Inside: l Afanasyev, Soloshenko freed in prisoner exchange – page 3 l Interview with new president of Manor College – page 9 l Update on at the 2016 – page 15

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXIV No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 $2.00 New hurdles surface Visiting Washington, Groysman in Ukraine’s Euro-integration thanks the U.S. for its support by Zenon Zawada These preventive measures consist of the development of a legal mechanism to – Ukrainians are finding them- restrict migrant flow quickly should the selves stalled on the road to integration sudden need arise, even after the EU visa- with Europe after officials revealed bureau- free regime is in place. cratic hurdles that emerged in recent The regime will allow Ukrainians to trav- weeks. Some are the fault of the Ukrainian el to the Schengen zone of 26 countries, in government, but the biggest factors are all likelihood for a period of no more than related to the large inflow of migrants, three months, without having to go through according to reports. the grueling procedure of applying for a On the national level, the ratification of visa at an embassy. the Ukraine-European Union Association However, visa-free travel would not give Agreement faces more delays, and could Ukrainians the ability to set up residence in still possibly be derailed, Netherlands any of these countries or work there, which Prime Minister Mark Rutte admitted on will require separate permission. June 13, as reported by the nos.nl news site. The idea for the restrictions emerged as He cited his country’s April referendum in visa-free talks began this spring with which Dutch citizens voted against the gov- , which has been a key source of ernment’s ratification of the agreement. migrants from , the Evropeiska Pravda EU officials have delayed approval of a report said. It has been most strongly advo- visa-free regime for the citizens of Ukraine – cated by , but is also supported by as well as Turkey, Georgia and Kosovo – Germany, Belgium and . Yaro Bihun until at least the fall, Evropeiska Pravda As a result, the EU Interior Ministers Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman briefs the White House press at the (eurointegration.com.ua news site) reported conclusion of his meeting there with Vice-President Joe Biden. on June 10, citing anonymous EU diplomats. Council decided to avoid any vote on a visa- free regime at its June 10 meeting in “To a large extent, this is an issue of by Yaro Bihun our American partners,” was how he domestic policy. We are trying to show the Luxembourg. described that bilateral cooperation to voters from our countries that we are tak- The other reason for the delay is the WASHINGTON – On his first visit to the members of the press on June 15, at the ing preventive measures from new possible Ukrainian government, which has been as Ukraine’s new prime min- conclusion of his meeting at the White migrant crises, including from Ukraine, dragging its feet on necessary EU reforms, ister, Volodymyr Groysman expressed his House with Vice-President Joe Biden. though you aren’t the largest source of dan- the analysis said. This includes the failure gratitude for the American support his “And we appreciate this highly,” he ger,” said one of the anonymous EU diplo- to launch both the National Corruption country is receiving for its political and eco- stressed. “Our American partners support mats cited by Serhiy Sydorenko, author of Prevention Agency and the electronic nomic reform programs and in stopping us in this effort – institutionally, politically the news analysis and the editor of assets declaration system for high-ranking Russian aggression in eastern Ukraine and and financially – so that we can implement Evropeiska Pravda, the leading Ukrainian- officials. Crimea. these reforms as quickly as possible,” he language online source for news from the “In this very import time in Ukraine’s European Union. (Continued on page 12) history we now have the strong backing of (Continued on page 13) Californians commemorate the life of a Ukrainian patriot by Steven Slasten HAYWARD, Calif. — Nearly 150 from all over California gathered on Saturday, May 21, at for a panakhyda (memorial service) and celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passing into eter- nal memory of the Rev. Agapius Honcharenko. The Rev. Honcharenko, the first nationally conscious Ukrainian in the United States, lived with his wife, Albina Honcharenko, on 40 acres of the scenic Hayward hills in the late 1800s and early 1900s, quickly becoming a pillar of the Hayward community noted for his deep spirituality and love of the earth. The site of his homestead was designat- ed California State Historic Landmark No. 1025 – Ukraina – on May 15, 1999, with a large ceremony attended by many in the

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Russia’s Kerch bridge: NATO OKs assistance for Ukraine people since 2014. Leaders from NATO’s 28 member countries will meet on July 8-9 for BRUSSELS – NATO says defense minis- a summit in , where they are ters of the alliance have agreed to “boost” time to act for Ukraine expected to approve plans to station mili- support for Ukraine with a “comprehensive tary battalions in the three Baltic states and by Oleksandr Gavrylyuk Crimea two years ago. But now, with inter- package of assistance.” In a statement national sanctions in place, low oil prices . (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Eurasia Daily Monitor issued on June 15 following a meeting of and a devalued ruble, Russia has been AFP and Interfax) the NATO-Ukraine Commission in Brussels, The bout of great-power euphoria increasingly forced to take economic fac- the alliance said the package aimed to sparked by the 2014 annexation of Crimea tors into account as well. NATO defense ministers confer “help Ukraine strengthen its defenses by did not last long in Russia. The Kremlin Nonetheless, as Crimean-born Ukrainian building stronger security structures.” BRUSSELS – Meeting in Brussels, NATO quickly realized the region’s total depen- journalist Pavel Kazarin notes, the Kerch NATO is already implementing projects defense ministers have agreed on measures dence on mainland Ukraine. Over the past bridge is more than just a large infrastruc- under the “trust funds” established for to strengthen the alliance’s presence in 60 years, heavy capital and labor invest- ture development project. Rather, it repre- Ukraine to help it reform its military – Eastern Europe, amid tensions with Russia. ments, as well as regular water, power and sents a type of imperial symbol for the including on command and control, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg fuel supplies sent from Ukraine, had trans- Kremlin, just like the 2014 Winter Olympic announced on June 14 that NATO would Games that were held in subtropical Sochi cyberdefense, and rehabilitating wounded formed the formerly desert-covered penin- “deploy by rotation four robust multina- (Krymr.com, April 16, 2016). So, for soldiers. “We are also developing new proj- sula into a lush garden (Istpravda.com.ua, tional battalions” to the three Baltic states March 3, 2014). But the lack of a natural Moscow, building the Kerch bridge is about ects, including in the areas of countering and Poland. Mr. Stoltenberg said the minis- land connection between Crimea and the much more than addressing a transporta- hybrid warfare and explosive devices,” ters also agreed on measures to enhance Russian Federation forced Moscow to find tion or logistics challenge. It is about con- NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg defense and deterrence in the Black Sea alternative ways of accessing the annexed firming Russia’s delusional superpower sta- said. During the meeting, Defense Minister region, saying, “There will also be more region. As the peninsula is separated from tus and imaginary might, Mr. Kazarin Stepan Poltorak presented Ukraine’s Russia’s North Caucasus (Krasnodar Krai) argues. Even the fact that the project is defense-reform road map. “Modernizing prepositioned equipment and supplies.” by the relatively narrow (with a minimum being overseen by Mr. Putin’s personal Ukraine’s forces while they are engaged in Earlier he told reporters: “NATO will con- width of around 4.5 kilometers) Kerch friend is, in Mr. Kazarin’s opinion, the best conflict is no easy task, but the government tinue to protect and defend all allies against Strait, Russian authorities decided to link illustration of the Kremlin’s willingness to is making good progress,” Mr. Stoltenberg any threats coming from any direction. the Crimean and Caucasian shores via a build the bridge at any price, no matter the said. (RFE/RL) That is the reason why we implemented country’s accumulating economic problems the biggest reinforcement to our collective bridge (Most.life, accessed May 10). NATO chief demands Russia withdraw The project, estimated at 228 billion and forced cutbacks in budget spending. defense since the end of the Cold War.” He rubles (around $3.5 billion U.S.), was initial- In compliance with the provisions of BRUSSELS – NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg added: “We don’t seek a confrontation with ly proposed to Gennady Timchenko, an oil several bilateral (Ukrainian-Russian) and on June 15 called on Russia to withdraw its Russia, we don’t want a new Cold War. We tycoon and close friend of Russia’s multilateral international treaties, the forces and military equipment from will continue to strive for more construc- President Vladimir Putin (TASS, August 4, building of the bridge linking Crimea with Ukraine and to stop supporting separatists tive and cooperative relationship with 2014). However, Mr. Timchenko, a Finnish southwestern Russia is illegal without in eastern Ukraine. He made his comments Russia.” Russia says any presence of NATO citizen with broad connections to business Ukraine’s consent. And Kyiv has at least after a meeting of NATO defense ministers troops close to its borders is a threat to its circles in the West, preferred not to take on three legal mechanisms at its disposal to in Brussels that was also attended by security and warns it will take measures to such a risk to his reputation (Russia-IC, try to stop its construction (Ukrayinska Ukrainian Defense Minister Stepan respond. Relations between the alliance December 9, 2014). So the governmental Pravda, April 20). Poltorak. Russian officials have repeatedly and Moscow have reached their lowest contract was then offered to Arkady The first option is to appeal to the denied sending troops or military hard- point since the Cold War over Russia’s Rotenberg, another billionaire and a long- Hague-based International Court of Justice ware to Ukraine, despite evidence to the annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula time associate of Mr. Putin, who, having (ICJ) of the United Nations. Though, to contrary. Mr. Stoltenberg said the alliance in March 2014 and its support for separat- complained about his would-be “total isola- oblige this court to begin reviewing the will continue to stand by the Ukrainian gov- ists in the country’s east. (RFE/RL) tion” from the West, agreed to assume the case (that is, to pass a legally binding judg- ernment and will never recognize Russia’s lucrative “burden” out of “patriotic ment), it is necessary to obtain consent of 2014 “illegal and illegitimate annexation of Gay rights rally held in Kyiv motives” (Kommersant, January 30, 2015). all the parties to the dispute for submitting [the Ukrainian peninsula of] Crimea.” He KYIV – An LGBTI rights march was held On February 17, 2015, Russia’s federal the case. Russia will almost certainly not added that in response to Russian military in the Ukrainian capital on June 12 without transport authorities contracted Mr. give such consent, and this is the main bar- actions in Ukraine, NATO has “stepped up any major incidents amid a large police Rotenberg’s StroyGazMontazh to design rier that blocks the imposition of a legally its support for Ukraine.” Mr. Stoltenberg presence. According to reports, 6,000 and develop a 19-kilometer-long raised binding decision that Ukraine needs. said that Russia continues to support sepa- transport passage across the Kerch Strait However, Ukraine could try to use this police officers escorted around 1,000 par- ratists in southeastern Ukraine by supply- ticipants in the March of Equality. Among that would include a four-lane highway and international court by requesting that it ing them with equipment and advisers. He a two-track rail line. Prior to that point, render an advisory opinion. Although non- those attending the march were Andreas said that adherence to the Minsk accords is von Beckerath, Sweden’s ambassador to StroyGazMontazh had specialized only in binding, an ICJ advisory opinion is still con- the only way to end the fighting in eastern building natural gas pipelines and relevant sidered sufficiently authoritative in interna- Ukraine, which has killed more than 9,300 (Continued on page 12) energy-sector infrastructure. The contract tional law. And as such, it could be quite specified the start of steady motor traffic useful to Kyiv not just in the context of the and test rail runs by December 2018, and Kerch bridge, but also as it plans future the completion of the entire project by June legal strategies for returning Crimea to 30, 2019 (Rosavtodor.ru, July 2, 2015). Ukraine. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Moscow promises responses to U.S. and NATO activities by Pavel K. Baev es with its own snap drills that tended to be of airstrikes (Kommersant, June 10). The it is economic prosperity and not military Eurasia Daily Monitor at least twice as large; presently, the picture arrival of the U.S. aircraft carrier Harry S. power that constitutes the key characteris- is strikingly different. Truman to the eastern Mediterranean was tic of a “great power” (Kommersant, June Dmitry Peskov, the press secretary to It is certainly not the case that Russia is duly noted in Moscow, but the combat 10). This shift in public mood plays into the President Vladimir Putin, is generally not doing nothing. Two army brigades are being order of the Russian naval squadron in the hands of economic pragmatists, such as known for eloquence. But his comment on redeployed from the Volga-Urals region Syrian waters was left unchanged (Gazeta. Alexei Kudrin, who try to convince Mr. June 7 about the North Atlantic Treaty closer to the borders with Ukraine without ru, June 6). Apparently, the Russian top Putin that a return to growth and prosperi- Organization’s exercises in the Baltic region any public fanfare (RBC, June 11). This most brass are more worried about the risks to ty is possible only with a reduction in geo- stands out both for its convolutedness and probably fits into the plans for building Russia’s own forces than about the lack of political tensions (Politcom.ru, June 6). uncharacteristic meekness. His point, three new divisions in the Western direc- success in suppressing Syrian rebels of var- Russia’s ambivalent self-restraint in the reproduced by all Russian mainstream tion, announced by Defense Minister Sergei ious persuasions, particularly as yet anoth- last couple of months is probably an attempt media, can be approximately translated as: Shoigu at the start of the year (Gazeta.ru, er fighter jet crashed, outside Moscow, in at such de-escalation, but there are few rea- “In any case, such exercises, which have a June 1; see Eurasia Daily Monitor, January recent days (RBC, June 9). sons to believe that it will pay any dividends. legend based on rather straightforward 19, April 5). It is possible that the plan for Russian ambiguity and slowness in The resonance in the West of Russia’s gross identification in the quite clear direction, deploying batteries of Iskander-M tactical delivering on the promised responses to all violations of the norms of international they do not contribute to the atmosphere of missiles to the Kaliningrad region and to sorts of challenges may be aimed at exploit- behavior far outweighs any impression trust and security” (RIA Novosti, June 7). Crimea is also being implemented in a clan- ing divisions in the Western camp. Indeed, made by a pause in Russian military exercis- Mr. Peskov’s elliptic reference to the lack of destine manner (Nezavisimoe Voennoe it makes perfect sense to postpone the es – particularly since the hostility of trust between Moscow and the West in fact Obozrenie, June 3). probing of NATO vulnerabilities in the Moscow’s anti-Western rhetoric has highlights the unusual self-restraint pres- Allegedly, these secret missile redeploy- Baltic theater until after the Warsaw sum- remained severe. Mr. Putin may wish to ent in Russia’s military behavior over the ments, if true, are being made in response to mit (Slon.ru, June 10). The Kremlin is upset increase his space for maneuver, but the past couple of months. This moderation – the opening of the U.S. missile defense base with the firm position taken by Germany on Kremlin’s promises to forcefully respond to while sometimes camouflaged by harsh in , which Mr. Putin pointedly con- the need to contain the Russian challenge, NATO’s strengthening containment capabili- rhetoric – remains largely unexplained. demned as a “direct threat” to Russia’s secu- but holds out hope for a heavy blow to ties and to the imaginary encroachments on NATO’s Anakonda 2016 exercises in rity (Ezhednevny Zhurnal, May 30). This Europe’s unity should the United Kingdom Russia’s security frontiers keep multiplying. Poland and the Baltops 2016 naval exercis- U.S. missile defense facility is incapable of vote to leave the European Union in the Although nobody is going to hold Mr. es in the Baltic Sea are being thoroughly threatening Russia’s overwhelming strategic upcoming referendum (Novaya Gazeta, Putin to these promises, he knows that he covered by the Russian media, and there is nuclear forces. And neither could the SM-3 June 6). The key matter here is certainly the can demand loyalty from the disgruntled no shortage of hysterical commentary missile interceptors be converted into strike relaxation of the sanctions regime, even if and squabbling “siloviki” (security services (Rossiiskaya Gazeta, June 8; Nezavisimaya weapons by a mere “change of software” (as 71 percent of Russians now expect that personnel) only as long as he keeps proving Gazeta, June 6). Mr. Putin claims). Nonetheless, Moscow’s sanctions will be prolonged for another the firmness of his ruling hand. As long as Meanwhile, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign desire to counter the long-prepared U.S. year (Levada.ru, June 8). the demonstrated prudence serves the pur- Affairs issued several vague promises to “aggressive” step was unmistakable – Such expectations reflect the growing pose of deception and “maskirovka” respond to these exercises, including in the although any overt tangible response has public pessimism about Russia’s economic (Russian military deception), it is perfectly case of the USS Porter, which recently paid apparently been postponed (New Times, prospects, and no amount of upbeat propa- fine, but going for real compromises risks a planned visit to the Black Sea (Lenta.ru, June 10). ganda can counter the impact of steadily showing weakness. Attempting another pro- June 10). Nevertheless, no aggressive Signs of the same cautiousness can also falling incomes. Mr. Putin is trying to put a active move might be a safer option, but Mr. Russian intercepts or mock attacks have be seen in the conduct of Russia’s military positive spin on the carefully doctored mac- Putin needs to score on the cheap – and the been registered so far, and the official news intervention in Syria. On June 10, in Tehran, ro-economic statistics, but the contraction bills for the earlier “victories” keep piling up. agencies are even airing Western military Mr. Shoigu discussed with his Iranian and of domestic consumption is set to deepen opinions on professional and problem-free Syrian counterparts the course of the offen- (RBC, June 8). The article above is reprinted from encounters with the Russians (RIA Novosti, sive operation against Raqqa, the strong- Meanwhile, enthusiasm about effective Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from June 11). In 2015, Russia conspicuously hold of the Islamic State. However, he did power projection in Syria has dissipated, its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, responded to any scheduled NATO exercis- not commit to any increase in the intensity and Russians now express the opinion that www.jamestown.org. Russia is feeling “pain” Afanasyev and Soloshenko freed of U.S. sanctions, says Nuland in Kyiv-Moscow prisoner exchange by Mike Eckel the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire accords aimed at resolving the conflict RFE/RL between Russia-backed separatists and WASHINGTON – A top U.S. official says Kyiv’s forces in eastern Ukraine. economic sanctions continue to be the “I think the largest piece of leverage that most powerful leverage Washington has we have on Russia is the sustainment over over Russia, and that those measures have two years of deep and comprehensive sanc- thwarted potential Russian efforts to seize tions across the U.S. and the EU countries,” larger swaths of Ukrainian territory, includ- Ms. Nuland told the Senate Foreign ing the capital. Relations Committee. “So again this is why Victoria Nuland, assistant secretary of we are advocating – because Minsk is not state for European and Eurasian Affairs, being implemented – that the sanctions also told lawmakers on June 7 that Moscow have to be rolled over again,” she added. remained in violation or “out of compliance Pressed by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) with” some major arms-control treaties, about the effectiveness of the sanctions, Ms. including the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuland insisted that they have impacted Nuclear Forces Treaty, known as the INF. Russian policy. Coming just weeks before an important “We have deterred further land grabs in Presidential Administration of Ukraine NATO summit in Warsaw (July 8-9), Ms. Ukraine, and that was a real risk when we Yuriy Soloshenko (left) and Hennadiy Afanasyev in Ukraine on June 14 after their Nuland’s comments before a Senate com- first started with sanctions – that they release in a prisoner exchange with Russian authorities. mittee gave some indication of what that would try to run all the way to Kyiv and whose jailing of the military aviator and summit’s agenda will include, with Russian Kharkiv,” she said. “I will tell you now that RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service other Ukrainians has been criticized by the military maneuvers in Eastern Europe and the Russians are now openly talking about Two Ukrainians have lambasted Russia United States, the European Union and the Middle East likely to take center stage. the pain of sanctions, including when we after being freed from jail there and flown international rights groups. That summit will be preceded by a meet- work with them on the Minsk thing. So they home in the second high-profile prisoner They were pardoned by President Putin ing of European Union leaders in Brussels know what it’s going to take to get these exchange in weeks, with one saying he was and exchanged for two people – also (June 28-29), where officials are expected to sanctions rolled back.” tortured and another predicting the two Ukrainians – who were in Ukrainian custo- renew sanctions against Russia that were Michael Carpenter, a top Russia official countries would be “enemies” as long as dy on charges related to their alleged sup- imposed alongside analogous U.S. measures from the Defense Department who also tes- Vladimir Putin is in the Kremlin. port for pro-Russian separatism. following Moscow’s forcible annexation of tified before the committee, warned that Ukraine’s Crimea Peninsula in 2014. Russia was adding more weaponry and Hennadiy Afanasyev and Yuriy The releases could suggest that Moscow U.S. and European officials have linked military capability to the Black Sea penin- Soloshenko arrived in Kyiv on June 14, is seeking to erode support in the West for the lifting of those sanctions – which, sula in an effort to prevent the United three weeks after an exchange that brought the continuation of sanctions imposed on together with the drop in world oil prices, Nadiya Savchenko back to Ukraine after have pummeled the Russian economy – to (Continued on page 7) nearly two years in custody in Russia, (Continued on page 4) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

OBITUARY An ardent community activist, Dr. John Hvozda, 1927-2016

by Lida Hvozda Buniak studies in Syracuse University and two American Association of University small children, he earned his L.L.D. in Professors, and the New York State Russian S yraCUSE, N.Y. – Dr. John Hvozda peace- administrative law, magna cum laude. and Eastern European Association. fully passed on the evening of June 5, while As a political science professor at Cayuga Dr. Hvozda was a prolific writer, author- being visited and comforted by loving fami- County Community College (1963-1982), ing over 118 newspaper articles in such ly members and dear friends, namely, his Dr. Hvozda conceived the idea of creating a publications as Svoboda, Sivach, The devoted wife, Valentyna; son, John Ivan Model United Nations Conference in con- Ukrainian Weekly and The Syracuse Post Hvozda, with his wife, Sofia Hvozda; daugh- junction with the Council of International Standard, to name just a few. Dr. Hvozda ter, Lida Hvozda Buniak, with her husband Relations and United Nations Affairs and a was also the editor of the book “Annals of Dr. Borys Buniak; grandchildren William, handful of high schools. Within 10 years of the World Lemko Federation.” The publica- Nicholas, Zachary and Adriana Buniak; sis- its inception in 1964, under the direction of tion, written in Ukrainian with brief com- ter Anastasia Majkowycz and niece Lesia Dr. Hvozda, the Model U.N. Conference had mentaries and summaries in English, was Reubsamen. expanded its scope to colleges as well, and introduced to stimulate scholarship and to Dr. Hvozda was born on February 20, its participants grew in number to more provide an outlet for the publication of sig- 1927, in Wysoczany, Ukraine. In 1944, dur- than 300 annually. Dr. Hvozda was honored nificant contributions in Ukrainian Lemko ing World War II, at age 15, he left his as a recipient of the “Salute to New Citizens studies, such as history, geography and dia- beloved Ukraine, as well as his mother, Award” presented by the Citizens lects of Lemkivshchyna, and Lemko music Maria, father, Vasyl, and younger brother, Foundation of Syracuse. and ballads. Dmytro, to attempt to facilitate safe passage As a consistently active member of the When asked why he chose to become a for his older sister, Anastasia, in the search Ukrainian community, he was the founder U.S. citizen, Dr. Hvozda explained, “I wanted for her husband abroad, then a war veter- of the Syracuse chapter of the Ukrainian to become a member of a society in which an. Due to circumstances of war, John was Dr. John Hvozda American Youth Association, a scoutmaster the status of the individual is not deter- eventually separated from his sister and in Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, mined by his family ties, religion, race or sent to several displaced persons (DP) participated in numerous Air Force boxing president of the World Lemko Federation, nationality, but by the extent he is capable camps in Austria and Bavaria. matches. Sgt. Hvozda received the National president of the Syracuse branch of the of developing himself on his own initiative, At the Schauenstein DP camp, at the age Defense Service Medal and a Good Conduct Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, and on the basis of his positive contribution of 17, he completed his secondary school Medal. director of the Ukrainian Free University to society.” studies at a nearby American refugee camp. After four years of military service, Mr. Foundation, board member of the United Funeral services were conducted on Mr. Hvozda subsequently entered law Hvozda came to Syracuse to continue his Nations Association of Central New York June 10 at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian school at the Ukrainian Free University in studies at Syracuse University’s Maxwell and chief editor of the Lemko News. Catholic Church, with interment at St. John Munich, Germany, graduating in 1950. In School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He Dr. Hvozda was also a member of the the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery. 1950, he was able to receive sponsorship obtained his M.A. in international law and Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences Memorial contributions may be made to and immigrate to the United States. relations in 1958 and completed course (U.S.) and a member of the board of advi- Syracuse’s Lesia Ukrainka School of During the Korean War, Mr. Hvozda work toward a doctorate. Mr. Hvozda re- sors of the Federation of Ukrainian Student Ukrainian Studies (checks may be made served honorably as a U.S. Air Force ser- entered the Ukrainian Free University in Organizations of America (known by its payable to “Ridna Shkola”). Contributions geant, where he inspected planes. In addi- Munich in 1965 and three years later, with Ukrainian-based acronym as SUSTA). He may also be made to the St. John the Baptist tion, as a natural-born athlete, Sgt. Hvozda his wife having recently completed her was also a member of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic Church Roof Fund.

check-ups after their plane landed. Russian authorities in Moscow in August investigators promised he would be Afanasyev... He appealed to Western governments by 2014 and accused of trying to buy restrict- released if he renounced his Ukrainian citi- addressing foreign journalists, saying, “I ask ed components for the S-300 air-defense zenship and obtained a Russian passport, (Continued from page 3) you not to lift the sanctions [against missile system. He was sentenced in but he refused. Russia over its seizure of Crimea from Russia], continue the policy of sanctions.” October to six years in prison. Reports from Russia said that Olena Ukraine and its support for separatists in a Mr. Afanasyev is a Crimean photogra- “I think that while Putin’s regime is run- Hlishchynska and Vitaliy Didenko – two still-simmering conflict that has killed more pher who was arrested months after Russia ning Russia, it will remain our enemy, and Ukrainian journalists from the Black Sea than 9,300 people in eastern Ukraine since annexed the peninsula and sentenced to therefore we will have to do everything [we port city of Odesa who were jailed in April 2014. seven years in jail after being convicted of can] to release all our friends from Russian Ukraine last year for organizing separatist “I have endured torture and pain like plotting a terrorist act against the Russian- jails. ...They are waiting for our help and I activities – arrived in Moscow on June 14. many others,” Mr. Afanasyev, 25, told jour- imposed authorities. believe they will join us,” Mr. Soloshenko Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, nalists at the entrance to a hospital where Mr. Soloshenko, 73, is a former electron- said. who spoke to the media along with Messrs. he and Mr. Soloshenko were taken for ics-plant chief who was arrested by the He said that while he was in custody, Afanasyev and Soloshenko, said their release was made possible by the Minsk accords – agreements signed by Ukraine, THE CULMINATION OF CONFLICT Russia and the separatists and aimed to resolve the conflict in eastern Ukraine. THE UKRAINIAN-POLISH CIVIL WAR He vowed that all Ukrainians remaining AND THE EXPULSION OF UKRAINIANS in the Russian custody will be returned AFTER THE SECOND WORLD WAR home. Mr. Afanasyev’s case attracted particular attention due to the prominence of one of “Stephen Rapawy provides the rst balanced academic study of the three alleged co-conspirators, Oleh Sentsov, Polish-Ukrainian con ict in modern times without the subjective bi- a film director whose jailing drew appeals ases that have a icted earlier histories in the communist and post- from prominent figures in international communist eras...Drawing on previously published work and the cinema. extensive use of archives, Rapawy succinctly elucidates a balanced A Russian court sentenced Mr. Sentsov study of the Polish-Ukrainian con ict that is placed within historical, in August to 20 years in prison and another regional, wartime, and imperial totalitarian legacies.” defendant, Oleksander Kolchenko, to 10 – Taras Kuzio, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, years in prison. They remain in Russian University of Alberta custody. According to the Moscow-based “This comprehensive study surveys Polish-Ukrainian relations dat- Memorial Human Rights Center, more than ing back to the tenth century and follows centuries of ethnic strife, 20 Ukrainian nationals are being held in population shifts, and the formation of national states after the First Russia on politically motivated charges. World War on multi-ethnic territories, illuminating the long-term his- With reporting by UNIAN, TASS, Interfax torical processes that informed later events.” and Espreso.tv. – ibidem Press Copyright 2016, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Available for purchase at: www.rapawy.com Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-rus- Distributed by Columbia University Press sia-prisoner-exchange/27797209.html for the unabridged version of this story). No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 5 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Help where it’s needed Remembering Stalin’s deportation It’s really a sad commentary on life in Ukraine today, but it’s also a necessary rec- ognition of the reality. Today, Ukraine must care for many of its war wounded – sol- of the Baltic nations in June 1941 diers who lost limbs in the war being waged by Russia in Ukraine’s east, as well as by Paul Goble Many not sent to the camps but rather civilians caught in the crossfire. classified as “forced resettlers” died of cold, As the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation (UCEF) notes, “With the unex- Seventy-five years ago on June 1, 1941, starvation or overwork. The same pattern pected onset of war in 2014, a crucial challenge facing Ukraine has become the mod- when Stalin was Hitler’s ally, Moscow held for Latvians and Lithuanians, as well ernization of the field of physical rehabilitation.” Thus, “in response to this challenge, began the forcible deportation of tens of as yet another round of deportations from after a feasibility study conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers, a new initiative, the thousands of Estonians, Latvians and the Baltic countries in March 1949 after Rehabilitation Center with a related course of study and training, was undertaken at Lithuanians from their occupied lands to Soviet forces retook and reoccupied UCU in 2015.” the interior of the USSR. Fewer than half Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Most recently, supporters of the Ukrainian Catholic University gathered at the returned alive – an event that continues to This year, as they did privately during well-known restaurant The Manor in South Orange, N.J., in support of this trailblaz- cast a dark shadow on these countries and Soviet times and publicly after the recovery ing university’s initiatives. (See the front-page story in our May 29 issue.) Alex their relations with Moscow. of their independence, the peoples of these Kuzma, UCEF chief operating officer, underscored that UCU is a “pioneering institu- The deportation from the three occupied three countries marked this day as a tion” that has the potential to “transform Ukrainian society.” He recognized the Baltic countries of more than 40,000 peo- memorial to those who were expelled and major donation of $100,000 by the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America ple was the first mass action of its kind fol- died. Fortunately, they were now joined by toward the UCU Rehabilitation Center, specifically toward the center’s Mental Health lowing Stalin’s Anschluss of those countries others who have pledged themselves never Institute. as a result of the secret protocols of the to forget what Moscow did. Dr. Boris Lushniak, former acting U.S. surgeon general and a leading international Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact that made the The justice ministers of the three Baltic public health expert, spoke of issues related to the war in Ukraine, including trauma, Soviet Union and Nazi Germany allies. countries together with their counterparts stress, rehabilitation, the war wounded and internally displaced persons. He told the Earlier senior officials in the overthrown from Poland and Ukraine issued a joint fund-raising gathering that there is a need for physical and occupational therapy, men- governments of the three Baltic states were statement declaring that “history cannot be tal health screenings and PTSD treatment options, and that these should be made available not only to soldiers but to civilians as well. It is in response to these challeng- arrested and exiled, most to their deaths. changed or forgotten especially because es, he pointed out, that UCU is looking ahead to developing a School of Public Health. But on June 13, 14, 15 and 16, the Soviet today there are still living witnesses of the Meanwhile, the Ukrainian National Foundation (UNF), the Markian Paslawsky occupiers gathered up as many Estonians, crimes that were committed” (ru.delfi.lt/ Fund and the Kyiv-based International Alliance for Fraternal Assistance (IAFA) are Latvians and Lithuanians as they could news/live/glavy-minyustov-stran-baltii- working together to develop a modern rehabilitation space at the State according to categories that had been polshi-i-ukrainy-osudili-deportacii- Enterprise for Prosthetics and Mobility. This, as was noted in a front-page story in worked out long before 1941. 1941-goda.d?id=71550814&rsslink=true). our June 5 issue, is one of the few facilities in Ukraine where prosthetic limbs are According to an article in Estonian The five ministers pointed out that the made and where war victims are fitted with them. World, that plan called for the deportation Soviet Union by this act, and others as well, As a result of the joint efforts of the aforementioned three organizations, the Lviv of all those in the following categories and sought to deprive people of their spirit and facility, which is envisioned as a national rehabilitation center, will also be able to their families: “all the members of the for- memory of independent statehood. provide comprehensive physical therapy and life skills training. Thus, a person mer governments, higher state officials and “However, [even such] crimes against newly fitted with prosthetic hands or feet will not only receive the physical therapy judges, higher military personnel, former humanity cannot destroy spirits striving for necessary to properly use the devices, but will undergo occupational therapy to politicians, members of voluntary state freedom,” despite the continuing efforts of develop skills needed to prepare food, take care of daily hygienic needs and even defense organizations, members of student some to deny what happened. drive a vehicle. organizations, persons having actively par- And the five decried that “the official As readers will recall, the Markian Paslawsky Fund was organized by the family ticipated in anti-Soviet armed combat, rhetoric of Russia remains what it has and friends of the Ukrainian American who died while fighting with a volunteer bat- Russian émigrés, security police officers always been: the crimes are denied and the talion in the battle of Illovaisk. Representatives of the Paslawsky family and the IAFA and police officers, representatives of for- Soviet past and its leaders are praised to agreed that developing a modern rehabilitation facility in Ukraine was a worthwhile eign companies and, in general, all people the skies.” Those who remember the depor- endeavor. The Ukrainian National Foundation (which is affiliated with the Ukrainian having contacts abroad, entrepreneurs and tations of June 1941 know just how wrong National Association and performs charitable activities on its behalf) has played a bankers, clergymen and members of the and even ill-intentioned such claims are. key role in generating much-needed funding, which allowed the project to progress. Red Cross” (estonianworld.com/life/esto- But perhaps the highlight of this year’s “The UNA saw this as a great opportunity to help Ukrainian soldiers, who have sacri- nia-remembers-the-soviet-deportations/). day of memory was the visit of Crimean ficed so much for Ukraine’s independence and territorial integrity,” commented UNA Taken together, such people constituted Tatar singer Jamala to Vilnius and her Treasurer Roma Lisovich. 23 percent of Estonia’s population at the meeting with Lithuanian President Dalia Now there’s more good news in that the UNF and the Paslawsky Fund are in talks time. Similar measures were adopted and Grybauskaite – a meeting that a Russian with the Ukrainian Catholic University to work together for the rehabilitation of war taken in Latvia and Lithuania. What made commentator condemned (bloknot.ru/v- victims (Stay tuned for more information on this endeavor in the coming weeks.) this act of genocide even worse was that a mire/zhertvy-deportatsij-gribauskajte-i- Stating that “the need is great” for such initiatives, Nestor Paslawsky, the late large number of people were deported not dzhamala-soshlis-na-nenavisti-k-sssr- Markian’s brother, said is it inspiring to see what can be done with “enthusiastic sup- because they were in these categories, but 449544.html). port and commitment to a worthy cause.” because others wanted their housing or “to The Lithuanian leader said that it was All the organizations mentioned in this editorial have shown us the way to pro- settle scores.” entirely appropriate that the Crimean Tatar vide real help where it’s truly needed in Ukraine. Let’s follow their lead and support The Baltic people subject to this decree singer who won the Eurovision contest the cause. had no appeal and only a single hour to with her song recalling the deportation of pack before being loaded onto cattle cars. her people by the Soviet government In Estonia alone, “Over 7,000 women, chil- should be in Vilnius on the 75th anniversa- dren and elderly people were among the ry of the first mass deportations of deported …more than 25 percent of all the Lithuanians and other Baltic nations by the June Turning the pages back... people deported in June 1941 were minors same government. (under 16 years of age). [And] the deporta- Jamala’s coming on that day, she said, Last year, on June 22, 2015, the European Union extended the tions also severely affected Estonia’s Jewish was “symbolic” of the fact that “Soviet 22 duration of sanctions imposed on Russia for its role in the con- population – more than 400 Estonian Jews, crimes will never be forgotten.” flict in Ukraine for an additional six months. The Kremlin noted approximately 10 percent of the Estonian 2015 that it was the 74th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s invasion of Jewish population, were among the deport- Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on the Soviet Union. ees.” ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia In March 2015, the EU linked the sanctions to the complete The travails of those deported did not who has served in various capacities in the implementation of the Minsk agreements. The June 22 decision by the EU that included end there or even in the difficult places to U.S. State Department, the Central asset freezes on some Russian companies and individuals as well as travel bans was which they were sent. At the end of the first Intelligence Agency and the International prompted by Russia’s destabilizing role in eastern Ukraine and Russia’s actions in Crimea year, special Soviet commissions came to Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice since its annexation. Also in June 2015, the G-7 extended sanctions for an additional six the camps and settlements and had “hun- of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio months. dreds of the detainees” shot. “By the spring Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for The Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry denounced the EU extension of sanctions as “cyni- International Peace. The article above is cal” and a victory of “the Russophobe lobby” in Europe. of 1942,” Estonian World reports, “of the Russia’s Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev, a former KGB colleague of more than 3,000 men dispatched to prison reprinted with permission from his blog President Vladimir Putin, explained Moscow’s interpretation of the situation in Ukraine as camps, only a couple of hundred were still called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- being manufactured by the U.S.’s intent to occupy Russia’s territory and exploit its natural alive.” woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). resources as part of a worldwide conspiracy to destroy Russia as an independent state. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg summarized the dominant Western opinion: ABOUT OUR NEXT ISSUE “There can be no doubt that Russia is responsible for aggressive actions in Europe. And that’s the reason why we, NATO, are responding in a defensive way.” The Ukrainian Weekly’s next edition will be a double issue dated Pavel Felgenhauer analyzed the two sides: “Irrespective of the true reality of the situa- June 26/July 3 that will be mailed to readers on June 24. tion, both sides believe they are on the defensive and under threat. Neither side is really Following the Independence Day holiday in the U.S., The Weekly’s subse- quent issue will be dated July 10. (Continued on page 18) No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 7 FOR THE RECORD PERSPECTIVES

U.S. Commission by Andrew Fedynsky established 40 years ago Following are excerpts from a statement prehensive definition of security – which by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Md.), ranking member includes respect for human rights and fun- Donald Trump, Ukraine of the U.S. Commission on Security and damental freedoms as a principle guiding Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki relations between states – we have Commission) as it appeared in the reviewed the records of all participating and other things Congressional Record of May 26. Sen. Cardin countries, including our own and those of Let me put it bluntly: If you care for Lev Dobriansky, a staunch Republican, lam- has been a Helsinki commissioner since our friends and allies. Ukraine, you cannot vote for Donald basted President Ford’s position as “pre- 1993, when he was still a member of the From its Cold War origins, the Helsinki Trump. If you care for America, you cannot posterous and shocking” and withdrew Commission adapted well to changing cir- House of Representatives; he chaired the vote for Trump. support for his own party’s candidate. commission in 2007-2015. cumstances, new challenges, and new For Ukrainians and many others, Mr. Most Ukrainian Americans and other eth- opportunities. It has done much to ensure Trump’s and Russian President Vladimir nics followed his lead and Mr. Carter won. … on June 3, 1976, U.S. President Gerald U.S. support for democratic development in As president, Mr. Carter rewarded the Ford signed into law a bill establishing the East-Central Europe and continues to push Putin’s mutual admiration is utterly alarm- Captive Nations Coalition, famously Commission on Security and Cooperation for greater respect for human rights in ing, starting with his proposal to pull the in Europe, more commonly known as the Russia and the countries of the Caucasus U.S. out of NATO. Doing so would under- announcing that America’s policy toward U.S. Helsinki Commission. …the commis- and Central Asia. The commission has par- mine 75 years of a successful global securi- communism would no longer be based on sion has played a particularly significant ticipated in the debates of the 1990s on ty policy even as it would fulfill Russia’s fear, implicitly contrasting it to the Ford role in U.S. foreign policy. how the United States should respond to strategic goal going back to Joseph Stalin. administration deference to the Kremlin on First, the commission provided the U.S. conflicts in the Balkans, particularly Bosnia Ominously, Mr. Trump has the team to dissident arrests and related issues. Guided Congress with a direct role in the policy- and Kosovo and elsewhere, and it does the make that happen. His campaign manager by his National Security Advisor Zbigniew making process. Members and staff of the same today in regard to Russia’s aggression is Paul Manafort, a Washington lobbyist Brzezinski, President Carter attacked the commission have been integrated into offi- towards Ukraine. It has pushed U.S. policy who specializes in representing dictators Soviet government at its greatest vulnera- cial U.S. delegations to meetings and con- to take action to combat trafficking in per- few others want anything to do with: bility: human rights and nationalities. ferences of what is historically known as sons, anti-Semitism and racism, and intol- whether Philippine autocrat Ferdinand Robert Gates, who served both the Helsinki process. …As elected officials, erance and corruption, as well as other Marcos, Congo despot Mobutu Sese Seko or Republican and Democratic presidents, cred- our ideas reflecting the interests of con- problems which are not confined to one Ukraine’s pro-Russian President Viktor its Mr. Carter with being “the first president cerned American citizens are better repre- country’s borders. … Yanukovych. According to The Washington during the Cold War to challenge publicly sented in U.S. diplomacy as a result of the I think it is important to mention that Post, the Guardian, Politico and many other and consistently the legitimacy of Soviet commission. There is no other country that the hard work we do on the Helsinki publications, Mr. Manafort reaped millions rule at home… the first steps toward the has a comparable body, reflecting the sin- Commission is not a job requirement for a orchestrating Mr. Yanukovych’s return to beginning of the end of the Soviet Union.” gular role of our legislature as a separate member of Congress. Rather than being a power in Ukraine, he has close ties to cor- Thank you, Dr. Dobriansky. Disregarding branch of government in the conduct of for- responsibility, it is something many of us rupt Ukrainian oligarchs, Russian orga- his own personal political interest, he acted eign policy. The commission’s long-term choose to do because it is rewarding to nized crime figures and, through those con- on principle that affected not only ethnics commitment to this effort has resulted in a secure the release of a longtime political nections, to Mr. Putin himself. but America’s national interests. Doing so, valuable institutional memory and exper- prisoner, to reunify a family, to observe One of Mr. Manafort’s hires as top ener- he helped to swing the election and change tise in European policy possessed by few elections in a country eager to learn the gy advisor to the Trump campaign is Carter history. others in the U.S. foreign affairs community. meaning of democracy for the first time, to Page. In an article in the conservative How permanently damaging to him was Second, the commission was part of a enable individuals to worship in accor- National Review, “Trump: the Kremlin’s that? In the1980 election, Dr. Dobriansky larger effort since the late 1970s to dance with their faiths, to know that poli- Candidate,” Mr. Page was revealed to be a returned to the Republican fold to support enhance consideration of human rights as cies we advocated have meant increased consultant to and investor in Russia’s state- Ronald Reagan, who took up the baton an element in U.S. foreign policy decision- freedom for millions of individuals in run gas company, Gazprom, with a direct from President Carter for a relentless cam- making. Reps. Millicent Fenwick of New numerous countries, and to present the financial interest in ending sanctions. He’s paign against the Soviet Union. By the way, Jersey and Dante Fascell of Florida created United States as a force for positive change published articles charging the Maidan was Mr. Reagan also appointed Dr. Dobriansky the commission as a vehicle to ensure that in this world. as an ambassador. His daughter Paula went human rights violations raised by dissident …as much as the commission has a CIA plot and describing Ukraine as a run- away Russian province. Right out of Mr. on to a distinguished diplomatic career of groups in the Soviet Union and the accomplished in its four decades, there her own in Republican administrations and Communist countries of Eastern Europe continues to be work to be done in its fifth, Putin’s playbook. As GOP nominee, Mr. Trump will get the remains active today. were no longer ignored in U.S. policy. In and the challenges ahead are no less than I cite Lev Dobriansky as a profile in keeping with the Helsinki Final Act’s com- those of the past. customary national security briefing. This is causing enormous concern in America’s courage because America today, as it was intelligence community. Buzzfeed, The in 1976, is confronted by a history-chang- ing election. permitting overflights, and noted that a U.S. Washington Post, Reuters, etc. cite U.S. intel- But before I go on, I have to make a criti- refusal to allow the requested Russian ligence officials who fear Mr. Trump’s brash Russia is feeling... cal distinction. Mr. Ford had been a good flight would potentially hurt future U.S. style and his staff ties to Russia will lead to president working to heal a nation trauma- (Continued from page 3) flights. damaging leaks. As a result, CNN reports, tized by Watergate and crippled by infla- States or its allies from operating in the Ms. Nuland also touched on the the GOP candidate will get only a watered tion. He was eminently qualified to remain region. Kremlin’s longstanding accusation that down, “vanilla briefing” on intelligence. chief executive and commander-in-chief. Both Ms. Nuland and Mr. Carpenter were NATO’s eastward expansion in the 1990s is So again: no one who cares about And it was not just Mr. Ford and the 1976 also pressed by senators on Russian com- to blame for the current tensions in Europe, America and its global leadership can vote election. I’m a partisan Democrat – a pliance with the INF treaty, as well as with saying Moscow failed to take advantage of for Donald Trump. On the other hand, how founding member of the National the 2002 Open Skies agreements. Western offers for greater collaboration. can a loyal Republican support a Democrat Democratic Ethnic Coordinating Council The State Department has charged that An article published recently in a for president? It’s happened before. GOP who campaigned for Democrats going back Russia is building a ground-launched cruise Harvard University academic journal, and Senate leader Mitch McConnell voted for decades – but when Republicans won the missile that violates the INF. Moscow has an accompanying op-ed in the Los Angeles Lyndon Johnson in 1964 because he dis- White House, I accepted that they were consistently denied those allegations and Times, argued that NATO and the United agreed with his party’s candidate, Barry capable leaders with a team that was ready asserted that a U.S. missile defense system States violated assurances given in the Goldwater, on civil rights. to run the world’s greatest and oldest for Eastern Europe violates the treaty. waning days of the Soviet Union that the And then, most famously, there’s the democracy. On the Open Skies treaty, which allows alliance would not seek to absorb former 1976 Ford-Carter race in which Republican 2016 is different. By any measure, Mr. treaty members to conduct aerial inspec- Warsaw Pact members. incumbent President Gerald Ford in a Trump is not qualified and not only tions of one another’s territory to review “I completely reject this narrative of nationally televised debate declared, because he’s Mr. Putin’s man. Here’s what military facilities and troop positioning, grievance that it’s somehow our fault,” said “There is no Soviet domination of Eastern his fellow-Republicans say about Trump: “a Russia is seeking to conduct a U.S. flight the assistant secretary of state. Europe.” The moderator couldn’t believe dangerous con man” (Sen. Marco Rubio); using new high-tech cameras and surveil- “I frankly think that Russia did not take what he’d just heard. “I’m sorry…what?” “pathological liar,” “utterly amoral,” “a nar- lance equipment. advantage of the opportunity that NATO put and gave Mr. Ford the opportunity to back cissist at a level I don’t think this country’s But some senators and Defense before it for cooperation,” Ms. Nuland added. off. Instead, he defended his statement and “We really could have gotten to a place with ever seen,” “a serial philanderer” (Sen. Ted Department officials worry the overflight with that doomed his candidacy. Gov. a different attitude in the Kremlin.” Cruz); “a cancer on conservatism” (Gov. will reveal too much to the Russians. Jimmy Carter called it “ridiculous” and in Rick Perry); “a complete idiot” (Karl Rove). Moreover, the State Department has alleged the days following rallied millions of eth- Copyright 2016, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted Sen. Lindsay Graham said: “I don’t think he Russia is improperly restricting U.S. flights nics to his campaign. Indeed, Ukrainian with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ has the judgment, the temperament or the over strategic regions in the Caucasus and Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Congress Committee of America President experience to deal with what we’re facing.” over the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see And there’s more. Both Ms. Nuland and Mr. Carpenter http://www.rferl.org/content/arti- Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is defended the treaty and its procedures for cle/27785575.html). [email protected] (Continued on page 18) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

Andriy Shegera The Bandura Trio with Oksana and Sviatoslav Stus. The Ukrainian Brass Orchestra from Sacramento, directed by Oleksandr Zhuravel. Rev. Alexis Limonczenko in a procession to the gravesite of Orthodox Church in Athens, he began writing for political Californians... Honcharenko and his wife. publications in London, describing societal injustices in his The gravesite is under a large tree on a breathtaking native land, Ukraine. Arrested and imprisoned in (Continued from page 1) scenic cliff overlooking the Bay Area – a fitting final resting Constantinople, he escaped into a lifetime of exile as a fugi- community and clergy from the United States and Canada, place for a man with a deep love and respect for his land. tive from tsarist Russia. including Metropolitan Constantine from the Ukrainian Matthew Moore, park ranger at Garin Regional Park, Though times were hard, Honcharenko maintained his Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. researched, carved and constructed new Orthodox crosses faith and was quoted as saying, “Tribulations are my dis- Ukrainian and American flags flew in the mid morning especially for the event, and Mark Pearson, Garin Regional tinctions, poverty – my glory.” At this time he changed his breeze as men and women in traditional Ukrainian attire Park supervisor, was instrumental in working with the name to Agapius Honcharenko to protect family members welcomed guests. The Ukrainian Brass Orchestra from Agapius Honcharenko Committee in organizing the event. still in Ukraine. He traveled throughout much of Europe Sacramento, directed by Oleksandr Zhuravel, opened the The panakhyda and blessing of the gravesites was con- and the United States looking for a place to call home, ceremony with performances of the Ukrainian and ducted by all three priests, demonstrating the admiration befriending many leading world leaders and political fig- American national anthems followed by a customary and deep respect felt for Honcharenko among the entire ures along the way. ancient Ukrainian welcoming with salt and bread by local Ukrainian American community. It is documented that Honcharenko was a key influencer Ukrainian children and opening remarks from masters of This successful event was a cooperation between the of the purchase of from Russia by the United States ceremonies Olga Honchariv Vose and Maria Tscherepenko. Agapius Honcharenko Committee and Garin Regional Park and was invaluable in aiding the U.S. government in acquir- Before the panakhyda, guests were treated to perfor- (part of the East Bay Regional Park District). The Agapius ing the land. From 1868 to 1872, Honcharenko assisted the mances of traditional Ukrainian songs by Oksana and Honcharenko Committee was a unified effort of the following U.S. forces in Alaska by writing the first English-Russian Sviatoslav Stus, the Koliada Vocal Ensemble conducted by organizations and churches: Ukrainian American grammar book while singlehandedly publishing the Alaska Coordinating Council of Northern California, ; Herald, the first English-, Russian- and Ukrainian-language Andriy Khryshtafovych, mezzo-soprano Maria Ukrainian Heritage Club of Northern California, Sacramento; newspaper in the United States. Its first two editions con- Tscherepenko, and the mother-daughter duo of Julianna St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Church, San Francisco; tained the U.S. Constitution, translated into Russian “to Filipenko and Ivanna Taratula Filipenko, as well as special Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, San enlighten the Muscovites [a reference to former Russian bandura performances from the Bandura Trio of Northern Francisco; St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Mission, Santa colonists] of Alaska as to their duties and privileges now California consisting of Ola H. Oliynyk (Merited Artist of Clara; St. Andrew Ukrainian Catholic Church, Sacramento; the that they are U.S. citizens.” The Alaska Herald was key in Ukraine), Roman Ritachka and Olesia Ritachka (from Consulate General of Ukraine in San Francisco; Ukrainian assimilating former Russian citizens in Alaska into Sacramento and Weaverville, Calif., respectively). National Women’s League of America Chapter 107, San Jose; American culture. Many guests joined in singing familiar songs. As Ms. and Maydan, San Francisco. The Ukrainian Federal Credit Having traveled much of the world, Honcharenko and Tscherepenko shared, “Ukraine is a country of music and Union of Sacramento was one of the sponsors of the event. his wife eventually settled in Hayward in 1873 on a dance – it is how we [Ukrainians] celebrate and continue 40-acre homestead he named Ukraina Ranch. During that Life of Honcharenko keeping our history and traditions. We are called the sing- time he welcomed victims of the 1906 San Francisco earth- ing nation.” A Ukrainian patriot, prominent scholar and champion of quake onto his land, hosted Ukrainian and Canadian The consul general of Ukraine in San Francisco, Sergiy freedom, the Rev. Agapius Honcharenko made his home in Americans from all over the country and even established Aloshyn, gave a moving speech about the example what is now Garin Regional Park in Hayward, Calif., part of an experimental commune in 1902. The Honcharenkos Honcharenko set for current Ukrainian Americans. Norman the East Bay Regional Park District. lived on their land in the Hayward hills until Albina’s death Fobert of the Hayward Area Historical Society spoke of The homestead and the gravesite of Honcharenko and in 1915 and Agapius’ death in 1916. Honcharenko as embodying the “flavor of Hayward.” his wife, Albina, are now a state historic landmark thanks Agapius Honcharenko was truly a great man who loved Having been a fugitive and exiled Ukrainian Orthodox to the efforts of the Ukrainian American Coordinating his Ukrainian heritage, an early champion of human rights priest, Honcharenko embraced his new Hayward commu- Council of Northern California (UACC), which won an over and a fighter for the cause of freedom who had great nity and became a spiritual leader and mainstay of the 35-year struggle to have the site officially recognized. respect for what the United States of America embodied. community. Mr. Fobert spoke enthusiastically of Honcharenko owned and lived on the land until his Noted in American history as “that man from Ukraine Honcharenko’s unrivaled agricultural skills in the region, death in 1916. The land was later purchased by the Meillke who played a vital role in the growth of the American his mastery of over 12 languages and his popularity among family, who owned the land until 1991, at which time the nation,” Honcharenko truly personified what it means to be other residents of the early Hayward community. East Bay Regional District took ownership. All that remains a great humanitarian. Given the aggressive and tragic events Ms. Vose spoke of her father and uncle, the Rev. of the original homestead is the foundation of the chicken happening today in Ukraine (reminiscent of Honcharenko’s Honchariv, of visiting Honcharenko’s gravesite in the early house, the couple’s gravesites, the 150-year-old olive trees life and times), where our Ukrainian compatriots are fight- years and how they continued the struggle to preserve the Albina Honcharenko planted and the grotto (a wind cave ing for Ukraine’s democracy and freedom, it is only fitting site and open it to the Ukrainian American community. set into the cliffs) where Honcharenko held religious ser- that Ukrainian Americans continue to preserve Following the performances and speeches, guests joined vices, including weddings and baptisms. Honcharenko’s legacy of freedom and humanitarianism. the Rev. Georgiy Tyapko of St. Michael Ukrainian Orthodox Born in Ukraine in 1832 as Andrii Humnytsky to a Honcharenko wrote in his memoirs, “My Motherland, Church in San Francisco, the Rev. Petro Dyachok of prominent Kozak family (descendants of the famous Kozak Ukraine, the source of the Kozak movement, will rise again Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church leader Ivan Bohun), Honcharenko graduated from the Kyiv like a phoenix for the good of all people proclaiming the in San Francisco and retired Ukrainian Orthodox priest the seminary in 1853. While serving as an archdeacon of the Truth to all the world.”

Ukrainian Orthodox crosses at the gravesite of Agapius Honcharenko and Albina California State Landmark No. 1025 – the Ukraina Monument. Honcharenko. No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 9 INTERVIEW: Manor College President Jonathan Peri On April 21, Jonathan Peri was inaugurat- after graduation, and higher than national ed as the ninth president – and first lay presi- average graduation rate. dent – of Manor College, located in suburban Selecting a layperson president was a Philadelphia, in Jenkintown, Pa. Leonard J. recognition that in a hyper-competitive Mazur, chairman of the Manor College marketplace, where Manor College is Board of Trustees (and co-founder of already well-positioned, a president needed Akrimax Pharmaceuticals, LLC) conducted to be chosen who could carry the torch for- the investiture ceremony. ward in new ways that will contrast it with Mr. Peri has been with Manor College peers. One example of this connection since November of last year, when he was between who we are as a Catholic Basilian selected by the board after an extensive institution of higher education and the com- national search. He succeeded Sister Mary petitive marketplace is the recent choice Cecilia Jurasinski, who served as the college’s made by Manor College to have no tuition president for 30 years and now serves as the increase for academic year 2016-2017. director of the Ukrainian Heritage Studies About that zero tuition increase for Center at Manor. the 2016-2017 school year, what makes Previously, Mr. Peri was vice-president that possible? What is the message you and general counsel at Neumann University are trying to send? (Aston, Pa.), where he was involved in major institutional decisions and strategic plan- This 0 percent increase is the kind of ning. He also served as director of the univer- entrepreneurial attitude we’re taking going sity’s Center for Leadership program, a forward because there’s multiple bottom venue for teaching ethical leadership, as well lines. Of course, strategically it projects reve- John Welsh as on Neumann’s Board of Trustees nue increases through scales, as a result it Jonathan Peri (right), the new president of Manor College, is pictured with Manor saves students from increases in the amounts College Board of Trustees Chair Leonard Mazur before the inaugural ceremony on Development Committee. April 21. Mr. Peri has also served on three educa- they have to pay out of pocket, which trans- tion-related boards in the state of lates into smaller post-collegiate debt. in grammar school, one of the nuns was es, we are blessed that the discussions Pennsylvania: the State Board of Education, Because we’re careful about it, we get to asked why she became a nun. She said: Like among each other are often close and always the Charter School Appeal Board and the keep our amazing 10:1 student teacher a tap on the shoulder, you just know. God’s very respectful. I keep an open-door policy, TAP 529 College Savings Advisory Board. ratio, which makes the difference for stu- calling can be that way, and it was for me. and people visit the office all day long. Time Mr. Peri received his Juris Doctor degree dents who don’t want to feel like sitting in a When I read Manor College’s mission as is made for as many as time will allow. In from the Widener University School of Law. classroom is like sitting in a stadium. In our America’s only Ukrainian Catholic institu- taking this approach, the community has He has completed all requirements, save for classrooms, you get to know the faculty, tion of higher education, focusing on com- been well-informed. And not just well- the dissertation, in Eastern University’s and they’re here to help. munity, endeavoring peace through educa- informed, but well-involved, as was the case Organizational Leadership Ph.D. program It’s a win-win-win-win-win, with the last tion and serving as a transformative institu- during our strategic planning process. with a concentration in education. win being: this is what we want to do in the tion for students, I felt a vocational calling Messages that are shared are not just shared Manor was founded in 1947 by the Sisters world as evidence that our mission is our to being present. to the community but with the community. of St. Basil the Great as St. Macrina College. point of difference. Our mission drives deci- How does your experience at We’ve also read about Manor’s new In 1959 it became Manor Junior College. sion-making aimed at what is authentically Neumann University translate to serv- partnerships in various fields of endeav- Today it is a two-year college offering over good for our students and community. ing Manor College? or. Would you tell us a bit about those 30 majors. (For more information, readers What motivated you to apply for the and what they mean for the students? may go to www.manor.edu.) presidency of Manor? There were many experiences gained at Following is an interview conducted with Neumann. Working closely in and with Partnerships are of several varieties. To the new college president via e-mail by Philosophically, the idea of being in a executive administration, I got to see under view the picture at its broadest level, what Roma Hadzewycz. position where others’ lives can be positive- the hood. There are a lot of moving parts in our Ukrainian community and our world ly transformed through your efforts fulfills higher education, so coordinating it all is a needs to know is that our doors are open to How did it come to pass that Manor an inner calling to serve as a positive influ- bit like orchestrating the momentum under new ideas and discussions. We are ready College opted to choose its first ever lay- ence. That inner calling is rooted in faith that hood. for new conversations to explore new pos- person as president? and upbringing. Neumann was also a faith-based institu- sibilities. We’ve done that with several About a year ago or so, National tion of higher education, so the opportuni- The Sisters of St. Basil the Great and the organizations, notably, several Ukrainian Geographic did an article about time and its ties and challenges have similarities to organizations, other colleges and universi- Manor College Board of Trustees were relationship to events and lives. There were Manor’s, and through and through what seeking someone wholly aligned in spirit ties, high schools, the local park, private some graphs. One of them showed the time energizes us each day is a knowing that businesses, government offices and the list and mission, with credentials and experi- our earth has been around versus the length God is present. ence in innovation, entrepreneurship, and goes on. For students, it means that we are of our lives. On the very, very long continu- increasing the opportunities. fiscal stewardship of the higher education um of time, our lives are just about the tini- What were your first steps at Manor? enterprise. Here’s one example: A prestigious region- est dot-point. We all choose how we will live Institutionally, there was a need for rein- al university has an evening early childhood Today’s students are seeking a cost- out such a minuscule moment before return- vigorating our defining statements; the lan- effective means of obtaining an education. education program that fits nicely as the sec- ing to our creator. Applying to the presidency guage we use to describe ourselves; the ond two years to Manor’s first two years of It’s all over the media of higher ed, as well at Manor was motivated by a worldview of mission, vision, core values. Those state- as in mainstream media. Manor College is early childhood curriculum. The discussion having intentionality around doing for oth- ments are now updated, clear and hang about a bridge between the programs is the best priced private two-year college in ers in my minuscule moment. It was heart- from our walls and halls as a declaration of happening, and has also opened the door to the entire region; one of the best in the ening to learn when I got here, that many at who we are. (See: http://www.manor.edu/ new conversations, such as whether this country. Manor offers wonderful options Manor feel so driven by the mission. about/history-mission.php.) university may become one of Manor with more than 30 degree programs, has a The mission at Manor is one that Planning was a key first step. higher than national average starting salary College’s University Center partners, where became compelling. When I was a student Understanding where we are and where Manor students can seamlessly move we’re going was and is an inclusive process. through all four years of college, on Manor’s We brought to fruition a new strategic plan, campus, because the partner university is very expeditiously, with full community and willing to bring its curriculum to our cam- board input and support. pus so that Manor students always have the Fulfilling certain key roles was a first convenience and resources of our campus. step. For example, the office of admissions at Manor was open and supported by an What does a two-year college like interim admissions director. Our search for Manor offer students working toward the position began about five weeks before I their bachelor’s degrees? Who are your took office. I was coming here once or twice students? a week leading up to the moment of formal The University Center @ Manor College is appointment. The search concluded only a center where students can earn their asso- after reviewing a significant number of ciate, undergraduate and graduate degrees exceptional applicants. Our new admissions all while taking advantage of the welcoming, director, Stephanie Walker, is moving the caring, personalized and high-quality educa- institution ambitiously in the right direction tion and values Manor College is known for. with a clear vision for getting there. Manor College only partners with top How has this been received by the col- accredited nationally and internationally lege community – the students, faculty known universities and organizations. and administration? Degrees, credentials and certificates are held to the same high standards as students Manor is a small community, so while completing that same degree at the partner Manor’s new president with Sister Mary Cecilia, president emeritus and director of communications in higher education may the college’s Ukrainian Heritage Studies Center. always face some sector-particular challeng- (Continued on page 16) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

Andrij Wowk Annette Staron-Wilson Iskra Ensemble in “Bereznianka.” Dancers from Iskra Academy, Iskra Ensemble and Voloshky in the “Kolomyika.” Iskra dancers hold fund-raising event by Christine Syzonenko WHIPPANY, N.J. – Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and Academy held a fund-raising evening on May 7 at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey to raise money for the school’s 20th anniversary concert, which will be held on Sunday, October 16, in Dolan Performance Hall at the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, N.J. Masterfully MCd by Iskra artistic director Andrij Cybyk, the sold-out evening featured top-notch entertainment, along with a delicious buffet dinner and a basket auction with an assortment of prize baskets. Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble performed several dances, starting with its iconic “Pryvit” and including a hilarious rendition of “Gossips” performed by Iskra men. Musical guests Lilia and Alex Chudolij, Olya Fryz, Oles Kuzyszyn and Stefan Szkafarowsky each offered several songs, performing from the floor and interacting with the audience, rather than singing from the stage. Although the program’s official finale was the “Hopak,” with the dancers taking the Andrij Wowk dance from the stage to the floor for the encore, the evening continued with a rousing Singer Stefan Szkafarowsky. Christine Syzonenko “Kolomyika.” Accompanied by Mr. Chudolij and Mr. Kuzyszyn, the Iskra Ensemble danc- Singer Olya Fryz. ers were joined by dancers from Iskra’s Academy and its newly added adult class, as well as by colleagues from the Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble of Philadelphia, who attended the event along with their artistic director, Taras Lewyckyj.

Andrij Wowk Andrij Wowk Annette Staron-Wilson Andrij Wowk Singer Lilia Chudolij. Accordionist Alex Chudolij. Iskra Ensemble in “Hopak.” Singer/pianist Oles Kuzyszyn.

Christine Syzonenko Christine Syzonenko The ladies of Iskra Ensemble in “Gossips.” The men of Iskra Ensemble in their take on “Gossips.” No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 11 What’s brewing in Ukraine?

by Mike Buryk until the 21st century, even though the brewing industry had a long history there. From the 11th century onward, beer was Here are profiles of three very different a popular beverage in medieval Poland and contemporary Ukrainian craft breweries in the nearby lands of Kyivan Rus’. Beer that serve a growing market for non-mass- brewing in the 13th century and later was a produced beer. special privilege (“propination”) reserved An American brewmaster in Lviv for cities and noble landlords. In the 16th century in Ukrainian lands under Poland’s What is a Portland, Oregon, area native rule, small beer breweries were developed with no Ukrainian roots doing brewing on the estates of the noble landlords (“fol- award-winning craft beer in Lviv? In May warks”). Beer was brewed using local bare- 2015 Cory McGuinness packed his bags to ly, hops and water, and it was often handed take a job as the head brewmaster at Pravda out to serfs as their “payment.” The quality Beer Theatre (www.pravda.beer). The of this beer was not very good, and it con- microbrewery was established in December tinued to decline over the years. 2014 by the Fest company (http://www. Beginning in the second-half of the 18th fest.lviv.ua/en/), whose partners are Andriy century, when Galicia came under the rule Khudo, Yurko Nazaruk and Dmytro of Austria, breweries were separated from Gerasimov. The holding company is well- the noble estates to become separate busi- known for its innovative local ventures, ness units employing between four and including restaurants, food convenience eight people. Later in the 19th and into the stores, a bakery, a publishing house and early 20th centuries, both the production public events, among others. The brewery is http://hutsulbrew.com methods (top versus bottom fermentation) located in an 18th century townhouse on Vasyl Motruk (center) owner of Hutsulske beer and Mykulychyn Brewing with staff. and the scale of brewing changed in favor the northern side of Rynok (Market) Square of large-scale industrial brewers (Okocim, and is a vital part of the blossoming arts and years of American craft brewing experience Fast forward to 2002. Vasyl Motruk, a culture scene in Lviv. It has a house orches- and an education from the prestigious native of Mykulychyn whose ancestors um-sized breweries did survive, and even tra, which entertains its thirsty patrons with Chicago Siebel Institute of Technology, lived there as far back as anyone knows, is a someŻywiec small and Lvivska).agricultural However, breweries some were medi- in a wide range of music. which is the oldest brewing school in the young entrepreneur and a builder by trade existence in 1913 primarily in eastern The contemporary craft brewing move- U.S. (established in 1872). who dabbled in various business activities Galicia. ment began in the United States in 1965. “The craft brewing industry in Ukraine including selling wood and furniture mak- Nothing like America’s 20th century Today there are more than 3,400 craft today is about 25 years behind the U.S.,” ing. First starting to brew only as a hobby, craft brewing movement existed in Ukraine breweries, which include regionals, micro- says Mr. McGuinness. “I was very excited he came up with the idea of establishing his breweries and brewpubs. By contrast, about getting the opportunity to work for a own brewery in this village, which sits in a Mike Buryk is an avid home brewer and Ukraine has around 20 microbreweries and microbrewery in a European country and popular green tourism belt that winds its an observer of the craft beer movement in about 30-40 brewpubs. The Lviv market for to try some new things.” way through the Ivano-Frankivsk region to Ukraine. He and his brew team recently suc- beer has traditionally been dominated by the popular winter ski resort of Bukovel. Challenges of brewing craft beer cessfully brewed Pravda Beer’s “Ukrainian Lvivska Pyvovarnia, a commercial brewery How it all began Imperial Stout” at home based on the brew- owned by Carlsberg. It was established in Running a microbrewery in Ukraine ery’s recipe. Mr. Buryk is also collecting rec- 1715 in Klepariv and grew to become comes with its challenges. Not the least of Mr. Motruk took almost six years to per- ipes of other Ukrainian craft beers to brew among the largest beer producers in the which is the changing local regulations. fect his product. He purchased beer recipes at home. If you are interested in craft brew- Austro-Hungarian Empire. Pravda has a bottle shop on the first floor of and a mini-brewery from Bavaria and ing in Ukraine and home brewing, you can Mr. McGuinness, the 27-year-old Oregon its building where customers can buy its sought German expertise to learn the craft reach him at [email protected]. native, came to Pravda Beer with several products to take home. It also distributes of brewing. He decided to create a very spe- its craft brew to some local restaurants. cial building for the brewery – built with his Last year its owners were informed that own hands and made of wood in the tradi- they would have to pay $50,000 (U.S.) tional Hutsul style. Mr. Motruk opened annually for an off-premises license. One of Mykulychyn brewery and a roadside shop in the owners, Mr. Nazaruk, said this is an 2008. Using extremely pure Carpathian exorbitant fee for a small, growing micro- spring water and honey sourced from his brewery to pay and refused to do it. The father-in-law’s apiary, his Hutsulske beer has a truly unique local character. Always issue still hasn’t been resolved. environmentally conscious, Mr. Motruk Four of Pravda’s beers recently won inter- gives the spent grain from the brewing pro- national awards. “Ukrainian Imperial Stout” cess to local farmers to use as a very nutri- was its first beer to win a global award at the tional feed for their animals. very competitive Brussels Beer Challenge There are five types of Hutsulske beer 2015 in November in the Imperial Stout cat- available: white (lager), dark, honey, wheat egory. In January in the World Beer Idol and rye. He also makes a special Hustul rye competition in the Czech Republic, the kvas (a fermented beverage made from microbrewery received a silver award for its bread). To complement his beer, Mr. Motruk “Ukrainian Imperial Stout,” another silver offers local goat cheese as a snack. In for its “Vesna” in the beer style Cascadian American beer nomenclature, Mykulychyn http://colliderbrewery.com Dark Ale and a bronze for its “Kvadrupl” in Collider Brewery co-owners Andrew Kysil and Artem Starikov. Brewery would be considered a “nano- the style of Belgian Strong Dark Ale. brewery” with its brewing capacity of The future for Pravda Beer 500,000 liters, or 4,261 barrels annually. And what’s in the future for Pravda “Beer therapy” at a spa? Beer? “We would like to expand our distri- Mykulychyn Brewery is a completely bution into other regions of Ukraine,” says family-run business, including Mr. Motruk’s Mr. McGuinness. “And we would also like to wife, Olexsandra, who does the hiring and secure an export license to send our craft selling. It currently has some limited local brew to other countries in Europe and, pos- distribution of its beer to Ivano-Frankivsk, sibly, the U.S.” Judging by the very positive which is 76 kilometers away. Beer can also response to their beer so far, they are off to be purchased in Ukraine from its website at a good start. http://hutsulbrew.com/index.php and is A craft brewery in the Carpathians delivered by mail to customers. There are also other offerings available online from The village of Mykulychyn near Yaremche partners, including milk products, cosmet- in the Hutsul region of the Carpathian ics, various oils and Carpathian honey. Mountains was first mentioned in public Mr. Motruk is not interested in exporting records in 1412. The village has a tradition his beer because he feels it would lose its of beer brewing going back to 1890, when a unique local character and freshness in portable brewery was established to serve transport. Probably more important workers who were building a new railway pravda.beer though, he eventually would like to develop Cory McGuinness, a 27-year-old Portland, Oregon, native who is head brewmaster at in the region. The name of the beer was Pravda Beer in Lviv. Galberg. (Continued on page 18) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

under control. Mayor Sadovyi’s comments violence in the conflict zone on separatist in Kyiv has failed to live up to public expec- NEWSBRIEFS came hours after the Lviv City Council can- fighters. More than 9,300 people have been tations raised by the ouster of Ukraine’s celed a debate on the incident. The move killed in eastern Ukraine since hostilities former pro-Russian government in (Continued from page 2) followed clashes at the council building erupted in April 2014. Amid an uptick in February 2014. Ms. Savchenko spent near- Ukraine; Rebecca Harms, president of the between riot police and protesters violence, Kyiv is hoping to get an armed ly two years in Russian captivity before she Greens at the European Parliament; and demanding Mr. Sadovyi’s resignation. police mission under the auspices of the was released in May and returned to a Sergii Leshchenko, a member of the Hundreds of protesters, who called them- OSCE deployed in separatist-held areas in hero’s welcome in Ukraine. She was elected Ukrainian Parliament. More than 30 people selves representatives of the Ukrainian and Luhansk. “We have gathered to Parliament in 2014 while in custody. were arrested by police prior to and during National Assembly-Ukrainian National Self- here to say a firm ‘no’ to an armed OSCE (RFE/RL, based on reporting by AP, the march. Ten marchers and five police- Defense (UNA-UNSO) organization and the mission,” Donetsk separatist leader Denis Interfax and TASS) men were injured at the gay pride rally in Svoboda party, tried to enter the council’s Pushilin told the pro-Russia crowd. (RFE/ 2015 when counterdemonstrators attacked session, but hundreds of riot police blocked RL, based on reporting by AFP) Moldovan president: maintain sanctions the march, despite the presence of U.S. and their way. Witnesses say some activists did Savchenko for early Rada elections CHISINAU – Moldovan President Nicolae European diplomats at the event. At this make it inside after pelting police with eggs Timofti has called on the European Union year’s march, participants passed through a and using tear gas to break through the KYIV – Ukrainian military aviator to maintain sanctions on Russia, saying metal detector and were checked for dan- police cordon. (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, Nadiya Savchenko, who was sworn in as a Moldova’s breakaway Transdniester region gerous objects. (RFE/RL based on reporting with reporting by zn.ua and UNIAN) lawmaker in May, says Ukraine needs early was the Kremlin’s “first experiment” with by AFP, RFE/RL’s Current Time TV and fueling separatist conflict. Meeting with vis- Anti-OSCE protest in eastern Ukraine parliamentary elections to bring “fresh RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) blood” into the country’s politics. In an iting Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka on June 10, President Timofti said Lviv mayor: deadly fire was arson DONETSK – A protest took place on June interview with the Associated Press on 10 in the separatist-controlled eastern June 10, Ms. Savchenko said the “Ukrainian that long before the Ukraine crisis, which LVIV – The mayor of Lviv says arson was Ukrainian city of Donetsk against the people deserve a better government than the cause of a deadly fire at the city’s waste deployment of monitors from the they now have.” She said the government (Continued on page 13) dump. Four people were killed on May 30 Organization for Security and Cooperation at the dump after being trapped under a in Europe (OSCE). The rally was organized huge wave of falling garbage triggered by by the Russia-backed leaders in the region Adding another dimension to the prob- the blaze. In televised comments late on of Donetsk. The OSCE’s Special Monitoring New hurdles... lem is the fact that the current agreement June 9, Andriy Sadovyi also blamed author- Mission (SMM) has 580 unarmed staff has already been ratified by the parlia- (Continued from page 1) ities in Kyiv for failing to promptly send air- based in the regions of Luhansk and ments of 27 out of 28 EU member states craft to extinguish the fire. Firefighters said Donetsk. Separatist leaders have accused Meanwhile, the anti-corruption require- and any amended agreement would need on June 9 that the blaze had been brought the SMM of unfairly blaming much of the ments of the visa-free regime have been to repeat the entire ratification procedure. fulfilled only on paper – something that has The frustration of the diplomatic quag- frustrated EU officials, the report said. Led mire created by the referendum was by the Germans, they want to launch a expressed by Netherlands Prime Minister mechanism to monitor Ukraine’s anti-cor- Mark Rutte during a June 13 press confer- ruption reforms, even after they’re officially ence in The Hague. TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL WALTER HONCHARYK (973) 292-9800 x3040 implemented (on paper). “I am totally against referenda, and I am or e-mail [email protected] “German officials are most offended by totally, totally, totally against referenda on the ‘imitation of the corruption fight in multilateral agreements because it makes SERVICES PROFESSIONALS Ukraine,’ ” the news analysis said. “And dip- no sense,” he said. “You can’t as one country lomats often recall [former] Prosecutor decide for all of Europe that you want the General Viktor Shokin, whom [Ukrainian full EU to sign an agreement with an out- СТЕФАН ВЕЛЬГАШ President Petro] Poroshenko tried to keep side country. Thanks to the Social Ліцензований Продавець in power with both truths and falsehoods.” Democrats, our beloved coalition partners, Страхування Життя Meanwhile, in his trademark style, Mr. we had the referendum and the referen- STEPHAN J. WELHASCH Poroshenko has continued to make mis- dum led to disastrous results.” Licensed Life Insurance Agent In order to repair this disaster, Dutch Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. leading statements. Most recently, at a press conference on June 3, he fed the false diplomats are considering several amend- 548 Snyder Ave., Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922 hopes that the visa-free regime could be ments that would, in essence, appease the Tel.: 908-508-1728 • Fax: (973) 292-0900 approved by the European Parliament and Russians, the Austrian diepresse.com web- e-mail: [email protected] EU Council this summer, “but it’s not ruled site reported on June 6. These include elim- out that it could happen in September.” inating cooperation between Ukraine and In fact, it’s procedurally impossible to the EU in the defense sphere, or at least complete all the necessary legal procedures reducing such cooperation, with the logic by the summer, Mr. Sydorenko reported. being that security is supposed to be the September is the most optimistic scenario task of NATO and not the EU, the eurointe- for approval, but October and November gration.com.ua report said, citing anony- are more likely, he reported. By then, the mous Dutch diplomats. EU should have created the legal mecha- The Dutch are also considering seeking nisms for halting visa-free travel and moni- guarantees that Ukraine won’t gain automat- toring Ukraine’s anti-corruption efforts. ic access to the EU’s financial sources and Still other hurdles could emerge before that the Association Agreement’s approval SERVICES then, Evropeiska Pravda said, including won’t automatically assure Ukraine’s mem- Ukrainian politicians taking advantages of bership in the European Union. delays as a populist pretext to cancel pain- The Netherlands has the EU Council ful reforms, particularly those that interfere presidency until June 30 (when Slovakia with their corruption. They may also takes over) and the cited diplomats said undermine EU requirements that are they are “gaining positive signals from the unpopular with the Ukrainian public, other 27 member-states” on approving including those that extend state protec- amendments, Evropeiska Pravda reported. tions to sexual minorities. Yet Mr. Rutte said in April that the Dutch Canceling such reforms may provoke dis- government wouldn’t be able to decide on a appointment from EU officials, setting off a course of action earlier than June. spiral of conflicts between Ukraine and the Evropeiska Pravda also noted that EU from which it will be difficult to emerge, Poland and the three Baltic states oppose Mr. Sydorenko wrote. “So each month in the amendments, particularly with regard dragging out the visa-free regime for to eliminating defense cooperation. Ukraine is a path into the abyss,” he noted. In response to the diepresse.com report, Waiting in the shadows to take advantage the Dutch government issued a statement of any worsening in relations between the denying that its officials are seeking to EU and Ukraine has been Russia, which amend the Association Agreement. At the OPPORTUNITIES played a key role in the April referendum in same time, The Dutch government said it the Netherlands that rejected the Ukraine- will keep open all its options as a resolution EU Association Agreement. As a result, will require a “delicate approach” and con- EARN EXTRA INCOME! WANT IMPACT? Dutch diplomats are in the extremely sultations with EU partners and Ukraine. The Ukrainian Weekly is looking uncomfortable position of having to take In his June 13 remarks, Mr. Rutte for advertising sales agents. 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in 1999. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Service, the FSB. It demands information operators passed the first advanced NEWSBRIEFS TASS and Publika TV) about any unauthorized investigations of Improvised Explosive Device Disposal her by Ukrainian authorities, as well as (IEDD) course offered by Canadian Armed (Continued from page 12) Lawyer says Kyiv leaders libeled her $4,000 in compensation for “moral dam- Forces personnel as part of Operation provoked the sanctions on Russia, Moscow KYIV – The Ukrainian lawyer for former age.” Mr. Matios told Ukraine’s Channel 5 UNIFIER, Canada’s Department of National backed independence efforts in Russian prisoner Yevgeny Yerofeyev has that he is prepared to prove the lawsuit is Defense stated in an article published on Transdniester, and it continues to hinder filed a libel lawsuit against Ukrainian groundless. (RFE/RL, based on reporting June 9. “The Canadian explosive ordnance Moldova’s efforts to integrate with the President Petro Poroshenko and Ukraine’s by TASS and Interfax) disposal (EOD) operators deployed to the European Union. “Russia’s interest in pre- chief military prosecutor, Anatoliy Matios. Jailed over Euro-Maidan ‘murder’ Kamianets-Podilsky Demining Center in serving its influence in this zone is a serious The suit filed by attorney Oksana Ukraine as part of Operation UNIFIER are obstacle on the way to Moldova’s rap- Sokolovska on June 10 demands that Mr. SYMFEROPOL – A 23-year-old charged with training the instructional cell prochement with the European Union,” and Poroshenko retract an allegedly false claim Ukrainian who says he was tortured has and the combat engineers from the cen- that is why U.S. and EU sanctions are need- that she dragged out the procedure of set- been sentenced to 10 years in prison for ter’s operational detachments. Their goal is ed and should stay in place, he said, accord- ting her client Mr. Yerofeyev free to delay a attempted murder by a court in Russia- to teach the Ukrainians methods and pro- ing to a statement from his office. Mr. prisoner swap of Mr. Yerofeyev and another annexed Crimea. The court in Symferopol cedures for neutralizing ordnance similar Timofti said Russia has continued to sup- Russian prisoner, Aleksandr Aleksandrov, on June 10 said Andriy Kolomiyets had to those used by NATO countries so they port Transdniester’s separatist efforts. The for Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya thrown a Molotov cocktail at two former can share and put into practice their new Ukrainian Berkut riot police during the breakaway region declared independence Savchenko, who was imprisoned in Russia. knowledge,” Canada’s Department of pro-Western Euro-Maidan protests in Kyiv from Moldova in 1990 but has not been The suit says the president made that state- National Defense stated. (Ukrainian in January 2014. Mr. Kolomiyets was widely recognized as a state. Moreover, ment at a news conference on June 3. The Canadian Congress) Russia appears to be behind attempts to prisoner exchange occurred on May 25. Ms. arrested in Russia’s North Caucasus region spread a separatist policy elsewhere in the Sokolovska said the claim has been detri- in May 2015 and transported to Crimea, Doctor banned over doping in tennis country even today, Mr. Timofti’s press ser- mental to her business reputation and dig- where he has been held in custody ever vice quoted him as saying. Mr. Timofti nity. She is demanding that Mr. Poroshenko since. Mr. Kolomiyets has said he was tor- LONDON – The International Tennis stressed the need to withdraw Russian sol- call a news conference to withdraw the tured into confessing to taking part in Federation (ITF) says it has banned a diers and weapons from Transdniester in claim. The lawsuit also demands retraction extremist Ukrainian organizations during Ukrainian doctor from sports for four years compliance with commitments made in a of a televised statement by Mr. Matios protests in Kyiv in 2014 that led to the for administering a banned substance to a summit declaration by the Organization for charging that the lawyer had coordinated ouster of pro-Russian President Viktor tennis player. The ITF said on June 13 that Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) her actions with Russia’s State Security Yanukovych. Human rights activists in Elena Dorofeyeva gave a supplement con- Ukraine have described the charges against taining the stimulant dimethylbutylamine Mr. Kolomiyets as absurd. (RFE/RL, based to WTA Tour player Kateryna Kozlova in ments. The vice-president reiterated that on reporting by TASS and Interfax) 2014. Ms. Kozlova, 22, tested positive and served a six-month ban last year. She is Visiting... sanctions against Russia will remain in Canadian military trains Ukrainians place until Russia fully implements its currently 98th in WTA rankings. (RFE/RL, (Continued from page 1) Minsk commitments.” OTTAWA – In late May, 15 Ukrainian based on reporting by AFP and AP) said, as he thanked the United States for its Upon his arrival in Washington the pre- leadership in stopping Russia’s aggression vious evening, Prime Minister Groysman in Ukraine. was greeted at the Embassy of Ukraine by a As Vice-President Biden greeted the group of Ukrainian American representa- Ukrainian prime minister at the White tives. Вічна Пам’ять Маестро! House, he praised him for his efforts. His first full day of meetings in the capi- “You’ve taken on a difficult job,” he said. “We tal included those with Speaker of the have a lot more to do. But I’m impressed.” House of Representatives Paul Ryan “One of the things I’ve talked with him (R-Wis.) and Majority Leader Kevin about a lot – and his predecessor – is that McCarthy (R-Calif.). The prime minister’s we strongly, strongly support them,” Vice- schedule also included meetings with President Biden said, adding: “This is Democratic Party congressional leaders Ukraine’s best – not last maybe – but the and top U.S. government officials. best chance in a while.” The prime minister also visited Later that day, the White House released Arlington National Cemetery to lay a floral a statement that “pending completion of wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Congressional notification procedures, the Soldier, and in the evening he laid a handful White House plans to commit $220 million of wheat at the Ukrainian Holodomor in new assistance to Ukraine this year.” Memorial. On the Russian issue, the White House Before continuing his U.S. visit in New statement added: “The vice-president also York, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman expressed deep concern about the deterio- was to address the fourth annual U.S.- rating security situation in eastern Ukraine Ukrainian American Working Group 24 травня 2016 року and highlighted the importance of acceler- Summit and hold a press conference at the відійшов у вічність у Львові, Україна ating implementation of the Minsk agree- National Press Club. Маестро Микола Кацал We announce the passing of Народний Артист України Лавреат Національної Премії України ім. Тараса Шевченка Wasylina Onulak Засновник і Дириґент хорової капелі (May 7, 1922 - June 5, 2016), “ДУДАРИК” late of Arlington, Virginia, the mother of Ted and Peter. і справжній патріот She is survived by Ted Onulak and Peter’s children, Jack Onulak, Joe Onulak and Jimmy Onulak of Wall Township, N. J. Ваші концерти, Маестро Кацал, по Америці та Канаді Wasylina emigrated to the United States in 1951, living mostly in в 1990 році, напередодні Незалежности України, збагатили Metuchen, NJ. She was active in the Ukrainian Catholic Church and the нас душевно і культурно, зміцнили нашу переконаність в Україн- Ukrainian Workingman’s Association. She was a Proponent of Ukrainian ський люд, в будучність України! Ваша слава не вмре, не загине! culture as a master practitioner of needlepoint and embroidery as well as weaving and painting of the Ukrainian Easter eggs. Земля Вам Пухом! She worked in Metuchen in the public school system where she was a ectionately known as “Mama O”. Марта Федорів - Організатор концертів „Дударик“ A Memorial Service for Wasylina Onulak was held at 11:00 am, Friday, по Америці і Канаді в 1990 році. June 17th, at the Little Sisters of the Poor Chapel located at The Jeanne Jugan Residence, 4200 Harewood Road, NE, Washington, DC 20017- 1511. The Little Sisters of the Poor cared for Mrs. Onulak for the last two years of her life. They provide elder care service for those of modest means. DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS In lieu of  owers please consider a donation to: Death announcements should be sent to the Advertising Department http://www.littlesistersofthepoorwashingtondc.org/donations/ by e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 973-644-9510. Thanks for the many good wishes and donations. Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. May she rest in peace. For further information call 973-292-9800, ext. 3040. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit honors two Ukrainian American women

by Marie Zarycky Columbian, Ghanaian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Indian, Lebanese, Liberian, Mexican, DETROIT – The International Institute of Nigerian, Pakistani, Polish, Ukrainian and Metropolitan Detroit Inc. included two of Yemeni communities. The awards were Ukrainian American women among recipi- presented by Nada Dalgamouni, the direc- ents of the 2016 Michigan International tor of global education. Professional Women’s Awards. The award The Ukrainian honorees were Dr. Anna recognizes distinguished women in Czubatyj and Ulana Ohar-Kushner. They Michigan, from different cultural back- join notable past honorees such as Mary grounds, who have succeeded in their profes- Beck, Joanna von Draginda Kulchesky and, sional endeavors and have markedly contrib- more recently, Marie Zarycky, Dr. Ulana uted both to their own ethnic community, as Jurkiw-Suprun and Dr. Olena Danylyuk. well as to the Michigan community at-large. Dr. Czubatyj has a Ph.D. in leadership of This event is a fund-raiser for the higher education with a master’s in nursing International Institute’s cultural education- and healthcare administration. She has been al programs that allow Michigan’s ethnic active in the Ukrainian community since communities to become acquainted with childhood and was taught the importance of one another, highlight their culture, pro- knowing another language and keeping tra- mote their goals and work together for the ditions as part of her family life. She began benefit of Detroit and southeast Michigan. folk dancing with Ms. Kulchesky when she The Michigan International Professional Maria Zarycky was 5 and was invited to dance with the Awards Banquet was held on April 15 at At the Michigan International Professional Awards Banquet are: (top row, from left) Echoes of Ukraine Dance Ensemble. At the the Hall of Nations. Ninety-three ethnic Dr. Roman Czubatyj, Nestor Kropelnycky, Dr. Walter Czubatyj, Dr. Anna Czubatyj, height of her dance career she was a soloist; organizations participated and 17 honor- Kyle Pollet (legislative aide to Rep. Sander Levin), Ulana Ohar-Kushner, Eve today she is the director of the ensemble. ees were recognized. Among them were Radzielowski, (bottom row) Nadia Lypecky Purnell, Cathy Kizyma, Vera Andrushkiw individuals from the Chinese, Croatian, and Oksana Ohar. (Continued on page 17) Ukrainian American Club awards New Haven Ukrainian school ends academic year scholarships in Southwest Florida

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Students, parents and teachers of the local Ukrainian school attended divine liturgy at St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church on Saturday, June 4. Immediately after breakfast, report cards and religious certificates were given out. The director (also a teacher) of the school is Myron Melnyk; teachers are: Nataliya Orest Bilous Danchenko, Natalia Korenovsky, Iryna Kozevich and Halia Lodynsky. Religion teachers At the scholarship awards ceremony are: (front row, from left) Katherine Steciuk, are Luba Dubno and Ms. Lodynsky. Emily Boykin ($500 scholarship recipient), Marco Guzman ($1,000 scholarship recip- – Halia Jurczak-Lodynsky ient), Lidia Bilious, Daria Tomashosky, president of the Ukrainian American Club, (back row) Ihor Hron, Victor Lisnyczyj, chair of the Scholarship Committee, and Gene Tomashosky.

by Victor Lisnyczyj How is this genocide symbolized in the First Holy Communion in New Haven and Atanas Kobryn design of the memorial monument? This year’s scholarship recipient, Marco NORTH PORT, Fla. – The Ukrainian Antonio Guzman, a Port Charlotte High American Club of Southwest Florida, headed School senior, was introduced and asked to by Daria Tomashosky of North Port, held its read his winning essay on the Holodomor. 10th Scholarship Awards Luncheon at Heron Mr. Guzman is planning to study law or for- Creek Golf and Country Club in North Port. eign service at the University of Florida. His After a very brief business meeting, Ms. academic awards include National Merit Tomashosky called upon Victor Lisnyczyj of Scholar, National Hispanic Recognition North Port, chairman of the Scholarship Scholar, Horatio Alger Association Scholar Committee, to chair the affair. Mr. Lisnyczyj and Advanced Placement Scholar with introduced all nine past recipients of schol- Distinction. His other activities include arships by displaying their photographs on National Honor Society, Math Honor Society, the screen and presenting the letters Model U.N. Debate Team president, and many received from some of them. The letters community service involvements. He was were read by Scholarship Committee mem- presented an award certificate and $1,000. bers Lidia Bilous, Ihor W. Hron, Katherine Because it was the 10th Jubilee Steciuk and Gene Tomashosky. Scholarship Awards Luncheon, the commit- Each scholarship applicant must write a tee decided to make a second award. The 500-word essay on a Ukrainian theme. This recipient was Emily A. Boykin, another Port NEW HAVEN, Conn. – On Saturday, May 15, students from Ridna Shkola made their year’s theme was presented as follows: “In Charlotte High School senior, who plans to First Holy Confession on May 14 and on May 15 they made their First Holy Communion. November of 2015, a monument was dedi- study art history and economics at the The students attended catechism classes after Ukrainian studies on Saturdays with cated in our nation’s capital in Washington, University of Florida. their catechist, Halia Lodynsky. Seen above are: (front row, from left) students Veronica D.C., to memorialize the victims of the Ms. Boykin’s academic honors are too Blyzniuk, Andrue Aponte and Kalyna Zastawsky, (top row) altar boy Aedan Lodynsky, Holodomor (death by hunger) in Ukraine, Halia Lodynsky, Father Iura Godenciuc, Father Teodor Czabala and altar boy Victor Kuc. 1932-1933. 1. What is the Holodomor? 2. (Continued on page 16) – Halia Jurczak-Lodynsky No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 15

Ukraine remains optimistic despite loss to Germany Ukraine suffers Germany and Ukraine served up a most very early and closing stages of the match Germany survived another scare when entertaining match with high levels of tech- when Ukraine pushed for an equalizing Mustafi headed a ball back over Neuer’s second loss nical ability and plenty of drama in their goal. head, forcing the goalie to scramble back to 2016 Euro Cup opener played on June 12. In an action-packed first half, Yevhen his net while appearing to body check sub- at 2016 Euro Cup Stand-in center back Shkodran Mustafi Konoplyanka forced Germany’s keeper stitute striker . headed his first goal and captain Bastian Neuer to make a flying save in the fourth Ukraine coach Mykhaylo Fomenko PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukraine lost its Schweinsteiger scored in stoppage time as minute before the Germans steadily took brought on fresh legs up front midway second match of the 2016 European the world champions survived several control with Toni Kroos generating most of through the second half, swapping out Championships on June 15 against scares to beat Ukraine 2-0 at Stade Pierre- their attacks, It was from a Kroos free kick Zozulya and Viktor Kovalenko for Northern Ireland 0-2 at Stade de Mauroy in Lille, France. that Mustafi leapt behind Seleznyov and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Lyon, in Lyon, France. Mustafi, starting in the absence of Mats to power in his header. Ten minutes later Konoplyanka and cre- The Northern Ireland team scored Hummels, rifled home a header at 19 min- Sami Khediva had a chance to double ated Ukraine’s best moments on an injury- the opener in the 49th minute of play, utes to give Germany the lead, which was Germany’s lead as Kroos floated a ball riddled German defense that played a ner- during the second half, with a header not extended until Schweinsteiger, a 90th beyond the defense, only to shoot straight vous opening period. by Gareth McAuley off a cross by minute substitute, swept one home from at Ukraine’s keeper . Ukraine executed a clear game plan with Oliver Norwood. In extra time (90 + 6 close range. By then, Ukraine was driving its full- players behind the ball and a willingness to minutes), Niall McGinn scored anoth- Germany, bidding for a fourth Euro title, backs higher up the pitch, forcing Neuer to counter attack. Even after Mustafi’s goal, er goal for Northern Ireland. though its first since 1996, dominated pos- punch over a strong header from Yevhen the team stuck to its strategies in the hopes Ukraine, in Group C, is in fourth session, but had to rely on three challenging Khacheridi. Boateng was then forced into a of scratching out a draw. Coach Fomenko’s place, behind Germany, Poland and saves from renowned keeper Manuel Neuer dramatic clearance, first losing the ball, squad showed plenty of positives – several Northern Ireland. Ukraine plays and a goal-line clearance by Jerome Boateng before hacking the ball off the line while first-half chances are proof – to take into its against Poland on June 21 at Stade to defeat the pesky Ukrainian squad. back-pedaling into the net. Ukraine also next match versus Northern Ireland. Velodrom in Marseille. The top two Ukraine, playing in its second European had an effort disallowed for offside. “What matters now is picking the lads teams of each group advance to the Championship, harried its opponents with Ukraine posed less of a threat in the sec- up psychologically,” Fomenko said in a post- knockout stage of the tournament, hustle and tight defense, offering the ond half, relying on hopeful long balls for- match press conference. If he had to take a with the final to be played on July 10 Germans few clear sights of the goal. On ward, while keeper Pyatov was forced into positive away from the bruising encounter in . offense, lone striker was action to save both long-range and short with the world champions, it was that his – Matthew Dubas not able to offer much threat, except at the drives through on goal. side picked up only one yellow card. Ukraine wins two more Ukraine at Euro 2016: Mission possible friendly matches Few soccer pundits see Ukraine qualifying in legendary striker is adamant the team will sur- In the first of two Euro Cup 2016 warm-up friendly matches on May Group C of the expanded 24-team 2016 prise the soccer pundits with its play in the 29, Ukraine defeated Romania, 4-3, in Turin, Italy. This was Romania’s European Championship being played in France group stage. first loss since June 2014 and Mykhaylo Fomenko’s national team showed from June 10 to July 10. The majority opinion, In an interview with Kyiv soccer correspon- it should not be taken lightly after scoring four goals in a mere 15 min- says coach Mykhailo Fomenko, is that the dent Oleg Zadernovsky, Shevchenko recalled utes. This offensive outburst came against a team that had surrendered national team comprises too many aged veter- Ukraine’s strong side four years ago, which was only two goals in its Euro qualifying schedule. ans, like left-back and unable to qualify from a tough group of Ukraine got off to a quick start, although Romania scored first at 24 captain . The former will be 37, England, France and Sweden. This year’s squad minutes with scoring on an assist by Bogdan Stancu. the latter 34 by the time of the Euro Cup finals. is taken from a larger group of seasoned veter- Shakhtar’s Vyacheslav Shevchuk managed several dangerous shots by the Hopes are high for a pair of attacking wing- ans and some exciting young talent. end of the first half, and at 44 minutes Roman Zozulya captured a ers: Sevilla’s on the left “Therefore, it will be ‘mission possible’ to Shevchuk pass, only to fire it home from in close to tie the match at 1-1. and creative Dynamo Kyiv wide man Andriy qualify from the group and thus achieve better After the break, Ukraine took the lead when 19-year-old Oleksandr Yarmolenko on the right. These two stand out results than in 2012,” Shevchenko said. as quality performers on a squad full of average Zinchenko (a late addition to the national team) won the ball and sent it Defense-minded approach into the far corner. A brief few minutes later, Ukraine tallied again through players. If the prevailing thought of a defensive Yevhen Konoplyanka’s shot from the edge of the box. Now relentlessly focus in order to win and move on holds true, Coach Fomenko prefers a 4-2-3-1 formation, attacking and definitely “in the zone,” Andriy Yarmolenko made it 4-1 on a Ukraine’s cautious approach may earn divi- which clearly emphasizes defense. The No. 1 pass from Konoplyanka. dends. goalkeeper is the experienced Andriy Pyatov, Ukraine’s goaltender Andriy Pyatov was challenged in the second half. Fomenko has been criticized for his cautious with a central defense of Yaroslav Rakitskiy, The Shakhtar keeper parried away a dangerous shot by strategy, preferring defense over attack. Yet as and Shevchuk (left backs) before the Romanians crept closer with Dennis Alibek converting a free- he continues to earn support of the federation and Artem Fedetskiy on the right. Both wide kick and Constantin Stanciu hitting the back of the net, just off the post. with few problems in the dressing room (a skir- players are familiar with attacking roles with Zinchenko’s first international goal came on his second substitute mish between Yarmolenko and Taras their respective clubs, but Fomenko asks they appearance three minutes after coming on at half-time. He became the Stepanenko in an early May match between first concentrate on their defensive assign- youngest player to score for Ukraine at the age of 19 – 165 days ahead of Dynamo and Shakhtar will hopefully not carry ments, limiting their potential to push forwards. , who got his first goal for his country at age 19 years over into Euro play) and all players buying into Konoplyanka and Yarmolenko play the and 214 days. his system, the coach may need to qualify from flanks, often deep in their own half, instructed Along with Zinchenko, and Yevhen Seleznyov were the group in order to secure a new contract. to mastermind quick counter-attacks. Both are substituted onto the pitch after half-time. In Group C, Ukraine will play against adept and creative in passing the ball and lead- All in all, it was a solid win for the Ukrainian team over the 19th ranked Germany, Northern Ireland, and 2012 Euro Cup ing the attack. Romanian national team. Ukraine moved up to No. 22 in the world. co-hosts Poland. Little competition within the The midfield is patrolled by Stepanenko and current squad for starting positions is the pri- captain Rotan. Both lack pace and are some- Ukraine 3 – Albania 1 mary obstacle the national team faces in its times late on the tackle, risking yellow/red In Bergamo, Italy on June 3, Ukraine’s final warm-up to the European ongoing development. cards. Dynamo Kyiv attacking midfielder Championship was a handy 3-1 dismantling of an overmatched Albania. They have hard-working midfielders Denys Garmash works hard behind a single target Midfielders Yarmolenko and Konoplyanka showed their national team Garmash, Serhiy Sydorchuk and Rotan who will man. His assignment is to link the play, hoping is capable of scoring off the attack. Konoplyanka split Albania’s defense guarantee Ukraine will not lack any competitive to connect with Konoplyanka and Yarmolenko. from the right in setting up for the match’s opening spirit. The offensive attack is lacking with Garmash reads the game well and is a solid tally. Albania evened up the count four minutes later with a shot past ’s Roman Zozulya the only striking option decision-maker. goalkeeper Pyatov. despite recently returning from an injury layoff. Fomenko has limited options in the forward The loud Albanian crowd, reportedly filling half the stadium in Konoplyanka and Yarmolenko are clearly the department. Yevhen Seleznyov regained his sta- Bergamo, which is the training site for Albania’s national team, had little attacking forwards. Both can dictate the game’s tus despite moving to a Russian club, Zozulya to cheer for as Ukraine triumphed for the fourth time in four pre-Euro pace, are excellent dribblers and effective on the works hard though lacking a sniper’s instinct warmups. counterattack. Konoplyanka’s vision is outstand- and 19-year-old Oleksandr Zinchenko is new to Yarmolenko headed in Zozulya’s cross mere minutes after halftime and ing, while Yarmolenko is the top sniper with the international scene. Zozulya, the deter- Ukraine sealed the victory with two minutes to go, Konoplyanka finishing 20-plus goals in 2016. mined center-forward from Dnipro, appears to a mistake by Albanian defender Ansi Agolli. Many in Ukraine hope new assistant coach be the top choice thanks to his whole-hearted The win improved Ukraine’s FIFA rankig to No. 19 in the world. Andriy Shevchenko will upgrade the organiza- commitment and ability to keep running until tion on the pitch and behind the scenes. The the final seconds of the match. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

It is a Ukrainian heritage institution, Manor College... founded by and faithful to its Ukrainian Manor and Ukrainian Heritage School Catholic Sisters of St. Basil the Great. Manor (Continued from page 9) College is the only Ukrainian heritage insti- formalize partnership agreement institution’s home campus. All of the tution for higher education in the United States – we are incredibly proud of our JENKINTOWN, Pa. – Representatives of the community. degrees awarded will be the exact same the Ukrainian Heritage School (UHS) and The Ukrainian High School Scholars degree earned at the home campus, taught Ukrainian heritage. Manor College recently signed an agree- Program @ Manor College was forged to by the exact same teachers and curriculum, What are your priorities for Manor ment that formalized an articulation part- enrich educational opportunities for stu- only with the convenience, services and for the near future? nership between the two educational dents attending UHS by granting qualified amenities offered at Manor College’s institutions. graduates six college credits in Ukrainian University Center. To provide contemporary and innovative This program, first initiated in 2012 and language studies from Manor College. Each degree program is offered in a learning experiences sensitive to the needs called The Ukrainian High School Scholars These credits enjoy the full weight and planned sequence so that students can of students and the community, for exam- Program @ Manor College, officially value of any Middle States-accredited earn their degree in a designated time peri- ple, increased online and hybrid program- affirms the educational value of Ukrainian institution of higher education and are od with additional attention for the busy ming – three fully online programs are studies at the Ukrainian Heritage School completely transferrable to any college or adult learner, with most programs only coming this fall: liberal arts, business by quantifying and qualifying graduating university program that includes lan- requiring one meeting a week. Each degree administration, and health care administra- students with fully transferrable college guage or other applicable liberal arts program can be completed in its entirety tion. Also to extend the college’s mission- transcript credits from Manor College. electives in the student curriculum. on the Manor College campus so that stu- reach, build financial resources, create new The Ukrainian Heritage School in Present at the signing of this historic dents do not have to commute to the home opportunities for development and update Jenkintown, Pa., serves both American agreement on December 9, 2015, were Dr. campus of the partner institution. organizational policies. children of Ukrainian descent, as well as Jonathan Peri, Manor College president; Currently, Manor College has partner- I see Manor as a four-year institution in newly arrived Ukrainians from outside Sally P. Mydlowec, executive vice-presi- ship agreements with Alvernia University, the near future. the United States who wish to retain their dent and dean of academic affairs, and Dr. Immaculata University and Widener Is there anything you would like to cultural heritage. The UHS is a program of Stephen Grieco, associate dean of academ- University, whereby students can earn their add to better inform our readers about the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural ic affairs. Representing the Ukrainian bachelor or graduate degrees from these Manor College? Center (UECC), a non-profit organization Heritage School were Mykola Hryckowian, respective universities, all while taking that was founded in 1980 whose objec- president, Dr. Markian Shust, vice-presi- classes on Manor’s campus. At Manor College our students are being tive is to preserve and promote aware- dent, and Natalie Firko, vice-president, of prepared for a career and lifelong learning. ness of Ukrainian heritage throughout the UHS board. Is Manor a Ukrainian institution of But those shouldn’t happen in a silo. higher learning? College is about the full formation of an individual. It is about a total experience that includes fundamental principles. For example, a career should certainly help make a living, but if you’re going to spend most of your life doing it, it should be something you like, and a career needs to be about more than just the bottom-line, it should be about how what you’re doing can improve the state of our world. If you can accomplish those things, you’ve done pret- ty well. But for those to happen, you have to have the right supports in place. It cannot be stressed enough how dedicated Manor College is to having our students succeed. Just this past week it was announced that a class of 2016 graduate was one out of 75 students nationwide that was awarded The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholar- ship. This prestigious scholarship will pro- vide this student with the funds needed to obtain her bachelor’s degree completely debt-free. Since this student does not have to worry about paying for college, this sum- mer this student has decided to volunteer her time at a local free clinic translating for medical patients. It is stories of this kind of student success that makes Manor College such a unique and special place for our stu- dents.

Ukrainian American... (Continued from page 14) numerous to be listed here. She founded and led ROS (Respect Our School), recog- nized by Charlotte County’s School Board as a group of innovative excellence in the pub- lic school environment. She was a member of the National Honor Society, Student Government Association and National ART Honor Society, and was a Parkside Parish volunteer and a Ponce de Leon nature park/ bird sanctuary volunteer, among her many activities. She was presented with a certifi- cate and a scholarship award of $500. As in the past, an additional award of $250 was presented to last year’s recipient, Valerie Segebre, who attends Florida State University. The Ukrainian American Club was orga- nized over 20 years ago, to encourage interest in Ukraine and its people among the larger American public. The club’s objectives are to provide an opportunity to learn about Ukrainian culture and to pro- mote public interest in Ukrainian customs, history, arts and language. Scholarship Committee members agreed that this year’s scholarship recipients exceeded the Ukrainian American Club’s expectation. No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 17

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Russia’s... (Continued from page 2) mechanisms at the same time to halt the construction of the Kerch bridge. More than two years have passed since the beginning of Russia’s occupation of Crimea, but Kyiv has so far failed to take any con- crete steps to stop the bridge’s construc- tion. Time is running out, and to succeed, the Ukrainian government will need to start right away. The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, www.jamestown.org. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

Starikov develop recipes at home using their German- What’s brewing... manufactured, 20-liter (five-gallon) Speidel Braumeister Donald Trump... system. Their three standard offerings include: “That Very (Continued from page 11) (Continued from page 7) India English IPA,” “De Smedt Ashphalt Belgian Pale Ale” a spa on the Prut River that runs through his property and and “Affectionate Krampus Imperial Stout.” This election is a moment of truth for Republicans – connect it with the brewery. He would like to offer “beer The young brewers now have contracts with two restau- including, and perhaps especially, Ukrainian Americans therapy,” which is a kind of special health treatment that rant-connected microbreweries providing their recipes whose vote in November might well make the difference in has been available in the Czech Republic for many years. and beer-brewing expertise. Bierwelle is located in the city battleground states like Ohio, Florida and Pennsylvania. Some people think the antibacterial properties of beer of Chernihiv, not far from Kyiv. Bierwelle brews a variety of Lev Dobriansky, confronted with an existential challenge can help fight inflammation and soaking in it with various beer and has a capacity of 5,000 liters (250 gallons) per 40 years ago, showed what a great man he was. History has minerals can achieve this. month. Tsypa, located in the village of Kvasy in the vindicated him and many other ethnic Republicans whose The Mykulychyn Brewery does no direct advertising, Zakarpattia region of Ukraine, is a restaurant microbrew- bedrock principles superseded party affiliation. Today, a but its reputation has spread by word of mouth. There is a ery producing 200 liters (10 gallons) of beer on site each growing number of Republicans, including Ukrainian steady stream of tourists who visit both in the summer and day strictly for in-house consumption. Their use of local friends of mine, have made it known they cannot and will in the winter during the popular skiing season. Mr. pure Carpathian water is a major feature of their beer. Two not support Trump’s odious candidacy. Motruk’s family-run business not only produces really of the unusual beers at Tsypa are “Blackberry Pale Ale” and As I write this, the only person standing between good beer, but also provides employment for many locals. “Tsypa Chorna” (black), which is an imperial stout pro- America and a Trump presidency is Hillary Clinton. In my It demonstrates how “locally produced” and “green” can duced from a double mash process. You can find out more next column, I plan to write about her record and candida- thrive well together in the Carpathians. about the brewery here http://tsypa.com.ua/. It is con- cy. In the meantime, I’m bracing myself for the July American-style craft beer in Ukraine nected with the nearby Carpathian mountain resort and Republican Convention in Cleveland, my hometown. spa, “Hirska Tisa,” which has unique mineral springs that The big date, though, is in November. Vote! Ukraine’s Andrew Kysil (Keycell) and Artem (Arty) Starikov first are said to promote good health. future, America’s future, the world’s future hang in the bal- met in 2012 in Kyiv. Arty was very interested in beer tour- ance. ism and had started writing a blog about Czech beer in Sourcing craft beer ingredients 2009. The two home brewers participated in a contest to crown “the best beer taster in Ukraine.” Mr. Kysil won. The Sourcing ingredients is an ongoing problem for brewing two young Kyivans became beer-drinking buddies and craft beer in Ukraine. In general, Ukrainian ingredients Turning... decided to brew the first India Pale Ale (IPA) in Ukraine – a (especially hops) are low-quality and cannot be used. beer style completely alien to the local scene. At the time, Messrs. Kysil and Starikov brew with German malt and (Continued from page 6) most restaurants served only lagers, seasonal lagers, dark hops and Belgian yeast. Many of the traditional hops used beer and a few bottled Belgian beers. in American-style craft beer like Centennial, Simcoe and talking about substance anymore, but only exchanging Through their personal connections, Messrs. Kysil and Amarillo are just not available due to import issues with barbs and accusations in the true spirit of the Cold War Starikov brewed the first IPA in Ukraine from their own rec- Ukrainian customs. Sometimes Ukrainian hop resellers do that had ended with the collapse of the Berlin wall in 1989. ipe using equipment at the Prokhodymets restaurant provide them, but not always. This is a major limitation for Both sides say they will not be dragged into a new arms microbrewery in June 2012. It was a quiet revolution in the brewing American-style craft beer in Ukraine. race and what is happening is not a new cold war. Indeed, the Cold War was comfortably cold in Europe, while emerging Kyiv beer scene that took some time to grow, but A passion for craft beer would eventually result in the establishment of some 10 all- around the globe it is quite hot, with constant proxy wars craft microbreweries in Ukraine out of a total of 160 cur- All things considered, Messrs. Kysil and Starikov are still in Asia, Africa and Latin America taking a bloody toll. Now rently operating there. By comparison, in 2012 there were very optimistic for the craft brewing movement in Ukraine. the fighting has reached Europe in eastern Ukraine. A only about 12 microbreweries in Ukraine connected with They say they want to partner with people who have a pas- vicious cycle of response to a response to a response is restaurants and none of these produced craft beer in the sion for craft beer. And if the past is any judge, their com- forming on the continent that has a clear potential to esca- American style. mitment to brewing quality craft beer in Ukraine will con- late.” tinue to achieve incredible success and provide thirsty Unique brewing business model beer drinkers there a wide range of interesting new choic- Source: “Defensive posture and feeling of threat prevail in Collider Brewery today still does not have its own large- es. You can find out more about Collider Brewery at http:// both Moscow and Brussels,” by Pavel Felgenhauer (Eurasia scale equipment or specific location. Messrs. Kysil and colliderbrewery.com/. Daily Monitor), The Ukrainian Weekly, July 12, 2015. No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 19

June 21 Book presentation and lecture, “The Fourth Ukrainian July 1 Potato Pancake Dinner, Ukrainian Homestead, Cambridge, MA Republic: Building a European Future,” by Borys Lozhkin, Lehighton, PA www.ukrhomestead.com or 610-377-4621 Harvard University, www.huri.harvard.edu July 1-3 USCAK/Carling President Cup soccer tournament, June 24 Kaleidoscope of Ukrainian Dance, Cheremosh Ukrainian Horsham, PA Ukrainian American Sports Center Tryzub, Edmonton, AB Dance Company and the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance www.tryzub.org or www.uscak.org Ensemble, Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, www.kaleidoscopeofdance.com/tickets July 1-4 Nadiya Ye! Festival, Ukrainian American Youth June 25 Kaleidoscope of Ukrainian Dance, Cheremosh Ukrainian Ellenville, NY Association camp, 845-647-7230 or Saskatoon, SK Dance Company and the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance www.cym.org/us-ellenville Ensemble, TCU Place, with after party featuring Zirka, www.kaleidoscopeofdance.com/tickets July 2 Dance Camp performance, Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, PA www.ukrhomestead.com or 610-377-4621 June 25 Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Perth Amboy, NJ Church, 732-826-0767 or www.assumptioncatholicchurch.net July 8-10 Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Soyuzivka Heritage Kerhonkson, NY Center, www.soyuzivka.com June 25-26 USCAK Tennis Tournament, Soyuzivka Heritage Center, Kerhonkson, NY www.soyuzivka.com July 16 Cultural Show, “Miss Ukrainian Canada 2016,” Living Mississauga, ON Arts Center, www.livingartscentre.ca June 25-26 Lemko Vatra, Organization for the Defense of Ellenville, NY Lemkivshchyna, Ukrainian American Youth Association July 17 Fund-raising concert with Lynne Jordan and the Shivers camp, www.cym.org/us-ellenville Chicago and Oleg Skrypka, to benefit Post Traumatic Stress June 26 Book presentation by Irena Kowal, “Displaced,” Christ Disorder Centers in Kyiv, National University of Kyiv Jamaica Plain, MA the King Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Center, Mohyla Academy Foundation, City Winery, www.christ-the-king-ucc.org 773-490-9797 or [email protected]

June 27-July 1 Dance Camp, Ukrainian American Heritage Foundation, July 20 Lecture by Jessica Zychowicz, “Gender and Arts in Post- Lehighton, PA Ukrainian Homestead, www.ukrhomestead.com or Cambridge, MA Maidan Ukraine,” Harvard University, 610-377-4621 www.huri.harvard.edu

June 28-29 Gerdany workshop, Ukrainian Homestead, July 22 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada, with Lehighton, PA www.ukrhomestead.com or 610-377-4621 Ottawa performance of “Golden Harvest” by Larysa Kuzmenko, Dominion Chalmers, www.chamberfest.com/concerts June 29 Lecture by Matthew Pauly, “Raising Reds: Language, Cambridge, MA Schooling and Political Training in Early Soviet Ukraine,” Harvard University, www.huri.harvard.edu Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions June 30 Ukrainian Heritage Festival, Holy Trinity Ukrainian from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Cheektowaga, NY Orthodox Church, 716-684-0738 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 19, 2016 No. 25

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