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JlCateS TOWARD DIPLOMATIC RECOGNITION OF UKRAINE Befcer hails Ukraine's commitment to democracy by Chrystyna Lapychak Since an overwhelming majority Speaking to the press in the elegant Kiev Press Bureau voted for independence in a December I Mariinsky Palace, the site of the talks, JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Yoram referendum, the Ukrainian government President Kravchuk assured Mr. Baker Sheftel, John Demjanjuk's Israeli KIEV — After receiving pledges from has stepped up its efforts, begun with its that Ukraine would adhere to the lawyer, has said that the U.S. Justice Ukraine's leaders on the fledgling state's declaration of independence on August provisions of the START agreement Department knew as far back as 1978 commitment to achieving nuclear-free 24, at meeting U.S. requirements for between the United States and the for­ that Mr. Demjanjuk was not "Ivan the status, U.S. Secretary of State James recognition. mer USSR, which would require de­ Terrible," The New York Times report­ Baker indicated here on Wednesday, struction of 130 out of the 176 ICBMs ed on Wednesday, December 18. Ukraine has been recognized by all of December 18, that the United States was its neighboring states, including Russia, on Ukrainian soil. Moreover, this information was sent moving closer to diplomatic recognition with whom it has entered into what to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv and "Ukraine will inslsTon a single united of an independent Ukraine. some of its leaders call a "temporary" control over all nuclear weapons on then to Israeli officials, according to association, the Commonwealth of Mr. Sheftel Following talks with Ukrainian Pre­ Ukrainian territory as long as they Independent States, on December 8. exist," said the Ukrainian president, as Meanwhile, in Washington, a senior sident Leonid Kravchuk and other Justice Department official revealed leaders during the last stop of his four- Canada, with a large and influential he referred to the collective strategic that the Demjanjuk case was being republic tour of the former Soviet population of Ukrainian immigrants defense force envisaged by the original reviewed. -Union, Secretary Baker said he was and descendants, marking 100 years of agreement between three out of the four satisfied with their assurances on nu­ Uk гіпіап settlement this year, was the former republics with nuclear weapons U.S. Congressman James Traficant clear security and disarmament, econo­ fir it sVestern country to recognize in Minsk on December 8. of Youngstown (D-Ohio) also reported mic and political reforms. Ukraine. "Our greatest dream is that not a that two State Department telegrams "Ukraine is at the forefront of those indicate U.S. investigators knew 13 Mr. Baker also appeared impressed single silo or warhead remain in U- years ago that Mr. Demjanjuk was not republics that are embracing those by Ukraine's request for teams of kraine by the year 2000," said President "Ivan the Terrible," according to a principles and values we've outlined: experts and financial assistance to Kravchuk, as he spoke about Ukraine's recently published article in The Cleve­ democracy, free markets and nuclear travel here to help Ukraine take the initiative and request for American land Plain Dealer. These cables include safety," the American secretary of state initiative and unilaterally begin dis­ expertise, proposed by the legislature's a Soviet response to a request from the told a press conference immediately mantling all of its nuclear weapons, National Council faction. U.S. Embassy for assistance in the case following his meeting with President not just those covered in the START "We want to set an example of how of Feodor Fedorenko, a Treblinka Kravchuk. treaty. quickly they can be destroyed, but we guard U.S. authorities investigated at V^AV^^fe^^ need technical and financial assistance," the same time as Mr. Demjanjuk. Mr. said the Ukrainian leader. Fedorenko was extradited to the Soviet The Ukrainian side also: reconfirmed Union, where he was found guilty of its commitment toward forming its own war crimes and executed in 1987. national conventional armed forces on the basis of the Soviet troops stationed The second cable is dated February 1981, around the time of Mr. Demjan­ on its territory. President Kravchuk juk's denaturalization proceedings. In it said his decree of the previous week the Justice Department's Office of appointing himself commander-in-chief Special Investigations advises Polish of Ukrainian armed forces "did not war crimes investigators to contact deviate" from Ukraine's agreement to a Soviet authorities directly for testimony unified command of strategic forces by Soviet witnesses. Although the because it did not apply to them. United States had access to this evi­ The Ukrainian leader also assured dence, government officials claimed Secretary Baker that Ukraine would that Soviet statements were not of join the Conventional Forces in Europe public record. agreement and abide by its require­ ments on reductions of troops and The first cable cited by Mr. Traficant munitions. includes testimonies of three guards He also requested U.S. humanitarian (now deceased) from Treblinka. This is, assistance for Chorhobyl victims and in part, new evidence submitted recent­ ly to the Israeli Supreme Court. It was U.S. help in Ukraine's efforts to obtain obtained by Mr. Traficant by filing a membership in the International Mone­ Freedom of Information Act request tary Fund and World Bank, including for material on the Fedorenko case. He the continuation of teams of experts told the Plain Dealer that he avoided from both organizations traveling to using the names Demjanjuk and Ivan so Ukraine to observe and advise. that his request to obtain information . President Kravchuk also delivered from the Justice Department, Immigra­ Ukraine's first official response to tion and Naturalization Service and the Russian President Boris Yeltsin's state­ State Department would not "send up a ments earlier last week about the red flag," he said. Russian Federation remaining the sole The Israeli Supreme Court is sche­ nuclear power from among the former duled to hear new evidence on Monday, Soviet republics. December 23, which includes testimo­ "We will not be determined by Rus­ nies obtained by the United States in sian events," said the Ukrainian presi­ connection with another parallel war dent. "We will continue to pursue our crimes case, but which made vivid path, as quickly as possible,to destroy о f the nuclear weapons in Ukraine. Today reierences to other guards, meiucnngme Ь | man known a.s ""Ivan tne \ -:-mbic" f "Heaven and Earth," a Chrisftmas ssrd by Vitally Lytvyn. I told the American secretary of state (S-отітшї ЄЙ page ІЗ) (Con.tinned on page 3) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 No. 51

Newsbri^ Argentina offers congratulations p To the President of Ukraine from L ^.nt? Leonid Kravchuk December 6,1991 9 PRAGUE - The Czecho-Slovak ^ KIEV - Lithuanian Fo^ign Mi­ On behalf of the people and the government of Argentina, as well as from government decided to recognize U- nister Algirdas Saudargas and Anatoliy me personally, I would like to extend the most sincere congratulations on the kraine on December 8, Western agen­ Zlenko exchanged notes agreeing to occasion of the results of the December 1 referendum and of your election as cies reported. In a government state­ establish diplomatic relations and President of the Republic. ment, Czecho-Slovakia said that it offices in Kiev and Vilnius. They dis­ The noble Ukrainian people, in exercising their right to self-determination, hopes that Ukraine will assume its share cussed cooperation in politics, econo­ have manifested unequivocally their will, setting an example of civic and of political, economic and other com­ mics, ecology and culture. Saudargas democratic conduct, within the rule of law. mitments - especially allowing Soviet .also talked with Leonid Kravchuk and I am convinced that within Ukraine, all its citizens will be guaranteed the oil and gas to flow across Ukraine. Supreme Soviet Foreign Affairs Com­ human rights to which every person is entitled to under international accords. President Vaclav Havel expressed a mission Chairman Dmytro Pavlychko. On December 1 Ukraine realized, peacefully and in an exemplary manner, measure of understanding for Mikhail (RFE/RL Daily Report) a difficult process of transition which also effects other peoples and nations. Gorbachev's concern over ethnic strife. The international community hopes that the process culminates in a Foreign Minister Jiri Dienstbier will 9 KIEV - On December 13 Leonid harmonious relation among those countries which have shared for a long time visit Kiev next month to sign a bilateral Kravchuk issued a decree creating a the same space and the same history and that, in the future, they will adopt treaty and establish foreign relations. national armed forces from the Soviet those institutional structures that are best suited to the interests and rights of (RFE/RL Daily Report) troops and the Black Sea fleet and the people involved. appointed himself commandзг-in-chief. I am also confident that the government of Ukraine will give to the 9 POLAND - The Ukrainian Air­ After consulting with Boris Yeltsin, international community the guarantees it seeks on security matters and will line Avialinie agreed to buy 17 airplanes Mikhail Gorbachev and Leonid Krav­ respect fully nuclear disarmament agreements. from the Polish Airline LOT, said a chuk, Defense Minister Yevgeny Sha- The close cultural ties between our two nations as well as the aspirations for LOT spokeswoman on December 10. poshnikov dispatched a team to Kiev peace shared by Argentina and Ukraine are a reassurance that the future The contract was initialed several weeks and urged Ukraine to avoid hasty relations between our two countries, which abide by the rule of law, will be ago, but the companies were waiting for actions. On December 14, Mr. Yeltsin based on mutual cooperation and understanding. final approval from the Ministry of met with Gen. Shaposhnikov to discuss, Therefore, I consider it timely to respond to your appeal and to formalize, Transport. Poland has already replaced among other things, "possible candi­ as quickly as possible, the establishment of diplomatic and consular relations. these planes with U.S. and French-built dates for the post of commander-in- Mr. President, please accept the expression of my highest esteem, which I planes. (RFE/RL Daily Report) chief" of the united armed forces. ask you convey to your government and the Ukrainian people. (RFE/RL Daily Report) Carlos Saul Menem V ESTONIA - Estonia had made it President of Argentina clear that it was going to withhold ^ KIEV - Leonid Kravchuk told, recognition of Ukraine until the official Soviet TV viewers on December 15 that referendum results came in. When they a new "political mechanism" should be Lithuanian government forms OSI did, the Estonian government voted to worked out among the four states of the ' NEW YORK - The Presidium of the bilitated as part of the ongoing govern­ recognize Ukraine on December 9, BNS Commonwealth where strategic weap­ Lithuanian Supreme Council adopted a ment program to do justice to the reported. (RFE/RL Daily Report) ons are deployed. binding resolution Wednesday, Octo­ innocent who were illegally sentenced. The mechanism would have control ber 23, to create an Office of Special By far the most definitive step taken 9 BULGARIA - A trial in Sofia over the use of the weapons, as opposed Investigations (OSI) for investigating by the Lithuanian government thus far ended on December 12. Sentences of to the current mechanism, which in­ crimes against humanity in Lithuania, to disprove allegations of large-scale three and two years respectively were cludes only the veto mechanism. Mr. reported the New York-based Lithua­ exonerations of Nazi war criminals, this given to former Deputy Prime Minister Kravchuk stressed that the ultimate nian Information Center. latest decision comes on the heels of an Grigor Stoiehkov and former Deputy goal is disarmament. Western agencies agreement signed last Friday between Minister of Public Health Lyubomir had confirmed on December 13 that the The Lithuanian OSI, under the juris­ the Lithuanian Procurator General and Shindarov. They were indicted for Ukrainian Parliament had amerded the diction of the Procurator General, will the Australian Attorney General's failing to warn the public after the commonwealth agreement to empha­ cooperate with analogous agencies in Office of Special Investigations, Chornobyl accident. The court found size Ukraine's right to leave the com­ other countries by sharing information The "agreement on mutual legal them guilty of violating radiation safety monwealth's joint defense structure and facilitating their investigative work assistance and cooperation in prosecu­ rules and of causing economic damage after Ukraine's nuclear arms have been in the republic. According to uncon­ firmed reports, the Lithuanian OSI, tion of war criminals" provides for the to the state. Bulgaria had recognized dismantled. (RFE/RL Daily Report) Lithuanian procurator's assistance in Ukraine on December 6. unlike its Western counterparts, will not limit itself to crimes committed during the "pursuit, investigation and prose­ On December 13 Ukraine's Foreign ^ KIEV - Ukrainian President cution of persons now citizens of Minister, Anatoliy Zlenko, visited Sofia Leonid Kravchuk met with Christian three years of Nazi occupation in Lithuania, but may also investigate war Australia who are suspected of having and established diplomatic and consu­ Croner, ambassador of the Netherlands committed war crimes or crimes against lar relations. Bulgaria's Foreign Mi­ and an official of the European Econo­ crimes during 50 years of Soviet occu­ pation. humanity in the period from September nister, Stoyan Ganev, told him that mic Community, on December 12. 1, 1939 to May 1945." Bulgaria looks positively on efforts to President Kravchuk said that Ukraine An estimated 600,000 Lithuanians The Lithuanian government has also find new forms of association for the wants to join the European structures in were summarily deported to Siberia or offered to cooperate with the Israeli peoples of the former Soviet Union the future and that it is ready to join the tried under Stalin. Of those, 473,000 Parliament and the U.S. Office of based on self-determination and sover­ Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty were executed or died of starvation and Special Investigations in this matter to eignty. signatories. (Ukrinform) exposure to the cold. Since 1988, more eliminate any doubt about the legality The Ukrainian leadership guaranteed than 175,000 people, of whom only a and propriety of the rehabilitation coal deliveries despite its difficulties and ^ SOFIA — Ukrainian Foreign third are still alive, have been reha­ process in Lithuania. said that the national identity of Ukrai- Minister Anatoliy Zlenko told Bulgar­ mians living in Bulgaria would be ian Foreign Minister Stoyan Ganev protected. (RFE/RL Daily Report) that Ukraine will destroy all its nuclear weapons within seven years. If other FOUNDED 1933 ^ KIEV - On December 13 the nations offer material assistance, the Ukrainian WeeH і Ukrainian Supreme Council decided to process of destruction can be completed An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National recognize the independence of Croatia in three to five years. (Ukrinform) Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. and Slovenia, Radio Kiev reported. The 07302. next day, Western media quoted United ь KIEV — According to an uncon­ Nations Secretary-General Javier Perez firmed report by Radio Moscow on Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ. 07302. de Cuellar as saying that he favors December 16, Ukrainian Defense Mi­ ^ (ISSN - 0273-9348) sending a peacekeeping force of 10,000 nister Konstantin Morozov met with a to Yugoslavia but there must be a true high level Defense Ministry delegation Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - 510. cease-fire first. He then urged Germany from Moscow, which insisted on a Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. land other countries not to recognize broader definition of "strategic" forces Slovenia and Croatia. Bonn plans to that would include some tank and The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: jrecognize both by Christmas. (RFE/ infantry units which are equipped with (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 iRL Daily Report) tactical nuclear weapons. (RFE/RL Daily Report) Postmaster, send address j ^ KIEV - Ukraine recognized changes to: Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz Georgian independence on December ^ KIEV - On December 17, Aero- Associate editors: Marta Kolomayets 12, Radio Tbilisi reported. Georgian flot continued to cancel domestic flights The Ukrainian Weekly Chrystyna Lapychak (Kiev) and thus closed 87 airports because of the P.O. Box 346 Assistant editor Khristina Lew President Zviad Gamsakhurdia said Jersey City, NJ. 07303 that Leonid Kravchuk had raised the lack of fuel, CIV reported, lens ot issue of recognition during a conversa­ thousands of people were stranded in all The Ukrainian Weekly, December 22,1991, No. 51, Vol. LIX tion on the previous day. (RFE/RL regions of the former Soviet Union. Copyright 1991 by The Ukrainian Weekly Daily Report) (RFE/RL Daily Report) нот THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 3 Democratic deputies offer views on Ukraine's place in commonwealth WCFU issues appeal for aid to Ukraine JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Since the Post and the Wall Street Journal over Appeal by the Presidium of the World Congress of Free Ukrainians and the formation of the Commonwealth of the past week: Ukrainian World Foundation with regard to the "Ukraine Development Independent States, of which Ukraine Fund." is a founding member, democratic Vyacheslav Chornovil, democratic deputies in the Ukrainian Parliament presidential candidate nominated by With the Act of the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the have voiced their views on this new Rukh who placed second on December Ukrainian Parliament on August 24, and endorsed in a general referendum structure. Below, The Weekly offers the 1, Lviv Oblast chairman: on December 1, by over 90 percent of the citizens of Ukraine, Ukraine has words of Vyacheslav Chornovil and entered a historical period of the building of its state. Mykhailo Horyn, courtesy of Ukraine Ratifying the accord on a Common­ The Supreme Council of Ukraine has passed new laws regarding Ukraine's 2000, the Washington Committee in wealth of Independent States, the introduction of a separate currency, the creation of its own army, the Support of Ukraine, and Dmytro Pav- deputies of the Ukrainian Parliament establishment of diplomatic services, border and customs control as well as lychko, as quoted in The Washington made the right choice. We had no other improvement in the social services - to create thereby the basis for the option: either Gorbachev, or a civilized development of social, academic, cultural and educational institutions. form of dissolution for the Union. One more item, which is stubbornly The appeal issued by the WCFU on December 2 stated in part that "we, the being pushed by Russian propaganda, Ukrainian diaspora should do our utmost to ensure that the process of revival i.e. that of a union of Slavic states. This proceeds in all spheres — economic, cultural and religious among others. We is quite a dangerous step. We should not should all help Ukraine in any way we can. Ukraine is counting on us." try to revive Pan-Slavism as in its time In their greetings, dated December 3, to the diaspora on the occasion of this was far from a positive force. Now it Ukrainian independence, the leaders of Rukh, the Popular Movement of is even less desirable. Ukraine, together with the Citizens' Referendum Council, expressed their I do not believe this accord will have a gratitude for our support, encouragement and cooperation. long life span. For Ukraine this accord "We look forward to welcoming you in a free, independent Ukraine so that is a serious step toward getting out of we may work together, in a concerted effort, at building a full-fledged the Union. After a time we will forget democratic state, one which shows a genuine concern for its citizens and is about any commonwealth. worthy of the world's respect. Throughout this time you have not failed your One more important point. The homeland and your loved ones, and we are certain that we will continue to meetings in Brest ended the tense work closely together for the well-being of Ukraine." relations between us and our eastern neighbor. If it were to continue we With this aim in mind, the Presidium of the Secretariat of the WCFU, on \ would have an undesirable result from this day of December 7, announces the establishment of the "Ukraine I subsequent events. And Yeltsin's posi­ Development Fund." tion deserves the highest praise. Russia The fund is indispensable in order to rebuild and to strengthen a wide f in his person ended confrontation with network of cultural-educational and scholarly institutions of a free society f Ukraine, which declared independence, which were destroyed by the imperialist communist regime. and began joint efforts at finding civilized forms of neighborly relations. Let us help Ukraine stand on its own and enable it to establish the most Mykhailo Horyn, chairman of Rukh's important attributes of statehood in order to consolidate the process and j Political Council: \ avert any potential danger of chaos. Vyacheslav Chornovil Time is of the essence. One cannot rule out the danger of economic collapse \ Considering that Ukraine has no and political destabilization. If we do not act now, we stand to lose not only j defense forces, no security agency in this unique opportunity in an endeavor of utmost importance but also \ place and no customs borders, the everything that has been gained up to this time. This would mean, in effect, j Minsk accord was a necessary step. This the end of the centuries-long aspirations of the Ukrainian people. decision is a positive one given the reservations, changes and additions We appeal to the entire Ukrainian community — to individuals, families as which the Ukrainian Parliament adopt­ well as religious communities and community organizations, in short, to all ed as regards the accord which was those whose feelings of love for Ukraine are still very much alive, to join actually signed in Minsk. together in this most important task of aiding the people of an independent In particular, note should be made of Ukraine. changes voted for by the Supreme Coun­ If every Ukrainian family in the West declares its readiness to donate a sum | cil of Ukraine...following proposals by of not less then SI 00 annually to this worthy cause, then we will have partially | Ihor Yukhnovsky. In the title of the fulfilled our common obligation. accord, which originally read "Accord The WCFU, jointly with the Ukrainian World Foundation, calls on each on the Creation of a Commonwealth of and every one of us to join in the rebuilding of a free Ukrainian state. Independent States," the word "Crea­ tion" was removed. In addition, in the Donations may be sent to: WCFU-UDF; 2118 A Bloor St. W.; Toronto, term "Commonwealth of Independent Ontario; M6S 1M8; Canada. States" all capital letters were changed The fund-raising campaign is being organized in coordination with the to small letters. These changes provide various Ukrainian financial-credit institutions in the diaspora which will the basis for removing any doubt as to designate special accounts for this drive. the fact that no new entity, akin to a state, has been created. Long Live Ukraine! Ukraine needs to use this accord Mykhailo Horyn during the transition period which is On behalf of the WCFU underway. One example of such use can be the decision by Leonid Kravchuk... Wasyl Veryhu Yuri Shymko to take charge of all armed forces on the Secretary President ! territory of Ukraine as Commander-in- Chief. Ukrainian institutions which On behalf of the Ukrainian World Foundation would form the foundation of inde­ pendent Ukraine need to be formed. Mykola Kushpeta Frank Martyniuk It is important to note that no step Secretary President backward can be allowed. Any attempts to re-create a union of one sort or Toronto, Canada S another must be firmly rejected. We December 11, 1991 must remain very careful. Dmytro Pavlychko, chairman ot the joined by Dmytro Pavlychko, chairman foreign relations committee in the Ukrai­ Baker hails... of the Parliament's foreign affairs nian Parliament and senior adviser to (Continued from page 1) committee, Deputies Ivan Drach and President Leonid Kravchuk: Mykhailo Horyn of Narodna Rada and that if somebody aspires to the single Rukh, and Defense Minister Konstan- The commonwealth pact is a transi­ control of nuclear weapons we can hand tin Morozov. tional tool to depose Gorbachev and over this control on one condition, that establish Ukrainian sovereignty. We are all of the nuclear forces in Ukraine are Secretary Baker was accompanied on not signing it for centuries. This is a taken off alert." his overnight journey to Kiev, as well as bridge for us over the chaos. The chaos Also taking part in the meetings on throughout his four-day official visit, by is the forces that want to suffocate the Ukrainian side were Prime Minister Assistant Secretary of European and Ukrainian independence. Vitold Fokin, Foreign Minister Anato- Canadian Affairs Thomas Niles..and We want to be part of the European iiy Zlenko, Supreme Council Chairman State Departmeb spokesperson Mar­ Dmytro Pavlychko space and to be in the European market. Ivan Pliushch, who were also later garet Tutwiler. THE UKRAINIAN WFFKLY SUNDAY DECEMBER 22,1991 NQ, 51 TWG conference focuses on Ukraine in the New World Order WASHINGTON - The Wash­ In focusing on the international ington Group's Fifth Annual Leader­ system, Mr. Basiuk noted that "U- ship Conference — with the theme kraine had to take the initiative and "Ukraine in the New World Order," develop vested interests in the inter­ - was held here in October. national system, thereby assuring its The opening address at the con­ own independence regardless of'old' ference was delivered by Carl Gersh- or 'new' order." man, president of the National En­ Mr. Basiuk expressed the view that dowment for Democracy. Mr. Ger- "as the largest regional power, U- shman assessed the threats to the kraine has to maintain good relations future independent status of U- with its immediate neighbors and kraine, approaching the issue from conduct a foreign policy which re­ the standpoint that it is imperative to flects і a good understanding of its grasp the different political situa­ important position in Eastern Eu­ tions in Ukraine and in Russia. rope and on the European continent Mr. Gershman noted that the role as a whole." of the Ukrainian community in the The second panel discussion - .West was to help the West come to on political developments inside . know and understand Ukrainian Ukraine, included the following issues. panelists: Roman Fedoriv, editor-in- The first of two panel discussions chief of Dzvin, the Lviv monthlv Ambassadors Gennadi Udovenko and William Courtney deliver keynote was devoted to the topic of the magazine, and former Soviet People's addresses at the TWG conference. factors that affect Ukraine's interna­ deputy; Oles Doniy, president of the Protestant and non-denominational answered questions on the topic of tional role. The panel of experts Kiev Ukrainian Student Union, who sects from abroad, who display little nuclear weapons, among others. included: Douglas Seay, an analyst led the student hunger strike last sensitivity to proselytizing in Ukrai­ Ambassador Courtney, the se­ at the Heritage Foundation; Orest October in Kiev, which resulted in nian, are growing in popularity." cond-day keynote speaker, discussed Deychakiwsky, staff member of the the ouster of the premier of the then- Mr. Fedoriv gave an overview oi Ukraine's future relations with the U.S. Commission on Security and Ukrainian SSR Vitaliy Masol; what he considered the sad state of United States and Hie principles Cooperation in Europe; and Victor Marta Kolomayets, associate editor Ukrainian culture. guiding American policy. Basiuk, a Washington-based foreign of The Ukrainian Weekly and recur­ Mr. Shriver, while noting the risks Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, chair­ policy and national security analyst. ring Kiev correspondent; and Ri­ and difficulties in bringing about the man of the Council of Advisors to the Paula Dobriansky, associate director chard Shriver, publisher of the U- necessary economic and political Presidium of Ukraine's Parliament of the U.S. Information Agency, krainian Business Digest. Kateryna reforms in Ukraine, emphasized that and founder of the International chaired the panel. Chumachenko, vice-president of the "the situation is not bleak, especially Management Institute in Kiev, Mr. Seay viewed the dissolution of U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, acted as in light of new Ukrainian legislation shared his personal observations the Soviet Union as a positive de­ moderator of the panel. that is conducive to foreign economic about developments in Ukraine. velopment for Europe and for the Mr. Doniy, among other issues, activity in Ukraine, particularly the Among the events highlighted, United States, noting that he was stated that "many young people in laws guaranteeing foreign invest­ which contributed to the acceleration troubled that very few officials either Ukraine look to emigration as an ment." of the political processes in Ukraine, here or in Europe seemed to appre­ easy solution to all the difficulties ciate this development. they face, but that this option can Mr. Deychakiwsky focused on the only hurt Ukraine's future. He ar­ difficulties Ukraine faces iri achieving gued that Ukraine's youth should be independent recognition in interna­ presented with a new ideal - that of tional fora. nation-building - which would With regard to official member­ allow them to contribute to the ship status in the Conference on development of a vibrant and mo­ Security and Cooperation in Europe dern Ukrainian culture. He called on (CSCE), he noted that obstacles to Ukrainians in the diaspora to come Ukraine's recognition stemmed from to Ukraine to share their valuable objections by the Soviet delegation expertise." as well as reluctance on the part of Ms. Kolomayets, in discussing the most powerful members of CSCE inter-confessional problems in U- to open the organization to the flood kraine, said that the hostilities among of new members, which would different religious communities are a change the configuration of in­ long way from being resolved, attri­ fluence. buting the state of affairs to, what in Mr. Deychakiwsky went on to say her view, is the inability, on the part that Ukraine's chances would most of church hierarchs, to provide iNatalie Sluzar likely improve over time, given the leadership and a united front during Douglas Seay, Victor Basiuk, Paula Dobriansky and Orest Deychakiwsky referendum results and Ukraine's the time of transition to democracy. are featured panelists exploring Ukraine's role on the international scene. track record on human rights and Ms. Kolomayets observed that Mr. Shriver said that Ukrainian were: the March 1990 elections, the respect for international agreements. "the church with the greatest appeal Americans can have an affect on first session of the Ukrainian Parlia­ With respect to U.S. recognition of to young people seems to be the attitudes and policies by informing ment, the March 1991 referendum, Ukraine, Mr. Deychakiwsky referred Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox the American business community of the August Bush visit, the August to the introduction of congressional Church, since they closely identify the issues at hand. coup attempt, and the Declaration of resolutions on the formal recogni­ with 'the church of the Ukrainian Independence. tion of Ukraine. kozaks.'" She also noted that "many To the end of developing strong Dr. Hawrylyshyn concluded his U.S.-Ukrainian relations and pro­ remarks by noting that independence moting stability in Eastern Europe, was not the end purpose but rather Mr. Shriver suggested the following "the absolutely necessary precondi­ slogan: "Democracies don't go to tion to resuscitate oureselves cultur­ war with one another, and that's why ally, to enter the world community, it's in the U.S. interest to support to satisfy material needs and create a democracy in Ukraine." just, democratic, tolerant society with social justice." Among the diplomats addressing An unexpected but most welcome the conference were Ambassador guest at the conference was Robert E. Gennadi Udovenko, Ukraine's am­ Nicholls, president of Associates bassador to the United Nations, arid International Corporation, who Ambassador William Courtney, presented TWG president Lydia U.S. representative to the U.S.­ Chopivsky Benson with a Ukrainian Soviet Nuclear Testing Commission. flag he received from Ukrainians Ambassador Udovenko, the first- concerned about the consequences of day keynote speaker at the confer­ Chornobyl. ence, read the text of the Act of Mr. Nicholl's firm specializes in Declaration of Independence of improving the management of nu­ Ukraine and went on to describe clear power stations and was instru­ what Ukrainian diplomacy had done mental in providing health care for in the ensuing time to promote and victims of the Chornobyl disaster. Student leader Oles Doniy and Dr. Bohdan Hawrylyshyn, chairman of the make the world aware of Ukraine's All the information in this article Council of Advisors to the Presidium of Ukraine's Parliament, discuss decision. He aiso outlined the goals was compiled from the TWG News­ current events in Ukraine. of the Ukrainian government and letter, October 1991. N0P51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 5 ТВГ - ' - . - - - . - . . ,

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that the Commonwealth should ensure guage, with simultaneous translations Ukrainian independence: big questions that it be recognized internationally as a into the full range of languages being transnational alliance (something like available for all debates. Official docu­ by Andrij Makuch internationally recognized sovereign an Organization of African States with ments could then be issued either in states (i.e., those with embassies or shared control over nuclear weapons) their original language(s) or translated The overwhelming support demon­ diplomatic representatives in their rather than a body politic in its own into English (effectively the Latin of the strated for Ukrainian independence in capitals and membership in the United right. modern age and a language without the December 1 referendum was greeted Nations the Commonwealth could Language will have a large bearing in immediate imperial connotations for by Ukrainians throughout the world as function as a clearinghouse. any of the Commonwealth nations). a healthy and positive development. It the dealings of the Commonwealth as became an object of abundant joy and If it simply incorporates the republics the use of Russian as the group's official The question of whether the Com­ celebration. Ukraine's entry into a of the former USSR on the basis of their language and "lingua franca" could monwealth will be a coordinating 'Commonwealth of Independent self-proclaimed independence and de­ have a devastating influence on the agency or an entity charged with speci­ States' on December 8, on the other sire to join, we could be looking at a balance of power within the Common­ fic tasks and endowed with real powers hand, has caused anxiety among many refried neo-Soviet state (it is a matter of wealth (particularly vis-a-vis Ukraine). is also of concern to Ukrainian inde­ Ukrainians, who fear that the long- some concern that the Western media Historically, Russian has been a lan­ pendence. It comes down to the dif­ awaited dream of independence could has already begun shifting its word guage of empire, and Russification was ference between meeting to determine fall into the pit of a renewed union with usage from the former Soviet Union to used by both Imperial Russian and common policy and establishing joint Russia. It also raises some major the old Soviet Union). Stemming from Soviet authorities as an instrument of institutions to deal with matters of questions about the state of politics in this is the question of whether the social control. Its continued use would common concern. For example, will the Ukraine as well as the politics of member-nations of the Commonwealth provide a convenient means of commu­ Commonwealth finance ministers meet Ukraine's statehood. will have embassies (or at least a nication for the Commonwealth na­ regularly in an effort to keep their diplomatic representation) in the capi­ tions in the short term, but it would monetary policies in tandem or will the 9 Issue No. 1: Ukrainian statehood. tals of each of their counterparts or perpetuate the imperial tradition and Commonwealth coordinate a central Notwithstanding the Act of Declara­ whether they will perceive that a repre­ make it too easy for Russia to domi­ bank and a common currency? tion of Independence of August 24 and sentative in Minsk will ipso facto serve nate the body and possibly use it in the its ratification on December I, Ukraine as an ambassador to all the Common­ future as a springboard for re-establish­ had only begun to develop the attri­ ing its imperial hegemony. This raises a host of other questions wealth states. The implications are about the extent to which member butes of a fully functioning state before hopefully self-evident. it agreed to enter into any Common­ To ensure a linguistic equality in line states are bound to follow Common­ wealth arrangement. Several key attri­ To spell it out: it will mean the with the notion of equal partnership in wealth resolutions as well as the nature butes of statehood have not yet been difference between the member-states the Commonwealth, a radically differ­ and extent of a bureaucracy that will be realized, including a national army, a defining themselves and their counter­ ent approach must be used. Possibly, attached to it (i.e., are we talking separate currency and banking system, parts as wholly independent nations or the national language of each country in skeletal staff or will we be seeing a and control over borders. Likewise, the defining themselves as part of a new and the Commonwealth would have to be wholesale transfer of old Soviet institu­ much looser collective entity. It follows criteria for Ukrainian citizenship re­ recognized as an official working lan- tions and departments several hundred main undefined as well as the details of kilometers west from Moscow to an immigration policy. Finally, Ukraine Minsk?). has gained diplomatic recognition from Is Ukraine's independence safe now? only a small number of states to date, The open-borders policy espoused by with the countries of the European by Arthur Takac Isn't this happening again? The Baltic ,. the Commonwealth would be an abso­ Community and the United States nations once again have displayed their lute disaster for Ukraine. Some ques­ being particularly conspicuous by their Instead of severing all ties with political maturity and have done their tions might be raised about a free flow absence. To have started talking about Moscow and moving more boldly best to get out of Moscow's clutches. of goods (particularly if Ukraine wished reconstituting some economic, military toward independence, Leonid Krav- They succeeded. In Ukraine, the new to encourage specific industries), but it and political arrangement with the chuk, the new Ukrainian president, runs Bohdan Khmelnytsky, after all the is the free flow of people that is the member states of the former Soviet to Minsk to sign a new treaty with Rus­ gloomy and tragic historical experiences major concern. The potential exists for Union — particularly Russia — before sia and Belarus in order to form a of the Ukrainian nation, keeps pointing tens of millions of non-Ukrainian such rudimentary aspects of statehood Commonwealth. at Moscow. immigrants to flood into Kiev, Kharkiv, as mentioned above had been realized It should be remembered that before Does the new leadership lack a Dnipropetrovske, and other Ukrainian could profoundly damage the integrity the elections, apparently for tactical genuine faith in the viability of an cities in search of work, fundamental of the Ukrainian state-in-the-making. reasons, the same Mr. Kravchuk had independent Ukrainian nation-state? altering the ethnic balance in Ukraine. To draw an analogy: it's like talking disavowed even the economic union There is no doubt that Ukraine, even about a new co-habitation arrangement pact that his prime minister had signed, economically, is at least as self-suffi­ The lack of a defined and functional before the divorce papers have even But now, the president, the former cient as the rest of the former Soviet Ukrainian border (with customs check been drawn up. Communist hard-liner, no longer feels Union. Ukraine does not need Mos­ points) with Russia and Belarus under­ compelled to conceal his allegiance to cow's tutelage. Why then this haste to mines Ukraine's claim to sovereignty, ^ Issue No. 2: The impact of the his old friends. In order to secure his bind Ukraine's future with Moscow's The lack of citizenship, immigration, Commonwealth on Ukrainian inde­ position and the privileged social status fortunes? and extradition measures leaves U- pendence. of the Communist old guard, Mr. The answer is clear. President Krav­ kraine totally vulnerable to forces that The essential question in this matter Kravchuk appears to be prepared to chuk and the old guard proved to be may well have not been considered (or is what will the Commonwealth become sacrifice the national interests of the adept at taking advantage of the sur­ considered significant) to date. and how will it conduct its affairs: Will Ukrainian people once again. viving political lethargy caused by long- it be a political entity incorporating the It may be recalled that during the term and massive national oppression ^ Issue No. 3: Democracy in Ukraine. republics of the former USSR or will it revolution in 1917-1918 even small as well as of the organizational incohe­ President Leonid Kravchuk's manner be a gathering place for sovereign subject nations such as the Estonians, rence of the democratic forces and won in setting up the Commonwealth and nations to establish agreement on Lithuanians and Latvians took advan­ the first elections ever to be held after then railroading it through the legisla­ common economic and military con­ tage of the collapse of the Russian more than 70 years of Communist ture is hardly a case study in the cerns, which can then be pursued on a Empire and succeeded in gaining inde­ dictatorship. democratic process. It would be impos­ bilateral basis through regular diplo­ pendence, while 30 million Ukrainians Despite this victory, Mr. Kravchuk sible in Western liberal democracies, matic channels? failed. First and foremost they failed and his entourage cannot feel secure as where it would be studied by committee, because they were unable to severe their to their political future in an independ­ In the first scenario the Common­ debated in society, and then passed ties with Moscow. ent Ukraine. After all, they are repre­ through a legislature in several stages. wealth might (through inertis) recon­ The Baltic nations, after having sentatives of the Communist dictator­ struct many aspects of the interrepubli- noticed the weakness of the Provisional ship that deprived the Ukrainian nation The best case scenario is that this can relations that existed within the Government, were seeking for options of all attributes of national existence, might simply have been a tactical ploy USSR. This would pose a profound beyond a Russian federation. The and was responsible for the atrocities by Mr. Kravchuk to deal a death blow threat of an incremental erosion of Ukrainians, however, had only one and famine of the Stalinist leadership. to the crumbling Soviet state, a means Ukrainian independence. The second option for the future of Ukraine: politi­ As a matter of fact, they may be viewed of peacefully dismantling what remain­ scenario could provide a reasonable and cal autonomy within the Federal Rus­ as collaborators or red Quislings. Any ed of the USSR. much-needed way for the member states sian Republic. Even the Central Rada's further democratization will expose to coordinate issues of common con­ Fourth Universal of January 22, 1918, It is also possible that Mr. Kravchuk their venality and cowardice, and will may have reached an accord with cern without threatening their sover­ which actually was a declaration of threaten their positions. In unity with eignty. Ukrainian independence before the Russian President Boris Yeltsin in order Moscow, however, they do hope to be to hold off market reforms in Russia The nature of the Commonwealth Bolshevik takeover of Kiev, stated that able to withstand the democratic chal­ the Ukrainian Constituent Assembly until Ukraine was ready to undertake will likely be determined by several lenge and transfer their powers into the the same (the disruption to the Ukrai­ essential matters. First and foremost is was to "determine the nature of the new era. federal ties with the people's republics nian economy otherwise could have its membership and its international In my view, not much credit should been crippling). Notwithstanding such status. If full membership is limited to of the former Russian Empire." be given to Mr. Kravchuk and hisr 'good' reasons, there is cause to be Arthur Takac is a graduate student at Communist gang. Ukraine's independ­ concerned if the political culture of the Andrij Makuch is a historian, who is the University of Pittsburgh. He is an ence and democratic future will be safe new Ukrainian state should come to „. currently an editor at the Encyclopedia immigrant from .Czechoslovakia, who only after the democratic forces are focus on the imperial style of a strong­ of Ukraine, based in Toronto. was born in Uzhhorod, Ukraine. victorious, man president. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 No. 51 Christmas pastoral greetings 1991 from Metropolitan Stephen To the Reverend Clergy, Venerable Jesus, we are reminded of his total Ukrainian Weekly Religious, and my dear faithful brothers dedication and the sacrifice he made and sisters in the Lord, under difficult and trying circum­ Again we welcome each other with stances. A new joy descends the simple, yet profound greeting Christ Christmas is truly a reminder of the is Born! The Eternal God has become importance of the family in our society man. God is with us! and of the family values which in this Indeed, the words of this Ukrainian Christmas carol convey The scriptural accounts of the birth of present day and age are under constant our Lord and Savior focus our eyes on attack. the spirit of this Christmas season not only for our brothers and that simple cave, where the wonderful For this celebration of Christmas, sisters in Ukraine, but also for Ukrainians throughout the world Counselor, the mighty God, the Eternal each person tries to gather with their as we celebrate Ukraine's historic declaration of independence. Father, the Prince of Peace was born loved ones - relatives travel great dis­ into this world in that small town of tances just to show that love and bond For more than 1,000 years, the joyous tidings of the Nativity Bethlehem almost 2,000 years ago. of parent and child, brother and sister. have resounded on Ukrainian lands, yet few times in history The evangelists Matthew and Luke In oiir Ukrainian custom, we empha­ have the Ukrainian people faced the future with such hope and describe the supernatural heavenly size the unity of family by our tradi­ promise. events that occurred on that first tional Holy Supper, and we even re­ Christmas night. According to St. member our departed loved ones with For them, liberty and independence have been the exception Luke, there were shepherds abiding in the empty place at the table, thereby rather than the rule. For them, the solemn night, this holy night, the fields, keeping watch over their fostering a spiritual togetherness with was often worshipped in a quiet, secretive atmosphere, as they flocks. Suddenly there appeared multi­ our deceased family members. feared being persecuted for their religious beliefs. tudes of heavenly hosts of angels in the This warmth, love, and togetherness sky, focusing their attention and praise affects not only our respective families Today, as another Christmas fills us with the spirit of hope, on the new born Christ with His humble but, in a sense, there is a special happiness and love engendered in the glorious birth of the Christ Mother and foster Father. Christmas spirit that unites the entire Child, we are grateful that Ukraine is now free. Today our loved And from the East, according to St. family. Acts of kindness, charity, cheer­ Matthew, wise men were following a fulness and a feeling of unity and good ones in Ukraine also rejoice jubilantly: Christ is Born - Let Us bright star, which led them to the place will are shared, not only in our families, Praise Him. where He lay. The Magi journeyed to be but also in our parishes and communi­ This year, the Christmas bells throughout Ukraine will ring in the presence of the Holy Family. ties. out with wishes of peace on earth and good will to all men. Indeed of all the Liturgical feasts, This Christmas, we are also united truly Christmas may be considered the with our brothers and sisters in U- And a new joy descends. celebration of family. For in sending kraine, sharing with them the joy of His only Son into the world, God the religious freedom and now the reality of Father showed His eternal love for us, independent nationhood. His children. When our first human The source of this love, this good will parents sinned, God did not abandon at Christmas emanates from that Holy them or their successive generations. Child in Bethlehem. It is the love of God Rather He fulfilled His promise of a himself. Savior, which was fulfilled in the May His love and peace be with you Nativity of Jesus Christ, the birth of His and your loved ones not only this Only-begotten Son. Christmas but throughout all the days When one focuses on the image of the of your life. Virgin Mary and her maternal care of Her Son, we are also reminded of Her Christ is Born! eternal vigilance over us under her Holy fStephen Mantle of Protection. Metropolitan-Archbishop And when one considers the loving relationship of St. Joseph to Mary and Given in Philadelphia, December 1991. ACTION ITEM In a recent news story on ABC News, aired on Monday, December 16, it was reported that new evidence has surfaced in the John Demjanjuk case. New evidence, including testimonies from 21 now deceased camp guards who worked at Treblinka, alleges that the notorious "Ivan the Terrible" was not John Demjanjuk. Turning the pages back... Yoram Sheftel, Mr. Demjanjuk's attorney, insists that Mr. Demjanjuk be set free in view of the new evidence and returned to the United States. Also, Mr. Sheftel says that officials at the Justice Department's Office of Special Investigations knew about the testimonies of the Treblinka guards but withheld On December 25, 1917, the Bolshevik invasion of them 13 years ago. Ukraine, led by Volodymyr Antonov-Ovsiyenko, began. This is a travesty of justice and any of us who had any doubts about the innocence As described by Orest Subtelny in Ukraine: A History, the of John Demjanjuk can see now that Mr. Demjanjuk is innocent and was wrongly invasion, "led by the talented Vladimir Antonov-Ovsiyenko and his brutal convicted of a crime he did not commit. associate Mikhail Muraviev, the Bolsheviks, numbering about 12,000, advanced We all need to write to our senators and representatives to voice our opinions as from tha northeast. To oppose them, Symon Petliura, the Ukrainian minister of to this travesty of justice. war, han a force of about 15,000 widely scattered men, consisting of the "Free Letters should be short and to the point, typed or handwritten on stationery or Cossack" peasant militia, the Sich Riflemen, a unit of former Galician prisoners of postcards. Ask your senators and representative^ to look into the the case of Mr. war, a few small frontline units, and hundreds of young gymnasium students who Demjanjuk and his innocence. were sent to the front directly from their schools in Kiev. (Continued on page 11) "One may well wonder, at this point, about where the 300,000 soldiers of the Ukrainized units were who had pledged support to the Central Rada in the summer. Most of them had returned to their villages and adopted a "neutral" stance, as did many of those who remained under arms. Some went over to the Bolsheviks. The TJNATund tor tneKebirth of Ukraine unreliability of the majority of these Ukrainian soldiers - contrasting sharply with the heroic efforts of the relative few who actually fought in support of the Central The Home Office of the Ukrainian National Rada — was largely a result of the effectiveness of Bolshevik agitators. As Richard фОН(И Association reports that, as of December 19, Pipes has noted, in the early months of the Civil War, the population at large was ^ ^ the fraternal organization's newly established confused, bewildered and hesitant. A good agitator was worth hundreds of armed Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received men; he could sway enemy troops and thus decide crucial conflicts; 10,055 checks from its members were donations Indeed, the Bolsheviks spared neither men nor money to infiltrate Ukrainized totalling (258,205.03. The contributions units, many of whose peasant soldiers were exceedingly naive politically, and to include individual members' donations, as well persuade them either to desist fjom fighting or to join the Bolsheviks. as returns of members' dividend checks and Consequently, by December, the latter's forces in Ukraine grew to about 40,000 interest payments on promissory notes. men. The Encyclopedia of Ukraine adds an interesting note on Antonov-Ovsiyenko, Please make checks payable to UNA Fund the Bolshevik leader. In the spring of 1918 he was a member of the Soviet Ukrainian for the Rebirth of Ukraine. government, and was a diplomat from 1924 to 1937. He was executed by firing squad in 1938 on the charge of being a Trotskyist. No. 51 і THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 7

A VIEW FROM WASHINGTON Ukrainian political success Faces and Places

by Eugene M. Iwanciw The community has shown political by Myron B. Kuropas UNA Washington Office officials th?t it is organized, it repre­ sents people it can be mobilized, and it During the past three months, the has influence beyond the community. In Ukrainian American community has this campaign, the community demon­ matured politically. The issue of United strated that it can influence other ethnic States recognition of Ukraine has and non-ethnic groups, newspapers, Peace on earth? mobilized the Ukrainian American local governments, state governments community like few issues of the past. and members of Congress. As we celebrate the birth of the Prince loyal Japanese American citizens and it Through letters, calls and visits, the of Peace, it would appear that we was the United States that sanctioned community expressed its view to the However, one major aspect of lobby­ Ukrainians have much reason to re­ the forced repatriation of thousands of White House and members of Congress. ing, which is often overlooked, is joice. Ukrainians to Stalin's Gulag when the This campaign, in which all segments reward for supporting the position of Once again Ukraine is an independ­ war ended. of the Ukrainian American community the community. The flip side of that is ent nation-state. The beauty of this participated, resulted in 28 Senators co- that those not supporting the issue wonderful reality is that Ukraine, as If Ukraine is to survive whole, U- sponsoring S.Con.Res. 65; 83 Repre­ should not be rewarded. First and they say, "owes nothing to nobody." kraine's present leadership must assume foremost, the 199 members of Congress a more assertive posture in interna­ sentatives co-sponsoring H.Con.Res. No one liberated Ukraine. No one 212; Senate passage of an amendment who co-sponsored the resolutions tional affairs. No more hat-in-hand should receive thank you letters. That granted Ukraine her freedom. With the subservience. No more Mr. Nice Guy. to an appropriations bill urging Presi­ exception of the diaspora, few people dent George Bush to recognize Ukraine; should be followed up with political support for these members of Congress even encouraged Ukraine to strive for President Kravchuk should walk, and the first steps by the president liberty. The Soviet Union simply rotted toward recognition. during next year's elections, including talk and be President Yeltsin's equal in working in and contributing to their from within and 91 percent of the the new commonwealth. Any hesitation Now that Ukrainian Americans have campaigns. It must be kept in mind that people of Ukraine — Ukrainians, Rus­ will be viewed as a sign of weakness to mobilized politically and have shown these individuals are our true friends; sians, Poles, Greeks, Jews — voted for be exploited by "big brother" in Mos­ themselves to be a viable force, the they did not give us oratory but support independence. cow. Moscow has betrayed Ukraine question is: what's next? The reality is when it was critical. that even when the United States formally recognizes Ukraine, our work Every community, be it ethnic, pro­ If Ukraine is to survive whole, Ukraine's present leader­ as a community will not end. There are a fessional or religious, has common ship must assume a more assertive posture in interna­ range of issues, both domestic and interests. Those interests are affected on foreign, in which our community main­ a daily basis by governmental policies. tional affairs. No more hat-in-hand subservience. No tains an interest. A few examples The interests of the Ukrainian Ameri­ include grants to our museums, dance can community are not less affected. To more Mr. Nice Guy. groups and language schools; tax insure that government policies affect policy towards our fraternals and credit those concerns in a positive manner, it is To those countries who recognized many times before and it can happen unions; U.S. technical assistance to necessary to become actively involved Ukraine, President Leonid Kravchuk again. We don't need another Pereya- Ukraine; and U.S. immigration policy. in the political process. should say thank you. To those nations slav. who put conditions on recognition, the Ukraine should also make it clear to The community has proven that it The Ukrainian American community president of Ukraine should refuse. the United States that all of George can be politically effective. The next can no longer claim that it is too small If the United States now wants Boris Bush's men and all of his "horses" will step is to build on the work of the past, or too poor to be effective, for it was Yeltsin to control all nuclear warheads not put Russia's Humpty Dumpty particularly the most recent past. The their actions which reversed U.S. in the new commonwealth, Ukraine together again. The new common­ first lesson in political lobbying is that it foreign policy. Now it is time to build on should say "forget it." It was Moscow, wealth is not a Soviet Union refried. is an ongoing process and that success that success for the challenges of the not Ukraine, that produced the war­ breeds success. future. As an American, I am more terrified heads. It was Moscow, not Ukraine, than ever with the current White House that placed the warheads on Ukrainian posture regarding Russia. One would LETTERS TO THE EDITOR soil. And it was Moscow, not Ukraine, think that the suicidal internationalism that aimed the missiles at the United of President Wilson and Franklin appeared as Ukraina or Ucraina, or States. Roosevelt would provide enough of a even Ukrainia, Ucrainia). Kiev has never fought nor wanted to history lesson. But no. The White Ukrainian letters, fight the United States. Moscow has We often complain that some publi­ House remains attracted to Moscow consistently supported America's ene­ like a moth to a flame. English style cations persist in the use of "The mies and threatened war at every turn. Ukraine." A while ago the article 'the'' What kind of logic dictates that Ameri­ What is even more scary is that most Dear Editor: was also used in reference to "The Americans haven't the foggiest notion For languages that do not use the cans should now trust MQSCOW but not Argentina." However, that country Kiev? of what is going on. Many simply don't Roman alphabet, the Library of Con­ changed its English rendering to Argen­ care. Some believe that Mikhail Gorba­ gress has issued new transliteration tina, and the article "the" was automa­ If the United States wants human chev and Mr. Yeltsin are heroes de­ schemes, under the title ALA-LC Ro- tically dropped. Perhaps a similar rights assurances, Ukraine should point serving of support lest other, yet un­ manization Lables (Washington, 1991). approach should be applied to Ukraina, out that: 1) the last time Ukraine was in known, less "savory" elements take Many scholarly and popular periodicals or Ukraina, thus getting rid of that a position to control its own destiny, its over. Others have little if any sense of and publishers usually follow the unpleasant appendix. human rights record was second to history. Still others simply can't com­ Library of Congress tables. For the none; 2) Ukrainian nationalists, many prehend geopolitical realities. transliteration of Ukrainian, two items Larissa M.L.Z. Onyshkevych of whom are now in the forefront of may be of special interest. Ukraine's democratic leadership, are so It is a sad commentary on the current Lawrenceville, N.J. committed to human rights that they American political scene that with the First, the place of the soft sign in the were willing to put their lives on the line exception of Patrick Buchanan, no Ukrainian alphabet has been changed. in support of their convictions. presidential aspirant has raised the This letter has been moved from the last German "the" Ukrainian leaders should then quietly botched Bush approach to the former position to the third last; we, therefore, point out that America's own human Soviet republics as a serious campaign now have, ь, ю, я. This change has been not offensive rights record is less than pristine. issue. And the election is less than a year made in order to simplify automatic It was the United States that con­ away. cataloging of all Cyrillic titles; the Dear Editor: sistently broke treaties with Native Also sad is that in the wake of our official change has been made by the Donald Carnahan writes to condemn almost unbridled enthusiasm over the the ongoing use of "the Ukraine," Amerians forcing them off their ances­ Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (and tral lands. It was America that tolerated events of December 1 we Ukrainian appears in this order in the newest calling to action not only us, but our Americans must now, three weeks later, brethren in Germany. Whoa, Nellie. I slavery on its soil for almost 250 years. Ukrainian grammars and dictionaries); It was the United States that recognized temper our joy with fear for the worse. this move has been also approved by the have been waging a battle with our The saddest aspect of all of this, stegosaurus-brained newspaper for the Soviet Union knowing full well that Ukrainian Parliament last spring. Joseph Stalin was waging a genocidal however, is that just when we thought some months, but I think we should cut "peace on earth" was becoming a Germany some slack. The German starvation campaign that killed some 7 The second important change is in the million Ukrainian men, women and reality, we are once again being led by way the Ukrainian letter is rendered in article ("die," not "der") is shared by an American president whose "good such illustrious countries as Switzer­ children. It was the United States that English; it appears in the same form as established concentration camps for will" is dangerously misplaced. in Ukrainian (as it is used in such words land (Schweiz), Turkey (Turkei), Cze­ as naive or Aida. By following this choslovakia (Tschechoslowakei) and transliteration, the Ukrainian name tor Mongolia (Mongolei). Even Iraq sterns Ukraine should also make it clear to the United States Ukraine should be accordingly render­ to merit a sporadic "der." So let's stick that all of George Bush's men and all of his "horses" will ed as Ukraina. This, by the way, is quite to our local fight, shall we? close to the term used for Ukraine in not put Russia's Humpty Dumpty together again. The some of the early mentions of the name Stephen Sokolyk in English-language publications (it Edina, Minn. new commonwealth is not a Soviet Union refried. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 No. 51

by Khristina Lew

On December 1 the people of Ukraine voted 90.32 percent to uphold the Act of Declaration of the Independence of Ukraine. Fifty-four days prior to the historic Delving into eastern Ukrai vote, a group of Ukrainian North Americans traveled to Ukraine's eastern oblasts to campaign for independence. The mission of the group of 39 Ukrainian Canadians and Ukrainian Americans — including this writer — was to travel to those areas where the Soviet mind-set remained deeply entrenched and to disseminate information on independence, democracy and freedom. The group was organized and sponsored by Borys Wrzesnewskyj, owner of Toronto's Future Bakeries. It comprisedbusinesspersons, administrators, teachers, musicians, artists, writers and students between the ages of 21 and 70. Personalities, professions and lifestyles were as divergent as each individual's perception of his or her Ukrainianism. Many were the children of parents born in Ukraine, some boasted one Ukrainian parent, and one proudly informed this writer, in beautiful Ukrainian, that she was a fourth-generation Ukrainian Canadian. November 10 - December 5 marked my first visit to the land of my forebears. The first three weeks of my trip were spent in Kiev, Donetske Oblast and the city of MariupiL Independence day was celebrated in Lviv, the birthplace of my father. I am grateful that the first leg of my trip was spent traveling in eastern Ukraine, for the Donbas, with its stark gray buildings, its coal mines, factories and fields of winter wheat, is the heart of Ukraine, its life source. But if the Donnas is Ukraine's heart, then the cobblestone streets ,and domed churches of Lviv are Ukraine's soul. Below I offer my impressions of a Ukraine on the eve of nationhood. nenko. Two telephones rang simulta- Children in Artemivske display Levko Lukianenko posters. On the right, The "Active Freedom" campaign was neously from 7 a.m. to well after 10 p.m. Vyacheslav ChornovOs campaign bos polls Into Rukh headquarters m organized around the printing and- The photocopying machine was on the Kiev. distribution of 10 different Ukrai­ blink, and anyone who could read nian" and Russian-language flyers English was assigned the dubious task highlighting the positive aspects of an of repairing it. independent Ukraine. While the cam­ Тфгее or four Ternopilians, who had paign's editorial board and technical set up camp in the kitchen, answered crew remained in Kiev, working out of a phone calls and distributed bundles of warehouse on the outskirts of the city flyers to all those who had succeeded in that housed two printing presses, com­ climbing the seven flights of stairs. puters and office equipment brought Reporters and visitors from the West over from the West, the campaigners were escorted in and out of the living traveled in groups of two to four area/ bed chambers. Visitors often came persons to the five targeted oblasts: bearing gifts — a sack of potatoes, a Donetske, Dnipropetrovske, Luhanske, handful of fruit, a loaf of bread. Mykolayiv and Zaporizhzhia. In the middle of all this was Maria I was assigned to travel to Donetske. Vasilivna, a woman capable of making My traveling companion was Taras the burliest man quake in his boots. Gula, a teacher of mathematics from Maria Vasilivna was a general, and these Toronto. Taras and I boarded an were her troops. Her command post overnight train for Donetske on the was the telephone; woe to any caller evening of November 14, hauling four bearing bad news. Her favorite tele­ 50-pound bags of flyers. phone phrase was "You are tearing out my liver," but no one could ever accuse Donetske her of being frail. She was capable of Taras and I, and the four bags of mobilizing hundreds of people within flyers, were whisked from the train several phone calls and singlehandedly station to the home of Maria Vasilivna organized Mr. Lukianenko's campaign Oliynyk, the head of the Ukrainian visit to Donetske. Republican Party in the Donbas, by a Taras and I were not allowed to be group of Ternopilians who had traveled tired or hungry in Maria Vasilivna's to Donetske to agitate for independ­ home, so we learned to leave the apart­ ence. ment early and come home late. We quickly discovered that the We traveled with the Ternopilians, 1 Oliynyks two-room apartment was the who had arrived in Donetske on a bus URP's regional headquarters. The accompanied by a choir of former apartment was stacked to precarious political prisoners, to the outlying cities heights with flyers and posters on demo- and villages of Karlo-Libknekhtivske, cracy, minority rights and the URP's Artemivske, Slovianske and Zvanivka. presidential candidate, Levko Lukia- While we handed out flyers in the

Residents of Donetske gather at the city's central square for a Roman Zyla hand meeting with presidential candidate Levko Lukianenko.

Eugene Duvaiko, Viktor Bryk, Vaieriy Oliynyk, Khristina Lew (center) and Larissa Talpash take a break from handing out flyers at Donetske's central market. The Russian Dramatic Theater of Mariupi! No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 9 lllieiilllinnillllllllliniHHMIHflllNIHIIIIIISIIlllllIHIiMIUIlIIIIIIItfSIlHIIlIIIIIflllHIItHtlllllllllSlillllHtlllllllllllHinnilllllllinnifllieilllHI^ marketplaces or central squares of each paper, and on Ukrainian television. cirv. the choir presumably was to Taras and I co-hosted Mariupil's half- delight the passers-by with song, hour Ukrainian radio program; Taras І on the eve of nationhood although we never did hear them sing. performed a live version of an Irish In Zvanivka, a western Ukrainian lullaby on Serhiy's sopilka. village transplanted to eastern Ukraine during World War II, they arranged for Meals were an elaborate affair. Taras and I to attend a beautiful prayer Although few products could be pur­ service in the temporary chapel of the chased at the state-run stores, the black village's first Ukrainian Catholic markets of Mariupil teemed with fresh Church. fish, fruits and vegetables. Every home had a secret cache of champagne, home­ In our first days of flyer distribution, made wine or samohonka (home­ we experienced several interesting brew). Our hosts were always warm phenomena. Everyone accepted a flyer. and gracious, our bellies always full. Most muttered "Handei-wets" or "wester­ ner" under their breath and folded it into At "the time of our arrival to Mariupil, a pocket. Some balled-up the flyer and the newspaper Izvestia ran a short threw it in our general vicinity. Several article about Westerners traveling to stopped to ask us where we were from eastern Ukraine to agitate for independ­ no one believed that we had come ence. Izvestia criticized these foreigners, from Canada or the United States to claiming that they had no business h'jzu our flyers. How much were we intruding in Ukraine's internal affairs. y Why dici we think we had a The people of Mariupil nad read the - ht 'о ( o'c? Did we owp a car? article and were w:i! aw::re that Taras . 'ed all Questions раїіеіі-л and Ї were гле ven sari(: Vomgners." V'e con^СІЄІЄІ! -І г рЧ 0 ^ foatae: 'n 4 -. . -да да^^'г?.? - 'по ,;- our c:sps.!Ai.r used, td :га\,іХіЩї'г^ -й о.. -; -. r^ Ше^-Г^: лГ: Tiiese meetings v те 'X^ICMCJCH in c Г; ' tnc ?t ' paw-- о mid-step to ic-id informal т:.іігісг. V г s^vo'd introduce і head ; agreement, ant; ourselves, explain ^.ny ^ e rmd ecrr. walk. eadin^j along the and open the flooc to questions. Many of the people we spoke co understood Ukrainian but could not speak it; Serhiy Mariupil frequently served as a Russian-Ukrai­ nian interpreter. After three days of flyer distribution, Numerous questions were asked Taras and 1 decided to venture out on about our lives in the West; our task, our own to the southernmost region of however, was to illicit reactions to the oblast We chose the port city of Ukraine's imminent independence. Mariupil, on the Azov Sea, where Taras A surprising number of people ge­ was anxious to meet with Ukraine's nuinely feared independence from national minorities. Moscow. Our campaign in Mariupil took on a If Moscow couldn't provide petrol very different flavor from our flyer-days and kovbasa, who would? in Donetske. Our five-day excursion Here lies the paradox. Moscow, who was organized by the 19-year-oid head for decades had intentionally deprived of Mariupil's chapter of the Ukrainian Ukraine's inhabitants of all things Republican Party, Volodya Babkin, material, spiritual and worldly, was and Serhiy Rozhnovshky, an instructor seen as Ukraine's Great Redeemer. at the city's Metallurgical Institute. People mistrusted Kiev. People mis­ Volod^ is the son of ethnic Russians trusted western Ukrainians, fearing that who taught himself to speak flawless they would suffocate the eastern oblasts Ukrainian, an avid student of Ukrainian with their Ukrainian language and h'story. politics and culture. Serhiy, nationalist sentimen.. Some believed too. wab a patron of all things Ukrai­ that if Ukraine declared its independ­ nian, hooting Mariupii's only Ukrainian ence, its borders wouU be closed to radio program and the city's first relatives living in Russia -ind Kazakh­ Ukiainian television show. stan. Few expected Lie In un independ­ Voiodya and Serhiy were anxious for ent Ukraine to be bettor, although Taras and me to meet and talk with as several were willing to ;;i^-: it a try. many people as possible about freedom, As before, there wero n Handful of democracy and life in independent people who believed iliac independence countries. We met with students, in­ was the only true course lor Ukraine. structors, seamen, tax-collectors. We And it was these people -- Ukrainians, were invited to special evenings hosted Russians and Greeks, OIZK words and ov che Greek Society of Mariupil, the their actions, which tt uur cc nvinced the Seamen's Club, the Komsomol youth non-believers that ukra:ne ?,mstbefree. tear.s over the рос5шг^ to organization. We were interviewed at re; ertn a u m і b '.'v s. question. "Pryazovska Rabocha," a local news­ (Continued on рз^.1 12)

Eugene Duvalko supervises as members of Plast attempt to sit on each other's laps without A scene from Mariupil s port. falling. 1 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 No. 51 BOOK NOTES BOOK REVIEW

Bilingual Children's book ОП dance Essays on Ukrainian economic development It is about a boy who wants to dance in a Ukrainian Economic History. Interpretative Essays, I.S. Koropeckyj ed., Ukrainian dance group like his older distributed by Harvard University Press for the Harvard Ukrainian Research Insti­ brother. He must work hard to earn tute, Cambridge, Mass., 1991, 392 pp. money for his boots, to learn how to by Marius L. Cybulski dance and then has his moment of triumph on stage at the end. 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The emergence of Kiev in the con­ can be ordered from Harvard Univer­ text of active commerce along the sity Harvard Series in Ukrainian Stu­ Kurelek" is a small book of recollec­ famous Varangian-Greek route to dies, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., Cam­ tions of this renowned artist, whose Constantinople as well as Kiev's econo­ bridge, MA 02138. The cost including works are exhibited in the Art Gallery mic position until the Mongol conquest postage is S24.95. WITH WK IN THE WORKSHOP of Ontario, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery and the collection of Queen Elizabeth. Wishing a Joyous Holiday Greetings Written by Brian Dedora in a very Merry Christmas and New Year original style, the book also contains six full color plates of William Kurelek's "Tool Paintings," 19 photographs the to Supreme Executive of the UNAss'n and Administration late Kurelek took of his workshop, and "Svoboda" and "The Ukrainian Weekly". three drawings. To all members with family and friends. Brian Dedora was an apprentice St. Nicholas Society UNAss'n Branch 104 A Memoir of William Kurelek framer under Mr. Kurelek, and is the BRIAN DEDORA author of "White Light," "He Moved," of Perth Amboy, NJ. "What a City Was" and many other books. He is also an editorial board WASYL MATKOWSKY, Secretary member of the avant-garde press Un- With photographs, dravv ngs. and paintings derwhich Editions. 4 "by William I. .rclek At 64 pages, the paperback costs S9.95, and may be ordered from: Uni- Snare The Weekly with a colleague JERSEY CITY, NJ. -"With WK ід . yersity of Toronto Press, 520) Duffejin the Workshop: A Memoir ofWHliaimv St., Dbwnsview, Ontario, M3H 5t8. ^^^^^Ї^^ЇЖ^Ї^^^ No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 11 Toronto Catholic schools Yara Arts Group to premiere new work NEW YORK - The Yara Arts Phipps, Bohdan Boychuk, Natalka help Church in Ukraine Group will perform a new piece at the Bilotserkivets, and Ihor Liberda. It is TORONTO - More than 150 Ca­ and Holy Eucharist Councils of the La MaMa Theater from January 3 to performed in English with fragments of tholic schools in greater Toronto were Knights of Columbus. 19. poetry in the original Ukrainian. The invited by the Metro Separate School "We felt that it was important to turn Inspired by the volatile atmosphere in production also features live music Board to participate in an educational to non-Ukrainians for help because of Kiev during their recent trip to the now- composed by Roman Hurko and and fund-raising campaign called the enormity of the task," said Sister shattered Soviet Union, Yara Arts choreography by June Anderson. "Share Christmas with the Church in Victoria. However, as schools can onlv Group has created a new experimental "Explosions" will premiere in the Ukraine." The campaign, initiated by be asked and are not obliged to partici­ theater piece, "Explosions," that exa­ First Floor Theater at La MaMa E.T.C., the Rev. Ken Nowakowski, vice-chan­ pate in the fund-raising campaign, there mines the impact of technological 74A East Fourth Street, January 3 to cellor of the Lviv Archeparchy, was is no guarantee that more than a hand­ disaster on individual lives. The piece is 19. Performances are Thursdays conducted by the Rev. Peter Galadza ful of schools will actually contribute, directed by Virlana Tkacz with material through Sundays at 8 p.m.; there and Sister Victoria Hunchak SSMI of especially as the Ukrainian Catholic written and compiled by Ms. Tkacz and are also Sunday matinees January Toronto. campaign is only one of more than 40 Wanda Phipps. Documentary material 12 and 19 at 3 p.m. Tickets are S10-S12. A 17-minute educational video-tape, charities on the School Board's list. on the Chornobyl nuclear accident and For information and reservations, call "The Catholic Church in Ukraine: A "It's still an important educational scientific data are interwoven with a (212)475-7710. Documentary for Children," was pro­ program, even if we don't raise much 1919 German Expressionist drama duced by the Rev. Galadza and distri­ money," said the Rev. Galadza. "To­ (Georg Kaiser's "Gas 1"), new Ameri­ buted in Toronto Catholic schools. The ronto's Global TV station covered the can poetry and contemporary Ukrai­ TBE THET^I documentary gives an overview of the campaign on their weekly show, 'Kids- nian poetry. Church's persecution and recent resur­ beat,' and there's been a great deal of "Explosions" presents us with ques­ rection. Funding for the film was interest in the video-tape. What we're tions invoked by every catastrophic provided by the Sheptytsky Institute doing then is raising future sympathi­ disaster; must we reconstruct the past Foundation (Ontario Division) chaired zers of our Church in the Catholic that led to the disaster, or can we by Luba Zaraska. community at large." imagine and build a new way of life? Almost 2,000 coin collection boxes Funds generated by the campaign The piece includes poetry by Allen OF THE funded by Peter Jacyk of Prombank will be used for educational and hu­ Ginsberg, Anne Waldman, Steven Investment Ltd. were delivered lo the manitarian projects involving the chil­ Taylor, Victoria Schultz, Wanda schools by members of the Sheptytsky dren of the Lviv Archeparchy. PARTY!

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They eagerly learned inch crawling tour through the fresh­ Doneteke group of six. the words and hand motions we taught ly dug coaltunnels, preferring to watch During the previous summer's Dzvin them to the Plast camp ditty "Indians as my three companions crawled into I returned to Donetske with a better march, they had made the acquaintance are wise," and energetically lined up to the bowels of the earth. understanding of what the Soviet re­ of several North American Plast scouts. play new games of concentration. The walls of a coal mine are support­ gime had done to Ukraine's people. Encouraged by the organization's out­ Our next scheduled meeting was with ed by one arching steel beam filledi n by Our remaining days in Donetske we door activities and education of Ukrai­ the miners of the "Yasinovskaya-Hly- planks of wood. 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UNA HOME OFFICE UNA Home Office 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 No. 51 Ukrainian National Association Monthly reports for July

DISBURSEMENTS FOR JULY, 1991 RECORDING DEPARTMENT Paid To Or For Members: MEMBERSHIP REPORT Cash Surrenders ..... 525,164.85 Endowments Matured 82,232.96 Juv. Adults" ADD Totals Death Benefits 77,868.21 TOTAL AS OF JUNE 30.1991 17.749 '44,381 3756"" -"67375- GAINS IN JULY 1991 . Interest On Death Benefits ...... 233.70 Reinsurance Premiums Paid...... 170.54 New members 42 49 19 110 Dividend To Members .: 1,207,117.78 Reinstated 35 106 - 141 Indigent Benefits Disbursed, . 1,010.00 Transferred in 33 80 20 133 Scholarships 98,450.00 Change of class in 9 8 - 17 Transferred from Juvenile Dept.... - - - Total ...... ІШШШ

TOTAL GAINS: 119 243 39 ' TOT Operating Expenses: LOSSES IN JULY 1991: \ " \ Washington Office. 518,744.07 Real Estate. 346,834.85 Suspended 2 30 18 50 Svoboda Operation 327,687.50 Transferred out 33 80 20 133 Official Publication-Svoboda 88,398.70 Change of class out... 9 8 17 Organizing Expenses: Transferred to aduts.. - Advertising.^... .: 52,028.14 Died 3 82 85 Medical Inspections 260.95 Cash surrender 35 73 108 Reward To Branch Secretaries ..... 71,838.13 - Reward To Organizers 1,163.58 Endowment matured.. 19 34 53 Fully paid-up 15 67 — 82 Traveling Expenses-Special Organizers., 169.05 Reduced paid-up - Extended insurance- Total...... 575,459.85 Certificate terminated Payroll, Insurance And Taxes: Salary Of Executive Officers 17,662.27 TOTAL LOSSES; 116 377 46 539 Salary Of Office Employees ...... 45,297.75 INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Employee Benefit Plan 38,477.31 GAINS IN JULY 1991: Insurance-Workmens Compensation . 17,806.00 Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages .. 24,500.32. Paid-up... ;. 15 67 82 - Total..... 5143,743.бТ Extended insurance 14 19

TOTAL GAINS: 15 86 101 General Expenses: LOSSES IN JULY 1991: — Actuarial And Statistical Expenses ... 53,129.00 Bank Charges For Custodian Account 2,443.08 Died ; 2 41 Books And Periodicals 130.80 Cash surrender 26 37 Dues To Fraternal Congresses... 3,275.62 Reinstated , 1 8 Furniture A Equipment,,,...... ,,.v ...... i ...... 773.38 Lapsed... 5 5 General Office Maintenance 1,127.98 Insurance Department Fees 2,248.89 - Legal Expenses-General , 1,575.00 TOTALLOSSES: "3T -9Г Ж Operating Expense Of Canadian Office 175.00 TOTAL UNA MEMBERSHIP AS OF Postage .... 4,292.47 JULY 31. 1991 17,733 44,242 5,739 67,714 Printing And Stationery 1,983.56 Rental Of Equipment And Services 330.11 WALTER SOCHAN Telephone, Telegraph 3,747.80 Supreme Secretary Traveling Expenses-General. 469.35 Total 525,702.04

Miscellaneous: FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Investment Expense-Mortgages 5195.00 Loss On Bonds...... 992.30 INCOME FOR JULY, 1991 Donations 3,000.00 Accrued Interest On Bonds 16,676.74 Dues From Members .:.. S348.727.44 Bond Interest Ref d 218.80 Income From "Svoboda" Operation 147,721.45 Exchange Account-Payroll 11,099.68 Investment Income: Professional Fees 3,600.00 Bonds 5195,781.53 Transfer Account ...... l,113,34a79 Certificate Loans 2,351.75 Donation From Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine. 6,564.87 Mortgage Loans 37,067.03 Banks 2,168.75 Total ,, 51,І5!),Й6.18 Stocks : 3,259.45 Real Estate 310,129.67 Investments: Bonds...... 51,701,277.97 Total S5B0.758.1T Mortgages 55,000.00 Certificate Loans 2,701.75 Refunds: Real Estate 16,685.35 Taxes, Federal, State 8 City On Employee Wages.. 521,574.58 Taxes Held In Eserow... 434.66 Total ; ... 51,775,665.07 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 1,013.78 Disbursements For July, 1991...... - І5,4Ш79.95 Dividend Accumulations Ret'd 73,901.89 Office Expense Washington Office Ret'd,.. 2,693.78 BALANCE Scholarship Ret'd 200.00

Total - - - S99.818.69 ASSETS . Liabilities --,------Cash..' 5(144,798.22) Life Insurance 564,246,871.01 Miscellaneous: Bonds... ;. 48,337,166.62 Accidental D.D 1,924,075.49 Transfer Account 1,097,250.52 Mortgage Loans ; 5,158,961.69 Fraternal (957,243.82) Profit On Bonds Sold Or Matured 44,052.98 Certificate Loans 605,159.08 Orphans 417,753.95 Sale Of "Ukrainian Encyclopaedia" 2,981.90 Real Estate.... 2,355,146.39 Old Age Home (1,422,643.81) Reinsurance Experience Refund 427.00 Printing Plant 8. E.D.P. Emergency 55,713.26 Donation To Fund For The Rebirth Of Ukraine 32,557.75 Equipment..,...... 298,451.95 Exchange Account-Payroll 11,099.68 Stocks 1,516,486.43 Total ...... L - SU88.369.83 Loan To D.H. - U.N.A. Housing Corp 104,551.04 Investments: . ' Loan To U.N.U.R.C...... 6,033,401.00 Bonds Matured Or Sold Sl.467,413.29 Mortgages Repaid 61,238.09 Total 564,264,525.98 іш: 564,264,525.98 Certificate Loans Repaid 4,396.70

—Z.... 51.533,048.01 ALEXANDER BLAHITKA 8^^1991;,...... ^.....^.....^^ ...::..--.. ІІШМШ Supreme Treasurer No. 51 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22,1991 15 COOPERATIVE TRIBUNE Published by: Ukrainian National Credit Union Association, (UNCUA) 2351 West Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60622 Phone (312) 489-0500 Editor: Tamara Denysenko

HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND BEST WISHES FOR A JOYOUS AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR Selfreliance Baltimore FCU Ukrainian Selfreliance (Detroit) FCU Ukrainian-American CU Cleveland Selfreliance CU, Inc. Ukrainian Fraternal Scranton FCU 239 South Broadway 26791 Ryan Road 1681 N.E. 123 Street 6108 State Road 440 Wyoming Avenue Baltimore, MD 21231 Warren, MI 48091 North Miami, FL 33181 Parma, OH 44134 Scranton, PA 18503 Tel. (301) 732-3062 Tel. (313) 756-3300 Tel. (305) 891-0999 Tel. (216) 884-9111 Tel. (717) 342-0937 Ukrainian Fraternal FCU Self Reliance (Elizabeth, NJ) FCU Ukrainian Credit Union "Osnova" Ukrainian Credit Union, Inc. Self Reliance Syracuse, NY FCU P.O. Box 185 301 Washington Avenue P.O. Box 11183 5939 State Road 1317 West Fayette Street Boston, MA 02132 Elizabeth, NJ 07202 Milwaukee, WI 53211 Parma, OH 44Б4 Syracuse, NY 13204 Tel. (617) 325-4192 Tel. (201) 245-5104 Tel. (414) 647-2950 Tel. (216) 842-5888 Tel. (315) 471-4074 St. Andrew's South Bound Brook FCU Ukrainian Selfreliance Hartford FCU Ukrainian Credit Union Selfreliance FCU Ukrainian Washington FCU P.O. Box 375 961 Wethersfield Avenue 301 Main Street, N.E. 229 Hope Avenue PO Box 1895 South Bround Brook, NJ 08880 Hartford, CT 06114 Minneapolis, MN 55413 Passaic, NJ 07055 Hyattsville, MD 20788 Tel. (201) 469-9085 Tel. (203) 296^714 Tel. (612) 379-4969 Tel. (201) 473-5965 Tel. (202) 526-3737 Ukrainian Home "Dnipro" FCU Selfreliance (Jersey City) FCU Self Reliance (Newark, NJ) FCU Ukrainian Selfreliance FCU SUMA (Yonkers) FCU 562 Genesee Street 558 Summit Avenue 734 Sandford Avenue 1729 Cottman Avenue 301 Palisade Avenue BufMo, NY 14204 Jersey City, NJ 07306 Newark, NJ 07106 Philadelphia, PA 19111 Yonkers, NY 10703 Tel. (716) 847-6655 Tel. (201) 795-4061 Tel. (201) 373-7869 Tel. (215) 725-4430 Tel. (914) 965-8560 Selfreliance Ukrainian FCU Self Reliance Kerhonskon, NY FCU Ukrainian Orthodox FCU Ukr. Selfreliance of Western PA FCU Ukr. Nat. Credit Union Association 2351 West Chicago Ave P.O. Box 231 304 East 9th St 95 South Seventh Street 2315 West Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 Kerhonkson, NY 12445 Newark, NY 10003 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Chicago, IL 60622 Tel. (312) 489-0520 Tel. (914) 626-2938 Tel. (212) 533-2980 Tel. (412) 481-1865 Tel. (312) 489-0500 Ukrainian Future Credit Union Ukrainian Credit Union Self Reliance (New York) FCU Rochester Ukrainian FCU World Council of Ukr. Cooperatives P.O. Box 1201 4315 Melrose Avenue 108 Second Ave 824 Ridge Road East 2351 West Chicago Ave. Warren, MI 48090 Los Angeles, CA 90029 New York, NY 10003 Rochester, NY 14621 Chicago, IL 60622 Tel. (313) 757-1980 Tel. (714) 995-0158 Tel. (212) 473-7310 Tel. (716) 544-9518 Tel. (312) 489-0520

UKRAINIAN PARLIAMENT DEPUTIES ATTEND UNCUA CONFERENCE YOUR UKRAINIAN Savings Federally Insured Tb This year's semi-annual conference was ment and Presidium members - CREDIT UNIONS hosted by the Ukrainian Washington FCU Wolodymyr Pylypchuk, chairman of the SERVE YOU BEST!! from October 24-26, 1991 in Washington, Economic Commission and Wasyl I. Check this list for ideas on what we offer SI 00.000 DC. Over 60 representatives and guests Yevtuchov, chairman of the Industrial Com­ credit union members. Call a Ukrainian from 28 US and Canadian credit unions mission participated in the conference as credit union nearest you for more informa­ participated in the three-day event. well. After a substantive dialogue and tion about some of the following services!! In addition to technical, educational and serious exchanges of ideas and goals, regulatory discussions with NCUA and representatives from the World Credit LOAN SERVICES - Consumer loans ^ CUNA representatives, the conference Union Council - Dale Magers, Jacek Bill consolidation 9 New auto loans ф Used participants met with NCUA Chairman, Cianciara, Dean Mahon and Gabriella car loans ^ first mortgages ^ second mort­ INSURANCE COVERAGE - Share Senator Roger W. Jepsen during a banquet Sozanski agreed to co-sponsor with the gages ^ home equity lines-of-credit ^ deposit insurance up to S2,000 ф loan pro­ attended by representatives of RUKH and World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives mobile home loans 9 home improvement tection insurance to S10,000 e credit various guests from the Ukrainian- and the WCUC Ad-Hoc Committee Chair­ loans ь boat and RV loans 9 youth and disability insurance American community of Washington, DC. man, Bohdan Watral, a tact-finding mission student loans 9 immediate share loans 9 and vicinity. to further explore the feasability of organiz­ VISA credit cards MEMBER ACCOUNT and CONVEN­ On the invitation of the World Council ing credit unions in Ukraine. The mission IENCE SERVICES - Business and SAVING SERVICES - Basic share 9 e of Ukrainian Cooperatives and the World is tentatively scheduled for Spring of 1992. organization accounts direct deposit accounts ^ IRA's ^ trust accounts ^ youth payroll deduction ^ share drafts/checking Credit Union Council, Ukrainian Parlia­ 9 9 accounts family accounts money market accounts ^ notary service, and much much accounts 9 short and long-term certificates more.

MAKE 1992 COUNT - JOIN A UKRAINIAN CREDIT UNION There is nothing like belonging to a As "cooperative" organizations, Ukrain­ credit union, where the early credit union ian credit unions return the money they motto "not for profit, not for charity, but make back to members in a variety of ways. for service" still is used today. Dividends, like interest paid by other The 28 credit unions of the Ukrainian institutions, are paid to members usually National Credit Union Association are for, at competitive or better rates. Loan rates Myron Babiuk, President/Chairman of the Board, Rochester Ukrainian FCU; Tamara Denysenko;o f and by the members. That is they are that are generally lower than at other Dr. Wolodymyr Pylypchuk; Dr. Oli Havrylyshyn, Consultant to World Bank; Wdsyl I. Yevtuchov;democratic , member-controlled financial institutions are also a way of returning Bohdan Watral, Treasurer/Manager; Chicago Selfreliance Ukrainian FCU. institution with a qualified volunteer Board funds back to the membership. New and of Directors that works for the entire innovative services are continuously membership's best interest. Ukrainian adapted to meet specific needs of the credit unions within the framework of members. UNCUA work together as well to offer Credit union services are developed to various beneficial financial, social and improve the economic and social well- community services to members within being of all members rather than to max­ their "common bond". The Ukrainian imize profits. Decisions made by the credit Selfreliance Association, numerous unions are done with the full regard for the Ukrainian churches, fraternal, youth interest of the entire community, as well. associations and affiliated organizations The Ukrainian credit union's mission has serve as a "common bond" for over 60,000 always been to serve the financial needs of members. Still, over 90Jo of eligible the membership and to fulfill its civic and members have not yet taken advantage of Left to Right - Nusia Woch-Kerda, Treasurer/Manager, Ukrainian Washington FCU; Olya community obligations consistent with Zaverucha, CEO So-Use Credit Union, Ltd., Toronto, Canada; Tamara Denysenko, CEO/Generalthi s unique credit union membership. credit union principles and philosophy. Manager, Rochester Ukrainian FCU; Senator Roger W Jepsen, Chairman NCUA; Romana Dyhdalo, Membership is encouraged and open to However, this can only be achieved with Board Member, Ukrainian Selfreliance Detroit FCU; Dr. Natalia Hryhorchuk; Ulana Hrynewych, entire families through "full family" and the full and continuous support of each and Office Manager, Chicago Selfreliance FCU; Nadia Hayducke, Treasurer/Manager, Selfreliance "once a member, always a member" credit every Ukrainian-American. Syracuse FCU union policies. 4^6 THE UKRAINIAN WFFKLY SUNDAY DFCEMBER 22,1991 ^ No. 51

Khrnara to lecture in United States PREVIEW OF EVENTS PHOENIX - Dr. Stepan December 2 - January 30 old. For further information and to order Khmara, people's dfeputy of the tables, call W. Kozicky, (914) 969-4200 Ukrainian Supreme Council, has NEW YORK: Taras Schumylowych's (days), or (914) 476-7147 (evenings). accepted an invitation from Prof. artwork is being displayed in a member's SPRING HILL, Fla.: St. Josaphat Edward J. Rozek of the University of art group show of Composers, Authors Ukrainian Catholic Church will have its Colorado at Boulder to travel to the and Artists of America, Inc., at Man­ traditional Maianka DinnerDanceat the United States to lecture on "U- hattan Savings Bank, 90 Park Ave. at hall of the Knights of Columbus with kraine's Struggle for Freedom and 40th Street. dancing until midnight. Cocktails begin Independence." at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Donations December 24 are S15 per person. For further informa­ Dr. Khmara's lecture will take tion and tickets, call (813) 686-8754 or NANTICOKE, Pa.: A special one-hour place on Tuesday, January 28, 1992, (904Ї 596-7100. Ukrainian Christmas program will be at 7 p.m. at the University of Colo­ broadcast on WNAK, 730 on the AM January 19 rado's Boulder campus. It will be dial. The program will feature customs, followed by a private dinner in Dr. traditions and Christmas carols. It was WHIPPANY, N.J.: The second annual Khmara's honor, hosted by Prof. produced and directed by Dr. Walter SUM Yalynka, including a short pro­ Rozek and attended by prominent Karpinich, professor of language and gram and traditional Ukrainian Christ­ nity. literature at Wilkes University. mas supper will be held at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Church, Route 10 and This visit marks Dr. Khmara's first December 29 Jefferson Rd., at 3 p.m. For further journey to North America. A information, call (201) 989-4035. former political prisoner, Dr. Kh­ NEW YORK: The Ukrainian chorus mara is one of the founding members Stepan Khmara "Dumka" will perform Ukrainian Christ­ February 8 of the Ukrainian Republican Party. mas carols at St. Patrick's Cathedral, to the United States and Canada are Fifth Avenue and 51st Street at 4:45 p.m. Other details of Dr. Khmara's visit being planned. WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Plast Newark Debutante Ball will be held at the December 31 Hanover Marriot Hotel, with cocktails beginning at 6:30 p.m. and presentation Museum features Ukrainian Canadian experience PHILADELPHIA: There will be a "U kie of debutantes at 7:30 p.m. The Nove Singles" New Year's Eve party at Ulana's, Pokolinnia and Tempo bands will supply HULL, Quebec — The Canadian works by over 100 artists from Canada 205 Bainbridge, beginning at 10 p.m. The dance music. The cost for the dinner and Museum of Civilization has been fea­ and audio-visual presentations. price of S20 includes a buffet, party dance is S65, for students under 23, S40, turing "Art and Ethnicity: The Ukrai­ favors, open bar from midnight to 1 a.m., There will also be performances and for the dance only, S40 (at the door). nian Tradition in Canada." The exhibit dancing and a continental breakfast. For during the winter season by The Can­ For further information, call (201) 514- will continue through February 21, further information, call (215) 922-4152. tata Singers and leading Ukrainian 1846. Ail reservations must be paid by 1993. January 24. Canadian bands. A series of films will YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Ski The exhibit covers Ukrainian Cana­ be shown as well. dian immigration, folklore, religion and Association invites everyone to a New Year's Eve Dinner/Dance at the Ukrai­ art in sections called "Coming to The museum is located at 100 Laurier nian Youth Center, 301 Palisades Ave. PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing Canada," "Legacy of Faith," "Cele­ St. For further information, call (819) The dance, which will begin at 9 p.m., of Ukrainian community events open bration" and "Pysanky." There are 776-7000. includes an open bar and gourmet buffet. to the public, is a service provided The cost is S69. For further information, free of charge fey lie Weekly to the call Alesia Kozicky, (914) 969-4200 Ukrainian community. To have an (days) or (914) 961-3646 (evenings). event listed in this column, please The Weekly: Ukrainian perspective on the news send information (type of event, January 11 date, йте, place, admission, sponsor etc), along with the phone number of YONKERS, N.Y.: There will be a Ma- a person who may feereache d during lanka dance at the Ukrainian Youth Center, 301 Palisades Ave. at 9 p.m. The dayime hours for additional infor­ band Aleksa will play. Admission, which mation to: PREVIEW OF EVENTS, includes champagne and a buffet, is S15 The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgo­ Video Specials! for aHnitc ЯїЮ for those "p to 18 years mery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302.

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