The Ukrainian Weekly 1990, No.32
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www.ukrweekly.com 3 5- ublished by the Ukrainian National Association inc.. a fraternal non-profit association rainian Weekly vol. LVIII No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 12,1990 50 cents Ukraine's democratic deputies Celebrations of historic Kozak past revive national spirit in Zaporizhzhia plan union treaty strategy by Chrystyna N. Lapychak with Russia. RP1 in Kiev Ukrainian Parliament deputy volo– dymyr Pylypchuk proposed that the KlEv - Democratic deputies from National Council confront the Commu– the Ukrainian Parliament as well as nist Party of Ukraine on whether their regional and local councils began political program includes the full reali– discussions on Wednesday, August 8, in zation of the July 16 Declaration of Kiev City Hall, mapping out a strategy Sovereignty, i.e. a new constitution, be- in response to Soviet leader Mikhail fore the two groups can enter into any Gorbachev's recent push for talks on a talks. new union treaty. "if they respond positively then we "Any talks about any sort of treaty can cooperate in the struggle for sove– with anyone can be held only when we reignty against the center," he said, "if realize all the principles in our Declara– they respond negatively then we will call tion of Sovereignty," said leading for the liquidation of the Communist democratic deputy Mykhailo Horyn at Party, which has no political mandate, the opening of the meeting. but continues to hold on to the institu– Mr. Horyn and other deputies sug– tions of power. We will organize the gested that the Ukrainian Democratic population to strike against them." Bloc, also called the National Council (Narodna Rada) should consider send– This painting by illy a Repin, "Ukrainian! Zaporozhtsi Writing a Letter to the І ing delegations for informal talks, Turkish Sultan," illustrates the days of the mighty Sich. beginning with economic cooperation At the Supreme Soviet by Chrystyna N. Lapychak monument marking Sirko's grave in among democratic factions in the par– RP1 in Zaporizhzhia the 500-year-old village of Kapu– liaments of other republics, including First session ends; livka. A mass rally was held nearby the Russian Federation. ZAPOR1ZHZH1A, Ukraine - afterward next to an old windmill, Amidst rumors that Mr. Gorbachev economic law passes Up to half a million Ukrainians where over a dozen speakers, in– and Russian Federation President Boris gathered near the cities of Nykopil cluding deputies from the Ukrainian Yeltsin were conspiring on a new union JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The first and Zaporizhzhia over the weekend Parliament, representatives of popu– treaty favoring the center, USSR de– session of the 12th convocation of the of August 3-5 for an unprecedented lar fronts in Byelorussia, Latvia and puty Yuriy Shcherbak defended the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR celebration of 500 years of Kozak Estonia and the Democratic Union maverick Mr. Yeltsin as a supporter of concluded on Friday, August 3, with the history aimed at spreading the Ukrai– of Russia called for independence for horizontal talks between individual Ukrainian Parliament passing an eco– nian national renewal to this heavily all the republics of the Soviet Union. republics. nomic independence law, reported Dr. Shcherbak, who said he met with Russified area. "We hope this event will serve as TASS, the official Soviet news agency. Despite propaganda by local Mr. Yeltsin 10 days ago, asserted that During two and one-half months of an impetus for the rebirth of our the Russian leader expressed the desire Communist authorities labelling nation, culture, language, particular– work in Kiev, the nations's capital, the organizers of the extravaganza from to meet with a delegation from the Ukrainian Parliament declared U– ly in these Russified regions," said National Council and suggested the the Popular Movement of Ukraine Bohdan Landryka, a young engineer kraine's sovereignty, formed its own for Perebudova "extremists," hun– deputies formulate a statement on how government, steering and working who came all the way from Lviv they view Ukraine's future relationship dreds of thousands flocked to the Oblast, in western Ukraine, to take (Continued on page 2) village of Kapulivka near Nykopil part in the celebration. and Zaporizhzhia for three days of Among the speakers at Saturday's World Federation of Ukrainian Medical Associations emotional festivities, parades, rallies rally was ivan Plyushch, vice-chair- and other demonstrations of re– man of the Ukrainian SSR Supreme opens third congress in Kiev; scheduled to visit Lviv newed national spirit. Soviet, whose speech was overshout– Hailing from all corners of U– ed by booing and whistling from the KlEv - Ukrainian doctors from and confirmed to that post only days kraine, other Soviet republics and crowd. Other speakers included the diaspora in the West, partici– Argentina, Australia, Austria, Brazil, earlier by the current Ukrainian parlia– Rukh leaders and deputies ivan Bulgaria, Canada, Czechoslovakia, ment, welcomed conference partici– pants, many dressed in colorful Drach, Mykhailo Horyn, volo– Kozak garb and national costumes, England, France, Germany, italy, pants to Kiev and asked Dr. Achilles dymyr Yavorivsky and Dmytro Poland, Ukraine, the United States of Chreptowsky, the president of the also marked the 310th anniversary of Pavlychko. the death of a legendary Kozak America and Yugoslavia converged WFUMA and conference co-organizer leader, Otaman ivan Sirko. On Sunday hundreds of thousands upon Ukraine's capital city of Kiev for to deliver opening remarks. Chanting slogans such as "Free– gathered on the island of Khortytsia, the third international congress of the This third congress of the WFUMA dom for Ukraine" and "Unity," and located in the Dnieper river near World Federation of Ukrainian Medi– begins anew era for Ukrainian doctors, singing national songs, the crowds Zaporizhzhia, where the first Kozak cal Associations, which commenced on for doctors who belong to various held a procession on August 4 to a fortress was built in 1490. Following Saturday, August 4, reported Olha professional societies, the Chicago- a variety of Kozak rituals, the crowds Kuzmowycz, a Svododa daily news- based doctor told the audience. "Be– Chrystyna N. Lapychak, an followed a contingent of some 25 paper editor taking part in the conclave. cause we all belong to one nation," he l associate editor at The Ukrainian deputies from the Ukrainian Parlia– The international conference - a said. Weekly is spending the month of ment and Ukrainian Catholic and historic first for Ukraine - began with in his moving opening remarks, Dr. І August in Ukraine, where she is not Ukrainian Orthodox clergy in a 12- opening ceremonies at the Kiev State Chreptowsky underscored the signifi– І only reporting for the newspaper, but kilometer long procession to a square Theater auditorium, attended by 250 cance of the conference, which takes l also lending a hand at Rukh Press overlooking the Dnieper river, where Ukrainian doctors from the West and place at a momentous time in Ukrainian international the news agency of the another major rally was held under 307 doctors from Ukraine on Saturday history, a time when the republic's Popular Movement of Ukraine for the hot southern Ukrainian sun. evening, August 4. Dr Yuriy Spi– Supreme Soviet has recently declared Perebudova. (Continued on page 14) zhenko, the Minister of Health of the Ukraine's sovereignty. Ukrainian SSR, who was appointed (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNOAY, AUGUST 12,1990 No. 32 A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Ukraine seeks membership in international organizations inside Ukrainian SSR politics: JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - With U– at the U.N. said it was up to the West to kraine's proclamation of sovereignty on accept Ukraine. Ukrainians would deal interview with Dmytro Pavlychko July 16, Ukraine will consider applying with any obstacles that Moscow might for membership in international organi– raise, he said. by Dr. David Marples language of instruction for their off- zations, said Gennadiy Udovenko, the "We shall be consulting with Moscow and Chrystia Freeland spring. Ukrainian ambassador to the United on how to participate," he said. "1 think it is a primitive law. in theory, it Nations during a press conference in now that we have declared (our sove– The following interview wasconduct– seems to uphold individual rights, Geneva on Tuesday, July 24. reignty) Moscow will have to take (this) ed at the Canadian institute of Ukrai– which in turn are enshrined in various 24. into consideration," reported Reuters. nian Studies, University of Alberta, on international laws. But in practice, this Ukraine will want to participate in in fact, Moscow's approval is not June 26. law guaranteeing individual rights (of vienna's 35-nation Conference on likely to be automatic. Dmytro Pavlychko, a renowned the parent) is obstructive. The rights of Security and Cooperation in Europe, poet, is a deputy of the Ukrainian the individual and those of the nation Mr. Udovenko told Randall Palmer of A CSCE source told Reuters in Supreme Soviet, where he is head of the come into direct conflict. Such a situa– Reuters news service, adding that he vienna that there was no chance of the foreign affairs committee, a leading tion would not even be contemplated in would like Ukraine to become an Baltic republics of Estonia, Latvia and member of Rukh, and the Chairman of other countries. observer at the meetings of the non- Lithuania being granted the observer the Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Lan– Let me explain. Here in Alberta, aligned movement. status they asked for last week. guage Society. He is one of the key Canada, French parents could organize Mr. Udovenko echoed the words of The source said it would require figures in the Ukrainian reform move- a French school. But if we allow the the Ukrainian declaration on sove– consensus among the 35 member-states menu He visited Edmonton to deliver rejection of the native language in a reignty, which states that Ukraine and the Soviet Union would clearly the annual Shevchenko Lecture at the nation simply because another culture is would like to become a neutral state block this.