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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIII HE KRAINIANNo. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 EEKLY$1/$2 in YushchenkoT U elected presidentW of Ukraine by Andrew Nynka Press Bureau KYIV – won Ukraine’s presiden- tial election on December 26, the country’s Central Election Commission said after announcing the prelimi- nary result of the tally. But Mr. Yushchenko’s opponent, , has refused to concede and has launched an appeal of the result, delaying Mr. Yushchenko’s inauguration. Speaking in his first public appearance after the polls closed at 8 p.m., Mr. Yushchenko proudly announced his victory at 2:30 a.m. on Monday, December 27. “The first news,” he said into a microphone at his campaign headquarters, “It happened.” “This is a victory of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian nation,” he said before a mass of some 500 journalists who applauded wildly after he made his ini- tial statement. “The era of [Leonid] Kuchma, [Viktor] Medvedchuk and [Viktor] Yanukovych fades away into the past. An era of a great new democracy is starting. This is what dozens of millions of dreamt about. Today it is fashionable, stylish and beautiful to be a citizen of Ukraine,” he said. Though Mr. Yushchenko proclaimed he had won the rerun of the run-off election the day after the polls closed, the Central Election Commission did not announce the conclusion of its preliminary tally until the following day. AP/Efrem Lukatsky (Continued on page 10) Supporters of Viktor Yushchenko celebrate during a rally in Independence Square on December 27. U.S. congratulates people of Ukraine International monitors say vote by Yaro Bihun lead for Viktor Yushchenko, Secretary Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Powell focused his remarks on the process and not the candidates. “The was free of massive irregularities WASHINGTON – The United States – has supported a democratic process, not a by Andrew Nynka Vladimir Rushailo, head of the CIS both the Bush administration and mem- particular candidate,” he stressed. Kyiv Press Bureau Mission in Ukraine, told journalists while bers of Congress – hailed the December traveling in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on “We congratulate Ukrainians for the KYIV – International election moni- 26 presidential election in Ukraine as an courage they displayed in standing up for December 27 that he doubted the legiti- historic event, congratulated the Ukrainian tors sent to observe the rerun of macy of the Ukrainian election. their democratic rights,” he said and Ukraine’s run-off election said the people for their accomplishment and called on them “to set their divisions “We have monitored 18 elections in acknowledged America’s responsibility to December 26 ballot won by Viktor the CIS countries since 2002, and we behind them and to refrain from violence, Yushchenko was free of the massive help them achieve their goals. separatism or provocations.” have doubts over the democratic charac- On Monday, December 27, the day fol- irregularities that had plagued the ter and legitimacy of the rerun of the “We have said that we are prepared to November vote. lowing the Supreme Court-ordered sec- work closely with the winner of Sunday’s elections for the first time,” Mr. Rushailo ond run-off election, Secretary of State “The people of this great country can said, stressing that the first round of the election as long as the election was won in be truly proud that yesterday they took a Colin Powell used the occasion of this a free and fair contest,” Secretary Powell election was legitimate. briefing on U.S. assistance plans for the great step toward free and democratic Another CIS monitor, Roman Tkach, said. “We are prepared to move forward on elections by electing the next president of victims of the horrific tsunami in the many issues of importance to Ukraine.” criticized the outcome during a press Indian Ocean to express the U.S. govern- Ukraine,” said Bruce George, special conference in Kyiv on December 27. Asked about possible negative effects coordinator of observers from the ment assessment of the importance of of the election on U.S.-Russian relations, “One of the sides showed, in our opinion, Organization for Security and what happened in Ukraine. Secretary Powell said he did not expect it the absolute neglect of the law of their Cooperation in Europe. “This is an historic moment for democ- “to be a blot” on those bilateral ties. own country,” Mr. Tkach said, referring With widespread fraud casting a shad- racy in Ukraine,” he said. Even though “We’ll move forward,” he said. to Mr. Yushchenko’s campaign. “The ow over the November 21 run-off elec- the election results were not yet official, “Ukrainians chose for themselves. They elections must be held according to the tion between Mr. Yushchenko and his he added “it appears that the Ukrainian did not choose for the East or for the West,” law.” rival, Viktor Yanukovych, Ukraine’s people finally had an opportunity to he said, adding that it would not serve any- The CIS monitoring group later issued Central Election Commission announced choose freely their next president.” one’s interest to suggest that Ukraine a statement on the election, which said: on December 25 that it had registered a He said the election observers of the “belongs” to the either the East or the West. “The amendments made to laws during Organization for Security and Cooperation “Ukrainians own Ukraine. And what record number of 12,542 monitors to the election process badly damaged the in Europe had already noted that while we’re going to do is work with the watch over the vote throughout the coun- interests of a significant number of vot- there were some shortcomings, overall, Ukrainians to help them achieve their try’s 33,300 voting stations. ers, primarily senior citizens and invalids the elections were very close to meeting dreams and aspirations, help them But not all observers have said the who found it difficult to reach polling international democratic standards. improve their economy, and to help them election should be considered free of stations unaided.” “The Ukrainian people can truly be improve their relations with us and with massive irregularities. The Election In a terse exchange, a spokesman for proud of this achievement,” Secretary the rest of the world,” he said. Monitoring Organization of the the Ukrainian government criticized the Powell said. Later that same day, in Crawford, Texas, Commonwealth of Independent States CIS statement. “We believe such com- Even though the election vote count was said the vote should be considered illegit- almost complete and showed a comfortable (Continued on page 4) imate. (Continued on page 31) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS The downfall and discrediting Transport minister found shot dead ing Ukraine to Europe; and for remind- ing Poles about the energy and enthusi- of Ukraine’s first president Kravchuk KYIV – Ukrainian Transport Minister asm of the times of the Solidarity move- Heorhii Kirpa, 58, was found dead of an ment,” Wprost explained. In a congratu- by during the second round of the presidential apparent gunshot wound to the head at latory letter to Mr. Yushchenko, the chief Special to The Ukrainian Weekly election. Mr. Medvedchuk and the SDPU, his dacha outside Kyiv on December 27, editor of Wprost, Marek Krol, addressed and therefore implictly Kravchuk, were Ukrainian media reported. A gun and an the Our Ukraine leader as Mr. President. Ukraine’s first elected president, Leonid intricately involved in this fraud. empty shell were reportedly found near () Kravchuk, has always had a romantic fol- Mr. Kravchuk’s career and personality the body. The Procurator General’s lowing in the Ukrainian diaspora. Many, reveal a very wily and cynical politician, Office has launched an investigation Putin comments on events of 2004 particularly from the older generation, giving him the reputation of a sly fox. under a Criminal Code article pertaining credit him for Ukraine’s achievement of These traits are very common within the to suicide. (RFE/RL Newsline) MOSCOW – Summing up his domes- independent statehood, something they centrist political camp in Ukraine which tic and foreign policies in 2004 at the SBU denies it poisoned Yushchenko never expected to see in their lifetime. is ideologically amorphous. December 23 year-end press conference Mr. Kravchuk spoke at a conference I Members of the former ruling nomen- in the Kremlin, President organised at the University of Birmingham KYIV – The Security Service of said the past year was “in general, posi- klatura of Soviet Ukraine have long been Ukraine (known by its Ukrainian-based in 1996 and afterwards attended an event good at survival. They jumped ship in tive,” kremlin.ru reported. Talking about in my home organized by the Professional acronym as SBU) issued a statement say- the Yukos affair, Putin said that the con- 1990-1991 as national communists. In ing it was in no way involved in the dete- and Business Persons Association. Then he the 1990s they cooperated with the troversial sale of the company’s main still held on to his “derzhavnyk” reputa- rioration of presidential candidate Viktor production subsidiary, Yuganskneftegaz, national democrats as they were still Yushchenko’s health, Interfax reported tion. Times have moved on, however, and politically and economically weak. was done by “absolutely market meth- it is time we undertook a re-assessment of on December 22. Media reports have ods.” He added: “Using absolutely legal With the entry of oligarchs in 1998-1999 suggested that Mr. Yushchenko, who is Mr. Kravchuk. into politics, the centrist camp felt strong methods, the state is today securing its If Mr. Kravchuk had become an elder suffering from dioxin poisoning, might interests. I believe it quite normal.” enough to go it alone. President Kuchma’s have ingested poison at the dacha of the statesman when he left office in the sum- second term in office saw them attempt to Turning to foreign policy, President Putin mer of 1994 his reputation would have SBU’s deputy head, Volodymyr Satsiuk, criticized the West for its “double stan- monopolize politics and create an authori- on September 5, 2004, where he meet remained intact. Instead, he helped to build tarian regime. This would have been dards” and questioned the fairness of up one of three oligarchic clans centered on with Mr. Satsiuk and SBU Chief Ihor Western-sponsored elections in achieved if Viktor Yanukovych had suc- Smeshko for dinner. (RFE/RL Newsline) Kyiv. This clan’s political roof became the ceeded Mr. Kuchma as Ukraine’s president. Afghanistan and Kosovo, and forthcom- Social Democratic Party – United (SDPU) During Mr. Kuchma’s second term in Yushchenko is Man of the Year ing elections in Iraq. He also sharply crit- led by , who competes office, the national democrats, led by icized Polish President Aleksander with today for the status of Viktor Yushchenko, went into opposition. KYIV – The Polish weekly Wprost on Kwasniewski’s statement about the most loathed politician in Ukraine. The centrists shifted to cooperating with December 23 named Ukrainian presiden- Russian role in the Ukrainian election. The degree to which Mr. Kravchuk’s their former enemy, the Communists tial candidate Viktor Yushchenko as Man “In my opinion, it is not very appropriate reputation has collapsed could be seen by Party of Ukraine (CPU). This was clearly of Year 2004. Mr. Yushchenko is the sec- for the head of state, our neighbor, to the decision of the prestigious National seen in the April 2001 parliamentary vote ond foreigner to be given the title in make comments on another country’s University Kyiv Mohyla Academy to with- of no confidence in the Yushchenko gov- Poland. He received the honor for “mak- policy. We’ll pay attention to what has draw the honorary doctorate it awarded to ernment by the CPU and centrists. ing the largest impact on our reality; for been said,” ITAR-TASS quoted Mr. Putin Mr. Kravchuk when he was president. The The CPU-centrist alliance has grown awakening mass consciousness in as saying. Looking to 2005, the President decision was in response to the mass fraud in strength ever since. With Mr. Ukraine; for reviving the civil movement Putin said that next year will con- carried out by the pro-presidential camp Yushchenko elected president, the new for democracy; for demonstrating one of centrate on fighting terrorism and on opposition in the will the most difficult tasks for a politician – strengthening its political system. Taras Kuzio is visiting professor at the leading a peaceful revolution; for return- (RFE/RL Newsline) Elliot School of International Affairs, consist of the CPU, the SDPU and Mr. George Washington University. (Continued on page 23) 33 rabbis call on Jews Is the situation in Russia ripe not to interfere in politics for an ? Religious Information Service of Ukraine Yushchenko were the reason for the appeal. According to the spiritual leaders by Julie A. Corwin Gelman, it is Mr. Berezovskii’s role that KYIV – Thirty-three rabbis of the of Ukrainian Jews, such actions contra- RFE/RL Newsline prompted President Putin to play such an largest Jewish communities of Ukraine, dict Jewish tradition. active role in the Ukrainian race. Mr. including Azriel Chaikin, chief rabbi of “We think that leaders of unions of “Will Ukraine’s Orange Revolution Yushchenko’s big mistake – according to Ukraine of the Lubavitch Chabad move- spread to Russia?” might seem like an minority groups should not actively sup- Mr. Gelman – was taking money from ment, demanded before the repeat run-off port this or that side in internal political improbable question to ask in the Mr. Berezovskii in the first place, thus of the presidential election that Jewish absence of any rivals to President conflicts, should not support one political provoking the Russian president’s ire. figures stop interfering with the internal camp against another one,” read the Vladimir Putin. After all, Mr. Putin easily Writing for RosBalt on November 24, political conflicts of the country and sup- won re-election in March. Yet, a torrent statement of the rabbis. Vladislav Kraev argues that the threat of porting one or the other side, because this According to the authors of the state- of ink has been spilled in the Russia a “velvet revolution” in Russia is a real can “harm Jews first of all.” This was media in recent weeks posing exactly ment, “this can lead not to peace and har- one, but it exists primarily in the long reported on December 22 by Religare.ru. mony, not to the strengthening of toler- that question. The answers reflect not just term. According to Mr. Kraev, the experi- A number of recent speeches by how the authors view events in Kyiv, but ance and mutual understanding, but to ence of the last 10 years in the post- Oleksander Chervonenko, vice-president negative consequences, not just for one the desirability of participatory democra- Soviet space shows that any kind of elec- of the All-Ukrainian Jewish Congress, in cy in Russia. tion is “risky,” even when there is a support of presidential candidate Viktor (Continued on page 30) Among the gamut of responses, per- “charismatic” leader such as Boris haps the most “militant” was that of Yeltsin or an experienced politician such Viktor Militarev, vice-president of the as Eduard Shevardnadze or Heidar FOUNDED 1933 National Strategy Institute. In an article Aliyev. “And when the acting head of the for Rossiiskie Vesti, No. 42, he declares: government is leaving then the risk dou- HE KRAINIAN EEKLY “The main aim of the ‘orange’ revolu- bles,” he writes. “Russia in 2008 will TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., tionaries is clearly being overlooked – confront the necessity of the search for a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. [their target] is Russia. In Kyiv we can an alternative scenario.” Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45. observe several processes occurring “Russian liberals,” Mr. Kraev wrote, Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. simultaneously. 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KYIV – The repeat second round of the “I cannot express to you how delighted presidential election in Ukraine on I am to say that in our collective view ELECTION WATCH December 26 brought Ukraine substantially Ukraine’s elections have moved substan- Yushchenko to right relations with Russia We need to win a majority in the closer to meeting international standards, tially closer to meeting OSCE and other Verkhovna Rada and form a coalition gov- MOSCOW – Viktor Yushchenko said in ernment of our own.” (RFE/RL Newsline) according to the Organization for Security European standards in such a short period an interview published in the December 28 and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). of time,” said Bruce George, president issue of the Moscow-based newspaper Russia recognizes election outcome Throughout the election an engaged civil emeritus of the OSCE Parliamentary Izvestia that his first visit as Ukrainian society demonstrated an active interest in Assembly and the special co-ordinator for president will be to Moscow. “I should MOSCOW – Speaking at a press con- the democratic process, concluded the the short-term observers. “In our judgment show Russia that our previous relations ference in Moscow, Russian Central International Election Observation Mission the people of this great country can be were distorted – they were being formed by Election Commission Chairman Aleksandr in a preliminary statement released today in truly proud that yesterday they took a great Ukrainian clans,” Mr. Yushchenko said. Veshnyakov said on December 27 that Kyiv. The mission deployed a record num- step towards free and democratic elections, “This page needs to be turned over if we although the rerun of the Ukrainian presi- ber of 1,370 observers from 44 countries by electing the next .” are [to be] friends and want to look each dential election on December 26 won by for the election. The head of the delegation from the other straight in the eye. We can forget that opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko was In its conclusions, the mission noted that Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Moscow was covered with [Viktor] “not entirely faultless” and Russian and campaign conditions were markedly more Europe, Tadeusz Iwinski, said: “The Yanukovych’s [election] posters.” Mr. foreign observers observed “violations,” equal, observers received fewer reports of Council of Europe did not have a candi- Yushchenko stressed that none of the par- these facts “have not yet called into ques- pressure on voters, the election administra- date in this election. We respect the choice ties forming his Our Ukraine bloc opposes tion the general outcome [of the elec- tion was more transparent and the media the development of Ukrainian-Russian tions],” Interfax reported. Over 900 more balanced than in the previous round. (Continued on page 25) relations. “If you think about Ukraine’s observers from Russia and the CIS were interests, you need to learn once and for all: among the 12,000 international observers Russia is your partner. We need to be more monitoring the Ukrainian election. Mr. considerate of each other. Problems of the Veshnyakov also said that the demonstra- MP Wrzesnewskyj comments on attempts at fraud past should not govern the future,” Mr. tions and other events in Ukraine known as KYIV – Notwithstanding the reduc- tary delegations during the first two rounds Yushchenko added. (RFE/RL Newsline) the Orange Revolution that led to the tion in the number of infractions in the of voting, along with his colleagues expe- repeat of the presidential run-off are Yanukovych vows ‘harsh opposition’ third round of the presidential election in rienced the following illegal activities and impossible in Russia. “There are neither Ukraine on December 26, Liberal violations: denial of access to so-called KYIV – Defeated presidential candi- political nor organizational prerequisites Member of Parliament and Canadian “technical rooms” of a territorial commis- date Viktor Yanukovych said in an inter- for that in Russia,” utro.ru quoted him as Parliamentary Election Observer Borys sion where home-voting lists were being view published in Izvestia of December saying. (RFE/RL Newsline) Wrzesnewskyj again expressed disap- prepared; discovery of hundreds of 28 that he is not going to cooperate with pointment with the continued attempts at unnumbered ballots; denial of access to Putin criticizes Yushchenko entourage Viktor Yushchenko “under any circum- election fraud in the east of the country Canadian observers to a polling station; stances.” He stressed that he will go into during the rerun of the run-off. confiscation of an MP’s camera and video MOSCOW – Speaking at a three-hour opposition if Mr. Yushchenko is eventual- Commenting on the third round, MP camera; police intimidation of voters, local year-end press conference in Moscow on ly declared president. “We will go to harsh Wrzesnewskyj stated: “There has been and international election observers, and December 23, President Vladimir Putin progress to correct many aspects of the commission members; fraudulent voters opposition,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “We repeated his earlier statement that he had fraud witnessed by Canadian observers in lists that included people who were will get a majority in Parliament and will good personal relations with Viktor the previous two rounds of voting. As deceased and people who have moved in this way pressure Yushchenko.... The Yushchenko when Mr. Yushchenko was part of the Canada Corps team here to away. These violations took place at polls objective of our harsh opposition will be (Continued on page 27) ensure that the will of the Ukrainian peo- in the city of Kharkiv in as to win the 2006 parliamentary election. ple is respected, it is comforting that well as in villages outside of Kharkiv. unlike the previous rounds, the third Notwithstanding these infractions, Mr. round official results more closely match Wrzesnewskyj expressed the importance exit poll figures. I am, nevertheless, dis- of the role that Canadian election FOR THE RECORD: statement appointed that on election day I wit- observers have played in the Ukrainian nessed, with Members of Parliament elections: “Canadian election observers Andrew Telegdi and Bernard Bigras, have played a major role in ensuring fair- by UWC and diaspora leaders Following is the text of the statement raised the awareness of the world com- many of the same infractions observed in ness and transparency in the electoral on Viktor Yushchenko’s election as presi- munity and resulted in its more than ade- the second round and that irregularities process. By sending an unprecedented in dent of Ukraine which was issued on quate response. The large number of have continued both at polling stations size contingent of observers, Canada has December 27 by the Ukrainian World international observers showed the and at the territorial level.” made a great contribution in the evolu- Congress and leaders of the Ukrainian world’s interest in Ukraine and assisted Mr. Wrzesnewskyj, who led parliamen- tion of democracy in Ukraine.” diaspora. significantly in the election process. The UWC and its constituent organi- On December 26, 2004, the people of zations in the Ukrainian diaspora Ukraine held the second tour of the presi- throughout 30 countries extend greetings Yanukovych campaign tries to discredit MP dential election run-off. In support of to the newly elected president of KYIV – For the first time in the round of elections, Canadian observers democratic processes, over 2,000 interna- Ukraine, the Honorable Viktor Ukrainian election crisis, an attempt has have been neutral and they have taken an tional observers from the Ukrainian Yushchenko and wish him God’s graces, been made to discredit a Canadian parlia- unprecedented role in the uncovering of Diaspora accredited by the Central strength, perseverance, good health for mentarian sent to ensure that the presi- fraud, particularly in the second round of Elections Commission of Ukraine many years of hard work and good deci- dential election held on December 26, voting,” MP Wrzesnewskyj noted. (CECU) from the Ukrainian World sions benefiting the Ukrainian people in 2004, was transparent and democratic. As a result of the observations of Congress (UWC) and the largest group, Ukraine and the diaspora. On Thursday and Friday, December 23 Canadian observers and two parliamentary the Ukrainian Congress Committee of The Ukrainian diaspora through the and 24, Viktor Yanukovych’s campaign delegations led by Mr. Wrzesnewskyj in America (UCCA). UWC and its constituent organizations manager, Taras Chornovil, appeared on the previous two rounds of the presidential Based on preliminary reports from these stands ready to cooperate and assist our television and attempted election in Ukraine, the House of observers and information supplied by the brothers and sisters in Ukraine, to ensure to discredit one of the key figures of the Commons unanimously passed a motion CEC, we submit that the presidential elec- democratic organizational structures and Canadian parliamentary delegation, MP sponsored by Mr. Wrzesnewskyj on tions in Ukraine held on December 26, met develop economic potential through a Borys Wrzesnewskyj. Mr. Chornovil November 25, 2004, which underscored essential democratic norms, that the will of free market. We offer our support to said “from the statements made by that “a concerted, systemic and massive the people was manifest in the election of Ukraine’s newly elected president, the Canadian Member of Parliament Borys fraud” had been committed against the will the Honorable Viktor Yushchenko as presi- Honorable Victor Yushchenko. Ukraine Wrzesnewskyj, it is obvious that he is of the people of Ukraine, that “the electoral dent of Ukraine. The issue of voting out- and its diaspora – “Together we are many calling for a coup d’état.” Mr. Chornovil commission does not have a legitimate side the precincts by the elderly and dis- – we will not be defeated.” provided no basis for his accusation. Mr. basis for declaring Mr. Yanukovych the abled, due to the late decision of the Wrzesnewskyj said his use of unfounded winner of the presidential election” and that Constitutional Court and belated instruc- Askold S. Lozynskyj allegations harks back to Soviet tech- “the government of Canada shall consider tions issued by the CEC, was some cause president, UWC niques of disinformation. the introduction of appropriate and effec- for concern, but was adequately addressed Eugene Czolij “This baseless criticism of my work as tive measures” against those who perpetrat- in most instances by the precinct commis- first vice-president, UWC a Canadian parliamentarian in supporting ed the fraud should another round of elec- sions supplying transportation for voters in fairness and democracy in Ukraine’s tions not be held to remedy the situation. that category. Victor Pedenko election process can only be interpreted This unanimous motion passed by the The UWC sends its greetings to the secretary general, UWC as obvious disinformation spread for the House of Commons was ultimately rein- world community, and in particular, those Michael Sawkiw purpose of discrediting my work and the forced by Ukraine’s Supreme Court when governments on whose territories there president, UCCA strong steps taken by the Canadian gov- it called for a rerun of the seconnd round are Ukrainian communities. Their contri- ernment in support of democracy in of the election due to the fraud committed bution to democracy was invaluable since Stefan Romaniw Ukraine,” said Mr. Wrzesnewskyj during the first two rounds of voting. the 12,000 international observers at this president, Australian Federation enroute to the city of Kharkiv in eastern Canadians also played a significant role election was record-setting for any coun- of Ukrainian Organizations Ukraine to observe the elections. in the court’s decision as much of the evi- try. We feel that Ukraine’s geo-strategic Valerii Semenenko “What makes Mr. Chornovil and Mr. dence of fraud presented to the court was significance as well as the recent manifes- vice-president, Association Yanukovych uneasy is that since the first provided by Canadian election observers. tation of its people to live democratically, of Ukrainians in Russia 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

Court ruling on eve of election reverses law on home voting by Andrew Nynka Mykola Selivon, chairman of the court, reach polling stations because of disabili- will be held in full compliance with the Kyiv Press Bureau said, “No one will ever be able to say ty or poor health must be allowed to vote law approved in our package,” said Petro that the president was elected illegiti- at home. Poroshenko, a member of Ukraine’s KYIV – Ukraine’s constitutional court mately and illegally.” “The court’s decision 15 hours ahead Verkhovna Rada and the Our Ukraine ruled on December 25 that all of the “The Constitutional Court dotted all of the vote was a bitter pill for democra- political faction. reforms made to the country’s election the i’s by saying that the election cam- cy,” Mr. Yushchenko said on election Mr. Poroshenko stressed that the 46 law as a result of the November 21 runoff paign is proceeding in keeping with the day. “I asked all members of my staff to deputies violated an agreement on the election, with one exception, are consti- Constitution,” he told the Interfax- send their own cars to help the disabled package deal by sending their appeal to tutional. Ukraine news agency after the ruling. to get to the polling stations.” the court. “If that side withdrew from the The ruling by the Constitutional Court, Overall, the appeal requested that the The ruling, which came less than 24 package, our political force has every which came less than a day before the court rule as unconstitutional the law on hours before the polls opened at 8 a.m. right to consider itself free from the country was set to vote a third time for a holding a repeat run-off presidential elec- the following morning, required the CEC package voting decision. Our opponent’s new president, affirmed the changes tion on December 26, said Volodymyr to implement the decision and assure that actions enable us to withdraw from the made by Ukraine’s Parliament in the Shliaposhnikov, a spokesman for the anyone who was eligible to vote at home package agreement,” Mr. Poroshenko aftermath the November 21 runoff, which court, a day after the appeal was lodged. could. said, referring to the recent constitutional was widely condemned as fraught with Mr. Yushchenko said the appeal was an After the ruling was announced, CEC reforms. falsifications. attempt to railroad the run-off vote. “I’m Chairman Yaroslav Davydovych assured For the most part, the court’s ruling On December 3 Ukraine’s Supreme aware of the pressure by the presidential people that the rerun vote would be held was seen throughout the country as hav- Court overturned the result of the run-off, administration on the Constitutional as planned. “We will implement the ing given the December 26 vote a high which had concluded with Prime Court and the judges of the court to real- Constitutional Court verdict,” Mr. degree of legitimacy and making any Minister Viktor Yanukovych emerging as ize the plan,” he told journalists on Davydovych said on December 25. “We challenge to the election results in the the winner, and ordered a new election. December 24 during a press conference at will work even harder, but there is no aftermath of the vote very difficult. Members of the Verkhovna Rada then his campaign headquarters, which was alternative. The vote must be held tomor- “I believe this decision of the overhauled the country’s election law, as packed with some 400 journalists. row.” Constitutional Court will completely presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko “I believe people representing the “It would have been a lot worse if we block the possibility of any complaints alleged some 3 million votes were stolen Constitutional Court understand their took the decision after the election,” Mr. and lawsuits after the election,” said from him as a result of manipulations of responsibility,” he said before the ruling Selivon said after members of Mr. , chairman of the the old election laws. was announced the following day. Yanukovych’s camp criticized the ruling Verkhovna Rada. “Thus, our election will Election law reforms were quickly “Today it depends on the Constitutional for coming too late in the election. They be valid and there is no threat that it may passed in the Parliament by national Court if a counterrevolution takes place said that, even though the court ruled in be frustrated, at least in the legal field.” deputies, largely from the Our Ukraine in Ukraine or not.” their favor, the decision would alienate However, it appears that on exactly faction, who said that home voting and The reaction to the ruling was mixed voters who were unaware of the decision. this point Viktor Yanukovych, the loser the widespread use of absentee voter cer- throughout Ukraine, though politicians Other politicians, however, disagreed of the December 26 vote, will appeal the tificates were the chief means of falsifi- from a broad spectrum of political parties with that assessment. “Today’s decision results of the election. cation in the November 21 election. agreed that it largely affirmed the consti- of the Constitutional Court has finally The overhaul was quickly pushed tutionality of the election reforms. protected the December 26 voting, which (Continued on page 31) through as dissenting deputies asserted However, the effect on the election of the that many of the reforms were unconsti- sole amendment that the court found confident that we will look favorably tutional but accepted them as part of a unconstitutional – limiting home voting upon requests from the Administration larger reform compromise that also took U.S. congratulates... to only the most severely ill or crippled (Continued fr for funding for programs in this country.” some of the president’s power and passed om page 1) in Ukraine – was not clear in the deci- Rep. Kolbe discounted warnings about it on to the prime minister. Deputy Press Secretary Trent Duffy noted sion’s aftermath. the threat of an internal east-west split in In a reversal of that initial deal, 46 that President Geroge W. Bush had dis- That amendment would have allowed Ukraine resulting from this election as lawmakers, led by cussed the election results with Secretary people with only the most severe disabil- being somewhat overblown. National Deputy Valeriy Konovaliuk, Powell but had nothing to add to what the ities, called Type 1 invalids in Ukraine, “This is not the first election that has lodged complaints in connection with the to vote at home. Mr. Yanukovych has secretary of state had said on the subject. The question about Viktor taken place here in Ukraine,” he said, not- newly written law on elections with the said repeatedly that the amendment was ing that previous election results had also country’s Constitutional Court on unconstitutional because it would limit a Yanukovych’s threatened challenge of the election results was posed at the State shown splits along regional lines. “There December 14, though the court did not certain number of people from voting in is no reason to believe that the Ukrainian begin hearing the case until December Ukraine, a country of 48 million people. Department press briefing on Tuesday, December 28. Deputy Spokesman Adam people cannot and will not come together 24. The court’s ruling on that amendment behind a new government,” he added. In announcing the court’s decision, said that all people who are unable to Ereli said the United States expects that Ukraine’s electoral and judicial authorities On the other side of Capitol Hill, Sen. “would conduct a fair, transparent and Hillary Rodham Clinton wrote a com- legal review that results in an outcome that mentary on the developments in Ukraine, Presidential election reflects the will of the Ukrainian people.” published in the December 27 issue of the Due to the Christmas holiday recess, Financial Times (London). In her piece, timely congressional reaction to the elec- she drew some lessons about democracy voting results by region tion was sparse. from what was going on in Ukraine. “Democracy does not end with a con- Region Leader % for Some members of Congress had spent stitution or the right to vote,” she wrote. Yanukovych 81.26 their holiday recess in Ukraine as election “The Ukrainian people have experienced Vinnytsia Yushchenko 84.07 observers, among them Jim Kolbe (R) of both victories and struggles since they Volyn Yushchenko 90.71 Arizona, Susan Davis (D) of California, voted for independence 13 years ago. Dnipropetrovsk Yanukovych 61.14 Donald Payne (D) of New Jersey, and But, as we learned in our own country for Donetsk Yanukovych 93.54 Charles Taylor (R) of North Carolina, who more than 200 years, maintaining democ- Zhytomyr Yushchenko 66.86 shared their views at a press conference racy is a never-ending struggle that we Zakarpattia Yushchenko 67.45 before returning home on December 27. must face up to every day.” Zaporizhia Yanukovych 70.13 Rep. Kolbe, who chairs the House Laws protecting democratic institutions Ivano-Frankivsk Yushchenko 95.72 Subcommittee on Appropriations, and freedoms are not enough, she said. Kyiv Yushchenko 82.70 expressed his admiration and congratula- “There must be a civil society where dem- Kirovohrad Yushchenko 82.70 tions to the Ukrainian people, as well as Luhansk Yanukovych 91.24 the Ukrainian and international press for ocratic values live in citizens’ hearts and Lviv Yushchenko 93.74 their role in the process. minds, where people stand up for what is Mykolaiv Yanukovych 67.13 “I think the rest of the world could right and where the rule of law, not the Odesa Yanukovych 66.56 learn a good lesson from the Ukrainian rule of crime and corruption, prevails.” Poltava Yushchenko 66.00 people and benefit from the demonstra- And now that the Ukrainian people have Rivne Yushchenko 84.52 tion of the commitment they have shown won their struggle, she added, the United Sumy Yushchenko 79.45 to democracy in this country,” he said. States should help them integrate into Ternopil Yushchenko 96.03 “The message that we will take back to Western institutions and “provide Ukraine Kharkiv Yanukovych 68.11 our colleagues in Washington is that we with assistance that helps the country to Kherson Yanukovych 51.32 have witnessed a tremendous demonstra- consolidate the democratic progress and Khmelnytskyi Yushchenko 80.47 tion by the Ukrainian people in support of economic reforms that have taken place.” Cherkasy Yushchenko 79.10 freedom and of democracy. We will look President Bush should consider imme- Chernivtsi Yushchenko 79.75 forward to working with and supporting diately inviting Ukraine’s new president Chernihiv Yushchenko 71.15 the new , whoever on a state visit to Washington, she said. Kyiv City Yushchenko 78.37 the president that is sworn in might be.” “Such a visit would be a powerful gesture City Yanukovych 88.83 He said he believes the United States of support to the new Ukrainian president Foreign districts Yushchenko 59.52 “will be more than willing to open all of and further deepen the U.S.-Ukraine rela- the doors of cooperation with Ukraine.” tionship and Ukraine’s ties to the West.” TOTAL YUSHCHENKO 51.99 And as chairman of the Sub-committee “Americans owe it to them to pledge Yanukovych 44.19 on Appropriations, which funds U.S. to stand by them now and in the future,” assistance programs, he added, “I am Sen. Clinton said. No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM “Ukrainian-American Citadel”: from the pages of UNA history

Following is part of a series of among all Christians, Pope Paul VI traveled Ukrainian American bishops. excerpts from “Ukrainian-American to the Holy Land to meet with Patriarch Acknowledging that the matter had been Citadel: The First 100 Years of the Athenagoras, signaling greater cooperation “passionately debated in the Ukrainian Ukrainian National Association,” by Dr. between the two largest Christian denomi- diaspora” The Ukrainian Weekly declared: Myron B. Kuropas, published in 1996 by nations Foreshadowing this development “The establishment of the Patriarchate East European Monographs of Boulder, was the meeting of Ukrainian Catholic of the Ukrainian Catholic Church has a Colo. The excerpts are reprinted with the Bishop Joseph Schmondiuk and Ukrainian vital meaning, not only from a purely permission of the author. Orthodox Bishop Mstyslav Skrypnyk at the ecclesiastical point of view, but also in the The book is available from the author 1962 UNA convention. Messages of greet- complex of strivings to a national identity for $25, plus $2.50 shipping, by writing ings were also received from the heads of and autonomy of the Ukrainian state. It to: Dr. Myron B. Kuropas, 107 both Ukrainian Churches in America, must be considered in both lights. We Ilehamwood Drive, DeKalb, IL 60115. Metropolitan Senyshyn and Metropolitan underscore this, because to some it Also available is a newly released John Theodorovych of the Ukrainian appears that bringing this matter out for Ukrainian edition of the book; price: $25 Orthodox Church. From that moment on, direct consideration will cause complica- (including shipping). relations between the UNA and all tions for many, including the Vatican itself Ukrainian religious denominations This cannot be a valid argument. All our Chapter 10 remained warm and mutually supportive. strivings bring with them complications In 1963 a new Catholic chapel at for someone – sometimes not only for our Forging New Frontiers Soyuzivka was blessed by Bishop foes but also for our friends. Must we be Schmondiuk, and grounds reserved for an inhibited by this? Of course not! For The 1960s were a period during which Orthodox chapel were blessed by ‘complications’ for others are but a tempo- relations between the UNA and the Metropolitan Mstyslav as was a statue of rary state, insignificant when compared Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United Ivan Mazepa by sculptor Serhiy with the slavery in which our people live.” States, strained during the lifetime of Lytwynenko. On August 8 Cardinal Slipyj visited Archbishop [Constantine] Bohachevsky, A high point in UNA-Catholic relations Soyuzivka where he addressed “a throng improved dramatically. Bohachevsky died was reached in 1968 with the visit of of 1,500 UNA officers, employees, vaca- rations of a non-American group or nation. in January 1961. He was succeeded as met- Archbishop-Major Josyf Cardinal Slipyj to tioners, guests and well-wishers who ... It should be, rather, the apostolate of the ropolitan by Ambrose Senyshyn. In March North America. Editorializing on the his- waited patiently for more than two Ukrainian Catholic Rite in America to 1961, Dmytro Halychyn, the revered toric event, The Ukrainian Weekly hours.” Speaking at the chapel “nestled assist Ukrainians in America, through rea- supreme president of the UNA, died unex- described the magnificent welcome he serenely in a wooded glade,” The sonable utilization of Ukrainian and reli- pectedly, the result of a tragic accident. received in Toronto as an affirmation of Ukrainian Weekly reported on August 17, gious and cultural traditions, in being Hoping to breach the gulf which existed “the deep reverence and vast esteem which the cardinal declared “that of all the assimilated into the American society in between America’s two most significant he enjoys among Ukrainians of all back- places that he has seen on this prolonged order that they might become vital instru- Ukrainian institutions, the UNA Supreme grounds, all professions and all walks of journey through Canada and the United ments of Christianization in America. Executive requested Metropolitan life. A symbol of both a suffering nation States, Soyuzivka is perhaps the most UNA Supreme Advisor Myron B. Senyshyn to participate in the funeral serv- kept in chains and the indomitable spirit beautiful.” Kuropas disagreed, and in a series of ices of the late UNA leader. Senyshyn that keeps its hopes alive, the primate of the The future of the Ukrainian Catholic articles arguing in favor of biculturalism agreed, taking the first step toward healing Ukrainian Catholic Church is the embodi- Church in the United States was also debat- and the ideals of pluralism, he warned the discord and misunderstanding that had ment of all our dreams and aspirations.” ed in The Ukrainian Weekly. In an article against making the same mistakes the existed for almost four decades. Reconciliation with the Ukrainian titled “No Idle Prattle,” Mychaijlo Ukrainian Catholic Church made in the Greater understanding was also achieved Catholic Church in America did not mean Dorechnyj argued that the Ukrainian 1920s when it appeared to many to be a between Ukrainian Orthodox and always agreeing with its leadership. Catholic Church in America cannot and vehicle of Latinization. Ukrainian Catholics, long at loggerheads Risking opprobrium, The Ukrainian should not exist for the reason of either pre- over papal primacy and other matters. Soon Weekly came out in favor of a Ukrainian serving the , establish- after Vatican II ushered in a new spirit of Patriarchate, an institution allegedly resis- ing a Ukrainian sub-society in Arnerica, or ecumenism encouraging greater unity ted by Metropolitan Senyshyn and other furthering and supporting the political aspi- To The Weekly Contributors: We greatly appreciate the materials – fea- ture articles, news stories, press clippings, letters to the editor, etc. – we receive from our readers. In order to facilitate prepara- tion of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guidelines listed below be followed. ® News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a given event. ® All materials must be typed (or legibly hand-printed) and double-spaced. ® Photographs (originals only, no photo- copies or computer printouts) sub- mitted for publication must be accompa- nied by captions. 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For the 35th Convention, as is traditional, con- information is to be published. ® vention organizers prepared a Commemorative Journal that included greetings Persons who submit any materials must from dignitaries, articles about the host city, and messages from various commu- provide a daytime phone number where they may be reached if any addi- (Continued on page 23) tional information is required. ® Unsolicited materials submitted for pub- lication will be returned only when so requested and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope.

THE UNA: 110 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

CHRISTMAS PASTORALS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY President Yushchenko “The greatest mystery in time” Below is the Nativity message of the those feelings of hope, warmth, dignity and “This is an historic moment for democracy in Ukraine ... We congratulate Permanent Conference of Ukrainian beauty. Something tells us that just as “the Ukrainians for the courage they displayed in standing up for their democratic Orthodox Bishops Beyond the Borders of greatest mystery in time corresponds to the rights.” – U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. Ukraine. greatest mystery in eternity,” our lives also must correspond to the life and teachings of “The people of this great country can be truly proud that yesterday they took a “The Only-Begotten Son of God, begot- our Lord. Our sincere archpastoral prayer is great step toward free and democratic elections by electing the next president of ten in eternity of the Father without a that each of us will choose to live in the Ukraine.” – Bruce George, special coordinator of observers for the OSCE. mother, was born in time of a Mother Light of Wisdom throughout the year rather without a father. That first begetting is an than wallow in the darkness. “This is a victory of the Ukrainian people, the Ukrainian nation. ... An era of a unfathomable mystery of the Holy Trinity There are those today who say: great new democracy is starting.” – Viktor Yushchenko, president-elect of Ukraine. in Eternity and this second birth is an “Remember, the magic of Christmas lies in unfathomable mystery of God’s power and your heart.” We say, rather, that the miracle The quotations above reflect just some of the reaction to the historic vote in Ukraine love for mankind in time. The greatest of Christmas lies in the manger – in the in the third round (or more properly, the rerun of the second round) of the election dur- mystery in time corresponds to the greatest humility of the Christ-Child – Who ele- ing which Viktor Yushchenko was elected the country’s president. It was a triumphant mystery in eternity.” – Bishop Nikolai in vates our humanity to levels beyond our conclusion to what is now known around the globe as the Orange Revolution and tan- “The Prologue from Ochrid” present comprehension and becomes our gible evidence of the development of democracy in a land that has long yearned for it. only hope for salvation. There is no Significantly, Mr. Yushchenko carried 17 of Ukraine’s 27 regions (24 oblasts, Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ “magic” – there is only God, Who is Love. the Crimean Autonomous Republic and the cities of Kyiv and Sevastopol). The – clergy and laity – living in the Faith We greet you all in this season of hope vote count released by the CEC gave Mr. Yushchenko 51.99 percent of the vote beyond the borders of Ukraine: – all of you entrusted to our spiritual care, to Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s 44.19 percent – a winning margin of Christ is born! Let us glorify Him! and we most especially greet our brothers nearly 8 percent and approximately 2.3 million votes. and sisters in Ukraine, who experience a To be sure, the Central Election Commission has yet to issue the final official It is impossible for our simple minds to season of hope unparalleled in the tally (it has 15 days to do so), and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych is taking his imagine the “greatest mystery in eternity” as Ukrainian nation’s history. We especially bid for the presidency to the Supreme Court. However, CEC Chairman Yaroslav the Heavenly Hosts surround God’s Throne. pray for divine guidance upon them all – Davydovych commented: “I don’t know who can doubt it [the result], and even out- We can imagine the beauty, joy and peace of most especially upon those who shall going President Leonid Kuchma, who had picked his prime minister to run as his their glorious “hosannas” filling the skies eventually be placed in leadership posi- successor, called on both candidates to accept the result and not file any appeals. above us as they stand in praise before that tions by the will of our God-loving people. Meanwhile, the people of Ukraine have begun celebrating. And along with Throne. Much of our rich Christmas carol May we all live our lives filled with that them the diaspora. tradition is an attempt to relate the power of hope and the Light of Wisdom, which There is much cause for celebration. The peaceful Orange Revolution has suc- that mystery, however inadequately. shines brightly not from the star over ceeded in making the will of the people of Ukraine known, and felt, and effected. The Nativity of our Lord – the Bethlehem, but from the Christ-Child lying It was the result of a broad public action that saw the use of “people power” and Incarnation and the “greatest mystery in in the manger of our hearts. We, along with enabled the Ukrainian nation to understand, perhaps for the first time ever, that time” – leaves us in awe of our Heavenly our brethren in Ukraine and throughout the the true power was in their hands. Moreover, the people of Ukraine had the wis- Father’s Love for us in sending His Only- world, must shed that light into the lives of dom and patience to use that power most effectively in a non-violent way. Begotten Son to assume our humanity. The all around us. This is our mission. This is The presidential election of 2004 demonstrated to Ukraine’s corrupt leaders, vision of the Christ-Child, born of the our life. the country’s neighbors and the world that no longer were the Ukrainian people Virgin and lying in the cave is one, which Each and every one of you is in our going to remain passive, no longer would they simply endure whatever yoke was changed the course of human history for all prayers during these Holy Days and we placed around their necks. time. “God is with us...” is a familiar hymn ask to be remembered in yours. The election was a clear-cut victory for the people of Ukraine – that was the senti- of the Nativity season and these words, Christ is born! Let us glorify Him! ment of the president-elect as he addressed crowds gathered on Independence Square. now and forever, are a profound message That is also why President-elect Yushchenko’s campaign has announced that he would of human hope, warmth, dignity and beau- + WASYLY, metropolitan, Ukrainian take two oaths of office – a symbolic oath with the people on Independence Square, ty. They declare exactly what we long to Orthodox Church of Canada the epicenter of the Orange Revolution, and the formal oath in the Verkhovna Rada. hear during this holy season. In the Nativity at Bethlehem, Divinity whispers to each + CONSTANTINE, metropolitan, To sum up, the orange-colored Ukrainian slogan on the front page of this issue Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the says it best: Slava Ukraini – Glory to Ukraine! individual heart: “I love you!” And though we are part of a mighty chorus of believers U.S.A. and Diaspora singing along with the Heavenly Hosts in + JOHN, archbishop, Ukrainian the spirit of Christmas joy, the Lord hears Orthodox Church of Canada Jan. us one at a time as we respond in love. + ANTONY, archbishop, Ukrainian At some deep level of our being – the Turning the pages back... Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. direct result of our Baptism and 5 Chrismation – we do comprehend the + VSEVOLOD, archbishop, Ukrainian meaning of the Nativity Tropar – that Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. “...Christ our God has shone the Light of In 1997, in a special message to “our brothers and sisters + IOAN, archbishop, Ukrainian 1997 Wisdom upon the world.” This is evi- abroad,” President Leonid Kuchma thanked Ukrainians of the Orthodox Church in Diaspora denced by the way our lives seem to diaspora for “decades of work at the time of the Iron Curtain’s change during this season each and every + YURIJ, archbishop, Ukrainian existence that created a positive posture toward Ukraine” and year. Something within – through the guid- Orthodox Church of Canada five years earlier resulted in speedy recognition of its independence. ance of the Holy Spirit – awakens a new + JEREMIAH, bishop, Ukrainian Addressing his fellow Ukrainians around the world just over five years since respect and love for one another along with Orthodox Eparchy in South America Ukraine declared its independence and then confirmed that independence by a nation- wide referendum, the president stated: “Fate has scattered us around the world, to var- ious corners of our planet. But all of you are close and dear to us, because we and you are sons and daughters of one mother, Ukraine.” In the letter dated December 28, 1997, the president wrote: “No matter how diverse our everyday concerns, plans and hopes may be, we nurture one mutual hope and goal: we are building a free, independent and developed Ukraine, a strong democratic European state. Each of us has a contribution to this cause; each of those contributions is valuable and essential.” Mr. Kuchma underlined that the diaspora’s activity is particularly evident in “open- ing Ukraine and Ukrainians to those countries that became your second homelands, as you spurred the development of bilateral ties and promoted Ukrainian interests.” The president continued: “The past five years were difficult. But, on the path to defeating the burdensome legacy of the past and taking their difficult first steps, the people of Ukraine felt the support of their brothers and sisters abroad. You sincerely sympathized with us when we encountered prob- lems, you helped us correct our mistakes and you rejoiced over our victories. 1996 is marked by one of the most important victories: the adoption of the , which codified our achievements in the process of state-building, delineated further steps in its development and became the fundamental consolidating factor of our society. “I want to sincerely thank all of you, dear countrymen in the U.S.A. and Canada, Great Britain and Australia, France and Germany, Brazil and Argentina, Russia and Poland, in all countries, on all continents, for your support — both moral and material – your sincerity, your mutual concern about the fate of Ukraine and your active partic- ipation in creating its future.”

Source: “Kuchma thanks diaspora for support,” The Ukrainian Weekly, January 5, 1997, Vol. LXV, No. 1 Art by Marta Anna reproduced on a Christmas card published by the UNA. No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR NEWS AND VIEWS

This gave us an opportunity not only to share the activities of the UAV with Freedom House’s annual report Town bicentennial the Ukrainian American communities throughout the United States, but also to and Ukrainians inform them about our future plans and downgrades Russia to “not free” Dear Editor: aspirations. The Town of Wawarsing, in Ulster Freedom House the January election of Mikhail American veterans of Ukrainian her- Saakashvili as president, and a well- County, N.Y., home to the village of NEW YORK – Political rights and itage have served proudly in the U.S. administered parliamentary election in Ellenville, Soyuzivka, the SUM civil liberties have become so restricted armed forces in all the wars and conflicts March, improved the country’s political “Oselia,” and a significant year-round in Russia that the country has been of the 20th century. Presently they are rights score after international monitors Ukrainian population, will be celebrating downgraded to “not free,” Freedom fighting the war on terrorism in deemed voting free and fair. its bicentennial in 2006. Plans are House announced on December 25 in a Afghanistan, Iraq and other parts of the “The positive experiences in Georgia already under way for various events major survey of global freedom released. world as well. They need to be recog- and Ukraine indicate that democratic fer- throughout the town, sponsored by many The global survey, “Freedom in the nized and honored. UAV pursuit for the ment and non-violent civic protest are local groups. Organizers invite all town World,” shows that Russia was the only federal charter and continuation of UAV potent forces for political change,” said residents, present and past, to take part in country to register a negative category Registration Project are the tools that Ms. Windsor. “They also reinforce free- the planning and festivities. change in 2004, moving from partly free will help us in achieving these goals. dom’s gradual global advance.” In the past, Wawarsing was also home to not free. However, Russia was not the According to the survey, 89 countries to many vacation colonies owned and only country in the former Anna Krawzuk are free. Their 2.8 billion inhabitants (44 frequented by Ukrainians. Most of these, that experienced political and civic Holmdel, N.J. percent of the world’s population) enjoy if not all, are now a part of history. But changes: setbacks took place in a broad range of rights. Fifty-four coun- families still cherish the memories of and Armenia, while freedom gained in those summer vacations in the moun- the aftermath of civic protests in Georgia tries representing 1.2 billion people (19 tains. They fondly remember packing Congratulations and Ukraine. percent) are considered partly free. everything including the pots and pans, “Russia’s step backwards into the not Political rights and civil liberties are lazy days at the pool or pond, all the on excellent paper free category is the culmination of a grow- more limited in these countries, in which cousins and aunts and uncles around, Dear Editor: ing trend under President Vladimir Putin to corruption, dominant ruling parties, or, in “zabavy” at Soyuzivka and SUM. I just read the October 31 issue of The concentrate political authority, harass and some cases, ethnic or religious strife are Ukrainians were, and still are, a vital Weekly and want to congratulate you on intimidate the media, and politicize the often the norm. piece of Wawarsing’s history and charac- putting out such an excellent publication. country’s law-enforcement system,” said The survey finds that 49 countries are ter. It was filled with interesting and valu- Freedom House Executive Director Jennifer not free.The 2.4 billion inhabitants (37 The town bicentennial is a celebration able information. Windsor. “These moves mark a dangerous percent) of these countries, three-fifths of for and by the people of Wawarsing. This Then I looked at page 24 and was sur- and disturbing drift toward authoritarianism whom live in China, are denied most is a wonderful opportunity for us prised at the circulation. It is really puz- in Russia, made more worrisome by basic political rights and civil liberties. Ukrainians to reflect on our history here, zling why more Ukrainian Americans do President Putin’s recent heavy-handed med- Among the study’s other findings: on the role we’ve played in the town’s not support The Weekly. dling in political developments in neighbor- • Of the world’s 192 states, 119 are development, and to share our story with Anyway here’s my $100 for the press ing countries such as Ukraine.” electoral democracies (89 free and 30 others. Anything goes – a display at the fund. Complete survey results, including a partly free), an increase of two since Library Museum, a published booklet, a All the best. We’ll keep praying that package of charts and graphs, are avail- 2003. While these states are not all rated map of “Ukrainian” places, reunions – Viktor Yushchenko visits the White able online. The ratings reflect global free, all provide considerable political whatever we want! House next year as head of state. events from December 1, 2003, through space and media access for opposition If you have any thoughts or ideas, November 30. Country narratives will be movements and allow for elections that would like to learn more, or would like Bohdan Hodiak released in book form in spring 2005. meet minimum international standards of to help organize something, please con- Bethesda, Md. Overall, freedom progressed world- ballot secrecy and vote tabulation. tact Nadia Maczaj at (845) 647-6911 or wide in 2004, with 26 countries register- • Over the last 15 years, the number of e-mail [email protected]. The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters ing gains against 11 showing setbacks. electoral democracies has risen from 69 to the editor. Opinions expressed by colum- Most gains and declines did not result in out of 167 (41 percent) to 119 out of 192 Nadia N.S. Maczaj nists, commentators and letter-writers are category shifts. Some potentially positive (62 percent). On average during that time Ellenville, N.Y. their own and do not necessarily reflect the steps forward took place in the Middle frame, an additional three states have opinions of either The Weekly editorial East and North Africa, especially in the adopted minimal standards for free and staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian areas of women’s rights and increased fair elections each year. National Association. A thank you civic activism. • Freedom further consolidated in “Freedom and democracy have shown Central Europe. Five of the new EU Letters should be typed (double-spaced) countries – the Czech Republic, Estonia, and signed (anonymous letters are not pub- demonstrable resilience over the last few for UAV coverage Hungary, Poland and Slovakia – Dear Editor: lished). Letters are accepted also via e-mail years despite tremendous global chal- On behalf of the Ukrainian American at [email protected]. The daytime phone lenges, not least those posed by interna- achieved the highest possible survey rat- Veterans organization, please accept our number and address of the letter-writer must tional terrorism,” said Ms. Windsor. ing: 1 for political rights and 1 for civil gratitude for publishing the article regard- be given for verification purposes. Please Russia’s status fell from partly free to liberties. ing the 57th Annual UAV Convention on note that a daytime phone number is essen- not free because of the flawed nature of • In Central and Eastern Europe and the pages of the November 14 issue of tial in order for editors to contact letter-writ- the country’s parliamentary elections in the former Soviet Union, 12 countries are The Ukrainian Weekly. ers regarding clarifications or questions. December 2003 and presidential elec- free, seven are partly free, and eight are tions in 2004, the further consolidation of not free. Dramatic progress has been state control of the media, and the impo- confined mostly to Central and Eastern sition of official curbs on opposition Europe, where the 12 free countries Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine political parties and groups. Russia’s reside. retreat from freedom marks a low point Freedom House survey data also shed not registered since 1989, when the some light on the debate about the rela- plans to publish anthology of literature country was part of the Soviet Union. tionship between the lack of political by Wolodymyr Wolowodiuk in each volume) reader-anthology of Other former Soviet countries regis- rights and civil liberties and the growing Ukrainian literature of the Renaissance threat of international terrorism. One of the goals of the Coordinating tered setbacks in 2004. In Belarus, which and Baroque eras (from the middle of the According to a Freedom House analy- Committee to Aid Ukraine (CCAU) is to already ranked as the least free country 15th to the end of the 18th centuries). It sis of global terrorist attacks over a five- raise the national consciousness, espe- in Europe, harassment of opposition will be titled “Slovo Mnohotsinne.” year period from 1999-2003, 70 percent cially among Ukraine’s youth. To this political forces ensured the victory of Recognizing the role that CCAU of all attributable deaths by terrorism end, CCAU published many books that President Alyaksandr Lukashenka in an played in the past 13 years in projects to were perpetrated by terrorists and terror- found their way to students of kinder- election in which he ran virtually unop- aid reborn Ukraine, Ukrainian credit posed. In Armenia, the government’s vio- ist movements originating in not free gartens, primary and secondary schools unions and the Spadshchyna Foundation and universities and many libraries. lent suppression of peaceful civic pro- countries. generously met the call for funds. But testers underscored its increasingly unre- By contrast, only 8 percent of global Prominent among these publications CCAU at this time is still short of funds were two readers-anthologies of sponsive and undemocratic rule. fatalities from terrorism were perpetrated and unable to publish all four volumes. The region was not devoid of positive by terrorists and groupings with origins in Ukrainian literature, the first “Ukrainske It now seeks funds from all who cherish developments, however. Ukraine’s civil the free world. “This suggests that the Slovo,” a four-volume edition that encom- the newly reborn Ukraine and recognize liberties rating improved in the wake of expansion of democracy and freedom is passed literature of the 20th century and the work of CCAU in raising the nation- pronounced civic activism, greater judi- an important component in the interna- the second “Zolote Slovo,” a two-volume al consciousness of Ukraine’s citizens. tional effort to rid the world of the terror- edition with literature of the middle ages. Please respond to this article by cial independence, and the widespread Now CCAU is preparing to fill a void, sending your contribution to CCAU, 66 expansion of media freedoms following a ist scourge,” said Adrian Karatnycky, by publishing a four-volume (800 pages Susan Drive, Chatham, NJ 07928-1050. flawed presidential election. In Georgia, principal analyst of Freedom in the World. 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Messagesby Petro Rondiak from the Orange Revolution Following is a day-by-day account of the Orange Revolution written and e- mailed to a group of friends outside of Ukraine by Petro Rondiak. Mr. Rondiak and his wife, Ola, lived in Kyiv in 1995 for two years and later returned in 2002 with their three children: Roman, Maya and Kalyna. Employed by the Winner Automotive Group, Mr. Rondiak enjoys expanding the business with his Ukrainian managers, spending time with his family, running the Kyiv Pee- Wee Soccer Program and producing English-language theater (in which Ola performs) with the Loose Change Players – Kyiv. Raised in the United States by their Ukrainian parents and heavily involved in Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, the Rondiaks say the Orange Revolution has been, and continues to be, a very uni- fying and inspirational experience. Mr. Rondiak’s “Messages from the Orange Revolution” will appear in sev- eral parts. The photos accompanying the story are the author’s. People rally on Independence Square on the first day of what became known as the Orange Revolution. DAY 1 Moroz spoke. Okean Elzy lead guy, coverage in the West? DAY 2 and others. The chant: “Svobodu ne At one point around 15:00 the crowd Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004, Sent: Wednesday, November 24, spynyty.” marched down Khreschatyk. To the 12:32 p.m. 2004, 3:10 a.m. Zero military or police presence. mayor’s administration. Omelchenko Hi. Pryvit! Thanks for all the e-mails and Probably undercover. Many sightings of came out and stated that he is behind the Going back and forth between maidan all the support! You all rock! Keep wear- army and police on side streets and out- people of Kyiv who voted 75 percent for and our apartment. Crowd continues to ing orange! skirts. Danyo, saw buses of young people Yush. And the Kyiv City Administration grow. Khreschatyk filling up, as well as So just got in, 03:01 Kyiv Time, after in black unmarked leather jackets parked is not accepting the voting results of the maydan. Including on the other side of a day of VR activity which you all heard near his house, on his over here. CEC. Omelchenko support is key. Institutska, the hill is covered with peo- about. This evening’s action was all There was some cheering – and the ple. Channel 5 back on air. * * * about the Presidential Administration crowd went back to maidan. Massive Yushchenko demanding meeting with (which happens to be in my backyard). movement of people. Verkhovna Rada (VR) at 16:00. Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004, This is one e-mail of a couple I will Now everyone is waiting to see what General made appeal for military to 5:56 p.m. send in the next few minutes. Attached is the result of the meeting with the VR is. go over to Yush. More photos from maidan. a pretty poor quality video clip I took on On the stage they announced that if the Yush person made speech that Berkut Logarithmic increase in people from my dig. Camera next to the fence by the VR is with Yush, Yush will speak. If the and Ministry of Internal Affairs have 14:00-17:00. Institutska is now closed. Presidential Admin down by Ivan Franko VR is against Yush, the crowd will be agreed to come over to Yush. (I can’t Students (Pora) took control of Park (one of the access points). asked to move up to the VR. confirm this anywhere else.) Khreschatyk block by block right now Myron Jarosewich and I sang with the [Yulia] Tymoshenko gave incredible stopping at Khmelnytsky Street (TSUM You will see on the photos the camp- protesters, and I can tell you that the riot speech. “Now is the time to decide Intersection). ing out on Khreschatyk. And maidan is a cops were laughing at our jokes and I whether we have a desire to raise our Many more tents have been erected in planned and financed event. Supplies certainly doubt they would put up much children and grandchildren in a free the afternoon between maidan and Prorizna. were being trucked in all day. Oranges resistance if. ... country ... get warm clothes and tents, A wooden framework for a barricade has were being stocked up. I will send the Bankova pictures in because we are not leaving until we have been erected at the Prorizna intersection. Yush about to come out on stage – subsequent e-mails. That is where the defended our choice and our freedom.” Many TV crews setting up. Any TV more later. real action is right now, 3 a.m. Ukie time. The quantity of people in the streets is INCREDIBLE. Please be advised there is no “night of chaos” as we’ve seen in some articles. Yush camp has people at each point of contact with militia urging protest- ers to maintain peace. Yush camp urging all protesters to smile and sing with the cops. Bankova e-mail next. * * * Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004, 3:27 a.m. Pryvit! After 3 a.m. Just got back from Bankova St. Pora is building tents. You will see white Styrofoam boards (this is what they sleep on) in the photos. Also you will see the dump trucks filled with sand that block the road once one gets closer in. On the dump trucks are dozens of Yush supporters. The spir- it is very high and very alive. Look closely you will see orange sashes tied into the militia riot cop’s shields. There are many many riot police on Bankova, but there is little tension. Many jokes and laughs being had with the militia. Trying to engage them in conversation. “Vy nashi bratty, my z vamy, perekhodte do nas.” On a lighter note, you will see Myronko Jarosewich making his um ... semi-successful attempt to climb onto one of the dump trucks. Also, a priest up on the fence continu- ously trying to speak with the militia. If I haven’t emphasized it yet, there is a crazy amount of people on the streets. Not just maidan. Everywhere. Multiple points Day 2: a view of the central part of the tent city in a photo taken from above. (Continued on page 9) No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 9

dynamo stadium (Surkis is a Yanuk guy). Messages from... Thus, the hill across from the Cabinet (Continued from page 8) Bldg is now covered with Yush support- of contact can be easily maintained. ers. Thanks again for all your support! Prior to the stadium info above, I’ve Wear ORANGE!!!!! heard that Yush supporters are feeding and providing warm clothes to the Yanuk * * * supporters. Sent: Wednesday, November 24, Thanks for all of your support! 2004, 3:38 a.m. DAY 5 Hey! A quick note about Khreschatyk circa 01:30. The tent city has doubled in Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004, size. It now stretches well past Prorizna 1:34 a.m. to the Kyiv Administration Building Pryvit! Khreschatyk. Now that Euronews is referring to it So walking by we see all these as the Orange Revolution I guess it’s Marshutky (cheap mini-buses used as an legitimate! alternative to public transit) parked in a row It is incredibly overwhelming to wit- right by the tent city at the Kyiv Admin ness the scene in the center now. Words Bldg. One of the drivers told me that they can not describe the quantity of people were ordered by Omelchenko to come to amassed. OK, I’ll try anyway – Khreschatyk to provide heat for the stu- Khreschatyk is packed from Bessarabka dents (and faculty) in the tent village. to maidan and past maidan to European This underscores that Omelchenko Square and up both sides of (Kyiv’s mayor) is the man. Channel 5 has Hrushevskoho. Institutska is closed and been running uninterrupted (very key to this also mobbed with people. Horodetskoho whole thing). The city is incredibly well lit. is also packed with people. It’s like a Trash trucks are removing trash. DAI cops giant festive celebration. Cars honking, are managing car traffic – his support is key. flags waving, groups chanting – truly an OK. That’s it for now. Time for bat- adrenaline rush. tery recharge. People from the regions keep arriving PS. Can someone please post this to and arriving. The crowds are psyched, the Chornomortsi list? [Mr. Rondiak is a festive and organized. member of the Chornomortsi fraternity One thing that’s impressive is how of Plast --ed.] Diakuyu! Kyiv, as a city, is rallying around sup- porting the infrastructure of supplying DAY 3 maidan. Two of the attached photos Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004, show women who cooked in their homes 2:05 a.m. and brought meals, in bags, to share with Pryvit! 1:51 a.m. Kyiv time. Yush is now the public. They literally put their bags using the “” (former Lenin on the ground and start asking people if Museum) on as HQ. anyone is hungry. There is also a bonfire Serious increase in people (again). shot. What’s interesting is that the wood that’s in the bonfire is supplied by people Whole center of Kyiv is incredibly crowd- Food supplies being readied for distribution on the second day of the action. ed. Yulia T.’s speech informed us that there bringing wood in shopping bags from homes outside the city to maidan by peo- are Russian troops in ukie militia clothing. The opposition has surrounded the He was totally psyched stating that he just Colin Powell’s speech was broadcast ple taking metros etc. Cabinet of Ministers and apparently will got interviewed by a Japanese newspaper. Yush’s speech this evening (after the (and translated) on the many plasma screen refuse to allow workers to enter tomorrow. trucks that are popping up all over town. * * * Kuchma, Yanukovych roundtable) came This is one of doors. They are all marked across as truly authentic and real. Really Spirits are high and the mood is cheer- that way. Pockets of Pora are at each door. ful! There is no chaos. As I write this I Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004, 3:51 great speech. In one part he described am watching CNN and Euronews on * * * a.m. coming home at 11 p.m. and seeing his satellite, and see that a lot of coverage is Some late-night photos of decorated three daughters, 5, 4 and 3 years old. now happening. Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004, 3:07 cars. Midnight to 1:30 a.m. – streets And just when he felt tired and fed up is on a hunger strike. a.m. totally packed with people, hard to with politics, the girls start walking in a That’s it for now. DO PEREMOHY! These pics are from Bankova St. in front explain. I’ve never experienced anything row (youngest first) chanting: “Nas of the presidential administration. People like, nor would I ever have imagined it. bahato. Nas ne Podolaty!” DAY 4 singing, dancing, spirits extremely high. The will is here. Euronews today referred New chants of the day: “Shche ne Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2004, One example of how organized the opposi- to it as “the Orange Revolution.” Zmerzla Ukraina!” and “Nam Donetsk 9:14 a.m. tion is. Access to the area in front of the riot Sidenote: the Yanukovych supporters ne vorohy, prykhodit na pyrohy.” Druzi! Thanks again for all e-mails! police is restricted by Pora people. They are from the hill across from the Cabinet of I hope the zabava [Morskyi Bal organ- SUN SHINING BRIGHTLY! Blue screening who they allow to be in the zone. Ministers is gone. Myron was there and ized by the Chornomortsi fraternity of cloudless sky!! My kids are chanting They have also set up a system of rotating saw how multiple buses unloaded Yanuk Plast – ed.] went well waiting to see pic- “Yushchenko! Yushchenko!” while eating visitors through the front so they can see. At supporters. They marched down tures of NYC rally. Hats off to the Ukie cereal at breakfast. Back to the streets!! this “yizha” stand I met a man from Crimea. Hrushevskoho, and into the small people!! Thanks for your work in USA!!! Rock n roll! The Orange Revolution grows Slava Ukraini! Petro out. * * * Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004, 2:50 a.m. Pryvit! OK, so I’m not a professional film guy. These video clips are far too dark, but the audio might be interesting. Today was festive. More and more peo- ple crowding into the center. Buses and trains. Apparently the transport minister was under orders to prevent all transport from western Ukraine to Kyiv. He dis- obeyed this order. There is word of several key defections from government. Today on the stage 100 militia officers pledged their allegiance to Yushchenko and the people of Ukraine. Their leader kneeled on one knee and kissed the Ukrainian flag. Unbelievably festive atmosphere. Like a giant tailgate party. DJ’s setting up in various areas (outside) and blasting dance music! Dancing, laughing, chanti- ng. Photos next. * * * Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004, 2:59 a.m. A view of the tent city as it looked on Day 2 of the Orange Revolution. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

Yankovych does not concede Yushchenko.... (Continued from page 1) On the other hand, a glum looking Mr. Yanukovych refused to accept the out- Mr. Yushchenko won 51.99 percent to come, and as of midday on December 29 Mr. Yanukovych’s 44.19 percent – a dif- the prime minister still had not conceded. ference of about 2.3 million votes, the World leaders and international monitor- CEC said. Out of 37,289,023 eligible ing organizations have said the vote was Ukrainian voters, some 77.22 percent, or free of the massive irregularities that 28,796,993, voted – a decrease from the plagued the November 21 run-off vote, 80.85 percent that voted in the November putting a damper on Mr. Yanukovych’s 21 run-off. Mr. Yushchenko won 17 efforts to appeal the vote. regions of Ukraine’s total 27. “I will never recognize such a defeat, In what appeared to be an attempt to because the Constitution and human further pressure Mr. Yanukovych to leave rights were violated in our country,” Mr. his post as the country’s prime minister, Yanukovych said. Mr. Yushchenko told his supporters two Once again assuming the position of days after the election to blockade a meet- prime minister, Mr. Yanukovych, who ing of the Cabinet of Ministers that was was to have met with his government for scheduled for the following morning on the first time in a month, was blocked December 29. from entering the Cabinet of Ministers by At his campaign headquarters on Yushchenko supporters on December 29. December 27, Mr. Yushchenko was Mr. Yanukovych continues to insist AP/Efrem Lukatsky flanked on stage by his wife, Kateryna, that millions of Ukrainians were denied Viktor Yushchenko and his wife, Kateryna, during a massive victory rally in and his allies – , access to the polls – either by restrictive Kyiv on December 28. Anatolii Kinakh and Oleksander new voting rules or due to intimidation Zinchenko. Following his appearance by Yushchenko supporters – and his cam- on December 28. “I don’t know who can “Today, those same administrative there, Mr. Yushchenko and his entourage paign team announced it had filed an doubt it.” A final official tally was resources that we were accused of using moved to Kyiv’s Independence Square, appeal of the election in all of Ukraine’s expected to take several days to a week are being used by Mr. Yushchenko’s side where a crowd of 80,000 had gathered 225 election districts. to finish. The final results must be to steal this election,” he said. much earlier in the cold winter night. “We will defend the rights of our vot- announced 15 days after election day. But Mr. Yushchenko denied the accu- “During 14 years we were independ- ers by all legal means,” he said. Mr. Yushchenko, speaking to hundreds sations and said he was proud of his ent, but we were not free,” he told his , Mr. Yanukovych’s of thousands of people who gathered on nation as he cast his ballot in Kyiv’s trade supporters on Independence Square at 3 representative on the Central Election Independence Square on December 28, union building. “What we did during the a.m. “Now we can say this is a thing of Commission, formally lodged an appeal told the jubilant crowd that Ukrainians last 30 days was a tribute to our ances- the past. Now we are facing an independ- with the CEC at 11:30 p.m. on December are now living in a different place. tors,” Mr. Yushchenko said. “I know they ent and free Ukraine.” 28, the CEC’s press service announced With fireworks exploding over the are looking at us from heaven and they “Now, today, the Ukrainian people the following day. square and the temperature hovering near are applauding,” he said, holding in his have won. I congratulate you,” Mr. Throughout the week Mr. Yanukovych 38 degrees, 49-year-old Natalia Motsak arms his son Taras, clad in an orange hat Yushchenko told the crowd a day after has appeared resigned to the loss, but his said people remain reluctant to celebrate, and wrapped tightly in an orange scarf. Ukrainians went to their voting stations statements have been defiant. fearing Mr. Yanukovych’s legal challenges “In the eyes of the world we have for the third time in this presidential elec- “This is a crying fact: Millions of might still change the election’s outcome. proved to be a democratic state in which tion. The first round of the election was Ukrainian citizens did not have a chance “When there’s an inauguration, then I the vote of every citizen carries weight,” on October 31. to vote,” he said. “They were thrown out. think we’ll really celebrate,” the school said Parliament Chairman Volodymyr The crowd, which was told Mr. They were humiliated. There were more teacher said. Lytvyn. “We have lived through a stormy Yushchenko would appear at the square than 4.8 million such people.” With chants of “Yushchenko, period and have become a true nation.” the previous night at 11 p.m., had dwin- “Only a blind mind could not see how Yushchenko” filling the air, Ms. Motsak Mr. Yanukovych, who was joined by dled from 80,000 cheering admirers to many falsifications there were during the said that in hindsight she was happy that his wife, Ludmila, in Kyiv’s Pechersk some 5,000 dedicated loyalists. elections,” Mr. Yanukovych said on Mr. Kuchma’s term was plagued with voting district, cast his ballot amid a But Mr. Yushchenko’s message that December 27, sitting behind a mass of widespread reports of corruption and foul crowd of journalists. He was asked if he night seemed to buoy their spirits and has microphones during a press conference. play. “I think it moved people to finally would be drinking champagne later in the appeared to touch many people through- CEC announces result take their country back. It moved them to day. “I don’t know. We’ll see,” he replied. out this city. come out here and show how unhappy “I voted for the future of Ukrainian “I am proud I am a Ukrainian,” he “In principle, we have the result,” said they are with the way we’ve been liv- people. I am waiting for Ukraine to make said. “I am extremely proud that today Yaroslav Davydovych, head of the ing,” she said. the right choice,” Mr. Yanukovych said the whole world starts its day with what Central Election Commission, in Back on the stage, Mr. Yushchenko after he dropped his ballot into the clear is happening in Ukraine – how Ukrainian announcing that the commission had fin- seemed to echo Ms. Motsak’s sentiments, plastic urn. democracy is holding on to its victory.” ished its preliminary tally of the ballots saying that Ukraine had indeed gone A member of the CEC, Mykola through a transformation. “In 30 days we Melnyk, said the December 26 vote was have managed to achieve the notion that not marked by the same falsifications we live in a different country,” he said. that plagued the November 21 run-off He then called on residents of the tent city election. “This repeat vote was fair and Meanwhile, on the “maidan,” and others to reinstate a blockade of the honest, especially in comparison with the country’s Cabinet of Ministers building. second round.” the victory celebrations begin “On behalf of this rally, let me offi- Late on December 29 an aide to Mr. by Yana Sedova his mother assured him. cially declare there will be no meeting of Yanukovych announced his campaign Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Street vendors offered orange hats and the government, this illegal government,” team had filed nearly 5,000 complaints scarves at a price of 30 to 40 hrv. By- KYIV – Tens of thousands of people Mr. Yushchenko told the crowd, which with the CEC that dealt with how the passers carped at them, saying that the appeared much more jubilant than they vote was conducted. crowded Independence Square on the opposition staff should have handed out evening of the rerun of the Ukraine’s had in the first hours after the vote. National Deputy Shufrych, a abundant supplies of orange wear instead “There should not be any meeting Yanukovych ally, said he expected that the presidential run-off election. Orange of having profiteers benefit from the rev- flags waved in the wind, and a cavalcade tomorrow in the building. An honest gov- appeals would be turned down, adding olution. Nonetheless, some of them ernment should take over there ... Dear that the campaign would then appeal to of cars decorated with the colors of the bought a scarf or a hat as a remembrance Orange Revolution drove through the friends, I ask you to strengthen a block- the Supreme Court. Most of Mr. of historic events. ade of the government building tomor- Yanukovych’s claim is based on the con- city center sounding their horns. Soon afterwards, as if in reply to this Though the Central Election row from early in the morning,” he said. tention that nearly 5 million disabled and indignation, an opposition mini-van With a crowd of some 1,000 people elderly voters were not able to cast ballots. Committee hadn’t yet announced the appeared across the street. A young girl final result, the people were celebrating gathered outside of the Cabinet building, “We have not lost and I will never rec- with handfuls of orange scarves handed workers were not able to enter work the ognize the type of result,” Mr. victory. them out to the children. She worked the following morning. Protesters shouted Yanukovych said. The first vote figures released that crowd pursued by adults who were hope- “shame” and later repeatedly chanted Mr. Chornovil said the Yanukovych evening gave an indisputable lead to the lessly begging her to give them also a “resign, resign,” as others banged sticks campaign would not call its supporters to opposition candidate, Viktor Yushchenko. scarf. on two-foot-high metal drums. the streets but would instead seek “a An hourly live broadcast transmitted When the opposition candidate arrived Mr. Yanukovych has been largely legal and political solution.” He also on several TV screens set up on the past midnight he was greeted with shouts absent from local media reports and his added after the polls closed that falsifica- “maidan” was combined with musical of joy. Mr. Yushchenko called the victory tone 15 minutes before the polls closed tions in the election were “massive.” performances on the square’s central “elegant” and thanked the people for during a press conference late on stage. their support. He said Ukraine is on the Meanwhile, local media reports have December 26 was sullen and dejected. Kids hardly paid attention to the eve of a new era and exhorted Ukrainians said that Mr. Lytvyn, the chairman of the Grandfathers Frost walking to and fro in to work for the benefit of their country Chornovil says election stolen Verkhovna Rada, has begun preparations the crowd. Everyone seemed more con- and their nation. for a presidential inauguration. Aides cerned with politics. The world-famous Ukrainian singer During the vote on Sunday, Taras from Mr. Yushchenko’s camp have “Mommy, when will Yushchenko Ruslana presented Mr. Yushchenko with Chornovil, Mr. Yanukovych’s campaign announced he would take two oaths of come?” asked a 4-year-old boy watching chairmen, said Mr. Yushchenko’s side office – one symbolic on Independence the stage with intense eagerness. “Soon,” (Continued on page 31) was benefiting from underhanded tactics. Square and one in the Verkhovna Rada. No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 11 Ottawa conference examines transformation of Ukraine by Alexandra Hawryluk University College London, talked about in private and public spheres of life, he seems to me that, that is one area where Special to The Ukrainian Weekly the political system, while Dr. Oleh said. As it is, people trust neither the gov- you do have a civil society being born and Havrylyshyn, deputy director, European ernment, nor its agencies. Consequently, a functioning. Religious organizations are OTTAWA – What should the world Department International Monetary Fund, kind of private justice system has emerged: beginning to assume some of the functions make of an independent Ukraine? Washington, spoke on the Ukrainian eco- double book keeping, paying out “protec- of the state [by] providing elderly care, Historians, economists, political scientists, nomic system. Neither of the speakers was tion money,” etc. increasing access to medical care or pro- anthropologists and sociologists from able to give Ukraine a very high mark. Despite the cynicism of some of his viding clothing or soup kitchens.” Europe and North America discussed this Mr. Wilson, the author of the acclaimed younger colleagues, Dr. Isajiw suggested The discussion on identity transformation very issue on October 15-16, 2004, at a book “The Ukrainians, Unexpected that the building of civil society does not was interesting, even though it was mainly conference organized by the Chair of Nation,” said he thinks that “the creation necessarily have to be associated with concerned with methodology. Prof. Nancy Ukrainian Studies at University of Ottawa. of a self-cannibalizing society where ‘cor- NGOs, as it is in Western democracies, Popson of the Kennan Institute, Washington, The conference was titled “Understanding rupt elites feed off their state, their society but rather with private small business and talked about the impact on Ukrainian society the Transformation of Ukraine.” and their economy, ultimately driving community projects because they are pro- of the arrival of Kurds, Vietnamese, In analyzing the process of Ukraine’s them all to possible perdition’ ” (p.205) ducing new civil consciousness. Pakistanis, Uzbeks and Chechens, as well as evolution from a Soviet autocracy to an does not bode well for the future. He sees Some of the cynicism of American politi- the immigration of Ukrainians to Europe, independent democratic state, the most Ukraine as a ‘swing’ state, “doubly so cal scientists and anthropologists, however, most notably Portugal and North America, important thing is, in the words of Mykola because the balance of internal and exter- “is well-founded,” stated Dr. Sarah Phillips, where they usually work in the services. Riabchuk, “the creation of a Ukrainian nal forces are mutually dependent. professor of anthropology at Indiana Lowell Barrington, professor of politi- nation as a psychological and political Internationally, Ukraine faces both West University. “Part of the disillusionment cal science at Marquette University, whose entity, the transformation of a population and East and has to steer carefully among civil society critics stems from a topic was language, spoke largely about into a nation...” (Krytyka, Kyiv, 2000) between the twin myths of its essentially fundamental misunderstanding – the ten- research methodology. He also suggested And it is this process of transformation European or east Slavic destiny.” (p.317) dency to equate civil society with NGOs.” that identifying with a given region might that fascinates social sciences researchers. Is there any wonder, then, that respect- The trouble is that middle-class intelli- be more important than speaking a partic- Since one of the best indicators of a ed economists like Dr. Havrylyshyn gentsia in Ukraine often use their positions ular language. But, Dr. Arel remarked that strong democracy is the presence of a when asked “How well has Ukraine per- within an NGO as a springboard for launch- the concept of ethnicity in Eastern Europe vibrant civil society, it is not surprising formed as a nation?,” answer “not too ing themselves into business. On top of that, differs from that of North America, that is, that the discussions in Ottawa centered on well”? That’s because “indicators of per- some NGOs “have close ties to people high- in Ukraine ethnic identity is of paramount the evaluation of civil society in Ukraine. formance on most dimensions – econom- ly placed in the government, [indeed] are importance even though in everyday life As social sciences do not have any one ic, institutional development, democratic often married to them,” said Dr. Phillips. people might speak Russian. overarching definition of the concept liberalism, media freedom, corruption – Others use NGOs as an entry point into Oxana Shevel, associate professor of “civil society,” each participant of the do not generally paint a very favorable government employment. In short, transfer- political science at Perdue University, gave roundtable workshop had the opportunity picture of Ukraine, even with comparison ring the terminology of Western liberal a very detailed paper on how various shifts to talk about the social change in Ukraine to the other post-Communist societies in democracies into the Ukrainian context does in policy influenced the liberalization of from the perspective of his or her profes- the region,” said Dr. Havrylyshyn. present certain difficulties. the Ukrainian citizenship laws. What is sion. This interdisciplinary approach to Although Ukraine’s implementation of Dr. Catherine Wanner, professor of his- interesting, Dr. Shevel said, is that “citizen- studying contemporary Ukraine, first economic reforms has been sluggish, Dr. tory and religious studies at Penn State ship has become an important marker of introduced by Dr. Theofil Kis, the retired Havrylyshyn said he believes that not all University, like Dr. Isajiw, spoke about the identity. The surveys that have been done Chair of Ukrainian Studies, offered the is gloom and doom. “On the positive side, lack of trust. Having worked in Ukraine in Ukraine show that the Ukrainian popu- participants, as well as members of the one must list the established fact of an for well over a year, she suggested that the lation actually identifies with citizenship.” Ukrainian community, a chance to see independent nation, the recent economic rebuilding of both trust and civil society If anyone in the listening audience many issues in a new way. recovery whatever its limitations, the pop- could start at the level of the family. “I thought that all the changes are taking place It is also worth noting that the Chair of ularity and name-recognition of its sports mean, one of the legacies of the Soviet in Ukraine, they were in for a surprise, Ukrainian Studies at University of and entertainment personalities ... it’s par- period is that it left in its wake a really because the field of Ukrainian studies out- Ottawa is unique among other Ukrainian ticipation for better or worse in peace- skeletal family structure: there is rampant side Ukraine is also undergoing a transfor- studies programs in that it is the only pro- keeping missions, increasing integration divorce, very low birth rate, and unfortu- mation. During the post-World War II era, gram devoted to social sciences, with a of its populace into global networks.” nately the life expectancy is falling, so you Dr. Frank Sysyn said in his speech, particular emphasis on political science. A brighter picture of Ukraine emerged have less and less multi-generational fami- Ukrainians arriving in North America tried So, as the “Orange Revolution” devel- from the discussion on social transforma- lies,” she said. And yet, such families form to re-create the whole of Ukrainian civil oped in Ukraine, Dr. Dominique Arel, the tion. The long-time professor of sociology cohesive groups which could enable their society outside Ukraine. In Canada, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, became the at the University of Toronto Dr. Wsewolod members to become pro-active on many Ukrainian periodicals flourished, Ukrainian interpreter of the unfolding events. It was Isajiw stated that the development of a new issues, thus building a new civil order. language and history courses were intro- his balanced, informed view, expressed in civil society in Ukraine is incumbent on Dr. Wanner, who is currently research- duced into high school and university curric- radio interviews and special daily e-mail the development of free media, a fair legal ing the Evangelical movement in Ukraine, ula. In United States, a community fund bulletins, that helped various institutions, system, uniform law enforcement and the said in an interview with Radio Canada drive established the Ukrainian Chair at scholars and journalists to understand proliferation of community organizations – International that: “Ukraine and the Baltics Harvard. The Canadian Institute of what was happening in Kyiv. “NGBs, non-government bodies” as Prof. of the whole former Soviet Union have the Ukrainian Studies, funded by public money, At the October 15 session on regime Isajiw put it – which in the case of Ukraine best record in terms of religious tolerance opened its doors at University of Alberta in transformation, Dr. Andrew Wilson, who would include private businesses, private and respect for human rights in the reli- Edmonton. Nevertheless, with the declining teaches Ukrainian studies at the School of schools and hospitals. More importantly, gious domain. The result of that has been a Slavonic and East European Studies, Ukrainian society should nurture trust both real revival of religious life in Ukraine. It (Continued on page 23)

Columbia’s Ukrainian Studies Program probes political situation in Donetsk NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Studies Ukraine and, in particular, Donetsk. the Ukrainian education system, as well as the development of Ukrainian studies, Program at Columbia University organ- The first roundtable featured the rector the current political crisis in Ukraine. namely in the area of humanities and ized two events on December 10, focus- of Donetsk State University, Prof. Prof. Shevchenko is a renowned social sciences, and to facilitate interna- ing on the current political situation in Volodymyr Shevchenko, who spoke about physico-mathematician, a member of tional cooperation between scholars and Ukraine’s Academy of Sciences and the institutions in this field. head of Donetsk’s local Prosvita Society, More information about IAUS and its which promotes the Ukrainian language Congress, along with application forms, and culture. can be found on the website Prof. Shevchenko’s presentation was www.mau.org.ua. immediately followed by the second event, The Ukrainian Studies Program at a panel discussion about Ukraine’s elec- Columbia, which offered courses in toral crisis with Prof. Frank Sysyn Ukrainian language, sociolinguistics and (University of Alberta), Prof. Zenon Kohut history in the fall 2004 semester, has (University of Alberta), Prof. Yaroslav expanded following a successful devel- Hrytsak (Lviv University) and Adriana opment campaign earlier this year. This Helbig (Columbia University, Ph.D. candi- campaign brought the Columbia date). Prof. Mark von Hagen, the director endowed fund for teaching Ukrainian of Columbia’s Ukrainian Studies Program, history to the $1 million mark. Courses moderated this discussion. in Ukrainian language and literature will In the upcoming months, Prof. also be offered at Columbia during the Shevchenko will be working with Prof. spring 2005 semester. von Hagen, who is also the president of To join the mailing list of Columbia’s the International Association of Ukrainian Ukrainian Studies Program or to obtain Studies (IAUS), to organize IAUS’ sixth additional information about the program, Prof. Volodymyr Shevchenko (center) of Donetsk State University speaks at a international congress in the city of please contact Diana Howansky, staff roundtable at Columbia University. He is flanked by Prof. Yaroslav Hrytsak Donetsk from June 29-July 1, 2005. associate, at ukrainianstudies@colum- (left) and Dr. Frank Sysyn. The mission of the IAUS is to promote bia.edu or (212) 854-4697. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

easily occupied as the Russians had not 50,000 Russian troops attacked again, had adequate time to prepare defenses. hoping to break the British lines held by The war might have been over in weeks. 8,000 men at Inkerman. In the bloodiest FFOOCCUUSS OONN PPHHIILLAATTEELLYY As it turned out, as the allies closed a day of fighting in the war, in fog and by Ingert Kuzych, Roman Dubyniak and Peter Cybaniak ring around the city, a number of difficult drizzling rain where visibility was only a battles had to be fought. few yards, most of the struggle was hand Perhaps the most famous engagement to hand by bayonet. The Russians suf- of the war was fought at Balaklava on fered 12,000 casualties compared to the October 25, 1854 (Map B). This three- 2,500 British and 1,000 French. Crimean conflict collectibles phase action saw the famous stand by the Even before these battles, and even Part I find the enemy. At this point hostilities 93rd Highlanders (the “thin red line”; before the long, weary siege that ensued, might have been averted since the Figure 2), the successful charge of the the allies lost appalling numbers of men The years 2003-2006 mark the 150th Russians had relinquished the territory Heavy Brigade, and the disastrous and due to sickness and disease. Fleas, flies and anniversary of a struggle that most peo- they had occupied, but the allies decided useless charge of the Light Brigade fever coupled with sunstroke in the sum- ple have never heard of or, if they have, the Russians needed to be taught a les- (Figure 3). (The latter immortalized by mer and frostbite during the bitter 1854- don’t know what it was all about. Yet the son. In early September a combined Alfred Tennyson in his famous poem. 1855 winter, killed far more allied troops was a crucial event in force of 50,000 British, French and Through a confusion in orders, the sol- than the entire Russian army. (Records Ukraine’s ultimately successful struggle Turkish troops embarked on 600 ships diers attacked directly at the strength of show that 45,770 allied soldiers died in to free itself from the shackles of from Varna, across the Black Sea, to the Russian line – its cannon. Of the 607 battle or from wounds sustained during the Russian imperialism. Crimea where they landed well north of who rode out, only 198 returned.) Despite war, while 117,621 [72 percent] died of A summary of the war the Russian stronghold of Sevastopol the latter tragedy, victory was secured. non-combat causes, mostly disease.) (Sebastopol) on September 14, 1854. Less than two weeks later, on Various important developments The root cause of the war was the The aim was to eliminate the Black Sea November 5, a massive Russian force of occurred during the first months of 1855. ’s turning to the Balkans in In January, Piedmont Sardinia sent an a quest for expansion. As long as Russia expeditionary force of 15,000 men to join had limited its territorial conquests east- the allies. King Victor Emmanuel (who ward into Siberia or southward to capture would eventually unify all of Italy) saw Ottoman Turkish possessions along the this as an opportunity to gain some mili- Black Sea coast in southern Ukraine, the tary glory for himself. In February, the other European powers remained uncon- British coalition government of Lord cerned. However, when it decided to med- Aberdeen fell, the result of an outraged dle in Balkan affairs and annexed the public alerted to the health disaster in the Ottoman vassal states of Moldavia and army’s ranks. A Liberal administration Wallachia in July of 1953, suspicions were under Lord Palmerston succeeded it. (The raised. When Russia destroyed the Turkish Crimean War was in many respects the fleet at Sinope in a sneak attack on first modern war; it was the first to be cov- November 30, 1853, war with the other ered by photographers and war correspon- European powers became inevitable. dents, who forwarded their dispatches via Britain was not only indignant at the telegraph.) On March 2, 1855, Nicholas I, way the attack was staged, but was dis- tsar of Russia and instigator of the conflict, tressed with the implications of the died. He was succeeded by his son, who Russian moves. If the Russians grabbed carried on with the war effort. the straits leading to the Black Sea, they In May an allied expedition captured would be a threat to the Mediterranean , 250 kilometers (150 miles) east and to the British overland lines of com- Map A. Map of the Black Sea area showing the major points of conflict during of Sevastopol. This Russian naval base munication with India. the Crimean War. on the eastern tip of Crimea guarded the France, too, was chagrined by the Russian effrontery and agreed to aid the naval base in that city. Ottomans. Newly installed Emperor In the hostilities that ensued over the Napoleon III was eager to find military next year, several major battles were glory to bolster his regime. fought – all won by the allies, but at On January 3, 1854, British and great cost. The first action occurred on French fleets entered the Black Sea to September 20 as the allies moved south. protect the Ottoman coasts and shipping. Blocking their advance was an In March both countries formed an alliance with the Ottoman Empire and entrenched Russian force of 40,000 men formally declared war on Russia. on the heights overlooking the Alma In May, when news arrived that the River. A combined Anglo-French force Russians had crossed the Danube and of 26,000 crossed the river and took the were advancing into northern Bulgaria, slopes at bayonet point. The Russians the British and French sent a force to suffered 1,200 killed and 4,700 wounded Varna to check the threat (see Map A). or captured; British casualties were The move proved effective since the 3,000, French 1,000. Russians decided not to fight and in The allies failed to follow up their August withdrew from both Wallachia impressive initial success and quarreled and Moldavia. For the allies, however, amongst themselves, allowing the the stay in the Bulgarian town proved Russians time to retreat to their fortress disastrous as many of the troops were at Sevastopol (Figure 1). Had a concert- struck down by a cholera epidemic. ed effort been made quickly to continue Figure 2. British postcard depicting the “Thin Red Line” at Balaklava. It was in The problem now arose of where to a march on the city, it could have been descriptions of this battle that the expression first came to be used.

Map B. Map of southwestern Crimea showing Sevastopol and the surrounding Figure 1. Russian postcard showing a general view of Sevastopol. fields of battle. No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 13

Figure 3. British postcard showing a painting of the doomed Charge of the Light Brigade. Figure 4. Russian postcard vividly displays the ruins of the barracks in Sevastopol.

Figure 6. Postcard showing the circular building that housed the Panorama of Figure 5. Postcard of the Museum of the Defense of Sevastopol. the Defense of Sevastopol. entrance to the Azov Sea. Many food- Meanwhile peace negotiations began particularly the Kyiv Kozak peasant dinary courage on both sides of the con- stuffs and military equipment were cap- and the pressure brought to bear on the revolt of 1855 – assumed alarming pro- flict, which both sides sought to com- tured in the city and a British “Flying Russians increased. On November 21, portions for the authorities. memorate. Russia erected several memo- Squadron” of steam gunboats entered the 1855, Sweden concluded a treaty of In the end, the military and moral rial structures after Sevastopol had been Sea of Azov and searched it from end to alliance with Britain and France against defeat suffered by Russia and the revolu- rebuilt. Figure 5 is a postcard showing end. Ships and trading vessels were Russia. After Austria threatened to also tionary events in Ukraine had a direct the Museum of the Defense of burned or destroyed, forts crushed and join the allies, Russia was compelled to bearing on the abolition of serfdom in Sevastopol; Figure 6 is the circular terror spread along the entire seaboard. sign the Paris Peace Treaty on March 30, 1861 and in the emergence of a building built to house the Panorama of While the British had taken the brunt of 1856. By terms of the agreement, Russia Ukrainian political movement advocat- the Defense of Sevastopol. The the fighting in the first year of 1854, the was forced to demilitarize the Black Sea ing emancipation. Panorama survives to this day and is a 14 French made a more significant contribu- and demolish four naval bases (including The Crimean conflict on postcards by 115 meter painting by Franz Rubo tion in 1855, and helped bring the hostili- Sevastopol) and to relinquish the mouth of that was completed in 1904 and first ties to a conclusion. At the Chernaia River the Danube River (which was awarded to Many fascinating postcards with con- exhibited the following year for the 50th on August 16, 1855, the Russians were Moldavia) and southern Bessarabia (which nections to Crimea, Sevastopol or the anniversary of the battle. Figures 7 and 8 repulsed with some 5,000 casualties to went to the Ottomans). It was agreed that Crimean War survive. Those presented show, respectively, the Monument to 1,200 for the French and Italians. the Black Sea would be a neutral body of earlier (Figures 1-4) are just a sampling. Sunken Ships and the Defense In the ensuing weeks, the noose water. (These restrictions lasted until 1871. The fierce fighting that took place Monument honoring Count Totleben. around Sevastopol tightened. On A few years after the war, the autonomous during the war produced feats of extraor- September 5 several days of heavy entities of Wallachia and Moldavia merged Ingert Kuzych may be contacted at P.O. artillery bombardment severely crippled to form the United Principalities, and in Box 3, Springfield, VA 22150 or at his e- the defense works around the city. On 1862 they became the new state of mail address: [email protected]. September 8 the French took the Romania. So, an indirect result of the war Malakov redoubt, which cleared the way was a new Balkan nation.) into the city. The following day the The war and Ukraine Russians began to evacuate, burning houses and blowing up various forts, bat- The possibility that southern, and per- teries and magazines. In the harbor, the haps even Right Bank Ukraine (west of ships were burned or scuttled. By the Dnipro) might be occupied by the September 10 devastated Sevastopol allies greatly concerned Russian govern- (Figure 4) was completely occupied by ment officials. They became particularly the allies. fearful of Ukrainian aspirations to free- The fall of Sevastopol was the last dom should such an occupation occur. It major engagement of the war for the was just at this time that such a possibili- allies. A follow-up plan was to capture ty found resonance in Prussia, Britain, the Russian naval base at Mykolaiv France and in Polish émigré circles. (Nikolaev). Access to this city on the Although the majority of Crimean Buh River was guarded by Fort Kinburn. defenders were ethnic Russians, there were On October 15 this stronghold was bat- many thousands of Ukrainians who also tered into submission by the combined served – and died – in the Russian army. naval guns of the British and French Additionally, some Kozak formations fleets. However, it was soon realized that assisted the army in a scouting capacity. Mykolaiv could not be reached without The war also did a great deal of dam- reinforcements, so the fleets sailed back age to Ukraine’s economy, since Ukraine to Crimea. This foray proved to be the served not only as a close rear area but last action of the allies in the war; Turkey also in part as a theater of fighting. The subsequently carried out some successful resulting opposition to the war among Figure 7. The Monument to Sunken attacks against the Russians in eastern Ukrainian landowners and in commercial Ships in Sevastopol Harbor on a post- Figure 8. Postcard depicting a monu- Anatolia. circles, as well as growing peasant unrest card. ment to the defenders of Sevastopol. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

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pro-Russian CPU and Regions of Ukraine. Ñ¥ÎËÏÓÒ¸ ÒÛÏÌÓ˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛ Á ‰ðÛÁflÏË ¥ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓ˛ „ðÓχ‰Ó˛, As noted by Oleksander Zinchenko, a The downfall... ˘Ó ÔÓ ‰Ó‚„¥È ̉ÛÁ¥, 4 „ðÛ‰Ìfl 2004 ð. ‚¥‰¥È¯Ó‚ Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ (Continued from page 2) former leading member of the SDPU and Á ÅÓÊÓª ‚ÓÎ¥ ̇ 74 ðÓˆ¥ ÊËÚÚfl Yanukovych’s Regions of Ukraine. head of the Yushchenko campaign, the The Medvedchuk-Kravchuk SDPU SDPU has become a staunch advocate of attack Mr. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine as pro-Russian policies in Ukraine. Mr. Ò‚. Ô. “Nashists,” a play on the name “Nasha Medvedchuk is instrumental in having Ukraina” to sound like “Nazis.” Mr. encouraged Russia’s wholesale interference ¥ÌÊ. ßÉéê üêÖåÄ Kravchuk has returned to the lexicon in Ukraine’s elections in support of Mr. used when he was in charge of ideology Yanukovych. Russian “political technolo- Åßãàçëúäàâ in the Communist Party of the Ukrainian gists” working for Mr. Yanukovych were SSR. The CPU have also adopted the behind most of the dirty tricks in Ukraine’s èéïéêéççß ÇßÑèêÄÇà ‚¥‰·ÛÎËÒfl Û ÒÛ·ÓÚÛ, 11 „ðÛ‰Ìfl 2004 ð. ‚ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸Í¥È derogatory term “Nashists.” election, making it the dirtiest election ever. ͇ÚÓ-Îˈ¸Í¥È ˆÂðÍ‚¥ ëÓ·Óð ÇıÓ‰Û ‚ ïð‡Ï èðÂÒ‚flÚÓª ÅÓ„ÓðӉˈ¥ ‚ çÓðÚ èÓðÚ¥, î·. It must be noted that Mr. Kravchuk Russian President Vladimir Putin took a âÓ„Ó Á‡Î˯ÍË ·Û‰ÛÚ¸ ‚¥‰‚ÂÁÂÌ¥ ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌÛ (̇ ·‡Ê‡ÌÌfl ÔÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó ß„Óðfl). personal interest in the outcome after lob- left the CPU only at the last minute after ì „ÎË·ÓÍÓÏÛ ÒÏÛÚÍÛ Á‡Î˯ÂÌ¥: the hard line putsch collapsed in Moscow bying by Mr. Medvedchuk, who looked ‰ðÛÊË̇ – åÄêßâäÄ ÅßãàçëúäÄ in August 1991. As leader of the SDPU’s upon him as an external guarantor of the ‰ÓÌ¥ – ìãüçÄ ÅßãàçëúäÄ parliamentary faction, he will now be oligarchic status quo. Mr. Kuchma’s role as – ÅéÉÑÄççÄ Á ˜ÓÎÓ‚¥ÍÓÏ üêéëãÄÇéå äéñäé working closely with Petro Symonenko’s a neutral umpire presiding over oligarchic ‚ÌÛÍË – ÑÄçàãé, Éêàñúäé ¥ çßçéóäÄ hard-line Communists against the clans would be upset by a Yanukovych vic- ‰ÓÌfl – ïêàëíàçÄ (íìçü) Á ˜ÓÎÓ‚¥ÍÓÏ êéåÄçéå ëéêéÅÖâ Yushchenko presidency. tory as he heads one of the clans. ‚ÌÛÍË – íÄ∫ëÄ ¥ ëíÖîóàä In the past Mr. Kravchuk has repeated- The Medvedchuk-Kravchuk SDPU Ú‡ ·ÎËʘ‡ ¥ ‰‡Î¸¯‡ ðÓ‰Ë̇ ‚ ÄÏÂðˈ¥ ¥ ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌ¥. ly ruled out cooperating with the CPU. therefore sought to return Ukraine to its sta- Ç¥˜Ì‡ âÓÏÛ Ô‡Ï’flÚ¸! This, however, was obviously deceitful tus in the 18th century when it was an –––––––––––––––––––––––– as Mr. Kravchuk is willing to cooperate autonomous Hetmanate in the tsarist Ňʇ˛˜Ëı ‚¯‡ÌÛ‚‡ÚË Ô‡Ï’flÚ¸ ÔÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó ß„Óðfl ðÓ‰Ë̇ ÔðÓÒËÚ¸ with anybody if that means his survival. empire. This Little Russianism, coupled ÒÍ·‰‡ÚË ÔÓÊÂðÚ‚Ë Ì‡: ÔðÓÒ‚¥ÚÛ ‚ å‡Î¥È ëÌ¥ÚË̈¥, ìÍð‡ªÌ‡, Mr. Kravchuk will be unable to explain with a willingness to cooperate with the ÒËðÓÚË̈¸ Û î‡ÒÚÓ‚¥, ìÍð‡ªÌ‡ ¥ è·ÒÚ ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌ¥. his continued support for Ukraine’s EU neo-Stalinist CPU against Yushchenko, èÓÊÂðÚ‚Ë ÔÂðÂÒË·ÚË Ì‡ ‡‰ðÂÒÛ: and NATO membership while belonging shows the degree to which former President M. Bilynsky, 4021 Barbary Ln., North Port, FL 34287. to the SDPU that has aligned itself with the Krawchuk has discredited his reputation.

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of Ukraine between Russia and the Polish Ottawa conference... Commonwealth, its partition between the (Continued from page 11) Russian and Austro-Hungarian empires, enrollment of the late 1980s, the merging of nor Stalin’s genocide by famine, were able Slavic programs with other departments was to eliminate that distinctiveness. He noted inevitable, as was the introduction of non- that the rivalries between Western and Eastern European powers culminating in Ukrainian professors. So, we now have both World Wars were responsible for the American, British, Canadian, French, and suffering inflicted on the Ukrainian peo- German Ukrainian studies specialists. ple: the infamous Eastern front, bloodier Dr. Sysyn, director of the Peter Jacyk and more ecologically destructive than Center for Ukrainian Historical Research anything experienced in western Europe, at the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian the reprisals, the labor camps. Studies, University of Alberta, said he Dr. von Hagen then went on to outline believes that the transfer of knowledge Ukraine’s role as a cultural and intellectual between the previous Ukrainian genera- mediator bridging Eastern and Western cul- tion of academics and the present non- tures, Eastern and Western Christendom. In Ukrainian successors is almost complete. fact, the recognition of the distinctiveness of In the near future, most research in the Ukrainian experience has challenged old Ukrainian studies will be based in Ukraine paradigms with the result that the history of again. And that means that a number of Eastern Europe will have to be rewritten – scholars from Ukraine will be working in this time from the perspective of Kyiv. Western universities, as is already the Although discussions in Ottawa case. With these changes, challenging focused on various problems connected interdisciplinary forums like the one in with the development of a civil society in Ottawa will become more frequent. Ukraine, the general atmosphere was not Any doubts as to the future of all that pessimistic. Despite the condem- Ukrainian studies was dispelled by Dr. nation of the political elite, there were Mark von Hagen’s keynote speech titled expressions of cautious optimism, which “What have we learned in studying in hindsight, seem almost prophetic in Ukraine: Reflections of a Historian.” To view of the new democratic movement in the Columbia University professor of Ukraine. Certainly the information bank Ukrainian history, the distinctiveness of that the Chair of Ukrainian Studies at Ukrainian history, culture, political order University of Ottawa has amassed has and social system, as opposed to those of gone a long way toward helping the Russia and Poland, is a lesson of primary world understand what to make of importance, because neither the splitting Ukraine. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1 Ukrainian Heritage Concert held at Sacramento area college by Adriana Shmahalo in charge of the Outreach Program and the Ukrainian String Ensemble, consisting poser’s fascination with the Trypillian director of instrumental music at the col- of bandura – Ola Herasymenko, flute – Culture in Ukraine which dates back to SACRAMENTO – A Ukrainian lege. The overfilled auditorium reacted Olha Shevchyk, first violin – Oleksandra 6000 B.C. This imaginative contemporary Heritage Concert was held on September with great enthusiasm to the musical Sokolovych, second violin – Alla Oleynik, composition evokes many moods in the lis- 25, 2004, at American River College, offerings of the evening. viola – Victoria Klyushnik and cello – teners and also demands advanced techni- during which Ukrainian music was show- The program was diverse and very Yuriy Klyushnik, playing “The Blue Sky cal and interpretative skills from the per- cased before students, professors and unusual at the same time, because the Melody,” “On the Wings of Dreams” and former. Ms. Herasymenko played both con- music lovers from the Sacramento area. Ukrainian bandura, played by professional “Mystery” of Oksana Herasymenko fol- certos with amazing ease and earned pro- The event was made possible by the bandurist Ola Herasymenko was featured lowed by “Picture for an Album” by longed ovations from the diverse audience. efforts of Dr. Steven Thompson, who is in all selections. The concert began with Myroslav Skoryk. This portion of the pro- The following observations come from gram carried the audience into a very the reports that the students of Dr. relaxed romantic atmosphere of beautiful Thompson turned in after the concert: tone colors and exquisite melodies. • “ ... additional guests kept arriving Next came some of the most technically after 8 p.m. and found it difficult to find difficult solo bandura selections performed an empty seat. The house was full!” by Ms. Herasymenko, consisting of the • “As the evening moved forward, I “Barcarole” by Serhiy Bashtan, “Elegy” by found the bandura a fascinating instrument. Oksana Herasymenko and “Toccata” by During one piece it sounded like a harpsi- Yuriy Oliynyk. Most students as well as pro- chord; then during another song it sounded fessors from American River College were as though a piano was accompanying a amazed by the technical and expressive harp.” capabilities of the modern concert bandura. • I really enjoyed Saturday’s perform- This particular bandura, incidentally, ance mostly because of the quality of was custom-made by Prof. Vasyl music, but also because of the culture. I Herasymenko, the father of the per- had never seen a bandura. It reminded former. It is a beautiful instrument with me of a Persian instrument a friend of 65 strings and switches for changing mine used to play called the Santoor.” tonalities that he designed after many • “The performance of the bandura years of research and a multitude of mod- with the American River Chamber els that he built during his career. Orchestra was the greatest element of the After a brief intermission the program event. I loved hearing each instrument was completed with two concertos for ban- and the contribution the individual made dura and symphony orchestra conducted by to the unique sound of the orchestra.” Dr. Thompson. Ms. Herasymenko, again, Ms. Herasymenko has done much to played the solo bandura part. Well-known promote the bandura among American violinist Ihor Veligan was the concertmaster. audiences. Just recently, in November The first concerto was by Dmytro 2003, this reviewer had the opportunity Bortniansky. This concerto became a hit to hear her performance of Mr. Oliynyk’s with bandurists, pianists and harpsichordists 2nd Concerto “The Romantic” for ban- after its unexpected discovery in the Paris dura and orchestra with the West archives a few years ago. Full of vigor and Hollywood Orchestra under the baton of youthful temperament, it is a delightful com- Nan Washburn in Los Angeles. position greatly admired by the audiences. Ukraine’s national instrument, the ban- The second, Concerto No. 4 (“The dura, never fails to amaze the listeners Trypillian”) by Mr. Oliynyk, who is also a wherever they happen to hear it. This professor of music at ARC, is already reviewer hopes to have many more oppor- familiar to many listeners in Ukraine and tunities to hear Ms. Herasymenko per- the United States both from live concerts forming on her one-of-a-kind concert ban- WE INVITE YOU and recordings. It was inspired by the com- dura – both in the U.S.A. and in Ukraine. TO COME TO Program offers glimpse into art of opera by Chrystia Fedynsky tion on tour to Poland, and of the subse- St. JohnÕs Ukrainian Catholic Church quent critical and popular acclaim with WARREN, Mich. – On Sunday after- which it was received there. 719 Sanford Avenue noon, November 28, 2004, the Detroit After the video, Mr. Skoryk took ques- area community rounded out the holiday tions from the audience and further com- weekend with some food for the spirit. mented on specific performances and Newark, NJ 07106 Those who gathered at the Carpathia Hall other staging aspects of the Lviv produc- in the Ukrainian Cultural Center in tion. When asked about any new works Warren, Mich., were treated to a rare in progress, he assured the audience he January 16, 2005 at 1:00 pm insider’s glimpse into the art of opera. has no lack of ideas. The chief obstacle The event was sponsored by the to new productions is financial. He for our Ukrainian Arts Society. In her opening remarks, Maria Lisowsky, president, already has a ballet score ready as soon mentioned that the second part of the as backing can be found. The ballet is program would be dedicated to the 65th based on Solomea Krushelnytska, whose birthday celebration of Maestro voice so captivated Puccini that he wrote Myroslav Skoryk and reminded the audi- the role of the biblical “Salome” for her. ence that he was no stranger to Detroit as Currently, in Ukraine theatrical costs CHRISTMAS the society had previously sponsored his are modest by world standards, he 60th birthday celebration. explained. A total of about 200,000 hrv The first part of the program would be (about $40,000 U.S.) would cover a full a presentation of Maestro Skoryk’s opera production in the Lviv Theater. “Moisei” as staged by the Lviv State After a few words to set the scene, FESTIVAL Maestro Skoryk sat down at the piano Theater of Opera and Ballet. Included featuring carols and Christmas plays per- were a video viewing of highlights of the and accompanied Mr. Chmyr as he per- Lviv production, as well as a live per- formed a few arias in the role of Moses formed by members of various Ukrainian formance of selected arias, sung by and a few arias in the role of Datan. renowned baritone Oleh Chmyr. Following a brief intermission, the pro- Catholic parishes of New Jersey The program was made especially note- gram took on a more lighthearted tone. worthy due to the personal observations of Maestro Skoryk returned to the piano to per- the composer. Before playing the video of form several of his own compositions. He the opera, Mr. Skoryk spoke extensively was then joined by Mr. Chmyr, who sang on background of how an opera comes several Ukrainian folk songs as arranged into being. He gave a first hand sketch of and accompanied by Maestro Skoryk. the whole creative process from the origi- The audience thoroughly enjoyed the nal inspiration through obtaining sponsors program and would not let the guests leave and financial backing, on through all steps without an encore. For those who wished to of the final staging. He also spoke of his retain more than memories of the opera initial apprehension in taking the produc- “Moisei,” a CD was available for purchase. No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 25

However, some shortcomings OSCE... remained, such as poorly prepared voter (Continued from page 3) lists, inflammatory campaign material èèããÄÄëëííééÇÇÄÄ the people of Ukraine have made and the and the failure to incorporate provisions expression of that choice was clear and in the newly amended electoral legisla- democratic. Without prejudging the out- tion clarifying the role of the police on ååÄÄããÄÄççääÄÄ come of the official count, I am pleased to election day, requiring the Central announce today that the Bureau of the Election Commission to publish all Council of Europe Parliamentary polling station results promptly and per- 22000055 Assembly is extending an invitation to the mitting non-partisan election observation. new president of Ukraine to address its On election day, a vast majority of plenary session in late January.” observers assessed the process much èêàâÑßíú êéáÇÖëÖãàíàëü Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, head of the more favorably than in the two previous European Parliament delegation, added: rounds. On the whole, polling was con- á‡ÔðÓ¯ÛπÏÓ Ç‡Ò Ì‡ “Ultimately it was the Ukrainian citizens ducted in a calm atmosphere. that deserve most credit, due to their refusal There was insufficient time to correct to accept the authorities’ attempt to deny errors in voter lists and once again some them the right to freely elect their president.” citizens were turned away from polling ÇÖóßê áÄÅÄÇà “Our mission’s findings contrast sharply stations because their names did not appear ¥ with those from previous rounds, and they on the lists. Relatively few voters had their show that the Ukrainian people are commit- names added to voter lists on election day. åÄëäÄêÄÑà ted to democratic principles and practices,” Observers noted some confusion in the said Karl Lamers, deputy head of the NATO handling of voting by homebound voters. flÍËÈ ‚¥‰·Û‰ÂÚ¸Òfl ‚ Parliamentary Assembly delegation. However, ad hoc solutions to the prob- lem were also observed, for instance in Ambassador Geert-Hinrich Ahrens, head ÒÛ·ÓÚÛ, 15 Ò¥˜Ìfl 2005 ðÓÍÛ of the OSCE/ODIHR’s long-term observa- providing transportation for elderly and tion mission, stressed the need to build on immobile voters to polling stations. Metro Toronto Convention Centre the progress that has been made. “Building The Central Election Commission blocks have been put in place for any future announced preliminary results by polling Constitution Hall democratic elections in this country. There stations for the first time. The speed with 255 Front Street West, Toronto, ONT has been great improvement in the work of which election results were announced and the transparency of the announce- the election administration, in particular, ä‚ËÚÍË 110 ‰ÓÎ. the Central Election Commission. We hope ment stand in marked contrast to the pre- ̇ ÔðÓ‰‡Ê Û è·ÒÚÓ‚¥È ÑÓÏ¥‚ˆ¥ that further improvements will follow, vious two rounds and serve to reassure regarding, for instance, non-partisan voters and candidates of the accuracy of Tel.: (416) 769-9998 • fax: (416) 767-5277 domestic observers and the voter lists.” the election results, the OSCE noted. e-mail:[email protected] Positive elements of the pre-election The IEOM included 1,370 observers campaign period included the following: from the OSCE’s Office for Democratic éðÍÂÒÚðË there were fewer examples of abuse of state Institutions and Human Rights resources, freedom of association was (OSCE/ODIHR), the OSCE Parliamentary ◊THE ORIGINAL STARSBAND AND LIBERTY SILVER“ respected, media coverage was significantly Assembly, the Parliamentary Assembly of more balanced, editorial instructions (tem- the Council of Europe, the European ◊THE RON CAHUTE BAND“ nyky) issued to journalists disappeared and Parliament and the NATO Parliamentary èðÓÒËÏÓ „ÓÒÚÂÈ ÔðËÌÂÒÚË Ï‡ÒÍÛ ‚¥‰ÔÓ‚¥‰ÌÛ ‰Ó ‚˜¥ðÌ¸Ó„Ó Ó‰fl„Û there were far fewer reports of people Assembly. A final report will be released dependent on the state for their livelihood approximately six weeks after the comple- being pressured in their choice of candidate. tion of the electoral process. 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1 No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 27 Chicago holds third annual Thanksgiving volleyball tournament by Greg Karawan players each, picked at random from a hat, competed for the title and bragging CHICAGO – Not even the first snow- rights. This year’s champions – father storm of the season could deter participants and son duo Mark and Roman Tkaczuk, of the third annual Thanksgiving volleyball Danylo Savyckyj of Philadelphia and tournament held on November 24 at the Danylo Oleksiuk – engineered an impres- Ukrainian American Youth Association sive 21-19 win over Alex Hladky, Greg (SUM) gymnasium in Chicago’s Ukrainian Terlecky, Greg Karawan and Andy Village neighborhood. Strutynsky in the finals. 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ELECTION WATCH (Continued from page 3) Ukrainian prime minister and expects no problems interacting with him again, RTR and ORT reported. Talking about Mr. Yushchenko visiting Moscow, Mr. Putin said, “We are always glad to receive in Moscow a leader who wins the confidence of the Ukrainian people,” kremlin.ru report- ed. President Putin noted, however, that he is concerned about the composition of a Yushchenko Cabinet. “The only thing we are counting on is that Mr. Yushchenko’s inner circle will not include people who are building their political ambitions on anti- Russian, Zionist slogans and so on,” krem- lin.ru quoted Mr. Putin as saying. Such slo- gans are “totally inadmissible” and “we do not ignore them,” Mr. Putin added. Kremlin.ru noted that “Zionist” was a slip of the tongue and the president meant to say “anti-Semitic.” (RFE/RL Newsline) Yushchenko sees no role for Yanukovych KYIV – Presidential candidate Yushchenko told Russian journalists in Kyiv on December 22 that if he is elected presi- dent, Prime Minister and presidential rival Viktor Yanukovych will “under no circum- stances” be included in a new Cabinet, Interfax reported. “If you have lost, you should go,” Mr. Yushchenko added. Mr. Yushchenko did not rule out talks with his presidential rival regarding “the political work that could ensure mutual understand- ing and the formation of healthier relations.” Answering a question about his dioxin poi- soning, Mr. Yushchenko said the Procurator General’s Office should have no major problems in discovering who poisoned him. “It is not a complicated criminal case, because the [poisoning] is limited by a [short] interval of time,” Mr. Yushchenko said. (RFE/RL Newsline) 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1 No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 29 30 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

Ukraine, then he or she should first leave 33 rabbis... his or her position as leader of the com- (Continued from page 2) munity or organization and continue organization or another, but for society in speaking as a private person. general.” The rabbis also called the spiritual “The millennia-old history of the dias- leaders of all denominations to turn to pora tells us,” wrote the rabbis, “that their faithful in these days with a call to every time Jews irresponsibly interfere in peace and love. the matters of nations in which they are “Political differences, sharp discus- living, they themselves are the first to sions and debates should not lead to suffer harm.” adversity and splits,” the authors of the The statement said that if a Jewish fig- statement stressed, demanding “to not ure thinks it necessary to become active- turn a political confrontation into an ly involved in the political struggle in inter-ethnic or inter-religious one.” No. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 31

Institute, on December 27. “Our mission tion. “OSCE observers preferred to Parliamentary Assembly of the Council International monitors... recommends to recognize it.” downplay these facts in their report.” of Europe have all since said they recog- (Continued from page 1) Peter Novotny, head of the European “Western observers who constituted nize the election’s legitimacy. ments go beyond the framework of nor- Network of Election Monitoring the overwhelming majority of the many- Georgian President Mikhail mal functions of the observers,” Foreign Organizations (ENEMO), which has had thousand-strong international mission Saakashvili, the first head of state to pub- Affairs Ministry spokesman Markian long-term monitors in Ukraine since from the OSCE /ODIHR believe that the licly support the outcome of the vote, congratulated Mr. Yushchenko two hours Lubkivskyi told journalists on December October 15, called the vote “peaceful, repeat run-off brought Ukraine signifi- better organized than previous rounds cantly closer to international standards,” after the polls closed in Ukraine. “On 28. and generally free of fraud.” Mr. Yakovenko said. behalf of the Georgian people, now I can “The ministry so far cannot say if the “Although ENEMO observers noted However, Western observers recog- congratulate my friend Viktor reason behind the statement by the CIS concerns about certain procedural issues, nized the existence of poorly composed Yushchenko on a deserved election victo- mission was a political bias, lack of pro- the violence, intimidation and large-scale voters’ lists, which meant that some peo- ry,” the Georgian president said during fessionalism, or some other thing,” Mr. manipulations of mobile and absentee ple left polling stations without voting, an appearance on Ukrainian television. Lubkivskyi added. voting we saw on November 21 were the foreign minister added. He also noted He also said he spoke with Georgian The OSCE official, Mr. George, com- generally absent,” Mr. Novotny, whose the existence of provocative campaign election monitors in Ukraine, who told mented on claims that the elections were group had over 1,000 monitors in materials and confusion in voting outside him “the ballot proceeded without viola- tainted. “If you make an allegation about Ukraine, said in Kyiv on December 27. polling stations. tions of democratic rules.” misconduct, then tell us where it took “The conduct of this election in such a “In these conditions, the conclusion Polish President Aleksander place, how it took place and who made short time frame is a testimony to the that the elections met certain standards Kwasniewski congratulated Mr. that criminal act,” he said. “If you cannot excellent work of election commission- does not look convincing,” Mr. Yushchenko during a telephone conver- do that, withdraw the allegation.” ers, campaign workers for both candi- Yakovenko said. sation with him on December 27, accord- Mr. George, also a president emeritus dates and, most of all, the Ukrainian peo- The election seems to have moved ing to Mr. Yushchenko’s press center. of the OSCE’s Parliamentary Assembly, ple who demanded government account- Ukraine closer to Europe, as a number of “The whole of Europe was tensely said the election moved Ukraine closer to ability.” countries have since recognized the vote watching the Ukrainian elections and European standards of democracy. “This Aaron Rhodes, executive director of as legitimate and said they recognized today feels great happiness that demo- time it is more pleasant to me to read a the International Helskinki Federation for Mr. Yushchenko’s victory. cratic processes have won in Ukraine,” joint statement by observers saying the Human Rights, said the election was the Georgia, Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, President Kwasniewski said, according to elections have approached OSCE stan- most transparent the country has seen so Moldova, Israel, the Netherlands, the Interfax-Ukraine. “Poland very much dards and other international standards in far. European Commission and the wants this.” such a short time.” “Most likely this issue will still be “However, there were observers who brought up in the courts, but we consider lion people of their right to vote. said there were no irregularities during this move to be political and, in our opin- On December 28 Prime Minister the previous elections. I wonder if we ion, it does not have a concrete founda- Court ruling... were monitoring the same elections. tion,” Mr. Rhodes said. (Continued from page 4) Yanukovych took the next step in his run They must be ashamed,” Mr. George Russian officials, on the other hand, A key Yanukovych ally, National for the presidency when he formally filed said. have put their support behind the conclu- Deputy Nestor Shufrych, commented on a complaint with the Central Election In addition to the OSCE, a number of sions made by CIS monitors. “The the topic the day before the election. “Of Commission detailing what he said were other international monitoring organiza- breaches typical of the first round and course, if one side or the other is not violations during the repeat run-off. A tions also have recognized the legitimacy run-off recurred: massive canvassing on pleased with the results of the vote, they spokeswoman for the CEC told Reuters of the election and urged that it be recog- polling day, and the presence of cam- will appeal on the basis of the that the complaint listed violations of the nized. paign posters and ads affecting the Constitutional Court’s decision,” he said, election law in all of Ukrainian 225 elec- “Your country has made a choice,” voter’s choice,” Russian Foreign adding that it would deprive some 3 mil- toral districts. said Emil Shleymovych, press secretary Ministry spokesman Aleksandr of the Eastern European Countries Yakovenko said the day after the elec- YURI INTERNATIONAL 4166 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, NY 14225 Olga, a student of Kyiv’s Karpenko- Meanwhile, on the ‘maidan’... Karyi Theater Institute, said she hadn’t TRADE, TRAVEL, PARCEL (Continued from page 10) cast a ballot because she had no right to Tel.: (716) 630-0130 Fax: (716) 630-0133 a several-foot-long orange scarf that was vote yet. However, that did not stop her hand-knitted by Polish and Ukrainian from participating in the Orange Revolution – she lived in Kyiv’s tent PARCELS, AIRLINE TICKETS, VISAS, MONEY TRANSFER, students. FOOD PARCELS FROM AMERICA AND CANADA TO UKRAINE, As the people celebrated the victory of city for the past month. “I’m from Donetsk. My family voted RUSSIA, BELARUS, MOLDOVA, BALTIC COUNTRIES, POLAND, democracy, there was singing and danc- CENTRAL ASIA AND CAUCASUS ing all night long. for Yushchenko,” she said, explaining, Unarmed volunteer troops patrolled however, that her father was forced to go Parcels pick-up from home the main streets of the city in order to to Kyiv in support of Prime Minister prevent possible turmoil, as before the Viktor Yanukovych under threat of Invitation to America • Visas to Ukraine • Extension of U.S. visas • DV Lottery rerun representatives of the opposing immediate dismissal. Airport pick-up and assistance in Lviv, Kyiv, Moscow, New York and Toronto campaign staffs had expressed fear that “Officials say a lot about the economic Assistance with immigration papers for “Green Card” trouble could flare up suddenly. For that miracle of Donetsk. Well, this talk is all Video Transfers PAL/SECAM - NTSC reason, the idea of volunteer troops was froth. People of small towns sell their supported by the Kyiv City flats for $500 or $700 and move to big Calls to Ukraine 14¢ per minute • Calls to Moscow 4¢ per minute cities looking for a better life. Many Administration. For further information call: About 2,000 volunteers with special towns have turned into ghost towns,” she armbands and identity cards monitored said. (716) 630-0130 the Presidential Administration Building, Ivan Yarechko arrived from Chicago E-mail: [email protected] • Website: www.Yuriinter.com the Central Election Committee and more than a month ago; his sister lives in Independence Square. The night passed Kyiv. Noting that all the members of his without incident. family were observers in different cities An intelligent older woman who intro- of Ukraine, he called the latest events “a duced herself as “Pani Nina” from resurrection of Ukraine.” Ivano-Frankivsk, said she’d been waiting “It was easier to be in Chicago, but it is better to be here,” he underscored. for this very moment for many years. UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA “I came here a month ago. I used to Meanwhile, Kyiv’s revolutionary sleep on plastic foam in the tent city; I mood is gradually taking on a New LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS took part in a blockade of the Cabinet of Year’s atmosphere. IF YOU ARE A PHYSICIAN, DENTIST, OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL Ministers and felt myself a participant of The Christmas tree that overlooks EITHER PRACTICING OR TRAINING, HERE’S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN the revolution,” she said with a smile. Independence Square is dressed up with YOUR COLLEAGUES IN NORTH AMERICA’S PREMIER ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Many people expressed concern about garland, and nearby there is a composi- what the future parliamentary election tion of small spruces from all of FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE WRITE TO: will bring, while voicing hope that those Ukraine’s regions. The trees are decorat- UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA who will be members of the Verkhovna ed with home-made toys. 2247 W. CHICAGO AVENUE Rada will be true patriots of their country Inhabitants of the tent city, some of CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60622 without a blot on their characters. They whose tents are painted in bright colors, TELEPHONE: 773-278-6262 don’t think that the country will blossom await the arrival of their friends who left OR FAX YOUR REQUEST TO 773-278-6962 in a year or two simply because Mr. a week ago to serve as election observers NAME: ______Yushchenko became president. and members of electoral committees. ADDRESS: ______“A new Ukraine was born. We must Together they are going to celebrate the take care of it,” said Roman of Lviv. New Year on the maidan, and they are CITY: ______The people of Ukraine anchor their asking Kyivans to bring them Christmas STATE: ______ZIP: ______hopes on President-elect Yushchenko, but items and toys to adorn their military they are aware of hard times and are tents. DAYTIME PHONE: ______ready to work hard It’s sure to be a holiday like no other. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 2, 2005 No. 1

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Thursday, January 6 St. Demetrius Center is located just blocks Soyuzivka’s Datebook off of Exit 12, N.J. Turnpike. There is a HARTFORD, Conn.: You are cordially Holiday Inn right off the exit for accommo- January 6, 2005 February 11-13, 2005 invited to Sviat Vechir, a taditional dation. Doors will open at 6 p.m.; dinner Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve Valentine’s Day Weekend Ukrainian Christmas Eve dinner, to be held will be served at 7 p.m., with music starting Dinner, 6 p.m., $25 per person at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian National Home, at 8 p.m. For table and ticket reservations, Overnight Packages Available February 19-20, 2005 961 Wethersfield Ave. Donation: $12, call Peter Prociuk, (732) 541-5452. Tickets Family Winter Weekend and Ski Trip adults; $6, students. Please call the UNHH will not be sold at the door. Deadline for January 8, 2005 office, (860) 296-5702, or visit ukrainian- ticket sales is January 15. UNA Employee Christmas Party March 5-6, 2005 nationalhome.org for more information. Sunday, January 30 Plast Kurin “Khmelnychenky” Saturday, January 15 February 4-6, 2005 Annual Winter Rada OTTAWA: A divine liturgy and free public Church of Annunciation Family PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian concert will be held to celebrate the publi- Weekend, Flushing N.Y. American Youth Association (SUM) sin- cation of “The Divine Liturgy: An cerely invites everyone to attend a fun-filled Anthology for Worship” by the Sheptytsky Malanka, a traditional Ukrainian New Year Institute of Eastern Christian Studies and welcoming dance that will feature the popu- the CD, “The Divine Liturgy for lar zabava band Vorony from Syracuse, N.Y. Congregational Singing” recorded by The Malanka will be held in the Ukrainian Schola Cantorum, J. Michael Thompson, Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar conductor. The event will take place at St. Road, Jenkintown, Pa., starting at 9 p.m. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Shrine, Admission: tickets in advance: $35 for 952 Green Valley Crescent. Divine liturgy adults; at the door: $40 for adults; $25, stu- will be celebrated at 11:15 a.m., followed dents and seniors. Admission price includes by a reception at 12:45 p.m. and the public a delicious hot buffet catered by Georgines. concert at 2 p.m. The concert will feature: Champagne will be provided at midnight. the Ewashko Singers, under the direction of For additional information and advance Lawrence Ewashko; Chorus Ecclesiae, with tickets call Halya, (215) 745-9838; Chrystia, Lawrence Harris, conductor; the Ottawa- (215) 676-9290; or Walter, (215) 379-2676. Carlton Catholic School Board Children’s Everyone is cordially invited to attend and Choir, under the direction of MaryAnn have a good time. Dunn; and Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary Choir, with Melita Mudri- Saturday, January 15 Zubacz, conductor. For additional informa- tion call (613) 236-1393, ext. 2332. HARTFORD, Conn.: You are cordially invited to the Hartford Malanka, a tradi- ADVANCE NOTICE tional Ukrainian New Year’s Eve Dance, to be held starting at 9 p.m. at the Saturday, February 5 Ukrainian National Home, 961 Wethersfield Ave. Dance to the tunes of LOS ANGELES: The California the Na Zdorovya Orchestra from New Association to Aid Ukraine invites you to York. Donation: $25, adults; $15, students. plan a weekend get away in sunny, south- For tickets and table reservations call the ern California in February. CAAU will Cooperative SUMA Ukrainian Gift Shop, host the annual Ball and Presentation of (860) 296-6955. Debutantes on Saturday, February 5, at the Hilton Hotel in Glendale, Calif. All pro- Saturday, January 22 ceeds are designated for the support of the “Wheelchairs for Ukraine” program. The CARTERET, N.J.: St. Demetrius Ukranian formal affair includes a cocktail hour, Orthodox Cathedral and St. Mary’s silent auction, dinner and dancing to the Ukrainian Catholic Church are co-sponsor- music of Vorony. Tickets: $95, adult; $85, ing a New Year’s Eve dance or, Malanka, student. Mail checks for tickets to CAAU, which will be held at the St. Demetrius c/o Marta Mykytyn-Hill, 1219 Via Arroyo, Community Center, 681 Roosevelt Ave. Ventura, CA 93003. Lodging is available at Music will be by Fata Morgana. Tickets, at the hotel, subject to availability; call (818) $40, include admission, choice of sirloin 956-5466 for reservations (please refer to beef or stuffed capon dinner, beer, wine, group “CAAU”). With other inquiries call soda, midnight hors d’ouevres and a cham- Luba Keske, (818) 884-3836, or Shannon pagne toast. There will also be a cash bar. Micevych, (818) 774-9378.

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