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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVIII HE No.KRAINIAN 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Politicians of various stripes voice support for Yuschenko New foreignT aid bill U W by Roman Woronowycz government has only come under sys- Kyiv Press Bureau temic attack.” provides less funding Mr. Oliinyk, who has separated him- KYIV – Politicians from varying polit- self on several occasions from his ical leanings stepped forward on Communist brethren to make a point on for new independent states November 13-14 to support the work of specific issues, supported Mr. Syrota’s by Michael Sawkiw Jr. the government of Viktor Yuschenko Ukrainian National Information Service remarks even as he made it clear that he after the prime minister implied last did not intend to give wholesale approval WASHINGTON – Nearly four weeks week that he was tired of the persistent to the government’s economic policies. after the end of the 2000 federal fiscal criticism and pressure from political “While we do not support the policies year, Congress finally passed the FY opponents. of Yuschenko, we support him as a clean 2001 foreign aid bill and appropriated On November 13 an ideologically politician,” said Mr. Oliynyk. funds for U.S. foreign assistance to diverse political coalition of lawmakers, Meanwhile, Mr. Pynzenyk and his fel- countries throughout the world. including Borys Oliinyk of the low party members – whose political ide- In what turned out to be a major vic- Communist Party, Stepan Khmara of the ology can be said to be nearly identical to tory for proponents of increasing U.S. Conservative Republican Party and the prime minister’s – came out in foreign assistance amounts, the funds Mykhailo Syrota, a centrist who is con- unqualified support of the government’s federally mandated for foreign aid total sidered the father of the Constitution, program, while stating that certain busi- $14.9 billion – a $1.4 billion increase called a press conference to express their ness oligarchs were putting stumbling over last year’s budget. The bill passed satisfaction with the work of the blocks on the government’s path to force with an overwhelming majority on Yuschenko government to date. it out of office. Yaro Bihun October 25 in both houses of the U.S. The next day, leading members of the Serhii Soboliov said he believes spe- Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko Congress – Senate: 65-27; House: 307- Reform and Order Party, led by cific members of the ruling business 101. President Bill Clinton signed the Chairman Viktor Pynzenyk, presented elite, who wield much power in the reform to repeated accusations that it has bill into law on November 6 at a White economic figures that supported the gov- Verkhovna Rada and with President inflated figures that point to the begin- House ceremony. ernment’s claim of a substantive econom- Leonid Kuchma, are pressuring the gov- ning of an economic resurgence. Much of the other criticism has been As part of the FY 2001 Foreign ic upsurge. ernment to either resign or cater to its directed at Vice Prime Minister Yulia Operations Export Financing and Mr. Syrota cited a litany of accom- desires and wishes, especially in the Tymoshenko, who was appointed by Mr. Related Programs Appropriations Act, plishments in the last year as a clear indi- energy sector. Yuschenko over widespread criticism $810 million in funding was allocated cation that the prime minister is on the “A key question for the new year is because of her close connections to for the Freedom Support Act (FSA) – right track, including the spectacular rise whether the same methods of blackmail that part of the bill designated for coun- in economic indicators including a 5 per- and intimidation will continue to be used (Continued on page 21) tries once part of the Soviet Union. This cent growth in the GDP and an 11.7 per- -– and I don’t mean from the side of the amount represents a decrease of $29 mil- cent increase in industrial output for leftists – for the sole purpose of forcing lion from last year’s funding for the new 2000, as well as the retirement of large the prime minister’s resignation,” he independent states. The Foreign pension and wage arrears, the $2.3 bil- said. Operations Export Financing and lion decrease in foreign debt and cessa- Mr. Yuschenko’s Cabinet of Ministers Ukrainian Canadians Related Programs Appropriations Act for tion of electrical blackouts in towns and has come under criticism of one kind or FY 2001 included an earmark of assis- villages. another almost from the first day of his target justice minister tance to Ukraine in the amount of $170 “We would think that such accom- appointment by President Kuchma in million. Of that amount, specific sub-ear- plishments would be worthy of general December 1999, for everything from the marks were also allocated for the praise,” observed Mr. Syrota. “But the way it has proceeded on administrative in federal elections Ukrainian Land and Resource CALGARY – The Ukrainian Management Center ($5 million), while Canadian community is angered by “not less than $25 million should be Austria agrees to settlement Justice Minister Anne MacLellan’s made available for nuclear reactor safety promotion of a “two-tiered justice” initiatives.” The remaining $140 million policy toward naturalized Canadian will be set aside for programs the U.S. for Nazi-era forced laborers citizens, reminiscent of another Agency for International Development injustice in the country’s history, (USAID), in consultation with the by Myroslaw Smorodsky the Austrian negotiations did not require noted the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Ukrainian government, believes are nec- that all claims be settled immediately as Liberties Association. essary to continue Ukraine’s progress on VIENNA, Austria – In an official sign- part of one settlement package. Instead Ms. MacLellan is up for re-elec- the road to economic reform, as well as ing ceremony at the Federal Chancellery the signed agreements contemplated the tion in the federal elections on develop a strong civil society. of Austria, the governments of the United immediate completion of the slave/forced November 27. Other countries that received ear- States, Austria, Belarus, the Czech repub- labor component, and development of a Delegates from across Canada marks of assistance under the Freedom lic, Poland, Hungary and Ukraine, as well structure toward negotiating the complex met in Alberta on the Remembrance Support Act (FSA) include Armenia and as the lawyer-representatives for Nazi-era property claims in the near future, with Day (November 11) weekend and Georgia, respectively $90 million and slave/forced labor victims, signed a series the aim of completing these property described the mounting anger felt $92 million. There is a stipulation in the of agreements whereby the laborers negotiations by year’s end. because of this issue. Speakers Georgian earmark that “$25 million forcibly deported to the territory of The Austrian settlement documents underlined that Ms. MacLellan’s should be made available to support bor- Austria 55 years later would receive some signed on October 24 provide for com- justice policy treats people who der security guard and export control modicum of compensation for their suf- pensation in amounts similar to that of choose to be Canadians in a differ- initiatives” pertaining to border controls fering. the German settlement. However, unlike ent way than people who are born and monitoring of the fighting in the Thereafter, at a separate ceremony at the German settlement, the Austrians Canadian. Specifically, Canadian- breakaway Russian republic of the office of the federal president of immediately agreed to pay compensation born citizens accused of crimes are Chechnya. Austria, Dr. Thomas Kestil apologized to to persons who labored on farms and for presumed innocent until proven Other initiatives for the new inde- the victims for the suffering they had private industry in Austria. Slave labor- guilty, and have the right to a crimi- pendent states include $20 million for endured. He also acknowledged that these ers will receive 105,000 Austrian nal trial. Naturalized citizens do not assistance to the Russian Far East and victims were never compensated in the shillings; industrial workers, 35,000 currently have that right. Instead, $1.5 million to “meet health and other past, nor was their suffering properly rec- Austrian shillings; and farm and private assistance needs of victims of trafficking ognized. (Continued on page 16) in persons.” Unlike an earlier German settlement, (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 No. 47

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS The myth of Russophone unity in Ukraine Prodi pledges cash for Chornobyl closure EFF tranche exepcted by end of year by Taras Kuzio Moreover, a large proportion of Ukrainians, RFE/RL Newsline perhaps even the majority, are bilingual and KYIV – European Commission KYIV – First Vice Prime Minister Yurii therefore cannot be characterized as either President Romano Prodi assured President Yekhanurov announced that he expects In the second round of Ukraine’s July purely Ukrainophone or Russophone. Mr. Leonid Kuchma in Kyiv on November 6 Ukraine will receive $250 million (U.S.) 1994 presidential elections, the incumbent, Kuchma himself, for example, uses that international donors will stick to an ear- under the International Money Fund’s EFF Leonid Kravchuk, won the majority of Ukrainian in public but has a Russian wife lier pledge to compensate Ukraine for the (extended fund facility) program by the end votes west of the River Dnipro and his main and almost certainly speaks Russian in the loss of energy following the closure of the of the year, based on the preliminary con- challenger, Leonid Kuchma, the majority private sphere. To which of the two linguis- Chornobyl nuclear power station, Interfax clusion of talks between the government east of that river. The larger urban and tic groups does he belong? reported. Mr. Prodi said he is convinced that and the IMF mission, which completed its industrial centers of eastern Ukraine gave Data from an Intermedia National on November 16 the EU will allocate 25 work in Kyiv on November 14. The IMF Mr. Kuchma a modest lead over Mr. Survey in late 1999 conducted by the Kyiv million euros ($21.6 million) to help mission was mainly concerned about Kravchuk. Since those elections, the pre- International Institute of Sociology asked Ukraine replenish stocks of fuel at thermal Ukraine’s ability to adopt a budget for 2001 vailing view among many scholars and pol- “In which language is it easier for you to power plants. Mr. Kuchma confirmed his with a deficit of less than 3 percent of GDP icymakers in the West has been that speak?” Of the respondents, 44.2 percent previous pledge that Ukraine will close the and supply a realistic privatization revenue Ukraine is clearly divided into two linguis- said in Ukrainian and only 38.7 percent said Chornobyl plant on December 15. In an plan, since, according to the IMF, the cur- tic halves: “nationalist, pro-European and apparent bid to speed up the West’s decision rent draft budget contains unrealistic fig- Ukrainophone” western Ukraine and in Russian. In response to the question on financial aid, Kyiv had signaled last ures. Mission Head Julian Berengaut stated “Russophile, pro-Eurasian and “which language do you speak at home?” week that it may reconsider shutting down that all issues at the mission level have been Russophone” eastern Ukraine. 47.8 percent said Ukrainian, 36.3 percent Russian, and 14.4 percent both. Chornobyl . (RFE/RL Newsline) resolved. Finance Minister Ihor Mitiukov Unfortunately, this framework for under- said that the government, in preparing the standing post-Soviet Ukraine has failed Second, there has been no evidence of the mobilization of Russophones as a group Teachers, Chornobyl victims want funds draft budget for 2001 for a second reading, when it has been applied to Mr. Kuchma. has decreased planned privatization rev- When elected in 1994, Mr. Kuchma was an or lobby. Indeed, there is strong evidence KYIV – Some 6,000 teachers and 1,500 that Russophones in Crimea, Odesa, the enues for 2001 from 9.2 billion hrv to 5.9 eastern Ukrainian Russophone, and it was people affected by the Chornobyl disaster billion hrv, pursuant to and including pro- predicted that he would return Ukraine to Donbas, Kyiv and western Ukraine have held two separate rallies at the Parliament very distinct separate identities and have posals from President Leonid Kuchma and Eurasia. Instead, Ukrainian foreign policy building on November 14 to demand that Verkhovna Rada deputies, and in accor- has remained consistent throughout the developed different attitudes toward the the government increase their wages and Ukrainian language, nation-building and dance with the privatization schedule sub- 1990s, regardless of the language spoken by social benefits, and pay overdue mitted by the State Property Fund. Mr. foreign policy. A recent study found that the president or his support base. The allowances, Interfax reported. According to Mitiukov stated that, after reconsidering pri- Russophones in Odesa and the Donbas Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs official data, the government owes teachers vatization revenues for 2001, the govern- exhibit “language retention,” while in Kyiv defined this policy in 1996 as “integration some 60 million hrv ($11 million U.S.) in ment faced the task of keeping the budget and Lviv they favor assimilation or “lan- into Europe, cooperation with the CIS,” unpaid wages. There are some 2.2 million balanced and said the Finance Ministry has guage integration.” A large number of resi- which continues to rule out Ukraine’s par- people in Ukraine eligible for social bene- “resolved this problem successfully.” dents of Kyiv, for example, continue to use ticipation in the military and political struc- fits because of damage to their health Though revenues to the budget have been tures of the CIS. Russian as their main language but have not caused by the Chornobyl nuclear accident lowered somewhat, Mr. Mitiukov said the Under Mr. Kuchma, Ukrainian foreign opposed sending their children to Ukrainian in 1986. The government’s budget draft for government found ways to compensate for policy has shifted westward more decisive- language schools, which now account for 2001, which the Verkhovna Rada is current- most of the difference. However, he did not ly, especially with regard to NATO. Ukraine 80 percent of all schools in the city. ly debating, provides for considerable cuts disclose where these additional revenue has also been instrumental in preventing A recent poll conducted in Kyiv by the in social benefits. (RFE/RL Newsline) sources had been found. (Eastern Russian regional hegemony through its National Democratic Initiatives Center Economist) membership in the pro-Western GUUAM among a representative sample of Kyivites Rumors of Ukrainian PM’s ouster denied (Georgia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, was aimed at gauging the attitudes of 33 percent of public trusts PM and Moldova) regional group, which in Russian speakers and demonstrated this KYIV – The Ukrainian prime minister’s effect split the CIS into two groups of an lack of uniformity among Russophones. spokeswoman, Natalia Zarudna, on KYIV – According to a public poll con- equal number of states. Five main results emerged from the poll. November 13 denied rumors that Viktor ducted by Gtk-USM, Prime Minister Viktor Using language as the sole or main crite- First, 53 percent of Kyivites speak Yuschenko has tendered his resignation, Yuschenko is trusted by 33 percent of rion by which to analyze post-Soviet Russian always or most of the time. Of Interfax reported. The same day, Parliament Ukrainians, while 31 percent do not trust Ukrainian developments has proved to be these respondents, 70 percent were brought Chairman Ivan Pliusch said there are no him. Other politicians rated as follows: flawed for two reasons. First, it assumed up in a Russian-language environment. reasons for Mr. Yuschenko’s dismissal, Communist Party leader Petro Symonenko, that Ukrainians belonged to either one or Second, half of these Russophones adding that President Leonid Kuchma has 17.7 percent (trust) and 55.5 percent (do not the other linguistic camp – Ukrainophones believe that the “Ukrainian language is an never told him that he wants to dismiss the trust); Socialist Party leader Oleksander or Russophones. Most observers argued attribute of Ukrainian statehood.” They feel prime minister. Ms. Zarudna and Mr. Moroz, 13.6 percent and 57.2 percent; Vice that language data in the 1989 Soviet cen- that its usage in all spheres in the capital Pliusch appear to have been commenting Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, 12.2 sus were flawed and that the actual number city does not reflect its state status and that on last week’s report in Nezavisimaya percent and 56.4 percent; National Security of Ukrainophones was far smaller than the there is still a need to raise its prestige. Gazeta saying that Prime Minister and Defense Council Secretary Yevhen number of Russophones in Ukraine. Moreover, according to these Russophones, Yuschenko’s ouster is inevitable. The Marchuk, 9.6 percent and 52.4 percent; state officials should take exams in the Moscow newspaper, referring to a source in Rada Chair Ivan Pliusch, 9 percent and 52 Taras Kuzio is a research fellow at the Ukrainian language to prove their proficien- the Ukrainian presidential administration, percent . (Eastern Economist) Center for Russian and East European cy. Only 30 percent of Russophones in wrote that Mr. Yuschenko will be dismissed Studies at the University of Birmingham immediately after George W. Bush is con- Ukraine urged to pay for gas supplies and editor of Ukraine Business Review. (Continued on page 17) firmed as U.S. president. According to MOSCOW – Itera chief Igor Makaiev Nezavisimaya Gazeta, Mr. Yuschenko will has warned Kyiv that unless it pays for the be sacked because of the unfavorable report gas Itera supplied last month, the company FOR THE RECORD by Yevhen Marchuk, secretary of the will consider this amount to have been National Security and Defense Council, on siphoned off from Gazprom’s transit deliv- the situation in the fuel and energy sector. 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FOR THE RECORD: Speech at signing NEWS UPDATE: Litigation regarding forced/slave laborers of Ukrainian-Austrian agreements by Myroslaw Smorodsky individuals directly. The deadline for Following is the text of the speech by laborers in the war on the territory of the submitting information to the IOM is RUTHERFORD, N.J. – As previously Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of present-day Austria, live now in August 11, 2001. reported, a settlement was reached on Ukraine Oleksander Maidannyk at the Ukraine. Almost all of them are now All inquiries by victims should now July 17 with German industry and gov- official ceremony of the signing of the over 70 years old. About one-third of be directed to the IOM. The IOM office ernment regarding payments to former Ukrainian-Austrian agreements in them are disabled, and many suffer from for the United States is located at 1752 N forced laborers. Vienna on October 24. chronic diseases. The death rate of the St. NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC In accordance with the German settle- Nazi victims is double the figure for 20036; the toll-free telephone number is ment, the German Parliament on July 14 The legal basis of the Ukrainian- other people of their age. (866) 443-5187; fax, (202) 862-1879. approved the creation of a German Austrian relations has just been supple- These were the reasons and crucial The IOM website is located at Foundation that will oversee the entire mented by one more agreement. It is the motivation for Ukraine to actively par- http://www.iom.int and http://www.com- compensation program. The governing 28th agreement signed in the history of ticipate in the negotiations on fair com- pensation-for-forced-labour.org; body of the foundation met in August our relations. However, it has a special pensations to the Nazi victims, includ- http://www.compensation-for-forced- and September, and is proceeding to ini- meaning, because it addresses the basic ing with Austria. These talks were labour.org the e-mail address is: tiate its activities. needs of the people. Its social impor- intense, constructive and fruitful. I wish [email protected]. The foundation has appointed the tance and human dimension is what to thank all our partners at the negotia- Additional information may also be International Organization for Migration makes it special. tion table and to express a special grati- obtained on the Internet at (IOM) as the official entity to collect vic- On behalf of the government of tude to Madame Schaumeier. http://www.smorodsky.com/forcedlabor. Ukraine, I would like to congratulate tim data and to distribute payments to Throughout the talks we always remem- non-Jewish slave and forced laborers you all with this event. Let me express bered those who have been awaiting our our profound gratitude to the Federal who reside outside Central and Eastern results. And we have reached a reason- Europe. The IOM will also handle all Government of Austria for the historic able compromise. Austria agrees.. decision on voluntary payments to the property claims regardless of residence (Continued from page 1) Naturally, the payments that will go and religion. victims of Nazism. Your good will and to the Nazi victims cannot fully make enterprise forced laborers, 20,000 humanitarian initiative is much appreci- Slave/forced labor payments to resi- shillings. up for the inflicted suffering, physical dents of Central and Eastern Europe will ated by the Ukrainians who were sent and moral damage to the people. To These funds are to be distributed in by the Nazi regime to slave and forced be processed through existing many of them this relief will come too Central and East European countries by labor. Reconciliation Foundations in those late. However, we have accomplished a the existing reconciliation foundations in It is symbolic that we sign these countries. Jewish slave/forced labor great and noble mission. There could be those countries. The Austrians themselves agreements on the International Day of claimants who reside in the West will be no winners or losers. It is a victory of will process the applications and distribute the United Nations. Today we celebrate processed through the Jewish Claims common sense, social justice and the payments to victims who live in other the 55th anniversary of this organiza- Conference. The IOM offices in each humanism, and a triumph of historic parts of the world. As soon as the proce- tion. And upholding the main principles country will be responsible for distribu- truth. dures for applications are established, behind its foundation and contemporary tion of claims forms and payments to History is the best teacher, but this worldwide public notice will be given. activity, the Republic of Austria and victims who reside in those countries. Vice Foreign Affairs Minister Ukraine are both making a considerable teacher takes the highest toll for its les- Once the official application forms sons. Because one who forgets the les- Oleksander Mydon signed the agreement contribution to the cause of reconcilia- and eligibility criteria are ready for pub- documents on behalf of the government of sons of history is doomed to repeat tion, peace and cooperation between the lication, the IOM will publicize them and Ukraine. nations of Europe by putting our signa- one’s mistakes. will contact the individuals directly. The tures on these documents. Let us all remember this and con- information gathered by attorney Myroslaw Smorodsky is an attorney Millions of Ukrainians fought against tribute every effort so that the gloomy Myroslaw Smorodsky and Brama web- based in Rutherford, N.J., who has institut- the Nazis during World War II, con- times of the Holocaust and genocide sites is being forwarded to the IOM for ed separate actions against Austria on tributing to our common victory. More never come back. integration into its database. This inte- behalf of all forced and slave laborers than 43,000 people, who were slave Thank you for your attention. gration process will take about one within the Central and Eastern European month. The IOM will then contact these countries. U.S. official announces new funds for diverse programs in Ukraine BUSINESS IN BRIEF by Roman Woronowycz safety standards at Ukraine’s nuclear Some U.S. banks sever ties with Ukrainian banks Kyiv Press Bureau reactors and another $25 million to con- tinue highly popular cultural exchanges. KYIV – Banking Association Council Chairman Stanislav Arzhevitin said that within KYIV – William Taylor, U.S. coordi- The additional money will allow the last two weeks about 15 small and medium-size domestic banks received notices from nator of assistance to the new independ- another 2,400 Ukrainian government and their U.S. corresponding banks about the termination of correspondent relations as of ent States, on November 3 announced non-government officials and students to January 1, 2001. U.S. banks explained their decision by the considerable risk they take in another $170 million in foreign aid for travel to the United States to take part in Ukraine due to Ukraine’s low credit rating. Mr. Arzhevitin alleged, however, that the true Ukraine for the next year, which will highly popular cultural, training and aca- reason might be an insignificant volume of transactions on the correspondent accounts and fund several new programs, including demic programs that range in duration the resulting unprofitability for large American banks to deal with small Ukrainian banks. additional cultural exchanges between from several weeks to several months. (Eastern Economist) the two countries and a project to further Over the last eight years some 13,000 Contraband cigarette market growing develop Ukrainian interest in the Ukrainians have participated in the vari- Internet. ous programs. KYIV – The volume of the illegal tobacco market in the country is increasing each Ambassador Taylor was in Kyiv for “One of my favorite programs is the year, stated the president of the Association for Alcohol and Tobacco Products, Oleksander the eighth meeting of the economic coop- one that brings young Ukrainians to the Sukhomlyn. He added that illegal tobacco products control 33 percent of the market, with eration committee of the U.S.-Ukraine United States to live with U.S. families,” 70 percent of that contraband being cigarettes without filters. The wholesale price of con- Binational Commission, commonly said Mr. Taylor. “It is important for the traband non-filter cigarettes is 0.35 hrv, while legal cigarettes cost 0.50 hrv, which is known as the Kuchma-Gore Ukrainian students, but it is also for the explained by the difference in excise tax. (Eastern Economist) Commission. He and the new U.S. benefit of the U.S. student who learns ambassador to Ukraine, Carlos Pascual, about Ukraine, its history and its long $30 M auto plant to be built by mid-2001 spent the better part of Mr. Taylor’s three and deep culture.” KYIV – Pivdennoukrainskyi Automobile Plant will be operational by August 2001, days in Kyiv meeting with Ukrainian and The ambassador said some of the producing Russian GAZ automobile models Volga 3110, Gazel, Sobol, the Otaman pick- U.S. businessmen, representatives of money would provide for new programs up, Otaman-Yermak jeep and three Fiat models, said plant executives. KrymAvtoGaz, non-governmental organizations and on family health, for combating a devel- Russian Gaz and US Haden are cooperating in building the plant. Construction invest- Ukrainian government officials. oping tuberculosis epidemic and for con- ment is expected to be $30 million and management plans for the plant to break even in Mr. Taylor called the meeting of the taining the spread of HIV and AIDS, as three years. About 70 percent of parts to be used by the plant will be Ukrainian-made. economic committee a success, while well as for partnership programs between Pivdennoukrainskyi capacity in 2001 should be 25,000 automobiles, increasing to 80,000 underscoring that Ukraine can expect Ukrainian and U.S. hospitals, universities by 2003. (Eastern Economist) even more financing in the near future. and non-governmental organizations. It “A very productive series of discus- would also allow for additional projects Hraviton makes new economical electric lamp sions have identified concrete actions and to fight corruption in the country and clear directions for our cooperation over supply additional funds for a micro-credit CHERNIVTSI – The Chernivtsi-based Hraviton company has launched the serial the next year,” explained Mr. Taylor. and small loan program for new small production of economical compact fluorescent lamps, which have an edge over their He said that during the two days of businesses. The new financing will allow Western analogs in that they are cheap, at 30 hrv per unit, and can work under sharp discussions with Ukrainian representa- for the number of loans to be expanded voltage fluctuations as low as 120 volts, said Volodymyr Mamchuk, one of the design- tives the United States agreed to provide from about 200 loans per month to 1,500. ers of the new lamp. Mr. Mamchuk pointed out that one compact 18-watt lamp pro- Ukraine $170 million, including more than $30 million for improving nuclear (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 15) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 No. 47

OBITUARY: Victor G. Kytasty, 57, Ukrainian American Veterans consultant to Kyiv-Mohyla Academy march in New York City parade by Marta Kolomayets University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. During the past five years he was dedicated KYIV – Victor G. Kytasty, an inspiring to this institution’s development and was an professor, creative administrator, talented endless source of energy and ideas. musician, peripatetic cultural activist and a His love for the bandura, inherited from committed humanitarian, passed away on his father, the late Hryhory Kytasty (director September 22, after suffering a fatal heart of the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus), as well attack while playing basketball at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla as his enthusiasm for Ukrainian culture and Academy. He was 57. song, made him an avid supporter of this art Mr. Kytasty, who was born in Nemyriv, form both in the United States and Ukraine. Vinnytsia Oblast, on July 30, 1943, left He served as an instructor to a generation of Ukraine as a 6-month-old child, spent his bandurists in North America and later childhood in a displaced persons camp in brought his enthusiasm for this Ukrainian Germany and later emigrated with his fami- instrument back to its homeland, Ukraine, ly to the United States. He settled in supporting bandurists, kobzars and California, where he graduated from the Ukrainian choirs, along with music publish- University of California, San Diego, and ing. In 1998 he was one of the organizers of earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature. a bandura concert dedicated to the 100th Soon after Ukraine became independent, anniversary of his father’s birth. Mr. Kytasty arrived in Ukraine to teach at Mr. Kytasty’s spirit and enthusiasm for the Institute of Ukrainian Studies at Kyiv life was best captured by the words of a col- State University. He made Ukraine his league, Eleanor Valentine, who worked home, working on a variety of projects. He closely with him for over six years: “Victor served as a consultant to the Council of Kytasty was above all a friend. A friend to Advisors to the Verkhovna Rada (1992- me, a friend to libraries, a friend to students, 1993), director of America House (1993- a friend to Parliament, a friend to NGOs, a 1997), acting director of the Foreign friend to artists, a friend to America and a Commercial Service (1997-1998), scientific friend to Ukraine.” consultant of the Parliamentary Library She noted that Mr. Kytasty had the (1998) and the director of the Ukrainian “uncanny ability to see the possibilities and Office of the Former Members of Congress not the problems. ... Victor provided his beloved Ukraine and especially the young (1998-2000) in charge of the parliamentary Members of the Ukrainian American Veterans contingent that marched in New people of Ukraine with a legacy: believe in intern program. York City’s Veterans’ Day parade. From 1998 until his death, Mr. Kytasty the possibilities and follow through.” was a senior consultant to the Economics A memorial service for Mr. Kytasty was NEW YORK – Against the backdrop they executed a right face. The command Education and Research Consortium’s mas- held at the National University of Kyiv- of an overcast sky, thousands upon thou- “forward march” was met by a thunderous ter’s program in economics at the National Mohyla Academy on September 26; inter- sands of veterans of all nationalities roar from the onlooking crowds. University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. ment was at the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv. flocked to the city of New York as Along the parade route “Thank you, In 1998 Mr. Kytasty received an hon- Mr. Kytasty is survived by his mother and though to prepare for an invasion. The veterans” signs were visible from both orary doctorate from the National brother, Andriy. rains that were forecast never came, but sides of the street. Whenever a cheerful the veterans of all colors and nationali- “Thank you” was yelled from the crowd ties came to honor those who fought in it was more than enough to put a lump in the Korean War and to remember those the throat and a tear in the eye of the who made the ultimate sacrifice. hardest of veterans. Over 1,789,000 served in the Korean Marching down Fifth Avenue until War – battle dead included over 33,686, they turned onto 72nd Street, the disper- and over 7,500 died while captured or sal area, the Ukrainian contingent was missing. The 22 countries that participat- applauded for its military appearance and ed in the Korean War were all represent- marching – not just by the onlookers but ed one way or another at the parade com- also by the New York City police officers memorating its 50th anniversary. Over manning the intersections. 220 veterans’ organizations and bands The parade participants included took part in the Veterans’ Day parade up newly elected National Commander Fifth Avenue, cheered on by onlookers. Matthew Koziak, who carried the The Ukrainian American Veterans Brooklyn Post 27 flag; former Brooklyn were represented by Brooklyn Post 27, Post Commander Jurij Hirniak, carrying New York Post 7 and Yonkers Post 301. the American colors; former National Small in numbers compared to their Commander Steve Szewczuk; newly counterparts, the UAV marched up Fifth appointed National Publication/Public Avenue to the cadence of former U.S. Relations Officer Taras Szczur; Brooklyn Marine Sgt. Taras Szczur. Post 27 Commander George Mutlos; as Upon coming to the reviewing stand, well as Jerry Nestor, Peter Terrebetzky instead of the command “eyes left,” while and George Yurkiw. marching the Ukrainians came to a dead Next year the UAV plans to enlist the halt, executed a left face and saluted the help of Ukrainians dressed in traditional reviewing personnel. Upon completion, Ukrainian costumes.

Internet cafés that have recently opened in U.S. official announces... Kyiv to announce that the United States (Continued from page 3) would support the creation of 14 new After the sides concluded discussions Internet sites in Ukrainian libraries on a variety of subjects, including contin- throughout Ukraine that will be accessible ued Ukrainian economic reform in gener- to the public at no cost. The sites would be al, and agricultural and energy sector chosen after a grant competition this win- reforms in particular, they signed two ter worth $400,000. The managers of the agreements, one a joint statement on the effort, called the Library Electronic main directions of cooperation between Access Project, would pick the sites after the two countries for 2001, the other on an open, nationwide competition. financial support for Kharkiv Oblast as Mr. Taylor explained that, in addition to agreed upon after Ukraine yielded to the $170 million, Ukrainians could expect U.S. pressure and canceled contracts to another $40 million for modernization of build turbines for Iranian nuclear power Ukraine’s defense forces and strengthen- plants. ing of the military technology export The agreement gives Kharkiv regime. He also said that the overall $535,000 for a feasibility study to over- amount of aid to Ukraine for the coming haul its heating system. year would increase even more substan- The previous day Mr. Pascual and Mr. tially after decisions are made on support Taylor visited one of the dozens of new for continued agricultural sector reforms. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 5 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Weekly’s loss is Svoboda’s gain: Jarosewich named editor-in-chief of Svoboda PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Editor Irene nology, receiving recognition in the newspaper, Holos Ukrainy. Jarosewich of The Ukrainian Weekly has national trade journals Advertising Age Ms. Jarosewich’s appointment as edi- been tapped as the new editor-in-chief of and Publisher’s Weekly. tor-in-chief of Svoboda was announced Svoboda, the Ukrainian-language weekly Ms. Jarosewich worked with the press to employees of the UNA Corporate newspaper published by the Ukrainian tours organized by the Ukrainian Headquarters on October 18, and an National Association. Catholic Church in 1988 to Rome and announcement appeared in the Svoboda Ms. Jarosewich had been on the edito- 1991 for the return of Cardinal Myroslav issue dated October 27. She assumed the rial staff of The Ukrainian Weekly since Ivan Lubachivsky to Lviv. position as of November 9, and the first mid-December 1996, first as an inde- She worked for the Washington-based Svoboda issue published under her direc- pendent contractor and since January office of the National Committee to tion was the issue dated November 17. 1998 as an editor. Her byline was already Commemorate the Millennium of Ms. Jarosewich’s inaugural editorial known to readers of The Weekly, as for Christianity in Rus’-Ukraine (1988) and and her biography appeared in the some 10 years before joining the staff she at Rukh’s information office in Kyiv, November 17 issue of Svoboda, along had contributed occasional articles to the where she directed media relations with with a statement from UNA President newspaper from both the United States foreign correspondents (1991-1993). She Ulana Diachuk welcoming the new chief and Ukraine. remained in Ukraine as the director of and her success. Graduating in 1980 with a bachelor of public relations for UTEL, Ukraine’s Ms. Diachuk also expressed thanks to arts degree in philosophy and political largest telecommunications company. Lev Chmelkovsky, who had served as science from the University of After her return to the United States in acting editor-in-chief since September Wisconsin, Ms. Jarosewich remained in 1995, Ms. Jarosewich was the director of 22, from the time that the two-year con- Madison, Wis., where she worked as a public relations for the Children of tract of the previous editor-in-chief, reporter until she returned to Washington Chornobyl Relief Fund at the time of Raissa Galechko, had expired and was in 1982 and joined the National commemorations of the 10th anniversary not renewed. Endowment for the Arts as a writer and of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Ms. Jarosewich’s colleagues at The editor, and later as a project manager. She was the first journalist from inde- Ukrainian Weekly congratulated her at a Irene Jarosewich In 1985 she become the managing edi- pendent Ukraine to be accredited by the staff gathering, raising a toast – the first tor of a new biweekly publication, The U.S. government’s foreign press center in of several, as it turned out – to her suc- a joint reception, and Svoboda editorial Washington Herald, the first newsprint Washington, and in that capacity she cov- cess (next door) at Svoboda. staff members welcomed their new chief publication to be fully produced with the ered the 1992 and 1996 U.S. presidential In turn, Ms. Jarosewich hosted Weekly at a gathering in their offices on then-emerging desktop publishing tech- elections for Ukraine’s parliamentary and Svoboda staffers several days later at November 10.

Northern New Jersey District Committee holds fall meeting by Roma Hadzewycz to the UNA By-Laws, as published in the Other speakers questioned why the people for their support.” English-language press liaison UNA’s official publications, Svoboda and Home Office is so strongly promoting The final item on the meeting’s agen- of the Northern New Jersey District Committee The Ukrainian Weekly, most of the meet- direct billing, to which UNA officers da was a review of the proposed changes ing focused on reports delivered by UNA replied that this is a requirement of New to the UNA By-Laws. After a brief sum- PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Northern executive officers, who reported on the Jersey’s Department of Banking and mary of the major changes, the executive New Jersey District Committee of the current membership campaign, as well as Insurance. They then offered meeting officers emphasized that – now that the Ukrainian National Association held its the UNA’s finances. participants a copy of a letter from that proposals have been published in both fall organizing meeting here at the UNA Mrs. Lysko reported on organizing department in which it is recommended official publications of the UNA – it is corporate headquarters on Friday after- efforts for 2000, noting that, as of that all branches be converted to direct the UNA membership’s turn to speak out noon, October 20, with some 30 branch September 30, the Northern New Jersey billing as of January 1, 2001. about the proposals. and district officers, as well as members District had enrolled 45 new members, Mrs. Diachuk underlined that direct “What we’d like to see now is a dia- of the UNA General Assembly present. meeting just over 27 percent of its quota for billing does not prevent a branch from logue among the membership,” Mrs. Among those present were: UNA the year. The new members were insured remaining active in the realm of fraternal Diachuk said. “This harkens back to the President Ulana Diachuk, National for a total of $1,472,650 in coverage. activity and thus remaining visible with- previous tradition of discussion of issues Secretary Martha Lysko, Treasurer Stefan Much time was spent discussing the in the community, and that it frees up the prior to UNA conventions on the pages Kaczaraj, Advisor Andre Worobec and issue of direct billing whereby a branch’s time of branch officers who can focus of our newspapers.” Honorary Member of the General members no longer receive their bills their attention on enrolling members. Assembly Walter Sochan. from the branch secretary, but are billed Mr. Kaczaraj reported on the financial The meeting was chaired by Eugene by the UNA Home Office. Several speak- status of the UNA and its subsidiaries, Oscislawski, chairman of the Northern ers noted that taking away the billing including the Ukrainian National Urban New Jersey District Committee. Also in duties of branch secretaries means that Renewal Corp., for the first six months attendance were Honorary District the secretaries will have less contact with of 2000. The UNURC, which oversees Chairmen John Chomko and Wolodymyr their members and, by extension, with the UNA’s headquarters building, this Bilyk. the community they serve. Some argued year has shown an increase in assets, and Although the main topic of the meet- that the direct billing arrangement ren- next year it expects to earn additional ing was to be the proposed amendments ders branches basically meaningless. rental income of $500,000 annually. As for the UNA’s publications, Mr. Mission Kaczaraj noted that deficits for both Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly have decreased significantly, at mid-year Statement amounting to just over $61,800. The Ukrainian National Association Regarding the UNA’s resort, exists: Soyuzivka, the treasurer noted that the I UNA continues to pay out between to promote the principles of $470,000 and $500,000 per year to cover fraternalism; its deficits. He added that a consultant I has prepared a report on the resort’s to preserve the Ukrainian, operations and that the General Ukrainian American and Assembly will be asked to make some decisions regarding Soyuzivka at its Ukrainian Canadian heritage annual session on December 1-3. and culture; and Some discussion during the meeting I was devoted to the question of why the to provide quality financial UNA is not holding its next convention services and products to its at Soyuzivka. Mrs. Diachuk responded members. that the Executive Committee had decid- ed at its most recent meeting on As a fraternal insurance society, the September 9 not to change the site of the Ukrainian National Association rein- convention, but added that the General Roma Hadzewycz Assembly could revisit its own decision. vests its earnings for the benefit of At the Northern New Jersey UNA District Committee’s fall organizing meeting are She also underlined: “We are looking at its members and the Ukrainian com- (from left) are: UNA Treasurer Stefan Kaczaraj, UNA President Ulana Diachuk, this issue from the point of view of UNA munity. District Chairman Eugene Oscislawski and UNA Advisor Andre Worobec. patriotism, and we have appealed to the 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 No. 47

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY ACTION ITEM Removing Shevchenko Washington Post article: Get rid of Shevchenko monument The opinion section of the Sunday, November The Washington Post on Sunday, November 12, ran an opinion piece by a John 12, issue of The Washington Post carried an article Mathews (not identified to the newspaper’s readers), who called upon the National titled, “Park Places: Let’s evict the has-beens to Park Service in the District of Columbia to remove “from their pedestals in our elevate the worthy.” squares and circles some of those generals whom only a Civil War buff could recog- The article’s author, John Matthews, recom- nize, along with assorted curiosities including a statue of a reputedly antisemitic [sic] mends a number of statues in Washington be poet.” And who is that poet? Taras Shevchenko! removed to make room for “more worthy national The writer goes on to cite “opponents of the memorial” who said in the 1960s that and international heroes better suited to memorial- “Shevchenko was not only an idol of Soviet Communists, but an antisemite [sic] and ization than 19th century bronzed soldiers and anti-Polish to boot.” The commentary was surrounded by photos of some of the “has- other has-beens.” beens,” to use Mr. Mathews’ term, including Shevchenko in the top right-hand corner. He further writes: “In the non-military category, The reaction among Ukrainians in this country and beyond has been swift. Many a prime candidate for removal is Taras have already written letters to the editor of The Washington Post, and the Action Item printed on the right encourages all of us to do likewise. This newspaper can do no less Shevchenko, a 19th century Ukrainian poet, whose than add its voice to protest this grave injustice. bronze and granite memorial stands in a triangular What Mr. Mathews has written is blatantly fallacious and scurrilous. park at P, 22nd and 23rd streets NW. In the early This “idol of Soviet Communists” was, in fact, one of the Soviet system’s victims: 1960s opponents of the memorial said Shevchenko his works were altered to suit Soviet needs and others were simply not permitted; was not only an idol of Soviet Communists but an taken out of context, his writings were used to present Shevchenko as an opponent of anti-semite [sic] and anti-Polish to boot.” tsarist tyranny – but not of Russian oppression. The Soviet government opposed the It is imperative that the Ukrainian American community respond to this demeaning idea of a Shevchenko monument in our nation’s capital, arguing that its erection by and degrading characterization of Taras Shevchenko, which is an insult to our nation. “traitors” in the U.S. was meant to instigate animosity toward “the Soviet people.” All Ukrainian Americans and their organizations must respond to this Washington Meanwhile, an act of Congress on September 13, 1960, had authorized erection of Post article; to remain silent will signal indifference to the national bard of Ukraine. a monument to Shevchenko, and soon thereafter the U.S. Government Printing Office A sample letter is provided below for your convenience. E-mails may be forward- published a booklet titled “Europe’s Freedom Fighter; Taras Shevchenko, 1814- ed to: [email protected], while letters should be mailed to: Close to Home, The 1861.” Recommended reading, we dare say, for Mr. Mathews... Perhaps he would Washington Post Editorial Page, 1150 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20071. have learned how this poet gave voice to the oppressed and wrote in defiance of all oppressors, how this “contemporary of Abraham Lincoln ... dedicated his life to the * * * emancipation of nations and men from the bondage of Russian imperialism and totali- Dear Editor: tarian tyranny.” Of particular interest to Mathews would be the foreword, which I am disturbed by a recent article published in The Washington Post on November reports that, far from being an anti-Semite, Shevchenko “strongly protested the denial 12, 2000, titled “Park Places: Let’s evict the has-beens to elevate the worthy.” The of civil rights to the Jews in the Russian Empire of the White Tsars, and fought persist- facts within the article related to the removal of a monument to the national poet and ently and courageously for the freedom of nations and liberties of individuals.” bard of Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko, are completely unsubstantiated. Claiming that Perhaps it would behoove Mr. Mathews to know also that it was Gen. Dwight D. Taras Shevchenko, as a defender of national rights for Ukraine from all its oppressors, Eisenhower – whom he lists as one of the persons who should be “elevated” via stat- is an “idol of Soviet Communists” is completely untrue given the fact that the Soviet ues in D.C. – the 34th president of the United States and before that the commander of Embassy in Washington strongly protested the erection of this monument. European Theater forces during World War II, who unveiled the Shevchenko monu- Secondly, the author’s bold assertion that Taras Shevchenko was an anti-Semite or ment [see the text of his speech below]. Eisenhower understood well Shevchenko’s anti-Pole demonstrates a total lack of knowledge and understanding of Shevchenko’s legacy and on September 13, 1960, he had signed into law the bill that provided for works. Shevchenko, who wrote in the mid-1800s, spoke of the liberation of Ukraine the erection of a monument to the bard of Ukraine. “It behooves us to symbolize tan- from all its foreign oppressors. His hope, so simply and at the same time eloquently gibly the inseparable spiritual ties bound in the writings of Shevchenko between our depicted in his poetry, lay in the regeneration of charity, tolerance and freedom for all country and the 40 million Ukrainian nation,” that bill noted. After all, speaking for humanity. I would advise The Washington Post editorial board to review the materials his downtrodden nation, Shevchenko had written: “When will we receive our of its writers carefully before publishing accusations such as those in this article. Washington, with a new and righteous law?” Sincerely, But, hey, perhaps Mr. Mathews and The Washington Post consider George Washington a has-been? What’s the “Father of Our Country” done for us lately? * * * – submitted by the Ukrainian National Information Service, Washington.

June Shevchenko experienced this kind of governmental usurpation of decisions he believed Turning the pages back... he should make for himself. And he was a champion of freedom not solely for himself. When he spoke out for Ukrainian independence from Russian colonial rule, he endan- gered his own liberty. When he joined a society whose aim was to establish a republican 27 form of government in countries of Eastern Europe, he was jailed – even denied the right to use pencil and paper to record his thoughts about freedom. 1964 On June 27, 1964, the Taras Shevchenko monument in Today the same pattern of life exists in the Soviet Union and in all captive nations. Washington was unveiled by a former U.S. president, Gen. Wherever communism rules there is forceful control of thought, of expression, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. Following is the text of the address deliv- indeed of every phase of human existence that the state may choose to dominate. ered by “Ike” that day before a throng of 100,000 who had The touchstone of any free society is limited government, which does only those things arrived for the ceremony from near and far. which the people need and which they cannot do for themselves at all, or cannot do as well. Our own nation was created as this kind of society in a devout belief that where men are *** free, where they have the right to think, to worship, to act as they may choose – subject only First, let me thank you for your generous welcome. to the provision that they transgress not on the equal rights of others – there will be rapid On September 30, 1960, when I signed into law a measure to authorize the erection of human progress. this statue, it was my expectation that you would arrange a ceremony of dedication com- We believe also that when this kind of freedom is guaranteed universally there will be mensurate with the greatness of Taras Shevchenko. peace among all nations. That day is here and you have come by the thousands from all over the United States; Though the world today stands divided between tyranny and freedom, we can hope and you have come from Canada, from Latin America and Europe, and from as far away as have faith that it will not always so remain. Australia, to honor the memory of a poet who expressed so eloquently man’s undying Of all who inhabit the globe, only a relatively few in each of the captive nations – only a determination to fight for freedom and his unquenchable faith in ultimate victory. handful even in Russia itself – form the evil conspiracies that dominate their fellow men by This outpouring of lovers of freedom to salute a Ukrainian hero far exceeds my expecta- force or by fraud. tion. But its meaning does not exceed my hope. Because man instinctively rebels against regimentation – he hungers for freedom, for For my hope is that your magnificent march from the shadow of the Washington well-being and for peace, even though he may not, in some regions, always comprehend Monument to the foot of the statue of Taras Shevchenko will here kindle a new world the full meaning of these words. movement in the hearts, minds, words and actions of men. A never-ending movement dedi- Yet the will of a few men thwarts the will of hundreds of millions and freedom stands cated to the independence and freedom of peoples of all captive nations of the entire world. aghast that this is so. During my boyhood it was confidently predicted that within the lifetime of my genera- But let us not forget the ageless truth. “This, too, shall pass,” and until it does, we can be tion the principles of our free society would become known to all people everywhere and sure that this nation will, with its allies, sustain the strength – spiritual, economic and mili- would be universally accepted around the world. tary – to foil any ill-advised attempt of dictators to seize any area where the love of freedom The dream has faded. lives and blazes. Within the past few decades the concepts of liberty and human dignity have been In the nations of East and Central Europe, in the non-Russian nations of the USSR, and scorned and rejected by powerful men who control great areas of our planet. in Russia itself – where the poetry of Shevchenko is well-known – there are millions of The revolutionary doctrines of our free society are far from universal application in the individual human beings who earnestly want the right of self-determination and self-gov- earth. Rather, we have seen the counterattacks of fascism and communism substitute for ernment. them the totalitarian state, the suppression of personal freedom, the denial of national inde- His statue, standing here in the heart of the nation’s capital, near the embassies where pendence and even the destruction of free inquiry and discussion. representatives of nearly all the countries of the world can see it, is a shining symbol of his Tyranny and oppression today are not different from tyranny and oppression in the days love of liberty. of Taras Shevchenko. Now, as then, tyranny means the concentration of all power in an elite body, in a government bureau, in a single man. It means that the ultimate decisions affect- Source: “Address by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower at the unveiling of the monument to Taras ing every aspect of life rest not with the people themselves, but with tyrants. Shevchenko in Washington, D.C., June 27, 1964,” The Ukrainian Weekly, July 3, 1964. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 7 Canadian Postal Museum, UPNS and Weekly collaborate on survey of Cold-War era mail The “Immigrant Letter” Questionnaire

by Ingert Kuzych and John Willis Museum may also use the information as 1. Year of birth ______the basis for museum exhibitions, publi- The Canadian Postal Museum, the cations and further research. 2. Current residence: Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society (UPNS), and The Ukrainian Background to the survey City ______Weekly are cooperating in a groundbreak- ing venture focusing on mail exchange Historians are gradually turning to pri- Province/State ______Country ______between the Soviet Union and the rest of vate correspondence as a resource for the study of the social history of immigra- the world from the beginning of the Cold 3. When did your family immigrate? Date ______War to the collapse of the USSR, roughly tion. Number-crunching can provide use- 1945 to 1991. We would like to get some ful results, but nothing can replace the 4. Did you, or anyone in your family, write letters to/receive letters from Ukraine? idea of how pervasive Soviet censorship first-, second- or third-person voice of was during this time. Were all mails cen- the immigrant himself, exchanging news J Yes, from ______(what year) to ______(what year)? sored, or only particular types? Was it and views with the folks back home. more so during certain periods? Was the In the fall of 1999 the Canadian Postal Please proceed to Question 5. Museum developed a questionnaire in surveillance blatant or discreet? J Otherwise, skip to the end of the questionnaire. We would also like to determine what which Ukrainian respondents were asked No sort of preventive actions letter-writers to report on the experience of exchanging mail with friends and family in Ukraine undertook to foil the efforts of censors. 5. What kinds of things were discussed in the correspondence? We are hoping that as many Weekly during the Cold War. The questionnaire J was part of a larger research project into readers and UPNS members as possible J family updates the personal history, papers and letters of will participate in this unprecedented sur- J experience in Canada or the U.S./Ukraine vey in order to give as representative a one immigrant to Canada, who left Ukraine political issues in the wake of World War II. The family J cross-section of the Ukrainian diaspora as returning to Ukraine or bringing family members/friends to Canada or U.S. possible. Submittals can be made in one of and friends of one letter-writer made us J other, please list briefly below: three ways: by regular mail, e-mail or fax. aware of the intrusive reality of the Soviet Please do not feel you need to limit your censor during this era. This impression was ______later confirmed by the dozen or so responses to the space provided. If you can ______relate additional information or can include Ukrainian Canadian respondents who filled out an earlier version of this questionnaire. pertinent examples, so much the better. 6. Did you experience any worries about the letters you sent to Ukraine? Or, The questionnaire does not seek any- Ukrainians residing overseas would develop various strategies – recourse to did you sense any worry on the part of your family about the letters they sent? one’s name; respondents’ anonymity is J J assured. If you wish to add you name, symbolism or parables in language, use Yes No however, for possible follow-up ques- of carbon paper to prevent reading by X- tions or a future survey, you may do so. ray machine, etc. – in order to cope with If yes, please proceed to Question 7. The plan is to run this survey in The the fact that a party that was not an Otherwise, please skip to Question 9. Ukrainian Weekly and to include it with intended recipient was opening and read- the next issue of the Ukrainian Philatelist ing their mail. 7. What did you worry about? Or, what do you think your family worried about? journal later this year. The more respon- The following questionnaire is intend- dents, the more accurate and valid the ed to help us collect hard data as to the ______final tabulations and analysis will be. If experience of exchanging mail with ______the response to this questionnaire is posi- Ukraine primarily during the Cold War tive, we intend to publish the results in era, i.e., from the 1940s through the ______The Ukrainian Weekly and/or in 1980s. We ask that readers fill it out and 8. What, if any, precautions did you or your family members take when writing Ukrainian Philatelist in the not too dis- return it to us. You would literally be tant future. The Canadian Postal helping us make history! letters to Ukraine? (For example: using code words, leaving out names, changing personal details.) ______Alberta curriculum to include ______study of internment operations 9. Do you think that your friends/family in Ukraine worried about writing letters CALGARY – Some blank pages of racism has impacted on many different to Canada or the U.S.? Canadian history are about to be filled in. Canadian ethnic, religious and racial J J The Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties minorities, even so-called invisible ones.” Yes No Association has announced that materials “Including information about Canada’s If yes, please proceed to Question 10. dealing with Canada’s first national intern- first national internment operations in the Otherwise, skip to the end of the questionnaire. ment operations will be included in the Alberta schools,” he continued, “will help Alberta’s Grade 10 social studies curricu- provide educators and our students with a lum. relevant example by drawing on our own 10. What do you think they worried about? Under the internment operations of national experience. And that will allow us ______1914-1920 a total of 8,579 people, includ- all to reflect on basic notions of justice, citi- ______ing men, women and children, and even zenship and historical memory, hopefully ______some Canadian-born and naturalized British helping to ensure that no other minority in subjects, were imprisoned in 24 concentra- Canada ever again suffers as Ukrainians 11. Do you think they took any precautions when writing their letters? Please tion camps across Canada as “enemy once did.” explain: aliens.” Several major camps were found in The UCCLA expressed gratitude to to Alberta, including the Cave and Basin and Mark Hlady, member of the Legislative ______Castle Mountain sites in Banff National Assembly for Calgary Mountain-View, for ______Park, Lethbridge, and Jasper National Park. helping to ensure that this story will now be ______Other discriminatory measures included taught in our schools. “We are also particu- the confiscation of some of the internees’ larly moved by his continuing efforts to N a m e o f r e s p o n d e n t ( o p t i o n a l ) ______property, forced conscription of their labor ensure that information about the genocidal and disenfranchisement. Great Famine of 1932-1933 in Soviet Japanese and Italian Canadians were Ukraine is someday also part of the mandat- Thank you very much for your participation. If you would like to contribute fur- interned, also under the terms of The War ed learning experience for Alberta’s stu- ther to this project, or find out more about it, please contact historian John Willis Measures Act, during the second world war. dents. Too few Canadians appreciate how at: Canadian Postal Museum, 100 Rue Laurier Hull, (Québec) J8X 4H2; tele- UCCLA member Craig Mahovsky stat- destructive Stalinism was in Ukraine, or phone, (819) 776-8200; fax, (819) 776-7062; e-mail, [email protected]. ed: “We believe this episode in Canadian know about the millions murdered during history must not be forgotten. As educators the artificial famine and the terror,” added Please return completed questionnaire by post, e-mail or fax to one of the addresses it is crucial that we teach our students how Mr. Mahovsky. above.

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Ukraine’s senior baseball players progress to A Pool by Basil Tarasko the residence of the Austrian royal family until destroyed by fire in 1811 and has since BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Since 1993 I been largely restored. This enchanting city have coached various national baseball served as a capital to different rulers teams of Ukraine in European champi- through the centuries. What a perfect venue onship tournaments in Austria, Slovenia, for the European baseball championships Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech on July 31-August 5. Republic, France, England and Ukraine. The European Baseball Championships This year I coached the senior national B Pool began in Bratislava. Ukraine had to team during the European Championship in win this tournament in order to advance to Slovakia, in the cities of Bratislava and the A Pool classification. The top two fin- Trnava. ishers in A Pool competition will qualify for I stayed the first two nights in Bratislava, the next Olympic games. capital of Slovakia. This beautiful city Ukraine jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead located along the Danube River is dominat- on a triple by Vitalii Maistrenko. Austria ed by an enormous castle standing on a battled back and took a 4-3 lead into the plateau 300 feet above the Danube. It was seventh inning. Twenty-seven-year-old sec- ond baseman Vasyl Antoshko slammed a Basil P. Tarasko is the United States rep- two-out double to push the tying and win- resentative of Ukraine Baseball, district ning runs to lead Ukraine over Austria 5-4. administrator of the Little Leagues in Roman Yatsuk pitched a complete game, Ukraine and coach of the national baseball while striking out 11 Austrians. Antoshko teams of Ukraine. In addition, he is a mem- lead the attack with three hits, and our old- ber of the executive board of the Ukrainian est player, Alexander Inozemtsev, 34, also Sports Club of New York, and the baseball contributed with three hits. Team mates greet Dmytro Nelipa after he hit a two-run homer. and softball director of the Ukrainian One player’s story Sports Federation of the U.S.A. and The players were devastated. All of them ers? Sashko was a mathematician; there Canada (USCAK). He may be contacted I had a chance to speak with Ukraine’s had sacrificed years of training in the hope were also chemists, physicists and physi- via phone, (718) 428-8592 (evenings), or e- oldest baseball player in Trnava. When did of advancing to the next level – the profes- cians on the team. It was a very bright and mail, [email protected]. baseball enter his life? Why did he decide sional ranks. This was the end of handball determined group of experienced athletes. to play baseball? at Foton, as the players realized that there After a month, more players were Inozemstev, born and raised in was no future and no chance of reaching attracted to baseball from the ranks of phys- Symferopol, Crimea, is the last member of the pro level. ical education students from the state uni- the 1994 Ukraine National Senior Team What to do now? Here were experi- versity. These new players were specialists that won the European Senior enced, dedicated and mature athletes with in track and field, soccer and team handball. Championships B Pool in Ljubljana, no sport to play. At this time there was talk All were physically fit and highly motivat- Slovenia, in 1994. I was there with of developing baseball in the Soviet Union ed; all wanted to compete on a professional “Sashko” as we shocked the European because baseball was to become an exhibi- level and get paid. baseball world by winning the title in our tion sport at the next Olympics. Vitalii In the spring of 1988 Foton traveled to first baseball tournament. Suhachov, head of the Sports Committee in Kyiv to play its first series of games. It Sashko started playing baseball in 1987 the Crimea, approached Roald faced Pobutovyk, the first professional at the late age of 21. Twelve years earlier, at Sidomonidze, coach of the Crimean baseball club in Ukraine; Pobutovyk easily the age of 9, he had begun his career in Handball Team, and asked whether the defeated Foton. Baseball had begun in team handball. Handball was a widely Foton handball players would consider Kyiv, Moscow and in Tashkent in 1986, played sport both on the amateur and pro- learning a new sport – baseball. No one and Foton was a year behind in develop- fessional levels in Ukraine and throughout knew anything about this mysterious sport. ment – but not in determination. the Soviet Union. Sashko was drawn to The goal of the Soviet Union’s Sports Foton was able to obtain a video cassette handball because of excellent coaching and Committee was to hold a Soviet Union from the previous year’s World Series. The outstanding facilities, plus the fact that Baseball Championship in 1989 with Foton team members were able to see their first handball had a great winning tradition in as a participant. baseball game and the general feeling was: Crimea. There were two years to learn the varied If the Americans and Japanese can play this He played for Foton, a television manu- complexities of baseball. The challenge was game, why can’t we? Interest in the game facturing company. Early in 1987 Foton accepted. On August 12, 1987, the first grew. The players wanted to know how to won the amateur handball championship in baseball meeting was held in Symferopol play the game better, and the challenge of Ukraine, which qualified the team to com- with local Cuban university students show- the game made all the players want to pete against Kharkiv, the last-place finisher ing the former handball players baseballs improve their game. in Ukraine’s Professional Handball League. and gloves for the first time. These new I asked Sashko why he chose baseball as Evhen Ilarionov and Basil Tarasko with Foton needed to win in order to advance players took to the game quickly and his new sport at the age of 21. He remarked the championship trophy earned by into the professional First League, but learned by imitating every move that the that baseball was a good-looking intellectu- Ukraine’s senior team at the European Foton dropped all three games. Cubans made. al game. On one hand it was an individual Baseball Championships B Pool. Who were these former handball play- sport – one player could win a game. But it was also a team sport as all players must play in harmony. You did not have to be a great physical specimen to contribute to The Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Inc. success. If you understood the game, you could win. Your head could win the game cordially invites the Ukrainian-American community to attend its by knowing when to run, how to hit the ball and where to throw the baseball. “I like to think, and baseball makes me think,” 75th Anniversary Gala Celebration Banquet Sashko explained. Baseball is like playing which will take place in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, December 2, 2000, at 6 p.m. chess: you must learn how to attack, yet Donation for the banquet is $100.00 per person. Make checks payable to UNWLA, Inc., you must prepare various defenses to hold and send to the UNWLA Headquarters at 108 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003. back the enemy. The public is also invited to a Soviet baseball expands CONFERENCE on “CONTEMPORARY UKRAINIANS IN THE DIASPORA” By April of 1988 there were more than 30 baseball teams across the Soviet Union. Speakers: Regional tournaments were held to qualify Dr. Maria Markus the top eight teams that would form the “Searching the New Ways and Reasons to Preserve the Ukrainian Community First League in the USSR. One such in America after the Declaration of Ukrainian Independence” regional tournament was held in Yevpatoria, Crimea, with the participation Dr. Martha Bohachevsky-Chomiak of Foton (Symferopol), Doker (Odesa), “The End to the Ukrainian Concept: The Present, the Diaspora, Women” Iyeria (Merani, Georgia), SKA (Moscow) and Montagnik (Tashkent, Uzbekistan). The conference will take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, December 3, 2000. SKA was victorious. All three Ukrainian teams, Foton, Pobutovyk and Doker quali- Both events will be held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Ronald Reagan National Airport, fied for the elite First League – a testament 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202. to Ukraine’s athletes. In August of 1989 the first USSR For room reservations contact the hotel directly at 1-800-233-1234. Baseball Championship was held in For further details please contact the UNWLA office at 1-212-533-4646. (Continued on page 16) No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 9 New Ukraine-based portal aims to be central depository on web

by Roman Woronowycz will turn for schedules of events, for news services; “SMS” which will allow one to Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Bishop Kyiv Press Bureau and for general information.” interface via cell phone; and, finally. a Lubomyr Husar. The administrative He added that he would like to see map of the Ukrop.com site. leader of the Church has agreed to pro- KYIV – While there is no shortage of members of all ethnic groups that live in Ukrop.com is planning to offer a vari- vide information from various UGCC Ukrainian websites on the Internet, to Ukraine take part as well, to “show the ety of specialized services as well. Mr. eparchies and parishes from around the which Ukrainian American newshounds wealth of multiculturalism in Ukraine.” Yanevsky said that a special feature will world. constantly on the sniff for the latest from Mr. Yanevsky, an executive with be a service for Ukrainians searching for As Mr. Yanevsky explained, the only Ukraine can attest, there are few that fill Studio 1+1, foresees the day when, for their roots, their relatives or loved ones. barrier to a thriving all-Ukrainian portal is the need for a central, interactive site that example, members of the Ukrainian Individuals will be able to give informa- lack of utilization. He encouraged indi- would serve as a central depository of scouting organization Plast who want to tion on a person and, for a fee, receive vidual Ukrainians, as well as Ukrainian sorts for news and information for and travel to Ukraine for some camping in about Ukrainians from across the world. specialized assistance in determining organizations, institutions and associa- the Carpathian Mountains will hit where that person is now living. tions across the globe to share informa- That void may be filled with the arrival of Ukrop.com to find the best campsites; or Kyiv-based Ukrop.com. Another service, with no costs tion about their activities, plans and Ukrainian soccer fans from London, attached, is an academic resource library. objectives on the website. He also asked Designers of the new Ukrainian-lan- Paris and Chicago will use the site to guage portal, sponsored by Ukraine’s Mr. Yanevsky said that Valerii Smolii, that interested individuals submit com- organize a gathering in Munich to watch former vice minister of humanitarian ments and proposals regarding additional largest television company, Studio 1+1, Dynamo play Bayern; or simply for a affairs and currently a leading figure at information services and their opinions and Kvazar-Micro Corp., an information Ridna Shkola class in Detroit to maintain the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, has about Ukrop.com. technology (IT) market leader in Ukraine, a regular correspondence with a class in agreed to provide the Ukrainian portal E-mail should be addressed to: have dubbed it the “new national Internet Kyiv. with all dissertations written in Ukraine info@ukrop.com. The telephone number resource.” The official opening of the The portal consists of 10 sections, the commercial website on October 5 in Kyiv main one being “Community,” which over the last nine years. is (380-44) 442-9546; 434-8311. Mail was attended by James Wolfensohn, pres- includes online news reports on events in A theological library also is in the may be sent to: Ukrop.com, P.O. Box 111, ident of the World Bank. Ukraine, and the Western and Eastern works, which has the blessing of Kyiv-111, Ukraine 04111. If the portal achieves its aims, diasporas; and information about Ukrainians from the United States and Ukrainian organizations, associations, Canada in the West to Kazakstan and the institutions, as well as information on Tiumen region of Russia in the East will their plans, activities and contact Immediate job opening at The Ukrainian Weekly be able to read about events in Ukraine, addresses. Full-time editorial staff member based at our home office in Parsippany, NJ find out what’s going on in each others’ Other sections are: “Advice,” where communities and even organize Internet one can obtain counseling from a slew of Journalism or related experience required. Bilingual (English/Ukrainian) skills a discussions on the latest political crisis in experts, including doctors, computer must. Photography skills a plus. Position requires knowledge of Ukrainian com- Kyiv at one central location. hackers, tax advisors, lawyers and auto munity in the diaspora (primarily North America) and current events in Ukraine. The portal’s editor-in-chief, Danylo mechanics; “Forum,” where all conceiv- Yanevsky, said Ukrop.com – whose name able topics can be discussed; “Post Position involves: writing, reporting, interviewing, rewrites, copy editing, proof- is an acromym for Ukrainskyi Cards,” containing photos on Ukrainian reading, translation and more. Applicants must have a willingness to work on Obiednanyi Portal (Ukrainian United themes; “Auctions,” an Internet resale diverse assignments. Portal) – intends to be a coordinating cen- shop; “My Mail” which will allow the ter on the Internet for Ukrainians scat- user to maintain an electronic mailbox; Those interested in becoming a member of The Ukrainian Weekly’s editorial tered across the globe. “My Property,” by which the user can team, are encouraged to send a resumé and clippings, plus a cover letter explain- “I want it to be a place where the dias- restructure his interface with the portal to ing their interest in the position, to: Editor-in-Chief, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 pora maintains a real-time dialogue with suite his own needs and preferences; an Ukraine and one another,” explained Mr. “Encyclopedia,” which will list valuable Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ. For info call (973) 292-9800, ext. 3049. Yanevsky. “It is a place to which people informational materials and directory 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 No. 47

tenor is heard in choice selections by Puccini, Leoncavallo, Tchaikovsky, Ostap Nyzhankivsky, Mykola Lysenko, Viktor Matiuk, Denys Sichynsky. The cassette also includes a rarely heard group of art songs by Andrijenko’s friend, composer Ostap Bobykevych of Munich (all to lyrics of Oleksander Oles). Born in western Ukraine, Andrijenko (1885-1967) sang leading roles at the Lviv Opera, and concertized and taught voice at the Lysenko Music Institute of “A genuine vocal phenomenon”: Lviv. Having emigrated to Berlin in 1926 with his family, Andrijenko con- certized extensively in Western Europe. Clemens Andrijenko on cassette His repertoire ranged from lyric to dra- A German periodical compared the pianist and educator Kalena C. matic roles in operas by Mozart, voice of Clemens Andrijenko (Klym Andrienko, was able to assemble the Wagner, Flotow, Verdi and Bizet. He Chichka-Andrienko) to Caruso in the complete sonic legacy of her distin- sang lieder by Schubert, Schumann, 1920s. Others wrote: “This tenor is a gen- guished father from discs, cut in the Brahms, Liszt, Richard Strauss and oth- uine vocal phenomenon” (Dortmunder years 1927-1956. ers. Ukrainian art songs and folk song Zeitung). “The voice and diction speaks These include heretofore unpublished settings were always on his programs. of a wonderful culture. The storm of acetates made in 1927 in Berlin and four Maestro Renato Virgilio (accompanist like a sea in its immensity. Also applause was constant” (National wonderful items from that city on very to Caruso as well as Andrijenko) noted impressed with the recording was con- Zeitung). rare Telefunken issues of 1936, when that Andrijenko was “the greatest per- temporary conductor Adrian Bryttan, Through decades of singing, the lofty Germany’s sound technology began to fection which I had the experience of who noted that he “listened with much title of “Ukrainian Caruso” had been compete with that of other nations. The hearing during recent years,” while the pleasure to this highest achievement in bestowed on very few tenors. No one discs feature two dramatic selections German Westfalische Landeszeitung vocalism and musical taste!” really deserved it, but Andrijenko came from Mascagni’s “Cavalleria” (part of compared Andrijenko with Caruso in Commented Bryttan: “Alas, the gold- close to its singular significance: his Turiddu) and two passionate Neapolitan terms of vocal beauty and volume, en age of singing has passed, and very very bright, metallic voice with baritone songs. The Telefunken sessions were “which would be difficult to attain by rarely does one meet young singers underpinnings certainly had the power, made with orchestra accompaniment. other European singing schools ...” today, who really understand ‘bel canto’ dramatic excitement and fluency of a This was no easy achievement for a To be sure, Andrijenko developed his and the cultivated vocal line. More in sea of sound. Whether or not he was at foreign artist amid stiff competition own method, which he later taught, writ- style now are effects and ‘interpreta- the very top of his nation’s singers, like from Germany’s leading voices and ing a singing manual. The tenor project- tions.’ Too bad.” Caruso certainly was for Italy (and official hostility towards non-German ed dramatic concentration, sincerity and The cassette includes an illuminating America, his second home) may now be performers. Yet, the voice was such that that disarming earnestness admired in interview with Andrijenko’s daughter, decided by listeners thanks to a new it won the day. Andrijenko sang with Mario Lanza. Kalena of Munich, Germany, whose cassette of Andrijenko’s historic record- much success, accompanied by critical While this memorial cassette was in reminiscences were aired by Kyiv Radio ings. adulation (quoted in the cassette notes, preparation some selections were heard in 1992. The interview was conducted Selected recordings by famed which are in Ukrainian and English). He and praised by the late pianist and by Halyna Rozniuk. Ukrainians Ivan Kozlovsky and Borys even appeared in a feature film pro- Ukrainian Music Institute President To order send $10 plus $1.50 for ship- Hmyria have been reissued with the duced by Germany’s central UFA Daria Karanowycz, while Halyna ping to: Exotic Ukrainian Gifts, c/o Ola benefit of contemporary sound process- Studios. Kuzma of the UMI teaching staff Oliynyk, 5253 Glancy Drive, ing. However, Andrijenko’s daughter, Besides the Mascagni selections, the remarked that Andrijenko’s voice was Carmichael, CA 95608 No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 11

Metro Detroit Chapter of UPNS hosts international philatelic exhibit WARREN, Mich. – The Metropolitan the second issue of the Ukrainian Detroit Chapter of the Ukrainian Philatelist journal issue will appear before Philatelic and Numismatic Society the end of the year. (UPNS) organized a memorable interna- • The UPNS website at www.upns.org tional exhibit UKRAINPEX, over the is up and running and has received uni- weekend of October 7-8. It turned out to versal praise. be one of the best ever convention- • The society has established good exhibits hosted by the society. Hundreds relations with other philatelic societies; of folks stopped in over the two days to several volumes dealing with Ukrainian become acquainted with the stamp and philately have been donated to the library coin collecting hobbies. Nine new mem- of the prestigious Collectors Club of New bers were recruited and dozens of young York; publication exchange agreements people from the local school of Ukrainian have been set up with the Canadian studies also dropped by and showed con- Society of Russian Philately, the British siderable interest in the exhibits, which Society of Russian Philately, the Czecho- featured 40 frames of materials. Slovak Philatelic Society, the Ukrainian Sales of commemorative show covers Philatelic Society in Austria and the – envelopes designed by renowned Ukrainian Philatelic Society of Germany. Canadian artist John Jaciw and canceled • A joint research effort has been with special U.S. Postal Service cancella- undertaken with the Canadian Postal tions – were very brisk, as were sales of Museum and The Ukrainian Weekly to philatelic items and books. survey the passage of mails between At the members’ meeting held on Ukraine and North America during the Saturday afternoon, October 7, the soci- Cold War. ety’s president, Dr. Ingert Kuzych, was Various projects were discussed for the able to highlight some of his new admin- coming year. Goals for 2001 include: istration’s accomplishments in its first continuing the drive to recruit new mem- year. bers, celebrating the society’s 50th • After a slide of several years, there anniversary next year by getting a special has been a turnaround in membership. logo designed and perhaps getting special Since January of 2000, some two dozen “personalized” UPNS stamps prepared by people have joined the society (not count- Canada Post, trying to get an anniversary ing the new recruits picked up at the commemorative envelope or postal card show). The society is once again released by Ukraine Post (an inquiry let- approaching 300 members ter requesting such a special release has • A regular publication schedule has been dispatched), trying to complete work been set up. The Trident Visnyk newslet- ter continues its bi-monthly reporting and (Continued on page 17)

This special cover honors five Detroit-area youth organizations: the sports club Chernyk, ODUM, SUM, Ridna Shkola and Plast. Note the signature of the artist, John Jaciw, responsible for both envelope cachet designs and the special show cancellations.

Dr. Ingert Kuzych (second from left) congratulates three of the Julian Maksymczuk Award winners (from left): Val Zabijaka, Roman Maziak (for the Metro Detroit Chapter of the Ukrainian Philatelic and Numismatic Society) and Andrew O. Martyniuk. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 No. 47

NEWS AND VIEWS

An author’s reflections on preparing a book about displaced persons by Lubomyr Luciuk there were many – who tried to undermine themselves as Ukrainians in Canada far certain of what I was looking at, apparently this diaspora’s hope. more circumspect about how, when and an anti-Soviet protest. I asked for an When the photographs first started arriv- I knew that their resolute vision must why one should do so. enlargement and a cover mock up. And that ing I did not find what I was looking for. appear on the cover of the book I had writ- If Panchuk did not focus his camera or, is how I came to see something I had never Most captured scenes of Ukrainian refugee ten about their pilgrimage. What I did not usually, his mind on the politics of this post- hoped to glimpse. Marching in the front life in Western Europe in the immediate know was how hard it would be to find the war immigration it was not because he was ranks of that demonstration, a half century post-war years are of schools packed with right photograph. Nor did I have any inkling naïve. He chose not to emphasize the DPs’ ago, is someone I know – caught on film by pupils, makeshift Catholic and Orthodox of what would find me as I was looking. ardent nationalism because he knew that, a man he did not know. There moves my churches overflowing with the devout, com- I searched the usual places, starting with even during the Cold War, public bromides father, Danylo, a DP, starting on his own mittees of displaced persons deliberating. the papers of the late Bohdan Panchuk, a notwithstanding, the Anglo-American pow- Yet, as the son of political refugees, I veteran of the Royal Canadian Air Force. ers never really wanted, nor felt they need- knew my parents’ crusade had little to do His dexterous interventions with the British ed, a free Ukraine. ...those who plotted with securing adequate food, shelter and and Canadian mandarins overseeing refugee Mostly, Canada’s gatekeepers let in the sanitation in the DP camps. What infused relief and resettlement operations saved DPs because we needed laborers. As for their lives with purpose and, over decades, Ukraine’s extinc- thousands from forcible repatriation to the their predictable clamoring for Ukraine’s gave meaning to many sacrifices, was their Communists’ gulags. Later the Central independence, Ottawa’s men not only tion failed, in part participation in the struggle to free Ukraine. Ukrainian Relief Bureau (CURB) team he lamented how the DPs’ politics retarded Their uncompromising opposition to led secured asylum for many more in their acculturation but worried that those because of the post- Nazi and Soviet tyranny had made them England, Canada, Australia and the United Ukrainian nationalists would complicate refugees, displaced from their motherland at war DPs. States, rightly earning themselves acclaim “good Canada-Soviet relations.” Since nei- the edge of Europe, from a place which, as the “heroes of their day.” ther consequence was desirable, concerted until quite recently, their adversaries said Photographs aplenty remain in CURB’s attempts were made to mute the memory of never existed and never would. As their archive but usually they portray daily life in the DPs. Indeed what a Ukrainian needed to search for the place that would become our enemies tried to erase Ukraine from the the camps and are unlabelled. And Panchuk, do to become a “good Canadian” was even family’s home, Canada. maps of the world they turned the land into patriot though he was, never quite appreciat- once defined, rather precisely. Such a per- My parents went into exile but never for- a Golgotha, a place of skulls. ed that the DPs being rescued were not like son would willingly revise a no doubt got Ukraine. Over the intervening decades Yet, those who plotted Ukraine’s extinc- the Ukrainians who settled western Canada unpronounceable surname, marry an they insisted that, someday, nationalist truth tion failed, in part because of the post-war at the turn of the century. While the refugees Englishwoman, be content to farm and, would triumph over Communist lies. They DPs. Forced to flee from their homeland, shared a language and cultural heritage with most importantly, would “never leave never allowed me to forget that, if they they nevertheless refused to forget who they those Prairie pioneers, they were driven to Canada for Ukraine, however free.” should fail to complete the liberating mis- were, where they came from, or why. And, sion their lives were dedicated to, it would steadfastly, they rebuffed all those – and migrate not by economic considerations but Still looking for a suitable photograph I by the foeman. Having survived the enervat- advertised in Ukrainian-language newspa- be my duty to carry on, regardless. ing traumas of exile, they could only think of pers, asking for DPs or their children to Their vindication came in 1991, when Lubomyr Luciuk is a professor of someday returning home, to Ukraine. share what they may have cached. I had just Ukraine re-emerged as a recognized state in geography at the Royal Military College That zeal precipitated much friction here. about given up on that last stratagem when Europe, opponents notwithstanding. While of Canada and author of “Searching for For they encountered a community whose a Winnipeg acquaintance of a friend from today’s Ukraine is not the place they pined Place: Ukrainian Displaced Persons, collective experience of being monitored Calgary mailed in some black and white for, and, paradoxically, there is no place for Canada and the Migration of Memory” and manipulated by the federal authorities, photographs taken by his father in the them there, the long enduring of the DPs, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, accused of harboring “divided loyalties,” spring of 1948 in Munich. and of their children, is now over. We can 2000). left those still willing to publicly identify The originals were so small I was not all, finally I think, become Canadians.

ALTEMUS program aims to train leaders for Central/Eastern Europe by Christina Medycky a leadership training program organized tage of such a unique opportunity. The with local young people and leadership by ALTEMUS, a non-profit educational Altemus program helped these young experts. The training program is normally BRUSSELS – Anna Martsinkiv hesi- organization dedicated to helping young people to develop leadership skills that three weeks long, with a follow-up pro- tates as she laces on a pair of burgundy and people from new democracies discover are much-needed in Ukraine today,” said gram six months later. black rock-climbing shoes. The 27-year-old and develop their leadership potential. James Clem, HURI executive director. To accommodate the schedule of the sociology student from Ivano-Frankivsk The program was held in collaboration This type of initiative is a response to Ukrainian students at Harvard, the train- has never climbed before. As a matter of with the Harvard Ukrainian Research an overwhelming demand by young peo- ing was divided into thematic modules. fact, she is not particularly fond of heights Institute for a group of Ukrainian gradu- ple in Central and Eastern Europe and the The topics covered this summer included and the 60-foot rock face in front of her ate students attending Harvard’s newly independent states for skills train- leadership theory, self-knowledge, inter- does little to ease her anxiety. Anna slowly Ukrainian Summer Institute. Funded by ing. Universities in the region do not personal communication, cultural aware- puts on her helmet, checks her harness and Lucent Technologies, with additional offer courses in such areas as self-aware- ness, conflict management, team build- waits to be clipped on to a safety line. She support from the Renaissance ness, problem-solving, or building and ing, visioning and goal-setting, planning, takes a deep breath and begins her ascent. Foundation, it took place at Harvard working in teams. Furthermore, unless problem-solving and organizational The rock-climbing and subsequent rock University (Massachusetts), Dartmouth one works for a foreign multi-national, it skills. rescue team-building exercise were part of College (New Hampshire) and The is impossible to get on-the-job training in The faculty came from the United States, Canada and Western and Eastern Chewonki Foundation (Maine). these competencies. Undeniably, there is a critical shortage Europe, and comprised academics, psy- Christina Medycka of Brussels, “We feel fortunate that our students of effective and ethical leaders in the chologists, corporate trainers and outdoor Belgium, is founder of ALTEMUS. from Ukraine were able to take advan- region. At a 1997 forum organized jointly experiential learning experts. The by ALTEMUS and Junior Achievement methodology consisted of presentations, of Central and Eastern Europe, young case studies of most effective practices, a people from the former Communist bloc meeting with a role model leader who expressed regrets that they have no role shared her life experiences and hard- models, mentors or heroes. earned wisdom, teamwork and an expedi- Conditioned by years of communism, tion in a wilderness setting. The program the old leadership stubbornly clings to was highly interactive and encouraged the past paradigms, viewing change not as an attendees to push their boundaries and opportunity, but as a threat. Young peo- challenge their bodies, minds and souls. ple, while more flexible and toward- While it is difficult today to know the thinking, lack the insight and skills nec- long-term benefits of such training, it is essary to effectively lead and manage clear that the Ukrainian students viewed change. This deficit constitutes a serious it as a worthwhile investment. In an bottleneck in the democratization process upcoming episode of the television pro- – especially given the impending gram “Windows on America” shown enlargement of the European Union, the nationally in Ukraine, these bright talent- technological revolution and globaliza- ed young people share their experiences, tion. Ukraine urgently needs to cultivate thoughts and feelings about the ALTE- the next generation of leaders who can MUS program. take on responsible positions in the pub- For more information on ALTEMUS lic, private and third sectors. or how to sponsor/participate in future To ensure that the specific needs, reali- training programs write to: ALTEMUS Brian Kunz ties and predicaments of the participants European Office, 35 rue Gulliame Stocq, Anna Martsinkiv (left) and Vera Byy (center) take part in a rock rescue team-building are understood and addressed, the ALTE- Brussels, Belgium 1050; or visit the web- exercise near Dartmouth College. MUS Training Program was designed site at www.altemus.org. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 13 EXCLUSIVE: Excerpts from Kostiantyn Morozov’s forthcoming book, “Above and Beyond” by Robert De Lossa “Challenges to My Ideals: In the spring of 1995, Kostiantyn Morozov, a senior research fellow at The Events of August 1991” Harvard University, began work on a (Excerpts from Chapter 6) book about how he became independent Ukraine’s first defense minister and what In spite of the great turmoil, such as he did in that role. Last week and this the vociferous and public protests staged week, we publish excerpts from that book, by the Committee of Soldiers’ Mothers in “Above and Beyond: From Soviet General the early months of 1991, the actual coup to Ukrainian State Builder,” published by attempt in August of that year came as a HURI and available later this month. great surprise to all of us. When I look “Above and Beyond” traces Mr. back on this period, I see that my preoc- Morozov’s family history, early years and cupation with day-to-day administrative military career. He speaks as a former affairs prevented me from immediately Soviet pilot and general officer about mil- understanding what was taking place. On itary life and the Communist Party’s Sunday, August 18, we celebrated intervention in the armed forces. The Aviation Day, a holiday also known as turning-point of the book is Mr. Air Force Day, and as a member of the Morozov’s narrative of the August 1991 Kyiv Military Council I was directly putsch. He provides a detailed account of involved in the celebrations leading up to During the NATO supreme allied commander’s November 1992 visit to Kyiv, what he and others did at the time, and this holiday. In connection with the fes- Kostiantyn Morozov is flanked by Gen. John V. Shalikashvili of NATO (left) and the events that led Leonid Kravchuk to tivities I had been designated to deliver a the military commandant of the city of Kyiv. choose him to be Ukraine’s first defense major speech to military personnel and the public at large on Friday, August 16. with Marshal [Yevgeny] Shaposhnikov as isfied that the flight crew was back on minister. The speech went off uneventfully, and commander-in-chief. Contacts with the duty, that these flights had been approved In 1991 and 1992 most pundits in the most of my colleagues went home for a headquarters of the Kyiv Military District by the air force central command, and that West and in Russia said that rebellion and rest over the holiday weekend. My duties, were usually limited to dealing with oper- we were able to carry out this request massive bloodshed would result from his however, kept me on the move. I was ational issues, such as the organization of without straining our resources.[…] efforts. But Gen. Morozov managed to pull responsible for overseeing all the air force our daily program, military discipline, During the next few days the veil of off the unimaginable. By the time he retired garrisons in my jurisdiction, which cov- combat readiness and preparations for mystery around this flurry of activity on from his post, Ukraine had a loyal army ered an enormous geographical area, mobilizing forces. Thus, although I was a August 17 and 18 was quickly lifted. As I that was one of the largest in the world. stretching from the northern part of member of the district’s military council, I soon learned, Varennikov had been one * * * Chernihiv Oblast all the way to Belarus was quite surprised when suddenly I of the key representatives of the military and to Zhdanov (Mariupol), south of received a call from the chief of staff of involved in planning the August coup. “Above and Beyond: From Soviet Donetsk, as well as to the Baherove Air the Kyiv Military District. On August 17 he had requested that General to Ukrainian State Builder” by Force Base in Crimea. Because this huge Naively, I thought that the chief of Shaposhnikov, who had been left out of Kostiantyn P. Morozov; introduction by territory had to be monitored daily, I staff had simply remembered that Sunday the inner circle plotting the coup, keep a Sherman W. Garnett. 320 pp., four maps, returned on Saturday to my command post was Aviation Day and that he wanted to special plane ready to fly him to Kyiv, 39 color and black-and-white photos, 13 to maintain contact with garrison com- congratulate the aviation personnel of supposedly on a military inspection mis- documentary facsimilies and translations, manders and to oversee the implementa- this district. I did not at all expect what I sion. Shaposhnikov had accepted this notes, index. $29.95 (hardcover). ISBN 0- tion of our aviation transportation plans. got instead – his instructions to prepare a explanation. After arriving in Kyiv on 916458-77-6. For ordering information The air army under my command was plane for Gen. Viktor S. Chechevatov, August 18, Varennikov met up with call HURI Publications at (617) 495- not an integral part of the Kyiv Military the military district’s commander, who Chechevatov, and the two of them flew 4053, e-mail [email protected]; or District. Rather, it was subordinate to the was on vacation in Crimea and who had to Crimea, where they joined the fax (617) 495-8097. USSR’s central headquarters in Moscow, to be brought to Kyiv. I was led to Moscow delegation, which apparently believe that the flight was necessary so confronted [Mikhail] Gorbachev and that Chechevatov could return to his reg- attempted to persuade him to support the ular duties the following week. coup. When Gorbachev refused, most […] members of the delegation flew to On Sunday, a crew left for Crimea as Moscow to confer with their colleagues planned and picked up Chechevatov at the on the next steps they would take. Bilbek airport for the return flight to Kyiv, Varennikov, however, had been designat- where he met with [Gen. Valentin] ed to ensure the support of all three mili- Varennikov, recently arrived by plane tary district commanders in Ukraine for from Moscow. Then the military district’s the plot and to gain the support or acqui- headquarters ordered that I arrange for a escence of Ukraine’s senior political return flight to Bilbek on the same day. elite. Thus, he returned to Kyiv, where on This request convinced me that all this the morning of Monday, August 19, he commotion was designed to satisfy the was to supervise the implementation of personal plans of the top brass, who, I the plans of the State Committee for the concluded, were simply flying to Crimea State of Emergency (SCSE). for a vacation. Varennikov, no doubt, was […] probably planning to have some rest and I finally managed to contact Marshal relaxation at Chechevatov’s dacha. But Shaposhnikov in between his meetings. I why had Chechevatov been summoned to asked him what he thought of the situa- Kyiv, and why had his vacation been interrupted? Whatever the case, I was sat- (Continued on page 14)

At the Pershotravneve (Pervomaisk) Missile Complex in May 1993, Kostiantyn Kostiantyn Morozov at the Yavoriv Training Range in the Carpathian Military Morozov is seen with President Leonid Kravchuk (center). District in 1992. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2000 No. 47

for coordinating the plans of all three air CLASSIFIEDS Excerpts from Morozov’s... armies stationed in Ukraine. Any plans (Continued from page 13) we approved had to be coordinated with the air defense forces, whose commander ADVERTISEMENT CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 tion and whether he had any additional instructions for me. He replied that he and staff were also responsible for main- had received a directive from the minis- taining order in Ukraine’s air space. All of a sudden, without any prelimi- SERVICES ter of defense and had begun working on the appropriate instructions for the air nary warning from the appropriate force. 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Military and political ATTORNEY Still, I found myself in a difficult situa- strategists knew exactly what an impact tion. In the past I had never had any diffi- such a show would have on the citizens of JERRY culty interpreting Shaposhnikov’s com- Kyiv and all of Ukraine. It was an effort mands. This time, however, something to exert psychological pressure on Rukh KUZEMCZAK was wrong. A long time passed before I activists and, more significantly, on the received the coded message he had men- leaders of Ukraine, who, as the coup lead- accidents at work tioned, and when it did arrive, it contained ers saw us, were insufficiently eager to • support them. Certainly I did not know of • automobile accidents nothing to explain the state of emergency slip and fall and prepare us to deal with this new situa- any official measures by senior officials ÑêìäÄêçü • in Ukraine to support the coup plotters. medical malpractice tion. 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THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOUR PARENTS, CHILDREN AND FRIENDS ued to dominate, quietly beating Poland 11- Ukraine’s senior... 1. The most valuable player was (Continued from page 8) Inozemstev with two hits, two RBIs and “èðÓÒÚÓ ìÍð‡ªÌ‡ – Simply Ukraine” Moscow. The local entrant, SKA, defeated two stolen bases. 190 colored photographs from all over Ukraine Pobutovyk of Kyiv three games to two; The championship game was a rematch Doker finished in fourth place and Foton in with Austria, which had lost to Ukraine by Also available fifth. only one run just a few days earlier. In 1990 the Moscow Red Devils cap- Ukraine scored three in the top of the first. 2001 calendar “UKRAINE” tured the championship with Foton in third, Austria responded with two unearned runs in the bottom of the inning to close the gap. both by photographer Tania D’Avignon Doker in sixth and Pobutovyk finishing in seventh place. 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In late 1991 came the demise of the Baseball, presented individual and team Manitoba has a fast-track immigration program. Therefore, for successful work visa processing or to Soviet Union, along with the last Soviet awards. apply for permanent residency, please contact Taras Machula. baseball championship. 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Tax-deductible donations needed to aid the victims and Pobutovyk continued its dominance over Foton, earning the first baseball title in of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster and other needy independent Ukraine. Ukraine currently has a First League in Ukrainian Canadians... (Continued from page 1) Ukrainian families. “The wall is down, but the baseball with annual championships. This people still need your help.” fall Gorn won its third consecutive Ukraine accusations can be made and the person championship. Sashko is now under con- stripped of his citizenship and deported Ukrainian Relief Fund of Rochester tract to team Gorn of Kirovograd. (I do not without ever being given the benefit of a think that Sashko is ready to retire.) criminal trial. P.O. Box 60552, Rochester, NY 14606 Delegates at the annual retreat of the Back to Trnava Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties At the European Baseball Association are currently alerting mem- Championships in Trnava, Ukraine faced bers of Edmonton’s many immigrant com- Slovenia on August 1 and scored in all but munities of Justice Minister MacLellan’s one inning, easily winning 12-1. continued support of what many regard as Maistrenko had three singles and Anatolii an undemocratic targeting of naturalized Korolev of Foton pitched a complete game, Canadian citizens. There are over 5 mil- striking out eight. lion naturalized Canadians (persons not Ukraine then met the host team born in Canada who hold Canadian citi- Slovakia, in front of the largest crowd of zenship) who, under Ms. MacLellan’s the championships – 650. Ukraine raced “two-tiered approach to justice” could be out to a 17-4 lead. Ukraine brought back at risk of losing their citizenship without Korolev to get the final six outs. Ukraine’s benefit of a trial, the UCCLA explained. youngest player, 18-year-old catcher Serhii UCCLA Chair John B Gregorovich, Holovko, hit a majestic three-run homer to said: “That is something we are certain extend a 5-4 lead to 8-4. He was later voted voters will want to keep in mind when most valuable player of the game. Twelve they vote in Edmonton on November 27, walks allowed the Slovaks to close within particularly in the Ukrainian community, 17-10 and give them hope. The final score which remembers how its members were was 18-11, with Ukraine the victor. unjustly imprisoned, disenfranchized and Poland faced the powerful Ukrainian even deported during Canada’s first team in the semifinal game. Ukraine contin- national internment operations.”

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only up to one-third of Russophones in The myth of Russophone... Kyiv are opponents of Ukrainianization. (Continued from page 2) Meanwhile, 50 to 55 percent use Russian Kyiv disagreed with these views. but remain positively disposed toward Three, two-thirds of Russophones in increased use of the Ukrainian language and Kyiv feel that their rights as Russian speak- do not see such a development as in any ers are not infringed on within a Ukrainian way harming their national dignity. language information space. Contemporary Ukrainian studies await Four, 70 percent of Russophones in Kyiv further research into the myth of Ñ¥ÎËÏÓÒfl ÒÛÏÌÓ˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛, ˘Ó 10-„Ó ÎËÒÚÓÔ‡‰‡, 2000 ð., believe that Ukrainian citizens should know Russophone unity in Ukraine. Clearly the Ô¥ÒÎfl ‰Ó‚„Óª ¥ ‚‡ÊÍÓª ÌÂ‰Û„Ë Á ‚ÓÎ¥ ÇÒÂ‚Ë¯Ì¸Ó„Ó the Ukrainian language well, and 44 percent situation in Ukraine is far more complicated ‚¥‰¥È¯Ó‚ Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ ̇¯ ̇ȉÓðÓʘËÈ åÛÊ, ŇڸÍÓ, Ñ¥‰ÛÒ¸ ¥ èð‡‰¥‰ÛÒ¸ believe that they personally should improve than a simplistic division of the country into their Ukrainian because it is important for two linguistic groups, one oriented toward them to do so. Europe (Ukrainophones) and the other ·Î. Ô. And five, only 43 percent of toward Eurasia (Russophones). If Ukraine’s Russophones in Kyiv agreed with the idea elites wish to maintain an independent state, Ñåàíêé ÑàÑàä of raising the status of Russian to second they have no alternative but to continue state language. with a policy of “integration into Europe, Á‡ÒÎÛÊÂÌËÈ ÒÓ˛Áӂˆ¸, ‰Ó‚„ÓÎ¥ÚÌ¥È ÒÂÍðÂÚ‡ð 170 Ç¥‰‰¥ÎÛ ìÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓ„Ó The organizers of the poll concluded that cooperation with the CIS.” ç‡ðÓ‰ÌÓ„Ó ëÓ˛ÁÛ ‚ ÑÊÂðÁ¥ ëËÚ¥, ç.ÑÊ., ¥ „ÓÎÓ‚‡ 燉„Û‰ÒÓÌÒ¸ÍÓª éÍðÛ„Ë ìçë, ‡ÍÚË‚ÌËÈ ˜ÎÂÌ ìääÄ Ú‡ ééóëì, Áð‡ÁÍÓ‚ËÈ „ðÓχ‰flÌËÌ ëòÄ Ú‡ ‚¥ðÌËÈ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍËÈ Ô‡Úð¥ÓÚ. author and translator of a catalogue of Metro Detroit Chapter... modern Ukrainian provisional stamps; è‡Ì‡ıË‰Û ‚¥‰Ôð‡‚ÎÂÌÓ 12-„Ó ÎËÒÚÓÔ‡‰‡ (Continued from page 11) Lubomyr Onyshkevych, editor of the Û ÔÓıÓðÓÌÌÓÏÛ Á‡‚‰ÂÌÌ¥ Hansen Û î¥Ì¥ÍÒ¥, Äð¥ÁÓ̇. èÓıÓðÓÌ ‚¥‰·Û‚Òfl 13-„Ó ÎËÒÚÓÔ‡‰‡ ¥Á ìÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓª ä‡ÚÓÎˈ¸ÍÓª ñÂðÍ‚Ë on needed stamp catalogues: one on clas- society’s newsletter; George Slusarczuk, former society president and for many ìÒÔÂÌÌfl èðÂÒ‚flÚÓª ÅÓ„ÓðӉˈ¥ Û î¥Ì¥ÍÒ¥ ̇ ˆ‚ËÌÚ‡ð sic Ukrainian stamps, the other on Plast Paradise Memorial Garden, ëÍÓÚÒ‰ÂÈÎ, Äð¥ÁÓ̇. stamps; and attempting to obtain non- years its treasurer; Val Zabijaka, also a former president and a long-time auction- profit status for the society. eer of Ukrainian collectibles; and the ì „ÎË·ÓÍÓÏÛ ÒÏÛÚÍÛ „ÓðÂÏ ÔðË·ËÚ¥ Á‡Î˯ËÎËÒfl: Discussions on the location of next Metro-Detroit Chapter, for assembling year’s gathering were also held, but no such an excellent show. Show organizer ÑðÛÊË̇ – å‡ð¥fl final decision was reached. Roman Maziak accepted the plaque on ëËÌ – åËı‡ÈÎÓ The Saturday night banquet featured a behalf of the entire chapter. ÑӘ͇ – ÄÌfl Á ÏÛÊÂÏ ûð¥πÏ èÂÚðÂÌÍÓÏ presentation by Mr. Jaciw describing The strong turnout at UKRAINPEX éÌÛÍË – å‡ðÍ¥flÌ Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ Ñ·¥ some of his award-winning coin designs. demonstrated the vigor of the collecting чÌËÎÓ Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ ɉ‰Âð Next came the announcement of exhibit hobbies in North America. Dr. Kuzych èð‡‚ÌÛÍË – ÄÎÂÍ҇̉Âð, Å¥flÌ͇, åÂÈÒÓÌ winners by the show’s judges, Jerry reported many people complimenting him 낇ÚË – ɇÎË̇ ¥ êÓÏ‡Ì èÂÚðÂÌÍË Tkachuk and Andrew Martyniuk. on the “Focus on Philately” articles that Ú‡ ·ÎËʘ‡ ¥ ‰‡Î¸¯‡ ðÓ‰Ë̇ ‚ ëòÄ, ìÍð‡ªÌ¥ Ú‡ èÓθ˘¥. The evening was closed out by Dr. appear monthly in The Ukrainian Weekly Kuzych, who presented six special and that have helped generate renewed á‡Ï¥ÒÚ¸ Í‚¥Ú¥‚ ̇ Ò‚¥ÊÛ ÏÓ„ËÎÛ èÓÍ¥ÈÌÓ„Ó, ÔðÓÒËÏÓ ÒÍ·‰‡ÚË ÔÓÊÂðÚ‚Ë Ì‡: Maksymczuk Awards for distinguished interest in stamp collecting. He said he Ukrainian Orphans Aid Society, c/o A. Dydyk-Petrenko, services to Ukrainian collecting. This plans to continue writing these features, but 137 Crystal Spring Dr., Ashton, MD 20861. year’s awards went to: Hryhoriy Lobko he invited other members to also contribute and Andrew Martyniuk, respectively, guest articles on their areas of interest.

èÓıÓ‚‡ÌÌfl ÒÔ‡ÎÂÌÓ„Ó Ôð‡ıÛ èÓÍ¥ÈÌËı We are sad to announce the death of my dearest brother ·Î. Ô. John Ozorowskyj Jr. üêéëãÄÇÄ ¥ éãúÉà áÄâòãàï who passed away at the age of 43 on Thursday, October 26, 2000. ÔÂð‚ÂÁÂÌËı Á ä‡Ì‡‰Ë ‚¥‰·ÛÎÓÒfl ‚ ÔðËÒÛÚÌÓÒÚ¥ ‰Ó̸ÍË ßðÂÌË Á ˜ÓÎÓ‚¥ÍÓÏ Keith Á ä‡Ì‡‰Ë, He is buried in Boston, Mass., next to his grandson, Floyd, ¥ ðÓ‰ËÌË Á ìÍð‡ªÌË ¥ ëË·¥ðÛ, 25 ÎËÔÌfl 2000 ð. ‚ „ðÓ·Ìˈflı ªıÌ¥ı ðÓ‰ËÌ who died in 1995 at 4 months. ̇ ÒÚ‡ðÓÏÛ Í·‰Ó‚ˢ¥ ‚ äÓÎÓÏ˪. He leaves behind wife – Jan children – Shawna, Michael and Sequoyah sister and brother-in-law – Olga and Raymond Gwynn nieces – Tanya and Nina Krych

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States, Canada, Australia, Poland, Germany, Newsbriefs Slovakia, Argentina and the United (Continued from page 2) Kingdom attended. Plast was founded in eries, the Eastern Economist Daily reported Ukraine in 1911, only four years after Holiday Greetings 2000 on November 10. Mr. Makaiev said Itera Robert Baden-Powell founded the original Scouting for Boys organization. This is the supplied 4 million cubic meters of gas to Christmas in Ukraine- 1995 • V Ukraine’s energy generating companies last first KUPO conclave to be held in Ukraine. month and has yet to receive $73 million for (Eastern Economist) Continue Your Tradition... it; current supplies are not being paid for at Kyiv praises U.N. as peace guarantor Use the UNA publications to send holiday all. Meanwhile, Gazprom has warned that it greetings and wishes of goodwill, prosperi- will sue the Ukrainian government if the lat- italiy Lytvyn, T KYIV – Ukrainian Foreign Affairs ty and the season’s blessings. Please note, ter continues to siphon off Russian gas. Minister Anatolii Zlenko has said that

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“I have biological limitations,” he Politicians of various stripes... noted. (Continued from page 1) National Deputy Syrota said he has no Pavlo Lazarenko. Mr. Lazarenko, a for- doubts who is directing the effort to force mer prime minister who fled to the Mr. Yuschenko into early retirement, United States in 1998 only to be although he did not name individuals. detained on charges of embezzlement “The clans have an interest because they and fraud there and in Switzerland and are opposed to the government, which Ukraine, had very close ties to Ms. has resisted their plans,” said Mr. Syrota. Tymoshenko’s company, United Energy “They want to destroy the Yuschenko Systems. government to be able to implement the Mr. Yuschenko and his vice prime objectives of the largest clans and put minister have been disparaged for the one of their own in the prime minister’s regulations they have introduced in chair,” he explained. reforming the energy sector, especially Since he announced the appointment by the business and political oligarchs of Ms. Tymoshenko and began a clean- who want to maintain their singular up of the energy sector, Prime Minister influence over the market and believe Yuschenko has battled the barons of the that Ms. Tymoshenko is working merely market, mainly Hryhorii Surkis, who to maintain a large niche for herself. recently purchased half a dozen regional Most recently the government has gas providers that were privatized and been subjected to criticism for its budget, has extensive dealings in the gas and oil which leading lawmakers of the majority trade, and fellow oil and gas trader coalition in Parliament have criticized for Oleksander Volkov, who is one of being too optimistic both in its revenue President Kuchma’s closest confidantes. predictions and the projected inflation The two have led the fight against the rate for next year. Leaders of the majority government’s proposed budget for 2001. coalition, including former President Among those with whom they are joined Leonid Kravchuk, have stalled in giving in various business and political matters approval to the budget. are ex-president Kravchuk and First For Mr. Yuschenko matters seemed to Vice-Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada come to a head when a commission Viktor Medvedchuk. appointed by President Kuchma President Kuchma has never fully announced a finding that Ms. supported his prime minister, but has Tymoshenko had misled lawmakers dur- snipped at his heels with varying degrees ing a Parliament session on the state of of criticism and dissatisfaction. Much of the energy sector by citing inaccurate the criticism has centered on Ms. numbers on outstanding debt and gas and Tymoshenko’s work as vice prime minis- oil output. A few days later thousands of ter, an appointment he formally had to students marched on the Cabinet of approve. The president often has implied Ministers building to protest the govern- that he does not believe Ms. ment’s failure to develop an effective Tymoshenko should be in government youth policy. because of her shady past dealings in the The demonstrators hurled eggs at the energy sector. building while butchering a pig and a His most direct attack on her came in goat in a gruesome manner. As they did the summer after she and the Ukrainian National Women's League of America, Inc. so, local militia looked on passively, Turkmenistan government apparently ëÓ˛Á ìÍð‡ªÌÓÍ ÄÏÂðËÍË which led many to decide that some had agreed on a deal for natural gas. high-ranking government official must Then the president claimed the cost Est. 1925 have approved the action. The same day agreed upon was outrageous. 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ITHACA, N.Y.: The Cornell University OTTAWA: The Metropolitan Andrey Ukrainian Club is hosting an event to raise Sheptytsky Institute of Eastern Christian awareness about the Chornobyl disaster and Studies at St. Paul University, faculty of its tragic aftermath. Lectures by Alex Kuzma, theology, is celebrating the opening of its executive director of the Children of Ph.D. program in Eastern Christian Chornobyl Relief Fund (CCRF), will be held Studies, the first in the Western hemi- at 4:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. A photography exhib- sphere, with a public lecture given by Dr. it by Joseph Sywenkyj will be on display at Kyriaki Karidoyanes Fitzgerald on 10 a.m.-9 p.m. The event will be held in the “Therapeia: Insights into Healing from International Room of Willard Straight Hall Orthodox Theology and Spirituality.” The at Cornell University. For additional informa- lecture will be held in St. Paul University tion call Julia Tretiak, (607) 277-2503, or e- Amphitheater, 223 Main St., at 7 p.m. mail: ([email protected]). Reception to follow. For more informa- tion call (613) 246-1393, ext. 2332; fax Friday, December 1 (613) 782-3026; e-mail sheptytsky@ust- NEW YORK: The Harriman Institute at paul.uottawa.ca; or visit the website at Columbia University presents the second in a http://www.ustpaul.ca/Sheptytsky.htm. series of roundtables on the topic of language EDMONTON: policy and status in Ukraine, featuring The Canadian Institute of Federal Judge Bohdan A. Futey, who will Ukrainian Studies at the University of speak on “The Decision of the Constitution Alberta is holding a lecture by Valerii Court on the Language Question in Ukraine.” Polkovsky, department of modern languages The series, chaired by Dr. Antonina and cultural studies, University of Alberta, Berezovenko, will be held in the titled “Forms of Address in Ukrainian.” The International Affairs Building, 420 W. 118th lecture will be held in the Heritage Lounge, St., Room 1512, at noon-2 p.m. 352 Athabasca Hall, at 3:30 p.m. For more information call the institute, (780) 492- Sunday, December 3 2972; or e-mail [email protected].

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Friday, November 24 Jacus, UNWLA Scholarship Program Treasurer, who traveled to Brazil and visited EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The annual Ukrainian Brazilian schools, seminaries and “Chornomorska Zabava” – a post- colonies where UNWLA scholarship recipi- Thanksgiving dance – sponsored by the ents live. In their extensive travels they met Chornomortsi Plast fraternity will be held here with former and present UNWLA students, at the Ramada Hotel on Route 10 (westbound) as well as leaders of the Ukrainian commu- beginning at 9:30 p.m. Music is by the ever- nities and established a UNWLA popular Tempo orchestra. Tickets, at $20 per Scholarship Program Alumni Association in person, may be purchased in advance or at the Brazil. Guests are welcome. door. For table reservations and other informa- tion call Oleh Kolodiy, (973) 763-1797. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Sunday, November 26 Ukrainian Research Institute presents a lec- ture by Dr. Vladyslav Verstiuk, National NEWARK, N.J.: The New Jersey Regional Academy of Sciences, Ukraine, titled “The Council of the Ukrainian National Women’s War of 1920: Recent Research and League of America will hold a “Soyuzianka Interpretations.” The lecture will be held in Day” at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian the institute seminar room, 1583 Catholic Church Hall, Sanford Avenue and Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. For more Ivy Street, at 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Featured speak- information contact the institute, (617) ers at the session, which begins at 1 p.m., 495-4053. will be Luba Bilowchtchuk, UNWLA Scholarship Program chair, and M. Orysia (Continued on page 23)

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