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RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Ukraine’s Orthodox Christian majority is split among three major churches: the KYIV – Thousands of Orthodox believers Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow who participated in a controversial reli- Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Orthodox gious procession organized by the Church – Kyiv Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Patriarchate (UOC-MP) gathered in Kyiv on Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov July 27 to mark the 1,028th anniversary of on July 26 said the procession would not be Kyivan Rus’s acceptance of Christianity. allowed to march into Kyiv because of secu- Some Ukrainian officials and activists rity concerns after two grenades and sever- have said the marches are a Moscow- al fake mines were found on the marchers’ orchestrated plot to incite unrest and assert route in the western outskirts of the city. that the rights of ethnic Russians, Russian- “The fake mines and real grenades dis- speakers and members of the Moscow- covered this morning made it clear for us based church are restricted in Ukraine. that the threats and provocations are real,” Nearly 9,000 people gathered on St. Mr. Avakov said on his Facebook page. “The Volodymyr Hill after marching for weeks safety of citizens is more important than from across the country to the capital. religious rituals,” he said. The event was held under tight security, Authorities said the participants would be ferried from the Sviatoshynsky district following threats of violence from groups Vladimir Gontar/UNIAN who see the procession as a provocation by on the capital’s outskirts to their destina- tion on buses. At the public farewell to murdered journalist Pavel Sheremet held at the Ukrainian Moscow. House in Kyiv on July 22. More than 1,000 people, divided into On July 25, some 150 Ukrainian nation- alists and veterans of the war in the east two columns, have been marching since the by Mark Raczkiewycz National Deputy Mustafa Nayyem who beginning of the month toward Kyiv from temporarily blocked the column of march- knew the deceased and had reported for ers coming from the east outside Boryspil, the country’s west and east in processions KYIV – The method that assassins used Ukrayinska Pravda where the award-win- some 35 kilometers southeast of Kyiv, call- led by the UOC-MP, an affiliate of the to kill acclaimed journalist Pavel Sheremet ning murdered journalist worked. “One can ing them “agents of Moscow.” Russian Orthodox Church. on July 20 was at once unsettling and kill many ways – quietly, insidiously with- Christopher Miller of RFE/RL reported The event was promoted by Patriarch meant to intimidate journalists in Ukraine, out… drawing attention to the process.” that Verkhovna Rada Chair Andriy Parubiy Kirill, the Moscow-based head of the his friends and colleagues said. The Subaru XV that Mr. Sheremet was accused Russia’s Federal Security Service, Russian Orthodox Church, as a day of A car bomb that remotely detonated driving – belonging to his partner and the FSB, of planning to use the marches to Orthodox religious unity. underneath the driver’s seat in which the Ukrayinska Pravda manager Olena Prytula destabilize Ukraine by fomenting unrest in 44-year-old Minsk-born journalist and – exploded at a central Kyiv intersection, Speaking to journalists in Kyiv, however, the streets of Kyiv and creating “an artificial radio host was sitting became the nation’s Mr. Nayyem said, “with such theatricality, … Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox political crisis.” most high-profile murder of a reporter without a shot being fired… so that no one Church – Kyiv Patriarchate said the proces- “Together with peaceful believers, [the since Heorhii Gongadze was slain in 2000. would doubt that it’s not just a murder, but sion aims “to use a church guise to incite FSB] are bringing provocateurs with pro- unrest, to destabilize Ukrainian society, and “Pavel Sheremet wasn’t simply an a political assassination.” to set one Church against another.” (Continued on page 8) ordered hit. He was a sacred sacrifice,” said Katya Gorchinskaya, CEO of independent Hromadske.tv and friend of the deceased, said Mr. Sheremet’s murder was part of a bigger “pattern that over the past year or Ukrainian Canadians celebrate 125th anniversary of immigration more has unfolded against journalists.” In particular, she was referring to her Pier 21, welcomed the guests and provid- colleague, Mykhailo Trach, who was “Journey to Canada” exhibit unveiled ed a historical context to the proceedings. attacked by officers of the Security Service Canada’s Minister of Employment, of Ukraine (SBU) in October 2015 – an act at Canadian Museum of Immigration Workforce Development and Labor that has gone unpunished. MaryAnn Mihychuk brought greetings on Writing on Facebook on July 20, she UCC generously provided by the Kule Folklore behalf of the government of Canada and said: “The inaction, tacit and open support Center at the University of Alberta – will Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. of those in power leads to an escalation of HALIFAX, Nova Scotia – The Ukrainian be displayed through October 30 at the “In 1891 what are thought to be the all sorts of attacks on journalists. Pasha’s Canadian Congress (UCC), in cooperation Canadian Museum of Immigration. first Ukrainian immigrants to Canada, [Mr. Trach’s nickname] murder wasn’t ran- with the Canadian Museum of The Ukrainian Canadian community Ivan Pylypiw and Wasyl Eleniak, arrived dom. It killed the belief that we have free- Immigration at Pier 21, the Kule Folklore also unveiled a plaque as a tribute to the on our shores. They and the hundreds of dom of speech. The dark times are here.” Center and the UCC Halifax-Dartmouth five waves of Ukrainian immigrants who thousands of others who were to follow However, Nataliya Lihachova, director of Branch celebrated the 125th anniversary came to Canada over the past 125 years. found success in a new land, thanks to the media watchdog Media Detector, of Ukrainian immigration to Canada in The plaque notes: “They helped build our their hard work, love of family and careful doesn’t think that the Sheremet murder Halifax on July 21. great nation and championed Canadian stewardship of the land,” stated Minister will lead to self-censorship. She said it will The celebrations featured the launch of values like multiculturalism.” Mihychuk. “These pioneers and their have the opposite effect. the exhibit “Journey to Canada: Ukrainian The celebration at Pier 21 was attend- descendants – numbering some 1.3 mil- “As a rule, such bold assassinations and Immigration Experiences 1891-1900” ed by some 100 guests. UCC interim lion today – have left a profound mark on murders whose purpose is to obstruct pro- depicting the journey that the first Executive Director Olya Grod was master Canada and have contributed to our fessional activities are carried out against Ukrainian settlers in Canada made and of ceremonies. Marie Chapman, CEO of those journalists who foremost aren’t their pioneer experiences. The exhibit – the Canadian Museum of Immigration at (Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

ANALYSIS

Ukraine’s resilience strengthens, U.S. equipment arrives in Ukraine ing the war. Freed in May as part of a prison- er swap, she returned to a hero’s welcome, KYIV – Twenty-four RQ-11B Raven and has spoken out regularly, calling for though regional cohesion risks remain Unmanned Aircraft Systems (comprising direct peace talks with Russia-backed sepa- 72 aircraft and associated equipment) ratists in the east. More than 9,400 people by Maksym Bugriy associate a civic understanding of a nation arrived at Boryspil International Airport on with cultural attributes of citizens, such as have been killed in the fighting, according to Eurasia Daily Monitor July 27. They were provided by the U.S. gov- United Nations figures. (RFE/RL) the Ukrainian language, history, culture and ernment. The Raven Unmanned Aircraft President Vladimir Putin and other customs; and this dynamic has increased System is a hand-launched reconnaissance Vitvitsky to assist in reform of PGO Russian officials frequently refer to compared to 2005. Regarding the and surveillance tool. The system transmits Ukraine’s weak social cohesion, thereby Ukrainian language, 56 percent believe it live airborne video images and location KYIV – A former federal prosecutor and assistant U.S. attorney, Bohdan Vitvitsky, justifying the notion that Russia is interven- should be the only official language, while information to a ground control station. will assist in the reform of the Prosecutor ing in this allegedly ungovernable weak 24 percent think that Ukrainian should be This capability can provide day or night General’s Office (PGO) of Ukraine, accord- state to protect its clientele groups there. the state language and Russian an official aerial intelligence and enables operators to ing to the PGO’s media liaison office. “The During this year’s St. Petersburg Economic language in certain regions – as is, in fact, navigate, recognize terrain and record Prosecutor General’s Office of Ukraine and Forum (June 16-18), Mr. Putin indirectly currently the law. Only 14 percent support information for analysis. The Raven system former U.S. Federal Prosecutor and accused the North Atlantic Treaty Russian and Ukrainian languages both hav- is part of the European Reassurance Assistant Attorney Bohdan Vitvitsky have Organization (NATO) of acting to “scare the ing equal official status. In 2005, 37 percent Initiative package and ongoing security Russian-speaking population of southeast- Ukrainians supported such official lan- started work together,” the office said, add- assistance efforts in Ukraine. Several dozen ing that Dr. Vitvitsky and Prosecutor ern Ukraine and Crimea” and he posited guage dualism – Ukrainian as the “state” Ukrainian soldiers already have completed that Moscow “simply had to take measures and Russian as an “official” language – General Yuriy Lutsenko met on July 21. training on Raven Unmanned Aircraft During that meeting Mr. Lutsenko outlined to protect certain social groups” in Ukraine while only 35 percent believed that System in Huntsville, Ala. The United States priorities: organizing the work of the (Kremlin.ru, June 17). Ukrainian should be the sole state official has committed more than $600 million in General Inspectorate; increasing efficiency Likewise, a document produced by the language in the country. Yet another char- training and equipment to help Ukraine of cooperation with other law enforcement Moscow-based Council on Foreign and acteristic is the language spoken at home: better defend its sovereignty and territorial bodies; utilizing best-practices in the fight Defense Policy, which lays out a strategy for 44 percent speak Ukrainian (39 percent in integrity. (U.S. Embassy Kyiv) against corruption among high-ranking Russia’s foreign policy until the end of this the 2006 poll) and 25 percent speak both Savchenko calls for reconciliation officials and the recovery of stolen assets. decade, also mentions the “Ukrainian elites’ Ukrainian and Russian (15 percent in the Deputy Chief of Mission at the U.S. Embassy incapacity that led to the country’s eco- 2006 poll). KYIV – Nadiya Savchenko, the Ukrainian in Ukraine George P. Kent was also present nomic and social degradation.” The report Even more remarkable is the data relat- military officer who became a national hero at the meeting. Dr. Vitvitsky stated that he predicts Ukraine’s likely disintegration. ed to cultural identity. A strong 70 percent after spending nearly two years in a Russian is “ready to utilize all my experience to Thus, the document’s authors recommend majority identified as belonging to the prison, called for reconciliation to end the facilitate positive changes in the agency. ... that the Kremlin temporarily halt its activ- Ukrainian cultural tradition (56 percent in conflict in eastern Ukraine, sparking outrage The time of diplomatic courtesy is over, it is ism vis-à-vis Ukraine in order to instead 2006); and only 3 percent identified with among some lawmakers. Ms. Savchenko, time for radical actions,” the PGO reported. focus on Russia’s domestic human capital Russian culture (11 percent in 2006). Such who was elected to the Verkhovna Rada It should be noted that Dr. Vitvitsky served drain (Svop.ru, May 23). notable progress in Ukraine’s cohesion is a while in prison, said in an interview broad- as resident legal advisor at the U.S. This continual stream of Russian criti- consequence of national mobilization in cast July 21 on Ukraine’s Channel 5 that Embassy in Ukraine in 2007-2009. cism notwithstanding, the results of a response to Russian aggression. Perhaps it Ukrainians must “ask for forgiveness.” (Ukrainian Canadian Congress, UNIAN) recent sociological study by the Kyiv-based also explains why the conflict in the Donbas Otherwise, she said, the violence that has Sea Breeze exercises begin Razumkov Center actually shows that remains limited. gripped the country’s Donbas region since social cohesion and the resilience of Nonetheless, Ukrainian unity still experi- April 2014 would continue. Her comments KYIV – The 15th annual Sea Breeze Ukrainian society has, in many respects, ences certain risks, as some distinct region- infuriated nationalist lawmakers and others, naval exercises are under way on the Black dramatically improved since the Maidan al differences persist. For example, on the including Anton Herashchenko who also Sea. Co-hosted by the Ukrainian and U.S. Revolution of Dignity and subsequent war issue of identifying foremost with Ukraine, serves as an aide to the Internal Affairs navies, the drills include personnel from 13 with Russia (Razumkov.org.ua, June 6). the number is only 23 percent in the Ministry. “You, Nadiya, are able to ask for for- countries including Britain, Turkey, A Razumkov Center poll, conducted in Donbas and 31 percent in Ukraine’s strate- giveness of... Russians who came to our Romania and Georgia. Participating forces 2014-2015, shows that a relative majority gic southern Black Sea littoral. Likewise, 23 lands to kill and rape, but we will never ask are practicing amphibious landings, on- of Ukrainian residents associate their iden- percent of Donbas residents primarily forgiveness of the occupiers and terrorists,” board firefighting, anti-submarine warfare, tity foremost with Ukraine. This latest identify themselves with their region. he wrote on his Facebook page. “We will, search and rescue, and other missions. result reverses the opposite phenomena At the same time, a plurality (45 percent) through clenched teeth, hold on and achieve Speaking at the exercises’ opening ceremo- observed by Razumkov researchers in of residents in eastern Ukraine replied neg- the emancipation of our lands by any ny on July 25, U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey 2005-2009, when Ukrainians tended to atively to the question about their willing- means!” Ms. Savchenko, a helicopter naviga- Pyatt said: “This is the first Sea Breeze in form “subnational identities at the regional ness to defend the country, either in actual tor, was captured in June 2014, and put on which we have been able to have two U.S. level based on language, cultural, ethnic combat or as a voluntary supporter. In cen- trial in Russia, charged with complicity in and religious characteristics.” At that time, tral Ukraine, the comparable proportion the killing of two Russian reporters cover- (Continued on page 12) the experts mentioned the risk that some was only 26 percent. In the country as a regional communities could adopt foreign whole, 18 percent of Ukrainians were ready identities – which essentially materialized to specifically defend Ukraine with arms, among groups supportive of Russian but the range of responses differed from 24 he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 aggression in Crimea and parts of the percent in western Ukraine to 20 percent in T U W Donbas (Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts). central Ukraine, 17 percent in the south, 13 An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., In the Razumkov Center’s latest survey, percent in the east and only 9 percent in the a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Moscow seeks to put Ukraine’s smallest nationalities in play against Kyiv

by Paul Goble Those fears may be justified given that Ukraine and received prominent coverage in self-preservation and further development. Eurasia Daily Monitor following Mr. Poroshenko’s announcement, Sofia newspapers, thus giving Moscow [And] our Union of the Gagauz of Ukraine is Moscow-based commentators immediately another black eye there (Bnr.bg, July 6). appealing to President Poroshenko and the The ethnic-Ukrainian share of Ukraine’s complained that Kyiv was not offering a The Bulgarian “demand” turned out to be deputies of the Verkhovna Rada to take up population is now greater than the ethnic- similar right of autonomy to Ukraine’s eth- nothing more than the latest example of this issue” because its adoption will repre- Russian share of the Russian Federation’s nic Russians (Vz.ru, June 28). In addition, Russian disinformation. But the situation sent “the triumph of justice and democracy population – and significantly larger if one reports soon appeared in Russian outlets with regard to Ukraine’s Gagauz may be in Ukraine” (Vz.ru, July 18). does not include Russian-occupied Crimea that the Bulgarian and Gagauz communi- more significant not only because it appears Three reasons exist for why Moscow and the Donbas in the Ukrainian estima- ties in Ukraine had begun campaigns to that its leaders appear to really want some likely believes that it will be more success- tion. Despite that, Moscow continues to try demand autonomy for themselves. specific form of autonomy but also because ful with the Gagauz than with other minori- to play the ethnic card in Ukraine, not only Within a week of Mr. Poroshenko mak- Russian outlets are promoting it far more ty groups. First, Moscow has long experi- with ethnic Russians in the east but with ing his proposal, Moscow media outlets heavily than they did the Bulgarian “falshiv- ence working with and even manipulating smaller ethnic communities elsewhere. were filled with reports that the Bulgarians ka” (falsification) (Korrespondent.net, Lenta. the Gagauz minority in Moldova, where the Russia’s earlier failed efforts to mobilize of Ukraine had asked the Ukrainian presi- ru, Gagauzinfo.md, RT, July 18). Russian authorities have been able to coor- Ukraine’s 150,000 ethnic Hungarians and dent to grant them autonomy in the Odesa Using its VKontakte page, the Union of dinate Gagauz actions with those of sepa- 150,000 Romanians attracted some attention and Kherson oblasts. These Russian Gagauz of Ukraine issued a statement that ratist Transnistria against the Moldovan in the past largely because of their proximity reports cited Yury Palychev, who was iden- none of its leaders or members have so far state. Second, the Gagauz minority in to Hungary and Romania, respectively. But tified as a leader of the Bulgarian communi- disowned. After Mr. Poroshenko’s speech, the Ukraine is small and thus easier to control now Moscow is seeking to put two other and ty, to the effect that Mr. Poroshenko’s pro- union said that “unfortunately many Gagauz than larger ones. It is unlikely that any smaller groups – the 32,000 Gagauz (a Turkic- posal had “essentially changed the consti- are forgetting their language and being trans- statement that the Gagauz Union puts out speaking people who mainly belong to the tutional field of Ukraine and created an formed into part of a uniform social mass. At will ever be denied, regardless of whether it Christian Orthodox Church) and the 140,000 important precedent.” Therefore, he report- one point, the lands of southern Ukraine is genuine or not. And third, precisely Bulgarians – in play in Odesa Oblast in a trans- edly said, “the Bulgarians of Ukraine living were given to us, Gagauz, because of our fidel- because this Turkic-speaking but Russian parent attempt to destabilize that southern on specific territories also [should] receive ity to Orthodoxy. [Because of that heritage,] Orthodox group is so little known, Moscow Ukrainian region and Ukraine more generally autonomy” (Vz.ru, July 4). we have the complete right to call ourselves can disseminate the kinds of declarations it (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, April 9, 13, 2015). But less than a day later, Mr. Palychev the indigenous residents of these places. needs with little fear that they will be con- This latest Russian effort began immedi- spoke to the Ukrainian press and denied But we do not have our own territorial tradicted by outsider observers. ately after June 28, when Ukrainian what Moscow was reporting: “I officially autonomy” (Vz.ru, July 18). Such Russian special operations will President Petro Poroshenko proposed giv- declare that I have never appealed to According to the Gagauz Union declara- have to be watched closely. What appears ing the Crimean Tatars the right to self- Ukrainian President Petro Oleksiyevych tion, until Mr. Poroshenko’s proposal regard- to be a minor issue now could blow up into determination within Ukraine. Many Poroshenko. Moreover, I have never called ing the Crimean Tatars, any talk of autonomy a major one if it is coordinated in Ukraine Ukrainians support this policy for the on anyone to offer territorial autonomy to was denounced as separatism, “but the in the same way the Gagauz have been Crimean Tatars as an effective wedge issue the Bulgarians in the Odesa and Kherson times are changing,” and Mr. Poroshenko’s coordinated with Transnistria in Moldova. against the Russian occupation of Crimea. oblasts. I have always stood on the principles proposal represents “a powerful domestic But at the same time, others have opposed of the territorial integrity and inviolability of political breakthrough” that gives the Gagauz The article above is reprinted from it because of concerns about the precedent Ukraine, and I stand on those principles and others “real prospects for the autono- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from this might set for ethnic Russians or other now” (Golos.ua, July 5). Mr. Palychev’s state- mization of the country while preserving its its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, ethnic minorities throughout Ukraine. ment was confirmed by other Bulgarians in territorial integrity… We need autonomy for www.jamestown.org. Ukrainian Cabinet Poland’s Parliament declares Volyn massacres “genocide” appoints Ulana Suprun the Volyn region of what is now northwest Russia’s influence. Warsaw has also sup- Ukraine laments move Ukraine, known in Polish as Wolyn. ported closer ties between the European as acting health minister The UPA’s main objective was said to Union and Kyiv. Ukrinform RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service have been to win Ukrainian independence Occasionally, controversies from their by ousting Nazi and later Soviet occupiers shared history have resurfaced between KYIV – Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers Poland’s lower house of Parliament, the and to clear Poles from territories that the two neighbors, who share a 500-kilo- on July 27 appointed Deputy Minister of Sejm, has voted to declare World War II-era were historically Ukrainian land. meter border, though without a major Health Ulana Suprun as the acting killings committed by Ukrainian national- The killings provoked bloody reprisals by impact on bilateral relations. health minister. ists against Polish civilians “genocide” in a Polish partisans grouped in the anti-Nazi In 2013, the liberal government adopted On July 12, Ukrainian President move that could provoke tensions between and anti-Soviet Home Army (AK). They a softer version of the resolution to main- Petro Poroshenko had met with the the two neighbors. killed an estimated 20,000 Ukrainians. tain amicable relations with Ukraine, which physician, volunteer and director of Kyiv, which rejects the genocide label for None of the massacres was officially was moving closer to the European Union. humanitarian initiatives at the the crimes, reacted cautiously, with acknowledged under communism, but they The 2013 resolution referred to the war- Ukrainian World Congress, Dr. Suprun, President Petro Poroshenko expressing have remained a painful part of Poland’s time mass-murders as “ethnic cleansing and asked her to become deputy min- “regret” over Warsaw’s move. national consciousness. characterized by signs of genocide.” ister of health of Ukraine. Mr. Poroshenko cautioned that the reso- The Sejm resolution also recognizes But Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Poland’s power- On July 22, the Cabinet of Ministers lution could be used against his country. Polish crimes, saying: “Nor can one dismiss ful leader of the governing right-wing Law appointed Dr. Suprun as deputy health Ukraine has been embroiled in a conflict or downplay acts of Polish revenge on and Justice Party (PiS), has long pushed for minister. with Russia-backed separatists that has Ukrainian villages, during which civilian the killings to be labeled genocide. Dr. Suprun is an American of claimed more than 9,400 lives since April populations also perished.” Mr. Kaczynski holds no government post Ukrainian descent. Since the fall of 2014. “I’m sorry to hear about the decision of but is widely regarded as Poland’s real 2013, she has lived in Ukraine. During Mr. Poroshenko also called for reconcili- the Polish Sejm. I know that many will seek powerbroker. the events of the Revolution of National ation and forgiveness between the two to use it for political speculations,” Mr. The PiS gained won a clear victory in Dignity she worked in a medical ser- nations. Poroshenko wrote on Facebook. October’s parliamentary elections on an vice. In 2014 she became head of the The move by the right-wing-dominated “However, we must return to the com- anti-migrant populist platform, handing a humanitarian initiatives of the Sejm reverses a 2013 decision led by liberal mandments of [Pope] John Paul II – forgive heavy defeat to the liberal Civic Platform. Ukrainian World Congress. lawmakers that stopped short of calling the and ask for forgiveness. Only by joint steps In 2014 she founded the Patriot Defence organization, which holds train- killings of tens of thousands Poles by can we achieve Christian reconciliation and Copyright 2016, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted ing for first aid treatment and provides Ukrainian nationalists a genocide. unity. Only together can we clarify all the with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Ukrainian servicemen with improved “The victims of the crimes committed in facts of the tragic pages of our common his- Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, NATO-standard individual first aid kits. the 1940s by Ukrainian nationalists were tory.” Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see On July 11, 2015, President not duly commemorated, and the mass Andriy Deshchytsia, Ukraine’s ambassa- http://www.rferl.org/content/poland-par- Poroshenko granted Ukrainian citizen- murder was not defined as genocide in dor to Poland, also said he regrets that “pref- liament-declares-volyn-massacres-/ ship to Dr. Suprun and her husband, erence was given to a unilateral assessment 27874252.html). accordance with the historical truth,” reads Mark Suprun. of political events, rather than professional the Sejm resolution, which was adopted by * * * Earlier in July, officers of the Security or even international Ukrainian-Polish EDITOR’S NOTE: For more on this issue, a 432-1 vote with one abstention. Service of Ukraine and the Prosecutor Historians say that in 1943-1944 mem- expert research and relevant legal conclu- including President Petro Pososhenko’s General’s Office detained Deputy Health bers of the paramilitary Ukrainian sions about what happened.” recent step toward Ukrainian-Polish recon- Minister Roman Vasylyshyn for bribe- Insurgent Army (UPA) massacred between Poland has been a strong backer of ciliation, see “Anti-Ukrainian sentiments taking. Mr. Vasylyshyn was suspended 35,000 and 60,000 Polish civilians, includ- Ukraine’s independence and democracy, swell in Poland,” by Zenon Zawada, in our from his office. ing many children, women and elderly in and has been a Western counterbalance to July 17 issue. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

OBITUARIES Journalist Pavel Sheremet, 44, killed by car bomb in Kyiv

by Christopher Miller ordered security to be provided to Ms. Prytula, the presi- RFE/RL dent’s spokesman said on Twitter. Sevhil Musayeva-Borovyk, the chief editor at Ukrayinska KYIV – Pavel Sheremet, an award-winning journalist Pravda, told RFE/RL that she believes Mr. Sheremet’s kill- whose reporting challenged the authorities in Belarus, ing was related to his work. Other colleagues at the website Russia and Ukraine over the past two decades, was killed told RFE/RL that he recently had complained that he was on July 20 when the car he was driving was destroyed by a being followed. Colleagues said they were not aware of a bomb in downtown Kyiv. particular piece of reporting that might have been a motive Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko called Mr. to kill Mr. Sheremet. Sheremet’s death a “murder,” saying the blast was caused Born in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, Mr. Sheremet had by an “explosive device” and that all evidence points to an lived and worked in Kyiv during the last five years as a jour- assassination. Colleagues said they believed it was linked nalist for Ukrayinska Pravda and a presenter at Radio Vesti. to his work. He had previously worked for media in Belarus and Russia, Belarusian-born Mr. Sheremet, 44, a journalist at news where he faced pressure from authorities for his work. website Ukrayinska Pravda, was driving to the offices of He had served as editor-in-chief of the popular indepen- Radio Vesti to do a regular morning show when the bomb dent weekly Belarus Business News, as well as anchor and went off at about 7:45 a.m., officials said. The Internal producer of “Prospekt,” a news analysis program on Affairs Ministry said the explosives were planted under- Belarusian state television that was banned by President neath the car and the blast was set off by “possibly a Alyaksandr Lukashenka in 1995 – a year after the authori- remote-controlled or delayed-action” detonator. tarian leader’s election and a week before a referendum Pavel Sheremet in a photo posted on his Facebook page that expanded his powers. The following year, he became The explosion destroyed the red sedan Mr. Sheremet in November 2013. was driving, which was owned by his partner, Ukrayinska the Minsk bureau chief of Russia’s ORT television. Pravda owner and founding editor Olena Prytula. The force ing, he added, so bystanders poured water over his body. A crusader for human rights, freedom of speech, and of the blast was equivalent to some 600 grams of TNT. Mr. Sheremet’s death prompted an immediate outpour- freedom of the press, Mr. Sheremet was arrested while The ministry said Mr. Sheremet’s killers had acted “skill- ing of grief from journalists in Ukraine, where the grisly shooting a report about smuggling across the Belarus- fully.” slaying of Ukrayinska Pravda’s founder, Heorhii Gongadze, Lithuanian border in 1997 and sentenced to two years in President Petro Poroshenko said in televised comments 16 years ago has left a cloud over the media and political prison – a move widely viewed as politically motivated. that he believes the killing was carried out “with one aim in climate. Amnesty International declared him a prisoner of con- mind: to destabilize the situation in the country, possibly ”It’s terrible. We’re all very sad today,” Mustafa Nayyem, science and he was released after three months, when ahead of further events.” a member of Parliament and former journalist at Boris Yeltsin intervened. He said he has requested assistance from the U.S. Ukrayinska Pravda, told RFE/RL by phone from the site of A critic of Mr. Lukashenka’s persistent crackdown on Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the murder inves- the morning rush-hour explosion. dissent, Mr. Sheremet was passionate about the fate of peo- tigation in order to ensure “maximum transparency.” Mr. Sheremet was also mourned by colleagues and ple who disappeared in Belarus in the late 1990s and were Alyona Horbatko, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy friends from Belarus, Russia and further afield. never found – including three opponents of Mr. in Kyiv, confirmed to RFE/RL that the FBI would assist its “Shocked by the murder of Pavel Sheremet,” Michael Lukashenka, as well as Mr. Sheremet’s cameraman, Dmitry Ukrainian counterparts in the case. McFaul, a former U.S. ambassador to Russia, said on Zavadsky. ​At the scene, kiosk operator Lyubov Pereyenko said she Twitter. He called Mr. Sheremet “one of the best” journal- Mr. Sheremet was spokesman for the organization had just opened her shop when a deafening blast shook the ists and said: “Pavel was such a decent man. So sad.” behind Charter 97, a 1997 declaration that called for ground. “The explosion was so powerful that it sent parts Global rights watchdogs Amnesty International and democracy and human rights in Belarus. Deliberately [of the car] flying into my kiosk,” she told RFE/RL. Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Mr. Sheremet’s killing a reflecting the Charter 77 human rights declaration in Czechoslovakia 20 years earlier, the Charter 97 declaration A barista at a mobile coffee truck said the blast thrust “reprehensible act that has sent a shockwave for freedom called for “devotion to the principles of independence, free- him backward and nearly knocked him to the ground and of expression in Ukraine.” dom and democracy, respect for human rights,” and “soli- that it appeared Mr. Sheremet was alive when onlookers President Poroshenko wrote on Facebook that he has darity with everybody who stands for the elimination of the pulled his mangled body from the scorched vehicle. “He ordered security officials to “immediately investigate this dictatorial regime and restoration of democracy in Belarus.” took a breath. Maybe just one,” said the barista, who did crime,” adding that “the culprits must be punished.” not want to give his name. Mr. Sheremet’s body was smok- He held a meeting with senior security officials and (Continued on page 16) Orest Subtelny, noted historian and political scientist, 75 TORONTO – Orest Subtelny, a noted historian and politi- University of Toronto Press in 1988, shortly before cal scientist, a university professor, scholar and author, Ukraine’s independence. The book gave the country an passed away peacefully on July 24, after succumbing to authoritative history during its formative years. It has been cancer and dementia. He was 75. published in four editions and translated into numerous Born in Krakow, occupied Poland, on May 17, 1941, he languages. It will remain his lasting legacy to Ukraine and came to the United States with his parents as a refugee in Ukrainians. 1949. In his new hometown of Philadelphia he attended For his scholarly and professional contributions, he was the renowned Central High School and was active in Plast presented with the Order of Merit by the government of Ukrainian Scouting Organization, where he made many Ukraine in 2001. He was named a foreign member of the lifelong friendships, especially in his fraternity, Burlaky. Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and awarded an honorary After graduating from Temple University with a B.A. in doctorate by the Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine. He was 1965 and from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill also awarded the Shevchenko Medal by the Ukrainian with an M.A. in 1967, he completed his Ph.D. at Harvard Canadian Congress for his outstanding contributions to the University in 1973 in history and Middle Eastern studies. development of the Ukrainian Canadian community in the His thesis, titled “Unwilling Allies: The Relations of Hetman category of education. Pylyp Orlyk with the Ottoman Porte and the Crimean He is survived by his wife, Prof. Maria Subtelny; son, Dr. Khanate,” was the first doctorate in the newly formed Alexander Subtelny of Cambridge, Mass.; sister, Dr. Oksana Ukrainian Studies Program at Harvard. Isajiw, with her husband, Irenaeus, of Newton, N.J.; and by While at Harvard he met his wife, Maria, and after sever- many other family members in Canada, the U.S. and al memorable years as assistant and then associate profes- Ukraine. sor at Hamilton College in Clinton, N.Y., in 1982 he moved The funeral liturgy was offered on July 29 at St. to York University in Toronto, where he was professor of Demetrius Ukrainian Catholic Church, followed by inter- history and political science until his retirement in 2015. ment at Park Lawn Cemetery. An avid soccer fan, he played for the All-American Team Prof. Orest Subtelny in a photo from his teaching days. Memorial donations may be made to Plast Ukrainian in college and later with the Norwood Kickers in Boston. Scouting Organization (https://www.canadahelps.org/en/ During his academic career he authored six books on editor of the journal Nationalities Papers and an organizer charities/plast-ukrainian-youth-association-of-cana- East European and Ukrainian history, including “The of many international scholarly conferences. da1978-associatio/), the Ukrainian Canadian Care Center Mazepists: Ukrainian Separatism in the 18th Century” and From 1998 to 2012 he was a director of Canadian (http://stdemetrius.ca/donate/index.php) or the Hurvitz “Domination of Eastern Europe: Native Nobilities and International Development Agency (CIDA) projects in Brain Sciences Center at Sunnybrook Hospital (http://sun- Foreign Absolutism,” and a total of 55 articles and book Ukraine. nybrook.ca/foundation/brain/). chapters. 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WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly The Democratic platform, and more Ever more Russians concerned Last week in this space we focused attention on the platform of the Republican Party that was adopted at its National Convention in Cleveland. This week, we take a about costs of Crimea to themselves look at the Democratic Party’s platform. by Paul Goble building the Kerch bridge is not only First, however, a short preface. The Ukrainian Congress Committee of America absurdly expensive but probably beyond informed those on its e-mail list that it had been in touch over the past several Even though polls show Russians are the technical capacity of Russian corpora- months with the Democratic and Republican national committees, as well as advi- paying less day-to-day attention to what is tions to complete. If the bridge in fact is sors to several presidential candidates from both parties, and stated that the UCCA happening in Ukraine (windowoneurasia2. constructed, one will be able to photograph “commends the inclusion of Ukraine in both party platforms for the first time in over blogspot.com/2016/06/ever-fewer-rus- it but not walk across it. a decade.” The UCCA added in its July 21 release: “Demonstrating the level of biparti- sians-are-paying.html), there is mounting Third, Mr. Stelmakh suggests that Mr. san support for Ukraine in this country, both party platforms now include specific evidence that ever more of them are con- Putin’s own words at an economic forum in commitments to seeing Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity restored.” cerned about the impact on their own lives St. Petersburg about the U.S. as “the only (NB: The UCCA release was written before the Democratic Party’s platform was offi- of the Kremlin’s Anschluss of Ukraine’s remaining superpower” and about Russia’s cially adopted by its convention.) Crimean peninsula. interest in cooperating with it undercut We’ve now taken a look at the final version of the Democratic platform and can In fact, Sergey Stelmakh writes in a com- earlier Russian propaganda that suggested say, yes, it does mention Ukraine and Russia’s violations of Ukraine’s sovereignty, but mentary for RFE/RL, Crimea has ceased to the war in Ukraine was in fact a war with not in words as strong or specific as those in the GOP platform (see last week’s edi- be an issue of concern only to “the Russian the United States. torial). In a paragraph about Russia contained in the section “Confront Global liberal intelligentsia and political margin- Fourth, he notes the extension of Threats” the Democratic platform simply notes: “Russia is engaging in destabilizing als” and is becoming an issue for members European Union sanctions and the admis- of what could be called “the pro-Kremlin actions along its borders, violating Ukraine’s sovereignty and attempting to recreate sion by Russian officials from the top down middle class” (ru.krymr.com/content/arti- spheres of influence that undermine American interests.” that Russians are going to be “compelled to cle/27811778.html). Another reference to Ukraine appears in the entry about Europe under the sec- live in difficult circumstances for a long And what is most important, he suggests tion titled “A Leader in the World,” where it is stated: “…We will seek to strengthen time yet” because of the Crimean Anschluss in his June 21 article, is that senior mem- – an acknowledgement that raises as many our strategic partnership with Turkey while pushing for reforms, end the division of bers of Vladimir Putin’s regime appear to Cyprus, and continue to support a close relationship with states that seek to questions as it answers. be aware of this and are trying to decide And fifth, Mr. Stelmakh says, there has strengthen their ties to NATO and Europe, such as Georgia and Ukraine.” what to do even as they make statements It should be noted that the platform also expresses the Democratic Party’s posi- been “ ‘a fifth element,’ the activation of a that have the unintended effect of leading public [online] discussion about Russia’s tion on NATO and its Article 5 commitments, especially in reaction to the most ever more Russians to ask themselves what recent statements made by the Republican Party’s presidential candidate. “We reject lack of need for the peninsula” with even if anything they have gotten from the some nominally pro-Kremlin bloggers Donald Trump’s threats to abandon our European and NATO allies, all while he “Crimea is ours” push. praises Putin. …We will maintain our Article 5 collective security commitments to “publishing posts about possibly giving up Mr. Stelmakh gives five examples of Crimea since it is very complicated to live NATO because we are stronger when we have our allies at our side. …Donald Trump regime actions in support of his argument. would overturn more than 50 years of American foreign policy by abandoning NATO under sanctions.” First, he points to Dmitry Medvedev’s What this shows is that regime propa- partners – 44 countries who help us fight terrorism every day – and embracing unfortunate turn of phrase to an audience gandists are now having to admit that Russian President Vladimir Putin instead. We believe in strong alliances and will in Crimea that “there is no money, but hold “things are bad and that something must be deter Russian aggression, build European resilience and protect our NATO allies. We on anyway” – words that have led many done.” This is a remarkable development will make it clear to Putin that we are prepared to cooperate with him when it is in Russians elsewhere to ask why or even if given the Kremlin’s past self-confidence our interest …but we will not hesitate to stand up to Russian aggression. …” they can. and the danger that such official acknowl- Having reviewed the platforms of both parties, we must ask: But what’s a party’s Second, he notes the recent announce- edgements will lead more Russians to ask platform worth if its presidential candidate chooses to not only ignore it, but to voice ment that Moscow has discovered that questions as well. positions in direct contradiction to it? That’s what’s happening on the Republican Another blogger only added fuel to this side, with Mr. Trump not only questioning the value of NATO and undermining its Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on fire by suggesting in late June that Crimea founding principles (the platform declared that NATO’s “continued effectiveness is ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia should be exchanged “for a pair of oblasts vital, especially in light of recent military challenges in Eastern Europe”), but now who has served in various capacities in the bordering Ukraine” That proposal makes suggesting that he is open to accepting Russia’s annexation of Crimea (the platform U.S. State Department, the Central mincemeat of Mr. Putin’s claims about the reads, “We will not accept any territorial change in Eastern Europe imposed by force, Intelligence Agency and the International “sacred” nature of Crimea and suggests that in Ukraine, Georgia, or elsewhere…”). According to The Washington Post, asked Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice at least some in the Moscow elite are think- whether he would recognize Crimea “as Russian territory” and lift sanctions, Mr. of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio ing about how to escape the current dilem- Trump said: “We’ll be looking at that. Yeah, we’ll be looking.” Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for ma. Clearly, then, though the party platforms are important (and that is why we’ve cho- International Peace. The article above is Mr. Putin operated on the assumption sen to inform our readers about them), the words of the candidates running in this reprinted with permission from his blog that he could ultimately force the all-important presidential election must also be scrutinized. And that’s something we called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- urge our readers to keep in mind as this unprecedented election campaign continues. woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). (Continued on page 16)

THE DAILY VERTICAL August Turning the pages back...

Four years ago, at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in 1 London on July 27 through August 12, Ukraine finished with 20 Ukraine’s forgotten war medals (six gold, five silver and nine bronze) with a 12th-place month as deadly as July – and the month finish in the medals standings and 14th in the gold medal stand- by Brian Whitmore 2012 isn’t even over yet. ings. A total of 238 athletes (119 men and 119 women) in 21 RFE/RL But despite all the death and destruc- sports were sent by the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. Don’t look now but it’s been one hell of a tion, almost nobody is noticing. The war in As with every Olympic Games, records are broken and new firsts are set for each partic- deadly month in the Donbas. the Donbas has become the forgotten war. ipating country. For Ukraine, there were a lot of firsts, including Ukraine’s first Olympic gold medal in rowing, on August 1, 2012, when Kateryna Tarasenko, Anastasiia I know it’s easy to miss given all the It hasn’t become a frozen conflict, like in Kozhenkova, Yana Dementieva and Nataliya Dovhodko beat Germany and the U.S.A. in the excitement elsewhere, but according to sta- Abkhazia and South Ossetia, as many had women’s 2,000-meter final. With a time of 6:35.93, the team won by a three-second lead tistics released by the United Nations last predicted. Instead, it’s a simmering conflict against its nearest competitor. week, 27 Ukrainian soldiers were killed and that has slipped below the world’s radar. Other gold medalists included boxers Oleksandr Usyk and Vasyl Lomachenko, 200- 123 wounded in the first part of July alone. It’s a festering sore on the Ukrainian meter canoe sprinter Yuri Cheban, weightlifter Oleksiy Trokhtiy and epée fencer Yana Yesterday, three Ukrainian servicemen body politic, one that is sapping the coun- Shemyakina. Silver medalists included boxer Denys Berinchyk, kayaker Inna Osypenko- were killed and three more were wounded. try’s energy, wearing down its resolve and Radomska (500-meters, 200-meters sprint), wrestler Valerii Andriitsev (96 kg), javelin Six more were killed over one 24-hour killing its citizens. thrower Oleksandr Pyatnytsya. Bronze medalists included boxers Taras Shelestyuk and period this past weekend. And in this sense, the forgotten war in Oleksandr Hvozdyk, the women’s 4x100-meter relay team of Yelizaveta Bryzhina, Olesya The reports of this slow drip of death the Donbas is serving the purpose that Povh, Hrytsyna Stuy and Mariya Ryemyen, weightlifter Yulia Kalina (58 kg), triple jumper have been coming in every single day, each Russia intended it to serve. Olha Saladuha, gymnast Ihor Radivilov (vault), saber fencer Olha Kharlan and air pistol looking like the one before it. shooter Olena Kostevych (10-meters and 25-meters). Three killed and 16 wounded one day. Copyright 2016, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted The 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, run from August 5 to 21, One killed and five wounded another. Three with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ with Ukraine being independently represented for the sixth time. This year, Ukraine is killed and 13 wounded on another. And Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, sending 202 athletes (86 men and 116 women), who will be competing in 22 sports – seven killed and 14 wounded on yet another. Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see archery, athletics, badminton, boxing, canoeing, cycling, diving, equestrian, fencing, It becomes a blur. http://www.rferl.org/content/daily-verti- But when you add it all up, you need to cal-deadly-donbas-forgotten-war/ (Continued on page 16) go back nearly a year to find another 27880993.html). No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 7

IN THE PRESS: Trump, The things we do ... Russia and Ukraine by Orysia Paszczak Tracz “How a Trump presidency could …whatever resources Putin wagered on destabilize Europe,” by columnist Anne Trump, they are paying off. … Trump has Applebaum, The Washington Post, July begun repeating arguments identical to 21 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/ those used on Russian state television. opinions/global-opinions/how-a-trump- These range from doubts about the sover- A trip back into history: presidency-could-destabilize-europe/2016 eignty of Ukraine… to doubts about U.S. /07/21/9ec38a20-4f75-11e6-a422- leadership of the democratic world. ... 83ab49ed5e6a_story.html): Gardenton, Manitoba …we finally have a presidential candidate, “Donald Trump, the Siberian On May 14, a group of members of Donald Trump, with direct and indirect links Candidate,” by columnist Paul Krugman, Alpha Omega Alumnae and friends drove to a foreign dictator, Vladimir Putin, whose The New York Times, July 22 (http:// one and a half hours southeast of policies he promotes. And yet it is not secret, www.nytimes.com/2016/07/22/opinion/ Winnipeg and entered the world of the it is not a plot, there is no conspiracy. No donald-trump-the-siberian-candidate.html): first Ukrainian pioneers to Manitoba 125 one has been hypnotized or recruited by If elected, would Donald Trump be years ago. The region with the towns of foreign intelligence. Just as Marine Le Pen, Vladimir Putin’s man in the White House? Gardenton, Stuartburn, Tolstoi (there’s a leader of the French National Front, openly This should be a ludicrous, outrageous long story on its renaming) was one of the accepts Russian money, the Trump cam- question. After all, he must be a patriot – he areas where Ukrainians (mostly from the paign advertises its Russian links and pays even wears hats promising to make Bukovyna region) settled long ago in 1896. no real political price. … America great again. But we’re talking This day trip was a celebration of the He has also surrounded himself with about a ludicrous, outrageous candidate. 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement people whose deep links to the corrupt And the Trump campaign’s recent behavior in Canada. world of Russian business would normally has quite a few foreign policy experts won- The first Ukrainian church built in disqualify them from U.S. politics. He dering just what kind of hold Mr. Putin has Canada, in 1897, St. Michael’s Ukrainian brought in a foreign policy aide, Carter Page, over the Republican nominee, and whether Orthodox Church, was consecrated in who has long-standing connections to that influence will continue if he wins. I’m 1899.* It was recognized as a Manitoba Russian companies, including Gazprom, and not talking about merely admiring Mr. Provincial Historic site in 1974 and as a has supported the Russian invasion of Putin’s performance… I am, instead, talking site of National Historic and Architectural Ukraine. His campaign manager, Paul about indications that Mr. Trump would, in Status in 1988. The descendants of the first Manafort, worked for many years in office, actually follow a pro-Putin foreign pioneers loyally maintain the church and Ukraine on behalf of Viktor Yanukovych, the policy, at the expense of America’s allies cemetery grounds. The cemetery crosses, pro-Russian president ousted in 2014. … and her own self-interest. with the earliest grave from 1898, tell the A hand-made hempseed press. Russia is clearly participating in the … what we’re now seeing from Mr. Trump story of the early families, a number of Trump campaign. The theft of material from and his associates goes beyond emulation, children among the deceased. The descen- out the year at the site, with the main one the Democratic National Committee a few and is starting to look like subservience. dants return to the church for the annual being the annual Ukrainian Festival. Last weeks ago was the work of Russian hackers. First, there was the Ukraine issue – one feast day of the patron saint of the parish year, the society celebrated its 50th anni- Russian state media and social media, on which Republican leaders have consis- (praznyk) and other events. Don Machnee versary with a two-day festival on the together with a host of fake websites and tently taken a hard line and criticized Mr. led the group on a tour of the church. grounds on July 11-12. The celebration Twitter accounts with Russian origins, Obama for insufficient action, with John Not far away from the church grounds is included a church service, a full afternoon actively support Trump and are contribut- the Gardenton Ukrainian Museum, found- concert by Ukrainian singers, dancers and ing to some of the hysteria on the Internet. (Continued on page 18) ed in 1965. Here the group saw an original musicians, a Saturday evening zabava and pioneer house (awaiting a new thatched Ukrainian dinners. For the anniversary, roof), an outdoor clay oven (pich) and the there was the unveiling of a 30-by-four- LETTER TO THE EDITOR one-room schoolhouse. The jewel of the foot mural by local artist Frank Saprowich museum grounds is the Gardenton commemorating Gardenton and its Main Ford-Carter debate. Gerald R. Ford stum- Ukrainian Museum itself, which has on Street in its earlier days. A counter-argument bled and made an upsetting statement – exhibit many original cultural and utilitari- This most informative trip took the “There is no Soviet domination of Eastern an items of the first pioneers. Leonard Alpha Omega Alumnae members and their to Andrew Fedynsky’s Europe.” But Mr. Fedynsky left out the sec- Krawchuk of Winnipeg, a collector par guests back in time. It left them with an excellence of Ukrainian folk everything, appreciation and understanding of the sac- Dear Editor: ond part: “and there will never be under the Ford administration.” Despite the blun- guided the group through the museum, rifices and backbreaking work of those In response to Andrew Fedynsky’s col- der, we know that Mr. Ford was keenly explaining in detail the hand-made farm Ukrainian pioneers. They set roots in a umn (June 19), I will be as bold as he was aware of Soviet domination. Mr. Fedynsky and household implements and the exqui- new land, but maintained their Ukrainian and claim the opposite. If you love America went on to say that Lev Dobriansky was “a site original folk costumes. identity with pride. and Ukraine, you will not vote for Hillary profile in courage” for breaking with his The day ended with a delicious Helen Feniuk, AOA treasurer and mem- Clinton. The arguments Mr. Fedynsky pre- party and supporting Mr. Carter. Does it Ukrainian supper of varenyky in cream bership chair, is also a board member of sented for not voting for Donald Trump really take “courage” to vote across party and dill sauce and kovbasa. The Manitoba the Gardenton Ukrainian Museum and bear closer scrutiny because not one thing lines in this country? Brent Scowcroft word for varenyky is “perogies.” Those Village Society, and facilitated the event. is based on his record. In contrast, Ms. (Republican) is supporting Hillary. He who wanted to could stay for the dance Oksana Shulakewych, co-chair of the Clinton has an actual record. Her ideology wrote the infamous “Chicken Kiev” speech (zabava) beginning after supper. Program Committee, organized the trip. and character have been validated by her for George Bush. Courage? The Gardenton Ukrainian Museum and (Alpha Omega Alumnae, founded in actions. Her proposed policies vary by I assure Mr. Fedynsky that I would “coura- Village Society holds many events through- 1958, is a Winnipeg organization of female adapting to her audience. Actions do speak geously” vote for a qualified Democrat like a university graduates of Ukrainian descent. louder than words. Joe Lieberman. This, however, is not the old Orysia Tracz may be contacted at First Mr. Fedynsky attacks Mr. Trump for Democratic Party. This is a party of socialist- [email protected]. (Continued on page 18) being a friend to Vladimir Putin and pro- liberals who only seek money and power. posing that the U.S. leave NATO. Mr. Trump This election is important. We have had did make some questionable statements, eight years of divisive politics destroying our but I do not recall a Russia “reset button” as country here and abroad. Barack Obama the one so kindly offered by our former was no more qualified than Mr. Trump. It secretary of state. Also Mr. Trump is calling was under his watch that Crimea was for restructuring NATO. annexed and Ukraine invaded by Russia. Next he attacks Mr. Trump’s staff. Paul Yes, Mr. Trump was mocked by fellow Manafort is his campaign manager – that candidates, yet most of them are now sup- means image not substance – and he has porting him “warts and all” because the worked for leaders both good and bad. Carter thought of a Clinton presidency is so fright- Page is his energy advisor. Maybe this is not a ening. Her supporters say she is the most great choice, but consider that Ms. Clinton qualified. Really? They cop out on sold uranium to the Russians for cash. Benghazi, Libya, e-mails, Clinton cash by The columnist worries about leaks from saying she was not convicted. intelligence briefings to Mr. Trump. Where It does not take courage to vote for is the concern about the classified e-mails Hillary. Let’s be honest. It’s all about per- leaked through Hillary’s private server that sonal gain, not love of country. the Russians now enjoy? To convince readers to vote for Ms. Lydia Kossak Kernitsky, D.M.D A man’s embroidered shirt (sorochka) brought from Halychyna, with the tryzub and Clinton, Mr. Fedynsky dredges up the 1976 Colts Neck, N.J. the lion, a symbol of Halychyna and Lviv. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31 UCC participates in Canada’s defense policy review EDMONTON, Alberta – The Ukrainian ism and Russia’s military aggression,” stat- whose territorial integrity and sovereignty Canadian Congress (UCC) participated in a ed Maj. Kuzyshyn. “It is essential that are respected. begins to implement its commitments roundtable with key stakeholders held in Canada’s defense policy adequately under• At the such Minsk time agreements, when Russia a large finally and Edmonton, Alberta, as part of public con- respond to these challenges.” defense policy must be to ensure the return robust international peacekeeping mission sultations taking place across Canada to The UCC submitted a position paper on of peace• An areato Ukraine. of priority Strengthening for the the Canada abil- will be necessary in order to ensure effec- inform Canada’s new defense policy. The Canada’s Defense Policy Review. The key ity of Ukraine’s security forces to defend tive monitoring of the comprehensive with- roundtable was hosted by Kent Hehr, min- points stressed by the UCC are: their citizens against foreign aggression drawal of Russian troops, weapons and ister of veterans affairs and associate minis- will prevent further bloodshed and facili- materiel from the eastern Ukrainian oblasts ter of national defense. Maj. Oksana Ukrainian territory, first in Ukraine’s tate a diplomatic resolution. of Donetsk and Luhansk. Canada must play Kuzyshyn (ret.) represented the UCC at the • Russia’s invasion of sovereign a leading role in ensuring that international June 4 roundtable. changed the security calculus for Canada an important role in capacity-building for monitoring of the Ukraine-Russia border is Minister Hehr stated, “I am pleased to andCrimean its NATOPeninsula, allies. then Russia’s in eаstern aggression Ukraine, Ukraine’s• Canada armed has andforces. must Some continue 200 CAF to playper- effective – either through a mission under have had the opportunity to host today’s against Ukraine is a violation of Ukraine’s sonnel are training Ukrainian forces in tac- the auspices of the United Nations or the roundtable meeting in Edmonton. The sovereignty, the rules-based international tics as part of Operation UNIFIER. Organization for Security and Cooperation depth of expertise provided by the partici- order, as well as global peace and security. Currently, Canada is committed to partici- in Europe. pants, as well as the feedback we are pate until 2017. The number of CAF per- receiving through the online consultation neighbors in Eastern Europe and the Arctic sonnel participating in UNIFIER must be European Union, the G-7 and other like- portal, illustrates the importance of open present• Russian a challenge aggressive to Canada’s actions sovereignty against its increased substantially and Operation minded• Canada, nations, in must cooperation toughen economic with the and transparent dialogue as we engage on and territorial integrity of its northern UNIFIER should be extended until at least sanctions on Russia. Such actions will deter issues important to Canadians.” regions. 2020. further Russian efforts to grab more During the full-day meeting, the discus- Ukrainian territory and pressure Moscow sions focused on three main themes: the account the existential threat presented to the Canada-Ukraine Defense Cooperation into full implementation of the Minsk main challenges to Canada’s security; the Canada• Canada’s and allied defense states policy by Russia’s must take contin into- Agreement,• Canada whichmust conclude would improve negotiations interop on- agreements and withdrawal of Russian role of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) in ued violation of international law. Canada’s erability and deepen cooperation and troops (and their proxies) from the territo- addressing threats and challenges, now and defense policy must look at ways to counter investment between Canada’s and ry of Ukraine, including Crimea. into the future; and the resources and capa- Russia’s aggression and deter further Ukraine’s military. Ukraine must be added As the Defense Policy Review consulta- bilities needed to carry out the CAF man- attacks against Ukraine or other states in to the Automatic Firearms Country Control tions continued through July 31, the date. the region. List to allow the export of certain defensive Ukrainian Canadian Congress urged all “I thank Minister Hehr for hosting this - equipment to Ukraine. Canadians to have their voices heard and very important roundtable. Since Canada’s est that Europe remain secure. The best encouraged them to contact their members last defense review in the 1990s, two key way• It to is inensure Canada’s the national return security of peace inter to Ukraine with defensive equipment – most of Parliament to request support for the challenges to Canadian and global security Europe is to ensure the success of a demo- importantly,• Canada and anti-tank, NATO allies anti-artillery must provide sys- UCC’s position on the country’s defense have emerged: the threat of global terror- cratic, prosperous and strong Ukraine, tems and surveillance systems. policy.

“The only thing I can say is that the killer also wrote a blog for Ukrayinska Pravda. Colleagues... was not alone. This was a group, and we He understood that, unlike Belarus and Controversial... can see part of this group on the video,” he Russia, Ukraine could “build a European (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) told journalists on July 22. state,” National Deputy Sergii Leshchenko, timid, and secondly inherently know per- Minister Avakov said Ukraine’s authori- a former investigative journalist for hibited symbols and symbols of the aggres- fectly well what they are doing,” she com- ties are offering 200,000 hrv (about $8,000 Ukrayinska Pravda, told journalists of his sor country… including athletic youths who mented. U.S.) for information leading to the arrest of slain friend on July 22 after the wake at have a history of participating in church- But such “repression” only evokes “a the perpetrators of the murder. Kyiv’s Ukrainian House. related attacks,” Mr. Parubiy alleged in a greater desire to get to the truth,” Ms. Authorities have also not ruled out a “We spoke much about this, (and) he recent telecast. He said authorities had Lihachova said. “Russian trail” in the murder. could insert a sharp word when he said gathered intelligence that proved his con- A joint open letter written by Vox Journalists from the Russian Channel 17 that reforms weren’t being done. And he cerns legitimate, but he did not present evi- Ukraine, a team of international and were questioned, having been the first to always said that it’s necessary to demand dence of his claims. Ukraine-based scholars, policy-makers and report from the car explosion site soon from the government that it carry out The RFE/RL correspondent also noted businessmen devoted to promoting pro- after the incident took place at 7:45 a.m. on reforms and fight against corruption,” Mr. that marchers in the processions have been democratic reform in Ukraine, said the July 20, Internal Affairs Ministry adviser Leshchenko added. seen wearing orange-and-black St. George Belarus native’s death signified the “battle Ivan Varchenko told Hromadske TV on July A seemingly endless line formed during ribbons, a symbol of Soviet military valor between the world of free people and total- 25. And chief military prosecutor Anatolii the three-hour wake with President Petro that has been adopted by pro-Russia sepa- itarian dystopia.” Matios noted that Mr. Sheremet had visited Poroshenko arriving 15 minutes before the ratists in eastern Ukraine as a sign of resis- “In memory of him and all who have Moscow three weeks before his death to pre-funeral ceremony ended. Sitting in the tance to Kyiv, and carrying flags adorned died and continue to die in this war and, meet with friends of slain opposition politi- front row before the open casket was the with images of Nicholas II, the last tsar of above all, for the sake of those alive, we cian Boris Nemtsov. deceased’s mother, Liudmila Sheremet, Russia. The symbols irk many in Ukraine, have no right to retreat,” read the letter Mr. Varchenko said, “It is with this that a from Minsk, and his wife, Nataliya, from which has gone to great lengths to step out released on July 25. certain number of questions arise – why Moscow, whom he hadn’t divorced but of the shadow of its giant neighbor and for- More than 50 journalists have been killed were representatives of Channel 17 the from whom he was separated. mer ruler. in Ukraine since 1991 when the country first at the crime scene, were they fore- Thousands bid Mr. Sheremet farewell as Archbishop Yevstratiy, secretary of the gained independence, excluding those who warned, did they know what was supposed an organized pile of roses, carnations and Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Kyiv died in the war zone in the two easternmost to happen?” sunflowers steadily grew behind the open Patriarchate, told Ukraine’s EspresoTV that oblasts of Luhansk and Donetsk. Mr. Sheremet, who won numerous jour- casket. Mr. Leshchenko was seen briefly he believes the motive for the procession is An investigative team of 50 law enforce- nalism awards during an illustrious career consoling Ms. Prytula and was later joined to show that there is broad support in ment officers is treating the Sheremet case in Belarus, Russia and Ukraine since 2011, by his colleague Mr. Nayyem. A projector Ukraine for “Russkiy Mir,” or the Russian as premeditated murder, and the FBI has was critical of each country’s cronyism and beamed a movie screen-sized slide show of World – a term that has been used by been enlisted to offer expertise, according ruling elite. He was known as a consum- Mr. Sheremet, showing mostly glowing, President Vladimir Putin and other Russians to Internal Affairs Minister Arsen Avakov. mate professional, according to his Russian happy snapshots of him. to describe what they claim as Russia’s The American experts have so far exam- colleague Konstantin Eggert of Dozhd TV. Beside the casket, a candle was lit atop a sphere of cultural, spiritual and political ined the explosives and mechanics of the “He was a pioneer of reporting journal- small semi-circular table alongside a black- influence – at a time when Ukrainian church- device, according to Prosecutor General ism, fact-based journalism and investiga- and-white portrait photo of Mr. Sheremet. goers are increasingly leaving the Moscow Yuriy Lutsenko. tive journalism,” he said. The following day, he was buried in Patriarchate for the Kyiv Patriarchate. Professional activity was given as the After moving to Kyiv, Mr. Sheremet start- Minsk at the Northern Cemetery following The procession from the west began at main motive for the killing. Mr. Lutsenko, ed Istorychna Pravda, a sister site of a funeral procession at the All Saints the Pochayiv Monastery in the Ternopil citing surveillance video examined by Ukrayinska Pravda that is devoted to Church. region on July 9, while the other started at investigators, said several people planted Ukrainian history. He hosted a weekday A ribbon attached to a wreath of flowers the Sviatohirsk Monastery in the east, near the explosive underneath Mr. Sheremet’s political talk show on Radio Vesti – he was from Ms. Prytula said the following: “Smile Sloviansk. vehicle. headed there the morning he was killed. He up there, my dear. They will not stop us.” With reporting by UNIAN and Interfax. 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The newly built University Church of the Holy Wisdom of God in the middle of the Oleksandr Laskin UCU Campus and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Center (right). The Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Center under construction. A library for a new era: From book repository to learning hub

by Natella Shavadze UCU’s main campus, at the boundaries of Lviv’s historic center, next to Stryiskyi Park. LVIV – Today the whole world is asking It is scheduled to open in the fall of 2017. the question: What role should a library Nearby are the academic building, residen- play when the majority of “publications” tial collegium and the University Church of now come out digitally? the Holy Wisdom of God, which will be con- In Lviv, a new kind of library is being cre- secrated on September 11. Each building is ated at the Ukrainian Catholic University, different from the others. Each was and the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptysky designed independently. Center represents a new horizon. The Sheptytsky Center itself is reminis- “The library’s openness, access to the cent of a stack of books which, more or less, treasures that will be collected there, the lie atop one another. The outside of the architecture and atmosphere, the hospitality building will reflect everything that’s found and the harmony of discussions will, like a inside, especially the park and the colors of catalyst, stimulate the spiritual, intellectual the changing seasons. The building has and civic life of our city. The university and many open terraces that will be filled with the wider community needs a new type of greenery and which people may visit library, a place not only where books and old throughout the day. manuscripts are kept, but also digitized The first floor will be entirely transpar- information, a place to meet for teacher and ent; everything happening inside will be Interior architectural visualization of the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Center. student, colleague and opponent; a place for visible outside. The interior of the center discussions and disputes, where collected will seem as if it’s an extension of the park We always keep in mind the structure of teacher will have the opportunity to record a sources can be consulted and creativity can outside. Near the stairs there will be an the city and its architectural monuments. course online, address students via video, or be enhanced,” explained Bishop Borys atrium with plants. And we often build modern buildings in receive advice in interesting and effective very old cities. When we discussed this Gudziak, president of UCU. German architect Stefan Behnisch ways. This service will be built on the Genius with UNESCO, they were glad that we are Indeed, throughout the world, libraries (Behnisch Architekten, Stuttgart, Germany) Bar principle, whereby a consultant is avail- not imitating old buildings. Reworking old able who can respond to any question. are becoming meeting places and educa- developed the design and general plan of structures into [something] new is not very Scholars will receive special attention. tional centers with modern technologies. the center. He also designed the Alston intelligent. They never look organic. It is Areas for individual work will be specially Visitors choose whether to work together Campus at Harvard University. Yulian not possible simply to adapt old architec- organized for them where they will be able or separately, to discuss and work on proj- Chaplynskyi, the city architect of Lviv, did ture to absolutely new goals, because then to work as long as necessary. Professors ects or, finally, simply to relax with some the adaptation and working details, which it will simply be a dead shell,” explained Mr. from all over the world who travel to Lviv coffee. The younger generation has no helped conform the project to building con- Behnisch. will easily be able to focus on their work at problem coming to the library The general public will have the Sheptytsky Center. with a Kindle and finding a complete access to the Sheptytsky The future library is named in honor of a needed text in the electronic “Two things can save this country: Center. The first floor will be a leading figure of the Ukrainian Church, catalogue. A modern library investing in infrastructure and great public space. The reading Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky (1865- today is not simply a reposito- investing in education. This is room will allow one to access 1944), a philanthropist and the founder of ry for books, heritage and books and periodicals and order a the Lviv Theological Academy, from which knowledge, but a place to the way of all wealthy countries. needed book from another library. UCU developed. The metropolitan’s person- interact, work and study. So I’m glad that the Ukrainian The space itself will be very flexi- ality will be evident throughout the build- When the Ukrainian ble: tables can be arranged ing – visitors will be able to find out about Catholic University started Catholic University is taking depending on one’s needs. Visitors the metropolitan’s life and activities building its new campus, part such steps and that there are can relax with a cup of coffee in through installations and dynamic exhibits. of the project was a library good people who support this.” the nearby cafe. There are plans to “In his time, Metropolitan Andrey where students and teachers hold regular meetings and themat- Sheptytsky served the whole Ukrainian could work. UCU has Ukraine’s – Yulian Chaplynskyi, ic open lectures in the two confer- nation. His top priorities were education, largest collection of books on ence halls. There will be a separate and cultural and scholarly development. theological themes and unique head architect of Lviv. children’s area where they can We want this center to open doors to the collections in the humanities relax, play and read books togeth- world of education and scholarly research, and social sciences. After an international ditions in Ukraine. Ivan Bereznicki, an er, so visitors can come to the center with dialogue and understanding for many peo- competition, a design project was selected American architect of Ukrainian descent their children. ple: our students and young teachers, other that proposed a library model absolutely who is UCU’s main architectural advisor, “To bring people together is one of the college students of Lviv, young scholars and new to Ukraine but already being imple- was also enlisted in the building project. main ideas of the future Sheptytsky Center. also school students from all over Ukraine,” mented in the West. The learning commons The major donor was the Temerty Family If you have different views and ideas, meet stated Andriy Borovets, chief information principle was embraced. Foundation, thanks to which it was possible and discuss them there! I think this space is officer. In the United States, this has trans- to build the center quickly. an example of how tradition and modernity “We would like our library – as a comple- formed libraries. The presentation of new “What should the library of the future be can complement one another,” noted ment to the collegium, the academic build- books, lectures on popular subjects, regular like? I think that this project will present sim- Sophia Opatska, dean of UCU’s Lviv ing and the university church – to become a meetings with interesting people and vari- ilar decisions that are being made through Business School and head of the working place of instruction and dialogue, a place to ous other activities have become the basis the whole world,” says Mr. Bereznicki. group for the Sheptytsky Center public meet interesting people. It should be open to for a new model of successful libraries that “Our goal was to create a building that space. a wide circle of educational and cultural have been reformatted into instructional would respond to the challenges of the The Sheptytsky Center has a goal of also events, a place where new ideas and and educational centers. times and provide for all the university’s helping introduce new instructional tech- approaches are born, one of the city’s cultur- The Sheptytsky Center is located on needs. No one wants to live in a museum. nologies. In practice, this means that any al and scholarly centers,” he underscored. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31 No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 11

Christine Syzonenko Performers at the gala: Serhiy Fomenko, Ivo Bobul, Vasyl Popadiuk, Viktor Pavlik and Oksana Mukha. Gala at Soyuzivka raises funds for rehabilitation center in Ukraine

Family members at the fund-raising evening (from left): Olia and Taras Hunczak, A view of the beautiful setting for the fund-raising evening at Soyuzivka. Petrusia and Nestor Paslawsky, Alexandra Paslawsky. KERHONKSON, N.Y. – “Solidarity with Ukraine” was the theme of the gala benefiting the Ukrainian Catholic University’s rehabilitation center that was held at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center on Friday, July 8, the opening night of the 10th annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival. The fund-raising event was organized by the Ukrainian National Foundation (UNF) in cooperation with the Ukrainian Catholic University of Lviv. The foundation, which is affiliated with the Ukrainian National Association and performs charitable activities on its behalf, raised $33,000 to benefit the UCU rehabilitation center via the fund established in memory of Markian Paslawsky, who was killed in the battle for Ilovaisk in east- ern Ukraine. The over 100 guests in attendance were treated to exclusive performances in an intimate cabaret-style setting by the festival’s top stars: singers Oksana Mukha of Lviv, Ivo Bobul and Viktor Pavlik, both of Kyiv, violinist Vasyl Popadiuk of Toronto and singer-songwriter Serhiy Fomenko (Foma) of Kyiv. Mr. Fomenko also served as master of ceremonies for the evening, joined by Roma Lisovich, treasurer of the UNF, who welcomed all, thanking them for supporting a worthy Roma and Dr. George Temnycky of Syracuse, N.Y. In the back- ground is the Rev. Dr. Ivan Kaszczak, pastor of Holy Trinity Irena Paslawsky, sister of Markian Paslawsky, (Continued on page 12) Ukrainian Catholic Church in Kerhonkson, N.Y. with their mother, Orysia Paslawsky.

Gregory Truman of Ukraine International Airlines with Swiatoslawa Kaczaraj (cen- Enjoying the evening (from left) are: Larissa and Orlando Pagan, Walter Syzonenko, ter) and Roma Lisovich. Ihor and Ksenia Rakowsky. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

integrity. …a key objective of our defense authorities in the Donetsk territory held by extradite Mr. Vaulin to face the charges filed NEWSBRIEFS partnership is to raise the capacity of the the separatists accused Ukrainian forces of in a Chicago federal court, which ordered Ukrainian people and Ukrainian armed shelling areas under separatist control and the seizure of one bank account and seven (Continued from page 2) forces to defend your own sovereign terri- injuring two civilians. On July 24, Oleksandr domain names associated with the file- ships in port. We are also very glad to be tory.” (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service, U.S. Motuzyanyk, a military spokesman for sharing website. KAT, which distributes able to participate this year in the land Embassy Kyiv) President Petro Poroshenko, said six films, video games, television programs, Ukrainian soldiers had been killed in the music and other electronic media, is the phase of Sea Breeze through an amphibi- Soldiers killed in eastern Ukraine ous landing exercise that will involve more previous 24 hours in fighting against 69th most frequently visited website on the than 350 American personnel. All told, we KYIV – The Ukrainian military said on Russia-backed separatists. He did not give Internet. The criminal complaint said the will have more than 400 total sailors and July 25 that three soldiers were killed and details of the deaths, but the press center of website offers “a sophisticated and user- marines involved in this exercise along with three others wounded in fresh clashes the Ukrainian military’s Anti-Terrorist friendly environment in which its users are aircraft, helicopters and maritime patrol between government forces and Russian- Operation (ATO) said on July 24 that able to search for and locate content” that platforms.” The ambassador, who will soon backed separatists in the country’s volatile Ukrainian forces were fired upon 77 times is protected by copyright. According to the leave his post to take up his new assign- east. Two servicemen were killed by mor- in the preceding 24 hours. That statement complaint, KAT operates in 28 languages ment in Greece, added: “I have been tar fire near Avdiyivka, an industrial hub said the heaviest shelling came in the and has made available movies that were American ambassador to Ukraine during a some 10 kilometers north of the separat- Mariupol area. (RFE/RL, based on report- still in theaters along with other free con- period of extraordinary and unimaginable ists’ de-facto capital Donetsk, Ukrainian ing by AFP, Ukrayinska Pravda and TASS) tent, earning revenue from advertising on aggression against this country committed military spokesman Andriy Lysenko told its site. The website’s value is estimated at Funeral for Sheremet held in Minsk by Russia. The guiding principal of journalists. Another soldier was killed near more than $54 million, with annual adver- American policy throughout this period has the village of Nevelske, 12 kilometers MINSK – Hundreds of mourners in tising revenue in the range of $12.5 million been to stand with the people of Ukraine northwest of Donetsk, he said. Col. Lysenko Belarus attended the funeral of prominent to $22.3 million, according to the com- and to underline the importance of restora- accused the separatists of using weapons Belarusian-born journalist Pavel Sheremet, plaint. KAT has moved its domains several tion of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial banned by truce agreements. De facto who was killed in a car bombing in Kyiv on times after being blocked in Britain, July 20. The funeral was held on July 23 at Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Belgium and the Church of All Saints in Mr. Sheremet’s Malaysia, according to the complaint, and hometown of Minsk. Mr. Sheremet, a jour- has relied on a network of computer serv- nalist at news website Ukrayinska Pravda, ers located around the world, including in was driving to a radio station to do a morn- Chicago. Recently, the website allowed TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 ing show when the bomb exploded in his users to download illegal copies of recent or e-mail [email protected] car. His killing shook Ukraine’s media com- hit movies such as “Captain America: Civil munity and sent shock waves into Russia War” and “Finding Dory.” Mr. Vaulin, who and Belarus. The 44-year-old had previous- used the screen name “tirm,” was involved SERVICES PROFESSIONALS ly worked in Russia and his native Belarus, in designing the original website and ran where he faced pressure from the authori- the site, which has been operating since ties for his reporting. The Ukrainian 2008 through a Ukraine-based front com- Internal Affairs Ministry said the explosives pany called Cryptoneat. According to the were “skillfully” planted underneath the Justice Department, KAT’s website “pur- car and the blast may have been set off by a ports to comply with the removal of copy- “remote-controlled or delayed-action” det- righted materials” but evidence showed it onator. On July 22, thousands of mourners did not remove content requested by orga- took part in a solemn procession through nizations such as the Motion Picture Kyiv’s Ukrainian House, including friends, Association of America, the Recording colleagues, lawmakers and government Industry Association of America, and officials – among them President Petro Entertainment Software Association. (RFE/ Poroshenko. (RFE/RL, based on reporting RL, with reporting by AFP and Reuters) by RFE/RL’s Belarus Service) Hang glider smuggles cigarettes Founder of piracy site is charged BUCHAREST – Romanian border police WASHINGTON – U.S. authorities have say they have confiscated thousands of charged a Ukrainian who founded the packs of cigarettes that apparently were world’s biggest online piracy site with dis- dropped in a field from a powered hang tributing over $1 billion worth of illegally glider near the border with Moldova. copied films, music and other content. The Romania’s Internal Affairs Ministry said on U.S. Justice Department’s criminal com- July 25 that police discovered 10 boxes con- plaint on July 20 charged Artem Vaulin, 30, taining 5,000 packets of Chinese-produced SERVICES of Kharkiv, Ukraine, who was arrested in Ashima cigarettes. Police say they were Poland earlier in the day, with copyright patrolling the area with heat-detecting infringement, money laundering and other equipment when they spotted the glider violations of U.S. law. Mr. Vaulin owned and flying into northeast Romania early on July founded Kickass Torrents, or KAT, which in 24 and returning to Moldova. Romanian recent years has become the world’s big- and Moldovan authorities were both inves- gest source of pirated media. “Vaulin is tigating the case on July 25. A marketing charged with running today’s most visited research company said earlier in July that illegal file-sharing website, responsible for more than half of all cigarettes in Romania’s unlawfully distributing well over $1 billion poor northeast are contraband – mainly of copyrighted materials,” said Assistant from Moldova, Ukraine and Serbia. The Attorney General Leslie Caldwell. “In an Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting FOR SALE effort to evade law enforcement, Vaulin Project (OCCPR) says gliders are a typical allegedly relied on servers located in coun- way that organized criminal groups from tries around the world and moved his Ukraine smuggle billions of cheap, untaxed Lviv – 3-room apartment (plus domains due to repeated seizures and civil kitchen and bath) for sale in center lawsuits.” U.S. officials said they will seek to (Continued on page 13) close to Ivan Franko National University. Measures 65 square meters. Parking space in courtyard, sour cream; cold cucumber soup; poached HELP WANTED Gala at Soyuzivka... salmon on a bed of greens with balsamic basement space (8.0 square vinaigrette; rack of lamb or sweet Chilean meters) for owner’s use. Tel. in Lviv: (Continued from page 11) Small trucking company looking for cod; and tiramisu. Bohdan, +38(067)701 8654 experienced CDL long haul drivers cause by attending, and encouraged them Two representatives from the Embassy and owners operators. O ering new to be generous with additional donations to of Ukraine in the United States, Counselor equipment and good pay. Possibility help those in need of rehabilitation services Vladyslava Bondarenko (liaison officer with FOR RENT to become owner operator. in Ukraine. the Ukrainian community) and Counselor 708 506 1357 Dangis Olha Zarichynska, director of the depart- Oksana Shulyar, delivered greetings and Ukrainian Orthodox Church in ment of development at the Ukrainian best wishes to the gathering. Also attending Catholic University, informed guests about and addressing guests was Miss Ukraine Maplewood New Jersey is looking OPPORTUNITIES the university’s rehabilitation center and for a husband and wife team 2013, Anna Zayachkivska. its plans for the near future. Among the guests present were relatives to rent a 3 bedroom 1 and 1/2 Seated under a beautifully decorated of Markian Paslawsky, known as “Franko” bathroom house with caretaker Earn extra income! The Ukrainian Weekly is looking party tent erected on the lawn of the Lviv to fellow members of the Donbas volunteer responsibilities for the church and for advertising sales agents. camp, guests enjoyed cocktails, hors battalion that he joined to fight Russian- grounds at a reduced rent. For additional information contact d’oeuvres and music before the five-course backed forces in Ukraine’s embattled east. For more information call Alex at Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, dinner was served. On the menu were mini Franko was killed in action on August 19, The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. 973-714-2459. potato pancakes with caviar and rosemary 2014. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 13

division and schisms, does not stop working NEWSBRIEFS for the revival of unity of the ecclesial body,” he said. (Presidential Administration of (Continued from page 12) Ukraine) cigarettes into the European Union. (RFE/ OSCE urges full respect for ceasefire RL, based on reporting by AP and OCCRP) VIENNA – Urgent steps are needed by Poroshenko appeals to ecumenical patriarch the sides in eastern Ukraine to ensure full With great sadness we inform KYIV – President Petro Poroshenko took respect for the ceasefire and reduce the family and friends that our beloved part in prayer and festivities on the occasion impact of the violence on civilians, said the Father, Grandfather and Great Grandfather of the Day of Christianization of Kyivan Rus’- special representative of the OSCE chair- Ukraine at St. Volodymyr’s Hill in Kyiv. He person-in-office in Ukraine and in the emphasized that, “being a wise and vision- Trilateral Contact Group, Martin Sajdik, and Nicholas Mykola Koziupa ary statesman, Prince Volodymyr realized the chief monitor of the OSCE Special the powerful potential of Christianity and Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM), of Cedar Knolls, NJ, passed away on July 19, 2016. made a choice in favor of Christianization of Ertugrul Apakan, in their addresses to the Mykola was born in Ozerna in the Ternopil region, Ukraine. Rus’ that laid a firm foundation for the Permanent Council of the Organization for Ukrainian state. And the first bishops and Security and Cooperation in Vienna on July His memory will remain in our hearts forever. priests came to Rus’ from Constantinople. 28. Mr. Sajdik expressed his concern about The Church of Constantinople has always the constant rise of ceasefire violations and son - Michael Koziupa with wife Anna been a Mother Church to which we, its off- a possible steep increase in the number of grandchildren - Tatyana with her husband Sean Gri n spring, have turned to seek help – including victims in the conflict zone in eastern - Daniel Koziupa with his wife Natalie the issue of overcoming the division that is a Ukraine. In light of such dangerous tenden- Wife and children of his deceased son Joseph Ihor (2009): great pain for Orthodox Ukrainians today.” cies Mr. Sajdik urged “all parties to the con- - Helene The president said that he had met with flict to not revert to large-scale military - Nicholas with his wife Jess Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and operations again.” While stating that results - William (Vasyl) saw that he prays for Ukraine and thinks in addressing the most urgent needs in the - Katherine with her husband Scott Obrig about how to help solve its problems. Mr. humanitarian and economic fields could be - Alexander ensured, he deplored the fact that the Poroshenko greeted the representative of great grandchildren - Logan Koziupa Patriarch Bartholomew, Archbishop Job of destruction and misery of the population, Telmessos, asking him to tell the patriarch caused by the conflict, remain widespread. - Jolene and Joseph Obrig that “the Ukrainian Orthodox Church needs Mr. Sajdik highlighted his support for a He was predeceased by his wife Iwanna in 2006. urgent attention from the Ecumenical “package” approach that should include the Throne of Constantinople.” The president issue of the resumption of Ukrainian gov- added, “He is the only one who is able to ernment’s control along the whole the state Vichnaya pamiat! help Orthodox Ukrainians unite and resolve border with Russia. Mr. Apakan said the the issue of canonical status of the sides’ failure to uphold the ceasefire was Funeral Services were held on July 22, 2016. Ukrainian Church in the structure of the evidenced by the continued presence and St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Whippany, NJ. world Orthodoxy.” Mr. Poroshenko cited use of proscribed large-caliber weapons in Burial at the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery in Campbell Hall, NY. opinion polls that indicate a growing num- the proposed security zone. He said that ber of Orthodox citizens of Ukraine want to the proportion of weapons that the SMM Those wishing to honor his memory are invited to make a donation to: have a single national autocephalous church had been able to verify as withdrawn had Ukrainian American Cultural Center of NJ eucharistically and devotionally united, yet decreased since mid-April – on both sides – 60 N. Je erson Road administratively independent from other to less than 13 percent of all weapons Whippany, NJ 07981 church jurisdictions. Mr. Poroshenko noted declared or subsequently identified. The that Ukraine could not be indifferent to the SMM’s ability to monitor and verify, the interference of a foreign state into its reli- chief monitor said, was compromised gious affairs. That is why the Ukrainian because of freedom-of-movement restric- Parliament has appealed to Ecumenical tions and other impediments to fulfillment Ділимося сумною вісткою, що Patriarch Bartholomew to provide auto- of its mandate. More than two-thirds of the в суботу, 2 липня 2016 року, cephaly for the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. ceasefire violations, he said, were commit- відійшов у вічність наш In his turn, Archbishop Job conveyed greet- ted by armed individuals in areas outside найдорожчий Чоловік, Тато, ings from Patriarch Bartholomew and noted government control. He also noted that Дідо, Прадідо, Брат і Вуйко that the Church of Constantinople will these violations include interference with – remain forever the Mother of Kyiv and even the destruction of – the SMM’s св. п. Church. “Like a mother who always takes unmanned aerial vehicles. Mr. Apakan stat- Осип Голинський care of her children, the Holy and Great ed that, in addition to fulfilling commit- Хорунжий 1-ої української дивізії Галичина Church of Christ, the Ecumenical ments made in Minsk, the sides needed to народжений 16 вересня 1923 року Patriarchate takes care of the fate of Ukraine move on concrete disengagement propos- в селі Підгайчики, Самбірський район and its people, prays against war and vio- als. “It is high time they moved from discus- lence, acts to restore peace, stands against sion to action,” he said. (OSCE) Похоронні відправи відбулися 7 липня 2016 року. Похований на цвинтарі св. Андрія в South Bound Brook, NJ. У глибокому смутку залишилися: дружина - Ірена донька - Христя Храплива з чоловіком Андрієм сини - Нестор з дружиною Ляльою Андрій з дружиною Лорі Олег з дружиною Аріядною внуки - Марко Храпливий Адріян Храпливий з дружиною Амандою Таля Храплива St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Religious and Cultural Center, Дам’ян Голинський з дружиною Лі Ліля Голинська з чоловіком Джастен Берн North Port, Florida, is deeply saddened by the passing Алекса Чарторийська of its long time active member and past president Софія Голинська Юліян Голинський Маркіян Голинський правнуки - Финчик Берн DR. WOLODYMYR KOROL Анна і Сяня Храпливі сестра - Володимира Колодій з родиною брати - Левко Голинський з родиною His friendship and generosity to Ukrainian Мар’ ян Голинський causes will be sorely missed. ближча і дальшa родина в США й Україні Пожертви в пам’ять покійного можна зложити на допомогу ране- MAY HE REST IN PEACE! VICHNAYA PAMYAT! ним воєнним України UNWLA War Victims Fund 203 Second Ave., New York, New York 10003-5706 Board Members of St. Andrew’s Oseredok Вічна Йому пам’ять! 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE UMANA Foundation awards scholarships for 2016-2017 academic year

by Maria Hrycelak CHICAGO – The UMANA Foundation and its Dr. Walter and Olha Prokopiw Scholarship Fund has awarded six scholarships for this 2016-2017 academic year. The foundation, the non-profit educational arm of the Ukrainian Medical Association of North America (UMANA), aims to encourage and support students who have chosen a profession in the healing arts. In the last nine years the foundation has awarded 44 scholarships to deserving med- ical and dental students who are studying in the United States and Canada. Each $3,000 scholarship will assist in defraying some of the expenses of medical or dental school tuition. The cur- rent cost of a four-year medical education varies from Nataliya Bilchuk, class of 2019, Roman Kowalchuk, class of 2019, $135,000 at a public university to over $200,000 at a pri- University of Louisville School of Solomiya Gruschak, class of 2018, University of Virginia School of vate school. As a result, more than 85 percent of students Medicine. Loyola Stritch School of Medicine. Medicine. graduate with large debts at the end of their education. The interest rates on these student loans, as well as additional undergraduate debt, place a substantial burden on these students. The UMANA Foundation continues to assist students of Ukrainian descent who show promise and commitment in their healthcare careers. This year scholarships were awarded to the following students.

University of Louisville. She has been an exemplary student who• Natalia has received Bilchuk many is a second-yearhigh honor grades. medical She student has worked at the closely with a Ukrainian surgeon at Louisville, co-authoring many medical research articles. Ms. Bilchuk is president of the Student Council. She studied music in Lviv and bandura here in the states. Alexandra Lesenskyj, class of 2020, Nazary Nebeluk, class of 2019, Adriana Saldan, class of 2019, Loyola Stritch School of Medicine outside of Chicago. She Rowan University of Osteopathic Louisiana University State School of Midwest College of Osteopathic Medicine in New Jersey. Medicine. Medicine in Illinois. received• Solomiya honors Gruschak and high is ahonors third-year grades medical in her student first two at years. She volunteers at a community health center using English. She feels that her English minor has helped her Midwest College of Osteopathic Medicine near Chicago. her medical school health and Spanish language skills. Last author abstracts and receive research grants. She is an Her interest in medicine was sparked by working with summer, Ms. Gruschak organized a medical mission to award-winning softball athlete. Ms. Lesenskyj is active in youth at Plast camps and her exposure to the UMANA three hospitals in Lviv. her Ukrainian parish and hopes to eventually help serve Foundation-sponsored CPR classes she attended. As a the health needs of the community. physics major, she has participated in several summer radi- the University of Virginia. He has used his engineering ation and MRI research programs. This summer Ms. Saldan degree• Roman to conduct Kowalchuk research is a second-yearwith a group medical from NASA student on the at Louisiana State School of Medicine. He used his longtime is participating in a geometric morphometrics research effects of space on the cornea. He continues to be involved experience• Nazary as Nebeluka Plast camp is a counselor second-year to organize student and at run the project. in oncologic research at school, having recently submitted Camp Tiger – a week-long camp for special needs children. Donations to the UMANA Foundation help to expand the an abstract for publication. Mr. Kowalchuk is an active lead- Having founded the Infectious Disease Interest Group, Mr. pool of scholarships for any qualified student of Ukrainian er and counselor in Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. Nebeluk is interested in finding new ways to combat the heritage in North America. To support or donate to the high rate of STDs (sexually transmitted diseases) in UMANA Foundation, readers may visit www.razoo.com University of Osteopathic Medicine in New Jersey. She Louisiana, as well the high rate of HIV/AIDS in Ukraine. and search for UMANA Foundation. For more information, graduated• Alexandra with Lesenskyj a degree willin neuroscience begin her first and year a atminor Rowan in call 773-278-6262.

• Adriana Saldan is a second-year student at the Schools of Ukrainian studies hold joint graduation celebration

by Valentyna Hlushak America will depend on you. From today on you are responsible for its future.” NEW YORK –Five Ukrainian studies Dr. Eugene Fedorenko, the director of schools from New York, New Jersey and the Educational Council at the Ukrainian Connecticut celebrated their graduations Congress Committee of America, wrote in on June 4 at St. George Academy in New his address to the graduates: “Cherish the York City. This year’s ceremony was orga- language and culture of your parents, nized by the Self-Reliance School of achieve success in your professional Ukrainian Studies in New York. careers, but regardless where you are or This year, 35 students received their what you do, help fellow Ukrainians earn Ukrainian diplomas: 11 students from Self- true freedom and build a democratic Reliance School of Ukrainian Studies; eight European country. “ from the School of Ukrainian Studies in Each director had the opportunity to Passaic, N.J.; six from St. Andrew School of congratulate his or her students and pres- Ukrainian Language and Religion in South ent them with their diplomas. Along with Bound Brook, N.J.; five from St. Volodymyr diplomas, the graduates received gifts. School of Ukrainian Studies in Stamford, Year after year, the Ukrainian National Conn.; and five from the Lesia Ukrainka Association offers all of the graduates mon- School of Ukrainian Studies in Whippany, etary awards. The president of the UNA, N.J. Olena Furda Stefan Kaczaraj, delivered greetings on The official ceremony began with a sol- Graduates of the Self-Reliance School of Ukrainian Studies in New York with their behalf of the UNA and the Self-Reliance emn procession of graduates holding bunch- principal, vice-principal and teachers. New York Federal Credit Union. He also es of wheat tied in a blue-and-yellow ribbon graduates. The bishop blessed the students The Consulate General of Ukraine in New awarded the New York students on behalf and performing “Ukrayino” by People’s and encouraged them to continue learning York also sent greetings on the occasion of of the credit union. Artist of Ukraine Taras Petrynenko. more about Ukraine. He expressed his hope this festive event. Consul Myroslav Kastran Zenon Halkowycz, representing the Ivan Makar, the director of the Self- that they will apply the knowledge they delivered the official address on behalf of Ukrainian National Credit Union, awarded Reliance School of Ukrainian Studies in received in school in the future and that Consul General Igor Sybiha: “You are the students from Bound Brook, and Michael New York, opened the evening and invited they never stop loving and supporting young generation that is going to replace us Bishop Paul Chomnycky, OSBM to greet the Ukraine. one day; the life of Ukrainian society in (Continued on page 16) No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 15 Author presents her new book to Boston-area audience by Peter T. Woloschuk turned the podium over to Ms. Kowal who western Ukraine and its world and way of introduced her novel by explaining that the life after World War II. She closed by citing JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. – More than 80 book is written in English with a parallel the Polish film director Agnieszka Holland, people gathered in Christ the King version translated into Ukrainian by Petro who said: “The tragic dimension of the Ukrainian Catholic Parish’s center here on Taraschuk. Communist experience was neglected. June 26 for the first presentation and dra- “ ‘Displaced’ is semi-autobiographical That’s one of the reasons we are where we matic reading of excerpts of noted author and yet it is a novel,” Ms. Kowal began. are. The past was never retold and ana- and playwright Irena Kowal’s latest work “What is most important for me as a writer, lyzed and worked through in a psychologi- “Displaced/Nezazemleni.” In addition to in Federico Fellini’s words, ‘is not what I cally therapeutic way. The silence, the guilt people from the greater Boston area, the want to say or remember or regret or rebel and bad conscience, made this past non- event also drew guests from Salem, Mass., against, but what is primal and the reason existent in some way. That leaves a deep and Providence, R.I. why I create is the art, the craft of making wound and a kind of schizophrenia. On the Ms. Kowal’s presentation was sponsored up a world. It is here that I can play fast and one hand, we don’t want to see ourselves as by the Boston chapter of Friends of the loose with the characters, where they live collaborators, and on the other hand you Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv between their dreams and their waking cannot deny your life. How was it possible and more than $500 in donations as well as lives.’” that most of the population was living in a the receipts from Christ the King’s parish The novel deals with the struggles of kind of schizophrenic lie, and being happy kitchen were collected and earmarked for four members of a western Ukrainian fami- somehow? How is possible that those who the school’s Good Governance Program. ly: a father and mother, Josef and Marusia, where responsible have never been pun- The Rev. Dr. Archpriest Yaroslav and a brother and sister, Orest and Irena, as ished?” Nalysnyk, pastor of Christ the King, opened they deal with the issues of fear and power- “Freedom is not simple and we need to the afternoon’s session, welcomed every- less in the last days of World War II and the address the questions Holland poses,” Ms. one and then introduced Andrea Vayda, impact that decisions taken then have on Kowal emphasized. “Communism cannot who spoke on behalf of the Friends of UCU. their subsequent lives. be obliterated suddenly and capitalism “Irena Kowal is a noted author and play- In 1944 Josef and Marusia decided to embraced.” wright and she is no stranger to us in flee the advancing Soviet Army, leaving Christine Slywotzky “A society needs to go deeply into its past Boston,” Ms. Vayda said. “She is very active behind the 2-year-old Orest in the care of Irena Kowal autographs a copy of her and understand the social mechanism that in our community, and she played a leading his maternal grandparents in the belief that new novel, “Displaced.” influenced it and made it what it is. To con- role in organizing our commemorations of eventually they would return. They did not tinually take the role of victim without any the Shevchenko bicentennial. Although she know that their future involved a German looks at the events that broke up and scat- control over one’s life or destiny; to see grew up in New England and currently refugee camp, the birth of a daughter there tered the family and caused lasting psycho- oneself as the prey of a more powerful resides in the Boston area, Kowal spent a and, ultimately, permanent resettlement in logical scaring and trauma. aggressor is not a way forward,” Ms. Kowal number of years living in England with her the United States. While all this was hap- Ms. Kowal continued by reading excepts underscored. husband and two children and she also pening, Orest and his grandparents were of the first chapter in English and was fol- Following the reading and presentation, spent more than 12 years with them living rounded up by NKVD in their purges of lowed by three dramatic Ukrainian readers which took some 90 minutes, Ms. Kowal in Kyiv. She authored the play ‘The Lion and hostile elements in the newly conquered who presented additional excerpts from took questions from the audience and then The Lioness’ based on the diaries of Sonia lands of Ukraine and sent to Siberia. the text. Sophiyka Syneyko read an excerpt remained for another hour autographing and Lev Tolstoy, which was performed at Ms. Kowal then explained that the first dealing with Irena’s childhood; Yuri copies of her book. the National Theater in Kyiv, and ‘The chapter of the novel actually was set in Onyshkiw read an excerpt dealing with “Displaced” is available from Amazon, Marinated Aristocrat,’ which is currently in 1969 with the visit of Irena, then 22, to Josef; and, Natalia Rukavishinikov read an Barnes & Noble and CreateSpace eStore. its 12th year in Kyiv. Her plays have also Soviet Ukraine and started with her arrival excerpt dealing with Marusia. The Ukrainian version, “Nezazemleni,” been performed In Krakow, Poland. Her at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, where In conclusion, Ms. Kowal said that her will be published in Kyiv in late July/early novella, ‘The Barefoot Ballerina,’ was pub- she first met her brother Orest, 27. The rest work was an attempt in the struggle to August and will be available throughout lished in Kyiv.” of the book both chronicles the month-long overcome the fear and powerlessness ensu- Ukraine as well as through Ukrainian book- After this brief encomium, Ms. Vayda trip that the two took of Ukraine and also ing from the Communist devastation of sellers worldwide.

Borys Wrzesnewskyj (Etobicoke Center); Ukrainian Canadians... Sen. Raynell Andreychuk; Tony Ince, Nova Scotia minister of communities, culture and (Continued from page 1) heritage; and Kelly Regan, Nova Scotia min- nation’s success in all fields of endeavor.” ister of labor and advanced education. Member of Parliament Cathay Wagantall The plaque honoring five waves of (Yorkton-Melville) brought greetings on Ukrainian immigration to Canada was behalf of the Official Opposition, and MP unveiled and then blessed by the Rev. Linda Duncan (Edmonton Strathcona) Roman Dusanowskyj, pastor of the Holy spoke on behalf of the New Democratic Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Sydney, Party of Canada. Nova Scotia. Lena Metlege Diab, Nova Scotia minister The inscription on the plaque reads: “In of immigration, brought greetings on honor of the many thousands of Ukrainians behalf of the provincial government and who began arriving in Canada after 1891 Mayor Mike Savage spoke on behalf of the seeking freedom and prosperity. They city of Halifax. helped build our great nation and champi- Honored guests at the event included: oned Canadian values like multicultural- Geoff Regan, speaker of the House of ism. Ukrainian Canadians have enriched Commons; MP and Chair of the Canada Canada through their industriousness, rich UCC Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group cultural heritage, strong religious beliefs At the Canadian Museum of Immigration in Halifax, Nova Scotia (from left), Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk, Ukrainian Canadian Congress National President Paul Grod, John Zareski and Marie Chapman unveil a plaque honoring five waves of Ukrainian immigration to Canada. and dedication to their community and unveil the plaque honoring the five waves ancestral homeland.” of Ukrainian immigration to Canada.” Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn, the artist who “This was a wonderful opportunity to created the three large display panels, spoke celebrate the rich history of Ukrainian on behalf of the Kule Folklore Center. She immigration to Canada, at the place where wore the sheepskin coat in which her great so many Ukrainians took their first steps on grandmother arrived at Pier 21 in 1908. Canadian soil,” stated John Zareski, presi- UCC National President Paul Grod stat- dent of the UCC Halifax-Dartmouth Branch, ed, “As we celebrate 125 years of Ukrainian who offered closing remarks and thanks to immigration to Canada, we honor and all the organizers and guests, “who made remember those who came to Canada and this evening a resounding success. built the foundations of our strong and For an interview with curator Dan Conlin vibrant community.” On behalf of our com- and Larisa Sembaliuk Cheladyn about the munity, he expressed “heartfelt gratitude to “Journey to Canada: Ukrainian Immigration Roman and Olena Coba, and Oleh and Experiences 1891-1900,” which aired on CTV, MaryAnn Mihychuk, Canada’s minister of employment, workforce development and Bozhena Iwanusiw for their generous readers may visit http://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/ labor, addresses guests at the opening of the exhibit “Journey to Canada.” donation of $10,000, which allowed us to pier-21-canadian-museum-of-immigration. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

el to New York for the awards ceremony, Journalist... the CPJ held a special award ceremony for him in Minsk. (Continued from page 4) In 2002, the Organization for Security Under increasing pressure from the and Cooperation in Europe awarded Mr. Lukashenka government, Mr. Sheremet Sheremet its Prize for Journalism and moved to Moscow in 1998 and became a Democracy in recognition of his human A novel drawn from the headlines leading investigative TV journalist. He pro- rights reporting in the Balkans and duced several documentaries, including Afghanistan. “Terminal Payback,” by Wolodymyr “Chechen Diary,” “Wild Hunt” and “The * * * Mohuchy, Xlibris Publishing, 2016. ISBN: Empire’s Last Year.” On July 22, thousands of mourners took 978-1-5144-9214-7 (softcover), $19.99, and Mr. Sheremet continued to face threats part in a solemn procession through Kyiv’s 978-1-5144-9213-0 (hardcover,) $29.50, 218 and harassment in Belarus, where he was Ukrainian House, including Mr. Sheremet’s pp; 978-1-5144-9275-5 (e-book) $3.99. badly beaten while covering an election in friends, colleagues, lawmakers and govern- 2004. He was a founder of Belaruspartizan. ment officials – among them President As tensions between the U.S. and Russia org, a popular independent news website Petro Poroshenko. continue, following Russia’s aggressive that features relentless criticism of Mr. The next day, hundreds of mourners in actions against Ukraine and its occupation Lukashenka’s government. Belarus attended the funeral of Mr. of eastern Ukraine and Crimea, espionage In July 2014, after he had been living and Sheremet, which was held at the Church of incidents are beginning to make headlines working in Ukraine for several years, Mr. All Saints in his hometown of Minsk. more often. Wolodymyr Mohuchy’s latest Sheremet resigned from the Russian chan- book, “Terminal Payback” is a fictional tale nel formerly called ORT and now known as With reporting by RFE/RL’s Belarus from a Ukrainian perspective that uses his- Channel One, saying that any journalist in Service, AP, Reuters, and TASS. torical examples of Russian mafia deeds. Russia who dared to contradict the Copyright 2016, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted The back cover of the book offers this Kremlin’s propaganda was “hounded.” with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ synopsis: Mr. Sheremet’s reporting earned him the Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, “Former Managing Director of Emerging International Press Freedom Award from Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (for Markets at Bear Sterns and retired sergeant the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) the full text of this story, see http://www. of the NYPD, Terry [Taras Grigorovich in 1998. When authorities in Belarus rferl.org/content/ukraine-journalist-pavel- Adamchuk] Adams is the forensic investi- denied permission for Mr. Sheremet to trav- sheremet-killed-car-bomb/27868777.html). gator for a law firm catering to upper-crust clients. He also maintains a detective agen- cy in the East Village [of New York] servic- dle. He concludes that the death was the Games, including Bryzhina, Povh, Stuy and ing the local community, mostly as a pro- mob’s payback for the misdeed. Turning... Ryemyen, as well as Saladuha, Cheban, bono problem solver. “When Alexei Godunov meets the same Shemyakina, Kharlan, Radivilov, (Continued from page 6) “An intriguing telephone call thrusts him fate as Charles Gregory and Terry learns of Kozhenkova, Kostevych and Andriitsev. into a web of conspiracy and corruption on Godunov’s business connection to his cli- gymnastics, judo, modern pentathlon, row- a global scale. The caller hires him to find ent, he attempts to intercede with the mob ing, sailing, shooting, swimming, synchro- Source: “At London Olympics, Ukraine col- those responsible for the death of Charles to save his client’s life.” nized swimming, table tennis, triathlon, lects six medals – two gold, four bronze,” by Gregory, an investment banker at his old Ukrainians will recognize many familiar weightlifting and wrestling. Twelve medal- Matthew Dubas, The Ukrainian Weekly, firm, who was killed by an oncoming sub- New York locations mentioned in the book, ists from 2012 are to compete in the 2016 August 5, 2012. way at the Wall Street station, even though including the East Village Meat Market the police pronounced the death accidental. (Bachynsky’s), McSorley’s Ale House, “He zeroes in on a bank in Cyprus, Veselka Restaurant, as well as the true. Above all, stay honest and remain vivid where a trail of illicit payments to the vic- Soyuzivka Heritage Center, among others. Schools... followers of the Ukrainian Church and tim uncovers insider trading at JP Morgan Wolodymyr (Walter) Mohuchy, a philan- become true leaders of the Ukrainian com- (Continued from page 14) Chase and leads him to massive corporate thropist and community activist, is a senior munity.” fraud in the emerging markets of eastern technologist who specialized in electronic, Koziupa, representing the Selfreliance Each school had a chance to showcase Europe. Investigations in Budapest and microwave and phased-array design. His Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union, its talents during the graduation ceremony. Stavropol, Russia, identify Alexei Godunov, previous book, “From the Ashes” was a bio- awarded the Whippany graduates. This year guests enjoyed Ukrainian popular an ex-KGB colonel, as a principal perpetra- graphical novel of survival and redemption Natalia Duma, president of Self Reliance songs, poems and bandura playing per- tor in the scheme. during the Soviet and Nazi regimes. Association of Ukrainian Americans, New formed by the students. “Through networking he identifies the Readers can obtain copies of “Terminal York branch, whose organization is also the After the official program commenced corrupt broker, who is also the agent for Payback” at major booksellers, including sponsor of the Self-Reliance School of and graduates received their diplomas, the the Brighton Beach mob. Hacking into bro- Amazon and Barnes & Noble. For more Ukrainian Studies in New York, stated: Svitanok band continued the evening fes- kerage records, Terry discovers the mob’s information, readers may contact the “Dear graduates, I wish you success in your tivities. Students, parents and their guests significant investment losses in the swin- book’s publisher, Xlibris, www.xlibris.com. studies and hope all your dreams come enjoyed dancing to Ukrainian and English songs. This festive evening was made possible in part due to the generous financial sup- port of the Self-Reliance New York Federal Credit Union. The parents of Self-Reliance School of Ukrainian Studies organized the beautiful graduation banquet.

Ever more... (Continued from page 6) Ukrainians and the West to recognize his annexation as legal, but now people in Moscow see that this isn’t going to happen unless Moscow uses more force there than it can afford to. Like the Finns in 1939, the Ukrainians are ready to fight; and the West has imposed sanctions and would impose more. Today, Mr. Stelmakh says, “no one believes in the legalization of ‘Russian’ Crimea” and no one thinks that Moscow can avoid facing the consequences of that forever. Instead, Russians are thinking and beginning to talk about what can be done. As a result, he concludes, “two or three years from now,” the issue may be cast in an entirely new way: Instead of wondering when Kyiv and the West will recognize Russian rule in Crimea, people will be ask- ing what kind of compensation Moscow should offer Ukraine for its illegal attempt to annex the Ukrainian peninsula. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 17

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Julian Hayda/Borderland Productions Oleh Skrypka, Lynne Jordan and The Shivers. Marta Farion with the general manager of City Winery. Chicago fund-raiser supports psychological rehabilitation centers in Ukraine by Marta Farion the square that is now known as Maidan. The audience wondered whether it was CHICAGO – The magical moment on possible to combine such different styles stage came when the unsurpassed Lynne and personalities in one performance. Jordan, an R & B singer from Chicago, sang Considering that Mr. Skrypka had arrived in the well-known Ukrainian song Chicago only the previous night and that “Cheremshyna” with Oleh Skrypka, one of the Chicago-based musicians had heard the Ukraine’s most beloved rock musicians. Ms. Ukrainian songs on YouTube only a few Jordan’s excellent band, The Shivers, days before, it seemed astounding that with accompanied the musicians throughout the only a sound check and a brief exchange of night at Chicago’s City Winery. chords before the performance, the artists People filled the room to capacity and played together as if they’d done so for did not know what to expect from the July years. Backing up Mr. Skrypka on vocals 17 event billed as a charity concert to sup- was jazz singer Olha Tsvyntarna from Kyiv, port the Kyiv Mohyla Academy Centers for who happened to be in Chicago at the time, Psychological Rehabilitation established in and was called upon to perform on the day Kyiv and in Sloviansk. of the show. It was an unusual musical show, uniting It was a performance by musicians of the two cultures, two countries, two extraordi- highest order, who know the sound of sur- nary musicians who presented a majestic prise and the feel of improvisation, and performance for a worthy cause. For two have the gift for inventing on the spot. The hours the audience was treated to the joy of bluesy voice of Ms. Jordan meshed with the hearing wonderful musicianship, technical unique throaty sound of Mr. Skrypka, and Oleh Skrypka with Roxana Dyka Pylypczak, director of the Hromovytsia Dance excellence and sensitivity by an ensemble together with The Shivers they created an Ensemble, and members of the ensemble. that played as seamlessly as if its members original sound. had been together for years. In addition to experiencing the sheer joy a movie theater, but with their own eyes in to sing “Mnohaya Lita,” as he learned it was It was a performance one doesn’t forget. of the musical experience, the audience had their homes, schools and surroundings. her birthday. With a majority of Ukrainians And the mood was further enhanced by the the opportunity to contribute to a good That is why it is important to support comprising the audience and spirits flying social commentary from the singers, who cause and help Ukrainian soldiers, children rehabilitation centers staffed by specialists, high, the sound of the Ukrainian version of called for support of victims of the Russian and families suffering from post-traumatic who can help people in need to cope with “Happy Birthday” became an impromptu invasion of Ukraine. When Ms. Jordan stress disorder. their difficulties. These individuals should chorus that brought Ms. Jordan almost to recalled how she and the Shivers had per- A million and a half people were forced feel that they have not been abandoned. tears of emotion. formed in Kyiv’s Independence Square in to leave their homes in the occupied terri- This fund-raising event lifted the spirits But there was more to come. The audi- the year 2000 and commented that tories of Ukraine and escape to the county’s of the audience, provided a sense of posi- ence then showered the performers with Ukrainians are survivors, she began singing central and western regions. These are peo- tive energy and brought people of different ebullient applause for their renditions of the song “I Will Survive.” That moved the ple who lost everything and don’t know backgrounds together in mutual support. the songs “Fever,” “Cheremshyna” and audience to sing along and dance. It was the what awaits them in the future. These are Before the night was over, Mr. Skrypka “Sweet Home Chicago” as the finale. same reaction she had elicited from the children who witnessed scenes of horror, surprised Ms. Jordan while they were both The financial contributions from the audi- massive audience in Kyiv 16 years ago on violence, injustice and helplessness – not in on stage with a rousing call to the audience ence, and from those who could not attend but donated by mail, was heartening. The success of the fund-raiser would not have been possible without their generosity. The Heritage Foundation and the Selfreliance Foundation, both headquartered in Chicago, were the principal sponsors of the event. The benefit raised $57,000. This concert was yet another example of the Ukrainian diaspora’s commitment to Ukraine’s independence and freedom, and the cohesion of the Ukrainian American community. The event was also an example of the much-needed implementation of cul- tural diplomacy, bringing Ukrainian music to the international stage.

Marta Farion is a Chicago attorney who serves as president of the Kyiv Mohyla Foundation. She organized the Chicago Jazz and Blues Festival in the year 2000, where Lynne Jordan and The Shivers performed at Independence Square to an audience of hun- Oleh Skrypka and Olya Tsvyntarna. Lynne Jordan dreds of thousands. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

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August 1-5 Drama technique instruction with actress Halyna August 13-14 Uketoberfest, St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Jewett, NY Stefanova, Grazhda Music and Arts Center of Greene Chicago Catholic Church, www.stjosephukr.com/uketoberfest or County, 518-263-4670 or www.grazhdamusicandart.org [email protected]

August 1-12 Folk singing course for children, with Anna Bachynsky and August 14 Meet the filmmaker and screening, “Aquarium in the Sea” Jewett, NY Melanie Serbay, Grazhda Music and Arts Center of Greene Jewett, NY by Oleksander Fraze-Frazenko, Grazhda Music and Arts County, 518-263-4670 or www.grazhdamusicandart.org Center of Greene County, www.grazhdamusicandart.org

August 5 Pub night, featuring music by The Action!, Syracuse August 18-21 St. Josaphat Ukrainian Festival, St. Josaphat Ukrainian Rochester, NY Catholic Church, www.rochesterukrainianfesitval.com Syracuse, NY Ukrainian National Home, 315-478-9272 August 20 Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, Syracuse August 6 Memorial concert, dedicated to Grazhda founder Ihor Syracuse, NY Ukrainian National Home, 315-478-9272 Jewett, NY Sonevytsky, featuring baritone Oleh Chmyr, violinist Anna Rabinova, cellist Natalia Khoma, pianist August 20 Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, Ukrainian Volodymyr Vynnytsky and composer Myroslav Skoryk, Toronto Canadian Congress, Centennial Park, 416-323-4772 or Grazhda Music and Arts Center of Greene County, www.ucctoronto.ca 518-989-6479 or www.grazhdamusicandart.org August 20 JazzTet concert, featuring tromboneist Peter Nelson, August 6 Softball tournament, Ukrainian American Youth Jewett, NY pianist Steven Feifke, bassist Devin Starks, drummer Ellenville, NY Association camp, www.cym.org/us-ellenville Darrian Douglas and vocalist Marta Bagratuni, Grazhda Music and Arts Center of Greene County, 518-989-6479 August 7 Ukrainian Festival, Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic or www.grazhdamusicandart.org Palatine, IL Church, 773-368-8145 or [email protected] August 20-21 Ukrainian Days Festival, Ukrainian Congress Committee of August 7 Parish picnic and barbecue, Holy Trinity Ukrainian Chicago America – Illinois Division, Smith Park, www.uccaillinois.org Kerhonkson, NY Catholic Church, 845-626-2864 or www.holytrinityny.org August 20-21 Ukrainian Festival, Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, PA www.ukrhomestead.com August 8-12 Gerdany (bead-stringing) and embroidery courses, Jewett, NY with instruction by Lesia Lasiy and Lubow Wolynetz, August 21 Ukrainian Independence Day Picnic, St. Andrew Grazhda Music and Arts Center of Greene County, S. Bound Brook, NJ Memorial Church, www.uocofusa.org 518-263-4670 or www.grazhdamusicandart.org August 21 Ukrainian Independence Day celebration, Holy Trinity August 10 Ukrainian folk music performance by accordionists Silver Spring, MD Ukrainian Catholic Church, 410-404-3305 or New York Jaroslaw Palylyk and Walter Syzonenko, Accordions www.ukart.eventbrite.com Around the World, Bryant Park, www.bryantpark.org Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events August 13 Children’s recital, with Anna Bachynsky, Grazhda Music advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Jewett, NY and Arts Center of Greene County, from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors www.grazhdamusicandart.org and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 31, 2016 No. 31

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