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INSIDE: • Controversy continues to mark Ukraine’s election campaign — page 4. • Complete results of Team Ukraine at Winter Olympics — page 10. • Mosaics and stained glass: the art of Roman Kowal — page 13.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXX HE KRAINIANNo. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine IMF Ttells Ukraine itU will not issue credits Ukraine’sW Olympians leave until exporters receive refunds of taxes Salt Lake City medal-less by Roman Woronowycz nomic advisor, Anatolii Halchynskyi, said by Andrew Nynka In both events, however, the fifth place Kyiv Press Bureau on February 25 that because Ukraine has results came as a pleasant and unexpected had a positive balance of payments for SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – For all their surprise for the competitors, highlighting a KYIV – The International Monetary three years running, it should consider not effort and sacrifice prior to the start of the bright spot in Ukraine’s disappointing final Fund threw Ukraine a financial curve ball taking IMF loans. 19th Winter Olympiad in Salt Lake City, medal count of zero. on February 22 when it told Kyiv that it “It may be time to change our relations Utah, Ukraine’s athletes returned home dis- In the men’s freestyle aerials event, must return more than $1 billion in value- [with the IMF],” said Mr. Halchynskyi. appointingly medal-less. Stanislav Kravchuk (no relation to added taxes (VAT) collected from During a press conference in Kyiv, Mr. Following years of rigorous training and Ukraine’s current president Leonid Ukrainian exporters before the country Rohovyi said he was not sure that was the preparation for the games, the best result Danylovych) told The Weekly that he qualifies for more financial support. Until expected to do no better than sixth place, best possible alternative. He expressed his Ukraine’s athletes could muster was a pair Ukraine complies, the financial organiza- but was shooting to place in the top 10. opinion that it was probably better to com- of fifth-place finishes in men’s freestyle tion refused to issue more credits. aerials and women’s 30-kilometer cross- Kravchuk held first place after seven of The decision by the IMF executive (Continued on page 4) country skiing. the event’s 12 finalists completed their last board, which came after three days of meet- jump. With only three jumpers remaining, ings in Washington with a Ukrainian dele- including gold medal favorite Eric gation led by Minister of the Economy Bourgoust of the United States, Kravchuk, Vasyl Rohovyi, led some Ukrainian offi- who at that point was holding on to third – cials to suggest that it may be time to curtail overtaken by the event’s ultimate silver relations with the international financial U.S. native Lonchyna consecrated bishop in Lviv medalist, Joe Pack of the United States, and organization. the bronze medalist, Alexei Grichin of President Leonid Kuchma’s chief eco- Belarus – dropped to fifth after Ales Valenta of the Czech Republic took the gold and Canada’s Jeff Bean took fourth place. With Bourgoust jumping last in the final Demjanjuk stripped round, it seemed certain that Kravchuk would drop to sixth. However, Bourgoust’s crash landing in the final jump of competi- of U.S. citizenship tion left Kravchuk in an unexpected fifth and American Bourgoust in a surprising CLEVELAND – A federal judge once again revoked the U.S. citizenship of (Continued on page 11) John Demjanjuk, whom the Office of Special Investigations of the U.S. Justice Department accuses of being a guard at several Nazi death and labor camps. The Kyiv ‘man on the street’ decision was handed down on February 21. blames lack of funds, Ed Nishnic, spokesman for the Demjanjuk family, told The Weekly on February 27 that Mr. Demjanjuk will inadequate facilities appeal the decision. He explained also that the Demjanjuk defense has 10 days by Roman Woronowycz from the date of the judgment to Kyiv Press Bureau respond. KYIV – Ukrainians, outspoken and The Associated Press reported that infinitely quotable as always, had Judge Paul Matia of the Federal District much to say about the failure of Court in Cleveland said there is enough Ukraine’s Olympic squad to capture a evidence to prove Mr. Demjanjuk was a single medal at the recently completed guard at Nazi death and forced labor Winter Games in Salt Lake City, camps without eyewitness corrobora- Utah. Nonetheless, the reasons they tion. The ruling came a little more than sited for the most part were variations eight months after a seven-day trial in on a single theme: the Ukrainian team the case that ended on June 8, 2001. performed badly because of a lack of “The government had the burden of finances and a proper training site. proving its contention to the court by The climate and geography of a clear, convincing and unequivocal evi- country, as we all know, plays a key dence,’’ Judge Matia said in a supple- role in how it does in the Olympics. ment to the ruling. “It did so.” Northern, more mountainous coun- Mr. Nishnic responded by saying: tries have long dominated the Winter “We tried our case and continue to Games. Ukraine has a relatively tem- believe the government is wrong. We perate climate and few mountains to most respectfully believe that Judge speak of. As such, experts do not con- Matia has made serious factual and legal sider it a prime winter sport country, errors in his opinion.” and it has had few successes in the “It is true that judges have ruled LVIV – Following his episcopal ordination on February 27, Bishop Hlib Lonchyna, 48, outdoor events. But at least one against us over the past 25 years and is surrounded by members of Lviv’s Faith and Light community outside St. George Kyivan thought that a better 2001- public opinion has seemed to be against Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral. Faith and Light is a community of developmentally dis- 2002 winter would have helped the us as well. Nevertheless, we have abled individuals, their familes and friends. Bishop Hlib served as the group’s chap- Ukrainians’ chances this year. proven them wrong before and we have lain for a number of years.The new bishop is a native of Steubenville, Ohio, and a (Continued on page 4) (Continued on page 14) monk of the Studite Order. He will serve as auxiliary bishop of the Lviv Archeparchy.

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ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS National identity and civil society in Ukraine: NEWSBRIEFS Compensation for TU-154 announced ruled Afghanistan were “groundless and based on unchecked information received explaining the Yuschenko phenomenon MOSCOW – Aleksei Sazonov, a coun- from dubious sources.” In January, selor at the Russian Embassy in Ukraine, Ukrainian lawmakers urged prosecutors to by Taras Kuzio Commonwealth of Independent States. told journalists on February 26 that the fam- investigate former Security Service of RFE/RL Newsline The opposition movement that grew up ily of each person who died when a Russian Ukraine Chief Leonid Derkach and his during the Kuchmagate scandal was TU-154 passenger plane was downed on son Andrii, whom Germany’s Der Spiegel Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko based in the same regions as the anti- October 4, 2001, by a Ukrainian S-200 mis- implicated in illegal arms sales to the entered Ukrainian politics on a national Soviet, nationalist movement of the late sile over the Black Sea will receive at least Taliban. Even before the Der Spiegel scale when he moved from chairman of Soviet era, namely western and central $10,000 in compensation from Ukraine, report was published, Ukrainian lawmak- the National Bank of Ukraine to prime Ukraine. RIA-Novosti reported. According to Mr. ers had persuaded prosecutors to open a minister in December 1999. During his If the Ukraine Without Kuchma move- Sazonov, the agreement was reached last criminal probe into Leonid and Andrii government’s 18-month tenure he over- ment had been able to mobilize country- week when Russian Security Council Derkach, as well as National Security and saw Ukraine’s emergence from a decade- wide support, as Mr. Kostunica did in Secretary Vladimir Rushailo met with Defense Council Chairman Yevhen long slump and paid off wage and pen- Serbia, it is doubtful that President Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. Marchuk, for alleged illegal arms sales. A sion arrears. A survey of different Kuchma would be still in power today. (RFE/RL Newsline) court in Turin on February 13 opened pre- Ukrainian opinion polls conducted But, as in the late Soviet era, eastern and liminary hearings in a case reportedly between June 2001 and January 2002 southern Ukraine remained passive. Antonov to produce new passenger jet showed that Mr. Yuschenko’s popularity linked to the possible involvement of As Russophile activists Mykhailo KYIV – Ukraine’s Antonov Design Ukrainian officials in illegal arms deals. ratings remained at between 18 and 30 Pogrebynsky and Vladimir Malynkovych percent. Bureau and the aircraft plant in Ulan- (RFE/RL Newsline) bemoaned in a roundtable convened at Ude, in the Russian Federation’s Western commentary has focused pri- the Russian newspaper Nezavisimaya Kuchma decrees pay raise for servicemen marily on Mr. Yuschenko’s personal pop- Republic of Buriatia, signed an accord on Gazeta in April 2001, civil society is February 26 on the joint production of ularity and has ignored why this popular- closely linked to national identity in KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has ity has not been transformed into a the AN-148 passenger jet, UNIAN signed a decree to increase wages for Ukraine. Consequently, an active civil reported. Petro Balabuyev, Antonov’s nationwide mass movement. In other society only exists in western and central Ukrainian senior officers by 50 percent words, why has Mr. Yuschenko not chief designer, said the plane will be a and to lower-rank servicemen by 100 per- Ukraine, while the east is passive. highly efficient 80-seat aircraft, with a become a Ukrainian equivalent of Eastern and southern Ukrainians only cent as of January 1, 2003, Interfax report- Democratic Party of Serbia (DSS) head top speed of 850 kilometers per hour and ed. By virtue of another decree, President become involved in politics in the run-up a flying range of 2,500-14,000 kilome- Vojislav Kostunica, who was able to to national elections when their more Kuchma ordered the government to submit mobilize both democratic and nationalist ters. The aircraft will be equipped with a a bill to the Parliament proposing to reduce numerous votes in regions such as the new version of the D-36 engine which, anti-Communist mass opposition to for- Donbas with its 10 million population compulsory military service in Ukraine to mer President Slobodan Milosevic in according to Mr. Balabuyev, is the best in 12 months as of 2005. (RFE/RL Newsline) are sought by election blocs. the world. (RFE/RL Newsline) October 2000? Because the national democrats were Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma Parties urged to halt “foul language” not able to take power in Ukraine, they U.S. supports Kyiv’s intent to join WTO is as unpopular as Mr. Milosevic was, were unable to ensure that Ukraine KYIV – Former presidential adviser and yet the opposition newspaper undertook the “radical reform and return KYIV – Deputy Assistant Secretary of Ihor Storozhuk, the head of the Ukrainian Vecherniye Vesti compared Ukraine to Europe” strategy adopted by the three State Steven Pifer said in Kyiv on National Television Company, advised unfavorably to Yugoslavia and asked, Baltic states and post-Milosevic Serbia. February 24 that the United States “enthu- parliamentary election candidates against “What kind of people would put up with Instead, Ukraine has muddled along with siastically” supports Ukraine’s intention to discredited rulers? Are we worse than the “resorting to foul language, trading insults “third way” and “multi-vector” policies join the World Trade Organization, Serbs?” and making groundless allegations” in favored by the former Soviet Ukrainian Ukrainian Television reported. Mr. Pifer In Ukraine, the creation of a similar state-sponsored election broadcasts that elite-turned-oligarchs. stressed that Washington attaches great mass movement is made more difficult the company is obliged to carry under the The only way Ukraine can escape importance to the development of close because of the national question that pre- election law, Ukrainian Television report- from these confused policies is through relations with Kyiv, and may consider vents Mr. Yuschenko and his Our ed. Mr. Storozhuk’s appeal was followed the creation of a broad reformist move- revoking the economic sanctions against Ukraine bloc from capturing the same by a program commenting on the Socialist ment, such as Our Ukraine, that com- Ukraine if it strictly adheres to all the levels of high support elsewhere in the Party’s election broadcast on February 21. bines a patriotic, anti-corruption and points in the recently adopted law on country that it already enjoys in western The broadcast featured excerpts from socio-economic platform. For the first combating CD piracy. Mr. Pifer, a former and central Ukraine. recordings made by former presidential time since the late Soviet era, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, also said that A November-December 2000 security guard Mykola Melnychenko, in Communist Party and its leader, Petro the United States does not possess any International Foundation for Electoral which a voice similar to that of President Symonenko, have been pushed into sec- information that would confirm that Systems poll found that approximately Leonid Kuchma was heard using extreme- ond place by Our Ukraine and Mr. Ukraine supplied arms to Afghanistan’s the same number of ethnic Russians and ly foul language and attacking his oppo- Yuschenko. Taliban. In January, Ukrainian lawmakers ethnic Ukrainians suffered as a result of a nents. (RFE/RL Newsline) But, as in the late Soviet era when urged prosecutors to probe such allega- decade of social change. Nevertheless, they allied themselves with the “sover- tions, which had been voiced last year in Serpents Island part of Odesa Oblast only 26 percent of Russian respondents eign communists,” national democrats some foreign media. (RFE/RL Newsline) in the poll said they trust Mr. Yuschenko, have today been forced to compromise KYIV – Serpents Island (Zmiinyi compared with 45 percent of Ukrainians. Kyiv denies selling arms to Taliban by forming a tactical alliance with the Ostrov) in the Black Sea has officially This gap in attitudes along ethnic lines centrists. The major difference between become part of Kyliiskyi District of Odesa was not reflected in attitudes toward KYIV – The Defense Ministry on the late Soviet era and today is that Our Oblast, Ukrainian Television reported on President Kuchma, who was trusted by February 13 denied that Ukraine was Ukraine has for the first time expanded February 23. Kyiv and Bucharest have 31 percent of Ukrainians and 22 percent involved in the illegal sale of tanks to the reach of national democrats into east- long been in dispute over this rocky islet of Russians. (The poll was conducted Afghanistan’s Taliban, the Associated ern and southern Ukraine – the tradition- and over how to divide the oil- and gas- before the “Kuchmagate” scandal erupt- Press reported. The ministry said in a al preserve of the Communist Party and bearing continental shelf around it. The ed in November 2000). statement that the news reports about sales the oligarchs. In the late Soviet era, the national of T-55 tanks to the Taliban when they (Continued on page 23) The link between national identity and democrats in Ukraine were strong civil society that makes Ukraine so dif- enough to propel the country to inde- ferent from Yugoslavia is reflected in a pendence – but not to take power. 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Copyright © 2002 The Ukrainian Weekly No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 3 Sheptytsky’s miter is discovered New Ukrainian Greek-Catholic bishops Religious Information Service of Ukraine Church. It was given to Metropolitan Sheptytsky at the ceremony of his are consecrated for Kharkiv and Lviv LVIV – A sensational discovery was appointment to the Metropolitan See of presented recently at Lviv’s Museum of Lviv in 1901. The evidence may be seen UGCC Press Service Since 1997 he has served as the hegu- Ethnography and Art: the miter of in the many photos of Metropolitan men (superior) for the monastery of St. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, head of LVIV – Hieromonk Stepan Meniok Sheptytsky wearing this miter. Alphonsus in Lviv and rector of the the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church and Hieromonk Ihor Vozniak were This theory was also confirmed by Blessed Mykola Charnetskyi Higher (UGCC) from 1900 to 1944. ordained to the episcopacy of the Olena Haiova, director of the religious Spiritual Institute, Lviv Province of the Andrii Yurash, lecturer at Lviv’s Ivan Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church department at the Central State Historical Redemptorist Fathers. Franko National University (IFNU) and (UGCC) on February 15 and 17, respec- Archive of Ukraine in Lviv, which has He speaks Ukrainian, Russian, Polish at the Lviv Theological Academy, was many photos of the metropolitan. She tively. the first to examine the relic. He was the Bishop Meniok will serve as exarch for and French. suggested that once, perhaps in the 18th The Rev. Vozniak CSsR was born on one who theorized that this is the metro- century, this miter belonged to the UGCC’s new exarchate of Donetsk- politan’s miter. Mr. Yurash made this Kharkiv in eastern Ukraine, while Bishop August 3, 1952, in the village of Lypytsi, Metropolitan Anastasii Sheptytsky. The Mykolaiv district, Lviv region. conclusion because Metropolitan family kept it and in 1901 gave it to Vozniak will serve as the auxiliary-bishop Sheptytsky’s coat of arms is embroidered for the Lviv Archeparchy of the UGCC. He studied philosophy and theology at Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky. the underground seminary in Lviv and on the miter. The four evangelists are During World War I, when Russian Both ordinations were held in St. joined the Redemptorist order. He took embroidered on the relic and it is deco- troops tried to destroy the UGCC, this George’s Cathedral in Lviv. his first vows in 1975 and his final vows rated with almost 150 pearls and dia- relic disappeared. Prof. Shust assumes The Rev. Meniok, a member of the in July 1981. He was ordained a priest on monds. Although the crucifix is no that one of the priests of the UGCC hid it Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer November 23, 1980, and served in the longer present, there is a sign of its for- from thieves. (CSsR), was born on August 19, 1949, in mer presence. This strongly suggests that Liudmyla Bulgakova, curator in the village of Nakonechne, Yavoriv dis- underground Church in Vinnytsia and the miter did not belong to a priest. Lviv’s Museum of Ethnography, said that trict, Lviv region. surrounding villages. According to Roman Shust, professor the cloth of the miter is from the 18th He completed his philosophical and From 1990 to 1996 he was the in the history department at IFNU, the century, but some new elements were theological studies at the underground Redemptorist proto-hegumen (abbot). discovery of the miter has a deeply sym- added to it in the 19th century. seminary in Lviv. He joined the After 1996 he conducted pastoral min- bolic meaning for Ukrainians and for the The relic is part of a private collection Redemptorist order, took his first vows istry in Vinnytsia. belonging to Mykola Rohutskyi, presi- in 1975 and his final vows on November From 1998 he was the novice instruc- dent of the Artor company. At a press 8, 1981. He was ordained a priest on tor for the Lviv Province of the conference on December 25, 2001, he July 8, 1981, and served the under- Redemptorist Fathers. At the same time LTA commemoration stated that the miter had previously ground Church in the Lviv region. he continued his pastoral ministry, with a belonged to a family from Lviv. In addition to his extensive pastoral particular emphasis on preaching and The relic will be returned to its histor- service, the Rev. Meniok fulfilled the conducting retreats for monks, nuns and begins year devoted to ical owner, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic responsibilities of provincial steward laity. Church. Mr. Rohutskyi said he would and vicar. From 1994 to 1997 he was the In addition to the Ukrainian language, present the miter to Cardinal Lubomyr rector of the Lviv’s Holy Spirit he also speaks Russian, Polish, Italian Patriarch Slipyj Husar, head of the UGCC. Seminary. and English. by Petro Didula LVIV – The Lviv Theological Academy (LTA) hosted an evening of remembrance on February 18 devoted to Ukraine debates the role of civil society the Year of Cardinal Josyf Slipyj that by Taras Kuzio Center (IDC) recorded 28,000 civic scopic fragments, it’s essentially the was announced by Cardinal Lubomyr groups in Ukraine – of which 23,065 same article.” On February 16-17 Ukraine held a were civic organizations and the remain- Mr. Lytvyn was forced to admit that Husar on the occasion of the 110th forum of Civic Organizations titled anniversary of the Ukrainian Greek- der charitable foundations. he had “re-written” Mr. Carothers’ arti- “Society Before the Elections.” The aims In the period 1991-1996, Democratic cle, but refused to apologize or accept Catholic primate’s birthday. of the forum were to assist in the holding Among those who shared their mem- Initiatives found that public faith in civic responsibility for his act of academic of free and fair parliamentary and local organizations had declined from 30 to 13 dishonesty. Subsequently, other ories of Patriarch Josyf were Bishop- elections on March 31 through civic con- elect Father Hlib Lonchyna; Father percent. Only 7.8 percent of Ukrainians Ukrainian academics and scholars have trol over the election process, prevention were members of the 28,000 civic come forward to list a history of plagia- Mykhailo Dymyd, director of the acade- of the use of “administrative resources,” my’s Institute of Canon Law; Father groups, compared to 4.6 percent who rism by Mr. Lytvyn stretching back to equal access to the media and high voter were members of the country’s 130 1990. This refusal to respect intellectual Roman Mirchuk, vice-rector of Holy turnout. Spirit Seminary (Lviv-Rudno) in the political parties, according to a 1999 poll property by such a high-ranking official, Two-thirds of Ukrainians do not conducted by the IDC. The poll also as well as Ukraine’s unwillingness to 1990s; and Father Myron Pidlisetskyi, a believe that the authorities will ensure a priest active during the underground revealed that two-thirds of Ukrainians deal with CD music and computer piracy free and fair election, and half do not period of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic have never participated in civic activi- – a factor that led to U.S. sanctions being believe Ukraine is a democracy. Three- Church. All of them knew the patriarch ties, primarily due to a lack of time, dis- imposed on Ukraine last month, are quarters of election irregularities last personally. Myroslav Marynovych, trust or lack of information about them. symptomatic of a deeper psychological month were undertaken by the pro- director of the LTA’s Institute of A major problem facing civic groups problem facing post-Soviet Ukraine. Kuchma For a United Ukraine, the Religion and Society, also shared some is financial. Only a third of civic groups The issue of plagiarism was made Committee of Voters of Ukraine reported. reflections. actually collect membership dues; anoth- worse, Mr. Carothers believes, by the The forum, which was attended by 300 Oleh Turii, assistant director of the er third have no funds; and the remainder manner in which Mr. Lytvyn’s article was civic groups from throughout Ukraine, as LTA’s Institute of Church History, was survive on less than $2,000 a year. The used to undermine civil society, the very well as foundations, political parties and the master of ceremonies. Selections major source of financing remains opposite of what Mr. Carothers had election blocs, also debated the role, from Patriarch Josyf’s testament were Western, particularly U.S. foundations. intended. Mr. Lytvyn’s (and President function and expansion of the activity of read and, after each section, someone The leader of the Social Democratic Kuchma’s) fear of civil society is influ- civic organizations and civil society with- shared his memories of the patriarch and Party (United), Viktor Medvedchuk, enced by the growth of civic activism and in Ukraine. thoughts about the section from his tes- recently complained that as a result, public awareness since “Kuchmagate” The number of civic groups in post- tament that had just been read. The read- American influence over Ukraine’s civil and during the current election campaign. Soviet Ukraine has grown each year, ings were about education, re-building society is “unrivaled.” The authorities feel threatened by the with 1999-2000 recording the largest the Church and the Patriarchate. Volodymyr Lytvyn’s article “Civil growth of civic activism in support of expansion. Young people and students The choirs from Holy Spirit Seminary Society: Myths and Realities,” published democratization and against corruption participated in the Ukraine without and the College of Sacred Music sang on January 19 in the pro-Kuchma Fakty i at a time when between 50 and 57 per- Kuchma movement and the For Truth and a slide show illustrated Patriarch Komentari, newspaper provided the cent of Ukrainians believe that political civic group that grew out of Josyf’s life and times. backdrop to the February forum. Mr. and economic reforms, respectively, are “Kuchmagate.” Many of the young lead- Although the current premises and Lytvyn is head of the presidential admin- moving too slowly, according to a ers of both of these groups were well- location of the LTA are different than istration and the For a United Ukraine December 2001 poll by the International they were during the time when Josyf known activists from the 1990-1991 stu- election bloc. Mr. Lytvyn’s article pla- Foundation for Electoral Systems. Slipyj was rector, there is a direct con- dent movement, such as Oles Donii, who giarized an article by Thomas Carothers Anatolii Grytsenko, president of the nection between these two institutions. is now a member of the radical anti- titled “Civil Society” that appeared in Ukrainian Center for Economic and This connection is found in the group of Kuchma Yulia Tymoshenko election the Winter 1999-2000 issue of “Foreign Political Studies, gave the sharpest young academics, many of whom were bloc. In the last decade, civil society in Policy,” a journal published by the rebuttal to Mr. Lytvyn. Reading between students of Patriarch Josyf at the Ukraine has become more professional Washington-based Carnegie Endowment the lines, Mr. Grytsenko said he under- Ukrainian Catholic University in Rome, and efficient in its activity, but civic for International Peace. The intellectual stands Mr. Lytvyn’s views as saying who bravely initiated the project of groups remain fragmented. reputation of Mr. Lytvyn, a professor of defense of citizens’ rights lies not within renewing the LTA in Lviv. Two laws on civic associations were history and member of the National the realm of civil society but through a Among these people are the first rec- adopted in 1992; these underwent Academy of Sciences, was severely “strong state and president.” tor of the renewed LTA, Father Dymyd, changes in 1993, 1997 and 1998. A law damaged by this revelation of plagia- “The authorities would like citizens to the present rector of the LTA, Father on charity and charitable organizations rism. Hryhorii Nemiria, chairman of the remain silent, to not react to provocations was passed in 1997. By 2000 the Kyiv- board of the Renaissance (Soros) (Continued on page 14) based Innovation and Documentation Foundation, said, “Except for micro- (Continued on page 15) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9

Ukraine’sby Roman Woronowycz electionhead campaign of the Crimean branch continues of the 1,000 supporters to wavingbe redmarked banners, Mr. reformist by politician,controversy addressed a letter to Kyiv Press Bureau Communist Party of Ukraine, setting off a Hrach said he had the power to stop the President Kuchma in which they voiced dispute that involved Russian politicians. polling. concerns over the election situation in KYIV – The turbulent state of The court ruled that Mr. Hrach had inac- “The election in Crimea will take place Crimea. Ukraine’s elections continued to be mani- curately stated the full extent of his income only if my bloc and I participate in them,” According to Interfax-Ukraine, the letter fested on February 25, as an appeals court and material possessions on his candidate said Mr. Hrach, according to Interfax- stated in part: “behind the removal of Hrach ruling allowed opposition leader Yulia application, and also had not suspended his Ukraine. He said the decision to cancel his from the elections are those who cannot Tymoshenko to leave Kyiv and finally activities as the chairman of the Crimean registration was “the result of pressure on accept leaders of Russia and Ukraine who begin a campaign trek through Ukraine, legislature. It underscored that the violations the court from certain authorities in Kyiv.” are for the strengthening of cooperation while the ruling of another court barred were sufficient to disqualify his candidacy. The most powerful tool at Mr. Hrach’s between the two states.” the candidacy of Crimea’s powerful Mr. Hrach, who heads the Crimean disposal is the Central Election Commission Mr. Hrach is a strong proponent of close Communist leader, Leonid Hrach. Election Bloc of Leonid Hrach, called the of Crimea. Ihor Popov, head of the ties between Russia and the Crimean penin- A Symferopol district court canceled the decision politically motivated and threat- Committee of Ukrainian Voters, said the sula and has at times stated that he would election registration of Mr. Hrach, the chair- ened to have the elections halted if he was influential Crimean politician controls most support a reunion of Crimea with the man of the Crimean Parliament and the not reinstated. At a rally attended by about of its members. Mr. Hrach, however, said Russian Federation. only that he would pursue his case through President Kuchma’s chief of staff, the Crimean Appeals Court up to the Volodymyr Lytvyn, responded to the letter Supreme Court of Ukraine. He did not rule by stating that it “verges on interference in Iryna Senyk victim of assault out turning to an international court. the domestic affairs of Ukraine.” However, President Leonid Kuchma, KYIV – Unknown assailants severely at her flat by three thugs, who broke into who said that Mr. Hrach’s problem lies part- Tymoshenko free to leave Kyiv beat up a well-known political activist, her flat, tied her up and beat her up ly in the fact that the Crimean court system Meanwhile, Yulia Tymoshenko began a former political prisoner and poet, Iryna severely. Ms. Senyk was admitted to a has purposefully been kept underdeveloped, Senyk, in the town of Boryslav, Lviv hospital in poor condition with serious campaign trek across eastern Ukraine on said that by law he had no avenue to appeal February 25 after her top aide, National region, on February 26, reported the injuries to internal organs. An inquiry has the court verdict. UNIAN news agency, as cited by BBC been launched to investigate the attack. Deputy Oleksander Turchynov, made pub- Mr. Hrach remains on the Communist lic a February 14 decision by Ukraine’s Monitoring. The attack happened after The head of the Our Ukraine bloc’s Party ticket in the elections to Ukraine’s Ms. Senyk made an appeal in support of local headquarters, Pavlo Maidaniuk, has Supreme Court that set aside a ruling of the national Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. Kyiv Court of Appeals. The lower court rul- former Prime Minister Viktor called the crime a vendetta against a Two days later, the Crimean CEC Yuschenko’s Our Ukraine election bloc political activist who has been supporting ing had directed that Ms. Tymoshenko not announced that it was withdrawing the reg- leave Kyiv without written permission. in Truskavets. the Our Ukraine election bloc with her istrations of 30 candidates in the Crimean Early last year the Procurator General’s Ms. Senyk was attacked at 10:30 a.m. reputation and words. parliamentary elections – all of them politi- Office had charged Ms. Tymoshenko with cal rivals of Mr. Hrach’s bloc – because bribery and corruption. they also had filled out income declarations The 40-year-old leader of the they lack a good training base. Secondly, inaccurately. Batkivschyna Party and opponent of Kyiv ‘man on the street’... some of them were injured before the Moscow became embroiled in the con- President Kuchma was the founder and (Continued from page 1) Games even began, and overall it could troversy on February 27 when the leaders of president of one of the largest energy trad- well be that Ukraine simply did not expend four Russian mainstream political parties, ing companies in Ukraine before going into “We just didn’t get enough snow this including Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, year,” said Ihor Ihnatenko, 37, a taxi driver the money needed so that our team made a politics and ultimately becoming the first good showing,” said 21-year-old Yulia Communist Party leader Gennadii with a twinkle in his eye. Khustova. Zyuganov and Boris Nemtsov, considered a (Continued on page 16) Most believed, as did Mr. Ihnatenko’s The Kyivans focused their frustrations colleague, Anatolii Rohach, 32, that “there on the failure of the highly touted women’s were insufficient finances” and for that rea- biathlon team, which many said prior to the businessmen would break Kyiv’s 2002 son “the athletes did not have the ability to Games had three members who could IMF tells Ukraine... budget, as well as its economy, which grew properly prepare.” medal and one, Mrs. Zubrylova, who could in 2001 at a 9 percent clip and is expected Several of the 16 people The Weekly (Continued from page 1) well take gold – which in the end was not to to expand by another 6 percent this year. interviewed on the streets of Kyiv on plete the extended fund facility (EFF) pro- be. The minister of the economy said he February 27 explained that more money gram with the IMF, which is scheduled to City dwellers also were keen to express end in September of this year, and then saw much irony in the fact that the IMF was could have been saved by not competing in their utter dissatisfaction with the way in suggesting the money be paid back in part Salt Lake City at all. The typical rationale, move to a non-credit consultative arrange- which the Ukrainian cross-country relay ment, which would send the proper signals by running a fiscal deficit – a move that as offered by Serhii, a 20-year-old student team was not allowed to compete after one could result in the restart of inflation, which who did not give his last name, was that it to potential investors. of its members was disqualified prior to the However, he said he was bothered by the was held to 6.1 percent in 2001. was a hopeless situation from the start. event after unallowably high amounts of “Earlier the IMF pressed us to balance “There was no good reason for the IMF decision because it disregards the eco- hemoglobin were found in her blood. nomic accomplishments that have taken the budget, now they have told us that we Olympic squad to go to Salt lake City. They Dentist Gennadii Dvorinsky, 48, blamed should run a deficit in order to repay the had no chances from the outset. The reason place within the Ukrainian economy over the doping scandal and the other controver- the last two years and suggests to potential VAT,” Mr. Rohovyi noted. “We are not for the defeat: a shortage of money,” opined sies in Salt Lake City on the International going to risk what we built with so much Serhii. investors and commercial lenders that Olympic Committee. The good doctor Ukraine’s economy remains unstable. hard work since 1998.” There were also those respondents in our offered a simple statement to sum up his According to a government official in the informal survey who credited the Soviet Many bankers and investors, govern- feelings: “Let’s just say that the IOC outdid mental and commercial alike, look to deci- Ministry of the Economy, a still larger prob- system for creating the athletes who did so itself this time,” said Dr. Dvorinsky. lem for Ukraine, however, is to determine well in the first Olympics after Ukraine sions by the IMF, which closely scrutinizes Mykhailo Mykhailovych, 52, a photog- the financial conditions in a country before who should get the returns. With corruption declared independence. Some said they rapher, was more expansive. “The problem widespread in business and government cir- believed it was inevitable that eventually extending credit, as a guideline for their here was with the leadership of the own financial and investment policies cles in Ukraine, no one denies that many of the high level at which Ukraine had com- Olympics [the IOC], because they decided towards the country. the documents based upon which the IMF peted would begin to fall as the Soviet-bred to do doping tests 30 minutes before the “We didn’t travel to Washington this determined its figure are forgeries. These athletes aged. Yet, in the end, they said it event. It should have been planned better time just to get the scheduled tranche. For businesses could now receive a second was a matter of financial resources. and carried out better,” said Mr. us the most important thing is not the sum windfall – the first being the fact they didn’t “I believe a degradation of abilities is Mykhailovych, who also said he believed of money or when we get it, but the confir- initially pay the tax. occurring,” explained 18-year-old Viktoria, the decision smacked of politics. mation that reforms are proceeding in There are also many instances, including a student from Ivano-Frankivsk. “It may be “It could have been a practical problem Ukraine,” said Mr. Rohovyi. more cases of simple fraud, where the docu- that there is insufficient money given for or a political decision – which one I don’t Ukraine has had trouble receiving IMF ments are all in order, although nothing was training. Perhaps the athletes don’t have the know for certain. However, because two credits since it agreed to take part in the ever exported. Technically, the holders of same possibilities that athletes in other former Soviet countries were not allowed to EFF program in 1998, mostly because it has this paperwork also would be eligible to countries do.” compete, it could very well have been polit- failed at times to fulfill various require- receive money from the Ukrainian govern- While 52-year-old Volodymyr ical,” explained Mr. Mykhailovych. ments, but this may be the biggest headache ment, the ministry official continued. Borysovych said the specific reason for the Finally, while our respondents had differ- yet. In addition, the government must deter- Ukrainian team’s collapse was because ing reasons as to why their Olympic squad Now the IMF is demanding that Ukraine mine the amounts each valid exporter atheletes seemed to have peaked too soon, disappointed them over the last two weeks return close to 6 billion hrv of VAT rev- should receive in its refund. Due to various others suggested that perhaps the team had in Salt Lake City, all but one (Mr. enues to certain exporters, which the IMF changes to the law on value-added taxes simply trained improperly, or that the train- Mykhailovych being the lone exception) said were improperly double-taxed because (there were 24 changes just last year, ing facilities were inadequate. Still others said their was hope for the future. they also paid import taxes to the country according to the newspaper Den), many suspected that health problems, in particular Olena Vivsiana, 22, another student at where their commodities went. The IMF commercial entities do not pay the full 20 the injuries of the highly touted biathlete the Kyiv Conservatory, nicely summarized wants 700 million hrv (about $130 million) percent, with some giving up no more than Olena Zubrylova, who failed to come close the feelings of most of our respondents: returned by March and another 650 million 6 percent. to achieving a medal, were the reason. A “Maybe this time our team didn’t have the hrv repaid by the end of June. A total of 2.1 Ukraine’s EFF program is for $2.4 bil- Kyiv Conservatory student placed the luck, but there remain perspectives for the billion hrv (some $400 million) should be in lion, of which it has received $1.48 million. blame on all three. future. Our team, like our people, remain the hands of wronged businessmen by the Mr. Rohovyi said he hopes that after further “They won no medals and generally did hopeful. We will still support them.” end of the year, according to the IMF. negotiations Ukraine will receive approval not present themselves well at all because Liuda Liulko contributed to this article. Mr. Rohovyi said the windfall for the for the next tranche of IMF funds in March. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 5 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

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FOR THE RECORD THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY NBC’s Winter Olympics House and Senate resolutions With the passing of February came the closing of the 19th Winter Olympiad in Salt Lake City, where the world was given the chance to witness yet another international celebration of the Olympic culture embodied by athletes from around the globe. onBelow Ukraine’s is the text of resolutions parliamentary – Senate Ludden Foreign Operations,elections Export The Ukrainian Weekly was there, eyewitness to the Olympic spirit and the spirit of Resolution 205 and House Resolution 339 – Financing, and Related Programs its athletes and competitors – and indeed the experience was a celebration of nations “urging the government of Ukraine to Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002), a and cultures from around the planet. Approximately 3,500 athletes from over 80 ensure a democratic, transparent and fair $16,000,000 reduction in funding from the countries took part in 78 medal events. For two and a half weeks representatives from election process leading up to the March 31 previous fiscal year due to concerns about various national delegations, spectators and media representatives from around the parliamentary elections.” The measure was continuing setbacks to needed reform and globe made Utah one of the most diverse and culturally interesting geographic regions introduced on February 7 in the Senate by the unresolved deaths of prominent dissi- of the world. Ben Nighthorse Campbell, Christopher dents and journalists; With literally a world stage assembled, one could assume that NBC, the official Dodd and Sam Brownback. It was intro- Whereas Public Law 107-115 requires a rights-holding broadcaster for the United States during the 19th Winter Games, could duced in the House several days earlier, on report by the Department of State on the rather easily relay stories more in tune with the Olympic spirit of international compe- January 29, by Louise Slaughter, Joseph progress by the Government of Ukraine in tition. Heoffel and Christopher Smith. investigating and bringing to justice indi- And yet, the viewers gathering Olympic information via NBC could hardly hear viduals responsible for the murders of about the upstart Belarusian men’s ice hockey team that not only upended the qualify- Whereas Ukraine stands at a critical Ukrainian journalists; ing-round favorite in its pool, Switzerland, to move on to the quarterfinal round, but point in its development to a fully demo- Whereas the disappearance and murder later, in a dramatic upset, beat powerhouse Sweden to move on to the semifinal round cratic society, and the parliamentary elec- of journalist Heorhii Gongadze on before finally losing to Canada. The story seems more than worthy of analysis on tions on March 31, 2002, its third parlia- September 16, 2000, remains unresolved; how the Belarusian team got as far as it did, and yet NBC hardly felt the need to cover mentary elections since becoming inde- Whereas the presidential election of the story. pendent more than 10 years ago, will play a 1999, according to the final report of the Then there was the unreported story of a luger from a county where luge and luge significant role in demonstrating whether Office of Democratic Institutions and courses are almost non-existent, which makes training for international competition Ukraine continues to proceed on the path to Human Rights (ODIHR) of OSCE on that election, was marred by violations of understandably difficult. Ukrainian Lilia Ludan, competing in women’s luge, was not democracy or experiences further setbacks Ukrainian election law and failed to meet a even mentioned though her fifth place in the event was the highest any Ukrainian had in its democratic development; significant number of commitments on ever finished in international competition. Whereas the government of Ukraine can democracy and the conduct of elections The greatest shame is that those relegated to watching NBC’s Olympic coverage demonstrate its commitment to democracy included in the OSCE 1990 Copenhagen could not watch the unlimited world TV feed provided to foreign networks owning by conducting a genuinely free and fair par- Document; their respective countries’ Olympic TV rights. liamentary election process, in which all Whereas during the 1999 presidential While NBC presented tightly edited packages filled with numerous ads and slanted candidates have access to news outlets in election campaign, a heavy proincumbent American stories, foreign networks such as Britain’s ad-free, government-funded the print, radio, television and Internet bias was prevalent among the state-owned British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) largely transmitted the live world feed, giv- media, and nationally televised debates are media outlets, members of the media ing its viewers the ability to see first-hand the events as they took place. held, thus enabling the various political par- viewed as not in support of the president “I laugh and say ‘thank God’ the rest of the world doesn’t get NBC,” said Martin ties and election blocs to compete on a level playing field and the voters to acquire were subject to harassment by government Hopkins, who has directed BBC’s Olympic TV coverage since 1988, according to a authorities, and proincumbent campaigning February 20 article in USA Today. “It’s very sad. U.S. viewers don’t know what objective information about the candidates; Whereas a flawed election process, by state administration and public officials they’re missing,” said Mr. Hopkins. was widespread and systematic; Indeed, much of the international broadcast community agrees with this sentiment. which contravenes commitments of the Organization for Security and Cooperation Whereas the Law on Elections of “It’s scary how much the American broadcast media focus on their athletes alone,” People’s Deputies of Ukraine, signed by Yukhym Sherpanskyi, a commentator for the national television station of Ukraine, in Europe (OSCE) on democracy and the conduct of elections, could potentially slow President Leonid Kuchma on October 30, UT-1, told The Weekly. 2001, was cited in a report of the ODIHR Ukraine’s efforts to integrate into western USA Today quoted Mark Parkman, vice-president for International Sports dated November 26, 2001, as making institutions; Broadcasting, which produces the host feed, as explaining: “A country can show up improvements in Ukraine’s electoral code Whereas in recent years, government with a technician and a commentator – and provide as many hours as he can talk.” and providing safeguards to meet Ukraine’s corruption and harassment of the media According to Mr. Sherpanskyi (who worked with a staff of 14), international broad- commitments on democratic elections, have raised concerns about the commitment casters with minimal budgets and limited manpower do just that while providing their although the Law on Elections remains of the government of Ukraine to democra- viewers with a much more “international” viewpoint of the Olympic Games. flawed in a number of important respects, cy, human rights, and the rule of law, while What a shame that NBC, reportedly spending about $545 million, employing 3,240 notably by not including a role for domestic workers and providing on-site anchors fronting a video-projected fireplace, couldn’t calling into question the ability of that gov- nongovernmental organizations to monitor do the same thing. ernment to conduct free and fair elections; elections; Whereas Ukraine, since its independence Whereas according to international in 1991, has been one of the largest recipi- media experts, the Law on Elections defines ents of United States foreign assistance; the conduct of an election campaign in an Whereas $154,000,000 in technical ambiguous manner and could lead to arbi- March assistance to Ukraine was provided under Turning the pages back... (Continued on page 19) 4 Public Law 107-115 (the Kenneth M. Fourteen years ago, on March 4, 1988, the U.S. Senate unani- 1988 mously approved a resolution deploring the Soviet government’s active persecution of religious believers in Ukraine on the occa- ACTION ITEM sion of the Millennium of Christianity in Kyivan-Rus’. Newsweek’s misrepresentation of Ukrainian flag The bill’s principal sponsor in the Senate, Dennis DeConcini stated that, “if the Soviet government truly wants to commemorate the Millennium of Christianity, it can legalize the In its February 25 issue Newsweek magazine incorrectly represented Ukraine by dis- Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches and stop persecuting believers of all playing an inaccurate image of the Ukrainian flag. In the inset on page 41 of “Our Sport denominations.” Has Gangrene,” Newsweek placed a Russian Federation flag instead of a Ukrainian flag Sen. DeConcini’s resolution, S.J. Res. 235, introduced in December 1987, discouraged over Ukrainian judge Vladislav Petukhov’s name. official U.S. participation in the USSR’s planned Millennium ceremonies, “so long as indi- The Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) urges the Ukrainian American viduals remain harassed and imprisoned for their religious beliefs,” and the “Ukrainian community to contact the editor of Newsweek and bring this issue to his attention. A Catholic and Ukrainian Orthodox Churches remain outlawed.” sample letter is provided for your assistance. You may fax, or e-mail write to to The resolution further urged President Ronald Reagan and the U.S. delegation to the Newsweek. The fax number is: (212) 445-4120; e-mail address: [email protected]; United Nations to “continue to speak out forcefully against violations of religious liberty address: Newsweek, Inc., Letter to the Editor, 251 W. 57th St., New York, NY 10019- throughout the Soviet Union and specifically in Ukraine.” 1894. Should you have any further questions, please call the UNIS office at (202) 547- In a letter addressed to the leadership of the U.S. Congress, the Soviets condemned the 0018, or send an e-mail to [email protected]. resolution as “biased.” Sample letter Nadia Komarnycky-McConnell, chairperson of the Government Relations Committee of Dear Editor: the Ukrainian community’s National Committee to Commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine, stressed that the Senate action “underscores the primacy of I would like to draw your attention to the February 25 Newsweek article ”Our Ukrainian claims to the Millennium of Christianity.” Sport Has Gangrene,” in which Ukraine is inaccurately represented with a Russian Ms. McConnell further emphasized that the passage of S.J. Res. 235 “adds to the grow- flag. The inset on page 41 depicts the nine judges’ names, countries, and flags. ing international pressure being put on the Kremlin” regarding Ukrainian concerns in gen- However, above Ukrainian judge Vladislav Petukhov’s name, the flag of the Russian eral and specifically the legalization of previously banned Ukrainian Churches. Federation is shown where Ukraine’s blue-and-yellow flag should be. An identical version of the Senate bill, House Joint Resolution 429, was introduced in As a Ukrainian American, I was disappointed to see the carelessness and in atten- the House of Representatives by Rep. William Lipinski and was passed on April 19, 1988. tion to detail given Ukraine. Surely your editors should know the difference between Ukraine and Russia and should not confuse the flags of two independent countries. Source: “Millennium resolution passes Senate,” The Ukrainian Weekly, March 13, 1988, Vol. LVI, No. 11. Sincerely, No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 7 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Faces and Places More on patches abolish, or at least modify, the odious OST symbol. Repeated appeals to SS by Myron B. Kuropas Chief Heinrich Himmler were rebuffed. It worn by Ostarbeiters was not until late 1944 that a concession Dear Editor: was made and three different “artistic” nationality emblem (Volkstumabzeichen) Thank you for running the article patch designs for Ostarbeiters were pro- The Demjanjuk debacle revisited about research on Ukrainian forced posed. These new designs exhibited laborers of World War II by Oksana national symbolism – along with the What does the U.S. federal government Paul Matia ruled that there was enough evi- Zakydalsky. Tatiana Koltun-Lapan is national colors – of the three eastern do with John Demjanjuk when despite dence without eyewitness corroboration to doing some very valuable research on Slavic peoples. decades of research, millions of wasted dol- prove that Mr. Demjanjuk had guarded this too-often-neglected area of All three patches display their sym- lars, reams of legal papers, years of media Nazi death and forced-labor camps. Ukrainian history. bols surrounded by an oval frame; all manipulation, and falsified evidence, the So when will it all end? It won’t. Certain Fortunately, I am able to answer one of patches are approximately 9 cm high Israeli Supreme Court finds him not guilty? Jewish American leaders are determined to the questions raised in the article. There and 6.5 cm wide, and the designs are Is the persecution over? Not on your life. keep the Holocaust alive in order to pro- were no “U” patches produced for outlined in brown thread. Each frame If Mr. Demjanjuk wasn’t the sadistic, mote “guilt.” Concerned in the early 1970s Ukrainian Ostarbeiters that superceded incorporates what appear to be 16 sun- sword-wielding “Ivan the Terrible” of that Israel was being forgotten in world the detested “OST” badge worn by all flowers. Treblinka, then he surely had to be “Ivan affairs, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) eastern Slavic forced workers: The red and white Belarusian patch the Very Bad” of Sobibor, Maidanek, or launched an aggressive campaign to market Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians. shows a stylized ear of grain (represent- Flossenburg. the Holocaust “against the background of a However, in September of 1944, three ing agriculture?) and a pinwheel-like You have to hand it to Eli Rosenbaum, powerful ‘J’Accuse’ that is now submitting different patch designs were prepared by object. Whether the latter is supposed to director of the Office of Special its bill ‘for Sufferings Rendered,’ ” writes the Germans (see illustration). These represent a flower or a circular-saw blade Investigations (OSI) and legally sanctioned Peter Novick in his groundbreaking mono- “second edition” patches were never (representing industry?) is difficult to poster-boy of Ukrainophobia. He knows graph, “Holocaust in American Life.” issued. A brief description of all determine. that to maintain his high-paying job in the Sensing a great opportunity to elevate American consciousness of Jewish victim- Ostarbeiter badges (picture below) fol- The Russian patch is similar to the federal government, he must regularly pro- hood, other Jewish organizations, academ- lows. Belarusian in that it, too, has a red and duce a pound of flesh. ics and individuals signed on. The Ostarbeiters (“eastern workers”) white frame. Its symbol, however, is a Mr. Demjanjuk, a Ukrainian American, The Holocaust has since become big who were shipped to Germany were simple blue Cross of St. Andrew. was convicted in a Cleveland civil court of business. It keeps Jewish organizations men, women and teenagers who worked The Ukrainian patch is a bit more dis- lying about his wartime activity – (which, financially solvent, produces countless on farms, in industries, in military instal- tinctive. The trident and frame are blue, according to the OSI, included his identity books, articles and films, and it protects lations and in private homes. For control while the flowers and trident background as “Ivan the Terrible,” the sadistic Nazi Israel from ever being perceived in an unat- purposes, they were required to wear dis- are yellow. guard who gloried in killing Jews, especial- tinctive cloth patches on their outer gar- ly children. A major piece of evidence was tractive light. “The Holocaust framework,” The national identification of these writes Mr. Novick, allows “one to put aside ments. Those from Soviet territories usu- badges was meant to make the slave labor- a Soviet-doctored identity card. Mr. ally wore a blue and white patch measur- Demjanjuk was stripped of his U.S. citizen- as irrelevant any legitimate grounds for crit- er more accepting of his/her lot. icizing Israel...” ing about 7.5 by 8.5 cm with the word Nevertheless, the patch still would have ship in 1981 and extradited to Israel, where he was tried for crimes against humanity. Mr. Rosenbaum and the OSI enjoy the OST (east) in the middle (the white let- marked the wearer as a potentially danger- The nationally televised trial was conducted unequivocal blessing of the powerful ters appeared in a blue rectangle sur- ous foreign presence. Regardless of the in a concert hall. Israeli teachers brought Jewish lobby which has convinced many rounded by white and blue frames). A psychological machinations behind their elementary school children to view the real that the Holocaust was a uniquely Jewish black and white version also is known. design and creation, the patches were live Nazi on trial. He was convicted and affair. Jewish suffering in the 20th century Various German labor agencies, wor- never put to public use. ried about the poor morale of their sentenced to hang in 1993. is like no one else’s, and even if one dis- agrees, it is better to remain silent lest one Eastern workers and the subsequent detri- Ingert Kuzych According to Israeli defense attorney be accused of anti-Semitism. To suggest mental effect on production, proposed to Springfield, Va. Yoram Sheftel, author of “The Demjanjuk Affair: The Rise and Fall of a Show-Trial,” that the destruction of 7 million Ukrainians spectators “greeted the verdict with curses by the Bolsheviks in the 1932-1933 famine and screaming insults. ‘Death, death, death in Soviet Ukraine was perhaps just as evil to Ivan,’ ‘death to the defense attorney, as the Holocaust is to dishonor in some ‘death to all Ukrainians, death, death, grotesque way, the murder of 6 million death.’ The people were dancing, stamping Jews by the Nazis. Identifying genocide their feet, waving fists in the air.” All for the among other oppressed groups, in the benefit of the TV audience. words of Jewish intellectuals, is “Holocaust The verdict was appealed to the Israeli envy” – a form of plundering the “moral Supreme Court at about the time the USSR capital” that Jews had accumulated with was imploding. This allowed the defense their anguish. Turks, for example, had a team to travel to Ukraine, search the KGB “rational reason” for the Armenian files, and to discover that Mr. Demjanjuk Massacre, declared Holocaust historian was not “Ivan the Terrible.” Based on the Lucy Dawidowicz. The Germans had no new evidence, the Israelis Supreme Court sane reason to kill Jews. reluctantly exonerated him. In 1993, after So what will happen to Mr. Demjanjuk? spending seven and a half years in an Israeli Mr. Demjanjuk’s attorneys have appealed gaol, he was allowed to return to the United the latest ruling and the process will drag States. There were no apologies from either through the courts for months, maybe even Israel or the United States. years. If Mr. Demjanjuk is still around after Mr. Demjanjuk’s U.S. citizenship was all that time – he does have remarkable sur- restored, and Ukrainians thought the matter vivor skills – he will probably be extradited was settled, especially after the OSI was to Ukraine where, thanks to Jewish influ- condemned by a federal appeals court for ence, he will be tried again. “reckless” disregard of the rights of the With unlimited public funds, the Office accused by failing to disclose potentially of Special Investigations will continue for exculpatory evidence. According to Mr. as long as there are congressmen who are Sheftel, there was evidence, moreover, that willing to spend our dollars to support it. the OSI and Israeli officials had conspired Will the OSI investigate crimes committed to convict Mr. Demjanjuk with false evi- by Jews now living in the United States as dence. “The manufacture of deceptive evi- suggested by Israeli journalist John Sacks in dence by officers of the law in both coun- “An Eye for An Eye”? Forget it. The Office tries makes one’s blood run cold,” wrote of Special Investigations will never investi- Mr. Sheftel. gate former Jewish capos who worked in So why did OSI decide to go after Mr. extermination camps because their situa- Demjanjuk again? The obvious answer is tion, was “different.” Nor will Israel extra- that Mr. Rosenbaum and his cohorts needed dite known mass murders living in their to restore their credibility. Rectification was midst because, in words of Israeli officials, needed. A new Demjanjuk trial began in too much time has passed. 1999. This time, of course, there was no How sad it is that a great nation like the mention of Treblinka. Nor were there any United States is now hostage to the OSI, a witnesses. Instead, the OSI presented what group of vengeance-bent miscreants postur- Mr. Rosenbaum called “a mountain of evi- ing as seekers of justice. dence” alleging that Mr. Demjanjuk had The OST patch (top) worn by Ostarbeiters; below it are designs intended for lied about his wartime experiences. Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is: Belarusians, Russians and Ukrainians. Eight months after the trial ended, Judge [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9 No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 9 Ukrainian government extends offer of support to The Ukrainian Museum in New York City by Marta Baczynsky the history of its funding. She attributed the success of its founding. The most traveled exhibit, “The Lost the project to the overwhelming generosity of the Architecture of Kyiv,” has been viewed in over 20 cities NEW YORK – The welfare and the development of Ukrainian community, including the $500,000 gift from in the United States and Canada. The exhibit on the The Ukrainian Museum in New York City has drawn Self Reliance (New York) Federal Credit Union. She Ukrainian immigration in the United States has been on the enthusiastic interest and a promise of support from also stressed the importance of the donations from tour in Ukraine for the past three years. the government of Ukraine, especially with reference to Eugene and Daymel Shklar – $2.5 million to the Ambassador Kuchinsky presented a gift to the muse- the museum’s work in its new building. Building Fund and a $1 million Challenge Grant – for um – the album “Ukrainian Avant-Garde Art, 1910- Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, permanent represen- not only giving the project a new jump-start, but 1930s” published in Kyiv in 1996. In the inscription he tative of Ukraine to the United Nations, offered his enabling the museum to begin construction. expressed the wish that most of the works included in the assistance and that of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine Director Shust provided information concerning the book would find their place in museums in Ukraine and, to the United Nations, as did the consul general of exhibitions currently in the planning stages are destined in particular, in The Ukrainian Museum in New York Ukraine in New York City, Serhiy Pohoreltzev, to help for the inaugural of the new building. The agenda for City. with The Ukrainian Museum’s future projects that pro- the momentous event will feature an exhibit of the mon- Following the discussion and a short break for mote involvement with museums and the arts communi- umental works of Alexander Archipenko, an exhibit refreshments, everyone headed for the site of the new ty in Ukraine. dealing with symbolism in Ukrainian folk art, and one museum building on East Sixth Street. There, guided by These suggestions of cooperation were brought to the presenting the input of Ukrainian immigrants into the the job foreman from the DiGiacomo & Son, construc- table during a special visit to the museum last week by cultural life of America. tion firm the diplomats, board members and press were the ambassador and the consul general, who were During the meeting, several aspects of the museum’s invited to view the interior of the building. The con- accompanied by the ambassador’s wife, Alla work were touched upon by the participants and partic- struction currently involves underpinning the founda- Kuchinsky, and the second secretary of the Permanent ularly by Second Secretary Lubkivsky. He brought tions of the adjoining buildings. Mission, Danylo Lubkivsky. The request for this attention to the importance of being aware of how The participants voiced their agreement that the pro- unprecedented meeting with The Ukrainian Museum’s Ukraine and Ukrainian subject matter are presented in posed cooperation between the representatives of the board of trustees and members of the administration American museums and cultural publications in the Ukrainian government in New York City and The came from the offices of the Permanent Mission of United States and of responding appropriately. It was Ukrainian Museum will result in greater success for the Ukraine to the United Nations. agreed that addressing these issues in unison – using the institution in its new facility. At the meeting the museum was represented by Olha museum as well as the resources of the offices of the “We thank our distinguished guests for their unequiv- Hnateyko, president of the board of trustees; Maria Ukrainian Mission and Consulate – would be most ocal interest in the work of The Ukrainian Museum,” Shust, director of the museum; and members of the effective in this endeavor. said Mrs. Hnateyko, “and we especially value the offer executive board and the board. Also present were The importance of traveling exhibitions also was of the Ukrainian government to provide definitive sup- George Sawicki, architect of the museum’s new build- stressed. Ms. Shust explained that the museum has port of the projected exhibitions and programs in the ing, and representatives of the Ukrainian press. maintained an active traveling exhibition program since new museum facility.” Speaking to an attentive audience, Ambassador Kuchinsky said it is important for the Ukrainian diplo- mats posted in New York City to develop a working relationship with the museum. For example, he said they can be instrumental in facilitating the loan process for exhibitions from museums in Ukraine and assist, through The Ukrainian Museum, with helping young artists from Ukraine to explore and take advantage of career-building opportunities in the United States. The ambassador emphasized that the Ukrainian diplomats will treat cooperative projects with the muse- um as matters of great importance. “Our meeting today reflects not only our concern. It is a testimony of our readiness to help the museum staff in any way possi- ble,” he said. “For each Ukrainian heart there can be no choice whether to support or not to support the muse- um, for it is through this sanctuary of Ukrainian pres- ence in the United States that our nation speaks to the world.” The ambassador also made references to a speech by Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Anatolii Zlenko on his visit in the United States in November 2001. In that speech the minister first voiced the new policy of the Ukrainian government’s outreach with cooperative efforts and support by its diplomatic corps to Ukrainian organizations and institutions in American cities where its national interests are represented. Consul General Pohoreltzev also addressed the muse- Members of the Ukrainian diplomatic corps in New York City visit The Ukrainian Museum: (seated from um group, concurring with the ambassador’s assurance left) Alla Kuchinsky; Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, permanent representative of Ukraine to the United that this project of cooperation is of vital concern to the Nations; Olha Hnateyko, president, museum board of trustees; Serhiy Pohoreltzev, consul general of Ukraine Ukrainian government. He pledged the support of the in New York; Maria Shust, museum director; (second row) Lidia Krushelnytsky, Tatiana Tershakovec, Iryna Ukrainian Consulate General as well. Kurowyckyj, Yar Mociuk, Andrey Hankevych, board members; (third row) Danylo Lubkivsky, second secre- Board President Hnateyko spoke about the museum, tary of the Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations; Orest Glut, Ireneus Yurchuk, Wasyl Sosiak, concentrating specifically on the building project and Katria Czerwoniak, board members; and George Sawicki, architect.

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th Following is a completeTeam day-by-day Ukraine’s listing of the SPEEDSKA resultsTING – MEN’Sat 50019 METERSWinter • Sunday, Olympics February 17 results of Ukraine’s athletes at the 19th Winter 29. Andrii Fomin, 1:12.64 (36.26, 36.38) Olympiad in Salt Lake City. (Scores/results are BOBSLED – MEN’S TWO-MAN given for purposes of comparison when consulting CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – MEN’S 15K 34. Oleksander Ivanyshyn/Oleksander Streltsov, listings of winners provided in other news media.) 32. Roman Leibiuk, 39:50.9 3:18.42

• Saturday, February 9 SPEEDSKATING – • Wednesday, February 13 WOMEN’S 1,000 METERS ICE HOCKEY – MEN’S 35. Olena Miahkykh, 1:20.13 Belarus vs. Ukraine, 1-0 ICE HOCKEY – MEN’S Ukraine vs. France, 4-2 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – • Monday, February 18 WOMEN’S 15K LUGE – WOMEN’S SINGLES 10. Iryna Terelia, 40:39.4 FIGURE SKATING – ICE DANCING 6. Lilia Ludan, 2:54.499 9. Olena Hrushyna/Ruslan Honcharov, 19.0 22. Valentyna Shevchenko, 42:16.0 20. Oryslava Chukhlib, 2:56.281 21. Yulia Holovina/Oleh Voiko, 43.4 45. Vitalina Yakymchuk, 45:26.7 ALPINE SKIING – MEN’S COMBINED BIATHLON – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – MEN’S 30K 25. Mykola Skriabin, 1:56.26 WOMEN’S 4x7.5K RELAY 52. Roman Leibiuk, 1:18:52.3 10. Olena Zubrylova/Olena Petrova/Nina BIATHLON – WOMEN’S 7.5K SPRINT Lemesh/Tetiana Vodopianova, 1:32:00.6 31. Tetiana Vodopianova, 23:03.8 • Sunday, February 10 47. Nina Lemesh, 23:37.4 48. Olena Petrova, 23:40.9 • Tuesday, February 19 SPEEDSKATING – WOMEN’S 3,000-METER 59. Olena Zubrylova, 24:33.2 31. Olena Miahkykh, 4:24.64 FREESTYLE SKIING – MEN’S AERIALS BIATHLON – MEN’S 10K SPRINT 5. Stanislav Kravchuk, 246.30 ALPINE SKIING – MEN’S DOWNHILL 36. Viacheslav Derkach, 27:05.3 49. Mykola Skriabin, 1:47.65 38. Andrii Deryzemlia, 27:11.1 SPEEDSKATING – MEN’S 1,500 METERS 53. Ruslan Lysenko, 27:43.1 43. Andrii Fomin, 1:51.02 76. Roman Pryma, 29:16.1 • Monday, February 11 • Wednesday, February 20 ICE HOCKEY – MEN’S • Thursday, February 14 Ukraine vs. Switzerland, 5-2 BIATHLON – MEN’S 4x7.5K RELAY ICE HOCKEY – MEN’S 7. Viacheslav Derkach/Oleksander Bilanenko/Roman Pryma/Ruslan Lysenko, 1:27:02.2. FIGURE SKATING – PAIRS Latvia vs. Ukraine, 9-2 15. Olena Savchenko/Stanislav Morozov (Latvia earns ninth place, while Ukraine takes 16. Tetiana Chuvayeva/Dmytro Palamarchuk ALPINE SKIING – WOMEN’S SLALOM 10th.) 30. Yulia Siparenko, 2:00.50 BIATHLON – MEN’S 20 K CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – SPEEDSKATING – WOMEN’S 1,500 METERS 23. Viacheslav Derkach, 55:01.3 (1 penalty) MEN’S 10K PURSUIT 38. Olena Miahkykh, 2:05.32 24. Ruslan Lysenko, 55:02.1 (2) 12. Roman Leibiuk, 50:23.2 27. Andrii Deryzemlia, 55:14.8 (1) 68. Oleksander Bilanenko, 59:34.4 (4) FIGURE SKATING – MEN’S • Thursday, February 21 18. Dmytro Dmytrenko BIATHLON – WOMEN’S 15 K FIGURE SKATING – WOMEN’S 24. Olena Petrova, 51:05.7 (1) 12. Halyna Maniachenko, 18.5 27. Oksana Yakovleva, 51:22.2 (2) • Friday, February 15 14. Olena Liashenko, 21.0 29. Oksana Khvostenko, 51:34.4 (0) 34. Olena Zubrylova, 52:10.7 (3) LUGE – MEN’S DOUBLES ALPINE SKIING – MEN’S GIANT SLALOM 11. Oleh Avdeyev/Danylo Panchenko, 1:27.327 45. Mykola Skriabin, 1:18.57

• Tuesday, February 12 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – WOMEN’S 5K PURSUIT WOMEN’S 4X5K RELAY CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – 12. Iryna Terelia, 25:33.6 Olena Rodina/Valentyna Shevchenko/Olena WOMEN’S 10K 23. Valentyna Shevchenko, 26:11.4 Zubrylova/Iryna Terelia, DNS 13. Iryna Terelia, 29:38.5 Olena Rodina and Maryna Pestriakova took 58th and 14. Valentyna Shevchenko, 29:42.7 59th in the classical leg, failing to qualify for the • Friday, February 22 43. Olena Rodina, 31:07.4 freestyle leg. ALPINE SKIING – WOMEN’S GIANT SLALOM • Saturday, February 16 43. Yulia Siparenko, 2:47.62 FREESTYLE SKIING – WOMEN’S AERIALS • Saturday, February 23 15. Tetiana Kozachenko, 151.23 (did not qualify for finals) BOBSLED – MEN’S FOUR-MAN 22. Oleh Polyvach/Bohdan Zamostianyk/Oleksander FREESTYLE SKIING – MEN’S AERIALS Ivanyshyn/Yurii Zhuravskyi, 3:13.77 22. Enver Ablayev, 156.84 (did not qualify for finals) CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – MEN’S 50K CLASSIC BIATHLON – WOMEN’S 10K PURSUIT 22. Roman Leibiuk, 2:15:50.9 26. Tetiana Vodopianova, 34:23.0 Nina Lemesh, DNS ALPINE SKIING – MEN’S SLALOM Olena Petrova, DNS Mykola Skriabin, DNF Olena Zubrylova, DNS SPEEDSKATING – MEN’S 500 METERS ALPINE SKIING – MEN’S SUPER-G Volodymyr Hryhoriev, DNQ 29. Mykola Skriabin, 1:27.84 • Sunday, February 24 SPEEDSKATING – MEN’S 1,000 METERS 37. Andrii Fomin, 1:11.04 CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING – WOMEN’S 30K CLASSIC BIATHLON – MEN’S 12.5K PURSUIT 5. Valentyna Shevchenko, 1:33:03.1 Andrew Nynka 40. Viacheslav Derkach, 36:56.8 18. Iryna Terelia, 1:37:32.9 Oksana Khvostenko competes in an uphill section Andrii Deryzemlia, DNS 38. Olena Rodina, 1:46:51.2 of the women’s 15-kilometer biathlon event. Ruslan Lysenko DNS Maryna Pestriakova, DNF No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 11

was severely injured in practice when Ukraine’s Olympians... Gilgursky’s skate blade hit her in the face (Continued from page 1) while they were practicing side-by-side and disappointing 12th place. spins. Maniachenko spent a year and a half “To be one of the top five in the world is away from skating and then returned as a a very amazing feeling for me. I did not singles skater. expect it. I am very proud of my achieve- Maniachenko finished fourth at the 2002 ments and feel wonderful to be here com- European Championships in January, out- peting with the best athletes in the world,” skating Liashenko – her older, more-experi- the six-year national team veteran enced teammate – in all three portions of Kravchuk said of his performance upon the competition: qualifying round, short moving up from 10th place to fifth in his program and free skate. final jump of competition. “I was not very happy with my perform- In the women’s 30-kilometer cross- ance,” Maniachenko said following the county event it was Valentyna Shevchenko completion of her free program. “It did not who, on the final day of Olympic competi- feel very clean, and I believe I could have tion, pulled a last-minute surprise out of her done much better.” hat by taking fifth place in the women’s Mykola Skriabin took 45th place in the endurance event with a time of 1:33:03.1. men’s giant slalom with a time of 1:18.57 Her best finish at the 19th Winter Games on February 21, capping quite an impres- prior to the 30-kilometer event came in the sive accomplishment that tends to be over- women’s 10-kilometer classic where she looked and underestimated when evaluat- placed 14th followed by 22nd and 23rd ing a skier’s skill and potential. place finishes in the 15-kilometer free mass The 24-year-old Lviv native competed in start and 5-kilometer classic/5-kilometer all five alpine events – downhill, slalom, free pursuit events, respectively. giant slalom, combined and super-giant An Olympic veteran of the 1998 Winter slalom – a feat that requires the ability to Games in Nagano, Japan, Shevchenko’s ski the technically demanding slalom and Andrew Nynka best prior performance was a ninth place giant slalom courses with the fearlessness Valentyna Shevchenko recovers following the women’s 15-kilometer cross-coun- finish in the 4x5-kilometer relay and a prior and strength required to ski the faster, more try skiing event. career-best sixth place finish in the 5 kilo- wide-open super giant slalom and downhill meter classic at the 1999 World races. Championship in Ramsau, Austria. However, Skriabin fell in the slalom and The 27-year-old Brovary resident could was classified as a “did not finish” (DNF) not be reached for comment on her fifth- for the event. place finish as many of the athletes compet- On the women’s side, Yulia Siparenko ing in the final few days of Olympic com- finished the giant slalom in 2:47.62, good petition, including Shevchenko, quickly enough for 43rd place among a field of 69 departed for home following the comple- competitors. tion of their respective events. The men’s four-man bobsled team of Following Shevchenko in the 30-kilome- Oleh Polyvach, Bohdan Zamostianyk, ter event were Ukrainians Iryna Terelia, Oleksander Ivanyshyn and Yurii who took 18th place with a time of Zhuravskyi took 22nd place out of a field of 1:37:32.9, and Olena Rodina, who finished 33 sleds, finishing with a combined four- the event in 38th place with a time of run time of 3:13.77, just 6.26 behind first- 1:46:51.2. Maryna Pestriakova did not fin- place Germany-2. ish the event. And in the men’s 500-meter short-track In the women’s 4x5-kilometer relay skating event, 20-year-old Shostka native event, Ukraine’s team of Olena Rodina, Volodymyr Hryhoriev, skating in the pre- Valentyna Shevchenko, Olena Zubrylova liminary heat with the event’s ultimate gold and Iryna Terelia were disqualified from medalist, Canadian Marc Gagnon, did not competition due to Terelia’s testing positive qualify for the quarterfinal after falling in prior to the start of the relay for an exces- the middle of the race. Hryhoriev ended up sively high hemoglobin level. taking the 30th spot in the 500-meter event. Alpine skier Mykola Skriabin checks his time following the downhill competition. The issue of doping was unclear since high levels of hemoglobin could also come about naturally when an athlete lives at high altitude and the body naturally realeses the chemical EPO, which triggers a higher hemoglobin level. The Ukrainian biathlon team had been living in Park City, Utah – over 1,000 feet higher than the elevation of their Soldier Hollow competition venue. The lone Ukrainian athlete in the men’s 50-kilometer classic cross-country competi- tion, Roman Leibiuk, took 22nd place with a time of 2:15:50.9. Women’s figure skating proved another disappointing performance for Ukraine as Halyna Maniachenko and Olena Liashenko finished in 12th and 14th places, respective- ly. The two made only a slight improve- ment from their standings following the short program, as Maniachenko moved up three places from 15th and Liashenko moved up two places from 16th. When asked for comment on the skaters’ performance, singles coach Marina Amirkhanova said Ukrainian skating pro- grams currently suffer from a lack of fund- ing at all levels. She noted that the country of roughly 50 million presently has less than 10 ice skating rinks to support its Olympic program. In order for her skaters to progress, Ms. Amirkhanova said, they will need to spend more time on the ice – something that would be difficult to accom- plish under the current circumstances. Maniachenko was originally a singles skater but then switched to pairs in the early 1990s. She and her partner at the time, Yevgeny Gilgursky, won a bronze medal in pairs at the 1994 World Junior Championships. But in 1995 Maniachenko Speedskater Nishitani Takafumi lines up with Ukrainian Andrii Fomin in the men’s 1,000-meter qualification heat. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9

stacked type, but it contains square frames stamp on the souvenir sheet present the that can be easily removed one at a time. most common bee caste, that of the female FFOO CC USUS ONON PHIPHILLAATT EELLYY The introduction of removable, wooden worker bee (“robitnytsia”). Positioned on a frames upon which bees make their honey- flower, the bee is shown with pollen by Ingert Kuzych comb is the key invention that launched (“pylok”) on its hind legs (bees, like all modern beekeeping. insects, have six legs). The pollen is picked The frame hive was invented in 1814 by up in the course of the bees’ meandering Petro Prokopovych, a landowner from the from flower to flower. Each of these hind- Beekeeping in Ukraine Chernihiv area, who also organized indus- leg pollen baskets contains thousands of trial beekeeping. He founded a beekeeping pollen grains that are used back at the hive Ukrainians have appreciated their hard- of the Ethnographic Scenes stamp set, it school in 1826 in the village of Palchyky, to make food for the young. The upper right working insect friends from the very earli- carried the letter “E,” which was the regular near Baturyn, where he taught progressive souvenir sheet stamp shows another worker est of times. Originally, among prehistoric letter rate to countries of the former Soviet apiculture. bee, this time on hexagonal combs within people, the idea was solely to gather honey Union. Shown on the stamp is an apicul- Prokopovych is shown holding his frame the hive. and wild hives were simply raided in hap- turescene from centuries past: beekeepers invention both on the central illustration and A worker bee’s lifespan during summer hazard fashion. It wasn’t long, however, tending to two different types of primitive on the stamp of the first day cover from months is only about 40 days (she may live before the settlers of the Ukrainian forest- beehives (“vulyky”), some covered by a flat 2000 that honored his contributions to api- up to six months if she is part of the over- steppe devised a way to collect honey in a wooden block, others with a peaked, culture (Figure 3). The simple, practical, wintering generation that experiences the wooden frame design has not changed sig- more systematic and dependable fashion. thatched roof. quiescent winter months). The worker nificantly to the present day. Many of the greatest advances in beekeep- A number of additional types of bee- develops from the egg, through the larval ing (apiculture) were subsequently made on The creature responsible for honey and hives were developed in Ukraine over the and pupal stages, in 21 days. The first eight the territory of Ukraine. It is not surprising, wax production in Ukraine in centuries past centuries. Three types of historic hives are days or so of maturity are spent as nurse to then, that Ukraine has already released four and to the present day is the central the larvae; the next several weeks are spent stamp issues in its first decade of independ- illustrated along the bottom of the souvenir European gray bee (Apis mellifera). A vari- sheet (Figure 1). On the left is a woven busily foraging afield for flower nectar. The ence that depict bees or beekeeping. ety of this species – the Ukrainian bee nectar is slightly converted by enzymes in type, constructed of some of the same The first innovation in domesticating (“bdzhola”; Apis mellifera var. ucrainica) – the bees’ body into honey, which is then materials used to make baskets. In the cen- bees was to keep them in hollow logs or produces copious honey and overwinters stored in combs. The constant trips back ter is a stacked round hive, resembling a gums (borti). These would be placed high well. It is shown up close on yet another and forth with nectar and pollen literally in trees to mimic natural tree trunks. This small, limbless tree. Its sections could be philatelic issue honoring beekeeping, this cause the worker bee to wear herself out. method, called “bortnytstvo,” was practiced removed to extract wax and honey. one from 1999 (Figure 4). until the middle of the 18th century. In a The square hive on the right is also a Both this single stamp and the upper left (Continued on page 16) few forested areas – Volyn, northern Chernihiv, or the northern Kyiv regions – it persisted to the beginning of the 20th centu- ry. Last year the Ukrainian stamp produc- tion firm Marka Ukrainy produced a splen- did souvenir sheet that illustrated much of the history of beekeeping in Ukraine (Figure 1). The trees on the right and left selvedge of the souvenir sheet display examples of borti. Also shown are some of the tools used to collect honey by honey gatherers (“bortnyky”) and various methods used to protect the borti from marauding bears. Platforms that prevented an animal from climbing upward or spiked devices (fixed around the foot of a tree or freely swinging around the bark) proved to be clever and effective deterrents. Bortnytstvo was replaced by “pasichnyt- stvo,” which involved placing hives on or by tree trunks in forest clearings or orchards. This method is first mentioned in documents from the 14th century. During the medieval princely period, honey and wax were very important items for domes- tic consumption, for trade abroad and for use as tribute. The beekeeping industry was deemed important enough to be protected by law. In the 15th and 16th centuries famous wax warehouses (“voskovi komory”) were set up in Lviv, Lutsk, Volodymyr, Berestia and Bilsk. In the 16th and 17th centuries beekeeping developed rapidly and spread further east into the steppes proper. Figure 2 is the first Ukrainian stamp to show apiculture. Released in 1994 as part Figure 1. Last year’s well-designed souvenir sheet was able to incorporate many facets of Ukrainian beekeeping through the ages.

Figure 2. Ukraine’s first beekeeping stamp (1994) depicted beegatherers from the middle Dnipro region of Ukraine as Figure 3. A 2000 stamp postal cancellation and cover honored Petro Prokopovych, Figure 4. The common honeybee (bdzho- they appeared in centuries past. the “Father of Modern Beekeeping,” on the 225th anniversary of his birth. la) appeared on this stamp from 1999. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 13 Mosaic and stained glass: the art of Roman Kowal by Alexandra Hawryluk WINNIPEG – On entering St. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg, one’s attention is drawn to the large round stained-glass window. There, against the deep blue of outer space is the majestic, seated fig- ure of Christ. Yet, His gentle gaze, the subtle sadness of His facial expression, the voluminous folds of his red and white garments are far removed from the dark, ascetic, sternness of a Byzantine Pantokrator. It is rather, a modern stylized image that blends Western humanism with Eastern Christian spirituality. And that is the trademark style of Roman Kowal, one of the most prolific Ukrainian artists living in Canada. When Mr. Kowal was studying at the Fine Arts Institute in Lviv, however, he did not envisage a career in stained glass or mosaics, but rather in sculpture and painting. Crossing the Atlantic in 1948, however, altered those plans. Then, just as a promising career in designing museum and commercial displays in western Canada was opening up, one of the Ukrainian parishes in Winnipeg asked Mr. Kowal to decorate the interior of its small church. Why did he accept this offer? As he put it: “There was a great need. The pioneer churches were decorated in a very simple, naive style. As the artistic product of any society is a good indicator of its cultural level, this simplicity was troubling.” The Ukrainian Canadian churches built in the early years of the 20th century were built and decorated by untrained craftsmen, who were not so much interested in developing an artistic tradition as in assuaging the community’s feelings of homesickness. They built Roman Kowal churches with the familiar pear-shaped domes and deco- The apse wall mosaic and iconostasis by Roman Kowal at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg. rated their interiors with simple, nostalgic images. With the influx of new immigrants after World War as “Ukrainian” (despite the clear presence of non- Mr. Kowal’s design soon gained him a following in II, these old Ukrainian community churches could no Ukrainian iconographic elements), some artists, most Saskatchewan and Alberta. For the Ukrainian Orthodox longer accommodate the large crowds gathering there notably Myron Levytsky, chose not to join this move- Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Edmonton, for for feast days. So, communities began putting up bigger ment. Respecting the dynamics of modern design, as example, Mr. Kowal created a large mosaic for the apse buildings. Unlike their rural predecessors, these new well as the conventions of traditional iconography, Mr. and a complete set of stained-glass windows. The exte- urban churches built during the 1950s and 1960s, were Levytsky was able to create vibrant, unique, contempo- designed by professional engineers, architects and rary depictions of traditional religious subjects, as he so artists. In Winnipeg, Sviatoslav Hordynsky was com- admirably did in the church of the Holy Eucharist in missioned to paint both the Orthodox Cathedral of St. Toronto. Mary the Protectress and the Catholic Cathedral of Ss. Struck by the unpleasant contrast between new archi- Volodymyr and Olha, while Serhij Lytvynenko was tectural forms and the rigidity of the synthesized neo- asked to design the two iconostases. Not surprisingly, Byzantine designs, Mr. Kowal, too, created an icono- Mr. Lytvynenko engaged his former student, Mr. graphic style that was more in harmony both with mod- Kowal, as manager of the two projects. ern architectural space and contemporary understanding In fact, these projects signaled the beginning of a of religion. Despite the public outcry against this mod- new phase in the development of Ukrainian ecclesiastic ernism, Mr. Kowal was lucky enough to enjoy the sup- art in North America: the revival of the neo-Byzantine port and the patronage of Metropolitan Maxim iconographic style. This style – possibly because it was Hermaniuk, the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church perceived as an appropriate response to the Soviet in Canada at the time, who commissioned him to paint destruction of religious art in Ukraine – soon became his private chapel in Winnipeg. the accepted mode for the interior design of Ukrainian Decorating Canadian church interiors, however, pre- churches in Canada. sented a set of technical problems. As neither the Although, the conservative-minded congregations Canadian construction methods, nor the Canadian cli- and pastors loved this synthesized style and identified it mate favored frescoes, artists had to devise new paint- ing techniques. Mr. Hordynsky painted all his large fig- Alexandra Hawryluk writes a regular feature, “The ures on canvas in oil and then glued the cut-out figures World of Ideas,” for Radio Canada International in to the wall. That way, all he needed to paint directly on Montreal. the wall surface was the background. The trouble with this technique was that, if the building got too hot the glue would dry and the edges of the canvas would lift. In addition, sometimes too, the cutouts would have an Roman Kowal unpleasantly pronounced edge. To avoid these prob- The Pokrova mosaic set in the apse of St. Mary the lems, Mr. Levytsky painted large-scale compositions in Protectress Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg, oil on panels of canvas or wood. Mr. Kowal, though, Manitoba. found a different solution: “I concluded that the best way to come out a winner with the climate is to do rior of the church was adorned with a set of four sculp- mosaics. And so, the first mosaic I made was for a tured bronze doors over which he placed mosaic por- church built by Victor Deneka.” traits of the four evangelists. In Regina, Saskatchewan, This commission turned out to be the start of a life- the 20-foot mosaic of Christ, the Savior in the apse of long friendship between Messrs. Kowal and Deneka. the Ukrainian Catholic church of St. Basil the Great is When in 1967 Mr. Deneka built a church in Russell, most arresting. All in all, 16 churches in Canada are Manitoba, he called on Mr. Kowal to do, not only the graced by Mr. Kowal’s work. wonderful mosaic over the main entrance, but all the Of these, two Winnipeg churches, St. Michael’s and stained-glass windows as well. So successful was this Holy Family – both designed by the internationally partnership that Ukrainian communities in Portage la acclaimed architect Radoslav Zuk – have a special sig- Prairie, Winnipeg and Dauphin, Manitoba, commis- nificance for Mr. Kowal. As in all of Mr. Zuk’s church- sioned the pair to build and decorate their churches. es, the natural light in the Church of the Holy Family One of Mr. Kowal’s loveliest mosaics is his comes in from above illuminating the altar and making “Pokrova,” set in the apse of Mr. Deneka’s St. Mary the Mr. Kowal’s mosaic of the Holy Family, on the wall just Protectress Ukrainian Catholic Church in Winnipeg. behind the altar, shimmer and glow. With one foot stepping forward, the Mother of God, a At St. Michael’s, Mr. Kowal is most pleased with the white, narrow scarf, or “pokrov,” gently fluttering in her 12 apostles in the apse because, as he put it: “Each one hands, seems to be descending on a glittering shaft of has a distinctly individual personality, quite different light. The subtle modeling of the figure and the place- from any other. There’s also a new way of treating the ment of ornament suggests a work which, while paying draped figure.” Complementing the main mosaic in the Roman Kowal (photo courtesy of the Ukrainian homage to the past, is firmly set in contemporary apse are two other mosaics over the side altars: the Cultural and Educational Center, Winnipeg, Manitoba, thought. “Roman Kowal Catalog – Retrospective,” 1988.) The rich, clear colors and the elegant simplicity of (Continued on page 15) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9 Demjanjuk... CLASSIFIEDI- S (Continued from page 1) been vindicated. I am sure everybody TO PLACE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 will remember that Mr. Demjanjuk was wrongfully convicted, spent seven years

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Please “It is providential that the formal FAX: 601-982-0884 WELT & DAVID write to : arrangement of the documents establish- William Korecky, 2493 Louis Road Call for details and visit our website at: ing the Ukrainian Catholic University will 1373 Broad St, Clifton, N.J. 07013 Palo Alto, California 94303 www.easteuropeantours.com take place this year, the year of Patriarch (973) 773-9800 or call (650) 251-9311 Josyf Slipyj,” added the Rev. Dr. Gudziak. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 15 Mosaic and... (Continued from page 13) Birth of Christ and Resurrection. But, the ìäêÄ∫çëúäÖ ëèéêíéÇé-ÇàïéÇçÖ í-Çé most amazing thing at St. Michael’s is “óéêçéåéêëúäÄ ëßó” Ç çûÄêäì the matte, gold-colored, metal iconosta- sis – a modern transparent screen adorned by six large mosaic icons. The Ñßãàíúëü ëìåçéû Çßëíäéû ßá ëÇé∫åà óãÖçÄåà ß ëàåèÄíàäÄåà íÄ deep blue of the small stained-glass win- ìäêÄ∫çëúäàå ÉêéåÄÑüçëíÇéå, ôé Ç ëÖêÖÑì, 13 ãûíéÉé, 2002 êéäì, èé dows lends the interior a peaceful, other- ÇÄÜäßâ çÖÑìáß, ÇßÑßâòéÇ ì Çßóçßëíú çÄ 86 êéñß Üàííü, çÄò worldly ambiance. ÑéÇÉéãßíçàâ óãÖç, äéã. ëÖäêÖíÄê ß äßãúäÄäêÄíçàâ ÉéãéÇÄ í-ÇÄ. In spite of all his commissions for stained glass and mosaics, Mr. Kowal did not abandon his first love – sculp- ·Î.Ô. ture. In Winnipeg’s City Park, in tribute to the tenacity of the Red River settlers, he has put up a life-sized sculpture of a åàïÄâãé åÄíßüò Red River cart drawn by a most deter- mined-looking ox. His bronze and mar- èÓıÓÓÌÌ¥ ‚¥‰Ô‡‚Ë ‚¥‰·ÛÎËÒfl 18 βÚÓ„Ó 2002 . ‚ ìÍ‡ªÌÒ¸Í¥È ä‡ÚÓÎˈ¸Í¥È ble monument in honor of the victims of ñÂÍ‚¥ Ò‚. ß‚‡Ì‡ ïÂÒÚËÚÂÎfl, Ú‡ ̇ ˆ‚ËÌÚ‡¥ ¢ÂÈÚ ÓÙ É‚ÂÌ ‚ ßÒÚ É‡ÌÓ‚Â¥, ç.ÑÊ. the 1933 Famine in Ukraine, placed directly in front of Winnipeg City Hall, ÑÛÊËÌ¥ ÄÌÌ¥, ‰Ó̈¥ å‡¥ª-ÄÌÌ¥ Á Ó‰ËÌÓ˛, ÒËÌÓ‚¥ åËı‡ÈÎÓ‚¥ ßV, ·‡Ú‡Ï ¥ moves all who see it. ÒÂÒÚ‡Ï Ú‡ ªı Ó‰ËÌ‡Ï ‚ ÄÏÂˈ¥ ¥ ìÍ‡ªÌ¥, ‚ËÒÎÓ‚˛πÏÓ „ÎË·ÓÍ ÒÔ¥‚˜ÛÚÚfl. Mr. Kowal’s innovative approach to ecclesiastic interior design, his unique style with its dramatic treatment of light ìèêÄÇÄ ìëÇí “óéêçéåéêëúäÄ ëßó” and color, his ability to present old sub- jects in a new way, his openness to the community, along with his knack for mak- ing people aware of the spiritual dimen- Zenon Hawryluk sion of life, have earned him the trust and Ñ¥ÎËÏÓÒfl ÒÛÏÌÓ˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛ Á ¥‰ÌËÏË ¥ ÔËflÚÂÎflÏË, ˘Ó ‚ ÒÛ·ÓÚÛ, Memorial to the victims of the 1933 respect of his own community and have 16 βÚÓ„Ó 2002 . ÌÂÒÔÓ‰¥‚‡ÌÓ ‚¥‰¥È¯Î‡ ‚¥‰ Ì‡Ò Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ Famine in Ukraine, situated in front assigned him an important role in the ̇ 64-ÏÛ Óˆ¥ ÊËÚÚfl Û É˛ÒÚÓÌ¥, íÂÍÒ‡Ò Ì‡¯‡ ̇ȉÓÓʘ‡ of Winnipeg City Hall. development of Canadian religious art. ÑêìÜàçÄ, åÄåÄ, ÅÄÅñü, ëÖëíêÄ ¥ íÖíÄ ·Î. Ô. perceived ownership, of the state. Ukraine debates... Citizens are meant only to display ßêàçÄ òÄêìçéÇàó (Continued from page 3) activism during elections, as in a delega- against civil society, to not destabilize the tive democracy, when they need to be Á ‰ÓÏÛ èéíéóçüä situation or create a threat to national guided for whom to cast their votes. ̇. ‚ ëÚ˲, á‡ı¥‰Ì‡ ìÍ‡ªÌ‡. security,” Mr. Grytsenko concluded. The ruling ideology of Ukraine’s post- Mr. Lytvyn’s views on civil society Soviet elites and For a United Ukraine, á‡Î˯Ë· Û „ÎË·ÓÍÓÏÛ ÒÏÛÚÍÛ: represent the ideology of For a United therefore, has been “zlahoda” (concord), ˜ÓÎÓ‚¥Í‡ – ÄçíßçÄ Ukraine, the election bloc that is the offi- civic stability and social peace. ‰Ó˜ÍÛ – ÑÄêßû Á ˜ÓÎÓ‚¥ÍÓÏ èÖíêéå ¥ ‰¥Ú¸ÏË cial face of the “party of power,” which “Stability,” therefore, is the “fundamen- Çßäíéêß∏û ¥ èÖíêìëÖå a presidential decree on January 28 tal idea” upon which For a United ÒËÌ¥‚ – ÅéÉÑÄçÄ Á ‰ÛÊËÌÓ˛ Çßêéû ¥ ‰¥Ú¸ÏË ëéîß∏û openly ordered state officials to back. Its Ukraine is campaigning. 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The state ––––––––––––––––––––––– sees civic activism and the mobilization ings of efficacy – something the forum á‡Ï¥ÒÚ¸ Í‚¥Ú¥‚ ̇ Ò‚¥ÊÛ ÏÓ„ËÎÛ èÓÍ¥ÈÌÓª Ó‰Ë̇ ÔÓÒËÚ¸ ÒÍ·‰‡ÚË ÔÓÊÂÚ‚Ë of citizens as a threat to its capture, and of civic groups is striving to change. ̇ ÒËÓÚË̈¸ Û ëÚ˲, 㸂¥‚Ò¸ÍÓª Ó·Î. ̇ ‡‰ÂÒÛ: Bohdan Scarunovych, 122 Rushton Circle, League City, TX 77573.

tral Ukraine, seven blocs would pass the National identity... threshold, of which the top four are (Continued from page 2) national democratic or in the opposition pushed the Communist Party into second camp (Our Ukraine, Tymoshenko Bloc, With deep sorrow we wish to inform our family and friends place. In the north, east and south, Our Kyiv Mayor Oleksander Omelchenko’s that on February 23, 2002, the Lord called to Himself Ukraine’s popularity drops to second Unity bloc and the Socialist Party bloc). our beloved mother and grandmother For a United Ukraine, the bloc favored place after the Communist Party with by President Kuchma that includes five 9.5, 7.9, and 11.6 percent, respectively. “parties of power,” would not pass the Eustachia (Hupalowska) Milanytch The two radical anti-presidential elec- threshold in either western or central cherished wife of the late Athanas Milanytch, an engineer. tion groupings, the Yulia Tymoshenko Ukraine. In Kyiv, a city with a large Bloc and Oleksander Moroz’s Socialist number of state officials, For a United A teacher, honorary member of the city of Stryj in Ukraine, and longtime secretary of the Party, are more geographically restricted Ukraine would manage to scrape through Stryishchyna Committee and of Ukrainian National Association, Branch 450, to western and central Ukraine. The with only 4.3 percent. Tymoshenko Bloc, although led by a National identity, reform and civil born October 25, 1907, in Bratkivtsi, near Stryj. party with its origins in the eastern society are closely linked in Ukraine, as Ukrainian city of Dnipropetrovsk, is they are in other post-Communist states. popular only in western and central The Panakhyda was held on February 26, and the Parastas on February 27 at the Ukraine’s regional and linguistic divi- Peter Jarema Funeral Home. Funeral services were held on Thursday, February 28, Ukraine, while the Socialists are con- sions inhibit national integration and a at 9:30 a.m. at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York City. Interment was fined to Ukrainophone central Ukraine. civil society encompassing the entire held on February 28 at St. Andrew’s Memorial Cemetery in South Bound Brook, NJ. Opposition newspapers, such as Mr. country. Meanwhile, the more pervasive In sorrow: Tymoshenko’s Vechernie Vesti, are able Soviet legacy in eastern and southern to obtain printing facilities only in west- Ukraine has led to a passive population Daughters: – Zirka with her son Michael Klufas and daughter-in-law Chris ern Ukraine. and a weak civil society. This, in turn, – Motria Western and central Ukraine are the prevents Mr. Yuschenko’s Our Ukraine Sons: – Ihor with his wife Gerry strongholds of the opposition movement from becoming a mass movement – Rostyslaw with his wife Helena and children Maya, Lisa, and against President Kuchma and the oli- throughout Ukraine in the same manner Aleksa garchs. According to the UCEPS poll, as Mr. Kostunica’s DOS in Serbia. as well as relatives in USA and Ukraine. seven blocs would pass the 4 percent The popularity of Our Ukraine in west- threshold for the 225 seats elected by ern and central Ukraine reflects the region’s May she rest in peace and her memory be eternal! proportional voting. In western Ukraine role as Ukraine’s main engine for reform, a only four of these seven would pass the bastion of opposition to the Communist In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Ukrainian Museum in New York City threshold, and of these Our Ukraine and Party and oligarchs, and preventer of a fur- or to the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in Ukraine. the Tymoshenko Bloc top the list. In cen- ther slide to authoritarianism. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9

excess drones when they are encountered Beekeeping... and thus preserve the honey that would be (Continued from page 12) fed to these “malingerers.” Drones mature The lower left and lower right souvenir in about 24 days and make up only a small sheet stamps show the other two bee caste percent of the total population of a typical types: a queen bee (“matka”) and a drone hive. After the spring breeding season, or (“trut”), respectively. The queen is the true should the honey crop be short, drones are mother of the bee colony. Her only duty is eventually destroyed by the worker bees. to lay eggs for the propagation of the hive. A more detailed overview of the intrigu- ing world of bees and beekeeping would She is a little larger than the worker but has COME,COME, JOINJOIN USUS require a much longer article. Suffice it to shorter wings and her abdomen tapers to a say that Ukrainians have appreciated the point. The queen bee develops in about 15 efforts of these useful insects from time HIGH INTEREST RATES ON CDs days. At about five or six days of age she immemorial. Many additional helpful prod- takes flight to mate with a drone outside on FREE CHECKING ucts are derived from the beekeeping indus- the wing. After being fertilized, she remains GREAT RATES FOR LOANS, MORTGAGES try and are represented by the upper, middle so for life. About two days after mating she stamp on the souvenir sheet (labeled “apit- commences laying and, if very prolific, can SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES AVAILABLE erapia,” or bee therapy). Bee pollen is pro- deposit up to 3,000 eggs per day. Eggs are moted as a health food and bee venom has UKRAINIAN/ENGLISH SPOKEN laid in brood cells that differ from honey been used to successfully alleviate rheuma- storage cells. Queens often live for three or tism. Research has also been carried out on FRIENDLY PERSONNEL four years. bee venom as a cure for some types of can- The male drones are shorter, thicker and WESTERN UNION cer. Who knows what other amazing attrib- bulkier than the queen, with wings that utes remain to be discovered about this reach the entire length of the abdomen. humble yet fascinating little insect? WE CAN ACCOMMODATE ALL YOUR FINANCIAL NEEDS Stingless, they do no work and their only function is to serve the queen on her bridal Ingert Kuzych may be contacted at flight. In hives with healthy queens, bee- P.O. Box 3, Springfield, VA 22150 or at UKRAINIAN NATIONAL keepers will frequently kill (by squashing) his e-mail address: [email protected].

FEDERAL CREDIT UNION run-up to the parliamentary elections, which Ukraine’s election... are scheduled for March 31, the first of the MAIN OFFICE (Continued from page 4) foreign observer delegations began to arrive in the country. vice prime minister in the Cabinet of Prime 215 Second Ave. (between 13th and 14th St.), New York, NY 10003 CEC Chairman Mykhailo Riabets Minister Viktor Yuschenko. Tel.: (212) 533-2980 • Fax: (212) 995-5204 announced on September 27 that the com- After being arrested and freed on her mittee had registered 46 foreign observers own recognizance early last year, with an BRANCHES thus far – 35 of them from the Organization order that she not leave Kyiv, all charges for Security and Cooperation in Europe. 35 Main St., So. Bound Brook, NJ 08880 were dropped by a decision of the Pechersk Also beginning its work was the Council of Tel.: (732) 469-9085 • Fax: (732) 469-9165 District Court, which was then overturned Europe’s monitoring group on Ukraine, led by the Court of Appeals. by rapporteurs Hanne Severinsen and 365 Washington Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 The Supreme Court, headed by Vitalii Renate Wohlwend, as well as representa- Tel.: (732) 802-0480 • Fax: (732) 802-0484 Boiko, a close associate of Socialist Party tives from Hungary, Azerbaijan and the leader Oleksander Moroz, is expected to Philippines. Mr. Riabets said he expects e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uofcu.org hear Ms. Tymoshenko’s case on March 14. about 500 foreign observers to monitor the As the political turmoil continued in the elections in all 225 electoral districts. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 17

NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Summer School in Ukraine The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy invites students to its Sum- As the recipient of this university mer School, from May 26 to July 2 (38 days) with the following program: Wins university’s award, Ms. Kuzmowycz will be perform- ing with the UNH Orchestra as a featured 1. Intensive course of Ukrainian language on all three levels concerto competition soloist on Sunday, March 3, playing 2. Lectures on Ukrainian history and literature NORTH SCITUATE, R.I. – The Antonio Vivaldi’s Piccolo concerto in C 3. Discussions on Ukrainian ethnography and ethnic art University of New Hampshire department Major, Op. 79. The concert will be held in 4. Round-tables on current politics and economy in Ukraine of music announced the winner of its recent the Johnson Theatre at 3 p.m. 5. Excursion: Kyiv and environs, Kaniv, Chernihiv and Pereyaslav Khmelnytskyy concerto competition, sophomore Katria Ms. Kuzmowycz is a member of Kuzmowycz. Ukrainian National Association Branch Payment for instructions, room and board, local transportation- $1,769. College Ms. Kuzmowycz is a music education 450. students will earn six credits. All those who are interested in attending this Sum- major at the University of New Hampshire. mer School and, at the same time have fun are urged to write to: A flute player, she has won numerous com- In Ukraine: Prof. Larysa Kaduryna petitions and performs as a soloist with var- 04070 Ukraine ious groups. She is a member of the wind Kyiv- 70 symphony orchestra, woodwind quintet and Vul. Skovorody, 2 several other ensembles at UNH, and has NaUKMA several private students as well. tel./fax (044) 463-7112, (044) 238-2861 Traditionally, winners of the university’s e-mail: [email protected] concerto competition have been upperclass- men, but Ms. Kuzmowycz’s strong aca- In USA: Prof. John Fizer demic standing and exceptional perform- 26 Bedford Road ance ability were ample reasons to accord Somerset, NJ 08873 her this honor. She is currently in an accel- Tel./Fax:(732) 846-4847 erated program, planning to graduate in e-mail: [email protected] 2004 with both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in music/music education, and hopes to pursue a second post-graduate degree in music performance at another institution. èãÖå’ü èãÄëíìçéä ◊èÖêòß ëíÖÜß“ Ms. Kuzmowycz is a member of the — ‚·¯ÚÓ‚Ûπ — New York City Plast Branch and the Lisovi Mavky Plast sorority. She resides in North Scituate, R.I. Katria Kuzmowycz ÑÖççàâ íÄÅßê ◊èíÄòÄí èêà èãÄëíß“ and is working toward the equivalent of Selected for honor eagle scout. Last summer Mr. ‰Îfl ‰¥ÚÂÈ ‚¥‰ 4 ‰Ó 6 ÓÍ¥‚, flÍ¥ ‚ÓÎÓ‰¥˛Ú¸ (ÓÁÛÏ¥˛Ú¸ ¥ „Ó‚ÓflÚ¸) ÛÍ‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓ˛ ÏÓ‚Ó˛. Hadzewycz traveled to Ukraine with the ÑËÚË̇ ÏÛÒËÚ¸ χÚË Á‡Í¥Ì˜ÂÌËı 4 ÓÍË ÊËÚÚfl ‰Ó 31-„Ó ÒÂÔÌfl 2002. ÇËÈÌflÚÍ¥‚ ÌÂχπ. at prep school Chornomortsi fraternity of Plast. Having ÑËÚË̇ ÏÛÒËÚ¸ χÚË ÛÒ¥ ÔËÔË̥҇ ˘ÂÔÎÂÌÌfl. by Victoria Candon completed a training course for coun- ÑËÚË̇, fl͇ ÒÍ·· á‡fl‚Û ÇÒÚÛÔÛ ‰Ó ÌÓ‚‡ˆÚ‚‡, Ì ÏÓÊ ·‡ÚË Û˜‡ÒÚË ‚ Ú‡·Ó‡ı ‰Îfl ÔÚ‡¯‡Ú. selors of yunatstvo, he is now in charge SUMMIT, N.J. – The Rev. F. Kevin of a troop of young “yunaky.” Murphy, headmaster of Oratory Mr. Hadzewycz plans to study history, 퇷¥ ‚¥‰·Û‰ÂÚ¸Òfl ̇ ëéûáßÇñß Û Ú¸Óı „ÛÔ‡ı: Preparatory School, announced that sen- political science and international rela- ‚¥‰ 23 ‰Ó 30 ˜Â‚Ìfl 2002 ., ‚¥‰ 30 ˜Â‚Ìfl ‰Ó 7 ÎËÔÌfl 2002 . ior Markian Andrew Hadzewycz was tions when he enters college in the fall. Ú‡ ‚¥‰ 7 ‰Ó 14 ÎËÔÌfl 2002 . (flÍ˘Ó ·Û‰Â ‚¥‰ÔÓ‚¥‰Ì‡ ͥθͥÒÚ¸ Û˜‡ÒÌËÍ¥‚) recently selected student of the month at Mr. Hadzewycz lives with his parents, the Summit school. Andrew and Romana, and younger éèãÄíÄ áÄ èéÅìí çÄ ëéûáßÇñß: Á‡ ·‡Ú¸Í‡, ‡·Ó χڥ ¥ Á‡ Ó‰ÌÛ ‰ËÚËÌÛ $105.00 ‰ÂÌÌÓ, Mr. Hadzewycz, 17, is a member of brother, Paul Alexander, in Morristown, ˘Ó ‚Íβ˜‡π ÒÌ¥‰‡ÌÍË Ú‡ ‚˜Â¥. Ç ˆ¥ÌÛ π ‚Ê ‚Íβ˜ÂÌ¥ ÔÓ‰‡ÚÍË È Ó·ÒÎÛ„‡. ᇠÍÓÊÌÛ N.J. The Hadzewyczes all are members ‰Ó‰‡ÚÍÓ‚Û ‰ËÚËÌÛ ÓÔ·ڇ $10.00 ‰ÂÌÌÓ. ÑÛ„‡ ‰ÓÓÒ· ÓÒÓ·‡ Ô·ÚËÚ¸ ڥθÍË Á‡ the National Honor Society and has ı‡˜Û‚‡ÌÌfl. óÎÂÌË ìçëÓ˛ÁÛ Ó‰ÂÊÛ˛Ú¸ 10% ÁÌËÊÍË. á‡ÏÓ‚ÎÂÌÌfl Í¥ÏÌ‡Ú ¥Á $50.00 received the St. Philip Neri Award for of Ukrainian National Association Á‡‚‰‡ÚÍÛ ‚ËÒË·ÚË Ì‡ ‡‰ÂÒÛ: high honors with a 3.9 GPA. Last June Branch 287. he was awarded the Bausch and Lomb íÄÅßê èíÄòÄí Humanities and Social Sciences Award. Ukrainian National Association Estate He has participated in a variety of P.O. Box 529, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 • (845) 626-5641 clubs and activities at Oratory, including the Ukrainian Club, Ski Club, Spanish • 퇷ÓÓ‚‡ ÓÔ·ڇ: — $85.00 ¥ $5.00 ÂπÒÚ‡ˆ¥ÈÌ (ÌÂÁ‚ÓÓÚÌÂ) Club and The Omega, the school news- • á„ÓÎÓ¯ÂÌÌfl ¥ Ú‡·ÓÓ‚Û ÓÔ·ÚÛ (˜ÂÍ ‚ËÔËÒ‡ÌËÈ Ì‡ Plast — Pershi Stezhi) ̇‰ÒË·ÚË paper. He is a varsity cross-country run- ‰Ó: ner and was a member of the Oratory Mrs. Oksana B. Koropeckyj, 1604 Forest Park Ave., Baltimore, MD 21207. 2000 Valley Division championship Tel. (410) 744-0644 (7:30 ‰Ó 10:00 ‚˜.). cross-country team. He was also the ten- • ê˜Â̈¸ Á„ÓÎÓ¯Â̸: èÂ¯‡ „ÛÔ‡: 8 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 . nis team manager and its running trainer, ÑÛ„‡ „ÛÔ‡: 15 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 . and was a member of the varsity track íÂÚfl „ÛÔ‡: 22 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2002 . team. He received the Rams Club • óËÒÎÓ Û˜‡ÒÌËÍ¥‚ Ó·ÏÂÊÂÌÂ. Sportsmanship Award for cross country. Mr. Hadzewycz is a 12th grade stu- äÄêíÄ áÉéãéòÖççü çÄ íÄÅßê èíÄòÄí- 2002 dent at the Morris County School of Ukrainian Studies. He is a member of ßÏ’fl ¥ Ô¥Á‚ˢ ‰ËÚËÌË ...... Roma Pryma Bohachevsky’s Iskra ÔÓ-ÛÍ‡ªÌÒ¸ÍË ¥ ÔÓ-‡Ì„Î¥ÈÒ¸ÍË Ñ‡Ú‡ ̇Ó‰ÊÂÌÌfl ...... Ukrainian Dance Ensemble based in Whippany, N.J., and he volunteers for ĉÂÒ‡...... the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. íÂÎÂÙÓÌ...... 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cratic principles; House and Senate... (2) expresses its support for the efforts of (Continued from page 6) the Ukrainian people to promote democra- ATTENTION BRANCHES OF UNA CONNECTICUT DISTRICT trary sanctions against media operating in cy, the rule of law, and respect for human Ukraine; rights in Ukraine; Officers and members of your Branches are invited to attend ANNUAL (3) urges the government of Ukraine to Whereas the Ukrainian Parliament MEETING on Saturday, March 9, 2002 at 2 p.m. in the Holy Protection (Verkhovna Rada) on December 13, 2001, enforce impartially the new election law, rejected a draft Law on Political Advertising including provisions calling for— Church hall, 255 Barnum Ave. (and corner of Noble St.) in Bridgeport, and Agitation, which would have limited (A) the transparency of election proce- Connecticut free speech in the campaign period by giv- dures; Ihor E. Hayda, District President ing too many discretionary powers to gov- (B) access for international election Stepan Tarasiuk, District Secretary ernment bodies, and posed a serious threat observers; to the independent media; (C) multi-party representation on elec- Whereas the Department of State has tion commissions; dedicated $4,700,000 in support of monitor- (D) equal access to the media for all elec- ing and assistance programs for the 2002 tion participants; DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF UNA BRANCHES OF CHICAGO, IL parliamentary elections; (E) an appeals process for electoral com- announces that its Whereas the process for the 2002 parlia- missions and within the court system; and mentary elections has reportedly been (F) administrative penalties for election affected by apparent violations during the ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING violations; will be held on period prior to the official start of the elec- (4) urges the government of Ukraine to Saturday, March 16, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. tion campaign on January 1, 2002; and at the Ukrainian Cultural Center Whereas monthly reports for November meet its commitments on democratic elec- 2247 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL and December of 2001 released by the tions, as delineated in the 1990 Copenhagen Committee of Voters of Ukraine (CVU), an Document of the Organization for Security Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Committee Officers, Conven- indigenous, nonpartisan, non-governmental and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), with tion Delegates and two delegates from the following Branches: organization that was established in 1994 to respect to the campaign period and election 17, 22, 114, 125, 131, 139, 176, 220, 221, 259, 379, 399, 423, 452, 472 monitor the conduct of national election cam- day, and to address issues identified by the paigns and balloting in Ukraine, cited five Office of Democratic Institutions and All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. major types of violations of political rights Human Rights (ODIHR) of OSCE in its and freedoms during the precampaign phase MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY: final report on the 1999 presidential elec- Stefko Kuropas, UNA Vice-President of the parliamentary elections, including: tion, such as state interference in the cam- Andrij Skyba, UNA Advisor (1) use of government position to support paign and pressure on the media; and Dr. Myron Kuropas and Helen Olek-Scott, Honorary Members of the UNA General Assembly particular political groups; (5) calls upon the government of Ukraine (2) government pressure on the opposi- to allow election monitors from the DISTRICT COMMITTEE tion and on the independent media; Stefko Kuropas, District Chairman ODIHR, other participating states of OSCE, Andrij Skyba, Secretary (3) free goods and services given in order and private institutions and organizations, Bohdan Kukuruza, Treasurer to sway voters; both foreign and domestic, full access to all (4) coercion to join political parties and aspects of the parliamentary election pressure to contribute to election cam- process, including – paigns; and (A) access to political events attended by (5) distribution of anonymous and com- promising information about political oppo- the public during the campaign period; nents: (B) access to voting and counting proce- Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the dures at polling stations and electoral com- Senate (House) – mission meetings on election day, including (1) acknowledges the strong relationship procedures to release election results on a between the United States and Ukraine precinct by precinct basis as they become since Ukraine’s independence more than 10 available; and years ago, while understanding that Ukraine (C) access to post-election tabulation of can only become a full partner in Western results and processing of election challenges institutions when it fully embraces demo- and complaints. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9

DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF UNA BRANCHES OF ROCHESTER, NY announces that its New Jersey Council on Arts offers

ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING will be held on folksTRENTON, arts N.J. – Theapprenticeship New Jersey of age. The awards grants will be announced at Saturday, March 16, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. State Council on the Arts (NJSCA) is the NJSCA’s annual meeting in July. at the St. Joseph School now distributing guidelines and applica- The application process requires that 940 East Ridge Rd., Rochester, NY 14621 tions for its 2002-2003 Folk Arts each interested folk arts apprentice apply Apprenticeship Grant Program. with a master artist as a team by provid- Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Committee Officers, Conven- The Folk Arts Apprenticeship grants – ing information on their shared artistic, tion Delegates and two delegates from the following Branches: intended to support the passing on of the community and cultural backgrounds, 66, 217, 285, 316, 343, 367 traditional arts and crafts of New Jersey’s their planned scope of work, and audio- many different cultural communities – visual materials that detail their level of All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. help folk artists develop their skills skill and preparation. The teams may MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY: through an apprenticeship with a master carry out their work over the course of 12 Martha Lysko, UNA National Secretary artist or craftsperson of shared communi- months or less, and may also have the ty. opportunity to present their craft and tra- DISTRICT COMMITTEE To receive an application, artists ditions to other audiences as well as to Christine Dziuba, District Chairman should contact the NJSCA Folk Arts their own communities. George Malachowsky, Secretary Program at (609) 292-6130 or (609) 633- Over the last six years the council’s Mary Sweryda, Treasurer 1186 (TTY), or access the application Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program has Peter Dziuba, District Committee Honorary Chairperson from the council’s website at assisted more than 50 artists, who com- www.njartscouncil.org. The NJSCA will prise a wide spectrum of traditional arts hold six application workshops at sites and crafts, including Filipino calligraphy around the state to assist artists with the and rondalla music; Puerto Rican cuatro application process. building and the traditional jibaro music DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF UNA BRANCHES OF SYRACUSE, NY According to NJSCA Acting it plays, and African-derived bomba Executive Director David Miller, “The music; Portuguese folk dance and button announces that its council recognizes that diversity is one of accordion music; Native American song New Jersey’s most significant and valu- and women’s dance; Barnegat Bay region ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING will be held on able characteristics, and that our many decoy-carving; Ukrainian pysanky; Saturday, March 16, 2002, at 2:00 p.m. geographic and demographic settings are Japanese ceremonial kimekomi dolls and at the Ukrainian National Home interwoven with communities whose tra- taiko music; African American gospel 1317 West Fayette St., Syracuse, NY ditional folk arts and crafts are valued music, folk song and social dance; South ways of expressing identity and strength- Indian mrdangam and tabla drumming; Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Committee Officers, Conven- ening group ties. Support for these tradi- Pinelands region basket-making; Jewish tion Delegates and two delegates from the following Branches: tional arts and artists celebrate our diver- Romaniote chant; West African drum- 21, 38, 39, 58, 121, 271, 283, 484 sity, preserve important artforms and ming and dance; Jamaican pottery; help all of us appreciate the importance Bengali folk song and ritual painting; All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. of art to life and vibrant communities.” Irish set dancing, and many other forms The Folk Arts Apprenticeship awards of folk art. MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY: are stipends for apprentices to offset the The New Jersey State Council on the Stefan Kaczaraj, UNA Treasurer cost of working with master artists. The Arts is a division of the New Jersey DISTRICT COMMITTEE masters help these learning folk artists Department of State. It receives funding Dr. Ivan Hvozda, District Chairman develop their skills in their shared cultur- through direct appropriations from the Michael Krzywyj, Assistant District Chairman al community. This year the council set State of New Jersey and grants from the Mykola Welych, Secretary/Treasurer priorities for support that preserves rare National Endowment for the Arts. Since art forms, endangered languages, com- 1966, its volunteer members and profes- munity-based arts versus those that are sional staff have worked to improve the acquired in formal ways, and artforms quality of life for New Jersey, its people not previously supported in the program. and communities by helping the arts to DISTRICT COMMITTEE OF UNA BRANCHES OF PITTSBURGH, PA The apprenticeship grants range from flourish. Further information regarding announces that its $1,000 to $3,000, and the deadline for the arts is located on an interactive web- submission of applications is April 19. To site http://wwwjerseyarts.com, and via a ANNUAL DISTRICT COMMITTEE MEETING be eligible an applicant must be 18 years toll-free hotline, 1-800 THE ARTS. will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2002, at noon at the UNA Branch 120 Meeting Hall 2152 Sheffield Rd., Aliquippa, PA MARK T. OLESNICKY, M.D. Obligated to attend the annual meeting as voting members are District Committee Officers, Conven- Internal Medicine tion Delegates and two delegates from the following Branches:

53, 56, 63, 96, 113, 120, 161, 264, 296, 338, 481 135 Columbia Turnpike, Suite 203 Florham Park, NJ 07932 All UNA members are welcome as guests at the meeting. MEETING WILL BE ATTENDED BY: Telephone (973) 822-5000 • Fax (973) 822-3321 Ulana Diachuk, UNA President By Appointment Nicholas Diakiwsky, UNA Advisor

DISTRICT COMMITTEE Nicholas Diakiwsky, District Chairman Osyp Polatajko, Assistant District Chairman Slava Komichak, Secretary Eli Matiash, Treasurer

SPUTNIK GLOBAL TELECOM A UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN OWNED INDEPENDENT AGENCY CONTINUES DIAL ALL DAY FOR THE UNA! Support The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund with your long distance phone calls. Every time you make a call using our service, Sputnik makes a donation to the press fund. Discounted domestic and international calling plans for residential and business clients. No monthly fees, no minimums, no contracts. For more information call toll-free 1-888-900-UKIE OR (847) 298-5900 Sputnik speaks Ukrainian No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 21 Ukraine’s achievements in aerospace industry to be highlighted in Edmonton lecture and exhibit by Bohdan Klid Dr. Hawaleshka’s intimate knowledge of Ukraine’s aircraft, aerospace and related EDMONTON – The traditional view of industries was garnered in 1994-1997, Ukraine is that of an agricultural country while he was the first executive director of whose people are largely agriculturists. the Science and Technology Center in Most Ukrainian immigrants to Canada did Ukraine (STCU), located in Kyiv. During come from rural or semi-rural areas, which his term as executive director, Dr. has reinforced this image and stereotype. Hawaleshka supervised non-military R&D Yet, Ukraine is a highly industrialized coun- projects of Ukraine’s top scientists who had try,; it has a highly educated population, and worked in the former Soviet Union’s its scientists and engineers have to their weapons of mass destruction and their credit many notable scientific and technical means of delivery projects. He is a recent achievements. recipient of the Order of Canada, which was For instance, the first nuclear reactor in awarded in part for his work in Ukraine. Europe was built in the eastern Ukrainian The STCU was established in 1994 to city of Kharkiv, and the first digital comput- give former strategic weapons scientists and er in continental Europe was made in Kyiv, engineers, particularly those who possessed Ukraine’s capital. Ukraine’s contributions in knowledge and skills related to weapons of aircraft design and manufacture and aero- mass destruction or missile delivery sys- space technology also are notable, if little tems, opportunities to redirect their talents known outside the countries of the former to peaceful pursuits. The STCU, an inter- Soviet Union. governmental body, has received funding On Friday, March 8, at 7:30 p.m., at the from the governments of Canada, the Alberta Aviation Museum in Edmonton, Dr. United States, Japan, the European Union Ostap Hawaleshka, emeritus professor at and Sweden. the University of Manitoba, will deliver the The government of Canada, through the Shevchenko lecture on Ukraine’s achieve- Canadian International Development ments in aerospace science and technology. Agency (CIDA), is committed to support The lecture will be followed by the official the STCU to 2006 through a contribution of opening of the “Mria Exhibition,” featuring $3.9 million. Due to the STCU’s work, reproductions of airplane types designed many productive relationships have been and manufactured by the Antonov Design established between Ukraine’s scientists and Bureau of Kyiv, as well as of rockets and Western industries, including and new prod- space technology produced by KB ucts and technologies have been patented. Pivdenne of Dnipropetrovsk. The Pivdenne The website of the STCU is located at complex, which once produced the feared www.stcu.kiev.ua. Soviet SS-18 intercontinental ballistic mis- The annual Shevchenko Lecture is co- sile, now produces the Zenit rocket, which sponsored by the Canadian Institute of is used in the U.S.-led Sea Launch project. Ukrainian Studies, University of Alberta, and the Ukrainian Professional and Bohdan Klid is a research scholar and Business Club of Edmonton. The exhibit, assistant to the director at the Canadian which runs from March 9 to June 21, is Institute of Ukrainian Studies, based in being co-sponsored with the Alberta Edmonton. Aviation Museum and WestJet Airlines. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9 No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 23

Security and Defense Council Secretary Newsbriefs Yevhen Marchuk commented on the meet- (Continued from page 2) ing to 1+1 Television. The details of the report added that Ukraine has built and accord reached at the meeting have not installed some “necessary facilities” on the been made public. (RFE/RL Newsline) islet, including a post office and a pay Kyiv to continue ties with Iran, Iraq phone. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – Foreign Affairs Ministry Broadcaster requests state protection spokesman Ihor Dolhov said on February KYIV – Serhii Sholokh, the director of 19 that Ukraine’s foreign policy with regard to Iran and Iraq remains unchanged Kyiv-based Radio Kontynent, has said that despite U.S. President George W. Bush’s he and his family are under threat of “phys- description of these countries and North ical elimination,” the UNIAN news service Korea as an “axis of evil,” UNIAN report- reported on February 22, quoting from Mr. ed. According to Mr. Dolhov, Ukraine Sholokh’s letter to Security Service of fully supports the European leaders’ posi- Ukraine Chief Volodymyr Radchenko. Mr. tion that “no country should dictate its pol- Sholokh said the previous day that “an icy to others and act unilaterally.” unknown person who refused to identify (RFE/RL Newsline) himself called me and made threats,” adding that the broadcaster and his family Ukraine to withdraw peacekeepers need to leave the country immediately. Mr. Sholokh asked the Security Service of KYIV – Defense Minister Volodymyr Ukraine to take measures to protect his Shkidchenko said in a telephone interview family. Radio Kontynent is a rebroadcaster at the Kyiv-based newspaper Fakty i of the BBC and Deutsche Welle, and has Kommentari on February 21 that Ukraine previously encountered difficulties with the intends to withdraw its peacekeepers from authorities, including a temporary license Sierra Leone. The schedule for the with- revocation last year. (RFE/RL Newsline) drawal has not been set yet. Minister Shkidchenko said the United Nations has Ministers go on election campaign leave asked Ukraine to wait until May, after Sierra Leone’s election. The minister said KYIV – Seven members of the the Ukrainian peacekeepers have complet- Cabinet of Ministers who are seeking ed their mission, and that there is no reason parliamentary mandates in the March 31 to endanger their health for money. “The parliamentary elections have taken leave climate is far too bad for our servicemen: for the period of the election campaign, terrible humidity, an average temperature Interfax reported on February 20. They of 40 degrees Celsius, all those insects and are: Vice Prime Minister Volodymyr snakes, and so on,” New Channel Semynozhenko, Industrial Policy Television quoted Minister Shkidchenko Minister Vasyl Hureyev, Agrarian Policy as saying. (RFE/RL Newsline) Minister Ivan Kyrylenko, Transportation Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko (all from Socialists seek to change system the For a United Ukraine bloc); Education and Science Minister Vasyl KYIV – Socialist Party leader Kremen (Social Democratic Party Oleksander Moroz said in an election spot The Ukrainian Institute of America [United]); Environment Minister Serhii on Ukrainian Television on February 21 that the main point of his party’s election pro- Kurykin (Party of Greens); and “Music at the Institute” Emergency Situations Minister Vasyl gram is to change “the whole system of Durdynets (who is running in a single- unfair government.” Mr. Moroz noted that presents a concert by the seat constituency in Transcarpathia). the authorities – including President Leonid Prime Minister Anatolii Kinakh, who is Kuchma, presidential administration chief on the For a United Ukraine election list, Volodymyr Lytvyn and Procurator General LEIPZIG STRING QUARTET Mykhailo Potebenko – are afraid that “the has said he will not go on leave during from Germany the campaign. (RFE/RL Newsline) truth about themselves” will be revealed on the secret tapes of former presidential body- guard Mykola Melnychenko. Mr. Moroz Concert program: CEC annuls Raiduha bloc’s registration Mendelssohn: Quartet Op. 13 accused the Communist Party, which placed KYIV – The Central Election Berg: Quartet Op. 3 Mr. Potebenko on its election list, of “play- Beethoven: Quartet Op. 132 Commission on February 20 canceled the ing the game directed by Kuchma.” Mr. registration of the election list of the Melnychenko, who also appeared in the Performers: A. Seidel Raiduha (Rainbow) election bloc, which spot, said a recent U.S. expert examination T. Buening consists of the Ecological Party Defense, confirmed that his tapes were not doctored. I. Bauer M. Moosdorf the All-Ukrainian Party of Peace and Unity, “Now the question is who must be held and the Party of Pensioners, Interfax report- liable and when for the murder of a journal- The concert will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2002, at 8 p.m. at ed. The Raiduha bloc is sponsored by oli- ist, embezzlement, bribery, rigging the pres- garch Vadym Rabynovych. The commis- idential election and the April [2000] refer- Ukrainian Institute of America sion announced that its decision follows endum. The materials that I recorded in 2 East 79th St., New York, NY last week’s court ruling saying that the bloc Leonid Kuchma’s office contain answers to For further information contact the Ukrainian Institute of America – which was formerly called Rainbow and all these questions,” Mr. Melnychenko said. (212) 288-8660 Green Ecologists – was created illegally. (RFE/RL Newsline) There is another environmental group, the Party of Greens of Ukraine, among the 33 Colonel sentenced for spying blocs and parties currently running in the election. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – Fakty i Kommentari reported on February 21 that Taras Bublyk, a former Quadrilateral meeting focuses on security colonel in the Ukrainian army, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for spy- KHARKIV – A meeting of the heads of ing for an undisclosed foreign agency. Mr. the security councils of Russia, Ukraine, Bublyk’s case was investigated in secret, Belarus and Poland in Kharkiv on and the court hearings were held behind February 20 has reached an accord on closed doors except for the final announce- forms and methods of cooperation ment of the verdict. The report said Mr. between the relevant national security Bublyk was accused of passing on secret structures, ITAR-TASS reported, quoting information about the Ukrainian army as Russian Security Council Secretary well as its armaments and equipment while Vladimir Rushailo. “Poland finds it diffi- he worked in an important military position cult to withstand flows of illegal migrants in Transcarpathia after 1992. According to on the way to Western Europe. Ukraine the daily, Mr. Bublyk was paid for his serv- finds the same problem no less important ices with two used cars and money deposit- here. Russia is trying to defend its foreign ed in foreign banks. Mr. Bublyk denied the economic projects. Moreover, international charges of espionage, saying his communi- terrorism, which has recently significantly cation with a foreign agent was restricted to renewed and expanded its arsenal of the agent’s requests to buy cheap alcohol means, is recognized as the main enemy and cigarettes in a shop for Ukrainian ser- for all countries,” Ukrainian National vicemen. (RFE/RL Newsline) 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MARCH 3, 2002 No. 9

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