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Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc.. a fraternal non– prof it association rainian Weekly vol. LVIII No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9,1990 50 cents 9 interview with Stanislav Hurenko: Amnesty international observer says Khmara's detention is 'unreasonable' the political situation in Ukraine by Chrystyna N. Lapychak not warranted," he concluded. by Roman Solchanyk those forces that reflected the dominant Mr. Bardyn also concluded that the mood and had the upper hand politi– JERSEY C1TY, NJ. - Toronto Ukrainian Parliament violated its own Stanislav ivanovych Hurenko, first cally in a given area. attorney ihor W. Bardyn returned rules of procedure when it voted on from Kiev, Ukraine, on December 1 secretary of the Communist Party of All you need to do is look at the November 14 to strip Mr. Khmara of Ukraine, was chosen Ukrainian party following a weeklong inquiry into the his parliamentary immunity to allow for western regions or the center of our case of Ukrainian People's Deputy Ste– leader at its 28th Congress in June of republic (Kiev), where power in the his arrest after a November 7 incident this year. The 54-year-old Mr. Hurenko pan Khmara for Amnesty internation– involving an interior Ministry officer in Soviets was assumed by completely new al. has been a full member of the Politburo people who only a few years ago were, a Kiev underpass. and second secretary since October in the final of three reports to Am– (Continued on page 4) to put it mildly, in opposition to the - nesty international, Mr. Bardyn offered 1989. existing regime. So, now we have a real Previously he served as a secretary of his conclusions and observations based multi-party system, and this completely on meetings with Kiev Procurator the Donetske Oblast Party Committee, coincides with our plans for restruc– 15 deputies join a deputy chairman of the Council of volodymyr Shevchenko, Deputy Pro- turing the political system in our repub– curator of the Ukrainian SSR Anatoliy Ministers, and a secretary of the lic. hunger strike Central Committee. Byelik, Mr. Khmara's attorneys, Yuriy A graduate of the Kiev Polytechnical Unfortunately, we are not always Ayvasian and viktor Nikazakov, Mr. JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Fifteen institute, Mr. Hurenko holds a candi– able to find a common language with Khmara's wife Hanna, Ukrainian De– deputies of the Ukrainian SSR Su– date of economic sciences degree. He is our new political partners, because puties Mykhailo Horyn,Larysa Skoryk preme Soviet declared a hunger strike also a USSR and Ukrainian SSR there is intolerance and impatience. and ihor Derkach, and telephone con– on December 4 inside the Parliament people's deputy. The following inter- This impatience manifests itself above versations with Procurator of the building in protest at the arrest of view, to be published in two parts, was all in attempts to accelerate political Ukrainian SSR Mykhailo Potebenko. deputy Stepan Khmara, who himself conducted in Kiev on November 10. it events. But, from our point of view, has been on a hunger strike since Nove^– there should be some time for the "My conclusion is that if Stepan is reprinted with permission from Khmara exceeded his duties or authori– ber 26, reported the Ukrainian Ргеьь Report on the USSR. situation to mature and for people to Agency of London. accept this. ty in carrying out the civilian arrest of (Col. ihor) Hryhoriev,"as he is charged The sympathy hunger strikers issued an appeal which called the arrest of the Mr. Hurenko, the elections in March Secondly, and this is really unfortu– under Article 166 of the Ukrainian SSR nate, the largest number of new political Crimina Code, "it was minimal at deputy from Chervonohrad, western of this year changed the political situa– Ukraine, unlawful and, noted that to tion in the republic, it seems to me that parties that have emerged — we now most," Mr. Bardyn wrote in his final the Communist Party of Ukraine, have about 20 of them in the republic — report. prevent a tragic ending to the hunger which previously had a monopoly on. formulate their political programs "The detention of Stepan Khmara strike by Mr. Khmara, they had de– politics, now finds itself in a rather above all on criticism of the Communist since November 21 is unreasonable and (Continued on page 4) different situation. How would you Party of Ukraine both for its present characterize the political situation in the and past activities, and conduct their republic and, particularly, the role of basic practical activity in the direction UNA Executive Committee discusses the party in these circumstances? of the quickest possible elimination of the Communist Party from the political latest developments in Ukraine First of all, 1 would like to emphasize arena. that these changes occurred not because From our standpoint, this does not JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The latest meetings with leading activists of Rukh, of, let's say, some other forces, but on promote a constructive solution to the developments in Ukraine, including the the Ukrainian Republican Party and the initiative of the Communist Party. problem and, above all, it irritates recently concluded second all-Ukrai– democratic bloc members of the Ukrai– The fact is that perestroika in the people. We feel that this could — and І nian congress of the Popular Move– nian Parliament, as well as officials at political sphere in fact began with the hope our opponents pardon me here — ment of Ukraine, or Rukh, and further the Foreign Ministry of the Ukrainian Communist Party of Soviet Union lead to undesirable changes both in news regarding the opening of a UNA SSR. The latter meeting was held to (CPSU) and, consequently, the Com– politics and as regards the future of press bureau in Kiev, were the principal discuss the UNA's plans to open a Kiev munist Party of Ukraine renouncing these parties. This is appropos the topics of discussion at the first post- press bureau for its publications as soon their monopoly in the political and political situation as a whole. convention meeting of the new Supreme as possible. ideological spheres. That's the first Executive Committee of the Ukrainian At the Foreign Ministry, the UNA thing. Therefore, these changes were As for the mood in the Communist National Association. delegation met with Уаіегіу ingulsky, not a surprise for us. Party, we want power to shift as quickly The meeting, held at the UNA head- first secretary, and volodymyr Chorny, as possible from the party committees quarters building on Saturday, Novem– head of the ministry's information it's another matter that the conse– to the Soviets. Unfortunately, we are not ber 17, was chaired by Ulana Diachuk, branch, which recently opened a press quences of these changes, or the de– (Continued on page 2) who was elected supreme president at the center to cater primarily to foreign velopments after the elections were, recent 32nd Regular Convention of the journalists. well, let me put it this way, not ac– Ukrainian National Association. As well, Mrs. Diachuk reported on ceptable to everyone in the ranks of the 1NS1DE: Mrs. Diachuk, as well as Supreme new opportunities to help Ukraine Communist Party or in society as a through the UNA's Fund for the Re- whole. Secretary Walter Sochan, Supreme Ш Exclusive photos of enthrone– Advisor Eugene lwanciw, who also is birth of Ukraine, which recently sur– passed the Si00,000 mark in donations The elections in Ukraine — and all ment in Kiev of Patriarch Mstyslav director of the UNA Washington political forces in our republic are in Office, and Supreme Advisor Roma from UNA members and the commu– agreement on this - were conducted on І — centerfold. Hadzewycz, editor of The Ukrainian nity at large. the basis of the most democratic elec– Ш Ukrainian SSR Minister of Weekly, had recently returned from the Present at the meeting were:Supreme tion law in the USSR, if compared to Health Yuriy Spizhenko visits U.S. Ukrainian capital, where they attended vice-President Nestor Glesnycky, Su– other republics, and helped to reconsti– the Rukh congress as representatives of preme Director for Canada John tute that distribution of political forces — page 3. this, the largest Ukrainian organization Hewryk, Supreme vice-Presidentess in Ukraine that existed in our Soviets, if Ш New law restricts public in the diaspora. Gloria Paschen, Supreme Secretary you follow events in our republic you meetings in Ukraine — page 3. Much of the supreme president's Sochan, Supreme Treasurer Alexander know that particularly in the local report was focused on the delegation's Blahitka, and the newly elected chair– Soviets the lead was taken precisely by trip to Ukraine, its various business (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9,1990 No. 49

where the Communist Party of Ukraine interview.. becomes independent and, in that case, Lithuanian Parliament fears (Continued from page 1) what would be the attitude towards always as successful in achieving this as Rukh? catastrophe in Baltic states we would like. Well, if the Communist Party of NEW YORK - The Lithuanian rights of the Baltic peoples, which were Yes, 1 also have the impression that Ukraine becomes independent, as you Parliament proclaimed on November trampled upon SO years ago as a result certain political forces that have understand it, it's not in order that it 23 that economic catastrophe, "even of the criminal pact between Stalin and emerged are impatient with regard to becomes a collective member of Rukh. more ruthless than that of the blockade Hitler. Some political leaders and the the political situation. Still, there are of Lithuania," is looming over the Baltic mass media are attempting to create the reasons for this. The economic situation That's obvious. countries, reported the Brooklyn-based impression that the Soviet Union is a is very bad, the political situation is Lithuanian information Center. democratic government under law that unsatisfactory. Nonetheless, 1, and not That's the first thing. Second, se– it charged that Moscow was isolating seeks peace and cooperation, but its only 1, feel that the party cadres and riously speaking, the Communist Party the Baltic states "by usurping their relations with Estonia, Latvia and party members are also not entirely of Ukraine is now organizationally, sovereign right to establish independent Lithuania prove just the opposite. ready to somehow share this political financially, and as regards cadres, contacts" with the West and by sanc– The Soviet Union is now moving power. Am 1 mistaken here? What do completely independent of the leading tioning illegal Soviet military actions towards a rupture of economic relations you think? organs of the CPSU. This is confirmed on their territory, in recent weeks, with the Baltic countries, which will be by the new Statute of the CPSU. A Soviet-imposed military forces in even more ruthless than that of the І agree, it is true that there are those Statute of the Communist Party of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have blockade of Lithuania, while simul– incidents and situations where former Ukraine will also be adopted as the used brute force against the local taneously usurping their sovereign right party leaders that still have certain posts second phase of its congress, and populace. to establish independent contacts with in the party and in the Soviets do not organizationally our party will be the rest of the world across their yield power as quickly as would be formed as a completely independent in a direct snub of the Soviet Union, borders. desirable. But this is probably natural, party. the Lithuanian legislature appealed to Thus, the Soviet Union is planning to if these problems are to be resolved in a However, 1 want to state at the outset the "33 democratic member-states of the artificially create an economic catas– democratic fashion and not by extre– that its ideological principles and the Conference on Security and Coopera– trophe and social conflicts in a closed mist moves then they probably will be organizational structure will coincide tion in Europe" to include the Baltic environment, in order to overthrow resolved. with those of the CPSU. Changes in the issue on their working agenda. The Soviet Union, one of 34 CSCE member- freely elected democratic structures and Today we have a whole series of organizational structure are currently to restore Communist dictatorship and examples whereby Soviets are genuinely under way, and obviously we cannot states on November 19 had vetoed Baltic participation in the Paris summit. Kremlin absolutism in Estonia, Latvia becoming independent, that is, free of now say what kind of party it will soon and Lithuania. Unlawful acts of vio– the political organs and political leader- be. But what 1 can say is that we will not The foreign ministers of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania had been invited to lence by occupational forces, which are ship. And when this independence is have any fundamental differences with obviously performed with impunity, as directed for the benefit of the people the Statute and Program of the CPSU. attend the CSCE meeting as guests of the French government. well as evil and threatening statements then, in my view, this is exactly what is Now as regards our attitude towards from individual leaders and leading needed. But if this independence is Rukh. From the time when Rukh first The Lithuanian statement came on circles in the USSR are employed as directed only at dumping these organs emerged, we took the position of con– the heels of a warning issued from psychological pressure. of political leadership as quickly as structive criticism of certain of its Latvia by the Baltic Council, which We, the Baltic peoples, are on the possible then, in my view, this is not programmatic principles, and our announced plans to call for an unprece– brink of a new danger of destabilization useful. representatives, including the present dented joint session of all three Baltic and massive misfortune, even though chairman of the Ukrainian Supreme Parliaments to deal with increasing this region of Europe has, up to now, І would like to ask you what the Soviet, Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk, threats against them. The Baltic states been relatively peaceful. The Soviets internal political situation looks like in was an active opponent who took the refuse in principle to take part in Soviet want to turn our Baltic path of peace the leading organs of the party. І have in position of cooperation with Rukh President Mikhail Gorbachev's new into a path of conflict, burning barri– mind the Central Committee and the during the early phases of its activities. power structure, the Federation Coun– cades, and a new disaster zone... We will Politburo. Can one talk now about Unfortunately, 1 am not familiarwith cil, and assert that his move toward oppose such a turn of events, but this forces on the left, centrist forces and the more executive authority is a direct aggressive state has significantly more right, or conservative forces? the Rukh resolution regarding its attitude towards the Communist Party. threat to their sovereignty. resources, and we do not see who will in the November 23 statement, the stay his hand. First of all, we now have a completely There was no direct broadcasting of the proceedings of the second congress of Lithuanian legislature described recent All the same, despite previous disap– new Politburo, and more than 75 Moscow policies as destabilizing and as pointments, we look hopefully to the percent of the Central Committee is Rukh, and the materials in the press are rather limited. І have read Literaturna part of a plan "to overthrow freely democratic countries of the world, composed of new members as corn- elected democratic structures and to where law is respected and where pared to the previous composition of Ukraina, but it has not yet published the resolution. So, 1 would not comment on restore Communist dictatorships." human freedoms are protected. We that body. This is also characteristic of A translation of the parliamentary await actions that would avert our the times. І would not say that there is it. І will say one thing, though. What І statement, addressed to the people and despair and the dilemma of whether to such a clearly defined delineation. take desperate steps in the name of Ф know from the address of the esteemed leaders of the 33 democratic member- Perhaps for the first time in the history states of the Conference on Security and liberty, honor and survival. of the Communist Party, the 28th ivan Fedorovych Drach, who remains the leader of Rukh, disturbs me a great Cooperation in Europe, provided from One such supportive action would be Congress of the Communist Party was vilnius by the information Bureau of the immediate inclusion of the question divided into two phases. Now, in the deal. Because in the section on Rukh tactics there has been, in my view, a the Lithuanian Supreme Council, of the independence of the Baltic process of preparation for the second follows. countries on the agenda of all the phase of the congress, which 1 think complete transformation of Rukh, which has now also become an anti- working groups of the CSCE. The will take place soon, we are faced with principle of consensus must not be various attitudes ftn the partyj. Communist organization insofar as its activities are concerned. Obviously, this converted to concession to lawlessness. But 1 would like to emphasize that cannot but disturb us. This is a mass The leadership of the USSR is be– To prevail upon the lawless to accept people are also now leaving the party. organization, and it is a fact that coming more insistent in its attempts to the consensus of the lawful is something About 150,000 have left the party this disturbs us. interfere with the restoration of the entirely different. year. This is a large number; but about 15,000 have joined in the meantime, and І beg to differ with you as regards our party now numbers more than 3 your claim that Leonid Kravchuk's million individuals. position, as a representative of the FOUNDED 1933 Communist Party of Ukraine, was Ukrainian Weekly This is the Ukrainian Party? immediately one of cooperation. There An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National was criticism, rather deadly criticism in Association inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. This is the Communist Party of the republican party press. Later, 07302. Ukraine. І would like to emphasize that Kravchuk admitted that probably that the new Statute of the CPSU has a policy was mistaken, and that there was Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ. 07302. special section that allows for, practi– no reason to take such a position with (1SSN - 0273-9348)^^^^^^ cally speaking, the complete indepen– regard to Rukh. So, my question is what dence of Communist Parties in the is the concrete attitude toward Rukh? Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - S10. union republics. You mentioned that you are disturbed Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. by what you consider to be the anti- Can you imagine a scenario whereby Communist spirit of Orach's address. The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: the Communist Party of Ukraine be– But, in general, is it possible to coope– (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 comes a fully independent party? And, rate with Rukh? Or do you feel that it is in this connection, an interesting ques– a hostile force? tion occurs to me. І have in mind your Postmaster, send address changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz position with regard to Rukh. You No, we do not consider it to be a know that Rukh recently concluded its hostile force. We feel that Rukh is an The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Maria Kolomayets P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak second congress, its resolutions deny organization with which we can and will Jersey City, NJ. 07303 membership in Rukh to members of cooperate on some concrete basis and those parties whose governing bodies with regard to the solution of certain The Ukrainian Weekly, December 9,1990, No. 49, vol. viil are located outside the borders of the concrete questions as long the leaders of Copyright 1990 by The Ukrainian Weekly republic. Could there be a situation Rukh are willing. No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 з

New law limits demonstrations Ukrainian minister of health in Ukraine; protesters arrested meets with officials in D.C. KlEv - The Communist Party On Friday, November 30, the day by Eugene M. iwanciw ton. Also present at the luncheon were majority in the Ukrainian SSR Su– after the new restrictions and public UNA Washington Office Drs. Zenon Matkiwsky and ihor preme Soviet succeeded on November meetings were approved, 12 activists of Masnyk. Dr. Lee later requested a 29 in passing a new law banning demon– the Ukrainian Republican Party were WASHINGTON - Dr. Yuriy spi– follow-up meeting with Dr. Spizhenko. strations during working hours and arrested in Kiev as they picketed outside zhenko, Ukraine's minister of health, At the U.S. Department of Com– permitting police to use water cannon to the building of the Central Committee recently spent five days in meetings with merce, Dr. Spizhenko met with Alan disperse protesters, reported Reuters, of the Communist Party of Ukraine to government officials and private sector Dunn deputy assistant secretary for in succeeding days, police began apply– protest the jailing of Ukrainian SSR representatives in Washington. He was science and electronics, and other ing the law, arresting 14 democratic People's Deputy Stepan Khmara. accompanied on the trip by Dr. Maksym department officials to discuss increas– bloc activists. The next working day, Monday, Drach, son of Rukh President ivan ing bilateral trade for health care Agence France Presse reported that December 3, police detained Mykola Drach. The trip was organized by the products with Ukraine. Also partici– the law also gave police permission to Horbal, a deputy of the Kiev City Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. pating in the meeting with representa– use tear gas against unauthorized Council and a leader of the Kiev branch Drs. Spizhenko and Drach had a tives of the Health industry Manufac– demonstrators, and that the law states of the Ukrainian Republican Party, and series of meetings with officials of the turers Association (НІМА) and the that demonstrations can only be held on Anatoliy Shybiko, an activist of the U.S. Department of Health and Human National Electrical Manufacturers Saturdays and Sundays, and only at Popular Movement of Ukraine (Rukh), Services (HHS) and its many compo– Association (NEMA). The advantages locations specified by city officials. as they attempted to organize continued nents. Their meetings began at the of doing business with Ukraine were The democratic opposition in U– picketing of the Central Committee National institutes of Health (N1H) discussed. kraine's Parliament, the National headquarters. where they met with scientists from the Deputy Assistant Secretary Dunn Council, walked out of the session in The two were released later that day, Pittsburgh University staff of the Chil– and Minister Spizhenko agreed to hold protest against the new law. Democra– but police authorities noted that they dren of Chornobyl Cataract Project. a conference on health care trade and tic deputies noted that there has been a would seek a decision by the Kiev City in a second meeting at N1H, the investment in Kiev in mid-1991. Mr. Communist backlash in the republic Council that would allow charges to be Ukrainian doctors met with directors Dunn will seek to bring U.S. medical since striking students forced Prime brought against Mr. Horbal. and representatives of six institutes and products companies to Kiev to attend Minister vitaliy Masol to resign from (Continued on page 4) branches of N1H, including the Na– the conference and meet individually office, Reuters reported. tional Cancer institute, the National with heads of Ukrainian factories and "A Communist dictatorship - a institute of Allergy and infectious leading health care officials to discuss fascist dictatorship — is beginning in Lviv residence Diseases, and the Fogarty international commercial opportunities. Ukraine," National Council Deputy Center. The meeting's participants in addition, the Department of Com– Oleksander Hudyma told reporter? in of metropolitan agreed to work directly with the Ukrai– merce has commissioned two market Kiev. nian Health Ministry on the study of the research studies on basic medical sup- returned to UCC long-term effects of radiation from plies and electromedical equipment in The new law also made it illegal to Chornobyl. The lack of reliable com– Ukraine. Andrew Bihun of the deface monuments and banned the ROME - The Metropolitan's Resi– munications between Ukraine and the Commerce Department will be a mem– creation of paramilitary units not dence of the Cathedral of St. George United States, still a major problem, ber of the team travelling to Ukraine. specified in the republic's constitution, was returned to the Ukrainian Catholic was also discussed. The Department of Commerce meet– Reuters noted. Church on November 21, reported the in another series of meetings, Drs. ing was followed by a luncheon hosted Press Office of the Ukrainian Catholic by the General Electric Co. Ge– Church. Spizhenko and Drach met with Dr. Robert Harmon of the Health Re- neral Electric has expressed interest Archbishop volodymyr Sterniuk Newsbriefs sources and Services Administration of in investment in Ukraine by its medical has moved into the residence and is HHS. Represented at the meeting were technology division. Dr. Spizhenko and supervising preparations for Cardinal from Ukraine the directors of five bureaus including Robert Moliter, manager for govern– Myroslav Lubachivsky's return to the Health Care Delivery and Assistance, ment programs of GE Medical Systems, complex on March 30, 1991. Primary Care, Maternal and Child began initial discussions for such a On November 27, Archbishop Ster– ^ KlEv — A new paper, featuring Health, Health Professions, and Health venture. niuk hosted a dinner in the residence for Resources. exclusive coverage of all practical steps a group of 45 political and Ukrainian Drs. Spizhenko and Drach also mu undertaken by the Ukrainian govern– Catholic lay leaders. Members of the Dr. Harmon agreed to send a U.S. with Dr. Robert Knouss, deputy direc– ment toward realizing the declaration of working commission for Cardinal Lu– assessment team to Ukraine to study tor of the Pan American Health Organi– state sovereignty, will soon be available bachivsky's return to Ukraine were also and make recommendations to Dr. zation, and Dr. Joe Davis, assistant at newstands. Uriadovy Kurier will present at the dinner. Spizhenko on methods to improve director of international health of the report on all dismissals and new ap– A formal address was given by the health service delivery. The assessment Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Davis pointments in the government, provide chancellor of the Archeparchy of Lviv, team will include specialists in areas agreed to send an epidemiologist as part profiles and present interviews, accord– Msgr. iwan Dacko. Archbishop Ster– such as health policy, community of the assessment team which will be ing to chief editor Mykhailo Soroka. niuk, Chairman of the Lviv Oblast health, medical education, health ser– traveling to Ukraine. Also, the newspaper will provide Council vyacheslav Chornovil. and vices research, and food and drug The Children of Chornobyl Relief coverage of the work and developments Lviv Oblast Minister of Education programs. Fund and the Ukrainian Medical Asso– in lower tiers of the government adrhi– iryna Kalynets also addressed the The Ukrainian Health Ministry then ciation of North America sponsored a nistration, mainly in oblast and town gathering. met with Dr. James Mason, assistant reception for Members of Congress, councils. (Kiev Radio, as quoted by the secretary for health at HHS. After being executive branch officials, and repre– Foreign Broadcast information Ser– briefed on the health problems in sentatives of the Ukrainian American vice) Ukraine, Dr. Mason agreed to set up a community in the Russell Senate Office Yukhnovsky quits working group to study the health needs Building. The reception was hosted by ш 1VANO-FRANK1VSKE - The in Ukraine. Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.). cultural-academic society Lemkivsh– Communist Party Dr. Burton Lee, President George Drs. Spizhenko and Drach also chyna was recently launched and in– KlEv - ihor Yukhnovsky, chair- Bush's physician, then hosted Drs. spoke to the Washington Ukrainian cludes in its ranks members of the man of the National Council, the Spizhenko and Drach at a White House American community at St. Andrew's Lemko Ukrainian regional group who democratic opposition in the Ukrainian luncheon during their visit to Washing- (Continued on page 4) were deported to western Ukraine from SSR Supreme Soviet, announced on Poland between 1945-1948. (Ukrainian December 1 that he is resigning from the Press Agency) Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU). Dr. Yukhnovsky, an academician ^ KlEv-The Kiev oblast branch of from Lviv, made his statement at the the Democratic Party of Ukraine held founding conference of the Party for the its founding congress on November 24. Democratic Rebirth of Ukraine. Besides a discussion of the draft pro- The party arose after a group of gram, delegates were chosen for the Communist Party members announced inaugural national congress of the DPU creation of a Democratic Platform which will be held on December 15. faction of the CPU. Later, that faction (Ukrainian Press Agency) in Ukraine became known as the Party of Democratic Agreement. ^ HORLivKA - A conference of At the founding conference, delegates the regional union of Donbas Strike approved a party program, elected Committees was held on November 27 seven co-chairpersons and adopted a with delegates from over 20 towns. A statement of protest against the arrest of protest was pent to the USSR and Ukrainian SSR People's Deputy Ste– Ukrainian governments over price pan Khmara. increases and hostility on the part of the The conference was attended by 321 authorities at coal mines to the forma– delegates from 23 oblasts in the Ukrai– tion of branches of the new independent nian republic. Thus far, the party has Dr. Yuriy Spizhenko (center), Ukraine's minister of health, with (from left) Marta coal miners' union. (Ukrainian Press 2,340 members, reported the Respub– Andriuk, Dr. Maksym Drach, Dn Zenon Matkiwsky, Eugene iwanciw and Nadia Agency) lika press service. л Matkiwsky. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 No. 49

Ukrainian dies Amnesty... Sen D'Amato, lawyers from Ukraine (Continued from page 1) in Persian Gulf Mr. Bardyn wrote that the Ukrainian by George A. Miziuk Parliament did not have the required discuss case of Stepan Khmara WINDSOR, N.J. - The office of the quorum of 300 deputies when the vote Ukrainian American veterans Tribune was taken and that the vote had not reports that Petty Officer Second Class been on the day's published agenda Daniel Lupatsky, U.S. Navy, died while as required for a vote. on duty in the Persian Gulf. During a telephone interview on Mr. Lupatsky was a Ukrainian Ame– December 5 Mr. Bardyn said that rican originally from Centralia, Pa. during his meeting with Messrs. Byelik Ten sailors lost their lives in late and Shevchenko he tried to express the October when a boiler pipe exploded international community's concern aboard the assault ship USS iwo Jima, about the treatment of Mr. Khmara. deployed as part of Operation Desert "1 told them the arrest of (Mr.) Shield. Khmara is a blemish on the interna– Petty Officer Lupatsky was among tional mark of Ukraine," he said. Any the casualties. breach of a parliamentarian's civil rights in Ukraine will be considered by Subtelny's history American and Canadian parliamenta– rians in their decisions on "dividing up Seen at a meeting held to discuss the case of Ukrainian SSR People's called 'outstanding' the economic aid pie" for Ukraine. Deputy Stepan Khmara are from left: Yuriy Kolotiy, a Lviv attorney; TORONTO - The well-received Mr. Bardyn said he also kept a copy Oleksander Nechyporenko, a people's deputy and attorney from Kiev; Sen. "Ukraine: A History" (University of of a report on testimony given at a Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.); and viktor Bed, a people's deputy and attorney Toronto Press) by Orest Subtelny has hearing of the U.N. Human Rights from Uzhhorod. The meeting took place at Sen. D'Amato's New York office been selected as one of the Outstanding Commission in Geneva last month by a on November 20. Books of 1989-1990 by Choice maga– representative of Ukraine, Fodor zine. Bourtchak, head of the juridical affairs their fears that 1 would become aware of and Myroslaw Smorodsky, president of The award is noteworthy because service of the secretariat of the Ukrai– the numerous violations of his rights the Ukrainian American Bar Associa– Choice, a respected and influential nian Parliament. The report showed and guarantees of due process assumed tion. The Ukrainian Human Rights journal of book reviews, is widely used improvements in the areas of civil and in the investigation. Therefore 1 was left Committee of Philadelphia sent a letter as a book-purchasing guide by college human rights in Ukraine, he said, and with no other choice but to draw this dated'November 28. was significant in improving Ukraine's information directly from Stepan and university libraries. Mr. Kirkland's letter concentrated on image abroad. Khmara's attorneys. That which 1 was Dr. Subtelny's book has already gone the fate of Mykhailo Ratushny, an Mr. Bardyn told Messrs. Byelik able to learn from them — is an ap– through four printings, two in hard- eyewitness in the Khmara case and and Shevchenko that the case of Mr. palling thing." cover and two in soft-cover. By Cana– labor leader arrested recently, as well as Khmara would significantly blemish Ukrainian President Kravchuk has dian standards it already rates as a best– that of Mr. Khmara himself. seller.^^^^^^ that image. received a number of letters from A partner in the Toronto firm of various governmental and community Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (R-N.Y.) sent Ukrainian minister... Mitchell, Bardyn and Zalucky, Mr. organizations in the United States, a letter to Soviet President Mikhail including December 4 letters from Lane Gorbachev on November 27 demanding (Continued, from page 3) Bardyn was asked by Kiev Procurator viri,bnd. President of the AFL-ClO, Mr. Khmara's release. Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Shevchenko to submit a written request to visit Mr. Khmara in prison as an Mrs. Nadia Matkiwsky coordinated Amnesty representative. He received a the meetings of the week and the negative response in writing, which Ukrainian health minister was escort– stated that by Ukrainian law he could ed by Drs. Matkiwsky and Masnyk to not visit the accused because he was not many of the meetings. Technical assis– Mr. Khmara's official counsel. tance for the series of meetings was in his report to Amnesty, Mr. Bardyn provided by the Washington Office of recommended that the human rights the Ukrainian National Association. organization "district an appeal to fcstefc Leonid Kravchuk, president of the Minister Spizhenko also was hosted Ukrainian SSR, requesting the release in the New York area and feted at the of Stepan Khmara from prison, as the Ukrainian institute of America on trial may not take place for some time." November 16. The reception was spon– He also recommended that Amnesty sored by the Children of Chornobyl international "consider sending an Relief Fund and the Pfizer Corp. official observer to the trial of Stepan During a brief presentation to his Khmara to monitor the trial." audience at the U1A, Dr. Spizhenko Mr. Bardyn wrote a three-page letter noted that he considers his trip to be to President Kravchuk during his stay important for health protection in in Kiev. Ukraine and noted that he is probably "it is unfortunate, but 1 am forced to one of the first Ukrainian ministers to conclude that the rights of Stepan travel to the U.S. to establish contacts Khmara have been violated. An espe– with the medical and business commu– cially dismal impression was made on nities. Stepan Khmara in visiting area of Lukianivka Prison in Kiev, where he has been the international community by the ease held since his arrest on November 17. Dr. Spizhenko said, "We are 15 years with which the Parliament, headed by behind in terms of modern medical you, stripped Stepan Khmara of immu– have continued to organize activities in technology, and this lack was felt nity as a deputy and agreed ...to his 15 deputies... especially after the Chornobyl accident" defense of Mr. Khmara, reported Res– arrest without the requisite thorough (Continued from page 1) publika. (April 1986). parliamentary inquiry of the situation," clared their solidarity with him and A public rally was held on December "Our priority," he emphasized "is wrote Mr. Bardyn in his letter. modern medical technology and instru– demanded his immediate release. 2 in Horokhiv, volyn Oblast, in soli– "My meetings with representatives of darity with the imprisoned deputy and mentation." The 15 deputies are: Larysa Skoryk, the Ukrainian SSR Procuracyconcrete– the whole democratic bloc in Parlia– Dr. Spizhenko, 40, was born in Bohdan Rebryk, Yakiv Zaiko, Zinoviy ly on this matter offer even less of a basis ment. Zhytomyr and completed medical train– Duma, Dmytro Zakharchuk, Stepan for any optimistic conclusions. Specifi– The leadership of the Carpathian ing in Chernivtsi. in 1986 he became a cally, the procurator of the Ukrainian volkovetsky, Mykola Porovsky, iryna deputy minister of health, and in 1989 Kalynets, Bohdan Chuchuk, Yaroslav Helsinki Union in Uzhhorod sent an ap– SSR, the honorable Deputy Mykhailo peal last week to Ukrainian President was appointed minister of health of the Potebenko, flatly refused to meet with Kendzior, Levko Horokhivsky, volo– Ukrainian SSR. He was confirmed in dymyr Shlemko, vasyl Romaniuk, Leonid Kravchuk and the World Court me. The reason for his refusal to meet at the Hague, the Netherlands, to protest that position in August of this year. me, he explained, was that Ukraine was Bohdan Koziarsky and Fedir Svider– sky. Mr. Khmara's arrest and the actions of not a member of Amnesty interna– the so-called "Group of 239" conser– New law limits... tional." The Ukrainian Parliament last week vative deputies in Ukraine's Parliament. (Continued from page 3) in regard to the Kiev procurator's created a special deputies' group with The appeals were signed by Pavlo The next day, Tuesday, December 4, written refusal to allow him to see Mr. three members, including one deputy Kampov and vasyl Zayets, the head however, police did not interfere when a Khmara, Mr. Bardyn wrote: "1 cannot from the democratic National Council, and secretary of the organization, group of approximately 100 faithful of understand how 1 could have hindered attorney viktor Bed, to look into the respectively. the Moscow-affiliated Ukrainian Or– the investigation if 1 had met with Ste– case of Mr. Khmara. The group was Activists of the Popular Movement thodox Church demonstrated outside pan Khmara." given the responsibility of interviewing of Ukraine, Rukh, and the Ukrainian the Parliament building to demand that "Analyzing all of these facts, 1 have Mr. Khmara in Lukianivka Prison, as Republican Party in Pereyaslav Kh– St. Sophia Sobor be turned over to their come to the conclusion that the efforts well as his investigators and attending melnytsky, Kiev Oblast, held a daylong Church. The demonstration took place of the leaders of the republican and Kiev physicians, and giving an in-depth report campaign last week gathering signa– on a weekday during working hours - city procuracies in preventing my visit– during a Parliamentary session. tures on a petition and distributing in violation of the newly passed law. ing Stepan Khmara are dictated by Residents of several Ukrainian citieo leaflets in support of Mr. Khmara. No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 гшяім:мтштпімшАШмттішїтіїїіії

D1STR1CT MEET1NGS7SEM1NARS Woonsocket branch celebrates

The UNA delegation took care of 80th anniversary of founding Pittsburgh arrangements to open a UNA press AL1QU1PPA, Pa. -The Pittsburgh bureau in Kiev and attended the second UNA District's November 11 seminar all-Ukrainian Congress of Rukh, the meeting was called to order by Eli Popular Movement of Ukraine. Matiash, secretary of Branch 120. in Mr. Sochan followed with initial his brief remarks he extended a wel– information about the new annuity come to all for attending this important policy and explained the basic diffe– seminar. He then introduced Andrew rences between life insurance and Jula, supreme advisor and chairman of annuity plans. the Pittsburgh district. Mr. Blahitka gave detailed informa– Mr. Jula announced that present in tion about annuity and 1RA policies, the lodge hall were six branch secreta– their purchase procedures, payment of ries and other officers, who represent premiums, interest rate, early with– over 1,200 members or 72 percent of the drawals, organizers' rewards, member- district membership. Mr. Jula intro– ship privileges and loans on regular duced both speakers from the UNA annuity certificates. Home Office, Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan and Supreme Treasurer Mr. Sochan followed with descrip– Alexander Blahitka. tions of basic terms of annuity and of Mr. Sochan began with information 1RA policies and presented illustrations about the decision of a special session of on such plans with periodic and single the Supreme Assembly, held in Septem– premiums and on their resulting an– ber, and about his trip to Kiev, for the nuity payments. Rukh congress with Supreme President The seminar ended with a lively Ulana Diachuk, Supreme Advisor and question and discussion period. Both UNA Washington Office Director speakers gave detailed information and During the 80th anniversary celebrations of UNA Branch 206, (from left) are: the Eugene iwanciw,and Supreme Advisor explanations to all raised subjects. Rev. William M. Wojciechowski, Rhode island State Rep. Rene M. Lafayette, and Editor of The Ukrainian Weekly The session was followed by a lunch, Dmytro Sarachmon, UNA Supreme Treasurer Alexander G. Blahitka, Alexander Roma Hadzewcz. prepared by the host branch. Kokolski, and Woonsocket Mayor Francis L. Lanctot. WOONSOCKET, R.1. - Area U– treasurer of the UNA spoke briefly on Detroit speak before a packed hall. krainians and their friends celebrated the history of the Sich and then in- the 80th anniversary of the Zaporozska by Stephen M. Wichar Sr. in his concluding remarks about formed the people of the new policies Ukraine, Mr. Sochan stress that, "The Sich, Branch 206, of the Ukrainian issued by the UNA. National Association. WARREN, Mich. - Approximately UNA will not, at any time, dictate A social hour preceded dinner. Leon Hardink, financial secretary, 30 UNA activists attended the UNA policies in Ukraine, but will, instead, Branch President Dmytro M. Sarach– and Mr. Sarachmon, were presented Detroit District Seminar held on Sun- extend full cooperation, both morally mon, welcomed the guests, then intro– awards in appreciation for many years day, November 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and financially." duced the master of ceremonies, Alex– of service. An award to Branch 206 for here at the Ukrainian Cultural Center. Mr. Sochan ended his presentation ander Kokolski. 80 years of service to its membership Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan by introducing Mr. Blahitka, treasurer, who was making his first appearance in Woonsocket Mayor Francis L. Lane- and the Ukrainian American commu– and Supreme Treasurer Alexander nity also was presented. Blahitka from the Home Office were the the Detroit area. Mr. Blahitka's dis– tot issued a proclamation declaring that chief panelists for the seminar. course was focused primarily on the Saturday, October 27, as "Zaporozska The Rev. William M. Wojciechow– sales of annuity certificates, a retire– Sich Day" in the city. State Rep. Rene ski, pastor of St. Michael's Ukrainian Roman Lazarchuk, Detroit District M. Lafayette read a citation from the Committee secretary, opened the meet– ment program which was designed to Orthodox Church, offered the invoca– ultimately supplement a pension from State of Rhode island and Providence tion and benediction. ing with welcoming remarks to local Plantation, congratulating Zaporozka seminar participants and visiting na– other sources. Since this program was Upon completion of the dinner only recently initiated into the UNA's Sich on this special occasion. program, the Alex Chudolij Orchestra tional officers. Mr. Lazarchuk intro– Alexander G. Blahitka, supreme duced Mr. Sochan as the first speaker. roster of insurance policies, it also provided music for dancing. in his extensive remarks,Mr. Sochan engendered many questions from the reported on a UNA delegation's official seminar participants. visit to Ukraine, on an invitation At the end of questions and answers New Jersey Fraternal Congress extended by Rukh, and noted that the by Mr. Blahitka, the assembly ad– UNA has taken positive steps to open a journed for lunch. holds 57th annual conclave press bureau in Kiev. The afternoon session was conducted Mr. Sochan added that the UNA by Mr. Sochan, who provided hisexper– by Andrew Keybida chief executive officer of the Atlantic delegation was especially impressed tise in the promotion of the flexible- City Rescue Mission, spoke on the with the high visibility of "Ukrainian- premium deferred annuity program. ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -The 57th program relating to the homeless "Ope– ism" and the rapidity with which it was Mr. Sochan's use of illustrative ex– annual convention of the New Jersey ration-Care and Share." Mrs. Plocha being instilled in all walks of Ukrainian amples and tables served as guidelines Fraternal Congress was held at the presented the mission with a check as life, be it social, cultural or political. for clarification, and participants were Showboat Hotel-Casino here on Octo– well as bushels of canned goods and During the opening day of the second pleased with the methodology used. ber 11-12. non-perishables to support the pro- all-Ukrainian Congress of Rukh, Ulana After Mr. Sochan fielded many The annual convention is hold to gram. Diachuk, as the president of the largest questions, the seminar was adjourned by further the aims of member-organiza– W. Patrick Donlin, president of the Ukrainian organization in the free the district chairman, Dr. Alexander tions, and to increase professional National Fraternal Congress of Ame– world, was given an opportunity to Serafyn. knowledge of insurance matters of rica, expressed his appreciation for the member-fraternals doing business in the invitation to appear and gave a compre– state of New Jersey. To date 43 fraternal hensive report on his activities. He societies are members of the congress.^ spoke of the fine cooperation amongst The banquet was attended by 108 the societies and provided the audience delegates and friends. Alfreda A. with an all-embracing understanding of Plocha, president of the N.J. Fraternal fraternal life and brotherhood. Congress, welcomed the large gather– Andrew Keybida, supreme advisor of ing, expressing her gratitude for their the Ukrainian National Association, is interest and participation. The invoca– a member of the executive committee of tion was delivered by Msgr. Anthony the N.J. Fraternal Congress and serves Jaworowski, chaplain of the Union of as chairman of the proclamation-social Polish Women. activity committee. Greetings were extended by Mayor The annual business session took James Whelan of Atlantic City, who place at 10 a.m. on October 12 with a expressed his appreciation to the frater– call to order by Mrs. Plocha. After the nal congress for holding its convention invocation by Msgr. Jaworowski, a in his city. He noted that funds have memorial service was conducted by been allocated for new public housing Stephanie Wochok, past president of and he was very grateful for the support the NJFC, and greetings were tendered During the Detroit District's seminar7meeting (from left) are: Supreme Treasurer received from the federal, state and by offices of the Pennsylvania, New Alexander Blahitka, Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, District Treasurer loc^l governments. England, Maryland and District of Jaroslaw Baziuk and District Chairman Dr. Alexander Serafyn. Barry K. Durman, president and (Continued on page 15) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 No. 49

BOOK REVIEW "Echoes of Glasnost" exposes Ukrainian Weelcly a multi-faceted phenomenon History and a homecoming by Natalie Pavlenko Lomaga reactors in his memoirs before com– mitting suicide in 1986. Glasnost may conjure up images of Even those readers who have follow– The November 18 enthronement of His Holiness Mstyslav as patriarch of angry protesters marching through the ed closely, the Soviet Union's ever- Kiev and all Ukraine was a historic event of great magnitude for both the streets of vilnius, or viadimir Posner changing developments will be pro– Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian nation. (the Soviet Union's answer to Phil vided with details and viewpoints it was, first of all, the first patriarchal enthronement in the history of this Donahue) wooing yet another talk- seldom expressed in the mainstream Ukrainian Church. No doubt its significance was recognized by the tens of show audience. But for 50 million media. thousands who filled the St. Sophia complex, the adjacent square, and nearby Ukrainians and over 2.5 million Ukrai– in his essay, "Some Aspects of Pere– streets in hopes of being a part of this celebration of faith and of catching a nian descendants living outside the budova and Hlasnist in the USSR and glimpse of the man who for decades has been a symbol of hope and Soviet Union, glasnost has become as in the Soviet Ukraine," Yuriy Bohayev– perseverance. The ceremony took place at St. Sophia Cathedral, the historic much of a blessing as it is a mirage. sky boldly argues that "what is happen– seat of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church, which was given to "Echoes of Glasnost of Soviet U– ing today in Soviet Ukraine is not... a the UAOC for use on this single day. kraine," exposes the intricacies, myths manifestation of the people's 'unrest' or The enthronement was held as a result of yet another historic first, the June and effects of this extraordinary pheno– 4re-emergence of Ukrainian nationa– 5-6 council of bishops, clergy and laity of the UAOC which elected menon. lism.' " Mr. Bohayevsky is the first Metropolitan Mstyslav in absentia (due to repeated visa denials by Soviet Edited by a York University litera– secretary of the Soviet Embassy in authorities) as patriarch of that recently reborn Church. ture and linguistics professor, Romana Ottawa. For 92-year-old Patriarch Mstyslav 1, his enthronement day was also the M. Bahry, "Echoes" is a collection of A section of photos in the book, culmination of a remarkable personal journey, it was 46 years since he had essays and commentaries representing however, points to the contrary. A last set foot on the soil of his native Ukraine. 25 contributors of varied opinions. bishop with the underground Ukrainian And, it was just over 48 years since he had been consecrated a bishop of the Ranging from personal and heated Catholic Church conducts liturgy in a Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church at St. Andrew's Cathedral, also testimonies to highly scholarly analyses, forest in 1987. Protesters exhibit their in Kiev. "Echoes" emerged from the symposium fight for survival at the official demon– The biography of Patriarch Mstyslav, born Stepan Skrypnyk in the "Glasnost of Soviet Ukraine" which stration, "Ecology and Us"in 1988. And, Poltava region in 1898, is an illustrious one. it includes service in the army of Prof. Bahry organized at York Univer– in one of the most dramatic representa– the Ukrainian Rational Republic in 1917-1921, a decade (1930-1939) as a sity last year. tions of Ukrainian nationalism, sup- member of the Polish Sejm representing volhynia (where he was active in Prof. Bahry's goal was to provide an porters flaunt the previously banned defending the Ukrainian Orthodox Church), and activity as founder and honest and objective overview of the Ukrainian flag at the inaugural con– president of the "Ukrainian School" Society. subject, especially for non-Ukrainians, gress of Rukh (Popular Movement of in May 1942, he was consecrated bishop of Pereyaslav during a ceremony in itself, the book demonstrates the Ukraine) in 1989. at the Sobor of St. Andrew. great diversity of views held by Ukrai– Bishop Mstyslav served his Ukrainian Orthodox faithful in Ukraine, in the nians and Ukrainian descendants, thus What makes the book flow, among displaced persons camps of Germany,and in the diaspora in Canada and the shattering the illusion that all Ukrai– the analyses so highly concentrated with United States. As metropolitan of the UAOC in the free world, he oversaw a nians, especially emigres, think alike. information, are the impassioned bursts of impressions from artists, priests and Church that encompassed the United States, Latin America,s ^stern Non-Ukrainian contributors provide Europe, Australia and New Zealand. even further dimension to this complex former political prisoners. They share On October 20, Patriarch Mstyslav returned to his dear Ukraine, where he topic. their thoughts about such topics as the liquidated Ukrainian Autocephalous was welcomed to Kiev by thousands of faithful and residents. The next day, A case in point is David Marples' approximately 50,000 attended a liturgy celebrated by him at St. Andrew's Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic essay, "Nuclear Power, Ecology and the Churches which were literally stripped Cathedral, in succeeding weeks, Patriarch Mstyslav visited congregations Patriotic Opposition in the Ukrainian and communities in various regions of Ukraine. His visitations were proof yet of their clergy as well as their bell SSR." One of the most insightful essays towers. They ponder glasnost's effect on again of the resurgence of faith among the Ukrainian nation and the resilience in the book, it is refreshingly less of the UAOC despite decades of officially sanctioned persecution. the arts, and argue over the question of academic in tone than some of the whether the West should strengthen As Patriarch Mstyslav returns to this country from his triumphal others. economic ties with the Soviets. homecoming in Ukraine, we ask that God grant him many more years of Dr. Marples, a University of Alberta fruitful work for the good of the UAOC and the Ukrainian nation. professor and researcher, describes how The various voices in "Echoes" allow "one wins few friends" in the glasnost era readers to comprehend the effects of by disclosing the "myth of Chornobyl." glasnost, often in terms of the individual Having visited Chornobyl as a guest of author's own life experience. Feodosiy the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Humeniuk, a Ukrainian artist perse– Affairs in 1989, Dr. Marples asserts that cuted for his "ideological deviance," Turning the pages back... the West accepted too readily the presents a personal account of his official Soviet version of the disaster. ordeals in "My Rediscovery of Ukraine Through visual Art." Dr. Marples effectively argues that despite the emergence of glasnost and He describes the pre-glasnost Soviet During the early years of the 19th century, Ukraine — and the Ukrainian public's growing opposi– art scene of the 1970s, when a Moscow particularly Galicia — experienced the beginnings of the tion of the development of nuclear exhibition of non-conformist paintings activization of a cultural and educational movement. With power in Ukraine, certain dangerous came to be known as the "Bulldozer improved means of communication and closer relations with the West and its conditions remain. The Chornobyl Show," "because of the means the cultural centers, Ukrainians were introduced to various new ideas, trends and nuclear station has been operating since authorities used to remove the works possibilities. However, the process of reforming the existing scholarly, economic five months after the disaster. various artists had brought to the empty and cultural organizations and institutions proved to be both slow and sporadic at Ukraine represents 3 percent of square." first; the intelligentsia was rather Polonized and conservative enough to resist any Soviet territory, yet its nuclear plants radical changes. As each chapter unfolds, "Echoes" represent 34 percent of all-union nu– reveals yet another viewpoint and yet The second half of the century brought about accelerated developments in the clear plant capacity. And the reactors another fact. And world interest in cultural-political life of most Galicians and may be attributed, in large part, to the are unsafe, as confirmed by valeriy Ukraine's future continues to escalate, establishment of the Prosvita (Enlightenment) society. Founded by the Populists, a Legasov, an outspoken proponent of for even if glasnost has come slower tc new generation group of progressives and Russophiles who opposed the staid nuclear development in the Soviet Ukraine than to the Baltics, it is be– opinions of the older conservatives, and initiated by the Rev. Stephen Kachala, the Union who renounced all of his pre– cause, as Zbigniew Brzezinski states in Prosvita society held its first general meeting on December 8, 1868, and chose vious claims as to the safety of the (Continued on page 15) Anatole vakhnianyn as the first president-elect. With the purpose of promoting education among the masses, Prosvita spread to smaller towns and cities, where it established local branches and set-up reading rooms in many villages. Eventually, the goal and activities of Prosvita expanded UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine and the society became involved in economic concerns, such as the formation of agricultural and commercial cooperatives and savings and loan banks. WNDA The Home Office of the Ukrainian National According to Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia, "The progress achieved in the Association reports that, as of December 6, late 19th century provided the basis of further growth of organized cultural life. The the fraternal organization's newly established Prosvita society remained the leading organization; special courses for the illiterate Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received were offered in 1907; activities in publication and economic organization were 4,330 checks from its members and donations revived; the first Ukrainian cultural economic congress of the Prosvita society was held in Lviv on February 1 and 2, 1909, with 768 educational and economic leaders totalling $ 109,691.42. The contributions participating; 2,000 new reading rooms, 430 Prosvita buildings, and a number include individual members' donations, as well of national homes housing Prosvita reading rooms and other Ukrainian as returns of members' dividend checks and institutions were established in the period 1900-1914... During the 15 years interest payments on promissory notes. preceding World War 1, the Prosvita society published close to 1.5 million books, ^JDHi^ designed primarily for mass education of the peasantry:?v No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 7

LETTERS TO THE ED1TOR

Mr. Teicholz's discussion of defense The Times and New book on forensic expert William Flynn is mark– Junior Achievement ed by glaring inaccuracies. To name a nationalities Demjanjuk few: Mr. Flynn has never been a pupil or for Ukraine? colleague of prosecution expert Gideon Dear Editor: Dear Editor: Epstein; Mr. Flynn never brought a Dear Editor: in an editorial titled "New 'S' and Old Tom Teicholz's new book on the copy of the Trawnicki 1.D. card to the Transformation into a free market 'U' in USSR" (November 28), The New Demjanjuk case, "The Trial of ivan the Palm Springs meeting of U.S. docu– economy is a goal of most in Ukraine. York Times claimed that "the U.S. is Terrible," bears a glowing endorsement ment examiners in September 1986; and One method of increasing the chances better off helping a pluralist Soviet on the back cover by Harvard Law Mr. Flynn never stated in Jerusalem of long-term success is educating youth Union than encouraging many separate Professor Alan Dershowitz. Prof. Der– that it was impossible to give a conclu– about free market economics and pri– Soviet states." Unfortunately, this showitz has won acclaim as an advocate sive opinion about the signatures on a vate enterprise. theme is beginning to recur more and of civil liberties in high-profile cases, it historical document. Junior achievement (JA) provides more often, partly due to the situation was, therefore, with some surprise that І The limitations on Mr. Teicholz's young people with practical economic in the Persion Gulf. read the following statement by Prof. objectivity are also evident in his education programs and experiences in This rather arrogant, elitist stance Dershowitz: "No objective reader can treatment of defense memory expert the competitive private enterprise sys– toward nations and peoples dominated be left with any reasonable doubt that Willem Wagenaar. Mr. Teicholz con- tem J A has branches in 19 countries - and suppressed by the Soviet system is Demjanjuk was a Nazi murderer." tents himself with adopting the prosecu– creating one in Ukraine is not un– feasible. reminiscent of the negative way in This statement struck me as strange, tion's questioning of Mr. Wagenaar which the West reacted to the break-up since Prof. Dershowitz must have been during trial as scientific fact, while in order to increase the possibility of of the Russian Empire beginning in aware that Mr. Teicholz's book devotes failing even to acknowledge the serious J A's agreement to consider establishing 1917. However, despite a Western only a three-page epilogue to the excul– legal deficiencies in the prosecution's its programs in Ukraine, a list of preference for keeping the empire intact patory evidence unearthed since Mr. identification procedures, as detailed in Ukrainian JA members (participants even then, nations and peoples whose Demjanjuk's conviction, which indi– Mr. Wagenaar's highly acclaimed book and volunteers) is being amassed, if you very survival was jeopardized by Rus– cates that Mr. Demjanjuk was not ivan identifying ivan: A Case Study in Legal have been a part of this organization sian dominance used that period of the Terrible. Mr. Teicholz's book fails Psychology"(Harvard University Press, please call (212) 420-9118. political upheaval to break free. even to mention that exculpatory docu– 1988). Three of these, Estonia, Latvia and Oksana Maria Kurowyckyj ments from the U.S. government's There, Mr. Wagenaar concludes that Lithuania, were recognized as indepen– investigation of Mr. Demjanjuk were New York dent countries, joined the League of "1 know of no other case in which so recovered from trash dumpsters outside many deviations from procedures inter- Nations and other international organi– the Office of Special investigation's zations, and operated as thriving parlia– nationally accepted as desirable oc– Washington office, as made public in curred." veterans seek mentary democracies for 22 years, until August 1989. they were illegally and forcefully an– "1 will not say that the investigative Similarly, Mr. Teicholz makes only nexed by the Soviet Union under terms procedure was a farce, but a total farce contacts with Gls passing reference to the Polish eye- of the Hitler-Stalin Pact. Ukraine and could have violated only a few more witness evidence uncovered by CBS "60 other former Russian colonies were able rules," he adds. Dear Editor: Minutes," which points to one ivan to enjoy briefer periods of independence Mr. Teicholz also omits any mention Michigan's Ukrainian Ameri– Marchenko — not Mr. Demjanjuk — until they were reconquered by the of the fact that two of lsrael's noted can veterans Post 101 has been as having been the hated ivan. (Mar– Soviets. psychologists, David Narvon and Ashir working on making immediate contact chenko is listed on the roster of Tre– As the remaining unsettled problems Koryat, acted as advisors to the prose– with Ukrainian American Gl's who are blirika camp guards, while Mr. Demjan– cution yet failed to take the stand to currently serving in Saudi Arabia. of World War 11 are solved, Baits, jtik is riot.) - Ukrainians and others have every right testify under oath in opposition to Mr. Under the post slogan "Do Not to expect that Soviet crimes against Mr. Teicholz dismisses the Mar– Wagenaar's testimony. Forget our Ukrainian Brethren in them will be redressed also, resulting in chenko evidence by quoting israeli it is irresponsible at best to voice a Operation Desert Shield," Post 101 has the restoration of independence and Prosecutor Michael Shaked, who as– judgment on guilt or innocence until been soliciting cookies from organiza– enabling them to join a common Euro– serted in July of 1990 that Marchenko the appeal is concluded, particularly tions and churches to make up Chris., pean home if they wish not to be kept was Mr. Demjanjuk's mother's maiden where it appears exculpatory evidence mas packages. captive in a "Soviet Union," no matter name, as though it were an unassailable was suppressed by the U.S. govern– Post officials admit that it has been what its name. fact. ment. in any death penalty case in extremely difficult to collect names of Baltic and Ukrainian Americans, and To the contrary, in August of 1990, which Prof. Dershowitz acted as de– soldiers on active duty and rjoint of all other Americans concerned about representatives of the Demjanjuk de– fense council, he would doubtless argue embarkation addresses, in addition to freedoms and human rights for the fense traveled to the Soviet Union and that the suppression of exculpatory Christmas packages, Post 101 is also people imprisoned by the Soviets must obtained copies of Mr. Demjanjuk's evidence alone justified reversal. For prepared to expand communications by now unite and redouble our efforts in mother's marriage and death certifi– Prof. Dershowitz and others to portray providing "pen pals" for exchange of Congress and in the media. We owe it to cates, showing that her maiden name was Mr. Teicholz's bookas"definitive"does letters. ourselves and to our people. not Marchenko but Tabachuk. This not serve the interests of justice or of the Readers of this newspaper can help us leaves the prosecution and Prof. Der– State of israel. appreciably by forwarding names and Магі-Ann Rikken showitz with no answer to the Mar– addresses to Stephen M. Wichar, (com– Washington Bureau chenko evidence, and with the real Patience Tipton Huntwork mander), Post 101, 39182 Aynesley Estonian American National Council possibility that they are advocating the Attorney Drive, Mt. Clemens, Ml. 48044. execution of an innocent man. Phoenix, Ariz. Stephen M. Wichar Sr. D.C. demonstration Mt. Clemens, Mich. to support Khmara ACTION ITEM PHILADELPHIA -- Members of Please contact the offices of your senators and congressmen and urge them to write Each of us the Ukrainian Human Rights Commit– or telegram Leonid Kravchuk on the issue of the arrest and detention of People's tee of Philadelphia (UHRC) will speak Deputy Stepan Khmara. The present situation indicates that the conditions of his can do work out in defense of Stepan Khmara by arrest and detention are politically motivated and that his right to due process has Dear Editor: picketing the Soviet Embassy on K been violated. He has not been able to consult with his attorney in a non-coercive І am angry. І am angry about the Street in Washington on Monday, setting, he has been refused bond, he has been denied visiting rights with family direction our country is taking and December 10, at 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. members. The immunity which is accorded to all elected officials was revoked where it may lead. І am angry about the During the protest an attempt will be without a hearing. He is currently in the second week of a hunger strike to protest budget crisis, the S A L mess, chronic made to meet with embassy officials to these and other violations of due process. Medicare problems, collapsing social present a petition addressed to Leonid Due process also has been denied to the five other individuals arrested along with infrastructure, the unfair trial of John Kravchuk, chairman of the Ukrainian Mr. Khmara. urge that Stepan Khmara, Mykola Holovach, Leonid Berezensky, Demjanjuk, lack of Congressional sup- SSR Supreme Soviet. The petition, Oleksy Kovalchuk, Mykhailo Ratushny and Oleh Batovkin be immediately port for Ukraine and our overall foreign which has been circulating in Philadel– released. policy. І am especially angry when 1 see phia for over a week, demands Mr. Letters and telegrams from congressmen should be sent to: Leonid Kravchuk, Congress paralyzed, unable to act, Khmara 's immediate release from pri– Chairman, Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, vul. Kirova 5, Kiev, Ukraine, members thinking about the next elec– son. USSR. tion and not about solving problems. Thereafter, UHRC members will Please fax or send copies of your letters, or your congressmen's letters to Ukraine attend a series of meetings with Con– 2000 and we will forward them to Rukh. Send to: Ukraine 2000, 1511 K St. NW, І am angry but 1 am also convinced gressional and State Department offi– Suite 1100, Washington, D.C. 20005; (202) 347-4267. that each one of us can do something cials to focua attention on Mr. Kh– individuals and organizations are also asked to write or telegram Mr. Kravchuk about it. it doesn't take a full time mara's case and to generate governmen– directly, as well as send letters of support to Mr. Khmara cj о Rukh, vul. Tarasa commitment to the "hromada," where tal interest in his release. Shevchenka 73 Kiev 252032 Ukraine, USSR. so many people burn out, never to Anyone interested in joining the For further information call Ukraine 2000 at (202) 347-4264. return, it takes a commitment to pace protest is urged to attend. For further yourself and choose what is the most information, contact Ulana Mazurke– - Submitted by the Stepan Khmara Task Force, an ad-hoc соттіїідеіп Washing- important. vich at (215) 782-1019. ton comprised of representatives from several community organizations. (Continued on page 15) : 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 No. 49

Scenes from the historic enthronement of F No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 9 triarch Mstyslav І

Photos on these pages illustrate the historic enthronement of Patriarch Mstyslav 1 of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church in Ukraine and the diaspora at St. Sophia Sobor on Sunday, November 18. Scenes from the enthronement include Metropolitan loann of Lviv (middle row, first photo) presenting Patriarch Mstyslav with the kukol, the patriarchal headpiece. in the bottom row, Patriarch Mstyslav rests on the patriarchal throne, as he is surrounded by hierarchs of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church including Archbishop Constantine of Chicago (left) and Arch- bishop loann of Lviv. in the third photo in that row, the prelates exchange hierarchical greetings before the ceremonies at St. Sophia. The ceremonies, witnessed by thousands of faithful, including a delegation of Ukrainian Orthodox from the United States, were followed by a grand banquet at the Hotel Kiev, which was attended by deputies to the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR, including (see photo, bottom right) lhor Yukhnovsky and Mykhailo Horyn, deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR Yuriy Sorochyk, as well as Ukrainian Parliament members vasyl Chervoniy and Mykola Porovsky. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 No. 49

bursements totalled 51,750,000, which month report period will show these to Myron Kulas UNA Executive... is 5430,000 less than in 1989. be lower than compared during that The supreme treasurer reported that period in the previous year, Mr. So– is re-elected (Continued from page 1) the UNA had hired the Cushman chan said, in these nine months, 633 man of the Supreme Auditing Commit– Wakefield agency, which specializes in members took cash surrenders, while CH1CAGO - Myron J. Kulas, can– tee, William Pastuszek. commercial rentals. Mr. Blahitka con- 826 members were paid for maturing didate of the Democratic Party, was re- eluded his report by noting that, due to endowments. Those attaining fully elected on November 6. to the illinois Treasurer's report a recessionary period and the fact that paid-up certificates in classes P-20 and State Legislature by an overwhelming several new office buildings have been, P-65 amounted to 984 members; and 83 percent of the votes in his district. Mr. Blahitka reported that during the and are being built in the vicinity of the 652 members died. He has been serving in the illinois first nine months of the year,UN A assets UNA, the UNA does not expect to As of September 30, the UNA had House for the past 12 years and now had decreased by 5300,000 to 41,777 active members and a total 564,012,899, the principal reason being quickly find new tenants for its build– chairs the important Environmental ing. membership, including fully paid up Committee. the recent UNA convention which cost and extended insurance members, of Mr. Kulas is an active member of the more than 5400,000. in addition, pro– Secretary's report 69,002. in these nine months the UNA Ukrainian community and has his missory notes for a total of 5120,000 lost 1,061 members, a number notably district office in the heart of the Ukrai– had been paid out during the report in the first 10 months of 1990, branch smaller than the number lost during the nian village. He is a leading member of period. secretaries and organizers enrolled comparable period in the previous year, the Ukrainian American Youth Asso– income from interest on the UNA's 1,368 new members, including 515 into the supreme secretary noted. ciation (SUM-A) and serves on its loan to the Ukrainian National Urban the juvenile department, 664 into the governing body. Renewal Corp. totalled 5175,000, but During the report period a specu adult department and 189 with ADD meeting of the Supreme Assembly was The Chicago Committee in Support this sum was 5300,000 less than during certificates, Mr. Sochan reported. of Rukh sponsored his trip to Ukraine the same period in 1989, he noted. held, during which the participants were as an observer of the elections in March Soyuzivka income rose by 545,000, informed about the issuance of the new The most popular classes of insu– UNA retirement annuity certificate, of this year. but expenses, too, rose, by 514,000. rance in the juvenile department were P– Disbursements by the Svoboda Press about the new higher limits of non- 20, E-20 and class "W" with single- medical insurance and about additional totalled 51,095,848 during the first nine premium payments (which were pur- months of 1990, Mr. Blahitka conti– reduction of rates on S25,000, 50,000 SKIN chased mostly by grandparents for their and Si00,000 amounts of insurance. All nued, pointing out that this amount grandchildren), and Term to Age 23. in DISEASES represented an increase of 553,000. these changes plus the new certificates the adult department the most popular were adopted as of October 1. SKIN CANCER The UNURC had income of classes were "W" P-20 and E-20. 51,847,606, a sum of 5511,230 less than in nine months,l ,265 certificates were A series of seminars was held to VENEREAL in 1989, due to the fact that one-third of issued for a total amount of 57,324,000, inform secretaries and organizers about DISEASES the space in the UNA headquarters with the average certificate amount the new annuity certificates and other building is currently vacant. All dis– being 55,790. changes. 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FOCUS ON THE ARTS Hutsaliuk paintings in Japan New acquisitions in folk art NEW YORK - The Ukrainian Mu– Psychiatric Clinic. seum in New York City will open an The "New Acquisitions in Ukrainian exhibition "New Acquisitions in Ukrai– Folk Art" exhibition will present ob– nian Folk Art" on Sunday, December jects acquired both by donations and 16, at 4 p.m. purchases. By mounting this exhibit the museum On view will be 11 full festive folk wishes to pay tribute to Dr. Bohdan costumes from different regions of Cymbalisty, who served as president of Ukraine, as well as parts of costumes, the board of trustees for over a decade such as embroidered women's and men's (1978-1990). it was due to Dr. Cymba– shirts, in addition, there will be ceramics listy's leadership and dedication to the from western regions of Ukraine, wood- preservation of Ukrainian heritage that carvings and metalwork from the Hut– a large number of high quality items sul region. All items on exhibit are from were acquired. the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Dr. Cymbalisty, psychologist, writer, art collector, was born in western U– The exhibit is curated by Lubow kraine. He received his Ph.D. in psycho- Wolynetz, curator of the museum's logy from the University of Gottingen in ethnographic, collections and director Germany. Until 1959 he lived and of educational programs. Ms. Wolynetz worked in Madrid, Spain, where he was wrote the text to the accompanying an editor of the quarterly Oriente and bilingual illustrated catalogue. wrote many articles on education. Since The Ukrainian Museum is located at 1959 Dr. Cymbalisty has lived in the 203 Second Avenue (at 12th Street), United States. New York, N.Y. 10003, tel.: (212) 228- Until his recent retirement he held the 0110. Gallery hours are Wednesday post of director of the New Jersey State through Sunday, 1-5 p.m.

A cityscape by Liuboslav Hutsaliuk. Pleskanky, from Kosiv, ivano-Frankivske Oblast, made by Hryhoriy or Pavlyna Gwilyk. (Gift of Dr. Yolodymyr Pushkar in memory of his wife, Stefania.) NEW YORK - After a critically- on East 57th Street (off Park Avenue) in acclaimed one-man show at the Toya– February of this year, and are kicking maya Gallery on East 57th Street in off the opening of their second gallery in New York, Liuboslav Hutsaliuk will be Kobe with Mr. Hutsaliuk's works. showing his oil paintings from the past Their gallery of antique art, also in 20 years at the Toyamaya Gallery in New York, specializes in Japanese Kobe, Japan. works, while the gallery of modern art The show at the gallery's New York occasionally represents modern French branch took place from October 18 artists. Although Ukrainian, Mr. Hut– through November 6, and featured 28 saliuk's membership in the Salon de landscapes and still-lifes in oils, in– ГЕсоїе de Paris, the Salon d'Automne, cluding his recent series of cityscapes of and the Salon des independants, as well The Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church New York City such as "Wall Street," as his frequent showings in Paris and "Fifth Avenue at Central Park" and the theme of his work, qualify him for of the "The Brooklyn Bridge," among others, this French category (common enough in addition to his neo-impressionist in art witness the Dutchman van Gogh, United States of America landscapes of France inspired by his the Spaniards Pissaro and Picasso, the requests the honor oj your presence travels and residence there. Russian Chagall, and the Englishman Critics from the French, Japanese Sisley, none of whom ever abandoned to attend and participate in ceremonies юекотіщ and local media were unanimous in their own nationality and roots). their praise, and articles in Nihon Keizai While Mr. Hutsaliuk will continue to His Holiness, the Fatriarch oj Kiev and Ай Ukraine Shimbun and other Japanese papers be represented by the Toyamaya Gallery have already paved the way for his in Japan, he has also further plans, such Japanese debut, slated for December as the retrospective exhibit of his oils at Mstyskvl 27. the Springfield Museum of Art in Ohio onSunday,the sixteenth of December The Toyamaya Gallery in Kobe, an in 1992. important port and industrial center, On the way to recovery from a stroke, in the year of Our Lord for three generations, was founded by he is in the meantime concentrating on the present owner's grandfather. They his painting so as to be ready for a one- one thousand nine hundred and ninety opened their spacious four-room gallery man show in France next year. at the Ш Ш ?atriarchal Diviw liturgy FOR THAT SPEC1AL CHR1STMAS PRESENT and Grand Banquet A Collection in Two volumes - 100 SONGS M! SONGS YOU'LL WANT TO S1NG!!! to be held at the ^ СПІВАЙМО РАЗОМ (LET'S S1NG TOGETHER) Ukrainian Orthodox Center THE MOST POPULAR UKRAINIAN SONGS MELODY - CHORDS - LYR1CS South Bound Brook (Somerset), New Jersey Edited by — Michael Koiiupa 8:30 AM Greeting of the Patriarch and Bishops

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Traveling 7,400 She also starred in the Rose Tree in Washington, was president of the miles coast-to-coast by car and visiting Ukrainian Festival in Philadelphia, New England Fraternal Congress, and 14 cities. where organizers said all attendance was very active– in the Ukrainian com– Ms. Brittan attended the huge ver– records were broken. Proceeds of this munity in Boston. khovyna Ukrainian Festival at Glen festival were given to a special fund for She retired in Los Alamos County, Spey, N.Y. She stopped at Pittsburgh the children of Chornobyl. New Mexico, 13 years ago, is active in where she surprised church workers Ms. Brittan also learned that she will the community, and intends to keep from St. George Ukrainian Catholic be billed as the "Ukrainian Princess" on busy as probate judge. Church and the senior citizen residents the luxury ship "Royal viking" during of Sheptytsky Arms Ukrainian Retire– cruises on the Mediterranean. Her ment Home with an hourlong free cruise schedule includes stops in concert. She also was interviewed by Odessa, Ukraine, and Leningrad, Receives award Michael Komichak of WP1T Radio in Russia. for teaching Anna Chopek WARREN, Mich. —Evening college LOS ALAMOS, N.M. - Dr. Anna instructor Oleh Cieply P.E. was recent– Chopek was elected probate judge of ly honored at the recognition banquet Los Alamos County, New Mexico, on of Lawrence Technological University November 6, and will be sworn in College of Engineering, where he January 1991. received a Distinguished Teaching Dr. Chopek is an honorary member Performance Award in Civil Engineer– of the UNA Supreme Assembly, served ing. six terms as supreme advisor, and is also Prof. Cieply was previously honored an honorary member of the UNA by the U.S. Army Reserve upon his Seniors Association and member of retirement in 1985: he received a Meri– UNA Branch 207 in Boston. torious Service Medal for his outstand– Among Dr. Chopek's accomplish– ing performance as an instructor of U.S. ments are the following: she was the Army and General Staff College second woman of Ukrainian ancestry to Courses. Prof. Cieply retired with the be admitted to the bar in the U.S.; was a rank of lieutenant colonel. practicing attorney in Massachusetts for 40 years; and served as an assistant Currently, Mr. Cieply is a member of attorney general for the Common- Ukrainian American veterans Post 101, Joy Brittan is pictured leaving New York City's Cafe Des Artists with АВС-ТУ wealth of Massachusetts. the Detroit Windsor Graduates Club, Network President John Sias. Ms. Brittan visited New York City between concert She also served as an assistant district the Ukrainian Engineers Society of appearances in Hunter Mountain and Philadelphia. At lunch with Mr. Sias she attorney in Suffolk County, Mass., was America and Branch 94 of the discussed Ukrainian issues. a member of the Displaced Persons Ukrainian National Association. „ ІДОІДОІДОІДОЧДОЧДО^'ІЗДВД RiCTo!?it!?!o!QitfBit!?o!?!o??',jg? 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Association, his work as chairman of bon (21) W. Warshona (18), Walter UNA Executive... press conference held by Patriarch the newly established By-Laws Commit– Kwas (17) and A. Sliusarchuk (16). in Mstyslav, the demonstration against (Continued from page 10) tee and preparations for the rewriting of addition 33 organizers have enrolled at the Russian patriarch near St. Sofia held at the Home Office, at Soyuzivka, UNA by-laws. least 10 new members each; and 47 have Cathedral, the Rukh congress, and and at Lehighton, Pa., were the three The supreme vice-president also enrolled between five and nine mem– about his visit with editors of Litera– members of the Supreme Executive pointed to a marked increase in interest bers, Mrs. Diachuk reported. turna Ukraina. Committee employed at the Home in UNA affairs by young professionals At the conclusion of her organizing Following a general discussion of the Office. At the seminars in Chicago, and noted that it is precisely such report, the supreme president reported reports, the Supreme Executive Com– Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, the individuals who should become active that George Drance-was relieved of his mittee made the following decisions: speakers were the treasurer and secre– within the organization's ranks. post as director of marketing due to e to designate the supreme president tary, while at the seminar in Syracuse, differences with the Supreme Executive as the UNA's candidate for board of the president was the speaker. President's report Committee regarding the UNA's goals. directors of the newly established Mr. Sochan also reported that, in Mrs. Diachuk added that she believes Program for Democracy in Ukraine, accordance with the decision of the Mrs. Diachuk began her report with a the best approach to organizing activity created on the initiative of the Harvard special meeting of the Supreme As– detailed analysis of organizing activity is a regional one and that discussions Ukrainian Research institute^ and to sembly, and at the request of Su– from January through October, pre– regarding organizing in New Jersey had donate 515,000 to the program; preme vice-President Olesnyckyj, senting a report on the work of districts, already begun with Robert Cook. ^ to contribute 55,000 to the Sabre branches and individual organizers. Foundation, which sends books to photocopies were made of the by-laws As well, the supreme president re- Among districts,she pointed out that Ukraine; -rf other fraternal organizations, as well ported on her meetings with editorial Philadelphia leads the way with 176 ^ to donate Si,000 to St. John's І of the latest changes in UNA By– staffs of the UNA's two newspapers, new members insured for 51,218,000, Ukrainian Catholic Church in Newark, i,aws, and these were mailed together Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, and thus has fulfilled 80 percent of its N.J., toward its recent purchase of a with the UNA By-Laws booklets and a and on an 80th birthday luncheon for annual quota. mini-bus; and cover letter by Mr. Olesnycky to all 16 veselka editor volodymyr Barahura. Next in line are: Chicago (105 mem– ^ togiveagrantofSl,OOOtotheYara members of the newly created UNA By– Supreme Secretary Sochan added to bers, 68 percent), New York (92 mem– Arts Group of New York, whose goal is Laws Committee. the supreme president's report on the bers, 59 percent), Pittsburgh (85 mem– to popularize Ukrainian theater. UNA'ers visit to Kiev. vice-presidents' reports bers, 85 percent), Detroit (80 members, 70 percent), Shamokin (71 members, He spoke about steps taken toward opening a press bureau in Kiev, the HURYN MEMOR1ALS Mrs. Paschen reported on her activity 101 percent) and Troy-Albany (66 members, 120 percent). 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Ukrainian National Association Monfhly reports for September RECORDING DEPARTMENT D1SBURSEMENTS FOR SEPTEMBER 1990

MEMBERSHIP REPORT Paid To Or For Members: Cash Surrenders 134,634.75 Juv. Adults ADD Totals Endowments Matured 74,014.35 TOTAL AS OF AUGUST 31. 1990 17,762 45,451 5,931 69,14? Death Benefits 90,424.00 GA1NS 1N SEPTEMBER 1990 " interest On Death Benefits 283.35 Payor Death Benefits 144.53 New members 48 52 112 Reinsurance Premiums Paid 1,118.58 Reinstated 31 82 113 Dividend To Members 1,009.10 Transferred in 22 30 52 Scholarships 6,300.00 Change of class in 3 1 4 „^ Transferred from Juv. Dept... - Total.., І207.928.6І

TOTAL GA1NS: 104 165 281 Operating Expenses: LOSSES 1N SEPTEMBER 1990 Washington Office 121,675.17 Real Estate 263,451.61 Suspended 6 30 58 Svoboda Operation 112,541.91 Transferred out 22 29 51 Official Publication-Svoboda.... 30,000.00 Change of class out 3 1 4 Organizing Expenses: Transferred to adults... Advertising 11,301.22 Died. 2 72 74 Medical inspections 229.10 Cash surrender 31 45 76 Reward To Special Organizers 3,671.70 Endowment matured... 17 42 59 Reward To Branch Secretaries 443.00 Fully paid-up 23 68 91 Reward To Organizers 320.00 Reduced paid-up Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers 56.10 Extended insurance Supreme Medical Examiner's Fee . 1,500.00 Cert terminated 6 23 Field Conferences 706.11

TOTAL LOSSES: -щ- "Ж" "436 Total... S8.227.23 INACTIVE MflfaRSHiPj. GA1NS 1N SEPTEMBER 1990 Payroll, insurance And Taxes: Salary Of Executive Officers S16.662.69 Paid-up 23 68 91 Salary Of Office Employee's 42,515.53 Extended insurance 4 11 15 Employee Benefit Plan 27,806.83 Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages 104,675.25 TOTAL GA1NS: ''K 106 LOSSES 1N SEPTEMBER 1990 Total...... –,. S191.660.30

Died 2 37 39 General Expenses: Cash surrender 17 20 37 Actuarial And Statistical Expenses S 1,844.00 Reinstated 3 4 7 General Office Maintenance 2,143.56 Lapsed 5 5 10 insurance Department Fees 21,846.94 Operating Expense Of Canadian Office... 37.59 TOTAL LOSSES: 27 66 - 93 Postage 1,194.39 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSH1P Printing And Stationery 408.50 AS OF SEPTEMBER 1990.... 17,762 45,336 5,904 69,002 Rental Of Equipment And Services 600.00 Telephone, Telegraph 5,491.33 WALTER SOCHAN Traveling Expenses-General 2,270.44 Supreme Secretary Total...... ,...... K5.S36.75

Miscellaneous: FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Convention Expenses 150.00 Expenses^ Annual Session 10,660.71 iNCOME FOR SEPTEMBER 1990 investment Expense-Mortgages.... 2,500.00 Transfer Account 1,359,379.52 Dues From Members. S200,253.61 Youth Sports Activities 675.00 income From "Svoboda" Operation 119,614.66 Fraternal Activities 11.88 investment income: Donations 16,985.76 Bonds S334,909.64 Professional Fees 3,300.00 Certificate Loans 2,407.84 Exchange Account-Payroll 54,434.78 Mortgage Loans 36,606.19 Loss On Canadian Exchange 17,247.66 Banks 9,522.03 Stocks 16,684.46 Total... (1.465,245.31 Real Estate 132,262.15 investments: Total 1 І532,3^,31 Bonds.. S2,579,674.50 stock :. 12,858.15 Refunds: Certificate Loans. 2,657.84 Taxes Federal, State A City On Employee Wages 597,462.26 Taxes Held in Escrow 217.33 Total.... S2.595.190.49 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 1,509.30 Disbursements For September, 1990... S4.931.757.43 Official Publication "Svoboda"... 34,615.17 Convention Expense Ret'd 4,121.12 Cash Surrender Ret'd 57.05 BALANCE General Office Maintenance Ret'd.... 15.72 Scholarship Ret'd 300.00

Total .3 "ТШЖ55 ASSETS Liabilities.^^^„,^^^^^^^ Cash : 11,464,005.72 Life insurance 563,569,666.87 Miscellaneous: Bonds 46,860,487.75 Accidental D.D 1,854,353.45 Transfer To Orphans Fund 1491.33 Mortgage Loans 5,583,121.54 Fraternal (807,177.18) Profit On Bonds Sold Or Matured 259.80 Certificate Loans 608,408.37 Orphans 404,236.70 Exchange Account-Payroll 54,434.78 Real Estate 2,295,380.19 Old Age Home (1,073,740.67) Donation To Fund For Rebirth of Ukraine 14,939.69 Printing Plant S E.D.P. Emergency 65,560.36 Transfer Account 1,359,396.52 Equipment 300,440.41 Stocks 1,476,504.51 Total.., 1ШШ1 Loan To D.H. - U.N.A. Housing Corp 104,551.04 investments: Loan To U.N.U.R.C 5,320.000.00 Bonds Matured Or Sold.... Sl,993,078.01 Mortgages Repaid 19,686.13 Total.... 164,012,899.53 Total...... S64.012.899.53 Certificate Loans Repaid.. 7,393.81 No. 49 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1990 15

New Jersey.., S200 and a plaque was presented to Brotherhood, president; Mr. Keybida, "Echoes..." Jennifer Anna Pogorelec, a member of Ukrainian National Association, first (Continued from page 6) (Continued from page 5) the Slovak Catholic Sokol, for her vice-president; Mr. Borg, Workmen's his latest book, and as quoted in Columbia fraternal congresses. academic and fraternal achievements, Benefit Fund, second vice-president "Echoes": "with its 50 million people An animated discussion on "insu– in Group 1. Thomas Watson, a member and Leopold S. Malinowski, Polish and great natural resources... should the rance for the 90's," presented by Ed of the Ukrainian National Association, National Alliance of U.S.A., secretary- linguistic and cultural resentments of Kovac, Tom Shriner, John O'Zemko was unable to be present and a plaque treasurer. Harold A. Maus, Knights of the Ukrainian people... develop into and Charles Borg, covered the varied and S200 will be forwarded to him as a Columbus, continues to serve as chair- separatist aspirations... the national changes which have occurred in frater– winner in Group 11. man of the Legislative Committee. problem will have become the Soviet nal sales. After the reports by the committees Union's crisis of survival." During the luncheon, Joan Haberle, were completed, the election of officers Also attending the luncheon and secretary of state of New Jersey was for 1991 was held under the guidance of business session were officers of the introduced to the assembled. She stated Past President E.E. (AL) Yargo, Ro– Providence Association of Ukrainian Each of us... that Gov. Jim Florio sends greetings to bert Rasmussen of the Lutheran Bro– Catholics in America: Maryann Bram– (Continued from page 7) the delegates of the congress and that therhood, installed the following offi– lage, ihor Smolij, Bohdan Todoriv and We have UN1S and the UNA lobby– they both are very proud to pay special ^rs: Lawrence Howard, Lutheran ihor Shpernal. tribute to the loyal members of fraternal ing offices in D.C., but let's not forget organizations who display their deep about other lobby groups. The Council THIS CHRISTMAS GIVE YOUR CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN concern for the needs of others, their A LASTING GIFT OF THEIR HERITAGE! jr the National interest (CN1) advo– devotion to New Jersey and the nation ates an independent U.S. foreign as well as their firm belief in the "AVRAMENKO policy based on national security needs. preservation of ethnic dignity. Recently, ihor Wyslotsky, founder and owner of Redex Co., spoke on After the luncheon, the business AND HlS DANCES" economic achievements of Ukrainians. session resumed and Samuel Fortu– The meeting was sponsored by The nato, the state's insurance commis– A documentary video record of vasi!e Avramenko's Chicago Group which has an ongoing sioner, addressed the gathering relative Ukrainian folk dances: Hopak Kolom, Arkan and Hom– to the many changes which are being viter. Hopak Kolom is used for instructional por– series of talks about the economy here poses. vasile Avramenko is featured dancing and and abroad. The Chicago Group em– discussed in fraternal life insurance regulations as well as the future of there is a brief description of his life and work as a phasizes networking and community dancer and teacher. involvement. fraternal life insurance in New Jersey. A question-and-answer forum followed. Our community and our nation have This video is available for a donation to the Founda– Youth Achievement Awards were tion of 350.00 or more, plus handling and mailing of problems, but they are solvable, if we S5.00. The S55.00 total price includes the tape, a become involved. Some of us have to be presented to two winners by Mr. Key– bida, chairman of the NJFC Projects 19 x 24 poster of the video cover in color and a nudged into action, others have to get brochure describing the video. angry, but without involvement we will Committee. A check in the amount of slip into a downward spiral. Let's make Make your checks payable to the Ukrainian Heritage Foundation and send them to: today's problems future challenges by For sale 2047 Wingate Road, Poland, Ohio 44514 working together. Write to your con– TWINING DELI gressman, senators, local politicians, Hoag ies — Oreland, Pa. Canadian donations should be equivalent to U.S papers, and don't forget The Ukrainian Tel. : (215) 887-1744 1 funds. Weekly. ^Foundation is tax-exempt. Roman G. Golash Schaumburg, ill. CELEBRATING

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December 10 - May 10 PREVIEW OF EVENTS December 22 PHILADELPHIA: A public exhibition LOS ANGELES: Mr. and Mrs. Kule– on "The Ethnic Press in America" will be Hrabovsky. Tickets are S18 and 512 for nian Studies will hold a St. Nicholas pro- wicz will host a benefit for the Children of held at the Balch institute for Ethnic adults, 58 for students and senior citizens gram at the St. Michael's Ukrainian Chornobyl Relief Fund in their home in Studies and will feature 12 in-depth case and are available at the Weill Box Office, Catholic Church Hall, at 1 p.m. Featured Bel Air. Featured will be a presentation studies on issues and topics pertaining to (212) 247-7800, and at the Surma Book will be plays performed by school of the film "Marusia," music, dancing ethnic newspapers, radio programs and Store. To obtain more details call (212) children, a choir, and a visit from St. and hors d'ouvres. Space is limited so television stations. Topics included are 860-3891. 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Participating will be the Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Oleksa Bilaniuk, Yasyl Markus, Yaro– Annunciation of the Blessed virgin OTTAWA: The Ukrainian Song and December 11 slaw Padoch, Leonid Rudnytsky and Mary, 1204 valley Road, at 10:30 a.m. Dance Ensemble Cheremoshfrom Lviv, Oleh Romaniv, head of the society in will perform at the Ukrainian Orthodox NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Lviv. The event will begin at 6 p.m. at 63 Church auditorium, 1000 Byron St., at 4 Society invites the community to a Fourth St., between Ninth and 10th NEWARK, N.J.: St. John's Mothers' p.m. included in the program will be lecture by Prof, volodymyr H. ivanenko, streets. Coffee will follow the presenta– Club will hold a vertep (nativity scene) at "Christmas in Ukraine," featuring a head of the Press Regulations Corn- tion. For more information call (212) 1 p.m. at St. John the Baptist Church traditional vertep (nativity scene), carols mission and professor of journalism at 254-5130. hall, 719 Sanford Ave. and shchedrivky (Epiphany songs). Kiev University. Prof, ivanenko will Tickets are available at the door. speak on "Freedom of Expression and PHILADELPHIA: The Lehigh valley WH1PPANY, N.J.: The Lesia Ukrainka the System of Principles of Mass Com– Ukrainian Millennium Chorus will sing School of Ukrainian Studies (Ridna munication in Ukraine." The evening koliady (Christmas carols) at the Ukrai– Shkola) of Morris County, N.J., will host December 26 begins at 6:30 p.m. at 63 Fourth Ave., nian Educational and Cultural Center, a visit by St. Nicholas at St. John the between Ninth and 10th streets. For 700 Cedar Road, during a bazaar being Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church hall HARTFORD: The Ukrainian Song and further details, call (212) 254-5130. held at the center. Performance time is 2 on Route 10 and South Jefferson Road, Dance Ensemble Cheremosh from Lviv, p.m. at 4 p.m. A holiday program will be per– will perform at the Bulckley High School December 14 formed by the school children. Refresh– auditorium, 300 Wethersfield Ave., at 7 NEW YORK: St. Nicholas will visit the ments of coffee and pastries will follow. p.m. included in the program will be CLEvELAND, Ohio: The Ukrainian Plast Clubhouse at 2 p.m. St. Nick's The heavenly office will be open to "Christmas in Ukraine," featuring a Museum - Archives invites the commu– office will be open beginning at 11 a.m. A receive gifts at 3-4 p.m. There is a limit of traditional vertep (nativity scene), carols nity to a Christmas get-together at the bazaar will be held at 1-3 p.m. For more one gift per child. and shchedrivky (Epiphany songs). museum, 1202 Kenilworth Ave., at 6-9 information call (212) 533-6419. Ticket: information is available from p.m. Ample parking is available on the SUMA Co-op, (203) 296-6955 (Hartford street as well as in the Holowchak lot NEWARK, N.J.: Ukrainian National LANDSDALE, Pa.: The Lehigh valley area); Christine Melnyk, (203) 397-2087 next door. Participants are asked to Association Branch 214, Chornomorska Ukrainian Millennium Chorus will sing (New Haven area); and the Ukrainian bring an ornament to trim the museum's Sitch, will hold its annual St. Nicholas koliady (Christmas carols) in the Concert Cultural Center, (203) 223-9829. Tickets Christmas tree. party for its junior members and friends of Ukrainian Christmas Music at the may also be purchased at the door. at the Ukrainian Sitch Hall, 680 Sanford Presentation of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church, 564 Allentown Road, NEW YORK: The "Music at the Ave., beginning at 12:30 p.m. All are December 27 institute" series of the Ukrainian insti– welcome. at 4 p.m. tute of America continues with the Ame– WASH1NGTON: The Ukrainian Song rican debut of cellist Maria Tchaikov– NEW YORK: The Senior Citizens'Asso– CH1CAGO: The Chicago Group invites and Dance Ensemble Cheremoshfrom ska, with Juliana Osinchuk at the piano, ciation, division of Self-Reliance, invites members and prospective members to an Lviv, will perform at the Archbishop at Weill Hall in Carnegie Hall, 57th its members and guests to a get-together all-you-can-eat "Country French Cham– John Carroll High School auditorium, Street and Seventh Ave. The perfor– at 98 Second Ave., beginning at 2 p.m. pagne Brunch" with live jazz at the Hotel 4300 Harewood Road NE., at 7:30 p.m. mance begins at 8 p.m. Featured will be Sofitel, 5550 N. River Road, Rosemont. included in the program will be works by Britten, Beethoven and Rach– December 16 Brunch begins at noon and S25 includes "Christmas in Ukraine," featuring a maninov as well as the world premieres of all costs. To make, reservations call traditional vertep (nativity scene), carols compositions by Yirko Baley and Leonid YONKERS, N.Y.: The School of Ukrai– Sophie Baranyk, (708) 698-3603. and shchedrivky (Epiphany songs). Tickets may be purchased at the Ukrai– December 19 nian National Association - Washington Office, 400 N. Capitol St. NW, Suite 859, SYRACUSE, N.Y.: The Ukrainian (202) 347-8629, and at the door. Patriarchal Society of the U.S. invites the СОЮЗІВКА Ф SOYUZIVKA community to a lecture by 1 van Hrechko, head of the Freedom of Conscience Corn- December 28 Ukrainian National Association testate mission of Lviv's Rukh and co-editor of

Poor^ore Red Ke-UU^. New York 17446 the periodical vira Batkiv, and a leading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.: The Ukrai– ^ СН4-6?6-5б4і activist in the church community in nian Song and Dance Ensemble Chaika western Ukraine. Mr. Hrechko will speak from Hamilton, Ontario, with over 70 A Y^r RounJ Resort on "The Current Position of the Greek entertainers will perform at the Holy Catholic Church in Ukraine," at the Name of Jesus Church - Maria Center THE BEST CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR YOUR WIFE - Ukrainian National Home, 1317 W. Hall, 5800 15th Ave. S., Gulfport, at 7 Lafayette St., beginning at 7 p.m. For p.m. For further information call John CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS more information call (315) 468-0341. Gawaluch, (813) 791-4040. WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS at SOYUZIVKA Lviv's Cheremosh to tour North America LAKEWOOD, Ohio - Under the falo, Rochester, Syracuse and New Come to Soyuzivka and celebrate Christmas with us patronage of Metropolitan volo– York, N.Y.; Newark and Union, N.J.; dymyr Sterniuk of the Ukrainian Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Scranton, December 24th to December 25th Greek-Catholic Church of Ukraine and Pa.; Washington, Cleveland, Detroit the Lviv Oblast branch of Popular and Chicago. or Movement of Ukraine, Cheremosh, the Cheremosh was founded in 1963. January 6th to January 7th Ukrainian folk song and dance en– it has performed in Ukraine and sembie from Lviv will arrive in Mon– outside its borders in such places as treal on December 17 for its first North Kiev, Kharkiv, Donetske, Dniprope– The special rate of 166.30 per person, will include, American tour. trovske, Uzhhorod, Minsk, Lublin, traditional Christmas Eve Supper, breakfast, Consisting of 40 singers, dancers and Leningrad and vilnius. and a choice of turkey or steak musicians, the ensemble will perform its The group has received many presti– for lunch on Christmas Day. first two concerts in Ottawa on gious awards, including best regional Also included are all taxes 8t tips. Thursday, December 20 (Ukrainian ensemble in 1967, was gold medalist of a We require a deposit of S25.00 per person Orthodox Church, 1000 Byron Ave., 8 folk ensemble competition in 1972 and along with your reservation. p.m.), and in Montreal, on Friday, laureate of the all-Ukrainian festival in For those who wish to join us for our December 21, (Rosemont High School, 1976. traditional Christmas Eve Supper only, 3737 Beaubien East, 8 p.m.). For As part of its program, "Cheremosh" the rate is Si7.50 per person. further information about these two will greet North American audiences Advance reservation only. concerts call (514) 630-9858. with "Christmas in Ukraine," by offer– SOYUZIVKA GIFT SHOP Other concerts in Canada are slated ing a heart-warming traditional "ver– is open all year round. for the following cities in Ontario: tep," a medley of holiday songs and We offer a magnificent selection Toronto, Oshawa, Hamilton, London , carols. of gift items for Christmas and Windsor. For information about the Chere– and all other occasions. MANAGEMENT OF SOYUZivKA Stops in the United States will in– mosh tour, contact the Trident Group clude Hartford, Conn.; Albany, Buf– Corp., (216) 521-2050.