INSIDE:• UCCA, UCC to send election observers to — page 3. • $25,000 literary award is presented — page 12. • New exhibit focuses on life in the Chornobyl zone — page 13.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIV HE KRAINIANNo. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister has high praise T U YushchenkoW denounces negative tone for constructive atmosphere in relations with U.S. of Party of the Regions campaign by Yaro Bihun Economy Minister Arsenii Yatseniuk, by Zenon Zawada recognized as a free market economy by Special to The Ukrainian Weekly sign a bilateral World Trade Organization Press Bureau the United States and the European accession agreement here on Tuesday, Union,” the president said. “Had that WASHINGTON – “I cannot recall March 7, the U.S. House of KYIV – President existed before?” such an exceptionally constructive and Representatives vote to free Ukraine criticized the negative tone of the Party The U.S. Congress’s recent moves to of the Regions election campaign, stating positive atmosphere in our relations.” from the economic shackles of the graduate Ukraine from the Jackson- that the party lacks an agenda that can That was how Foreign Affairs Minister Jackson-Vanik Amendment on Vanik Amendment will allow for exports intellectually compete with the govern- , who says that in one way Wednesday, March 8, and the Senate pas- to grow by $200 million, Mr. ment’s program. or another he has been involved in sage of the House version of that legisla- Yushchenko said. “This demonstrates a weak morality,” Ukraine’s foreign affairs since independ- tion on Thursday, March 9. Ukraine’s metallurgical, chemical and, President Yushchenko said at a March 14 ence, characterized the U.S.-Ukraine bilat- The only other possible step in the to some extent, its coal industry will gain eral relationship with one meeting left on press conference in Kyiv. “Politics is access to the U.S market, he said. process that remained – and some won by those who uniquely communi- his schedule of talks here on March 9-10. observers predicted it would happen after Graduation from Jackson-Vanik will also That last meeting – with the presi- cate, command knowledge and are able free Ukraine from more than 1,000 anti- Mr. Tarasyuk canceled his scheduled to offer a means of how to make things dent’s national security advisor, Stephen Friday meetings in New York to stay in dumping measures that have cost the Hadley – turned out to include another, better.” Ukrainian economy about $2 billion in Washington – would be the signing of the Throughout the parliamentary election unscheduled participant, President Jackson-Vanik “graduation” legislation potential trade, the president added. George W. Bush himself. season, the Party of the Regions has The recent U.S.-Ukraine agreement by President Bush. This did not happen, bombarded Ukrainian television with It was an unprecedented conclusion to but observers see no obstacles to it hap- establishing new bilateral trade protocols an unprecedented week, which saw negative ads that emphasize how things will increase Ukrainian exports by an another Ukrainian Cabinet member, (Continued on page 11) have changed for the worse, citing the additional $500 million or $600 million, current government’s inability to provide Mr. Yushchenko said. jobs and control inflation. Along with the U.S. recognition of The president mocked such ads in Ukraine’s market economy status, which “a funereal bass voice talks about Jackson-Vanik graduation will enable how hard it is to live in this country, how bad unemployment is, in a voice without (Continued on page 5) character, the voice of an abnormal per- son.” Such ads have made the 2006 election campaign “uninteresting, from the point of view of campaign platforms, which Voters’ committee voices are marked by primitivism, shady ven- tures and black PR,” he said. Seated under the words “Freedom of concerns about state Speech, Freedom of Choice,” which were carefully placed against a back- of district election bodies ground wall, President Yushchenko by Zenon Zawada answered questions posed by reporters, Kyiv Press Bureau many visiting from different regions of KYIV – The formation and activity of Ukraine. district election commissions remains in He stressed the successes of his first a “catastrophic” state, Committee of year in office, specifically citing Website of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Voters of Ukraine (CVU) Chair Ihor Ukraine’s improved relations with Popov said at a March 14 press confer- Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk during his meeting with U.S. Western powers. ence. President George W. Bush. “In the past five months we have been Virtually all the district election com- missions began their work significantly behind schedule, and nearly a third of them haven’t even begun to fully func- On the eve of elections, the view from Luhansk tion, he said. by Zenon Zawada the citizens activist organization Molod Regions further fortified their position “The Ukrainian government must Kyiv Press Bureau – Nadiya Ukrayiny (Youth – Hope of among Luhansk voters, earning their take quick and decisive steps to save the Ukraine), 69 percent of Luhansk voters admiration and trust. elections,” Mr. Popov said. “The situa- LUHANSK, Ukraine – Viktor will support the Party of the Regions. Party of the Regions supporters said tion today in providing the organization- Yanukovych didn’t falsify the vote. If “I trust Yanukovych like I trust my they fully trust Mr. Yanukovych, believe al and technical means to conduct elec- he did, then Viktor Yushchenko falsified that he cares about Ukraine’s future tions is catastrophic, primarily in organ- them, too. father,” said Yulia Chaplyna, 20, who added that she doesn’t follow politics and, in fact, “it was Mr. Yushchenko izing the work of district election com- And besides, the missions.” much. “He wants to build a better future and his supporters who falsified the doesn’t want Ukraine to join. And even District elections commissions are for Ukraine. (Yushchenko’s) not doing vote,” Ms. Chaplyna said. if it did, are too different to those local voting stations where anything good for Ukraine.” Anna Honcharenko, 75, echoed that become Europeans. sentiment. Ukrainians will cast their . A More than a year after the Orange Of 15 Luhansk residents approached Ukrainian oblast can have anywhere by The Weekly’s Kyiv bureau, nine said “It was the Orangists who falsified Revolution, such are the sentiments of the vote, not Yanukovych,” said Ms. between 900 and 1,800 district commis- residents of Luhansk, Ukraine’s eastern- they would vote for the Party of the sions, and about 33,000 will operate Regions. Another voter was undecided, Honcharenko, who belongs to an organ- most outpost, which will give the Party ization of 3,000 pensioners from her nationally. but said he was leaning toward the of the Regions the overwhelming factory who, she said, “all want a The main reason for the disorder, Party of the Regions. majority of its votes on March 26, when Yanukovych victory.” according to a CVU report released on the nation will elect its Parliament. Since the , Mr. In a February 26 poll conducted by Yanukovych and the Party of the (Continued on page 5) (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Kyiv tightens customs controls NEWSBRIEFS Rada bans sale of Nikopol plant something. I have never heard such words addressed to a human being, I have never along border with Transdniester KYIV – The on March seen such boorishness. I was shocked,” 15 voted to include the Nikopol Ms. Horozhenko told RFE/RL’s by Jan Maksymiuk those Transdniestrian shipments that Ferroalloys Plant on a list of enterprises Service later the same day, after she spent RFE/RL Newsline have a stamp from Moldovan customs. that cannot be privatized in 2006-2007, several hours in jail and was released fol- The rules had been enacted three days Interfax-Ukraine reported. Parliament lowing an intervention of the Ukrainian On March 3 Ukraine introduced new earlier, and Mr. Yekhanurov noted that endorsed a similar bill in February, but it Embassy in Miensk. The fate of the other customs rules along the Transdniestrian Ukraine had given Transdniester notice was subsequently vetoed by President arrested Ukrainians and Belarusians is stretch of its border with Moldova. The of the change in February. Still, he Viktor Yushchenko. In January the unknown. “We have come here with a new rules make illegal the shipment of acknowledged with some surprise and Supreme Court ruled that the 2003 sale of peaceful purpose, to support the any goods from the Russian-speaking disappointment, Tiraspol’s response to a 25 percent stake in Nikopol for some $80 Belarusian people. We see that people are separatist Transdniester region that have date had been “ill-advised.” million to Viktor Pinchuk, the son-in-law intimidated here. They are afraid but they not been cleared by Moldovan customs. Moldovan Prime Minister Vasile of former President , was want changes,” a Ukrainian girl named The Ukrainian move has effectively Tarlev has likewise commented on the illegal and returned it to the state. The gov- Natalka told RFE/RL shortly before her imposed a ban on exports by Tiraspol to new customs rules. Speaking on March 6 ernment intended to sell a 50 percent stake arrest. (RFE/RL Newsline) , its main trade partner. in Chisinau, Mr. Tarlev said the regula- plus one share in Nikopol at an open auc- Transdniester leader Igor Smirnov tions are intended to make tion later this year. (RFE/RL Newsline) Kyiv concerned about detainees said the move is tantamount to an eco- Transdniestrian business entities register nomic blockade and threatened to with- according to Moldovan law and legalize CVU says voter lists inaccurate KYIV – The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Ministry circulated a statement on March draw from multilateral talks on the set- their external trade activities. KYIV – Ihor Popov of the Committee of tlement of Transdniester’s conflict with At the same time, Mr. Tarlev denied 13 to express deep concern over the Voters of Ukraine (CVU), a non-govern- Belarusian authorities’ move to arrest six Moldova. Will the tightened Ukrainian- Tiraspol’s assertion that the Ukrainian mental organization monitoring election Moldovan border controls make the move is an economic blockade of Ukrainian nationals in Miensk on March campaigns in the country, told journalists 12. The six were attending a rally of one of unrecognized Transdniestrian Republic Transdniester that was planned in collu- on March 14 that between 5 percent and 10 the candidates for the presidency. In addi- more pliant in reunification talks with sion with Moldova. percent of voter lists prepared for the tion, the ministry expressed concern over Moldova or just bring more chill to the “There was no economic blockade of March 26 parliamentary elections are inac- the forcible termination of a TV report “frozen conflict”? the Transdniester region. There was not, curate, Interfax-Ukraine reported. Mr. from Miensk by journalists of Ukraine’s Ukrainian Prime Minister Yurii is not, and will not be [a blockade],” Mr. Popov was commenting on the results of a Tarlev said. “The Moldovan government Channel 5. The statement says the Yekhanurov declared in Kyiv on March 6 monitoring mission that his organization Ukrainian detainees were denied the right that Ukrainian customs officers will now is not interested in an economic blockade carried out in early March. He added that of its citizens, and we want to live in to meet with Ukrainian Embassy staffers, grant free passage across Ukraine only to irregularities in voter lists can be found in which contradicts Article 36 of the Vienna peace and prosperity together with our all regions of Ukraine. (RFE/RL Newsline) brothers and fellow citizens from this Consular Convention of April 24, 1963. Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus and region.” Activists arrested at Miensk rally The statement urges Belarusian authorities Ukraine specialist on the staff of RFE/RL to promptly release the Ukrainian citizens. Newsline. (Continued on page 19) MIENSK – Police detained at least It also calls upon Belarusian authorities to five Belarusians and six Ukrainians respect political and human rights, and immediately after a campaign meeting secure conditions for unhampered media Transition to parliamentary rule convened by opposition presidential can- coverage of the election campaign in didate Alyaksandr Milinkevich in Miensk Belarus. (Ukrinform) on March 12, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service in the CIS: diverging trends reported. It was Mr. Milinkevich’s third Court sentences Ukrainian detainee meeting with voters in the Belarusian MIENSK – The Miensk Court on by Ilian Cashu president’s powers, and they subsequently capital on that day and was attended by March 13 sentenced five of six Ukrainians rejected as rigged official claims of 65 more than 2,000 people. There were also detained in the Belarusian capital to 10 Two diverging political trends have percent turnout, with 93 percent of partici- an unspecified number of activists of the emerged over the past five years in the days under arrest. The six Ukrainian citi- pants endorsing the proposed changes. Ukrainian organization Student zens were detained on March 12. The Commonwealth of Independent States President Robert Kocharian’s oppo- Brotherhood, who came to Miensk from (CIS). In the first group of countries, Ukrainian Embassy together with jurists nents fear (as did those of Ukraine’s ex- Ukraine. Police also detained Hanna of the Associations of Human Rights which comprises the Central Asian states President Leonid Kuchma) that he plans Horozhenko, a journalist of Kyiv-based and Belarus, incumbent presidents Protection are readying an appeal to chal- to use the reform as a means to remain at Channel 5, while she was reporting live lenge the ruling. Mykola Karpynskyi, one already serving their second terms have the peak of Armenian politics beyond by the telephone to Kyiv. “The actions of instigated referenda with the express aim 2008, when his second presidential term the OMON [riot police] – that was really (Continued on page 14) of extending their rule for one or several expires, by assuming the post of prime addition terms, making it theoretically minister. possible for them to remain in power for It is speculated that Russian President a further decade, in the case of FOUNDED 1933 Vladimir Putin, too, may favor a transi- Tajikistan’s Imomali Rakhmonov – or tion to parliamentary rule in order to even for life, as with Turkmenistan’s HE KRAINIAN EEKLY remain in power as the head of the TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Saparmurat Niyazov. Cabinet after his second presidential term a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. 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UCCA officially registers delegation ElecElectiontion NotNotebookebook of international election observers by Zenon Zawada Kyiv Press Bureau by Tamara Gallo Olexy ing the elections in four out of five U.S. polling stations, including: New York City, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America • KYIV – With two weeks left in the • KYIV – The battle between the Party Washington, Chicago, Illinois and Kent, election campaign, rival political parties of the Regions and Our Ukraine bloc NEW YORK – As of March 7, Wash. The UCCA National Office, located aren’t pulling any punches. In fact, some turned nasty when Regions campaign Ukraine’s Central Election Commission in New York City, held a pre-election may be hitting below the belt. chief Yevhen Kushnariov accused the lat- has officially registered 130 international briefing on Monday, March 13, for those During the March 15 session of the election observers from the Ukrainian observers monitoring the elections state- ter of producing a propaganda film Congress Committee of America side and for observers interested in obtain- Verkhovna Rada, Socialist Party National against his party that contained sublimi- (UCCA) to monitor the upcoming parlia- ing more detailed information regarding Deputy Mykola Rudkovskyi took the podi- nal images of a frightening skull. mentary elections, with dozens more still Ukraine’s election process. um and accused Chairman Volodymyr At a March 14 press conference, Mr. awaiting accreditation. The UCCA delegation of international Lytvyn of taking part in ordering the mur- Kushnariov displayed images of the blue The UCCA expects to have over 200 election observers will assist in the der of journalist Heorhii Gongadze and skull, which he alleged was displayed international observers scattered through- upcoming parliamentary elections by blocking the investigation for five years. five times during the program, “Menace, out Ukraine on election day. Following ensuring that they are conducted in a free “I am convinced that Volodymyr the Scary Truth.” two days of intensive briefing sessions on and fair manner. Lytvyn is liable to a criminal investiga- Each time, the skull image was dis- March 23-24 in Kyiv, the UCCA The Ukrainian Congress Committee of tion and removal of his diplomatic played for three flash frames against the observers will be dispatched to , America has been organizing delegations immunity, considering that all the evi- audio sound of chattering teeth, Mr. Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, , Odesa, of international election observers since dence linking his involvement to the Kushnariov said. Sumy, Poltava, Chekasy, Ivano-Frankivsk, 1994. In 2004 the UCCA’s delegation, crime is among the Verkhovna Rada The Party of the Regions had two inde- Lviv, Ternopil, Rivne, Chernivtsi, which numbered 2,408 individuals, was investigation committee’s official docu- pendent experts review the video and con- Zhytomyr and Kyiv to monitor Ukraine’s the largest delegation of international ments,” Mr. Rudkovskyi declared. firm the presence of the subliminal images, parliamentary election process. election observers ever registered by At one point, Mr. Lytvyn interrupted which Mr. Kushnariov said played on the UCCA observers will also be monitor- Ukraine’s Central Election Commission. Mr. Rudkovskyi’s speech and advised subconscious of television viewers. him not to use the Parliament’s podium The party has submitted its concerns to “spit all over a person, when there has to the Central Elections Commission and already been a court decision.” the Organization for Security and UCC fund-raising banquet heightens A court had ruled in January that state- Cooperation in , he said. ments made by former Kuchma security “Menace, the Scary Truth,” which awareness of election monitors’ importance officer Mykola Melnychenko accusing aired on March 10 on the UT-1 public Mr. Lytvyn of taking part in Gongadze’s broadcasting network, explored the lurid – Over 200 people gath- as an observer during the presidential murder were baseless. criminal history of the Donetsk clans ered on Tuesday, February 28, here at St. election in 2004. “Toward which Europe are you during the 1990s, indirectly linking them John’s Cultural Center for an election Dave Broda, president of the UCC- going?” Mr. Lytvyn asked Mr. to the Party of the Regions. observer fund-raising banquet initiated to APC, welcomed the gathering, and Rudkovskyi, mockingly referring to the It also featured Our Ukraine support- raise awareness for the need to have Catherine Chichak, Observer Project Socialist Party’s slogan, “Building ers in Donetsk attesting to attacks they observers for Ukraine’s upcoming elec- chair, provided a status report on the Europe in Ukraine.” He added, “If you continue to endure from Party of the tions, and to assist with the funding of the fund-raising efforts to date. The event want to build Europe in Ukraine, first Regions campaigners, as well as images observers. included both live and silent auctions. learn to respect you own people.” of Regions cohorts setting orange flags The Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Special guests included Metropolitan Mr. Rudkovskyi called the court “prej- and campaign literature on fire as recent- Alberta Provincial Council (UCC-APC) John, archbishop of Winnipeg and the udiced,” stating that it neglected to review ly as February 2006. was successfully involved in the observer Central Diocese and metropolitan of the documents and materials produced by The politically motivated program ran mission to Ukraine for the presidential elec- Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada; experts, the investigating committee and under the broadcasting quotas that distrib- tion in 2004, which was deemed fair and Laurie Hawn, MP for Edmonton Center the Procurator General’s Office. ute television airtime to competing parties. democratic by the international community. and his wife, Judy; John Williams, MP As Mr. Rudkovskyi made his accusa- “The upcoming parliamentary elec- for St. Albert; Lorraine Goldring, wife of tions, U.S. asylum winner Mr. Melnychenko • KYIV – Ukraine’s political parties tions on March 26 are just as important, if Peter Goldring, MP for Edmonton East; sat in the Rada’s loge. He later told reporters have spent more than $1 billion on adver- not more important, for Ukraine to secure , member of the Legislative he was there to look Mr. Lytvyn in the eyes. tising during the 2006 parliamentary its democratic and free-market economic Assembly for Fort Saskatchewan- Mr. Melnychenko is a close ally of campaign, said Oleksander Chekmyshev, reforms. There is no guarantee that a Vegreville, minister of international and Oleksander Moroz, the leader of the the chair of the Rivnist Mozhlyvostey democratic process will automatically intergovernmental relations; Gene Socialist Party of Ukraine and Mr. Lytvyn’s election monitoring organization. extend to the parliamentary elections, and Zwozdesky, MLA for Mill Creek top rival for the Rada chairman’s position. The irony is that government funding for this reason, it is vital that again a sig- Constituency, minister of education; Dan In the 2006 elections, Lytvyn’s People’s of district election commissions, includ- nificant number of International L. Backs, MLA for Edmonton-Manning; Bloc and the Socialist Party are heated ing salaries, is so inadequate that its Observers be present,” said Luba Boyko- City Councillors Kim Krushell and Mike rivals battling for the same electorate: employees will have to work in extreme Bell, who emceed the evening. Nickel; Janice Sarich, trustee, Edmonton rural voters throughout Ukraine and cen- conditions of discomfort and pressure, he Ms. Boyko-Bell herself is travelling to tral Ukrainians voters who support none said. District election commission work- Ukraine as an observer and was present (Continued on page 21) of the three leading political blocs. ers earn $10 a day for their work. POLITICAL BLOC PROFILE: The Communist Party of Ukraine by Zenon Zawada chat organized by the Russian-language , Kyiv Press Bureau a Ukrainian news magazine. The Communist Party has the support of 9 percent of During the 2006 parliamentary election campaign, the electorate, according to a January poll conducted by The Ukrainian Weekly will profile the leading political the National Institute for Strategic Research, a govern- blocs. This week’s installment features the Communist ment agency that performs work for the president and Party of Ukraine. his Secretariat. According to the Western-financed Democratic KYIV – About 20 percent of Ukrainians voted for the Initiatives Foundation, about 4 percent of the electorate Communist Party of Ukraine in the 2002 parliamentary supports the Communist Party of Ukraine. elections. As widely predicted, that was the party’s last stand. Party leaders This time around, Ukrainians will reduce the Mr. Symonenko has been Ukraine’s Communist Communists’ presence in the Verkhovna Rada to no poster boy ever since he became the party’s first secre- more than 10 percent of the seats, a testament to the tary in 1993. The next year, the Donetsk native became a inevitable demise of an ideology that inspired the mur- national deputy and leader of the Communists’ parlia- der and displacement of tens of millions of Ukrainians. mentary faction. When recently confronted with the brutal history of He’s been a fierce political competitor ever since, communism, leader Petro Symonenko asserted that his having led a formidable campaign against Leonid A logo of the Communist Party of Ukraine. Communist Party is the only alternative to deal with Kuchma for the Ukrainian presidency in 1999, earning economic hardship in a landscape of political parties that 38 percent of the vote. care much for the writings of Marx or Lenin. He was serve only the interests of wealthy businessmen. Ukrainians recognize him most for his impassioned an executive at Donetsk-based Promeconombank. “If you’re going to talk about these or other tragic speeches in the Verkhovna Rada, where he is relentless Second on the party list is Mr. Symonenko’s long- pages of our history, don’t forget that 14 years of in criticizing businessmen of any stripe for selling out time partner and right-hand man, Adam Martyniuk, Ukrainian independence have brought significantly Ukraine, either for their own personal gain or to foreign who is the first vice-chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. more poverty and suffering to our people than what is in interests, such as multinational companies. our history,” Mr. Symonenko said during a February 27 Interestingly enough, his son Andrii doesn’t seem to (Continued on page 10) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12

Ukrainian Federation of America announces health care project for Ukraine PHILADELPHIA – The Ukrainian Federation of America, based in Philadelphia, has finalized a plan for a major health care initiative for Ukraine. Called “Project Lifeline,” the initiative follows a series of meetings in Ukraine in December between the federation, the first lady of Ukraine, representatives of the international fund Ukraine 3000, the Ministry of Health and representatives of various international health care organi- zations, including Safe Blood International, the World Hemophilia Foundation and the World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations. The focus of this initiative will be on the health needs of children and adoles- cents with particular emphasis on family medicine/preventive medicine, safe blood, HIV/AIDS, hemophilia and gen- eral oncology, and related areas. Participants of a meeting held to discuss “Project Lifeline” (from left): Dr. Yanna Antonenko, Dr. Yurij Derpak. Dr. Vira Following a three-hour meeting with Pavlyuk, Dr. Ihor Katernyak, Stephen Robinson, Vera Andryczyk, Dr. Alexander Bojko, First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko, First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko and Orest Chebenyak, Dr. Zenia Chernyk, Marijka Tatunchak, Karl Ottosen, Vice Minister of Health Valentin Snisar, Press members of her staff at Ukraine 3000, Secretary of the Ministry of Health Ulana Lozan, Charles Dougherty, Dr. Roxolana Horbowyj and Dr. Eugene Mochan. the federation delegation traveled to Kharkiv for a series of meetings with tive with the federation, Ukraine 3000 and by the first lady, in late spring in Kyiv. Horbowyj (World Federation of Ukrainian doctors and staff at the Academy of associated organizations and groups. Members of the delegation included Dr. Medical Associations), former U.S. Rep. Medicine. A series of interim meetings will be Zenia Chernyk (chair), Vera Andryczyk Charles Dougherty, Karl Ottosen (Safe These meetings reflected a keen interest held by all parties of the initiative to final- (president), Marijka Tatunchak (social Blood International, Ukraine coordinator) on the part of the medical community in ize the action plan prior to an implementa- services), Dr. Eugene Mochan (family and Stephen Robinson (director, World Ukraine to work aggressively on the initia- tion meeting, which will again be hosted practice medicine), Dr. Roxolana Hemophilia Foundation). Stefan Tatarenko runs for re-election to Clifton City Council

CLIFTON, N.J. – Encouraging young activists to Mr. Tatarenko said he “caught the political bug at the consider a political career is one of the forces that drives age of 15,” when he was elected president of the Junior one New Jersey politician of Ukrainian descent to run Ukrainian Orthodox League. for office. After being elected to the Clifton Board of Education Clifton City Councilman Stefan Tatarenko started his in 1991 and 1994, Mr. Tatarenko recalled that “in 1998 own political career in 1991 at the prompting of his the City Council was about to undergo major changes friend and mentor Severyn Palydowych with a run for with retiring councilmen, and I was encouraged by the Clifton Board of Education. Since then he has not many new friends to run for council. I decided to run looked back and has run for, and won, a second term on and fortunately was able to win the seventh position.” the Board of Education and then two consecutive four- He continued: “Our form of government has elections year terms on the Clifton City Council. With the elec- every four years, and every seat is up for grabs. The tions slated for May 9, he is running for his third term City Council members then vote for the new mayor – on the City Council. usually the highest vote-getter. In 2002 I ran again and

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Amount Name City Taras Shepelavy Niskayuna, N.Y. $250.00 Daniel Kashimer Brooklyn, N.Y. Olena Wawryshyn Toronto, Ontario $160.00 Anna Maluca Dundas, Ill. Peter Woloschuk Dorchester, Mass. $100.00 Neonila Sochan Morristown, N.J. $10.00 Malyna Dziuba West Seneca, N.Y. $80.00 Oksana Trytjak Plainfield, N.J. William Kataryniak Bayonne, N.J. $50.00 Volodymyr and Ulana Rutherford, N.J. Roman Kokolskyj Montclair, N.J. Diachuk Mary Luszczyk Staten Island, N.Y. Victor Omelczenko West Hollywood, Calif. Christine Matiash Las Vegas, Nev. Stefan Tatarenko Halyna and Stan Brick, N.J. Walter Myskiw Mahopac, N.Y. Jakubowycz Maria Oharenko Redondo Beach, Calif. captured the sixth position. The vote tally between the Millie Lotocka-Jones Virginia Beach, Va. O. Rybak Berlin, Md. third- and sixth-place finishers was no more than 300 Jerry Petryha Santa Monica, Calif. Joseph Sachno Flushing, N.Y. votes. As time-consuming as it gets, in this position I Thomas Urchuk North Bergen, N.J. Larysa Szanc-Smarsh Astoria, N.Y. Radoslav Zuk Montreal, Quebec $5.00 Mary Gaboda Belvidere, Vt. always had a great feeling about the accomplishments $45.00 Anna Harmaty Chatham, N.J. Petro and Olenka Ottawa, Ontario and progress the City Council has made. That is why I Stefa Hryckowian Ridgewood, N.J. Galadza have decided to run again.” Sofia Malachowsky Redondo Beach, Calif. Michael and Alice Pittsburgh, Pa. Mr. Tatarenko underscored that he derives a tremen- $35.00 Ulana Sos San Antonio, Tex. Haritan dous amount of pleasure from assisting and helping his $30.00 Andrew Chudoba Souderton, Pa. Merle and Bonnie Toledo, Ohio Kathryn Sos-Hayda San Antonio, Tex. Jurkiewicz constituents, friends and associates in various dealings $25.00 George Chomyn Weston, Ontario Daniel Kozak Greenville, N.C. with local bureaucracies and in navigating the govern- D. Chromowsky Little Egg Harbor, N.J. Eustachius Krawczuk North Port, Fla. ment maze that for many is so hard to maneuver. Daria Dykyj Forest Hills, N.Y. Jaroslaw Kutynsky Hollywood, Fla. “In Clifton we have many Ukrainians who call upon Andrij Maryniuk Bay Harbor Island, Fla. Chrystyna Lysobey Cherry Hill, N.J. me for my opinion, ask for guidance in dealing with George Mencinsky Germantown, Md. Roman Ninowsky Detroit, Mich. government or in attending to local issues, or even for Roman Olijnyk Radnor Pa. Stefan Nowozeniuk West Mifflin, Pa. Richard W. and Bethesda, Md. Larysa Pyk Chicago, Ill. help on non-political issues,” Mr. Tatarenko noted. “I Ludmilla K. Murphy Victor Rosynsky Pennington, N.J. feel most satisfied when I hear a thank you.” Arnold Rudakewych Alexandria, Va. Ihor Sonevytsky Lexington, N.Y. Mr. Tatarenko’s activism and community service are $20.00 Ihor Chorneyko Dundas, Ontario George Steciuk Convent Station, N.J. not limited to his local town. He remains active in the Michael Drabyk McLean, Va. Stephania Tatchyn Timonium, Md. Ukrainian community – be it as a parishioner of Holy Ihor Kuryliw Weston, Ontario Adrian Zobniw Reading, Mass. Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church, as a committee Vera and Alexander Pickerington, Ohio $3.00 Roman Herasymowycz Reisterstown, Md. Pokora member of the 2005 Ukrainian Festival at the Andrew Saporoschenko Anderson, S.C. TOTAL: $1,803.00 Meadowlands, as a member of the local branch of the Adrian Shepelavey Baltimore, Md. Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, or as an $15.00 Theodore Kuzio Granby, Conn. Sincere thanks to all contributors active member of the Ukrainian National Association Mykola and Nadia Sterling Heights, Mich. to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. (Branch 171). Lawrin Running for government office is an expensive propo- Markian Onuferko Jenkintown, Pa. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund is the Eugene Repeta Warren, Mich. sition – to run for any type of government position Orest Shegda St. Catharines, Ontario only fund dedicated exclusively to supporting requires substantial financing. Mr. Tatarenko’s campaigns the work of this publication. (Continued on page 19) No. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 5

Yushchenko... (Continued from page 1) Memorial service slated Ukraine to regain a “series of systematic competi- for Eugene Iwanciw tions” that Ukraine lost in the U.S. market in 1996. ARLINGTON, Va. – A memorial staffer on Capitol Hill. He was director “Considering the past 15 service for Eugene Iwanciw, former of the Ukrainian National Association’s years, these changes are president of the Optimist Club of Washington Office in 1988-1995 and radical for Ukrainian Arlington, Va., will be held here at the since 2002 was second vice-president trade,” Mr. Yushchenko Walker Chapel, United Methodist of the association. said. “They are changes of Church, 4102 North Glebe Road, on He died on March 25 at the age of the highest quality.” Saturday, April 1, at 10:30 a.m. 53. Ukraine hasn’t pro- The service is open to the public. For information readers may call gressed in trade relations The late Mr. Iwanciw was a govern- (703) 538-5200 or e-mail Beth Wolffe only with the West, but it Zenon Zawada ment relations consultant and former at [email protected]. has also signed about 20 President Viktor Yushchenko speaks at a March 14 agreements related to the press conference in Kyiv. Single Economic Space, increase pensions and salaries, while oth- none of which existed before his presi- reporter. “I don’t know whether your On the eve... ers said the increases weren’t enough to dency. children speak Ukrainian.” (Continued from page 1) keep up with inflation. “What is in this that’s ‘’?” Mr. In response to Our Ukraine’s cam- She’s voting for the Party of the In fact, the Yushchenko government Yushchenko asked, referring to the polit- paign slogan “Don’t Betray the Maidan,” Regions also as a protest against has raised payments to such a degree that ical bloc (whose name translates to Not one reporter asked Mr. Yushchenko President Yushchenko, whom she blamed even Mr. Yanukovych derided such So) led by former President Leonid whether he thought forming a parliamen- for failing to improve the economy. measures as “populist,” blaming the Kravchuk that is advocating Ukraine’s tary majority with the Party of the Both her daughter and granddaughter steep increases for causing inflation. membership in the Single Economic Regions would be a betrayal of the maid- can’t find any work, she said, and they’re Party of the Regions supporter Tania Space. an, the site of the Orange Revolution. all living together in one apartment on Igoshena, 19, said she wants all govern- Ukraine also signed bilateral trade In his response, Mr. Yushchenko did- her pension check. ment documents printed in the Russian protocols with China under his leader- n’t rule out forming a coalition with any The Party of the Regions is free of language, in addition to Ukrainian. ship, the president said. of his current political competitors. corruption and entanglements in business The Russian- Another example Mr. Yushchenko The guiding ideal of the maidan was schemes, which is why 45-year-old divide is always exploited by Ukrainian cited of Ukraine’s improving economic the primacy of Ukraine’s national inter- Maria Vaschenko said she’s supporting politicians during elections, said Vadym situation is the fact that immigrants from ests above all others, the president said. them for Parliament. Hladchuk, chair of the Molod – Nadiya Asia and Africa are even starting to come Therefore, Mr. Yushchenko said he’s On top of that, Ms. Vaschenko said she Ukrainy youth association. to Ukraine. looking to form a parliamentary coalition dislikes Mr. Yushchenko’s “accent on It’s one of those inflammatory issues Ukraine is currently home to 14,000 with any political forces interested in nationalism.” The region can’t that will mobilize people to vote, he said. refugees, he said. promoting that one guiding principle. accept that, considering that more than Granting the official Mr. Yushchenko had a stern and irri- Coalition partners will also have to value 100 nationalities came to Donbas during status nationwide simply doesn’t have tated response to a Crimean reporter who freedom of speech, human rights and the Soviet era to work in its mines and enough support in Ukraine’s Parliament, asked whether the rights of Russian democratic principles. factories, she said. so the issue is exploited for mere political speakers were being curtailed. The presi- In an indirect slap at the Yulia Luhansk voters cannot accept the gains, Ukrainian political experts concur. dent noted that the Autonomous Tymoshenko Bloc, however, the president notion that the Party of the Regions Ukraine should re-unite with Russia, Republic of Crimea is part of a said it was the behavior of certain Orange engaged in widespread voting fraud said Ms. Tsurkan. , where the language of political forces during the New Year’s nat- because they genuinely don’t believe it to She has three brothers and numerous the nation’s roots should be respected. ural gas crisis that discredited the maidan. be true, explained Oles Donii, chair of cousins there and, although Ukrainians He pointed out there are 96 Hungarian Personalities are to blame for the cur- the Kyiv-based Center for Political can freely travel to Russia without a visa, schools in Ukraine (mostly in rent split in the Orange political forces, Values Research and 96th on the she said the border procedure is too incon- Zakarpattia), but only a single Ukrainian not policies, Mr. Yushchenko said. “The Socialist Party’s electoral list. venient. “We wait so long at the border school in the entire Autonomous skepticism among voters isn’t related to They were faced with a situation in and then we go through all the checks,” Republic of Crimea. policies,” he said. “People don’t like the which all their family members and Ms. Tsurkan said. “It’s very unpleasant.” The government is funding all the behavior of those representing the friends unanimously voted for Mr. Party of the Regions supporter Maria Russian schools in Crimea, from the ele- Orange team.” Yanukovych during the 2004 presidential Rakhmaliov, 29, spent several years work- mentary to the university level, which is Rather than fumbling politics, Mr. elections. Therefore, the high vote per- ing in , but thinks Ukraine is better a demonstration of Ukraine’s unusual Yushchenko said he made a personnel centages reported for Mr. Yanukovych off keeping its close relations with Russia. tolerance, Mr. Yushchenko said. mistake in his first Cabinet of Ministers. made perfect sense to me, Mr. Donii said. Ukraine’s needs are different than Use of the Ukrainian language doesn’t “A part of those who stood next to me on At the same time, the Kyiv-based Europe’s, she said. “At the moment, we’re have to come at the expense of the the maidan were first-class actors there, mass media and government establish- closer to Russia than the West,” Ms. Russian language, but as a necessary but, upon entering their government ment was telling them that they falsified Rakhmaliov said. “Our standards are supplement, he said. offices, they exchanged the nation’s and exaggerated the vote, Mr. Donii said. entirely different. How they live won’t “I am sure that my children speak ideals for base, primitive conveniences,” Therefore, many Luhansk voters can work for us. We’re a northern country and Russian,” Mr. Yushchenko told the he said. only conclude that it’s the Kyiv authori- it’s colder here. We’re very dependent on ties and the Orange forces that are the energy. Look what’s going on in this world actual liars and vote falsifiers, he said. As in terms of energy supply. England has DISTRICT COMMITTEE of UNA BRANCHES a result, a troubling psychological resist- five years left and the U.S. has 25 years.” OF NORTHERN NEW JERSEY ance has emerged in the Donbas region But Luhansk isn’t unanimously for the against Kyiv, Mr. Donii said. Party of the Regions. announces that its “In their view, the government didn’t Anatolii Romanov, 51, said he’s sup- need to take part in falsification in porting Natalia Vitrenko’s People’s ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING Donbas because they all voted for their Opposition because she supports closer own guy,” he said. “Now there’s this relations with Russia and government will be held on Friday, March 31, 2006, at 2:00 p.m. problem: even if there’s true information status for the Russian language. at the UNA Home Office, 2200 Rt. 10, Parsippany, NJ coming from Kyiv, they won’t believe it Ms. Vitrenko enjoys relatively strong because in their view, the news of falsifi- support in the Luhansk and Donetsk Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are cation wasn’t true.” oblasts, bastions of pro-Russian politics. District Committee Officers, Convention Delegates Iryna Tsurkan, 47, is a perfect exam- One Luhansk resident said he was sup- and two delegates each from the following branches: ple. She said it was Mr. Yushchenko, not porting Lytvyn’s People’s Bloc. Mr. Yanukovych, who engaged in falsifi- Vitalii Maltsev, 37, said he was sup- 25, 27, 37, 42, 70, 76, 133, 134, 142, 171, 172, 214, 234, 287, 340 cations. porting the Party of Ecological Rescue “Considering the wide circle of because at least they’re trying to improve All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. acquaintances and co-workers I have, I the ecology and protect nature. Mr. believe there’s no way,” she said of the Yushchenko’s government has not done Meeting will be attended by: possibility that the Party of the Regions anything positive in the past year, he said. Stefan Kaczaraj – UNA President falsified the vote. “That’s based on the Ultimately, however, support for other Christine E. Kozak – UNA National Secretary community I interact in.” parties paled in comparison to the Roma Lisovich – UNA Treasurer When it came to tangible political and immense popularity of the Party of the Eugene Oscislawski – UNA Advisor economic positions to back their choice to Regions. support the Party of the Regions, Luhansk Ms. Tsurkan may have best summed DISTRICT COMMITTEE voters were able to name only a handful. up the reason why Mr. Yanukovych Stephan Welhasch, District Chairman Most often, the subject of pensions, remains so popular in , Daria Semegen, Secretary wages, relations with Russia and the despite being disgraced throughout Walter Honcharyk, Treasurer Russian language came up. Ukraine and the rest of the world. Some Luhansk voters said the “We trust Yanukovych and we really Yushchenko government has failed to wanted him to be our president,” she said. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12

Reporter’s notebook HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T U W by Zenon Zawada Ukraine’s elections Kyiv Press Bureau

In just a week from the date of this issue, Ukraine’s citizens go to the polls to elect a new Verkhovna Rada in an election that many see as a vote of confidence, or lack thereof, in the administration of President Viktor Yushchenko. Another way to view the election is as Volodymyr Kulyk of the Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, put it: “it is these elec- TheAs much debutas Ukrainians enjoy of ridicul- “Orangestudy at a London university.Sky” tions ... that will determine whether or not the promises of the maidan are kept.” ing Hollywood and its “ ‘khepi’ endings,” His plans with Asya are supported by It is important to note that the 2006 parliamentary elections are the first to be “Pomarancheve Nebo” (Orange Sky) has his father, who has invested a lot in his based on a purely proportional system, whereby voters vote not for candidates but a cookie-cutter Hollywood plot with a son’s foreign education and fiercely party lists. That is why, careful readers of this paper will note, the party lists are finale that could have come directly from opposes the Orange Revolution because top-heavy with big names, even stars. For example, pop music icon Sofia Rotaru a “Happy Endings 101” textbook. (See it threatens his wealth and way of life. is second on the Lytvyn’s People’s Bloc list, talk show host Olha Herasymiuk is news story in last week’s issue.) In spite of his bright future in London fourth on the Our Ukraine list, and former boxing champion Vitalii Klitschko is It’s the very simple Hollywood story with Asya, Mark is mysteriously enam- No. 1 on the Pora-Party of Reforms and Order list (even though he is also running line (boy meets girl; boy must choose ored with the innocence and passionate for ). The number of candidates on a party’s list who get elected between lusty bad girl and idealistic vir- idealism of Ivanna, who as the movie’s depends on the proportion of the votes cast for the party. Furthermore, none of gin) that is desperately needed in the ane- leading patriot, is, of course, a native of these candidates on the list necessarily has to accept election. If, say, the No. 2 mic Ukrainian film industry that hasn’t Lviv. candidate on the list declines, everyone else moves up a slot. In fact, with this sys- yet been able to produce a commercial Mark’s internal conflict between tem, it is completely conceivable that many of those who ultimately wind up as success and capitalize on the basic pop embracing Ivanna and Asya extends far national deputies will be people unknown to the voters. culture sensibilities of average people. beyond love or politics. Significantly, the new Rada – consistent with the constitutional reforms that went In this sense, “Pomarancheve Nebo” Asya symbolizes the human desire to into effect on January 1 – will have more much power. Most notably, it is the Rada will likely go down as the film that indulge in life’s selfish, immediate pleas- majority that will now approve a Cabinet of Ministers. Thus, which party or bloc – launched modern Ukrainian film-making. ures and evade difficult struggles, while or coalition of parties or blocs – has the majority in the new Verkhovna Rada is key. Just maybe, it took something as dra- Ivanna represents the righteous self-sac- Among the hopefuls for prime minister are former Prime Ministers Viktor matic at the Orange Revolution in order rifice that man must undertake in order to Yanukovych of the Party of the Regions and of the eponymous for this to happen because without it, further society and grow spiritually. bloc. (Both leaders says their blocs could work with President Yushchenko provid- “Pomarancheve Nebo” never would have “Pomarancheve Nebo” contains ed, of course, that they are tapped to be prime minister... ) Also rumored to be inter- been made. enough cheesy love scenes to make the ested is the richest man in Ukraine, businessman/oligarch Rynat Akhmetov, also of Only now is it becoming apparent that average emotionally reserved male the Party of the Regions, who is reportedly upset with Mr. Yanukovych. And that’s the significance of the Orange cringe in discomfort. They are topped off just the tip of the iceberg, as there are plenty of Cabinet posts to be filled. Revolution is extending far beyond poli- by a climactic love-making session in a President Yushchenko, meanwhile, has said it is inexpedient to bargain for tics or Viktor Yushchenko. It was a cul- tent on the Khreschatyk that is among the government positions before the elections. Furthermore, he said, “to start a coali- tural revolution that re-ignited Ukrainian stranger love scenes this reporter has tion from bargaining for posts means discrediting the principle of coalition build- consciousness and identity. ever seen. ing” – which should be based on agreement on key ideas. With “Pomarancheve Nebo,” we’re (Perhaps I’m a bit prudish, but the film And, after the elections, the new game begins: the coalition-building that thus not talking about “A Beautiful Mind” or could have just as well done without a far has not succeeded during the period leading up to the election. It remains to “American Beauty” – films that change scene in which the lead male is pleasur- be seen whether this post-election coalition building will be any more principled the way people think or view the human ing his companion with his fingers. I than the pre-election talks about coalitions that have been such an abject failure. experience. need not get any more specific than that.) No wonder so many of Ukraine’s voters are confused, or apathetic, or both; no It’s monumental simply because it’s a A few other things about the film may wonder that as recently as early March a fifth of the electorate was undecided. high-quality film that features contempo- irk . Even if the Party of the Regions turns out to be the largest winner in the election, as rary Ukrainians in positive roles, and for all the polls are forecasting, it still will need to have partners to form a majority. First off, I would estimate that 65 per- no other reason than that. (Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk told The Washington Times last week that cent of the dialogue is in Russian. Before Mr. Yanukovych and his allies will control at most a third of the seats in the new After all, it was a pleasant surprise to you shudder in disgust, the film’s screen- Parliament, while pro-Western factions will control much of the rest.) On the other ride a Kyiv escalator and suddenly play writer said the use of Russian is hand, if Orange sentiments prevail and the Yushchenko and Tymoshenko followers see an advertisement for a Ukrainian meant to reflect the reality in Kyiv, where join forces, the two combined should be stronger than the Yanukovych machine. But, movie. there is a Russian-speaking majority. there are other scenarios that are being discussed. Thus, it is not at all clear who will The last attempt at a large-budget In many of the film’s dialogues, the use be calling the shots in the new Verkhovna Rada and, in turn, in the new government. Ukrainian film was 2002”s “Prayer for of either Russian or Ukrainian language Therefore, it remains to be seen whether the 2006 elections will bring about a Hetman Mazepa,” a film that some carries political significance as well. realization of the hopes of the Orange Revolution. critics say set Mark Zadukha and his family all Ukrainian film backwards with its speak Russian, representing the Russo- vicious tone and further stereotyping of centric attitudes and culture of the Ukrainians as provincial barbarians. Kuchma administration. March “Pomarancheve Nebo” isn’t perfect, in At one point in the film, a police offi- Turning the pages back... the sense that two of the three lead roles cer representing the corrupt government involve Russians playing Ukrainians speaks Ukrainian, demonstrating that it’s 24 speaking in Russian. not only Russian speakers who are subju- But it’s a start, and perhaps in 20 years gating Ukraine. it will be Russians playing Ukrainians Ivanna lives with a couple in which 1996 Ten years ago, our issue of March 24, 1996, reported that the and speaking Ukrainian. the husband speaks Russian. Russian Duma, the lower house of that country’s Parliament, Mark Zadukha (played by Russian But it’s his pregnant wife who speaks had voted overwhelmingly – 250 to 98 – for a resolution that Aleksander Lymariev) is the wealthy son Ukrainian, which in my view can only reversed a Soviet legislative decision made in December 1991 of a powerful Kyiv Oblast chairman who signify that it’s the Ukrainian speakers that renounced the 1922 treaty forming the . made his fortune indulging in the rabid who are giving birth to a new Ukrainian Although the vote on March 15 had no legal force (it was a resolution, not a bill), it per- corruption of the Kuchma administration. nation. turbed democrats in Russia, as well as democratic forces in other former Soviet republics. The film opens at a protest at the In many dialogues in the film, one per- “You cannot turn back history; history cannot be rewound like a tape in a recorder. Central Election Commission just as the son speaks Ukrainian while the other Ukraine decided its fate and confirmed its independence in a referendum,” said Ukrainian Orange Revolution begins to erupt. speaks in Russian, representing the odd President Leonid Kuchma. His predecessor, , who signed the Belaya Curious about the political events tak- Vezha accord along with Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Belarusian leader Stanislau compromise Ukrainians must undertake Shushkevich, said the action could signal “the beginning of the collapse of the ing shape, Mark is in the crowd when he in order to peacefully co-exist. Commonwealth of Independent States,” a weak body of 12 former Soviet republics. suddenly receives a blow to his face One film critic for a major newspaper Our editorial on the topic did not mince words: “Let’s just say it right off the bat: courtesy of a law enforcement officer. I spoke to said she’s not bothering to see The Russian Duma’s resolution of March 15 — which attempts to turn the clock back The young, idealistic revolutionary the film because others have told her it’s by stating that the break-up of the Soviet Union in December 1991 was illegal — is Ivanna, played by Vinnytsia native Lidia popular culture mush. dangerous. Though it is merely a resolution, not a bill, and thus is not legally binding, Obelenska, dusts off the bloodied Mark But doesn’t Ukraine need those types it nonetheless gives the world reason to pause and ponder the developments in ‘demo- and helps him to his feet. of films, I asked her? I don’t know, she cratic’ Russia — not to mention its destabilizing effects regionally and worldwide.” Their eyes twinkle, he asks for her said. It’s “aesthetically unconvincing.” Ukraine immediately denounced the Russian Duma’s action in a statement issued by cellphone number and thus their I’d say “Pomarancheve Nebo” can its Ministry of Foreign Affairs. “In Ukraine, the adoption of this resolution by the State courtship begins. appeal to anyone inspired by the Orange Duma of the Russian Federation is assessed as an attempt by certain political circles in As with any Hollywood love story, Revolution, snobs and dolts alike. Russia to revive the former USSR,” that statement noted. “Ukraine condemns such Mark and Ivanna must overcome social The Orange Revolution spawned two actions as a threat to peace and stability not only for these countries, but for the entire and cultural obstacles and hurdles that more soon-to-be-released Ukrainian world as well.” It went on to underscore that almost 92 percent of the population (of stand in the way of realizing their love. films, these with million-dollar budgets: Ukraine) voted for Ukraine’s independence” and states that the Russian Duma’s vote was Mark already has a love interest, a dev- “Orangelove” and “Prorvemos!” “an internal act of the Russian Federation and cannot have extraterritorial jurisdiction.” ilishly sexy fellow aristocrat named Asya For all of Ukraine’s political gains from (played by Russian Ksenia Bielaya), with the Orange Revolution, at least it now has (Continued on page 21) whom he has long since made plans to some semblance of a film culture. 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Financial News You Can Use View from the Capital accumulation and appreciation by Taras Szmagala Jr. by Walter Prochorenko no longer exists. If real estate is used as an investment vehicle, rather than just a Trembita Lounge In our last article we touched on the domicile, then it should be bound by the complexities of setting up financial goals same rules as any other prudent invest- The question not answered and objectives, and ultimately implement- ment strategy. ing these goals. However, by following “You never did give me the answer to Marko?” I decided to do something I, Tax-exempt and municipal bonds have my question,” Marko reminded me, as too, rarely do: listen. “Tell me what the the 10 simple rules which we saw in that always been a relatively safe and good article, we can ensure that we will at least we occupied our familiar seats at the bar. UNA is doing wrong.” investment vehicle, but not for everyone. “What question?” I responded. “The “The UNA isn’t doing anything have the tools to achieve such goals. Normally, it is people in high tax brack- When we start out in a quest for finan- question I asked you last year, remem- wrong, Taras.” Marko took the edge off ets that will benefit the most from these ber? Why, exactly, should the UNA his criticism, seeing that I was hurting a cial independence or achieving a goal, types of investments. I could never exist?” bit. “It’s just that the UNA’s greatest we must first accumulate capital and understand brokers who would push Oh. That question. No wonder I forgot strength – its organizing abilities – are ensure that it has a chance to appreciate these on pensioners who could derive lit- – it’s not a topic I particularly enjoy. not as relevant now as they were 40 years and grow. This is one of the hardest tasks tle or no benefit from such investments. “I’m not letting you off the hook, you ago. It’s nice to buy a $50,000 term life on our agenda. When stocks and bonds For families with children who are know, and with the convention coming policy from the UNA and have the prof- or real estate values are rising, just about most likely destined for colleges, 529 and up, don’t you think you should have an its go to our community. But branch anyone can look like a financial genius. Coverdell Education Savings Accounts However, it is when we see the “adjust- answer?” Marko was not gloating, but he meetings are not the center of our com- (Coverdell ESA) would definitely be of munity life today. We have scouting ments,” the “corrections” or the so-called great benefit. Both allow for tax exemp- was not about to let me change the sub- “dips” in the market, that we really can ject. organizations, dance groups, political tions with certain preconditions, but both affiliations, professional associations – separate the wheat from the chaff. have some strict rules regarding investing “Didn’t Stefko Kuropas answer your Good financial professionals will find question in his reply to me last year? His we have every organizational group you possibilities and strategies. Many grand- can think of – so why do we need the opportunities in any type of market. We parents have also taken advantage of article was thoughtful, well-considered know that bond prices go up when yields and even hopeful,” I offered. “Detailed UNA to organize us? Organization is these types of accounts for their grand- critical, but why assume the UNA is the go down and that prices of bonds will children’s education needs. and thoughtful, yes,” Marko conceded, drop as yields and interest rates go up. “but, as his father’s articles often are, his entity that does the organizing?” Recently there has been a resurgence Truth be told, I am conscious of my We have also seen that uncertainty can of interest in high-dividend-paying response was rooted firmly in the past.” have detrimental effects on the stock “So what’s wrong with that? After all, Ukrainian heritage today in no small part stocks and in mutual funds that are com- because of the UNA. And my fiancée’s markets. But these are the opportunities posed of such stocks. Generally such you have to know your past successes that good fund and bond managers can and mistakes to know your future.” I felt experience is the same – Helen’s father mutual funds consist of blue-chip compa- was the treasurer of the KSKJ, which is use to bolster the value of their holdings. nies that have a good record of paying as if I were a motivational speaker stand- Common wisdom, therefore, dictates ing in at a Dale Carnegie presentation. the Slovenian equivalent of our UNA. dividends and, when coupled with the But if God grants us children, their expe- that good fund families, good fund man- appreciation potential of the component “Oh, Taras, please,” sighed Marko. agers, and proper diversification and asset “To have a future, you need a mission. rience will be different. We will do our stocks, they can make a safe and attrac- best to inculcate our love of our heritage allocation will most likely assist us in our tive investment. And like it or not, the UNA does not goals. But how, you may ask, can one find have a mission. Just because the UNA in them – we hope they will participate According to the Department of in the activities of our communities. But such products in the complex financial Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits was the organizational glue that held us world that exists today? History is a good together in 1962 doesn’t mean that it has we know they will not participate in the Administration, “Private Pension UNA or the KSKJ to the extent my indicator, but as all fund advertisement Bulletin: Abstract of 1998,” the total a role in our community in 2006.” disclaimer statements say: “past perform- “We would not have a community father, or Helen’s father, did. That’s not assets in IRA’s, Keogh and other plans because either is a bad organization – it’s ance is no guarantee of future results.” amounted to over $4 trillion and covered now if it weren’t for the UNA,” I Neither are positive articles in the finan- reminded Marko. just because they are not as relevant to 70 million workers, and provided one- the organization of our communities cial magazines. It is generally well-known fifth of the income of the elderly. It is “Yes, that’s true,” Marko smiled, “but that once an article is published, the news that does not tell me why we need the today. believed that these figures have grown So what does that mean for us? Well, is already outdated and the opportunities significantly since 1998, when consider- UNA today.” have probably already passed. “You’re forgetting the Fourth Wave – it means we have a lot to discuss at the ing the problems faced by the Social upcoming UNA Convention. For exam- This leaves two options. The first is to the new immigration,” I countered. Security Administration and the concerns ple: how do we move forward with a intensely study the investment vehicles “They still need life insurance.” that younger workers have with SSA’s business model that is not working? into which one intends to invest, and the “Agreed,” countered Marko, “but is liquidity when they reach retirement age. What do we do with our publications? other is to rely on professional advice. that the primary job of the UNA? To sell Thus, for peace of mind and for tax- And with Soyuzivka? These are all real Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts in life insurance? I thought the UNA was a deferred savings, existing and new private questions, and they cannot be answered the financial world and rumors heard fraternal organization – with a primary pension plans offer great advantages. The with appeals to be more patriotic or from the “guy-who-knows-the-sister-of- role to organize. Isn’t that the real benefit only question that remains, however, is organized. They are structural issues that the-investment-banker’s-cousin-who- of the Ukrainian National Association – how the funds within these plans should are only going to get more pronounced in overheard-the-deal” will most likely be invested. When we read about the dis- to be a force for organization? To make result in a financial disaster. If an the future. astrous results of pension plans managed us greater than the sum of our parts?” As we near the 2006 convention of the investor does not have the very extensive by companies like Enron and WorldCom, “Exactly!” I responded. I had finally Ukrainian National Association, I pray amount of time necessary to devote to his we again need to consider diversification converted Marko to my point of view. that we embrace change. I pray for the or her own financial planning and man- and asset allocation as primary criteria in “Then, Taras, why isn’t the UNA understanding that our organization is agement, then the obvious solution is to our planning. The retirement plans of doing its job?” Marko quickly burst my not what it once was – not because of find a professional who will assist the employees in those companies included a bubble. “Look at the headlines of The any individual leaders, but of historical investor in this task. disproportionate amount of investment in Ukrainian Weekly during the last year. It circumstance and change within our Although real estate has been making the stocks of these companies which even- was eventful – we had the Orange community. May we have the courage to headlines in the financial papers for tually bankrupted. This again shows us Revolution, the repeal of Jackson-Vanik, face that reality, with whatever ramifica- many years now, it, too, is subject to the that proper investment strategies can pro- the gas crisis, you name it. And when the tions it may bring. peaks and valleys of economic cycles. I vide some measures of portfolio safety. U.S. community responded, was it the And may we keep our eye ono the vividly recall an investment banker on In the next three articles we will deal UNA responding? No. It was the U.S.- most important goal: an organized Wall Street telling me that dot-com com- with capital preservation, capital distribu- Ukraine Foundation. It was UCCA. It vibrant, socially and politically aware panies were not subject to the normal tion and professional assistance. Future was community leaders in New York, Ukrainian American community, existing economic cycle rules. This was exactly articles will also address specific issues Philadelphia and elsewhere. But it was regardless of the entities through which four months before the dot-com crash within these areas. and, not surprisingly, his company now not the UNA. Taras, we’re doing a lot of that goal is accomplished. * * * organizing – a lot. But the UNA is not doing it.” Taras Szmagala Jr. may be reached at Dr. Walter Prochorenko, is an accom- NOTE: We will welcome any articles “So what’s wrong with the UNA, [email protected]. plished businessperson with extremely dealing with financial, insurance, estate varied multi-national project experience and tax planning, and similar issues from in over 40 countries, including Ukraine. the many Ukrainian professionals in He completed his doctorate in interna- these fields. Since we are a community Want to reach us by e-mail? tional business administration, is a regis- newspaper, we welcome and encourage tered NASD and insurance professional the participation of our readers and mem- Editorial staff: [email protected] in New York and New Jersey, and is a bers in a meaningful dialogue that will Chartered Wealth Manager. help all our brethren. Subscription Department: [email protected] Advertising Department: [email protected] Share The Weekly with a colleague. Production Department: [email protected] Order a gift subscription by writing to: Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Cost: $55 (or $45 if your colleague is a UNA member). Preview of Events: [email protected] 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12

NEWS AND VIEWS

has begun as of May 2005. Standing necessary funds. Will you please help Whippany? now are most of the rectory, and the While other communities are slowly basement, foundations and frame of a dying or disappearing, that of Morris by the Very Rev. Protopresbyter parishes and communities. But in the last new cultural center. What is remarkable County is experiencing remarkable Roman Mirchuk decade it has grown by leaps and bounds about this project is that the parish has growth. This is where the future of the as more and more younger Ukrainian Never heard of Whippany? Well, it’s a temporarily postponed the construction Ukrainian American community in New Americans abandon the older centers and Jersey lies. beautiful suburban community, nestled in of its church in order to provide the com- communities, and “head west” to munity with a place – the Ukrainian “Hey, I’m thrilled about the center – the heart of Morris County, in the north- Whippany and the surrounding small American Cultural Center of New Jersey that I’ll have a place to hang out with my west corner of the “Garden State,” New towns. – where it can hold its numerous activi- friends, play volleyball and basketball, Jersey. “God’s little acre” – the tiny “island” ties. have comfortable room for SUM And why does Whippany need help? of land surrounded by highways and Well, you say, this sounds like a local [Ukrainian American Youth Association] It’s not the town that needs help – it’s the busy roads – on which St. John the Catholic project. Why appeal to the meetings,” said Adam Klymko, 16. local Ukrainian community, and espe- Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, hall entire Ukrainian American community? “I can see that there isn’t enough cially the local Ukrainian Catholic and rectory are situated – has served until Precisely because it is a community money to build everything,” philoso- Church that needs your help. now as the hub of Ukrainian religious rather than a parish matter, affecting all phized Andriy Baran, 16. “But I think if You say you’ve got your own local and community life in the area. This is Ukrainian Americans, Catholic as well everybody dug deep into their pockets, Ukrainian community and your own home for some 200 member families, as Orthodox and Protestant. The there would be enough money for both local Ukrainian church that also need while an additional 250 make use of Ukrainian American community of the center and the church. If everybody your help? But Whippany is special. It’s parish facilities for all sorts of Ukrainian northern New Jersey has no place for its did that, the church could be built very an up and coming parish and community activities, from concerts and other pro- activities, and the new cultural center soon. After all, we’re all better off than – one of the few that are actually thriv- grams to meetings of Plast and Ukrainian will provide exactly that. It will be open our immigrant parents or grandparents ing, expanding and growing. dance lessons. and available to all Ukrainian who, short on cash, still found the money So, why do they need your help? The Founded in 1921 by 23 immigrant Americans, regardless of creed and orga- and the means to build countless church- facilities are too old, too small; there is families, Whippany was long considered nizational affiliation. es, schools, national homes, community standing room only on Sundays for serv- “the country,” or the “poor country The Ukrainian American Cultural centers, banks, resort centers and ices; it is difficult to find a parking spot; Center of New Jersey has its own board camps.” cousin” by the surrounding urban, more the hall and the few rooms are inade- of directors, independent of the parish, Mykola Kucyna, also 16, chimed in: sophisticated and larger Ukrainian quate for the number of children using and a charter document that protects “Why don’t you ask the general them for their activities; and the local the rights of all organizations and Ukrainian community in the United The Very Rev. Protopresbyter Roman School of Ukrainian studies, with 180 members. States to help? I’m sure there are a lot of Mirchuk is pastor of St. John the Baptist students, is forced to rent space in a local Sounds too good to be true, you say. good people out there who would be Ukrainian Catholic Church of Whippany, Catholic high school. What’s the catch? There is none. Well, willing to help. Everyone keeps talking N.J. So, building of a new community hub not exactly. The catch is that in order for about keeping our youth Ukrainian – this construction to continue, the building is a wonderful opportunity to do just that: èãÖå’ü èãÄëíìçéä ◊èÖêòß ëíÖÜß“ campaign needs to collect at least $1 mil- help our youth.” ‚·¯ÚÓ‚Ûπ lion in the next several months. The * * * parish has taken upon itself a $4 million mortgage, postponed the construction of Donations, large or small, may be sent ÑÖççàâ íÄÅßê its own church and put its own property to the Ukrainian American Cultural èíÄòÄí èêà èãÄëíß up for sale – all for the benefit of the Center of New Jersey, or to the Building Ukrainian American community. Now Fund of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian ‰Îfl ‰¥ÚÂÈ ‚¥‰ 4 ‰Ó 6 ðÓÍ¥‚, flÍ¥ ‚ÓÎÓ‰¥˛Ú¸ (ðÓÁÛÏ¥˛Ú¸ ¥ „Ó‚ÓðflÚ¸) ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓ˛ ÏÓ‚Ó˛. it’s time for the community to help the Catholic Church, at 7 S. Jefferson Road, parish – and itself – by contributing the Whippany, NJ 07981. • ÑËÚË̇ ÏÛÒËÚ¸ χÚË Á‡Í¥Ì˜ÂÌËı 4 ðÓÍË ÊËÚÚfl ‰Ó 31-„Ó ÒÂðÔÌfl 2006 ð. ÇËÈÌflÚÍ¥‚ ÌÂχπ. • ÑËÚË̇ ÏÛÒËÚ¸ χÚË ÛÒ¥ ÔðËÔË̥҇ ˘ÂÔÎÂÌÌfl.      • ÑËÚË̇, fl͇ ÒÍ·· á‡fl‚Û ÇÒÚÛÔÛ ‰Ó ÌÓ‚‡ˆÚ‚‡, Ì ÏÓÊ ·ð‡ÚË Û˜‡ÒÚË ‚ Ú‡·Óð‡ı ‰Îfl ÔÚ‡¯‡Ú.     N    퇷¥ð ‚¥‰·Û‰ÂÚ¸Òfl ̇ ëéûáßÇñß Û ‰‚Óı „ðÛÔ‡ı: ‚¥‰ 25 ˜Âð‚Ìfl ‰Ó 2 ÎËÔÌfl 2006 ð., Ú‡ ‚¥‰ 2 ‰Ó 9 ÎËÔÌfl 2006 ð.

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Members of the dance school’s intermediate group.

The members of the youngest dance group with their instructors. beat began in 1964, when Roma Pryma- To add a different kind of beat to the Bohachevsky started her School of Dance concert, Prolisok, the girls’ choir of the in New York inspired by her love of Ukrainian American Youth Association dance. Over the years the school has (SUM), has been invited to perform as a The girls of the youngest dance group strike a pose. trained thousands of youngsters in ballet, special musical guest. The choir, under as well traditional . the leadership of music director Andrij And the beat continues to the present Stasiw, is composed of girls between the day with a new generation of students ages of 13 and 20 who promote eager to continue the tradition set by Ukrainian culture through the beauty of their parents, as evidenced in the packed traditional and modern Ukrainian songs. dance classes on Lafayette Place every The program will be moderated by Saturday afternoon. Ania Bohachevsky Lonkevych, the exec- An integral part of the training of out- utive director of the Roma Pryma- standing dancers and a showcase for Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance their talents is performance. With this in Foundation. Tickets for reserved seating mind, the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky are $10 and may be purchased prior to Ukrainian Dance Foundation will wel- the performance by calling 212-533- CONCERT come spring by presenting the first in a 0100. Food and beverages will also be Saturday, April 1, 2006 - 8 p.m. series of annual performances: the Roma available for purchase. at the Pryma-Bohachevsky New York School In the meantime, as you walk down of Dance in “Spring Dances – A Concert the streets of downtown New York, just Ukrainian Institute of America of Ukrainian Youth,” on March 26. The listen and you’re bound to hear that program will be performed in St. George steady beat of “one-two-three” as our Academy auditorium at 215 E. Sixth St. children practice and practice their steps, JAMES GILES PROJECT between Second and Third avenues in and grow to appreciate the artistry of An evening of chamber music New York City at 2 p.m. their native dance. in one of the city’s spendid historical architectural landmarks

performed by James Giles (piano), Sevgi Giles (piano), Julie Rosenfeld (violin), Solomiya Ivakhiv (violin), Borys Deviatov (viola), Wanda Glowacka (cello)

program Hummel: Grand Sonata for Four Hands Piano in A-flat Major, Op. 92 Mozart: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452 (arranged for piano, violin, viola and cello by Czerny) Mozart-Busoni: Andantino from Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271 Mozart: Piano Concerto in A Major, K. 414 (arranged by Mozart for piano and string quartet)

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Ukrainian Institute of America 2 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021 (212) 288-8660 www.ukrainianinstitute.org The oldest group of dancers in the Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky School of Dance. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12

lists are inaccurate. Many of the inaccu- Voters’ committee... racies crop up as a result of “automatic (Continued from page 1) translations” of Russian names into March 14, is the constant turnover of Ukrainian. commission members and an inability to In some cases, voter lists are organized appoint a chair, an assistant and a secre- alphabetically, instead of the proper way, tary. Few Ukrainians are interested in which is by buildings and apartments, the serving on the commissions, a job that report said. District election commissions requires an immense amount of work for have largely failed to organize the payof $10 per day. processes to review and correct the lists, Practically all the district election the report said. commissions have secured locations, but Law enforcement authorities have many lack heating, telephones and failed to arrest and prosecute those iden- financing, the report said. tified as violating or exploiting adminis- trative resources, which the committee Executive government bodies (the finds “disturbing,” its report said. Presidential Secretariat) and local city “This has led to a continued increase governments haven’t provided adequate in the amount of administrative and crim- material and technical means to organize inal interference in the election process the elections, the report said. during the first half of March,” Mr. Mr. Popov lauded the Verkhovna Popov noted. Rada for its March 14 vote to allocate an For example, the mayor of the village additional $27 million to fund the elec- of Makiyivka in the Kyiv Oblast, along tion commissions. with his entourage, forced villagers to Nevertheless, election day on March join Lytvyn’s People’s Bloc and vote for 26 will be “very complicated,” Mr. him, threatening to fire them from gov- Popov said. ernment-paying jobs. Voters can expect to wait in line at Criminal acts included arson and least one hour in order to vote, he said. assaults. Polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. In Konstiantynivka, a city in the At that point, a 15-hour -count- , Party of the Regions ing process will begin and continue until supporters carried out several attacks on 1 p.m. the next day, Mr. Popov said. Our Ukraine campaigners in late District commission members will have February and early March. to work a 31-hour shift. They won’t be In the same city, someone called the alone, as both Ukrainian and internation- chair of the territorial election commis- al election observers will also have to sion, who belonged to the Yulia pull the all-nighter to ensure ballots are Tymoshenko Bloc, and threatened to properly counted. harm her son and burn her home if she Voter lists are unsatisfactory, the report said, and up to 10 percent of the (Continued on page 11)

“We aren’t interested in what will hap- The Communist... pen with Russia, we are thinking of what (Continued from page 3) to do with China,” Mr. Symonenko said Russian-born Ivan Herasymov is third in the Korrespondent online chat, para- on the Communist Party’s election list. phrasing Zbigniew Brzezinski. The 84-year-old Mr. Herasymov was a Campaign strategy general and has chaired the Organization of Ukrainian Veterans since The Communist Party has done little 1991. advertising in the way of billboards, tele- Fourth on the election list is Kherson vision advertisements or street stands. native Kateryna Samoilyk, who chairs It has mostly retreated from central the Verkhovna Rada’s Committee on Ukraine, focusing its campaigning on the Youth Politics, Physical Education Sports southern and eastern oblasts, where sup- and Tourism. Prior to her political career, port for the party remains strong. Ms. Samoilyk was a teacher of the Pensioners, veterans and Russian sym- pathizers remain at the party’s core elec- Russian language and literature. torate as few Ukrainians under age 30 Omelian Parubok, who serves on the have any interest in renewing commu- Verkhovna Rada’s Committee for nism in Ukraine. Agrarian and Land Policy, is fifth on the The Communist Party has launched a party list. He is a twice-selected Hero of few television advertisements that are Socialist Work. strikingly mediocre compared to other Political strategy campaigns. They are not only poorly pro- duced, but they are also trying to appeal The Communist Party of Ukraine tra- to two segments of the electorate that ditionally had two bases of support: those have no interest in the party: young peo- who actually agree with the ideology and ple, and contemporary Ukrainian intel- those who support close cultural and eco- lectuals. nomic ties with the Russian Federation, The most prominent television ad said Oles Donii, a political expert who is quotes Pablo Picasso as to why he ranked 96th on the Socialist Party’s elec- became a devoted Communist: “Through toral list. painting and color, I want to advance my The Communists can blame the Party understanding of people and this world in of the Regions for much of their decline, that direction in which this understanding he said, because it has become the party makes us freer. My membership in the of choice for Russophile Ukrainians and Communist Party is the logical extension ethnic Russians in the last few years. of all my life and all my work.” The other reason the Communists Amidst Picasso’s musing is a visual have slid in popularity is that their elec- depiction of his artwork. The ad con- toral base, pensioners and veterans, is cludes with the slogan, “Geniuses think gradually dying off, Mr. Donii said. alike. Communist Party of Ukraine.” It goes without saying that the One of the stranger ads depicts a Communists have a strict pro-Russian young weightlifter bench-pressing in a orientation economically, culturally and gym and successfully impressing two politically. admiring women with his strength. At the The Communists also support return- end, it’s revealed that the hunk is none ing all major industries to state control, other than a Communist. as well as offering free medical care and “Their ads don’t reflect their elec- education. torate,” Mr. Donii said. “They’re oriented Mr. Symonenko pointed to the toward young people with the message People’s Republic of China as a success- that voting for the Communists is cool. ful model of a Communist state. It’s an unsuccessful strategy.” No. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 11

“This is very serious,” he said. “It the procurement of the Ukraine’s foreign minister... means that all of these systemic decisions Embassy building in (Continued from page 1) by the administration paved the way for Washington and other capi- pening in the very near future. our cooperation with U.S. high-technolo- tals. Minister Tarasyuk’s visit, which began gy industries,” he added, predicting that “I always felt uneasy with a meeting with his counterpart in the next few years there will be about this because Ukraine increased close cooperation between U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, was not able to give any- and Ukrainian companies in such areas also included talks with Vice-President thing back in return to these as aviation and space technology. Ukrainian organizations,” Dick Cheney and Deputy Secretary of In his foreign policy address at the he said. Now, he added, the Defense Gordon England. Brookings Institution, Minister Tarasyuk government is able to He met with representatives of underscored the accomplishments of respond and will begin American businesses, many of whom, President Viktor Yushchenko’s adminis- establishing Ukrainian cul- along with Ukrainian American groups, tration in building a democracy in tural-information centers had lobbied Congress to get rid of the Ukraine, where freedom of speech is abroad that will work in Jackson-Vanik constraints; with promi- flourishing – and used by opposition cooperation with diaspora nent members of Congress, among them leaders – and where the media is now organizations. Sens. John McCain and Richard Lugar; free from government interference. Both at the Embassy addressed a foreign policy audience at the “This level of freedom of speech was- briefing and at the Brookings Institution; and briefed a small n’t dreamed of just a year ago,” he said. Shevchenko monument, group of Ukrainian American community As for the coming elections to the Minister Tarasyuk also leaders at the Ukrainian Embassy on the Verkhovna Rada, he expressed optimism thanked the Ukrainian status of U.S.-Ukraine relations and about the results: “There should be no American community for Ukraine’s relationship with its diaspora. doubts that the pro-democracy parties are helping bring about what he He also laid a wreath at the Taras capable of bridging their differences and characterized as the best Shevchenko monument, where he was restoring the Orange coalition.” U.S.-Ukraine relationship the featured speaker on the program During his meeting with Ukrainian ever. commemorating the poet’s birthday American community leaders, Minister Standing in front of the anniversary. Tarasyuk said that Ukraine’s government statue of Shevchenko, he During the briefing at the Embassy of decided that its relations with the diaspo- also noted that just over a Ukraine Mr. Tarasyuk said that the ra will be coordinated through a special Yaro Bihun year ago “a new Ukraine” “exceptionally positive developments” office at the Foreign Ministry which Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk speaks at was born. It is “a Ukraine of over the past few months, including that already has prepared a government plan the anniversary ceremony at the Taras Shevchenko’s dreams week’s events and the reinstatement of the of support for diaspora Ukrainians poet’s monument in Washington. – of your and our dreams.” Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) through 2010. benefits for Ukraine in late January, He recalled how in the first years after improved not only political but business independence, when the Ukrainian gov- UNA Branch 287 relations between American firms and ernment did not have the funds necessary Ukraine. And this became very evident to establish its diplomatic representations “Sons of Ukraine” during his meetings with such firms as abroad, the diaspora came through with Lockheed Martin and Boeing. timely assistance, including helping fund will hold its annual meeting and elect a delegate to the 36th Convention of the Ukrainian National Association on Monday, March 20, 2006, at 4:30 p.m. mayor, Petro Pysarchuk. The fire burned at the UNA Home Office, 2200 Rt. 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Voters’ committee... campaign literature and technical equip- (Continued from page 10) ment. Dana Szymczyk, Branch Secretary didn’t quit the commission. Campaign chair Yurii Berezovskyi On February 28, , for- also reported that Party of the Regions supporters have been attacked in Lviv, mer prime minister and Party of the and its billboards damaged. Regions candidate for national deputy The bright side to this year’s election, provoked a conflict between his support- Mr. Popov said, is that only very minimal ers and Our Ukraine campaigners in vote fraud is expected to take place. Sverdlovsk, a city in the . The Committee of Voters of Ukraine In a speech he accused the Our is financed by the Organization for Ukraine camp of shameless tactics for Security and Cooperation in Europe hanging orange bands throughout the (OSCE), the Eurasia Foundation, the town. After his speech, members of his United States Agency for International audience attacked an Our Ukraine cam- Development, the Westminster paign stand. Foundation and the Civil Liberties In Lviv on March 6 arsonists set fire Foundation. to the campaign headquarters of the Its latest report is available on the Party of the Regions candidate for website http://www.cvu.org.ua.

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by Oksana Zakydalsky ance. The event was sold out and attend- English-speaking international literary Canadian literary arts through the author ed by over 270 persons, including former community, Canada is a small country or writer’s presentation of a Ukrainian TORONTO – Laura Langston of Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson which needs to work harder to make its Canadian theme with literary merit. The Victoria, British Columbia, author of the and Sen. Raynell Andreychuk, honorary voice heard and, by giving books “celebri- award is meant to increase the visibility acclaimed novel “Lesia’s Dream,” and patrons of the award. ty status,” literary awards help publishers of such works, encourage people to buy Danny Schur of Winnipeg, Manitoba, During the evening program, readings and authors to market their books. them and interest authors in taking up a who composed and produced “Strike! – from all four finalists’ works were done by That was the thinking behind the cre- Ukrainian Canadian theme. At its inaugu- The Musical,” were named co-recipients professionals – actor August Schellenberg, ation of the Kobzar Literary Award by ration, the award was presented to the of the $25,000 Kobzar Literary Award whose latest role is that of Powhatan, the Shevchenko Foundation, which was winners by Andrew Hladyshevsky, presi- 2006 at the inaugural dinner and ceremo- father of Pocahontas in the film “The New set up to recognize contributions to dent of the Shevchenko Foundation. ny on March 2. World;” stage and television actor Joan Other finalists for the award included Karasevich; television actor Fred Keating, Lisa Grekul of British Columbia for her a regular on CBC’s “DaVinci’s Inquest” novel “Kalyna’s Song,” and author Larry and “DaVinci’s City Hall;” and theater What’s a Ukrainian Canadian theme? Warwaruk of Saskatchwan for “Andrei and television actor Lubomir Mykytiuk. and the Snow Walker.” Literary awards – both international, One of the criteria for the Kobzar family is continuously under attack – by The presentation ceremony was held such as the Man Booker Prize and Literary Award was that the work nature, by the Canadian authorities, by at Toronto’s Eglinton Grand, a historic Canadian, such as the Giller Award – have should “explore Ukrainian Canadian the locals. Although possessing inner landmark former cinema that has been helped to put Canadian literature on the themes that are relevant to strength and resourcefulness, what 15- restored to its original Art Deco appear- world stage. Although part of a large Canadians.” Let us look at the four year-old Lesia really craves is respect works nominated for the 2006 prize to and acceptance. The Ukrainian Canadian see how the “Ukrainian Canadian theme here deals with the achievement theme” was interpreted by each author. of this acceptance, while the story reflects the politicized reality of Canada “Andrei and the Snow Walker” by entering a modern age, a reality which Larry Warwaruk is a historical novel for clashes with the expectations of immi- young people, an immigrant story which grants unprepared for the country’s hos- takes place in 1900 and is interwoven tile and brutal circumstances. with Scythian and Kozak (rendered in the book as “Cossack,” elements of “Kalyna’s Song” by Lisa Grekul Ukrainian history. The description of the begins in 1990. It is not a story-narra- settlement of the family in tive but an account of a search for Saskatchewan mixes the traditions identity – not an overwhelming defin- brought over, contacts with other immi- ing identity but a post-modern one con- grants and the local population, particu- structed out of various aspects of one’s larly the Metis. Twelve-year-old Andrei life experiences. Seventeen-year-old adapts to the new country and learns Colleen doesn’t speak Ukrainian but from the Metis. Local traditions are communicates with her heritage brought into the story gradually and through music and traditions. Her par- woven together with traditions brought ents and family members are “lapsed over from Ukraine. In the end, it is not a Ukrainians” who cherry pick Ukrainian magical Scythian cup that saves Andrei traditions they still remember. Her but the Indian spirit man Snow Walker. story begins when she is 13 years old, Oksana Zakydalsky Andrei learns that “here there are heroes and over the four years depicted in the Kobzar finalists (from left): Danny Schur, Larry Warwaruk, Laura Langston other than Cossacks.” Politics does not book, shows her veering between being and Lisa Grekul. play a role in this story which is one of too Ukrainian for her milieu or not survival. The Ukrainian Canadian Ukrainian enough. She can’t seem to theme is the quintessential immigrant get the balance right and doesn’t fit in story – one will survive and even pros- easily anywhere. per through hard work, traditions, dreams, community and a sense of his- “Strike – The Musical,” script by tory all interwoven with the new reality. Danny Schur and Rick Chafe, deals with Winnipeg’s General Strike of “Lesia’s Dream” by Laura Langston 1919. The strike is the central historical is also a historical novel for young peo- event around which the authors pro- ple, but it is based on actual historical vide a picture of the political and social events and politics of the time, which conditions of post- Canada play an integral part in the story. Lesia’s where there are numerous conflicts in family members are illiterate peasants progress – Ukrainians and Jews, work- from who arrive in 1914 with ers and police, police and government, hopes and dreams but confront a brutal returning soldiers and immigrants, and reality – the terrible boat ride, the mar- the gentry among themselves. If con- ginal and uncleared prairie land, cheat- flict is the essence of a stage produc- ing agents, nasty neighbors and, finally, tion, it’s here galore. As this is a script discrimination against new immigrants and not a literary work, there is a sim- and a government hostile toward new- plification of history and sketched out comers. When the outbreak of World characters, basically stereotypes, meant Oksana Zakydalsky War I brings internment for the father to keep the story on stage moving. and son, the family’s Canadian dream At the Kobzar Award dinner (from left) are: Dr. Christine Turkewych (award program turns into a Canadian nightmare. The – Oksana Zakydalsky director), former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson and Andrew Hladyshevsky. NEW RELEASE: Latest sacred choral composition by Roman Hurko

TORONTO – Composer and opera Mr. Hurko has also composed the The CD was launched at a reception stage director Roman Hurko’s latest music for two plays for the Yara Arts on January 29 at St. Nicholas Ukrainian sacred choral music composition, Group at La MaMa Experimental Theater Catholic Church in Toronto. “Vespers,” has been released on Right in New York City: “A Light from the “Vespers,” as performed by The Lemer Angel Records, a Canadian label that East “(1990) and “Explosions” (1992). Iseler Singers and Kyiv Chamber Choir, specializes in sacred choral music. In 1999 he co-directed Prokofiev’s received a very favorable critical review in As an opera stage director, the “War and Peace” with Gian Carlo The Ottawa Citizen, in an article penned Toronto-based Mr. Hurko has worked Menotti at the Spoleto Festival (). by Richard Todd (November 5, 2004). with such luminaries as Placido Most recently, he directed Mozart’s “Don Mr. Hurko’s CDs are available Domingo, Dmitry Hvorostovsky, Andrea Giovanni” and Wagner’s “Flying through the Canadian Music Center at Bocelli and film directors Atom Egoyan Dutchman” for the Vancouver Opera. the website www.musiccentre.ca. For and Werner Herzog, among others. “Vespers” premiered on September, further information about Mr. Hurko “Vespers” is Mr. Hurko’s fourth major 24, 2005, at the Holy Dormition please visit: www.romanhurko.com or composition of sacred choral music, fol- Cathedral in Kyiv’s Monastery of the contact Right Angel Records, 1207-580 lowing the critically acclaimed Liturgy Caves, where it was performed by the Christie St., Toronto, ON, M6G 3E3; No. 2 (2003), Requiem for the Victims of Church Chorus under the telephone, 416-569-8075; e-mail, righ- Chornobyl (2001) and Liturgy 2000. direction of Volodymyr Viniar. Cover of Roman Hurko’s “Vespers.” [email protected]. No. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 13 Multi-media exhibit chronicles life in regions affected by Chornobyl itage of the country’s irradiated territories. most interesting and dynamic smaller Prof. Stachiw is also producing a docu- museums in New York City. mentary film on the continuing efforts of Each year, the museum organizes sev- Ukrainian scholars to document and pre- eral exhibitions, publishes a number of serve the traditional culture of the Polissia bilingual catalogues and conducts a wide region, which has been identified by schol- range of public programming, frequently ars as containing the most archaic surviving in collaboration with other museums, edu- cultural traditions of any part of Ukraine. cational institutions and cultural centers. Mr. Marchenko is a Ukrainian film- In the spring of 2005 the museum maker and photographer living in Kyiv. moved into a brand-new, state-of-the-art Since the early 1990s, he has been involved in photographing and filming facility in the heart of Manhattan’s life in the Chornobyl exclusion zone, as vibrant East Village. The new museum well as the efforts of Ukrainian scholars building was designed by the Ukrainian to rescue the region’s traditional culture. American architect George Sawicki of The photographs and films in this Sawicki Tarella Architecture + Design in exhibition are the product of the curators’ New York City; it was funded thanks to participation in two ethnographic expedi- scores of donations, large and small, from tions with Ukrainian scholars and several the Ukrainian American community, additional journeys into the irradiated ter- including exceptionally generous gifts ritories between August 2004 and from Eugene and Daymel Shklar and Self December 2005. Reliance New York Federal Credit Union. “Chornobyl + 20: This Is ... The museum’s new home, with spa- Musicologist Y. Yefremov records traditional songs in the house of Anna Ivanivna We Still Live Here” is sponsored by Self cious galleries and facilities for public Chala in the village of Teremsti. From left are: Olha Kuzminova Pryshchepa, Reliance New York Federal Credit Union. programming, allows it to mount more Tetiana Ustymivna Deshcha, Maria Hryhorivna Zhurova and Anna Ivanivna Chala The Ukrainian Museum elaborate exhibitions, to accommodate (November 29, 2004). more visitors, and to preserve and show- The Ukrainian Museum is committed case its growing collections of folk art, to acquiring, preserving, exhibiting and by Romana Labrosse tions closer to the 18th century, largely fine art and archival treasures. forsaken by the 21st.” interpreting articles of artistic or historic NEW YORK – The Ukrainian significance to the rich cultural heritage The Ukrainian Museum is located at Museum is commemorating the 20th The exhibition of Americans of Ukrainian descent. At its 222 E. Sixth St. (between Second and Third avenues), New York, NY 10003; anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear “Chornobyl + 20: This Is Our Land ... founding in 1976 by the Ukrainian power plant disaster with a major multi- National Women’s League of America, telephone, 212-228-0110; website, We Still Live Here” chronicles the lives www.ukrainianmuseum.org; e-mail, media exhibition that explores the acci- of people who, 20 years after the acci- the museum was hailed as one of the [email protected]. museum dent’s impact on the lives of residents in dent, make their homes within the finest achievements of Ukrainian the territories of Ukraine most heavily “dead” (forcibly evacuated) villages of Americans; in the three decades since hours are Wednesday through Sunday, contaminated by radioactive fallout. the 30-kilometer exclusion zone, as well then, it has become known as one of the 11:30 a.m.- 5 p.m. Titled “Chornobyl + 20: This Is Our as those who still reside in the unevacu- Land ... We Still Live Here,” the exhibi- ated villages that authorities deem “safe” tion includes approximately 175 color enough to inhabit. photographs with accompanying cap- Since 1994 Ukrainian scholars have tions. Supplementing the photographs worked to document and preserve the are other visual materials – maps, charts, archaic and unique traditional culture of text panels – that place the accident in its Polissia, the region of Ukraine most historical context, describe the actions heavily irradiated in the disaster. This act subsequently taken by authorities to miti- of “cultural rescue” is unprecedented in gate the disaster (such as the relocation its scale and scope in modern history. of area residents) and provide detailed The photographs and video clips in this information about population shifts, lev- exhibition, taken during ethnographic els of radiation and the like. The exhibi- expeditions in 2004 and 2005, show the tion opened to the public on March 12 people, their daily lives, and the places and continues through May 28. where they live and work; they also doc- An important component of the exhi- ument the work of the expeditions. bition is an interactive audiovisual pro- The film clips (all with English subti- gram consisting of 14 film clips, each tles) tie in directly to the photographs. about a minute long. The visitor-activat- They include interviews with residents of ed clips include interviews with residents both “dead” and “safe” villages, show of the irradiated territories, views of the craftspeople at work and traditional landscape, a religious holiday celebra- songs performed by residents, and pres- tion, and musical performances and craft ent images of the irradiated territories, demonstrations by residents. focusing on the homes and gardens of S. Marchenko Background residents. Toys left behind in a children’s nursery in Prypiat. (November 30, 2004). One interesting effect of the collapse The Chornobyl disaster began on of the economy in the irradiated regions, April 26, 1986, when the worst nuclear including the system of collective farms, power plant accident in history resulted is the disappearance of most mechanized in a partial meltdown of the core in reac- agricultural technology. As a result, resi- tor No. 4 at the Chornobyl Atomic dents are returning to oxen and horses Energy Station just outside the city of for transport and motive power to plow, Prypiat in what was then the Ukrainian cultivate and harvest their crops; grain is Soviet Socialist Republic. Over the next more often threshed with a flail than with decade, more than 160 villages were a combine; and nearly forgotten arts like evacuated; more than 160,000 residents blacksmithing, coopering and bas- were permanently resettled; and thou- ketweaving are staging a comeback. sands of other families, many with young The organizers children, voluntarily left the irradiated regions. The photographs and videos in this exhi- Nevertheless, more than 1 million bition are the work of its co-curators Prof. people – nearly 70 percent of them elder- Stachiw of East Woodstock, Conn., and ly pensioners – continue to live in con- Serhiy M. Marchenko of Kyiv. The exhibi- taminated areas of Ukraine, noted Prof. tion was designed by Alfredo Maul of Maul Myron Stachiw, co-curator of Dwellings, S.L., San Sebastian, Spain. “Chornobyl + 20.” Among them are sev- Mr. Stachiw is an associate professor eral hundred mostly elderly former resi- of historic preservation in the School of dents of the heavily irradiated 30-kilo- Architecture, Art and Historic meter “exclusion zone” around the reac- Preservation, Roger Williams University, tor. “They have returned to their homes Bristol, R.I. He is currently in his second S. Marchenko to live out their remaining days in famil- year as a Fulbright Fellow in Ukraine, The parks and open spaces of Prypiat have become overgrown as forest reclaims the iar surroundings,” he added, “sometimes where he is studying the impact of the city. The building in the lower right housed a children’s nursery before the disaster. alone in their villages, often under condi- Chornobyl disaster on the cultural her- (November 30, 2004). 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12

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President vows to hold fair elections recommendations with regard to strategic enterprises in which local authorities will NEWSBRIEFS planning and state policy on Ukraine’s own controlling stakes (50 percent + 1 (Continued from page 14) K YIV – President Viktor Yushchenko integration into NATO. The center is to share) as part of the reform of the housing told students at Shevchenko National mosnews.com reported. The statement draft a systemic approach in deepening and utility industry. Minister of University in Kyiv on March 9 that the cooperation between Ukraine and the Construction, Architecture, Housing and said that the report consists of “a clear authorities “have done everything to juggling of facts and is an example of bla- North Atlantic Alliance in the political, Utilities Pavlo Kachur announced this on secure democratic, honest and transparent defense, economic, legal, information, sci- March 2, while presenting a program for tant double standards.” All this hinders the elections.” Mr. Yushchenko also said he “normal development” of bilateral ties. entific and other spheres, as well as draft- reform of the housing and utility industry. finds it deplorable that the people who just ing program documents with regard to According to Mr. Kachur, the remaining The ministry said it believes the report 18 months ago were engaged in “shadow shows that Washington’s policies are Ukraine’s further integration into NATO. 49 percent of stakes in such joint-stock politics” – an apparent reference to the The center comprises officials of the enterprises will be sold. He said utility “biased against Russia.” The statement manipulation of the presidential vote that stressed that neither the United States nor National Security and Defense Council, enterprises must first be made attractive sparked the Orange Revolution and his the ministries of the Economy, Foreign to investors before this step can be taken any other country has an “ideal” situation eventual election – are now calling on the in regard to human rights. The ministry Affairs, Defense, Internal Affairs, and that reform of the housing and utility nation to turn to the past “behind the Industrial Policies, Emergencies industry would facilitate this. argued, however, that Russia is working backs of political leaders.” The president “to perfect systems designed to provide Management, Finance and Justice, the Specifically, he said that regional centers said of the upcoming parliamentary elec- Television and Radio Broadcasting are expected to have 24-hour water sup- for the rights and freedoms of its citizens.” tions: “It is not about choosing colors, it is (RFE/RL Newsline) Committee, the Security Service of plies, expenditures on energy resources about a way of life and whether we want Ukraine and the Intelligence Service, as are expected to be reduced, while the Bartholomew concerned about schism to turn back or not.” (RFE/RL Newsline) well as national deputies. (Ukrinform) number of population centers with access U.S. reports on rights in Ukraine to centralized water supply systems is KYIV – Patriarch Bartholomew I of Local deputies’ immunity at issue expected to increase by 3 percent during Constantinople is concerned about the the 2006-2007 period. He added that a WASHINGTON – The U.S. State KYIV – The Our Ukraine faction is col- schism between the Orthodox faithful in 24-hour water supply is expected to be Department said on March 8 in its annual lecting signatures in the Parliament for Ukraine and is working for the union of the norm in of regional and district report on human rights worldwide that submitting a bill on the cancellation of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, said importance by the year 2010. (Ukrinform) while Ukraine’s human rights perform- local rada deputies’ immunity, presidential Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister, Borys ance significantly improved in important representative to the Verkhovna Rada Yurii Yushchenko, Dobriansky meet Tarasyuk, after a meeting with the patri- areas in 2005, in a number of respects it arch. According to cerkva.info, Mr. Kliuchkovskyi told a press conference on remained poor. The report says that the March 1. “The process of signature col- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Tarasyuk said Patriarch Bartholomew had improvements followed the Orange authorized him to coordinate relationships lecting is under way; our faction and allies met with U.S. Undersecretary of State for Revolution. Accountability by police offi- have already signed the petition,” Mr. Democracy and Global Affairs Paula between the Orthodox Churches. Mr. cers and prison conditions have become Tarasyuk himself emphasized that he Kliuchkovskyi said, adding that 150 signa- Dobriansky in Kyiv on March 2. The two better after the change of power. The mass tures are needed to include the bill on the discussed Ukrainian-American coopera- expects that the Orthodox faithful and their media became much more independent, leaders in Ukraine and Russia will solve Verkhovna Rada agenda. (Ukrinform) tion, and the Ukrainian president briefed and restrictions on freedom of assembly the undersecretary about the political situ- these problems by themselves. (Religious largely ceased. There are no reports of Car theft a widespread crime Information Service of Ukraine) ation in Ukraine on the eve of the parlia- political prisoners in Ukraine. However, mentary elections. Mr. Yushchenko said KYIV – According to information the report points to arbitrary or unlawful Ukraine’s authorities will spare no effort UOC-KP to open dialogue with UGCC from the Internal Affairs Ministry, auto- deprivation of life, politically motivated to hold the elections openly and freely. mobile theft remains one of the most KYIV – In response to the appeal of disappearances and hazing in the He thanked the U.S. for moves toward widespread crimes in Ukraine. On aver- Patriarch Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian army. The report also notes that deepening bipartite cooperation and, in age, 30 automobiles are stolen per day in Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church corruption remained a serious problem in particular, for granting market economy Ukraine. Ukrainian legislation differenti- (UGCC) in the name of the Holy Synod of the executive, legislative and judicial status to Ukraine. The meeting was also ates between automobile theft (punishable Bishops of the UGCC, requesting to hold branches of the government, including the attended by American Extraordinary and by a jail term of three to five years) and dialogue on Christian union, Patriarch armed services. (RFE/RL Newsline) Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Ukraine “hijacking” of automobiles (up to two Filaret (Denysenko), head of the John Herbst. (Ukrinform) Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Mittal announces development program years of correctional work for “hijack- ing”). As a result, teenagers are sent to Yushchenko seeks info on RosUkrEnergo Patriarchate (UOC-KP), in the name of DNIPROPETROVSK – More than 20 the Holy Synod of the UOC-KP, con- steal automobiles and every teenager percent of investments, which were envis- caught claims he is not a thief but merely KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko firmed the UOC-KP’s readiness and open- aged by the program of modernization of ness to cooperate. News of the UOC-KP wants to take a ride. (Ukrinform) said on March 1 that neither the Russian iron-ore mines of the ore mining-dressing party nor the Austrian side have respond- reply was posted by cerkva.info on March and metallurgical plants of the public joint- Western Union to have competitor 2. According to Patriarch Filaret’s letter, ed to his request for exhaustive informa- stock company Mittal Steel Krivoi Rog for tion about the RosUkrEnergo company’s the only possible way to the unification of KYIV – The Ukrainian state-run enter- 2006-2008, have been directed for energy- founders, the company that on Russia’s Churches is a “return to the unity of faith prise UkrPochta has been granted a license saving measures, improvement of ecology, insistence, was chosen as the go-between between the Christian West and the East to handle money transfers by the National and the health and safety of people. Mittal in supplying Turkmen gas to Ukraine’s broken in 1054.” As for the UOC-KP, it Bank of Ukraine and will soon launch an Steel Krivoi Rog Director General borderline under the January 4 gas agree- will “adhere to the Eastern Orthodox dog- international transfer service from and to Narendra Chaudhary said on March 11 that ment. According to the president, infor- matic and canonical tradition.” On the countries where Ukrainian citizens reside, $1.2 billion (U.S.) is to be spent for the mation that the Security Service of occasion of the coming anniversary of the the director general of UkrPochta, Ihor mill’s development. The long-term devel- Ukraine possesses is insufficient to clari- events of 1946, when the UGCC was liq- Kravets, said at a March 2 press confer- opment program is aimed at introducing fy the issue of the company’s stockhold- uidated by the Soviet regime, the UOC- ence. Thus, the UkrPochta will start com- environmentally friendly and energy-sav- ers, primarily on the part of the Austrian KP has condemned the interference of the peting with the American company ing technologies, and improving the health bank Raiffeisen, which is in charge of state in Church matters. According to Western Union, which presently leads the care and safety of workers – that is, bring- safeguarding its clients’ stocks in the Patriarch Filaret’s letter, “the of market for money transfers in Ukraine. ing the enterprise into compliance with RosUkrEnergo. The president said he has brotherly feelings between Orthodox and The Anti-Monopoly Committee stated that environmental and social norms in Ukraine instructed Prime Minister Yurii Greek-Catholics is possible on the basis of Western Union set high tariffs on money and European Union standards. Yekhanurov to approach GazpromBank Christian love. Such love, strengthened transfers and that this can be remedied (Ukrinform) and Raiffeisen to petition these institu- with actions, can further the union of through the operation of a competing com- tions for full information about the com- Orthodox Rus’ and Greek-Catholic Rus’ U.S. awaits results of Rada elections pany on the Ukrainian money transfer pany’s record and current activities. Mr. which Metropolitan Petro Mohyla and market. The Ukrainian state-run enterprise Yushchenko once again stated that, to the Metropolitan Yosyf Rutskyi had high BORYSPIL, Ukraine – The United UkrPochta is the national mail operator best of his knowledge, no high-level hopes for.” Metropolitans Mohyla and States will consider the prospects of and consists of 15,000 departments in all Ukrainian officials have ever been Rutskyi were, respectively, Orthodox and Ukraine’s membership in NATO after the regions of Ukraine. (Ukrinform) Greek-Catholic Church leaders of the 17th elections to Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada involved in either RosUkrEnergo or its century in Ukraine. (Religious are completed and a new government is Water supply to be reorganized precursors, the companies Itera and Information Service of Ukraine) formed, said Borys Tarasyuk, Ukraine’s UralsGaz, as all these companies were minister of foreign affairs, at a press con- KYIV – There are plans to reorganize not Ukrainian businesses and were not Two more foreign voting precincts ference upon his return to Ukraine on water supply enterprises into joint-stock registered in Ukraine. (Ukrinform) March 11. According to Mr. Tarasyuk, KYIV – The Central Electoral the Bush administration is favorably dis- Ç èÖêòì êßóçàñû ëåÖêíà Commission has decided to create two posed toward proceeding to the action more foreign election precincts in Ò‚. Ô. plan for Ukraine’s membership in NATO. Moldova and . CEC Vice- (Ukrinform) Chairman Mykola Melnyk said the foreign ÉÄãàçà ∏çëÖç (èéãíÄÇà) election precinct in Moldova will be estab- Horbulin to head integration center lished in the city of Balti, where Ukraine áÄìèéäßâçÄ ëãìÜÅÄ ÅéÜÄ ¥ èÄçÄïàÑÄ opened its Consulate and where some KYIV – Presidential adviser Volodymyr ·Û‰ÛÚ¸ ‚¥‰Ôð‡‚ÎÂÌ¥ ‚ ̉¥Î˛ 12,500 Ukrainian citizens reside. The sec- Horbulin has been appointed head of the ond precinct will be opened in Porto, National Center for Euro-Atlantic 28 ·ÂðÂÁÌfl, Ó „Ó‰. 10-¥È ð‡ÌÍÛ Portugal, where a Ukrainian Consulate has Integration of Ukraine. President Viktor ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌÒ¸Í¥È Ôð‡‚ÓÒ·‚Ì¥È ˆÂðÍ‚¥ ÇÒ¥ı ë‚flÚËı been opened and where more than 2,000 Yushchenko signed the relevant decree on 11-Ú‡ ‚ÛÎ. ëı¥‰, Ï¥Ê 2-Ó˛ ¥ 3-Ó˛ Ö‚ÂÌflÏË, ç˛-âÓðÍ. Ukrainian nationals reside. Thus, there are March 1. The center is a deliberative body è¥ÒÎfl è‡Ì‡ıË‰Ë ‚¥‰·Û‰ÂÚ¸Òfl èÓÏË̇θÌËÈ Ó·¥‰. now 116 voting precincts for Ukrainian that functions under the president and must citizens residing abroad. (Ukrinform) be engaged in drafting conclusions and 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12 No. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 17 OUT AND ABOUT

March 24 “Dancing With Rochester’s Stars Live,” featuring Irondequoit, NY dance champions Taras and Wendy Denysenko, St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 585-424-4310

March 24 Pikkardiyska Tertsia in concert, Ukrainian New York National Home, 216-240-4997

March 25 Dinner and a movie – “With Fire and Sword,” Whippany, NJ Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 75, 973-376-4829

March 25 Wine tasting and art exhibit, Ukrainian Horsham, PA American Sports Center Tryzub, 215-362-5331

March 25 Pysanky Workshop, Pennsylvania Anthracite Scranton, PA Museum, 570-963-4808

March 26 Special tour of Ukrainian folk art exhibit, New York The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110

March 26 Traditional Ukrainian Egg-Decorating Workshop, Piscataway, NJ East Jersey Olde Towne Village, 732-745-4489

April 1 “James Giles Project” concert, Ukrainian Institute New York of America, 212-288-8660

April 1-2 “Iskry/Living Embers,” art exhibit by Orysia Arden Hills, MN Sinitowich-Gorski, St. Katherine Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 763-754-6618

April 2 Pysanky workshop, Immaculate Conception Church, Hillside, NJ 908-289-0127

April 4 Roundtable discussion about Ukraine’s parliamentary Ottawa elections, Chair of Ukrainian Studies, University of Ottawa, 613-562-5800, ext. 3692

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bound for Transdniester and not taxed in Kyiv tightens... Ukraine. Transdniestrian authorities then (Continued from page 2) confirm receipt, but then often reroute Moscow – whose political and eco- the goods back to Ukraine – a strategy nomic support is critical to that earns big profits for Ukrainian trade Transdniester’s survival – seems to take a operators and their Transdniestrian part- similar view to Tiraspol with regard to ners. the situation on the Ukrainian- So, why has Kyiv decided to put a Transdniestrian border. stop to illegal transit from Transdniester? Russian Foreign Minister Sergei One of the reasons seems to be Lavrov suggested as much on March 6, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s during his official visit to Canada, say- ambition for his country to join the ing, “What is taking place there, accord- World Trade Organization (WTO) as ing to our information, looks like an eco- soon as this year. On March 6 his govern- nomic blockade. If this really is the case, ment made a significant step forward in urgent measures are needed, of course, to this regard by signing a protocol on stop this blockade.” mutual access to commodity and services Moscow has, however, apparently not markets with the United States. UKRAINIAN BUILDERS OF CUSTOM HOMES yet made any decision regarding On March 8 Kyiv scored an additional WEST COAST OF FLORIDA Transdniester. On March 7 it sent an victory when the U.S. House of experts’ group to Tiraspol to study the Representatives passed a bill permanent- ly exempting Ukraine from trade restric- TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT CORP. situation. • Over 25 years of building experience The European Union, by contrast, wel- tions imposed under the 1974 Jackson- Vanik Amendment, which ties trade sta- • Bilingual comed the new customs rules. The EU’s • Fully insured and bonded foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, tus to the rights of Jews to emigrate. Moldova has been a WTO member • Build on your lot or ours praised the move on March 6, an • Highest quality workmanship endorsement that was echoed by Adrian since 2001. Chisinau may have suggested Jakobovits de Szeged, the EU representa- to Kyiv that Moldova would give a final Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive V.P. tive for Moldova, in an interview with “yes” to Ukrainian accession to the WTO (941) 270-2411 (941) 270-2413 only once President Yushchenko took RFE/RL’s /Moldova Service. Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor “We think that the implementation of steps to halt Transdniestrian transit to Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area the declaration of [the Ukrainian and Russia. 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Transdniester, the new customs controls These practices apparently benefit not have obviously hit Tiraspol hard and only Transdniester, but also people on the taken the secessionist regime by surprise. other side of the border as well. Mr. Smirnov could apparently find no Appears May 7 in The Ukrainian Weekly Transdniester’s leader, Mr. Smirnov, sug- strong threats to level in response to the A Ukrainian Summer gested as much on March 6, when he move other than to announce that Travel to Ukraine and learn about your heritage... called on Kyiv to reconsider its new cus- Transdniester will withdraw from the toms controls. internationally mediated talks on the set- Focus on Ukrainian studies, and earn college credit... “We urge Ukraine to assess the politi- tlement of its conflict with Moldova. cal consequences of this decision and “Under these conditions, all negotia- Or relax and enjoy the activities prevent a large-scale social and economic tions are called off,” Mr. Smirnov said. catastrophe, which will also affect hun- “Besides, Ukraine is becoming the main at the ever-popular Soyuzivka... dreds of thousands of Ukrainian citi- tool in helping Moldova reach its politi- zens,” Mr. Smirnov said. cal [aims].” How will you enjoy your Ukrainian summer? It is not clear what exactly Mr. But as with many times in the past, it Smirnov had in mind, but it is likely that seems that it is Moscow – and not Read our special section for information from those in the he was referring to a trade scheme in Tiraspol or anyone else – that will even- know on great destinations and unique activities! which shipments of Ukrainian goods in tually decide whether Transdniester is to the port of Odesa are declared as being continue talks, and with whom. EDITORIAL & ADVERTISING DEADLINE: APRIL 15 SUBMIT ARTICLES ON UPCOMING SUMMER CAMPS, COURSES, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER EVENTS NOT MORE THAN WORDS is confident of winning as he is confident ( 250 , Stefan Tatarenko... that his supporters will not abandon him TYPED AND DOUBLE-SPACED) PLUS PHOTOS. 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But while reform of the PMC might Transition... well be an internal party affair, the (Continued from page 2) depolitization of the presidency is not. It Moldova from the authoritarian regimes deals with the constitutional rules of the of Central Asian states and set it on a political game and affects both the gov- solid path of European-style democracy. ernment and opposition players alike. In addition, the proposed reform abol- In November 2005 the leaders of the ished the direct election of the president, Democratic Party (DP) and Social thus significantly reducing the legitima- Liberal Party (SLP), respectively, cy of the future . Dumitru Diakov and Oleg Serebrian, But, following a landslide victory in who backed Mr. Voronin’s re-election, the February 2001 parliamentary elec- publicly accused the president of reneg- tions, it was the PMC chief who obtained ing on his promise to step down as party the leverage to both interpret and imple- chief. The SLP leader went even further, ment the constitutional reform. Mr. calling for the president’s impeachment. Voronin could have chosen either of the Although the SLP lacks the institu- two most influential positions under the tional means to carry out this initiative parliamentary republic – the Parliament (two-thirds out of a total 101 members of chairman or the prime minister. Instead, Parliament are required to impeach the he preferred to serve as president, albeit president, compared to a combined num- with a much more powerful mandate ber of 11 SLP and DP deputies), in itself than his constitutionally reserved cere- it constitutes an important symbolic monial role. move from a representative of the so- Given the popular prestige of the pres- called “constructivist opposition.” These idency and a lingering Soviet legacy for developments show that depoliticizing strong executives, Mr. Voronin’s choice the presidency could become the most was not unexpected. In addition, he man- explosive political issue during the aged to retain his position as PMC chair- Communists’ second term in power. man by skillfully exploiting a gap in the Of course, only a relevant constitu- reform design, namely the absence of a tional amendment could this legal clear constitutional ban on the president gap. Even if such a proposal is not cur- simultaneously holding two positions. A rently on the table, Mr. Voronin’s official proposal floated by PMC officials in the relinquishing of his chairmanship post summer of 2001 to have Mr. Voronin might strengthen, rather than weaken, the take over the prime ministership on top PMC. The Moldovan president could fol- of his presidential function never saw the low the example of his Romanian coun- light of the day. In fact, the dual execu- terpart, Traian Basescu. Although Mr. tive system was established to use the Basescu gave up the leadership of the Cabinet as a scapegoat for potential poli- Democratic Party (DP) after winning the The next issue of The Ukrainian Weekly’s cy failures. presidential elections in December 2004, The issue of a politicized presidency he remains an influential behind-the- rose to the top of the country’s political scenes actor in DP affairs. Besides, the agenda in the wake of the parliamentary unofficial role of Mr. Voronin would per- elections of March 6, when, in exchange fectly conform to the Byzantine charac- WeddingWedding for voting in favor of Mr. Voronin’s re- ter of present-day Moldovan politics. election as president, one month later In addition, by abandoning the post of several political parties agreed on PMC chairman, Mr. Voronin would AnnouncementsAnnouncements depoliticizing the position of the head of deprive his Transdniester critics from will appear in the April 30, 2006 issue. state. Also, the PMC pledged to abandon within the sultanistic regime of Igor its Communist orthodoxy and join the Smirnov of any pretext to accuse him of For a wedding announcement to be included in that issue, mainstream of modern European leftist authoritarianism. A consolidated democ- all information must be received in our offices by April 20, 2006. parties. racy is not only a precondition for the Along with wedding announcements, we will include greetings from friends, With a Communist majority govern- reunification of the country with its family members, bridesmaids and ushers – from all those ment and a multiparty presidential coali- rebellious Transdniester region, but also for Moldova’s efforts to successfully who wish to share in the excitement of a new marriage. tion, Moldova’s parliamentary republic continues to function as it did during the integrate into the European Union. We hope you will announce your wedding in Communists’ first term in power (2001- Despite the fact that a similar reform The Ukrainian Weekly, or send a greeting to your favorite newlyweds. 2005). And almost a year after the assur- has been in effect for two months now in ances given to the opposition, President Ukraine, its effects still remain inconclu- Rates for announcements and greetings: Voronin is still PMC chairman. Nor are sive. The current standoff between the One-column wedding announcement: $100 there any signs that the party’s name will Verkhovna Rada and President Viktor Two-column wedding announcement: $200 be changed in the near future. Mr. Yushchenko will probably subside after Wedding greeting: $75 Voronin intends to control both the next month’s parliamentary elections process of modernizing the PMC and the only if the president manages to For further information or to request a brochure, timing of his resignation as party chair- reassemble a strong Orange coalition please call (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040, man in order not to jeopardize the capable of winning the majority of votes. e-mail: [email protected] Communists’ success at the ballot box in But whatever the procedural irregulari- Visit www.ukrweekly.com to view a wedding announcement sample page. the local and parliamentary elections due ties associated with deciding upon the in 2007 and 2009, respectively. reform’s design before the critical third round of voting in December 2004, Ukrainian democracy would be better served if it is implemented without sig- nificant revisions. That would make the Ukrainian political process more trans- parent and help make the democratic aspirations of millions of Ukrainians who unequivocally supported Mr. Yushchenko during the Orange Revolution a reality. It is clear from the Moldovan experi- ence that the transition to parliamentary rule is a very complicated political process. Because the rules of the political game remain fluid, politicians tailor them to promote their partisan agendas, and so at times democratic advancement is sacri- ficed in the name of political stability. However, curtailing the power of a strong executive is a decisive step in the right direction. Had this process been launched after the first wave of reforms in the mid-1990s, some CIS countries, including Moldova, would have been farther down the path of democratic con- solidation today. No. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 21

cially members of the Alberta UCC... in the West, who had come to Ukraine on (Continued from page 3) the eve of the election to participate in the Catholic School Board; Terese Szlamp- international monitoring effort.” Fryga, president, Canadian Polish “It is they – or, rather, you, since many of you were there or supported those who Congress, Alberta Branch. were there in various ways – who provid- The keynote address was given by ed Western governments, non-governmen- Volodymyr Kulyk, Ph.D., of the Institute tal organizations and the media with unde- of Political and Ethnic Studies at the niable evidence of the flagrant violation of National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, democratic rights by the regime of the for- who is currently a visiting professor at mer president, Leonid Kuchma, and thus Stanford University. He spoke on “The of the legitimacy and moral value of our 2006 Elections and Ukraine’s protest,” he said. “This invaluable contri- Democratic Evolution.” bution should not be forgotten, and you Dr. Kulyk recalled the events of 2004, have every right to be proud of it.” “the resolute but peaceful protests of hun- Mr. Kulyk went on to point out: “... dreds of thousands people in Kyiv and the upcoming elections are vitally impor- many other cities and towns against a cyni- tant for the implementation of democratic cal electoral fraud” and noted the “courage, changes in Ukrainian politics, economy persistence and wisdom of Ukrainians who and society for which people on the went into the squares and stayed there until maidan, and those who supported them in their demands were met.” Ukraine and abroad, so greatly hoped. In He went on to note that this success other words, it is these elections ... that “was greatly assisted by the devotion and will determine whether or not the prom- competence of those foreign citizens, espe- ises of the maidan are kept.”

tries of the former Soviet Union are inde- Turning the pages... pendent and sovereign nations. Any unilater- (Continued from page 6) al attempt to change their status should be U.S. Secretary of State Warren rejected by the international community.” Christopher, while visiting Kyiv just four Source: “Russian Duma negates deci- days later, tried to assure Ukraine: “Last sion dissolving USSR,” by Marta week’s vote in the Russian Duma to recon- Kolomayets, Kyiv Press Bureau, and stitute the Soviet Union was highly irrespon- “The Russian Duma speaks its mind” sible. It was as disturbing to us as I know it (editorial), The Ukrainian Weekly, March was to Ukraine. ... Ukraine and other coun- 24, 1996, Vol. LXIV, No. 12. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 No. 12 No. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 23 Ukrainian studies specialists to speak in Chicago

by Diana Howansky lyze the pressure from the Russian lan- guage upon the Ukrainian language com- NEW YORK – As discussions about munity in key spheres of communication. Ukraine’s relations with the rest of The roundtable on Ukraine will take Europe continue in political circles and place the morning of Friday, March 31, at the media, the Ukrainian Studies Chicago’s Drake Hotel, and is being Program at Columbia University has sponsored by the Harriman Institute at organized a roundtable on Ukraine for Columbia University and the Ukrainian the upcoming 15th International Studies Fund, Inc. To attend the confer- Conference of the Council for European ence, individuals should first become Studies. The conference will be held in council members and register for the Chicago from March 29 to April 2. conference. Forms for membership ($60) In addition, the Ukrainian Business and conference registration ($95) can be and Professional Group of Chicago will found online at www.councilforeuro- sponsor a separate event featuring con- peanstudies.org. ference participants on April 1. While in Chicago, roundtable partici- The council is considered one of the pants will also speak before the leading U.S.-based academic organiza- Ukrainian Business and Professional tions for the study of Europe. The round- Group of Chicago at 7 p.m. on Saturday, table on Ukraine, titled “Culture and April 1. This panel, sponsored by the Identity in Contemporary Ukraine,” is to Ukrainian Business and Professional bring the field of Ukrainian studies to the Group of Chicago, the Ukrainian forefront of the council’s research inter- National Museum in Chicago and the ests. It will discuss religious, political and Ukrainian Studies Fund Inc., is open to linguistic issues in Ukraine and feature the public ($10 for members of the two Columbia University Petro Jacyk UBPGC or the museum, $15 for non- Visiting Scholars, Prof. Frank Sysyn members). The event, which will take () and Mykola place at the Ukrainian National Museum, Riabchuk (National University of Kyiv will be a special opportunity to meet Mohyla Academy), as well as Columbia’s individuals from the new Ukrainian full-time lecturer of Ukrainian language Studies Program at Columbia University. and culture, Dr. Yuri Shevchuk. For details about the Ukrainian Business Prof. Sysyn will focus on the problem and Professional Group of Chicago and the of religion and “civilizational spheres” in April 1 event, contact Anna Mostovych at contemporary Ukraine, specifically the [email protected]. premise that Ukraine is divided into For more information about the Catholic and Orthodox zones. Dr. Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia Riabchuk will address issues of coher- University or the Council for European ence and consistency in Ukrainian post- Studies conference, contact Diana Communist government policies at home Howansky at ukrainianstudies@colum- and abroad, while Dr. Shevchuk will ana- bia.edu or 212-854-4697.

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Friday, March 24 of the event, will be a guest of honor at the Soyuzivka’s Datebook dinner. A film will be shown, along with NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Art and various exhibits from the university. Tickets March 24-26, 2006 May 14, 2006 Literary Club presents “Past and Present,” are $40 and should be purchased by March Grace Church Men’s Retreat Mother’s Day Brunch an evening celebrating 57 years of cultural 27. Tickets may be purchased at the activity at the UALC. The program will Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center Mar ch 31 - April 2, 2006 May 20, 2006 include reminiscences by art critic in Jenkintown, the Byzantine Church Plast Kurin “Chornomorski Khvyli” Wedding Theodore Teren-Juskiw, sculptor Anya Supply Store at the cathedral, Ukrainian Annual Rada Farion (Ukrainian Artists Association Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, First Ukrainian Language Immersion May 21, 2006 Gallery director) and artist Jaroslawa Security Bank or from individual committee Weekend offered at SUNY Communion Luncheon Banquet Gerulak (UALC director). Donation: $7; members. For more information call the students, $5. The gallery presents “The New Paltz Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation at May 26-29, 2006 OMYA Collection,” featuring artwork from 773-235-8462 or e-mail [email protected]. the Ukrainian Artists Association collection April 2, 2006 UNA Convention (through March 26). The event will take NEW YORK: The Music at the Institute Wedding Shower place at 7 p.m. at the Mayana Gallery, 136 chamber music series invites the public to June 2-4, 2006 Second Ave., fourth floor. For more infor- a concert titled the “James Giles Project” April 7-9 2006 Ukrainian Language Immersion mation call 212-260-4490 or 212-477- as part of this season’s commemoration of BUG (Brooklyn Ukrainian Group) Weekend offered at SUNY 6175, log on to www.geocities.com/ukrartl- the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth. Spring Cleaning Volunteer Weekend New Paltz itclub/ or e-mail [email protected]. The program will feature James Giles and Sevgi Giles, pianists, Julie Rosenfeld and Saturday, March 25 April 16, 2006 June 3, 2006 Solomiya Ivakhiv, violinists, Borys Wedding Deviatov, violist, and Wanda Glowacka, Traditional Ukrainian Easter Day HORSHAM, Pa.: The Ukrainian American cellist, performing Hummel’s Grand Brunch, doors open at 11:30 a.m. Sports Center Tryzub is hosting an elegant Sonata for Four Hands Piano in A-flat June 5-9, 2006 evening of wine-tasting and an art exhibit Major, Op. 92; Mozart’s Quintet for Piano April 18-19, 2006 Eparchial Clergy Retreat beginning at 7 p.m. The well-known wine and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452 Mid-Hudson Migrant Education connoisseur Peter Tabor, a Ukrainian (arranged for piano and strings by Program June 10, 2006 American from Los Angeles, will feature an Czerny); Mozart-Busoni’s Andantino from Wedding array of wines from throughout the world. Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, K. 271; April 22, 2006 He will also excite your palate with appro- and Mozart’s Piano Concerto in A Major, J une 11-16, 2006 priate foods, teaching you the fine art of how K. 414 (arranged by Mozart for piano and Alpha Kappa Sorority Formal wine and food can enhance each other and Dinner Banquet UNA Seniors’ Conference string quartet). The concert will be held at help fill your afternoons and evenings with the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. attractive, satisfying tastes and pleasures. June 16-18, 2006 79th St. at 8 p.m. Donation: $30; UIA April 23, 2006 From aperitifs to hearty reds and whites – members and seniors, $25; students, $20. Traditional Ukrainian Easter Day 3rd Annual Adoption Weekend the tastes of Tuscany, the Americas, France For additional information and reserva- Brunch, doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the Rhine will all be found against the tions call (212) 288-8660 or visit June 17, 2006 backdrop of Tryzubivka’s natural beauty. A www.ukrainianinstitute.org. April 28, 2006 Wedding wine bar and buffet selections matching the Ellenville High School Junior Prom wines are included. Guests will be able to Sunday, April 2 June 18, 2006 view and to purchase some wonderful fine HILLSIDE, N.J.: A pysanky (Ukrainian April 28-30, 2006 Father’s Day Luncheon and Program art featuring well-known artists from the Philadelphia area. Tryzubivka is located at Easter egg) workshop will be held at Spa Weekend organized by Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic June 23-24, 2006 Lower State and County Line roads, UNWLA Branch 95 Horsham, Pa. Admission is $25 per person Church, located at Liberty Avenue and Bloy Plast Kurin “Shostokryli” Rada (advance reservations and ticket purchases Street, immediately after the 10:45 a.m. April 29, 2006 are recommended, as seating will be limit- Sunday divine liturgy. The workshop is ori- Birthday Party Banquet June 24, 2006 ed). Proceeds will be dedicated to youth soc- ented toward children, as well as adults. TAPS New York Beer Festival Wedding cer and cultural programming. Call Nika After brief instruction, participants will be at Hunter Mountain, round trip Czajkowsky, 215-860-8384, or Natalka encouraged to begin writing their own from Soyuzivka, $20; June 25-July 2, 2006 Luciw, 215-362-5331, for tickets and more pysanky. The instructor will be available to Tabir Ptashat Session #1 information. provide advice and to assist as needed. All special room rate - $60/night supplies and a light lunch will be provided. Sunday, March 26 To attend, please contact Teresa, 908-289- May 5-7, 2006 June 25-July 7, 2006 Tennis Camp 0127, by March 29. All are welcome. For Ukrainian Language Immersion PARMA, Ohio: All are cordially invited further information visit the parish website at to attend a special benefit dinner for the Weekend offered at SUNY June 26-June 30, 2006 www.byzantines.net/immaculateconception. New Paltz Ukrainian Catholic University, to be held Exploration Day Camp at 1 p.m. at Pokrova Ukrainian Catholic Tuesday, April 4 Church, 6812 Broadview Road. The main speaker at the dinner will be the Rev. Dr. OTTAWA: The Chair of Ukrainian Borys Gudziak, rector of the Ukrainian Studies at the University of Ottawa will Catholic University. Bishop Robert host a roundtable discussion on the results Moskal, honorary chair of the event, will of the 2006 parliamentary elections in be a guest of honor at the dinner.A film Ukraine. Speakers are: Francoise Ducros will be shown, along with various exhibits (Canadian International Development To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 from the university. Tickets are $25 and Agency), Pierre Guimond (Foreign Affairs 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 should be purchased by March 19. Tickets Canada), Andrew Robinson (former Kerhonkson, NY 12446 may be purchased at the Cleveland Canadian ambassador to Ukraine) and E-mail: [email protected] Selfreliance Federal Credit Union, from Borys Wrzesnewskyj (member of Website: www.Soyuzivka.com individual committee members or from the Parliament). Prof. Dominique Arel, Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation University of Ottawa, will chair the dis- by calling 773-235-8462. cussion, which will be held at 7.30 p.m. in the lounge of the Residential Complex, 90 NEW YORK: Branch 113 of the University Private, University of Ottawa Dunwoo die Travel Bureau L td. Ukrainian National Women’s League of campus. The event is free and open to America invites the public to The public. For more information contact 800-550-4334 914-969-4200 Ukrainian Museum to view the exhibit Halyna Mokrushyna, 613-562-5800, ext. 125 Corporate Blvd. Suite 300, Yonkers, NY 10701 FAX 914-969-2108 e-ma il: [email protected] “The Tree of Life, the Sun, the Goddess: 3692, or [email protected]. Symbolic Motifs in Ukrainian Folk Art.” FLIGHTS TO UKRAINE The tour will be led by the curator of the Saturday, April 8 exhibit, Lubow Wolynetz, beginning at 1 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific p.m. The Ukrainian Museum is located at via Aer osvit to Kyiv* via LOT to Kyiv ** Society (NTSh) invites all to a presentation 222 E. Sixth St. A $25 donation is request- (from New York) (round trip) (from New York) (round trip) of two Ukrainian-language publications ed to benefit the museum. No reservations $ $ about Lesia Ukrainka (1871-1913) in honor thru March 31 485 thru March 31 475 are necessary; for information call the of her 135th birthday. Tamara Skrypka will museum at 212-228-0110. April 1 – May 31 $665 April 1 – April 30 $755 present “Aristocratic Origins of the Kosach Saturday, April 1 Family” (Lviv, 1999) and “Larysa Petrivna June 1 – June 30 $670 May 1 – May 26 $805 Kosach-Kvitka (Lesia Ukrainka). JENKINTOWN, Pa.: All are cordially Biographic Materials. Memoirs. * Taxes not included. Lviv and Odessa $50 additional $ invited to attend a special benefit dinner for Iconography” (Kyiv-New York, 2004). (all other cities in Ukraine $100 additional) May 27 – June 10 905 ** Taxes not included. Lviv and Odessa $50 additional the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, There will be an introduction by Dr. Olexa to be held at 5 p.m. at the Ukrainian Bilaniuk and a commentary by NTSh We have great pr ices from ot her cities in the U. S. We have been in business for over 37 y ears a nd have Educational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar President Dr. Larissa Zaleska Onyshkevych. served thousands of satisfied clients with their travels all over the world. 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