Inside: l Photo essay: Maidan memories two years after – page 5 l Yale hosts exhibit about Euro-Maidan – page 9 l Ukrainian heritage plus Devils hockey – page 10

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXIV No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 $2.00 UNICEF reports: Crimean Tatar to represent at Eurovision War in Ukraine affects by Zenon Zawada – Once again, Ukraine will make over 500,000 children political waves at the annual Eurovision Song Contest. Yet this time around, a UNICEF Crimean Tatar will represent Ukraine, as GENEVA/NEW YORK/KYIV – The announced on February 21. conflict in Ukraine has deeply affected Accomplished pop singer Jamala will get the lives of 580,000 children living in a unique chance to raise Europe’s aware- ness to the plight of her people in perform- non-government controlled areas and ing “1944,” a song that ties the current per- close to the front line in eastern Ukraine, secution by the Russian occupation to the UNICEF said on February 19. Of these, genocide in which Soviet dictator Joseph 200,000 – or one in three – need psycho- Stalin deported most of the Crimean Tatar social support. population to Uzbekistan. “Two years of violence, shelling and The declared the 1944 fear have left an indelible mark on thou- forced deportation of Crimean Tatars a sands of children in eastern Ukraine,” genocide on November 12, 2015, and desig- said Giovanna Barberis, UNICEF repre- nated May 18 as the Day of Remembrance sentative in Ukraine. “As the conflict con- of Crimean Tatar Genocide Victims. More tinues, we need to reach these children than 180,000 Tatars, or about 84 percent of urgently to meet their physical as well as UNIAN the population, was forcibly reported, psychological needs.” according to Soviet records. The vast major- Jamala (Susana Jamaladinova) has been chosen to represent Ukraine at Eurovision 2016. More than 215,000 children are inter- ity, or more than 82 percent, were resettled nally displaced from the conflict-affected (better known as the drag queen “Verka In “1944,” Jamala performs the soprano to Uzbekistan, while the remainder were areas. At least one out of five schools has Serduchka”) and Konstantin Meladze, the vocals in her trademark R&B/soul style, mostly sent to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and legendary pop music producer. which proves haunting when juxtaposed been damaged or destroyed. Last year, central . more than 20 children were killed and Despite requests by Tatar leaders, the against a lone club beat for most of the song “The events in the country coincided with voting couldn’t include Crimean residents before it erupts into a climatic finale with a over 40 were injured. Out of those, 28 a certain phase of my maturation and forma- casualties were caused by mines and for technical reasons owing to the occupa- dramatic backing keyboard track. The song tion,” the 32-year-old Jamala told the life. tion. So Crimean Tatar Mejlis Head Refat also features Tatar ethnic vocals. unexploded ordnance. A polio outbreak pravda.com.ua news site in an interview was confirmed in Ukraine 19 years after Chubarov asked the Ukrainian public to Jamala has been a household name on published on February 21. “It was impossi- cast their votes for Jamala. Voters heeded the Ukrainian pop music scene before this the country was declared polio free. ble not to become absorbed in what has Damage to basic infrastructure has the call and Jamala gained the most text year’s Eurovision competition, breaking been happening. And everyone, including votes – 382,500 – which translated into six onto the scene in 2009 with her victory at put the water supply at risk for some 2 myself, emerged from these events changed.” million people across the frontline. points in the contest. the annual New Wave music competition, “1944” was selected as part of a national And although she ended up being tied As temperatures plummet, fuel short- which was held in Latvia that year. competition that determined the winner by with goth rockers The Hardkiss with 11 ages and high prices of coal are leaving She further distinguished her R&B/soul text-voting by the public, as well as by a jury points, the tie was broken by her having children at risk of respiratory infections. style with Afro-American gospel vocals and of Ukraine’s music industry stars that con- more points from the public than the jury, accompanying jazz rhythms. (Continued on page 8) sisted of 2004 Eurovision winner , which awarded her five points compared to 2007 Eurovision runner up Andriy Danylko six for The Hardkiss. (Continued on page 14)

“Ukraine Exists” exhibited at Ukrainian American Cultural Center of N.J. WHIPPANY, N.J. – “Ukraine Exists” was the title of a unique exhibit of art by contemporary artists from Ukraine accompanied by videos of interviews recorded in the coun- try’s war-torn eastern regions whose aim was to depict Ukraine’s current reality of war and peace, as well as to demonstrate Ukraine’s desire to take its rightful place as a full-fledged member of Europe. Dubbed a “Project of Truth and Art,” the exhibit was pre- sented in two parts, comprising contemporary Ukrainian art and documentary materials from the years 2014-2015. A project of the charity fund Wilni UA, Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Alina Haieva Creative Agency, the exhibit was shown at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey (UACCNJ) from January 31 through February 14. Its message was outlined in the exhibit brochure: “Through internal and external challenges, overcoming the war, economic and political crises, we are developing. Christine Syzonenko At the opening of the exhibit “Ukraine Exists” at the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, commu- (Continued on page 4) nity activist Roksolana Vaskul Leshchuk addresses the audience. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

ANALYSIS

Russia’s moves to gain Russian military command linked to MH17 Biden commends anti-corruption efforts LEICESTER, England – A team of open- WASHINGTON – U.S. Vice-President Joe dominance in the source researchers investigating the crash Biden on February 18 called Ukrainian of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 has published President and com- extraction from the offshore Odesa natural a report it provided to Dutch prosecutors mended him for passing anti-corruption by Maksym Bugriy gas field deposit measures 1.17 billion linking the commanders of a Russian mili- legislation sought by the International Eurasia Daily Monitor cubic meters (bcm) per year, or 57 percent tary unit to the plane’s downing. The latest Monetary Fund (IMF), the White House of the annual gas output in . Its loca- report, released on February 24 by the said. “The vice-president urged President Russia’s primary objectives in the Black tion, 150 kilometers west of annexed British group known as Bellingcat, links Poroshenko to continue on this positive Sea region are to maximize its strategic and Crimea, allows Moscow to claim the field as higher-ups in Russia’s military chain of trajectory, to include successful implemen- maritime influence there, isolate Ukraine part of Russia’s exclusive economic zone, command to the tragedy and adds other tation of the new legislation and continued and Georgia, weaken the cohesion of the thus questioning Ukraine’s sovereignty details building on earlier investigations visible progress on anti-corruption North Atlantic Treaty Organization on over the gas field (Kommersant, December into the July 2014 downing of MH17. Its reforms” backed by the United States and Black Sea security issues, and limit access 15, 2015). previous reports had identified Russia’s . The IMF had threatened to the area through the Turkish Straits for Ukraine is suing Russia over its annexa- 53rd Anti-Aircraft Missile Brigade as being to halt delivery of Ukraine’s $40 billion bail- the navies of the United States and other tion of the Odesa gas field and other the likely source of the missile that Dutch out package from the IMF and European extra-regional NATO members. Crimean and Black Sea assets in a aviation officials say brought down the jet, Union unless it cracked down on corrup- A December 2015 incident in which Stockholm arbitration court. But future dis- killing all 298 people on board. The new tion. Mr. Biden also applauded Mr. Russia hijacked two Ukrainian offshore nat- putes are likely to be over the even larger report details the chain of command for Poroshenko’s efforts to replace Procurator ural gas drilling rigs provides interesting Pallas gas and oil field, located in the north- this battalion and adds to the growing body General Viktor Shokin, “which paves the of circumstantial evidence suggesting insight into this wider Russian strategy. eastern sector of the Black Sea, between way for needed reform of the prosecutorial Russian complicity. This includes personal On December 14, the jack-up drilling the borders of Russia and Ukraine. Russia service,” the White House said. U.S. officials information about Russian military officers rigs Petro Hodovanets and Ukraina – both began courting Ukraine into joint drilling of have long made clear their position that Mr. and enlisted soldiers who Bellingcat alleges assets of the Ukrainian firm Chornomor­ the Pallas field with in 2003 Shokin should resign to restore public con- specifically knew of, and possibly even , which was wholly seized by the (Rosbalt, September 17, 2003). After fidence in Ukraine’s justice system. (RFE/ manned, the Buk-M1 surface-to-air missile Russian state when it illegally annexed lengthy negotiations, then-President Viktor RL, based on reporting by AP and Reuters) Crimea in March 2014 – were hauled away Yanukovych’s administration agreed to a system believed to have brought down from their location on the Odesa gas field, joint venture with Gazprom and Lukoil in MH17. Bellingcat said that, if its conclusion Obama and Putin confer by phone about the Russian Buk missile launcher 100 to 120 kilometers south of Odesa city December 2010 (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, that allegedly downed MH17 is correct, the WASHINGTON – The White House (thus well within Ukraine’s exclusive eco- January 25, 2011). Russian interest in the Russian Defense Ministry “bears the main reported that President Barack Obama on nomic zone), by Russian tug boats. Russia Pallas field was so high that energy minis- responsibility for the MH17 tragedy, shared February 22 spoke by phone with replaced these modern drilling rigs with ters of both countries even discussed the with the military commanders and leaders President of Russia “at the the Ukrainian drilling platform Tavrida, issue days before Mr. Yanukovych fled of the self-proclaimed and Kremlin’s request to discuss efforts to which had also been captured in Crimea Ukraine (RT, February 1, 2014). People’s Republics.” (RFE/RL) establish a nationwide cessation of hostili- (112.ua, January 5, 2016). All this notwithstanding, bilateral ties between the Syrian regime and its During their removal, the gas rigs were Ukrainian-Russian disputes over offshore Shokin resignation received by president allies on the one hand and the armed oppo- escorted by vessels of the Russian Black Sea gas and oil fields are unlikely to reach the KYIV – Ukraine’s embattled top prosecu- sition on the other.” According to a readout Fleet and Federal Security Service (FSB) level of full military confrontation anytime tor has officially submitted his resignation, a of the phone call issued by the White border guards. The operation was observed soon. This is due to a variety of reasons: spokesman for Ukrainian President Petro House, “President Obama also emphasized by a Ukrainian border patrol boat in the from current low hydrocarbon prices to Poroshenko wrote on Twitter. The presiden- the importance of the fulfillment by com- Black Sea (TASS, December 14, 2015). uncertainty about whether Ukraine will be tial administration has received an official bined Russian-separatist forces in eastern The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) able to secure a favorable ruling in the letter of resignation from Procurator Ukraine of their obligations under the noted that the country had lost access to international arbitration process. General Viktor Shokin, presidential press Minsk agreements, particularly honoring the Petro Hodovanets and Ukraina drilling Nonetheless, another possible role for secretary Sviatoslav Tsegolko wrote on the ceasefire and permitting the Special rigs since the annexation of Crimea. Russian naval forces in the region may be February 19. Calls for Mr. Shokin’s resigna- Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Ukrainian authorities had, therefore, pro- to disturb commercial maritime flows tion mounted after Deputy Procurator Security and Cooperation in Europe full posed imposing asset freezes and other across the Black Sea. This would diminish General Vitaliy Kasko resigned on February access to the conflict area including the sanctions against Chornomornaftogaz the recent initiative of the Baltic states, 15, accusing Mr. Shokin of hindering corrup- international border. The president under- (112.ua, December 24, 2015). Ukraine’s Ukraine and Georgia to establish a Russia tion investigations. There were media scored the importance of quickly reaching Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesperson bypass trade route to China, which includes reports that Mr. Shokin had resigned as agreement on modalities for holding free Maryana Betysa criticized Russia’s removal a Black Sea marine shipping leg from early as February 16, but other reports said and fair elections in eastern Ukraine that of the rigs, calling it a violation of the Ukrainian to Georgian ports (see Eurasia he had gone on an extended vacation. (RFE/ United Nations Convention on the Law of Daily Monitor, January 27). RL, with reporting by Interfax and Reuters) (Continued on page 12) the Sea (UNCLOS) and a wide-scale rob- The naval and FSB escort provided for bery of assets and natural resources by an the two Ukrainian-owned drilling rigs that aggressor state that occupies part of were hijacked by Russia last December Ukraine’s sovereign territory (112.ua, clearly indicates that Moscow had prepared he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 December 16, 2015). for the possibility of a forceful response by T U W Russia denied these charges, presenting Ukrainian vessels in the area. Indeed, in the Chornomornaftogaz rigs’ removal as an An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., summer 2015, the Ukrainian flagship frig- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. internal corporate matter. The illegally ate Hetman Sahaidachnyi reportedly forced Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. nationalized company’s CEO, Igor a Russian ship out of Ukraine’s territorial Periodicals postage paid at Caldwell, NJ 07006 and additional mailing offices. Shabanov, claimed that the rigs were waters (Glavcom.ua, June 6, 2015). (ISSN — 0273-9348) removed because of an elevated “terrorist Yet, Russia does not seem at all con- threat.” Mr. Shabanov also mentioned that cerned that Ukraine might try to hamper The Weekly: UNA: Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 644-9510 Tel: (973) 292-9800; Fax: (973) 292-0900 the territory where the rigs were operating gas extraction operations in the Odesa field had “undetermined international legal sta- by the recently installed Tavrida drilling tus” (Kommersant, December 15, 2015). Postmaster, send address changes to: platform. Ukrainian Admiral (ret.) Ihor The Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz Each of those charges was thoroughly Kabanenko told this author, on January 10, 2200 Route 10 Editor: Matthew Dubas dismissed by researchers at the indepen- that Ukraine’s navy effectively controls P.O. Box 280 dent analytical organizations Foreign essentially only its littoral waters. It has lit- Parsippany, NJ 07054 e-mail: [email protected] Affairs Maidan and Informnapalm, who tle access to Ukraine’s extended exclusive were working from open-source shipping economic zone – in which the Odesa field The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com data and information collected on social legally lies. Russia, on the other hand, has networks. Based on their investigation, the been quite active throughout the Black Sea. The Ukrainian Weekly, February 28, 2016, No. 9, Vol. LXXXIV current location of these rigs is likely about In fact, last December, the Russian military Copyright © 2016 The Ukrainian Weekly 12 nautical miles from Crimea. Most proba- escort accompanying the two aforemen- bly, they are being guarded by soldiers of tioned Chornomornaftogaz rigs forced a the 126th Coastal Defense Brigade of the vessel flying the Turkish flag to change ADMINISTRATION OF THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY AND SVOBODA Russian Black Sea Fleet (Informnapalm, course away from the transport convoy January 25). (TASS, December 14, 2015). Walter Honcharyk, administrator (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 and advertising manager fax: (973) 644-9510 Moscow estimates the value of the two It is likely that the rig removal operation e-mail: [email protected] Chornomornaftogaz rigs to be $354 million – complete with a Black Sea Fleet escort – Subscription Department (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040 (TASS). Thus, Russia is proactively deplet- e-mail: [email protected] ing Ukrainian energy assets: the estimated (Continued on page 12) No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 3 NEWS ANALYSIS: Munich Security Conference debates Russia’s war in Ukraine

by Vladimir Socor their leaders; authorize the holding of local elections in Russia shall not seek the sanctions’ removal, but would lift its Donetsk-Luhansk, again by agreement with them; and rec- counter-sanctions on the basis of reciprocity. The European Eurasia Daily Monitor ognize the validity of those elections’ outcome. Union-Russia trade turnover dropped from 450 billion euros Russia’s seizure of Ukrainian territories, and its continu- Acknowledging that such unilateral concessions to Russia ($501 billion U.S. at the current exchange rate) in 2014 to ing military operations in Ukraine’s east, receded from cen- could destabilize Ukraine’s government and politics, Mr. 217 billion euros ($242 billion) in 2015, thus “the sanctions ter stage at the Munich Security Conference on February Medvedev nevertheless insisted that it is the “Ukrainian hurt both sides,” Mr. Medvedev noted, implying that Russia’s 12-14. Instead, the calamities visited upon Europe by wars president’s, Parliament’s and government’s responsibility pain threshold is higher (Euronews, February 14). in Syria and the wider Middle East – uncontrolled mass to achieve a constitutional majority” to enact those mea- Entreaties for cooperation migrations into Europe, cross-border terrorism, breakdown sures. Failing that, it would mean that “Ukraine has neither of the consensus over fundamental values in the European the will nor the wish to fulfill its obligations under the During the Munich Security Conference, the Obama Union, potential denial of free access by the North Atlantic Minsk agreements” (Interfax, Euronews, February 14). administration’s messages about Ukraine were inevitably Treaty Organization into the Levant – concentrated the President Poroshenko, speaking after Mr. Medvedev as affected by being paired with entreaties for Russian coop- attention of NATO’s top annual event this year. scheduled, adjusted parts of his prepared speech to eration in Syria. After Secretary of State John Kerry had Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko did bring Ukraine respond: “There is no civil war, there is Putin’s aggression spoken in that spirit in Munich (Ukrinform, February 13), back to center stage for only as long as he held the podium. in Ukraine,” necessitating that Ukraine spend 5 percent of President Obama called President Putin, on February 14, A diminishing sense of urgency, however, can also become a its annual gross domestic product on defense [this com- from Washington, asking Mr. Putin to play a constructive blessing in disguise. It can, at least temporarily, relieve pres- pares with 1 to 2 percent for most NATO member coun- role in Syria and stop bombing U.S.-backed local forces sure from Western partners on Ukraine to fulfill the political tries]. Mr. Poroshenko recalled that the West’s “blind eye to there. For his part, Mr. Putin asked that Ukraine “without “obligations” to Russia’s proxies under the Minsk armistice. the 2008 war” against Georgia had encouraged Russia to further delay… fulfill its political obligations” toward the Ukraine had held the front and center stage at the move against Ukraine in Crimea and Donbas. Economic Donetsk-Luhansk authorities under the Minsk armistice Munich Security Conferences in February 2014 and sanctions are “not a punishment on Russia, but an instru- (Kremlin.ru, Whitehouse.gov, February 14). February 2015. Within days of the former, Russia inter- ment to keep Russia at the negotiating table, because there Messrs. Obama and Kerry each urged Russia and its pro- vened militarily in Ukraine’s Crimea; within days of the lat- is no other instrument.” Mr. Poroshenko disagreed with the tégés to fulfill their own military commitments under the ter, Russia massively breached the Minsk II armistice by argument that relaxing the sanctions would facilitate a dia- Minsk armistice. But they yielded to Russia’s demand for seizing Ukraine’s . Both moves stunned the logue between the West and Russia. He appealed for the “elections” to be staged in the Russian-occupied territory. Western powers, and incidentally exposed the practical sanctions to be maintained until Russia withdraws its Mr. Obama called for “quickly reaching agreement” on irrelevance of the debates just held. troops and Ukraine regains access to its own border with holding elections there, and Mr. Kerry asked Russia to This year’s conference was held not only in Syria’s but Russia (Ukrinform, February 13). “support free and fair elections” there. Since Moscow and Mr. Medvedev adhered to the standard Kremlin line on also in Russia’s shadow. The reflexive notion took hold Donetsk-Luhansk are trying to rush Kyiv into authorizing the economic sanctions: “They [the West] introduced the again that the West needs Russia’s cooperation to deal with sanctions, it is up to them to start lifting the sanctions”; those predicaments. The administration of U.S. President (Continued on page 18) Barack Obama and the German hosts of the conference seemed to share that conception, although Russia itself exploits or inflicts those Western predicaments. Along with that mental reflex, Russia’s bold military intervention in Syria simply left the collective West no choice but to seek Mandate is extended for OSCE accommodation with Moscow in that theater. As the Munich conference proceeded, Russian forces were bomb- Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine ing local forces in Syria backed by the United States; and, to OSCE today with respect to implementing the Minsk agree- Turkey’s discomfiture, Russia opened a representative ments,” he added. office of Syrian Kurds in Moscow (with Donetsk-Luhansk BERLIN/VIENNA – The mandate of the Special The OSCE secretary general noted that the monitors do and Abkhaz representatives attending the ceremony). Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) was extended to an outstanding job despite the difficult security situation. All this further complicates Ukraine’s situation vis-à-vis March 31, 2017, by the OSCE Permanent Council of the “I remind all sides in the conflict of their obligations Russia and the international position more generally. Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The under the Minsk agreements and the need to ensure unfet- Moscow’s Syria operation has to be seen as an indirect move welcomed by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and tered and safe access for monitors as they carry out their envelopment of Ukraine. It is Ukraine that remains the ’s Foreign Affairs Minister Frank-Walter mandate,” said Mr. Zannier. “The monitors will continue to prime target of Russia’s great-power ambitions. By inter- Steinmeier and Secretary General Lamberto Zannier. work on verifying the withdrawal of weapons and vening in Syria – a secondary theater for Russia, but of pri- “We have thereby ensured that the SMM can continue to strengthening national dialogue to help achieve a sustain- mary importance to the West – the Kremlin is acquiring perform and enlarge its important role in stabilizing the able peace and restore stability.” leverage over Ukraine’s Western partners. If Russia comes ceasefire in implementation of the Minsk accords,” Mr. In the decision taken on February 18, the approved to be seen as the West’s necessary helper, the Kremlin Steinmeier said on February 18. SMM budget for the period of April 1, 2016, to March 31, could then leverage its “help” in trade-offs at third parties’ He stated: “Nearly 700 monitors from 46 OSCE partici- 2017, is 98.8 million euros. expense. All this holds potential implications for Ukraine pating states work day by day to give us objective data on The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission was launched in and other “areas of priority interest” to Russia (see Eurasia compliance with the ceasefire and on the withdrawal of March 2014 in response to the crisis in and around Daily Monitor, December 10, 2015). weapons in eastern Ukraine. Unfortunately, they have Ukraine. How to re-engage Russia became a central theme for the reported that the ceasefire remains fragile and that the Previously, on January 21, the OSCE’s 57 participating West at the Munich conference. The German hosts twice mission still does not have full access to the entire conflict states took a consensus decision to extend the mandate of invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to honor the zone. If we want to make headway on implementing the the OSCE Observer Mission at the Russian checkpoints event with his presence (The Moscow Times, January 21; Minsk agreements, progress must finally be made on these Gukovo and Donetsk by three months to April 30. RIA Novosti, January 27) – a throwback to past NATO sum- points. All sides are called upon to comply strictly with the The mandate of that mission remains unchanged. mits at which former secretaries general of the Alliance ceasefire and to finally grant the SMM unhindered access Operating under the principles of impartiality and trans- sought Mr. Putin’s participation so eagerly as to undermine to the entire conflict area – with no exceptions!” parency, the observers monitor and report on the situation their own negotiating leverage. In the run-up to this con- Mr. Steinmeier thanked the chief monitor of the SMM, at the two Russian checkpoints, as well as on the move- ference, the chairman of NATO’s Military Committee, Gen. Ertugrul Apakan, and all members of the mission for their ments across the border. Petr Pavel (a Czech officer), requested a direct telephone tireless work, “often performed under dangerous condi- The Observer Mission currently comprises 20 civilian conversation with Gen. Valery Gerasimov to check hotline- tions.” Mr. Steinmeier also paid tribute to all those who observers who will continue to operate 24/7 in teams. The type communication channels between NATO support the SMM with personnel, technical equipment and mission was launched on July 29, 2014, following a consen- Headquarters and Russia’s Ministry of Defense. The latter, funding. “Without them all, we would not be where we are sus decision of the OSCE Permanent Council. however, publicly dismissed NATO’s request as superflu- ous, “a chat for the sake of chatting” (Interfax, February 5). And President Putin tasked Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to stand in for him at the Munich conference. In his speech at the conference, Mr. Medvedev employed EU donates vehicles to OSCE’s mission the usual technique of presenting the West with a bill of OSCE enable more monitoring activities to be performed safely Russian historical grievances, followed by warnings that a by the monitors, who work in unpredictable security cir- “new cold war” is imminent. This only serves to package KYIV – The OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine cumstances in the conflict area,” said Jan Tombinski, head Russian demands for concessions at the expense of coun- (SMM) received 20 armored vehicles donated by the of the EU Delegation to Ukraine. tries such as Ukraine; or more generally for Western European Union (EU) during an official handover ceremo- “We are very grateful for this donation that will help “understanding” of Russia’s conduct. Lithuania’s President ny held on February 3 outside the SMM’s head office in safeguard the monitors during their field operations,” said Kyiv. The EU’s donation is part of its support to the OSCE in SMM Chief Monitor Ertugrul Apakan. “The European Union working towards the stabilization and normalization of the has been supportive of the mission and provided financial twoDalia actual Grybauskaitė Russian warsand Foreignare ongoing, Affairs in UkraineMinister and Linas in situation in Ukraine. and in-kind contributions.” SyriaLinkevičius (Ukrinform, responded UNIAN, that February no cold 13, war 15). is imminent, but The Mercedes G-type vehicles, at an estimated value of The donation brought the SMM’s road fleet to 188 Mr. Medvedev said in Munich that “there is a civil war in 685,000 Euros in total, will be deployed to be used by the armored and 132 unarmored vehicles deployed through- Ukraine.” To resolve that conflict Ukraine must amend its teams in the east of the country in the coming days. They were out Ukraine. Constitution; enact a “special status” for Donetsk and previously used by the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan. In 2015 the EU donated 24 armored vehicles to the Luhansk [Russian-controlled areas] by agreement with “The additional armored vehicles donated by the EU will SMM. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

“Ukraine Exists”... (Continued from page 1) Ukrainian society, culture and art are developing. We are proving that Ukraine is part of the civilized world. We are the state which is tearing itself away from the Soviet past and aiming to fill a significant place in the global states’ family.” The multimedia exhibit was previously on view at the United Nations (January 8-20). It featured contemporary paintings, installations, posters, embroidery, calligraphy and ceramics, by various artists from Ukraine. At the exhibit’s opening on January 31, the Rev. Stepan Bilyk, pastor of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian catholic Church in Whippany, opened the proceedings with a prayer. The audience was addressed by Lesia Topolia, the moth- er of one of the show’s organizers (Taras Topolia), who spoke about the exhibit’s genesis; and Oleksandr Matsuka Christine Syzonenko of the United Nations Security Council Secretariat, who Visitors view the works on exhibit. underscored that through their works the artists assert they are not indifferent to the fate of Ukraine and its peo- setting (taking a selfie, participating in the defense of the Roksolana Vaskul Leshchuk, who was instrumental in ple. Mr. Matsuka also pointed to the artists’ use of the Maidan), in this way making Shevchenko one of their own. arranging the show at the UACCNJ, and Ksenia Rakowsky Ukrainian national icon Taras Shevchenko in a modern-day Other speakers included local community activist of the UNWLA’s New Jersey Regional Council. The artists represented in the exhibit – Svitlana Dziuba, Alina Haieva, Ruslan Kolmykov, Konstantin Koposov, Bohdan Kukharskyi, Olga Kulish-Phedorenko, Makar Moskaliuk, Les Panchshyn, Serhii Radkevych, Angelika Rudnytska, Yura Shapoval, Lilia Studnytska, Oksana Svizhak, Zakentii Vorobiov, Yura Yefanov and Andrii Yermolenko – hail from various regions of Ukraine. Video presentations on the war in the Donbas covered the lives of both the military and civilians. This documenta- ry work was by Ruslan Horovyi, Ruslan Ganushchak, Victoria Ivleva, Hero UA and OmTV. The show’s co-sponsors in New Jersey were the New Jersey Regional Council of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America, Selfreliance Ukrainian American Credit Union, Meest America Inc. and the UACCNJ. The exhibit has now traveled to Chicago, where it is displayed at the Ukrainian National Museum. Donations received in lieu of an admission fee are to be Lesia Topolia speaks about the exhibit’s genesis; she is Oleksandr Matsuka of the United Nations Security seen against the backdrop of an installation about the Council Secretariat comments about the themes of the used to fund humanitarian efforts in the Ukrainian regions war in the Donbas. works on display. affected by war.

EnsurE Earn morE your family’s futurE now!with Una • There are no administrative, sales, long tErm annuity ratEs * or maintenance fees • 10% free withdrawal 3% • Only a $1,000 minimum premium is required * • Surrender charges 9 yEar are waived during .75 the following 2 % conditions: • Policy held * 7 yEar until end of term ContaCt Us: • Terminal illness .5% • Nursing home 2 First year rate confinement * All annuity rates are Catastrophic 888-538-2833 yEar subject to change. • 5 medical expenses Not available in all states. Ukrainian national association, Inc. 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054 • General Information: 800-253-9862 • Fax: 973-292-0900 www.UkrainianNationalAssociation.org • facebook.com/UkrainianNationalAssociation No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 5

The spot where 19-year old Roman Huryk was gunned down. Hours before Petro Matiaszek he had posted “It’s now or never...” People were driven to tears everywhere you turned. PHOTO ESSAY: Memories of the Maidan two years aft er by Petro Matiaszek KYIV – We each have our own private Maidan memories. Some uplifting, far too many incredibly tragic, but all – forever vibrant and absolutely indelible. I will never forget my long walk home to the Maidan four days after the shooting stopped. As I made my way on February 24, 2014, down now hallowed Instytutska Street and across the Maidan, the silence and devas- tation were utterly unbelievable. There was almost nowhere to walk with so much debris and still-smoldering rubble. Scores of everyday people were walking about stunned and silent, some carrying flowers, all crying, stopping at the sites where there were still fresh puddles of blood, bullet-scarred lampposts and trees. During the final days of the battle, ordinary people had car- ried their wooden doors, cabinets, even refrigerators to the bar- ricades. Bullet-ridden makeshift plywood shields and bloodied plastic construction helmets were still laying exactly where their Heroes had last carried them. With scores of people inten- tionally precision-shot through their heads and necks, the amount of blood on the streets and square was horrific. Just two years on, I am still drawn to the photos and make- shift memorials to those who gave their lives so that Ukraine would be free, those of Ukraine’s Greatest Generation. Private, painful memories that make up our common Maidan destiny, A makeshift memorial at the National Bank of the destiny of those who lived to remember those who died… Ukraine. A victim’s hat.

A view of the burned out Trade Union Building. The scene on upper Instytutska Street.

People stood for hours, frozen in shock at the aftermath of the February 20 killings. Near the Verkhovna Rada. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Russian actions in Crimea undercut support Canadian minister must intervene In our February 21 issue, readers saw a poignant commentary by Dr. Lubomyr there for annexation, historian says Luciuk, a professor of political geography at the Royal Military College of Canada, titled “Almost Forgotten.” The subject was the nearly forgotten graves of 16 prison- by Paul Goble ing territory should be used exclusively in ers, buried on a plot measuring some 35 by 25 meters, at the Spirit Lake internment the interests of the local population and camp (today known as La Ferme) in Quebec. Spirit Lake was one of 24 such camps In Russian-annexed Crimea, the worsen- those vacationing from Russia as a whole.” established as part of Canada’s First National Internment Operations, 1914-1920. ing economic situation, and the cavalier Mr. Shirokorad’s proposal is unlikely to From January 13, 1915, to January 28, 1917, the period when Spirit Lake was behavior of nouveaux riches from else- find much support in the Kremlin, but the functioning as an internment camp for so-called enemy aliens under the War where in Russia is changing the attitudes of arguments he makes in favor of doing some- Measures Act of 1914, the camp had a maximum population of 1,312 internees, the local population about the peninsula thing radical for Crimea now are certain to including entire families – some 60 of them. Many of those interned were parishio- being part of the Russian Federation, a worry the upper reaches of the Russian gov- ners of St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic Church in Montreal. Moscow historian says. ernment because of what they imply could The graves at the camp cemetery include mostly men, but some were children. In the February 18 issue of Nezavisimaya easily happen if nothing is done. As the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association advises, efforts over the years Gazeta, Aleksandr Shirokorad says that these , he points out, “was the most to restore and re-consecrate this small but historically significant cemetery have not three factors are undermining support for secret city of the USSR;” and now, again, it “is the most secret city of the country,” been successful. As a result, “it has now fallen into serious disrepair and will soon be integration and that at a minimum Moscow needs to consider introducing a longer tran- where the military command does things lost forever in the region’s boreal forest.” sitional set of arrangements to prevent without much concern as to how they UCCLA Chairman Roman Zakaluzny has stated that Minister of Canadian Heritage things going from bad to worse (ng.ru/ affect others on the peninsula. Despite Mélanie Joly “should instruct her officials to investigate how a cemetery, set up by the regions/2016-02-18/3_kartblansh.html). promises, they have not opened more air- federal government, came to be sold to the Province of Quebec, and then re-sold to a He points out that “all territories joined to ports; and they have shown propaganda private landowner, and whether this internee cemetery, one of the very few of its the Russian Empire for a lengthy period at a films that are highly offensive to Crimeans. kind in Canada, should be designated a national historic site.” He underscored: “At a minimum of many decades had a special sta- Moreover, in Sevastopol and other cities minimum, this sacred space should be re-consecrated and restored, allowing for tus and their own laws,” including Ukraine, in Crimea, prices have been allowed to sky- internee descendants to hallow the memory of those who died at Spirit Lake – people Poland, Finland, the Caucasus, Central Asia rocket and now are three times those in held behind Canadian barbed wire not because of any wrong they had done, but only “and others.” This was true “even in Soviet Moscow. That has not only reduced the because of who they were and where they had come from.” times” when western Belarus and western standard of living of all the people in So, what can be done to ensure that these graves are not lost forever? Ukraine from September 1939 to June 1941 Crimea but raised questions about local Descendants of internees have already expressed their support for the UCCLA’s had “special” status. officials and their ability to help anyone. petition. The UCCLA is asking Minister Joly’s counterparts in the Quebec National “Why not give a special status to And finally, Mr. Shirokorad says, the Assembly, the provincial legislature, to intervene. Furthermore, the UCCLA believes Crimea?” Mr. Shirokorad asks rhetorically. behavior of Russia’s nouveaux riches in that Minister Joly herself should be receptive to the appeal as she hails from “The southern coast of Crimea and Crimea means that “the wild ’90s” have Montreal, whence many of the “enemy aliens” were rounded up. Ukrainian Sevastopol were a window of the Russian returned there, with the rich flaunting their Canadians, and other Ukrainians, must write to the minister of Canada heritage to Empire and the USSR. Yes, there should be wealth, elbowing out everyone else, and no add their voices in support of saving this hallowed ground. (For more information military bases in Crimea. But all the remain- one in Crimea or in Moscow doing anything or to read the briefing paper submitted to Minister Joly, we direct readers to www. to stop it. Crimeans are especially outraged uccla.ca or suggest they contact [email protected].) Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on that they are losing their beaches to people Minister Joly must intervene. It is in her power to ensure that the internee ceme- ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia who come only a few days a year. tery at Spirit Lake is, as the UCCLA put it, remembered, recovered, restored, recon- who has served in various capacities in the What is occurring, he says, “automatical- ly” leads people to compare the present secrated and respected. Anything less would compound the injustice already perpe- U.S. State Department, the Central with Soviet and Ukrainian rule in the past. trated against tens of thousands of “enemy aliens” and their descendants. Intelligence Agency and the International “And, alas, the present day does not always Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice withstand comparison with the past. Yes, of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio up to now in Crimea and Sevastopol, the Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for prestige of the Russian president remains Feb. Turning the pages back... International Peace. The article above is high.” But they don’t like much that they see reprinted with permission from his blog about them. called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- Last year, on February 28, following the news that Russian woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). (Continued on page 12) 28 opposition leader Boris Nemtsov was murdered in Moscow, ana- lysts pointed to the event as evidence that the Russian 2015 Federation is run by the security services that are given free rein IN THE PRESS by President Vladimir Putin. Pavel K. Baev wrote in the Eurasia Daily Monitor about how the Russian Security Service (FSB) took a week to produce a pair of plausible suspects, with FSB Director Aleksandr Bortnikov reporting to Mr. Putin that two men – Anzor Corruption in Ukraine Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev – implicated in the crime were under arrest, while the follow- ing day, another man had killed himself with a hand grenade in Grozny. “Dear friends; Ukraine’s grace period Kyiv International Institute of Sociology. Mr. Putin’s appointed ruler in Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, accused Western special ser- for tackling cronyism may have run out,” Investors are worried, says Tomas Fiala, the vices of organizing the murder to provoke internal conflict in Russia. Any connection to The Economist, February 13 (http:// head of Dragon Capital, Ukraine’s largest the Chechen opposition would seem to be more plausible after treatment by the Russian www.economist.com/news/europe/ investment bank. state-sponsored propaganda. 21692917-ukraines-grace-period-tackling- …There is a circular quality to Ukraine’s cronyism-may-have-run-out-dear-friends): reforms. Mr. Poroshenko was among the Mr. Baev argued that there were too many loose ends with the official explanation. Mr. “lyubi druzi” [dear friends] of a previous Nemtsov was too closely followed by the FSB and the location of the murder was covered …Ukraine’s Maidan revolution was sup- president, Viktor Yushchenko, after the with surveillance cameras – factors that make it unlikely the assassination was carried out posed to roll back corruption and cronyism. 2004 . This time, many by Chechen freelancers. Mr. [Ukraine’s economy minister, Aivaras] had hoped that real work on reforms would Opposition activist Alexei Navalny also pointed to the FSB as being involved in the mur- Abromavicius, a Lithuanian-born invest- begin after local elections last autumn. The der of Mr. Nemtsov and said that the violent act would not scare the opposition in Russia. ment banker, was one of several foreigners invited into government to change the old opposite has proved true. Mr. Yatsenyuk has Corruption, Mr. Baev noted, is so deep inside the security services super-structure that focused on saving his job, despite approval it has mutated into a loose constellation of predatory factions pursuing their own and ways. He ran up against vested interests in the circles of both the president and the ratings in single digits. Mr. Poroshenko, fac- often violent agendas. Illustratively, the Federal Anti-Narcotics Service was the target of ing a backlash over his support for an several recent hostile takeover attempts. An appeal by Viktor Ivanov, the chief of the nar- prime minister, . Mr. Abromavicius is the second economy minis- incompetent prosecutor general, has seen cotics service, to Mr. Putin is the only way that Mr. Ivanov has avoided such challenges. his credibility steadily eroded. ... Increasingly, there are ongoing cases of “treason” and “NATO spies” being built up against ter since the revolution to quit for similar reasons, and the fifth minister to resign maverick “siloviki” (security service personnel), Mr. Baev explained, citing Newsru.com. “Ukraine should heed its economy from the current government. Western The war in Ukraine sees these same security services waging their own “mini-hybrid minister’s warning on corruption,” edi- ambassadors lamented his departure. … war,” enthusiastically and without attention to political guidelines. The attacks in the east torial, The Washington Post, February Yuri Lutsenko, the head of Mr. by “volunteers” have been ineffective, except when the Russian Ministry of Defense 15 (https://www.washingtonpost.com/ deployed whole battalions of regulars in the battle for Debaltseve – in violation of the Poroshenko’s parliamentary bloc, says the country now faces a “full-blown political opinions/ukraine-should-heed-its-econo- Minsk II agreement. my-ministers-warning-on-corrup- These same security service personnel are reacting to the economic strangulation felt crisis.” A Cabinet shake-up is inevitable. A collapse of the ruling coalition and early tion/2016/02/15/eb7af9e6-cea3-11e5- by Russia by feuding over lucrative businesses in the occupied areas of the Donbas of parliamentary elections look increasingly 88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html): Ukraine. The main focus for many of the agents of Moscow in Ukraine, Mr. Baev noted, is likely. … monitoring the European Union’s sanctions policy based on their actions. … a fresh warning to Ukraine’s leaders… Dissatisfaction with the country’s direc- Mr. Baev explained: “Mr. Putin is no more able to assert effective control over rogue ele- came from the economic development and tion is rising and trust in the authorities is ments within the special services than his subordinates are able to turn Rosneft or Russian trade minister, Aivaras Abromavicius, 40, a falling. Not a single government institution (Continued on page 13) has a positive trust rating, according to the (Continued on page 12) No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 7 INSIGHT: An epochal meeting with epochal consequences

by Myroslav Marynovych called “violence of Greek-Catholics over the peace and harmony.” On the other hand, ants, and thrown society into a deep eco- Orthodox in Western Ukraine.” people of conservative inclination will be nomic and humanitarian crisis. We invite Anyone who remembers my article And suddenly all these arguments van- satisfied with paragraphs 19-21, where tra- all the parties involved in the conflict to “When diplomacy prevails over principles ished. The motivation here, of course, was ditional family values, the right to life and prudence, to social solidarity and to action of faith” knows that I was not very hopeful again of utmost importance. It became nec- warnings about the dangers of aggressive aimed at constructing peace. We invite our about the planned meeting between Pope essary, apparently, to jointly protect the secularism are emphasized. Churches in Ukraine to work towards social Francis and the Patriarch of Moscow Kirill. Christians of Syria (who, incidentally, have But for me, educated in the duplicity of harmony, to refrain from taking part in the However, I also did not want to write cau- been eagerly bombed by Russia) and to Communist ideology and shocked by the confrontation and to not support any fur- tionary articles before the meeting. After protect human civilization from all sorts of cynicism of the Russian World ideology, ther development of the conflict.” all, Vatican diplomacy has not shown signs perversions. And, in reality, to save deeds are important, not words. So when I This paragraph was clearly written in of recovery this year, and sometimes it is Vladimir Putin’s Russia from complete iso- read in paragraph 13 that, “In our current the Kremlin. It literally repeats the better to allow the boil to form because lation and defeat. context, religious leaders have the particu- Kremlin’s propaganda cliché about the then the illness becomes more evident. I suspect that Vatican diplomats are cele- lar responsibility to educate their faithful in purely domestic nature of the “conflict in Unfortunately, this is what happened. brating this “victory”: decades of enormous a spirit which is respectful of the convic- Ukraine.” It contains an indirect allusion The first problem was the meeting itself. efforts that finally have given that the Russian Orthodox Church in It had been sought by several predecessors positive results. Moscow was the zone of conflict is peace-loving of Pope Francis. In particular, it had been finally “persuaded to a dia- …the Moscow patriarch has not whereas the “Uniates” and the “ras- insistently pursued by Pope John Paul II. logue.” In fact, the pope said uttered a single word to condemn kolniki” (schismatics) are fueling However, the prize went to the pope who that key word “finally” when he the military aggression of his the conflict. In any case, this is how was the least prepared of all. embraced the patriarch. this paragraph will be used by This is because Pope Francis is a pastor However, to determine who country against Ukraine or the Moscow in the future. and not a politician, as Moscow knows very really won here let us turn to religious persecution on the oc- And finally, there is no mention in well. Of all the popes, he was the safest to the Joint Declaration signed in this paragraph of something that is deal with. Moreover, the current pope, Cuba. cupied territories. Therefore, he obvious to the entire world: Russia’s formed in Latin America, is not well versed Trusting and peace-loving has not fulfilled the requirement involvement in this conflict. The fact in the situation in Eastern Europe and has people will pay attention pri- that this point was proposed by the marily to a number of para- that he so eloquently invokes in never had direct contact with the “secrets Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev of the Kremlin court.” graphs that, if separated from the quoted passage [from the (chairman of the Department of The sphere where the pope feels at home the circumstances, could easily External Church Relations of the and where he is capable of reaching spiritual be considered as achievements Joint Declaration]. Patriarchate of Moscow) is clear, but heights is the human soul. However, world of recent inter-Church rela- tions of those belonging to other religious what is extraordinary is that the Vatican politics, as has become very evident, has tions. For example, those troubled by the traditions,” I immediately remember that diplomats accepted it and eventually so did been relegated to the politicians of the silence of secular Europe to the suffering of the Moscow patriarch has not uttered a sin- the pope. While it might have been possible Roman Curia of the Apostolic See. Christians from the violence in the Middle The Moscow Patriarchate has for a long East will be glad to see that the signers of gle word to condemn the military aggres- not to understand the nature of the time skillfully taken advantage of certain the declaration share their concerns. sion of his country against Ukraine or the “Ukrainian conflict” in the summer of 2014, features of Vatican positions, consistently People with a more liberal inclination, religious persecution on the occupied terri- the “naïve ignorance” exhibited in the refusing meetings with popes when it for whom pluralism and tolerance are tories. Therefore, he has not fulfilled the beginning of 2016 is on the Vatican’s con- found the conditions to be unfavorable. The important, will be satisfied with paragraph requirement that he so eloquently invokes science. “guilty” were always the Catholics, of 13, which states that “Differences in the in the quoted passage. In paragraph 27 the declaration signato- course, either because of the fictitious understanding of religious truths must not This is why these points in the Joint ries express the “hope that the schism “Catholic proselytism in Russia” or the so- impede people of different faiths to live in Declaration, which primarily relate to the between the Orthodox faithful in Ukraine situation in Ukraine or which are applied to may be overcome through existing canoni- it, are for me a test that reveals the sinceri- cal norms.” Well, this is longtime Vatican LETTER TO THE EDITOR ty or insincerity of the Moscow patriarch politics — to maintain contacts in Ukraine and the awareness of the Catholic side. only with the “canonical” Orthodox Church. Paragraph 26 could be called So it is not difficult to imagine how nega- president in 1994, not I. “Balamand-like.” It repeats almost word for tively this paragraph will be received by the Messrs. Wolowyna, Deychakiwsky and word the famous formula of the Balamand Ukrainian Orthodox Churches that are not We are Americans Dobriansky urge that Americans of Agreement that made it famous, namely in communion with the Moscow Ukrainian descent – especially politicians – of Ukrainian descent the distinction between: (a) “Uniatism” as a Patriarchate. One can only deplore once should support Ukraine’s matters. Logic method of achieving unity of churches; and again that in the Vatican’s view the princi- Dear Editor: dictates, then, that those of Italian heritage (b) the Eastern Catholic Churches which, ple of canon law takes on an absolute char- should support Italy’s matters, of Irish heri- In recent months, The Weekly has pub- though they were created as a result of the acter with no regard to the distortions of tage should support Ireland’s matters, of lished four pieces on how Americans of union, still have a right to exist. truth and justice that are at its core. Russian heritage should support Russia’s Ukrainian descent “aren’t providing enough But there is one “minor” change in the The desire to avoid irritating Moscow has matters, and so on. Did that last one catch political help” to Ukraine (Oleh Wolowyna, Cuban declaration. It no longer refers to the become the starting point for any steps in you off-guard? Is that what you really October 18, 2015, and January 17, 2016; Eastern Catholic Churches but to “ecclesial the Vatican for relations with other want? Orest Deychakiwsky, November 8, 2015; communities.” To the secular ear, the differ- Churches. For Ukrainian Christians this I (obviously) bristle at the idea that Andrij Dobriansky, February 14). As Ukraine ence is almost unnoticeable, but the eccle- could be a reason for outrage if not for the because I’m of a certain ethnic heritage is an independent country and these writers siastical reality behind these definitions is fact that, fortunately, the Gospel says noth- then I’m supposed to think a certain way – speak of voting in American elections – radically different. The Vatican is well ing about canonical law but quite a lot about it cheapens me as an individual. implying citizenship – I don’t understand aware of this difference when, for example, truth and the necessary caution that I truly understand the mindset behind why Americans of Ukrainian descent it distinguishes between “Protestant Christians need to exhibit in the face of the these patriotic articles. We Americans of “should” be patriotic for a foreign land. Churches” and “Protestant Church commu- evil one. The impression of evil is only Ukrainian descent that were born before My background (for statistical purposes): nities.” amplified when you read paragraph 28, 1985-ish remember the atmosphere in I was born in Detroit, am 37, have a M.S. in Therefore, one cannot consider this a which contains many beautiful and accurate which it was our duty to keep our language applied physics from the Naval simple omission. The document clearly words on the need for cooperation between and traditions alive so all of it could be Postgraduate School, live in the Pittsburgh speaks of “communities,” which as a result the Orthodox and the Catholics and about shared with (native) Ukrainians once area, and am a registered voter. I served as of the union “became separated from their the evangelical basis of this cooperation. Ukraine again became independent. an officer in the U.S. Navy for over seven Churches.” Therefore, this entire paragraph However, as soon as one comes across the (Remember the “Free Our Churches Now” years, a job that required me to swear an is written on the basis of Orthodox ecclesiol- words about the need “to testify together to demonstration in Washington on oath to protect and defend the Constitution ogy according to its Moscow interpretation. the moral dignity and authentic freedom of Columbus Day Weekend 1988?) of the United States; I voluntarily took that It is worth quoting paragraph 26 in full: the person,” the mind immediately sees the As Ukraine has been independent for oath as, in part, I figured I owed America for “We deplore the hostility in Ukraine that massive violations of human rights in the nearly 25 years, I think we and our ances- it taking in displaced persons after World has already caused many victims, inflicted occupied territories controlled by Russia, tors have done the job and we should start War II – which included my grandparents innumerable wounds on peaceful inhabit- which have now become the preserve of the transitioning to a mindset similar to that of and parents – and allowing them the free- “Russian world.” the Italians, Irish and other ethnic groups dom to build successful lives. I have relatives Myroslav Marynovych is a vice-rector of The issue is the persecution of the that have an independent “mother coun- in Ukraine and I consider it their country. the Ukrainian Catholic University in , co- Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv try” and have been in the United States for One afternoon in July 1994 at Novyi founder of Amnesty International Ukraine, a Patriarchate and the Ukrainian Greek- over 100 years: be proud of our heritage Sokil Plast camp in North Collins, N.Y., one founding member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Catholic Church in Crimea and eastern and work to preserve and carry on our tra- of the counselors walked into the camp and Group and a former political prisoner. This Ukraine, the physical destruction of ditions, but also acknowledge we are announced in Ukrainian: “We have a new commentary was published by Protestant pastors, the arbitrary arrests and Americans and not citizens of “the home president!” (Dramatic pause for one or two Press on February 15. It was translated by “disappearances” of the activists of the country.” seconds.) “Kuchma won.” My only thought Anna Mostovych from the Ukrainian version Crimean Tatar movement and so on. There during that dramatic pause: “What hap- Denys Petrina published by on pened to Clinton?” Ukrainians got a new Gibsonia, Pa. February 14. (Continued on page 18) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

COMMENTARY Post Euro-Maidan Ukraine: fighting a two-front war by Taras Kuzio Soviet training. Furthermore, the central Procurator General’s Office has sabotaged reneged on its promise to permit a corridor authorities do not reach out to eastern and cooperation with Interpol, the FBI and for Ukrainian forces to escape from the Following the Euro-Maidan revolution, southern Ukraine or provide assistance to other Western law enforcement agencies. ambush and killed 366 soldiers and volun- Ukraine has been waging a two-pronged internally displaced people; this is left to 3. Corruption: Mr. Biden called upon teers; another 29 were wounded, 128 were fight that integrates domestic and foreign civil society volunteers. Ukrainian authorities to fight “the cancer of taken prisoner and 158 were missing. The components. The first battle is Russia’s The second battle, which always corruption” in a reference to high-level cor- investigation into the de facto Russian mas- desire to dismember Ukraine, halt its required political will on the part of the ruption among the elites. Political corrup- sacre has been as incompetent and indiffer- European integration and return it to the president and the government, has proven tion scandals have continued to grow ent as that into the Euro-Maidan murders “Russkii mir” (Russian world) sphere of to be a failure. A majority of Ukrainians are among President Poroshenko’s allies, and the May 2014 deaths in Odesa. influence. The second battle is to begin to sceptical of President Petro Poroshenko Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s gov- The success of the former battle in stem- effectively fight the scourge of high-level and the government. “Until they start put- ernment and the Euro-Maidan parliamen- ming Mr. Putin’s Russian imperialism was corruption and abuse of office, and bring to ting officials who steal millions behind tary coalition. not without cost. The official military casu- justice those who were guilty of bankrupt- bars, we can’t say that this fight is effective,” 4. Oligarchs: Business as usual for oli- alty figures underestimate the number of ing Ukraine and murdering protesters. Daryna Kalenyuk, head of the Anti- garchs must end and there must be a Ukrainians who have died because they do Both of these battles affect Ukraine’s Corruption Action Center, said. demonstrative reduction in their political not include volunteers and Ukrainian forc- national security in many ways and they Ukraine’s second battle requires visible influence and financial power. As The es do not have dog tags. Many others were cannot be divorced from one another. action and results in five areas: Economist wrote, “Building a nation means wounded and became disabled. The first battle has been largely a suc- 1. Euro-Maidan: Justice must be sought putting plutocrats in their place.” Anders Understandably, military veterans and civil cessful people’s war that was fought with for the victims who were politically Aslund reminds us that “At present, society, as well as the Ukrainian public the assistance of military and civil society repressed, wounded and murdered on the Ukraine stands out as the last post-commu- more generally, are angry at the lack of volunteers who halted Vladimir Putin’s Euro-Maidan. U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden nist outpost where tycoons wield substan- progress in Ukraine’s second battle, which plans to separate eastern and southern told Ukrainian lawmakers that the sacrifice tial political power” and “big businessmen is already leading to political instability. Ukraine, his so-called Novorossiya (New of the Heavenly Hundred “to put it bluntly have captured the state in Ukraine, more Ukraine’s society and Ukrainian patriots Russia). The Ukrainian state inherited by is now your obligation.” Not a single person than any other post-communist country.” overthrew a kleptocratic, murderous trai- the Euro-Maidan was financially bankrupt- has been criminally charged. Therefore, “The power of the oligarchs has tor and thwarted the imperial ambitions of ed by the outgoing regime that had asset- 2. Ancient Regime: Viktor Yanukovych to be broken.” a Russian sociopath and imperialist. stripped the armed forces and destroyed its and his political and business allies must be 5. War: There must be accountability for Meanwhile, Ukraine’s ruling elites have operational capabilities, while Russian mili- brought to justice at home and internation- senior officers guilty of treason or incom- failed to fulfill the aims and objectives of tary and secret services had thoroughly ally for massive abuse of office, political petence whose orders led to high levels of the Euro-Maidan Revolution of Dignity. penetrated Ukraine’s military intelligence repression and ordering the use of live Ukrainian casualties at Illovaysk and Clearly, Ukraine is a country where the and the security service (SBU). rounds during the Euro-Maidan. Mr. Debaltseve. An August 2015 parliamentary average citizen is more European in his or The Ukrainian state and security forces, Yanukovych and his allies committed trea- report on Illovaysk found that Russia had her values than the so-called “elites.” therefore, barely existed during the crucial son in facilitating the degrading of first year of war, and defense of Ukraine’s Ukraine’s armed forces and Russian pene- eastern regions was left to Ukrainian volun- tration of Ukraine’s intelligence services, supplies to over 200,000 children; teers – many of whom had joined from the calling for Russian forces to annex the Two years on... information on the risks of landmines and Euro-Maidan. Ukraine’s leaders continued Crimea and not preventing or colluding (Continued from page 1) to be corrupt and to rely upon old-guard with the separatists in the Donbas. No unexploded• reached ordnance; nearly 280,000 children with senior generals heavily indoctrinated by criminal charges have been made and the Lack of access to health services and a shortage of medicines are threatening people and children living with HIV in non- more disease outbreaks. government• delivered controlled antiretroviral areas drugs and HIVto 8,000 test- “UNICEF calls all parties to the conflict in ing for over 31,000 pregnant women; and Ukraine to ensure safe movement and unhindered humanitarian access to help children. children in need,” Ms. Barberis said. Earlier• procured this polio year, vaccinesUNICEF forhas 4.7 called million for UNICEF has been working with partners an additional $54.3 million to address the to provide children with the basic services humanitarian needs of the most vulnerable they need. To date, UNICEF has: children in conflict-affected areas. UNICEF promotes the rights and well- 46,000 children and trained almost 5,000 being of every child, in everything we do. teachers• provided and psychologists psychosocial tosupport identify to signsover Together with its partners, it works in 190 of distress among children; countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing water and over 164,000 children and special effort on reaching the most vulnera- adults• reached with essential 1.6 million hygiene people items; with safe ble and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.

• distributed education kits and school

© UNICEF/UNI200702/Filippov On November 5, 2015, in Ukraine, a mother (who did not want her name used) brings her two sons, age 4 and 2, to kindergarten in the village of Staromykhailivka, Donetsk region, on the frontline between Donetsk and Mariyanivka. “My children bravely live through the horrors of war, they do not cry and we go to the basement to hide during the shelling. Basic hygiene items, especially diapers, are so important and the boys get sick so often. I lack basic medicines to cure my kids,” she says. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 9 Yale University hosts exhibit about the Euro-Maidan by Myron Melnyk NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Two years ago, events on Independence Square in Kyiv changed Ukraine, Europe and the West. What started out as a peaceful mass demon- stration, the Euro-Maidan, to protest then-President Viktor Yanukovych’s abrupt decision to abandon his promise to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union and to opt instead to join the Eurasian Customs Union promoted by Russia, quickly morphed into a people’s “Revolution of Dignity” to protest government corruption, violence, usurpation of power, human rights abuses and disregard for the will of Ukraine’s citizenry. To commemorate and analyze this turbulent period of Ukraine’s history, the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale and the Yale World Fellows program hosted the exhi- bition, “Maidan. Ukraine. Road to Freedom,” in December 2015. Curated by Serhiy Fomenko of Kyiv and previously pre- sented in Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Washington and New York City, it included the works of Maidan partici- pants: artists, musicians, filmmakers, photographers, journalists and writers, who documented their individual and unique view of the Maidan events. The exhibit had been recently updated to include photographs, art and artifacts from the anti-terrorist operation (ATO) in the Donbas. The exhibit at Yale was viewed by hundreds of students, faculty and visitors. Albatross Productions LLC An opening reception for the exhibition, held on Panelists at the exhibit opening at Yale University (from left): Prof. Marci Shore, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, Prof. December 3, 2015, included a panel discussion with Marci Stathis Kalyvas and Prof. Timothy Snyder. Shore, associate professor of history at Yale; Stathis Kalyvas, the Arnold Wolfers Professor of Political Science day concert. He personally invited nearby anti-Maidan Prof. Kalyvas, an expert on civil conflict, has written at Yale; Timothy Snyder, Bird White Housum Professor of protesters organized by President Yanukovych to attend. extensively on the logic of violence in civil war. History at Yale; and Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, activist, singer This unifying gesture temporarily diffused tensions. Commenting on the Maidan, he noted that it was unusual and 2015 Yale World Fellow. It also featured a live perfor- Later, with the tragic assassinations of the Heavenly for mass protests alone to bring down a government. mance by Serhiy “Foma” Fomenko, exhibit curator and Brigade in February 2015, he realized that his own per- Normally, according to him, a composite of multiple steps founder of the Ukrainian folk-rock blues band Mandry. sonal reluctance to engage politically in direct opposition and time is needed to effect meaningful change: strikes, Panel discussion to the government was being supplanted by a higher call- civil disobedience, resistance to intimidation, personal ing – the need to stand up for justice for his people and to transformation of the population on a mass scale. In this Opening remarks and introductions for the panel were defend their basic human rights. respect the Maidan was unique, although its long-term made by James Levinsohn, director of the Jackson The next speaker was Prof. Marci Shore, who teaches impact cannot yet be comprehensively assessed, he Institute of Global Affairs and the Yale World Fellows European cultural and intellectual history with a focus on added. Program. He noted that enough time has passed to allow a Eastern Europe. She is completing a manuscript on the Prof. Snyder stressed that, as a historian, he under- preliminary assessment of the Maidan events and their Maidan people’s movement. During the events on the stands that leaders can make mistakes. In his view, impact on the current and future development of Maidan, she was in Vienna and from there closely fol- Vladimir Putin miscalculated in Ukraine, starting with the Ukraine’s civic society. lowed events in real time via social media with her exten- pressure, both financial and political, to force Ukraine The first panelist and moderator was Mr. Vakarchuk, sive contacts throughout Eastern Europe. She recalled under President Yanukovych to return to the Russian fold. who along with his band was an active Maidan seeing growing engagement through posts in her Then, with the forcible annexation of Crimea and intru- participant. He spoke emotionally of how events on the Facebook feed, ending with calls to action and slogans sion into southeastern Ukraine, Mr. Putin alienated the Maidan changed him and millions of others throughout such as “likes do not count.” She saw concrete decisive West and most of the rest of the world. Prof. Snyder noted Ukraine. action being called for, as support and resolve grew and that, in the longer term, Russia would be better off balanc- When he saw students being beaten by the militia and people felt their own power. ing between the EU and China. Now it is cut off from laws being passed by the Verkhovna Rada restricting pub- Prof. Shore said she saw that the Ukrainian militia’s tac- Europe and is being treated as a pariah state. lic demonstrations and free speech, Mr. Vakarchuk said he tics of beatings, kidnappings and intimidation were back- According to Prof. Snyder, Mr. Putin’s increasing quickly realized that the Maidan could not remain simply firing. Instead of mothers pulling back their student pro- authoritarianism in Russia is also not playing out well for a political protest against moving back to Russia’s sphere testers, they came out to join and help them. People from the Russian people. In one example, while comparing of influence. In his view, it had to become something much all walks of life were filming, exchanging selfies, asserting Russia to Ukraine, he commented on the existing state of bigger, a movement against suppression – a struggle for their own presence, telling their own story. A young medic oligarchic pluralism in Ukraine’s mass media, where Ukraine’s freedom and democratic future, a Revolution of tweeted her own death: “I am dying!” Young students major outlets are controlled by wealthy businessmen or Dignity. were almost euphoric in documenting their participation. politicians. Though currently limited, this pluralism of He recalled several critical moments during the escalat- People were publicly making a choice and taking a stand expression is being supplemented via social media by a ing conflicts. In late December 2013, when the authorities in a coming together of faiths, generations and political growing Ukrainian civil society, albeit one with a long way were planning to take down the main stage on leanings. The Euro-Maidan was transformed into a revolt to go. In Russia, by contrast, there is a total government Independence Square, Mr. Vakarchuk rushed with his against the arbitrariness of the authorities in defense of the monopoly on information and freedom of expression. As a band to occupy the stage the next day and to play an all- rights of the common citizen, Prof. Shore pointed out. result, responsible Russian journalists have been relocat- ing to Ukraine in order to more freely practice their pro- fession. Following the panel, Mr. Fomenko gave a moving musi- cal performance. As curator of the exhibit, he had traveled from Kyiv for the opening of the exhibit. To great acclaim, he played the popular Maidan anthem “Ne Spy Moya Ridna Zemlia” along with a heartfelt rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem. Asked afterwards about his impressions of the evening, he remarked that he was hon- ored to be at Yale and especially to have the opportunity to perform the Ukrainian anthem for the distinguished guests in attendance. The exhibit was brought to Yale through the efforts of Tamara Shevchenko and Orest Kyzyk. Local facilitators in New Haven included Mr. Vakarchuk, Myron Melnyk, Jerry Lodynsky and Carl Harvey. The exhibit was funded through the generous support of the Chopivsky Family Foundation, the American Center Prof. Timothy Snyder (center) with exhibit organizer for a European Ukraine, the DAR Foundation (Ukraine) Tamara Shevchenko and exhibit curator Serhiy Serhiy Fomenko performs the Maidan anthem “Ne Spy and the SUMA Ukrainian Federal Credit Union in Yonkers, Fomenko. Moya Ridna Zemlya” during the reception. N.Y. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

Ukrainian heritage plus Devils hockey equals power play event

by Ihor N. Stelmach generations the wealth and importance of these cultural traditions and celebrating NEWARK, N.J. – In the olden days of rock them at public events. ‘em/sock ‘em hockey, fans would say they The Devils hockey franchise, located for went to a fight and a hockey game broke 32 years in New Jersey, has built its own out. On Sunday, February 14, at the rich tradition with 22 winning seasons cul- Prudential Center in Newark, N.J., fans went minating with three Stanley Cup champion- to a hockey game only to witness a ships in nine years. Ukrainian festival. Merging select Ukrainian traditions with Ukrainians are nothing if not a very an NHL game is what the third annual proud people with a rich culture based on Ukrainian Heritage Day with the New many traditions, especially in the realm of Jersey Devils was all about. performing arts. Moreover, when it comes The festivities began 90 minutes prior to to customs, music and dance, Ukrainians the early afternoon puck drop with are very proficient at teaching their future Ukrainian dancing, face painting and a

Genia Stelmach The Nadiya Dance School performs the “Pryvit.” photo op with Ukrainian “face in the hole” Four dance groups performed during in the main concourse of the arena. Several the early sessions: the Trembita Dance New York-New Jersey-based dance groups Group from Yonkers, N.Y., led by Orlando performed before the game and during the and Larisa Pagan, with students age 7 to 18, Being recognized during the Devils game as “Heroes Among Us” are Vadim first intermission. The morning’s artistic specializing in Ukrainian folk dance and Sviridenko (second from left) and Vadym Maznichenko (center). With them (from left) are: Devils Vice-President Jim Leonard, Consul General Igor Sybiga and Myron director, Andrij Cybyk, introduced the per- Bytz, Ukrainian Heritage Day coordinator. forming groups and their dances. (Continued on page 16) N.Y. Kozaks win inaugural “Alexander Cup” USCAK hockey tournament in Newark, N.J.

by Mark Howansky Match in 2009 between the New York Kozaks and the Montreal Ukie Club. The NEWARK, N.J. – The 2016 USCAK Hockey fast-paced game was a back-and-forth Tournament was held on Saturday, affair, before Bo Pryjmak scored the even- February 13, as part of the Ukrainian tual game-winner plus an insurance goal to Hockey Weekend that also included the seal a 4-2 victory. N.Y. Kozaks player/ New Jersey Devils Ukrainian Heritage Day founder Taras Odulak and captain Sev on Sunday, February 14. The tournament Palydowycz were particularly proud of the was organized by the Ukrainian Sports club’s first ever win against Montreal in Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada their 25-year series history. (USCAK) and featured four teams battling In Game 3, Toronto captain Yurij Rad for the Alexander Cup in a round-robin for- and assistant captain Danylo Perciklijewicz mat: the Montreal Ukie Club, the New York tried to rally their team with early goals, Kozaks, the N.Y./N.J. Kings and the Toronto but the superior firepower of the N.Y. Kontakt Kozaks. The games were held at Kozaks proved too much to handle. New the Prudential Center AmeriHealth Pavilion George Wirt York eventually won the game 9-4, behind a – the practice facility of the N.J. Devils. Mayor Roman Hirniak and USCAK President Myron Bytz officially drop the puck for hat-trick by tournament top scorer Scott USCAK President Myron Bytz welcomed the opening match between the New York Kozaks and the Montreal Ukie Club. Esteyvich. the teams during the opening ceremonies Game 4 was arguably the most exciting of and also thanked all the sponsors, which Tournament organizers Mark Howansky practice session of the Los Angeles Kings, the tournament with both N.Y./N.J. Kings included Self Reliance New York Federal and Bob Rad were recognized for their the tournament resumed. and the Montreal Ukie Club desperately Credit Union, SUMA Yonkers Federal Credit efforts. USCAK board members Ireneaus In Game 1, the newly formed N.Y./N.J. needing a win to stay in contention for the Union, Selfreliance Ukrainian-American Isajiw and Walter Honcharyk, as well as Kings took advantage of a Toronto team Aleksander Cup. Again, the young Kings Federal Credit Union (Whippany, N.J.), Mayor Roman Hirniak of Randolph, N.J., tired from its travels and jumped out to a team jumped out to an early lead behind Selfreliance New Jersey Federal Credit were also on hand and participated in the 3-1 lead with goals from Michael Betley goals from team captain Stephan Kobyleckyj Union, the Ukrainian National Association, ceremonial puck drop. The national and Adam Gojdycz (two). But Toronto and Alex Wirt – with two goals each. And Tri-State Eye, Kontakt Ukrainian Television, anthems of Canada, Ukraine and the United found its legs in the third period and fought again, they almost let it slip away as TP Electric, the Irvington Ukrainian Center States were sung. After an intermission, back valiantly to salvage a 3-3 tie. Game 2 and Olympic Community Market. which treated the players and fans to a was a rematch of the Ukrainian Challenge (Continued on page 11)

Second-place winners N.Y./N.J. Kings. Alexander Cup winners New York Kozaks and second-place N.Y./N.J. Kings after the final. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 11

Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas Designer Anna Karenina to show during 2016 New York Fashion Week PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Fashion designer Anna Karenina (not February 15 article on Fashionista.com. Her fashions have her given name), a model-turned-designer from Kyiv, is a been shown for several seasons at the Mercedes-Benz Kyiv rising talent in the fashion industry and will be included at Fashion Days. this year’s Fashion Week in New York. In 2014 she was invited to show at Pitti Imagine in Born in Kremenchuk in 1995, she graduated from Kyiv Florence, Italy. Her designs featured T-shirts with fashion State University of Technology and Design. insider sayings like “fashion circus” and “I don’t do interviews.” Her modeling career began at age 14 and her fashion Also influencing Karenina’s rise in the fashion industry career at 16 with her own line of clothing, as described in a has been Daria Shappovalova, a Kyiv-based fashion journal-

annak.fashion Anna Karenina ist and organizer of the Kyiv Fashion Days. Ms. Shapovalova wore a dress designed by Anna K. and made introductions to Kris Jenner, who ended up wearing a dress designed by Anna K. Anna’s designs have been featured in more than 40 top international retailers in 25 countries, including Colette, Lane Crawford, Galeries Lafayette and Avenue 32, surpris- ing much of the industry, since Kyiv is not considered a major fashion capital. Readers can view more of her designs and purchase items on her website, http://annak.fashion/, or e-mail, Spring 2016 fashions by Anna Karenina. [email protected].

N.Y. Kozaks win... (Continued from page 10) Ivan Pasichnyk listed Montreal scored three goals and were awarded a penalty shot with one minute among Forbes magazine’s left to give them a chance to tie the game. But N.Y./N.J. Kings goalie Matt “30 under 30” Betley stopped the shot to preserve the PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ivan Pasichnyk, 28, a co- win and was selected as tournament founder and CEO of an energy savings start-up top-goalie as a reward for his efforts. company, was named among the Forbes’ maga- Game 5 was effectively the champi- zine’s “30 under 30” list that recognized young onship game, pitting the two undefeated leaders, creative inventors and entrepreneurs. local teams against each other. The New Mr. Pasichyk, who hails from Kyiv, helped York Kozaks saved their best for last and launch a project called Ecois.me, which sells spe- used their tournament experience to cially designed sensors that track electrical ener- shut-out the younger N.Y./N.J. Kings 5-0. gy consumption, then the data is uploaded from The contest was much closer than the the sensor to a website, and then to a mobile app score line indicated though; with Kozaks that will advise tips on how to save energy – rec- goalie and tournament MVP Joe Burley Fourth-place finishers, the Toronto Kontakt Kozaks. ognizing the most energy-efficient devices and making many timely saves. The last finding ways to optimize the usage of various game of the day pitted the Montreal top-defenseman Jeff DeBelle. Alexander Cup Hockey Tournament devices during energy consumption peaks. Ecois. Ukie Club against the Toronto Kontakt Afterwards, all the teams enjoyed was a resounding success and looked me can reduce electricity bills by up to 20 percent Kozaks. Montreal captains Stefan live music and a copious food spread at forward to the next one. for end customers. For utility providers, Ecois.me Holowka, Yuri Mytko and Andriy the pub night hosted by the Irvington Game Results: helps to reduce power peaks and offer their cus- Lysowych made sure they captured the Ukrainian Center. Replays of the games tomers a value added service. Game 1 - Toronto Kontakt Kozaks 3 – Canadian bragging rights and led their were shown in a side room as teams Ecois.me is co-founded by Mr. Pasichnyk’s part- N.Y./N.J. Kings 3 team to a 9-4 win, with a particularly joked and reminisced. All the partici- ners – Nazar Mokrinskiy, Anton Diatlov and Game 2 - Montreal Ukie Club 2 - New impressive performance by tournament pants agreed that the inaugural USCAK Alexandr Diatlov – and the company’s value is York Kozaks 4 estimated at $800,000. Game 3 - New York Kozaks 9 - Final Standings: Previously, the foursome collaborated on Opir. Toronto Kontakt Kozaks 4 org, a geo-location service with critical real-time TEAM WINS TIES LOSSES GF GA +/- POINTS Game 4 – N.Y./N.J. Kings 4 - Montreal data used to coordinate activists, deliver medicine New York Kozaks 3 0 0 18 6 +12 6 Ukie Club 3 to hospitals and self-organize the activist forces in N.Y./N.J. Kings 1 1 1 7 11 -4 3 Game 5 - New York Kozaks 5 – N.Y./ Ukraine. The service was built in less than a N.J. Kings 0 Montreal Ukie Club 1 0 2 15 12 +3 2 month, and has become a universal tool in the Game 6 - Montreal Ukie Club 10 - monitoring of elections in Ukraine. Toronto Kontakt Kozaks 0 1 2 11 22 -11 1 Toronto Kontakt Kozaks 4 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

ensure that the aggressive posture that we mented on the case. In the first 10 months also must be ready to implement the Minsk NEWSBRIEFS have seen from Mr. Putin does not go after Russia’s takeover of Crimea, the deal. He said Germany and will con- unchecked,” emphasized Rep. Sanchez. Kremlin-imposed authorities on the penin- tinue to support Ukraine’s reform efforts (Continued from page 2) (Ukraine Crisis Media Center) sula seized more than $1 billion in real but expect Kyiv to continue with reforms in estate and other assets from Ukrainian return to help revive the economy and meet OSCE standards.” (White House, Mexico returns Crimea ship to Ukraine Office of the Press Secretary) owners, The New York Times has estimat- carry out the Minsk deal, which was KYIV – Ukraine’s state gas company says ed. The Permanent Court of Arbitration in reached in the Belarusian capital a year American border control system installed Mexican prosecutors have ordered a seized The Hague said on January 6 that it would ago. Mr. Steinmeier warned Kyiv that the KYIV – American border control systems ship belonging to a Crimean company to be consider a case presented by Ihor International Monetary Fund was looking have arrived at customs and will start oper- returned to Ukraine rather than Russia. Kolomoyskiy, Ukraine’s third-richest per- for political “stability” before offering fur- ating at the Ukrainian border in the nearest Naftohaz Ukrainy, the ultimate owner of the son, who claims that he lost $15 million ther loans to Ukraine. (RFE/RL, based on time, it was announced in Kyiv on February ship, published the announcement on its after the annexation because he was reporting by Reuters, AP and AFP) 15. The systems will provide border sur- website on February 18. The ship, Titan-2, deprived of the right his company had to Kyiv protesters attack Russian banks veillance and are enhanced with an infor- belongs to Chornomornaftogaz, a Naftohaz operate a passenger terminal at Crimea’s mation exchange system. These automated subsidiary registered in Crimea, the Sevastopol International Airport until KYIV – Demonstrators attacked two technologies enable the creation of rapid Ukrainian peninsula whose forced annexa- 2020. As of September 2015, Ukraine esti- Russian banks in Kyiv as thousands attend- response units that can respond to possible tion by Russia in 2014 triggered interna- mated its losses from the Crimean annexa- ed ceremonies in the Ukrainian capital challenges. The project will start from tional condemnation and Western sanc- tion to be 1.2 trillion hrv ($55.5 billion marking the second anniversary of the pro- Ukraine’s maritime border, said Roman tions against Moscow. The vessel had been U.S.). In January, President Petro tests that brought down Russia-friendly Romanov, general director of the state- leased and subleased since 2003, until its Poroshenko said Ukraine would file law- President Viktor Yanukovych. Protesters owned company Ukroboronprom, speak- latest operator, the Mexican company suits against Russia in international courts threw rocks through the windows at the ing on February 15 at a press briefing at Oceanografia SA de CV, went bankrupt. over the Kremlin’s seizure of the peninsu- offices of Alfa Bank and Sberbank, and ran- Ukraine Crisis Media Center. According to Local financial institutions then seized the la. (RFE/RL) sacked furniture and equipment inside. Rep. Loretta Sanchez (D- Calif.), who is ship. “This is the first case that another Germany on Minsk deal’s reforms Police did not intervene. Up to 1,000 pro- dealing with this issue in the U.S., country’s authorities have officially recog- testers rallied in central Kyiv to demand the Washington highly estimates the capabili- nized the ownership rights of Chornomor­ KYIV – German Foreign Affairs Minister ouster of the government. The demonstra- ties of Ukrainian professionals to quickly naftogaz, which was re-registered in Kyiv Frank-Walter Steinmeier said that infight- tors set up six tents on Independence adjust the U.S. technologies and develop after the Russian occupation of Crimea, of ing among political parties in Ukraine’s Square on February 21, saying they plan to their own based on them. The U.S. will thus its property,” the statement reads. Titan-2 governing coalition cannot be allowed to stay there all night. February 20 marked be emphasizing training, as well as sharing is a crane vessel designed to assemble, ser- prevent the government from carrying out the second anniversary of the bloodiest day experience and technologies with Ukraine. vice, and disassemble floating drilling plat- its reform obligations under the Minsk of the months of protests, which had been “I would like to reassure everybody that forms. The transfer of the ship to Ukraine accords. Speaking at a joint press confer- sparked by then Mr. Yanukovych’s decision there are many of us in Congress who are would give Kyiv the decision on how it ence on February 23 with the Ukrainian to spurn closer ties with the European keeping an eye and working towards help- should be used going forward. Mexico’s and French foreign affairs ministers after Union. Ukraine now marks the occasion as ing Ukraine and the rest of Europe to prosecutor’s office has not publicly com- talks in Kyiv, Mr. Steinmeier said the key the “Day of the Heavenly Brigade,” which steps on implementing the Minsk agree- ment still must be taken. He said Russia (Continued on page 13)

presently focused on supporting its region- TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 Russia’s moves... al allies through exercises and a persistent naval presence (New Europe, January 19). or e-mail [email protected] (Continued from page 2) It is unclear what U.S. and NATO strategy may also have had a deliberate informa- would be were Russia to initiate a maritime SERVICES PROFESSIONALS tional component, perhaps signaling a military conflict with Ukraine, or simply warning to the U.S. in response to its naval even interfere with NATO members’ or cooperation with Ukraine in the Black Sea. Georgia’s Black Sea commercial shipment The timing of the incident was conspicu- lanes and energy projects. But clearly, ously within days of the December 10, Russia firmly wants to gradually reduce U.S. 2015, reports of the USS Ross conducting a and NATO influence in this strategically passing exercise with a Ukrainian ship important region. (Facebook.com/USNavalForcesEurope­ Africa, December 10, 2015). The article above is reprinted from Alliance members, including Romania, Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from have called for strengthening NATO capaci- its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, ties in the Black Sea; thus, U.S. policy is www.jamestown.org.

have been set up in the private interest of Corruption... particular political or business players.” ... The outburst was a needed shock to the (Continued from page 6) status quo in Ukraine, and the question technocrat and dedicated reformer brought now is whether Mr. Poroshenko will do in 14 months ago to help make a decisive anything about it. Ambassadors from the break with the past and point Ukraine United States, Canada, Britain, Germany, toward a long-overdue economic overhaul France, Italy, Lithuania, Sweden and under President Petro Poroshenko. … Switzerland demanded in a statement that SERVICES He declared that businessmen close to Ukraine put the vested interests that have Mr. Poroshenko were seeking to infiltrate dominated it for so long “squarely in the the oil and defense industries and attempt- past.” The International Monetary Fund has ing to put their own people in government indicated that Ukraine’s fiscal lifeline could and corporate posts. “It has become clear be cut off in the absence of clear govern- that any kind of systemic reform is deci- ment action. Ukraine’s leadership must not sively blocked,” Mr. Abromavicius said. “I ignore the warnings. Oligarchic capitalism refuse to be part of this system. Neither me was a messy first phase after the collapse of nor my team are prepared to serve as a communism, but to survive, Ukraine must cover-up for the schemes, old or new, that bid it farewell.

OPPORTUNITIES Ukraine. And that number would fall over Russian actions... time, if the authorities were behaving in a more sensitive fashion. “But it isn’t difficult Earn extra income! (Continued from page 6) to guess how the population views” the The Ukrainian Weekly is looking “The actions of the Sevastopol adminis- arrogance and insensitivity of Russian offi- for advertising sales agents. tration aren’t popular with the overwhelm- cials on the peninsula and in Moscow. For additional information contact ing majority of the population,” the histori- Crimeans now talk about these people Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, an continues. And they don’t like it that only with curses, and that is true particular- The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. polls about their attitudes are taken only ly of those who backed the idea of including when Moscow needs them for propaganda Crimea within the Russian Federation. Now, purposes. some of them are ready to “say the word Run your advertisement here, Fewer than 7 percent of Crimean resi- ‘independence’ … if all these ugly actions dents, “if one doesn’t count the Crimean continue.” That might please Kyiv and the in The Ukrainian Weekly’s CLASSIFIEDS section. Tatars,” want to return to being part of West, but it won’t make Moscow happy. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 13

Education Department Director Mikhail NEWSBRIEFS Rodikov. The document lists Sevastopol’s educational institutions, how many stu- The Board of Directors (Continued from page 12) dents each establishment must send to the of the Ukrainian Institute of America refers to those who died during the pro- celebrations, and the times children must be regrets to announce that that our tests. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by AP present on the city’s main Nakhimov Member, Friend and former President and Interfax) Square. The document called for about 10,000 students to take part from 10 a.m. to Children summoned to mark ‘Crimean Spring’ 5 p.m. The document said student participa- WALTER BARANETSKY SEVASTOPOL – Moscow-backed authori- tion is mandatory “in order for the younger ties in Crimea’s Sevastopol ordered schools generation to develop civil-patriotic quali- passed into eternal rest on February 18, 2016. to gather about 10,000 children to celebrate ties, foster a sense of respect and [under- the so-called “Crimean spring” on February standing of the] historical heritage of their Walter dedicated much of his life to supporting and leading the 22. The term is used by Kremlin supporters native city, and preserve the traditions of Ukrainian Institute of America through various phases of its history. to refer to Russia’s annexation of the valiant service to the fatherland.” Yevgeny He became an active member in 1977 and served as Vice-President Ukrainian Peninsula, which was finalized in Dubrovnik, the de facto deputy governor of and President multiple terms. His time as President coincided with March 2014. Clashes among Crimean civil- Sevastopol, originally said that children’s his position as head of the non-proŽ t Coordinating Committee to ians began on February 21. Local news participation at the event would be impor- reports quoted teachers as saying they sus- tant. However, when teachers and parents Aid Ukraine, and in this capacity, he established a large network of pect the call is an attempt by the de facto began to file complaints to the education contacts in Ukraine. Walter was able to leverage these relationships authorities to prevent protests by other pro- authorities, Mr. Dubrovnik backtracked, say- to bring to the Institute renowned Ukrainian literary Ž gures, as well Russian groups that are in opposition to the ing that the mandatory participation of chil- as government o‘ cials. Kremlin-imposed government. Crimea has a dren in the celebrations was his subordi- two-day holiday on February 22-23 to mark nate’s “uncoordinated” idea. According to Mr. Baranetsky also provided invaluable philanthropic support Defender of the Fatherland Day. According Mr. Dubrovnik, children will participate in to ForPost, a local news site, one teacher the celebration, but no one will force them. for UIA initiatives and projects, especially to those involving the said: “They wanted to have children there so “Children will take part in exhibitions and preservation of the Institute’s landmark building at 2 East 79th that nobody else does anything in the center concerts. [They] will show what they have Street in New York City. of Sevastopol at that time. They say there done in two years of our Sevastopol spring, have been a lot of applications for various how they live,” he said. “The day, February The footprints that he left behind will have a lasting e“ ect on our protests.” Order No. 66, dated February 15, 22, is dedicated to, among other things, our organization and on the Ukrainian community as a whole. came from Sevastopol’s Kremlin-backed children’s creativity.” (RFE/RL) Our heartfelt condolences go out to Walter’s entire family, in toward this end. Such a policy, however, can- particular, his wife, Christina, his son, Nicholas Baranetsky, his Turning... not alter the reality of the ungovernabililty son, Adrian Baranetsky along with his wife, Alexandra, and to of the siloviki-dominated Russian state, (Continued from page 6) grandchildren: Mikolaya Nynka and husband, Marko, Larissa which oversees a degenerating crony capi- Raphael and husband, Michael, Christina Olesnycky and husband, Railways into modern, efficiently managed talist economy.” Andrew, Victoria Baranetsky and Andrew Baranetsky and great- corporations. The best he can hope for is to keep up the appearance of firm leadership; Source: “Free rein of special services grandchildren, Lukash and Terenya Nynka and Adrianna Olesnycky. and pinning the blame for the elimination of makes Russia ungovernable,” by Pavel K. a brave dissident on Western-sponsored Baev (Eurasia Daily Monitor), The Ukrainian May he Rest in Eternal Peace. Weekly, March 15, 2015. Chechen rebels is a convenient means Вічная Пам’ять!

We are deeply saddened to announce the sudden passing of our beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister and Aunt Alexandra Handzy (née Dudynsky) on February 18, 2016 Funeral services were held on February 22, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in Whippany, N.J., followed by Ділимося сумною вісткою, що в четвер, 11 лютого 2016 року, interment at Pine Bush Cemetery in Kerhonkson, N.Y. відійшов до свого Творця Remaining in sorrow: наш найдорожчий чоловік, батько, дідо, sons - Damian with wife Renata дорогий брат, кузин, шваґер та сват - Nestor with wife Kanako grandchildren - Matthew, Stephen, SoŽ a св. п. brother - Orest Dudynsky with wife Barbara nephew - Andrew Dudynsky Ярема Раковський members of the Dudynsky, Kril and Drobenko families and д-р філос. – професор історії та політичних наук relatives in both the U.S. and Ukraine. May her memory be eternal. Парастас відправлено в неділю, 14 лютого 2016 року, в похоронному заведенні Колодій-Лазута в Пармі, Огайо. In lieu of ” owers please consider making a contribution to one the following charities: Похоронні відправи відбулися в понеділок, 15 лютого, • American Migraine Foundation: (be sure to check “e-card” and в УГК катедрі св. Йосафата і на кладовищі св. Андрія в specify “in memory of Lesya Handzy” with associated email address Пармі. of [email protected]): https://www.americanmigrainefoundation.org/donations/ У глибокому смутку: • Ukrainian Orphanages, care of St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church, дружина - Христина 719 Sanford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106. Make checks payable to: St. John Ukrainian Catholic Church and сини - Марко з дружиною Катериною specify “In Memory of Lesya Handzy / в пам’ять Лесі Гандзій” in the - Корнило з дружиною Тетяною memo line. внуки - Данило, Софія, Ніна, Микола, Лука брати - Борис - Роман з дружиною Дарією та родиною родини - Раковських, Попелів, Галяревичів, DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS Гірняків, Воєвідків, Кузьмичів, Death announcements should be sent to the Advertising Department by Вальницьких, Боднаруків, Цісаруків, e-mail to [email protected] or by fax to 973-644-9510. Смородських Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. Вічна Йому пам’ять! For further information call 973-292-9800, ext. 3040. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

NOTES ON PEOPLE

knowing the event was cancelled. Katya took a deep bow before her audience. Despite snow emergency, “They simply wanted to support Katya,” Her escort, Roman, commented to Mrs. Komarnyckyj explained. WTOP: “The blizzard really — it just kind of Arizona teen debuts in D.C. Katya’s escort, Roman Onyshkevych of made everything more exciting.” Annapolis, Md., came to the Marriott Hotel “A table of reporters sat down next to us on Thursday and ended up staying with the and loved our story,” Mrs. Komarnyckyj Komarnyckyjs until Monday. Mykola related. “And here is where the world gets Shevchik, who was to escort another debu- small: The main reporter, [Senior News tante, joined the family for the weekend as Director] Mitch Miller, roomed with Tymish well. Hnateyko in grad school. Although Katya and Obviously, the snow wasn’t going to stop Roman met at the D.C. deb two years ago, the celebration. The debutante’s mother they solidified their friendship at the Seattle told WTOP of Washington: “Hell no; we’re [Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization] still going to have a party.” camp run by Anya and Tymish Hnateyko. Speaking with The Ukrainian Weekly, Thank you Plast, Anya and Tymish!” Mrs. Komarnyckyj said, “On Saturday we Asked by The Weekly if the family plans donned our gowns and tuxes, and proceed- to return for the rescheduled debutante ball, ed to have a private deb and dinner in the which is organized by the Taras Shevchenko lobby and lobby bar. We requested a table- School of Ukrainian Studies in cooperation cloth for the high-top table to make it ele- with The Washington Group, Mrs. gant like a deb should be.” Komarnyckyj replied, “We will be returning As Mike Murillo of WTOP reported: to D.C. on June 11 to ‘redeb.’ Of course, Katya “Komarnyckyj called for the attention of the insists she needs a new dress.” Debutante Katya Komarnyckyj with her escort, Roman Onyshkevych, in snowy Speaking of Katya’s improvised deb night, Washington. room, which included a group of snow- trapped WTOP reporters, and introduced she added, “We are very grateful to our fami- PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Komarnyckyj down the Washington area for several days. her daughter and her escort.” ly, friends, escorts and escorts’ parents for family traveled from Phoenix, Arizona, to Katya and her parents, Oksana and Orest As befits a young lady making her debut, helping us make lemonade out of lemons.” Washington for the Ukrainian Debutante Komarnyckyj, arrived in Washington on the Ball that was to take place on Saturday, Wednesday before the deb. Her sister, January 23. Ksenia, and her godmother, Rhoda Gray, They made sure to arrive early because, who were flying in from Oklahoma and Zenon Matkiwsky-Greg Olesnycky win as Oksana Komarnyckyj recalled, “Two years Texas, respectively, were in the air when ago, my older daughter, Ksenia, debbed in the deb was cancelled. Katya’s grandmoth- grandfather/grandson tennis championship D.C. We flew in the Thursday before in the er Iryna Kurowyckyj and a dear family FLORHAM PARK, N.J. – The grandfather- midst of a huge snowstorm. This time we friend, Kathy Nalywajko, both hopped on grandson duo of Zenon Matkiwsky and opted to come into D.C. earlier.” trains from New York to Washington Greg (Hrits) Olesnycky won the 2015 USTA Sure enough, the forecast for the 2016 already knowing that the big event would National Grandfather/Grandson Grass deb day in Washington called for snow. And not take place. Katya’s dear friend Tautiana Court Championship in July 2015. lots of it. In fact, the snow emergency closed Bertrand flew in from California, also Dr. Matkiwsky, 83, and Mr. Olesnycky, 21, won the 94th annual championship held at one of the country’s oldest and most presti- gious tennis clubs, Longwood Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill, Mass., with an undefeated record, winning some very close matches. They were each awarded the USTA Gold Ball, as well as a trophy. The championship was a non-elimination tournament of the U.S. Tennis Association, with each duo play- ing all others on a challenging grass surface on July 13-15. Zenia Olesnycky, one of Dr. Matkiwsky’s daughters and the mother of Greg, com- mented: “It was extremely rewarding to see how history has repeated itself 37 years later. In 1978 Tato and I won the USTA

WTOP/Mike Murillo father-daughter nationals at Flushing Gregory Olesnycky and his grandfather Meadows, N.Y., during the U.S. Open. My Tato On what was to be the night of the debutante ball in Washington, (from left) are: Zenon Matkiwsky with their awards at Mykola Shevchik, Katya Komarnyckyj, Roman Onyshkevych, Rhonda Gray, Ksenia is now a two-time champion – once with a the 2015 USTA National Grandfather/ Komarnyckyj, Oksana Komarnyckyj, Tautiana Bertrand and Orest Komarnyckyj. daughter and now with a grandson.” Grandson Grass Court Championship.

Ukraine’s political history at Eurovision Crimeans before a potential audience of Don’t swallow my soul, Crimean Tatar... dates back to 2005, when Greenjolly per- nearly 200 million Europeans, which was our souls. formed its anthem of the Orange the viewership last year. (Continued from page 1) Sung in Crimean Tatar: Revolution, “Razom Nas Bahato” (“Together Repeating the complaints of Russian I could not spend my youth there Born to a music director father and We Are Many”). The scenes of dancers Duma deputies, Sergei Aksyonov, the prime Because you took away my land. music teacher mother in Kyrgyzstan (where snapping chains didn’t compensate for the minister of the Russian occupation govern- I could not spend my youth there her ancestors were deported), Susana song’s simple lyrics and melody as the song ment of Crimea, said Jamala’s participation Because you took away my land. Jamaladinova, whose stage name is Jamala, finished in a dismal 19th place. is unacceptable because it politicizes the grew up in Crimea where she attended the In 2007, Verka Serduchka caused anoth- contest. We could build a future Tchaikovsky Music College in Symferopol. er political stir when performing “Dancing Indeed it’s possible that Jamala may be where people are free During the deportations of 1944, her Lasha Tumbai,” which sparked speculation disqualified from the contest, which forbids to live and love. great-grandmother’s daughter died on a that he was really singing “Russia Good- distinct political messages, news reports The happiest time. freight car and was tossed off “like gar- Bye” in the song’s chorus. The absurd trib- said. A Eurovision jury will decide on bage,” the Reuters news agency reported, ute to Soviet kitsch earned him second March 14. Where is your heart? citing an interview with Jamala. Now her place overall. Eurovision 2016 will be held in Humanity rise. family fears that her 87-year-old grandfa- Jamala’s political hymn is likely to strike Stockholm on May 12-14. You think you are gods, but everyone dies. ther could be deported to Russia. a chord among the audiences of post-Soviet “1944” by Jamala “My granddad’s home is there. An enor- bloc nations such as Poland, which made Don’t swallow my soul, mous fig garden, persimmons and pome- “Razom Nas Bahato” its favorite song that When strangers are coming, our souls. granates – that all can’t be left behind,” she year. Wealthier European nations have a they come to your house, Sung in Crimean Tatar: said in the interview with life.pravda.com.ua. more lighthearted approach to the contest, they kill you all and say, I could not spend my youth there She said she hasn’t been able to visit her viewing it as a pop culture parody. “We’re not guilty, not guilty.” Because you took away my land. home since the summer of 2014, especially Needless to say, the Russian government “Where is your mind?,” I could not spend my youth there after being branded an “American stooge” by isn’t pleased with Jamala drawing attention humanity cries, Because you took away my land. the Russian government and mass media. to the ongoing Russian persecution of but everyone dies. I couldn’t have my homeland. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 15

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE UNWLA branch ‘adopts’ a wounded warrior’s family by Karen Chelak would enable the entire branch to partici- pate in periodic video chats with the family. WHIPPANY, N.J. – The Christmas season The only communication that our soldier ended on a joyous note for members of and his wife had up until this point was via Ukrainian National Women’s League of telephone. Now, “Tato” (father) could see America Branch 75 with a life-affirming and hear the laughter of his first-born child, video chat with their newly “adopted” fami- gaze proudly at his newborn daughter and ly – that of a wounded warrior from Kyiv. look into the eyes of his beautiful wife. At the monthly meeting this past When he spoke to Ms. Rakowsky after he October, Ksenia Rakowsky, Branch 75 social had spent the day “visiting” with his family, welfare chair, and Ivanka Olesnycky, the father couldn’t give enough thanks, say- UNWLA New Jersey Regional Council social ing he was so thrilled and happy; he literally welfare chair, told branch members about felt he was “on cloud nine.” The family now several severely wounded soldiers. These Skypes everyday. With such little effort on heroes had been flown to Walter Reed our part, we’d made one family very happy. National Military Medical Center in the On Sunday, January 31, members of Washington area, from the battlefields of Branch 75 got to meet the wife and chil- dren. The video chat was held at the busy the Donbas, where they were valiantly Russ Chelak Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New fighting the Russian invasion. Members of Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 75 at their most Jersey. Special thanks were extended to One of those soldiers had been traveling recent meeting. Walter Syzonenko for his technical exper- in a truck with nine others when it crossed On the same night that the branch The festive Christmas party had a poi- tise in facilitating the event. Ms. Rakowsky over a mine that detonated. He was the sole agreed to help this family, there was a dis- gnant tone as an impassioned plea was briefly explained the work of the UNWLA, survivor. It was three days before he was cussion about a UNWLA program that made to attendees to be as generous as after which all present got a chance to found, by which time he had suffered frost- allows organizations and families to possible to this well-deserving family. The speak with the mother and her daughters. bite to all his extremities, and consequently “adopt” a needy family from Ukraine and sum of $4,255 was collected from generous The visit lasted more than an hour during had both legs and both arms amputated. He support them with a quarterly financial members and their families, which includ- which the 5-year-old and her cousin sang was at the D.C. area hospital to be fitted for donation. It became obvious to all that the ed monetary donations and proceeds from Ukrainian songs, recited children’s poetry prosthetics and receive rehabilitation and family of this particular wounded soldier the auction of a beautiful hand-made and spoke a few words in English, too. The occupational therapy. His story was even was the perfect choice. wreath donated by Vira Popel and rings of “Soyuzianky” (UNWLA members) look for- more heartbreaking as he explained that he It was overwhelmingly agreed that at the homemade smoked kovbasa, courtesy of ward to visiting with them in the future. was not able to be with his wife for the branch’s annual Christmas party, a fund- Russ Chelak. Additionally, toys, clothing and This project selected by UNWLA Branch birth of their second daughter. The couple raiser would be held for this brave family. books for the children were donated by 75 was not only to assist an heroic also has a 5-year-old girl at home in Kyiv, The group also decided to send a package of branch members. Ukrainian soldier and his family, but also to and it would be a very long time before donated gifts, in addition to any monies col- Part of the UNWLA’s requirement for a show support for the development of civil they could all be reunited as he would not lected, for the newborn child and her sister family to be adopted is that they maintain a society in Ukraine by establishing a rapport be returning home until March. and to hold a shower for them. The commit- relationship with their benefactors. The with communities that have lost so much. All the members of UNWLA Branch 75 tee that spearheaded this effort consisted of branch’s committee decided to purchase an The women of branch 75 took a big step in believed helping this soldier was the right Karen Chelak, Oksana Lodziuk Krywulych, iPad with some of the donated funds and that direction and were reminded, once thing to do. Ms. Rakowsky and Marta Popovich. send it along with the other gifts. This again, that to give is to receive. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

Ukrainian heritage... (Continued from page 10) ballet; the Iskra Ensemble from Whippany, N.J., under the direction of Mr. Cybyk, pre- senting an advanced level of dance high- lighting specific regions of Ukraine, their indigenous costumes, individual musical styles and unique dance movements; the Nadiya Dance School in Perth Amboy, Bayonne and Hoboken, N.J., founded by dancer/choreographer Nadiya Lemega, with the subgroups Chervona Kalina (chil- dren) and Veselka (teenagers), featuring classic, modern and folk dances of different nations; and Reechka, a multi-ethnic group of students from Assumption Catholic School in Perth Amboy, N.J., from the third through seventh grades in their second Genia Stelmach year dancing together as a group, led by Andrij Cybyk, artistic director of the choreographer Yarko Dobriansky and affili- Iskra Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and ated with the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Academy, introduces the dancers before Dance School. their performances. Young Ukrainians from the Ukrainian American Youth Association and Plast Ukrainian Canadian defenseman Dave Ukrainian Scouting Organization rode the Schlemko, assisted by center Travis Zajac, Zamboni as the ice was resurfaced prior to also a Ukrainian Canadian. the start of the game and during intermis- Following the game, back in the main sions. The American national anthem was concourse, fans were treated to a Ukrainian sung by opera singer Oleh Chmyr, a bari- concert featuring the Nadiya Dance Group, tone. Honor guards presenting the colors Mr. Chmyr and the melodic voices of twin included Ukrainian American Veterans sisters Oksana Telepko and Halya Leskiv. Mathew Koziak, Michael Hrycak and Mary Ms. Telepko, a professional bandurist, has Yurcheniuk, UAYA member Sophia Baran performed as a soloist and with orchestras and Plast member Matthew Handzy. in Ukraine, Europe and at Ukrainian festi- Perhaps the highlight of Ukrainian vals in the United States; Ms. Leskiv is an Heritage Day took place approximately accomplished bandurist and singer. halfway through the second period when Master of ceremonies Michael Koziupa “Heroes of the Game” presentations were introduced Devils spokesman Josh made to two wounded Ukrainian warriors Malakoff, who greeted the assembled audi- who are undergoing treatment at Walter ence. Mr. Chmyr led the Ukrainian crowd Reed National Military Medical Center in with a stirring rendition of the Ukrainian Bethesda, Md. “Heroes Among Us” plaques national anthem, and General Consul Igor and personalized Devils jerseys were pre- Sybiga offered a few select words. Mr. sented to Pvt. Vadym Maznichenko and Sgt. Chmyr holds the title Honored Artist of Vadim Sviridenko by New Jersey Devils Ukraine for significant contributions to Senior V.P. Jim Leonard. Witnessing the pre- international arts and culture and is a lead sentations was Ukraine’s Consul General soloist of the New Jersey State Opera. Igor Sybiga and Consul Denys Semenovych. Ukrainian Heritage Day event coordina- Pvt. Maznichenko was wounded in the tor Myron Bytz (his wife, Christine, is co- battle for Volnovakha, , in coordinator) presented the inaugural September 2014, by a shell from a tank, Alexander Cup to New York’s Ukrainian suffering shrapnel wounds in his thigh and Kozaks, winners of the Ukrainian Hockey forearm; he lost an arm and a leg in addi- Tournament of the Ukrainian Sports tion to suffering other multiple injuries Sgt. Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada Sviridenko, a medical aide, was wounded in (known by its Ukrainian-based acronym as the battle for Debaltseve, Donetsk Oblast, in USCAK) played a day earlier in Newark. Mr. February 2015. He had both hands and feet Bytz, initiator of the Ukrainian Sports amputated due to frostbite he suffered Museum and Hall of Fame at the Ukrainian when he was trapped in the snow for three American Cultural Center of New Jersey in days after the military truck he was travel- Whippany, is also president of USCAK. ing in hit a mine. And thus, on Valentine’s Day 2016, most Hollywood’s top writer could not have of the 16,514 hockey fans in attendance written a better script for the actual hockey (minus a few Los Angeles supporters) left game played by the Los Angeles Kings and the Prudential Center celebrating an upset Devils. The only goal of the game was a Devils victory over the Kings and feeling power play blast from the point by quite festive, in a Ukrainian sort of way.

Andrea Hyra from the Whippany, N.J., branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association, rides on the Zamboni. No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 17 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

less optimism than he had evinced a few hope to achieve some kind of compromise Recognition should take the form of Munich Security... weeks earlier at the World Economic with Russia about Ukraine before the expi- Ukraine accepting representatives of DPR- Forum in Davos. There, the U.S. secretary of ry of the administration’s term of office. LPR forces in their own right into the Joint (Continued from page 3) state had deemed that “with bona fide, The time-frame suggested by both officials Center for Control and Coordination (JCCC). such “elections,” Messrs. Obama’s and legitimate intent to solve the problem on reflected that hope. Any compromise This body, assigned to monitor compliance Kerry’s remarks will be read as undercut- both sides [sic], it is possible in these next would be confined to Donetsk-Luhansk, with the ceasefire, is composed of Russian ting Kyiv’s position. months to find those Minsk agreements excluding Crimea from the diplomatic and Ukrainian military officers and oper- On the economic sanctions against implemented and to get to a place where agenda. Western sanctions on Russia for ates by agreement between the respective Russia, Mr. Kerry adopted unusually firm sanctions can be appropriately, because of annexing Crimea outright – and turning it defense ministries. Ukraine refuses to legit- language: the U.S. and its European allies the full implementation, removed” (State. into a power-projection platform threaten- imize the DPR-LPR and their militaries. shall maintain the sanctions “for as long as gov, January 21). ing NATO members around the Black Sea – According to Mr. Lavrov, “this situation is necessary” until the Minsk armistice is fully And in Washington, the State are almost trivial. According to Russian absolutely unacceptable. Kyiv does not rec- implemented. “Russia has a simple choice: Department’s sanctions policy coordinator, Prime Minister Medvedev, speaking to the ognize the Donetsk and Luhansk republics either it complies with the armistice or it Daniel Fried, had announced, “We see Russia press during the Munich conference, “there as partners.” While in Munich, Mr. Lavrov will continue to experience the consequenc- becoming more inclined to a diplomatic is no such issue as Crimea, it does not exist asked the German, French and U.S. diplo- es of economic sanctions. The way to ease solution, hopefully we get there in the course for Russia, it is closed forever” (Euronews, mats there to tell Ukraine “that this has to the sanctions is by withdrawing weaponry of this year” – in which case the major sanc- February 14). come to an end” (Interfax, February 15). and troops from the Donbas” (Ukrinform, tions on Russia would be lifted, though not An informal meeting of the Normandy This demarche confirms Russia’s intention February 13). Mr. Obama, however, did not the minor ones related to the annexation of Four countries was also held during the to continue fielding the DPR- and LPR- mention the economic sanctions in his call Crimea (RFE/RL, January 16). Munich Conference. Breaching the eti- flagged militaries in this territory as an to Mr. Putin, as officially reported. Both of those statements seemed to quette, Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister accompaniment to any political settlement. Mr. Kerry’s remarks in Munich showed communicate the Obama administration’s Sergei Lavrov went public straight from that meeting to present Ukraine with a new The article above is reprinted from demand: Russia seeks Ukrainian recogni- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from tion of the armed forces of the Donetsk and its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Luhansk “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR). www.jamestown.org.

“Christians are increasingly confronted by An epochal meeting... restrictions to religious freedom, to the right to witness to one’s convictions and to (Continued from page 7) live in conformity with them.” is not a single word about all this in the This is why I have reached the painful declaration. It is as if the suffering of the conclusion that on the issue of Ukraine and “non-canonicals” and those of other “reli- Russia the Catholic Church has once again gious affiliations” are less worthy of com- avoided the truth for the benefit of an passion than the Christians in Syria. ephemeral “dialogue with Moscow.” In the past, Roman popes repeatedly The Cuban declaration of the pope and used meetings with political or religious the Moscow patriarch is a vivid illustration leaders to defend religious freedom and of several things at once: the undeniable human rights. It is enough to remember the victory of the Kremlin and the FSB along release of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj from with all their obedient subjects, to which I Siberian imprisonment, which we owe to add the Russian Orthodox Church; the com- Pope John XXIII, or the legalization of the plete failure of Ukrainian state diplomacy Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, which we in the Vatican and the clear inadequacy of owe to Pope John Paul II. the information service of the Ukrainian This is why it was impossible to con- Greek-Catholic Church there; the helpless demn the planned meeting between Pope blindness and incompetence of the Francis and Patriarch Kirill before it took Vatican’s diplomacy, which is so easily place because the pope had the opportuni- fooled by the vocabulary of peace; and the ty to defend the interests of those harmed ominous failure of Europe’s influential cir- by Russian aggression. He had the opportu- cles to decode the deceitful formulas of Mr. nity but did not use it. The Cuban declara- Putin’s propaganda. tion of the two Church heads was struc- This is why it is logical to conclude that tured in such a way that Russia is referred the meeting between the Roman pope and to as a country of “unprecedented renewal the Moscow patriarch was epochal. of the Christian faith” where there is the However, equally epochal were the failures opportunity now to “to freely confess one’s of the Vatican diplomats, who could not see faith” while concern arises only about other the real world from behind their shabby countries. It is only in other countries that textbooks on “Ostpolitik.”

PROBATE CITATION File No. 2015-581/A SURROGATE’S COURT - ROCKLAND COUNTY CITATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, By the Grace of God Free and Independent TO: e unknown heirs at law, next of kin and distributees of NADIA KOSTYK deceased, the daughter of KATARINA KUZMA CZIKALO and ILYIA CZIKALO, deceased, if living, and if any of them be dead and died subsequent to February 16, 2015, then to their executors, administrators, next of kin, distributees, heirs at law, legatees, devisees, assignees and successors in interest, all of whose names and post o ce addresses are unknown and cannot be ascertained a er due diligence used. A petition having been duly led by Orest Zaklynsky, domiciled at 4 Hunter Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island 02940. YOU ARE HEREBY CITED TO SHOW CAUSE before the Surrogate’s Court, Rockland County, at 1 South Main Street, 2nd Floor, New City, New York, on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at 9:30 o’clock in the forenoon of that day, why a decree should not be made in the estate of Nadia Kostyk, lately domiciled at 150 Sisters Servants Lane, Sloatsburg, New York, admitting to probate a Will dated December 31, 1992, as the Will of Nadia Kostyk, deceased, relating to real and personal property, and directing that Letters Testamentary issue to: Orest Zaklynsky, Dated, Attested and Sealed, February 1, 2016. Hon.  omas E. Walsh II, Surrogate, Eileen Horan, Deputy Chief Clerk, Gianna O. Corona, Esq., Attorney for Petitioner, Cane & Boniface, P.C. One Main Street, Suite 1, Nyack, New York 10960, (845) 727-4000. [NOTE:  is citation is served upon you as required by law. You are not required to appear. If you fail to appear it will be assumed you do not object to the relief requested. You have a right to have an attorney appear for you.] No. 9 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 19

Through March 6 Multi-media exhibit, “Ukraine Exists,” Ukrainian March 6 Borshch Cook-Off, Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Chicago National Museum, 312-421-8020 or Ottawa Ukrainian Orthodox Church, [email protected] or [email protected] 613-325-3903 Through March 9 Art exhibit, “The Tales and Myths of Yohann Petrovsky- March 6 Presentation by Yuri Shevchuk, “Ukrainian Culture and New York Shtern,” Ukrainian Institute of America, New York Identity After the Revolution of Dignity,” The Ukrainian www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 Museum, 212-228-0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org February 28 Pysanka celebration, featuring Ukrainian artists from March 10 Presentation by author Yuri Andrukhovych, “Carpathologia San Diego southern California, Balboa Park, New York Comosophilica,” Columbia University, 212-854-4697 www.houseofukraine.org or 619-742-2720 March 11 Varenyky dinner, Ukrainian American Youth February 28 Literary evening featuring Vasyl Makhno, Ukrainian Whippany, NJ Association, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New New York Institute of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or Jersey, 973-919-1322 or Pierogi.dinner.at.uaccnj.com 212-288-8660 March 11-April 3 Art exhibit featuring works by Roman Vovk, Ukrainian February 28 Commemorative evening in honor of the Heavenly Chicago National Museum, 312-721-8020 or Bloomingdale, IL Brigade with film screening, “Freedom or Death” by www.ukrainiannationalmusuem.org Damian Kolodiy, St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, en.standrewuoc.com or 630-893-2827 March 12 Pysanka Workshop, Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, PA 215-235-3709 February 29 Seminar with Mykola Riabchuk, “’Cotton Head’ vs ‘Dills’: Cambridge, MA Ethnic Othering and Stereotyping During the Russo- March 12 Easter Festival, St. Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church hall, Ukrainian Conflict,” Harvard University, New Britain, CT 860-677-2138 or 860-229-3833 www.huri.harvard.edu or 617-495-4053 March 12 Literary evening with Yuri Andrukhovych and Frank March 4 Stanford-Berkeley Conference, “Dislocation,” with Philadelphia Sherlock, “Welcome to My Foolish Dreamland: Prose Stanford, CA presentation by Yulia Ilchuk, “Donbas Disintegrated: and Poetry from Ukraine,” Philadelphia Art Alliance, War Poetry and Poets From Both Sides of the Frontline,” 215-776-1004 or www.philartalliance.org Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, Stanford University, http://crees.stanford.edu March 12, 19 Pysanka Workshop, Ukrainian American Society of Dallas Texas, St. Sophia Ukrainian Catholic Church, www.uast.org March 5 Concert, “Mykola Dyletsky: A Musical Grammar in New York 17th-Century Krakow and Kyiv,” Ensemble March 13 Concert featuring music by Boris Skalsky, with percussionist Origo, Ukrainian Institute of America, Alexandria, VA John Hadfield, guitarist Anthony Pirog, and pianist Zdanna www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 Krawciw-Skalsky, The Washington Group Cultural Fund, The Lyceum, [email protected] March 5 Live and silent auction annual fund-raiser, Ukrainian Chicago Institute of Modern Art, [email protected] Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events March 5 Scholarly Taras Shevchenko conference, Harvard Ukrainian advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions New York Research Institute, Ukrainian Academy of Arts and from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Sciences, Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2016 No. 9

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Saturday, March 5 ditional pysanka (Ukrainian Easter egg) using tion to meet the artists will be held immedi- and more information go to UACCNJ.org or call dyes and the wax resist method, learn to bake ately after the performance. The concert is at 3 973-590-8026. NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Easter breads while learning about Ukrainian p.m. at The Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Society (NTSh-A), the Ukrainian Academy of Saturday, March 19 Easter traditions, or watch pysanka artists in Alexandria. Suggested donation $30; free for Arts and Sciences in the U.S. (UVAN) and the action during live demonstrations of pysanka- students; unreserved seating. For more infor- SOMERSET, N.J.: A program on researching Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) making techniques. Pre-registration is neces- mation, e-mail: [email protected]. World War II and displaced persons-era invite all to the 36th annual Taras Shevchenko sary for some workshops – check the muse- records will be presented by the Nashi Predky Sunday, March 13 Scholarly Conference. Albert Kipa, president of um’s Education section online. Call ahead for Family History Group of the Ukrainian UVAN, will deliver opening remarks. The par- availability. Fees include all materials and WHIPPANY, N.J.: All-you-can-eat Beefsteak Historical and Educational Center of New ticipants include Anna Procyk (CUNY), “From access to the exhibition galleries. The Dinner and Tricky Tray event at the Ukrainian Jersey. The conference will feature presenters The Brotherhood of Ss. Cyril and Methodius to Ukrainian Museum is located at 222 E. Sixth American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 60 N. from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. ‘Independent Ukraine’ by Mykola St.; telephone, 212-228-0110; website, www. Jefferson Road. Menu: sliced tender beef ten- Talks will focus on the USHMM’s Oral History Mikhnovskyi”; Vitaliy Chernetsky (Kansas U.) ukrainianmuseum.org. derloin dipped in butter and served on French Collection, research materials and services, the “Shevchenko as Diasporic Artist: Personality bread, cold antipasto, penne, French fries, vida- International Tracing Service, overview of Friday, March 11 and Society”; Yuri Shevchuk (Columbia U.) lia loaf, beer, soft drinks and dessert; catered by World War II-era history and basic genealogy “Shevchenko on the Meaning of Language.” WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Ukrainian American the Brownstone of Patterson. Gold and silver strategies. Limited one-on-one 30-minute George G. Grabowicz, president of NTSh-A and Youth Association’s Whippany branch will prizes include: $500 cash basket, Sharp 50” research appointments with USHMM professor at Harvard, will make the concluding host the annual varenyky (pierogi) dinner at LED Smart TV, Apple Watches, Fitbit, JBL wire- researchers will be available. Participants will remarks. The conference will take place at the the Ukrainian American Cultural Center of less earphones and speakers, designer hand- be able to get help in deciphering family docu- society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave., (between New Jersey, 60 N. Jefferson Road, Whippany, NJ bag and sunglasses, New York City theater tick- ments. The event will take place at 9 a.m. to Ninth and 10th streets) at 4 p.m. For addition- 07981. For only $12 you can enjoy sumptuous ets and much more. (Cash/credit cards accept- 4:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 al information call 212-254-5130. varenyky, delicious borshch, bread, dessert ed to purchase prize basket tickets.) Tickets for Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ 08873. Cost: $40, Sunday, March 6 and coffee. Entertainment and door prizes are the event are $50 per person; $20 for children breakfast and lunch included. To register go to included. Doors open at 5 p.m., and the last under age 10. Advance sales only. For tickets www.nashipredky.org or call 732-356-0132. NEW YORK: Join us at 2 p.m. for “Ukrainian seating is at 8 p.m. Reserve your table of 10 or Culture and Identity after the Revolution of more by calling 973-919-1322 or by e-mailing Dignity,” an illustrated talk by Dr. Yuri Shevchuk, [email protected]. Orders to lecturer of at Columbia take out will be available. PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES University’s Department of Slavic Languages Preview of Events is a listing of community events open to the public. It is a service provid- and founder of Ukrainian Film Club at Columbia Sunday, March 13 ed at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Weekly to the Ukrainian community. University. Dr. Shevchuk has lectured on the ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Washington Group To have an event listed in Preview of Events please send information, in English, written in issues of the Ukrainian language, culture, identi- Cultural Fund Music Series continues with an Preview format, i.e., in a brief paragraph that includes the date, place, type of event, spon- ty and cinema at major universities in the U.S. afternoon of music devoted to the work of and Europe. His appearances on Ukrainian TV composer Boris Skalsky. The concert will fea- sor, admission, full names of persons and/or organizations involved, and a phone number and radio have provoked a lively public discus- ture both new and past works, including the and/or e-mail address to be published for readers who may require additional informa- sion. Admission (includes gallery access and premier of a cello quartet jointly commis- tion. Items must be no more than 100 words long. light reception): $15; members and seniors, sioned by the Shevchenko Scientific Society Preview items must be received no later than one week before the desired date of $10; students, $5. The Ukrainian Museum is U.S.A. and the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and publication (i.e., they must be received by 9 a.m. Monday). Please include payment for located at 222 E. Sixth St.; telephone, 212-228- Sciences in the United States. Performers will each time the item is to appear and indicate date(s) of issue(s) in which the item is to be 0110; website, www.ukrainianmuseum.org. include New York- and Washington-based published. Also, senders are asked to include the phone number of a person who may be Sunday, March 6-Sunday, March 20 musicians – among them, percussionist John contacted by The Weekly during daytime hours, as well as their complete mailing address. Hadfield and experimental avant-garde guitar- NEW YORK: Interested in taking up a new ist Anthony Pirog – as well as the composer’s Information should be sent to [email protected]. When e-mailing, please do not hobby? Honing your arts and crafts skills? We mother, Zdanna Krawciw-Skalsky, who will send items as attachments – simply type the text into the body of the e-mail message. have just the courses and workshops for you! join Mr. Skalsky on stage in a performance of Preview items and payments may be mailed to: Preview of Events, The Ukrainian Weekly, Get ready for Easter by making your own tra- his Piano Suite for Piano Four-Hands. A recep- 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Save the Date! July 8 -10, 2016 10th Ukrainian Cultural Festival

Soyuzivka

www.Soyuzivka.com © BO Photography PO Box 529, 216 Foordmore Rd, kerhonkson, NY 12446 845-626-5641