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Freedom House WASHINGTON – The emergence of popular movements for reform were the driving force behind major gains in the Middle East last year, according to “Freedom in the World 2013,” Freedom House’s annual report on the state of global freedom. However, a number of regions experienced setbacks due to a hardened and increasingly shrewd authoritarian response to these move- ments. While the number of countries ranked as free in 2012 was 90, a gain of three over the previous year, 27 countries showed significant declines, compared with 16 that showed notable gains. This is the seventh consecutive year that Freedom in the World has shown more declines than gains worldwide. Furthermore, the report data reflected a stepped-up campaign of persecution by dictators that specifically targeted civil society organizations and independent Freedom House’s “Map of Freedom 2013” shows Ukraine among partly free states. media. Among the most striking gains for free- Noteworthy declines were recorded tive presidential election and direct mili- leaders elsewhere in the Middle East, dom was that of Libya, which advanced for Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mali, Nigeria, tary rule came to an end, yet the elected with resulting setbacks for freedom in from not free to partly free and registered , Turkey and Ukraine. Parliament was dissolved and President Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, one of the most substantial one-year The Middle East showed ambiguous Morsi pushed through a new Syria and the United Arab Emirates. numerical improvements in the report’s results for the year. In addition to major Constitution under deeply problematic The report’s findings were especially nearly 40-year history. Burma and a num- gains for Libya and Tunisia’s retention of circumstances. grim for Eurasian countries. Russia took ber of African countries, including Côte sharp improvements from 2011, Egypt Moreover, the gains for the Arab a decided turn for the worse after d’ivoire, Guinea, Lesotho, Senegal and experienced relatively modest progress. Spring countries triggered a reaction, Sierra Leone, also saw major advances. The country held a flawed but competi- sometimes violent, by authoritarian (Continued on page 3) Aerosvit’s financial troubles leave Prosecutor: Tymoshenko suspected travelers stranded and wondering of ordering lawmaker’s murder

by Zenon Zawada the January 16 statement said. RFE/RL Ukrainian Service business to the UES,” he said in a reference Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Consequently, many airports stopped to the gas company that Ms. Tymoshenko accepting Aerosvit flights and even held – Ukraine’s procurator-general headed in the 1990s, United Energy KYIV – More than 1,000 airline passen- planes, which restricted the airline’s ability says jailed former Prime Minister Yulia Systems of Ukraine. gers were left stranded during the holiday to fulfill further scheduled flights, the state- Tymoshenko could face life imprisonment He also claimed Ms. Tymoshenko and season after an international panic was ment said. for her alleged role in the murder of a law- Mr. Lazarenko paid $2.8 million for the ignited by a Kyiv court launching proceed- Aerosvit’s holiday mess has left its hun- maker 16 years ago. murder of Shcherban, who was dead ings on December 29, 2012, on the already dreds of thousands of customers world- said on January 18 that at an airport in eastern Ukraine in 1996. declared bankruptcy of Aerosvit, Ukraine’s wide wondering about the future of air Ms. Tymoshenko has been notified that she Ms. Tymoshenko and Mr. Lazarenko leading airline. travel to and from Ukraine, considering is suspected of having ordered the killing of both deny the accusations. Concern that Aerosvit wouldn’t cover that Aerosvit had offered the most flights, Ukrainian businessman and legislator Ms. Tymoshenko’s defense lawyer, debts or make future payments caused often at the most affordable rates. Yevhen Shcherban. Serhiy Vlasenko, rejected the new accusa- contractors to cancel payment agreements The company said it’s pursuing a finan- He said investigators have found enough tions as absurd in a telephone interview on already scheduled airline services, the cial reorganization amidst a crisis in the evidence that Ms. Tymoshenko, together with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service. airline informed The Weekly in a state- airline industry and economic stagnation in with former Ukrainian Prime Minister “That has nothing to do with the law,” ment. Some wanted debts paid immediate- various regions, particularly Europe. , ordered Shcherban’s slay- Mr. Vlasenko said. “They could have sub- ly, while others wanted immediate pay- Aerosvit wants to continue functioning, ing. mitted a clean piece of paper on which ment for future services. renew its competitiveness and fulfill all obli- “The order was to kill Shcherban by any they could have written that ‘Yulia “The company objectively couldn’t satis- gations to its creditors, the statement said. means,” Mr. Pshonka said. “What are the Tymoshenko killed President [John F.] fy all the demands in conditions of mass However, such carefully worded formula- reasons for this killing? Profit-seeking busi- Kennedy.’ ” requests for immediate payments from tions haven’t dampened speculation about ness interests. Mr. Lazarenko and Ms. Her lawyer said the procurator-general’s [airline] service providers, as well as a sea- what’s really happening behind the scenes. Tymoshenko’s plans did not coincide announcement was likely linked to a ruling sonal decline in Aerosvit revenue [as with regarding the business, where Mr. any other carrier] in the winter period,” (Continued on page 17) Shcherban did not want to subordinate his (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

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Invigorated Customs Union presents Kolesnichenko on Freedom House report Tymoshenko’s involvement in organizing Shcherban’s murder, given the previously KYIV – National Deputy published information,” the expert said. Mr. Vadym Kolesnichenko said on January 21 Russia’s neighbors with stark choice Fesenko also noted that those who com- that Freedom House is detrimental to Heavy-handed tactics mitted the murder have died. “There are no by Robert Coalson democracy and human rights in the world. seems eager to avoid being direct witnesses. There are only potential Moscow seems to be growing frustrated He wrote this on his blog on the Ukrayinska seen as forcing its neighbors into the ECU suspects who ordered this murder, in par- with Ukraine’s efforts to pursue closer ties Pravda news site, in reaction to the with heavy-handed tactics. ticular, [former Ukrainian Prime Minister] with the while simultane- “Freedom in the World 2013” report Instead, President Putin has argued that released by Freedom House. “This docu- Pavlo Lazarenko and his entourage. But ously seeking benefits reserved for mem- ECU membership would be beneficial to they are abroad and I doubt very much that bers of the Russia-led Eurasian Customs ment, which thinking people often call as Ukraine because it would be able to deal balancing between political partisanship they will testify against themselves,” he Union (ECU). with the EU on better terms as part of a added. Mr. Fesenko expressed his opinion “You cannot be a little bit pregnant,” and banal unprofessionalism, this time bloc rather than individually. that the main of a new criminal case Russian Foreign Ministry official Aleksandr obtained also other shades – naked At the same time, however, Ukraine’s Ukrainophobia and bias,” Mr. against Ms. Tymoshenko is, first and fore- Gorban said on January 1, referring to the continued reliance on Russian natural gas is Kolesnichenko said. He expressed shock most, to discredit her in Ukraine and espe- choice facing Kyiv. a powerful tool, and Moscow has promised that experts of the organization rated free- cially in the West, presenting her as a crimi- The ECU – Russian President Vladimir Kyiv deep rate reductions if it joins the ECU. Putin’s premier foreign-policy project – has dom in Ukraine on a par with countries nal. Ukraine’s Procurator General Viktor The ECU – which currently comprises Pshonka said at a briefing on January 18 been developing rapidly in recent years as Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia – has such as Colombia, Egypt, Kosovo, Lebanon, that Ms. Tymoshenko could be sentenced it heads toward the ultimate goal of trans- become increasingly robust over the last 24 Libya, Morocco and others, citing politically forming into the Eurasian Economic Union months or so. motivated trials against opposition leaders, to life if it is proved that she ordered the by the beginning of 2015. But the ECU’s Unlike other, much more haphazard flawed parliamentary elections and the murder of Mr. Shcherban. (Ukrinform) emerging status as a potentially viable rival new language law giving preferences to the post-Soviet integration projects, the ECU is Yulia’s daughter appeals to officials to the EU is creating intense pressure with- being implemented and firmly institution- . (A law that was co- in countries like Armenia, Moldova and alized, says Kataryna Wolczuk, a senior lec- authored by Mr. Kolesnichen­ko.) “And this KYIV – The daughter of imprisoned for- Ukraine to pick one path or the other. turer at the Center for Russian and East is just because the citizens of Ukraine mer Prime Minister Both Moscow and Brussels see the European Studies at the University of obtained equal rights, obstacles to ethnic wrote a letter to the president, the govern- choice facing these countries as a stark Birmingham. and ethno-cultural conflicts in the society ment, the , judges and the either/or decision that will likely have to “The Customs Union has been put on a were removed, and former and current Procurator General’s Office, as well as to be confronted within the next year or two. new legal footing and it is much more thor- high-ranking officials received due punish- heads of the penitentiary system, doctors Speaking to RFE/RL about the situation oughly legalized,” she adds. “It is based on ment for proven crimes as part of the fight and workers of the Kachanivska Prison confronting Armenia, EU foreign policy law. Very comprehensive. So the legal basis against corruption,” the blogger said. Mr. Colony. The text of her appeal was posted chief Catherine Ashton’s spokesperson is much better, very improved. And also it is Kolesnichenko accused Freedom House of on Batkivshchyna’s official website on Maja Kocijancic ruled out the possibility of [actually] being implemented.” fulfilling a political order of Ukraine’s January 21. “I address , simultaneously joining the ECU and pursu- Institutional momentum detractors and of Cold War rhetoric. Viktor Pshonka, , investigator ing closer economic integration with the Meanwhile, the U.S. itself, he said, for the Hrabik and your subordinates, since I EU. The Eurasian Customs Union past two decades has unleashed “more believe that you are fully responsible for “If Armenia were to join any customs Commission now employs more than 1,000 wars than the rest of the world combined.” the illegal detention of my mother in prison union, this would not be compatible with people. As of January 2012, the Eurasian (Ukrinform) concluding a bilateral Deep and Economic Community (Eurasec) Court without any guilt, for torture, for the use of Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement became the official arbitration court of the Fesenko on Shcherban murder dirty technologies and for making an impu- between the European Union and Armenia,” ECU. It handed down its first two decisions tation against her good name. And the KYIV – It will be very hard to prove the she said, “because a customs union has a late last year – rulings that upheld the main thing, you are fully responsible for the involvement of former Ukrainian Prime common external-trade policy and an indi- claims of private enterprises against ECU life of my mother. I ask all of you only one Minister Yulia Tymoshenko in the murder vidual member country no longer has sover- policies. thing: do not kill my mother!” Eugenia of National Deputy Yevhen Shcherban, said eign control over its external-trade policies.” Nonetheless, according to Ms. Wolczuk, Tymoshenko wrote. In her letter she also the director of the Penta Center for Political Although Russia’s admission last year to it is still very much a “Russia-dominated appealed to Ukrzaliznytsia Central Clinical Studies, Volodymyr Fesenko, in an exclu- the World Trade Organization will go some organization,” with many key decisions still Hospital’s chief doctor, Mykhailo Afanasiev being made at the political-diplomatic level sive interview with an Ukrinform reporter way toward bringing EU and ECU regula- and Dr. Iryna Fursa to save her mother’s where Russia has many levers of influence. on January 21. “It will be extremely difficult tions more into synch, the two organiza- life. (Ukrinform) tions remain far apart. Both Belarus and Kazakhstan have com- to prove these suspicions. In my opinion, plained, for instance, that Russia uses sani- there is no direct evidence of (Continued on page 14) Ukraine’s pivotal position tary and technical trade barriers to extract payments or protect markets. 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The currently has 16 two apostolic exarchates for Ukrainian first eparchial there. Bishop moved away. “But an eparchy, like a diocese, priests serving faithful in France, Belgium, Catholics in Europe to eparchies. Gudziak, a native of Syracuse, N.Y., was is permanent; it may not be suppressed. If, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and The Vatican announced on January 18 ordained to the priesthood in 1998 and however, there no longer are any faithful, it Switzerland – a total territory of approxi- that the exarchate in Great Britain will now received episcopal ordination in 2012 becomes a titular see,” which are the dioces- mately 792,785 square kilometers. be known as the Eparchy of the Holy According to Vatican statistics, there are es assigned to auxiliary . Archbishop Luigi Ventura, apostolic nun- Family of London, and on January 19 that just over 10,000 Ukrainian Catholics in Great As for the name of the new eparchy, cio to France, made the official announce- the exarchate of France will become the Britain, served by 12 diocesan priests. The Bishop Lonchyna said it is taken from the ment of the new Ukrainian Catholic eparchy Eparchy of St. Volodymyr the Great of Paris. elevation of the jurisdiction to an eparchy name of the Ukrainians’ cathedral church in Paris after the hierarchal Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, 58, a native of usually indicates a growth in the stability of in London, Holy Family. on January 19 – the feast of Theophany Steubenville, Ohio, who had served as a Catholic population and of priests and The Ukrainian Greek- according to the Julian calendar – at the apostolic exarch for Ukrainian Catholics in religious personnel to serve them. has been officially present in France since Cathedral of St. Volodymyr in Paris. Great Britain since 2011 continues, but In an e-mail response to questions, 1937, when the Holy See, in consultation with a new title, the Vatican said. Bishop Lonchyna said, “An exarchate is a with Metropolitan , Sources: Religious Information Service of Bishop , who was temporary structure and may be sup- granted it the official status of Mission of Ukraine (with information from The enthroned on December 2, 2012, as apos- pressed if there is no need for it,” for exam- the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church in Catholic Register) and Zenit.org.

cal rights and civil liberties: Eritrea, with major democratic breakthroughs in Burma, Bhutan, Indian Kashmir, Freedom... Equatorial Guinea, North Korea, Saudi some countries, and coups, civil strife Mongolia and Tonga. Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Turkmeni­ and authoritarian crackdowns in others. Declines: The most serious declines in (Continued from page 1) stan and Uzbekistan. Two territories, While the region saw several significant the Asia-Pacific region for 2012 took ’s return to the presidency. Tibet and Western Sahara, were also gains, especially in West Africa, civil con- place in the Maldives and Sri Lanka. Having already marginalized the formal ranked among the worst of the worst. flicts and the emergence of violent Americas: As the year ended, political opposition, he enacted a series An additional five countries and one Islamist groups prevented an overall Venezuelan strongman Hugo Chavez was of laws meant to squelch a burgeoning territory received scores that were upgrade for political freedom. in a Cuban hospital attempting to recov- societal opposition. The measures slightly above those of the worst-ranked Gains: Three countries moved from er from surgery for an undisclosed form imposed severe new penalties on unau- countries, with ratings of 6 and 7 or 7 partly free to free: Lesotho, Sierra Leone of cancer. For over a decade, Mr. Chávez thorized demonstrations, restricted the and 6 for political rights and civil liber- and Senegal. Côte d’Ivoire moved from has been a significant figure in regional ability of civic groups to raise funds and ties: Belarus, Chad, China, Cuba, Laos not free to partly free. Guinea and Malawi politics and has aspired, with less suc- conduct their work, and placed new con- and South Ossetia. also showed gains. cess, to a leading role on the global stage. Declines: Mali suffered one of the His re-election in 2012 was ensured by trols on the internet. Key regional finding greatest single-year declines in the histo- the massive abuse of state resources. Citing an accentuation of repression in Central and Eastern Europe/Eurasia: ry of “Freedom in the World,” dropping Gains: The region of the Americas saw a number of critical countries, the report The return of Vladimir Putin to the precipitously from free to not free, and no substantial improvements. urges the and other Russian presidency ushered in a new Guinea-Bissau’s status declined from Declines: Ecuador, Paraguay and democracies to demonstrate leadership period of accelerated repression. With partly free to not free. Declines were also Suriname suffered notable declines. in the struggle for freedom. It criticizes Russia setting the tone, Eurasia (consist- seen in the Central African Republic, The Western Europe and North America: both the Obama administration and the ing of the countries of the former Soviet Gambia, Kenya, Nigeria, Madagascar, Although Western Europe and North Republican opposition for a reluctance Union minus the Baltic states) now rivals South Africa and Uganda. America continue to grapple with the to provide that leadership. the Middle East as one of the most repres- Asia-Pacific: For years ranked among impact of the financial crisis and, in Key global findings sive areas on the globe. Indeed, Eurasia is the world’s most repressive regimes, Europe, an increase in nationalist senti- in many respects the world’s least free Burma continued to push ahead with a ment in response to an influx of immi- The number of electoral democracies subregion, given the entrenchment of process of democratic reform that was grants, they have managed to weather stood at 117, the same as for 2011. Two autocrats in most of its 12 countries. launched in 2010. While it remains a not these challenges without a serious weak- countries, Georgia and Libya, achieved Gains: Improvements were seen in free country, it registered improvements ening of their traditionally high level of electoral democracy status, while two Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and that brought it ahead of China in both its respect for democratic standards and were dropped from the category, Mali Georgia, as well as in the disputed territo- political rights and civil liberties ratings. civil liberties. There were no major gains and the Maldives. ries of Abkhazia and Nagorno-Karabakh, Gains: Improvements were seen in or declines in this region. Four countries moved from partly free the latter of which moved from not free to to free: Lesotho, Senegal, Sierra Leone partly free. and Tonga. Three countries rose from Declines: Kazakhstan, Russia, not free to partly free: Côte d’Ivoire, Tajikistan and Ukraine all had notable Egypt, and Libya. Mali fell two tiers, from declines. Another decline for Ukraine free to not free, and Guinea-Bissau Middle East and North Africa: In a Freedom House’s report “Freedom in areas on the globe. Indeed, Eurasia is dropped from partly free to not free. region notable for sectarian polarization, the World 2013” rated Ukraine as partly in many respects the world’s least free Some notable trends highlighted in civil strife and repressive autocracies, free, with a rating of 4 on political rights subregion, given the entrenchment of the report include increased Muslim-on- freedom scored some grudging but none- and 3 on civil liberties (1 represents the autocrats in most of its 12 countries. Muslim violence, which reaching horrify- theless impressive gains in 2012. most free, while 7 is the least free rat- “The authoritarian temptation ing levels in Pakistan and remained a Gains: Tunisia maintained dramatic ing). This indicates a decline in freedom poses a threat even in Eurasian coun- serious problem in Iraq and elsewhere; a improvements from the previous year, for Ukraine since the previous year’s tries with recent histories of dynamic, serious decline in civil liberties in and Libya and Egypt both moved from report, when Freedom House noted a if erratic, democratic governance. Turkey; and among the Persian Gulf not free to partly free. “troubling backslide” in Ukraine. Thus, Ukraine suffered a decline for a states, a steady and disturbing decline in Declines: Syria suffered by far the In its 2013 report, Freedom House second year due to the politically moti- democratic institutions and an increase worst repercussions from the Arab explains: vated imprisonment of opposition in repressive policies. Spring. Declines were also seen in “With Russia setting the tone, leaders, flawed legislative elections, Worst of the worst Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Eurasia (consisting of the countries of and a new law favoring the Russian- Oman and the United Arab Emirates. the former minus the speaking portion of the population.” Of the 47 countries designated as Not Sub-Saharan Africa: In recent years, Baltic states) now rivals the Middle For more information, readers may Free, nine have been given the survey’s sub-Saharan Africa has ranked as the East as one of the most repressive visit www.freedomhouse.org. lowest possible rating of 7 for both politi- world’s most politically volatile region,

Ms. Tymoshenko was convicted in 2011 Western governments and human rights Earlier in the day, Mr. Vlasenko said Ms. Prosecutor... of abuse of office and sentenced to seven groups have criticized the trial as politically Tymoshenko’s health had deteriorated to a (Continued from page 1) years in prison. She says the trial was a motivated. “critical” level. political vendetta by President Viktor Ms. Tymoshenko is also facing a second on Ms. Tymoshenko’s appeal by the Yanukovych, who was initially defeated trial for alleged tax evasion and embezzle- With additional reporting by Pravda.com. European Court of Human Rights that is after a flawed election that sparked the so- ment when she headed the UES. That trial ua, Kyivpost.com, and Interfax. expected early this year. called Orange Revolution in 2004-2005 but was adjourned on January 18 until Copyright 2012, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted “They do not do anything by chance,” Mr. returned to defeat Ms. Tymoshenko in a February 12 because she did not appear in with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Vlasenko said. “I am convinced that they 2010 presidential election. court due to health problems. Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, did this on the eve of the European court Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see ruling, understanding that the decision of http://www.rferl.org/content/Ms. the European court will be simply crushing To subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly, call 973-292-9800, ext. 3042 Tymoshenko-murder-charge-prosecutor- for them.” ukraine/24877591.html). 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4 No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 5

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW Sports world: a banner year For Ukraine, co-hosting and playing in the Euro 2012, plus participating in the Summer Olympiad, plus reinforc- ing its strength at the Paralympics equaled a sports year second to none. For a relatively young independent nation with limited resources, Ukraine more than held its own on the European and world stages of sports competition. In soccer’s Euro Cup Ukraine didn’t make it out of Group D despite first-game heroics by Andriy Shevchenko and a heart-breaking disallowed goal in the final match against England, a 1-0 loss. At the 2012 London Games Ukraine’s athletes collected 20 total medals, finishing in a very respectable 12th place overall. Ukraine’s Paralympic team finished in fourth place in London, winning 84 medals: 32 gold, 24 silver and 28 bronze. China, Russia and Great Britain were the only three countries ahead of Ukraine in the medals count. Winners of The Ukrainian Weekly’s fourth annual sports awards:

Paralympic swimmer; • Most Valuable Male Athlete: Maksym Veraksa, Vera Podgaynaya/UNIAN ; Spectators in Kyiv’s fan zone during the Euro 2012 follow the action in the Ukraine-England game played on June 19 • Most Valuable Female Athlete: Anna Ushenina, in . England won 1-0. basketball player; Most• Rookie Inspirational of the Year: Athlete: Alex Len,Oksana University Masters, of Paralympic Maryland Canadian swimmer Alexandra Komarnycky, a Ukrainian, silver medal in the javelin. Shortcomings included a lower rower; and represented Canada at the 2012 Olympic Games. Recent total medal count from prior Olympics, a lone bronze Team of the Year: Ukrainian Olympic Boxing Team. Southern Mississippi University graduate Hanna medal in the traditionally strong sport of gymnastics and The highlights of the year in sports were as follows. Demydova represented her native Ukraine in the triple lack of medals in swimming, diving and judo. Ukraine’s The Euro 2012 started out promisingly enough for co- jump. Ukraine native Olga Butkevych represented Great national Olympic sports program is clearly in a transitional host Ukraine when Shevchenko’s two headers propelled Britain as the country’s only wrestler. She was granted a state. Ukraine on June 11 to a 2-1 comeback victory over Sweden British passport in May, 2012. Victor Kovalenko, head Ukrainian gold medal winners at the 2012 London in game 1. Amid crashes of thunder and flashes of lightning coach of the Australian men’s 470 sailing class, helped train Games were: the women’s quadruple sculls rowing team above Donbas Arena on June 15, France tallied two goals in a pair of gold medalists, Matthew Belcher and Malcolm (Kateryna Tarasenko, Anastasiia Kozhenkova, Yana the second half to defeat Ukraine 2-0 in the second half of Page. The reported at least 30 Russian Olympic Demetreva, Nataliya Dovhodko), Yana Shemyakina (wom- Group D competition. Then, needing a win to play on, team members were listed as natives of Russia, when in en’s individual epee), Oleksiy Torokhtiy (men’s weightlift- England defeated and eliminated Ukraine 1-0 on June 19. fact they were not. Four were Ukrainians: Taras Khtey (vol- ing), Oleksandr Usyk (heavyweight boxing), Vasyl The Ukrainians appeared to have scored a goal in the 62nd leyball), Alexey Korovashkov (canoe), Tatiana Bazyuk (sail- Lomachenko (lightweight boxing), Yuri Cheban (men’s minute when Marko Devic’s shot looped over the goal line ing) and Karolina Sevastyanova (rhythmic gymnastics). canoe single 200-meter). before it was hooked clear by England’s John Terry. Amazingly, they were listed as coming variously from the The 14th Summer Paralympic Games were held in However, neither the referee nor his extra assistant, stand- “Lvov Region” and “Ukraine Region” of Russia, and from the London from August 29 to September 9. Ukraine sent its ing on the field a few yards away, awarded the goal. A day city of Lutsk in Russia! largest team ever to London – more than 200 athletes, later UEFA admitted the on-field decision to not allow the Going into the London Games, held in July and August, competing in 12 sports: athletics, swimming, cerebral palsy goal was an error. Ukraine’s Euro 2012 dream ended Ukraine knew it would be a challenge to better its 2008 soccer, weightlifting, rowing, judo, wheelchair fencing, abruptly in Donetsk, where the team had not won in seven total of 27 medals and ninth overall finish among all partic- archery, seven-a-side soccer, shooting, table tennis and sit- tries. ipants. Nonetheless, Ukraine had much to be proud of with ting volleyball (women). Ukraine also debuted in track As a result of the denied goal for Ukraine against its performance at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London – cycling. Ukraine hoped to come close to its fourth best England in the Euro Cup, the governing body of world soc- finishing 12th out of 204 competing nations. Ukraine won overall ranking in 2008, when the country won a whopping cer (FIFA) decided to go forward with instant replay tech- six gold, five silver and nine bronze medals. 74 medals. Team Ukraine met its goal, finishing in fourth nology at future major cup competitions. Ukraine’s run at these Olympics could best be character- place in London, winning 84 medals: 32 gold, 24 silver and On April 12 President Viktor Yanukovych stressed ized as a few expected wins, a few surprise victories, unex- 28 bronze, behind only China, Russia and Great Britain. Ukraine should make every effort possible to ensure the pected disappointments and an undisputed presence in Ukrainian swimmers collected 44 medals, athletics com- implementation of the Olympic Hope 2022 project, the boxing. The boxers truly embodied the Ukrainian warrior petitors produced 22 medals, five medals were won in country’s proposal to host the Winter Olympic and spirit in competition, sharing parts of Ukrainian culture on judo, four in table tennis, two each in rowing and road Paralympic Games in 2022. the global stage with their Kozak-era scalp-locked hairdos cycling, while one medal was earned in seven-a-side foot- Investors in the Bukovel Ski Resort in the Ivano- and their victory Hopak dances. A trio of unlikely victories: ball (silver), powerlifting, shooting, sitting volleyball and Frankivsk Oblast announced they are prepared to spend $1 Ukraine’s women’s rowing team won the country’s first- wheelchair fencing. billion on infrastructure development if Ukraine wins the ever gold medal in quadruple sculls, Yuri Cheban earned Top individual performers included swimmer Maksym right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. gold in the canoe sprint, and Oleksandr Pyatnytsya won a Veraksa (three gold, one bronze), swimmer Yevheniy Bohodayko (two gold, two silver), track star Roman Pavlyk (two gold, two bronze) and swimmer Nataliia Prologaieva (two gold, one silver). Ukraine boasted eight multi-medal- ists. The U.S. trunk and arms mixed double sculls crew of Rob Jones and Ukraine native Oksana Masters won a bronze medal on September 2 at the 2012 Paralympic Games. The Klitschkos continued their domination of boxing in 2012. WBC heavyweight boxing champion retained his title on February 18 in Munich against Dereck Chisora of Great Britain. The 12-round bout was scored unanimously in favor of Klitschko. On March 3, heavy- weight champion Wladimir Klitschko rolled to a non-com- petitive fourth round destruction of Jean-Marc Mormeck. He was officially credited with the 50th knockout of his career. Wladimir Klitschko held his WBA, IBF and WBO heavyweight titles when he stopped challenger Tony Thompson in the sixth round on July 7 in Switzerland. Vitali Klitschko earned his 41st career knockout in the fourth round of his WBC heavyweight title defense against Manuel Charr on September 8 in Moscow. This was Klitschko’s ninth successful title defense since his come- UEFA.com back to the ring in 2008. Wladimir Klitschko once again During the Euro 2012, Andrii Shevchenko heads in the second goal past a Swedish defender at Olimpiiskyi retained his three heavyweight belts on November 10 Stadium in Kyiv on June 11. when he unanimously outpointed ’s Mariusz Wach 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

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Sports updates Not to be forgotten are updates from The Weekly’s own sports department, which reported the following stories. Sergei Bubka Jr., son of the Olympic and world champion pole vaulter, hopes to play his way out of the second tier challenger level and onto the ATP tour. Mitch Kupchak continues to influence the sport of bas- ketball as G.M. of the Los Angeles Lakers, after a playing career with North Carolina, the Washington Bullets and Lakers. Ukraine is pursuing the idea of hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics, with Lviv likely the host city. A ten-year plan has strong political support and the hope of developing nation status would garner serious consideration from interna- tional Olympic officials. Retired NHL’er Todd Fedoruk seems to have successfully battled his addictions and is pursuing a coaching career with the ECHL’s . The Weekly’s readers were prepped for the 2012 Euro Cup with a preview of Team Ukraine, the goalkeeper situa- tion and a look at the competition in Group D. The Klitschko noc-ukr.org phenomenon lives on as Dr. Ironfist and Dr. Steelhammer U.S. Rowing Yuri Cheban celebrates his gold medal win in the continue to claim ownership of all the world’s heavyweight 200-meter canoe sprint on August 11. U.S. Paralympic rower Oksana Masters. boxing titles. Elite Ukrainian Olympians Olga Kharlan, Nataliya Dobrynska and the Ukrainian boxers were profiled in Hamburg, Germany. He improved his record to 59-3 (51 - as potential medal winners at the 2012 London Games. KO) by defeating the 6-foot-7 ½ Wach, who offered little al volleyball player, travelling and competing in pro tourna- Maple Leaf Tyler Bozak exceeded expectations in threat against the more agile Ukrainian champion. ments.• Laryssa Mereszczak is living her dream as a profession 2011-2012, improving his offensive output by 15 points Wladimir Klitschko raised $1 million for charity by auction- over the prior year. ing off his 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games gold medal on April Association held its eighth annual volleyball tournament on Born outside Chornobyl, Ukraine, with birth defects 1 in Kyiv. April• The 28. Yonkers branch of the Ukrainian American Youth caused by radiation exposure which eventually forced Ukrainian international master and grandmaster Anna - amputation of both her legs, Oksana Masters demonstrated Ushenina became the first woman from Ukraine to win the ship to Indian River State College in Florida, the first person the ambition and courage to become a Paralympic rower. Women’s World Chess Championship, held in Khanty- to be• Ukraine-born awarded a scholarship Olha Morekhodova for volleyball won from a full Key scholar West Matt Kuchar out-hit, out-chipped and out-putted the entire Mansiysk, Russia, on November 10 through December 1. High School. field to win the Players Championship on May 10-13. The Druzhba-78 hockey coach Ivan Pravilov was found dead return from injury of Travis Zajac helped fuel the New in his prison cell on February 10 at a Philadelphia Federal Seaboard gathered at the Ukrainian American Sports Jersey Devils’ run all the way to the Stanley Cup finals. Zajac Detention Center. A preliminary investigation suggested the Center• One for hundred the Ukrainian seventy-four Nationals’ teams 11th from annual the Memorial Atlantic is quietly considered one of the most underrated centers in death was a suicide. Day weekend youth soccer tournament. the entire NHL. Nataliya Dobrynska won the pentathlon gold medal at No NHL hockey in the first half of the 2012-2013 season? the World Indoor Championship in Istanbul Turkey on York-Metropolitan area, Maryland and beyond gathered at No problem! A franchise in Ukraine, Donbas Donetsk, has March 9-11, becoming the first woman to break the 5,000- Citi• FieldMore inthan Flushing, 500 Ukrainian-Americans N.Y., for the first ever from Ukrainian the New been added to the ranks of the KHL for the 2012-2013 sea- point mark in the five-event discipline. Heritage Night on June 19, 2012. son. Bankrolled by Ukraine’s Vice Prime Minister Boris In soccer, Ukraine’s women’s team won gold in the Kolesnikov, the club signed locked-out NHL players Ruslan World Class Player’s Cup tournament held March 30-April at the 56th annual Eastern Tennis Tournament of the Fedotenko, Alexei Ponikarovsky and to give 21 in Saskatchewan, defeating Germany 3-2 in the final. Ukrainian• Thirty-five Sports players Federation competed of inthe 11 U.S. different and Canadacategories at its roster a more natural Ukrainian flavor. Andriy Shevchenko announced his retirement from inter- Soyuzivka during the weekend of June 30-July 1. The NBA’s Detroit Pistons signed 6-foot-11, 254-pound national soccer following Ukraine’s elimination from Euro center Vyacheslav Kravtsov, 25, to a multi-year contract on 2012. After briefly considering playing in Europe, going to Club in the 36th annual golf tournament. July 14. Kravtsov was Ukrainian Super League Domestic the MLS and coaching, the 35-year-old super striker elected • Eighty golfers from five states teed off at Limekiln Golf Player of the Year the past two seasons in Ukraine where he to enter the world of Ukrainian politics. Ukraine tied in the 57th annual USCAK tennis championships held at averaged 10.6 points and 5.5 rebounds for BC Donetsk. Soyuzivka on Labor Day weekend. Players competed in England 1-1 on September 11 in a World Cup qualifier at • Marko Krasij beat Mykola Stroynick for the men’s title Alexander Dolgopolov captured his first ATP World Tour nine playing groups. Wembley Stadium in London, a rematch of controversial 500 event title on August 5 when he defeated Tommy Haas Euro Cup game 3. Oleh Blokhin was signed to a four-year 6-7 (9-7), 6-4, 6-1 to win the Citi Open. held in Wildwood Crest, N.J., on August 24 during contract to coach Dynamo Kyiv, his former club, on Five young Ukrainian hockey prospects were drafted in “Ukrainian• The first Week.” USCAK Sitch National A (adults) Volleyball and Setters Tournament (youth) wonwas September 25. He replaced the fired Yuri Semin. Pittsburgh at the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. They ranged from the first championships. Shevchenko declined an offer by the Football Federation of second-round pick Mitch Moroz (Edmonton) to fourth- - Ukraine to coach the country’s national team. Ukraine round selection Brett Kulak (Calgary). ment held on August 18 at the Ukrainian American Youth defeated Bulgaria 1-0 in an international friendly match on The University of Maryland’s college basketball squad Association• Six teams resort, participated won by Krylati in the (Yonkers). annual softball tourna November 15. boasts 7-foot-2 Ukraine native Alex Len at the center posi- tion. NBA draft experts have pegged him as a future lottery In weightlifting, Ihor Konotop won first place in the Day weekend at Soyuzivka. Boys and girls from 10 age and 85-kg division with a 314 kg total lift at the 2012 pick. under• The to USCAKage 15 annualand over swim competed meet was for heldmedals over and Labor tro- International Weightlifting Federation Youth World phies. Championship in Slovakia on September 18. Konotop also won first place in the men’s 85-kg division at the European Argonauts football club co-hosted the “Sports Zone” at the Youth Weightlifting Championship in Romania on August Bloor• The West Canadian Village branch Toronto of UkrainianUSCAK and Festival the CFL’s September Toronto 25-September 2 with a total lift of 319 kg. Iryna Dekha won 14-16. Floorball, a sport which combines street hockey gold in the women’s over-69 kg division with a total lift of with soccer, was introduced to the festival attendees. 216 kg. Olha Korobka, Ukraine’s silver medalist at the 2008 USCAK, celebrated its 10th anniversary on October 28, with Beijing Games, was banned from wrestling competitions for special• The guests Ukrainian from Ukraine. Sports ClubGuests Karpaty, included a eightmember former of four years for doping. Ukraine won first place in women’s Ukrainian soccer stars, among them Serhii Mizin, sport wrestling at the European Nations Cup held in Volodymyr Kovalyuk and Volodymyr Sharan. The event Moscow on November 12. included two soccer matches in Etobicoke, , a ban- Diaspora sports quet and soccer clinics. the Manhattan College Athletic Hall of Fame, becoming the tennis and volleyball tournaments in several U.S. states and first• men’sNovember soccer 10, player saw Bohdanin the school’s “Bo” Kocyna history inducted to be induct- into Ontario,• USCAK’s Canada. annual sports calendar featured soccer, golf, ed into the Athletic Hall of Fame. coach Steve Kovalenko was inducted into the Eastern New at Berkeley, is the current U.S. Figure Skating junior Men’s York• InSoccer diaspora Hall ofsports Fame news, in December long-time 2011. soccer player and Collegiate• Matej NationalSilecky, a Champion. sophomore at the University California - peted in the 58th annual ski races of the Carpathian Ski Church in Hempstead, N.Y., participated in the second annu- Club• Forty-seven(KLK) at Hunter skiers Mountain between on the March ages 3.of 2 and 68 com al Long• Three Island teams Ukrainian from VolleyballSt. Vladimir Tournament Ukrainian on Catholic October - 21 in Uniondale, N.Y. ing in the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Indoor FITA tournament on Bohdan “Bo” Kucyna holds the plaque recognizing his February• Tryzub’s 19. Onnew March archery 3, Tryzubclub made archery an impressive coach and show team to the quarterfinals of the New Jersey State Cup. A match induction on November 10 into the Manhattan College member Ilya Buynevich won the Men’s Recurve Bow tour- against• The rival Chornomorska Jersey Shore Sitch Boca men’s will soccerbe in April, team 2013,advanced fol- Athletic Hall of Fame. He was the first men’s soccer nament and was crowned Pennsylvania State Champion. lowing the winter break. player ever inducted. No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 7

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from 2003-2010 had revealed that the Honcharivka palace was pillaged and burned by Muscovite troops in 1708, and On the academic front: researchers had established the layout, size, architectural design, and decoration of the structure. leaders, scholars, research A 24x24 centimeter stove tile was reconstructed at the and it featured a relief with four cross- he Ukrainian academic sphere kicked off 2012 with the arms on a figured Renaissance shield. Other finds included Tannouncement that Prof. Oksana Kis, senior research fel- fragments of a wine goblet made of Bohemian glass and low at the Institute of Ethnology, National Academy of brought in probably from Habsburg Silesia or Germany in Sciences of Ukraine in Lviv, was the recipient of a Fulbright the late 17th or early 18th century; rare coins from Sweden, Research Scholarship at Columbia University in New York. Russia and Poland-Lithuania also were found. The largest During the spring semester at Columbia, she taught “Women log dwelling of the household (10 by 9.5 meters), which in Post-Socialist Transformation: Ukraine, Russia and Poland stood south of the palace and had a basement, was used for in Focus.” She is director of the non-governmental organiza- storage and as a guest-house or servants’ quarters. Such evi- tion (NGO) Lviv Research Center Woman and Society and dence suggests that Mazepa’s Hetman state had diplomatic president of the Ukrainian Association for Research in relations with European rulers and the high level of refine- Women’s History. While at Columbia University, she contin- ment and wealth of Mazepa’s court. ued researching her project, “Invisible Agency: A wooden church built in the late 1690s that served as Representations of Gendered Historical Experiences and the site for baptisms and Easter services for the hetman and Identities in the Ukrainian Women’s Personal Narratives.” his guests was abandoned in 1708 and was dismantled in Retired attorney Peter Jarosewycz of Kansas City, Mo., the 1750s. A ceramic plaque was discovered during the dig, established the Jarosewycz Family Scholarship in Ukrainian which featured Mazepa’s coat of arms and an inscription for Studies for graduate students in honor of his late parents, the hetman’s generosity in donating the church at Dmytro and Maria, and aunt Olha, in conjunction with the Honcharivka, similar to one found at Chernihiv College in Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies at 1952. Kansas University. Mr. Jarosewycz is a past president of the The project was headed by Dr. Kohut of the CIUS, with Kansas City Ukrainian Club and has helped to support support from Dr. Orest Popovych (Shevchenko Scientific At the launch of the latest volume of the Encyclopedia Ukrainian speakers, artists and filmmakers visiting the Society of America, known by its Ukrainian acronym as of Ukrainian Diaspora, organized by the Chicago Kansas City area. Chapter of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, (from NTSh-A), Dr. Volodymyr Kovalenko of Chernihiv National A February 5 article focused on the Ukrainian Canadian left): Dr. Myron Kuropas, Nadia Zajac, Dr. Vasyl University (lead archeologist), Prof. Martin Dimnik of the Research and Documentation Center’s launch of its digitiza- Markus (seated), Dr. Dmytro Shtohryn and Dr. George Pontifical Institute of Medieval Studies (University of tion project for its more than 1,000 pieces of audio and video Hrycelak on June 24. Credit: Lesia Kuropas. Toronto), and Dr. Huseyin Oylupinar (University of Alberta). interviews on various Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian It received generous donations by the late Volodymyra history. The digitization of the only large collection of and “Empire and Nations: Nationality Issues in the Russian Wasylyszyn and her husband, Roman, of Philadelphia. Ukrainian oral history in the diaspora is intended to pre- Empire.” Other courses included “Ukrainian Foreign Policy: In April the CIUS reported on the addition of 10 plates to serve the history and make it available for researchers, stu- Russia, Europe and the U.S.” with Ambassador Valerii its donor board, with each plate bearing the names of con- dents and the public. The first project of the Toronto-based Kuchynskyi; “Soviet, Post-Soviet, Colonial and Post-Colonial tributors of $25,000 or more to the institute. The 10 new UCRDC digitization project covers the participation of Cinema,” with Dr. Yuri Shevchuk; and three levels of Ukrainian Canadian in the Canadian armed forces during plates brought the total number of plates to 73. New donors instruction with Dr. Shevchuk. There World War II. Other interviews are to be made available, included Canadians from Alberta, Ontario and British was a Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series event that including: Ukrainians who helped Jews during World War II; Columbia, as well as donors from the United Kingdom. included prose writer Vasyl Gabor, which was co-sponsored veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA); veterans of Among the donations was a bequest of nearly $500,000 by the Kennan Institute in Washington and the Ukrainian the Division; Dutch officers who were assisted in from the estate of Bohdan and Natalia Golemba (Ontario), Studies Program. their escape from German captivity by the UPA; and which will provide scholarships for law and humanities stu- On September 6, CIUS announced the appointment of its Ostarbeiters – Ukrainians who were taken to Germany as dents at National University in Lviv for study new director, Dr. Volodymyr Kravchenko, a professor of his- forced laborers during World War II. and research projects in Canada. Dr. Maria Fischer-Slysh of tory at the Vasyl N. Karazin National University of . On March 18 Dr. Zenon Kohut, director of the Canadian Toronto donated $200,000 to sponsor the publication of the Dr. Kravchenko was chosen to replace Dr. Kohut after an Institute of Ukrainian Studies (CIUS) at the University of English-language translation of two volumes of Mykhailo international search. A promoter of Ukrainian studies, he is Alberta, reflected on his nearly two decades of service prior Hrushevsky’s “History of Ukraine-Rus’.” A donation from the founder and chair of the Department of Ukrainian Studies at to his retirement on June 30. Mr. Kohut noted his arrival at late John Yaremko of Toronto in the amount of $50,000 also Kharkiv University, a founder and editor-in-chief of the jour- CIUS, when Ukraine had just regained its independence, and went to the Hrushevsky project. An endowment was estab- nal Skhid-Zakhid (East-West), a member of the National the need to specialize the different departments of CIUS, lished by Parasia Iwanec of St. Catharines, Ontario, and her Committee of Historians of Ukraine, director of the husband, Wasyl; another endowment was set up by the Rev. with separate directors and funding. CIUS promoted Kowalsky Eastern Ukrainian Institute and president of the Hryhorij Fil of Redwater, Alberta, to support Ukrainian reli- Ukrainian studies with scholarship and publications, includ- International Association for the Humanities. As director, Dr. gious studies. ing the “Encyclopedia of Ukraine” and the translation of Kravchenko said he hopes to promote the modernization of On June 24, the Chicago chapter of the Shevchenko Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s 10-volume “History of Ukraine-Rus.’” Ukrainian studies in the world and to teach history and his- Scientific Society presented the newly published second Dr. Kohut highlighted areas of other challenges in dealing toriography of Eastern Europe at the University of Alberta, book (letters L-R) of Volume 1 (U.S.A.) of the Encyclopedia of with independent Ukraine and the formation of the where CIUS is based. Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), which Ukrainian Diaspora at the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Chicago’s Ukrainian Village. The book was edited by Prof. A celebration honoring Dr. Kohut’s 18 years of leadership worked on legislative, economic and judicial reforms in at CIUS was held at the Faculty Club at the University of Ukraine. Cooperation with universities in Ukraine was Vasyl Markus, with administrator/assistant editor Nadia Zajac, volunteer members Nadia Horb and a group of dedi- Alberta in Edmonton on October 2. About 100 people greet- another challenge for CIUS, but its lasting impact can be seen ed the professor. Among them were Eugene Zwozdesky, today in scholarly exchanges and ongoing programs. cated supporters. Statements were made by Dr. Myron Kuropas and Dr. Dmytro Shtohryn, who hailed the book in speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; Andrew Volodymyr Mezentsev, Ph.D., reported in our March 18 Hladyshevcky, president of the Ukrainian Canadian issue on the restoration of St. Mary the Protectress chronicling the history of the diaspora. Columbia University’s Ukrainian Studies Program for the Foundation of Taras Shevchenko; Manoly Lupul, founding Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Kyiv Patriarchate) in the village director of CIUS; and colleagues from CIUS. Dr. Kohut said he of Dikhtiarivka in the Chernihiv Oblast. The church was built fall of 2012 included courses in history, language, politics, had been privileged to serve as director of CIUS for almost in 1708-1709 by Hetman Ivan Mazepa at a cost of 15,000 culture and film by visiting and resident scholars. Returning two decades, working to promote Ukrainian studies in gold coins – slightly less than the cost of Holy Trinity Church, for that semester was Dr. Serhiy Bilenky, who taught two Canada, Ukraine and throughout the world. Dr. Kohut then which he had built in his capital, Baturyn, for 20,000 gold courses in history: “Streetcar and Cholera: Central and introduced his successor, Dr. Kravchenko, and passed a mace coins. The church also housed a miraculous of the Eastern European Cities Between Tradition and Modernity” Mother of God, which was decorated with gold and silver (bulava) to the incoming CIUS director, wishing him success. vestments. The original icon was lost, so only copies remain. The Shevchenko Scientific Society U.S.A. marked its 65th The church also hosted the signing of political and military anniversary on September 29 at its New York headquarters. alliances between the Ukrainians and the forces of King Originally established in 1873 in Lviv, the New York chapter Charles XII of Sweden. Donations for the church’s restoration was founded in 1947 with the aim of advancing Ukrainian have come from North American Ukrainian diaspora groups arts and sciences and houses an extensive library and and private donations, with 2011 donations totaling archives, while serving as a venue for Ukrainian scholars as $20,000. The remaining costs are being absorbed by the well as providing financial support for Ukrainian studies. local community, without assistance from the government. Former NTSh-A presidents Drs. Leonid Rudnytzky, Larissua Dr. Mezentsev is executive director of the Baturyn Zaleska Onyskevych, and Orest Popovych described their Archeological Project, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian years of service to the organization. The current president, Studies. Dr. George Grabowicz, presented awards of service to the An update on the Baturyn site dig during the summer of former presidents and outlined the goals of NTSh, including 2011 was provided by Dr. Mezentsev in our October 7 issue. scholarship, language, and attracting younger scholars to the Seventy-five students and scholars from universities and organization. museums of Chernihiv, Nizhyn, Kyiv, Sumy, Batruryn, Scholarly conferences for 2012 focused on such topics as Hlukhiv, Lviv, Lutsk and Kamianets-Podilsky in Ukraine, as the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), Ukraine on the histo- well as Toronto and Edmonton, Alberta. The 2011 dig con- The outgoing director of the Canadian Institute of riographic map of interwar Europe, combating corruption tinued the excavation of remnants of Mazepa’s fortified Ukrainina Studies, Dr. Zenon Kohut (right), presents a and the armed forces of Ukraine. court, located in the suburb of Honcharivka, approximately bulava (mace) to his successor, Dr. Volodymyr The Shevhenko Scientific Society of Canada hosted a sym- two kilometers from the Baturyn fortress. Investigations Kravchenko, during a gathering on October 6. posium on May 12 that examined the legacy of UPA as it 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW appears in music, literature and art. Presenters included musicologist Dr. Dagmara Turchyn-Durivak, literary scholar Halyna Kastiuk, and Dr. Daria Darewych, who presented the The arts: from music Litopys UPA Library, Volume 10, “Nil Khasevych – His Life and Art.” On July 1-3 the Ukrainian Free University in Munich host- to museums and more ed an international conference, “Ukraine on the pera bass Paul Plishka gave a farewell performance at Historiographic Map of Interwar Europe.” It was organized Othe Metropolitan on January 28 in the role of by the W.K. Lypynsky East European Research Institute the Sacristan – his 1,642nd performance – in Puccini’s (Philadelphia), the Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian “Tosca.” A nine-minute standing ovation greeted Mr. Historical Research (CIUS), the Harvard Ukrainian Research Plishka, 70, as he took to the stage to mark a career that Institute, the Institute of History of Ukraine at the National lasted 45 years and earned him the ranking of ninth-lon- Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and the Department of gest performer in the company’s history. Among his nota- History of Eastern- and Southern-eastern Europe at the ble 88 roles at the Met, Mr. Plishka has played the role of Historical Seminar (Ludwig Maximilian University in “Falstaff,” Dulcamara in Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” and Munich). Six panels were held, with presentations by Profs. Bartolo in Rossini’s “The Barber of Seville,” and roles in Andreas Kappeler, Mark von Hagen, Vladyslav Verstiuk, Oleh Mussorgsky’s “Boris Godunov” and others. Mr. Plishka Pavlyshyn, Zenon Kohut, Frank Sysyn, Vadym Adadurov, began his career singing with the Met’s national company Guido Hausmann, Tetian Boriak, Nicolas Szafowal, Leonid in 1965 at the age of 23 and joined the New York outfit in Zashkilniak, Andrii Portnov, Yaroslav Hrytsak, Michael 1967 at the age of 24. Moser, Oksana Yurkova, and Serhii Plokhii. Participants Another bass, Stefan Szkafarowsky, who has performed agreed that many questions had not yet been addressed at the world’s top opera houses, appeared at the Met in despite the productive discussion. They also noticed that Bishop presents Lubow Wolynetz, New York in February and March in the lead bass role as curator of the Ukrainian Museum and Library of gaps remain on both the empirical and theoretical levels, the Bonze in Puccini’s “Madame Butterfly,” conducted by Stamford, Conn., with a plaque in appreciation of her which encourages further study. Placido Domingo. He started his career at age 17, as the 30 years of service to the institution, which on October “Security in the Crucible of Systematic Corruption in youngest solo performer in New York’s Carnegie Hall in 28 celebrated its 75th anniversary. Ukraine,” a presentation about corruption in the Ukrainian 1974. military led by Leonid Polyakov, was hosted on September The Met also hosted three additional Ukrainian singers Bogachek and Igor Veligan and pianist Natsuki Fukasawa. 17 at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute in in 2012. Bass Anatoli Kotscherga, of Samhorodok, The series followed up on November 11 with “Gerdan – Cambridge, Mass. Mr. Polyakov cited Ukraine’s ranking by Kaliedoscope of World Music,” featuring violinist/vocalist Transparency International, which placed it 152nd out of Vinnytsia Oblast, debuted as Prince Ivan Khovansky in Mussorgsky’s “Khovanshchina.” He was joined by Misha Solomia Gorokhivska, flutist Andrei Pidkivka, guitarist 182 countries in 2011. Three areas were explored by Mr. Richard Miller and bassist/vocalist Branislaw Brinarsky. Polyakov – indoctrination, financial compensation and con- Dydyk, a tenor from Kamianets-Podilsky, Khmelnytsky Oblast, and Ukrainian baritone Vitaliy Bilyy, who has Art exhibits at Ukrainian museums included “Ukrainian trol – with the most corrupt area being the distribution of Kilims: Journey of a Heritage,” (February 12 - September housing entitlements. He also identified scenarios that could appeared at the Met in other productions and will appear in the March 10 performance as Shaklovity. The opera ran 30) that featured 30 examples of tapestry rugs from the threaten Ukraine’s independence because of the rampant permanent collection of The Ukrainian Museum in New corruption. Ultimately, he said the state of Ukraine’s military in February and March. York. Many dated from the 18th to 20th centuries, and is that way due to “the failure to build a unified ethos, a com- Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska, 37, debuted at the Met demonstrated the range of colors and motifs used in the mon national ideology.” on November 23 in the title role of Verdi’s “Aida,” to rave weaving of kilims. Artists such as Mykola Butovych, On November 9-10 the Ukrainian Catholic University in reviews by , The New York Post and Lviv hosted an international conference, “From a New the Associated Press. Sviatoslav Hordynskyi, Robert Lisovsky, Petro Cholodnij Jr. Academic Culture to Civil Society Free from Corruption,” that Opera star baritone Lev Rejnarowycz (1914-1987) was and Olena Kulchytska were featured weavers from the focused on the best anti-corruption practices in Ukrainian commemorated in a DVD on the 25th anniversary of his 20th century. higher education and discussed techniques for fighting cor- passing. The DVD features 15 selections in what was Chicago’s Ukrainian National Museum hosted an exhibit ruption. Measures that prevent corruption during the called “a celebration of his life and contributions to of Ukrainian artist and member of the National Society of admission process were also presented by expert panelists. Ukrainian music, art and culture” and was released at the Artists in Ukraine Volodymyr Voroniuk. On display on Other presentations included control over the admission end of 2012. Included on the DVD is a slideshow of more February 3-26 were impressionist-expressionist paintings process by NGOs, academic ethics, and an exchange between than 140 images and scans of posters and programs from with a range of landscapes in Ukraine, the U.S., Canada, Polish and Ukrainian experts’ reports. many of Mr. Rejnarowycz’s performances. Australia, Belgium and Luxembourg. An opening reception had attracted a full room of art lovers of varying ages. The annual Ukrainian Famine Lecture at the University of The Washington Group Cultural Fund hosted a number “A Singular Vision: Ilona Sochynsky, Retrospective of Toronto was delivered on November 8 by Alexander Motyl, of Ukrainian events, and included soprano Victoria Painting,” was hosted at The Ukrainian Museum on May professor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark. Loukianetz’s debut on February 10 in Washington at the 13-October 7. Through examples provided by private col- In his presentation, “The Holodomor and History: Bringing Austrian Embassy. A 20-year veteran of the opera stage, lections, including the artist’s own holdings as well as the the Ukrainians Back In,” Prof. Motyl noted that the nature of she was joined by pianist Marianna Humetska, with selec- museum’s permanent collection, the exhibit chronicled the Holodomor should be recognized by the international tions by Austrian and Ukrainian composers. The evening community as genocide and listed among the genocides of the artist’s development through varying themes and was organized by TWG Cultural Fund and the embassies of this world. He underscored the need to personalize the methods. the two countries. On March 18 a concert of mother and Holodomor with the collected data and research, through Also in May, The Ukrainian Museum hosted an exhibit son duo of composer Boris Skalsky and Zdanna Krawciw- personal narratives and memoirs. “The Holodomor Reader: of modernist painter Borys Kosarev. To accompany the Skalsky, who performed “Seven Spanish Dances for Piano A Sourcebook on the Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine,” co- exhibit a 214-page catalogue was released by Rodovid Four Hands” at The Lyceum in Alexandria, Va. This concert edited by Prof. Motyl and Bohdan Klid, of CIUS Press, was Press in Ukraine. concluded TWG’s Cultural Fund 2011-2012 Music Series. released at the time of the annual lecture. Ceramicist Ulyana Woznak’s solo debut, “My New The series kicked off its 2012-2013 season on October 14 The CIUS celebrated three milestones on October 26 as Season of Spring,” was held at the Ukrainian Museum- at The Lyceum with a concert featuring violinists Zino 90 scholars, donors, members of the community and CIUS Archives in Cleveland, and was on display from June staff gathered at the Canadian-Ukrainian Art Foundation gal- through September 8. Ms. Woznak is a native of Kosiv, lery to mark: the launch of Volume 6 of the English transla- Ukraine, graduated from Kosiv College of Decorative and tion of Hrushevsky’s “History of Ukraine-Rus’”; the many Folk Art and has a master’s degree in ceramics from the years of service of CIUS’s outgoing director, Dr. Kohut; and Lviv Academy of Art. the arrival of the new director of CIUS, Dr. Kravchenko. Dr. The solo exhibition “Ron Kostyniuk: Art as Nature Frank Sysyn, head of the Toronto office of CIUS, presented Analog” was hosted at The Ukrainian Museum on October the new history volume, of which he is editor-in-chief. 21 through early 2013. The exhibit featured 28 pieces of Presentations on the project included those by the volume’s constructive relief sculptures from 1967 through 2011. translator, Prof. Leonid Heretz of Bridgewater State Mr. Kostyniuk was born in Wakaw, Saskatchewan, in 1941 University in Massachusetts, and Uliana Pasicznyk, manag- and is a current faculty member at the Department of Art ing editor. Copies of the volume were presented to Nadia at the University of Calgary. Jacyk, the president of the Peter Jacyk Educational Oil paintings and watercolors by Anatole Kolomayets Foundation. were on exhibit at the Ukrainian Institute of America in The University of Saskatchewan hosted an New York on December 14-30. This was his 42nd one- Interprovincial Symposium on Health Projects with Ukraine on October 31. Participants included representatives from man show, spanning a 60-year career. The art on exhibit the University of Alberta, Grant MacEwan University, the featured his works from 1982 to 2007 and included 18 University of Ottawa and the World Health Organization oils and 14 watercolors. More than 400 of the artist’s representative in Kyiv, via the Internet. Discussions included works are in numerous private collections and galleries in the potential areas of collaboration in treating tuberculosis, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, England, France, the United asthma and hypertension. The University of Manitoba, with States, Canada and Ukraine. funding from UNICEF, is working on HIV/AIDS prevention in The husband and wife duo of violinist Solomiya Soroka Zaporizhia. Five western Canadian universities from Alberta, and pianist Arthur Greene put on a mesmerizing perfor- Manitoba and Saskatchewan, coordinated by the Canada- mance at the Ukrainian National Museum on November 9 Ukraine Center, continue to collaborate with Ukrainian uni- to kick off the museum’s 60th anniversary. versities on the development of agriculture, energy and Paul Plishka wrapped up a 45-year career at the Chicago’s Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art on March health sciences. on January 28. 17 hosted a one-woman play by Yana Kesala, “The No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 9

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Ukrainian Dentist’s Daughter.” The play follows a woman “Children of the Air,” at the 12th annual International through flashbacks, as she waits for her groom to show on Beverly Hills Film Festival, which ended on April 29. The her wedding day, set on New Year’s Eve in 1967. film also received the award for Best Cinematography. Ms. The UNA: 118 The Yara Arts Group, led by Virlana Tkacz, hosted its Winnick was among 300 guests at the Four Seasons Hotel, 18th major cultural event on January 27-29 at the competing among 50 films during the five-day festival. and going strong Ukrainian Institute of America in New York. The festival, In July, actor Anthony Federov starred in role of Roger ne hundred eighteen – that’s the anniversary the “Re-Imagining Ourselves,” featured literary, musical, vocal in the Off-Broadway musical production of “Rent.” The OUkrainian National Association marked on February 22, and art displays. Musical groups included Ensemble Hilka musical, inspired by Puccini’s opera “La Boheme,” incorpo- 2012. An editorial published on the occasion of the anniver- and Debutante Hour. Even the food was artsy – prepared rates lyrics from the opera and closely follows the origi- sary noted the fraternal organization’s multiple roles: “pro- by chef Olesia Lew, items featured traditional ingredients nal’s plot. tector of immigrants, educator and enlightener, proponent presented in a fresh way. The 2012 “Nadiya Ye!” Ukrainian festival was held on of Ukraine’s independence, spokesman for the Ukrainian Yara also performed its experimental theater piece June 29-July 1 at the Ukrainian American Youth nation, defender of human rights, patron of the arts, sponsor “Dream Bridge,” which opened on April 27 to a sold-out Association campground in Ellenville, N.Y. The headline of sports, initiator and advocate of myriad community proj- house at the La MaMa ETC in New York. The play is based act for the festival, which attracted more than 2,000 peo- ects, and publisher of newspapers and books.” If community members support what the UNA does, the editorial com- on poet Oleh Lysheha’s work “Dream” with excerpts of ple, was Mandry from Ukraine. Following the concert, the mented, “then they should also support the UNA by enroll- Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream” and from the band members met with fans to sign autographs and take photos. Earlier that week, 117 campers of the Vyshkilnyi ing as members. …without members there is no UNA, and actor’s own dreams. without the UNA…” Tabir were treated to a special meet-and-greet with During the week of February 19, 16 members of Another anniversary was the principal theme of the 2012 Mandry members, who underscored their commitment to Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance Ensemble danced four shows Almanac of the Ukrainian National Association: the centen- Ukrainian music, sung in the Ukrainian language. as part of the Feria Del Libre De Los Arts (The Outdoor nial of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization. The first Plast Arts Exhibition) in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico. In its first The sixth annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival at the groups were organized in 1911 in Lviv, and the first group of international performance since 1992, the dancers were Soyuzivka Heritage Center in Kerhonkson, N.Y., on July Plast scouts took the Plast oath in April of 1912. The UNA invited by the organization Ukrainians in Puerto Rico, who 13-15 featured internationally renowned pop star Almanac, released by Svoboda Press, also included sections wanted to showcase Ukrainian culture as part of the festi- of Ukraine, who headlined the grand concert on Saturday devoted to the 80th anniversary of the Holodomor and the val, organized by the city’s Department of Art, Culture and evening. She was joined by singers Peter Yarrow of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Ukrainian Insurgent Tourism. It was a special treat for Orlando Pagan, the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary; Iryna Lonchyna of the Army (known by its Ukrainian acronym as UPA). The alma- ensemble’s artistic director, who after 21 years of Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine; the Dobriansky Brothers nac’s editor was Petro Chasto, an editor on the staff of Ukrainian dancing, brought it to his homeland of Puerto of New York; and the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Svoboda. Cover design was by Stepan Slutsky. Rico. Workshop. (For more on this event see the “Year in As regards insurance, the core of the Ukrainian National The Voloshky dance ensemble of Philadelphia hosted Review” section about the Ukrainian National Association’s activity, UNA National Secretary Christine E. the Zoriany Ukrainian Song and Dance Company from Association.) Kozak announced the top organizers for 2011 in a report Kirovohrad, Ukraine, during August and September, col- The Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble celebrated its 25th published in June 2012. They were: UNA Second Vice- laborating on artistic projects and performances. The two anniversary in 2012 after being founded in Schuykill President Eugene Oscislawski (secretary of Branch 234), groups also worked on restaging the famed Yatran Song County, Pa., in 1987. The current ensemble has 20 danc- UNA Advisor Lubov Streletsky (secretary of Branch 10) and and Dance Ensemble performance in the United States of ers, under the choreographic direction of Andrij UNA Advisor Stephanie Hawryluk (secretary of Branch 88), Dobriansky, in addition to the vocal ensemble, featuring who recruited the most new members. Ms. Kozak under- 1977. That tour had been abruptly and mysteriously can- Michael Duda, Sandra Duda, Paula Holoviak and Joseph scored: “These three individuals are not full-time profes- celled by Soviet authorities. Performances included the Zucofski. The ensemble marked the anniversary year with sionals, but volunteers who believe in what the UNA stands Brook Theater in Bound Brook, N.J.; the Ukrainian a performance on August 18-19 at the Ukrainian Festival for and believe in the support the UNA provides its mem- American Sports Center Tryzub in Horsham, Pa.; and at at the Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton, Pa. bers through the sale of life insurance and annuities.” Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pa. Pikkardiyska Tertsiya celebrated its 20th anniversary Later in the year, from September through December, Irene The five finalists of the fourth biennial Kobzar Literary with a three-hour concert on September 29 at the Jarosewich authored a series of helpful columns under the Award, in the amount of $25,000, which recognizes out- Ukrayina National Arts Palace in Kyiv. The sextet a cappel- rubric “Insurance Matters,” which explained the fundamentals standing contributions to Canadian literature through an la vocal group performed 10 new songs and were joined of life insurance, as well as the products and services offered author’s presentation of a Ukrainian Canadian theme with on stage by Ruslana and a surprise performance by by the UNA, such as term and permanent life insurance, literary merit, were announced on March 10. The Kobzar Terzinfarkt, a German ensemble which inspired the annuities for retirement planning, Coverdell Educational Award Ceremony Committee selected “Under the Ukrainian group. The Lviv group Orfey also joined in the a Savings Accounts for the education of children and grand- Unbroken Sky” by Shandi Mitchell; “The Knife Sharpener’s cappella singing, before the eveing was capped off with children, and endowments for a variety of purposes. The UNA’s General Assembly met for its annual session at Bell” by Rhea Tregebov; “The Prodigal Daughter: A the singing of the Tertsiya classic, “Starenkyi Tramvai” Soyuzivka on Friday through Sunday, November Journey to Byzantium” by Myrna Kostash; “Jews in (The Old Tramcar). Other guest performers included 30-December 2, to review UNA activity for the past year and Ukrainian Literature: Representation and Identity” by TNMK, Taras Chubai, Lilia Vavrin, Maria Burmaka and to adopt a plan of action for 2013 and beyond. Six commit- Myroslav Shkandrij; and “Mammoth” by Larissa Pavlo Gudimov. Andrusyshyn. tees deliberated during the sessions: Organizing/Fraternal, The Ukrainian Museum and Library of Stamford, Conn., Soyuzivka, Publications, Canada, Financial and Advocacy. Literary evenings during 2012 included “Shevchenko celebrated its 75th anniversary on October 28, joined by on the Bowery” on March 10 at the Bowery Poetry Club in The latter was a new creation, as the UNA seeks to articulate 200 supporters of the museum. The oldest cultural institu- its concerns on the federal, state and local levels. New York. The mostly English-language event celebrated tion in the Ukrainian American community, the repository the 200th birthday of Taras Shevchenko, with readings of Reporting on 2011 and the first nine months of 2012, was founded by Metropolitan , President Stefan Kaczaraj stated, “Even though we have his works by Peter Fedynsky, George Grabowicz, head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, with an official Alexander Motyl, Vera Rich, Roman Turovsky, Svitlana and opening in 1937. A banquet celebration took place at the Vasyl Makhno, Bob Holman, and musical interludes by Sheraton Stamford Hotel and included remarks by Bishop bandurist Julian Kytasty. Borys Gudziak and Bishop Emeritus Basil Losten, former The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus (UBC) held its biennial eparch of Stamford. Service awards were presented to meeting in Warren, Mich., at the Ukrainian Cultural Center. Lubow Wolynets, curator of the museum for the past 30 Bohdan Heryavenko announced he was stepping down as years, and Msgr. John Terlecky, director of the library since artistic director and conductor of the UBC and planned to 1997. return to Ukraine with his wife and family. The member- Violinist Oleh Krysa celebrated his 70th birthday with a ship elected Oleh Mahlay, former artistic director and con- concert at the Ukrainian Institute of America in New York ductor of the UBC (1996-2008), to return in this capacity. on December 1. He was joined by pianist Tatiana Tchakina. Anatoli Murha was re-elected as president of the UBC for a A photo and archival exhibit of displaced persons (DP) seventh term. camps was held at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Actress Nina Arianda got quite a bit of press in 2012, Center in Jenkintown, Pa., on October 5-12. A similar including her nomination for best actress for the 2012 exhibit was launched at the Ukrainian National Museum in Tony Awards for her lead role in the Broadway play Chicago back in November 2011. A working committee “Venus in Fur.” This was her second nomination for the was formed – the Committee of Archives of Ukrainian award. She was also listed on The New York Times’ “Most Refugee and Displaced Persons Camps after WWII – to Aerobic Performance” list. Known as the “Rooster” award, coordinate efforts for the exhibits in Chicago and in the May 13 issue featured actors and actresses for their Jenkintown. Data collected by the United Ukrainian demanding physical performances. On June 10, at the 66th American Relief Committee and the Relief annual Tony Awards, Ms. Arianda received her first Tony and Rehabilitation Administration helped to bring daily Award for Best Actress in a Play for her role in “Venus in camp life into sharper focus. Fur,” which ended its Broadway run on June 17. Ms. The film “Holodomor: Ukraine’s Genocide” was Arianda was tapped for the lead in the biographic film released on DVD in December. A production by Bobby “Joplin,” which is set to begin filming in 2013. The film Leigh and Marta Tomkiw, with collaboration by Prof. Taras traces the life of singer Janice Joplin six months prior to Hunczak, Christopher Scott Knell, Dimitry Kuzmenko, Erik her death from a heroin overdose in 1970 at the age of 27. Godal and Jim Henderson, the 90-minute documentary Ms. Arianda will sing 21 songs by Joplin for the film. features interviews with survivors and historians to tell Ukrainian Canadian Actress Katheryn Winnick of the story of how millions of Ukrainians were forcibly Cover of the 2012 Almanac of the Ukrainian National Toronto won the Best Actress Award for her work in starved to death by the Soviet regime in 1932-1933. Association (designed by Stepan Slutsky). 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW been living through a turbulent economic storm – and tur- bulent weather, that is, Hurricane Sandy – the UNA contin- ues to move slowly in the right direction.” He pointed to The noteworthy: decreased expenses due to successful cost-cutting measures at the UNA, as well as an increase in the UNA’s assets. events and people Nonetheless, he said, financial difficulties continue at the Soyuzivka Heritage Center, which is owned and operated by his section features the noteworthy events and people the UNA, and the UNA’s two newspapers. Tof 2012 that defy easy classification (or could fit under Editor-in-Chief Roma Hadzewycz underscored that 2013 more than one of our Year in Review categories). will mark the 120th anniversary of Svoboda and the 80th anniversary of The Ukrainian Weekly, and she displayed a National Inventors Hall of Fame on May 2 for inventing, copy of the just-published history of Svoboda – “Vilne Slovo along• Dr. with Lubomyr his research Romankiw partner and was fellow inducted inductee into David the Amerykanskoyi Ukrainy” (The Free Press of Ukrainian Thompson, the first practical magnetic thin-film magnetic Americans) – by one of its editors, Mr. Chasto. She also storage heads. Thin-film technology radically reduced the reported a significant increase in donations to the press size requirements for data storage, making modern data funds of the two papers and cited donations totaling storage possible and paving the way for devices such as $26,250 from Ukrainian credit unions to the Svoboda Digital MP3 players and smartphones. Library Project. Soyuzivka’s manager, Nestor Paslawsky, reported on a forced resettlement of 150,000 Ukrainians from the very successful year of summer camps: over 600 children Lemko,• 2012 Sian, marked Kholm the and 65th Pidliashia anniversary regions of Akcjain southeastern Wisla, the participated and several camps had waiting lists because Poland to territories in the northwest. The Akcja Wisla they were filled to capacity. He highlighted the Soyuzivka operation began in the early morning hours of April 28, Heritage Center’s strong ties with Ukraine’s Consulate 1947. Although its official purpose was to incapacitate the General in New York and the Embassy of Ukraine, adding active units of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), in fact that the Embassy is a co-sponsor of the annual Ukrainian it was part of a plan by Soviet and Polish authorities “to Cultural Festival. resolve the Ukrainian question in Poland once and for all.” At Soyuzivka, 2012 was a year of change and challenge. By resettling the deportees over a wide area, Polish author- UNA President Kaczaraj announced on April 10 that a 233- ities hoped to accomplish their goal of the total assimila- acre parcel of Soyuzivka lands was sold to the well-known tion of Ukrainians into Polish society. The anniversary was nature conservancy Open Space Institute in an effort to pro- Christine Syzonenko commemorated in Peremyshl, Poland, by over 200 repre- tect these lands in perpetuity. Ruslana headlines the 2012 Ukrainian Cultural sentatives from more than 20 Ukrainian organizations at The acquisition of the Soyuzivka parcel, located in the Festival at Soyuzivka on July 13-15. the second Congress of Ukrainians in Poland, held April scenic Shawangunk Mountains, was first proposed back in 28-30. The congress was held at the Narodnyi Dim in 2007 and approved by the UNA General Assembly at that distributed to Soyuzivka guests and the statements made by Peremyshl, only recently returned to the Ukrainian com- time. However, the transfer could not be concluded earlier UNA officers and the MCs from the festival’s main stage, munity after its confiscation by the Polish government dur- due to the financial crisis of 2008, as a result of which the who underscored that tax-deductible donations could be ing Akcja Wisla. Open Space Institute lost funding. The property was con- made through the UNA’s charitable arm, the Ukrainian veyed to the New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and National Foundation. Historic Preservation (OPRHP) as an addition to the Later in the summer season, over the weekend of August book, “Zakerzonnia: Ethnic Cleansing of the Ukrainian Minnewaska State Park Preserve. OPRHP Commissioner 11-12, Soyuzivka selected its Miss Soyuzivka 2013: Katya Minority• Dedicated in Poland, to the 1944-1947,” Akcja Wisla the anniversaryfirst in English is ona new the Rose Harvey commented: “The lands that OSI has added to Hoshovska of New York. Ms. Hoshovska attends Fordham subject. “Zakerzonnia” refers to the territory west of the Minnewaska over the years have greatly enhanced visitors’ University at Lincoln Center and is majoring in performing Curzon Line, established in 1919 as the border between experience at the preserve. The acquisition of the spectacu- arts. The first runner-up was Julianna Hanas of Maryland, a the opposing powers of the Second Polish Republic and lar UNA property adds another chapter to the partnership.” junior at Towson University in Maryland who is majoring in Bolshevik Russia. The book was compiled and edited by Dr. “The transfer of these scenic lands to the Open Space graphic design. The second runner up was Christine Taras Hunczak, professor emeritus of history at Rutgers Institute neatly fulfills the common goals of two very diverse Nedilsky of New Jersey, a senior at the State University of University, and published jointly by the Lemko Research organizations,” said Mr. Kaczaraj. “From the point of view of New York at New Paltz, where she is majoring in journalism Foundation and the Organization for the Defense of Lemko Open Space, this environmentally sensitive tract will be pre- with a concentration in public relations. Western Ukraine. “Zakerzonnia” is a collection of articles served in perpetuity for the benefit of the general public and Scholarships were once again awarded to UNA members by scholars from the United States and Poland, and con- passive recreational opportunities will be expanded. At the who are undergraduate students in universities and colleg- tains chapters by Roman Drozd, Timothy Snyder, Yewhen same time, Soyuzivka will continue its 60-year mission of es across North America. The special section on the 2011- Misylo, Diana Howansky Reilly and Mykola Duplak, with preserving Ukrainian heritage and customs on its remaining 2012 scholarship recipients that appeared in the April 15 assistance by Marie Duplak and Mykola Darmochwal. extensive 130-plus acres.” issue of The Weekly highlighted the UNA’s allocation of a Translators were Evhen Ladna, Volodymyr Hrycyk and Dr. The UNA president underscored, “Guests of Soyuzivka total of $17,225 in scholarships and awards to 81 students. Taras V. Shmiher. will continue to enjoy these stunning lands, the hiking trails, Nor did the UNA forget its seniors. The 2012 UNA Seniors’ the falls and the stream with the knowledge that the Conference was held at Soyuzivka from Sunday to Friday, Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization who stayed true to beloved forest of Soyuzivka will be protected and preserved June 10 to 15. The conference is held every year in the spring the• Plast On April oath 12 was the unveiled world’s infirst Ivano-Frankivsk. monument to members The monu- of for future generations.” to provide seniors of the Ukrainian community with an ment dedicated to “Plast members who did not breach UNA Treasurer Roma Lisovich explained that the consoli- opportunity to get together with both old and new friends their oath” was unveiled on the 100th anniversary of the dation of property is also expected to reap other benefits for from all over the U.S. and Canada. Conference activities day that the first group of Plast scouts took their solemn Soyuzivka, such as a reduction in property taxes and poten- included various speakers, a special end-of-the-week cele- oath in a ceremony at the First Academic Gymnasium in tially a reduction in insurance liability costs. bratory banquet, as well as a healthy dose of fun and camara- Lviv. Depicting a Plast scout in uniform, the monument was More than 3,000 visitors arrived at Soyuzivka on July derie. Participants unanimously re-elected the following: designed by sculptor Volodymyr Dovbeniuk. (Later in the 13-15 to attend the sixth annual Ukrainian Cultural Festival, Oksana Trytjak, president; Ihor Hayda, vice-president; year, in August, Lviv was the venue for the international which featured five concerts over three days. Returning to Olha Trytyak, secretary; and Marijka Tomorug, treasurer. jamboree marking Plast’s centennial. For more on that his- one of her favorites places was internationally renowned Soyuzivka was once again the gathering place for adop- toric event see the section on the Ukrainian diaspora.) pop star Ruslana of Ukraine, who headlined the grand con- tive families who have given children from Ukraine new cert on Saturday evening. She was joined by singers Peter homes and new lives. Such meetings, organized by the UNA Wasn’t” by Dr. Myron Kuropas was published in the spring. Yarrow of the legendary folk group Peter, Paul and Mary; and Ukraine’s diplomats in the U.S., have taken place annual- The• “Thebook Demjanjukrecounts the Debacle: life of JohnThe Demjanjuk,Trials of a ‘Nazi’ giving Who the Iryna Lonchyna of the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine; ly since 2003. The 2012 event, held on the weekend of July first historical account of his 30-year legal struggles in the 20-22, attracted families from New York, New Jersey, and the Dobriansky Brothers of New York; as well as the U.S., Israel and Germany, although the book ends with Mr. Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Workshop, a festival Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts and North Demjanjuk waiting for his appeal to be heard in the favorite. Also performing in concerts during the festival Carolina. The families took folk arts classes, learned German court of appeal. (Demjanjuk died before the appeal were: the Prometheus Male Chorus of Philadelphia, the Ukrainian dance, viewed a photography exhibit whose was heard.) “Demjanjuk Debacle” also describes the propa- Dumka Chorus of New York, musicians Valeriy Zhmud and theme was flowers from Ukraine, participated in discus- ganda war connected with the case, in which traditional Sergei Pobedinsky, both of New York, and the Korinya sions, and generally enjoyed the lovely grounds and atmo- Ukrainian Folk Band of New Paltz, N.Y. sphere of Soyuzivka. Jewish grievances against Ukrainians were once again The Ukrainian Cultural Festival is the major fund-raising During 2012 the UNA and its newspapers bid a fond fare- aired in newspapers and other media. event for Soyuzivka. The thousands who visited Soyuzivka – well to a longtime colleague, Maria Oscislawski, the adver- which marked its 60th anniversary in 2012 – for the tising manager of Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, at a at the intersection of Kittredge and Hemann streets in the Ukrainian Cultural Festival could not help but notice the luncheon in her honor on January 10 at the Home Office. Roslindale• On April section 28, Boston of the citycity officials as “Nikolaus dedicated Zozula the Square” square huge banner suspended from the Main House. “Save Mrs. Oscislawski was the advertising department manager in honor of the memory of SP4 Nikolaus Zozula, killed in Soyuzivka! Now not later,” it read. As noted by UNA since April of 1999. Prior to that, since August 1988, she action during the Vietnam War. Along with the city officials, Treasurer Lisovich, in 2011 Soyuzivka experienced a heat- was a key employee of the UNA’s Organizing Department. the ceremony was attended by some 80 members of the ing oil spill. As a result, Soyuzivka needed to raise $1 million A much sadder farewell came on March 7, when Olha greater Boston Ukrainian community including a color to offset the expenses incurred in the clean-up. UNA Kuzmowycz, a former editorial staff member of Svoboda guard and members of the local Ukrainian American President Kaczaraj explained that “reimbursement efforts and a longtime columnist, passed away at the age of 94. Veterans Post 31, Brig. Gen. Leonid Kondratiuk, national are being aggressively pursued through legal avenues,” but, Since 1981 she was on the editorial staff of Svoboda, first at commander of the UAV and members of the Zozula family. in the meantime, the costs incurred “put an unsustainable the UNA headquarters in Jersey City, N.J., and from 1997 to strain on the heritage center’s resources.” The “Save 2007 (when she retired) in Parsippany, N.J., making the long Field Stadium in Flushing, N.Y., was held on June 19. The Soyuzivka” message was buttressed by the leaflets being trip from ’s East Village twice a week. Trembita• The first-everUkrainian Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Heritage of NightYonkers, at MetsN.Y., per-Citi No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 11

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW formed in center field before the game, and key organizers lic affairs and communications for the Coca-Cola North and members of the Ukrainian American community were American Business Unit. Ms. Soutus was honored for her presented Mets Spirit Awards for their years of service to professional accomplishments in international public Our community the Ukrainian American community. Recognized with affairs and communications, her commitment to the pres- Spirit Awards were: Ihor Czernyk; Orlando and Larisa ervation and perpetuation of the Ukrainian Catholic mourns their passing Pagan; Jaroslaw Palylyk, Yonkers UCCA branch president; Church in Ukraine, and her continued support and dedica- uring 2012 our community mourned the passing of and Ivanka Zajac, UCCA New York City branch president. tion to Ukrainian cultural, educational and artistic organi- many of its prominent members: artists, church lead- zations both in the United States and in Ukraine. 2012 D ers, soldiers and community activists. Among them were of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at The marked the first time a mother and daughter had each Catholic• The UniversityVery Rev. Mark of America Morozowich in Washington. was appointed A member dean received the award: Ms. Soutus’ mother, Luba Hlutkowsky, the following, listed in order of their passing. of the university’s faculty since 2003 and acting dean since had been UTS Ukrainian of the Year in 1981. Natalie Danylenko, 86, of Somerdale, N.J., community 2011, Father Morozowich is the first Eastern Catholic to activist who funded scholarships for students at National head the school. respected Ukrainian historians and administrators of the University of Ostroh Academy and was awarded the acade- Canadian• Dr. Zenon Institute Kohut of Ukrainianand Dr. Frank Studies Sysyn, (CIUS), both received highly my’s highest honor, the Prince Kostiantyn Ostrozky Medal; Botsvynyuk, were sentenced for human trafficking to 20 the Omelan and Tatiana Antonovych Foundation’s annual supported a variety of cultural, historical and political years• Two plus Ukrainian life and citizens, 20 years, brothers respectively. Omelyan Three and Stepan other awards for their exemplary work in expanding the world’s studies projects at National University of Kyiv-Mohyla brothers were indicted in the family-run operation; two understanding of Ukraine, its history and culture. They Academy and was awarded its highest honor, the St. Petro were awaiting extradition from Canada and one is a fugi- were described by the selection jury as “very important Mohyla Medal; and was one of the initiators of the National tive. The brothers would promise young Ukrainians good research historians,” who “integrated the earlier periods of Council of Women of Ukraine – December 30, 2011. jobs plus room and board, then smuggle them into the U.S., Ukraine’s history from the mid-1500s into contemporary Samuel Jaskilka, 92, four-star general and highly deco- where they were forced to work on cleaning crews for local European history, with Dr. Sysyn focusing on the earlier rated 36-year veteran of the United States Marine Corps; chain stores. The victims received no pay for their work, centuries and Dr. Kohut from the end of the 18th and saw action in the Pacific theater during World War II; were housed in squalid conditions, subjected to physical beginning of the 19th centuries.” served during the Korean War and in Vietnam; named violence and sexual assault, and told that they must work assistant commandant of the Marine Corps in 1975 – for the Botsvynyuk family until their debts – between Women’s League of America (UNWLA) and the Ukrainian Arlington, Va., January 15. $10,000 and $50,000 – were paid. They were also threat- Institute• On October of America 20, Branch presented 113 of“An the Evening Ukrainian with National Zenia Andrij Dobriansky, 81, performed 60 roles in over 900 ened that their families in Ukraine would be harmed or Mucha.” Ms. Mucha, former advisor to both Gov. George performances during his 27-year career as a bass-baritone killed. Pataki and Sen. Alfonse D’Amato of New York, is currently with the New York Metropolitan Opera; soloist with the executive vice-president and chief communications officer Dumka Choir; longtime choir director at St. George party, Dniprodzerzhynsk City Council Deputy Vitaly Kuprii for The Walt Disney Co., and winner of the 2012 Matrix Ukrainian Catholic Church – New York, February 1. erected• Running a number for Parliament of humorous under political the opposition billboards Svoboda depict- Award from New York Women in Communications. The Bohdan Shebunchak, M.D., 90, of Pompton Plains, N.J., ing an elderly woman with a cat. The caption read, “I evening, with an audience comprising many young com- served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during the Korean learned my grandson voted for the Party of Regions. I’ve munications professionals as well as some of Ms. Mucha’s War; president of the National office of the Ukrainian signed the house over to the cat.” Mr. Kuprii claimed the former classmates from St. George Academy, consisted of Medical Association of North America (1969-1971) – billboards were removed on orders of local Party of brief remarks by Ms. Mucha followed by a lengthy ques- February 4. Regions of Ukraine (PRU) officials, who denied it. tion-and-answer session. Roman Hezzey, 88, founder of Ukrainian State Day in Subsequently, the PRU put up its own cat billboard, with a Connecticut; participated in the establishment of the caption reading, “Under our rule, even cats got apart- Year Award for 2012 from the Ukrainian Graduates of Ukrainian Heritage House Museum in New Haven, Conn.; ments.” While arguments in Dniprodzerzhynsk waged back Detroit• Dr. andRoman Windsor. Kolodchin Dr. Kolodchin, received athe practicing Ukrainian psycholo- of the ordained a Knight of St. Gregory the Great by Pope John and forth about who was to blame, a variety of pictures of gist, was honored for his work as director of the weekly Paul II – Ipswich, Mass., February 7. the woman and her cat went viral on social networks, gen- radio hour “Song of Ukraine,” which brings news, informa- Omelian Bej, 86, economist, professor and researcher; erally with captions sympathetic to the opposition. tion and traditional musical entertainment to the active member of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Ukrainian residents of southeastern Michigan. He contin- Sciences (UVAN); professor of economic studies at president of the Ukrainian World Congress Yuri Shymko ues a family legacy: he learned the business of radio broad- Shippensburg University for nearly 30 years; visiting pro- was• Formerawarded Canadian the Medal Member of Gratitude of Parliament established and formerby the casting from his father, a 1971 Ukrainian of the Year. fessor at the University of Manitoba, Wilson College and European Solidarity Center to commemorate the 30th Dickinson College – Shippensburg, Pa., February 10. anniversary of the birth of the independent Polish trade the 2012 Junior Eurovision Song Contest, held in Maria Luciuk, 84, was press-ganged to work on a union Solidarity. The recipients of the medal supported Amsterdam• Ten-year-old on December Ukrainian 1, singerwith her Anastasiya song “Nebo” Petryk (“Sky”). won Bavarian farm during World War II; joined the Organization Solidarity and the democratic opposition in Poland in their Her older sister Viktoria finished second at the 2008 Junior of Ukrainian Nationalists while in the Freiman Kasserne DP struggle for freedom and democracy in the 1980s. Eurovision. camp, becoming a trusted underground courier; was the - “heart and soul” of the Lviv pavilion during the annual at the Center for Demographic and Socio-Economic sented to Eugene Czolij, Yurij Luhovy and Dr. Roman Folklore Festival in Kingston, Ontario – February 10. Research• Statistical of data Ukrainians on Ukrainians in the in the United U.S. are States, now online the Serbyn• Queen by UkrainianElizabeth IICanadian Diamond Congress Jubilee Medals (UCC) were National pre Ivan Pravilov, 49, head of the elite Druzhba-78 hockey Shevchenko Scientific Society, http://www.inform-deci- President Paul Grod on December 1. Mr. Czolij is an attor- school in Ukraine from the 1980s-2007; came to the U.S. in sions.com/stat/. The site is updated frequently – click on ney specializing in corporate and commercial law; he is the 2007 to run training camps for standout players from the “New” to see what is most recent – and contains both fixed current president of the Ukrainian World Congress and a U.S. and abroad; was accused of child molestation and and interactive maps and statistics. A great deal of statisti- past national president of the UCC. Dr. Serbyn is professor found dead in his prison cell while in custody in a cal information can be found: how many persons of emeritus of history at McGill University, an acknowledged Philadelphia Federal Detention Center – February 10. Ukrainian ancestry live in each state and how that changed expert on the Holodomor and editor of the scholarly jour- Leonidas Mostovych, M.D., 92, survivor of Polish pris- over the years, as well as more detailed breakdowns by nal Holodomor Studies. Mr. Luhovy is an award-winning ons and Nazi concentration camps – Bereza Kartuzka, age, sex, period of immigration, language spoken at home, filmmaker and member of the Academy of Canadian Auschwitz, Mauthausen and others; professor and chair- etc. Cinema and Television; his documentaries include man, Department of Radiology at VAMC University of “Genocide Revealed,” about the Holodomor, and “Freedom Kentucky – February 12. Pittsburgh presented its 2012 Ukrainian of the Year Award Had a Price,” about Canada’s first national internment Maria Fischer-Slysh M.D., 90, active supporter of edu- to Sonya• The Hlutkowsky Ukrainian Soutus, Technological senior vice-president Society (UTS) of pub- of operations 1914-1920. cation and culture in Ukraine; donated $1 million to the Ukrainian Catholic University; was awarded the Order of Christ the Savior by the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyiv Patriarchate and the Order of Princess Olha by the Ukrainian government – Toronto, February 13. Daria Pushkar Shust, 79, of Huntingdon Valley, Pa., for- mer teacher at St. Basil Academy; chairman of the Mittenwald Gymnasium Alumni – February 20. Olha Kuzmowycz, 94, longtime Plast leader and jour- nalist, known to many by her pen name O-KA; editorial staff member and columnist for Svoboda for over 25 years; former head of the U.S. and the World Plast Council; twice received Plast’s highest honor, the Medal of St. George in Gold; former head of the Ukrainian Journalists’ Association of America; former presidium member of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council; board member and corre- sponding secretary of the Shevchenko Scientific Society – New York, March 7. Mykola Plawiuk, 86, served as president of the Ukrainian National Republic in Exile (1988-1982); initiator and chief organizer responsible for the establishment in 1967 of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians, and served During the first ever Ukrainian Heritage Night at Mets Citi Field Stadium in Flushing, N.Y., honored by the Mets as its secretary general, first vice-president and president; with Spirit Awards for their service to the local Ukrainian community were: (from left) Jaroslaw Palylyk, Ivanka awarded the State Order of Merit (third class) by President Zajac, Orlando and Larissa Pagan, and Ihor Czernyk. and the Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

2012: THE YEAR IN REVIEW

Among the notable Ukrainians who passed away in 2012 were (beginning with top row, from left) Gen. Samuel Jaskilka, Andrij Dobriansky, Olha Kuzmowycz, Mykola Plawiuk, Metropolitan Constantine, Iryna Stasiv Kalynets, Vasyl Markus and Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn.

(first class) by President – Burlington, William Norrie, 83, former mayor of Winnipeg 1979- instruction on Catholic moral issues; promoter of the pro- Ontario, March 10. 1992 and friend of the Ukrainian community, whose last- life movement in Canada – Toronto, October 7. Konstantin Milonadis, born in 1926, professor of ing legacy for Ukrainians of Winnipeg is the Holodomor Vasyl Markus, 89, founding member of the Ukrainian three-dimensional design and sculpture at Notre Dame monument, unveiled in 1984, in front of City Hall Student Association of Mykola Michnowsky (TUSM); University since 1960, and distinguished professor and Winnipeg, July 6. founding member of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting artist-in-residence there in 1962-1973; helped found the Vasyl Lisovy, 75, philosopher, former Soviet-era dissi- Organization’s Orden Khrestonostsiv; worked on the Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art in Chicago – March 13. dent and political prisoner; protested openly against “Encyclopedia of Ukrainian Studies,” “Ukraine: A Concise John Demjanjuk, 91, former U.S. citizen who was arrests of Ukraine’s intelligentsia in 1972, for which he Encyclopedia” and the “Encyclopedia of Ukraine” Volumes appealing his 2011 conviction in Germany of 28,060 was arrested and sentenced in 1973 to seven years’ hard 1 and 2; in 1988 began work as editor-in-chief of the counts of accessory to murder in the Sobibor death camp; labor and three years’ exile for “anti-Soviet agitation and Encyclopedia of the Ukrainian Diaspora; taught Slavic through the years was accused of being a guard at several propaganda” – July 20. studies at University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind., and Nazi camps but insisted that he was a prisoner of war – a , 70, Ukraine’s best-known actor, who political science at Loyola University in Chicago; co-found- Red Army soldier – and a victim of mistaken identity; con- played over 50 roles on stage and screen; winner of the er of Ss. Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church; victed in Israel in 1986 of Nazi war crimes committed at Shevchenko Prize; Hero of Ukraine; artistic director of the awarded the Presidential Order of Merit (third degree) by Treblinka and sentenced to death in 1988, a conviction Ivan Franko National Academic Drama Theater; Ukraine’s Viktor Yushchenko – Chicago, October 15. that was overturned on appeal by the Israeli Supreme Minister of Culture (1991-2000) – Kyiv, July 24. Jaroslav Kryshtalsky, longtime member and patron of Court in 1993; deported to Germany in May of 2009 – Bad Iryna Stasiv Kalynets, 71, poet, artist, former political the Ukrainian Institute of America, member of the UIA’s Feilnbach, Germany, March 17. prisoner; involved in the “Shestydesiatnyky” movement in board of directors and president for two terms – New York, Athena Pashko, 80, poet involved in the “Shestydesiat­ the 1960s; protested against the arrest of Valentyn Moroz October 17. nyky,” the Ukrainian movement of the 1960s; involved with in 1970 and of Nina Strokata in 1971; arrested in 1972 and Harvie Andre, 72, held a Ph.D. in chemical engineering her husband, Vyacheslav Chornovil, in the publication of sentenced to six years of labor camp and three years of and was a professor at the University of Calgary; served 2 dissident materials in the underground journal Ukrayinskyi exile for “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda;” active in years in the House of Commons; minister of supply and Visynyk; member of the political council and leadership of the Popular Movement of Ukraine (Rukh) and the move- services under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, associate the National Rukh of Ukraine; awarded the Order of ment for the revival of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic national defense minister, minister of consumer and cor- Princess Olha and the Order of Freedom – Kyiv, March 20. Church – July 31. porate affairs, minister for regional and industrial expan- Archbishop Michael Bzdel Donna Grescoe, 84, violinist, child prodigy who started sion and minister of state for science and technology – Winnipeg and former metropolitan of Canada for the her career at the age of 5; made her New York debut in Calgary, Alberta, October 21. Ukrainian Catholic Church; former, 81‚ аrchbishopprovincial superior еmeritus for of February 1947 at Town Hall; toured Canada, accompanied Ivan Skalchuk, 100, joined the underground the Redemptorists Fathers – Winnipeg, April 3. by Leopold Mittman, and performed with the Winnipeg Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists in his youth, escap- Bishop Efraim Krevey, 84, eparch emeritus of the Symphony Orcetra and other Cnadian orchestras – ing to the West in 1944 and ending up in a German forced Curitiba Eparchy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Brazil Richmond, British Columbia, August 17. labor camp in Telfs, Austria; obtained his Ph.D. in political – Curitiba, Brazil April 3. Sylvia Fedoruk, 85, scientist, sportswoman, and 17th science from Leopold Franzens University in Innsbruck; Ihor Vitkovytsky, Ph.D., 79, of Silver Spring, Md., physi- lieutenant governor of Saskatchewan; recipient of the co-founder of Philadelphia Ukrainian Self-Reliance Federal cist; enjoyed a long and successful career at the Naval Saskatchewan Order of Merit (1986), the Order of Canada Credit Union, 1952; ran the Ukrainian Bicentennial Research Laboratory, where he was Associate (1987), the Ukrainian Canadian Congress Saskatchewan Committee of Philadelphia in 1972-1977; served on the Superintendent of the Plasma Physics Division – April 3. Provincial Council Nation Builder (1999) and the UCC national board of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of Metropolitan Constantine, 76, first American-born National Shevchenko Medal (1995) – Saskatoon, America and was honored with the UCCA’s Shevchenko primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. and Saskatchewan, September 26. Freedom Award; former supreme auditor of the Ukrainian other parts of the diaspora (except Canada); in May 1992 Larysa Pevny, Ph.D., born in 1965, pioneer in the fields National Association – Philadelphia, November 2. was nominated by Patriarch Mstyslav I to succeed him as of neuroscience and stem cell biology, associate professor Bishop Michael Hrynchyshyn, 83, exarch of Ukrainian metropolitan of the UOC-USA; was invited to the of genetics, member of the University of North Carolina Catholics in France, Benelux and Switzerland from 1982 Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople in 1994, which Neuroscience Center, director of the UNC Center for Stem until his resignation in July 1912; former provincial superi- ultimately led to the reception of the UOC-USA as a juris- Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine – Chapel Hill, N.C., or of the Yorkton Province of the Redemptorists; secretary- diction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate; presided over the September 30. general for the 1988 celebration of the Millennium of 1996 unification of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Roman Melnyk, 71, lawyer and former TV executive Ukrainian Christianity Jubilee in Rome; named by Pope America with the UOC-USA – Pittsburgh, May 21. with the CBC and others; served on the national board of John Paul II to head the Commission for New Martyrs, Myron Stebelsky, 84, longtime president of both the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and on the board of the which prepared documentation for the 27 martyrs pro- Chornomorska Sitch Ukrainian Athletic-Educational St. Demetrius Development Corp.; founding director of the claimed blessed by the pope in 2001 – Paris, November 12. Association and the Ukrainian Sport Federation of the U.S. Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation – Toronto, The Rev. Dr. Myron Stasiw, 87, mitered archpriest of and Canada (USCAK); was an integral part of the founding October 3. the Ukrainian Catholic Church’s Toronto Eparchy; elected of the Sitch Sports School, where he spent numerous sum- Bishop Roman Danylak, 81, former eparch of Toronto, to the Ukrainian National Association Assembly as an advi- mers improving the sports skills and social development of apostolic administrator emeritus of Toronto and eastern sor in 1994; UNA Director for Canada 1998-2002 – hundreds of children – Newark, N.J., June 5. Canada for the Ukrainian Catholic Church; proponent of Toronto, November 22. No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 13

(and its sister publication, Svoboda) has been limited to 20-page issues, with the exception of those issues that Meanwhile, back carry special advertising sections. A decision was also made to produce two less issues for 2012. Thus, the at The Weekly papers were not published the week of the Fourth of July and during the week between Christmas and the New ere in Parsippany, N.J., 2012 was a year marked by Year; double issues were published instead. (Thus, the The Weekly joining Facebook and thoughts about H July 1-July 8 issue of The Weekly was Nos. 27and 28; the next year’s 80th anniversary of our newspaper. December 23-December 30 issue was Nos. 52 and 53.) We started the year off with our traditional look back As we noted in the editorial written on the occasion of at the events of the previous year. “2011: The Year in our publisher’s 118th anniversary: “Svoboda and The Review” appeared in three successive issues (January Weekly… would not exist without the financial support 15, 22 and 29). of the Ukrainian National Association, which considers Of course, there were other special issues also. The them a fraternal benefit for its members and a contribu- Ukrainian Debutante Balls section appeared in the tion to the community at large, as well as Ukrainians March 13 issue; “A Ukrainian Summer” was published worldwide. And yet, the UNA’s support is not sufficient May 6; and several issues were devoted to celebrations to guarantee these publications’ existence. That’s of Ukraine’s Independence Day. where… subscribers come in. Simply put, without sub- Among the particularly notable and significant fea- tures published in The Weekly during 2012 were Zenon scribers there is no reason for these papers to exist. Zawada’s look at the parties running in Ukraine’s parlia- Seems obvious, doesn’t it. And yet… you’d be surprised mentary elections and Oleh Wolowyna’s examinations of how many of our community members use these papers immigration dynamics of Ukrainians in the United States but… don’t understand why they should be subscribers. (September 16) and the voting potential of U.S. When folks turn to the UNA’s newspapers for assistance, Ukrainians (October 7). for information or to have something publicized, we The Weekly on several occasions expressed its con- often ask: Are you a subscriber? There are those who cern about the Obama administration’s policies vis-à-vis reply: Does it matter? Indeed, it does. The UNA will con- Russia and Ukraine, and underscored that it was time to tinue to publish our two community newspapers, but it “reset the ‘reset.’ ” At the end of the year, we praised U.S. needs to see that those newspapers are wanted and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for speaking the truth needed.” about the “re-Sovietization” that is taking place in the Nonetheless, reader support for our newspaper con- region that once constituted the USSR. Our newspaper tinued to be very strong. For all of 2012, donations to also repeatedly voiced its condemnation of the policies The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund totaled $34,529. We of the Yanukovych administration in Ukraine. are very appreciative of these donations, which help The July 1-8 editorial, “Your subscription to The ensure that our newspaper continues to be published. Weekly,” spoke of the poor postal delivery that is plagu- The Weekly and Svoboda recently launched a new ing our newspaper and urged readers to subscribe to digital library project, whose goal is to prevent the fruits our online edition to avoid such problems. At the same of the labor of generations of Ukrainians from disappear- time, it asked readers dissatisfied with postal delivery to ing by digitizing books and other documents to make not drop their subscriptions to our paper: “Some of our them accessible for searching, browsing and download- readers, we are afraid, may be choosing not to renew ing. The first to answer our call for support of the digital their subscriptions because of the poor delivery. That library project was Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal Credit certainly helps no one; in fact, it hurts everyone – you Union, which once again demonstrated its generous sup- lose a valuable information source and we lose a loyal port for Ukrainian community endeavors with a $20,000 subscriber.” Each and every subscriber, we underscored, grant that was received early in 2012. is valuable. The first books to be digitized included such English- On the occasion of The Weekly’s 79th anniversary, we and Ukrainian-language books as “Our Ukrainian reiterated our commitment to our community and the Cardinal” (1966) about , the 120th anniversa- ry of whose birth is being marked this year; “Ukrainians vision of its founders: “Seventy-nine years after its Roma Hadzewycz founding by UNA visionaries, the single most important Abroad” (1971), an offprint of “Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia”; “Shevchenko in Washington” (1984) and After Hurricane Sandy hit our area and left The Weekly characteristic of The Ukrainian Weekly is that it contin- in the dark, the staff of our newspaper was forced to ues to serve the Ukrainian community and the Ukrainian “Vinnytsia: A Forgotten Holocaust” (1986). adapt: proofreader Christine Syzonenko reads by a nation. With the support of the UNA, the oldest and larg- Donations for the digital library project came in also window to take advantage of natural lighting; editor est Ukrainian fraternal organization in the world, and its from the SUMA (Yonkers) Federal Credit Union ($5,000), Matthew Dubas uses a headlamp as he works on pre- loyal readers – whether they are subscribers to our print the Philadelphia-based Ukrainian Selfreliance Federal paring his articles; layout artist Stepan Slutsky (left) or online editions, or both – The Weekly looks forward to Credit Union ($1,000) and the Ukrainian National and administrator Walter Honcharyk work at Mr. its 80th anniversary year in 2013 and beyond!” Federal Credit Union ($250). Thus, a total of $26,250 Honcharyk’s home (which had power and Internet ser- Staff-wise, in October we hired a new part-time edito- was raised for this project during 2012. Other donors vice) to send The Weekly’s pages to our printer. rial assistant, Christine Syzonenko, who does proofread- are being sought to further support the project. difficulties encountered that week, our November 4 issue ing of our editorial materials and helps our advertising We are extraordinarily grateful to our community was an abbreviated 16-page edition. We were up to department with proofreading ads for both The Weekly activists who submit stories and photos from their cities and Svoboda. During the summer period Taissa Hamulak and towns across North America to The Weekly. We have speed for the following issue, even though some of our of Rockaway, N.J., a student at Rutgers University, a strong partnership with these activists and without staffers did not have power or Internet service for nearly returned as the intern on our editorial staff. Otherwise, them we would not be a community newspaper. Thank two weeks. the staff remained the same, with Roma Hadzewycz and you, thank you, thank you! As befits a newspaper covering all things Ukrainian, Matthew Dubas on the editorial side; and Stepan Slutsky Now for some fun facts about our work during 2012. the word “Ukrainian” appeared 10,728 times on the and Awilda Rolon on the production side. Zenon Zawada As far as we can tell, the longest word ever to appear pages of The Weekly in 2012. The word “Ukraine” was continued his fine work as our free-lance correspondent in a headline in our paper was published in 2012. used 6,730 times, while “Ukrainians” was seen 866 in Kyiv. “Vergangenheitsbewältigung” was used in the headline times. Walter Honcharyk continues as the administrator of “Eine kliene Vergangenheitsbewältigung” by columnist Finally, we should note that The Ukrainian Weekly’s both UNA newspapers, but he has also taken on the role Andrew Sorokowski on April 15. For those, like us, who online presence is now enhanced by its Facebook page, which was inaugurated on July 10 thanks to the work of of advertising manager. Maria Pendzola remains as the had no clue what the multi-syllabic German word meant, our former editorial assistant Markian Hadzewycz. As of subscriptions manager. Our webmaster is Ihor Dr. Sorokowski explained: mastery of the past. the end of 2012, we had about 510 “Likes” for our page. Pylypchuk. A special “hurricane edition” of The Ukrainian Weekly If you haven’t done so yet, please “Like” us on Facebook! In an effort to cut costs, several steps were taken dur- was published amidst major obstacles when Hurricane You will be able to see regular updates from our offices, ing 2012. As of the beginning of the year, The Weekly Sandy battered the East Coast. The Ukrainian Weekly including previews of what to expect in upcoming issues, was among those affected by the unprecedented storm take a look at our latest front page, and read interesting and our editorial offices were closed Monday and stories from a variety of sources that we choose share Tuesday, October 29-30, due to dangerous conditions with our Facebook followers. and widespread power outages. By Wednesday, October 31, we had partial power, allowing us to work on our computers, but without Internet access or phone service. As of our press deadline, late Thursday, November 1, we Author, author… still did not have Internet or phone service. This year’s edition of “The Year in Review” was pre- How did we get our pages to the printer? Usually, we pared by Roma Hadzewycz and Matthew Dubas of The upload the pages from our editorial offices to our printer Weekly’s editorial staff; our colleagues Deanna Yurchuk in Philadelphia via the Internet. That was impossible (our trusty free-lancer) and Christine Syzonenko (our new thanks to Sandy. The solution was to employ a “field proofreader); Yaro Bihun, our Washington correspondent; office” – the home of our administrator, Mr. Honcharyk, Oksana Zakydalsky, our Toronto correspondent; and Ihor who never lost power or Internet service due to the Stelmach, our sports columnist. Credit for the layout goes The Ukrainian Weekly’s page on Facebook. monster storm. (Thank you, Vlodko!) As a result of the to Stepan Slutsky. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

Lawyer: Tymoshenko e-mails faked January 20. He was scheduled to undergo leaders in both Chisinau and Tiraspol to NEWSBRIEFS surgery to remove a growth in his intes- make good use of the time between now KYIV – Former Prime Minister Yulia tines on January 21. Ms. Lutsenko, who is and next month’s 5+2 talks in Lviv so that (Continued from page 2) Tymoshenko’s lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko said also her husband’s lawyer, said we can start the year on a positive note on January 15 that what appear to be Yulia’s lawyer faces criminal charges Penitentiary Service officials told her that with progress in the negotiations.” The e-mails between his client and her political the law bans any visits to convicts who chairperson stressed that Ukraine – which KYIV – The main defense lawyer for allies are fakes. E-mails said to be between undergo medical treatment. Mr. Lutsenko is a co-mediator in the 5+2 process along jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Ms. Tymoshenko and members of her is serving a four-year prison term for with the OSCE and the Russian Federation Yulia Tymoshenko says he will continue to Batkivschyna party are circulating on the embezzlement, abuse of office and order- – is uniquely placed to take forward the defend her in court despite facing a crimi- Internet. They include discussions regard- ing illegal surveillance of suspects while negotiations. “Ukraine is very familiar with ing payments to Western companies lobby- nal investigation himself. Serhiy Vlasenko investigating the poisoning of Viktor the complex issues involved in the settle- ing for Ms. Tymoshenko’s interests in told reporters on January 21 that a crimi- Yushchenko before his victory in the 2004 ment process, both as a mediator and as a Europe and the United States. Mr. Vlasenko nal case had been opened against him and presidential campaign. He denies any neighboring country. I hope that this expe- said the fake e-mails are meant to distract rience can act as a catalyst for further prog- he expected to be arrested. Mr. Vlasenko wrongdoing and says his imprisonment is public attention from Ms. Tymoshenko’s ress as we chair the 5+2 talks this year on said he was accused of car theft, robbery politically motivated. (RFE/RL Ukrainian protests against her imprisonment. The Service) behalf of the OSCE,” he said. “Last month and failing to obey a court ruling stemming previous week she had begun a “civil dis- the 57 OSCE participating states gave their from his divorce several years ago. He dis- obedience” protest, sleeping only in the OSCE chair on Transdniester talks full political backing to the settlement pro- missed the charges as an attempt by Ms. hallway of a clinic where she is being treat- CHISINAU, Moldova - The OSCE chair- cess at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Tymoshenko’s political rival, President ed for back problems. (RFE/RL based on person, Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dublin, where they encouraged the Viktor Yanukovych, to undermine her legal reporting by UNIAN and Interfax) , on an official visit in advancement of the negotiations on all defense. Last week, the Ukrainian authori- three baskets of the agreed agenda. I have Wife not allowed to see Lutsenko Chisinau on January 21, urged the ties said Ms. Tymoshenko might be Moldovan and Transdniestrian leadership reiterated this here in Chisinau and I will charged with organizing the murder of a KYIV – The wife of Ukraine’s former to prepare the ground for progress in the be giving the same message when I visit businessman in 1996. She is serving a sev- Internal Affairs Minister Yurii Lutsenko coming months’ Transdniestrian settle- Tiraspol tomorrow.” (OSCE) en-year prison term for abuse of office. says she was not allowed to see her jailed ment talks. “I have put the Transdniestrian Patriarch Sviatoslav prays in Zarvanytsia Western governments and human rights husband before he underwent surgery. settlement process at the top of Ukraine’s groups have criticized her imprisonment, Iryna Lutsenko told RFE/RL that her hus- agenda as OSCE chair, which is why my first LVIV – On January 14 Patriarch calling it politically motivated. (RFE/RL band was transferred from a labor camp in official visit as OSCE chairperson is to Sviatoslav of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic based on reporting by AP and Interfax) the northern town of Mena to Kyiv on Moldova,” said Minister Kozhara. “I urge Church (UGCC) visited Zarvanytsia to pray for Ukraine. In the Cathedral of the Mother of God of Zarvanytsia, the hierarch cele- brated a hierarchical liturgy in concelebra- tion with Metropolitans Vasyl of Ternopil and Volodymyr of Ivano-Frankivsk, Eparch Dmytro of and many priests. “We would like to ask our Heavenly Patroness to pray for our nation, which is God’s inher- itance,” said the leader of the UGCC. According to the Information Department of UGCC, Patriarch Sviatoslav expressed a wish that this year would become a time of the revival of the faith of the Ukrainian nation, that we should feel the great inheri- tance received by us from our predeces- sors, and that “Baptism should become a great spiritual revolution in our lands” like at the time of St. Volodymyr. (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) Most support accession to EU KYIV – About 52 percent of the Ukrainians support the country’s accession to the European Union, according to research conducted by the sociological group Rating. Some percent do not support accession to the EU, and another 14 per- cent were undecided. During 2012 the number of supporters of European integra- tion has been stable, but somewhat smaller than in 2010-2011. In general, the number of “firm” supporters of European integra- tion is increasing every year: while in 2010-2011 about a quarter of Ukrainians strongly supported Ukraine’s accession to the EU, in 2012 that proportion was at least a third. “Youth are the greatest supporters of Ukraine’s accession to the EU – nearly two-thirds of the respondents age 18-29 support the initiative, and only a quarter do not support it. Older people are the most pessimistic about the initiative – 38 per- cent support it and 43 percent do not,” as noted by Rating. Over the past year the number of supporters of a free trade agree- ment with the EU has not changed either. Though not significant, there was an increase in the number of those who con- sider the Customs Union more beneficial to the country (from 34 percent to 37 per- cent). “In general, according to the respon- dents, for Ukraine the signing of an agree- ment on free trade with the EU is more profitable (40 percent) than entry into the Customs Union with Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan (37 percent). At the same time, 3 percent were unable to decide,” Rating noted. The biggest supporters of European integration live in the west (77 percent), (Continued on page 15) No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 15

those undecided on the issue is also rela- NEWSBRIEFS tively bigger in the east. The youth, people (Continued from page 14) with higher education, are traditionally more supportive of signing the agreement on free trade with the European Union, and TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 slightly less in the center (64 percent), or e-mail [email protected] north (54 percent) and east (51 percent). the older [are for] entry into the Customs At the same time, about a half of the Union with Russia, Belarus and respondents in the south and in the Kazakhstan,” sociologists said. The study SERVICES PROFESSIONALS Donbas area do not support the initiative of was conducted in all regions of the Ukraine accession to the EU. “As a result, the west, from September 25 to October 5, 2012, north and center of Ukraine are more sup- among Ukrainians age 18 and older. Over portive of the agreement with the EU, while all, 2,000 respondents were interviewed the Donbas, south and east [are for] acces- with a relative error of not more than 2.2 sion to the Customs Union.. The number of percent. (Ukrinform)

With deep sorrow we announce that Bohdan Zubalskyj ОКСАНА СТАНЬКО passed into Eternity on December 18, 2012. Ліцензований продавець He was born December 20, 1951. Страхування Життя OKSANA STANKO Licensed Life Insurance Agent Left in profound sorrow: Ukrainian National Assn., Inc. sisters - Vera and Yaryna 32 Peachtree Rd. uncle - Teofil Zubalskyj with wife Ivanna and daughter Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Nadia Danchak with husband Petro and son Marko Tel.: 908-872-2192; email: [email protected] cousin - Nadia Tkach with husband Ivan and daughters: - Oksana with husband Petro and daughters Katerina and Marta - Olya - Yaryna with husband Ivan and sons Maxym and Vitaliy nieces - Halya with husband Roman and sons Serhiy and Marko - Olya with husband Serhiy and daughter Iryna cousins - Maria Pryshlak - Ihor Pryshlak Extended family in Ukraine and America. May His memory be eternal!

With deep sorrow we announce that HELP WANTED Bohdan J. Chaplynsky SEEKING NANNY Full-time, mature, Ukrainian-speaking, passed away peacefully on January 15, 2013, in East Hanover, cultured. Live in. Help care for infant NJ, surrounded by family and loved ones. He was 76 years old. daughter, long term, and keep house. Able to integrate with young, busy professional He was preceded by his wife of many years, Stefanie Antoniak family and extended relatives. Quiet residential neighborhood in center of Chaplynsky. Washington, DC. Separate new room/bath, excellent compensation for right person. Funeral service was held on Saturday, January 19th, at St. John 202-955-3990; [email protected] the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church, 719 Sanford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106 We are seeking a babysitter for our 3 year old son in Bayside, NY. He is survived by Must speak Ukrainian fluently. Preferably owns a car. Two days per week - Wednes- daughters - Lida Chaplynsky day and Thursday. No. of days to increase - Renata Tasker with husband Mark and in December. Tel. 646-763-0045. children Lucy and Sofia; SEEKING EMPLOYMENT sister - Dr. Marta Chaplynsky Samuelson with FOR SALE children, Dr. Mical with husband Dr. Lucas, and Dr. Christian with fiancée Taylor. I am seeking a live-in position as a caregiver for a senior Liquidating estate loving companion - Oksana Steranka with children Christina and/or a child. I am experienced Large Edward Kozak Mosaic (Tunia) with husband Oleh, and Dr. Adrian and have references. - Rare Find! with wife Nicole. Please call 973-941-6659 May His memory be eternal! Please call 1-718-757-7798 or email: [email protected]. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Bohdan’s Run your advertisement here, memory to the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia or to The in The Ukrainian Weekly’s CLASSIFIEDS section. Ukrainian Museum in New York City. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4 No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 17

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Hartford Plast holds traditional ‘Svichechka’ St. Nicholas visits New Britain

Christina Jancew Iwanik HARTFORD, Conn. – On Sunday, January 13, the local branch of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization celebrated the tradition of “Svichechka” at St. Michael Ukrainian NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church in New Britain, Catholic Church in Hartford, Conn. The ceremony unites Plast members around the Conn., was visited by St. Nicholas on Sunday, December 9, 2012. The special visitor globe with Ukrainians in Ukraine as they celebrate Christmas according to the Julian is seen above with the children of the parish. calendar. A lantern lit by the Bethlehem Peace Light was featured at the event. – Christina Jancew Iwanik Kerhonkson Plast group shares Bethlehem Peace Light KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The Plast scouting fetches the light from the grotto in group of Kerhonkson, N.Y., celebrated its Bethlehem where Jesus was born. The light annual “Svichechka” on December 23, 2012. is carried in two blast-proof miners’ lamps The ceremony was held immediately follow- on an Austrian Airlines jet from Tel Aviv, ing the divine liturgy at Holy Trinity Israel, to Vienna, Austria. There it is distrib- Ukrainian Catholic Church and included the uted at a Service of Dedication to delegations presentation of the Bethlehem Peace Light from across Europe who take it back, with a to the church and congregation. message of peace, to their own countries. Plast scouts greeted parishioners as they Austrian Airlines then flies the miners’ entered the church and distributed candles lamps containing the Bethlehem Peace Light to them, which were then lit during the cere- to New York City. The light arrived this year at mony. The scouts presented the Rev. Ivan John F. Kennedy International Airport in New Kaszczak with a lantern, especially made for York on December 10, 2012, delivered by a the occasion, containing the Bethlehem delegation of Austrian scouts from Vienna. Peace Light. Scouting groups from the United States and Then members of both Plast and the Canada, as well as members of Plast Ellenville branch of the Ukrainian American Ukrainian Scouting Organization, then took Youth Association sang carols as they lit can- the light and distributed it to their communi- dles from the lantern and distributed the ties across the North American continent. flame until everyone’s candle was lit in a cer- Roman M. Hrab Plast’s distribution of the Peace Light is emony of light and song. Members of the Plast group in Kerhonkson, N.Y., with candles lit from the Bethlehem coordinated in North America by the Plast Each year, a child from upper Austria Peace Light. sorority Ti Shcho Hrebli Rvut.

Aerosvit has already begun to transfer assets spring at ticket-buying websites such as company, which “has its own development Aerosvit’s... – including planes and flight schedules – to Orbitz.com. plan, its own strategy.” (Continued from page 1) Ukraine’s other major airline, Ukraine Meanwhile, UIA is offering flights only However, the fact that UIA has already International Airlines (UIA), with which it from Kyiv to European cities in the spring, begun to assume Aerosvit’s routes contra- Economists and market observers mostly enjoys a virtual lock on Ukraine’s air travel where passengers can then board a dicts such claims, as does UIA assuming agree that Aerosvit could have easily avoid- market. European airline to continue on to destina- ownership of two of Aerosvit’s planes in ed bankruptcy, being a stable airline with Another theory suggests Aerosvit is tions in North America. mid-January, reported Kommersant. The minimum competition. merely the latest target of the appetite of the Market observers had been suspecting newspaper also reported speculation that it “Of course, there are objective economic business clan of President Viktor for months that UIA was gradually taking was Mr. Kolomoisky and partner Hryhorii conditions – but the owners see and under- Yanukovych for assets owned by other oli- over Aerosvit’s assets during the bankruptcy. Hurtovyi who bought UIA in December. stand them,” said Andriy Novak, chair of the garchs, from whom the “family” often Making the situation murkier is that UIA The most likely outcome being discussed Committee of Economists of Ukraine in Kyiv. demands a stake in the ownership or share has new owners who bought the company by observers is Aerosvit vanishing as an air- “They weren’t taking any steps at that of the profit. in December 2012 but who are unknown line, with UIA assuming many of its flight moment in order to drive the company into “Kolomoisky can reach an agreement beyond the name Ontobet Promotions Ltd., schedules and becoming the leading bankruptcy afterwards. This situation was with the ‘family’ on a 50-50 basis,” speculat- the Cyprus-based buyer. (Cyprus is a top Ukraine-based airline, as ticket-buying web- artificially created, undoubtedly.” ed Dr. Oleh Soskin, director of the Institute of destination for Ukraine’s wealthiest to hide sites are already indicating. Aerosvit didn’t comment on The Weekly’s Society Transformation in Kyiv. “We have a assets, as well as register businesses.) “If Kolomoisky bought UIA after all, then inquiry as to whether the bankruptcies were classic financial-corporate oligopoly that has Aerosvit founder Aaron Maiberg claimed unpleasant surprises await us,” wrote Serhii artificial. Some have posited that the bank- formed in Ukraine.” in an interview published in Forbes Ukraine Liamets, the chief editor of the Ekonomichna ruptcy is the latest profit machination being Business machinations aside, a hint of magazine that he was an owner of Ukraine Pravda news site. “‘Wonderful’ service and orchestrated by Aerosvit’s owners. what can be expected in the service sphere International Airlines and that Aerosvit astonishing ‘punctuality’ can quickly spread For instance, about 60 percent of the debt in 2013 surfaced on December 21, 2012, wasn’t attempting to transfer its assets to his to the never respected UIA.” owed by Aerosvit is to companies that are when UIA told Kommersant it will service at affiliated with Igor Kolomoisky, the billion- least 28 airline routes currently hosted by aire who owns the largest stake in Aerosvit Aerosvit. itself, reported the Kommersant-Ukrayina Indeed, Ukraine International Airlines newspaper, a business daily, citing anony- will double its routes at Aersovit’s expense mous sources. to include Copenhagen, Stockholm and Tel Besides Aerosvit, Mr. Kolomoisky – Aviv, among other international destina- whose Aerosvit stake is estimated at 38 per- tions. cent – filed for bankruptcy on the two other However, certain destinations popular airlines he owns – Donbasaero and with the Ukrainian diaspora are up in the air. Dniproavia. No direct flights between Kyiv and New York Other reports cited to evidence that or Toronto are currently available for the 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4 “Red Earth. Hunger,” opera about Holodomor, to be performed in New York NEW YORK – “Red Earth. Hunger,” a He has led the Kiev Camerata in new opera by internationally recognized recordings of over 15 CDs of orchestral Ukrainian American composer Virko music by composers ranging from Baley, with libretto by Ukrainian Mozart and Beethoven to Karabyts, American poet and writer Bohdan Silvestrov and Bernard Rands, and has Boychuk, will be performed in a concert worked with the Shevchenko Opera version on Tuesday, February 5, at 8 p.m. Orchestra and the National Symphony at the Gerald W. Lynch Theatre at John Orchestra of Ukraine. Jay College, 524 W. 59th St., New York. Mr. Baley emigrated to the United Set in 1933, this is the only opera States in 1949, and received both B.A. about the Great Famine of 1932-1933, and M.A. degrees from the Los Angeles often referred to by its Ukrainian name Conservatory of Music and Arts (now “Holodomor” (extermination by hunger.) CalArts.) He has received grants and A pre-concert talk by Dr. Alexander Motyl commissions from the National will be presented at 7:30 p.m., and is free Endowment for the Arts, John F. Kennedy to ticket-holders. Center for the Performing Arts, National Tickets are $25; students and seniors, Symphony Orchestra of Washington, D.C., $15 through brownpapertickets.com/ the Project 1000-Winnipeg Symphony, event/309670. Tickets may be purchased the California E.A.R. Unit, Continuum, the also at several locations in the East New Juilliard Ensemble, the Cleveland Village of New York City. For information Chamber Symphony, Nevada Symphony readers may log on to http://virkobaley. Orchestra and the Nevada State Council During the premiere of fragments of the opera “Red Earth. Hunger” at the Ukrainian com/opera/holodomor or www.face- National Philharmonic Theater. Seen are soloists John Duykers (United States) and on the Arts. book.com/troppenotefoundation. Tamara Khodakova (Ukraine); and conductor Vitaliy Protasov (Ukraine) Bohdan Boychuk is the author of more “Red Earth. Hunger,” a one-act opera than six books of poetry in Ukrainian, as with three scenes, is a surrealistic tale of Duykers, soprano Laura Bohn, baritone dence and co-director of NEON, an annu- well as novels, plays and many transla- terror, seduction, tragic absurdity and Tod Fitzpatrick, and counter-tenor Eric S. al composers’ conference at the tions. He has edited the literary magazine redemption. Three starving strangers – a Brenner. They are joined by a chorus and University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) Suchasnist and co-edited (with Bohdan woman, her infant, and an embittered chamber ensemble, both conducted by and was a founding director of the Rubchak) the major anthology of modern man – meet at the height of the genocidal the composer. The production is super- Nevada Symphony Orchestra. Ukrainian poetry, “Coordinates.” Terror Famine and an unlikely relation- vised by Melissa Weaver. A recipient of the 1996 Shevchenko “Memories of Love” (in English) is a ship grows. The production includes film Virko Baley received the prestigious Prize for Music from the Ukrainian gov- selection of his works. He currently lives clips, photo montages, and archival radio Academy Award in Music in 2008 from ernment, he co-founded the first interna- in Kyiv. and political speeches from 1932-1933, the American Academy of Arts and tional music festival in Ukraine, the Kyiv The opera is presented by Troppe enhanced by electronic sound. Themes Letters and a 2007 Grammy award as Music Fest, together with Ivan Karabyts. Note Foundation, the Ukrainian Studies from the opera, conceived in the mid recording producer for TNC Recordings, He co-produced and wrote the music for Fund, Ukrainian Institute of America and 1980s, have appeared in two of Mr. of which he is president. He is a Petro Yuri Illienko’s film “Swan Lake: The Music at the Institute, with additional Baley’s major works: “Dreamtime” and Jacyk Fellow at Harvard Ukrainian Zone,” that won two top prizes at Cannes support from Self Reliance New York Symphony No. 2, “Red Earth.” Research Institute, and distinguished in 1990, and the music for Illienko’s film, Federal Credit Union and UNLV’s 2012 Leading the cast are tenor John professor of music, composer-in-resi- “Prayer for Hetman Mazepa.” Opportunity Award.

Alicia Marie Hecner Alexa Oliarnyk Baltimore, MD Mahwah, N.J.

Sofi a Stefania Horyn Stefania Pereksta Old Bethpage, N.Y. Oakridge, N.J.

Melanya Katherine Marta Telepko Humeniuk Parsippany, N.J. Perry Hall, MD

Alexandra Mamrosz Alexandra Victoria Teniuch Yonkers, N.Y. White Plains, N.Y. Kristen Ann Mandicz Marianna Tymocz Hackettstown, N.J. Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y. No. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 19

Through March 18 Art exhibit, “Selections From the Collection of The February 2 Presentation of debutantes “Chervona Klayna,” Plast New York Ukrainian Institute,” Ukrainian Institute of America, East Rutherford, NJ Ukrainian Scouting Organization, Sheraton Meadowlands 212-288-8660 Hotel, 914-271-2805

January 31 Presentation by Patricia Kennedy-Grimsted, “The Fate of February 3 Borsch-Off, Ukrainian Cultural Center, 586-757-8130 New York Nazi-Looted Art from Kyiv Museums in East Prussia,” Warren, MI or [email protected] Columbia University, 212-854-4697 February 3 Meatfare dinner and festival, Transfiguration of Our Lord February 1 Book signing, “Woman in Exile: My Life in Kazakhstan” Nanticoke, PA Ukrainian Catholic Church, 570-735-4654 or 570-824-3880 New York by Marie Ulanowicz, Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 February 5 Performance, “Holodomor: Red Earth. Hunger,” The New York Gerald W. Lynch Theater, John Jay College, February 1-24 Art exhibit, “Youthful Reflections,” featuring works by http://virkobailey.com/opera/holodomor or 212-255-4460 Chicago Volodymyr Ilchyshyn, Ukrainian National Museum, 312-421-8020 February 9 Presentation of debutantes, Plast Ukrainian Scouting Westlake, OH Organization, La Centre, 440-884-2149 or 440-572-4069 February 1 – Art exhibit, featuring works by contemporary artists of March 31 Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, 773-227-5522 February 9 Lecture by Stefania Hnatenko, “History of the Dissident Chicago or www.uima-chicago.org New York Movement in Ukraine,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 February 2 Lecture by Patricia Kennedy-Grimsted, “The Fate of Nazi- New York Looted Art from Kyiv,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, February 9 Presentation of debutantes, Ukrainian Engineers’ Society 212-254-5130 Trevose, PA of America, Radisson Hotel, 610-277-1284 or [email protected] February 2 Presentation of debutantes, with music by Na Zdorov’ya, Washington L’Enfant Plaza Hotel, 202-495-8491 or [email protected] February 9 Vyshyvani Vechornytsi dance, with music by Victor and North Port, FL Volodymyr Syzonenko, Ukrainian National Women’s February 2 Concert, “Of Song, Dance and Remembrance: Celebrating League of America – Branch 56, St. Mary Ukrainian New York Virko Baley’s 75th Birthday,” Ukrainian Institute of Catholic Church hall, 941-426-4049 or 941-426-0354 America, 212-288-8660 or [email protected] February 10 Concert, featuring soprano Oksana Krovytska, The February 2 Presentation of debutantes, Ukrainian Medical Association Alexandria, VA Washington Group Cultural Fund, The Lyceum, Chicago of North America, Palmer House Hilton, 301-229-2615 or 703-838-4994 [email protected] or 773-486-7929 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events February 2 Winter dance, with music by Skopa, Chervona Kalyna advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Rochester, NY Debutante Ball Committee, Radisson Riverside Hotel, from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors 585-507-1395 or 585-663-3751 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 No. 4

PREVIEW OF EVENTS Saturday, February 2 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites all to a lecture by Dr. Patricia Kennedy Grimsted on “The Fate of Nazi-Looted Art from Kyiv Museums in East Prussia.” Dr. Grimsted, senior research associate at the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University, will speak on the tragic fate of major collections of art and from two Kyiv museums looted by the German occupants during World War II and transported to East Prussia – a story long suppressed under Soviet rule. The lecture will take place at the society’s building , 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional information call 212-254-5130. Saturday, February 9 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites all to a lecture by Stefania Hnatenko on “The History of the Dissident Movement in Ukraine.” Ms. Hnatenko was a member of Ukraine’s dissident move- ment in the 1960s-1980s. The lecture will take place at the society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave., (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For additional informa- tion call 212-254-5130. Sunday, February 10 ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Washington Group Cultural Fund will again welcome renowned soprano Oksana Krovytska. She will perform a concert featuring Italian arias in tribute to , as well as a lively repertoire of Ukrainian art and folk songs. The event is at 3 p.m. at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St. Suggested donation: $20; free for students; unreserved seating. For more information e-mail [email protected] or call 301-229-2615; venue phone number, 703- 838-4994.

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