INSIDE: • Election notebook: The final results are in... — page 3. • Statue of Stepan Bandera unveiled in Lviv — page 3. • Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute has new home — 5. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 $1/$2 in 65th anniversary of UPA’s founding allies draft marked as national holiday in Ukraine Democratic Forces Coalition pact by Zenon Zawada Orange government, the press corps Kyiv Press Bureau remained cautious in declaring it a done deal, remembering how a nascent coalition KYIV – Prospects for the first Orange unraveled last year when Socialist Party parliamentary majority leapt forward Chair Oleksander Moroz betrayed his when Yulia Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine allies after signing a pact with them. leader Viacheslav Kyrylenko on October Soon after the pact’s announcement, the 17 presented the draft of a parliamentary Ukrainian media began speculating on coalition agreement they vowed their how the coalition could fall apart and what respective blocs would support unani- role the Party of the Regions would play in mously. that scenario. They also guaranteed ironclad support For example, voting for the for the candidacies of Ms. Tymoshenko as Parliament’s chair will take place under a prime minister and Mr. Kyrylenko as secret ballot, a particularly vulnerable situ- chair. ation for the Orange forces. Unanimous support is critical for their “Regions deputies could reach agree- proposed Democratic Forces Coalition to ments with wavering Tymoshenko emerge because its parliamentary majority deputies so as not to vote for the young would be based on a slim margin of three Our Ukraine leader [Mr. Kyrylenko] as votes, or 228 deputies out of 450. speaker in exchange for material bonuses,” “It is acceptable,” said Ivan Lozowy, speculated Ukrayinska , a leading president of the Kyiv-based Institute of Zenon Zawada news website, in an October 18 article. Statehood and Democracy, financed by Supporters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) carry a large blue-and-yel- “Then the coalition will be broken.” Ukrainian businesses. “A lot of the votes low flag as part of an October 14 march on Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv to mark A Democratic Forces Coalition would in the past have been really close, where the army’s 65th anniversary. give President Viktor Yushchenko some- the reserve hasn’t been very deep. This is thing he has not had during his two and a by Zenon Zawada evych the most prestigious homor offered traditional for the Ukrainian Parliament, half years in office: a parliamentary major- which nobody dominated during its whole Kyiv Press Bureau by the Ukrainian government, Hero of ity that supports his legislative policies and Ukraine. period of independence.” KYIV – When this year on Shouts of “Slava” (Glory) filled the As the likelihood increased for an (Continued on page 22) October 14 commemorated the 65th National Arts Palace, later followed by anniversary of the founding of the chants of “Yush-chen-ko,” something Mr. Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA), it was Yushchenko has heard rarely since the the first time in the nation’s history they early days of his presidency. Ukrainians descend had done so with the government recog- The 65th anniversary commemoration nizing it as an official holiday. proved to be the most well-organized and No longer hampered by elections, grand event honoring the UPA since on Glasgow for Ukraine- President Viktor Yushchenko issued a Ukrainian independence, with up to 500 presidential decree on October 12 author- veterans in attendance. Scotland soccer match izing local governments to plan events to Prior to the evening commemoration, commemorate the UPA’s founding, pro- the veterans huddled on the steps of the by Christina Maria Paschyn vide benefits and awards to veterans, and concert hall and sang UPA songs with Special to The Ukrainian Weekly support educational campaigns about the such lyrics as, “Khloptsi, pidemo, GLASGOW, Scotland – Kilts UPA. borotysia budemo” (Let’s go, boys, we His gesture drew immense gratitude may still be the hot thing to wear in will fight) and “U luzi na poliantsi, stoy- Scotland, but last weekend a new from the more than 3,500 UPA veterans aly povstantsi” (In the meadow on the and supporters gathered for an evening fashion craze hit the streets of glade stoods the insurgents). Glasgow: red boots and embroi- concert at the Ukrayina National Arts Yulia Tymoshenko joined the Palace on October 14, the Feast Day of dered shirts. Ukrainian president in coming out of More than 300 Ukrainians from the Protection of the Mother of God. campaign mode and demonstrating her “Reviving the historical truth means a Europe and North America support for the UPA. She attentively descended on the city on October common movement forward for us as a watched the concert and remained until united society and a united nation of a 13 to watch the Ukrainian national its very end. soccer team play against Scotland. great people of the world,” Mr. Other high-profile politicians and offi- Yushchenko said in his speech. Although Scotland won the cials in attendance included Ms. match 3-1, the Ukraine fans still “Recognizing the vital weight of this Tymoshenko’s ally Andrii Shkil, National process, I decisively and unequivocally managed to stun the crowds at Security and Defense Council Secretary Hampden Park stadium. insist on government recognition of vet- Ivan Pliusch, Acting Security Service of Dressed in bright yellow Ukraine erans of the Ukrainian underground …” Ukraine Chair Valentyn Nalyvaichenko soccer shirts and traditional cos- A long, boisterous standing ovation and Ukrainian People’s Party leaders tumes, the small group stood out interrupted the Ukrainian president upon Yurii Kostenko and Ivan Zayets. amidst the 52,000 kilt-wearing these words. In his remarks, the president said the Scots surrounding them. “… and I turn to the newly elected UPA is among the 20th century’s most Throughout the match the Parliament of Ukraine and the future tragic armies, but its soldiers are victors members waved Christina M. Paschyn government to reach this decision,” the because their faith in the future nation tri- massive blue-and-yellow flags and Scottish Ukrainian Alex Demianczuk president continued. umphed above all. from Edinburgh, cheers on Ukraine in Mr. Yushchenko then announced his “It’s necessary to clearly and lucidly decision to award posthumously UPA (Continued on page 13) his Ukrainian jersey and kilt. Commander-in-Chief Roman Shukh- (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

The mysterious Ukrainian debt to Gazprom CEC announces official results Yulia Tymoshenko commented on the power-sharing deal. “The Parliament is by Roman Kupchinsky Firtash. KYIV – The Central Election new, those in power are new and the Gazprom presently owns 50 percent RFE/RL Newsline Commission (CEC) on October 15 democratic team has grounds to reform of RosUkrEnergo, while Mr. Firtash and announced official results of the all sectors of life so that people feel tan- Ukraine has reached an agreement on his partner, Ivan Fursin, a banker from September 30 pre-term parliamentary gible changes in the country,” she added. its outstanding debt to Gazprom, clearing Odesa, own the rest through a company elections, Ukrainian media reported. The According to unconfirmed reports, Ms. the air ahead of negotiations on gas sup- called Centragas, which in turn is owned Party of the Regions won 34.37 percent plies for 2008 and mollifying wary Tymoshenko is to be nominated as prime by the secretive Mabofi Holdings in of the vote (175 seats); the Yulia minister by President Viktor Yushchenko, European consumers. But behind the tur- Cyprus. Tymoshenko Bloc, 30.71 percent (156 bid deal stands one outstanding question while Cabinet portfolios are to be distrib- Alexander Medvedev, the deputy head seats); Our Ukraine – People’s Self- uted on a 50-50 basis between the two – how was such a large debt accrued in of Gazprom’s management committee, Defense, 14.15 percent (72 seats); the the first place? blocs. The Tymoshenko Bloc is to take sits on RosUkrEnergo’s board, as does Communist Party, 5.39 percent (27 After the Russian energy giant charge of the Cabinet’s economic portfo- Valery Golubev, who is in charge of seats); and the Bloc, Gazprom threatened earlier this month to lios, while Our Ukraine – People’s Self- Gazprom’s sales to CIS countries. And 3.96 percent (20 seats). Out of nearly 39 cut off natural gas to Ukraine unless it Defense will run the ministries dealing Konstantin Chuichenko, the head of million eligible voters, 23.3 million peo- received $1.3 billion for past supplies, with defense, security and culture. Gazprom’s legal division, serves as co- ple took part in the ballot (62 percent). Russian President Vladimir Putin (RFE/RL Newsline) director of RosUkrEnergo. CEC Vice-Chair Zhanna Usenko-Chorna remarked that “the large debt was totally According to the January 2006 agree- told journalists that “there are no legal President OKs coalition unexpected.” ment signed between Ukraine and grounds” to doubt the official election An astonished Ukrainian Vice Prime KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Russia, RosUkrEnergo – at Gazprom’s results. Meanwhile, Socialist Party law- Minister Mykola Azarov told reporters in said in a televised address on October 17 insistence – was brought in to be the maker Yevhen Filindash told Interfax- Kyiv, “It can’t be true that the debt is as that he supports the intentions of the Ukraine that some 3.5 million Ukrainians high as [Gazprom] says it is.” And Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and the Our residing abroad were included on the Ukrainian Vice Minister of Energy Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense bloc to voter lists, significantly influencing the Vadym Chuprun did his best to describe create a parliamentary coalition and form final vote count. The Socialist Party a complicated situation in which Ukraine a new government. “According to the The outstanding complained about this to the Higher is not responsible for the debts, saying Ukrainian Constitution, I declare my Administrative Court last week, but the that the many suppliers, owners and readiness, on the basis of proposals from question regard- court rejected the complaint, reportedly operators involved in supplying Russian- the coalition, to submit a candidate for arguing that it does not consider election controlled gas to Ukraine had to “settle prime minister and candidates to the ing Ukraine’s violations committed before voting day. their accounts first, and when the amount Cabinet of Ministers for [parliamentary] It is not clear whether the Socialist Party, drops we’ll see whose debt it is and approval,” Mr. Yushchenko said. gas debt: How which narrowly failed to overcome the 3 whose fault it is.” “Society expects that the first session of percent voting threshold, is going to take The lack of awareness was difficult to the [Verkhovna] Rada will elect a new was such a large any further legal action against the CEC. fathom, considering that one of the com- head of Parliament, adopt urgent coordi- (RFE/RL Newsline) panies deemed responsible for accruing debt accrued in nated documents and appoint a govern- the debt, the Swiss-based company Orange allies initial accord ment. ... I firmly guarantee that all the RosUkrEnergo, has three powerful mem- the first place? rights of the opposition will be respected. bers of Gazprom’s management commit- KYIV – The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc [The opposition] will have every possi- tee on its board. and the Our Ukraine – People’s Self- bility to conduct full-fledged work and Even more befuddling was the fact Defense bloc on October 15 initialed an control the actions of the authorities.” that when the smoke cleared and the accord on forming a parliamentary coali- After elections to the Verkhovna Rada on numbers of the debt-payment agreement monopoly supplier of Central Asian and tion and a new government, Ukrainian September 30, the Yulia Tymoshenko were crunched, the combined debt by all Russian gas to Ukraine. media reported. The former Orange Bloc and the Our Ukraine – People’s debtors was $2.2 billion. The agreement stipulated that Revolution allies jointly control 228 Self-Defense bloc, which jointly have The debt was purportedly incurred by RosUkrEnergo would purchase a “bas- votes in the 450-seat Verkhovna Rada – 228 votes in the 450-seat house, on two companies: RosUkrEnergo and ket” of Central Asian and Russian gas just two votes above the number needed October 15 initialed an accord on run- UkrGasEnergo (UGE), a Ukrainian-reg- from GazpromEksport at $95 per 1,000 to pass most legislation. The accord is to ning a new government in Ukraine. istered joint venture between cubic meters. The total volume of gas be finalized on the first day of the inau- (RFE/RL Newsline) RosUkrEnergo and Ukraine’s state- purchased by RosUkrEnergo, according gural session of the Verkhovna Rada, owned Naftohaz Ukrayiny. to the agreement, was 73 billion cubic which has not yet been scheduled. “Let Kyiv welcomes Gazprom signal meters (bcm) – about 20 bcm more than Much of the disagreement centered on me just say clearly that the election has KYIV – Two Ukrainian politicians on Ukraine consumed when Ukrainian pro- ownership of natural gas stored in under- led to a change in Parliament. Power has October 16 reacted positively to ground facilities in Ukraine. When duction of 20 bcm is taken into account. changed hands in Ukraine, and we have Ukrainian Energy Minister Yurii Boiko The extra 20 bcm was the commission achieved the result we had hoped for,” (Continued on page 14) on October 9 signed an agreement with Naftohaz Ukrayiny paid to Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller to pay off RosUkrEnergo for its services. the debt by November 1, it was decided RosUkrEnergo, in turn, sold this gas in that 8.5 billion cubic meters of gas Europe to, among others, Emfesz KFT, a THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED 1933 belonging to RosUkrEnergo, worth $1.2 Hungarian-based company controlled by billion, would be turned over to Mr. Firtash. Emfesz then resold part of An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., GazpromEksport. The remainder of the the gas to Poland – undercutting a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. debt, $929 million, would be paid by Gazprom’s price – and sold the rest on Yearly subscription rate: $55; for UNA members — $45. UkrGazEnergo and Naftohaz Ukrayiny the Hungarian domestic market. Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. from their own funds, in cash. However, in mid-2007, sources in (ISSN — 0273-9348) The full text of the signed agreement the Russian gas industry reported that has not been published and has yet to be Mr. Firtash’s companies had accrued a The Weekly: UNA: seen by Ukrainian President Viktor debt to RosUkrEnergo of more than $2 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 Yushchenko, raising fears that it will for- billion. It appears Gazprom become Postmaster, send address changes to: Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz ever remain hidden from public scrutiny. wary of Mr. Firtash’s ability to repay the debt and decided to rein him in, but had The Ukrainian Weekly Editors: Perhaps this should not be surprising, 2200 Route 10 Zenon Zawada (Kyiv) little leverage over the maverick busi- considering the opaqueness of the system P.O. Box 280 Matthew Dubas under which Ukraine receives Russian- nessman who seemingly maintained a Parsippany, NJ 07054 controlled gas. close working relationship with The middleman Swiss company Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com; e-mail: [email protected] RosUkrEnergo was created in July 2004 Yanukovych’s administration in Kyiv by Russian President Putin along with and, above all, with Mr. Boiko and Mr. The Ukrainian Weekly, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42, Vol. LXXV former Ukrainian President Leonid Yanukovych’s chief of staff, Serhii Copyright © 2007 The Ukrainian Weekly Kuchma. Other key players in the deal Levochkin. were Mr. Boiko, the current Ukrainian Considering the complexity of the energy minister who in 2004 headed gas-transit arrangement and the internal ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA Naftohaz Ukrayiny; Dmytro Firtash, a dealings, it appears that the October 9 Ukrainian businessman with no affilia- debt deal is just a temporary solution to a Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3041 tion to the Ukrainian government; and recurring problem. And one can expect e-mail: [email protected] Gazprom CEO Miller. RosUkrEnergo that the 8 bcm of gas returned to Maria Oscislawski, advertising manager (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 was essentially formed to replace the dis- GazpromEksport will be used as lever- e-mail: [email protected] credited Budapest-based EuralTransGas, age over the new Ukrainian government Mariyka Pendzola, subscriptions (973) 292-9800, ext. 3042 as negotiations for Gazprom supplies to which was later exposed in the Western e-mail: [email protected] press as being a creation of Gazprom and Ukraine in 2008 kick off this month. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 3 ELECTION NOTEBOOK: The final results are in... by Zenon Zawada the Verkhovna Rada’s sixth convocation. incidents of manipulation,” the CVU * * * The Communist Party of Ukraine reported on October 1. Kyiv Press Bureau Ukrainians in the U.S. supported the announced on October 17 it is appealing Besides vote fraud and tampering, a Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, while their KYIV – The Central Election the election results, alleging the CEC vio- potential 2 million Ukrainians were ille- “zemliaky” (landsmen) in Canada pre- Commission (CEC) on October 15 lated the Ukrainian Constitution in failing gally denied their right to vote by the ferred the Our Ukraine – People’s Self- announced the final results of the to uphold citizens’ freedoms and rights Ukrainian government, largely because of Defense Bloc. Those in Israel, mean- September 30 parliamentary elections. and in violating election laws. its failure to organize and update voter The Party of the Regions earned while, chose the Party of the Regions. The election results won’t be over- lists from the 2006 elections, the CVU approximately 8 million votes (34 percent Overall, the Tymoshenko Bloc earned turned under any circumstances, even if reported. of the electorate); Yulia Tymoshenko the most support from Ukrainians living the Constitutional Court rules the presi- The quality of the 2007 voter lists was Bloc, 7.2 million votes (31 percent); Our abroad, earning 33 percent of the vote, or dential decrees to call pre-term elections “unprecedentedly low,” the CVU stated in Ukraine–People’s Self-Defense Bloc, 3.3 8,566 ballots. were unconstitutional, Constitutional its October 1 report evaluating the elec- million votes (14 percent); Communist More than 26,000 Ukrainians citizens Court Judge Ivan Dombrovskyi stated on tion. Party of Ukraine, 1.3 million votes (5 per- living abroad voted in the September 30 October 15. If a voter didn’t find his or her name cent); and Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc, parliamentary election, amounting to only 6 listed at a local polling station, or if the 925,000 votes (4 percent). * * * percent of the estimated 433,000 who are information was incorrect, voting was About 2.7 percent, or about 637,000 registered with their embassies or con- denied. “However, these problems violat- voters, voted “against all” candidates. Despite massive anecdotal and cir- sulates and eligible to vote, the Ministry of ed the rights of all political parties in all National voter turnout was 62 percent cumstantial evidence of vote fraud and Foreign Affairs reported on October 2. oblasts of Ukraine and didn’t give illegal of eligible voters, or about 23.3 million tampering, leading independent election The prior year, 7 percent of the advantages to any political party,” the citizens, the CEC reported. monitors declared Ukraine’s 2007 parlia- Ukrainians registered to vote participated. CVU reported. In the 2006 parliamentary elections, mentary election fair, transparent and in The total number of Ukrainian citizens The other illegal impediment, which the Party of the Regions earned approxi- accordance with international democratic living beyond the country’s borders is potentially affected a quarter of those 2 mately 8.1 million votes (32 percent); standards. estimated at between 5 million and 7 mil- million deprived citizens, was complica- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, 5.7 million votes The most credible reports cited inci- lion. tions arising from an amended rule that (22 percent); Our Ukraine Bloc, 3.5 mil- dents of the Party of the Regions and Several factors contribute to the low required voters to be within Ukraine’s lion votes (14 percent); Communist Party Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc buying votes, as turnout, said Andrii Deschytsia, borders by September 27, or three days of Ukraine, 930,000 votes (4 percent); well as the Socialist Party of Ukraine and spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign prior to elections, the CVU reported. and Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc, 620,000 Party of Regions falsifying vote counts in Affairs. Although many Ukrainians fulfilled the votes (2 percent). the Donetsk, and Odesa oblasts. Among them is the failure of rule’s requirement, bureaucratic delays About 1.8 percent, or about 467,000 “The refusal of seven district election Ukrainians abroad to confirm whether prevented the information from border voters, voted “against all” candidates in commissions of the Donetsk Oblast to they’re on consular registries, failure to 2006, according to the CEC. submit final information on voter turnout authorities from reaching local election confirm their address and related informa- National voter turnout in 2006 was to the CEC was particularly disturbing,” commissions in time. tion, the long distance to travel to 69.8 percent of eligible voters, or about the CVU reported. Furthermore, the government ordered embassies or consulates, and the illegal 26 million citizens. Ukrainian Congress Committee of border service officers to stop entering the status of many immigrants. The Party of the Regions earned 175 America (UCCA) observers in Donetsk data of such citizens into their databases Of course, indifference also is a factor. seats in Parliament (as compared to 186 also reported systematic attempts of vote as many as seven days prior to the elec- “To a large extent, many people who live in 2006); the Tymoshenko Bloc earned fraud. tions, the CVU said. Thus, a voter may abroad are thinking about their futures in 156 seats (129 last year); Our Ukraine – Falsification was also suspected in have returned to Ukraine by September their new countries,” Mr. Deschytsia said. People’s Self-Defense Bloc earned 72 those district election commissions where 27, but might not have had this informa- “So Ukraine’s elections have limited rele- seats (81 last year); the Communists tallying results took as long as five days, tion officially registered. vance to them.” earned 27 seats (21 last year); and the namely in the Autonomous Republic of “The main threats during voting were Many Ukrainians abroad were unclear Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc earned 20 seats Crimea. attempts to stuff ballots at election about how and when they could get them- (none last year, as its vote total was below As many as 50 percent of all vote pro- precincts, buying off voters, sabotage of selves included on their local embassy’s the qualifying threshold). tocols were returned to local election district election commissions, mistakes in or consulate’s registry of voters. That was Blocs and parties have 10 days to precincts because they were improperly voter lists and at-home voting,” the CVU partly due to conflicting information. appeal the election results, after which the completed, the CVU reported. “The reported on October 1. Government authorities, particularly newly elected national deputies will process of clarification takes place with- All the while, such factors didn’t have within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, receive their mandates, giving them the out the appropriate oversight in many a substantial effect on the election results, authority to commence the first session of cases, after which CVU observers register the CVU claimed. (Continued on page 5)

Lviv unveils statue to Stepan Bandera

by Larysa Marchuk entire planned monument, so the statue Special to The Ukrainian Weekly alone was unveiled for the 65th anniversary commemoration of the UPA’s founding, he LVIV – More than 66 years after he was said. arrested by the Nazis for declaring The statue’s pedestal includes capsules Ukrainian independence, Stepan Bandera’s containing land from Bandera’s native vil- spirit is now recalled on a Lviv street bear- lage of Uhryniv, and from Munich, ing his name with a 23-foot bronze statue. Germany, where he was assassinated. More City officials unveiled the statue in an than 200 chrysanthemum plants surround October 13 ceremony at Marko the statue. Square, next to St. Elizabeth The committee is aiming to complete the Church located near the railroad station. monument in time for January 1, 2009, “Everyone who arrives in Lviv at the which will mark the 100th anniversary of ‘Holovnyi Dvirets’ (what locals call Lviv’s Bandera’s birthday. train station) inevitably drives past this Still to be constructed is a 98-foot roof square,” said Andrii Parubii, chair of the adorned with a golden tryzub and held up monument’s organizational committee. by four columns to symbolize the four eras “The idea traces back to a public assembly of Ukrainian statehood – the princely era, in 1993.” the Kozak period, the Ukrainian National It took 14 years for the idea to become Republic and the Western Ukrainian reality, with a series of competitions that National Republic, and independent eventually awarded the $1 million project to Ukraine. The 26,910-square-foot sculptor Mykola Posikira and architect Kropyvntyskyi Square will be covered with Mykhailo Fedyk. granite plates. Funds were raised from diverse sources – Monuments to Bandera have already $500,000 from the Lviv Oblast budget, been erected in Ternopil, Drohobych and $24,000 from the Lviv city budget and Stryi, where he attended secondary school. $100,000 collected from Ukrainian A bust of the nationalist leader was Insurgent Army (UPA) veterans, plus unveiled on October 13 in the Ternopil town Illya M. Labunka Ukrainian diaspora contributors and even the of Buchach. Museums were established in Ukrainian Insurgent Army veterans attend the October 13 unveiling of sale of Bandera calendars, Mr. Parubii said. Bandera’s native village of Uhryniv and the Lviv’s first monument to Stepan Bandera, revolutionary leader of the Not enough funds were raised for the Dublianskyi Agricultural Academy. Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 65th anniversary... (Continued from page 1) name the two enemies that UPA took up arms against – Nazism and the Communist terror,” Mr. Yushchenko said. “In this struggle, the UPA united people of different nationalities and political views. This fact is principally important in understanding the liberation character of the insurgents’ struggle.” Mr. Yushchenko called upon Ukrainian and international scholars and researchers to continue their work in uncovering the truth about the UPA. “We are obligated to look at our history with national dignity, and reject myths and stereotypes that were imposed upon us externally.” Amidst a vigorous standing ovation, a blind Yurii Shukhevych took the stage to accept his father’s Hero of Ukraine award from Mr. Yushchenko. “I hope this is the first step toward recognizing the UPA and all fighters for Ukrainian independence,” said Mr. Shukhevych, who spent more than 27 years in Soviet prisons for refusing to denounce his father. He demanded that the newly elected Parliament grant government recognition to the UPA and all Ukrainian freedom fighters, and he concluded by expressing the hope that October 14 would become National Armed Forces Day in Ukraine – a remark that drew firm support from the audience. Mr. Yushchenko and Presidential Zenon Zawada Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha awarded Supporters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army march down Volodymyrska Street in Kyiv. government honors, including the orders of Yaroslav Mudryi and Princess Olha, to ence that Ukraine had achieved its inde- at least 10 UPA veterans. pendence thanks to those who risked One veteran inspired the concert hall their lives fighting for it. to sing when he played the patriotic tune, For the second year in a row, the Kyiv “Za Ukrayinu, za yiyi voliu” (For city government banned the UPA sup- Ukraine, for her freedom) on stage after porters and their enemies from the capi- accepting his award. tal’s main boulevard, the Khreschatyk, As he left the stage, Mr. Yushchenko and Independence Square. was once again treated to enthusiastic On the morning of October 14 police chants of his name. placed metal barricades at every street Later that evening, Institute of and alleyway that intersected with the National State Studies Chair Mykhailo Khreschatyk to prevent anyone from Ratushnyi refuted common myths and walking there. distortions about the UPA that pervade Although the leftists didn’t number Ukrainian society after decades of Soviet more than 300 this year, their three-year propaganda. history of violent attacks succeeded in Among those myths hatched by the shutting down the entire city center. Soviet government are that the UPA was No more than 100 Communists gath- a phenomenon limited to the Halychyna ered at the barricade blocking the inter- and Volyn regions, that its soldiers col- section of Khmelnytsky Street and the laborated with the Nazi Germans in Khreschatyk, holding long red banners Illya M. Labunka genocide and that the Nuremberg trials with the messages, “Fascism won’t get Ukrainian Insurgent Army veterans take the stage of the Ukrayina National Arts condemned the UPA. through” and “We will stop the path of Palace for the conclusion of the concert commemorating the 65th anniversary of Bohdan Kovalyk addressed the gath- undefeated fascists.” their army’s founding. ering on behalf of the OUN-UPA About 200 pro-Russian radicals led by Brotherhood in the U.S. and its presi- Natalia Vitrenko and Volodymyr south end shouted angry tirades into which played the critical role in organiz- dent, Lew Futala. He reminded the audi- Marchenko gathered at Khreschatyk’s megaphones that smeared UPA soldiers ing the UPA. as fascists and Nazi collaborators. The chilly weather didn’t deter the Mr. Yushchenko’s presidential decree crowd from swelling to 15,000 support- incensed the radicals, who accused him ers by the time the march reached St. of creating a fascist regime and called for Sophia Square. his ouster. “Death to the Banderite mon- Among the marchers were thousands sters,” Ms. Vitrenko led her followers in of youth representing paramilitary, or chanting. pseudo-paramilitary organizations, such Later in the afternoon Ms. Vitrenko as Patriot of Ukraine and the Youth gave the command to her followers to Congress of Nationalists. storm the metal barricade blocking them Though not welcomed or supported by from the Khreschatyk, which resulted in event organizers, racist skinheads and numerous arrests. Nazi admirers also took part in the day’s For the first time since the leftists events, but they numbered only a few began attacking Ukrainian patriots three years ago, UPA supporters greatly out- dozen. numbered their ideological enemies. In the interest of making the commem- Close to 10,000 Ukrainian patriots and orative events as broadly appealing as nationalists gathered in Taras possible, organizers invited singers, Shevchenko Park to listen to nationalist musicians and bards from throughout leader Oleh Tiahnybok speak and lead a Ukraine, including performers from march down Volodymyrska Street to St. Zaporizhia, and the Autonomous Sophia Square for a noontime outdoor Republic of Crimea. concert. Performances throughout the day Zenon Zawada Marchers shouted “OUN-UPA – gov- included the rock group Tartak perform- Supporters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army carry a banner, “UPA – govern- ernment recognition,” referring to the ing its new single dedicated to the UPA, ment recognition,” during their march in Kyiv. Organization of Ukrainian Nationalists, “Not Telling Anyone.” No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 5 HURI dedicates new building and launches new academic year by Peter Woloschuk colleagues throughout the university. It also allows us to regularly use all of the CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On Monday facilities at CGIS, including the large lec- evening, September 24, the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) ture halls and functions rooms and thus launched its new academic year with a expand the scope of our activities.” tented reception on the spacious lawn of At the close of his remarks Dr. Flier its new building. The event included an declared the new facility officially open house showcasing the new facility, opened. In a separate ceremony, he dedi- two multi-media presentations, the intro- cated the institute’s new research library duction of this semester’s six Eugene and in memory of the co-founder of the insti- Daymel Shklar Research Fellows in tute, Omeljan Pritsak, the late Mykhailo Ukrainian Studies, and the formal dedica- S. Hrushevskyi Professor of Ukrainian tion of the institute’s new research library. History (emeritus), and unveiled the tablet Institute faculty, staff and visiting that will be installed at the entrance to the scholars, representatives of Harvard library. University’s administration, centers and “It is only fitting that we honor programs, as well as members of the local Omeljan in our new home,” Dr. Flier Ukrainian community attended the cere- concluded. “It was his dream, his vision monies. and his persistence that were responsible The institute’s director, Oleksandr for the establishment and endowment of Potebnja Professor of Ukrainian Philology the three professorial chairs of Ukrainian Michael S. Flier, welcomed the 75 guests scholarship at Harvard, as well as the Prof. Michael Flier toasts HURI’s new building. in attendance and introduced HURI’s fac- Research Institute, and his unflagging ulty, staff and the Shklar Research care and enthusiasm that made Harvard ing – the Ames House – that has become constructed in 1839. Historically it Fellows in residence from the United one of the premier centers for Ukrainian HURI’s new home. He pointed out that served as the residence to numerous States, Canada, Ukraine and France. research and scholarship in the world.” the Greek revival-style building consists Harvard faculty. In fact all the present Dr. Flier then spoke about the insti- Following the dedication, HURI of two parts: a colonial section dating to buildings in the area were faculty resi- dences and Kirkland Street was known as tute’s new facility saying, “Although the Executive Director Tymish Holowinsky 1775 and the grander front section of the “faculty row.” move from our first building after 34 briefly spoke about history of the build- building with its tetrastyle Doric portico years was somewhat traumatic, a number One of the more famous scholars who of good things have resulted.” lived in Ames House was William Allen “First of all,” he observed, “the insti- Neilson, who resided in the house with tute was forced to take stock of its exten- his family from 1908 to 1918. In 1917 sive archival holdings, as well as the Neilson became the third president of reserves of its own publications. When it Smith College, the prestigious women’s became clear how much material there college located in western Massachusetts. really was, [the institute] decided to share “It is a building rich in history, and its wealth with numbers of government HURI is proud to have this opportunity to and university libraries in Ukraine. add to that history” Mr. Holowinsky con- Literally thousands of books have been cluded. One of the interesting artifacts shipped to more than 40 Ukrainian institu- uncovered during the building’s renova- tions.” tion for HURI was a remnant of the origi- He went on to emphasize that the insti- nal 19th century parlor wallpaper. In tute’s new location is much closer to the appreciation, HURI presented a portion of university’s center, Harvard Yard and con- this remnant, which was framed and mat- tiguous to Harvard’s Center for ted in the building’s current interior col- Government and International Studies ors, to Lois Stanley, planner and project (CGIS), the Davis Center for Russian and manager of Harvard’s physical resources, Eurasian Studies and the Center for who oversaw the complete renovation and Middle Eastern Studies. Dr. Flier conclud- rebuilding of the facility. ed, “We have learned that location is *** everything. Our new location has substan- tially heightened the visibility of the insti- HURI’s new address is 34 Kirkland St., tute and has facilitated collaboration with A view of one of the rooms inside HURI’s new home. Cambridge, Mass. 02138.

generous, promising $10,000 payments to leading nationalist force. cast at about 7:10 p.m., began with video The final results... families with a third newborn, as well as Berkut police stormed the party’s Kyiv footage of the White Brotherhood, fol- (Continued from page 3) scholarships to college students ranging headquarters on August 28 and seized lowing by juxtaposed images of and independent election monitors neg- between $275 and $375 per month. computers containing data of all the Tymoshenko Bloc supporters dressed in lected to inform Ukrainians abroad they Ms. Tymoshenko promised to return party’s electoral candidates, said white, the color of their political cam- had until September 22 to register with Ukrainians the $120 billion in bank Oleksander Bashuk, a party lawyer who paign their local embassies or consulates. deposits lost during the 1991-1995 period witnessed the events. “The White Brotherhood built a pow- of hyperinflation. At an October 17 press As the police attempted to take away a Ukrainians attempting to register after the erful system of entrancing people,” conference, she reaffirmed her commit- digital camera held by another Svoboda deadline were turned away. reporter Hennadii Stambula narrated. ment to fulfilling this promise. functionary, Mr. Bashuk tried defending Those who did prepare had to go “Maria Tsvihun and Yurii Kryvonohov She also vowed to cancel mandatory his colleague and had his front tooth through the trouble of filling out the nec- warned of danger, but the world didn’t military service by January 1. knocked out in the process. essary forms in person. “That’s part of the come to an end. The diva and her prophet President Viktor Yushchenko, honorary Police officers assisted thugs in attack- were arrested. It took a long time for reason for the low turnout,” Mr. chair of the Our Ukraine–People’s Self- ing Svoboda’s Crimea Organization Chair Deschytsia said. “Voting precincts are in thousands of people to exit their trances. Defense bloc, promised to raise the Eduard Leonov on September 25 while he In recent years, other people have Toronto and Ottawa, so who will travel all national minimum wage to $100 per was campaigning in Symferopol. During emerged in white.” the way from Edmonton to submit a month by January 1, as compared to the the attack, the officers allegedly helped On the evening of the news segment, form?” current $92 a month. destroy a campaign tent and other materi- Ms. Tymoshenko held a rally at St. The Foreign Affairs Ministry wants to He also vowed to raise the average als, the party reported. The thugs eventu- Sophia Square, where she joined her sup- eliminate the system of applying and reg- wage of government employees to the ally shoved Mr. Leonov off a 10-foot istering at consular registries, he said, average national wage and double the parapet, causing him to break both his porters in holding a 20-minute prayer, enabling all citizens to vote by simply monthly wage of soldiers. legs. which was promptly ridiculed by Mr. showing up on election day, Mr. Trotting out a longstanding element of Instead of arresting the assaulters, Stambula in his account. Deschytsia said. To make that possible the its platform, the Communist Party of police officers detained one of Mr. “Political scientists confirm that magi- Ukrainian government must create an Ukraine promised voters free higher edu- Leonov’s Svoboda colleagues and held cians and wizards always appear prior to official national registry of voters, he said, cation, cost-of-living scholarships for stu- him for interrogation until his release late elections, but they only reach those who something that doesn’t yet exist. dents, as well as a guaranteed job upon that night. believe,” Mr. Stambula said. “Psychotherapists say that zombified peo- * * * graduation. • Ugly – Two days prior to election day The Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc promised the NTN television network, controlled ple are on every maidan.” The 2007 parliamentary elections pro- free credit to all young families purchas- by Party of the Regions candidate Eduard Following that statement, producers duced moments that were: ing real estate. Prutnik, broadcast a news report directly displayed a video clip of Orange • Good – Voters received unprecedent- • Bad – Police officers throughout comparing the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc to Revolution hero Baba Paraska dancing ed promises of social payments in politi- Ukraine allowed and even engaged in vio- the White Brotherhood doomsday cult of and repeatedly chanting “Yushchenko,” cal campaigning. lent activities against members of the the early 1990s. thus insinuating that she was among the The Party of the Regions was most Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union, Ukraine’s The September 28 news report, broad- entranced zombies. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42

NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY 65th anniversary of the UPA The Petliura Library and records On or about October 14 – the Feast Day of the Protection of the Mother of God (Sviato Pokrovy) – Ukrainians in Ukraine and in the diaspora commemorated the 65th of the Ukrainian National Republic anniversary of the founding of a courageous fighting force dedicated to attaining Ukraine’s freedom. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) fought against the two evil by Patricia Kennedy Grimsted empires of the 20th century in what was, to say the least, an uneven battle. Fighting The Petliura Library in Paris, as the the twin evils of Nazism and Communism, the UPA’s soldiers struggled against the main source of information and archives occupation regimes of the Germans and the Soviets from 1942 through the early detailing the rise of the Ukrainian 1950s. In the process, countless soldiers sacrificed their lives for the independent, and National Republic (UNR), stands as an unified, future of their nation. important pillar of democracy to Traditionally observed by Ukrainian military leaders and soldiers as a day to honor Ukrainians around the world. Yet, the their protectress, the Mother of God, October 14 was proclaimed by the UPA as its library is in dire need of repair as well as official holiday. And, this year, thanks to a presidential decree, for the first time ever funds to computerize the archives to the day was celebrated as a national holiday in Ukraine. As Zenon Zawada of our make it accessible – and to bring to light Kyiv Press Bureau reports, this year’s commemorations were the best organized and the history of and the most impressive yet, both in terms of the number of participants and the events’ high UNR to a new generation of Ukrainians. profile. The fate of the Petliura Library is a On the occasion of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army’s anniversary, Viktor Yushchenko small but tragic example of wartime and awarded the country’s most prestigious honor, the Hero of Ukraine award, posthu- post-war library and archival displace- mously to Roman Shukhevych, commander-in-chief of the UPA, the centennial of ments. In fact, almost all surviving docu- whose birth is being observed in 2007. The president cited Shukhevych (nom de mentation of the Ukrainian National guerre Taras Chuprynka) for his “outstanding personal contribution to the national lib- Republic throughout Europe was targeted eration struggle for the freedom and independence of Ukraine.” The president also by the Nazis, seized during World War II pointed out that in this struggle “the UPA united people of different nationalities and and then seized again by Soviet authori- political views,” adding “This fact is principally important in understanding the libera- tion character of the insurgents’ struggle.” ties in its aftermath. It still awaits the The Symon Petliura Ukrainian Finally, it seems, the veterans of the UPA are getting their due in Ukraine – the return of outstanding documents to Library in Paris. homeland for which they fought so bravely. It’s been a long time coming. To be sure, ensure the completeness of the library as there still are battles to be won – foremost among them securing official government the definitive UNR and Petliura resource. recognition of the UPA as Ukrainian freedom fighters during and after World War II, In fact, World War II brought with it as well as the battle against the myths created by the Soviet regime to defame the the greatest archival dislocations in histo- UPA’s brave men and women by depicting them as “fascists” and Nazi “collabora- ry. Soviet authorities succeeded in evacu- tors.” However, this year’s 65th anniversary commemorations may well have marked ating only their most precious secret files a turning point in Ukraine as its long-subjugated people continue to learn the truth to Siberian havens. Others were hidden or about their own history. intentionally destroyed. Some archives President Yushchenko characterized the UPA as “invincible, undefeated and one of fell victim to the bombs that reduced the most tragic armies of the 20th century,” and underscored that “the memory of each major European cities to rubble. Others hero and every victim of the struggle for Ukraine’s liberation, freedom and independ- were saved by Nazi evacuations to vari- ence is sacred and undividable.” ous salt mines, monasteries and castles. These modern-day heroes of Ukraine deserve our utmost respect and greatest grati- Many were looted, first by the Nazis for a tude. “Slava Ukrayini – Heroyam slava!” variety of political and propaganda pur- poses, and then by the Allied victors. Little has been known until recently about the many displaced archives that Oct were captured after the war by Soviet Turning the pages back... authorities. Most of the archives were hidden in secret repositories until the end 24 of the Soviet regime. And, even since then it has been difficult to identify them, A view of some of the library’s muse- because integral collections were broken 2005 Two years ago, the sale of a 93 percent stake in Kryvorizhstal, um artifacts. the Ukrainian government’s most valuable industrial asset, to the up and dispersed for sundry operational Netherlands-based multinational Mittal Steel Co. for $4.8 billion, purposes; many were never adequately settled briefly in Budapest, Zurich and was hailed by pro-Western forces as the biggest success of the described, and hence are not now being then Geneva, before moving to Paris in Yushchenko administration government, as reported by The Ukrainian Weekly on October made available for public research. October 1924. In Petliura’s immediate entourage was Viacheslav Prokopovych, 30, 2005. The records of the UNR The previous owners, Rinat Akhmetov and Viktor Pinchuk, paid $804 million at a rigged his former prime minister and earlier auction in June 2004, which denied billion-dollar offers from several foreign firms. The two When Petliura’s UNR government was minister of education, who helped him former owners were stripped of ownership by the government in April 2005. forced into exile in 1920, its leaders tried establish the journal Tryzub (Trident) in “If all of Ukraine’s enterprises went through a relatively fair auction such as this one, to salvage various government records Paris as an organ of the UNR. During the Ukraine would be incredibly rich compared to where it is today,” said Ivan Lozowy, presi- and related documentation. Files were spring of 1926, Petliura was living with dent of the Kyiv-based Institute of Statehood and Democracy. “This shows just how fragmented, as the UNR leaders found his wife and daughter in a modest hotel in Ukraine’s potential has been lost over the past 14 years.” themselves in exile in different countries. the Latin Quarter. On May 26, 1926, he “The transparent auction would not have been possible without the 2004 revolution,” Those UNR records remaining in was assassinated in broad daylight. President Viktor Yushchenko said in a statement released by his press office. Ukraine were taken into custody by Petliura’s assassin, Samuel Ukrainians watched as businessmen representing Mittal Steel competed with Soviet authorities. UNR documentation Schwarzbard (1886-1938), was linked to Luxembourg-based steel firm Arcelor SA and Smart Group Ltd., controlled by Russian abroad migrated and became concentrat- a recognized Bolshevik secret service businessman Vadym Novynskyi, during a live nationally televised broadcast of the auction ed in several different centers during the (OGPU) agent, Mikhail Volodin; Volodin on Channel 5. The only Ukrainian oligarch present at the auction was Serhii Taruta, repre- inter-war period. Personal collections of had expeditiously returned to Moscow senting the Industrial Union of the Donbas. UNR leaders and related documentation before he could be called to testify at his Among the first to congratulate the Mittal businessmen was Yulia Tymoshenko, who were scattered all over Europe. There was trial. spearheaded the reprivitization drive that Mr. Yushchenko later characterized as too aggres- no real archival home for the records of Although no documentation from sive. the regime in exile. Soviet sources has yet been released “Now the main mission of the government is to defend transparency of payments and The UNR Directorate’s chairman, proving Schwarzbard’s link to the Soviet defend the transparency and clarity of the rights of ownership of the new investor,” said Petliura, initially settled in Tarnow, OGPU, Soviet authorities clearly had Minister of the Economy Arsenii Yatsenyuk on October 24. Poland, with his wife and daughter. good reason to pursue Petliura. Mindful Revenues generated by the sale would go toward one-time projects that generate income Tarnow was the last seat of government of the earlier UNR alliance with Poland for the government and provide Western management skills and know-how to the plant, during the abortive Polish-Ukrainian and Petliura’s close ties to Jozef which will help to ensure that it develops as a growing business, explained Mr. Lozowy. campaign against the Bolsheviks and is Pilsudski, Soviet authorities became The Parliament passed a resolution on October 20, 2005, that forbade the sale of where a major part of the UNR records more apprehensive – following Kryvorizhstal. However, a decision by the Cabinet of Ministers required State Property remained in a basement in a house that Pilsudski’s May 1926 coup d’état – that a Fund Chair Valentyna Semeniuk to carry out the sale. the UNR had purchased and used as its new Ukrainian-Polish campaign against Most vocal in opposition to the sale was Socialist Party leader Oleksander Moroz, who headquarters. Other UNR documentation the USSR might be imminent. They were said he believed that keeping the plant would have brought more revenues into the national was scattered throughout Poland. also anxious to prevent Petliura’s wooing budget than its sale. Also wary was Viktor Yanukovych, who said that selling the plant to Pursued by Soviet agents, Petliura left of French support. Furthermore, the issue Westerners would give them too much influence in Ukrainian politics and that economic Poland in disguise at the end of 1923, and dependence would lead to political dependence. of Jewish-Ukrainian animosity under Petliura lent itself to exploitation by the Source: “Ukrainian steel giant sold for $4.8 billion,” by Zenon Zawada, The Ukrainian Patricia Kennedy Grimsted is senior Bolsheviks to discredit the Ukrainian Weekly, October 30, 2005. research associate at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. (Continued on page 21) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 7

Let’s talk about it PERSPECTIVES

BY YARO BIHUN BY ANDREW FEDYNSKY

Remembering Petro Grigorenko The dynamic of our diaspora A note in last Tuesday’s edition of the some of Washington’s prominent land- Diaspora – it’s an ancient Greek word independence. Internet newsletter Action Ukraine Report marks. So we set off in my Karmann Ghia. that means “a scattering of seeds.” Today, it “Make no small plans, for they have no about October 16 marking the centenary of It was not an easy fit for three adults — the describes a people forced by circumstances power to stir the soul.” Several people are the birth of Petro Grigorenko (although his general was not a short man by far, and his to leave their homeland but continue to credited with that quote; the diaspora name was pronounced Hryhorenko he used knees came up pretty high in the front seat, identify with their original culture. There is lived it. Post-World War II immigrants the spelling Grigorenko) brought back and poor Mrs. Grigorenko had to occupy no shortage of diasporas and some have joined the children and grandchildren of memories of his first visit to Washington in the sporty VW’s back “seat.” proven to be pretty consequential. It was the the First and Second Waves to create a early 1978. The trip was a closely held It was a memorable day, of course, Polish diaspora, for example, that prevailed number of major monuments, most secret and not reported in the press. concluding with an evening at the on President Woodrow Wilson in his 1916 prominently Shevchenko Square in The former major general- Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. re-election campaign to support independ- Washington. That was huge. The turned-human rights activist had spent two The only available tickets that evening ence for their homeland, something he did Washington Post, which had fought the terms in the ’s infamous “spe- were for the Eisenhower Theater’s pre- at the Paris Peace Conference three years monument’s construction – accurately cial” psychiatric hospitals for championing view of the play “First Monday in later. Jews for generations lobbied for and arguing that it was deliberately provoca- the rights of the Crimean Tatars exiled by October” about the opening session of the ultimately won a homeland of their own, tive toward the Soviet Union – gave the Stalin during World War II and human Supreme Court, which, for the first time, and they continue to overwhelmingly sup- monument’s unveiling in June 1964 a rights in general through the dissident had a woman justice. The play was in port Israel today. And, of course, the front page headline and photo. Today, the groups formed in Moscow and Kyiv to pro- English, of course, but they insisted. Ukrainian diaspora has involved itself in the monument which cost so much to build mote the implementation of Helsinki The most memorable event of that day, culture and politics of its homeland for continues to pay dividends every time a accords. His name was widely known in the however, came right after the morning close to a century. Ukrainian leader leaves a wreath or a West, where there were growing protests meeting in Congress. Gen. Grigorenko’s Back in 1920, a pro-independence tourist pays respects. against the Soviet government’s repressive first request was to visit President John F. organization in Vienna, calling itself “Po The diaspora erected other monuments measures. To defuse this annoying criti- Kennedy’s grave at Arlington National Svitu” (“Throughout the World”), published as well: the Encyclopedia of Ukraine; the cism, Moscow in 1977 let him travel to the Cemetery. So we drove along the Mall from a map with big red swaths and dozens of Bandurist Chorus; the network of youth United States for some medical care and to the Capitol, past the Washington and dots and circles showing concentrations of camps; publishing houses that produced a visit family members living in New York. Lincoln monuments and crossed Memorial Ukrainians. Besides the homeland, there are library of books, publications and record- Some members of the U.S. Congress Bridge over the Potomac River to large tracts in “Zelenyi Klyn” (“Green ings on a thousand different topics and interested in the region wanted to get some Arlington Cemetery. As we neared the Wedge”) on the Pacific Coast, in Siberia themes. The Ukrainian studies centers in first-hand information from him about the entrance, my car was in the wrong lane for and other parts of Russia, numerous cities Edmonton and Toronto, and at Harvard and human rights situation in the Soviet Union the turn, but the traffic was light so I risked in Europe, the U.S., Canada, Brazil, Columbia are monuments, and so is the net- and invited him for a closed-door, secret it. And lost. A National Park ranger was Argentina and even a scattered presence in work of museums and archives, parish meeting in Washington. I’m not sure about standing there waiting for my kind. Palestine and Australia – pretty much where schools, “Ridni Shkoly,” Soyuzivka. And, the details of the arrangements, but since in As he was returning to his cruiser with you’ll find Ukrainians today. of course, a million fliers, letters, telegrams, this pre-Ukrainian independence period the my license and registration in hand, Mrs. The pattern was set back in the late 19th broadcasts, placards, press releases, along U.S. government had no need for official Grigorenko suggested that I “tell him who I century, when large numbers of Ukrainians with speeches, conversations, phone calls interpreters, the Voice am.” I guess she presumed that a person emigrated looking for jobs. Others were and rallies in the 1970s and 1980s to sup- of America was an accessible talent pool for entrusted to accompany foreign, especially forcibly resettled within the Russian port Ukrainian dissidents, and demand a this need. Working at the VOA Ukrainian Soviet, dissidents must be working for Empire, while the catastrophic world war Ukrainian Olympic team, a Famine com- Service at that time, I was asked to interpret “those” agencies. that came with enthusiasm and joy in 1914 mission and straight answers about a and be an escort of sorts during his visit. “No, Zinaida,” Gen. Grigorenko, inter- only to degenerate into slaughter and revo- nuclear power plant disaster north of Kyiv – The discussion was held not in a jected, “They don’t work that way here.” lution, displaced many more. The Ukrainian all that also was huge. Congressional office building hearing room Soon afterwards, Moscow stripped diaspora of that era in Chicago, Cleveland, Did the Soviets pay attention to what but in an old meeting room in the lower Gen. Grigorenko of Soviet citizenship, in New York, New Jersey, Winnipeg, Prague, the diaspora said and did? You’d better level of the Capitol itself. Both sides effect exiling him and his wife to the Berlin, Vienna and a thousand other places believe it. One of the more interesting appeared satisfied with the results. United States, where Gen. Grigorenko followed Ukraine’s liberation struggle news items I saw in the last few years Afterwards, Gen. Grigorenko and his continued his human rights activity until closely, contributing money and political was how the Vernadsky Library in Kyiv wife, Zinaida, expressed a desire to see his death in 1987. energy to the cause. The 1920 map was part acquired a vast collection of diaspora of that effort. newspapers and periodicals. The donor? Ultimately, Ukrainians proved to be too None other than the Kyiv office of the weak to sustain the independence they pro- KGB. Who else in the Soviet Union had claimed in 1918, but that didn’t stop them. access to those publications? In the 1920s Ukrainians in Soviet Ukraine Today, Ukraine is free, independent and and Polish-occupied Halychyna enjoyed a democratic – still a bit chaotic and political- vibrant, confident cultural renaissance that ly scary – but the economy is burgeoning, energized a generation of activists. the country is steering a course toward Relative to its size and resources, the Europe and the culture is distinctly diaspora in Canada, the U.S., etc., was Ukrainian. Inevitably, changes in Ukraine equally busy and productive, building alter the diaspora’s role as well. Above all, churches in scores upon scores of commu- there is no longer an adversarial relationship nities, maintaining national homes, sub- with the homeland. For the past 15 years, scribing to myriad daily, weekly and the diaspora in America and Canada has monthly periodicals, and sustaining count- been welcoming delegations of political, less choirs, theater and dance groups. When business, professional and civic leaders a Third Wave of immigrants hit the shores from Ukraine. Artists and performers rou- after World War II with only the clothes on tinely entertain diaspora audiences. At elec- their backs and a suitcase or two, members tion time, the diaspora helps to fill the ranks of the diaspora generously opened their of monitors. It’s interesting to see how homes and their hearts. many and Ukrainian I became a member of the diaspora in Canadians now live in Ukraine as business- 1947 in a refugee camp in Austria when the people, diplomats, artists and retirees, even first words I heard came from my mother as a Fourth Wave of Ukrainian immigrants singing me to sleep with a lullaby, very sim- moves to places noted on the 1920 map, ilar, I’m sure, to one my wife offered our making phone calls, exchanging e-mails, own children when they were born some 40 sending back money and, in general, adding years later in Cleveland. another aspect to the latest incarnation of a Large numbers of Third Wave immi- century-old diaspora. grants in the late 1940s, early 1950s came As Ukraine redefines its role in Europe, to North America. Within a generation, the diaspora is redefining its role relative to most had paid for a home and sent kids to the homeland. It’s a fascinating dynamic, college. And like immigrants who preceded fun to observe, fun to participate in and as Yaro Bihun them, they identified with something big- consequential as it’s ever been. Human rights activist Gen. Petro Grigorenko and his wife, Zinaida, pause in ger. Forced by circumstances to leave the front of the U.S. Capitol following their secret meeting with members of homeland, they felt an obligation to pre- Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is Congress in 1978. serve their culture and work for Ukraine’s [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 Ukraine’s intelligentsia honors modernist poet Pavlo Tychyna by Illya M. Labunka As part of the program, Dr. Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Zhulynskyi read a formal greeting from President Viktor Yushchenko recognizing KYIV – “Dobriyden tobi, Ukrayino Tychyna’s poetic legacy and presented a moya!” (Good day, my Ukraine!) are bouquet of flowers expressing gratitude words from the first poem of Pavlo to the event’s organizers. Tychyna, one of the most talented, and “Four decades we have lived with the tragic, Ukrainian modernist poets, whose loss of this poet, patriot, citizen and trib- genius was fated to live and create under une,” the president’s letter stated. “To years of Soviet totalitarianism. this day, the master’s words ring out with To honor the centennial of the appear- such vigor and persuasion that not one ance of Tychyna’s first poem, as well as Ukrainian is indifferent to his artistry – ‘I the 40th anniversary of his death, am the people, whose power of truth has Ukraine’s intelligentsia, as well as the not yet been conquered.’ Tychyna is the poet’s relatives, created a standing-room- embodiment of the quest, the toils and only crowd at the Teacher’s Building in self-criticism, the ability to bring out the Kyiv on September 20 for a special com- freshest, fullest and endless musical flow memoration. of pictures.” Among those who came to pay tribute Elementary and high school students were: poet Ivan Drach, National Council from Tychyna’s native village of Pisky in for Cultural and Spiritual Issues Chair the Oblast sang songs based on Mykola Zhulynskyi, former dissident his poetry and recited verses from various Mykhailyna Kotsiubynska and Leonid periods of the poet’s literary repertoire. Plyushch, a literary critic, former Soviet In his remarks, Mr. Drach said his political prisoner and survivor of Soviet generation was captivated by Tychyna psychiatric institutions (“psykhushky”), and other poets of that era because they where some of the more outspoken dissi- were fascinating personages. dents were sent. “You approached Tychyna as if he Mr. Plyushch now lives in Paris, but were a deity,” Mr. Drach said. “He was an integral part of living history, the peri- Illya M. Labunka od of the Ukrainian National Republic. Former Soviet political prisoner and cultural activist Yevhen Sverstiuk speaks at He was legendary. Tychyna was some- the September 20 commemoration of Pavlo Tychyna’s life at the Teacher’s thing sacred and precious.” Building in Kyiv. Future generations have yet to com- He found employment working for the prehend the tragic fate of Tychyna, who 1941), “Den Nastane” (The Day Will journal “Svitlo,” the newspaper “Rada” was compelled to live a rigid Soviet exis- Come, 1943), “Pokhoron Druha” (The and in the theater of Mykola Sadovskyi tence, often forsaking his creative muse Funeral of a Friend, 1943), and others. as an assistant choir conductor. and talent for the simple ability to write Although the constant pressure from It was a time of vibrant civic and cul- and exist. the Soviet government had a negative tural activity in Kyiv, and Tychyna was “Today, when we talk of Tychyna, influence on his poetry, Tychyna contin- at the forefront of the Ukrainian national who was torn apart inside between com- ued working as a literary editor and revolution in 1917. promise and his sense of national respon- translator in an attempt to make the best The young Tychyna was a mature, of the conditions in which he found him- sibility, we should first of all familiarize confident poet with patriotic convictions. ourselves with those times, those events, self. His first collection of poetry – “Soniashni In 1936-1939 and 1941-1943, in which he lived,” Dr. Zhulynskyi said. Klarnety” (Sunny Clarinets) – was pub- Tychyna served as director of the “Tychyna was very well-aware of lished in 1918 and became a landmark in what was happening in his country, he in symbolizing the took these things very personally. Ukrainian national renaissance. Perhaps we’ll never find out, we’ll never In 1920 two new collections of really know, what he thought deep down Tychyna’s works were published – “Zamist inside,” he added. Sonetiv i Oktav” (Instead of Sonnets and Pavlo Tychyna was born January 27, Octaves) and “Pluh” (The Plow). 1891, into a large family. His father was In 1924 the collection “Viter z the village cantor. From 1900 to 1913 Ukrainy” (Wind from Ukraine) was pub- Tychyna lived in Chernihiv, where he lished and dedicated to Mykola Ukrainian poet Ivan Drach. sang in the church choir. In 1907 Khvylovyi, his talented literary colleague Tychyna entered the Chernihiv whose unrepentant Ukrainian patriotism happened to be in Kyiv when he learned Theological Seminary, where he con- led to him to commit suicide in 1933. of the commemoration. ducted the school choir. He studied By the mid-1920s Tychyna’s reputa- The evening honoring Tychyna was music theory and learned to play the tion as a brilliant poet had reached clarinet. In addition to writing poetry, co-organized by renowned Soviet politi- beyond Ukraine’s borders, with his Tychyna developed an interest in paint- cal prisoner, literary critic and Church works being translated into German, ing, expressing his talent under the tute- French, Czech, Italian, Turkish and activist Yevhen Sverstiuk, and Tetiana lage of the painter Mykhailo Zhuk. Russian. Sosnovska, Tychyna’s great-grandaugh- Following the completion of his semi- From 1923 to 1934, Tychyna lived in ter and director of the Pavlo Tychyna nary studies, Tychyna enrolled as a stu- Kharkiv, where he worked for the journal Literary and Memorial Museum in Kyiv. dent of the Kyiv Commercial Institute. Chervonyi Shliakh (The Red Way). In the Soviet era of the 1920s, the Kharkiv literary community could write National Cultural and Spiritual Issues in Ukrainian, but had to adhere to prole- Council Chair Mykola Zhulynskyi. tarian themes. Tychyna joined the liter- ary organization Hart, which was formed Institute of Literature of the Academy of by Vasyl Ellan-Blakytnyi to advance pro- Sciences of the Ukrainian Soviet letarian culture in Ukraine, and in 1927 Socialist Republic. joined Vaplite, or the Free Academy of Between 1943 and 1948, Tychyna Proletarian Literature. In fact, it was an served as commissar of education of the elitist literary organization and Ukrainian SSR. In 1953 he was elected Tychyna’s membership in it drew harsh chairman of the Parliament of the official criticism and accusations of Ukrainian SSR and held this post until “bourgeois nationalism.” 1959. Witnessing the Soviet terror of the Tychyna penned a number of chil- early 1930s and countless executions and dren’s books and translated a few operat- suicides of his colleagues, Tychyna ic librettos. capitulated to the Soviet regime and In 1962 Tychyna was awarded the wrote poetry in the Socialist Realist style Taras Shevchenko Prize for Literature for sanctioned by the Communist Party. a three-volume anthology of his works. The apparently unbearable pressure to He died on September 16, 1967, in Kyiv. conform became evident in his next The two greatest figures of 20th cen- series of works – “Chernihiv” (1931), tury Ukrainian literature were “Partiya Vede” (The Party Leads, 1934), “Stal i Nizhnist” (Steel and Tenderness, (Continued on page 9) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 9 Ukrainian Catholic U. greets U.S. donors of history endowment by Mariana Karapinka future generations,” she added. “I can’t and Matthew Matuszak image a better place in the world to cre- ate such a fund.” LVIV – Amidst festivities marking the An oral history project conducted in start of the new liturgical and academic Buchach is the first fruit of the new years on September 14, the Ukrainian endowment. “Twenty students who had Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv wel- finished their second year at UCU’s his- comed Bohdan Chaban, his wife, Dr. tory department traveled to Buchach in Maria Shevchuk-Chaban, and their the first half of July to conduct oral histo- daughter Motria from and ry interviews,” recounted Oksana many of their relatives in Ukraine. The Hodovanska, professor of ethnology at Chabans have created a $100,000 endow- UCU and the director of the project. ment at the Chicago-based Ukrainian “They lodged at the St. Josaphat Lyceum, Catholic Education Foundation to fund run by the Basilian order, and conducted research, teaching and publishing focus- 30 interviews with people of various ages ing on “The Life of Ukrainians under the and social statuses.” The students had to Soviet Union.” find interesting candidates to interview The fund is named in memory of Dr. and then asked them questions from a Shevchuk-Chaban’s parents: the Tymish prepared list regarding life in Soviet and Genovefa Shevchuk Endowed Ukraine and since Ukrainian independ- Lectureship. At the Chabans’ request, ence. Buchach in the Ternopil region has been “They got a feeling for how ordinary Dr. Maria Shevchuk-Chaban receives flowers from a student of the Ukrainian the first area of focus for the project. people have lived through history… Catholic University. During the day’s festivities, the new They learned that people are a source of dean of UCU’s Humanities Faculty, the history,” said Ms. Hodovanska. The stu- Ms. Hodovanska said a roundtable at tution and official documents were very Rev. Dr. Jurij Avvakumov, himself a his- dents transcribe the interviews, write a which the students will share their experi- limited, if not non-existent. torian, gave his inaugural lecture, report on them and in some cases will ences and talk about any difficulties is “I am convinced that the materials “Christianity: Religion of Historians?”, use the materials for further works. planned for October. They will be joined by gathered here and the work from this on the intersection of theology and his- “What we find out from books is incoming second-year students, who will endowment will be on a very high schol- torical studies. A liturgy followed Father interesting, but these are dry facts which participate in a similar project next year. arly level and will remain authoritative Avvakumov’s lecture, and then the we can’t experience authentically,” said The oral history method is already material regarding this history for future Tymish and Genovefa Shevchuk Oksana Zaidel, now a third-year history very familiar at the university, as it is the generations,” said Dr. Shevchuk-Chaban. Endowed Lectureship was presented. student at UCU, speaking in a brief video Dr. Shevchuk-Chaban told those chronicling the project that was shown basis for a project on the underground Further information about the UCU in assembled how her parents “dedicated during the festivities. “But here, through Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church that English and Ukrainian is available on the their whole lives to God and Ukraine.” people’s own experiences, their own suf- UCU’s Institute of Church History, university’s website at www.ucu.edu.ua. She recounted the hardships her relatives ferings, you can pass through this bit of founded by the current rector, the Rev. Readers may also contact the Ukrainian faced in Soviet Ukraine, including depor- history and understand. Here, with tears Borys Gudziak, Ph.D., has been conduct- Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 W. tation to Siberia, and she mused on the in their eyes, people retell all this, like it ing for more than a decade. In the case of Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622; phone, similar struggles that so many Ukrainians or not. You experience all this anew with the underground Church, oral history is 773-235-8462; e-mail, [email protected]; had under communism. “We have to them. And this gives the inspiration to an absolutely indispensable method, website, www.ucef.org. The phone number record these stories and hand them on to write your own history.” because the C hurch was an illegal insti- of the UCEF in Canada is 416-239-2495. Ukraine’s intelligentsia... UUARC once again listed on campaigns of the United Way (Continued from page 8) PHILADELPHIA – United Ukrainian $5,000 per month to individuals in need. America (ICA) in the Combined Federal Oleksander Dovzhenko and Pavlo American Relief Committee, Inc. In addition it funds many other long- Campaign (#1221) and the Pennsylvania, Tychyna, Mr. Sverstiuk declared at the (UUARC) is again listed in the Combined term programs, such as soup kitchens, New Jersey and New York state employ- evening’s conclusion. “These two indi- Federal Campaign, as well as state and wheelchair distributions, summer camps ee campaigns; is listed as independent in viduals have much in common, because local campaigns of the United Way. for orphans and children of needy fami- New Jersey, Michigan and United Way of they both bore the torch of the Now in its 63rd year of humanitarian lies, emergency relief aid in cases of Southeastern Pennsylvania; and can be Shevchenko tradition, and they were aid to Ukrainians in need, the UUARC accidents, aid to the elderly and to the written in on any United Way campaign both active participants of the Ukrainian receives and investigates more and more infirmed, and aid to orphanages and by listing the UUARC’s name and national revival.” requests for assistance each year, and, internats. address, 1206 Cottman Ave., Tychyna is known as the prince of due to the generosity of the Ukrainian The UUARC is affiliated and listed Philadelphia, PA 19111. This information Ukrainian poetry because he oversaw the American community, has been able to with Human Care Charities of America is available also on the UUARC website well-being of Ukraine’s cultural develop- allocate and distribute approximately (HCCA) or Independent Charities of at www.uuarc.org. ment, Mr. Sverstiuk said. He was the first poet-optimist and, simultaneously, a tragic figure in Ukrainian literature. “History has already offered its judg- ment of Pavlo Tychyna as a great poet of the Ukrainian national renaissance who was crumpled like a leaf by the Bolsheviks and then became a laughing- stock of the people,” Mr. Sverstiuk said. This was an insult to the entire Ukrainian nation, he said. “They could have executed him, but Tychyna chose life, just as Dovzhenko chose life,” he said. The Ukrainian diaspora deserves par- ticular credit for offering an objective and intelligent analysis of Tychyna’s legacy through the works of such literary critics as the late Yurii Lawrinenko and the late Vasyl Barka, among others, Mr. Sverstiuk said. After Tychyna’s death, his name was defiled in Ukraine and his Soviet works were mocked, Mr. Svestiuk said. For example, he began writing children’s books to keep active writing. Meanwhile, Barka published an obituary in the West that highly praised the literary contribu- tion of the great poet, he said. “We in Ukraine have been able to ana- lyze and better understand Tychyna only as a direct result of the West’s contribu- tion in this sphere,” Mr. Sverstiuk noted. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 CONCERT NOTES: Natalya Shkoda performs Kosenko études at the UIA by Thaya Salamacha NEW YORK – Natalya Shkoda, an accomplished Ukrainian pianist and com- poser from Kharkiv, performed ’s “Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances” in an intimate salon setting at the Ukrainian Institute on Saturday, September 22. The études set the context for an evening of submersion into neo-classical themes and styles of early 20th century Natalya Shkoda Ukrainian classical music. A truly unique event transpired for anyone seeking a the deep, long and repetitive arpeggios deeper experience of Kosenko, one of recreating the sonorous sounds of the organ. Ukraine’s most important composers, and When questioned about these impres- also for those seeking a more comprehen- sions, Ms. Shkoda pointed out that sive understanding of art created by Kosenko was also an accomplished Ukrainians in the early 20th century. organist. And, being a natural in the trans- Ms. Shkoda gave a short introduction position of compositions from one key to before the performance, explaining that all another instantly, from memory, it is prob- 11 études were composed between 1927 able that he further applied this ability in and 1929, and that Kosenko dedicated each transposing, as much as possible, the étude to a family member. The above- sounds of the organ into a piano composi- mentioned body of work is composed tion. almost entirely of short compositions, The Passacaglia, however, a slow mov- based on West European baroque dance ing études, based on a Spanish dance from music structures infused with Ukrainian the 17th century, was shown to be the folk themes expressed through complex longest and the most emotionally and structures in composition and performance. physically demanding, uniting countless Ms. Shkoda exhibited brilliant piano difficult techniques, among them contrary technique and great depth of artistic inter- motions, contrary rhythms and irregular pretation. Pausing meditatively in rhythms. Ms. Shkoda went beyond techni- between pieces, she held the audience in cal proficiency in the Passacaglia, and pleasant suspense, only to continue fur- through her interpretive artistry she effort- ther into another form of tonal complexi- lessly led the audience into the depths of ty. this very intense baroque musical dance. All “Eleven Études” exhibit Kosenko’s To all those who missed the opportuni- thorough knowledge of the piano, through ty to experience such a rare gem of an his incorporation of numerous difficult evening, Ms. Shkoda promised to return techniques, as well as his creation of work to New York with another performance. which is simultaneously very attractive to And, for those eager to hear the “Eleven the listener. Listening to compositions such Études,” Ms. Shkoda has recorded them as the Sarabande, the Gigue and the on Toccata Classics in 2006, and the CD Passacaglia, one could almost imagine the is available for purchase through various sounds of the organ through the long trills, music outlets. CD REVIEW: Shkoda recording of Viktor Kosenko’s ‘Eleven Études’ by Victor Markiw Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko (1896- 1938), who has been largely unknown out- side Ukraine, is the focus of pianist Natalya Shkoda’s first CD, “Eleven Études in the Form of Old Dances” (first one of a three- disc project), which introduces this extraor- dinary composer to a wider audience. This recording is the first to be made out- side Ukraine and is masterfully performed by the Ukrainian-born Ms. Shkoda, now residing in the U.S. The selections, relying on Ukrainian folk elements, are lyric gems that incorporate luscious homophonic tex- tures and skilled polyphonic counterpoints program rather as a complete cycle. that are eminently pleasing to listen to. Nonetheless, Ms. Shkoda’s skillful presen- Along with an adherence to the dance forms tations of the neglected pieces in this CD as referred to in the CD’s title, the “étude” por- well as her live performances dedicated to tion is replete with a consistent application Kosenko’s corpus are both meritorious of specific technical elements such as dou- accomplishments. ble thirds and sixths, octaves, scales, etc., all Although most of the études average playing a dominant role in a number of four to six minutes in length, the pieces, as well as offering a concentration Passacaglia, with its 38 variations, covers a on the lyric or legato qualities of piano tech- panoply of piano technique including dou- nique. ble notes, octaves, scales, chord technique, The listener quickly anticipates the pre- and arpeggios. This set, described by dictable sequential and harmonic similari- Kosenko as a “family album,” dedicates ties throughout many of these études, per- selected études to his family members. haps leading one to suggest that the pieces Fittingly, the grand Passacaglia is dedicated would work better as selections in a recital to his wife, Anna. Ms. Shkoda’s disc includes detailed Victor Markiw, Ph.D., is a full-time fac- booklet notes that give the listener a superb ulty member at the University of New introduction to Kosenko, as well as his Haven. exquisite piano compositions. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 11 Kuzma invited to direct choir and chorus of Montreal symphony by Julie Nesteruk together with the Philharmonia Baroque December; Wagner’s “Tannhauser” in HARTFORD, Conn. – After directing Orchestra and a British cast conducted by January; Debussy’s Preludes in March; choirs at the University of California, Dame Jane Glover. The British singers, and several summer concerts. Berkeley, for some 17 years, Marika critics from The New York Times, the With the St. Lawrence Choir she will Kuzma has been invited to direct the St. Wall Street Journal and others comment- prepare and conduct three concerts of its Lawrence Choir and Chorus for the ed on the polish of the choral singing. own: a Christmas concert with the brass Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. Later in the fall, Prof. Kuzma received quintet Buzz; an April concert featuring She took up her new position in August. a phone call inviting her to apply and the Haydn’s “Mass in the Time of War” The last two years have been a whirl- audition for the position of chorus direc- together with other music related to war wind of artistic challenges and adven- tor of the Montreal Symphony. The sym- and peace; and a June concert of the tures for Ms. Kuzma, who was reared in phony chorus has been directed by the Rachmaninoff’s Vespers. The Christmas Hartford, Conn., and now is a full pro- esteemed Iwan Edwards for some 30 concert she has planned will include sev- fessor at the University of California at years and the competition for the position eral Ukrainian carols. Berkeley. was considerable. After the audition, the “In this first season, I am eager to share In April 2006 she directed her choirs symphony, together with the St. my love for Slavic choral repertoire and in Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion” with the Lawrence Choir, offered her the position visit those rich sonorities with the St. acclaimed Alan Bennett as the evangelist and she is now in the process of moving Lawrence Choir. I am brushing up my and Benjamin Park, one of her former across the continent to Montreal. French, but also looking forward to meeting students, in the role of Jesus. The per- Ms. Kuzma says she is looking forward and speaking Ukrainian with the communi- formance was sold out and gained a to a season of many new artistic chal- ty in Montreal,” Ms. Kuzma commented. glowing review from the San Francisco lenges and adventures. For the Montreal She added that she hopes to meet some Classical Voice: “... I will give the crown Symphony, she will prepare Ravel’s Ukrainian Canadian singers during the St. in this performance to director Marika “L’enfant et les Sortileges” in September; Lawrence Choir auditions and looks for- Kuzma, for the choruses were divine. Bach’s “Weihnachts-Oratorium” in ward to hearing Montreal’s famous choirs. Marika Kuzma This is an extremely difficult piece for the chorus, yet every nuance, every char- acter shift was absolutely there.” A month later she prepared a chorus Shevchenko Foundation funds writer’s scholarship, faculty position at Toronto college of 200 singers for the concert celebrating the 100th anniversary of Cal by Oksana Zakydalsky Writers’ Workshop very positively. She said Performances. The concert featured the she was pleased with both the opportunity TORONTO – Through a partnership Mark Morris Dance Group, a John to learn and the feedback from the faculty with the Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Adams one-act opera, Michael Tilson and other students on her work. Ms. Taras Shevchenko, the Humber School for Thomas and Lisa Vroman, as well as the Pretulak said she was grateful that the Writers Workshop in Toronto welcomed San Francisco Opera Orchestra and the Kobzar scholarship gave her the opportuni- Helen Pretulak as a scholarship student and large Festival Chorus prepared by Ms. ty to attend the workshop. As a result of writer Marsha Skrypuch as a faculty mem- Kuzma to sing the Prologue to Boito’s being in Ms. Skrypuch’s class, she has ber. “Mefistofeles” and choruses from joined her group of writers online and is Wagner’s Meistersinger led by Cal In 2005 the Shevchenko Foundation sending in a chapter at a time for feedback. Performances director Robert Cole. established the $25,000 biennial Kobzar “It is our goal to increase the number of In late May her Chamber Chorus flew Literary Award to recognize outstanding scholarships offered at Humber so that to the East Coast for a brief tour. Ms. contributions to Canadian literature through more writers will advance their manuscripts Kuzma was eager to share the music she an author’s representation of a Ukrainian and the chamber chorus had performed Canadian theme. Additionally, the founda- tion funds the writer’s scholarship and a in Berkeley: a program combining music Helen Pretulak from Eastern Europe and Latin America. faculty position during the Humber Writers “It was such a colorful combination,” she Workshop. a young Ukrainian Canadian goes to wrote. “Dmytro Bortniansky and Heitor Kobzar program director Dr. Christine Ukraine to meet his mother’s relatives. Villa-Lobos, Lesia Dychko and Joaquin Turkewych said, “In the process of reward- Being a member of the Labor Temple com- Nin-Culmel side-by-side!” ing published authors, our vision expanded munity – the Ukrainian Canadian commu- The tour included concerts in to assist Canadian writers in developing nity that maintained contact with the Cambridge, Mass., New York City and their advanced manuscripts on a Ukrainian Communist regime in Soviet Ukraine – he Washington. In Washington the chorus Canadian theme to a publishable stage.” is granted a visa to study at Taras This year the foundation funded one fac- was invited to sing the morning service at Shevchenko University in Kyiv. ulty position and one scholarship at the the prestigious St. John’s Church Lafayette However, seeing the real Soviet society weeklong program at Humber held last Square – “The Church of the Presidents” makes him question many of the things he across the street from the White House. July. This instructional workshop included readings and commentary on a writer’s learned about communism at the Temple Ms. Kuzma and St. John’s music director Saturday school. He meets a girl whom he mused that this was probably the first time work in progress under the guidance of a Marsha Skrypuch reputable author. marries and brings back to Canada. In the in American history that this famous next few years he travels to Ukraine several church heard music by Bortniansky and Ms. Skrypuch has been a professional on Ukrainian Canadian themes and achieve times at the invitation of the Ministry of Dychko in the course of its liturgy. The writer since 1988, and is the author of sev- greater success in the literary world,” con- Education to advise on new technology and Chamber Chorus’s last stop was a concert eral children’s and young people’s fiction cluded Dr. Turkewych. is there in 1986 when the Chornobyl disas- at Washington’s Church of the Epiphany. books, many dealing with historical and *** At the end of the summer, Ms. Kuzma current issues. Most of Ms. Skrypuch’s ter occurs. He returns to Ukraine with his received an unusual phone call from a books are available in mainstream book- wife in 1990 to find out what happened to Information on submission conditions tour agency. A German choir had just stores and have been nominated for various her family and her brother, who had worked and deadlines for the Kobzar scholarship pulled out of performances of Bach’s “St. book awards. at the Chornobyl nuclear plant. can be found on www.kobzarliter- Matthew Passion” with the Orchestra of Her latest publication is “Kobzar’s Ms. Pretulak evaluates her stay at the aryaward.com the Americas under Maestro Kent Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Nagano in Brazil. Could she put together Stories,” published in 2006. It is an antholo- a chorus of 35 to take their place? Two gy of historical fiction, memoirs and poems weeks later, Ms. Kuzma and her quickly written about the Ukrainian immigrant assembled chorus of current and alumni experience, spanning a time period from the singers boarded a plane for Sao Paolo. Canadian internment operations of 1914- It was an intense week of rehearsals, 1920 to the Orange Revolution. two concerts in Sao Paolo, an outdoor “Marsha’s prolific writing career and concert in the outskirts of Sao Paolo for experience with Ukrainian Canadian Brazilian television and a concert in Rio themes made her the perfect candidate to de Janeiro. Ms. Kuzma called the experi- mentor and guide writers who had commit- ence surreal. “Here was my chorus from ted to pursuing these themes,” said Dr. California prepared by its Ukrainian Turkewych. American director performing a German The Kobzar Writer’s Scholarship is work with a Latin American orchestra offered to a writer anywhere in Canada who under a Japanese American conductor. has an advanced manuscript on a Ukrainian Returning to Berkeley, Ms. Kuzma Canadian theme and wants to prepare it for resumed her teaching responsibilities at publication. The recipient of the 2007 the university. In late September the UC scholarship was Ms. Pretulak of Prince Chamber Chorus took part in the Edward Island, who is working on a novel American premiere of the new Mark that tackles the issue of Chornobyl. Morris production, “King Arthur,” Her story begins in the Soviet era, when 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 13

Ukraine supporters eagerly wait for the match to begin.

much of the Ukrainian diaspora crowd. Ukrainians descend... Indeed, at times they seemed more (Continued from page 1) content to show off their shiny red and sporadically broke into song, belting black sharavary to inquiring Scotsmen “Chervona Ruta” at the top of their lungs. than to watch Ukraine miss yet another goal. Keeping the group’s rhythm was “I just love the atmosphere and the Volodymyr Hnatiw, 41, from Coventry, community here, but Ukraine as usual has England. let us down,” said Chrystyna Chymera, a Considered something of a legend in third-generation Ukrainian Brit from the Ukrainian European community, Mr. London, who wore a “vinok” and a red- Hnatiw marched into the stadium dressed embroidered blouse under a blue “zhu- in a full Kozak outfit with blue “shar- pan.” avary” and a wool Taras Bulba-like hat. “They [the team] have the skill and tal- And, with a Ukrainian flag draped over ent, but they’re lacking national pride and his shoulders, “Mr. Baraban” – as he is the desire to do it for their country,” she nicknamed by adoring Ukraine fans commented. throughout the continent – also had his Still, 23-year-old Ms. Chymera said famous drum in tow. she hopes the diaspora presence at the Christina M. Paschyn Mr. Hnatiw led the group in chants and game inspired the team – and the fans – to Chrystyna Chymera, 23, from London, and friend wowed the Scots with their cheers, including their favorite tune of the give it their all the next time around. traditional costumes. day, “We’re not Russian, We’re “When you go to Ukraine to watch a Ukrainian.” And whenever a lull hit the game, there are no songs, it’s all male- newcomer to Ukrainian soccer. The Scotland,” he said smiling with pride. Ukrainian section, his loud drumming dominated and nobody wears costumes,” renewed their passion. Chicago resident has organized annual This second-generation Scottish she explained. “But I think we’ve opened international soccer trips for Ukrainian Ukrainian – or “Scuke”, as they were “The main reason I do it is to promote the eyes of the actual Ukraine fans.” Americans since 1999. dubbed by the Scottish media in the days Ukraine ... to leave a little mark of Larissa Paschyn from Cleveland could Ukrainian culture,” Mr. Hnatiw said, And for the 13 Ukes he brought this leading up to the match – could well be attest to that. The 22-year-old said she got considered the face of Edinburgh’s explaining what first motivated him to year, Mr. Jaworsky knew that one “sight” so much attention from supporters from Ukrainian community. become Mr. Baraban. would be an easy sell: “When I entice Ukraine that she struggled to make it to At age 27, Mr. Demianczuk has fol- “I had seen drums in the World Cups someone to come on a trip with us, I her stadium seat on time. lowed Ukraine’s national team from Kyiv ... Brazil, Spain, Scotland – they all had always bring up the fact that you should “All these Ukrainians from Kyiv want- to Copenhagen. And in 2005 and 2006, them. And I thought that one day Ukraine ed to stop and take pictures with me,” said see the Scottish Ukrainians because of the kilts – it’s a landmark.” respectively, he and several other will be in the World Cup and I’ll bring the Ms. Paschyn, who paired a Burberry plaid Ukrainian Brits traveled to America and drum.” kilt with red Ukrainian dancing boots. “I Meet the “Scukes” Australia to participate in international The poor performance by captain think they were really impressed at how Ukrainian diaspora soccer tournaments. It’s a comment that Alex Demianczuk Andriy Shevchenko and team Ukraine, we were all dressed. It’s like they had Throughout his travels, Mr. whose sloppy defense allowed Scotland to never seen anything like it before.” never gets tired of hearing. Demianczuk has promoted his unique her- score two goals within the first 13 min- But the match had a slightly different “It’s true, a lot of people say they just utes of the match, didn’t seem to bother appeal for Taras Jaworsky, 47, who is no never knew there were Ukrainians in (Continued on page 20)

Taras Postolan from Nottingham, England, shows off Volodymyr Hnatiw, 41, from Coventry, England, his “sharavary.” A Ukraine fan all dressed up for the big game. keeps the beat for Ukraine fans. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 NEWSBRIEFS CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) Gazprom board chairman Dmitry TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 Medvedev’s recent hint that the Russian or e-mail: [email protected] gas monopoly may consider removing the Swiss-based intermediary RosUkrEnergo from the gas trade SERVICES GEORGE B. KORDUBA Counsellor at Law between Ukraine, Russia and Central Asian countries, Ukrainian and Russian Emphasis on Real Estate, Wills, Trusts and Elder Law media reported. “We will probably revise Ward Witty Drive, P.O. 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power. Mr. Yushchenko called Ukraine’s NEWSBRIEFS 2004 constitutional reform “hasty and ілимося сумною і болючою вісткою, що в середу, (Continued from page 14) inadequate” and called for restoring 10 жовтня 2007 р. відійшла у засвіти наша айдорожча Constitution, judiciary and criminal jus- checks and balances to guarantee “free- ІА, !А!А, "#А$О&А і '('$#А tice. Mr. Yushchenko described last dom and democracy.” He also reiterated month’s parliamentary election as an his intention to call a national referen- св. п. “important stage in the promotion of dum to adopt a new Constitution in 2008. democracy in Ukraine.” He said the He then urged the commission to formu- $А$ЯА $(#+АО&(-Ь country’s previous Parliament had late a plan for introducing judicial impeded its democratic progress and reforms, propose a criminal code and a з дому $(#3(-ЬА added that there was no time to be lost, code of criminal proceedings. 4алишилися в глибокому смутку: (Ukrinform) calling on the commission to be impartial чоловік – А#І6 and work professionally to tackle the Moratorium on divisive issues? challenges facing Ukraine today. The донька – $А!А#А president said it was impossible to imple- KYIV – Vasyl Kyseliov, a representa- брат – ('$О# $(#3(-Ь96 ment economic, social and humanitarian tive of the Party of the Regions, said on шваґрова – !А#І6А $(#+АО&(-Ь з чоловіком policies without achieving political sta- October 16 that he advocates a five-year #О!АО! <А]ЯО! bility. “We must set clear rules in the moratorium on disputes over NATO, the братанки – І<О# $(#3(-Ь96 з родиною highest echelons of government first,” he and the Ukrainian – $А$ЯА $(#3(-ЬА said, stressing the need to ensure that no individual or political force can usurp (Continued on page 16) – Ю#І6 $(#3(-Ь96 кузини – 3Ю"А "У##О&' з родиною – !А#ІЯ &О39(-Ь з родиною – А3('А(# $(#3(-Ь96 з родиною племінниці – 'О@ІЯ $(#3(-ЬА з родиною Oksana Nina McDougall – <АУ'Я 3А4І#О з родиною age 52, of Fairfax, VA, died on Monday – A#9'$9А ЯА з родиною October 8, 2007, at her home. родини – $(#+АІ&-І&, "(#(9-Ь9A, І$(@О#І&, &ОЄ&ІІ& і '3О(&'Ь9A Beloved wife of William A.; sister of Maria and her ближча і дальша родина в Америці, анаді і Україні. husband Paul Luszczyk; daughter-in-law of Mary and DОAО#ОІ &ІD#А&9: DААA9А в похоронному заведенні Vincent McDougall, sister-in-law of Maureen and her hus- 3итвин і 3итвин, 1600 Stuyvesant Ave., Union, NJ у п’ятницю, 19 жовтня band Karl Soltere. She is also survived by two nieces, 2007 р. о год. 7:30 веч.; відвідини від год. 7:00 – 9:00 веч. Lydia and Linda, and their families. & суботу, 20 жовтня '3У"А "ОА о год. 9:30 ранку в церкві св. Івана Aрестителя, 719 Sanford Ave., Newark, NJ. Опісля похорон на Funeral service was held at Fairfax Memorial Funeral цвинтарі св. Андрія в '. "авнд "руку, . ж. Home, 9902 Braddock Rd., Fairfax, VA, on Friday, &ічна Lй пам'ять! October 12, followed by interment at Fairfax Memorial Dросимо про молитви за душу Dокійної. Park. 4амість квітів на Lї свіжу могилу просимо складати пожертви на Український !узей в ю-6орку.

With deep sorrow the Board of Trustees and the Administration of The Ukrainian Museum inform our members and the Ukrainian community of the sudden death on October 10, 2007 of Tatiana Tershakovec

Longtime member of the Museum’s Board of Trustees and most generous benefactor of our institution.

We offer our sincere condolences and sympathy to her husband Dr. Andrew Tershakovec, her daughter Tamara and to the extended family and friends of Tatiana Tershakovec.

May she rest in peace!

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to travel to Ukraine and Slovakia without publicist, scholar, literary critic, pedagogue observe “continuity in government,” NEWSBRIEFS visa. He said Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs and laureate of the National Taras Interfax-Ukraine reported. “We must (Continued from page 15) Ministry seeks closer ties with Shevchenko Prize of Ukraine. “Ukraine implement such a system of executive Insurgent Army. “We shouldn’t raise Ukrainians who live abroad and plans to has lost a passionate defender of the authority that could work regardless of issues, irritating western Ukrainians, who open a culture and information center for Ukrainian language, an inspired defender what political force is in power,” Mr. should reject raising issues irritating east- Slovakia’s Ukrainians and start a student of national identity, whose works have Yanukovych said. According to him, such ern Ukraine,” he said, adding that politi- exchange program. President Yushchenko become a weighty contribution to the continuity should exist in both domestic cians also must stop raising these divisive urged the Ukrainian community in development of the national idea and cul- and foreign policies. “Regardless of elec- issues. (Ukrinform) Slovakia to ensure that Slovakia’s ture, and promoted Ukraine’s establish- tion results or election winners, the state Parliament recognizes Ukraine’s Soviet- ment as an independent state,” President is living and developing, and it should Plan for ties with Ukrainians abroad era Famine of 1932-1933 as genocide. He Yushchenko wrote in his letter. Dr. not lose its prestige in both foreign and then presented gifts to the Ukrainian Pohribnyi was a professor of the Institute domestic policy, as well as before its citi- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko community, visited the city’s Ukrainian of Journalism, the author of numerous zens,” Mr. Yanukovych noted, adding has signed an order “On Development of culture museum and Ukrainian architec- scholarly works and a doctor of philologi- that such practice is characteristic of all Ties with Ukrainians Abroad to Preserve ture museum, and attended a wreath-lay- cal sciences. He died at age 65. Customs and Promote Cultural Heritage developed democratic countries. ing ceremony to honor Svidnik’s libera- (Ukrinform) in the World,” the president’s press serv- (RFE/RL Newsline) tors. President Yushchenko also said ice told Ukrinform. The order was issued Ukraine “wants to see Slovakia as its Accord on pipeline bypassing Russia Turchynov: Yanukovych poses a threat to preserve the cultural heritage of partner” in the implementation of the Ukrainians who have left Ukraine due to VILNIUS, Lithuania – At a conference KYIV – Oleksander Turchynov, the Odesa-Brody-Plock-Gdansk oil pipeline various circumstances and to promote a in Vilnius on October 10, officials of first deputy head of the Yulia Tymoshenko project, describing Slovakia’s transit positive image of Ukraine abroad. In Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania Bloc, told journalists on October 10 that potential as “unique.” (Ukrinform) accordance with the order, the Cabinet of and Poland agreed on a “deal for con- keeping the Cabinet of Prime Minister Ministers is to draft a calendar of events Catholic University honors Husar struction of an oil pipeline linking the Viktor Yanukovych in power after the for 2007-2009. The government is to Black and Baltic seas – a project aimed at September 30 elections could pose a focus on holding seminars and confer- WASHINGTON – Patriarch Lubomyr improving regional energy security and “threat to the country,” Interfax-Ukraine ences, with the participation of foreign Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek- reducing dependence on Russian crude reported. Mr. Turchynov charged that the Ukrainians. (Ukrinform) Catholic Church (UGCC), on October 4 oil,” the Wall Street Journal reported on Yanukovych government is responsible received an honorary doctorate from the October 11. The deal involves building a for a “shortfall of 12 million tons in grain Yushchenko visits Slovakia’s Ukrainians Catholic University of America. $700 million, 500-kilometer extension to crops,” a decrease in both the real and KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko According to Father David M. a pipeline in western Ukraine northward nominal income of Ukrainians, “record” met with representatives of the Ukrainian O’Connell, president of the university, to Gdansk on the Baltic Sea, and securing prices for some foodstuffs and 12 percent community in Slovakia in the town of the honor was given in conjunction with supplies of Azerbaijan’s crude from the inflation this year. “This is a serious dan- Svidnik within the framework of his offi- the 100th anniversary of the first assign- Caspian Sea. Presidents of the countries ger that may affect this year’s budget, and cial visit to Slovakia, the presidential ment of a bishop of the UGCC to the involved praised the deal, saying it would undoubtedly, the future budget,” Mr. press service told Ukrinform on October United States. “Fifty years ago I was a help bring predictability and stability to Turchynov added. Speaking later the same 12. He praised the “dynamic develop- student at the Catholic University of oil supplies. Polish President Lech day on Channel 5, Mr. Turchynov said the ment” of Ukraine’s ties with Slovakia in America,” said the patriarch in his thank- Kaczynski said that the deal is not aimed post of prime minister is the key to a new the past several years and said the two you address. “Honoring my person today, against any other country. He added that government in Ukraine. “Our opponents countries should develop humanitarian you also honor the university in which I “this deal will have great impact not only fear that Yulia Tymoshenko will take this and business cooperation. He added that had the honor to study.” (Religious for signatory countries, but for all of job. They are aware that she will not allow visa and educational issues also are high Information Service of Ukraine) Europe.” (RFERL Newsline) them to steal and to abuse office. on the states’ agenda. Mr. Yushchenko Anatolii Pohribnyi dies at 65 Yanukovych stresses “continuity” Therefore, the fiercest fight will be over expressed confidence that both states this post. The moment it ends, the govern- would soon sign a border crossing agree- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor ment will be formed in just a couple of ment that will enable those Ukrainians offered condolences in connection with the Yanukovych said at a Cabinet meeting in hours,” Mr. Turchynov predicted. and Slovaks who live close to the border death of Anatolii Pohribnyi, outstanding Kyiv on October 10 that Ukraine needs to (RFE/RL Newsline) No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 17 Dance Camp 2007 at Soyuzivka: remembering the excitement and the energy by Anna Chelak KERHONKSON, N.Y. – This summer at Soyuzivka will be remembered for the excitement and energy emanating from the hundreds of dancers who took the stage at the Ukrainian National Association’s estate. After a dynamic and thrilling perform- ance by the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Dance Workshop in July came four weeks of Dance Camp. Two two-week sessions trained beginner through advanced young dancers. The story “A Song of Seasons,” writ- ten by artistic director Kristine Izak, was brought to life with the help of senior staff, instructor/choreographer Orlando Pagan, guest instructor Borys Bohachevsky and camp director Ania Bohachevsky-Lonkevych. Scenes from Soyuzivka’s Dance Camp This year’s tale followed a young 2007: Above, the young dancers on the musician who sets out on a journey to Veselka stage. Right, in “Happy find his own song. He searches through Ending,” Yurij Dobriansky serenades the four seasons, taking from each time his love, Ksenya Hentisz, before her of a year a different aspect he hopes to parents, played by Boris Bohachevsky convey in his music. In spring he finds a and Larisa Pagan. song of faith; in summer, a song of love; in autumn, a song of thanks; and in win- through different regions of Ukraine, ter, a song of tradition. from the opening number “Pryvit” to the The brilliant costumes that compli- mented the wonderful dancing were fit, energetic and exceptional “Hopak” repaired and in some cases sewn and cre- finale. ated by wardrobe mistress Larisa Pagan. The dancers exhibited their training in Working for hours on end to ensure that not only Ukrainian folk dance but also in each dancer was beautifully dressed and ballet, lyrical dance, jazz and, for the ready to perform, Ms. Pagan was an first time ever, song. A musical perform- important member of the camp’s senior ance by the dancers as well as a solo per- staff. formed by Yurij Dobriansky were also The first session concluded with a fan- part of the show. tastic show. But the number of dancers This year’s second session perform- grew as the second session came near. ance was honored to have Albany area Now, with over 75 campers, the need for newscaster Lydia Kulbida, a former stu- a dedicated and talented staff was an dent of Ms. Pryma Bohachevsky, as its Irena Halatyn even greater priority than before. Nearly mistress of ceremonies and narrator. The 30 counselors offered their assistance, show also included the guest musical helping to demonstrate during class and artists Oleh Sozansky and Taras rehearsals, take care of the children, and Lazurkevych of Bandurna Rozmova. 16-ий У#ІЬ УD' „"У#3А9“ serve as extra hands for costumes, set design and music. With the second ses- The Dance Camp is a tradition treas- о р г а н і з у є sion came more dancers – more than 130 ured by both the attendees and the audi- – and, thus, more dances to add to the ences that return every year to see the show. performance. The immense pride and joy АЬ ІАЬ І TTA ОA О The Soyuzivka audience was amazed in the faces of the family and friends who від вівтірка 25 до понеділка 31 грудня 2007 р. yet again by the talent and passion of the come to see the children perform is inde- young performers who danced their way scribable. It is obvious to all that. This the Dриїзд учасників у вівторок, 25-го грудня 2007 р. camp offers young people not only the Anna Chelak is a senior at West Morris opportunity to achieve as dancers, but 1. АІ Я ОО О О ЮАА Mendham High School in Mendham, N.J. also teaches them to be well-disciplined, 2. АІ Я А О О ЮАА She was a junior counselor at Dance Camp hard-working and patient. for four weeks this summer and is currently For more information on the Roma на лещетарських теренах a member of the Syzokryli (New York) and Pryma Bohachevsky Foundation and its Iskra (Whippany, NJ) dance ensembles. Dance Camp, visit www.syzokryli.com. 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COMMUNITY CHRONICLE UAYA of Philadelphia boasts successful year by Andrew Leskiw resort in Ellenville, N.Y., for the annual Winter Camp. PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia In March the youths attended a liturgy branch (oseredok) of the Ukrainian and memorial service in honor of American Youth Association (UAYA) Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) Gen. was founded in 1949, and 58 years later Roman Shukhevych. Later in the month, it continues its multi-faceted activity. members attended the sixth annual During the 2006-2007 year of activity, Phantoms game field trip, which was the branch’s youths (yunatstvo) in October once again organized by the oldest boys. 2006 attended the annual Pilgrimage of the In April, the yunatstvo prepared for Sisters of the Order of St. Basil the Great, Easter by making pysanky and continued as well as a divine liturgy and panakhyda the tradition of standing guard at the Lord’s in commemoration of Stepan Bandera. For Halloween the younger yunatstvo Tomb at several churches in the had a masquerade party, while the older Philadelphia area on Holy Saturday. The yunatstvo attended a ghost tour in down- yunatstvo also took a trip to the Franklin town Philadelphia. In November the annu- Institute in Philadelphia to explore the King al “Survival Day” was held at Tyler State Tut exhibit. In early May the oseredok held Park, where the yunatstvo enjoyed walking a “Beef and Beverage” fund-raiser. the nature trail, making interesting crafts, Then it was time for the yunatstvo to begin preparing for the 48th annual youth Members of UAYA Philadelphia at the annual Pilgrimage of the Sisters of the eating delectable foods and playing sports. Order of St. Basil the Great with Bishop Paul Chomnycky. In December of last year the branch jamboree, “Zlet.” The youths’ hard work held its annual Christmas Bazaar, com- paid off, as they won 44 medals (nine for plete with a visit from St. Nicholas him- poetry recitation, four for written tests, self. During Christmas break, the yunatst- three for group projects, two for cultural vo spent several days caroling for local performances and 26 for sports). As a Ukrainian businesses and organizations, result, the branch won first place. local Ukrainian residents, as well as for A week later, UAYA Philadelphia was the Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy’s still excited about its major accomplish- Chancery. The UAYA branch also held a ment and was able to celebrate the victo- Christmas dinner (Prosfora) at which its ry at its annual Youth Day (Den young members sang carols (koliady), ate Yunatstva), which was held at Tryzub a Christmas Eve dinner and were greeted Sports Center in Horsham, Pa. with two carols from the Ukrainian On June 16, the annual meeting of the Bandurist Chorus. Philadelphia UAYA branch elected board Then, in January, UAYA Philadelphia members (uprava) and a youth board held its annual New Year’s “Malanka,” (bulava). Walter Wyrsta Sr. was re-elect- featuring the music of the popular band ed as branch president, while John Hrim from New England. On a beautiful Yaworsky and Maria “Michi” Wyrsta and wintry Presidents’ Day weekend, the were re-elected as youth director and branch members traveled to the UAYA education director, respectively. Some of the “Sumeniata” enjoy “Survival Day” at Tyler State Park. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 19

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Khmel “zabava” unites Ukrainians Connecticut parishes mark Harvest Day by Adrian Horodecky The Wildwood Crest dance, organized by the Khmelnychenky fraternity of Plast WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. – A multi- Ukrainian Scouting Organization, is a tude of patriotic Ukrainian beachgoers fund-raising event, whose proceeds go gathered at the Crest Pier Recreation toward Plast campgrounds. Center for a night of dancing and cele- The planning has already begun for bration of Ukrainian Independence Day. the 2008 dance with an improved format. The festive evening started with the Corporate sponsorship will be welcomed “Party Ptashat” kids’ dance, which led to for next year’s zabava. For information the Ukrainian national anthem played by e-mail Adrian Horodecky at the Luna band. Later on, the Plast sorori- [email protected]. ty Spartanky held a raffle of children’s Pictures from the 2007 dance are books and toys. Topping off the “zaba- available for viewing in the “Galleries” va,” dozens of teens danced the night section of www.xmel.org – the official away during the “vechirka.” website of the Khmelnychenky. ANSONIA, Conn. – The leaders of both Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and Three Saints Orthodox Church, both of Ansonia, Conn., organized the seventh annual traditional Harvest Day for parishioners. The event took place at Three Saints Parish park in Bethany on August 19 with more than 150 adult parishioners and children participating. They enjoyed picnic fare and entertainment provided by the parishioners of both churches, including Ukrainian folk dancing and a harvest play under the direction of Frank. F. Stuban and Miroslaw Klapyk. Seen above (first row, from left) are: Alex Kosciuszek, Catherine Dimon, Mike Szewczyk, Joseph Szewczyk, John Dytko, (second row) the Very Rev. Pawlo Martyniuk of Ss. Peter and Paul, Stephanie Dytko, Mr. Klapyk, Nina Kosciuszek, Mr. Stuban and the Very Rev. Michael J. Roschak of Three Saints. Lehighton resort hosts potato bake LEHIGHTON, Pa. – The potato bake pig roast and an afternoon performance of held each year by the members of the 1st “Barabolya” by Ron Cahute, the renowned Division of the Ukrainian National Army musician from Toronto. Geared mainly for took place on Saturday, September 22, at children, the show also got the adults in the Ukrainian Homestead in Lehighton, Pa. good spirits and elicited their participation. As in past years, people gathered to The day was also a celebration of the honor those who served in the 1st Division, 20th anniversary of the Kazka Ukrainian as well as to meet old friends and spend a Folk Ensemble and included a continuous day of relaxation and fun. buffet of Ukrainian dishes. The day’s events The “Party Ptashat” kids’ dance during Ukrainian week in Wildwood. Blessed with sunshine and blue skies, this were capped off with a dance to the music year’s event had the added attractions of a of Mr. Cahute and the Burya band. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 The last of the Ukrainians: a look at the community of Scotland by Christina Maria Paschyn Ukrainian new wave immigrants in AUGB cultural events planner Lesia Ukraine soccer match] is going to do it,” Scotland,” said Alex Kuryluk, the former Demianczuk. And she estimated that there she said. “There were people who came GLASGOW, Scotland – It’s a crisis head of the Association of Ukrainians in are only about eight to 10 young adults her for the ‘zabava’ [dance] that we haven't facing the Ukrainian diaspora throughout Great Britain (AUGB), Edinburgh branch. age who are still actively involved. seen in years.” the world: the loss of the Ukrainian iden- The branch designation is misleading. “In the next 10 to 15 years, it’s hard to That’s partly the reason that Alex tity through assimilation. While the Ukrainian Scottish community say whether the community will still be Demianczuk, Lesia’s brother, organized While many Ukrainians are able to suc- had a thriving community from the 1950s here or not,” she lamened. last weekend’s festivities. cessfully balance their loyalties both to to early 1970s, their numbers have dwin- It wasn’t always like this. According “We had to organize the tickets and the their Ukrainian heritage and to their home dled so much since then that now the to Ms. Demianczuk, the Ukrainian com- zabava ... so that people wouldn’t call us country’s particular culture, some children Edinburgh branch is the only branch for munity in Scotland once resembled many lazy or start saying that that’s the reason drift away from the Ukrainian community. the entire country. of the diaspora communities in England the Edinburgh Ukrainian community is For large diaspora communities like New Ukrainian immigration to and America. dying down,” Mr. Demianczuk asserted. New York or London, where Fourth Scotland is not helping. They had it all: a Ridna Shkola (school “There aren’t that many young people Wave immigration is flourishing, a few “Most of them do not come forward,” of Ukrainian studies), a Ukrainian dance in the community, so we need to attract lost Ukrainians hardly make a dent. Mr. Kuryluk noted. “There are only a troupe and a SUM (Ukrainian Youth them. We were hoping that if we could But for the Ukrainian Scottish commu- hundred or so who are active in the com- Association) club. But low numbers advertise it [the game and the zabava] in nity, whose numbers after World War II munity.” That last figure includes second- forced all three to close before Ms. a way that the Ukrainians in Edinburgh were small to begin with and where the and third-generation Ukrainians, who are Demianczuk, who was born in 1977, we don’t know about or who have depart- new wave of immigration is low, the loss few and far between as well. even had a chance to grow up. ed the scene would hear about it, then we of a member can be devastating. Only about a handful of children partic- “That’s why we’re hoping that this could persuade them to come back and be “We think there are about 400 ipate in community events, said Edinburgh weekend [the October 13 Scotland- a part of this again,” he added.

Going to the Ceilidh (party) able to support both teams,” said 30-year- Chicago Ukrainian Marianne Ukrainians descend... old Ms. Demianczuk. The self-described Diachenko, 44, said she couldn’t have Thanks to the Edinburgh Ukrainians, die-hard Scotland fan showed her love for asked for a better vacation. “Scotland (Continued from page 13) the supporters were escorted by bus from both teams by wearing a green and white makes me feel like I’m back in Chicago,” itage by wearing a blue-and-yellow plaid Edinburgh to Glasgow, where their first kilt that he had specially made for stop was a local Scottish social club hired plaid kilt with matching ribbons on her she said. “I just think it’s the commonality Ukrainian functions. “As you can imagine, especially for the day. vinok. “When Ukraine scores you're that we’re Ukrainian – it’s the patriotism.” I get asked to take a lot of photographs.” The Ukrainians wasted no time begin- cheering, but it’s tough.” And she alluded that Mr. Jaworsky was Now, as club secretary of the Edinburgh ning the festivities. And, after hours of Their internal struggles subsided, how- right – one thing in the Scotland commu- branch of the Association of Ukrainians in mingling and making new friends, they ever, when the fans returned to Edinburgh nity really did stand out for her. But it Great Britain (AUGB), Mr. Demianczuk danced an impromptu “kolomyika.” for the night’s zabava. wasn’t the kilts. “There’s nothing sexier spent the past six months organizing tick- “The Scottish fans like to party and so Featuring the music of a young than a Ukie-Scottish accent,” she ets for visiting fans and planning a “zaba- do Ukrainians in general who have been Ukrainian band from England, Chorna observed. va” (dance) to show “Ukrainians around brought up in the zabava culture,” said Mr. Roza, and performances by the Hoverla When told about that comment, Mr. the world that Scottish Ukrainians know Demianczuk, who wasn’t surprised at how Ukrainian dance troupe from Darby, Demianczuk couldn’t help but blush. how to throw a good party.” easily everyone socialized. “You combine England, the Ukrainians danced the night “What can I say?” he said laughing. “We If you ask 41-year-old Cleveland these two nationalities and you get one big away, stopping only for a charity raffle. really do have the best combination.” Ukrainian Andriy Futey, the community party.” The prizes included a Ukraine soccer pulled it off: “I really have to give big But when they arrived at the stadium, shirt signed by Andriy Shevchenko and Christina Maria Paschyn holds a mas- kudos to Scotland. They are probably the the Scukes had a more difficult time get- soccer balls signed by the national team. ter’s degree in broadcast journalism from smallest in numbers and it was a large bur- ting into the spirit of the game. The proceeds will be donated to orphan- Northwestern University. She is currently den, but they really did a fantastic job.” “I just felt weird watching it, not being ages in Ukraine. in London working at Time magazine. No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 21

Gone, however, are the more valuable The Petliura Library... original collections of books, many with PHOTO-EXHIBIT (Continued from page 6) dedicatory autographs and other inscrip- tions. Many of the pre-war records of the national cause. “Ukrainian Insurgent Army: A History of Ukraine’s The still unresolved interpretations of library and most of the archival materials Petliura’s assassination and the acquittal that had been collected before the war Unvanquished Freedom Fighters” is touring the United States. of his assassin are reflected in the histori- also are gone. The library’s post-war ographical interpretations of the period revival and the purchase of the building it The Executive offices of the Organization for the Defense of Four and appraisals of his political career and occupies today were partially aided by Freedoms for Ukraine, Inc. invites the community to visit a unique funds received from Germany in 1964 as the briefly independent regime he led. Be Photo-Exhibit celebrating the 65th Anniversary of the Ukrainian that as it may, Petliura’s death in Paris reparation for the looting and destruction focused international attention on of the library during the occupation. Insurgent Army. The exhibit presents their life and battles, and Ukraine and produced a martyr to the We now know that a large part of the includes photographs never before published. The exhibit consists 1 cause of Ukrainian independence – a Petliura Library records, many of its pre- of 22 color banners 6 ⁄2 feet high. cause that waited over half a century to war catalogues, and some of its unique be realized. archival materials have survived their wartime odyssey, although unfortunately We ask the local branches of ODFFU and UCCA to inform their Petliura had recommended the founda- communities about the time and location of the exhibit. tion of a Ukrainian library in Paris earlier they are now dispersed among no less that year, pointing as examples to the than two archives in Moscow and two in Polish Library and the Turgenev Russian Kyiv. Library that were already thriving in A terrible fragmentation and dispersal Paris. Soon after Petliura’s death, a of archival and library collections was SCHEDULE library was established to perpetuate his wrought by the Nazi regime during the memory by UNR exiles. The Petliura war and the Soviet regime thereafter. The Library soon became a focal point of Petliura Library materials are but one Warren, MI – September 31 Buffalo, NY – November 4 émigré politics and Ukrainian culture. poignant example of this fate. What was Ukrainian Cultural Center Ukrainian Home Dnipro The Symon Petliura Ukrainian Library done by the totalitarian regimes remains a 26601 Ryan Road 562 Genesee Street in Paris (Bibliotheque ukrainienne Simon serious detriment to history and culture, Bohdan Fedorak 586-757-7910 Helen Turyk 716-741-3416 Petliura à Paris) opened to the public in and to scholarship East and West. If today there is a real spirit of 1929 and continued to grow during the Newark, NJ – October 7 Chicago, IL – November 2-18 subsequent decade. Among its archival Ukrainian political renewal, as one materials, the library preserved a few hopes, we should also hope that appropri- St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church Ukrainian National Museum files of the Petliura government and ate archival restitution could reunite the 719 Sanford Avenue 2249 W. Superior St. some UNR exiled leaders, including the archival collections of the Petliura Ivan Burtyk 973-779-4063 Pavlo T. Bandriwsky 773-598-2100 minister of finance in the Central Rada, Library and the UNR regime. However, Pavlo Chyzhevskyi, who was subse- to promote such restitution, or even if Passaic, NJ – October 12-13 Stamford, CT – November 9 quently a Ukrainian trade representative some of the collections can only be Ukrainian Center Ukrainian Museum and Library brought together in library microforms, in Paris, Geneva and other European cap- 240 Hope Avenue 161 Glenbrook Rd. itals, together with Petliura’s own library we still need a thorough, publicly avail- Ivan Burtyk 973-779-4063 Lubow Wolenetz 203 323-8866 and a few of his personal papers. In early able inventory of their contents and 1939 the library received the records of migration. Indeed, the survival of that the UNR diplomatic mission in Paris and documentation, and our knowledge about Cleveland, OH – October 13-14 Hartford, CT. – November 10 the Ukrainian press bureau. Those it, may help promote more open research Pokrova Ukrainian National Home of archival materials were intermingled on the Petliura government, its leader and 6810 Broadview Rd. Hartford Inc. with the Tryzub editorial records that the many unresolved issues surrounding 961 Wethersfield Avenue them. were also held in the library. New York, NY – October 14 - Vasyl Kybalo 860-965-8349 The library had built up a significant *** November 25 collection of official printed documents and brochures from the Petliura govern- Under the auspices of the Ukrainian The Ukrainian Museum Bethesda, MD – November 17 ment, newspaper clippings and memoir Congress Committee of America, Illinois 222 East 6th Street Westland Middle School materials from the Ukrainian emigration. Chapter, a memorial fund in the name of 212-228-0110 5511 Mass. Ave. There were records of the Schwarzbard Symon Petliura has been established to Nusia Kerda 410 327-9841 trial and the Association of Combatants support the computerization of the Whippany, NJ – October 27 of the Army of the Ukrainian National archives of The Symon Petliura Ukrainian Ukrainian-American Cultural Baltimore, MD – November 18 Library in Paris. The fund is being admin- Republic. There were some files of the Center of NJ St. Michael Ukrainian Catholic Union of Ukrainian Émigré istered by Selfreliance Ukrainian Federal Organizations in France and other émigré Credit Union in Chicago, under account 60 North Jefferson Rd. Church associations. With the support of the No. 107572. Correspondence and dona- Michael Koziupa 973-984-9132 2401 Eastern Ave. Ukrainian community throughout the tions may be sent to: Symon Petliura Nusia Kerda 410 327-9841 world, the library remained a strong Memorial Fund, 2247 W. Chicago Ave., Yonkers, NY – October 27-28 focus of opposition to the Soviet regime Chicago, IL 60622. E-mail correspon- Ukrainian Youth Center Uniondale, NY – November 25 that had foiled Ukrainian efforts to estab- dence may be addressed to: hrushet- 301 Palisade Avenue St. Vladimir's Ukrainian Parish lish independence after 1917. [email protected]. Joseph Bodnarchuk 914-376-2049 Center At present, the library has only 57 of 226 Uniondale Avenue the close to 20,000 books that it had This article in its entirety is available at gathered between 1929 and 1940. The http://www.archives.gov.ua/Eng/Odyssey. Watevliet, NY – October 31 Dmytro Trojanowskyj 516-674- library reopened after the war in April php Ukrainian American Citizens Club 3675 1946, and it has grown to hold a total of 402-25th.St. 30,000 volumes and an additional 73 Edited and abridged from the original Mykola Fil (518)785-7596 Jenkintown, PA – December 1-2 runs of newspapers and periodicals. article by Svitlana Kochman. Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Utica, NY – November 1 Center Saint Volodymyr the Great UCC 700 Cedar Road 4 Cottage Place Yuriy Nakonechny 215-533-9436 O. Liszczynsky 315-732-5911 Trenton, NJ – December 16 Syracuse, NY - November 2 Ukrainian National Home Syracuse Ukrainian National Home 477 Jeremiah Ave 1317 W. Fayette St. Yuriy Nakonechny 215-533-9436 Orest Hrycyk 315-469-1472

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Both Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Orange Revolution allies... Tymoshenko stressed that the coalition will (Continued from page 1) also pass a parliamentary opposition law to initiatives. define and enhance its role in government Coming to power after the Orange Revolution, Mr. and oversight capabilities. Yushchenko inherited a Parliament that was elected in Meanwhile, leaders of the Party of the 2002 that did not provide the majority he needed. Regions made it clear they resent going into Now that this prospect has emerged, a major point of the opposition, but also indicated they would the Democratic Forces agreement is the issue hammered peacefully cooperate and not try to sabotage upon by Mr. Yushchenko and the Our Ukraine – People’s the Democratic Forces Coalition’s emer- Self-Defense Bloc throughout the election campaign: gence. eliminating deputies’ immunity from prosecution and Whether they will keep their word perks. remains to be seen. The leaders of the potential coalition stressed their However, being in the opposition might commitment to ensuring that all national deputies would very well be the ideal position for any politi- lose their immunity and be held just as accountable to the cal force following a parliamentary cam- law as ordinary Ukrainian citizens. paign full of unrealistic assurances to voters. One of the reasons many wealthy businessmen “An Orange government will have the bur- Oleksander Synytsia/UNIAN become national deputies is to attain immunity from den of fulfilling election promises that amount Yulia Tymoshenko and Viacheslav Kyrylenko vowed on October criminal prosecution, political observers said. to $20 billion with a much smaller state budg- 17 that their respective political forces, the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense, will unanimously Among the perks enjoyed by national deputies are busi- et,” said Yurii Syrotiuk, a political analyst with approve their candidacies for prime minister and Verkhovna ness-class international flights, annual government-paid the Kyiv-based Open Society Foundation, Rada chair, respectively. vacations, a guaranteed Kyiv apartment and even monthly financed by U.S. and British sources. payments in the event they must find another job. Another burden will be passing the 2008 budget. If it’s announced the official final election results on October 15, An equally important provision, observers said, is not approved by the year’s end, the government won’t newly elected national deputies will receive their man- amending the law on the Cabinet of Ministers passed in have any holiday-spending presents for the Ukrainian pub- dates within 30 days after the government newspapers January that sharply reduced the Ukrainian presidency’s lic. officially publish the figures. authority and influence. “The Orange leaders will also inherit the Yanukovych That would have happened this week, had it not been Changing the law was a top priority for President government’s problem with inflation and challenging gas Yushchenko, who reportedly made significant conces- for the Communist Party appealing the election results. negotiations with Russia. Given these factors, the Regions The appeal was accepted for five-day review by Higher sions to Ms. Tymoshenko in exchange for her support, expects the government will fail,” added Mr. Syrotiuk. including giving her bloc control over the national econ- Administrative Court. In fact, the Presidential Secretariat and Our Ukraine – In their October 17 complaint the Communists alleged omy, observers said. People’s Self-Defense might also be secretly hoping the The agreement stipulates that the Parliament and the the CEC violated the Constitution of Ukraine in failing to Tymoshenko Bloc is unable to live up to its promises, uphold citizens’ freedoms and rights and in violating elec- president must approve its 12 legislative reforms as a sin- such as compensating Ukrainians for the $120 billion they gle package. tion laws. lost in savings during the 1991-1995 hyperinflation. The appeal is all but certain to be rejected and is likely Such voting would be expedient, observers said, and The coalition agreement takes into account the a stalling tactic to impede the Orange coalition, Mr. the Party of the Regions will do everything to ruin it. increased social spending initiatives of both the Syrotiuk said. “The opposition knows the Orange govern- “Obviously, [Viktor] Yanukovych’s team will demand Tymoshenko Bloc and the president. ment needs to pass the 2008 budget as soon as possible.” to examine each bill separately, in its first and second “Insofar as financial responsibility is transferred to the readings, so that each of the 175 Regions deputies could Tymoshenko Bloc, it’s their political force that should Meanwhile, representatives of the Volodymyr Lytvyn add [dozens] of amendments, in order to extend for ensure financial justification for these positions,” said Bloc announced they will not formally join the coalition weeks their satisfaction of abusing the coalition,” , coordinator of the coalition agreement or the opposition – a position that might be very conven- Ukrayinska Pravda noted on October18. working group. “And we have no basis to not trust our ient for them. Like his counterparts, Mr. Lytvyn also is The distribution of government positions is critical, partners in the given situation.” positioning himself for the 2010 presidential election. given the difficulty the Orange coalition will face in Disagreements between the Tymoshenko and Our “Lytvyn is demonstrating he wants to be neutral and passing reforms, as well as fulfilling unrealistic cam- Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense blocs were immediately have a distinct position from the Party of the Regions and paign promises such as ending mandatory military serv- apparent. the Orange forces,” Mr. Syrotiuk said. “It’s the single ice by January 1, as pledged by Ms. Tymoshenko. While Ms. Tymoshenko reiterated her vow to introduce mechanism in which he can position himself as a realistic Her eponymous bloc secured for itself the key energy, a volunteer Ukrainian military as of January 1, Minister of candidate for the presidency in order to attract the elec- economy and finance posts, while Our Ukraine – Defense Anatolii Hrytsenko said that can’t happen until torate fed up with the conflict between the east and the People’s Self-Defense will receive the bulk of the cultur- 2010 at the earliest. west. In the meantime, Lytvyn may take advantage of al and armed forces positions of authority. With the Central Election Commission (CEC) having both sides and play them against each other.” No. 42 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 23 OUT AND ABOUT

October 22 Lecture by Ioulia Shukan, “Remaining 202-842-3401 Cambridge, MA Communist after the Soviet Break-Up: Political Crisis and Community Officials’ November 3 Pub night, Ukrainian American Sports Club Official Biographcial Trajectories,” Baltimore Dnipro, 410-967-0501 Harvard University, 617-495-4053 or [email protected] November 3 Fall dance, featuring music by Halychany, Yonkers, NY Organization for the Defense of Lemko October 24 Film screening, “The Battle of Chornobyl” Western Ukraine, Ukrainian Youth Center, Stanford, CA by Thomas Johnson, Stanford University, 914-478-0498 or 203-762-5912 www.unaff.org/2007/films.html

October 25 – the Soul of Ukraine, Ukrainian November 4 Fund-raiser for National University of Hartford, CT Bandurist Chorus, Theater of the Bloomingdale, IL Ostroh Academy, St. Andrew Ukrainian Performing Arts, 860-757-6388 Orthodox Church, 630-202-5331

October 25 Harlem Wizards basketball team vs. the November 4 Fund-raiser for Ukrainian Catholic Perth Amboy, NJ Assumption Catholic School community New York University, Ukrainian National Home, team, fund-raiser, 732-636-8905 or [email protected] 732-826-8721 November 4 35th anniversary of Ukrainian Music October 25 “The Ukrainian Elections: Implications for Edmonton Society of Alberta, Ukrainian National Washington Ukraine’s Future Direction,” Helsinki Federation hall, 780-469-4890 Commission briefing, www.csce.gov November 4 Presentation by Katja Kolcio, “History of October 25-27 Presentation of works by Yevgeny Middletown, CT Sound and Motion,” The Green Street Arts College Park, MD Yevtushenko and film screenings, Center, 860-685-7871 University of Maryland, 301-405-9365 November 4 Ukrainian Fall Festival, United Ukrainian October 26 Bandura – the Soul of Ukraine, Ukrainian Somerset, NJ Orthodox Sisterhoods of the U.S.A., Montreal Bandurist Chorus, Ukrainian Youth Center, 514-727-9456 Ukrainian Cultural Center, 610-925-4772

October 27 Bandura – the Soul of Ukraine, Ukrainian Ottawa Bandurist Chorus, Bronson Center, 613-726-1468 or 613-738-0849 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we October 27 Lecture by Mark Stech, “Mykola Kulish and also welcome submissions from all our readers; please send e-mail New York the Devil: Demonic Motifs in His Early Comedies,” Shevchenko Scientific Society, to [email protected]. Items will be published at the discretion 212-254-5130 of the editors and as space allows; photos will be considered. Please note: items will be printed a maximum of two times each. October 28 Kitka in concert with Mariana Sadovska, Oakland, CA Oakland Metro Opera Theater, 510-444-0323

October 28 Film screening, “Holy Warriors” by Stanford, CA Marianna Yavorskaya, Stanford University, www.unaff.org/2007/films.html or 650-723-3562

October 28 25th anniversary of library at Ukrainian Washington Catholic National Shrine, 202-526-3737 or [email protected]

October 29 Lecture by Larry Wolff, “Galicia in the Age Stanford, CA of Metternich and Fredro,” Stanford University, 650-723-3562

October 29 Lecture by Maxim Tarnawsky, Cambridge, MA “Rediscovering the Classics of Ukrainian Realist Literature: Who Was Ivan Nechui- Levytsky?” Harvard University, 617-495-4053 or [email protected]

October 29 Book presentation with Efim Melamed, Washington “Jewish Documentary Sources in Kyiv Archives,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 202-691-4000

November 1 Meet the author – Andrew Evans, “Bradt Washington Travel Guide to Ukraine,” Embassy of Ukraine, http://arlingtonsistercity.org

November 2 Fall social, The Washington Group, Washington Leopold’s Café, 240-381-0993

November 2 Okean Elzy concert, Millennium Theater, Brooklyn, NY 718-615-9797

November 3 Graduation banquet and ball, Taras Parma, OH Shevchenko School of Ukrainian Studies, 440-886-3223 or 330-554-6429

November 3 Ephyra – Unplugged, performance to Chicago benefit the Hayda Education Fund, St. Joseph Hall, [email protected]

November 3 Okean Elzy concert, FUR Nightclub, Washington www.to4ka.com or 301-793-1818 or 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2007 No. 42 PREVIEW OF EVENTS Friday, October 26 the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Soyuzivka’s Datebook Davidson Ave. Performers include: WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Arts, Culture Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, and Education Committee at the Barvinok Dance Group and Kalynonka October 26-28 November 9-11 Ukrainian American Cultural Center of Bandura Duo. There will also be chil- Halloween Weekend - Kids’ Parade Plast Orlykiada Weekend New Jersey presents “Prose, Poetry and dren’s activities; a marketplace featuring and Masquerade Zabava Music at the Cultural Center” with jewelry, Ukrainian embroidery, ceram- writer Alexander Motyl reading from ics, pysanky, scarves, Ukrainian crafts his books “Who Killed Andrei Warhol” and souvenirs, CDs and DVDs, paint- and “Whiskey Priest”; Vasyl Makhno ings; a food court; a raffle; and museum and Orest Popovych reading in tours. Get your Christmas shopping Ukrainian and English the poems of Mr. done early by visiting our marketplace Makhno, known and published as for unique gifts. Admission: adults, $5; “Cornelia Street Café: New and children, free. For information contact Selected Poems 1991-2006”; and Sophia Bilinsky, 610-925-4775 or Cheres performing “full-tilt folk music [email protected]. from the Carpathian Mountains,” encompassing music of the Ukrainian NEW MILFORD, N.J.: An all-you- Hutsuls, Romania, Moldova, Hungary can-eat breakfast/brunch organized by and the Balkans, and using traditional the Cross Cultural International Institute instruments. The event takes place at 8- To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 – New Hope for Children will take 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 10 p.m. at the UACCNJ, 60 N. place at 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. under the co- Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Jefferson Road. Admission: $25; pro- sponsorship of the St. Joseph Council of E-mail: [email protected] ceeds to benefit the UACCNJ. For fur- the Knights of Columbus in their hall Website: www.Soyuzivka.com ther information log on to www.uacc- located at 199 River Road. Proceeds are nj.org or call 973-585-7175. designated to help orphanages and sick Sunday, October 28 children in Ukraine. Tickets: adults, $6; children, $3. For information call LOS ANGELES: The Pro-Cathedral of Maryanne Olsen, 201-262-7544. St. Vladimir, 4025 Melrose Ave., will hold its annual Ukraine Fest at noon-5 Saturday, November 10 p.m. Come and meet old friends and WHIPPANY, N.J.: Ukrainian National make new ones while you enjoy flavor- Women’s League of America Branch 75 ful Ukrainian dinners, snacks and bever- cordially invites you to their “zabava,” ages. Listen to the music of Ukrainian “Let’s Dance,” at 8:30 p.m. at the String presented by Honored Artist of Ukrainian American Cultural Center of Ukraine Irene Orlova, Anatoly New Jersey, 60 N. Jefferson Road. So, Mamalyga and Vadim Khavrun on the put on those dancing shoes and a garde- “bayan,” plus talented local youth, as nia in your hair (optional for gentlemen) well as the Chervona Kalyna dancers. and join us for a wonderful evening of Booths will offer various items for sale; music and dance, swaying to the sounds tours of the church and Ukrainian art of the Tempo orchestra, plus surprises. and icons will be presented by Father Advance-purchase tickets are $30 for Vasyl Sauciur. There will be special adults: $20 for students; tickets at the attractions and face-painting for chil- door, $35; cash bar. For information, dren. Donation: $1 for all age 12 and up tickets and table reservations call (free for children under age 11 when Bozenna Polanskyj, 973-584-4080. accompanied by an adult). For informa- tion call Father Sauciur, 323-665-7604; Sunday, November 11 or Lydia Petrenko Frank, 310-455-1786. CHICAGO: A benefit for the Saturday, November 3 Ukrainian Catholic University, featuring Myroslav Marynovych and Bishop NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: A Ukrainian Dionisiy Liakhovych, will be held at 1 Harvest Festival will be held from 9 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, a.m. to 2 p.m. at St. Mary Ukrainian 2247 W. Chicago Ave. For more infor- Orthodox Church, 54 Winter St. mation contact the Ukrainian Catholic (behind Newbrite Plaza). Featured Education Foundation, 773-235-8462. will be a giant tag sale, Christmas Saturday, November 17 decorations, jewelry, Ukrainian breads, local honey, a raffle, cakes and WHIPPANY, N.J: A benefit for the pastries and a Ukrainian kitchen. Ukrainian Catholic University, featuring Ample parking is available behind the Father Borys Gudziak, will begin with a church. For information call 860-229- divine liturgy at 5 p.m., followed by a 3833 or 860-677-2138. reception at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. Venue: Ukrainian American Cultural Sunday, November 4 Center of New Jersey, 60 N. Jefferson NEW YORK: A benefit for the Road. For more information contact the Ukrainian Catholic University, featuring Ukrainian Catholic Education Myroslav Marynovych and Bishop Foundation, 773-235-8462. Dionisiy Liakhovych, will be held at 2 Sunday, December 2 p.m. at 140 Second Ave. Please RSVP to New York Self Reliance Association, WARREN, Mich.: An open house and 98 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003. informative reception for the Ukrainian For more information call Oksana Catholic University will take place at St. Lopatynska, 212-777-1336. Josephat’s Banquet Center, 26440 Ryan Road. For more information contact the SOMERSET, N.J.: A Ukrainian Fall Ukrainian Catholic Education Festival will be held at 11 a.m.-6 pm. at Foundation, 773-235-8462.

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