The Ukrainian Weekly 1987

Iі5Ье(і by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fratornal non-profit association| Шrainian WeeI:IV Vol. LV No. 28 THE UKRA1NIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 12. 1987 25 cents Catholic hierarchs approve logo, Millennium celebrations launched anthem for 1,000th ar^niversary in Pennsylvania State Capitol ROME The olTicial emblem and music composed by Prof. Myron Fe- anthem for the celebration of the doriw of Philadelphia, was also ap Millennium of the Christiani/ation of proved by the hierarchs. Ukraine have been approved by the The emblem, in colors of blue and Ipresidium of the Synod of the Hierar gold, is circular in design. The focal chy of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, point is the cross, the official symbol of according to a press release from the Christianity. 1n the center of the cross is Philadelphia Archeparchy. the Hucharistic lamb, bearing the ini At its May 19 meeting in Rome, the tials IC XC NI KA, meaning Jesus Presidium selected the official emblem Christ Conquers. On the bottom of the which was designed by artist Christine cross is the Ukrainian national emblem, Dochwat. At the same meeting, the of the try/ub. This try/ub and the bottom ficial anthem, with words composed by section of the cross are covered with the Rev. Sebastian Sob0I OSBM and waves of water symbolizing the baptism of Ukraine. To the left of the cross is the date 988 and to the right, the date I988. 1 he entire emblem is enclosed within a circle to form a seal. The left side bears the inscription in Ukrainian: "I,00() years of Ukraine\ baptism." The right side of the seal bears the inscription in Latin: "Sacrum Rus Ucrainae Millen nium.'' The cross, eucharistic lamb, try/ub, and dates 988-І988 are colored in gold. The background, the water, the inscriptions, and the circles are depicted in blue. 1 he Presidium of the Synod recom mends that aII Ukrainian Catholic Churches, institutions and organiza Official Millennium seal of the Ukrai tions adopt this symbol and utilize it for nian Catholic Church. (Continued on page 14) Chornobyi and glasnost: Pennsylvania Go v. Bob Casey signs state proclamation designating 1988 as the year of the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine. Looking on (from left) are aII the news that's fit to print Metropolitan Sulyk, Bishop Antony and Dr. Bohdan Hnatiuk, chairman of the by David R. Marples other opinions that run counter to the Philadelphia Millennium Committee. and Leda Hewka "prevailing wind." by Christine Perfecky ring these official observances, which In May Soviet authorities reported were carried live to Ukraine by the Two recent articles in the Ukrainian that less than 10 rems of irradiation per HARRISBURG, Pa. -The official "Voice of America." press (Radianska Ukraina, June 11 and person was received in the special zone celebrations of the Millennium of The program, attended by Gov. 13) have focused on the current si during I986, although as Western Christianity in Rus'-Ukraine in the state tuation at the Chornobyi nuclear Casey, was opened with the singing of observers pointed out, this figure was of Pennsylvania were formally launched M. Hnatyshyn's prayerlike "Blessed Be power plant: the first highlighted a press much less than hitherto believed and in the Rotunda of the State Capitol here conference held at the building of the Man" sung by the Prometheus Male would not have been expected to have on June 24. ^ Chorus of Philadelphia under the Kiev 0bIast executive committee to caused the environmental changes Taking part in this historical oc which foreign journalists were invited direction of Michael Dlaboha and with brought on by the Chornobyi disaster, casion, which was attended by over 800 the accompaniment of pianist Irene while the second involved interviews such as the forest that has turned participants, were Pennsylvania Gov. with prominent Soviet specialists in the Pelech-Zwarych. Introductory remarks completely brown within the vicinity of Bob Casey, who issued the official state by Attorney Daniel Maxymiuk, head of nuclear and health f1eIds, including the the damaged reactor. proclamation on the Millennium, Lt. vice-president of the Academy of the Harrisburg celebration committee The May 1987 report followed Soviet Gov. Mark Singe1, himself of Ukrai and emcee of the event, then followed. Medical Sciences of the USSR, Leonid statements that have focused on 28 nian ancestry, who on his own initiative llyin. radiation victims of Chornobyi also issued a special citation com Keynote addresses on the worldwide Following the recent revelations that omitting reference either to those who memorating this day; State Sen. M. significance of the acceptance of numerous villages in the 30 kilometer died of other causes on April 26, 1986, Joseph Rocks, the official state host for Chrisianity by Rus'-Ukraine 1,000years zone will be unfit for habitation for and the most recent victim the Soviet the festivities; and over 30 state le ago, which so profoundly affected the years to come, the two articles exhibited film director, Vladimir Shevchenko, gislators headed by Rep. William Ry- future course of Ukrainian history and a rare combination of realism and director of the film "Chornobyi: A bak (D), Rep. Michael Dawida (D), culture, were delivered by Gov. Casey, unwarranted optimism. Further, the Chronicle of Difficult Weeks," who Sen. Michael 0Take (D), Rep. Ted Lt. Gov. Singe1 and by Sen. Rocks. emphasis on glasnost that pervaded died of radiation sickness in May. Stuban (D), Rep. Jon Fox (R) and In addition to recalling the year 988 these, as other recent articles in the How does one explaing the Soviets' Sen. John Stouffer (R). when St. Volodymyrthe Great adopted Soviet media, was undermined by an behavior? і he grim realities of the The hierarchy of Ukrainian Churches the Christian faith as the religion of unwillingness to take into consideration situation around the damaged reactor was represented by Archbishop Rus'-Ukraine by baptizing his people in Dr. David Marples is the author of are only too evident from the press Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk of the the waters of the Dnieper River, the *^Chornobyi and Nuclear Power in the conference, only two ^.onths earlier, Ukrainian Catholic Church and by speakers also concentrated on the USSR" (I966). Leda He\\ka is a the Soviet Ukrainian press was speak Bishop Antony of the Ukrainian terrible truth of present-day persecu graduate of the University of Penn ing of the imminent revival of the city Giuiuoox *^nurcn. Boih prciaies, who tions, annihilation and forceful ab sylvania, who is assisting Dr. Marples of Prypiat and the cultivation of half the came accompanied by numerous mem sorption that both the Ukrainian Ca in the preparation of his second hook on territory of the 30 kilometer zone in the bers of Ihe clergy, delivered deeply tholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Chur- the Chornobyi nuclear accident. (Continued on page 15) moving and meaningful addresses du (Continued on page 5) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 12. 1987 No. 28 A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Chornobyl officials go on trial JERSEY CITY, N.J.— The trial of Both men were reportedly sleeping the former director of the Chornobyl when the reactor exploded at 1:23 a.m. nuclear power station and five of his "With so many human deaths, I Byelorussians press language demands aides began on Tuesday, July 7, in the cannot say I am completely innocent," by Roman Solchanyk greatly distressing discovery" - name town of Chornobyl with all six Anatoly Dyatlov, the 57-year-old ly, that neither in Minsk, nor in any defendants denying charges of "blatant deputy chief engineer, was quoted as In spite of the categorically negative of the 0blast 6enters, nor in any city, nor violation" of security regulations, saying. response that recently came from the even in any small town in the republic reported the Associated l^ress. The trial is being held in a makeshift first secretary of the Byelorussian can one find a single Byelorussian courtroom in the auditorium of Communist Party to the demands of school. "There are English, French and A small group of Moscow-based reporters was driven in by bus from Chornobyl's House of Culture. It was Byelorussian intellectuals for an im Spanish schools but no Byelorussian reportedly attended by relatives of provement of the status of the Byelorus schools." This is how things now stand Kiev under police escort to view the first day's proceedings. accident victims, plant workers and sian language in the republic, the in Byelorussia with regard to the clean-up personnel. proponents of change are keeping the language, said Mr. Hilevich, resulting The Soviets have blamed the April The scene of the trial, the town of pressure on. from "objective" as well as "subjective, 26, I986, disaster which officials have Chornobyl, lies II miles south of the The venue this time was the plenum voluntaristic reasons." And in order to said claimed 31 lives and hospitalized power station. The former town of of the Board of the USSR Writers' turn the situation around, he continued, 500, entirely on human error. 12,000 remains evacuated. Union convened in Moscow at the end there had to be held from the outside: All six defendants, including the The decision to hold the trial there of April, at which the well-known poet "As l hope you understand, today for plant's former director, chief engineer was apparently designed to add drama and literary critic Nil Hilevich focused us this is the question of questions. We and his deputy, rejected some of the to the proceedings, reported the AP. primarily on the language question. are profoundly disturbed by the lan accusations and insisted the accident The AP reported that such a trial, Internationalist upbringing, he main guage situation that has developed in was due to Haws in the reactor's design held 14 months after the disaster was tained, is an important and complex Byelorussia.

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