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The Ukrainian Weekly 1990, No.49 www.ukrweekly.com 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.
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