii Kirpa. Justice Minister zens can complete their alternative service at Oleksander Lavrynovych told journalists enterprises of state and communal property that the Revival Party is the 97th party or institutions of local governing, which will registered in Ukraine. Mr. Kirpa said the be identified by the Cabinet of Ministers. registration of his party was supported by (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) nearly 28,000 signatures from all of Family forum plans for future Ukraine. (RFE/RL Newsline) New bishop ordained for Sumy-Okhtyrka LVIV – At the initiative of Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian KYIV – Patriarch Filaret, head of the Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC), the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Ukrainian Catholic University in western Patriarchate (UOC-KP), ordained Father Ukrainian Lviv hosted Forum on the Family Mykola Sribniak as bishop of Sumy and 2004 on June 10-11. Coordinated by the Okhtyrka in St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral in Commission for Family Affairs of the Lviv Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, on June 6. A day Archeparchy of the UGCC, the forum gath- before, Patriarch Filaret, together with ered the clergy, administrators and laity of Archbishop Dymytrii of Pereiaslav- the Lviv Archeparchy to analyze decisions, Khmelnytskyi, and Bishops Oleksander of proposals and decrees of the previous Bila Tserkva and Falvian of Kharkiv and assemblies of the UGCC on family issues Bohodukhiv, participated in an enthrone- and the pastoral address on the family by ment ceremony and named Father Mykola Cardinal Husar. In addition, the forum pre- as Bishop Mefodii of Sumy and Okhtyrka. sented current results of pastoral work on He was appointed bishop by the Synod of family problems and planned further activi- the UOC-KP on May 14. Bishop Mefodii of ties for the next three years. “The family Sumy and Okhtyrka was born in 1957 in should become a sanctifying environment the village of Hrabivka, Kalush district, where people feel happy,” said Cardinal Ivanko-Frankivsk oblast. In 1995 he was Husar during the opening ceremony. ordained as deacon and later as priest. From (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) 34 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 No. 26

President Bush to President Kuchma on Season’s first tennis tournament Former President... the importance of a free and fair election (Continued from page 8) for U.S.-Ukraine relations and the future of is played at Tryzubivka estate Thirteen years on, then, Ukraine has Ukraine. Secretary [Colin] Powell and his indeed come a long way – and can point team have strongly conveyed the same to so much with pride. As the New World point to senior Ukrainian officials. And Order has entered its second decade, the here I also want to salute Ambassador Ukraine I see today is more confident, [John] Herbst, who is reaching out to more dynamic and looking to the future Ukrainian officials, legislators and others as never before. on a daily basis to discuss the issue. Yet, before the New World Order can Moreover, the European Union, the take full hold here or anywhere, it is criti- Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the European Parliament and the cal to make sure old habits from the old OSCE have all taken strong stands on order do not seep back into society. You democracy and election issues in Ukraine, cannot fully embrace the future by resort- and so there is widespread international ing to the ways of the past. interest in this. And why not? What hap- When I left here in August of 1991, I pens here matters. What happens in noted that I was returning home and Ukraine has an impact on peace and sta- would soon start campaigning for re- bility in this critical region of the world. election. As I was soon to discover, it In the United States – as is the case, I am would not be a particularly pleasant year sure, here in Ukraine – speaking frankly ahead; and to be sure the outcome in that with someone is a sign of respect. So let me 1992 election was not what we had be candid and, hopefully, clear on this point. hoped for. As Winston Churchill once put Every election is about making a choice; it, I received the “Order of the Boot.” but in addition to the choice of candidates Losing an election is never easy, Ukrainians will have on the ballot this because you feel you have let so many October, how the election itself is conduct- people down. Campaigns are not so ed will also constitute a choice that your Trophy winners (from left): George Sawchak, George Hrabec, Jerry Tymkiw much about the top person on the ticket leaders have made about your future. Some and Steve Sosiak, the tournament champion. as they are about the ideas for which he are concerned, based on events in recent or she stands – ideas, which, in turn, HORSHAM, Pa. – Steven Sosiak of the finals. Sawchak defeated Jerry local elections, that similar mischief may band together political parties. I fought Colonia, N.J., became the first Ukrainian Tymkiw 6-4, 6-4 in the semis to advance mar the process by which the next president hard on the campaign trail every day of tennis champion of the 2004 season by to the finals. Hrabec won the shortened is chosen. If so, that would be tragic. 1992, and did my best to advance ideas winning the 17th annual Spring feed-in tournament when in the finals, But I have confidence that in 2004, as to help move America forward. Tournament at Tryzubivka in Horsham, with the score of 5-2 in the eight game in 1991, Ukraine’s leaders will act not in At the end of the day, however, the Pa. Played in men’s group only, the pro-set, Tymkiw retired. In the semifinal their self-interest, but in the national American people decided to take a new scheduled May 1-2 tournament was round of feed-in Hrabec won over Walter interest. I think they will realize that course, and, as president, I respected the abbreviated to one day due to predicted Dziwak 8-1, and Tymkiw defeated there is too much at stake, too much to majesty of the democratic process. I was inclement weather. Krawtschuk by the same score. lose, by acting cavalierly or injudiciously always mindful that the office of the Mr. Sosiak won the tournament with- The next Ukrainian tennis tournament – and that it will be far better, instead, to presidency is bigger than any one person, out losing a single set. He defeated will be held in Kerhonkson, N.Y., at be remembered for having contributed to and the people had spoken in a vigorous- Bohdan Krawtschuk 6-3, 6-2, George Soyuzivka, the estate of the Ukrainian a peaceful orderly transfer of power. ly fought but fair election. I give my Hrabec from Boston 6-1, 7-5 in the semi- National Association, during the Fourth The ambitious, laudable goals Ukraine opponents great credit for the successful finals, and George Sawchak 6-3, 6-1 in of July weekend. has publicly chosen to set for itself – partic- campaign they waged. ularly as it relates to joining NATO, the EU, Incidentally, since the ‘92 election WTO and other multilateral institutions – some have suggested – convincingly, I are goals that rely on adopting shared val- must admit – that the vast majority of ues. On October 31, in that sense, Ukraine those working in the national news media has a fantastic opportunity to show the sided with my opponent; but that’s a nec- world it is ready to make that next step, that essary part of the process when you have a just as it is discharging its domestic consti- free press – sometimes they write and tutional responsibilities with equanimity, so report stuff you don’t like. To be honest, I too is it prepared to assume a growing role strongly disagreed with almost all of the in the broader world community. news reporting we saw in 1992. I thought Lord knows, I could wish nothing it was totally biased against me, but then I more for you, because if Ukraine follows am hardly the first U.S. president to har- this track I have no doubt that brighter bor such hard feelings towards the media. days lie ahead. I am sure there are some No less than George Washington, my who are frustrated by the pace of reform – country’s very first president, once com- and others who are frustrated by the plained that the press treated him in “such checks and benefits of democracy that exaggerated and indecent terms as could make progress difficult to achieve – and scarcely be applied to a Nero, a notorious to them I could find no better words than defaulter, or even to a common pick-pock- the closing lines from Taras Shevchenko’s et.” As for me, suffice it to say that, while I poem, “My Friendly Epistle”: always defended freedom of the press as president, today as a private citizen I Blest be your children in these lands rejoice in my freedom from the press. By touch of your toil-hardened hands, The point is: the give and take of elec- And, duly washed, kissed let them be tive politics is never easy – one side With lips that speak of liberty! wins, other sides lose – but at the end of Then all the shame of days of old, the day what is far more important than Forgotten, shall no more be told; who wins or who loses is maintaining a Then shall our day of hope arrive, respect for the process. Ukrainian glory shall revive, I don’t think I have ever mentioned this No twilight but the dawn shall render in public, but after Al Gore gave his con- And break forth into novel splendor. cession speech following the 2000 elec- tion, I called him in his car to tell him how These words, which once upon a time much I respected the way he accepted a satirized the oppression of Ukraine by out- tough decision, and because I knew how side forces, today speak to a new truth – he must have been feeling at that time. It the new Ukraine, with unlimited potential, hurts to lose, as I say, but Al Gore was which has had a new birth in freedom. gracious in defeat, just as I know George Ukraine’s day of hope has indeed W. Bush would have been equally mag- arrived, and I wish each of you well as you nanimous had the outcome been different. strive to write the next chapter of accom- Here in Ukraine, we are likewise hope- plishment in the epic story that is Ukraine. ful that all sides in the forthcoming presi- So thank you very much for your dential contest will work to ensure that warm welcome back to Kyiv, good luck Ukrainians have the free and fair election to you all, and now I will be happy to you deserve. Indeed, as others have noted, answer a few questions. a free and fair election is key to strength- ening Ukraine’ s relations with the West. (The text of this speech is taken from In late March, I know Deputy Secretary Ukraine Report, which cited the U.S. [Richard] Armitage carried a letter from Embassy in Ukraine as its source.) No. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 27, 2004 35 University of Alberta offers diverse courses in Ukrainian studies in 2004-2005 EDMONTON - Dr. Natalia Pylypiuk, guage. UKR III and UKR 112 are not open Ukrainian, including those of the Internet. SLAV 499 AI, Slavic Gender Linguistics. associate professor for the Ukrainian to students with credit in Ukrainian 30. Dr. Dr. Nedashkivska is the instructor for this The course explores the complex interrela­ Culture, Language and Literature Program Pylypiuk is the coordinator for these cours­ course. tionship of the terms "language" and "gen­ in the department of modem languages and es. In addition to teaching introductory der," analyzing them in the Slavic context cultural studies, and Dr. AlIa Nedashkivska The next level class, UKR 211 AI, The "courses, Dr. Pylypiuk also teaches UKR with respect to current theoretical debates. are teaching several Ukrainian courses at Ukrainian-Speaking World I, instructed by 474 AI, Ukrainian Literature: Diaspora and Drawing from general research in gender the University of Alberta during the fall Dr. Pylypiuk, is an intermediate language Dissent. The poetry and prose of writers liv­ linguistics, the course concentrates on the 2004 and spring 2005 semesters. These course that addresses grammar, conversa­ ing in the diaspora (1940s-1980s) are com­ nature of male and female "genderlects" classes are offered for beginner to advanced tion, vocabulary building, reading and writ­ pared and contrasted with Soviet Ukraine's and gendered language, as reflected in pho­ students and cover a broad spectrum of sub­ ing. Newspapers, magazines, TV and the official and dissident literature in this class. netics and intonations, lexicon, language jects from beginners' Ukrainian to Slavic Internet expose students to contemporary The focus is on the "New York Group" and behavior, children's language and linguistic gender linguistics. culture and serve as the basis for exercises, the "Writers of the Sixties" change. The topics discussed encompass a The Ukrainian Culture, Language and including student presentations. (Shestydesiatnyky) in Ukraine, with empha­ range of aspects of language use that have Literature Program at the University of Dr. Pylypiuk also teaches UKR 212 Bl, sis on their innovations in poetic language been claimed to interact significantly with Alberta is the strongest program of its kind The Ukrainian-Speaking World II. This and themes. Special attention is placed on gender. in North America. Besides covering the full continuation of UKR 211 focuses on ele­ the performances, art exhibits, underground For more information, readers may visit ·~torical spectrum from Kyivan Rus' to mentary composition and includes songs, journals and music of the period, as well as the program's site, http://www.arts.ualberta. ~ Jst-colonial Ukraine, its literature courses short stories and plays. the conscious effort to revive the voices ca/-ukraina/Homepage.html, and the address special thematic concerns (e.g., For those with a little more experience silenced during Stalin's terror and to partici­ departmental site, http://www.mlcs.ca. women in culture, identity in the empire and with the Ukrainian language, the university pate in the cultural life of European and the forbidden avant-garde). Its language offers UKR 303 AI, Ukrainian in Context I. American urban centers. Consent of the courses emphasize practical skills in a vari­ This third-year language course, instructed department is required to register for UKR ety of contexts (business, media, the by Dr. Nedashkivska, emphasizes conversa­ 474 AI. Readings are available in English UCC Saskatchewan ... Internet). tion and writing. Films, contemporary news for students not taking Ukrainian as a major (Continued from page 31) After completing two years of language items, short stories and plays are used to or minor. study, students have the opportunity to illustrate grammar, develop practical vocab­ UKR 475 Bl, Ukrainian Literature (Regina), vice-president; Craig improve their skills in Lviv, a world her­ ulary, and serve as a basis for compositions Today, taught by Dr. Pylypiuk, begins with Zaychkowsky (Saskatoon), treasurer; itage site, studying UKR 300, Ukrainian and discussions ofcultural topics. developments on the eve of Ukrainian inde­ Merle Maximiuk (Yorkton), secretary; through Living Culture, a course managed UKR 304 B1, Ukrainian in Context II, is pendence (1991). The dramatic transforma­ Adrian Boyko (Saskatoon), past president; and taught by University ofAlberta staff. a continuation of UKR 303 and is also tion of literature is surveyed against the Larry Balion (Saskatoon), Angie Huculak The courses that will be offered in the taught by Dr. Nedashkivska background of the collapse of communism (Regina) and Evelyn Wojcichowsky fall semester (September-December 2004) The aim of UKR 403 B 1, Ukrainian in and socialist realism. Emphasis is on the (Saskatoon), directors at large. are marked with an A and courses marked the Media and Internet, is to introduce stu­ youngest and most radical generation of Completing the I5-member board are with a B are taught in the winter semester dents to the contemporary Ukrainian writers and critics, their styles, themes and the presidents of UCC-SPC's seven (January-April 2005). beyond grammar and traditional classroom ideologies. Special attention is paid to the branches: Jennie Penzie (Battlefords For students with little or no background interaction. Emphasis is placed on the emergent youth culture, music festivals, Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council), in Ukrainian, UKR 111 A 1 and A2, enhancement of language skills in the con­ alternative performances, poster art and Paul Ortynsky (UCC-Canora), Elmer Beginners' Ukrainian I, and UKR 112 B1 text of life in today's Ukraine. Another experimental film. Students must have the Malec (Prince Albert and District Veselka and B2, Beginners' Ukrainian II, are avail­ course goal is the further development of consent of the department before registering Ukrainian Heritage Club), Orest Wamyca able. These courses emphasize oral commu­ practical skills in Ukrainian based on con­ for this course. Readings are available in (UCC-Regina), Paul Bunka (UCC­ nication, while developing basic listening, temporary articles from popular journals English for students not taking Ukrainian as Saskatoon), Stan Ganczar (Weyburn reading and writing skills. Cultural practices and newspapers, traditional media as well as a major or minor. Ukrainian Canadian Cultural Council) are taught as an integral part of the lan- ,on multimedia resources available in Dr. Nedashkivska is the instructor for and Harry Kardynal (UCC-Yorkton).

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