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lished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association| rainian WeeklV Vol. LX mNo. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 50 cents Ukraine, Russia agree to restructure debtKravchu k appoints interim PM KIEV - Ukraine and Russia an­ However, Kiev and Moscow cannot nounced last weekend they will restruc­ agree on a new method of repayment. as new government is readied ture the system by which the foreign Ukraine has expressed concern over by Khrisfina Lew Parliament that directed President debt of the former Soviet Union will be Russia's "zero option" proposal, where­ Kiev Press Bureau Kravchuk to name an acting prime repaid to the West, reported the Finan­ by Russia would assume sole responsi­ minister from among the four deputy cial Times on October 5. Now they need bility for the foreign debt to the West KIEV — President Leonid Kravchuk prime ministers and to propose a to agree how to proceed. and, in exchange, would be given exclu­ appointed First Deputy Prime Minister candidate for the head of govern­ Yegor Gaidar, Russia's acting prime sive control over the foreign assets of Valentyn Symonenko acting prime ment in 10 days' time. minister, who made the announcement the former Soviet Union, reported the minister on October 2, one day after The resolution allotted Mr. Krav­ along with Ukraine's President Leonid Financial Times. Ukraine would sur­ Ukraine's Parliament voted to dismiss chuk and the new prime minister an Kravchuk, said, "We have agreed that render any claims to the foreign assets the entire Ukrainian government in a additional 10 days to choose a new the old system of joint and several of the ex-Communist giant and U- 295-6 vote of no confidence. Cabinet of Ministers and recommend­ responsibility for the foreign debt of the kraine's 16.37 share of the debt would Mr. Symonenko's appointment ed that the president instruct the exist­ former Soviet Union is going nowhere be owed to Russia. As Kiev repaid its followed President Kravchuk's un­ ing Cabinet to fulfill its duties until a and does not work." portion to Moscow, a corresponding expected September 30 announcement new government is appointed. At the end of last year, under heavy share of the assets would be returned to that Prime Minister Vitold Fokin had The Supreme Council, which has pressure from the seven major industria­ Ukraine. offered his resignation and the Parlia­ been working in committee since the lized nations, the eight more prosperous ment's October 1 motion to accept Mr. Ukraine contends that Russia's pro­ October 1 resolution, is scheduled to countries of the former Soviet Union Fokin's resignation and dismiss the posal would simply give Russia legal reconvene on October 13. assumed the old regime's S82 billion entire Cabinet of Ministers. control of the assets of the former Mr. Symonenko, a conservative debt, with Ukraine and Russia pledging The motion of no confidence was Soviet Union with which Moscow has economist and former head of the to pay back 77.5 percent. The Group of proposed by Parliamentary Deputy resisted parting. Ukraine has attempted Odessa City Council, was appointed „"even had been worried the poorer Chairman Vo)odymyr Hryniovand first deputy prime minister on July 11 -ppitbcs nvght detauU. 1 Continued on page 16) upheld by '-` resolution of Ukraine's (Continued on page 3) Teachers of English share experiences from Ukraine Student union demands by Andrij Wynnyckyj the conference was being held early in some of them gave in the local press. the school year. Dr. Voronka, described some of the parliamentary elections JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The last Many of the participants were meet­ organizational triumphs and night­ by Khristina Lew phase of the Ukrainian National Asso­ ing each other for the first time. Every­ mares that marked the project, and then Kiev Press Bureau ciation's experimental "Teach English one seemed possessed by an urgent need congratulated everyone for their com­ KIEV - The Union of Ukrainian in Ukraine" project was a reunion/de­ to communicate what they had ex­ mitment to the program and generosity Students has demanded Ukraine's briefing session that took place on perienced, and to quickly talk about it with their time. withdrawal from the Commonwealth of September 19-20 at the Soyuzivka to someone else who could understand The participants were then encour­ Independent States, passage of a new lesort in upstate New York. what they had gone through before it aged to voice their impressions, com­ law on parliamentary elections by faded or was muddled in their memory. Project director Dr. Zirka Voronka plaints and suggestions for improve­ November 30 and multi-party elections ment to the program. This they did, one ^n`^ted everyone at the registration As the registrants gradually filed into to be held on March 30, 1993. r by one, each speaker occasioning lively cv k ^usi under half of the 84 persons the conference room, Andre Worobec, The demands, listed in a letter dated discussions, which Dr. Voronka ma­ who bad taught in 26 cities and towns in the UNA's fraternal activities coordina­ October 7 and presented to Ukraine's naged to guide very ably to ensure that " 'Kraine this past summer arrived from tor, set up a display with a map of the Supreme Council Chairman Ivan the consensus reached would have an various points across North America — locations where project participants Pliushch by UUS President Voio- impact on the structure and the or­ a reasonable turnout considering that taught, and with clippings of interviews ,ymyr Chemerys, also included a re­ ganization of future efforts. quest for an October 8 meeting between Many of the teachers had ideas for Parliament leaders and representatives assistance campaigns directed at U- of the UUS. However, the meeting was kraine, and some had already set them postponed until October 9. in motion, including Stephen Musey of The scene in Kiev now is reminiscent New Jersey and Vera Кар of Ohio of student actions that began two years (familiar to readers of The Weekly as ago in October 1990 and led to the the author of "Kharkiv Journal"), who eventual dismissal of then Prime Minis­ are organizing a teacher exchange ter Vitaliy Masol. Already over 200 program and a book collection drive students have set up a 30-tent city on respectively. Independence Square, surrounded by Many had comments to offer about barricades of wood and string. the organization of this year's project. The students have threatened social Some had problems relying on the disobedience, demonstrations before Prosvita Ukrainian Language Society Parliament and a possible hunger strike of Ukraine, which was widely held to be if their demands are not met by October disorganized. Dr. Voronka spoke about 13, the day Ukraine's Parliament is a perplexing aspect of Prosvita involve­ scheduled to reconvene. ment — many of its members proudly The UUS demonstration has re­ refused payment in advance for or­ ceived official support from the Ukrai­ ganizational work, and yet as the nian Republican Party, the Ukrainian project wore on it became obvious Conservative Republican Party and the few would do anything punctually Organization of Ukrainian Nationa­ unless they derived some kind of sub­ lists. stantial personal gain. There was also some criticism of Petro Talanchuk, minister of educa­ Participants of "Teach English in Ukraine'9 Project gather around director Dr. tion, has promised to deliver cots, Zirka Voronka (third from left). (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 2) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. 41 ANALYSIS: Ukraine's media - an uphill trek toward democracy Newsbriefs by Bohdan Nahaylo Ostankino Television company. Ironi­ on Ukraine RFE/RL Research Institute cally then, just as the Ukrainian na­ PARTI tional democratic movement was coming into its own and the idea of 9 KIEV - Ukrainian President government, which recently accused While Ukraine was part of the Soviet Ukrainian sovereignty was catching on, Leonid Kravchuk told Parliament on him of illegally selling off the fleet's Union, its media faced severe restric­ in order to find out what was happen­ September 30 that Ukraine will never assets to private concerns. (RFE/RL tions on two levels: first, its newspapers, ing both in the USSR and abroad, not allow itself to be subordinated to any Daily Report) radio and television were controlled by to mention in Ukraine itself, Ukrai­ kind of centralized CIS structures, the Communist Party, which regarded nians were switching to Moscow-based Ukrinform-TASS reported. Mr. Krav­ 9 DONETSKE - The Civic Con­ them as vehicles for perpetuating its television and radio channels and chuk said these kinds of ideas are gress of Ukraine convened on October monopoly on power; and, second, the Western radio broadcasts. currently being propagated, and they 3, reported ITAR-TASS and DR- Soviet Russian-dominated imperial are oblique references to recent propo­ Press, with representatives from 18 system imposed restraints designed to Breaking the Communist monopoly sals for tighter CIS integration made by oblasts and the Crimea taking part. The maintain Moscow's rule and to promote Kazakh President Nursultan Nazar- group favors a federal structure for its "nationalities" policies. Thus, not Eventually, in the spring of 1990, the bayev. At the same time, Mr. Kravchuk Ukraine and official status for the only were the Ukrainian media subject­ democratic forces in Ukraine were able emphasized that, as in the past, the Russian and Ukrainian languages in the ed to the political intolerance and heavy to achieve a breakthrough. Despite the closest possible ties will be maintained Donbas region. (RFE/RL Daily Re­ censorship associated with Soviet rule, republican Communist Party's at­ with Russia. (RFE/RL Daily Report) port) they were also made subservient to and tempts to block Rukh and its democra­ dependent on the imperial center. tic allies in the elections to the Ukrai­ ^ WASHINGTON - Ukrainian ^ KIEV — A union of transport As Ukrainian journalists now point nian Supreme Soviet (Council) and Foreign Minister Anatoliy Zlenko said workers and the All-Ukrainian Associa­ out, with no foreign correspondents of local councils by manipulating the on October 1, he hoped Ukraine would tion of Solidarity (AUAS) say they will its own based abroad, and with Moscow electoral process, the democratic coali­ ratify the START treaty but noted that continue with their plans to initiate city- controlling everything from the supply tion won about a quarter of the seats in there were many opponents to ratifica­ wide strikes on October 19, despite the of newsprint and video cameras to the Parliament and did very well in the tion. Mr. Zlenko also met with U.S. Se­ resignation of Prime Minister Vitold access to information about events in local elections in quite a few areas and cretary of Defense Richard Cheney to Fokin and the dismissal of the Ukrai­ the outside world, the supposedly cities, including Kiev. In Western seek U.S. assistance in dismantling ex- nian Cabinet of Ministers. The two sovereign Soviet Ukrainian republic Ukraine they virtually swept the board Soviet nuclear weapons in Ukraine. events were leading demands voiced by was, in this sense at least, reduced to the and proceeded, to the extent then (RFE/RL Daily Report) the workers' union. The AU AS said on level of a colony or province. possible, to establish democratic rule. October 1 that cases of persecution This brought new opportunities for ^ SYMFEROPIL - The comman­ of strike organizers continue to Glasnost arrives late the local press and radio and television der of the Black Sea Fleet, Admiral Igor surface. Also, subway employees have stations. In Lviv, for instance, the first Kasatonov, has been reassigned to the been pressured not to participate in the After the era of glasnost was ushered really independent Ukrainian mass position of first deputy commander of strike, which will include trolley-bus in by Mikhail Gorbachev, changes in circulation newspaper, Za Vilnu U- the Russian Navy, Interfax reported on operators, electric bus drivers and taxi Ukraine proceeded at a relatively slow krainu (For a Free Ukraine), was October 1. The report indicated that a drivers. A coordinating committee was pace because of the strength of the launched on July 1, 1990, under the Russian-Ukrainian group of officers formed to organize the strike. Planners conservative Communist and imperial auspices of the Lviv Oblast Council. It would assume command of the fleet in say that many transport workers will go structures. Although pressure for de­ was edited by Vasyl Baziv, who, in accord with a Russian-Ukrainian agree­ to work driving buses, but will not mocratization and national renewal October of that year, together with ment to place the fleet under joint follow their intended routes. The unions began to well up from below, most Volodymyr Dibrova, a correspondent command until the end of 1995. The are hoping the strike will pressure the notably in the form of the Ukrainian for the Rukh newspaper Narodna removal of Admiral Kasatonov had Ukrainian Parliament to resign and grass-roots restructuring movement Hazeta, represented Ukraine's fledgling long been demanded by the Ukrainian hold new elections. (IntelNews) Rukh, and independent publications democratic press abroad for the first (mostly of an ephemeral nature with a time, at an international conference of very limited circulation) soon prolife­ journalists in Cardiff. Student union... Chernihiv, Chernivtsi, Dniprodzer- rated, the Communist Party of Ukraine When the new Supreme Council zhynske, Ivano-Frankivske, Kherson, (CPU) sought to maintain its grip on convened in May 1990, the sizable (Continued from page 1) Luhanske, Lviv, Odessa, Ternopil and power. parliamentary opposition was able to blankets and mattresses to the students' Zaporizhzhia. At this time, although several Ukrai­ win a major early victory: the deputies camp, and local Kievans have donated On the night of October 7, 23-year- nian mass circulation newspapers, such agreed that the proceedings would be food, clothing and blankets. old Rostyslav Tkachen of Kiev and 21- as the writers' weekly Literaturna broadcast live on Ukrainian Radio and The students do not have permission year-old Myroslav Symchyk of Za­ Ukraina, the republican Komsomol recordings shown in full on television in to set up a camp on Independence porizhzhia were busy pulling money out daily Molod Ukrainy, and the Kiev the evening. Overnight, therefore, Square, but Kiev's acting presidential of a jar onto the floor of an old Army Komsomol daily Komsomolskoye republican radio and television, though representative, M. Shnitko, gave his tent. "These are donations," explained Znamia, challenged the CPU's control still controlled by the CPU, began to word that no physical force would be Rostyslav. "We have to pay a large sum and supported the movement for demo­ fulfill the role of information media and used against them. On the night of of money to the government for the cracy and Ukrainian sovereignty, the serve as agents of democratization. The October 6, OMON troops attempting to spotlights and we Ve allotted 50 coupons Ukrainian press was not in a position to Supreme Council also subsequently disband the student's camp were to each student for food." compete with the bolder and more decided to establish its own non- stopped by presidential advisor Bohdan innovative journalism being pioneered parttisan newspaper, Holos Ukrainy Ternopilsky. A benefit concert of 15 pop and rock in Moscow and Leningrad. Indeed, one (Voice of Ukraine), which began ap- The students began arriving at 9 a.m. groups supporting the students is sched­ of the most famous representatives of pering as a daily at the beginning of Tuesday morning, October 6, from uled for October 9. the "new" independent journalism in 1991. Moscow was the Ukrainian poet and Although the Communist Party's writer Vitaliy Korotych, who, as editor monopoly on power appeared to have of the liberal weekly Ogonyok, had no been broken, the party still dominated FOUNDED 1933 illusions about the real state of affairs in the Ukrainian Parliament and govern­ Ukraine: in August 1988 he summed up Ukrainian Weekh ment, and therefore remained in control An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National the situation in his homeland as "sad of the various "commanding heights." It and undemocratic."1 Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. was also not about to relinquish its 07302. The unfettered new approaches to control over radio, television, and most journalism also began to revolutionize of the large-circulation republican Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. television and significantly enhanced its newspapers, not to mention the nu­ (ISSN - 0273-9348) role in furthering democratization. But merous local ones. The liberal editor of here again, what was possible in Mos­ Radianska Volyn, Polikarp Shafeta, for Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - S10. cow and Leningrad could only be instance, reported that at the 28th Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. aspired to in Kiev or Lviv. As one Congress of the CPU, held in Kiev in Ukrainian writer put it, while all-union June 1990, delegates blamed the press The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: television was experiencing this exciting for the "mess" in which the Soviet (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 new burst of experimentation and Union found itself. vitality, "it was as if life at Ukrainian Still, two new developments spurred Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz Television had died (apart from the the process of establishing a Ukrainian chan es t0 episodic sorties of individual kamikaze- democratic press. On June 12, 1990, 8 Associate editor: Marta Kolomayets journalists)." President Gorbachev signed an all- The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Khristina Lew (Kiev) At this crucial time, Ukrainian Tele­ P.O. Box 346 staff writers/editors: Roman Woronowycz union law on the press and other mass Jersey City, N.J. 07303 A | jj Wynnyckyj vision, still firmly under the control of media that, for all its shortcomings, n( r the party, seemed increasingly back­ seemed to formally mark the end of ward and dull compared with the all- political censorship and the party's The Ukrainian Weekly, October 11,1992, No. 41, Vol. LIX union, or "central," Russian-language monopoly on the media and to inaugu- Copyright 1992 by The Ukrainian Weekly television programs broadcast by the (Continued on page 6) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 3 OSI agents' testimony in Demjanjuk case INTERVIEW: Pliushch on unconstitutional use of power Volodymyr Skachko, The Weekly's plan, let the government carry it out. I will say that there isn't a single legal to begin November 12 special correspondent and staff member consciously supported the government, document in Ukraine that would indi­ of the Ukrainian parliamentary news­ but for one reason only: there was no cate we now have a presidential republic. NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The initial paper Holos Ukrainy, interviewed Ivan time to do better. But now, some time This is only spelled out in the proposed hearings to take the testimony of former Pliushch, chairman of the Supreme has passed, and I have realized that draft of the new constitution. Various employees of the U.S. Justice Depart­ Council, on September 29. In the inter­ nothing is being done to improve the professionals were engaged in writing ment's Office of Special Investigations view (Part I of which appeared last situation, and in fact, things are getting this constitution, but to me it smells like worse. People have reached their limit. I a commissioned document. (OSI) set for October 15 and 16: have week), Mr. Pliushch describes events been postponed at the mutual request of taking place in the Parliament and the always ask myself if fmy support for the There is no such thing in the world attorneys representing the government government of Ukraine, especially government^ brings more harm than today as a purely presidential republic, and John Demjanjuk. conflicts between the executive and le­ good. I have come to the conclusion although some would claim that some­ The delay is the result of document gislative branches. Since the interview, that it is doing harm. I then went to the thing akin to it exists in Costa Rica. I'll requests filed by both sides which Ukraine's Parliament voted to dismiss president to express this conviction, tell you another thing, the institution of created a large amount of paper the Cabinet of Ministers and directed then to the Presidium of the Supreme councils, in one form or another, has that could not be reviewed in time for President Leonid Kravchuk to submit Council, and then to a session of the proven itself throughout the democra­ the first hearing, explained attorney nominees for the post of prime minister Supreme Council itself. tic world. Representative bodies are forms of councils, and we should not be Andrew Fylypovych, who has been by October 13. Afterwards, the presi­ Let me be perfectly clear. Strikes are closely following the proceedings. dent and the new prime minister are to afraid of the word "council" |Tor citizens being organized for October 19, and the of the former USSR, the Russian word submit nominees for a new Cabinet of demands being put forward by the The hearings were first ordered by the Ministers within 10 days. The transcript for council is "soviet" and thus carries U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth organizers are 90 percent political: they negative connotations — translator's of the interview provided by Mr. will demand the resignation of the Circuit in Cincinnati last August, which Skachko was translated by Andriy notej. We have never had councils in the appointed District Judge Thomas A. government and the dissolution of the real sense. Today, we should even resur­ Wynnyckyj of The Weekly's home Parliament. We have been lumped Wiseman Jr. as special master, to office staff rect the old slogan "All power to the investigate questions of possible prose- together with the government. This is councils!" cutorial misconduct in the denaturali- CONCLUSION ominous. This is a constitutional crisis zation and extradition of Mr. Demjan­ because who is supposed to issue a call The president has said nothing Many professionals and politicians changed under the councils, because they juk. who have examined the government's for new elections: the Supreme Council. The court has now set November 12 The way things are now, what can we were always controlled by executive economic plan have said that in sub­ committees. However, 90 percent of as the date for the first testimony. mitting if for examination by the Par­ do? Hold elections by presidential decree? these same people are now in the liament, the government hopes to "im­ president's executive administration. plicate" the Supreme Council so they It is essential that we separate our­ Before, at least there was some kind of can hide behind the backs of the selves from the executive. We can only 9 balance to the executive from the rest of Kravchuk... peoples deputies once it comes time do this by admitting our mistake in the council, but now they've been made to implement the plan. How do you see trusting the government for too long. into "big fish." (Continued from page 1) it? We believed those people would actually do something. But the time has after President Kravchuk dismissed 1 have already mentioned the provi­ Small wonder then, that some of Minister of the Economy Volodymyr passed and we, unfortunately, have them have been doing what they want. sion of the Law on the Presidency that come to realize nothing has been Lanovoy. In August he was named refers to what you are talking about. If For example, Ivan Saliy of Kiev. What chairman of the executive branch's done about resolutions of the Supreme he should be doing is simply imple­ the presidency was not seeking to hide Council that were passed on February 7 newly created Advisory Council on behind the Parliament, then it wouldn't menting the laws that have been passed Economic Reform. and July 7 that demanded changes in by the Parliament, and ensuring that be submitting the economic reform plan the government. people abide by them. The shake-up in Ukraine's govern­ for examination by the Parliament. It ment has prompted opposition groups would be simpler to issue the relevant Now the Supreme Council is left with I am categorically opposed to the to speculate about the new govern­ directive or bill. I can't understand why no choice but to make its opinion president's claim that the new constitu­ ment's composition. it was submitted. If it's a government known. This it will do. tion should be ratified by the entire Vyacheslav Chornovil, co-chairman of Rukh, announced on September 30 that Rukh and the New Ukraine coali­ ...I believe we should hold open forums within the Supreme Council to discuss tion "will not be quick to put forth our candidates tf or the post of prime minis­ the new constitution, arrive at a new electoral law, and then pass a resolution ter and the CabinetJ because they will not be confirmed by this Parliament calling for new elections and dissolve the Parliament. anyway." Rukh, which along with New U- kraine has initiated a referendum cam­ Of course, the Supreme Council has If the government should resign, will nation of Ukraine. This is in direct paign for new parliamentary elections, to be notified of its introduction, but the Supreme Council nominate new contravention to the constitution now postulates that the new government can this can be done at the committee level. members of an administration? Would in force. Article 97, Chapter 12, states only be considered a transitional one The course now being followed simply it confer with someone on this matter? that "ratification and amendment of the until a new Parliament is elected. demonstrates how passive the executive Constitution of Ukraine is within the Volodymyr Filenko, the chairman of branch is in implementing laws the Once again, we must turn to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme New Ukraine, discussed his position on Supreme Council has already passed. question of who should form the next Council." the new government in October 3 and 7 government. The president contends I asked Mr. Kravchuk about this, and interviews published by the newspaper But if the Supreme Council should that, under the current constitution, he he said he was only expressing determine that the governmental plan does not have the power to dismiss the a personal opinion. Well, it's one thing Nezavisimost. He emphasized that entire government, and that only the "New Ukraine stands for market reform contravenes existing norms, and even if a private citizen says it, but when the the laws that demand a transition to a Supreme Council can do this. I believe president thinks that way, it's quite and it isn't important who implements such a demand should be issued, it." market economy, will it be put to a another matter. This would require debate? Or would the Parliament simply but I don't know what will happen. But the existing constitution be amended so If the new government were to com­ ratify the plan? if the Supreme Council decides to make prise the enterprise directors of old who that a new basic law was ratified by all the government resign, it should accept the people. want to create a market system, he said, First of all, I would not say the the responsibility for the formation of a New Ukraine would cooperate with Even if that should happen, and the government's plan contravenes the law new Cabinet. constitution were ratified by referen­ them. "But if the orthodox 'protectors' on transition. We must examine every I will tell you frankly: I have not yet of the command administrative system dum, then every single amendment provision of the plan, and if such conducted consultations about candi­ would have to be made in exactly the come to power, New Ukraine will violations are found, they would not dates for the new government, because continue to function as an opposition," same fashion. This is difficult to ima­ even be put to a vote. They would the question of whether the current one gine. he stated. simply be thrown out as illegal. will be dismissed has not been resolved. But there is another side to this Who should ratify the new constitu­ matter. Some officials would not only A change seems to be occurring in tion: the Parliament as it stands, or a As the Weekly was going to press, like to implicate the Supreme Council in Ukraine's political and state structure. newly elected Parliament? Ukrainian National Television reported this plan, but even to take what is A parliamentary system is being re­ that New Ukraine has unofficially put currently going on to its logical conclu­ placed by a presidential-parliamentary From the very first day I assumed the forth Volodymyr Lanovoy as its candi­ sion. All of the dissatisfied picketers one, and it seems to be heading for an chairmanship of the Supreme Council date for prime minister and that most of outside are marching on the Supreme exclusively presidential order. What until today, I have not changed my the 23-member referendum coalition Council. The signs simply demand the should be written into the new consti­ mind about the term of this Parliament. called "A New Parliament for an In­ government's resignation, and the tution of Ukraine with this in mind? I never shared the opinion of my rival dependent Ukraine" supports the candi­ Supreme Council and Ivan Pliushch are for the post of chairman, Oleksander dacy of Ihor Yukhnovsky, chairman of so-and-sos for not forcing it. I will call upon the experience of the Moroz, that this Parliament should sit the State Duma's Commission on To be sure, I am responsible for the Constitution of the U.S.A. which is 200 for five years. It should not. The very Questions of Scientific and Technologi­ government to a certain extent, and the years old, and which is praised through­ word "should" is unrealistic, because cal Policy. criticism is also somewhat accurate. I out the world. Based on this experience (Continued on page 19) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. 41 FOR THE RECORD: Bill Clinton Bilorus, Pliushch appear as "newsmakers" WASHINGTON - The prestigious all strategic missiles — but on Ukrai­ on priorities of foreign policy National Press Club of Washington, nian territory. And we need U.S. finan­ Published below are excerpts from a And this is so for good reason. No D.C. hosted two high government cial and technical assistance." foreign policy address delivered by foreign policy can long succeed if it does officials of Ukraine within four days of In his appearance before the press Gov. Bill Clinton, in Milwaukee on not reflect the enduring values of the each other in the early part of Septem­ club, Mr. Pliushch also emphasized October 1, at a program presented by the American people. We do not stand ber, reported the Ukrainian National Ukraine's success at avoiding confron­ Institute for World Affairs. The Demo­ behind the cause of democracy simply Information Service. tation as the Soviet Union fell apart, but cratic candidate for president addressed out of the goodness of our hearts. The Ambassador Oleh Bilorus of U- conceded Ukraine has made errors. He more than 1,000 persons representing fact is that democracy abroad also kraine's Embassy spoke to the National added, "We welcome criticism...it helps 35 ethnic groups who had gathered at protects our own concrete economic Press Club's Morning Newsmaker correct some mistakes." ( the Pabst Theater. Among those in and security interests here at home. Session on September 4. The chairman Questioned about the rumored sales attendance were Julian Kulas, national Democratic countries do not go to war of Ukraine's Supreme Council, Ivan of military aircraft to China, he said, chairman of Ukrainian Americans for with one another. They do not sponsor Pliushch, spoke there on September "We do not plan any type of arms sales, Clinton/ Gore, and Alexander Blahitka, terrorism or threaten each other with 8. but you must understand there could be New Jersey chairman of Ukrainian weapons of mass destruction. Dr. Bilorus concentrated his talk on one-time, occasional sales." American Democrats for Clinton/ Gore. Precisely because they are more likely Ukraine's position in the world after a At the press conference's close he to respect civil liberties, property rights, year of independence and growth. He referred directly to the press and said, and the rule of law within their own said that although many economic and "There is a great information gap on ...Democracy has always been our borders, democracies provide the best political problems remain, "Ukraine news from Ukraine... And we hope that nation's perfecting impulse. It trans­ foundation on which to build interna­ has been able to demonstrate a political in your work you would be impartial, formed us from a land of slavery to a tional order. Democracies make more miracle — the peaceful democratic and we would try to assist you in any land of civil rights; from a land of male reliable partners in diplomacy, in trade, evolution establishing national state­ way to present information about suffrage to a land of universal suffrage. in protecting the global environment — hood." Ukraine in the future." And now it is transforming the entire something we must do more of in the Speaking of Russia he said, "The only Mr. Pliushch spoke before the press world. Many of you here in this years ahead. It is no accident that in lingering problem with Russia in regard club while attending the U.S. Informa­ audience have taken part in this demo­ those countries where the environment to Ukraine is that Russia must recog­ tion Agency-funded "Conference on cratic revolution. Your contributions to has been most devastated, human nize Ukraine as an independent state." U.S. Public Policy Development in the this nation have been matched by your suffering is the most severe. Where there And regarding Ukraine's policy vis-a­ American System of Governance," devotion to the cause of freedom a- is freedom of expression and of econo­ vis nuclear weapons, he stated "U- heading a delegation of 10 Ukrainian broad. Here at home, you have built mic pursuit, there is also a determina­ kraine's national strategy is to destroy legislators. schools, research institutions and libra­ tion to use natural resources more ries that have preserved your cultures, wisely. Encyclopedia project goes to press TORONTO - The first 1,200 further proofreading. The thousands of No American foreign policy succeeds if it neglects our manuscript pages for the concluding entries will have to be checked and volumes of the English-language rechecked. We have to look not only for domestic needs. And no American foreign policy can Encyclopedia of Ukraine were turned printer's errors but also to make sure over to the publisher, the University of that every name, date, statistic and succeed if it slights our commitment to democracy. Toronto Press, on September 21. This is statement of fact is correct." the beginning of a lengthy production "Everything that needs to be changed process that will culminate with the is sent back to the printer who makes publication of Volumes HI, IV and V in the changes and returns the material to the fall of 1993. Volumes I and II us. We make sure that the corrections values and faith. You raised your Democratic nor Republican, it is a deep appeared in 1984 and 1988, respective­ children to be proud of their heritage. have been made and that, in the process, American tradition. ly. new errors have not been committed. As the freedom movements in your ...We cannot choose between interna­ Working under the direction of Prof. This cycle will have to be repeated homelands gained strength, you have tional engagement and domestic recon­ Danylo Husar Struk, editor-in-chief, several times. The Encyclopedia of marched and organized. As the voice of struction. They are two sides of the the encyclopedia's Project Office plans Ukraine is a reference book and must be Pope John Paul II gave that movement same coin. Our economy increasingly, is to provide the publisher with a total of accurate," he emphasized. inspiration, so you gave your moral and tied to the world economy. Our access six such batches of text at weekly Undertaken in cooperation with the financial support to Solidarnosc in to energy supplies, export markets, new intervals for a total of about 7,500 Shevchenko Scientific Society of Sar- Poland. You helped keep Rukh alive in scientific developments, and even our manuscript pages. Illustrations and celles, France, the Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Sajudis in Lithuania, and the ability to create a healthier planet — all 3,000 photographs that accompany the Ukraine is a joint project of the Cana­ pro-democracy movement in China as these require our active engagement in text have already been prepared. In dian Institute of Ukrainian Studies the freedom-loving people in each of the world. addition, more than 100 maps, specially (University of Alberta) and the Cana­ those nations rose up to challenge drafted for the Encyclopedia of U- dian Foundation for Ukrainian Studies. communist orthodoxy. You stood And there are still other reasons why kraine, have been completed and work Apart from providing assistance behind those in this hemisphere and in we cannot retreat to a fortress America. on color plates is well under way. during the preparation phase, the Africa who have fought to gain and The collapse of Soviet communism has "By the time the sixth batch is sent to foundation also has the responsibility of preserve their freedom. You have been not only brought new, democratic the printer," said Prof. Struk, "proofs of underwriting the costs of publication in stalwart in your support for our demo­ forces onto the world's stage. It has also the first will be back in our hands for the amount of 5600,000. cratic ally, Israel. Your passionate unleashed some darker undercurrents commitment to democracy has helped — civil war, ethnic hatred, intolerance, carry the torch of freedom both here and the spread of dangerous military and abroad. technologies. There is the risk that the A look at Ukraine's Embassy pendulum could swing back against Many factors contributed to the democracy, freedom and the hope for downfall of the Soviet empire, but the peace in many places in the world. decisive blow was clearly delivered by the peoples imprisoned within it. Some ...No American foreign policy suc­ Americans — especially during this ceeds if it neglects our domestic needs. election season - are tempted to over­ And no American foreign policy can state their role in ending the Cold War. succeed if it slights our commitment to But still it would be wrong and dan­ democracy. gerous for Americans to underestimate The President often takes a lot of the part our country did play in the credit for communism's downfall, but victory that was won. fails to recognize that the global demo­ cratic revolution actually gave freedom It would be wrong because there is its birth. He simply does not seem at still great work to be done. The Cold home in the mainstream, pro-demo­ War is won, but democracy's victory is cracy tradition of American foreign far from assured. It would be danger­ policy. He shows little regard for the ous, for the world is still full of perils idea that we must have a principled and and of nations that could easily drift" coherent American purpose in interna­ toward violence. If this work is left tional affairs - something he calls "the half-finished, then we, our children, vision thing." and multitudes abroad who now stand at the threshold of a new life will Instead, President Bush seems too suffer a crushing disappointment and often to prefer a foreign policy that live in a more dangerous world. ... embraces stability at the expense of Pictured above is the building in Ottawa, located at 331 Metcalfe St., that freedom - a foreign policy built more now houses Ukraine's Embassy to Canada. Dedication of the embassy ...A pro-democracy foreign policy is building took place on Saturday, September 18, with Ambassador Levko neither liberal nor conservative, neither (Continued on page 14) Lukianenko presiding. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 5 NEWS AND VIEWS: The quiet revolution in law enforcement in Ukraine

by Andres Durbak on this subject by Maj. Stepan Slyvka of the Lviv Militia. The practical applica­ Friday, August 23, 1991, was the tion of such a strict code of ethics has breaking point for the old order of that been demonstrated by Gen. Ivan monolithic law enforcement apparatus, Motrynech, the energetic, new chief of the old Soviet Union's Ministry of the Lviv Militia. Recently he dismissed Internal Affairs and the Militia. That and jailed several corrupt members of Friday morning, the glue that held the his command. monolith together for decades was Law enforcement officials in Ukraine dissolved by simple, quiet acts of also are reaching out to the West for resignation from the Communist Party. assistance in their rebuilding efforts. The Communist Party had been totally Technical and training assistance is discredited and had run out of power as what they need most. a result of the failed putsch of August Fortunately, through the initiative 19. The onetime protectors of the party and leadership of the Rev. John Shep, were opting out. Members of the Mili­ the missionary organization "Thoughts tia, from the top down, were choosing of Faith" has made a commitment to to be law enforcement professionals begin the process." Three computer first and party members last. This was systems were donated to the newly one reason the putsch failed. organized Drug, Corruption and Or­ One such quiet, revolutionary event ganized Crime Enforcement Depart­ was witnessed by two Ukrainian Ameri­ A delegation representing the Kiev City government and Militia meets American ment of the Security Service of Ukraine. can police officers visiting the Shev- police officers Andres Durbak (first from left) and Michael Shep (third from left) at A dozen modern ballistic vests were chenko District Militia in the City of the train station. donated to several units of the Militia Lviv, Ukraine. This writer, Chicago and the Security Service of Ukraine. Police Lt. Andres Durbak and Evans- A commander of the Lviv Militia and ton Police Officer Michael Shep were a commander of the Ternopil Militia visiting Ukraine at the invitation of the will inspect our operations as guests of Lviv Militia, with the support and the Evanston Police Department. Two sponsorship of the Evangelical Luthe­ Organized Crime Enforcement Agents ran Synod missionary organization of the Security Service of Ukraine this "Thoughts of Faith." Friday, August month will attend a symposium on 23, was our last day in Lviv, in what was Drug Interdiction in Washington and a an eerily calm week in that western police management course. They will Ukrainian city, though much of the study at the world-renowned North­ Soviet Union underwent a violent western University Traffic Institute in upheaval. Evanston, 111., which generously pro­ Our morning appointment with our vided scholarships. Essential technical host, the commanding officer of the assistance will also be provided as needs Shevchenko District Militia, Maj. Ihor are evaluated and resources found. Tsikalo, began somewhat comically. The idea of assistance to law enforce­ Democratically elected politicians were ment in Ukraine has brought together calling for permission to break into the several diverse Ukrainian American law local Communist Party headquarters' enforcement professionals heretofore, safes. They wanted to impound docu­ unaware of each other's mutual interest: ments for safekeeping. Just the night Paul J. Chylak, deputy director of the before, Commander Tsikalo and his In Lviv, the two Americans stand before the Shevchenko District Militia Station Traffic Institute; Ihor Rakowsky, re­ militiamen had sealed that same Com­ with Lviv militiamen, including Major Ihor Tsikalo (second from right.) tired special agent of the United States munist Party headquarters. The Shev­ cials were essentially the same, was Drug Enforcement Administration; chenko District Communist Party boss ings to uniforms. The Middle School of Michael Shep, crime prevention specia­ was then begging Commander Tsikalo shared by all who participated in these the Militia in Lviv, which last year initial contacts. list of the Evanston Police Department; for a rescue from angry anti-Commu­ utilized Ukrainian in less than one- and this writer, district tactical lieute­ nists. Now, the commander leaned fourth of its classes, now has converted nant of the Chicago Police Department. away from the telephone and coyly almost exclusively to Ukrainian. The The need and desire of Ukraine's law inquired of his American guests just The law enforcement structures of new Oath of Office for the Militia enforcement professionals for contact how such a situation might be handled Ukraine are undergoing radical change. obligates militiamen to "remain dedi­ and assistance can accommodate many in America. He demonstrated his com­ Gen. Yevhen Marchuk heads up the cated to the people of Ukraine, ... more interested law enforcement pro­ mand of the situation with an unhesi- newly created Security Service of U- protect ... the rights and freedoms of fessionals. For further information tant approval. kraine, whose Department of Drug, citizens." contact Lt. Andres Durbak, c/o 14th This event, like all the events of the Corruption and Organized Crime En­ The need for a new code of ethics for District Chicago Police Department, week, was momentous enough, but forcement is the equivalent of our FBI militiamen is being seriously addressed, 2150 N. California Ave., Chicago, IL then, without explanation, Commander and DEA. Gen. Vasylyshyn commands as evidenced by newly published books 60634. Tsikalo called all his assistants into the the Militia, which is the equivalent of a office. The commander matter-of-factly national police. The Militia now has its announced that as a result of a June own National Academy in Kiev, under decision by the Lviv Oblast Council, the command of Gen. Vitaliy Ivanovych Tatars protest attack on settlement they were obligated to resign from the Rozenko. They no longer have to send SYMFEROPIL - Crimean Tatars approximately 600 Crimean special Communist Party, or lose their com­ command personnel to Moscow for occupied this city's Supreme Council mission in the Militia. The reactions of forces troops (OMON), armed with advanced training. building on October 6 in an effort to bulldozers and tear gas, attacked a the gathered assistant commanders was These law enforcement officers have obtain the release of Tatars detained in instant and varied, apprehension, am­ settlement of Crimean Tatars near the a distance to go, before they can safe­ a clash with police in Alushta on village of Chervonyi Rai with the bivalence, relief, jubilation. Officer Shep guard life, property and liberty in a free, October 1, a spokesperson for the and I were overwhelmed, as our hosts intention of driving them from the democratic Ukraine. Civil unrest, pro­ Crimean Tatar Parliament, the Mezhlis, territory, said IntelNews. went about writing their individual perty crimes, personal crimes, drug told an RFE/RL correspondent in resignations. Wearing helmets and brandishing trafficking and organized criminal Moscow. clubs the military reportedly left a trail The Ukrainian militiamen received activity are all increasing precipitously. The day before, the protesters had of destruction: four Crimean Tatars are us with genuine warmth and openness All of this is happening as Ukraine is blocked roads leading to the capital city in critical condition in the hospital; in every city we visited; Lviv, Kiev and struggling with the simultaneous task of and demonstrated in front of the offices some 28 are suffering from severe Ternopil. At a large open meeting in state-building, nation-building and of the procurator general. The spokes­ trauma; and one 65-year-old from the Lviv, they expressed astonishment, at economic rebuilding. The work before person said that at the Supreme Coun­ group is missing. An additional 40 were the fact that police officers from Ameri­ them is daunting, considering that cil building police used clubs, water taken to the hospital. Their specific ca could converse fluently in Ukrainian. policing structures, in many instances, cannon, tear gas and firearms against whereabouts and conditions are not At private meetings, they expressed have remained unchanged from the the protesters, although Crimean offi­ known. shame that many of their own militia­ days of Moscow's control. cials would not confirm the charges. A special session of the Crimean men could not do the same. Militiamen Forward-looking law enforcement Reports also indicated that 5,000 Tatar Parliament was scheduled to meet readily snapped up impressively illu­ officials in Ukraine are making pro­ Tatars were holding a rally in the on October 6 to discuss the situation. strated American police literature and gress. During a return visit with the Symferopil central square. The spokes­ The Mezhlis said the attack "became Ukrainian-language Bibles and biblical Militia and the Security Service of person further reported that Mustafa possible because of a Russian-colonial children's literature being offered by Ukraine one year later, Officer Shep Dzemiliov, chairman of the Mezhlis, regime in Crimea..." The "regime" is "Thoughts of Faith" workers. The and I saw evidence of positive change urged demonstrators to establish self- said to be exercising its influence in realization that the duties, responsibi­ everywhere. defense units to resist Crimean authori­ defiance of Ukraine's demand to permit lities and problems of both American Formerly taboo Ukrainian national ties. self-determination of Crimean Tatars, and Ukrainian law enforcement offi- symbols adorn everything, from build­ The clashes in Alushta occurred after reported IntelNews. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. 41

at Lviv University, Volodymyr Zdoro- directors of the Ukrainian SSR newspapers formerly run by the party Ukraine's media... veha; the editor of Kiev's evening State Committee for Television and suspended publication but were soon (Continued from page 2) newspaper Vechirniy Kyiv and parlia­ Radio (Derzhteleradio) and their back in business after making adjust­ rate a free press. It was to take effect mentary deputy, Vitaliy Karpenko; the victimization of the bolder journalists ments severing their legal connections from August 1 of that year. editor of Komsomolskoye Znamia, on political grounds. with the outlawed party. The former In the meantime, on July 16, the Volodymyr Kuleba; and the editor of On November 22, 1990, for example, Communist Party daily Radianska Ukrainian Supreme Council voted the Lviv Oblast Komsomol daily Lenin- Literaturna Ukraina published a state­ Ukraina (Soviet Ukraine), for instance, overwhelmingly in favor of adopting a ska Molod and parliamentary deputy, ment signed by over 60 democratic reappeared with its name changed to radical Declaration of the State Sov­ Mykhailo Batih. parliamentary deputies and four Ukrai­ Demokratychna Ukraina (Democratic ereignty of Ukraine, which appeared to The congress heard a certain amount nian deputies of the USSR Congress of Ukraine). herald the end of Ukraine's subordina­ of self-criticism from the union's leaders, People's Deputies protesting against the The democrats now carried the politi­ tion to Moscow. Responding to the and the session culminated in the censorship and harassment of a group cal fight to the former Communists. An changing political realities, the Ukrai­ proclamation of the organization's of young radio journalists who had been outspoken appeal for a new official nian Parliament set up a working group transformation into an independent responsible for a refreshingly indepen­ policy toward Ukraine's press was made under the chairman of the parliamen­ dent weekly program called "Three and non-party union for media workers. 2 in an open letter to the Ukrainian tary Committee on Glasnost and the All the same, conservative elements Colors." Parliament by the editor of Komsomol­ Mass Media, Serhiy Pravdenko, to predominated, and Ivan Spodarenko, With the party seeking to reassert its skoye Znamia (or Koza, as it now prepare a Ukrainian law on the press the editor of the farmers' daily Silski authority and to regain lost ground, the preferred to call itself), Mr. Kuleba, and other media. Visti and a member of the Central position of the Ukrainian media in the which appeared on the front page of his While Communist Party authorities Committee of the CPU, was elected first half of 1991 did not improve. In newspaper on September 10. Describ­ in Ukraine were still attempting to stem leader of the revamped union. fact, it was made even more difficult by ing the mounting financial and techni­ the tide, thereby precipitating protests deteriorating economic conditions, cal problems facing Ukraine's democra­ culminating in the mass demonstrations The old order resists rising prices, and the growing shortage tic newspapers and drawing attention to by students in October 1990, the Com­ of newsprint. In March 1991 the staffs the ways in which the former CPU- munist-dominated Union of Journalists The Union of Journalists was not all of Vechirniy Kyiv, Komsomolskoye backed press was making appropriate of Ukraine sought, under pressure from that did not really change. The Com­ Znamia, Literaturna Ukraina, Moloda cosmetic changes and skillfully falling internal liberal critics, to adapt to the munists resisted handing over control of Halychyna, and several other democra­ back on its gigantic assets, he called on new conditions and to improve its local newspapers to democratic-orient­ tic newspapers joined forces to sound the Parliament to nationalize the CPU's image. It convoked a congress in Octo­ ed local and oblast councils and letting the alarm and formed the Association and Komsomol's property and to divide ber 1990. the latter take over the printing presses. of the Democratic Press of Ukraine. In some of their assets among the demo­ Although no representatives of the The party had monopolized the presses their joint statement they warned that cratic press. "unofficial" press were invited, internal and still considered them to be its own "the conservative and bureaucratic- democratic-minded dissenters were property. There were also complaints command structures" had launched a Seven days later, the head of the allowed their say. They included the and protests about the continuing counteroffensive against "the sup­ Parliamentary Committee on Culture dean of the Department of Journalism political censorship practiced by the porters of democratic change" and that and Spiritual Revival, Les Taniuk, calls were being made openly for the delivered a hard-hitting attack in the repeal of the press law, the restoration Parliament on the conservative leader­ The Ukrainian Weekly appointso f censorship and the banning of in­ ship of the State Committee for Televi­ dependent newspapers. sion and Radio and called for a vote of no confidence in Mr. Okhmakevych. In two new staff writers/editors Moreover, they claimed that econo­ addition to revealing the extent of the de mic pressure was also being applied by facto support for the Moscow putsch­ JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Andrij Roman Waschuk) assisted Dr. Yuri means of the "socialist regulated mar­ Wynnycky of Toronto and Roman ists from Ukraine's media bosses, Mr. Boshyk, editor of "History and Its ket" against publications "champion­ Taniuk deplored the sorry state of Woronowycz of Detroit have joined Aftermath: Ukraine During World ing the pluralism of ideas, glasnost and the editorial staff of The Ukrainian Ukrainian Television and Radio. He War II" (1986). He also translated the principles of democracy." The spoke of the need for "radical changes" Weekly as staff writers/ editors as of materials appearing in "Echoes of j government, the statement stressed, October 1. in the way they were run and called for Glasnost," a compilation of papers | retained a monopoly over the supply of their nationalization. Instead of serving Messrs. Wynnyckyj and Worono­ presented at a conference by that paper, printing presses, and the means wycz began working at The Weekly the interests of any political party, Mr. name at York University, as well of distribution. By the time the associa­ Taniuk argued, they had to serve the on July 29 and July 30, respectively. some of the papers presented at the tion held its inaugural meeting on May interests of the Ukrainian state and They were officially appointed to the University of Toronto conference 17, 1991, it had been joined by journa­ staff three months later. focusing on Stalin and Ukraine. He should therefore be placed under the lists and editors working in radio, direction of a new ministry of informa­ Mr. Wynnyckyj, whose forte is served as editorial assistant and television, and information agencies. tion accountable to the Parliament. translation, comes to The Weekly translator for the Ecyclopedia of j The new organization announced that it from the Peter Jacyk Foundation in Ukraine project now nearing its would set up its own legal service, fund, For all this, the leadership of the Ukrainian Historical Research, un­ completion. and commercial structures. "new" Ukraine, did not embark on any der whose aegis he was translating major overhaul of the media or change Mr. Wynnyckyj also was a found­ The extent of the danger of a back­ volume 4 of Mykhailo Hrushevsky's ing member of the editorial board of j of its directors. They were increasingly monumental "Istoria Ukrainy Rusy." lash from conservative forces was preoccupied with preparations for the Terminus, a literary and arts journal, revealed dramatically in August 1991, He is currently completing work on and was co-editor and staff writer for referendum on independence and presi­ that project. when Communist hard-liners attempt­ dential elections scheduled to be held on Student, a national Ukrainian stu­ ed to seize power in Moscow. During A 1987 graduate of the University dent newspaper in Canada. the same day — December 1, 1991. of Toronto, he majored in Ukrainian those few anxious days when the future Indeed, it was believed by Mr. Taniuk and English literatures and minored Mr. Woronowycz, a journalist by of democracy in the Soviet Union and and others that the chairman of the in Soviet and international politics. training, has completed all course of the sovereignty of the republics hung Ukrainian Parliament and front-runner He is a winner of the 1985 Ivan work towards a master's degree in in the balance, the Ukrainian media for the presidency, Leonid Kravchuk, Franko Award in Ukrainian Litera­ journalism at the University of Mi­ showed themselves to be too timid and who had remained a member of the ture and the 1992 Anna Pidruchney chigan at Ann Arbor. He plans to still too much under the control of the Communist Party until the failed coup, Award for New Writers. complete his degree requirements Communist Party to speak out against kept Mr. Okhmakevych and his team Mr. Wynnyckyj has several publi- while employed at The Weekly. the putschists. on to ensure that he obtained the results cations to his credit. He (along with (Continued on page 24) The State Committee for Television he was looking for. Certainly, the state- and Radio under its director, Mykola controlled republican media were utili­ Okhmakevych, did not permit the zed to promote the idea of independ­ publication of even one of the estimated ence and, as Mr. Okhmakevych sub­ 167 statements of protest known to have sequently confirmed, Ukrainian Radio been made at this time in Ukraine by the and Television backed Mr. Kravchuk. parliamentary opposition, Rukh and Two weeks after the endorsement of others; and only two newspapers, Ukraine's declaration of independence Literaturna Ukraina and Za Vilnu by the overwhelming majority of its Ukrainu, dared to print a statement by voters and Mr. Kravchuk's victory, the seven democratic members of the Presi­ Ukrainian Parliament finally got dium of the Ukrainian Supreme Coun­ around to discussing the draft law on cil denouncing the putschists and call- the press. During the debate, Mr. for civil disobedience in the event of a Karpenko argued that it would have similar attempt to seize power in U- been better to consider it as part of a kraine. package along with legislation on radio, television and information generally, Hopes raised and dashed rather than on its own. Nevertheless, on December 17 the Parliament approved The failure of the coup, however, the draft and authorized its publication completely discredited the Communist for public discussion. The first reactions Party and led to two epoch-making in the press itself, however, were luke­ decisions by the Ukrainian Parliament: warm, indicating that some fine tuning the declaration on August 24 of U- would be required if democratic stan­ New Weekly staffers: Andrij Wynnyckyj and Roman Woronowycz. kraine's independence and the banning dards were to be fully guaranteed and of the CPU. Several of the major journalists' rights protected. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 , 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Consequently, I was somewhat per­ applies his order evenly and includes feet of Republicans. We must not forget Leonid Kravchuk — turbed that The Ukrainian Weekly, one people like Russian chauvinists Rutskoi that the U.S. Senate and House of the greatest ever of my favorite newspapers, de­ or Zhirinovsky when they try to go to Representatives are controlled by the cided to jump on the bandwagon of the Crimea. Democrats. The UADA also forgot to Dear Editor: assorted diplomats (whose countries for mention that Democrats were involved Apparently, your editorial (August centuries denied the very existence of Ihor Koszman in the SAL scandal, the House Bank 30) is under the impression that free­ Ukraine) and several news agencies Montgomery, Texas scandal, the House Post Office scandal, dom of expression for non-citizens of (which, in the past, had never ever had and that the Democratic speaker of the Ukraine at festivities marking Ukraine's anything good to say about anything What is Bill Clinton's U.S. House of Representatives and very first anniversary of independence is Ukrainian) to brutally attack Ukraine's other Democratic leaders were forced to paramount to the very survival of the democratically elected President, rather stand towards Ukraine? resign from office due to improprieties. country whose hospitality these for­ than the "prominent German-based I spent the first 24 years of my life in eigners happen to enjoy while exer­ Ukrainian nationalist," whose disgrace­ Dear Editor: New Jersey, and maintain a keen interest cising such privileges. ful conduct, and nothing else, prompted I was utterly surprised and angered in the state. When speaking of unem­ him to take such drastic steps. that a political organization calling Ukraine is presently afflicted with ployment and the economic woes, the Surely, nobody ever claimed that itself the Ukrainian American Demo­ Democratic governor of New Jersey is more serious problems than entertain­ Leonid Makarovych Kravchuk is a cratic Association of Newark, NJ. that ing grouchy tourists, pleasing nosy an example of what raising taxes can do perfect president. However, were he contains "Ukrainian" in its name should to an economy. journalists, or taking seriously all the even the most incompetent one, so far omit any reference to Ukraine in its whims of all the superpower and inter­ he is undoubtedly the greatest political letter in The Ukrainian Weekly. The UADA statement "...as we can national cliques. leader, with more seemingly unattain­ It is apparent that the Ukrainian now return home to a free Ukraine..." Without the massive support of the able achievements to his credit than American Democratic Association omits a key reason for there being a free former Communist Party, the 11 mil­ Ukraine has ever produced during its wants us Ukrainians to vote for Bill Ukraine today. The Reagan and Bush lion Russians in Ukraine, the hundreds entire written history. Clinton for president because they feel administrations escalated the cold war of thousands of Ukraine's other ethnic he is better for the American economy. and contributed to the collapse of the minorities, the Russian-speaking and Myroslaw Prytulak If the American economy is their main Soviet Union and communism in Eastern Europe. It is true that the U.S. politically unaffiliated Ukrainians, and, Windsor, Ontario concern, then there is no need to be what is even more important, without called Ukrainian. And, if Mr. Clinton spent billions of dollars on defense, the most capable leadership of the most has nothing to say about Ukraine, then however, our strong defense has signifi­ popular president of Ukraine, Leonid Kravchuk on the mark he does not deserve my Ukrainian cantly reduced the threat of nuclear Kravchuk, there most likely, would not American vote. holocaust. have been any celebrations of the first about expulsion order I would have preferred if this political I voted for Ronald Reagan in 1980 anniversary of Ukraine's independence. Dear Editor: organization had addressed the follow­ and again in 1984, because he brought There probably won't be any cele­ President Leonid Kravchuk is right ing topics and indicated Mr. Clinton's world respect back to the U.S. and brations marking any future anniver­ and you are wrong regarding the expul­ views: stood toe to toe with the USSR. The saries, if the assorted outsiders, such as sion order (August 30 editorial). Ima­ 1. The West forced Ukraine to agree previous president, a Democratic gov­ hordes of Russian chauvinists, extreme gine a Fourth of July celebration in to take on responsibility for the Soviet ernor with no foreign policy experience, elements of Ukraine's traditionally Washington where a foreign visitor debt, however, Ukraine does not get to allowed the U.S. to loose worldwide hostile neighbors, racists, militants, attacks President George Bush and tells share in any of the Soviet Union's respect and feel militarily impotent. various Western economic, financial, his Cabinet to resign. Don't you think assets. Russia has taken over all hard Additionally, interest rates were signifi­ political, military and other advisors, the speaker would be told to leave the currency and money reserves as well as cantly higher than they are today. filth-seeking journalists, and finally, country? all properties of the central Soviet government. The West has not pres­ In 1988 I voted for George Bush even our very own politically bankrupt, I think it was cowardly to run to the because I felt that he was the most frustrated and antiquated politicians, U.S. ambassador in Kiev and complain sured Russia to share the assets of the qualified person for the job and that he whose ambition it is to promote, at any about "human rights violations." Ap­ former Soviet Union with the other also would maintain a strong national cost, their own selfish and greedy parently those folks forgot that a few former republics. defense. interests, are allowed to freely roam the short years ago they had ridiculed the 2. The West wants Ukraine to reduce Now in 1992 the key issues for me are territory of the free Ukraine. Mind you, defenders of human rights in Ukraine, its armed forces and transfer all nuclear the federal deficit, the economy and even the United States, the most power­ telling us only national rights mattered. arms to Russia, but the West will do maintaining the U.S. as the only world ful nation in the world, couldn't afford It would be best if we kept our nothing to guarantee the security of superpower. Again, I feel that Mr. Bush such a luxury within its borders, if it political ailments here at home and did Ukraine from Russian aggression. It is the most qualified person to be wished to survive at present, let alone in not try to infect Ukraine with them. But appears that the West's key objective is president and I will vote for him. I its infancy. I also hope that President Kravchuk to aid Russia - no matter what im­ encourage my fellow Ukrainian Ameri­ perialistic tendencies Russia displays. cans to do the same. 3. The United States and Europe plan to assist Russia with S24 billion to Eugene A. Kuchta I Jaciw's perspective \ stabilize the ruble. No mention is made of assisting Ukraine in establishing and Houston, Texas stabilizing the Ukrainian currency — the hryvnia. Printing UADA letter 4. Ukraine faces many problems: the economic turmoil of a failed social- suggests bad taste economic system, the time bomb that is Chornobyl and long-standing Russian Dear Editor: imperialistic tendencies, as proven by I think it is in a bad taste and the heated debate over the Black Sea inappropriate for a respectable and Fleet. supposedly neutral publication to print These are a few concerns that I, as a expressions as used in the letter from the Ukrainian, have. If Mr. Clinton is not Ukrainian American Democratic Asso­ willing to respond to these topics, I do ciation of New Jersey (September 13). not believe he should have the "Ukrai­ In the heat of the campaign, you may nian" vote. provide more freedom of expression, but a respected publication should be Lubomyr M. Zobniw more selective in printing received Binghamton, N.Y. letters. Andrew Paschuk "Reign of terror" term New York completely inappropriate The Weekly believes that along with Dear Editor: freedom of the press comes freedom of When reading The Ukrainian Weekly expression for letter writers. Therefore, of September 13,1 was disturbed by the published letters to the editor do not Ukrainian American Democratic Asso­ reflect the opinions of The Weekly's ciation's letter. I respectfully differ with editorial staff So, even though The the majority of their statements. Weekly may believe George Bush is no First, the phrase "reign of terror" is Joseph Stalin, the reference to the inappropriate. That phrase should be Republican ftreign of terror" (and used when speaking of the likes of other questionable assertions) were left Stalin, Hitler and Pol Pot. intact. Blame for America's current domestic VSBSWKH troubles cannot be placed only at the — Editor-in-chief 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. 41

Ukrainian Writer's block by Khristina Lew Kudos to Kiev Press Bureau trailblazing volunteers Eighty-four Ukrainian American and Ukrainian Canadian volunteers set On the road to Ivano-Frankivske out — individually or in small groups — for Ukraine this summer. Their On September 5 a member of my At the border of Kiev proper, a mission: to teach English in Ukraine to classes organized by local branches of family was married, first in a Palace of roadblock of militiamen stopped our the Prosvita Ukrainian Language Society in 26 cities throughout the country. Sacred Occasions and later in a Ukrai­ car to record our license plate number Thanks to them, approximately 70 courses were offered to students of nian Greek-Catholic Church in Ivano- and review Hryhoriy's driver's license diverse backgrounds in all regions of Ukraine, from Kalush in the west to Frankivske. High winds and driving and registration. At night roadblocks Sumy in the northeast, from Teodosia and Frunzenskoye in the Crimea to rain dissuaded no one from attending are set up at the border of every big city Donetske and Svitlovodske (Dnipropetrovske) in the east. the lavish reception held in the carved in Ukraine, presumably to trace where The "Teach English in Ukraine" Project, conceived and directed by Dr. oak room of the Ivano-Frankivske an automobile was last seen in the event Zirka Voronka, an ESL specialist, was sponsored by the Ukrainian National Technical Institute's student center. that it and its passengers were to Association in a joint venture with the Prosvita Society. The UNA provided Two long tables bore platters of coveted disappear. teaching materials (books, tapes, etc.) and hosted a workshop in April for and long forgone delicacies ranging We traveled along the two-lane teachers selected to participate in the project. Its partner in Ukraine, Prosvita, from smoked chicken breasts to liver highway to Lviv, which actually has a agreed to provide housing for the teachers and locate facilities for the classes. pate pastries. A young man carrying a letter-number designation — M-17. The project was seen by Prof. Voronka as another way to facilitate basket of champagnes, wines, German Most of Ukraine's roads are not Ukraine's exposure to the West, as English is today's lingua franca. beer and Ukrainian vodka navigated numbered, but are identified rather by Addressing her volunteer teachers at the April workshop, Prof. Voronka between the tables of seated guests, the direction in which one is heading, emphasized that education, especially English language instruction, is of opening and pouring whichever libation for example, the Kharkiv-Moscow- utmost importance — perhaps outweighing other forms of assistance was requested. Leningrad road. M-17 is Ukraine's currently emanating from the diaspora in terms of its reach and its Guests arrived from Khmelnytsky, main east-west route and its significance ramifications for the future. As UNA Supreme President Ulana Diachuk put Ternopil, Lviv and Sambir, but I, is demonstrated by its Russian-, Ukrai­ it, the English language courses were meant to "open a window" for Ukraine traveling from Kiev, had the longest and nian" and English-language road signs. to the West. most difficult journey. When the call for volunteers had originally gone out to our community, the We traveled six hours west through response was enthusiastic as applications flowed in to the UNA Home Office I was scheduled to fly out of Zhuliany Zhytomyr, Novohrad-Volynsky and from students and retirees, teachers and professionals in various fields living airport to Ivano-Frankivske on Sep­ Rivne; at the crossroads at Dubno, we throughout the United States and Canada. In fact, the response was much, tember 3. On September 2 a nationwide turned south along the Ternopil road. much better than anyone had expected since the volunteers had to pay their strike was called by railway and avia­ As we were halfway down the Ternopil own travel expenses. Thus, they were to contribute both their valuable time tion personnel. The following day, road, in Kamianets, it became light out­ — and money. (This was no junket, there were no perks.) hourly phone calls to the airport con­ side. Amid the light drizzle, we pulled But these volunteers were an idealistic bunch. Most expressed a desire to do firmed my worst fears: I was flying over by a field of winter wheat to break­ something concrete for Ukraine now that it was independent, to make a nowhere and would not be able to meet fast on coffee and potato chips. personal commitment. Most saw their contributions not as sacrifices but as a and celebrate with the family I had only Hryhoriy had a clever coffee coil that, source of personal fulfillment. As one volunteer, Vera Wedmedyk Кар, noted spoken to over the telephone. when plugged into the car's cigarette way back in April: "Somehow I have a feeling that no matter how much I give, On Thursday evening my appliance lighter, would boil a glass of water I will be rewarded a hundredfold." fixer/ courier/ driver/ general handy­ attached to the car's window. These Ukraine-bound volunteers had little idea what to expect — after all, man Hryhoriy consoled me and said he Past Ternopil we headed southwest they were pioneers in an untried, unprecedented program. But they overcame would think of a way to get me to the along the Buchach road, and gradually their nervousness, their trepidations, their fears through sheer enthusiasm noontime wedding. After a series of the landscape changed from level farm­ and strength of conviction — both of which stood them in good stead in whispered telephone conversations he lands to rolling hills. The Buchach road oftentimes unusual and sometimes trying conditions in the areas where they announced he would drive me the 700 wound through little towns and villages, were assigned. kilometers to Ivano-Frankivske the and at any given turn we were forced to Regular readers of The Weekly no doubt are familiar with some of their following evening. stop for the geese that were crossing it. stories as accounts of teachers'experiences in Kharkivand Ivano-Frankivske Elderly women dressed in dark rain have already appeared on these pages. (This week we offer accounts from ponchos tended cattle grazing along the Symferopil and Donetske.) roadside. Russian-language roadsigns What is at once obvious in all these reports is that volunteers agreed they At that time the state price for a liter were scratched out and replaced with had made a difference in the lives of people they encountered and they of gasoline was 18 coupons. To pur­ handwritten Ukrainian letters. realized how crucial these types of contacts are if Ukraine is to have a brighter chase an 18-coupon liter of gas one Closer to Buchach, at the top of a tomorrow. Many have already vowed to return next year. expects to stand in line for two days. steep incline, a line of cars stood It is only fitting, therefore, that we take some time (and space) out to note Black market prices ran between 25 and motionless while militiamen frantically the dedicated efforts of our trailblazing volunteers and the initiator of the 30 coupons a liter, and such gasoline directed traffic. The light drizzle had "Teach English in Ukraine" Project. Our hats go off to you! could be purchased on the side of a caused the road to become dangerously road, out of the trunk of someone's car. slick and a passenger bus had skidded Hryhoriy had a stash of spare gaso­ off the road into a precipice. Our car line in a garage located on the outskirts was directed onto a dirt path up the side of Kiev. At 12:30 a.m. September 5, we of a steep hill overlooking the spot visited that garage, filled four 20-liter where the bus was wedged between the Turning the pages back... canisters with the gasoline and wedged trunks of two trees. them into the trunk of the car between Past Buchach we found the Ivano- the spare alternator, water pump and Frankivske road and very shortly various other car parts. Hryhoriy afterwards we arrived at the city limits. Mykhailo Drai-Khmara was born on October 10,1889, in explained that, if we broke down en "Where does your aunt live?" asked Mali Kanivtsi in the Poltava region, and became a writer route to Ivano-Frankivske, the probabi­ Hryhoriy. and translator of prodigious talent and range. Together with lity of finding those replacements was "On Peace Street," I replied. Pavlo Fylypovych, Yuriy Klen, Maksym Rylsky and Mykola Zerov, he belonged to slim, hence the need to travel with them. the Neoclassicist group of poets, who reacted to the saccharine-encrusted (Continued on page 15) traditional folk-based writings of their Ukrainian Romantic and populist predecessors, and disdained the "mass-art" and propagandistic work of the coming wave of socialist authors. UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine His translations of Dante's Divine Comedy, and of French, German, Polish, Russian and Belarusian romantics and symbolists have unfortunately gone unpublished, but they influenced many beyond the close circle of Neoclassicist The, Home Office of the Ukrainian National writers who were charting a Westward course for Ukrainian literature. Association reports that, as of October 8, (pOH4 the fraternal organization's newly established Drai-Khmara was also a specialist in Ukrainian, Belarusian and Serbian Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received literature, and in the history of the Serbian and Belarusian languages. He was a professor of Ukrainian studies at Kamianets Podilskyi State University (1918- 13,609 checks from its members with donations 1921) and the Kiev Medical Institute (1923-1929), and taught at the Ukrainian totalling ^350,175.65. The contributions Institute of Linguistic Education, and the Polish Pedagogical Institute. He was include individual members' donations, as well arrested in February 1933 and held for three months, at which time he was stripped as returns of members' dividend checks and of all his academic positions. Rearrested in September 1935 for "counterrevolu­ V interest payments on promissory notes. tionary terrorism," he was sent to Siberia and perished in 1939 in a labor camp in ^U^ Please make checks payable to UNA Fund Kolyma. for the Rebirth of Ukraine. (Source: (i Drai-Khmara, Mykola," "Neoclassicists," Encyclopedia of Ukraine, vols. 1, 4; Toronto: University of Toronto Press.) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 9

At the U.N.: Zlenko's address CELEBRATE Following are excerpts from the We intend to pursue a serious, prag­ Centennial statement delivered on September 29 by matic and results-oriented policy in Anatoliy M. Zlenko, head of the Ukrai­ respect to the United Nations. This very sojourn nian delegation and minister for foreign aspiration prompted the decision by the affairs of Ukraine, in the general debate Ukrainian Parliament to send a military by Christopher Guly at the 47 th session of the United Nations contingent to take part in the U.N. General Assembly. (The English-lan­ peacekeeping mission on the territory of guage text of the statement was pro­ former Yugoslavia. Ukrainian soldiers OTTAWA - Without a weekly vided by Ukraine's Permanent Mission are performing their duty with honor radio audience estimated at 500,000, the to the United Nations.) and dignity in this long-suffering land. telephone connection reveals an almost Their mission has been univerally delicate, tiny voice. Not surprising, ...The current session of the General supported and recognized. ... considering the 46-year-old Ottawa- Assembly is being held during a period Ukraine, which suffered to the fullest born actress-comedienne stands five of profound and truly tectonic trans­ extent from the aftermath of the Chor- feet in stockinged feet. formations on our planet which in­ nobyl catastrophe, is ever vigorous in But allow Luba Valentina Goy the cludes in the formation of a new world supporting the international campaign venue, with or without microphone, order the potential of new states that for a complete ban on nuclear testing and she stands gigantic as one of JNTTfl emerged on the ruin' of the last empire and for the assumption by all nuclear- Canada's top entertainers. 18 9 1 a 1 9 9 1 in the history of mankind. weapons states of the obligation not to 18 9 2 19 9 2 The disintegration of the bankrupt use these weapons first. This summer, she and fellow Royal totalitarian system has resulted in the Simultaneously, with the proclama­ Canadian Air Farce troupe members biggest growth in United Nations mem­ tion of independence Ukraine opted for Roger Abbott, Don Ferguson and John bership in recent years, opened the way the status of a state possessing no Morgan became the first Canadian 100-ЛІТТЯ УКРАЇНЦІВ for the triumph of genuine free­ nuclear weapons. Of course, Ukraine is inductees into Montreal's International У КАНАДІ Hall of Humour. They join the likes of dom and democracy in vast territories not the only country in the world that CENTENNIAL OF of Europe and Asia, and for realization has made the choice for non-nuclear Milton Berle and Jerry Lewis. Last UKRAINIANS IN CANADA of the people's inalienable right to self- status. But our peculiarity lies in the fact year, the foursome were listed in Mac­ CENTENAIRE DES determination and allowed human that we voluntarily took the burden of leans, the country's national weekly UKRAINJENS AU CANADA rights to be placed in the focus of the eliminating hundreds of strategic and magazine, in its 1991 "Honour Roll." policies of many newly emerged states. tactical nuclear warheads inherited Today, 19 years after the troupe's The people of Ukraine, throughout from the Soviet Union. ... formation, Goy's impersonations of Naturally, her imagination didn't the centuries, have maintained an Having embarked upon the road Mila Mulroney, wife of Canadian hurt. With Mrs. Mulroney, for instance, unsubdued desire for independence and toward reduction and elimination of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, the Ms. Goy conjures the prime minister's aspirations for a national, political and nuclear weapons, we expect strict Queen, and the ever-popular quacking "tall, slim and gorgeous" Serbian economic renaissance. For hundreds of international guarantees of our national duck, which are broadcast, coast-to- Canadian wife. "I...this short, round years its drive for freedom was sup­ security against the possible threat or coast-to-coast on CBC Radio, have Ukrainian, put on this brown wig with pressed by miserable pittance, violence use of force on the part of any nuclear listeners splitting their sides with laugh­ bangs and suddenly I am Mila," she and repressions. But now, for the first state. I would like to emphasize that this ter. Yet, when she is not traveling across giggles. "It was tough at first, because time our people have embarked on the is not a rhetorical statement for our Canada and taping the weekly Air she hardly said anything in public. But path leading to the temple of independ­ newly independent state, and we consi­ Farce series before a live studio au­ she was always smiling." ence. No one can ever force our people der it in this particular interrelation­ dience, the Toronto-based performer The gift is that for the half million to divert from this road. ship. ... continues to return to her ethnic Ukrai­ radio listeners who tune in Saturday Last August we solemnly marked the A few words about Ukraine's econo­ nian community "a lot of what she has mornings at 10:30 a.m. and Sunday first anniversary of our independence. mic situation. The imperial system received." afternoons at 1 p.m. (Eastern), Ms. This pivotal event in the life of our completely exhausted and unbalanced Goy's characters are not only visually people was celebrated as a triumph of Ms. Goy recently became the first our economy. Ukraine inherited predo­ Canadian to star in a film production stimulating, but are aurally effective as democracy and freedom. And today we minantly obsolete technologies, a back­ well. are facing a task of great proportions: to produced by Ukraine's Dovzhenko ward infrastructure, the burden of studios. A favoriteUkrainian character is, her build a democratic Ukraine, governed foreign debts, a lack of skilled mana­ mother, who she insites isn't like the real by the rule of law, to revive the strength Olga Iwaniuk, Ms. Goy's mother, lives gerial staff, low living standards for the in Ottawa, and says that her diminutive person. and intellectual potential of our people, population, and galloping inflation. to be worthy of the memory of our daughter was a born performer. "Since "You never call my mother between However, we are convinced that she was about 3 years old, she was ancestors who sacrificed their lives in independence, the development of 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. when "The Young the struggle for independenc. ... talking like an adult...She was always and the Restless" is on," Ms. Goy says. democracy and lawful institutions, the making people laugh." Back in the 17th century, the famous implementation of deep political and Mrs. Iwaniuk laughs acknowledgement, Spanish theologian and philosopher economic reforms will allow us to Born in Haltern, Germany, Ms. Goy Ms. Goy continues, "There she is, Francisco Suarez pointed out that, al­ overcome the transitional period to a came to Canada with her parents in between cooking the sauce and turning though nation-states were not compress­ market economy without critical social 1951. Her father, Stephen, died seven the kurka (chicken), watching a hijack­ ed into a single political body, they were upheavals and will create the necessary years later. ing or the woman coming out of a obliged to help each other, to support conditions for the integration of U- The family settled in Ottawa, where coma...When there's a commercial, and safeguard law and peace inasmuch kraine into the system of world econo­ Ms. Goy was immersed in Ukrainian she's back in the kitchen, putting the as this was imperative for the benefit of mic relations. Canadiana: Ukrainian language lessons potatoes on." the whole of mankind. A state that We call for concerted actions to every Tuesday and Saturday, and roles While honing her parrot-like skills, violated law and ignored international overcome the consequences of the in theatrical productions organized at the three-time ACTRA (Alliance of agreements eventually undermined the Chornobyl catastrophe, an unprece­ St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catho­ Canadian Radio and Television Artists) foundation of its own peace in the dented tragedy in the history of man­ lic Church. award-winner has become sensitized to future. kind, for joint efforts of various coun­ From 1967 to 1970, Ms. Goy attend­ (Continued on page 14) The same philosophicaland life- tries in solving the complicated and ed the National Theatre School in Mon­ proven ideas were preached by Hry- unparalleled problems raised by Chor­ treal and went on to appear at Stratford's horiy Skovoroda, a Ukrainian philo­ nobyl. ... Third State and the Stratford Festival's sopher, writer and thinker of the 18th Yet, another humanitarian problem National Arts Centre. Her goal was to century who stood for the purity of calls for special attention, because, become a "serious" actress, but while public order and inspired belief in the unless it is resolved, it stands in the way exercising her improvisational muscles triumph of eternal truth and justice. ... of establishing principles of civilized with The Jest Society in 1974, the The United Nations' task is to esta­ relations in international life. Specifi­ opportunity to join a politico-satirical blish a structure of interaction that cally, this is the POW issue. While in group arrived. would guarantee the security of every support of steps undertaken by the new member-state. One day she was invited to "talk" with leadership of Afghanistan in esta­ "the guys." The next, she was on stage Our country is able to contribute to blishing peace and reconciliation in the the attainment of this goal. In the year with them. From "The Beaver Follies," country, I would like to appeal to it to the comedy quartet finally settled on the that has passed since the proclamation do its utmost for the immediate search of our independence, Ukraine has name "The Royal Canadian Air Farce," and unconditional release of Ukrainian a take-off on former Tory Prime Min­ crossed the road from a "quasi-state" nationals, who are still being kept ister John Diefenbaker's attempt to within the former Soviet Union to a prisoners or are missing in action. regalize all things Canadian. The Cana­ universally recognized European state. ...I can assure aii delegates present dian Broadcasting Corporation's radio Having joined the leading international here that Ukraine does have the politi­ service signed them up and, suddenly, financial institutions, our country has cal will to create a strong and viable Ms. Goy's penchant for improv took a fully assumed responsibility for its own universal organization. For us the current events turn. foreign policy and economic interests. United Nations will continue to remain a Without claiming any special status crucial element in our national policy, "I used to read the newspaper but, if I in the world, we only want to assume a and we will do our best so that the was to do an effective Golda Meir, I had place in the international community, organization enters the next millen­ to read about her style and manner," worthy of our people, our history and nium as an effective instrument in the explains Ms. Goy from her home in Comedienne Luba Goy as depicted in a our potential. ... construction of a better world. Toronto. caricature by Zenon Fedory. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. 41

Teachers of English... (Continued from page 1) chauvinism on the part of Prosvita organizers: some had objected to the presence of Russian speakers in the classrooms, as if only those who spoke Ukrainian should be given the oppor­ tunity to learn how to speak English. However, on the whole it was agreed that Prosvita co-sponsorship elimi­ nated the considerable logistical diffi­ culties that would otherwise ensue (not the least of which would be a quantum leap in the costs of lodging, transpor­ tation and other related expenses). The main thrust of the discussions concerned the practical aspects of teaching English in Ukraine. For many, the fact most people in Ukraine had overestimated their knowledge of English suggested evaluations be conducted prior to the program by someone from North America. Others complained that students sometimes didn't hold to schedules, and proposed that they be required to pay fees up front, and well in advance. Mykola Nenadkevych of Riverdale, Dr. Zirka Voronka with Olha and Yevhen Rudakevych of Exchanging ideas on instruction methods during conference N.Y., pointed out that the issue of class Philadelphia, who both taught in Poltava. session. Vera Кар (taught in Kharkiv) in foreground. composition should be addressed, and students should be grouped by age and area of interest (predictably, youngsters often spoke and lerned better than the Teaching in Ukraine: the stories we could tell... older students). by Vera Wedmedyk-Kap speak or understand Ukrainian, to lend our support and we don't Dr. George Soltys of Uniondale, there was always someone who could want John to have to suffer alone! N.Y., remarked that prospective in­ The Ukrainian National Associa­ help her. Not speaking Ukrainian structors should familiarize themselves tion hosted a weekend reunion for all proved advantageous in the class­ When I heard what happened to with grammatical problems particular participants of its "Teach English in room for her 14 students. They Olga and Evhen Rudakevych from to those who are Ukrainian or Russian Ukraine" project on September 19 simply had to understand English, Philadelphia, I knew I couldn't miss speakers learning English. Oksana and 20. It was a great get-together. because Ruth could not explain it this story. On their last day in Trabocco of Philadelphia contended any other way. Poltava, they toured the whole city that the biggest problem was having We shared our experiences, which oftentimes were similar, and yet, very Philip, who taught graduate and and videoed everything. As Evhen students proceed from rote learning of finished his filming of the market­ English grammar, of which most had an unique. We all had our own stories to college students in Kiev, also is not tell — sometimes horrendous, some­ very fluent, in Ukrainian, but he got place, a policeman approached him. excellent command, to practical and He told the Americans that filming flexible application of a newly acquired times funny. But this was a great by with a lot of hand signals. His group of teachers because we were worst nightmare was the phone: his the marketplace was forbidden. Olga vocabulary. She added, "people knew reminded him that perestroika had more about sentence structure than I able to find humor in our experiences "sign language" was useless and he and were able to laugh. could count only on his spoken been in existence for some time did." already. He told her, "it's over, now Teachers came from as faraway as language skills. Bringing Americanism to Ukraine we're back to the good oV days." Denver, Deland, Fla., and Cleve­ John Husiak from New York City seemed to be an underlying theme of land. The rest came from surround­ So, off they went to the police this project, although this appeared was the envy of many. He spent four ing states. One thing we all agreed on weeks in a suburb of Feodosia, in the station. They were questioned and strange to the Canadian participants the sergeant started filling out a and to Olha Rudakevych of Philadel­ was that our students had appre­ Crimea, teaching high school stu­ ciated all we did for them. We all had dents. This region is Russified, like questionnaire on the "suspects," phia, who strongly believed that such When the sergeant asked Olga her emphasis on North American culture, a hand in making a difference in the Poltava and Kharkiv. John had an political and otherwise, was misplaced. lives we touched. opportunity to attend a teacher's age, she promptly told him that, in the Even though the schedule during U.S., gentlemen never ask a lady her A far less obtrusive example of symposium of 65 educators from the our reunion weekend was full, I was whole Crimean region. The purpose age. This flustered the sergeant, and "cultural importation" was that of John able to get some personal accounts proved to be the breaking point. The Husiak, a SoHo clothier in New York of this symposium was to review the from several teachers. English curriculum. They are held police became friendlier and Evhen City, who taught teenagers inTeodosia. even had the opportunity to film the First of all, Mr. Husiak said he was the Zenia Kunasz and Luba Pyrih every four years and the curriculum from Denver taught in Ivano-Fran- always remains the same. police station on their way out! first foreigner any of his students had While in Poltava, Olga and Evhen ever seen, and their elders peered in at kivske and they loved every minute of thepr stay. They were part of a The most humorous tale, among taught 22 students, ranging from age him through the classroom door, as many, was John's overnight trip they had not seen one for 40 years. Until really great team and were able to 12 to 70. videotape nine English lessons for from Kherson to Kiev. He slept in a recently, Teodosia was a closed military car with rows of bunks set up. When town. the local television station. These lessons were seen in Ivano-Frankiv- the lights went out, John climbed up Mr. Husiak threw himself into his ske and the surrounding area. to his bunk for a good night's sleep. A great thank you is in order to the work energetically, and spoke of having The bunks were about five feet long, UNA and its president, Ulana Dia- changed his charges' lives. He started a Ruth Johnston from Deland, Fla., chuk, for giving their 100 percent to taught in Chernivtsi and her brother, while John is 6'2". His legs hung out local "pet rock" fad, and later that day over the bunk by a foot. It was most this project. And a special thank you all the kids went out to sell them to Philip Kukura from Boston, taught in goes to Dr. Zirka Voronka. She had Kiev. They recalled one incident that unfortunate for those who stumbled tourists. Using magazines Mr. Husiak into his legs during the night. Need­ encountered thousands of barriers, brought as models, the class compiled a was very weird at best. Philip was thousands of frustrating mo­ already teaching in Kiev when, one less to say, John didn't get much Crimean travel glossy, complete with sleep. ments, and yet she remained unflap- mock advertising and subscription tabs. afternoon, he decided to stop in at the able. The program succeeded des­ Mr. Husiak brought in a poignant letter Prosvita office. This was a iruiy іаіе We all felt sorry for John, and he pite the obstacles and despite the he had received since returning to the visit, but he had a minor question, so attempted to discourage us from unreliable workers in Ukraine. This U.S. from one of the "editors," which he dropped in. When he walked in, going to the Crimea next year. He program could have been a disaster, read: "Thank you for the help to me to the secretary flung her hands in the had lived under such horrid condi­ but with Dr. Voronka at the helm, believe in myself." air exclaiming that someone from tions daily, but he says he is ready to there was no room for failure. So America was on the line and couldn't accept his lost in life and return hats off to you, Dr. Voronka, for a Ms. Rudakevych, who taught in speak Ukrainian, and she didn't to the Crimea next year. He feels Poltava, also provided an excellent job well done! understand English. Philip took the none of us should have to sacrifice so example of the steps the teachers had to much just to teach in that area. After take to overcome the programmed receiver, said, "hello, may 1 help Listening to everyone talk, it was you?" He was shocked when his sister all, the beautiful, balmy weather, the evident that many had made great paranoia about foreigners that persists blue azure sea, the blue, blue skies, in Ukraine, and to break the students Ruth answered him! She was getting sacrifices, but it was truly a labor of nowhere with the secretary. And at the pristine, white, sun-bleached love. Sadly enough, all great things out of the passivity and paralysis caused limestone and the golden church by teachers who "taught them the facts, the very moment, Philip had walked come to pass, and so must this. And into the office. domes, glistening in the tropical sun our memories will now be filed away but now how to think." were just very hard to take, day after She told the weekend seminar's Ruth said she felt she was under in our photo albums, videotapes and God's protection throughout her stay day! But we're all signing up for the diaries. participants of the steps she took to Crimea next year, because we want (Continued on page 16) in Ukraine. Even though she couldn't (Continued on page 16) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 11

Ever since I can remember, I've had intermediate books, I realized that I wanted to explore my roots in Ukraine. would be doing a lot of improvisation in The UNA "Teach English in Ukraine" Teaching English in Symferopil: my lesson plans. But I did have one Project afforded me the opportunity to advantage: the students were eager to investigate my heritage firsthand. Al­ a true learning adventure learn all they could about the English though I wasn't stationed in western language and American culture. Ukraine, where my family originated, I by Katya Tymkiw was eager to experience any part of the By approaching my teaching assign­ country that was so much a part of me. I hoped that everyone would think I was with my class and went about deter­ ment in a casual and humane manner, I tried not to have any expectations, but a journalist or photographer. I took mining their English proficiency, or was able to make the students feel found out that even my minor ones some photos of the parade and people. lack thereof. Except for two adult that I was approachable and not the would soon be crushed. Feeling somewhat less frightened, I teachers who spoke English quite well, strict poker-faced disciplinarian My plane landed in Kiev on May 31 headed back to the airport and digested the students, ranging in age from 12 to that I stereotypically assumed they with seven hours before my flight to my first of many important lessons: 1. 18, were closer to beginner than the in­ were used to. The first day, I came in Symferopil in the Crimea. I couldn't learn to negotiate taxi fare and try to termediate level I'd been told to expect, wearing jeans and a t-shirt and hopped believe that I was actually in a "free pay in coupons or end up paying S20 for which meant that I'd basically be start­ up on top of the desk. The two adult Ukraine." With excited anticipation, I a S5 fare; 2. only ask older women for ing from scratch. teachers almost fell over from shock, headed into the city center, thinking I help or information, everyone else will The first day they didn't say much in but і spoke to all of them like people would have no problems since I spoke give you wrong directions; 3. young any language, but they did make it clear and not nameless faces. I commanded Ukrainian and, after all, this was the Russian men will only try to pick you they wanted to become fluent in conver­ respect, but they had to feel comfortable capital of Ukraine. However, soon a up. sational English. They knew the alpha­ enough to ask questions when needed, group of young Russian men approach­ Back at the airport, I encountered my bet and how to say "how are you?," and they had to try to speak in English. ed me and tried to speak with me. first visa request from a young Arme­ "thank you"and "my name is..."Since I (Continued on page 14) Because I didn't speak any Russian and nian boy who didn't easily take no for didn't think that they were asking me an answer. After convincing him that I for the time, I tried to tell them to go was already engaged so I couldn't marry away in Ukrainian. They stood there for him, he asked if he could pretend to be a minute, then laughed and walked off. my brother. He wanted me to go with As I looked around, on this cold and him and his friends to ...? I convinced rainy day, I realized that if I got into any him that I would wait where I was and trouble, I wouldn't know where to go he could go off with his friend. As soon for help. In America, you could go to as he left, I moved over to the Intourist the police, but here, with so many desk and stayed there until my flight different uniforms floating about, I was ready to depart. wouldn't know where to start or whom I wasn't prepared for the makeshift to trust. I didn't even know how to use airplane filled with children, but it was the phone. I found myself in the middle 1 a.m. and my only hope was that this of "Days of Kiev" with a slight lan­ plane could fly and that someone would guage conflict and no idea about how be awaiting my arrival. I was in luck. Once the society functioned. Rather than run in Symferopil, I was greeted by the head right back to the airport, I decided to of the Prosvita Society and the head of conquer my fears. the family with whom I'd be staying. By As I walked up Khreshchatyk, I felt now it was around 2 a.m. With a like everyone was staring at me and the combined feeling of relief and exhaus­ label "foreigner" was plastered across tion, I immediately fell asleep and slept my forehead. In an attempt to ignore until 2 p.m. the next day. Ukrainian Americans Katya Tymkiw (left) and Andy Danik with Natasha of the stares, I hid behind my camera and After awaking and showering, I met Symferopil. As a participant of the UNA project office. He explained the purpose of the "Teach English in Ukraine" I requested document and demanded that it be and was assigned to the city of Donet- City of roses and coal mines written in Ukrainian; The notary said it ske. I understood that the region was would be impossible to write the docu­ Russified and not frequently visited by underlines importance of contacts ment in Ukrainian. Illya then countered tourists. Therefore, as I began my that the document must be written in journey I was understandably appre­ by Chrystyne Murskyj Ukrainian or English since I did not hensive. understand Russian. The notary could I was pleasantly surprised when I rose gardens. These rose beds are tour of the Skochinsky mine for me. not understand how someone who finally arrived after a 15-hour train ride everywhere: along the streets, in front of Before making our descent into the spoke Ukrainian could not understand from Kiev. Donetske is a relatively buildings, along the boulevards and mine, we were required to change into Russian. The document was finally modern city; most of the buildings parks, by the open-air markets, in the the appropriate clothing and were given written in Ukrainian. squares and surrounding monuments. hard hats, emergency oxygen tanks, and appeared to have been built or reno­ Despite the extensive Russification in vated during the late '40s and '50s. The rose beds are breathtaking, and equipment to measure gas levels. when you pass by the fragrance is Donetske, those individuals actively The streets are wide and tree-lined, and The Skochinsky Mine is the deepest working to make Ukrainian the official there are several boulevards and parks. intoxicating. Unfortunately, the rose mine in Ukraine, measuring 1,200 beds and tree-lined streets do not mask language, also laid the groundwork for Donetske is the largest city in the meters. It took us four minutes to make the existence of the one school in region, as well as the capital of the the environmental problems of the our descent by elevator. The changes in region. Donetske where all subjects are taught oblast. The regional library is located temperature and air pressure were in Ukrainian. There are over 400 stu­ here. There are art galleries, museums, In stark contrast to the rose gardens noticeable. The head engineer con­ dents from grades 1 through 11 enrolled opera and drama theaters. Recently, a are the coal mines that come into view ducted the tour, and I was surprised that in this school. The classrooms are large Ukrainian a cappella choir was or­ as you look past the city. Coal mining is he spoke Ukrainian. We spent an hour with many windows, and Ukrainian ganized. one of the two most important indus­ touring the various extensive tunnels of motifs decorate the walls of the class­ However, the most striking charac­ tries of this area. During my stay, one the mine. This particular mine employs rooms and hallways. The school has teristic of Donetske is its flourishing of my students, a journalist, arranged a 3,500 underground workers who work had some difficulties with governmental in four shifts around the clock. agencies and in acquiring and main­ Russian is the language of the region, taining its location. The city govern­ However, individuals in various Ukrai­ ment has promised, however, to open nian organizations, including th Ukrai­ several more Ukrainian schools during nian Language Society and Rukh,are the next three years. actively working to implement Ukrai­ There is also a Ukrainian lyceum in nian as the official language. The popu­ Donetske, which is affiliated with the lation of Donetske is 53 percent Ukrai­ university. It has an enrollment of 200 nian, and the largest majority is Rus­ students in grades 10 and 11. The sian. It seems ironic that the Ukrainian lyceum attracts only the most academi­ flag flies over the city government cally advanced students and emphasizes building, but official meetings of the creativity in all subjects. This government body are conducted in year, 100 percent of the students quali­ Russian. fied to enter the university. The building The following is an example of how housing the lyceum is undergoing deep-rooted Russification is in this renovation. These classrooms were region and how Ukrainians must insist unique in that, depending upon the that the Ukrainian language be used in subject, each classroom had a mural or official capacities. portraits of people who had made On one occasion it was necessary for contributions to the field. me to have a document written and The aspect of my trip that made the Chrystyne Murskyj with a student before descending into the Skochinsky mine in notarized. Illya, my contact person and a most significant impact on me was my Donetske. lawyer, accompanied me to the notary's (Continued on page 15) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. Films of "glasnost period" in Ukraine now available on video by Oksana Zakydalsky minutes, color) which presents the tragic life of an 83-year-old Ukrainian TORONTO - New and daring films peasant woman who lost her husband in appeared in Ukraine in the period 1988- the repressions and her child in the fa­ 1990, when the Ukrainian film industry mine of 1932-1933 spent the war years was able to take advantage of the as a slave-laborer in Germany finally to absence of censorship while still getting be "liberated" to work dawn to dusk on state funding. Formerly repressed a collective farm. artists and writers, the problems of "Les Kurbas" (1988, 30 minutes, youth, Chornobyl, pollution and the black and white), directed by L. Avto- destruction of the villages became the nomov, uses rare film footage from the themes of documentary films which 1920s in which Kurbas himself and his assumed a leading role in the new actors appear. Scenes from his produc­ cinema. tions are shown and his repression and Prof. RomanaBahry of York Univer­ execution in the Solovki gulag is des­ sity, initiated and organized two film cribed. festivals at York University (October Another film dealing with this period, 1989 and January-February 1990), at "The Birth of the Silent Cinema in which the so-called "glasnost films" Ukraine, 1909-1929" also has rare were shown. More recently, in May of footage from the early films. this year, together with the Slovo Writers' Association she organized "A Cemetery of Shattered Illusions" another Ukrainian film festival. (1990, 30 minutes, color), directed by Oksana Mykhailova, is a documentary In the past year she has obtained the on the life and works of artist Mykhailo rights to many of theTilms shown at the Boichuk, who perished in the Stalinist A shot from "A Large Dose of Truth," an animated political farce. first two festivals, as well to as some terror and whose works were systemati­ others, and had them transferred to cally destroyed. video in order to make them available to "Taras" (1989, 60 minutes, color) by the public and to establishments inter­ V. Sperkach is a meticulously research­ ested in film. ed film describing the censorship and One of the films now available on exploitation of the poet and artist, video is "A Dream" by Serhii Bukov- Taras Shevchenko. sky (1988, 60 minutes, color), which A film with a more contemporary describes the disastrous ecological theme is "Young Offenders in Ukraine" situation of the Dnipro River and the (or "Because I Love You") with a script surrounding areas. Inhabitants tell by Yuri Pokalchuk. It features inter­ about the effects of artificial flooding, views with street kids and young delin­ land erosion, rapid technological quents, and scenes in youth detention

A scene from the satire "The Stone Age." centers and penal colonies for young British Film Institute (London), the offenders. What strikes the Western Smithsonian (Washington) and the viewer is the different and timid atti­ National Film Board of Canada. The tude of the young people being inter­ film's director, Volodymyr Honcharov, viewed in the film, as if they were afraid is one of the best known Ukrainian of being hit. producers of animated films. One of his Ukrainian animated short films have earlier films "The Stone Age" (1987,10 been enjoying some international expo­ minutes, color), is a satire on war sure since the York festivals. The most depicting two tribes of apes who spend widely shown has been "A Large Dose all of their time fighting. of Truth" (Pravda Krupnym Planom, 1989, 10 minutes, color), a Monty Another well known director of Pythonesque political farce showing the animated films is Natalia Marchen- problems created when the truth is kova, whose "My Family" (1989, 10 doled out in small doses. It has been minutes, color) is a humorous sketch of A scene from "The Uninvited Guests," a filmtha t focuses on the tragic fate of an 83- seen at numerous film festivals in the a little boy writing a school essay about year-old peasant woman. West — at various universities, the his family while watching a TV program about animals; the family and the growth and bureaucratic mismanage­ animals are juxtaposed with comic ment of their lives. Ukrainian film industry in danger results. Only the old and handicapped re­ Her "Love and Death of an Ordinary main on the farms. The people have by Oksana Zakydalsky completely lost touch with their tradi­ production, which is not classified as Potato" (1990, 10 minutes, color) "culture" but as "other forms of features the tragedy of love turning into tions; a Kupalo festival is intertwined TORONTO - "The national film with rock music and dancing. production." Furthermore, although farce, the story of a potato that falls in industry is in danger of extinction" all cultural establishments have been love with a knife - the country wench The director, Mr. Bukovsky, has won — such is the title of an appeal to exempted from taxation, by presi­ and the city slicker. Because of their many awards for his films, the most President Leonid Kravchuk, issued dential decree, this exemption does capacity for allegory, animated films recent being the grand prix at the by the filmmakers of Ukraine. not include the film studios. are often vehicles for expression of Ukraine-France short films festival held The film industry in Ukraine has social, economic and political discon­ in Kiev in June for his new film found itself in a precarious situation, The signatories of the appeal - tent. "Dislocations," filmed in Karabakh. abandoned by the state and not yet the directors of most Ukrainian film There are almost no full-length One of the jury members at the Kiev functioning in the marketplace. studios including Yuriy Illienkoand M. feature films being made in Ukraine festival, George Ballon from France, The immediate cause of the appeal Mashchenko of the Dovzhenko Stu­ today. The Ukrainian poetic cinema — said of Ukrainian documentary films: published in June in Kultura і dio and 32 other filmmakers — ask the literary-mythical genre of 01eksan- "Your cinema is more serious — maybe Zhyttia (Culture and Life) is the fact that film production be reclassified der Dovzhenko that was influential because of your historical experience. that the Budget Committee of the as a cultural industry and that certain throughout the former USSR - is not We accept our history less emotionally, Supreme Council is proposing that rights and guarantees be given to commercially successful and has little as something we have already lived the film industry be left out of the workers in the film industry. They future outside film festivals and film through. For you — history is your life national budget. This, in effect, will end their appeal with the declaration clubs. today. The past hurts like an open cancel all state funding for film that "there is no doubt that only the A short film "Death of the Gods" wound that has not healed." production. active support of the state can, under (1988, 30 minutes, black and white), by One film dealing with such an "open At the same time, the 8 percent of the present circumstances, save A. Donchyk with a script by E. Hutsalo, wound of the past" is P. Fareniuk's the national budget that has been Ukrainian filmmaking." is based on motifs in Dovzhenko's diaries allocated for culture by-passes film "The Uninvited Guests" (1989, 30 (Continued on page 15) (Continued on page 15) No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 13

II primo basso: Paul Plishka celebrates 25 years at the Met by Marta Kolomayets

NEW YORK - Metropolitan Opera bass Paul Plishka has much to sing about this year, as he celebrates 25 years at this premier opera house, debuting in the role of Verdi's Falstaff just two weeks ago. "I had always said Falstaff was a role I wanted to do and when Jimmy Levine (the Met's conductor) asked me to play the title role in the Franco Zefferelli production, I thought the time was right," said the 51- year-old basso, nestled in a comfortable armchair in his Upper West Side apartment, which he maintains during the opera season in Manhattan. "It's a wonderful, wonderful character, and I feel that it is one of the greatest pieces of theater that an artist can perform. It is very challenging and extremely rewarding. But again, it is something you wait to do later on. It is obviously a role meant for an older man, because you need a great deal of stage experience to be able to bring the character to life," said Mr. Plishka, who has sung over 1,000 performances at the Metropolitan Opera. The American-born opera star, who has enjoyed acclaim in Geneva, Lyon, Munich, Barcelona, Vienna, Berlin, Zurich, Milan's La Scala, London's Covent Garden. Hamburg's State Opera and the Paris Opera, as well as a long roster of North American cities, continues to be selective in the role he chooses. "I did not sing the title role in 'Boris Godunov' until I was in my mid-40s," he said. "Roles that have a lot of hysteria, emotional hysteria, are very dangerous for your voice, very dangerous for your throat," he noted referring to the title roles in "Falstaff" and "Boris Godunov." "So, it is better if you are a mature artist on Paul Plishka in the title role of Falstaff. stage, in control of yourself. A younger singer has a tendency to scream and not approach it intelligently," Very complimentary of the talent he saw in He hopes that in the future he will have the said Mr. Plishka, who is the only singer in the opera Ukraine's operatic world, Mr. Plishka did, however, company's history to have played all three bass roles in opportunity to visit Ukraine again, this time to venture caution that in order to succeed in the European to western Ukraine, where his grandparents emigrated "Boris Godunov" - Pimen, Varlaam and Boris - at world, these singers will have to "get into gear with the the Met. from in 1912, settling in the Pocono region of current Western style of classical music." Pennsylvania. Mr. Plishka did perform the title role in Moussorg- "Their ears are tuned for Slavic music, they learned "But these plans must wait a while because my sky's "Boris Godunov" at the Metropolitan Opera in a certain style of singing, producing the voice in a schedule several years in advance is pretty tight, and March 1987, but perhaps one of the most emotional certain way, and because of the Iron Curtain, they did the companies in Ukraine, they themselves are unsure experiences he had in this title role was his perfor­ not have constant access to Western techniques. This of the situation and they cannot commit to anything mance at the State Opera and Ballet Theater in makes their repertoire sound great to us, but it is in too far in advance," he said. Ukraine's capital city, in September 1989. conflict with the Italian, German and French reper­ toires," commented the voice that was trained in the However, since Mr. Plishka's anniversary wish is to Coming to Ukraine, his ancestral homeland, was "a Italian timbre. be with the Metropolitan Opera for another 25 years, very beautiful experience for me," the humble singer it is certain there will be many more curtain calls said, pointing to a prominently displayed framed "I tried to specialize in the Italian school; it works in Ukraine for the world-renowned bass. poster from his tour. "I found theater there on a very very well for me. And I do very little German; it's a high level, the singers were of the quality that would conflict of style. Thus, I do the Slavic repertoire in an rank at world-class level. Italian style, and to Western ears it sounds good, but probably to a Ukrainian or Russian my Slavic music "I was most moved by their reaction to me. I was an sounds a little strange to them because of my Western Mr. Plishka's rich voice may be heard on two newly outsider coming in, doing a major role in their opera approach," explained the singer. released CDs, "Paul Plishka in Bordeaux, "a selection house. Now, during rehearsal time, most singers walk of " Verdi and Moussorgsky Opera Arias, "performed their way through their parts, not giving their all. But, Hesitant to give advice to young aspiring stars in with the Bordeaux Aquitaine National Orchestra with this company, in rehearsal the singers were Ukraine, he said it is hard to encourage people to leave conducted by Alain Lombard, and"Paul Plishka sings performing for me, really trying to show me how their homeland, leave their families behind and try to songs of Ukraine, "with Thomas Hrynkivat the piano. wonderful their company and their theater was," he come to the West to get a career break. Both were released on the French Forlane label, and related. "I was really impressed by them and found "They are coming with what they feel is a suitcase of are available at New York's Surma Ukrainian myself doing the same. I felt a great deal of warmth, I assets, but with that also comes excess baggage, which Bookstore, Tower Records and most major record felt I belonged here," he said, proudly showing a just may not be sellable," he said. stores throughout the United States. The Ukrainian beautiful bound score of Lysenko's "Taras Bulba" CD was produced by George Martynuk of Herbert H. autographed by the cast. And although Mr. Plishka loves the sound of the Breslin Inc. Slavic repertoire, he explained that there is no market for these grand opera productions in the West. "I would love to do more of it," said the man who often describes himself as genetically Ukrainian: body, flesh and blood; with an American mind: right wing, conservative; and an Italian throat and heart. VERffl/MOUSSORQSKY "No matter what you do, you need an audience,"he observed. "You have to have somebody to buy the tickets, and not for just one performance. In an opera house you're putting on a big production with expensive sets. And you perform that opera 10 times a year and repeat it every four-five years. And, even right here in New York City, you won't find an audience for an obscure ethnic piece. In the end, the production has to prove relatively profitable, or you have to find someone to back it. And, I don't think the Slavic community has that kind of money." However, next spring Mr. Plishka will have the opportunity to do some Slavic repertoire at Carnegie Hall, where he will premiere Tchaikovsky's "Ma- zeppa" in concert format with the Opera Orchestra of New York, conducted by Eve Queler, and Shosta­ Opera arias by Verdi and Moussorgsky are highlight­ kovich's Symphony No. 14 with the Orpheus A newly released CD features Ukrainian folk songs ed on this French-produced compact disc. Chamber Orchestra. and ballads. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 No. 41

Centennial... Kommedia," to be titled, "A Far Cry enduring political institutions to people From Kiev." Ms. Goy will reprise her Bill Clinton... around the world that make us special. (Continued from page 9) characters for the production. (Continued from page 4) ...Even within our budgetary con­ the nuances of comedic decorum. For Down time — between benefit ap­ around personal relations with foreign straints, we can contribute a great deal instance, sex is a topic that still causes pearances for the Ukrainian community leaders than on consideration of how to help democracy take root around the her male Ukrainian audience to bristle. and the Air Farce's regular city stops, those leaders acquired and maintained world. For while the new democracies Yet, she explains, the women howl. which raise money for various chari­ their power. It is almost as if this will need financial assistance from the "It's the stigma that we just don't talk table causes during their tapings — are a administration were nostalgic for a international community, they also about this sort of thing...sex doesn't chance to spend time with her Toronto world of times past, when foreign policy need our help in learning how demo­ exist as a point of discussion, especially family. Ms. Goy has a 17-year-old son, was the exclusive preserve of a few cracy and free markets work: about for men." So she breaks down the walls Gabriel, from a previous marriage, and aristocrats. freedom's institutions, its culture, its through a persona. In this case, a has spent the past three years sharing ...President Bush's ambivalence about values — and its problems. Ukrainian version of Dr. Ruth West- life with Toronto artist Zenon Fedory. supporting democracy and his eager­ As President, I will reorganize and heimer. When she can, she comes to Ottawa ness to befriend potentates and dicta­ redirect our foreign assistance pro­ "I never want to make people feel to visit her mother and stepfather, Ivan, tors has shown itself time and again. It grams. I believe we should stress not uncomfortable. I'm always trying to tell as she recently did for a September 25 has been a disservice, not only to our only sustainable development, but also people that I'm on their side," she notes. Air Farce show at the National Arts democratic values but also to our the development of the skills, values, The ethnic Ukrainian community Center. There, the "girl Goys" swap national interests. I believe that, in the and institutions of free society. But I do appears to understand that already. anecdotes about soap operas, while long run, President Bush's neglect of not believe in this difficult time that we Plans are already afoot for a 60-minute keeping a close eye on the cooking our democratic ideals abroad could do should spend American taxpayer foreign radio version of the production "Just a chicken. as much harm as his neglect of our aid dollars, as the Bush administration economic needs at home. has done, to subsidize American com­ Teaching English... didn't see a need to speak Ukrainian. It's Let us look at the record. It reflects panies to shut down their plants in the going to take a long time for the people an unmistakable pattern in the Bush United States and move those jobs (Continued from page 11) in the Crimea to feel they are an integral Administration's foreign policy. overseas. That not only doesn't make Because I was structuring my class in part of Ukraine and should be speaking Fearing attacks by isolationists in his sense; it's just plain wrong. an improvisational manner, I needed to Ukrainian proudly. own party, President Bush was reluc­ I will support the establishment of a work off of their feedback. I would The difficulties in the Crimea stem tant to offer Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first "Democracy Corps," which would break them into small groups and have from a lack of identity. For a long time, freely elected president, a helping hand. provide teams of experienced Ameri­ them write and act out dialogues. At the the people lived under a Russian- It took a chorus of complaints, cul­ cans in local centers throughout the same time, I had to create more speaking government and now they minating with the prodding of another former Soviet Union to help grass roots challenging activities for the two teach­ need to learn to think for themselves Republican, Richard Nixon, to move leaders overcome bottlenecks to demo­ ers since they were more proficient than and move forward to support their him into action on the Russian aid cratic development. the rest of the class. I brought in some freedom in Ukraine — their country. package. We will renew our support for insti­ American magazines and spent time Unfortunately, there is only one Ukrai­ Just weeks before the attempted coup tutions like the bipartisan National answering numerous questions about nian school — it has been open for a in Moscow, President Bush traveled to Endowment for Democracy and its my life: What did I do for a living?, At year — and parents seem reluctant to Ukraine. There he lectured a people partners in business, labor and political what age did Americans get married?, send their children because they do not subjected to genocidal starvation in the leadership. We will revive the spirit of Was everyone rich? This was a time for feel any great ties to Ukraine, at least Stalin era, warning that their aspira­ the Peace Corps, offering young people them to learn about my life, just as not in the sense of being nationalistic or tions for independence constituted a the opportunity to take part in the much as it was a time for me to learn learning the language. Most of the "suicidal nationalism." A few months central political experience of their about theirs. people were politically apathetic, except later, the people of Ukraine voted by a time. We will rely more on America's for those who were lobbying for an huge margin for the immediate and voluntary organizations to help in the Outside the classroom, life wasn't independent Crimea. quite so simple. People struggled to total dissolution of the Soviet Union. development of independent civic and make ends meet and stay employed. Right now, people are more concern­ For over 40 yeirs, the United States service sectors in the new democracies. Some people felt their lives were better ed with basic survival and putting food on refused to recognize Soviet claims to the My administration will work in under Soviet rule, because they existed their tables. Sometimes I felt like I was Baltic nations of Lithuania, Latvia and partnership with business and profes­ with a certain amount of stability. watching a pinball game and the people Estonia. But when, at long last, the sional leaders, trade unionists, environ­ However, they were not aware of were the balls. Between the arguments moment of Baltic independence came, mentalists, representatives of state and countless injustices that took place to over the Black Sea Fleet and the status President Bush suddenly became a local government and other skilled maintain that stability. Living life with of the Crimea, the people were getting reluctant bridegroom. The United practitioners of our own democratic blinders on is not living — it is merely bounced around. I found I couldn't States was 37th among the world's life. We will enlist the untapped skills of existing. really blame them for wanting peace of nations to extend diplomatic recogni­ the many immigrants and their descen­ mind. Prices rose overnight and, even tion to these countries. We should have dants in cities like Milwaukee, Chicago It was easy to become depressed, when there was some stability, the especially when I saw the potential in been first. and Cleveland, who came to our shores stores weren't exactly overflowing with to escape oppression and to build my students and realized that they A year ago last June, Mr. Bush sent food and merchandise. his secretary of state to Belgrade, where America to help build democracies in would probably never get to do half of I quickly accepted the fact that I was the countries from which they came. what Americans are able to do. They in the name of stability he urged the thrust into the "Twilight Zone" and members of the dying Yugoslav Federa­ One of the most effective things we would end up struggling to survive any went about soaking up as much of this way they could. Ukraine is independent tion to resist dissolution. This would can do in international affairs is what is experience as I possibly could. Between have required the peoples of Bosnia, called "public diplomacy."This covers a on paper, but it will be a long and hard my class and the people I met outside fight to true freedom. Croatia and Slovania to knuckle under multitude of our government's activi­ the classroom, my days were full of new to Europe's last Communist strongman. ties, such as radio broadcasting, that I met with Andy Danik, the other and enlightening experiences. When, instead, these new republics allow us to speak to the peoples of teacher from our project who was in I learned not to take my freedom for asserted their independence, the em­ foreign lands directly. When Lech Symferopil. It was comforting to know granted and to be grateful to my family boldened Milosevic regime launched Walesa was asked if Radio Free Europe I had a contact from the West to hang for coming to America so that I could the bloodiest war in Europe in over 40 helped give birth to the Solidarity out with. Everything was new and grow up and take advantage of the years. ... movement, he said, "Would there be an foreign to me, but he had been in opportunities available in a free society. There is no more striking example of Earth without the Sun?" Moscow last summer and was more Americans take it for granted that they President Bush's indifference to demo­ We should build on the success of accustomed to this society. In addition can travel and experience other cul­ cracy than his policy toward China. Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty and to speaking Ukrainian, he spoke Rus­ tures. There were two occasions when I None of us will ever forget the images of expand our successful surrogate broad­ sian which helped us meet many won­ can remember having some understand­ millions of Chinese people demon­ casting by bringing news and informa­ derful (and not so wonderful) people. ing of what it must be like to not have that strating peacefully for democracy; the tion to the despotisms that remain in Everyone was very receptive to meeting luxury. One was when I met a recently solitary young man staring down a Asia — China, Vietnam, Laos, North us. graduated lieutenant who told me how tank; or the students raising a model of Korea and Burma. The President's I was nervous because I had heard honored he was to meet an American our Statue of Liberty in Tiananmen opposition to Asian Democracy Radio that speaking Ukrainian was looked and that it was something he thought he Square. Neither will we ever forget the is further evidence that he still thinks it down upon and the Crimea was very would never do. The second time was horror of seeing hundreds of innocent more important to taflc to dictators than Russian. However, any qualms I may when Andy and I were hanging out with people mowed down for their belief in to their oppressed subjects. have had were soon put to rest. Natasha, some young people and one of the girls freedom. Finally, building democracy is not a owner of one of a few privately owned said she wished her ancestors had gone But instead of allying himself with the job for America alone. We will streng­ cafes, found out that I was Ukrainian to America. I didn't know what to say. It democratic movement in China, George then the United Nations, and seek more and didn't speak any Russian. She was like being hit over the head with the Bush sent secret emissaries to raise a support from our democratic allies in immediately put on some Ukrainian realization that these people have truly toast with those who crushed it. ... Europe and Japan in strengthening the music and sat and talked with me. had to deal with repression and hard­ I do not want to isolate China. But I world's new democracies. We all have a On the other hand, some people ship. The major difference between me believe our nation has a higher purpose stake in the democratic revolution. ... merely do not take an interest in trying and everyone I met was that I could than to coddle dictators and stand aside In this election, let us join together to to speak Ukrainian. Eve .^agh the always leave — they couldn't. from the global movement toward ensure that our American epic can offer Crimea is part of Ukraine, it is com­ This was definitely a learning adven­ democracy. For the greatest strength meaning and guidance to freedom- posed of mostly Russian-speaking ture for me, and I was finally able to America can count on in today's world loving people around the world. Let us people. For example, Dima, the 15- experience something of my heritage. I is not our personal relations with seize this historic moment to help уеаг-old-son of the family with whom I left with many warm memories of my foreign dignitaries. Individual leaders expand democracy's embrace. And let stayed, spoke Russian to me. He wasn't class, the people I met and the places I come and go — even in the United us act toward the world in a manner trying to be rude or condescending, but visted. It was a precious time for me and States, I hope. Rather, it is the powerful worthy of our heritage, our ideals, and this was the language he knew and he one that will live on in my heart forever. appeal of our democratic values and our our name. No. 41 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1992 15

Films of glasnost... derable funds into this project. Al­ Writer's... UKRAINIAN HOUSEKEEPER though she had planned to provide WANTED (Continued from page 12) English subtitles to the films, the cost of (Continued from page 8) Live-in Ukrainian-speaking woman to take doing so has proved prohibitive, and and deals with the attempts of officials "Where's that?" he said. care of new-born child only one of the films, "The Birth of to destroy the icons painted by a young "I dunno." contact: Silent Cinema in Ukraine," is subtitled artist. We arrived at my aunt's home at (201) 379-7781 in English. Most of the animated films, All of the films mentioned above 11:45 a.m., 15 minutes ahead of sched­ (except for "Dislocations") are avail­ however, have little or no dialogue. ule. WARM MINERAL SPRINGS, FLORIDA able on video. They have been trans­ Large Ukrainian Community ferred directly from 35 mm film, so the For a complete catalogue of the video Comfortable 2-fyedroom fully furnished home quality of the copy is as true as possible. films, contact: Kiev Glasnost Films on beautiful lot with palms dc mature citrus Prof. Bahry has obtained exclusive Inc., 5468 Dundas St. W. - Suite 621, trees. Central Heat 6 А/С. All new appliances. Freshly painted inside 6c out. copy and distribution rights to all the Toronto, Ontario M9B 6E3; telephone, We Westerners who live in Ukraine Walk to Springs Sc North Port. S59,900. films transferred and has invested consi­ (416) 239-2018; fax, (416) 233-0288. cannot help tackling life here with Ulana Warywоda-Beach, Owner/Realtor (407) 869-8040 please leave message. official status to represent the film Western gusto. Seven-hundred kilo­ Ukrainian film... industry and be classified as a cul­ meters is roughly the distance between tural establishment. Boston and Washington, and I have made that eight-hour trip many a time. (Continued from page 12) In the appeal, the filmmakers also In Ukraine, owning a car is more of a As with many other industries that refer to the fact that there are almost liability than a convenience, gasoline is relied on state funding, filmmaking is no feature films being made in U- hard to come by and highway police IMMIGRATION RESEARCH being cast out into the marketplace kraine today. "Today, practically P.O. Box 57195 Washington, DC 20036 monitor your every movement. Few to fend for itself. The fact that speaking, there are no Ukrainian Ukrainians, therefore, would attempt a We will research and document your filmmaking is not classified as a films being screened. Our film screens car trip like mine between Kiev and ancestor's arrival in the United States cultural industry can perhaps be have been usurped by pirated by searching ship passenger lists Ivano-Frankivske because life here at the U.S. National Archives. traced back to a decision made in Western productions featuring vio­ discourages it. And change here is a 1989 by the Filmmakers' Union to lence, horror, sex and immorality," Send away for free information/questionnaire. long time coming. become independent of the Ministry the appeal notes. of Culture. At the time, this was seen as a good move because it made the Ukrainian^Americans must seek representation in public filmmakers responsible for their office, so that our issues and concerns may be addressed. productions and gave the studios the It is ironic that one of the few right to draw up their own contracts. features recently made in Ukraine, Please support Walter Dudycz, Such joint ventures as the production "The Bells Did Not Toll for Us," by of Illienko's "Swan Lake — The Halychyna-Film, was shown in U- bur only Ukrainian-American Zone" became possible. kraine, but has had problems getting Leonid Cherevatenko, an editor of a showing in the West. It is an State Senator from Illinois. the magazine Novyny Kinoekranu, adventure film set in 1947, in the last foresaw potential problems in this days of the armed struggle of the |To support Senator Dudycz, decision when he wrote, "But who Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) (Republican) please call will now speak for the film industry? against the Soviet occupation. On the one hand, it's good — make A copy of the film has been lan­ 1-900-737-4777. whatever films you want. On the guishing in Toronto since Christmas, other, who will be the spokesman for and no one is willing to invest in |A S10.00 contribution the film industry on the state level?" renting a film theatre to show it In fact, currently, nobody is. That because of the fear that people will will be charged to your is why the signatories of the appeal not come to see a film that depicts the telephone bill. ask that the Ukrainian State Film UPA not as a mythical heroic army Fund (Ukrderzhkinofond) be given but as one on the brink of defeat. For further information regarding ing to group activities and cooperative our campaign call "Citizens for Dudycz" City of roses... learning techniques, but with a little at (312) 763-8061. (Continued from page 11) encouragement these students adapted students. All of my students spoke quickly. Having spent many hours with fluent Ukrainian. They were profes­ my students not only in the classroom sionals, including engineers, scientists, setting, but also socially, I developed an professors, journalists, teachers and understanding of the problems they several university students. They were encounter daily. 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Teachers of English... in rags, companies who pretend to pay Ukraine, Russia... their workers, workers who pretend to Teaching English... (Continued from page 10) (Continued from page 1) work. (Continued from page 10) make her students speak exclusively in The project also produced some to obtain its share of these foreign assets the language being taught, and how her amusing ironies. DPs with thick accents But most of us are waiting to relive for over a year. those extraordinary, fulfilling and pupils responded: taught "advanced" classes in English. + ИС + "When you walk through that door, One such gentleman confided, "They never-dull days back in Ukraine. It you will speak only English... (Grim like very much idioms." Americanized certainly doesn't compare to a vaca­ In other economic developments, a faces) Ukrainians exhorted the locals to speak tion in the Riviera, but we're badly proposal that would restructure the "I don't want to hear Ukrainian..." their own language (Ukrainian), while needed there. We fell in love with the Commonwealth of Independent States (Tension creeps into their expressions.) making glaring errors themselves. country, with the people and with into a two-layer economic system was our respective cities. suggested at a meeting in Moscow of "I don't want to hear Russian..." All such matters notwithstanding, foreign ministers of the Commonwealth (Now puzzlement.) those attending the seminar were un­ I sure hope my letters next year of Independent States, who were plan­ "I only want to hear English." (Sud­ animous in their enthusiasm for the will be a lot more optimistic. I hope ning a larger meeting of CIS leaders denly they understand the irony of the project, and positive in outlook about its П1 be able to tell you about all the that begins in Kyrgyzstan on October 8. freedom their teacher is "enforcing," outcome and future potential. It was positive changes in the city of Khar- The blueprint, introduced by President and they break into their first smiles as obvious that Halyna Kutko of Man- kiv. I hope I'll be able to tell you Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan, the ice is broken.) way, N.J., spoke for many when she how much better life is. (And thanks consists of an inner core of countries Not all of the teachers were sensitive said tht it was the best teaching ex­ so much for your kind letters and having common economic policies and to the conditions facing the local perience she had at any point in her words of praise. I sure am glad so an outer ring that could choose to delay population. A few scoffed at the course career. "Tve been back for three months many of you enjoyed my articles.) I plans to introduce their own currencies fees of 400 coupons (SI U.S. at the rute and I'm still high." will return - there's still so much that we can do. So, till next sum- or to leave the CIS. of exchange at that time), not realizing Ulana Diachuk arrived on the second mer.,.do pobachennia! that this represents a sizable amount for day of the reunion to express her A Ukrainian delegation attended the those living in Ukraine whose savings satisfaction with the way the project had meeting as observers, the Financial have been completely devalued. This gone, and commend all participants for For Sale. 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October 14 Michael Dlaboha, will appear in concert PREVIEW OF EVENTS at the University of Maryland Confer­ ARNOLD, Pa.: Dr. Vera Krokonko will ence Center, University Boulevard. The lead an eight-session series on "The Serghei Holowka and guest pastors. The monic; and Roman Tsymbala, tenor of concerts is held in celebration of the 150th Living Gospels," a special video Bible banquet and program, featuring the the Lviv Philharmonic. The Ukrainian anniversary of Ukrainian composer study presentation, as part of the adult Dnipro Ukrainian Dancers and the National Choir pianist is Olena Litvi- Mykola Lysenko's birth. Tickets, at Si5, nenko. Tickets are SI5. Tickets are sold religious education courses coordinated Milwaukee Ukrainian Bandurists, start may be obtained from choir members: by choir members, the Dora Company, by the pastoral ministry office at the at 1 p.m. and will be held at 808 W. George Kuzmycz, (301) 948-7813 (after 6 (215) 379-2755, and the Hanusey Music Ukrainian Catholic diocese of St. Josa- Washington St. Tickets for the banquet p.m.), and Oksana Palijczuk, (301) 828- are: adults, SI2; senior citizens, S10; and Gift Store, (215) 627-3093. phat in Parma, Ohio. Starting date is 6922. October 14, with courses held at St. teenagers(age 13 to 17),S10;children(12 and under), X5. Vladimir Parish, 1606 Kenneth Ave., on October 26 Wednesdays, 7-9 p.m. Registration fee: CHICAGO: The Pershi Stezhi Plast November 7 S10. For more information, call (412) ROSSFORD, Ohio: Sister Ann Laszok Sorority will hold a fund-raising brunch 339-9622. OSBM will teach a course titled, "In­ at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 2255 SAN FRANCISCO: Branch 107 of the troduction to Sacred Scripture." Topics W. Chicago Ave., at 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Ukrainian National Women's League October 16-18 covered: the format of the Bible and its Admission is S10; S5 for children age 6- Association is hosting a "Ball by the Bay" development, biblical scholars' interpre­ at the San Francisco Airport Marriott EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The 16th Con­ 12, with all proceeds earmarked for the tation of the Bible, introduction to the Hotel. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m., gress of Ukrainians in America will take Plast Jamboree scheduled for Ukraine Old and New Testament, the Book of dinner is at 7:30 p.m. The bank Odno- place at the Ramada Hotel, Route 10 next year. For more information, call Revelations, and the implications of the chasnist from Toronto will play. Tickets West. The three-day congress will host an (708) 459-4329. Scriptures in today's society. The six- are S60 for adults and S50 for seniors and awards banquet on Saturday evening session course will be held Mondays, students. For tickets and more informa­ honoring individuals who have furthered October 24 starting October 26, 7-9 p.m., at St. tion, call Romana Prybyla-Hryciw, (408) the cause of Ukrainian national indepen­ Michael Parish, 133 Walnut St. Registra­ 998-1456, or Olena Odezynsky, (415) dence. Among this year's recipients of the PHILADELPHIA: The Children of tion fee: S10. For more information, call 883-6834. Shevchenko Freedom Award is U.S. Chornobyl Relief Fund will present: "A (419) 666-5627. Ambassador to Ukraine Roman Рора– Comprehensive Report to the Commu­ diuk, who will address the banquet. For nity," at the Ukrainian Educational and further information, please contact the Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, October 27 November 12 New York office of the Ukrainian Abington, Pa. at 6 p.m. There will be a Congress Committee of America, (212) documentary film presentation from CINCINNATI: The Cincinnati-Kharkiv EDMONTON: Dr. Bohdan Harasymiw, 228-6840. WJW (CBS) Cleveland about CCRF and Sister City Project and the Cincinnati professor at the department of political its ninth airlift out of Rickenbacker Post are inviting everyone to attend a science at the University of Calgary, will October 18 Airport to Ukraine. Speakers include: special update on the former Soviet address the topic "Should We Except Dr. Zenon and Nadia Matkiwsky, Union, "Dateline: Dismantled Empire," Democracy in Ukraine?"at 7:30 p.m., the COLUMBUS, Ohio: Bohdan Chernet- president and executive director; Dr. featuring Cincinnati Post reporter. Lisa Heritage Lounge, Athabasca Hall, Uni­ skiy, an artist from Ternopil, Ukraine, Walter Hordynsky, executive vice-presi­ Popyk speaking about her recent six- versity of Alberta. The lecture is part of will give a presentation of his work - dent; Dr. Andrei Petrykiv, Lviv Regional month special assignment in Ukraine the fall 1992 seminar series organized by religious and secular paintings as well as Specialized Pediatric Hospital; Alex and other countries of the former Soviet the Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian ceramics — in a video and slide presen­ Kuzma, project coordinator; Valerie Union. It will be held at the Junior Historical Research at the Canadian tation before the Liturgical Art Guild of Burachinsky, cargo coordinator; and League Auditorium, 3500 Columbia Institute of Ukrainian Studies. Ohio. The presentation will take place at Tanya Vena, financial director. Parkway, at 7:30 p.m. It is open to the The Gethsemane Lutheran Church, 35 public; admission is free. For further EDMONTON: Dr. Zenon Kohut, asso- East Stanton Ave., at 3-5 p.m. PHILADELPHIA: A concert by the information, call Oksana Melnyk, (513) cate director, the Peter Jacyk Center for Ukrainian National Choir, under the 779-3788. Ukrainian Historical Research, will MILWAUKEE, Wis.: St. Mary Protec­ direction of Michael Dlaboha, will be speak on "Russian-Ukrainian Relations tress Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 1231 held at 7:30 p.m. at the Port of History in the 18th Century," at 3:30 p.m., W. Scott St., will celebrate its 75th Museum, Delaware Avenue and Walnut October 31 Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, anniversary with a pontifical divine Street. The concert is a tribute to the 352 Athabasca Hall, University of Al­ liturgy at 9:30 a.m., preceded by a Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko NEW YORK: The New York Regional berta. greeting from Metropolitan Constantine on the occasion of the 150th anniversary Council of the Ukrainian National at 9 a.m., and followed by moleben of his birth. Guest soloists will be Anna Women's League of America, in ' services. Concelebratmg will be the Rev. Bachynska, soprano of the Lviv Philhar- conjunction with the Ukrainian Medical ONGOING: Association of North America (New York and New Jersey branches), will NEW YORK: The paintings of Rafael In 1986 Mr. Woronowycz was hold their fourth meeting of physicians- Bahautdyn of Kiev are currently on The Ukrainian... actively involved in the campaign to specialists with the Ukrainian commu­ exhibit at the gallery of the Ukrainian (Continued from page 6) secure political asylum for Myroslav nity. The "Medical Advisory"willbeheld Artists Association, 136 Second Ave., at 11 a.m. at UNWLA National Head­ Medvid, a Ukrainian sailor who (fourth floor). The exhibit will run He holds a B. A. in public adminis- quarters, 108 Second Ave. Speakers jumped ship in New Orleans harbor. through October 18. Gallery hours: ; tration from Wayne State Univer- include: Dr. Adrian Baranecky, radio­ Monday-Friday, 6-8 p.m.; Saturday and i sity, where he also earned the Tudor Readers of The Weekly may remem­ logist, on "Diagnostic Radiology;" Dr. Sunday, 1-8 p.m. \ Award in recognition of achieve- ber Mr. Woronowycz's byline from Nestor Blyzniak, orthopedic surgeon, on j ments in political science research. an article about an international "Surgical Intervention for Bone Mr. Woronowycz was a reporter management program being esta­ Diseases;" and Dr. Mykhailo Levko, DATE CHANGE I for The Michigan Journalist, a news- blished jointly by the Lviv Institute rheumatoiogist, "Various Types of l paper published by the master's of Management and Wayne State Arthritis." Dr. Ihor Magun will serve as APOPKA, Fla.: The celebration of St. moderator. \ program at the University of ,Michi- University in Detroit. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church l gan. 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