INSIDE:• Dr. Borys Gudziak speaks on the revival of religion in Ukraine — page 3. • Canadian government to participate in trade mission to Ukraine — page 4. • On the road to Atlanta: U.S. women’s basketball team defeats Ukraine — centerfold

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIV HE KRAINIANNo. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine IMF halts loan installment, emergency mission travels to Kyiv to negotiate ïêàëíéëT U W by Marta Kolomayets cussions with President Leonid Kuchma The budget includes a deficit of 6.2 percent, ÇéëäêÖë! Kyiv Press Bureau and Ukraine’s top government officials dur- two-tenths higher than what the IMF had pro- ing meetings in Washington in February of posed, and an inflation rate of 40 percent, as KYIV – An emergency mission from the this year, and Ukraine had expected $100 compared to 183 percent last year. International Monetary Fund arrived in The IMF also expressed concern that Kyiv on April 9 to negotiate a new stand-by million a month for the next nine months. At that time, with U.S. assurances, IMF Ukraine had exceeded its spending promis- loan agreement after the initial $1.5 billion es for the first quarter by about $57 million (U.S.) credit had expired on April 6. funding was increased from $1.5 billion to $1.7 billion, and the international financial (U.S.), or roughly 1 percent of the gross The Ukrainian government, which had domestic product for that quarter. received almost $800 million (U.S.) of the institution also promised to negotiate a pro- gram with Ukraine to run until the end of Anders Aslund, a Swedish economist and stand-by loan in 1995, had expected anoth- adviser to the Ukrainian government, told the er $900 million in 1996. It was waiting for the century. However, the surprise decision by the IMF Financial Times that the excess spending was the release of the fourth tranche of the loan “an accident” caused by poor financial man- – $100 million – sometime in April, but, to hold back on the fourth tranche – this is the second time it has been delayed – has dis- agement. “They will now have to restrict fis- the Financial Times reported on April 8 that cal and monetary policy further. They have Ukraine had overshot its spending target in couraged the Ukrainian government’s finan- cial officials. The program had been suspend- no choice,” said Mr. Aslund. the first quarter of 1996 and the IMF had Alex Sundakov, the IMF’s representative ed in January by the IMF when the 1995 halted the release of these funds. in Kyiv, said the decision to hold back on budget was passed with a larger than expect- The emergency IMF mission, headed by the fourth tranche was prompted by ed budget deficit of 7.3 percent. Adelbert Knobl, began negotiations with Ukraine’s failure to submit documentation Deputy Prime Ministers Viktor Pynzenyk Reformers pressed hard for the Ukrainian for extension of the loan before it expired, and Roman Shpek on an entirely new Parliament, which still has a solid bloc of left- reported Interfax-Ukraine on April 9. stand-by program of $900 million. wingers, to pass a 1996 budget by April. It did However, Oleh Hawrylyshyn, Ukraine’s This amount had been earmarked by so on March 22, in the hope that this would IMF Chairman Michel Camdessus in dis- pave the way for the release of IMF credits. (Continued on page 8) Six more deputies INTERVIEW: Yevhen Marchuk elected to Parliament on integration, Chornobyl by Marta Kolomayets KYIV – Yevhen Marchuk, 55, Kyiv Press Bureau Ukraine’s prime minister since June 1995, has developed a reputation as a KYIV – Six more deputies were elected polished and professional politician over to Ukraine’s Supreme Council on April 7, the last several years, trouble-shooting as attempts to fill all 450 seats of the for President Leonid Kuchma on such Parliament continue into their third year. issues as the Black Sea Fleet division, If all six winners are approved by the Kyiv-Crimean peninsula conflicts and Central Electoral Commission, the number of Ukrainian-Russian relations. deputies in this legislature will increase to Tough, but polite, the former high- 421. Run-offs in two districts will be held on ranking KGB official is regarded as a April 21, which may bring the total of elected political mystery in Ukraine. Although he deputies to 423 by the end of the month. does not have the backing of any political On the average, less than 37 percent of party, and is not allied with any one the electorate came out to cast their ballots force, Mr. Marchuk is regarded as one of for their district’s representative to Ukraine’s most popular political figures, Parliament, underscoring voter apathy in often ranking second only to President this election process, which has dragged on Kuchma. since March 1994 when the first elections This has begun speculation in political to the current Supreme Council were held. circles about trouble between President Although elections were held in 31 dis- Kuchma and Prime Minister Marchuk, but tricts throughout Ukraine, voter turnout both Western analysts and Ukrainian insid- exceeded 50 percent in only eight districts. ers say the two men seem too wise to let In Kyiv, where voters seem the most indif- Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk political intrigue interfere with their rela- ferent, some constituencies had only a 13 to tions as government leaders. Mr. Marchuk, 15 percent voter turnout. Some of Ukraine’s none of them talks.” Many political who sets a striking figure with his jet-black citizens have actually made their way to the observers add that Mr. Marchuk, coming hair and dark eyes, has been mentioned as ballot box a dozen times in the last two years from many years of experience at the a probable candidate for Ukraine’s third without electing their representative. KGB, knows more about everybody than president. Currently, however, he has his Under Ukraine’s election law, which anybody knows about him, giving him the democrats in Parliament desperately want hands full as prime minister and a deputy upper hand in various situations. to change, there must be more than 50 per- in the Supreme Council elected from the Born in the Kirovohrad region in cen- cent turnout at the polls for elections to be Myrhorod region in the Poltava Oblast in tral Ukraine, Mr. Marchuk completed his considered valid. December 1995, capturing more than 83 higher education at the pedagogical insti- Also, billions of karbovantsi (hundreds of percent of the vote in the first round. tute there in 1963, graduating as a thousands of dollars) have been spent on the One Western diplomat recently told teacher of Ukrainian language and litera- CHRIST election process – with each election in each The Washington Post that “Mr. Marchuk ture. It was that year that he began his district running more than $75,000 (U.S.). is one of the hardest to pin down in terms career with the local KGB in Kirovohrad, IS RISEN! For independents with no party affilia- of what he actually thinks. He has the tightest circle of people around him, and (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 16) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15 ANALYSIS: The Russian Duma resolution and Yeltsin’s postponed Kyiv visit NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Lukashenka plans to expel diplomats and initial vote on the draft constitution, by Markian Bilynskyj cipal foreign policy concern, in the words scheduled for April 17. Simultaneously, of Foreign Minister Yevgeniy Primakov MIENSK — Belarusian President The first meeting of the joint Rukh deputies have indicated they intend – to concessions by Kyiv on the Black Alyaksandr Lukashenka threatened on to move for a vote of no confidence in Mr. Ukrainian-Russian Cooperation Sea Fleet (BSF) issue. April 4 to expel diplomats who attended Committee, formed in February, took Moroz on April 16. According to Volody- (More accurately, concession on the mass rallies denouncing his pro-Russian myr Kulynych, a deputy from Rukh, this place in Moscow on March 20 against terms and condition under which Russia policies, international media reported. Some the background of the Russian Duma’s initiative has been co-sponsored by over is to lease port facilities in Sevastopil. 30,000 people demonstrated here on April 2 150 deputies as of April 10. (Respublika) recent denunciation of the December Last year the Duma declared Sevastopil a against the recently signed union treaty with 1991 agreement that replaced the Soviet prefecture of Moscow with the heavy Russia. Among those present were U.S., Leaders attend Chornobyl conference Union with the Commonwealth of inference that a Ukrainian presence in the Polish and other diplomatic observers. Mr. Independent States (CIS). city was not welcome. This obviously Lukashenka also vowed to withdraw VIENNA — Belarusian President During a joint press conference follow- casts a shadow on the dual-basing accreditations from journalists who covered Alyaksandr Lukashenka and Ukrainian ing the meeting, the committee co-chair- arrangement the two sides have seeming- the events. He said he had started “active Prime Minister Yevhen Marchuk arrived men, Ukrainian Prime Minister Yevhen ly agreed to and on which Ukraine is talks” with Russian Television, whose jour- here on April 9 to participate in a four-day conference on Chornobyl, international Marchuk and his Russian counterpart, extremely unlikely to concede. The divi- nalists covered the rally. “These journalists agencies reported. Mr. Marchuk told dele- Viktor Chernomyrdin, made light of the sion of the fleet itself appears to be pro- will not be working for many more days,” gates that Ukraine intends to close down Duma’s action, claiming that the two gov- ceeding smoothly. On March 27, for he said. Mr. Lukashenka added that Belarus Chornobyl by 2000 but can do so only if it ernments had their own agenda regardless example, the first ships were transferred has asked a number of countries to recall receives financial support. He said that sup- of what the Duma thought or did. to the Ukrainian navy ahead of schedule.) diplomats from Miensk for organizing the port has not materialized to date. Mr. However, the Duma’s action appears Moreover, recent events have demon- demonstrations. He did not name those Lukashenka stressed that Belarus must use to have affected relations between strated a strong causal relationship countries but noted that, in his view, those 20-25 percent of its annual budget to deal Ukraine and Russia through its immedi- between Mr. Yeltsin’s blustering vacilla- diplomats had “violated the laws of our with the consequences of the Chornobyl ate impact on Russian foreign policy. tion over Ukraine and the often bizarre for- country.” (OMRI Daily Digest) disaster. He appealed to foreign countries to Thus, President Boris Yeltsin’s once con- eign policy behavior of the Russian Duma contribute $125 billion to help in that effort. fidently expected April 4 visit to Kyiv to – something of an irony given the Duma’s Crimean Constitution approved More than 700 participants are attending the minimal formal role in this policy area. sign the Treaty on Friendship and KYIV — The Ukrainian Parliament conference. (OMRI Daily Digest) Cooperation was yet again postponed. Despite the rhetoric, the essence of approved a constitution for the Autonomous Over the past year or so, the two prime this latest confrontation between the Republic of the Crimea, where pro-Moscow Ukraine’s U.N. dues reduced ministers have developed a relatively Russian legislative and executive branch- separatist sentiment is substantial. However, productive, pragmatic approach to com- es might in fact be little more than a case KYIV — Ukraine has had its dues to the the legislature made long deletions, and the United Nations budget lowered, achieving mon problems. They have managed fair- of the Yeltsin administration having been dispute pitting the autonomous republic ly successfully to separate and shelter the piqued that the president’s principal elec- an important foreign policy objective, a against the national government appeared senior diplomat said on April 5. “It has economic dimension from the volatile tion opponents had tried spectacularly to far from over. Crimean officials in Kyiv to political one. Lately, the principal agent steal his thunder on the issue of closer been decided by the United Nations that defend the Constitution tried to reassure Ukraine will be transferred from the ‘B’ of this volatility has been the Russian ties with Russia’s neighbors – an issue Ukrainian leaders that separatism was not group of states to ‘C,’” Volodymyr president, Boris Yeltsin, himself. with widespread visceral appeal among an issue; however Parliament took these Yelchenko, head of the Foreign Ministry’s In trying to salvage his credibility with the Russian electorate and one that has in words with a grain of salt as it voted to fact been at the heart of President U.N. department, said. “Over the next five an electorate displaying a growing nos- strike clauses viewed as separatist — refer- years, Ukraine’s payments will be reduced. talgia for empire (regardless, it seems, of Yeltsin’s foreign policy for approximate- ences to Crimean “citizenship” and the ly six months now. This amounts to a saving of tens of mil- its political hue), the Russian president Crimean “people” and proclamation of lions of dollars. Greece’s payments are to has on several occasions threatened to The Kremlin certainly denounced the Russian as the sole official language. Duma resolution in the strongest possible increase.” Post-Soviet Ukraine, still in the link the complete normalization of rela- Deputies also threw out provisions empow- grip of a deep economic crisis, had long tions with Ukraine – today Russia’s prin- terms. In practice, however, the reaction ering the regional parliament to enact laws. of the Yeltsin administration has been to pressed the U.N. to reduce its dues. As a “The main thing we achieved is recognition founding member of the organization, with turn the episode to the incumbent’s of the Crimea as an autonomous republic Markian Bilynskyj is director of the advantage. In other words, President a seat separate from the Soviet Union from Kyiv-based Pylyp Orlyk Institute for and not some sort of region,” said the 1945 because of its wartime losses and Democracy. (Continued on page 17) Crimean Parliament’s Deputy Chairman Josef Stalin’s desire to increase Soviet vot- Anushevan Danelyan. “We had hoped the ing power, Ukraine was automatically put Ukrainian Parliament would adopt the into group ‘B’ after gaining independence Constitution as a whole. But at least we got in 1991. The country’s current debt to the two-thirds of it.” Kyiv government officials U.N. budget stands at $243 million, includ- Ukraine responds to visit postponement praised the decision to approve the Following is the text of a statement of of bilateral treaties agreements and in ing $189 million for peacekeeping opera- Constitution, saying it would reduce pro- tions. (Reuters) the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of economic, scientific, technical and cul- Russian momentum. (Reuters) Ukraine issued in Kyiv on April 1. tural fields are fully ready to be signed Poland and Russia disagree about NATO (English translation provided by the by both sides. Moroz suffers heart attack Embassy of Ukraine in Washington.) At the same time, judging by the state- MOSCOW — Emerging from an April KYIV — Ukraine’s Parliament Speaker ment of the press secretary of the Russian 9 meeting with his visiting Polish counter- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oleksander Moroz suffered a serious heart Federation, the main problem preventing part Aleksander Kwasniewski, Russian Ukraine is authorized to state that the attack on April 5, for which he was placed President Yeltsin from coming to Kyiv is President Boris Yeltsin announced that the decision of the President of the Russian in intensive care at a local hospital, that certain issues pertaining to the bas- two had “agreed on all issues, except one,” Federation Boris Yeltsin to postpone his Ukrainian media reported. Mr. Moroz, also ing of the Russian portion of the Black referring to the possible expansion of official visit to Ukraine has been accept- leader of the Socialist Party of Ukraine, has Sea Fleet have yet to be resolved. In this NATO, ITAR-TASS reported. While Mr. ed in Ukraine with understanding, in had no visitors since his hospitalization. regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Yeltsin said there is still time “to find some spite of the fact that the agreed upon date Parliamentary sources indicate the speaker Ukraine emphasizes that Ukraine has for his visit has been postponed more may be unable to preside over the debate (Continued on page 6) been conducting, and is ready to continue than once. to conduct, negotiations on the terms and For its part, the Ukrainian side had the duration of the basing of the Russian done everything possible to resolve the Black Sea Fleet on Ukrainian territory. 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The Treaty of The Ukrainian Weekly, April 14, 1996, No. 15, Vol. LXIV Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership Hennadiy Udovenko Copyright © 1996 The Ukrainian Weekly initialed in February 1995, and a number Minister No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 3 INTERVIEW: Dr. Borys Gudziak on the revival of religion in Ukraine Dr. Borys Gudziak received his Ph.D. from Harvard be well understood. research project that is the study of history of the under- University in 1992, writing on the history and genesis of Two other trends of recent Ukrainian history ground life of the Ukrainian Greco-Catholic Church. It the Union of Brest (1596). Currently he is director of have been the nationalist movement and the began in 1992, and over the years the research staff of the Institute of Church History (which he founded) at Ukrainian struggle for cultural revival. Religion and the institute has collected over 700 interviews with vari- the Lviv Theological Academy and vice-rector of the nationalism have had a complicated relationship and ous representatives of the underground and also with academy. Dr. Gudziak will conduct a course on modern have combined in different ways in Ukraine and in those who observed the underground from the outside. Ukrainian history at the 1996 Harvard Ukrainian other countries. How does that relationship now The institute has been running a program with 18 one Summer Institute. stand in its historical context, and how do religion day-symposia in different cities in Ukraine surrounding In anticipation of this and Dr. Gudziak’s forthcoming and culture relate today and in the past? the controversial issue of the Union of Brest, and we book on the Union of Brest (“Crisis and Reform,” to be will be publishing seven volumes of the conference pro- published by HURI and Harvard University Press), The image of the Ukrainian traditionally has been ceedings on monographic studies and also issues togeth- HURI conducted an interview with Dr. Gudziak during conditioned very much by religious categories and the er with the Institute for Historical Research at a Lviv his recent visit to Cambridge. aspiration for nationhood. The complexities between University journal called Kovcheh with articles on national ideology and religious identity weave through Church history. You have been in Lviv since 1992. What are your Ukrainian history from the Christianization of Kyivan The goal of the institute is to contribute to the revival impressions of the changes that have been going on Rus’ through the early modern period with reformations of the discipline which for obvious reasons could not in that society from a political and sociological point throughout Europe, when the question of Ukraine’s develop in Ukraine. The institute also served as an of view? And from the point of view of your own position between East and West was variously debated administrative base for the revival of the Lviv particular interests? and the controversial Union of Brest occurred – through Theological Academy. Well, I think many of us who grew up with an image the 19th and 20th centuries, when the autocephalous The academy harkens back to the institution founded of Ukraine – whether we were professional students of movement in eastern Ukraine and the Greco-Catholic by Metropolitan [Andrey] Sheptytsky and organized by her history or not — were both galvanized and surprised, Church in western Ukraine were a constituent element Rector Josyf Slipyj in the late 1920s and 1930s. gratified and in some ways perhaps disappointed by the of the modern Ukrainian revival. In most recent affairs However, it transcends the parameters of that institution realities we have come to know in the last few years. we see how prominent Church communities were artic- by opening its doors to laity, including women. Plus, the When I arrived in 1992 the period of exaltation was ulating a desire for nationhood. academy has become the first institution of higher learn- still there although strongly waning. I think it is very Now the question is: Can this contemporary state and ing in Ukraine’s history that offers a full theological important to keep in mind the psychological atmosphere the Churches develop a mutually life-giving relation- philosophical program open to women. It also is open to in Ukraine when trying to characterize any particular ship? That is the contemporary challenge. In my course students of any confessional background or, in fact, lack aspect of contemporary Ukrainian life. Right now peo- I will discuss the historical legacy with an eye to the thereof. ple in Ukraine are enduring a time of trial, a time when many of the expectations of a few years ago are proving to have been overly high and unrealistic. Sometimes “In the contemporary West there is a great spiritual hunger, that leads to very negative characterizations of present developments in the country. and this now is found throughout Ukraine, with people I think that Ukraine, as a state that is 95 years old, looking for nourishment from new sources. The challenge has made some very significant steps towards political nation-building in terms of government structure and for the traditional Ukrainian Church is to address the spir- army reorganization. Much more needs to be done in the area of the economy. Economic crises or economic itual aspirations of post-modern, post-Soviet society.” problems have hardly been confronted head on by the government, but oddly enough I think there are signs — Dr. Borys Gudziak that the average person is beginning to take personal responsibility – which is very important. The problem with the socialist legacy is that the average person relied contemporary dilemma – nation building and the reli- The academy now has 200 students in its first two on the state for job, salary, security. That guarantee is gious dynamic. years of operation. A full five- to six-year program is no longer there and now after three or four years of hav- And what about contemporary culture and reli- being phased in so that by the end of the decade it will ing lost that guarantee, people are starting finally to gion? have about 600 students, at which time the development react and show initiative. I think that dynamic is evident of a separate school of humanities and a faculty for everywhere. In the contemporary West there is a great spiritual social sciences is planned – then the academy will So, to summarize, the euphoria is long over, and I hunger, and this now is found throughout Ukraine, with develop into a liberal arts university. would say that the depression after the euphoria is also people looking for nourishment from new sources. The This year there are 36 lecturers teaching at the acad- coming to an end, and there is a steep stabilization challenge for the traditional Ukrainian Church is to emy. We enjoy a very high faculty-to-student ratio. occurring that involves a basic and increasing readiness address the spiritual aspirations of the post-modern, Many of our classes are limited to 10 students – espe- to confront the problems in every sphere of life. post-Soviet society. It is a tremendous challenge. This is cially the language classes. There is a premium on a time when many of the presuppositions of 2,000 years One of the reasons for the euphoria is presumably philological preparation. All students are required to of Christianity are being challenged throughout master English, study Greek for three years, Latin for the fact that two of the greatest aspirations of Christendom – and no less so in Ukraine. Ukrainians were the establishment of the Ukrainian two, Church Slavonic and another foreign language I’m convinced that a very interesting synthesis will state and the establishment of free Churches, but besides a standard array of philosophical courses. The come out of the present challenge in Ukraine, because now that those two goals have been achieved there is theology program stresses scriptures, Christic writings there are a variety of Eastern and Western meeting still the special relationship between that new state and liturgy, but also analysis of culture. One example points. There has been a basis for strong religious and those recently liberated Churches. How do you of that is the courses the students will take devoted to movements and strong formulations. Many young peo- see that Church-state relationship, particularly in its the study of film. ple are very serious about religion on a personal level historical context? rather than an intellectual level, examining the issue of Just out of curiosity, what is the proportion of The role of the Churches in Ukrainian history can spirituality, religious life and culture. What does it women? hardly be overestimated. I think we post-moderns are mean? The religious society and new state, and how The student body is composed of 120 seminarians sometimes not sensitive to historical facts, and anyone does one express that? I think that there will be a truly who are all young men, and of laypeople and some who carefully observed developments in Eastern Europe fruitful rearticulation of Ukraine; this is just begin- members of religious communities. Of the 80 non-semi- in the last few decades and years, sees how the Church ning. narians, 50 or so are women. can express, not only in western Ukraine but in all of Let me give you an example of the image of contem- Ukraine and Russia, very broad concerns of the popula- porary Ukraine and this picture paints a thousand The Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard will tion at large and political culture and ideological concerns words. If one goes into a remote Ukrainian village, one be publishing your book. Could you tell us something that have always been part of the vocabulary of Ukrainian is apt to see a house that has no indoor plumbing. It has about the subject and how you became interested in Christianity. It is an inculturated phenomenon. a little outhouse facility, but the house may be adorned it? At the same time, very advanced secularization has by a big satellite dish. Basically we have a community The book is about the genesis of the Union of Brest occurred during this century so this historical legacy is that is passing from the pre-modern era, overstepping and it focuses on one aspect, which despite the great now confronted with a post-modern social, cultural real- the modern period, and stepping into the post-modern deal of attention that the union has received, has ity and both the state and Churches are still searching world. This villager who may be attending his or her received little notice – the relationship between the for a modus operandi. Both politically and ecclesiasti- parish church flips on the TV and has all kinds of Kyivan Metropolitan and the Patriarchy of cally, there is a want of creative leadership. preaching, spiritual messages, readily available in the Constantinople in the period before the Union of Brest. In the 20th century there has been remarkable eccle- living room, and the question is how will all of these The union after all was not only a movement towards siastical leadership in Ukraine, some remarkable per- messages be assimilated? Rome but in fact, adversely affected the relationship of sonalities. Now we do not have those kinds of outstand- Can you say something about the Institute of the Eastern Catholic Church with its Mother Church, ing individuals. Thus some of the developments are less Church History, the Lviv Theological Academy and the See of Constantinople. dramatic. But I think the traditional Churches are hav- your involvement with them? Basically, the book tries to understand how the ing a difficult time accepting pluralist society and the Union occurred and explains why at least some people, fact that Ukraine will now be a multi-confessional soci- I am the director of the Institute of Church History some ecclesiastical leaders and even prominent lay ety, one in which the traditional religious communities and vice-rector of the Theological Academy. I am leaders who may or may not have supported the union no longer necessarily dominate. There are many inter- responsible for academic and scholarly development, later, like Princess Hroska, did consider the union as a esting questions therein, and it is by studying the history academic and research development. and knowing the legacy of the present context that it can The Institute of Church History grew out of a (Continued on page 14) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15

Radio Canada International New Westinghouse long-distance receives funding for one year telephone service to benefit Ukraine by Andrij Wynnyckyj “RCI should be put on a more stable Toronto Press Bureau base, with its own funding from the gov- ernment,” Mr. Gwiazda said. “The fund- TORONTO — Canadian Heritage ing should be separate, apart from the Minister Sheila Copps confirmed her CBC, apart from Defense; funding for January 25 pledge to save the country’s RCI should be like Canada’s contribu- Radio Canada International service, in an tion to the U.N. — a conscious commit- announcement made in Ottawa on March ment to an important aspect of its pres- 21. ence in the international arena.” Ms. Copps announced she had found Mr. Gwiazda’s stand has support in $16 million to keep the country’s inter- RCI’s executive. Mr. Familiant was quite national short-wave and satellite broad- blunt in his assessment of those, such as caster on the air. “The enormous out- Reform Party critic Jim Abbott, who pouring of support for RCI, both within suggested the broadcaster earn revenue Canada and around the world has per- by carrying commercials. suaded us that this is a vital choice for “I don’t want to close off any avenues, Canada,” the minister said. and am willing to consider any reasonable Although RCI has avoided the com- suggestion,” the RCI program director plete shutdown scheduled for March 31, said. “However, the most recent examples it has apparently suffered a $500,000 cut of countries trying commercials were in to its funding, down from $16.5 million. Russia, I believe, then China, and they It has also secured only a one-year weren’t very successful. Even the BBC reprieve, with no contractual or legisla- [British Broadcasting Corporation] tried it tive commitment for the future. for a time before giving up on the idea.” Allan Familiant, RCI program director “The thing you have to remember,” contacted by The Weekly, confirmed the Mr. Familiant added, “is that there 101 Roman Woronowycz cut, but gave assurances that they will be broadcasters out there, and they aren’t absorbed internally, without affecting PBJ Enterprises President Robert Walsh (left) and UAV official Harold Bochonko. idiots. Things are done in a certain way programs. for a reason.” As reported by Hugh Winsor of the by Roman Woronowycz long distance billing — will go to a fund Elizbieta Olechowska, manager of the Globe and Mail on March 22, the heritage set up by Mr. Walsh. 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Beatty announced the imminent closure explained, he will cut a check from rev- of RCI and issued pink slips to its 123 your monthly long distance phone bill and enues from subscriptions to his “The According to Mr. Winsor’s piece, Mr. 10 percent of international charges will go Beatty argued against giving money to employees, Ms. Olechowska said, “If Ukrainian Phone Service — Aid to something serious is not done in the next to a fund marked to aid Ukraine. Ukraine,” which will be handed over to the “Montreal-based international service This novel approach to fund-raising is when [Mr. Beatty] couldn’t afford a few months, on December 12 [1996], we the committee for disbursement. the brainchild of Robert Walsh and three news bureau in Victoria [British will get another round of layoff notices.” Mr. Walsh maintained that monthly friends who are members of the Ukrainian Columbia], the capital of the third- However, the section manager did con- phone bills will not be jacked up. In fact American Veterans Association. largest province in the country.” firm that the previous notices were offi- he guaranteed that he could beat the rates Mr. Walsh is the president of PBJ Nevertheless, the hard-nosed Ms. cially rescinded on March 22. She also of the other major phone service carriers. Enterprises, located in the Wall Street Copps met with the CBC’s board during said Ms. Copps’ action provided some “I would appeal to the conscience of area of New York, an authorized agent the week of March 17, and extracted $8 hope. “We hope that the necessary politi- Ukrainian Americans to reach out to for Westinghouse Communications. By million. The other half of the funding cal will is in existence, and we hope the Ukraine,” said Mr. Walsh. “Nobody is agreement with Westinghouse, if a per- will be secured from the Heritage government will take the necessary steps getting rich here, except the people who son subscribes to its phone services Ministry, the Ministry of Foreign to ensure that RCI will be secured as a need your help.” Affairs, the Defense Department and the Canadian institution over the long term.” through PBJ, whether long distance or Currently, the board has identified Canadian International Development Ms. Olechowska also said she didn’t international, a portion of their monthly four key projects on which it wishes to Agency. think the cut sustained by the broadcaster bill — 12 percent of long distance According to the March 22 Globe would affect programming. charges and 10 percent of international (Continued on page 15) report, Ms. Copps said “the interested departments would have to find a long- term funding solution.” Wojtek Gwiazda, a spokesman for a Canada to participate in trade mission to Ukraine coalition of RCI employees and support- by Andrij Wynnyckyj The minister also pointed to Canada’s record of support of ers contacted by The Weekly, said Toronto Press Bureau Ukraine, saying his country was the first to extend Kyiv a nobody should breathe a sigh of relief. line of credit. “We’re concerned about how close we TORONTO — After months of delays, complicated by He said various government-to-government agreements, came to disappearing; no one should constitutional upheaval in the country, the Canadian govern- including those on foreign investment protection and eco- underestimate how fragile our position ment has finally announced it will participate in a high-level nomic cooperation, have solidified trade relations. Mr. remains,” he said. trade mission to Ukraine. Eggleton said Canada is providing about $95 million to some “The day before [Minister Copps The announcement was made by Art Eggleton, the minis- 100 Ukrainian projects involved in entrepreneurial develop- made her announcement], the money ter for international trade, at a March 29 luncheon hosted by ment and technical assistance. wasn’t there,” Mr. Gwiazda added, the Canada-Ukraine Chamber of Commerce (CUCC) in the Mr. Fedchun told The Weekly the mission is now sched- “Copps was walking around with a tin Sheraton Center’s Civil Ballroom and attended by about 100 uled to take place in early September, with a list of partici- cup, and the funding wasn’t coming.” of its members. “I accept with pride an invitation that I’ve pants to be finalized by early July. He pointed out that “we What saved RCI? “There was so much received, and repeated today by many people whom I’ve met, have worked for this a long time.” support, both from Canadians and from to accompany a trade mission to Ukraine, and the sooner the Diane Frances, editor-in-chief of the Toronto-based week- around the world, that the politicians in better,” Mr. Eggleton said. ly, The Financial Post, and a charter CUCC member, hailed Ottawa could not ignore it,” Mr. A mission had been scheduled for October 1995, but was Mr. Eggleton’s decision as “important.” Gwiazda said. called off because of the government’s focus on the October “There is a persistent lack of under- 30 separatist referendum in Quebec. Negotiations to keep Ukraine and Partners XX-XXI standing of the impact we do have and prospects alive were continued by Serhiy Osyka, Mr. One of those who hopes to participate in the upcoming could have, both within the country and Eggleton’s Ukrainian counterpart; Ihor Sanin, head of the mission, and who is actively involved in strengthening busi- internationally. What [those seeking to Trade and Economic Mission at Ukraine’s Embassy in ness ties between Ukraine and Canada, is Liudmyla Kozlova, cut costs] completely fail to grasp is that Ottawa; CUCC President Gerald Fedchun; and by members of formerly of Ukraine and now living in Winnipeg, Manitoba. of 126 international broadcasters on the the Ukrainian Canadian business and professional community. She had already paid her application fee and been accept- air, 101 are funded by governments and The minister associated the need to strengthen the opportu- ed for the trip that was called off in October 1995, and now the rest by religious groups. There’s a nities available to Canadian business in Ukraine and vice versa looks forward to the Canadian government’s carrying reason why countries have an interna- with the contribution made by Ukrainian Canadians in the through on its commitment. tional voice.” development of Canada, particularly in the Western provinces. The 40-ish president of Kozlova Enterprises Inc. has orga- “The bottom line is that this is not the “It is fitting indeed that Canada stands in a position to offer the nized the Ukraine and Partners XX-XXI trade show, sched- way to run an international radio ser- assistance the Ukraine most needs, for it was Ukrainians... who uled to take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Center vice,” the coalition spokesman said. brought the skills of perseverance and courage when Canada “The government hasn’t made a deci- needed them most,” Mr. Eggleton said. (Continued on page 20) sion, it has simply deferred it.” No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 5

Clinton administration staffer shares impressions of state visit to Ukraine by Roma Hadzewycz es made by President Clinton during his various stops. NEWARK, N.J. — Melanne Verveer, Among the highlights of the Kyiv visit the Ukrainian American deputy assistant were the first ladies’ tea, a breakfast for to the U.S. president and deputy chief of women involved in Ukraine’s newly staff to the first lady, delivered personal emerging civic associations, a visit to the reflections and a slide presentation on Babyn Yar memorial and commemora- Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s May tions of the 50th anniversary of the end of 11-12, 1995, visit to Ukraine. World War II, as well as a visit to a mater- It was a historic visit to the historic capi- nity clinic that is part of a joint program tal of Ukraine, for it was the first time a with the University of Pennsylvania U.S. president had been welcomed in Kyiv School of Medicine. At that clinic Mrs. on a state visit to independent Ukraine. Clinton met with parents-to-be and was Tens of thousands of people — some present at the formation of the Ukrainian 40,000 according to police estimates — Nurses Association. The first lady noted turned out to welcome the presidential Florence Nightingale’s pioneering nursing entourage; at ceremonies near the Taras work in the Crimea in the 1850s. Shevchenko Monument next to Kyiv State The deputy assistant to the U.S. presi- University, the jubilant crowd chanted dent also provided insight into the relation- “Clinton, Clinton.” ship between Presidents Clinton and Walter Bodnar Ms. Verveer began her recap of the Kuchma. “They get along very well and state visit by noting, “I felt privileged to both have a great deal of confidence in Melanne Verveer (second from right) with (from left) Areta Pawlynsky of the New be on the first state visit by an American what Ukraine can achieve,” she underlined. York/New Jersey Ukrainian American Professionals and Businesspersons president to Ukraine.” It marked “a new Association, Ksenia Rakowsky of the UNWLA and Bozhena Olshaniwsky of AHRU. partnership between two democracies” An extraordinary moment and served as “a reminder of what the The “most extraordinary moment” of by New Jersey State Sen. Ronald Rice degrees from Georgetown University, Ukrainian American community means the visit, according to Ms. Verveer, was at (28th district ), who also is a Newark city where she was a classmate of Mr. to Ukraine.” On a personal level, she Shevchenko State University, where councilman; representatives of three local Clinton. She was an adviser to the added, visiting Kyiv “felt as though I President Clinton received an honorary organizations who sponsored her talk, Clinton-Gore campaign and served as were going home.” doctorate. “The students’ reaction to this Americans for Human Rights in Ukraine, special projects coordinator for Mrs. Speaking on March 16 in the gymnasium young president was exuberant,” she noted, the Ukrainian American Professionals and Clinton during the presidential transition. of St. John’s Ukrainian Catholic School, showing a slide of a multitude of young Businesspersons Association of New York Prior to that she served in several posi- Ms. Verveer commented on her own back- hands reaching out to touch the American and New Jersey, and Ukrainian National tions on Capitol Hill and as a lobbyist for ground, noting that she had grown up a sec- president’s outstretched hand — a scene of Women’s League of America Branch 75; various advocacy groups. ond-generation Ukrainian American “in a young faces buoyed by a historic moment. as well as by the Rev. Frank Szadiak, pas- Ms. Verveer’s biography was filled in Ukrainian home rooted in tradition” in the Ms. Verveer also observed that the tor of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian by Bozhena Olshaniwsky of AHRU, who coal region of Pennsylvania. “I learned a lot Clintons took a quick tour of Kyiv — an Catholic Church, and Sister Maria noted that their paths had first crossed in about the community there,” she continued. off-the-record tour, as she put it — because Rozmarynowycz, principal of St. John’s 1982 when her organization had been “I saw all we have created as a community, the first couple truly wanted to see some of School. lobbying for establishment of a U.S. gov- and that cannot be taken for granted.” the historic sites of the city. Thus, they visit- Following opening remarks by Ksenia ernment commission on the Great She recalled how 30 years ago at ed St. Andrew’s Sobor and the Monastery Rakowsky of the UNWLA, and a prayer Famine in Ukraine. At that time, Mrs. Georgetown University she had told Mr. of the Caves (spending more than an hour offered by the Rev. Szadiak, Areta Verveer was legislative director for Rep. Clinton that Ukraine would be free, and there). The crowds lining the streets as the Pawlynsky of the UAPBA provided a Marcy Kaptur of Ohio. Mrs. she proudly reconstructed that conversa- presidential entourage made its way brief biographical sketch of this highly Olshaniwsky added that Ms. Verveer is tion for President Kuchma in Kyiv. through Kyiv were 10 to 15 people deep, placed Ukrainian American who hails also a member-at-large of the UNWLA. She told her audience that “the most she recalled, describing Kyiv as “visually from Shamokin, Pa., and whose maternal She visited Ukraine with the Clintons in emotional moment for me was when the beautiful” and its people as “extraordinary.” and paternal grandparents had emigrated May of 1995, and worked on arrange- Ukrainian and American national To close her presentation, Ms. Verveer from Ukraine at the turn of the century, ments for U.S. visits by Ukrainian anthems were played at the official wel- showed a shot of students holding flags. settling in Pennsylvania. Ms. Verveer Presidents Leonid Kravchuk and Leonid coming in Mariyinsky Palace,” and “The sight of the American flag next to (nee Starinshak) attended Transfiguration Kuchma. pointed out that President Kuchma the Ukrainian flag,” she emphasized, “is Ukrainian Catholic School in Shamokin At the conclusion of the program referred to Ukrainian Americans in his a symbol of the new reality” of the U.S.- and St. Mary’s Villa Academy in schoolchildren of St. John’s presented speech, as did President Clinton. Ukraine partnership. Sloatsburg, N.Y.; both schools are run by flowers to Ms. Verveer. She went on to provide an insider’s A multitude of welcomes the Ukrainian religious order of the “I feel like I’ve gone back home,” Ms. account of various aspects of the state Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. Verveer noted after being greeted. “I’ve visit and to highlight some of the speech- Ms. Verveer was welcomed to Newark She holds bachelor’s and master’s never had so many welcomes.”

Chornobyl commemorations: an updated listing Chornobyl materials, video BUFFALO, N.Y. Friday, April 19: Monday-Friday, April 15-April 19: • Book donation to Lockwood Library, SUNYAB. available to community • Showcase displays in the Undergraduate Library, “The Forbidden Truth,” Yara Yaroshynska, 7 p.m. Lockwood Library and Student Union, State Saturday, April 20: WASHINGTON – Chornobyl Challenge ‘96 reports University of New York at Buffalo, North Campus. • Commemorative banquet benefiting the Children that draft proclamations and other materials concerning Presented by Ukrainian Student Association. of Chornobyl Foundation, St. John the Baptist Chornobyl to be used in local communities are available Monday, April 15: Ukrainian Catholic Church hall, 3275 Elmwood at the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) in • Information display in the Student Union special Ave., Kenmore, N.Y., 6 p.m. Keynote speaker: Washington, (202) 547-0018. Substantial materials also events area (sweatshirt/t-shirt sales, poster display, Alexander Kuzma; tickets, $20 by reservation. can be obtained from the Chornobyl Challenge ‘96 black ribbons), SUNYAB. Friday, April 26: office, (201) 376-5140. Additionally, a 25-minute, English-language documen- Tuesday, April 16: • Ecumenical moleben, Holy Trinity Ukrainian tary about Chornobyl is available at the national offices of • Proclamation by Mayor of Buffalo Anthony Orthodox Church grounds, 200 Como Park Blvd., the UCCA, 203 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003, and Masiello, Buffalo City Hall, 1:30 p.m. Cheektowaga, N.Y., 7 p.m. the UACC, 142 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003, at a • Resolution in Common Council introduced by For tickets and information: call (716) 636-1300, cost of $25. Chornobyl Challenge ‘96 urges Ukrainian Council President James Pitts, 2:30 p.m. (716) 645-6016 or (716) 823-0492. Americans to contact their local TV stations, especially Wednesday, April 17: CAMBRIDGE, Mass. public education and cable stations, and encourage them to • Varenyky-eating contest, Student Union, 12 p.m. air the program. Wednesday-Thursday, April 24-25: Due to the overwhelming costs associated with the Thursday, April 18: “Chornobyl: Ten Years Later,” a two-day sympo- national commemorations, Chornobyl Challenge ‘96 • Proclamation by County Executive Dennis sium co-sponsored by the Harvard Ukrainian Research appeals to the community for its generous support. The Gorski, County Hall, 1:30 p.m. Institute and the Harvard University Committee on National Committee of Chornobyl Challenge ‘96 assures • Resolution in County Legislature introduced by Environment. the community that the main focus of fund raising will County Legislator Greg Olma, County Hall, 2:30 • Session 1: “Eyewitnesses to the Catastrophe,” be to help the victims of Chornobyl. Donations may be p.m. April 24, Geology Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Room sent to: Chornobyl Challenge ‘96, c/o Self Reliance • Showing of documentary “Living Under the 100, 7:30 p.m. “The First Hours, Days and Weeks of (NY) FCU, 108 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003; Cloud” by Teresa Metcalf in the Student Union the Chornobyl Disaster: Some Personal Self Reliance Federal Credit Union, 2351 W. Chicago Theater, SUNYAB, 7 p.m. Introduction by Alexander Recollections” (in Ukrainian, with English transla- Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; or First Security Federal Kuzma, director of development, Children of tion), Lt. Gen. Volodymyr Korniichuk. Savings Bank, 936 North Western Ave., Chicago, IL Chornobyl Foundation. Followed by candlelight vigil 60622. All donations are tax-deductible. in Founder’s Plaza. (Continued on page 18) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15

EASTER PASTORAL LETTER THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Russian bear re-awakens The Paschal mystery of the risen Christ Paschal Archpastoral Encyclical of the task is the constant renewal of self, so that On April 2 Belarus and Russia signed the Treaty on Union of Sovereign Council of Bishops of the Ukrainian we might become genuine instruments of Republics. Some Western countries and their leaders are pooh-poohing the Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. and Him, the fruits of whose Resurrection can- union, stating that the move was merely the formalization of what de-facto has Diaspora. not be confined by ritual, history or time. existed for some time. However, the implications of the agreement are forebod- As we celebrate this constant reality, one ing, given Russia’s long history of imperialism, the current impotency felt by To the venerable clergy, deaconate in which profoundly impacts upon the sancti- its people and the shadow of Communist Party chief Gennadiy Zyuganov Christ, venerable monastics and the ty and dignity of every person, we recall looming over the Russian electoral landscape. devout faithful of the Church, entrusted how the grace of Christ’s Resurrection While Belarusian and Russian government officials and Communists to our archpastoral care. caused the rebirth of our ancestors, a May the peace of our risen Lord, God hugged, kissed and cried as the documents were signed, according to an April 7 rebirth led by the blessed Princess Olha and and Savior Jesus Christ, be with you! Weekly report, Ukrainian leaders must have winced. This further move to a the sainted Prince Volodymyr, how it unit- Christ is Risen! return to the “good ole times,” which began with the Russian Duma’s rejection ed the then Rus’-Ukraine into one faith and Together with the myrrh-bearing of the Belaya Vezha Accord of 1991 that dissolved the Soviet Union, does not initiated a new era in the history of Ukraine women, we return once more to the empty portend well for the future of Ukraine-Russia relations. – an era of grace and truth, which gave tomb of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. How can it be business as usual between the two countries when conventional birth to a multitude of saints of God who, Together with His faithful disciples we pro- wisdom holds that Tajikistan is ready to follow the road paved by Belarus? Who by their devout lives, contributed to the claim “Christ is risen from the dead,” not goes after that, and when does “voluntary submission” become somewhat less so? spiritual enhancement of Ukraine through- because of that which once occurred, but Most frightening, it seems that the Belarus-Russia reunion is the first move out its history. because He is constantly with us and is in a doctrine that Yevgeniy Primakov proclaimed soon after becoming foreign On the occasion of this feast, we, togeth- experienced by the strong and the weak in minister of Russia, which asserted that the course of reintegration of CIS coun- er with you, greet those to whom we are faith. In the Paschal Liturgy of our Ortho- tries was deemed “objective and inevitable,” according to a March 31 article by related by faith and blood – our brethren in dox Church the joy of Christ’s Resurrection Volodymyr Zviglyanich in The Weekly. And, yes, it was supported by “demo- Ukraine. In so doing we embrace them in and life bestowed by Him, was not of a sin- crat” Boris Yeltsin who, in September 1995, released an edict stating that the the transfiguring grace of this event. Firmly gular event, framed in time and locked in CIS countries are the principal targets of Russia’s geopolitical ambitions. convinced that they – the hierarchs, clergy history, but a continual reality of His Mr. Yeltsin has very immediate reasons for moving to absorb Belarus back and devout faithful – baptized and vested in Resurrection in our life and in the world. into the Moscow fold, even with its very serious economic problems. After all, the risen Christ, for whom Christ in the it’s an election year, and Russian voters — feeling emasculated over the loss of In the Paschal Liturgy we, with tears of Eucharist is the unifying force, will, as do empire— will be at least partly assuaged by a return of one of their “Slavic sheer gladness, embrace one another, cog- we, find the necessary strength to over- brothers,” and perhaps feel that the resurgence of Russian greatness is suffi- nizant that the risen Christ is with us. Christ come all difficulties. We are called to be ciently imminent that they can again support Mr. Yeltsin. is risen! Indeed He is risen! These are not servants in Christ’s Church, and for the ful- There is also Mr. Yeltsin’s continuing failure to travel to Ukraine to sign a mere ritual words by which we point with fillment of this holy task we were granted frienship treaty. What happened in Belarus is a political victory for him at pride to the splendor of the Paschal Liturgy diverse gifts. The mission of our Church, home; a trip to Ukraine would win no points with the Russian electorate. of our Church. These words are the procla- which is the salvation and sanctification of Obviously his overriding concern is re-election and not to maintain political mation of faith of each individual who lives souls, must be pivotal in our consideration stability in the region, or else he would have traveled to Kyiv to calm in the radiance of the glory of the risen as people mature in the faith. We must be Ukraine’s nerves. Then again, would Ukraine sign a friendship accord that Lord and in His continual love – of the sure that our celebration this year bears wit- does not include a customs treaty and delineate specific borders, and how individual for whom Christ is in truth the ness to our resolute desire to be the best would the Russian people react to that? fulfillment of all, his or her guiding Light. models and instruments of the Grace of the What Belarus gets out of the deal is far less clear, besides the possibility of We speak, dearly beloved, of the Paschal Resurrection, which continually sanctifies financial relief from Russia for its devastated economy. Zyanon Paznyak, mystery, which invites all, not to a symbol- and transfigures all. It is our desire that you chairman of the national-democratic Belarusian Popular Front, said in Kyiv on ic figure, but to the real risen Christ, the experience this spiritual joy in your family, April 1 that he cannot fathom why Mr. Lukashenka is returning to Moscow. son of God, our Redeemer, Benefactor and parish and Church. “Why is he renouncing the Belarusian language, abolishing Belarusian schools, Teacher, present in the Eucharist. We, to whom the Lord has entrusted the refusing to publish textbooks in Belarusian? Can you imagine this taking place Therefore, it is not strange that those spiritual care and oversight of the Church, in a normal country?” he asked. who perceive the meaning of this mystery pray that this year’s Paschal joy brings to He then asserted, “It is a direct threat to Ukrainians, the economy and the are accustomed to approach the risen you, upon whom we invoke the blessing of independence of Ukraine. It is also a danger to Poland, Lithuania, all of Eastern Christ and receive him in Holy the Father, Son and Holy spirit, success in Europe... a course aimed at renewing blocs of opposition in Europe.” Communion. They receive Him not by faith, life and spiritual understanding, cou- Although Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma is committed to traveling a reason of coercion or custom, but because rage in the various testings which you face, path between the CIS and NATO, taking part only in peripheral structures of they desire to be one with Him; for they and fortitude in the fulfillment of the daily the two organizations, a return by Russia to ambitions of empire must force the know that every time they partake of the obligations entrusted to you. May the Grace president to push Ukraine towards still closer ties with NATO. Daily Bread – His Body, and drink from of our Lord Jesus Christ, who rose from the He must not take a wait-and-see attitude, but move assertively to show the Eucharistic Cup – His blood, they dead, the love of God the Father, who out of Russia that Ukraine will not stand idly by as empire returns. Ukraine’s history recall His death and acknowledge the love for us sent His Son, and fellowship in is fraught with instances of its leaders trusting the Moscow bear until it is ever-present reality of His Resurrection. the Spirit of Truth descend upon you. trapped and swallowed whole. This time Ukraine must have an escape route. The Paschal mystery invites us to walk Your servants in the Lord, in the light of Christ the Victorious, and †Constantine, Metropolitan receive Him, for He sanctifies us, dignifies †Antony, Archbishop us, and favors us with His immeasurable †Ioan, Bishop love and kindness. In the waters of Baptism April †Anatolij, Metropolitan we entered into the tomb of our Lord Jesus †Paisij, Bishop TurningTurning the pagespages back... back... Christ, and there we witnessed the death of †Jeremiah, Bishop 14 death; we exited from these waters together with Christ, reborn by these saving waters Issued on the Passover of the Lord, in 1898 and the Spirit and were deemed worthy of the year of grace 1996 in the Ukrainian The Austrian Ukrainian Riko Jary was a controversial figure, to the Paschal gift – eternal life. In celebrating Orthodox Center of St. Andrew the First- say the least. Born on April 14, 1898, in the city of Rjyson, Austria, the consistent reality of Christ’s Called Apostle, in the God-protected he became a founding member in 1929 of the Organization of Resurrection, we must understand that our town of South Bound Brook, N.J. Ukrainian Nationalists and a treasurer of the Leadership of Ukrainian Nationalists. Jary served as the main contact between the OUN and the Abwehr (German mili- with police on April 8 in the regional capi- tary intelligence) and organized military and security training for the OUN. Newsbriefs tal. Trade union officials said two women In March 1939, he arranged the delivery of arms by Germany to Ukrainian insur- (Continued from page 2) were injured after police with shields gents in Transcarpathia, and in 1939-1940, he coordinated the assistance provided by alternative means” of resolving the NATO evicted about 3,000 teachers from the main the Abwehr to Ukrainian military formations, such as the Roland battalion. thoroughfare here. About 10,000 teachers In November 1940, Jary became a member of the OUN’s Bandera faction and initi- expansion controversy, he added that he had “little hope” that such an alternative struck on the same day to press their ated contacts between the German service and Stepan Bandera. claims. Most said they had not been paid would be found. Mr. Kwasniewski said that Following the German invasion of June 1941, the OUN(B)’s proclamation of their salaries, which average $50 a month, while Poland wants to join the alliance, it renewed Ukrainian statehood and the subsequent round-up of the Ukrainian national- for three months. Crimean Prime Minister “does not want to become a front-line state ist leadership by the Gestapo, Jary was on the run. Initially saved by the intervention Arkadiy Demydenko said his administra- of Adm. Wilhelm Canaris of the Abwehr, he was arrested in 1942 and held under in the new Europe.” Comparing Mr. tion had no money to pay their wages. The house arrest near Vienna. Kwasniewski’s visit to the frosty tenor of Ukrainian government estimates that After the war, Jary lived in Austria, surrounded by allegations, since unsubstantiat- bilateral relations over the past few years workers in 35,000 factories and businesses ed, that he and his wife, Olly (née Spiegelvogel), were Bolshevik agents. He died in under President Lech Walesa, NTV termed have been unpaid for the past three Austria in May 1969. it a “breakthrough.” (OMRI Daily Digest) months. Hundreds of thousands of miners Source: “Jary, Riko,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 2 (Toronto: University of Toronto Crimean teachers riot went on strike for two weeks earlier this Press, 1993); Myroslav Yurkevych, “Galician Ukrainians in German Military Formations,” in year to pursue pay claims. Ministers were Y. Boshyk ed. “Ukraine during World War II” (Edmonton: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian SYMFEROPIL — Teachers demanding to address the Ukrainian Parliament on the Studies Press, 1986). back pay, blocked traffic and traded blows issue on April 9. (Reuters) No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

leagues, village schools, libraries, reading abnormalities) found no affects whatsoever. Weekly subscriptions rooms and universities – especially in the Community should What “nuclear disaster at Chornobyl...in southern and eastern oblasts of Ukraine. 1982”? If Mrs. Olshaniwsky is referring to lifeline for Ukrainians Our goal should be to cover Ukraine thank Rep. Bonior the coolant channel rupture at Unit 1 that Dear Editor: with subscriptions. From what other Dear Editor: released no radioactivity to the environ- investment of $100 can Ukraine reap ment, then her classification of this as a Hooray and congratulations to Self- such benefit in nation-building? What is For quite some time, Ukrainians and/or disaster leaves much to be desired. And Reliance of New York on its donation of more powerful than knowledge? Ukraine Ukrainian Americans have been badgered what could Mrs. Olshaniwsky possibly $3,000 to fund subscriptions of The needs more than the perpetual packages by forces within this country that have an mean by “109 accidents” at Chornobyl in Ukrainian Weekly to Ukraine (February of shmatas (the bazaars are overflowing axe to grind regarding past actions, real or 1994? In fact, there were six incidents, not 25). It was gratifying to read of Stephan with used clothing). perceived. Many groups, afraid to point the accidents, that were rated either at Level 1 Kaczaraj acting on a concern I share. So, in your next “posylka,” include our finger at the actual offender, have used Uk- (the lowest with no safety significance) or Last year I spent five months sailing newspapers. They’re in style, they fit, the rainians as a handy “whipping boy” to air “below scale.” their grievance. Truth has very little mean- my yacht Simoon from Odessa 500 miles color is OK, and they can be recycled. Clearly, we can agree with the conclu- up the Dnipro River. I was astounded ing for these accusers. A perfect example Olena C. Boyko sion of a recent World Health Organization that most Ukrainians in the southern of this was the notorious “The Ugly Face Urbanna, Va. study that directly links childhood thyroid oblasts had little or no knowledge of the of Freedom” segment, compliments of our friends on “60 Minutes” and at CBS. cancers with release of radioiodine from existence of a living, breathing organized P.S.: Simoon has returned to the the accident. But we ought not compound Therefore, if someone of stature takes Ukrainian diaspora, or of the vibrancy States after sailing 16,000 miles in the people’s fears with unsubstantiated or false risks to come to our aid, the decent thing to and variety of its community life. last 16 months and is now in Florida information that can only serve to discredit This was no Kyiv, Lviv or Halychyna. cruising up the Intercoastal Waterway to do would be to thank them. It has come to my attention that Rep. David Bonior was genuine measures to help people affected For many, I was the first foreigner – her home port in Virginia. by the accident. Mrs. Olshaniwsky can Ukrainian-speaking at that – they had ever In the near future I will share with read- one of the few lawmakers who wrote a let- ter of protest to CBS. In this case, party pol- only label her own figures as “statistics” if met. Until independence, Dnipropetrovske ers of The Weekly the adventure of this one applies the old adage, “There are lies, had been a city closed off to all visitors. itics should be put aside. This man risked voyage. Not only was I the first Ukrainian damn lies, and then there are statistics.” There is a lack of Ukrainian books, maga- to sail our boat to Odessa, but we were the taking the political heat that usually comes zines and newspapers, and in discussions first foreign sailboat to cruise to with such action. We need to show some Alexander R. Sich of modern history traditions or culture I Dnipropetrovske up the Dnipro River. appreciation for those who stick their necks London ended up being the teacher and was even out in our defense, regardless of their politi- tagged a “Banderivka.” cal philosophy – and to keep that in mind Many issues of Svoboda and The when we vote. Urge media to cover Weekly sailed with me. The Svobodas I U.S. aid to Ukraine Christina Milburn gave away to teachers and librarians in Richland, Wash. small river villages where we anchored assists select few Chornobyl effects nightly. The librarian in Chervonyi Mayak Dear Editor: Dear Editor: had been appointed by the village council I recently read a letter in The Weekly As the 10th anniversary of the to teach “Ukrainian studies,” but had no lauding President Bill Clinton and urging Chornobyl statistics Chornobyl disaster approaches, I would training, materials or supplies. She had to Ukrainian Americans to support him in the urge your readers and the rest of the put up with laments of “Why do we need upcoming election. While I don’t give Mr. are half-truths, false Ukrainian community to try a somewhat to study Ukrainian?” “Do we have to?” Clinton failing marks for his policy towards Dear Editor: different approach to the typical method The history teacher in the village of Ukraine, I find that most of his direction is Rarely have I come across such melo- of commemorating anniversaries. Kapulivka was another educator happy to impersonal and money-oriented, whose drama or as many outright errors and half- My suggestion (in addition to, rather receive Svobodas and use them as a basis outcome is ambiguous. Consequently, I truths regarding the alleged consequences than in lieu of, any commemorative for lesson plans. I also gave away all the question supporting the incumbent based of the Chornobyl accident as those efforts already under way) is that indi- Ukrainian books I had carried overseas. on his aid packages to Ukraine. expressed in Bozhena Olshaniwsky’s short viduals and organizations write letters or Parting with the year’s supply of The A case in point is my father-in-law, a article “Chornobyl’s realities are forgotten” make phone calls to the major media out- Weekly was another matter. While trav- beekeeper from Chervonohrad, Lviv (March 17). lets to urge them to provide in-depth eling, this paper is my lifeline – both to Oblast. Every time I hear from him it Many of the “statistics” with which coverage relative to the aftermath of the events back home and in Ukraine. Stacks seems that his condition worsens. One of Mrs. Olshaniwsky tries to overwhelm the explosion, detailing the full extent of the of back issues are sent to me in many a his biggest problems is dealing with the reader to support her statement that “...the disaster. Mediterranean harbor. I use them as ref- kolhosp. Until recently, he was responsi- deadly effects of radiation continue to Ukrainians in North America are no erence and source material for the many ble for their beehives but has since quit maim and kill an unprecedented number of longer strangers to the process of con- requests for contacts and aid every trav- because of deteriorating relations with the citizens of Ukraine,” have long been dis- tacting the media after the CBS “60 eler to Ukraine encounters. local kolhosp boss. Occasionally, the area credited or are incomplete. One of the Minutes” debacle. The Weekly could As Odessa is a sister city of Regensburg, where the beehives are kept, which are in more egregious, “more than 125,000 peo- assist by running the addresses and I had donated a copy of the book an inconspicuous location in the forest, ple have died because of radiation expo- phone numbers of the four television net- “Regensburg: 1944 to 1949,” a history of are plundered for the much-needed equip- sure,” is patently false. This figure, which works, plus CNN and key newspapers in this large Ukrainian displaced persons com- ment that beekeepers carry. My father-in- was misquoted by the Western press, was New York, Washington, Toronto and pound in Germany. The assembled library law doesn’t even bother going to the later checked with Ukrainian authorities other cities. personnel expressed so much interest in authorities because he knows it’s useless. and found to be the total number of people My guess is that the major media are how we arrived in the U.S. and why we still Apparently, protecting public property as who died in Ukraine over the stated period. well aware of the upcoming anniversary speak Ukrainian, that I decided that the well as his personal beehives is not in the Another assertion that “6,000 clean-up but will mention it only in brief, perhaps newspaper reading room of the Gorky interest of the local authorities. workers have died directly due to radia- referring to the death toll of only 32, a Government Library would be a good The depredations on the farm are fre- tion,” also is false. Even if we assume her figure that was cited in print (though home for my Weeklies, as it is accessible to quent. Recently, he has had trouble selling figure of 356,600 “liquidators” is correct only in passing) as recently as a year the public. A desire was expressed to his honey in the market, except to wealthy (which it is not – many more were ago, and without any hint that there receive a subscription to this and other pub- “businessmen,” and instead barters his involved), this represents only 1.7 percent might be additional deaths or illnesses lications. product. of that number – less than twice the num- resulting from the radiation. It is neces- As we all know, there is a lack of The upshot of my argument is that this ber of people belonging to the population sary to let the major media know of the quality, non-propaganda, non-political money, allocated by the United States, has cohort that participated in clean-up efforts community’s interest in this matter and newspapers in Ukraine. All of our sup- seemingly helping a select few, or perhaps that would be expected to die under normal to suggest that they look beyond the ini- port, educational, economic or financial, Americans who are interested in opening circumstances over a 10-year period. The tial official and Soviet-provided figure of is barely acknowledged in the press joint ventures with kolhosp bosses. While I implication is that Chornobyl’s radiation 32 fatalities. there, rarely reported in the larger south- don’t think the money has harmed stabiliza- decreased the death rate among the clean- There are other misconceptions about ern cities and unknown in the villages. tion, I believe that it is strengthening only a up workers! This is not to mention the fact Chornobyl. Most seem to think that it is We need to get our message out! The certain socioeconomic segment in Ukraine, that this “statistic” has been circulating in Russia and are not aware that Ukraine knowledge that in America we are proud of while leaving the rest with little or nothing. since 1991. Is it really possible the num- and Belarus bear the brunt of the conse- our Ukrainian heritage and are not ashamed The only recourse for my father-in-law is to bers haven’t changed or that no other quences. of our language is a powerful tool whose workers have died since then? farm in his home village, where he can rely Substantial coverage of the full extent influence is felt keenly by the youth of on his extended family members for help. Further, what does it mean to say “3.2 of the disaster could help in the matter of Ukraine. Kids who crowded around our Without this home-grown system my million persons” and “over 1 million chil- obtaining or expanding the assistance of sailboat but could not speak Ukrainian had father-in-law would be hopeless. U.S. aid is dren are affected by radiation” without Western governments in abating the still to defer to those with whom I could com- doing little for people like him who need it elaborating on the word “affected?” Mrs. omnipresent effects of the blast. Further, municate and were invited inside to visit. the most. Is this aid, in the hundreds of mil- Olshaniwsky is apparently trying to impress widespread coverage could also stimu- No admonishments, no accusations; this lions of dollars, for Ukraine or the Ukrain- us with large numbers because surely she is late additional private assistance to the was a reality they could relate to. ian people? In conclusion, I’m not fooled not making much of a point. I lived in the humanitarian organizations that are I urge our churches, societies, families by these big aid packages. I’m disgusted, town of Chornobyl for 18 months and trav- doing a commendable job in providing and individuals to consider donating a because my tax dollars are doing squat! eled to the plant quite often during my stay relief to the victims. subscription to Svoboda, The Ukrainian in the “zone.” Subsequent medical exami- Weekly or other quality periodicals and Joseph V. Hirniak nations (including blood tests specifically Victor A. Lapychak send them to your relatives and col- Lancaster, Pa. designed to look for radiation-induced Somerville, N.J. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15

Marchuk will head the Ukrainian delegation, where 14 attempts to hide the accident. I saw how functionaries Yevhen Marchuk... blocs of issues, including socio-economic, organization- coming from Moscow tried to hide the real information (Continued from page 1) al, technical and financial topics, will be discussed.] about Chornobyl, although this was practically impossible. later moving up through the ranks to the Poltava region Ukraine, which is an associate member of the CIS, will In fact, Chornobyl showed the value of a state and its and in 1990 winding up as first deputy chief of the KGB take part in the meeting. We are interested in cooperation independence. of the Ukrainian SSR. between states, especially in terms of economic relations. How did you find out about the accident? When Ukraine declared independence, Gen. Marchuk But, I must point out that Ukraine has always been very It was about 7 a.m. on the morning of April 26. All of was appointed director of the new Security Service of careful in putting its signature on any CIS documents. We those who were responsible for the security of the ener- Ukraine, which replaced the KGB. His appointment have always thought twice before acceding to any appeal or gy industry were summoned to take part in a special elicited surprisingly little opposition from former politi- proposal, even those most innocuous in nature. We analyze meeting. But even we were not told about the serious- cal dissidents elected in 1990 to the Parliament. each document thoroughly, reviewing it carefully, submit- ness of the accident. We were told “there are some He declassified KGB archives from the 1930s ting it to a team of experts before we agree to anything. slight problems at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, through the 1950s, and advocated legal rehabilitation I don’t remember a single time that Ukraine just signed and you should be prepared to take care of issues that and compensation for dissidents repressed by the Soviet some CIS document; why even our approach has elicited may arise because of them.” regime. Mr. Marchuk served in that post until 1994. chuckles from other member-states, which are astounded When Mr. Kuchma was elected Ukraine’s second presi- when Ukraine does not have any objections or corrections Concerning Chornobyl, what outcome do you dent, Mr. Marchuk was appointed a deputy prime minis- to a document presented at any CIS meeting. wish to see from the G-7 nuclear safety summit ter, and headed a special government commission on What if Zyuganov wins the presidential elections scheduled to take place in Moscow on April 19-20? organized crime and corruption. in Russia and pushes for the restoration of the Soviet We have made a political decision to close down the When Prime Minister Vitaliy Masol resigned in Union? Chornobyl nuclear power plant. But Ukraine cannot close March of 1995, President Kuchma named Mr. Marchuk I don’t see any danger here. These are different times, down Chornobyl on its own. And this is not only because acting prime minister. not the same world as before. Something bad can happen, we are going through a difficult transitional period. An ethnic Ukrainian, Mr. Marchuk is married and but any politician who comes to power in Russia cannot The Chornobyl tragedy had many consequences, conse- has two sons. He is fluent in English and German, is an ignore the realities of Ukrainian-Russian relations, espe- quences for which we are now paying, and will continue to avid amateur weight lifter and an excellent pianist. cially in the economic sphere. Whatever hypothetical pres- pay for many years. And after closing down the plant, our On March 27, Mr. Marchuk granted a rare interview sure there could be, Russian gas goes through Ukraine to costs will rise, not fall. For example, the loss of energy to Andrew Nagorski of Newsweek and Marta the West; so does oil and electricity. Any pressure could production alone will amount to $300 million a year. Kolomayets of The Ukrainian Weekly. evoke a reaction, and it is unlikely that any Russian leader The next issue will then be to put the reactors unaf- Russian politicians from Boris Yeltsin to would not realize that Ukraine can adequately respond. fected by the accident out of operation – to completely Gennadiy Zyuganov are talking about reintegration Does Ukraine want to join NATO? shut them down and take them apart. And then you can- of the former Soviet republics. Is Ukraine open to not just abandon the sarcophagus [the shelter entombing We do not pose the question in such a way. We this possibility or alarmed by it? the fourth reactor]. would like to cooperate with NATO; we are active in What are we to do with all the workers who are The healthiest influence on Ukrainian-Russian relations the Partnership for Peace program. This is how we have employed at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant and call is economic ties based on mutual benefit. I have often said established contacts and a relationship with NATO. the town of Slavutych home? It is a young town, where that cooperation in the sphere of market reforms, for Regarding Russia and NATO, its point of view the average age of a resident is 25.4 years. What are example the formation of trans-national companies that should be taken into consideration by NATO. After all, they to do? share capital and interests, can be very effective during Russia is a very large country, a superstate and a nuclear A whole complex of problems arises that requires this transitional period in our society. This kind of move- state, and no matter what anyone may think of Russia, it huge sums of money. No matter how and when the ques- ment in the economic sphere is of great importance and, in is very difficult to ignore Russia. Any steps taken to tion of shutting down Chornobyl is solved, we will still turn will have an influence on the political situation. expand NATO eastward – without Russia’s participa- have to cover the ongoing costs of this disaster. Our economic history was always intertwined, and tion – may create a line of tension. Chornobyl is creating huge additional tax pressures on us. this past makes it necessary for us to cooperate closely. As a KGB official, you targeted dissident national- We want the G-7 to finally decide to what extent, in So, any twists and turns in relations between our two ists. Has your personal view of Ukrainian nationalism what form and in which amounts they are going to par- countries are always pretty complicated and must be changed? ticipate in the resolution of this problem. dealt with responsibly. How much does Ukraine need to close the Integration is a normal process for us in both economic You mean, do I have any complexes and did I change Chornobyl nuclear power plant? and humanitarian terms. But, we strongly object – and my convictions? President Leonid Kuchma also has often said this – to any When my name came up as a candidate to head the I don’t want to cite figures. There has been pressure supranational structure that signals a new central power. Security Services of Ukraine, a special parliamentary for us to close down the station, and once it is closed, all committee was formed, composed of deputies who were the problems, including the financial burden, will rest So the recent agreement between Belarus and repressed during the Soviet period, including Mykhailo on Ukraine’s shoulders. The problems of cost will be Russia is not a model for Ukraine? and Bohdan Horyn, Stepan Khmara. They, and other gradually decided, but we need assurances that the No, it is not a model for Ukraine. members of the commission, closely studied my biogra- funds will be provided. phy and my activities in the KGB, and had no objections Is there any possibility of a new Soviet Union? Already we have the problem that we have not yet to my appointment. been compensated for the tactical weapons we sent to Retro is good in art, maybe in fashion, but not in poli- Let’s just say that during my time in the KGB I was Russia. The tri-partite agreement between Ukraine, tics. Attempts to rebuild the Soviet Union on any basis are able to save some very prominent and serious people, Russia and the United States included this point. It is now fraught with serious consequences, including conflict. The although this was not part of my description. I was even two years since that agreement was signed, and yet we creation of a union like the European Union – where mutu- able to get some released from prison. have no compensation. al economic interests prevail and customs barriers are elim- I am talking about some fundamental things, like my Now various circles in Ukraine worry that this may inated – is another question. But not a political union, of vision and my understanding of my state, of statehood happen with the Chornobyl shutdown. course. The resurrection of the Soviet Union is impossible. and all the other things that flow from it. Because of my We have made a political decision to close it down. We Furthermore, time will tell if this new union of states – circumstances, I could get hold of the information that have proposed an entire program and technology, present- which is being referred to as the CIS-2 in some circles – not everyone else saw. I saw how really important it was ed a list of costs associated with the shutdown. Now the G- will have a future. [Mr. Marchuk was speaking of the inte- to do a lot of serious, complicated work in order to turn 7 must get together and decide how much it can help. gration agreement signed by the leaders of Russia, Belarus, Ukraine into an independent state. We could see [Last week, the G-7 major industrialized states raised Kazakhstan and Kyrgystan on March 29 in Moscow.] Ukraine’s complete dependence on the Soviet system. A their aid offer to $3.1 billion in an apparent effort to At this point in time, the Commonwealth of simple example: even a KGB worker could not dream of appease Ukraine and accelerate the shutdown. This money Independent States formed after the collapse of the Soviet going abroad – except on a special mission without writ- is earmarked not only for the shutdown of the plant, but Union does not even function on an economic level. ten permission from Moscow. also for the restructuring of the energy sector.] The centralization was so strong that there was no talk What is Ukraine’s role in the CIS? about any independence – especially in the areas of budget How many people died because of Chornobyl? On April 12, the heads of state of the CIS countries and the economy. The most glaring example was A few thousand, although I cannot give exact num- are scheduled to hold a summit in Moscow. [Mr. Chornobyl, and how at the very first stages there were bers. For example, many suffer from a weakened immune system, which may have been caused by expo- sure to radiation. “We are confident that we have complied with the para- IMF halts loan... meters of the program, yet, technically it is quite difficult to When will Ukraine adopt a new constitution? (Continued from page 1) prove, since in Ukraine, up until now, an absolute system of It is not important whether the constitution will be representative to the IMF, told Interfax-Ukraine on April budgetary accounting was used. And, this is a great impedi- adopted before or after presidential elections in Russia. 10 that he hopes there will be no change in funding the ment,” said the source, who did not wish to be identified. However, it is very important that a new constitution is program. Viktor Yushchenko, governor of the National Bank of adopted this year. He said the IMF’s program for aid to Ukraine within Ukraine, who is accompanying President Kuchma on a It is just imperative that we adopt a fundamental law, the framework of the stand-by program would be con- state visit to Indonesia, said Ukraine and the IMF use two whether in the Parliament, or by referendum. I don’t tinued and that the IMF board of directors would proba- different techniques in calculating the deficit and executing think it is necessary to explain why Ukraine needs a bly make a decision sometime in May and perhaps dis- the budget. constitution. Ukraine is already the last of the post- burse a new tranche at that time. “The meeting of the IMF mission in Kyiv is designed Soviet republics to be without a constitution. Interfax-Ukraine reported that the problems of releasing to yield total agreement on the parameters,” he told If a constitution is not adopted, the government will the fourth tranche were of an “organizational character.” Interfax-Ukraine. He added that Ukraine needs to make be forced to work more seriously, because without a A Ukrainian government source said the parameters progress in the budgetary sphere. normative base there will be no system of checks and of the program in the banking and budgetary fields are Despite this setback, Ukraine’s reformers have said they balances in place. being delineated during ongoing negotiations with the are committed to economic reforms – no matter how diffi- If a constitution is not adopted, I don’t foresee a gov- IMF. cult. ernment crisis, but there will be some difficulties. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 9

DATELINE NEW YORK: Museum concert spotlights Ukrainian artists by Helen Smindak Take two contemporary Ukrainian composers – each a luminary in his own right – and 11 top-notch Ukrainian artists in music, song and drama. Set them in a handsome concert hall with excellent acoustics and a superb Steinway. Mix lighthearted and somber pieces for two hours (intermission included). Follow that with a light repast in a softly elegant setting overlooking Central Park. Voila, there you have the March 31 benefit concert for The Ukrainian Museum. It took place at Merkin Concert Hall, and a reception was held after the performance at the Mayflower Hotel’s Conservatory Restaurant, where con- certgoers mingled and chatted with performers. A rich and savory creation, the concert featured prize-winning artists who are well known in the U.S. and abroad, as well as newcomers to New York’s cul- tural scene. Although a half-dozen Ukrainian composers were represented in concert selections, the two who took the spotlight were nonagenarian Mykola Kolessa of Lviv and Ihor Sonevytsky of New York, originally from western Ukraine’s Chortkiv area. Among the veteran performers were the Ukrainian American basso Stefan Szkafarowsky, a regional winner of the Metropolitan Opera auditions who has been appear- ing as a soloist with opera companies in Chicago, Dallas and Montreal; pianists Mykola Suk and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, gifted artists known from their frequent appearances before U.S. audiences; cellist Natalia Khoma, Oksana Protenic accompanies basso Stefan Szkafarowsky. who has appeared extensively as a recitalist and soloist with major orchestras in the U.S., Canada and Europe, and with a rollicking portrayal of Figaro in Rossini’s “The caught in a chignon style to keep it from intruding on baritone Oleh Chmyr, who has been concertizing in the Barber of Seville.” the strings of her cello, she gave herself completely to U.S. since 1994 and performed a cycle of Sonevytsky An emotional recitation “I v Mene Buv Sviy Ridnyi her music. works last summer at Hunter, N.Y. Kray” (I too had my own native land) was offered by Piano accompaniment for Ms. Khoma and Mr. Pianist Oksana Protenic, a skilled accompanist for Mr. Ms. Vatamaniuk. The blonde-tressed actress combined Chmyr was provided by Mr. Vynnytsky, while Ms. Djoi Szkafarowsky, is a native New Yorker who is an adjunct words, tears and song in her dramatic narrative. The was partnered by Mr. Bakis. professor at Wagner College and coaches professional recitation, woven by Ms. Vatamaniuk from poems by The concert finale fell to Mr. Szkafarowsky; he faced singers privately. Proud of her Ukrainian heritage, she Bohdan Lepky, Oksana Liaturynska and Oksana the challenge and came out victorious. With a mature was the only performer to appear in Ukrainian dress. Zabushko, was composed especially for the occasion. stage presence and a resonant bass that has deepened While the other artists were in dark formal attire and the Mr. Vynnytsky, a born performer of the Romantic over the years, he offered a moving rendition of soprano soloist was gowned in red velvet, Ms. Protenic school, displayed delicacy, grace and precision in his Shevchenko’s poem “Banduryste, Orle Syzyi” (O ban- wore a Ukrainian blouse strikingly embroidered in red performance of Chopin’s “Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49. durist, azure eagle), with music by Jurij Orlov. and a floor-length black skirt. A pianist who is extremely free with his hands and ges- Mr. Szkafarowsky’s expertise in opera was revealed The newcomers were soprano Ludmyla Djoi of tures, he produced beautiful chords and spectacular glis- from the first insinuating notes to the tremendous climax in Odessa, a candidate for a master’s degree in voice at sandos with professional ease and poise. the great aria “La Calunnia” from Rossini’s “The Barber of Brooklyn College; actress Svitlana Vatamaniuk, a In the second half of the concert, Ms. Djoi’s brilliant Seville.” He completed his program with Hryhoriy drama teacher at the Karpenko-Karyj Institute in Kyiv coloratura with its clear, high trills was heard in Kos- Kytasty’s nostalgic “Yak Davno” (How long ago). who proudly claims Hutsul ancestry; and the members Anatolsky’s sprightly “Lukasheva Sopilka” (Lukash’s The concert was organized and managed by the of the New American Trio – violinist Peter Krysa (the flute) and Rosina’s lighthearted aria from “The Barber museum’s public relations director, Lydia Hajduczok, son of eminent violinist Oleh Krysa), his wife, cellist of Seville.” with the assistance of Mr. Suk as consultant and pro- Rachel Lewis Krysa, and pianist Vyacheslav Bakis, a Mr. Suk, moving to another work after the Kolessa gram planner. Tania Tershakovec was in charge of graduate of Kyiv State Conservatory. suite, played Liszt’s “Etude in F minor,” a work that reception arrangements. Mr. Kolessa, stopping over in New York on his way demands extreme precision and accuracy. A highly intel- Ukrainian Museum presentations are always note- to Florida for a two-city recital of his works, listened lectual performer who has been compared to the renowned worthy, be they concerts, exhibits or seminars. Anyone intently as Mr. Suk gave a sensitive interpretation of the pianist Sviatoslav Richter, Mr. Suk drew on an arsenal of who delights in fine music and choice surroundings Prelude “Kontrasty” from his “Hutsul Suite,” which is piano wizardry to accomplish the task effortlessly. might be wise to circle October 20 on the calendar, the based on folk melodies. Ms. Khoma won listeners’ hearts and bravos with date of the next museum function: a luncheon and musi- As Mr. Suk took his bows, he pointed to Mr. Kolessa intense performances of Mykola Lysenko’s mellow- cal program in the Old World atmosphere of in the audience and began to applaud him, then moved toned “Sorrow” and Gasparo Cassado’s lively, Spanish- Manhattan’s Westbury Hotel, celebrating the 20th forward to shake hands with the white-haired composer flavored “Requiebros.” Eyes closed, her ash-blonde hair anniversary of The Ukrainian Museum of New York. across the footlights. It was a touching moment; the audience responded with generous applause for the orchestral/choral conductor and composer, who has cre- ated a whole school of successful conductors and pro- vided a wealth of vocal and instrumental music. In similar fashion, Mr. Chmyr saluted Mr. Sonevytsky during his 70th birthday year by including a Sonevytsky composition in his repertoire, “Vzhe Den Zdayetsia Syvym i Bezsylym” (The day appears grey and listless). Set to the words of a Vasyl Symonenko poem, the music was melancholy and deep-toned, well suited to Mr. Chmyr’s strong baritone voice. Completing the piece, the baritone waved to Mr. Sonevytsky in the concert hall, beckoning him to stand up and take a bow. The audience joined in acknowledging the creativity and devoted work of a composer, teacher and community activist who has provided a popular venue for many Ukrainian artists at the Ukrainian Cultural Center he directs in Hunter, N.Y. Mr. Sonevytsky’s compositions have received much attention in Ukraine in recent years; a concert of his works, including the one-act opera “Zoria,” was given in Lviv last December. Clarity and definition

Opening the concert with an admirable reading of Haydn’s Trio in F sharp minor, Hob.XV.26, the New American Trio employed a fine blending of violin, cello and piano to produce clarity and definition in the three movements (Allegro, Adagio and Tempo di Menuetto). Mr. Chmyr followed up his tribute to Mr. Sonevytsky Cellist Natalia Khoma and pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15 ON THE ROAD TO ATLANTA: Ukrainian women hoopsters hit the U.S. wall

The team looked unnerved by the sellout Nazarenko, who also stands 6 feet 5 inches, Afterwards, Coach Ryzhov was requitious: “I crowd, many of whom were there looking to limiting her to12 points for the game. Midway like this American team, they are very good. It is whet their appetites for the NCAA Final Four into the second half Nazarenko was looking for going to be tough to compete against them [in women’s basketball finals that began the fol- the American center whenever she went to the the Olympics],” he said, and added, “The United lowing day. rim. States has been preparing for seven-eight It was close for one half. With 4:49 to go Ukraine’s women could not get their inside months, they are physically in very good shape. and down by 15, the Ukrainians, the current game to work. With little team speed but with a Our team has not had that opportunity. European champions, responded with 10 unan- decided height advantage, they had to pound He was candid about his team’s loss. “The swered points. They cut the lead to five when the boards and find the easy shots for any talent is there. We have plenty of good and tal- by Roman Woronowycz Maryna Tkachenko hit a jump shot and, after a chance at overcoming the U.S. team’s superior ented players, but we do not have the chance FORT MILL, S.C. — The United States Liudmila Nazarenko rebound, buried a three- speed, shooting and ball-handling. More often to train together and play at the most competi- women’s basketball team put on a clinical dis- pointer. Tkachenko, a member of the 1992 they would mishandle passes or fail to hold on tive levels...The national championships of play of hoops here on March 28 and easily dis- Unified Team that won the gold in Barcelona to rebounds. Ukraine are not particularly high caliber com- mantled a jet-lagged Ukrainian team that had was the only Ukrainian who consistently But it was the shooting of Bolton that kept petitions.” practiced only once as a unit. pierced the U.S. defensive curtain. But the the Ukrainians frustrated. Every time they He explained that not only has his team not The Ukrainian team, in the United States for Americans, undaunted, came right back, and at made a run she would put down a three-pointer played together but that several key players on a series of pre-Olympic basketball exhibitions, the half held a 13 point advantage. and release the little pressure the U.S. team was his team are out with injuries. He said the full never got untracked and at times looked bewil- After that it was all U.S. The Americans feeling. squad will be intact by May (see interview). dered in going down 93-69 to a powerful U.S. came on like a locomotive at full throttle — Midway through the second half it was all This was the fifth meeting between the two squad. The team had one practice session after with powerful rebounding by center Lisa but over, the U.S. holding a commanding 22- squads. The U.S. defeated the Ukrainian team flying into the United States from Ukraine two Leslie and fast breaks by guard Dawn Staley, point lead and the Ukrainian team visibly tuck- four times during a tour of Ukraine and Russia days earlier. A few days ago they had been along with timely outside shooting by her back ered out; Tkachenko and company trudging in January by an average 23 points. The U.S. is competing against each other in the Ukrainian court partner Ruthie Bolton, who made three rather than sprinting up the court, their lack of 36-0 in international play since the team was national championships. of five three-pointers and finished with 18 physical conditioning and jet-lag glaringly formed in May 1995. “Our national championship finished only points. obvioius. After leading the team with 21 points Ukraine’s women beat Italy to take the 1995 three days ago, so we have not had time to The 6-foot-5-inch tall Leslie, who is emerg- in the first half, Tkachenko could only muster European championships, after overwhelming practice as a team,” said Ukraine’s head coach, ing as the dominant U.S. player, led the first four more. The Ukrainian team combined to the Russians in the semifinals. The champi- Volodymyr Ryzhov. “As a result many of our half charge with 21 points and finished with 31 shoot an anemic 42 percent from the field for onship assured them one of the 12 spots at the players did not play to their potential.” points and 11 rebounds. She frustrated center the game. Olympics.

U.S. takes tip-off. Diana Sadovnika (5) and Liudmila Nazarenko (15) after Ukraine cut the margin to seven.

The Ukrainian squad is introduced prior to the singing of the national anthems. Why Coach Ryzhov considers center Nazarenko a key to an Olympic medal. No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 11 omen hoopsters hit the U.S. wall s requitious: “I INTERVIEW: Coach Volodymyr Ryzhov very good. It is ainst them [in on Ukraine’s chances at Olympics d, “The United The Ukrainian national women’s basketball team, most of seven-eight which will become the Olympic team representing Ukraine at the ry good shape. Atlanta Games beginning in July, played an exhibition in Fort nity. Mill, S. C., on March 28 against the powerful United States m’s loss. “The national team, the overwhelming favorite to win the gold in good and tal- 1996. Ukraine, also a consensus medal contender, lost 93-69. ve the chance After the game, The Weekly Staff Editor Roman Woronowycz most competi- sat down with Ukraine’s coach Volodymyr Ryzhov to discuss mpionships of the game and Ukraine’s chances at the Centennial Olympics. h caliber com- In today’s game, Liudmila Nazarenko didn’t seem to play to her capabilities. What was wrong? s his team not key players on The biggest reason is that we had a tough flight to the e said the full United States. It seems that taller athletes, in general, experi- nterview). ence changes more severely than smaller ones. Also, we’ve had tween the two only one practice. Ukrainian team A second reason is that the American players have gotten to ne and Russia know Nazarenko’s game. She has played well against them in ts. The U.S. is our past meetings, so I think they prepared for her this time. the team was One more thing that has hampered our efforts is that the team is missing four of its leading players — some of the best take the 1995 players in the country. overwhelming Olena Zhyrkov, an Olympic champion and one of the team’s The champi- best players, had a serious operation, but will return to train with the team in May. Two other starters, Olena Verhun and 12 spots at the Viktoria Borynok, are also recuperating from injuries and will Getting the kinks out. begin a full training schedule in April. The last player, Viktoria Poradis, plays in England. Her club did not release her to take part in these games. Will they be ready for Atlanta? Three will begin training full-time with the squad in April, and Olena Zhyrkov, we believe, will join us in May. She is very pro- fessional in her approach to the game, has a good work ethic. We think that she will be among the better players at the Olympics. Although the Americans undoubtedly prepared for Maryna Tkachenko as well, she had a very good evening. Maryna Tkachenko, another gold medalist in Barcelona, is a talented player. Tonight she showed her stuff, especially in the first half. However, our team as a whole still has not devel- oped the form needed to compete at this level. Our national championship just finished three days ago, so we have not had any time to practice as a team. As a result many of our players are not playing to their potential. The United States team has been preparing for seven-eight months. They understand each other’s game, they are physical- ly in very good shape. Our team has not had that opportunity. So, how many competed against the U.S. when that team toured Ukraine last year? Tkachenko played against them twice. Zhyrkov did not play at all... what it comes down to is that not once have we dressed the team that will play basketball [at the Olympics]. This is because Ukraine lacks the finances to afford our players the opportunity to train and play together in Ukraine. Many players compete in other countries. gin to seven. Sadivnikova puts one back up against an unyielding U.S. defense. In your opinion what are this team’s chances for a gold medal in Atlanta, or simply for making the medal round? Our countrymen and our fans expect that the Ukrainian team will capture some sort of medal. But as the head coach I do not want to guess because our team is in bad shape right now due to the many injuries we have experienced, it’s like a virus. When I finally see the full squad in May and after a full slate of practice sessions and exhibitions, then I will be better able to figure out where we might finish. Right now it is tough. I like this American team; they are very good. It is going to be tough to compete against them. Compare your Ukrainian squad with the Unified Team that won the gold in Barcelona. They can be compared from one aspect: we have very good athletes like Olena Zhyrkov and Maryna Tkachenko. We have a player like Olena Verhun, who was one of the best in the for- mer Soviet Union. We don’t have the players that were in Barcelona, like Natalya Zasulska, Yelena Khudashova. But we expect that by the Olympics, players on our team like Nazarenko and (Diana) Sadovnikova will have developed to the point that they will help us win a medal. What does the Ukrainian team need to reach the level of competition of the United States team? It bothers me that we do not have the ability to train together. But the talent is there?

Roman Woronowycz The talent is there. We have plenty of good and talented From left: Elena Oberenko, Diana Sadovnikova and Liudmila Nazarenko contemplating (Continued on page 19) medal. defeat and the tough road to Olympic gold in Atlanta. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15

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1,000-game plateau last February 7 DRUGS & MEDICAL SUPPLIES Pro hockey... against the Hartford Whalers, one of (Continued from page 12) three teams whose colors he has worn. Angeles Times revealed the bizarre “What do I aim for after 1,000? FOR FAMILY AND FRIENDS IN UKRAINE abduction of Oleg Tverdovsky’s mother Maybe I’ll look at 1,500,” said Babych, who was drafted by the Winnipeg Jets near Kyiv. Alexandra Tverdovska was AVAILABLE THROUGH: spirited off the streets in Donetske, (second over all) in 1980. Ukraine, in a plan allegedly mastermind- Babych remembers his first NHL HERITAGE VILLAGE PHARMACY ed by one of Oleg’s former coaches – game against the Washington Capitals, identified only as Nikolai V. The captors but says the rest is pretty much a blur. Bazaar Building Now 34 and in his 16th NHL season, he attempted to extort $200,000 from Southbury, Ct. 06488 Tverdovsky, and the plan was actually in has yet to play on a Stanley Cup winner. its final stages when authorities recap- “Still I think it has been a pretty good • GUARANTEED DELIVERY TO THEIR DOORSTEP career,” he said. “You don’t last this long tured Alexandra aboard a train headed • FAST AND EFFICIENT SERVICE AND AVAILABILITY for Moscow, where she was going to be without enjoying the game and accom- exchanged for the ransom. Nikolai V. plishing something.” • UKRAINIAN-SPEAKING PHARMACIST-CONSULTANT enlisted the aid of a woman, Tatiana R. Babych spent five-plus years in (is this a future TV movie?), and the plot Winnipeg before he was dealt to the Place your free telephone call to: crumbled with the eventual arrest of five Whalers for winger Ray Neufeld. 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Canucks’ 1994 run to the Stanley Cup DUNWOODIE TRAVEL BUREAU “Things are hard in Ukraine – the hardest finals, scoring the winning goal in Game 771-A Yonkers Avenue, Yonkers, New York 10704 in Russia [sic] – and he wanted the 6 of a series Vancouver eventually lost in Tel: 914-969-4200 or 800-550-4334 money.” seven games to the New York Rangers. The Official Travel Agency for the Diocese of Stamford During the 10 days of his mother’s “The best part of this game is being on abduction, Tverdovsky was traded from the ice with the guys,” Babych said. “To the Ducks to the Winnipeg Jets, and all the me, it still feels like I’m on the outdoor TOURS TO ROME 1996 while he said nothing to his teammates or rink in Edmonton with my buddies after management on either side. “I couldn’t school.” Rome and Ukraine July 4-16, 1996 Lufthansa and Ukraine Int’l Air (Sources for above: Robyn Norwood, talk to anyone,” he told the Los Angeles Under the spiritual direction of Rev. Paul Luniw. Times. “She was in danger.” Alexandra beat writer for the Anaheim Mighty Ducks; Fly to Rome from Newark on Lufthansa on July 4; spend 4 nights in Rome for the reli- and her husband, Fedor, are safe and sound Los Angeles Times, Dave Luecking, beat gious celebrations; then continue to Lviv via Frankfurt for 7 nights on your own to visit in Anaheim...Tverdovsky is now one of writer for the St. Louis Blues; Elliott Pap, family and friends. $2,200.00 beat writer for the Vancouver Canucks.) Optional Hotel with breakfast in Lviv $2,550.00 four teenagers, along with Chad Kilger, Ukrainian pro hockey poll Shane Doan and Deron Quint, getting a From St. Paul to St. Peter Jun 24-Jul 8, 1996 British Air/Cosmos Tour good share of ice time in Winnipeg... Hawerchuk hits 500 with flare 1. Detroit – No Ukes, many Russians; Under the spiritual direction of Mitred Monsignor John Terlecky. best hockey team in NHL. Limited space is still available for this 15 day comprehensive tour. Fly from New York to 2. Colorado – Roy in net, Sakic leads London on British Airlines and spend two nights in London. Then travel by deluxe motor- When Mike Keenan scratched Dale coach and ferry across the Channel through the French countryside to Paris. Spend two offense, Leschyshyn on defense. Hawerchuk for the center’s homecoming nights in Paris and continue to Lake Lucerne Switzerland for two nights. Then travel through 3. Pittsburgh – Lemieux, Jagr, Francis game in Buffalo last October, “Ducky’s” Lugano and on to Venice for two nights. Continue to Pisa for the day before arriving in = firepower gallore. 78-year-old grandmother, Georgina Florence for one night. The tour culminates in Rome for four nights and will include all reli- 4. N.Y. Rangers – Messier leads veter- gious celebratins. Breakfast each day and 5 dinners are included. $2,050.00 Mitchell, was one of the disappointed fam- an squad back to Cup quest. ily members at Memorial Auditorium. 5. Chicago – Solid netminding key to ALL DEPOSITS MUST BE RECEIVED BY APRIL 20, 1996. So, she made it a point to travel the any Blackhawk success. 110 miles from her nursing home in Fort 6. Philadelphia – Hawerchuk on Erie, Ontario – broken leg, wheelchair “Legion of Doom” line with Lindros. and all – to be in Toronto for the St. 7. Florida – Overachievers in regular Louis Blues’ game against the Maple season – playoff doom? Leafs on January 31. 8. Montreal – Habs having beaucoup She had one of the best seats in the fun in new Molson Center. house, a wheelchair area behind the Leafs’ 9. New Jersey – Acquisition of net, when Hawerchuk ripped a slapshot Andreychuk adds to offensive arsenal. over goalie Felix Potvin’s glove hand to 10. Boston – Tocchet’s gutsy play score the 500th goal of his career. compensates for Neely’s loss. The goal was a big one, giving the 11. Tampa Bay – Bellows specialty Blues their second goal in a 4-0 victory. performer for striking Lightning. Hawerchuk accomplished the feat in 12. Washington – Bondra + Kono- Toronto, near his Oshawa hometown. walchuk big-time Capital snipers. “You couldn’t have written a better 13. St. Louis – Gretzky + Hull not script,” said Hawerchuk, who greeted his meshing; Keenan stressing. grandmother with a hug and kiss outside 14. Calgary – Fleury leads bunch of the Blues’ dressing room. no-names to .500 record. After the goal, the Blues’ bench emp- 15. Vancouver – Mogilny with 100+ tied as the players skated over to congrat- points – how good with Bure? ulate their Ukrainian teammate. Coach- 16. Toronto – Pat Burns out as coach; GM Keenan, who gave Hawerchuk a Wendel Clark back as Leaf. three-year, $7.6-million deal in the off- 17. Hartford – Best club in NHL to not season, stood on the bench and clapped make playoffs in 1995-1996. along with the sell-out crowd of 15,746 18. Winnipeg – Tkachuk, Tverdovsky who gave Hawerchuk a standing ovation. + Olczyk on playoff hunt. Hawerchuk has had his ups and downs 19. Anaheim – Kariya and Selanne this season with Keenan (and who lighting the lights. hasn’t?), who was his first coach in the 20. Buffalo – Zhitnik offensive on Junior B with the Oshawa Legionnaires. defense; these Sabres are fighters. “This means a lot to me,” Keenan 21. Edmonton – Young forwards + said. “We started our careers together in Cujo in nets Oiler gushers. Junior B. I’ve given him a hard time, but 22. Dallas – Lifeless + inconsistent in he has stuck with it and believes in what all phases of game. we’re doing. He has worked hard. I’m 23. Los Angeles – Khristich + happy for him.” Shuchuk underrated Kings in lousy year. Babych loves hockey 24. N.Y. Isles – Milbury orchestrating strong youth movement. Ukrainian Dave Babych may have lost 25. San Jose – From playoff upstarts some of his hair, but 1,000 games into to total demise in two years. his NHL career he hasn’t lost any enthu- 26. Ottawa – New GM + coach seem siasm for the game. Babych reached the to be righting forever-sinking ship. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15

ing my dissertation, to move to Ukraine Dr. Borys Gudziak... and work on the intellectual elaboration of (Continued from page 3) the Christian legacy. I had a chance to go to viable, and indeed necessary, step to Ukraine and work for the development of take. institutions that will help others gain a deeper knowledge and appreciation of each The whole question was posed by my Eastern Christian tradition. more personal story, being in an Eastern Catholic Church, in the Ukrainian How did you experience the stu- dents at Harvard? Soyuzivka Springfest ‘96 Catholic Church. I’ve been to seminary. I really found the position of Eastern Well, it was a big change coming from Memorial Day Weekend Catholics in many ways enigmatic, and I the seminary in Rome to Harvard. That is was interested in seeing how we got to an understatement, but I would say that my May 24-27 that position. religious commitment was bolstered by We invite everyone to join us for a fun-filled celebration of spring! 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interact with banking systems, also has New Westinghouse... announced that in honor of Ukrainian (Continued from page 4) American war veterans his school will concentrate its aid: the UAV’s Adopt-A- absorb annually 75 percent of the tuition Hospital program, which has already sent for 20 participants from Ukraine to attend more than $7 million in medical supplies the courses. The attendees will be selected to Ukraine; the Gift of Life program of by the UAV to participate in the intensive Rotary International, which brings chil- three-and-a-half week courses from lists drawn up in conjunction with the Ukrainian dren who need open-heart surgery to the Embassy in Washington. A major require- United States; a new program sponsored ment for obvious reasons is that the stu- by the Orphans Aid Society, in which a dents have fluency in English. $15 donation sponsors an orphaned child The courses would coordinate meet- in Ukraine for a month; and, finally, a ings between Ukrainian entrepreneurs program of instruction for Ukrainian and politicians and their local and state business and political leaders in banking counterparts in New York, including and securities in the U.S. Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Gov. George Mr. Bochonko of the UAV explained Pataki. that the veterans’ group would be the mid- It is Mr. Walsh’s wish that eventually dleman through which the money would the program could sustain itself in flow, and that it would bear responsibility Ukraine after a core of trainers has been for accountability. “Ultimately it is the established in what he calls a “train the UAV’s responsibility to make sure the trainers” program. Here a group will be money goes where it is supposed to. The trained who will then initiate ongoing money spent will be accounted for in technical education for businessmen and reports we will ask to be published in the politicians in Kyiv. Ukrainian newspapers,” he explained. The overriding cost, besides tuition Mr. Walsh expects “The Ukraine and books, is room and board for the Phone Service — Aid to Ukraine” fund attendees, which Messrs. Bochonko and to be working by late May. “I hope that Walsh estimate at $93,000 for the first 20 the first disbursement will go to the com- students. They hope the money will mittee by the second quarter, and our come from government and business monthly meetings will shift from getting donations and through money generated the word out to actually doing it — we from subscribers to “The Ukrainian need people to let family and friends Phone Service — Aid to Ukraine.” know how to sign up.” “We do not want to ask the Ukrainian TO ALL MEMBERS OF UNA BRANCH 178 The Securities School people; we want to go to the banks, let’s say, the Bank of America, Chase In Manchester, NH One of the most interesting aspects of Manhattan,” explained Mr. Bochonko. As of April 1, 1996 the secretary’s duties of Branch 178 in Manchester, NH were assumed what the UAV is trying to do with its pro- Mr. Walsh said he was looking to have by Mrs. Sarah B. Lazor. gram is to bring Ukrainian businesspersons the first group in the United States by the and politicians to the United States to train end of the year. We ask all members of this Branch to direct all correspondence regarding membership and in securities and banking practices. To subscribe to “The Ukrainian Phone insurance, as well as their membership premiums to the address listed below: Mr. Walsh, who also runs The Securities Service — Aid to Ukraine” call PBJ School, a Wall Street school that teaches Enterprises in Manhattan at (212) 248- Mrs. Sarah B. Lazor how financial markets work and how they 9500. 2 Partridge Lane E. Kingston, NH 03827 (603) 642-5865 TO ALL MEMBERS OF UNA BRANCH 471 In Montreal, Canada As of April 1, 1996 the secretary’s duties of Branch 471 in Montreal, Canada were assumed TO ALL MEMBERS OF UNA BRANCH 481 by Mrs. Bohdana Dubas. In Carnegie, PA As of April 1, 1996 the secretary’s duties of Branch 481 in Carnegie, PA were assumed by We ask all members of this Branch to direct all correspondence regarding membership and Mrs. Angela Honchar. insurance, as well as their membership premiums to the address listed below: We ask all members of this Branch to direct all correspondence regarding membership and Mrs. Bohdana Dubas insurance, as well as their membership premiums to the address listed below: 5145 Paisley Street Mrs. Angela Honchar St. Leonard, Quebec H1S 1V1 36 Sigrid Drive Home: (514) 728-8733 Carnegie, PA 15106 Office: (514) 727-9456 (412) 429-1536

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where Mykola Lutsenko, 48, an indepen- Six more deputies... dent candidate and one of the editors of (Continued from page 1) Ukraine’s naval fleet newspaper, Fleet of tion and two Communists were elected Ukraine, will face off against Communist on April 7. Party member Anatoliy Yurkovsky, 66, a In Kyiv, two independents made it to teacher at the Sevastopil branch of the Parliament: Leonid Chernovetsky, 44, an Kyiv Industrial-Pedagogical College. ethnic Russian and the president of Both men are ethnic Ukrainians. Pravex Co., whose holdings include a In the city of Cherkasy, Sosnivsky dis- The Episcopacy and Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA invite bank, was elected in the Darnytsia dis- trict, independent candidate Volodymyr all to the St. Thomas Sunday Pilgrimage and observance of the 10th Anniversary of trict; and Volodymyr Bondarenko, 43, an Pivtora, 35, a Ukrainian lawyer who the Chornobyl tragedy, to take place on April 21st at the Church Center in South ethnic Ukrainian and a teacher of history works as a judge in the city court, will run against Oleksiy Starodub, 59, a polit- Bound Brook, New Jersey. and social studies, a candidate of the democratic coalition Vybir (Choice), was ical scientist who is the first secretary of the Communist Party in Cherkasy. elected in the Leningrad district. By-elections in the other 24 districts Let us remember the precious souls-victims of Chornobyl! Twelve of Kyiv’s 23 districts still do have been postponed for another year, not have a representative in Parliament. given the high cost of conducting cam- Pilgrimage program. In Lviv, Olha Kolinko, 44, Ukraine’s paigns and voter apathy, according to deputy procurator general, was elected in officials of the Central Electoral Saturday, April 20th the Levandivsky district, receiving Commission. 9:30 AM - Liturgy in the St. Andrew Memorial Church. Celebrant: His Beatitude Metropolitan almost 70 percent of the vote in a field of Given recent deaths and disappear- Constantine. six candidates. ances, it seems unlikely that the 13th Blessing of the memorial marking the grave of Archbishop Wolodymyr (Didowycz) of blessed In Sevastopil, Communist Party mem- convocation of the Supreme Council will memory. ber Vadym Zachosov, 54, an ethnic have 450 members by March 1998, when Memorial Meal in the Cultural Center. Russian who works as director of the its mandate expires. All automobile and bus parking on the Consistory grounds, 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, Perus open stock company in that seaside Last week, Mykhailo Kashlikov, a NJ (Across from the Somerset Marriott Hotel) city, won in a field of four candidates, member of the Communist faction in with 61 percent of the vote in the Parking forbidden on all cemetery drives and paths. Parliament who represented a district in Nakhimovsky district. Kharkiv, died after a prolonged illness. Cultural exhibits and vending in the main auditorium of the Cultural Center from 12 noon to 7 PM. The other Communist to win a seat in And Vadim Plotkin, a deputy from Vespers and Confessions at 6 PM in the St. Andrew Memorial Church. these by-elections was Vasyl Kuznyev, Odessa, disappeared mysteriously from 65, a teacher of Ukrainian at the Ukraine last year – allegedly with money St. Thomas Sunday, April 21st. Mykolayiv Pedagogical Institute. Mr. from a charitable fund he created. Mr. Kuznyev, an ethnic Ukrainian, received Plotkin, 56, a member of the Center fac- 9:00 AM - Rite of Greeting. more than 60 percent of the vote in the tion who is said to be living with his son 9:30 AM - Archpastoral Divine Liturgy in the St. Andrew Memorial Church. Central district of Mykolayiv Oblast. in Brooklyn, was recently stripped of his Principal celebrant: His Beatitude Metropolitan Constantine. Concelebrants: His Eminence In the city of Khmelnytsky, Ivan deputy’s mandate. Archbishop Antony, His Grace Bishop Paisij, His Grace Bishop Nicholas of the Carpatho- Rudyk, a 46-year-old agricultural engi- Yukhym Zviahilsky, Ukraine’s for- Russian Orthodox Diocense, and area clergy. neer who runs the Proskuriv Agricultural mer prime minister and a deputy in this After the Liturgy: Concelebrated pankhyda for the repose of the victims of the Chornobyl Firm, was elected in the town’s Parliament who is currently residing in tragedy, and those interred in St. Andrew Cemetery. Zavodsky district. The ethnic Ukrainian Israel, has not been stripped of his man- received 67 percent of the vote. date. Thus, he is still a member of the Parking on cemetery grounds and paths, forbidden. Run-offs in two districts are scheduled Supreme Council despite the fact that All parking on Consistory grounds, 135 Davidson Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey (Across from the Somerset Marriott). in the next two weeks. These include the he has not been in Ukraine since late Lenin district in the city of Sevastopil, 1994. Cultural exhibits and vending in the main auditorium of the Cultural Center from 1 PM - 7 PM.

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time for President Yeltsin to visit Kyiv. The Russian Duma... In the wake of this failure several (Continued from page 2) additional steps were taken to try to reach Yeltsin has tried to regain the initiative agreement: a special “expert” committee by proving to the Russian electorate that was set up; the two prime ministers met anything the Duma – or, more accurately, again in Moscow on March 26; and the certain elements in the Duma – can think BSF was on the agenda when Ukrainian of doing in the area of foreign policy Defense Minister Valeriy Shmarov and tomorrow, the Yeltsin administration can his Russian counterpart, Pavel Grachev, actually do better today. met last week in western Ukraine. These This photo is from 1958! Are you in it? The Kremlin launched a diplomatic efforts have so far been unproductive. Early last week, as if buoyed by his lat- Were you registered in this blitz that has so far yielded impressive SOYUZIVKA CAMP? results. On March 9, Russia, Belarus, est diplomatic successes, President Yeltsin Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan signed an was quoted as saying that he would use agreement intended to finally put some his time in Kyiv to “clarify what was pre- flesh on the badly emaciated frame of the venting Ukraine from participating in the CIS; while on April 2, Belarus and process of tighter integration – something Russia signed a series of documents on Ukraine, too, wants.” On March 28, how- an even tighter “voluntary” union. ever, he declared on Russian television Tajikistan appears to be next in line. that he would not visit Kyiv unless the Belarusian President Alyaksandr BSF issue was included in the treaty. This Lukashenka has been something of a issue as well as the question of dual citi- Godsend to those Russians who argue the zenship and the definition of the Russo- possibility of voluntary integration, thus Ukrainian border were excluded from a making the Belarusian case something of copy of the treaty initialed in February Are your children registered in any of the an anomaly. The other leaders probably 1995 by Deputy Prime Minister Marchuk SOYUZIVKA CAMPS felt that dealing with Mr. Yeltsin today and his Russian counterpart, Oleg this year? would be easier than dealing with a post- Soskovets. Subsequently, President election Russia – regardless of who wins. Yeltsin on several occasions approved of Indeed, making this clear has been one of the approach. 1996 CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS AT SOYUZIVKA the Kremlin’s principal techniques for (That Ukraine suggested such an TENNIS CAMP—SUNDAY JUNE 23 — THURSDAY, JULY 4 arrangement seems, at first glance, rather BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 12—18. 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Department of Economic Strategy, Chornobyl... National Institute for Strategic Studies at (Continued from page 5) the Council of National Security of At the time of the nuclear explosion at Ukraine, and visiting scholar, Georgetown Chornobyl, Lt. Gen. Korniichuk was in University); “Economic Consequences of charge of internal affairs for Kyiv Oblast Chornobyl,” Anna Klimina (research and was intimately involved in dealing associate, Institute of Economics, National with its consequences. He subsequently Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and vis- was deputy minister of Internal Affairs of iting scholar, Ukrainian Research the Ukrainian SSR and, later, indepen- Institute); “Political and Social dent Ukraine. He currently is deputy Consequences of Chornobyl,” Jane director of the Chornobyl Museum in Dawson (assistant professor of political Kyiv. science, Wellesley College). • Films: “The Chornobyl Accident: A • Session 3: “Chornobyl Ten Years Chronicle of the Sarcophagus Construc- Later: An Update from the Front,” a lec- tion” (1996); excerpts, “While We Still ture by Richard Wilson (Mallinckrodt pro- Live...” (1992). fessor of physics, Harvard University), These short documentary films, with Science Center E, 8 p.m. English-language commentary, utilize rare NEW YORK (including previously classified) footage. Thursday, April 25: Internationally recognized, the second film was awarded the EC’s Europa prize. • A concert of the Odessa Philharmonic The screening will be followed by a Orchestra, conducted by Hobart Earle, in discussion of the films by the director, the hall of the General Assembly of the Volodymyr Kuznetsov (in Ukrainian, United Nations, 7 p.m. Admission to the with English translation). Mr. Kuznetsov concert is limited to U.N. diplomats, how- has specialized in documentaries on ever 200 seats are available for sponsors Chornobyl, and is a recognized authority donating $250. Sponsors should send their on the nuclear disaster and its aftermath. donations to: American Friends of the His work has been supported by the U.S. Odessa Philharmonic, c/o Askold Environmental Protection Agency and the Lozynskyj, 55 East 7th St., New York, NY Ukrainian Ministry of the Environment 10003. by contract with the Institute for WASHINGTON Sustainable Communities, U.S. • Session 2: “The Consequences of the Tuesday, April 23: Catastrophe,” April 25, Harvard Hall, 104, • A Commission on Security and Well-established dental office seeking partner 2-5:30 p.m. Opening remarks, George G. Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Office: (201) 762-3100; Home: (201) 731-1050 Grabowicz (director, Ukrainian Research Commission) hearing commemorating Institute); “Environmental Problems in the the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl Wake of Chornobyl,” John Dillon (Knight nuclear disaster, Room 2255, Rayburn Science Journalism Fellow, Massachusetts House Office Building (room subject to Institute of Technology); “Nuclear Power change), 10 a.m.-noon. Scheduled to Yonkers Travel Agency seeks and Energy Problems in the Wake of appear: Dr. Yuri Shcherbak, ambassador F/T or P/T agent. Ukrainian language and SysOne a plus. Chornobyl,” Sergei Skokov (managing of Ukraine to the U.S.; Syarhey director, “Logos 92 Ltd.” Scientific and Martynau, ambassador of Belarus to the Call 914-969-4502 9AM-6PM Production Co., Kharkiv, and Muskie U.S.; Prof. Murray Feshbach, Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Georgetown University; Alexander Technology); “Socio-demographic Kuzma, Chornobyl Challenge ‘96. For Consequences of Chornobyl,” Natalia more information call Orest Lakiza-Sachuk (project director, Deychakiwsky, (202) 225-1901. ATTENTION ATTENTION AN OPPORTUNITY TO EARN EXTRA INCOME IS YOUR CURRENT COMPANY We are looking to expand our advertising clientele for our publications, the Ukrainian-language daily Svoboda and English-language The Ukrainian Weekly. LOSING INTEREST IN YOU? If you are a self-motivated, hard-working and bright individual, you can supplement your ARE YOU AN EXPERIENCED AGENT income by referring customers to our advertising department. Your earnings will be based on the amount of advertising you attract to our pages. WHO NEEDS A CHANGE IN THE RIGHT For details please write or call: Svoboda Administration DIRECTION? Advertising Department: Maria Szeparowycz 30 Montgomery Street Jersey City, NJ 07302 If so the Ukrainian National Association is (201) 434-0237 your answer. We have been offering quality

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age of 4 I lived with my mother and father Coach Volodymyr Ryzhov... in Luhanske, where I learned to play bas- (Continued from page 11) ketball. I played professional basketball players. But we do not have the chance to for 17 years, for more than 13 of them for train together and play at the most compet- the Budivelna Kyiv team, one of the best itive levels for six to eight months a year. in the former Soviet Union. It was also The national championships of Ukraine one of the best teams of Europe, usually are not particularly high caliber competi- finishing first, second or third. I was a player-coach for two years and tions. The players on our team who com- then a coach of the Budivelna team. pete in the championships are tested at Dynamo Kyiv proposed that I coach the probably half of their ability. It does noth- women’s team, which had finished last in ing to help them become the best. the championships of the Soviet Union. I We do not have the facilities and the liked the idea of building a new team from equipment that others have. We do not the ground up and became the head coach have a material base that would give the on January 1, 1990. In 1991 we won the athletes the chance to do all they can. championship of the Soviet Union, a year But as in years past, we are always very later (1992-1993 season) the Dynamo team enthusiastic, we are always thinking, inno- finished second in Europe, and third in the vating. world among professional sports clubs. That is not the way we want to continue. I have a large family, a wife and three We would love to have a beautiful arena, children. My daughter, Lilia, is here. She is plenty of financial backing to be able to the club manager, and head of the interna- prepare for six to eight months by playing tional relations department of Dynamo. She the best teams in the world. Unfortunately, knows English well. Ukraine does not as yet have this. I must My son is 18, and I expect that he will say, however, that lately our administration be a good basketball player. He is 6 feet has spent much time and money on prepa- 5 inches tall. He hopes and dreams to go ration for the Olympics. to school in the United States and test his You are European champions of abilities there. He is persistent and I 1995. Many were surprised by the expect that he will do it. team’s accomplishment. I also have a 7-year-old daughter who Yes, this was unexpected and a surprise is preparing to enter school next year. to many Europeans. But we prepared for I want to ask you one more time, the European championships as a path to would you like to make a prognosis the Olympics. We had a fine squad. The about the Olympic basketball competi- toughest game, undoubtedly, was the finals tions? Who is going to take the gold, against the Italians. But our girls were fly- the silver...? ing high and put on a basketball exhibition. Right now I have seen only five or six Two short items. First, what were teams. Ok, I’ll give the gold to the Ameri- the souvenirs you exchanged with the cans. But I reiterate that the Ukrainian team American team? has not played a single game with its full Whenever we play against other nation- squad intact, so I cannot predict and I do not al teams we only give gifts of Ukrainian want to. This is not my role as a coach. I origin. These were small, carved wooden would surmise that after we have played cases embellished with Ukrainian orna- tournaments in Australia in May, where the mentation. We want to underscore that we Americans will also compete, then we will are from Ukraine. When the Americans be able to begin planning our strategy. were in Ukraine we gave them similar Right now we are here on a, let’s call it a gifts with Ukrainian ornamentation and scouting mission, to see what our opponent they really liked them. has. We will also play against China, and we expect they will put their best team on Finally, tell us about yourself. the floor. Then we will better be able to I was born in Tulia, in Russia. From the decide how to win at the Olympics. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 1996 No. 15

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, April 13 - Monday, May 13 Nations Anatoliy Zlenko will speak on WOODSTOCK, N.Y.: The Woodstock “International Cooperation in Mitigating the Artists Association invites visitors to an Consequences of the Chornobyl Tragedy.” exhibition of “Recent Watercolors” by The following morning, Ukraine’s Marko Shuhan, at the association’s gallery, Ambassador to the United States Dr. Yuri 28 Tinker St. Shcherbak will talk on “Medical and Political Implications of Chornobyl.” For Wednesday, April 17 more information call WIT, (212) 686-1996. NEWARK, N.J.: Councilman Ronald L. Saturday, April 27 Rice will present a resolution in commemo- PERTH AMBOY, N.J.: The Ukrainian ration of the 10th anniversary of the Assumption School PTA is sponsoring a Chornobyl disaster at the City Council Spring Craft Show, at 9 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Chambers, third floor, City Hall, 920 Broad Ukrainian Assumption auditorium, Meredith St., at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend. and Jacques streets. Table rentals are avail- For inquiries call Bozhena Olshaniwsky, able at $15 each. For reservations and infor- (201) 373-9729. mation call (908) 826-8721. Saturday, April 20 Sunday, April 28 CHERRY HILL, N.J.: In commemora- WASHINGTON: The Washington Per- tion of the 10th anniversary of the forming Arts Society presents the Odessa Chornobyl nuclear disaster the Children of Philharmonic Orchestra, performing in com- Chornobyl Relief Fund Committee at St. memoration of the 10th anniversary of the Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church is Chornobyl nuclear disaster, at the Kennedy sponsoring a varenyky sale. Price: $3.25 Center Concert Hall, 2 p.m. The program per dozen. All proceeds will go directly to includes works by Copeland, Dankevych, CCRF. To place your orders call, (609) Ives, Kolessa, Mahler and Skoryk. For tick- 854-4573 or (609) 665-7522. ets call Instant Charge, (202) 467-4600. Saturday, April 20 - Sunday, April 21 CHERRY HILL, N.J.: The Children of WARREN, Mich: The National Executive Chornobyl Relief Fund Committee at St. Board meeting of the Ukrainian American Michael Ukrainian Catholic Church will pre- Veterans will be held at St. Josaphat sent a program commemorating the 10th Ukrainian Catholic Church Parish Center at anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disas- 1 p.m. Following the meeting, the board ter, immediately after the 11:45 a.m. divine will meet with U.S. Rep. David Bonior. The liturgy. Documentary films on the accident following day, there will be a dedication of and its consequences will be screened. a memorial marker, at 2 p.m., at the Fort Chornobyl observers will tell about their Custer National Cemetery in Battle Creek. experiences and answer questions. All those For more information call Dmytro interested are invited to attend. For more Bodnarczuk, (914) 634-2775. information call (609) 783-7348. Thursday, April 25 - Friday, April 26 ONGOING NEW YORK: The World Information Monday, April 8 - Tuesday, April 30 Transfer presents an international conference at the United Nations in commemoration of CLIFTON, N.J.: All are invited to visit the the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl Clifton Memorial Library on Piaget Avenue nuclear accident. The conference is titled to view the art exhibit featuring works creat- “Toxic Waste: Its Effects on Health,” and ed by children of Chornobyl and children will feature presentations by numerous sci- from Clifton elementary public schools. The HURYN MEMORIALS entists and officials from governmental and exhibit is an international venture that pays For the finest in custom made memorials installed in all cemeteries in the nongovernmental organizations. At the tribute to Chornobyl survivors. For more Thursday morning session, Ukraine’s information call Daria Farmiga, (201) 779- New York Metropolitan area including Holy Spirit in Hamptonburgh, N.Y., Permanent Representative to the United 6136. St. Andrew’s in South Bound Brook, N.J., Pine Bush in Kerhonkson and Glen Spey Cemetery, Glen Spey. learned this by experience, by our own con- We offer personal service and guidance in your home. For a bilingual rep- Canada to participate... tacts and practices in Ukraine, where we do resentative call: (Continued from page 4) business.” Ms. Kozlova had high praise for Mr. HURYN MEMORIALS on April 30 - May 3 and dovetail with a Sanin, Ukraine’s trade representative in P.O. Box 121 “Doing Business in Ukraine” conference Canada. “He was very constructive and Hamptonburgh, N.Y. 10916 on May 1-2. Ms. Kozlova indicated to The Weekly shows considerable initiative in contacting Tel. (914) 427-2684 the various ministries on both sides,” she Fax. (914) 427-5443 that 63 concerns, with interests in health and tourism, construction, steel manufactur- said. Six months ago, Kozlova Enterprises ing, agricultural products, paint producers, secured exclusive rights to distribute Petro alcohol and spirits, as well as Ukraine’s Canada’s lubrication products in Ukraine. Ministry of Fisheries, will participate. Now, Ms. Kozlova hopes to pass on oppor- This will include three non-Ukrainian tunities open to Ukrainian business in Ca- European companies, two Canadian firms nada to her compatriots back home. For re- (one of which is Petro Canada), and a joint gistration information call 1-800-648-7469. Ukrainian-Canadian venture. Twenty-one companies will have official exhibitor’s status. Ms. Kozlova said the principal aim of the trade show is to bring Ukrainian entre- Archbishop’s grave preneurship to Canada, at their cost, and to maximize exposure for them. Working in to be blessed concert with one of Ukraine’s biggest SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. — The advertising agencies, Blitz Inform, and Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. through the extensive contacts enjoyed by announces that the blessing and dedication her partner in Kozlova Enterprises, Ihor of the monument marking the grave of the Zaks, they vetted a wide range of compa- ruling bishop of Australia and New nies for participation in the project. Zealand, Archbishop Wolodymyr Ms. Kozlova said she parlayed her engi- (Didowycz), will take place on Bright neering chemistry background into con- Saturday, April 20, at the Cemetery of St. tacts in the early 1980s with a Japanese Andrew the First-Called Apostle. firm that first exposed her to the idea of Metropolitan Constantine will cele- trade shows. Having come to Canada five brate divine liturgy at 9:30 a.m. at St. years ago on a family invitation visa from Andrew Memorial Church. After the her uncle in Winnipeg, she settled there liturgy, a procession to the grave site, and soon after brought over Mr. Zaks, a panakhyda and blessing will take place. 12-year acquaintance, to help in expanding A memorial meal will be served in the a business they’d long planned to establish. Cultural Center after the liturgical services. “Our company believes that the best way The episcopacy and consistory invite all to to secure opportunities is through personal take part in honoring the memory of God’s contacts,” Ms. Kozlova said. “We’ve servant, Archbishop Wolodymyr.