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LXXXVIII No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i 25 cents Helsinki Watch protests Welcome home, Michael continued Soviet repression JERSEY C1TY - Harry Met– rinko of Olyphant, Pa., turned 70 on NEW YORK - The U.S. Helsinki During this same period, Aleksandr Monday, January 19, and on the Watch Committee, in a letter sent on Lavut, a supporter of the Crimean following day received the best January 12 to Soviet Deputy Minister Tatars in their struggfe to return home possible birthday present: news that of Foreign Affairs Leonid ilichev, from their 36-year banishment in Cental his son Michael was on the way deplored the wave of arrests and trials Asia, was sentenced to three years in a home. of a wide variety of human-rights labor camp for "anti-Soviet slander." in activists which has continued unabated addition, Oksana Meshko, 75-year-old Michael.John Metrinko, a 34- during the Madrid Conference to re- member of'the Ukrainain Helsinki year-old embassy political officer, view compliance with the 1975 Helsinki Group, was reportedly transferred from and 51 other Americans held hostage Accords. Mr. ilichev is chief of the a psychiatric hospital to a prison. in lran since the November 4, 1979, Soviet delegation to the conference, The fact that Soviet repression would І seizure of the U.S. Embassy in which opened on November 11 and is not be deterred by the Madrid Confe– Ц Teheran, were at long last released on now in recess until January 27. rence was signaled on November 13, the 444th day of their captivity. Chairman Robert L. Bernstein speak– two days after the conference opened, All the news was not good, how– ing for the U.S. Helsinki Watch Com– by the arrest of prominent Jewish ever. mittee, called the continuingcrackdown activist and refusenik viktor Brailov– Speaking by telephone from Wies– "outrageous" and "a clear demonstra– sky, editor of the unofficial journal, baden, West Germany, Mr. Met– tion of the Soviet officials' undisguised Jews in the USSR, and organizer for rinko told his father and mother contempt for their human-rights obliga– eight years of the "Sunday seminar" for Alice that he had been kept in solitary tio.ns under the Helsinki Accords." Jewish refusenik scientists. confinement for the first eight or nine Copies of the letter, signed by Mr. According to Ludmilla Alexeyeva, months of his ordeal and that he Bernstein, vice Chairman Orville H. representative abroad of the Moscow never knew where he was. According Sche!l and other members of the com– Helsinki Group, 1980 has been an to various press reports (The Weekly Michael Metrinko mittee, have been sent to all the delega– extremely difficult year for all branches was unsuccessful in its own tion leaders at the Madrid Conference. of the human-rights movement in the attempt to contact the Metrinkos by Mr. Metrinko also told his parents in it the U.S. group points out: "More Soviet Union. "This year the Soviet phone), the ex-hostage lost 40 pounds that he had no idea he was about to than 65 imprisoned Soviet and Czecho– authorities set as their targets the while confined in a windowless room4 be released when he was driven to the Slovak human-rights activists have leaders of all the movements, beginning "five steps by five steps." Teheran airport on Tuesday, Jan– been singled out, to no avail, in speeches with Dr. Sakharov and extending to the uary 20. by Western delegates at the review leaders of all religious, cultural and The elder Metrinko said that in a Mr. Metrinko served in lran since conference. Yet, despite the forceful special-interest groupsA — previously undisclosed teller re– 1977 and had been the U.S. consul to positions taken by the West in Madrid, Ms. Alexeyeva also pointed out that ceived in April, his son had indicated Tabriz. He was held hostage in his we see no positive movement. Dr. the work of the unofficial journals that the .iranian militants "gave consulate for five days in February Andrei Sakharov remains in exile in which serve as crucial information links some of them a going ovef–. the ones 1979 by anti-Shah demonstrators. Gorky; Yuri Orlov, Mykola Rudenko, both within the country and with the in charge, like my son." The consulate was closed after this Anatoly Shcharansky and more than 40 West has been disrupted, and that Mrs. Metrinko said the group incident and Mr. Metrinko was other Helsinki monitors are still in despite public attention stemming from her son was imprisoned with received prison camps. the Madrid Conference, the severity of only three pieces of mail in 14 months. (Continued on page 13) "The Soviet government has brazenly such official actions has not diminished. continued to arrest and try its citizens even during the Christmas recess. Just ІП lSrQQl this week we have learnd of the arrest of Fcliks Serebrov, a member of the Moscow Helsinki Group and of the Say Sheptytsky should be recognized for saving Jews' lives sentencing to three years in a labor camp of Aleksandr Podrabinek, a JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The Public can), the Jewish Russian-language leading member of the Working Corn- Committee for Jewish-Ukrainian Co- weekly published here on the Svoboda mission to investigate the Use of Psy– operation in Jerusalem, currently head– Press premises, it was part of an chiatry for Political Purposes. We hope ed by Jakov Suslensky, has drawn up a interview with Russian writer and that these and other Helsinki violations statement regarding posthumous recog– former Soviet political prisoner Mi– that have taken Dlace since the confe– nition of the role played by Metropoli– khail Heifetz, who recently emigrated to rence adjourned will be raised in Madrid tan Andrey Sheptytsky of the Ukrai– israel from the USSR. as soon as the conference resumes." nian Catholic Church during the Holo– caust in saving the lives of hundreds - Mr. Heifetz, a member of the public The letter also referred to the recent possibly thousands - of Jewish people, committee, is one of the signatories to trial of Moscow activist Leonid Ternov– among them some 400 children who the proposal. sky, reportedly tried on Christmas day were sheltered in monasteries. Metropolitan Sheptytsky was born and sentenced to three years in a labor On many occasions the' metropolitan July 29, 1865, in western Ukraine. He camp for "anti-Soviet slander." A phy– joined the Order of St. Basil the Great in sician widely respected for his medical also appealed to Ukrainians in pastoral letters calling on them to aid Jews in 1888, and was ordained in 1892. He services to members of the dissident became bishop of Stanislaviv in 1899 community otherwise deprived of pro– escaping Nazi persecution and mass murder. and metropolitan of Galicia in 1900. per care, he was also a long-time member in 1914 he was arrested and exiled to of the unofficial Working Commission The public committee's statement Russia where he spent three years. to investigate the Use of Psychiatry for carries a proposal that a tree be planted Political Purposes and a member of the in honor of Metropolitan Sheptytsky in He died on November 1, 1944, in Moscow Helsinki Group. Five issues of the Aisle of the Righteous, a memorial Lviv, Ukraine. Procedures leading the psychiatric commission's informa– park in Tel Aviv, israel, dedicated to toward the possible beatification of tion bulletin were held as evidence those individuals who saved Jewish Metropolitan Sheptytsky were initiat– against him. lives during the Nazi Holocaust. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky ed on December 5, 1958. . 2 . --.,j„....,.,. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i^„^„„„„„„„–-.-:------'^'No 4

Amnesty international reports Soviets НвПТШПІІік told continue crackdown on dissidents of persecution NEW YORK - Amnesty inter- 46, a leading Estonian activist, was national reported on Tuesday, January sentenced on January 8 to a total of 15 20, that Soviet courts are handing down years' imprisonment and exile; vazif of Ukrainian Church severe-sentences as the authorities keep Meylanov, 42, a mathematician from MADR1D - Metropolitan Maxim up a drive that has already imprisoned Dagestan who demonstrated peacefully Hermaniuk of Winnipeg, the official more than 200 dissenters in the last 15 against the internal exile of dissident delegate of the Ukrainian Catholic months. physicist Andrei Sakharov, was sen– Church to'the East–West conference to The international human-rights or– tenced on December 2, 1980, to a total review the Helsinki Accords meeting ganization pointed to sentences of up to ofnine years; two Ukrainians, Dr. here, was instrumental in providing 15 years of combined imprisonment and Stepan Khmara, 43, a physician and Western delegations with information internal exile imposed for "anti-Soviet vitaliy Shevchenko, 46, a journalist, detailing Soviet persecution of the agitation and propaganda" in recent were given 12 and 11 years, respectively, Church in Ukraine, according to Pro– months. for circulating an unauthorized Ukrai– gress, a Ukrainian Catholic weekly. nian journal; and Nikolai Goretoi, 59, a The sustained crackdown has hit The Ukrainian metropolitan of Ca– leading Peritecostalist, was sentenced in dissenters of all kinds all over the Soviet nada, who was designated to his Madrid November 1980 to 12 years. Union — religious believers, human- post by the Synod of Ukrainian Bishops rights activists and campaigners for A1 noted that in the general repres– which met late last year, participated in national rights in the non-Russian sion of the last 15 months, three types of the review sessions on December 4-Ю, republics of the USSR, Amnesty inter- dissenter appear to have been especially 1980. During the sessions, he had an national said. Heavy sentences have hard– hit:, members of unofficial groups opportunity to meet with Archbishop been frequent: since December 1973 at trying to monitor Soviet observance of Silvio Lioni, head of the papal delega– least 12 people are known to have been human-rights agreements reached at the tion, as well as the archbishop of sentenced to more than 10 years each, 1975 Helsinki Conference on Security Madrid who promised to speak up for the organization said. and Cooperation in Europe, national- the rights of the Ukrainian Catholic rights campaigners in the non-Russian All the members of the group moni– Church. Soviet republics, including Ukrainians. toring political abuse of psychiatry have (Continued on page 10) Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk now apparently been rounded up. The Lithuanians, Estonians and Armenians; fifth and last active member, Feliks and religious believers; particular^ Bap– Serebrov, was arrested on January 9. tists. Seventh Day Adventists, Pente– costalists and Russian Orthodox be– McGrath urges Haig to score Amnesty international cited the lievers. compulsory confinement of Ukrainian Recent arrests include those of Nata– Soviet persecution of Ukrainians librarian Anna' Mykhailenko in No– lia Maltseva, a feminist activist, viktor vember 1980 as evidence that dissenters Brailovsky, activist in the Jewish emi– WASHINGTON - Rep. Ray Mc– upConference on Security andCoopera– were still being put in psychiatric gration movement, and viktor Nitsoo, Grath (R-N.Y.) has called on Secretary tion in Europe to include the findings of hospitals for political rather than an Estonian dissenter. of State Designate Alexander Haig to the World Congress of Free Ukrainians medical reasons. She had been arrested The trails of a number of people take a strong stand against "the flagrant in the final document of the Madrid for circulating unofficial reports of arrested in 1980 are believed to be violations of the Helsinki Final Act Conference. " Rep. McGrath said. human-rights violations. imminent. They include Helsinki moni– committed by the government of the "The WCFU has compiled a dossier The organization called attention to tors vytautas Skuodis (Lithuania) and Soviet Union against citizens of Uk– of information substantiating Soviet long sentences given to five dissenters Tatyana Osipova (Moscow), and fe– raine." violations of the Helsinki Final Act. convicted on the "anti-Soviet agitation" minist Natalia Lazareva, Amnesty inter- "1 urge you to instruct the United The Ukrainian Helskinki Group, set up charge in recent months: Mart Njklus, national said. States delegation to the Madrid follow– by Ukrainian citizens to monitor com– pliance with the Final Act, has itself been the object of severe repression and persecution by the government of the Psychiatric abuse monitor arrested in Moscow USSR," he said. NEW YORK - Feliks Serebrov, a salt from a train, an offense punishable Article 196 of the RSFSR Criminal Rep. McGrath went on to score the Moscow laborer and founding member by death under Stalin, Mr. Serebrov Code, a charge that related to his earlier Soviet policy of Russification in Uk– of the Working Commission to lnvesti– was amnestied in 1954 only to be assault conviction. The "falsified" raine and the continued destruction of gate the Use of Psychiatry for Political rearrested three years later on an assault document was actually his employment Ukrainian culture, language and tradi– Purposes, was arrested in Moscow on charge. He served nearly two years in a record which contained inadvertently tions. He urged the U.S. government to January 9, according to Helsinki Watch. Siberian labor camp. imprecise information about the 1957-' take appropriate diplomatic action The charges brought against the 50- 58 period that he served in prison. against the USSR. in 1976, he helped establish the Before and after Mr. Serebrov's "As the leader of the free world and a year-old member of the Moscow Hel– working^:ommission and was subsc– -arrest KGfr apparatchiks confiscated party to the Helsinki Final Act. the sinki Group have not been determined. quently harassed by "Soviet authorities, commission materials from his apart– United States must insist on Soviet in August 1977. he was arrested for Sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment ment. none of which bore any relation compliance with the agreement through allegedly falsifying documents under when he was 17 for taking a kilogram of to the criminal case against him. its delegation to the Madrid Con– On October 12. 1977, Mr. Serebrov ference. The delegation should also was sentenced to one year in a strict- demand a specific date and location for Ukrainian Frenchman still willing regimen camp. He completed his term in the next conference to monitor the August 1978, returned to Moscow and accord. That information should be to serve Shukhevych's term had resumed his working commission incorporated into the final document of activities until his arrest early this the Madrid Conference," Rep McGrath. PAR1S - Michael Pidsadny, a 29- Ukrainians in France, of which he is a month. concluded. year-old French Ukrainian, has repeat– member. ed his offer to serve out the remainder of Mr. Pidsadny's offer (and, therefore, Yuriy Shukhevych's sentence, provided indirectly the plight of Mr. Shukhevych) he and his family are allowed to leave has been given local as well as national the Soviet Union upon completion of press coverage. The local press of Mr. the sentence, reported the Ukrainian Pidsadny's home town of Meluse, has ulcrainionWeekl v Central information Service. reported on the matter; Radio Luxem– FOUNDED 1933 bourg broadcast an interview with Mr. Mr. Pidsadny's offer is part of an Pidsadny on January 3. Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association, overall effort to rally support for the inc., at 30 Montgomery St.. Jersey City. N.J. 07302. release of Mr. Shukhevych, son of the On January 3-4, Mr. Pidsadny's car late commander-in-chief of the Ukrai– was set afire under what appear to be Telephone: nian insurgent Army (UPA), who has suspicious circumstances. The incident been imprisoned in Soviet camps for was covered by the local press as well-as SvoborJa (201) 434-0237, 434-0807 UNA (201) 451-2200 nearly 35 years. by "Le Monde" and "Quotidien de (212) 227-4125 (212) 227-5250 Paris." Upon rejection of his offer by Am– nesty international a little over a year in Meluse, Mr. Pidsadny and Ms. E. Yearly subsription rate - 58; UNA members - 55. ago, Mr. Pidsadny turned to the French Nahiryanska have formed a committee government. Reportedly, Mr. Pid– for the release of Mr. Shukhevych. Postmaster, send address changes to: sadny intends to persevere with his THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor: Roma Sochan Hadzewycz original plan until there is some re– Among the some 40 people who have P.O. Box 346 Assistant editors: lka Koznarska Casanova sponse from the French government; joined the recently formed committee Jersey'City, N.J. 07303 George Bohdan Zarycky otherwise, Mr. Pidsadny is ready to are city's Public Prosecutor Jean Re– start a hunger strike. Mr. Pidsadny is neau,. Counselors A. Kintzler and A. Application to mail at second-class postage rates pending in Jersey City. N.J. supported in his resolve by the Union of Вігі, and Deputy Mayor J. Portman. No. 4^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i:" .-;.,...,^^^^^^ з WCFU Presidium meets in Toronto Baptist youth congress slated Discusses Madrid Conference for 1982 in Paraguay BROOKHAvEN, Pa. -The fourth and carried through by young people TORONTO - The Presidium of the walsky (on the basis of Dr. Bohdan world congress for Ukrainian Baptist and is designed to appeal mainly to World. Congress of Free Ukrainians Bociurkiw's proposals) on the possible youth in the free world will be held in young people — teenagers, college held a meeting here at St. viadimir's cooperation between the WCFU and Paraguay in February 1982, it has been students and young adults. institute on Saturday, January 17. islamic nations. announced by the Rev. John Koval– The youth fellowship sponsors a Among the issues discussed were the chuk, president of the All-Ukrainian worldwide congress every three years. role of the WCFU at the recessed Also taking part in the meeting were Evangelical Baptist Youth Fellowship. The first one was held in Buenos Madrid Conference, the possibility of Wasyl Kyryliuk, WCFU vice president, 'Aires, Argentina; the second in Winni– establishing links with islamic nations, Dr. Frank Martyniuk, treasurer, and Young people from Canada, the peg, and the third in Ashford, Conn. United States, Argentina, Brazil, Uru– and WCFU relations with the incoming members Bohdan Dolishny, Yuriy Pastor Kovalchuk, who is pastor of guay, Paraguay, Australia and perhaps Reagan adminstration. Danyliw, Zenon Duda, Dr. Bohdan the Ukrainian Baptist Church in Crum other countries are expected to partici– Stebelsky and Mykola Moroz. Lynne, Pa., said the congresses are Mykola Plawiuk, president of the pate. intended to unite Ukrainian young organization, reported on the participa– Also on Saturday, there was a meet– The exact date for the congress will tion of Ukrainian groups at the Helsinki people and encourage them in their ing of the WCFU's Human Rights be determined by the local committee faith and in their responsibility to review parley in Madrid, and Canadian Commision. The session was chaired by which will be making arrangements to Sen. Paul Yuzyk discussed Ukrainian spread the gospel message to their Sen. Yuz'uk and was attended by two host the weeklong event in the city of nation. input into the second phase scheduled other participants of the Madrid Con– Encarnacion. to begin January 27. Persons who wish to obtain future ference, who provided detailed reports A program committee will select a newsletters with further information Dr. Walter Dushnyck, editor of The on the overall direction of the delibera– theme for the congress and topics for may send their request to Pastor Koval– Ukrainian Quarterly, noted that the tions as well as on Ukrainian participa– seminars and services. chuk, 4304 Chandler Drive, Brook- Ukrainian community should expect a tion in the conference. The event will be planned, organized haven, Pa. 19015. shift in American policy relating to the Helsinki process in view of the new Attorney Myroslaw Smorodsky, a administration in Washington. He public member of the U.S. delegation, HURl publishes "Eucharisterion" added that the policies of Secretary of provided a detailed analysis of the 35- State Alexander Haig, who stated nation meeting and added his belief that during confirmation hearings that Ukrainian participation should con– dedicated to Omeljan Pritsak human-rights policies would be down- tinue until the conference concludes in the spring. languages ranging from Chuvash to played, should be closely scrutinized. CAMBR1DGE, Mass. -The Ukrai– Chinese reflects the depth of his erudi– Dr. Dushnyck also mentioned the nian Research institute of Harvard . Chrystyna isajiw, who coordinated tion, the breadth of his interest, and the problems of the WCFU's Ukrainian University announcedthe publication of WCFU activities in Madrid, also testi– scholarly vision that has enabled him to Newsletter, which he edits. "Eucharisterion," a collection of scho– fied to the positive results of Ukrainian larly essays dedicated to Omeljan perceive large structures where others Sen. Yuzyk added that the WCFU participation at Madrid. Pritsak by his colleagues and students. only perceive an endless accretion of should have a delegation at the second This Festschrift appears as a tribute to disparate phenomena. Sen. Yuzyk discussed the show of round of the Madrid Conference. the founder of Harvard's Ukrainian "At home in the Eurasian steppe and unity displayed by the Western allies Studies Program on the occasion of his in the Altai, Omeljan Pritsak has never WCFU officers reported on other and negotiations that went on outside ceased to enrich our knowledge of the the official meeting, halls. All three 60th birthday. Ed,itors of the 972-page topics: Roman Wzhesnewsky on the history and culture of his native Uk– agreed that informative action by publication are' ihor Seycenko and congress of free Ukrainian youth sche– raine. That is why we gave our Fest– duled for May; Mr. Plawiuk on the Ukrainians at the Madrid Conference Frank E. Sysyn. schrift the title of 'Eucharisterion,' or Decade of the Ukrainian Family; Prof. did have an impact on the direction of in his preface. Dr. Sevcenko writes: the offering of thanks." Wasyl Omelchenko on the 50th anni– the talks, and that the future of the "That so many people should have versary of the famine, in Ukraine; Helsinki process depends largely on shown so much enthusiasm in sharing The 68 essays deal with topics that Wasyl Bezchlibnyk. WCFU general what line the Reagan administration the various tasks connected with pro– span the fields of East European, Turkic secretary, on the Ukrainian Newsletter; plans to take on human rights. ducing the Festschrift was a response to and Oriental history, languages and and Sen. Yuzyk and Aleksandra Ko– Prof. Pritsak's generosity as teacher, literatures. Of general interest are the The day before, on Friday, January friend and colleague. That 70 distin– biographical sketch and bibliography of 16, the three Madrid participants re- guished contributors from 12 countries Prof. Pritsak by Lubomyr A. Hajda. Of ported on the conference at a special should have kept various editors busy is special interest to Ukrainian readers Ritter issues public meeting attended by nearly 240 a testimony to the respect with which he will be the contributions of Bohdan R. people. The meeting was chaired by is held by the international community Bociurkiw (on the Ukrainian Orthodox statement about Mrs. Kowalsky, a member of the WCFU " of scholars. That these 70 contributors Church), Yaroslav Dashkevych (Arm– Secretariat. should be dealing with an area extend– enians in Ukraine at the time of Khmel– Ukraine's independence ing from the Nile to the Yenisei and with (Continued on page 14)

WASHINGTON - Rep. Don Ritter Bishop sees signs Philadelphians mark Day of Solidarity (R-Pa.), in a letter to Ukrainians in.his home district of Lehigh valley, said that Soviets may legalize PHILADELPHIA - A typical i- Lithuanian Coalition to Free Petkus Ukrainian independence Day "should pr soner's meal was held at the Balch and Gajauskas. be a constant reminder to our fellow Ukrainian Church institute here on January 12, marking Mr. Markman, now residing in To– Americans and the world at large to the Day of Solidarity with Ukrainian ronto, is a Soviet Jew released on the recognize the violation of national and ROME — Bishop Andrew Sapelak Political Prisoners. day he was scheduled for execution in human rights in Ukraine and to accept of Argentina recently said that there are 1975 for distributing children's books the right of Ukraine to self-determina– "signs that the Soviet government is Guests of honor at the luncheon were by banned Jewish authors. tion in accordance with the U.N. Char– seeking ways legalize the Ukrainian former political prisoners Dr. Nina Lithuanian dissident Mr. Sakalys, ter." Catholic. Church," according to Pro– Strokata Karavansky, viadimir Mark- fled six months ago to escape his fourth man and viadas Sakalys. The letter was mailed to area pastors gress, a Ukrainian Catholic weekly. arrest after 15 years in prison. He now so that they could share it with their These signs, he said, include "several The meal was sponsored by the lives in New York. parishioners. conversations between (Soviet) govern– Human Rights for Ukraine Committee Roy Goldwin of the Philadelphia ment officials and Ukrainian-Rite priests jointly with the Soviet Jewry Council of Bulletin and Philip Weiss of the Phila– The sophomore congressman, who and several visitors," and "several con- JCRC, the Philadelphia interreligious delphia Daily News gave informative had the backing of many Ukrainian tacts by the government with clandestine Task Force on Soviet Jewry and the coverage of the event. American voters in the 15th Congres– Ukrainian priests, whose existence they sional District when he ran for re- are aware of." election last fall, began his letter by briefly recapping the declaration of the Bishop Sapelak, who is a member of Syracuse youths express solidarity Fourth Universal of the Ukrainian the Diocese of the Patronage of Our Day of Solidarity, as well as the read– Central Radain 1981 and the unification Lady in Buenos Aires, believes that SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Members of three Ukrainian organizations, Plast, ings by individual members of the of the Western Ukrainian National Soviet authorities are finding it increas– participating organizations, of the Republic with the Ukrainain National ingly difficult to deny the existence of SUM-A, and the Student Hromada, held a joint observance here of the Day biographies of the following political Republic one year later. the Church, which was abolished in the prisoners: vyacheslav Chornovil, Ok– Soviet Union by the Synod of Lviv in of Solidarity with Ukrainian Political Rep. Ritter also noted that Ukrai– sana Popovych, Yuriy Shukhevch, 1946. Prisoners on January 12. nians are forbidden to celebrate this Mykola Rudenko and Stefania Shaba– important milestone in their homeland. The bishop added that although the Commemoration of the day included tura. "The Soviet Russian government has Soviets have made no official overtures a daylong hunger strike, the sending of a Youth also donated blood to the Red expediently eliminated that date from to the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the letter of President-elect Ronald Rea– Cross as part of the day's observance. the annals of the recent history of Church will continue to "exert pressures gan, the reading of the World Congress Donations totaling some S100 were Ukraine." he said. on the Soviets to recognize the Church," of Free Ukrainians statement on the collected. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25,1981 No. 4 St. Andrew's College to become Ukrainian independence Day affiliated with U. of Manitoba W1NN1PEG - St. Andrew's College ' agreement with the university, and new will become officially affiliated with the buildings were constructed on the Jersey City, N.J. University of Manitoba at a special university campus the following year. ceremony to be held here on Wednes– Accredited Ukrainian studies courses day, January 28. A commemorative were offered in 1972. banquet will take place at 7 p.m. after The college has extended invitations to the signing ceremony, and the keynote the entire Ukrainian community to help speaker is scheduled to be Keith A. mark this occasion. Tickets to the Cosens, Manitoba's minister of educa– banquet, which are 515 each, must be tion. purchased in advance . as seating is Also invited to attend are many limited. Additional information may be government representatives as well as obtained by writing to: St. Andrew's representatives from several Ukrainian College, University of Manitoba, 475 civic organizations. Dysart Road. Winnipeg, R3T 2M7; or in 1963. St. Andrew's reached an by phoning (403) 269-3565. Seminars planned at Ukrainian university ROME - The Ukrainian Catholic Wasyl Lev - education in the 16-17th University is organizing two seminars to centuries and the Mohyla Academy; be held this summer. Maria Onyshkevych - kozak "dumy" and poetry of the 16-17th centuries; The first seminar will be held in Rome Leonid Rudnytsky - Mazepa in West from June 18 to July 19, and will be European literature; the Rev. Yuriy devoted to the kozak and hetman Fedoriw — history of the Ukrainian period of.Ukrainian history. Lecturing Church from the time of the Treaty of will be: Myroslaw Antonovych — Brest; Bohdan Lonchyna — beginning George Zarycky music of the 16- 17th centuries; the kalian. Mayor Thomas F.X. Smith (seated, right) of Jersey City has just presented his Rev. Oleksander Baran, kozak history interested individuals should apply Ukrainian independence Day proclamation to a Ukrainian delegation consisting of to the time of Khmelnytsky; Radoslaw to the following address: Universita (standing, from left) Jersey City Police Chief John Fritz, UNA President John Flis, Zuk — architecture of the kozak period; (Continued on page 10) Walter Bilyk of the UCCA branch and the Ukrainian National Home, the Rev. John Wysochansky of Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church and John Berwecky of the Ukrainian Community Center. Also present are Plast children. Organizing campaign most successful in December, UNA reports New Haven, Conn.

New Haven Mayor Ben Delito is flanked by the Rev. Mitred M. Cherniawsky (seated, left) and the Rev. R. Golemba after signing a proclamation designating January 22 Ukrainian independence Day. Head of the Ukrainian delegation to the January 9 ceremony was Michael Snihurowych, head of the local UCCA branch.

Queens, N. Y.

Gloria Paschen Peter Woloschuk JERSEY C1TY. N.J. December 1980 was the most successful month of the UNA's yearlong organizing campaign, with the enrollment of 322 new members for 5933,500 worth of insurance. Organizers and secretaries who brought in more than 10 members were: Joseph Donald Manes, Queens borough president, issued a Ukrainian independence Day Chaban (Branch 242). 16 members for 553,000; Kvitka Steciuk (Branch 25). 14 for proclamation on Monday, January 12, at his office in Kew Gardens in the presence 5Г5.0О0; Roman Ta:arsky (Branch 94), 13 for S57.000: Walter Senezak (Branch of representatives of the Ukrainian community, including the Rev. Christopher 27). 11 for 549.000: Gloria Paschen (Branch 125). 10 for S47.000; and Peter Woytyna, pastor of the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church in Astoria. Woloschuk (Branch 505). 10 for 564.000. . нм T ,– --..;THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i. - .–. - , - ,.-– - -^^„,^5

Following is the interim report on the meeting, President Carter appointed 30 Madrid Conference for the review of men and women to serve as public implementation of the Helsinki Ac- The Madrid Conference: members of the U.S. delegation. These cords which was prepared by the staff of individuals represent a variety of civic, the U. S. Commission on Security and labor, religious and ethnic constituencies, Cooperation in Europe. The report an interim report organizations from across the country. covers the first phase of the Madrid Serving as public members were Mrs. Conference — November 1 to Decem– in spite of the battering which they The consideration of new proposals Owanah Anderson, Louis Baker, the ber 19, 1980. took during the implementation review, will continue for two and a half weeks Rev. imre Bertalan, William Borders, (January 27-February 11) after the Clifford Case, Sol Chaikin, Ray Chesoris Part І the Soviets at Madrid generally charac– x teri,zed this phase as constructive, resumption of the meeting following the Ben Epstein, Zoltan Gombos, Mrs. possibly looking to create a positive holiday break. During this time, delega– Robert Trent Jones Jr., Norman Kee, The second follow-up meeting of the atmosphere for the new proposals phase tions will be free to raise other issues, Louis Lerner, Stanley Lowell, Theodore 35-nation Conference on Security and in which they have the possibility to including implementation problems, Mann, Edward Mardigian, Prof. Albert Cooperation in Europe opened in create a better image to build support should the need arise. Mavrinac, Aloysius Mazewski, Julius Madrid on November 11, 1980. The for their disarmament ideas and to After February 11, the SWBs will be Michaelson, Mrs. Betka Papanek, Dr. Madrid review meeting began in diffi– make some propaganda gains. Western transformed into drafting groups to David Preus, Ed Romero, Mrs. Cecilia cult circumstances. Afghanistan, Po– assessments underscored the fact that a prepare the concluding document to the Sarocky, Orville Schell, Albert Shank– land and continuing Soviet human- thorough and frank review had been meeting. All decisions on the conclud– er, Mrs. Marilyn Smith, Myroslaw rights violations cast a heavy pall over conducted and that'serious deficiencies ing document and new proposals must Smorodsky, Ms. M.D."Lita"Taracido, the proceedings. Soviet efforts to dilute in implementation remain. U.S. delega– be agreed by consensus in the plenary. Ben Wattenberg, Mrs. Rosalind Wyman, the procedures which had served the tion Co-Chairman Max Kampelman The drafting work should be completed and Mrs. Helen Zielinski. West so well at the first review meeting appraised the review portion of the by March 5. if it is not, the meeting will The presence on the U.S. delegation in Belgrade 1977-78 resulted in a dead- meeting as "superbly successful from be continued until agreement is reached of so many influential citizens from so locked preparatory meeting and even the point of view of the West" while the on next steps including the ending of the wide a cross-section of American socie– raised false fears that Moscow had head of the British delegation, John meeting, A final few days of closing ty helped to demonstrate to the other decided to scuttle the CSCE process. Wilberforce, expressed "serious doubts" speeches, to be given in open plenary, signatory countries the importance the Nevertheless, despite the gloomy about the Eastern commitment to will conclude the Madrid meeting. United States government attaches to the atmosphere and the loss of some impor– honor the Helsinki bargain and stated CSCE and the high level of interest of tant procedural safeguards, the first "great regret" at the lack of real pro– U.S. delegation the American public. The inclusion of phase of the meeting (November 11 to gress, noting that there had been "not public members on the delegation The U.S. delegation was headed by provided the professional staff with December 19, 1980) produced a more even the smallest step forward." Judge Griffin Bell, former attorney thorough and candid review of imple– The next phase of the meeting begin– valuable knowledge, expertise and general, and Washington attorney Max advice. Another important function the mentation than was achieved at Bel- ning January 27 will take up examina– Kampelman, who served as chairman grade. This result was due to a number tion of some 80 new proposals which public members served was to act as and co-chairman, respectively. The liaison for the U.S. delegation with the of factors: greater allied unity, the have been tabled. The success of any of chairman and co-chairman of the Hel– worsened Soviet record in human these proposals and, indeed, of the various organizations and interest sinki. Commission, Rep. Dante B. groups represented in Madrid. rights, the invasion of Afghanistan and remainder of the Madrid meeting itself, Fascell and Sen. Claiborne Pell, served the threat to Poland and, finally, the will depend on whether agreement can as vice-chairmen of the U.S. delegation Public and NGO activities willingness of a growing number of be reached on a balanced mix of new along with Terence Todman, U.S. CSCE participants to directly criticize proposals, including those on military ambassador to Spain. Warren Zim– A large number of American and Soviet and East European transgres– security which have been put forward merman of the Department of State and European non-governmental organiza– sions. Soviet intransigence was an by France, the Warsaw Pact and others, R. Spencer Oliver, staff director of the tions (NGOs) conducted activities in important catalyst in maintaining allied and human rights-related proposals Helsinki Commission, served as deputy Madrid that coincided with the official unity and in encouraging allied, neutral offered by the West in Baskets 1 and Hi. chairmen of the delegation. The rest of CSCE meeting. Dozens of individuals and non-aligned nations to take a Given the almost universal desire for the delegation was comprised of offi– representing perhaps 50 organizations forthright position against Soviet and some advance in the military security cials and staff members from the de– were in Madrid at one time or another East European violations of their area, progress or lack of progress in partments of state, justice, commerce during the six-week-long review phase commitments under the Helsinki Ac- this field will have an impact on the and defense, the Arms. Control and of the meeting. Some established offices cords. chances for adoption of significant Disarmament Agency, the Commission in Madrid, staffed by full-time represen– Despite the procedural concessions proposals in other sections of the Final on Security and. Cooperation in Eu– tatives. Other organizations were repre– which were made — agreement to Act. The goal of the West must be to rope, the international. Communica– sented throughout the meeting on a reduce the length of review, establish– insure that whatever agreement is tions Agency and other federal agen– rotating basis by several individuals. ment of a cut-off date for the review of reached in the military security area cies. Still others sent delegations to Madrid implementation phase, and dilution of meets the basic Western criteria and Serving as special -advisors -to the for specific periods of time. The greatest the automatic requirement for a further that balance is maintained by achieve– delegation were Dr. Philip Handler, concentration of NGOs gathered in review meeting after Madrid — the ment of corresponding agreements in president of the National Academy of Madrid during the first two weeks of the CSCE countries of Western Europe the human-rights and human-contacts Sciences; Ambassador Jerome She- meeting. Press conferences, seminars, conducted a relatively thorough, honest fields. stack, U.S. representative to the U.N. concerts, demonstrations, symposia, art exhibits, receptions and other events and hard-hitting review during the first Organization of meeting Human Rights Commission; Drew six weeks of the meeting, in comparison Days ill, assistant attorney general in were held daily during this time. While to Belgrade, Western countries — led by The first phase of the Madrid meeting charge of the Civil Rights Division of the number of NGOs in Madrid declin– the United States, were much more took place from November 11 to De– the Department of Justice; Daniel ed after the first two weeks, there was a critical and specific during the Madrid cember 19, 1980.'During the first week Leach, commissioner, Equal Employ– constant flow of NGO representatives implementation review. The American of the meeting, opening speeches were ment Opportunities Commission; visiting Madrid throughout the six delegation alone cited 60 individual given by the heads of the 35 delegations Louis Nunez, staff director, U.S. Civil weeks. cases of human-rights violations in the in twice-daily sessions of the plenary - Rights Commission; and Dr. Olin C. Numerous Soviet and East European USSR and Czecho-Slovakia. the main body of the meeting - which Robison. chairman, United States emigres, including Aleksandr Ginz– were open to the public. A second week Advisory Commission on Public Dip– burg. Gen. Petro Grigorenko, Eduard Allied and neutral support for the Kuznetsov, Jiri Lederer, Nina Strokata, tough U.S. stance was made consider- of closed plenary sessions was devoted lomacy. to more detailed analysis and discussion All members of the Helsinki Corn- Ludmilla Alekseeva and Aishe Seit– ably easier by the fact that the Soviet muratova, came to Madrid to partici– representatives at Madrid reacted td of implementation. mission — Sens. McGovern, Leahy, During weeks three to five of the meet– Stone, Javits and Dole; Reps. Yates, pate in one or another of the NGO criticism in a far more relaxed and activities. Tragically, Soviet emigre resigned manner than had been the case ing, the plenary met only three times a Bingham, Simon, Buchanan and Fen- week while major attention shifted to wick; Assistant Secretary of State historian Andrei Amalrik was killed in at Belgrade, where even the slightest an automobile accident while en route criticism had evoked an immediate, the detailed implementation work carri– Patricia Derian, Assistant Secretary of ed out in fivesubsidiar y working bodies Commerce Herta Seidman and Assis– to Madrid to take part in these events. polemical and, for some, intimidating There was also a large influx of relatives response. However, when specific cases (SWBs) created for this purpose and for tant Secretary of Defense David Mc– the study of new proposals. The five Giffert — were appointed members of of persons in the Soviet Union and were cited or their countries were other East European nations who came directly attacked, the Soviets and East SWBs cover the principal areas of the the U.S. delegation as were a number of Final Act — Baskets 1 (Principles and members of. Congress who came to to Madrid on behalf of their family Europeans counter-attacked with criti– members. Nina Lagergren, sister of cism of alleged U.S. shortcomings. Military Security), 11 (Economic and Madrid during the Thanksgiving con– Scientific Cooperation), Hi (Human– gressional recess. Led by Rep. Fascell missing Swedish diplomat Raoul Wal– Their responses almost always included lenberg, and Avital Shcharansky, the the by-now-familiar non-interference in itarian issues), Mediterranean ques– and Sen. Pell, the congressional delega– tions and follow-up (post-Madrid acti– tion included Reps. Sidney Yates, wife of imprisoned Helsinki monitor internal affairs argument. With the and Jewish activist Anatoly Shcha– exception of some discussions in the vities). The sixth and final week of the Jonathan Bingham, Millicent Fenwick, first phase was a transition week devot– Robert Drinan, Paul Findley, Wyche ransky, were among those relatives who Basket Hi working body, the Soviets visited Madrid. rarely responded to the substance of the ed both to the implementation review Fowler Jr., Benjamin Gilman, John accusations made against them. How– and to the introduction of new pro– LaFalce, Elliott Levitas, Dawson Ma– Some of the American organizations ever. in informal meetings with the U.S. posals. New proposals could be tabled this, Toby Moffett and Henry Waxman. and their representatives in Madrid delegation, the Soviets reluctanly ac– at any time throughout the first five in addition, Deputy Assistant Secrejary were: Robert Bernstein, Jeri Laber, cepted. without comment or commit– weeks of the meeting either in plenary or of State for Human Rights Millard Aryeh Neier and Bruce Kiernan from ment. our representations on behalf of in the SWBs. However, formal discus– Arnold represented. Commissioner Helsinki Watch; Burton Levinson, Dr. individual human-rights activists and sion of new proposals could only begin Derian on the delegation. William Korey and Jerry Goodman unresolved family-reunification cases. during the sixth and last week. Prior to the opening of the Madrid (Continued on page 11) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY^ SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i No. 4

A glimpse at Soviet reality THE 1 CIOKOAA^,SVOIODA Ukrainian Weekly Something's rotten in Kolomyia by Dr. Roman Solchanyk Where did the Kolomyia City Party organization go wrong? in the saddle Observers of the Soviet scene have no item: According to Pravda, "with the doubt been closely watching the series connivance of city authorities, church- With the usual rah-rah and hoopla and then some, Ronald Wilson of party conferences that are now being goers in the raion center were building Reagan was sworn in as the 40th president of the United States. As if to held in hierarchical order throughout their nest." Not only did local authori– ensure that the new Republican administration began with a clean the USSR in preparation for the forth- ties look the other way. They apparently slate, the American hostages were released from iran minutes after the coming 26th congress of the Commu– also had a hand in "illegally supplying nist Party of the Soviet Union. swearing in, thus liberating Mr. Reagan from what would have been them with construction parts." it is not an inherited crisis. These meetings provide a balance difficult to surmise what the church- sheet of the accomplishments and goers were building. Playing on the greatest stage of his career -and before the toughest failures of the local party organizations audience — the new president offered the American people his vision item: The newspaper writes that by and often yield interesting information circumventing the established proce– for the future of this nation. The inaugural address was vintage about conditions on the local level. As a dures "many leaders" were able to Reagan, filled with homespun references to patriotism and heroism, rule, Pravda reports on conferences in acquire very large apartments and saw and fine-tuned to a populist pitch aimed at rekindling the traditional the larger and more important party to it that their relatives were "rewarded" values President Reagan believes lie dormant in every American's organizations in various parts of the with accommodations. These same spirit. USSR, while the republican press people apportioned among themselves Perhaps more important than the Reagan Zeitgeist, however, was devotes its attention to both the larger automobiles, expensive furniture and Mr. Reagan's sober and sensible insistence that the "era of national and smaller party units within its construction materials. renewal" will be ushered in slowly, "measured in inches and feet, not territorial limits. item: The city's hospitals and educa– miles," and that his solutions to cure America's economic ills would tional institutions provided a center of Given this division of labor, it was take time and sacrifice. By adopting a centrist tone in his address, we operations for "an entire group of bribe- rather surprising to find Pravda of takers." Among them was the wife of feel that Mr. Reagan may have quieted the jitters of many segments of December 14 devoting a considerable American society that instinctively blanched at his conservative image. the first secretary of the Kolomyia Party part of its second page to a report on the organization, v. Danishchuk. in the final analysis, Mr. Reagan's speech was an off-shoot of his proceedings of the Kolomyia City Party The result was that both the first campaign theme that less is more; that less government, less conference.1 Kolomyia, it should be regulation, less taxation, less government spending all mean more secretary and Kolomyia's mayor, v. noted, is a small town in the predomi– Golub, were fired and expelled from the growth for America. nantly rural lvano-Frankivske Oblast party. Lesser officials who were "money- if it may sound a bit nostalgic, Mr. Reagan has tempered what may in western Ukraine, in 1970, it had a grubbers, unscrupulous, and who were seem like wishful thinking with a sense of our difficult and complex population of 41,082. Why should the guilty of bureaucratism, as well as those times. Perhaps it was fitting and symbolic that Mr. Reagan chose to main mouthpiece of the Central Com– who shut their eyes to the malicious mittee of the CPSU give such promi– violations" were removed from their end his speech with a reference to a World War 1 hero who gave his life nent display to the activities of its for the ideals of his country. Many men went off to that war with lofty positions. colleagues in the hinterland? Seasoned One final item: Participants at the ideals, a romantic sense of destiny, a firm hold on traditional values of readers of Pravda probably expected God and country, only to come back disillusioned and scarred by the conference were especially attentive something special. They were quite during the speech of the local prosecu– terrible realities of the modem age. it would be fair to say that in his right. speech Mr. Reagan enumerated ideals that defined a young and virile tor v. Chernopisky, who noted that in 1980 there was a disturbing increase in America, and we hope he succeeds in finding a practical application it seems that during the past few years the Kolomyia City Party organization the city's crime rate. Later, however, the for them in today's America and today's world. prosecutor allayed the fears of his audi– We wish him well. had not exactly been a model of "the Soviet way of life" as that particular ence by explaining how this was possible, phrase,is understood in Soviet parlance. it turns out that "the previous administra– Or, in Pravda's words: "The style of ,tion" concealed the true state of affairs, Free at last work of thepartyapparatusdid not meet presumably by falsifying the records, the requirements of the moment." in order ,"to present themselves and the Finally, they are free. After 444 days of captivity, the 52 American overall situation in a better light." hostages in iran, among them Michael Metrinko, are at last coming According to the newspaper: "Precisely because of the lack of Now, Pravda assures its readers, home. Already there are stories of brutality, beatings and psychologi– principles,"the absence "of fastidiousness cal torture, in a final despicable display of petty vindictiveness, the everything seems to be much better: and the necessary control over ad– "One feels that now the gorkom has a iranian rabble decided to free the hostages after President Reagan's herence to Leninist norms of party life, strong hold on the pulse of the life of the inauguration, thus robbing President Carter of the opportunity of flagrant violations of state and party collectives." announcing their release. discipline, manifestations of self-con– So our reflex joy is tainted somewhat by rage and the impulse for ceit and pretentiousness, and privat– revenge. The Wall Street Journal has called upon President Reagan to ownership tendencies became possible 1. v. vasilets, "Preodo!enie," scrap the Carter deal, reasoning that there is no moral duty to honor in Kolomyia." December 14, 1980. promises made to kidnappers. President Reagan himself has prudently announced that his administration plans to go over the agreement with a fine-tooth comb before making a final judgment. There will News quiz doubtless be a chorus of indignation from the American public and many politicians urging the new president to invalidate the The quiz covers the previous two issues of The Ukrainian Weekly. Answers will appear with the next quiz. arrangement. Truly, the situation is a nettle the president will have to grasp, particularly in the wake of the horrific tales of barbarism 1. Who is credited with initiating the observances of the Day of Solidarity coming from the former captives. with Ukrainian Political Prisoners, which since 1974 is observed on January But before,the din of hysterical outrage drowns out wise counsel, we 12? urge President Reagan, barring any constitutional or legal snags, to 2. Who was nominated for the Shevchenko State Prize in literature? bite the bullet and honor his predecessor's commitments to an 3. Which outspoken human-rights activist recently announced a hunger strike as a protest for being forced to work by camp authorities despite his admittedly loathsome regime. classification as an invalid of the second class? Moreover, he should ignore the inevitable calls for theAyatollah's 4. Who is the author of "The Turn to the Right: The ideological Origins and scalp, and take a hard and dispassionate look at the realities of the Development of Ukrainian Nationalism, 1919-29?" situation in the PersiarrGulf. Soviet-tracked lraqr forces are 5. What does ABN stand for? threatening to snatch the oilfields, and various national minorities are 6. When was Svoboda founded? The Ukrainian Weekly? threatening iran's survival as a nation. Much as we'd like to see the 7. Who are the Cherynk boys? iranian government punished, anarchy in iran would surely benefit 8. How many Ukrainians reside in countries outside Ukraine? the Soviets, and work against American interests. However satisfying 9. Who is a specialist on sex in the USSR? retribution may seem, President Reagan's priority must be to ensure a 10. What is the name of the Ukrainian apple which will soon be growing in measure of stability in the region, no matter how repugnant the task the United States? may seem. Answers to previous quiz: respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, Lastly, we would like to welcome our fellow Americans back home. including the freedom of thought, conscience, religion and belief; wife of imprisoned Hopefully, with a new administration and the bitter lessons learned Ukrainian dissident Yuriy Badzio. recently sentenced to three months'forced labor; from their terrible ordeal, the United States will never let itself be put Nashe Slovo; Dr. Bohdan Wytwytcky; St. Michael in Shenandoah, Pa.; official in that position again. We will never forget the ex-hostages' heroism newsletter of the Ukrainian Student Coalition of Philadelphia; Lev Futala: vice– and their courage, and the eight Americans who gave meir lives trying President Walter Mondale at the Smorodskys; "Grass on the Roof; Laurence to secure their freedom. Decore: Dr.. Albert Kipa; Julian Kulas; Dr. Paul Magocsi; Myroslaw Smorodsky. No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25,1981 7

Music review Mykpla Ponedilok: "Kvitka" - excellent in every respect the Ukrainian Bob Hope Kvitka Cisyk. "Kvitka." KMC Records, Ridgefield. Conn.. 1980.

January 25 is the fifth anniversary of Ponedilok devoted much of his time by Teresa Kopanycia the singer demonstrates her perfected voice control as well as her unique the death of the well-known and and energy to literature. There are many Ukrainian bands and beloved Ukrainian humorist and author interpretation of each well-known tune. singers, but few ensembles can play Each is short but sweet, light and airy. Mykola Ponedilok, about whom the However, in Germany the theatre was Ukrainian music the way it was meant to following article is written. his foremost concern: he translated and be played or sing Ukrainian songs the Just as the bandura in itself is beauti– wrote dramas, studied acting under the way they were meant to be sung. ful, so is Ms. Cisyk's rendition of "vziav by Yuriy Klynovij eminent Ukrainian director and actor The Ukrainian song is one of the most by Ya Banduru," the beloved Ukrainian Joseph Hirniak, played secondary song, it flows like a river — quiet yet roles. important parts of our Ukrainian herit– The Ukrainian political emigration, forceful. 110,000-people strong, which settled in age. in recent years, however, many Uk– the United States and. Canada after in the United States he frequently rainian musicians have taken the beauty "Ridna Maty Moja", one of the most 1945, brought with it everything: recited his humorous stories at concerts and simplicity out of the Ukrainian touching Ukrainian songs ever written, churches, priests, political and scientific and various conventions, usually in the song. They've turned it into an over- is one of the outstanding songs on the institutions, teachers, professionals, company of his humorist colleague and orchestrated production or modernized album. For years this song has been writers, journalists, actors, even seeds friend ivan Kernytsky (lker). it with a rock beat or a New Wave overworked and worn out by other and clods of their native Ukrainian sound. Ukrainian bands. Ms. Cisyk puts new earth. Among the authors and actors, a But there is a bright light at the end of life into it and, as a result, it sounds like a small place was then occupied by the Eventually, at the request of this very dark tunnel. That bright light new song, fresh and meaningful again. young, talented Mykola Ponedilok, to Ukrainian communities, he traveled is Kvitka Cisyk. whom compatriots often referred as a throughout North America, giving his Ms.. Cisyk, daughter of the late in "Oy vydno Selo," Ms. Cisyk sings Ukrainian Bob Hope. own performances, reading his musician Wolodymyr. Cisyk, is a suc– happily with a bright, string back- humoresques and occasionally his cessful and well-known singer on the ground, making the listener as happy as Mr. Ponedilok was born on beautiful lyrical sketches and novellas, American music circuit. Recently Ms. the singer obviously felt while recording September 24, 1922, in southern in this way he probably became the Cisyk released a new album consisting this song. most popular Ukrainian emigre writer. Ukraine in the small town of of 16 Ukrainian songs: some tradi– "verkhovyna", which begins with an Novomyrhorod, which is located in tional, some contemporary, but all a cappella introduction (with her voice, today's Kirovohrad oblast. Here he beautifully executed. Ms. Cisyk could have sung the entire finished primary and secondary school, Mr. Ponedilok's literary works can be categorized as humorous or lyrical. The only way to describe this album is album a cappella), brings to mind the and in 1939 became a student of He was the author of two books of excellent in every respect — the orches– Karpaty and tremblty,the Hutsuls and philology at Odessa University. Before humoresques and feuilletons, trations, the arrangements, the selection their traditional dances. the outbreak of the war he was drafted "vitamins" (1957) and "Universal of songs. into the army. He became a deserter like Borshch" (i960), in 1962 his collection Above all, the album is very simple, many other conscripts in orddr to evade "Kolyskova," a ballad-like lullaby is of lyrical stories, "Only the Fields there are no fancy packagings or quiet and serene and as tender as the having to fight or becoming a prisoner Speak," was published. This was covers, no overpowering background of war. love of a mother for her child. A similar followed by "Funny Tears" in 1966, and accompaniment. A guitar and a piano tender song is "Babusiu Ridnenka." then by one of his best collections, "Star are the basic instruments heard on every This melody will no doubt bring to in 1943 he was taken as a worker to Shower." song, and there is no need for synthesize mind every listener's "babusia"and the Germany. After arriving in the United ers or phoney sound effects to cover up love only a grandmother can provide. States in 1949, he at first made a living Before his death, the author prepared flawed harmonies or flat notes. Ms. as a laborer, then worked for three years his last^book of stories, which was Cisyk's voice is flawless, full of life and for the voice of America, in 1955 he published posthumously in 1977 under expression. At times Ms. Cisyk is light Guitars and harps provide the setting finally found work in one of America's the title "Marvel in the Sieve" by the and farcical, at times polished and for "lvanku" and "Sydyt Divcha nad largest bookstores in New York, where Ukrainian Canadian Writers' operatic. Bystroiu vodoiu." Both are uniquely he worked until his death on January Association. interpreted by Ms. Cisyk. 25, 1976, at age 53. For example, in "Oy, Kazala Meni Maty," Ms. Cisyk portrays the epitome The professional recording and pro– The subject of Mr. Ponedilok's of the typical Ukrainian girl - young, duction of the album is not the reason Mr. Ponedilok was an emigre stories is the world of a young naive and flirtatious. for the album's perfection. The reason is Ukrainian writer; his works have never Ukrainian in Ukraine, reflecting the Ms. Cisyk. Her voice is clear. Her been published in Ukraine. His first inhuman years of the Stalinist regime, But in "Nich Така Hospody", she diction is exquisite. Her feelings are felt. novella appeared in 1947 in the weekly in particular the terrible forced famine romantically describes the night as it Ukrayinski visti which was published in of 1933, as a result of which over 7 has never been described before. Each "Kvitka" is definitely one of the best Neu Ulm, Germany. From then on Mr. million Ukrainian peasants died; then word, sung with so much feeling by Ms. albums o"ut on the Ukrainian music the war, life in the DP camps of Cisyk, makes the listener actually feel market. The only regret listeners could Germany; and, finally, emigration to the chill of the night wind and the express is that they had to wait so long Letter to the editor America and the life of Ukrainian dampness.of the morning dew. for such a masterpiece of an album to arrive. communities there. irt v^.iiuijk,'"Handzia," "1 Shu– Re: Polovchak myt і Hude," "Та Tuman Yarom . Congratulations, Kvitka, for a beau– Mr. Ponedilok saw all these events Kotytsia" and "U Horakh Karpatakh," tiful work of Ukrainian art. Dear Editor: through the eyes of a humorist who І am truly surprised that the Ukrai– ridiculed people's vices without malice, nian community is placing the tempo– or through the eyes of a true lyricist who rary welfare of one.child above a could never forgive Russian To The Weekly contributors: universal God-given principle, namely communism the crimes it had committed against his people. that children should obey their parents We greatly appreciate the materials — feature artides, newi stories, press (Ephesians 6: 1-4). He concluded his "Autobiography" dippings, letters to the editor, and the like - we receive from our readers. with this sentence: "And yet, only one in order to facilitate preparation of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the Has the Ukrainian community learn– quarter of my being exists here in guidelines listed below be followed. ed nothing from the experience of their emigration, in this foreign land; the rest 9 News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a brethren in Ukraine, where the state has of me lies in my native village, near my given event. turned the hearts and souls of many home, which is probably now so children against their parents. What has 9 information about upcoming events must be received by noon of the Monday overgrown with weeds that no one will before the date of The Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. possessed these people that they should be able to find it." delight in a child rebelling against his 9 All materials must be typed and doubled-spaeed. 9 Newspaper and magazine dippings must be accompanied by the name of parents and seeking to have the state Mr. Ponedilok's prose is ephemerally approve that rebellion. the publication and -the date of the edition. lucid, melodious, doubtlessly nurtured 9 Photographs submitted for publication must be black and white (or color with on Ukrainian folk literature - Kozak Walter Polovchak should have been good contrast). They will be returned only when so requested and accompanied by dumas, folk tales and songs, yarns and a stamped, addressed envelope. told by all concerned to return to his anecdotes, it is the underlying rhythm parents and not to disobey them. 9 Correct English-language spellings of names must be provided. of his work, its musical tonality and its 9 Materials must be sent directly to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 30Montgomery St., metaphorism which forms the Having a sister and aunts here, he Jersey City, N.J. 07302. could at a future date, when he reaches originality of his talent, in speaking of adulthood, apply for immigration just his works, we should always realize All materials are published at the discretion of the editorial staff and are subject as his parents did. their dependence on Ukrainian folk to editing. poetry, it is this dependence - not only Thank you tor your interest and cooperation. Bohdan Korolyshyn his skills as an actor which gave rise - Editor Benicia, Calif. to his great popularity. . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i No. 4

1977, she ran in the Ft. Myer's mara– Ukrainian runner's life and legs thon,and won. She felt ready to tackle Boston. WEEKEND in the Boston marathon, Ms. Olinek PREVIEW featured in Sports illustrated started well back but came on strong to Sunday, January 25 finish fourth. Her time was an excep– e The Ukrainian institute of Mo– JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - A recent odd jobs and sleeping in parks and other tional 2:56:55, 8 minutes off the winning dern Art in Chicago is featuring a issue of Spelts illustrated featured an public places. She entered track meets time. The following year, despite a group show which opened on Friday, article THi the life and legs of Gayle intermittently, winning an 800 meter series of injuries, she finished in 2:53:25 January 23, and will run through Olinek, a 27-year-old former Toronto– race in Zurich in 1974. There was no one - 10th best among the women. After March 15. Taking part in the exhibit nian and one of the leading female in the audience to share her triumph. winning the New Orleans' Mardi Gras will be: Cehelsky, Farion, Hara– distance runners. Thus far, her life has Alone, she traveled around Europe, Marathon in 1979, she returned to batch, Logush, Lysenko, Pereyma, been as varied and full of unexpected sleeping in phone booths and rummag– Boston. Bettering her previous efforts, Salewycz, Senkiw, Sydor, vertein obstacles as the marathon courses she ing for meals, in Spain, she worked as a she ran a 2:47:30, good for ninth place and Wolosiansky. The institute is loves to run; it's been a life filled with barmaid and developed a drinking among the women. located at 2320 W. Chicago Ave. misfortune, pain, broken dreams and problem. She became seriously ill. Her GaHery hours: Tuesday through triumph. But why her legs? Because, as personal comeback began when .she Weight training Sunday — noon to 4 p.m. The one admirer put it, they are the greatest rediscovered running. program has been partially funded legs to ever stride the earth. After weight training to improve her by the illinois Arts Council. Training for Olympics performance, Ms. Olinek ran a 2:36:12 ' Graphics by Christine Holow– To say Ms. Olinek has muscular legs at the Fiesta Bowl Marathon, making chak-Debarry are currently on dis– would not do them justice. According to her the third fastest woman marathoner Back in Toronto in 1975, she began play, thru the month of February, at Sports illustrated, Ms. Olinek "is not a of 1979. in February 1980, she ran in the training for the 1976 Montreal Olym– the Ukrainian Art Center, 4315 large woman, only 5' 6" and about 125 Mardi Gras marathon and, despite a pics. She entered the Martin Luther Melrose Ave., Los Angeles. The pounds, but she has the enormously tenacious head wind, she crossed the King Games in Atlanta and finished exhibit is open daily 11 a.m. to 3p.m. muscled legs of the sort usually seen in finish line in 2:35:12. At that moment third in the 1,500 meters. Hitch- or call Daria Chaikovsky at (213) marble statuary. Her thighs and calfs she was the third-fastest woman mara– hiking back to Toronto without stop- 668-0172 for an appointment. On are pleated with ridges of sinew." They thoner of all time. ping to sleep, she entered the Olympic display are 26 fine examples of are rippling, Herculian legs, so brawny trials but, still weak from her illness and Holowchak-Debarry's stylized wood- that, according to Sports illustrated: Ms. Olinek decided to give the Olym– from travel, did not qualify for the cuts and linocuts, many with Ukrai– "her family suggested that she hide pics another shot. She and Mr. Grandi team. Another dream faded. left Florida last spring for Уепісе, nians themes. them. . . all the while wondering aloud Friday, January 30 which of their Ukrainian ancestors had Calif., because training facilities were While training for the cross-country scarce in Florida. While in Уепісе, Ms. " Beginning of a three-day Winter provided the genes for such an em– season, she met Michael Grandi, a Carnival being held at the immacu– barrassment." Olinek became interested in body–' runner and health food enthusiast, who building for women. After working out late Conception Ukrainian Catholic urged her to try marathoning and who to build up her upper body, Ms. Olinek School in Hamtramck, Mich. Fea– But it is not so much her legs but introduced her to the benefits of a na– entered a body-building contest, ironi– tured will be: the Kobzar mandolin where they have taken her that makes tural, meatless diet. They have been cally, it was her legs that let her down, orchestra which will play at 7-11 Ms. Olinek's story both fascinating and together ever since. Yet, her athletic the same legs that served her so well on p.m. on Friday; a Ukrainian grouD somewhat sad. career would continue to be marred by the track. They were judged dispropor– under the direction of ivan Machi– the kind of tragic setbacks that have tionate!y large. She finished seventh. czuk from Windsor, Ont., will play Canadian track team plagued her life. Ukrainian folk songs from 6 until 11 Olympic boycott p.m. on Saturday. Free beer will be A member of the Canadian track and While hitchhiking to a race in nor– served on Saturday from noon until 5 field team when she was 16, Ms. Olinek thern Ontario, she was picked up by a p.m. for gamblers-tn the casino area; dreamed of making the Olympic team man who tried to assault her. She When the Olympic boycott washed the carnival will go on that day until and participating in the 1972 Munich out her Olympic hopes, she decided to escaped by kicking in the window, but 4 11 p.m. Sunday hours are noon to 10 Games. But untimely injuries and twists in the process, she shattered her ankle concentrate on 10-kilometer races, in p.m. АІГ proceeds are intended for of fate kept getting in the way. Training and tore cartilage in her right knee. She her second competitive race in virginia, the school fund. too hard, she contacted mononucleosis. was told that without surgery should she was runner-up to world-class runner Saturday, January 31 Three weeks before the Olympic trials, might never walk again. Ms. Olinek Jacqueline Gareau.' she collided with another runner while " Plastpryiat of Newark, N.J., is refused an operation. She decided to Despite a career checkered with holding a debutante ball at Navaho practicing and suffered a fractured move to Florida with Mr. Grandi. skull. She failed to qualify at the trials. disappointment, personal crises and Manor, irvington, N.J. The ball injury, Ms. Olinek and her unique legs starts at 7 p.m. Music will be pro– By the summer,,she had developed First marathon chronic bronchitis. are on the comeback trail again. Facing vided by Tempo. her many ordeals and trials, she has " The Temple University Ukrai– Her athletic career apparently cut in Miami, she ran in her first mara– shown a remarkable resiliency. Tm rtian Club, jointly with the German- short, she tried college, but found it thon. Although she decided to run only getting there," the woman with the Slavic Department, will hold a hu– unsatisfying. She went to Europe and to keep Mr. Grandi company, she was world's greatest legs told Sports Ulus– man-rights forum at 3 p.m. in Ritter lived a vagabond existence, working the first woman to finish. On March 17, trated. ; Hall. Guest speaker is Dr. W. Schull. llllllllllllllllttlllllllfllllllltlllllllllllllllllllinillllllllllltllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllltJltillllllllllllllllllillllltlllllllllllllflllllllllllllJllJlllllfllliltlllfllllllllllllllllHlllllMHlltllttllllllltlllfllltil For more information call (215) 236- 8361. " The Dumka Choir will hold versatile Taras Shipowick "vechernytsi" at 9 p.m. at the Ukrai– nian National Home, 140 Second Ave., New York. Music will be releases debut album provided by iskra. Sunday, February 1 TORONTO - if anyone deserves the adjective "versatile.," " Opening of a photography exhi– it is Taras Shipowick, a 27-year-old journeyman hoofer, bit, comprising some 200 photo- choreographer, record producer and impresario from graphs of Ukraine by Emil Antsis, Toronto. He is also an accomplished singer, and his solo filmmaker, art photographer and album, called simply "Taras," has recently been released. photo jounalist, who emigrated from Kiev in 1978. The exhibit - land- A fourth-generation Ukrainian who has been performing scapes, architecture as well as art in one way or another since his mother threw him on stage photography - represents some 20 when he was 8,Mr. Shipowick has, among other things, done years of the photographer's creative commercials, run the National Multicultural Theater work and constitutes the largest Festival in Edmonton, staged fashion shows, produced and archive of photographs of Ukraine directed the Jubilee Performance in Ottawa during Queen in the United States. The exhibit Elizabeth's 1977 visit, and been a featured performer with the opens at 1 p.m. at the Ukrainian Ukrainian Cabaret. He even took a stab at making it in the Artists's Association Gallery and will Big Apple, but after a brief stint, returned to Canada to (Continued on page 10) pursue his career.

The "Taras" album offers a unique combination of Ukrainian standard and original compositions in both English and Ukrainain. The songs combine a contemporary style with traditional Ukrainian folk music. Background vocals are provided by lrene Atamanchuk. Oher musicians include Al Stanwyck, flugel: Gordon Neave, percussion; Brian Russel, guitars: Dave Nichol, bass; Glenn Morley, " keyboards; Pamela Smith. French horn; and Jonh Johnson, Taras Shipowick saxophone. No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i 9

Farewell to the White House New wooden church by Natalie Sluzar party, filled with all the joys and preserves Ukrainian tradition WASHINGTON - Here it is ja– trimmings of a festive holiday, along nuary 12, exactly one week before the with man-made snow covering the end — maybe not the end of the South Lawn, and Peggy Flemming world, but certainly the end of my and the ice Capades. world. І sit at my desk, cluttered with When the president gives his fare- notes to myself, phone messages, well address on January 14 about 300 White House staff memos — dos and guests and staffers assemble in the don'ts for closing out, staring at bare East Room to view his address on Tv walls and empty cabinets. screens. Afterwards, when the pre– How does one close out? ? ? During sident and Mrs. Carter enter the the past week we packed over 40 room they are greeted with thunder– boxes of papers, all neatly"organized, ing applause, lots of hugging and labeled and ready to go. All our files, kissing, singing ("Auld Land Syne" memos, weekly reports, reference and "For He's a Jolly Good Fel– materials, correspondence, phone low"). it helps to have noise and logs, appointment books belong to cheering around you; it keeps you the president and will go with him from getting melancholy and maud– when he leaves the White House. lin. Daily ive been watching the scaf– Dr. Aiello requests a final meeting folding go up along Pennsylvania with the president for our staff. Even Avenue. The reviewing stands and though we had seen the president bleechers are a constant reminder of frequently and had worked with him the inevitable. The reality is grim and on several events, this time it was uncompromising, it's difficult to going to be different, it would be our accept that my treasured White last meeting. І have a deep personal House pass will soon become invalid, admiration for Jimmy Carter, as a that my office will no longer be mine, person and as a president, and there– that my business address will no fore,l felt І 1 wanted to give him some- longer be "The East Wing, The White thing that would reflect my personal House". feelings, but also something that– would represent the feelings of so Meanwhile, inside the complex, many Ukrainian Americans. І decide we all delude ourselves and pretend to give him my own, hand-embroi– to carry on with briefings, meetings, dered "podushka" ("nyzynka" stitch– etc. The president wants us to con– ing in black and red). tinue business as usual up to the last moment, and so we carry on. At the appointed time, as we Our constituents, too, refuse to approachthe Oval Office, 1 begin to believe that we will no longer be here feel butterflies in my stomach. І had and continue to make requests: walked there a dozen times before, follow up on a grant proposal, and each time the power and majesty investigate a discrimination case with of the office had overwhemed me. І the veterans' Administration, solve am constantly awed by its magni– an immigration problem. ficence. Dr. Aiello spends a few The killing of four Americans in El minutes telling the president about Salvador brought the U.S. Catholic his plans, reminising about the past. Conference to us seeking the end of U.S. aid to El Salvador. Fear of the Finally it is my turn. І was never Soviet invasion of Poland keeps the before at a loss for words, but Polish community ever vigilant. The suddenly 1 find myself speechless. І Baltic groups are monitoring the have a statement prepared in my progress of the talks about the mind, but my mind goes blank. І continuityof their legation. And of mutter something about the Ukrai– course the italian earthquake disas– nian tradition, embroidery, sym– ter is still a priority. bolism. "Yes," 1 remember saying, "1 The social tempo intensifies as the made it myself." His response is 20th approaches. Luncheons, after- soothing and reassuring: "1 will treasure it along with my Easter egg noon receptions, formal dinners are Chock Hiiipt, Courtesy of Binghsmlon Evening Piess held almost daily in order to thank collectionT .With the military guards the campaign workers, contributors, standing around and photographers Juan Denysenko at work on one of the icons in Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic supporters for all they have done for snapping pictures, 1 don't remember Church. how 1 survived. When 1 leave the theadministration.We have a splen– by Maria K. Zobniw church, has given top priority to finish– did White House staff Christmas (Continued on page 10) ing it in the traditional manner: includ– B1NGHAMTON, N.Y. - Nestled in ing icons, iconostasis and incorporat– the hills surrounding this town is a ing Ukrainian embroidery and wood- beautiful Ukrainian wooden church: carving as.an integral part of the design. Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Father Kin has stated: "We must Church, it stands as a poignant re- practice our religious and cultural minder of such churches in Ukraine and traditions; we must do it for ourselves is dedicated to the memory of the and for our children. Our Ukrainian countless churches which have been heritage is very rich and if given the destroyed in Ukraine; a copy of "The chance and encouragement, it car add a Church," a poem by ihor Kalynets. is unique, fulfilling dimension iO our encased in its cornerstone. lives." As one drives at night on Route 17, Juan Denysenko has been com– the lighted wooden structure, with its misioned to paint the 32 icons for the snow-covered roof, presents a unique walls of the church, while Rem Bahaud– picture in the general landscape — not tin designed and executed the Stations unlike a Ukrainian Mont Martre. of the Cross and is to do the metalwork Since its structural completion, the for some addtional icons. Christmas church has received much acclaim and was an especially joyous occasion for aroused great interest in the general the parish community since the fisc community, various group tours, rang– main icons were completed in time foi ing from students at the State Univer– this holy day. in addition, a new set of sity of New York at Binghamton to embroidered altar linens, executed by Protestant church groups studying the ladies of the parish and donated b Eastern traditions, to clubs interested in Branch 9 of the Ukrainian Nations і architecture, have visited the church. Women's League of America (the sc– Natalie Sluzar presents a Ukrainian embroidered pillow to President Jimmy The Rev. Bohdan Kin, the new pastor, cond such set donated by thisorganizu– Carter during a farewell meeting with staffers of the ethnic affairs office. wno has inherited tne work ol com– pleting the interior decoration of the (Continued on page 10) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25,1981 No. 4. Ukrainian alumni of Temple University organize PHILADELPHIA - Efforts are Pazuniak; Prof. O. Subtelny of the Faculty adviser of the association Dr. He pointed out that in the large under way to mobilize the many alumni Harvard Ukrainian Research institute; v. Bandera, chairman of the economics Ukrainian community in Philadelphia, of Ukrainian descent of Temple Univer– political scientist Dr. P. Potichny; department at Temple, said he believes where there are some 15 parishes and sity in Philadelphia. poetess and scholar Martha Tarnawsky; that, active cooperation between stu– many civic organizations, there are For the past six years many Temple scientist Dr. M. Dymicky; human- dents, alumni, faculty and the commu– literally hundreds of university gra– University alumni of Ukrainian descent rights activist Ulana Mazurkevich; and nity can benefit those concerned as wejl duates of Ukrainian descent. Their have participated in developing an Ukrainian Fraternal Association acti– as enhance the Ukrainian cause. He vist Jerry Pronko. membership in the Alumni Association enduring program of Ukrainian studies noted: "This is an idea whose time has or a similar club would enable them to and activities at their alma mater. Dr. Richard Hanusey, an avid sup- come, an experiment worth supporting Among their projects is the annual porter of the association, is now the here and worth imitating at' other discover and nurture their roots, Dr. Temple University Ukrainian Forum, associate superintendent of Philadel– universities." Bandera said. which in past years included a lecture phia schools and a nationally recog– by the U.S. consul to Kiev, Robin nized innovator in education, it is Porter, and a program devoted to the through the efforts of Ukrainian alumni Manor plans Health Fair centennial of Ukrainian settlement in that Dr. Hanusey received an honorary JENKiNTOWN Pa. - Committees anatomy and physiology - John Sta– Pennsylvania. This year's forum, sche– doctorate from Temple University for have been selected at Manor Junior hurs, science division; publicity —John duled for January 31 at 3 p.m., will be his many accomplishments, including his College for the first annual Health Fair J. Shields, director of development and support of educational needs of Ukrai– devoted to the human rights issue at the to be held on campus March 18 and will public relations; audio-visual equip– Madrid. Conference and will feature nians and other ethnic groups. be open to the public. ment - Sister Anne OSB M, librarian; Myroslaw Smorodsky, a public member Under the present format, the basis of logistics and student involvement - of the U.S. delegation. the Temple University Ukrainian Asso– The purpose of the fair, which is open Sister Cecilia OSBM, dean of students; Another alumni project has been the ciation is a viable Ukrainian Student to the public, is to make a variety of careers in health - Nancy Brown, moral and financial support of accredit– Club currently headed by Mariana health services and health information admissions counselor. ed Ukrainian courses. The Slavic de– Mychajluk, a political science major. available to the community at one time All companies and organizations and place in order to provide preventive partment has started"to offer in alter– As the association enters its 25th year which are involved in the promotion of nate years Ukrainian Literature in medicine and to promote the means to of existence, the steering committee has good health. і good health through their products Translation (slated for spring) and decided to encourage Temple alumni to and 1 or services are invited to contact Ukrainian. Civilization and Culture. sign up as members and pay nominal The committees will be chaired by the Mr. Shields at 885-2360 if they are These courses have been coordinated by dues of S10. Additional information following: screening tests - Sheila Mc– interested in becoming sponsors of or Prof. Eieonora Karpynych-Adams. may be obtained from Dr. A. Szul (535- Nulty, medical laboratory technology exhibitors at the Health Fair. The alumni's steering committee aims 5544), and Zenon Matla (DA9-7080) department; dental health and related The major exhibit and program will to retain the'active graduating students who is an officer at the very supportive topics - Eileen Suffet, director, dental take place in the main auditorium on and to locate and involve earlier gra– Ukrainian Savings and Loan . Associa– assisting program; health education, life campus at Fox Chase Road and Forrest duates. Among the accomplished alum– tion. By activating the potential of styles - Mary Lou Delizia, director of Avenue, Jenkintown, between the hours ni who support the association are: Dr. university graduates, the association counseling; health education, consumer of 10 a.m. and 4p.m. Groups, especially S. Sawchuk, M.D., pharmacologist and hopes to become more effective in health - Ray Pierce, coordinator, senior citizens, are encourged to make leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox promoting "a permanent academic court reporting program; health educa– contact in advance to reserve parking League; attorneys D. Maxymiuk and G. presence at the u niversity." tion, environmental health and topics in and other accommodations.

tion of debutantes, at the Pierre Ukrainian Graduates elect board WEEKEND Hotel, Fifth Avenue and 61 Street in New York. Cocktail hour: 7:30 p.m.; WARREN, Mich. - The 42nd year and irene Zdan. various committees PREVIEW banquet-ball: 9 p.m. of the Ukrainian Graduates of Detroit will be announced at a later date. and Windsor was officially kicked off (Continued from page 8) " The sixth annual ski day, spon– with an annual meeting held on January The Ukrainian Graduates of Detroit sored by the Ukrainian Professional and Windsor were founded in 1939 by a run through February 15. The gal– and Business Club of Toronto, will 17 in the EKO Gallery here. lery, located on the fourth group of 14 college and university be held at Blue Mountain, Colling– The meeting started with a buffet floor of the Ukrainian Liberation graduates of Ukrainian descent. The wood, Ont. Attendance at an apres– hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Hewkoand Mr. Front building, 136 Second Ave., is purpose of the organization is "the . ski party and overnite accommoda– and Mrs. Zura. The business session open Tuesday through Friday, 6-8 promotion ofcultural, educational, tions at the Chalet are by reservation was co-chaired by Andy'Wick, the p.m. and weekends, 1-8 p.m. social and forensic activities, and only; for the former, call Lesya outgoing president, and Alex Serafyn, helping worthy students of Ukrainian " A concert commemorating Uk– Winnicki at 231-4224; for the latter, his successor. descent financially through the medium rainian independence, organized by call Eugene Zaluck at 239-9148. Club of scholarships and loans". the United Ukrainian American members, their children and guests The past year's activities were marked Organizations of New York, will be are welcome. by the 41st anniversary dinner-dance, held at Peter Stuyvesant High selection and the announcement of the School on 15th Street (between First Sunday, February 8 Ukrainian of the Year, and presentation Hermanluk. . . and Second avenues) in New York. " A program devoted to Ukrainian of 10 scholarships. (Continued from page 2) Main speaker at the event — Jaro– composer Mykola Lysenko, fea– Following a number of reports and The Catholic bishops' activities at the slaw Hayvas. Guests of honor: Sen. turing A'ndriy Dobriansky, bass- conference counteracted the presence of Al D'Amato and Rep. S. William baritone, Roman Osadchuk, tenor, discussions, the meeting confirmed the officers for 1981 as follows: Mr. an official Russian Orthodox ecumeni– Green. and Thomas. Hrynkiw, piano ac– cal group which told the delegates that Saturday, February 7 companiment, will be held at 3 p.m. Serafyn, president; Dr. Walter Yawor– sky, vice president; Dr. Ron Hazen, the Orthodox Church in the Soviet " The Ukrainian Medical Associa– at the Ukrainian institute of Ame– Union was free from official harassment tion of North America and the rica, 2 E. 79th St., New York. The recording secretary; and Greg Nazark, treasurer. and constraints. Material supplied by Ukrainian Engineers' Society of program includes duets — art songs, Metropolitan Hermaniuk and the in addition to the above officers, America will hold their traditional excerpts from the opera "Taras other bishops was used by. some of the the board includes: Yvonne Romanow, banquet-ball, featuring the prescnta– Bulba." delegations, particulariy-the–Dutch, in Dr. ihor Stebelsky, Michael Wichorek criticizing the Soviets for religious persecution and other violations of the 1 admire for her drive and political Helsinki Final Act, Progress reported. Farewell.,, savvy. (Continued from page 9) But there are others: the mail New wooden church... Oval Office, 1 am shaking, it's an clerks, the secretarial pool, the (Continued from page 9) Seminars planned... experience that 1 will never forget. ushers, the Secret Service men, the tiori) was installed on all the altars and (Continued from page 4) The transition period seems too uniformed officers, the dining room the tetrapod. long. 1 sometimes feel as if 1 want to staff, the motor pool drivers. How Sacred Heart Ukrainian Catholic Catholica Ucraina, via Boccea 478, leave immediately and never return; would the White House function Church is a small parish with about 120 00166 Roma, ltalia. other times, 1 just never want to without them? І will write them families, but has an active community Additional information about the leave. A few things still remain to be thank-you notes, because 1 appre– which supports a Saturday School of courses may be obtained bv contacting done. The vice president has agreed ciate those little things that they were Ukrainian Subjects, a Ukrainian pre– Prof. Lev, 95-26 92 St., Ozone Park, to have a photo taken with us, and І able to do for me. school, religious instruction classes, a N.Y. Telephone: (212) 845-3672. want to say personal good-byes to i'm asked what 1 will be doing on parish dance goup and a social club, in The second seminar will be held in various staff members. There is a January 20. І intend to bid the addition, all secular events also take London from July 27 to August 8 and is relatively small staff in the White president farewell as he departs from place at the church facilities. intended primarily for religious instruc– House itself, and especially in the Andrews Air Force Base to Plains, This newest happening in the parish, tors. Among the courses offered are: East Wing, and we've all grown very Ga., and then have a party for the the installation of the new icons for dogma, the sacraments, the Bible, close. 1 have gotten to know some of White House staff at my house. Christmas, was an event that received history of the Ukrainian Church, and the senior staff very well, especially We probably will begin strategiz– wide publicity and was also covered by Ukrainian church architecture. Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski (we shared ing, since it'sonly 36 months until the the local press which published photos For further information contact the Slavic jokes) and Anne Wexler,whom lowa caucuses. of the icons and a story about Mr. Rev. Dr. lvan Muzychka, via Boccea Denysenko; the iconographer. 478, 00166 Roma, ltalia. No. 4„^^^^^.^^,^^^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 25, i98i, ^ ^^^^n

even more attention to the central issues cow domestic service charged that U.S. The Madrid Conference... than they would otherwise have attract– delegates opposed a constructive Soviet (Continued from page 5) which was headed by commission staff ed from a speech-sated world." approach. in order to facilitate the accurate from the National Conference on Soviet member Meg Donovan and operated by After the" initial two weeks, many journalists left Madrid. However, a large dissemination of news from the closed Jewry; Robert Gordon, Lynn Singer, commission staffer Lynne Davidson. group of veteran European correspon– plenary and working group sessions, the Doug Cahn, Pal Meek and Jerri Cohen The public liaison officers provided dents returned to Madrid the week U.S. press office, which included Beth with the Union of Councils for Soviet copies of the U.S. delegation speeches, before the Christmas recess. Knisley of the commission staff, distri– Jews' Цитап Rights information Cen– arranged appointments with delegation buted all speeches given by the Ameri– ter; Allen Wienstein, Bayard Rustin and leaders, attended NGO functions, pro– The adjournment of the conference can delegation. Additionally, informal Adrian Karatnycky, among others, vided access to the conference center on December 19, 1980, was reported by press briefings were held after every with the Ad-Hoc Citizens Committee and informally briefed NGO represen– Tom Bums in the Washington Post (De- major U.S. speech and formal press for the Madrid-Helsinki Review; Rabbi tatives on the sessions. The U.S. delega– ember 20) who said that Western dele- conferences were conducted on a week– James Rudin, Sister Ann Gillen, the tion also held frequent formal briefings gates were "satisfied that they had man- ly basis by Griffin Bell, chairman of the Rev. John Rada'n.o, the Rev. John for representatives of American or aged to flay the East for the invasion of U.S. delegation, and^or Max Kampel– Steinbruck, Sister Anna Maria Erst, American-affiliated organizations at Afghanistan and violations of human man, the U.S. co-chairman. The-con– Dean. Charles Smith, Dr. William the delegation offices. rights, but were apparently uncertain gressional delegation also participated Phillipe and Dr. Thomas Meladyofthe about the impact of their criticism." in a press conference during the week of National interreligious Task Force on Press The achievement of Western objec– November 22-29,1980. Soviet commen– Soviet Jewry; Dr. llgvars Spilners, Media coverage of the first phase of tives at Madrid was-the subject of a tators complained about this Western Janis Reikstins. Dr. Olgerts Pavlovskis the Madrid Review Conference was Christian Science Monitor article by media treatment of the CSCE and and about 30 other American Latvians exceptionally heavy. More than 1,500 Jane Monahan (December 10, 1980,) alleged U.S. government manipulation with the World Federation of Free accredited journalists covered theopen– who reported that "there has been a of the Western media. Latvians; John Bolsteins of the Joint ing days of the meeting and their reports thorough review of the way in which Once the conference broke into sub– Baltic American National Committee; were carried on the front pages in the member states have lived up to their sidiary working bodies, a U.S. press Juhan Simonson of the Estonian Ame– world press. Some 90 U.S. journalists 1975 Helsinki commitments on human officer was assigned to each SWB and rican National Council; Kazys Sidlau– attended the conference, including rights and humanitarian issues. . . The reported daily to the press on the skas, the Rev. Joseph Prunskis and Dr. representatives from The New York coherence and unity of NATO has been discussions of the groups. Additionally, John Genys of the Lithuanian Ameri– Times, the Washington Post, the Los strengthened, Spain has clearly aligned all media requests for interviews with can Council inc.; Dr. Kazys Bobelis, Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal, itself with the Western alliance, and the key members of the American delega– Leo Grinius and viadas Sakalys with the Christian Science Monitor, lime, Soviet Union has been isolated." tion went through the U.S. press office. the Supreme Committee for the Libera– Newsweek, the three major radio and Soviet and East European media The office also assisted in arranging tion of Lithuania; Tomas venclova of television networks and the East Euro– coverage of the conference berated interviews withsome of the non-go vern– the World Lithuanian Community; pean emigre press. Western countries, particulars' for mental individuals and groups who istvan Gereben, Frank Koszorus. and Flora Lewis, writing in the New York raising the "unrelated" question of were in Madrid for the conference. To Laszlo Hamos of the Coordinating times (November 21, 1980), expressed Afghanistan, bringing up issues which keep the smaller U.S. dailies and ethnic Committee of Hungarian Organiza– the feeling of most western journalists are the "internal affairs" of socialist newspapers informed of what was tions in North America; Roman Kup– during the opening days of the confe– countries, and ignoring the "most transpiring, the press office wrote week– chinsky of the Committee for the rence by saying that "two weeks of the important issue of curbing the arms ly press releases which were mailed to Defense of Soviet Political Prisoners; Madrid Review. Conference. . . have race." Soviet media stressed that "the more than 300 publications. Orysia Hewka of the Philadelphia already shown that this time it was the emphasis (in Madrid) should be placed Human Rights for Ukraine Committee; Russians who made the tactical and on reaching agreements on further Plenary Andrij Karkoc and Andrew Fedynsky diplomatic mistake. . . By stonewalling practical steps to strengthen security During the course of the review of Smoloskyp and Helsinki Guarantees bluster intended to split the West and and peaceful cooperation." Claiming phase of the Madrid meeting, the for Ukraine Committee; John Hvastaof drown out complaints on human-rights that the USSR "wants the meeting to plenary was the forum in which coun– the Slovak World. Congress; Mojmir violations in the East and on the make balanced progress on all the main tries gave their key speeches on the most Povolny of the Council of Free Czecho– invasion of Afghanistan, the Soviets positions of the Final Act, including important matters before the meeting. Slovakia; Sidney Liskofsky represent– managed to solidify the bickering allies, those on culture, education, contacts ing the international League for Hu– disgruntle the Warsaw Pact and draw between individuals and others," Mos– (Continued on page 13) man Rights; Leonard Sussman of Freedom House; Jim Forrest of the international Fellowship of Reconcilia– tion; Prof. Richard Lillich of the American Bar Association; Prof. Joel YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY, UNAI Liebowitz of the Committee of Con– cerned Scientists; Dr. Leonid Rudnit– sky and Prof. Thomas Bird of the St. Sophia Religious Association of Ukrai– nian. Catholics; Julian Kulas of the Chicago Helsinki Monitoring Commit– tee; Eduard Lozansky of the Sakharov international Committee; Bishop Basil Rodzianko of the Committee for Perse– cuted Orthodox Christians; and Curtis Nims, Arkady Polischuk. and Jeffery Collins of. Christian Solidarity inter- national. AFL-ClO President Lane Kirkland, Harvard Law Prof. Alan Dershowitz and singer Joan Baez were also in Madrid during the conference. The presence of these and other indi– viduals and organizations, like that of the public members, and the congres– sional delegation, helped to demon– strate the deep concern the American public has for human rights. To assist visiting Americans and NGO representatives, the U.S. delega– tion established a public liaison office

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TOTAL AS OF OCT. 31 -- 1980 21.514 56.342 6.847 8-4.703 Cash surrenders 16,335.11 Death benefits 66,450.00 GA1NS 1N NOV. 1980: Matured endowment sertificates 47,937.50 New members 106 188 Benefits paid out from Fraternal Funds 2,100.00 Reinstated 46 79 Reinsurence premiums 883.46 Transferred in „ . 99 198 Change class in 4 5 Total: J133,706.07 Transferred from Juv Dept 6 6 TOTAL GA1NS: 146 261 476 Operating expenses: LOSSES 1N NOv. 1980: Soyuzivka Resort 19,904.35

^ 47 "Svoboda" operation 58,454.83 Suspended 178 Transferred out 11 Organizing expenses: Change of class out 6 88 Transferred to adults .... Field Conferences 432.39 Died 95 Advertising 10,916.58 Cash surrender 91 Medical inspections 136.50 Endowment matured 100 Traveling expenses special organizers 1,069.49 Fully paid-up Reward to special organizers 1,250.00 Reduced paid-up Extended insurance Reward to BR. Organizer ....'. 100.00 Cert terminated Total: 113,904.96 TOTAL LOSSES: 231 334 57 622 INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP Payroll, insurance S Taxes:

GA1NS 1N NOV. 1980: Employee Hospitalization Plan 8,397.21 Paid up 41 58 - 99 Employee Pension Plan 433.33 Extended insurance 5 11 16 Salaries - executive officers 9,375.00 Salaries - office employees 26,624.23 TOTAL GA1NS: 46 69 - 115 Taxes - Federal, State S City employee wages -, 15,707.67 LOSSES 1N NOV. 1980: Total: 560,537.44 Died 18 18 24 16 40 - Official publication "Svoboda" 28,600.00 Reinstated 3 7 10 Lapsed 5 5 10 General administrative expenses:

TOTAL LOSSES: 32 46 - 78 General office maintenance 780.79 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHiP Postage : 960.00 AS OF NOVEMBER зо -1980: 21.443 56.292 6.859 84.594 Rental of equipment ч 158.85 Books 4 Periodicals 40.00 Traveling expenses - general 3,227.77 WALTER SOCHAN Printing A stationery 1,608.22 Supreme Secretary Operating expenses Canadian office 186.65 Actuarial 6 Statistic Exp 250.00 lnsurence Dept. Fees 314.00 FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Bank Custodian Charges 1,557.52

INCOME FOR NOVEMBER ШО Total: 59,083.80

Dues from members 1222,792.86 Miscellaneous: interest from: Accrued interest on Bonds 607.56 Youth Sport Activities 350.00 Bonds 144,441.62 Loss on Bonds . : 6,111.30 Mortgage loans 15,501.13 Publishing Costs of "Famine" 6,000.00 Certificale loans 2,259.74 Donations - Support 1,250.00 Stocks 1,305.29 Banks 191.06 Total: 514,318.86

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Rights Day. Earlier, commission Co– Basket Г ; The Madrid Conference... Chariman Sen.. Claiborne Pell, in - As at Belgrade, the sessions of the (Continued from page 11) to hear major speeches on various his capacity as vice-chairman of the subsidiary working body (SWB) for The first week of the Madrid meeting, aspects of the implementation review, U.S. delegation, addressed the plenary Basket 1 at Madrid was equally divided which was open to the public, was but also, in the last week, to enable on environmental questions, concen– into the two main components indicated devoted to opening speeches by the delegations to introduce and explain trating on the need for pollution and in the Final Act: principles and military leaders of each of the 35 delegations. The new proposals which will be considered toxic substances control. security. U.S. speech, given by delegation Chair- in more detail in the post-Christmas During the final week of the review - Principles man Bell, was a hard-hitting attack on phase. During this four-week period, phase, many delegations gave summary the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the U.S. delegation made a series of key speeches setting forth their views on the in the sessions on principles, Western on the wide range of human-rights interventions touching on all important review of implementation and the countries focused on two major issues: violations by the Soviet Union and aspects of the Final Act. Senior Advisor dialogue which had transpired .during the Soviet invasion and occupation of other East European nations. Ambas– Jerome Shestack spoke at length on the previous five weeks.The United Afghanistan and human-rights viola– sador Bell specifically referred to the Soviet human-rights violations, both States, United Kingdom and the tions, mostly in the Soviet Union, but imprisonment of Soviet Helsinki moni– those pertaining to the principles as well Federal Republic of Germany were also in Czecho-Slovakia. Rather than tors Anatoly Shcharansky, Yuri Orlov, as those related to Basket Hi, men– particularly critical of the current state respond to the substance of the issues, Mykola Rudenko and viktoras Petkus tioned the names of numerous impri– of relations in Europe, ascribing much the East attempted to rebut Western as well as the banishment of Andrei soned dissidents, cited cases of unre– blame to the Soviet Union for the criticism by claiming that these issues Sakharov and the incarceration of solved family reunification, and decried feelings of insecurity and lack of trust fall outside the perview of the Final Act Charter '77 signer vaclav Havel in the treatment of minority groups and engendered by the invasion of Afghan– and are the internal affair of the country Czecho-Slovakia. These themes were nationalities in the Soviet Union. istan and its deplorable human-rights concerned. echoed in the plenary speeches of many Another senior advisor, Philip Hand– record. The U.S. also referred to the The sessions on principles were other Western delegations. Speeches by ler, president of the U.S. National recent increase of tension in Central notable for the number of Western Eastern representatives predictably Academy of Sciences, addressed the Europe as further undermining the countries which not only criticized the ignored Western criticisms and concen– question of scientific freedom in the international situation. Neutral and Soviet invasion of Afghanistan but also trated on paper efforts by the Commu– Soviet Union, attacking that country non-aligned (NNa) delegations and singled out the Soviet Union for human- nist states to implement the Helsinki for restrictions it has placed on scientific some Western nations, including Fin- rights violations including governmen– Final Act. cooperation with the West, and for the land, Denmark and Yugoslavia, placed tal attempts to control religious life (ireland, United Kingdom, Belgium, The second week of the Madrid internal exile of Dr. Sakharov and great emphasis on the need to continue arrest and imprisonment of such scien– the CSCE process by deciding at Madrid the vatican, France and United States); meeting was devoted exclusively to state-sponsored anti-Semitism(Bel- closed plenary sessions during which tists as Messrs. Shcharansky, Nazaryan the date and place of the next follow-up review. the delegations made more specific and Orlov. Co-Chairman Kampelman, (Continued on paje 14) remarks on various aspects of the Final in another plenary statement, reviewed Act. During this week, U.S. delegation the current state of affairs in East-West Co-Chairman Kampleman denounced economic cooperation, nothing the the Soviet invasions of Afghanistan, negative trade affects and policy chang– condemned the unprecedented military es made necessary by the Soviet inva– build-up by the Soviet Union in recent sion of Afghanistan. years, and criticized Soviet human-rights in another plenary session, Chairman violations including the recent arrest of Bell emphasized the importance of viktor Brailovsky. respect for human rights in furthering During the next four weeks, the trust and confidence among states during plenary met three times a week, usually a speech given on December 10, Human

Welcome home... Mr. Metrinko and his parents are members of Ss. Cyril and Methodius (Continued from page 1) Ukrainian Catholic Church in transferred to the U.S. Embassy in Olyphant. Teheran. The Olyphant native joined the The media have reported that Mr. State Department in 1974 and had Metrinko's hometown is festooned served in Syria and Greece before his with banners and yellow ribbons and tour in iran. He is fluent in Arabic, that the town plans a welcoming Turkish and Farsi. celebration for the former hostage. Earlier, upon graduating from William McAndrew. chairman of the Georgetown University in 1968. Mr. welcoming committee was quoted as Metrinko had been a Peace Corps promising: "We're going to make volunteer in Turkev and iran. Broadway look like an alley."

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internal affairs but, until late in the with its obligations under international Semitism in the USSR; and named 25 The Madrid... meeting, did not counterattack with law (Principle X). in addition, there individuals in the Soviet Union and (Continued from pate 13) criticism of Western shortcomings, it were two shorter interventions: a speech Czecho-Slovakia who are persecuted by gium and the United States); and the was only when the Belgian representa– in support of a new proposal for bila– their governments for acting in accor– repressive campaign against Helsinki tive labeled the imprisonment of Hel– teral meetings on human-rights topics; dance with the human-rights guarantees monitors in the USSR and Czecho– sinki monitors in the USSR and Cze– and a statement on systematic inter– contained in the Helsinki Final Act. Slovakia (Canada, Belgium. United cho-Slovakia "revolting and abhorrent" ference by the Soviet Union with deli- Warren Zimmerman, deputy chair- Kingdom, France. Federal Republic of and called for their release that the very of international mail. man of the U.S. delegation, delivered Germany, ireland and the United States). Soviet representativeresponded by- CSCE commission. Chairman Fas- the U.S. speech on Principle vill, Although most of these countries did saying that such "misuse" of the Madrid cell, delivering the U.S. speech on the stating that "the United States does not not mention the names of individual meeting "could result in the destruction Soviet invasion and occupation of recognize the illegal incorporation by citizens, they made telling criticisms of of the CSCE process." The Soviet Afghanistan, said that these actions force of arms of the states of Latvia, the human-rights records of the Eastern delegate also reacted strongly to the "have struck at the very heart of the Lithuania and Estonia by the Soviet countries. tough U.S. Principle vil speech by Final Act principles" and then went on Union" and referring to the persecution Another notable aspect of the review citing a litany of "massive human-rights to discredit Soviet claims that Soviet of many of the 45 Baltic citizens who of implementation of the principles was problems" in the United States which troops had been invited into Afghanis- signed arc August 1979 petition which the time-consuming speeches given by supposedly violate the Final Act: urn- tan, saying that 1 million Afghan asked that the Soviet government the Warsaw Pact countries reviewing employment, racial discrimination, refugees were testament to the suffering nullify the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact their own "flawless" record of imple– police brutality, etc. After the strong in that country. by which the Baltic states were annexed. mentation of each principle. The Soviet U.S. statement on Principle vil 1 which CSCE commission Staff Director The speech also recounted the repres– Union, in its series of lengthy speeches denounced the illegal Soviet annexation and Deputy Chairman of the U.S. sion suffered by Ukrainians and others on the principles, generally took a of the three Baltic states, the Soviet delegation R. Spencer Oliver, presented who have spoken out for their cultural "high tone" in discussing its own record representative criticized the United the U.S. statement on Principle vil and linguistic rights. of implementation of the Final Act by States for focusing on "petty issues." which strongly criticized Soviet and CSCE commission Deputy Staff pointing to numerous bilateral treaties When the U.S. representative respond– Czecho-Slovak actions against Helsinki Director Samuel Wise, in presenting a it has signed. Moreover, the Soviet ed that this issue was far from petty monitors in their countries; detailed statement on U.S. compliance with its representative claimed that all 10 of the since the smallest of these three coun– official Soviet interference in almost obligations under international law, Final Act principles have been incor– tries was larger than eight nations every aspect of organized religious life; referred extensively to the 1979 corn- porated into the 1977 Soviet Constitu– represented at the Madrid meeting, the called for increased respect for the mission report on U.S. implementation tion. The British delegation particularly Soviets returned to their earlier argu– rights of national minorities to equality of its human-rights and other Helsinki was effective in undercutting this claim ments of non-interference in internal before the law; referred to the tragic pledges and challenged the Soviets and by pointing out that an essential part of affairs. existence of officially sanctioned anti- (Continued on page 15) Principle vil relating to human rights The United States made four major had been glaringly omitted. speeches in the principles sessions: on HURl... nian nationalism), ivan L. Rudnytsky in reacting to statements by other (FranciszekDuchinski and Ukrainian the Soviet invasion and occupation of (Continued from page 3) delegations, the Soviet Union adopted a Afghanistan; on human-rights violation political thought), George Y. Shevelov relatively restrained tone. The Soviet (Principle vil); on "Equal Rights and nytsky), George G. Grabowicz (Shev– (an instance of Ukrainian-Byelorussian representative characterized Western Self-Determination of Peoples" (Prin– chenko's "Tryzna"), Patricia Kennedy linguistic ties), Orest Subtelny (the criticism as inadmissable interference in ciple vill); and on U.S. compliance Grimsted(Lviv manuscript collections), Ukrainian-Crimean Treaty of 1711), Patricia Herlihy (Greek merchants in victor Swoboda (Ukrainian elements in Odessa), Edward Kasinec (ivan Ohi– Yiddish vocabulary), Frank E. Sysyn TEMPLE UNIVERSITY UKRAINIAN FORUM V enko as bookman), Zenon E. Kohut (Adam Kysil and the church synods of (the politics of Hryhoriy Poletyka), 1629), Roman Szporluk (Kiev as Uk– FOR STUDENTS. ALUMNl. 1NTERESTED GUESTS, H1GH SCHOOL STUDENTS Miroslav Labunka (a Ukrainian clergy- raine's primate city) and Zbigniew PROGRAM DED1CATED TO man's audience with Empress Maria Wojcik (Pavlo Teteria's hetmancy). 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tern concern is combatting inter- of mutual trust - a direct result of the To be listed The Madrid... national terrorism as seen in a new Soviet invasion of Afghanistan - (Continued from page 14) proposal sponsored by eight Western highlighted the military inadequacy of in Who's Who others to take a similar honest look at countries, including the United States. current CBMs in the Final Act. The their own records. The military security review of imple– U.S. delegation and other NATO coun– tries emphasized repeatedly that future Differing interpretations of the Final mentation evoked no surprises as all the work on CBMs should be directed Act principles are also reflected in the signatory states, including the East, toward making them militarily signifi– various new proposals submitted by have duly imple'mented, at least mini– cant, verifiable, mandatory and appli– East and West. The two major Warsaw mally, the key confidence-building- cable to all of Europe. Currently only Pact proposals support the concept of measure .(CBM) provisions on prior 250 kilometers of Soviet territory from legalization of Final Act principles in notification of major troop maneuvers its borders with other participating domestic and international law. The and invitation of observers. The major states are covered by the CBM pro- Swiss support another experts' meeting interest in the military security field visions of the Final Act. to continue work on the peaceful focused on the new proposals to be settlement of disputes, while Yugoslavia discussed in the second phase of the As reports of Soviet and Warsaw has submitted a proposal reaffirming Madrid meeting. Pact troop activity near Poland's bor– the Final Act as an embodiment of While acknowledging general ad– der began to intensify during the final detente. herence to the minimum. CBM pro- weeks of the meeting's pre-Christmas phase, U.S. and other Western delega– Western proposals attempt to streng– visions. Western delegations, including tions, for the first time in the meeting, then arid elaborate the Final Act prin– the United States, contrasted their began to make references (without ciples in specific ways: the United States willingness to observe discretionary specifically mentioning Poland) to the initiated a proposal which encourages CBM provisions, particularly the prior need for mandatory, militarily signifi– bilateral human-rights roundtables; notification of smaller maneuvers, with cant. 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