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ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXVI No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 $2.00 Pompeo: Ukraine Requiem at St. Patrick’s commemorates has ‘no greater friend than the United States’ Holodomor’s 85th anniversary RFE/RL U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has said Ukraine has “no greater friend than the United States” in its struggle against “Russian aggression.” Mr. Pompeo made the remark after meeting with the Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Washington on November 16. The secretary of state said the “United States will never accept Russia’s attempted annexation of Crimea,” and that Washington will impose “consequences until Russia returns control of the Black Sea pen- insula to Ukraine.” The two diplomats met on the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a strategic partnership between Irene Rejent Saviano Ukraine and the United States. Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox hierarchs – Bishop Andriy Rabiy, Metropolitan Antony and Bishop Paul Chomnycky – lead the [The two leaders met, as Mr. ecumenical requiem service held in St. Patrick’s Cathedral. Pompeo said, “to breathe new life into by Roma Hadzewycz cide, the Holodomor of 1932-1933. Paul Chomnycky, OSBM, of the Ukrainian the U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership The service was led by Metropolitan Catholic Eparchy of Stamford, Conn. Commission and to reaffirm our NEW YORK – Ukrainian Americans and Antony, prime hierarch of the Ukrainian Responses were sung by the Ukrainian unwavering support for a democratic their supporters came together at the land- Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. and Dumka Chorus, under the direction of Vasyl Ukraine.” Mr. Klimkin noted that “The mark St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Saturday, Diaspora; Bishop Andriy Rabiy, apostolic Hrechynsky. commission unites a number of min- November 17, for a solemn remembrance administrator of the Ukrainian Catholic isters and governmental agencies on of the 85th anniversary of Ukraine’s geno- Archeparchy of Philadelphia; and Bishop (Continued on page 16) both sides – such as defense, com- merce, energy, foreign affairs – that work together to advance our broad and intensive agenda, and the shared goals enumerated in the charter.” The Experts: Five years aft er Maidan, democratic course is set, text of the Joint Statement on U.S.- Ukraine Strategic Partnership appears on page 3.] yet public distrust is high and corruption remains prevalent Secretary Pompeo said he and by Mark Raczkiewycz Minister Klimkin made progress in several areas during their talks, KYIV – Five years on, Ukraine’s 2013- including on security and countering 2014 Revolution of Dignity still symbolizes Russian aggression, rule of law and a definitive choice for democracy and inte- humanitarian issues, as well as eco- gration with the European Union. It also nomic and energy security. was a rejection of ex-President Viktor Mr. Pompeo also noted the two Yanukovych’s kleptocratic and autocratic discussed joint efforts to stop the regime, according to findings from a com- Nord Stream 2 project that, he said, parative poll of political, economic and civil “undermines Ukraine’s economic and society experts over the last five years by strategic security and risks further the Kyiv-based Ilko Kucheriv Democratic compromising the sovereignty of Initiatives (DIF) think tank. European nations that depend on Released on the eve of the popular upris- Russian gas.” ing’s fifth anniversary on November 20, the Nord Stream 2 is a controversial survey of 80 respondents found that the project that would expand the current revolution was victorious in that sense. Nord Stream pipeline, which passes Among its positive outcomes: civil soci- along the bottom of the Baltic Sea to ety grew stronger and a new class of civi- deliver Russian gas to Germany. cally-minded politicians partially entered Nazar Prykhodko The United States, Poland, the the chambers of power. Kyiv subsequently A view of Kyiv’s Independence Square – the epicenter of the Euro-Maidan Revolution Baltic states and several other EU signed a far-reaching and landmark politi- – on February 19, 2014, from the scorched Trade Unions building that acted as the countries have expressed concern cal and trade pact with the 28-member movement’s ad hoc headquarters. More than 100 members of the state Security European Union that included visa-free Service’s (SBU) elite anti-terrorist unit Alfa seized the building on the previous night (Continued on page 6) before it was set on fire, according to the first post-Maidan SBU chief, Valentyn (Continued on page 10) Nalyvaichenko. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

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Elections staged in Ukraine’s east Ukrainian Orthodox church firebombed press for progress carrying out a peace plan forged in the Belarusian capital in Unknown assailants firebombed the his- 2015 would be “pointless” for the time held under Russian control toric 18th century St. Andrew Ukrainian being. Mr. Putin said he hopes a new presi- The post-election statements of both Orthodox Church in Kyiv and attacked a dential administration in Kyiv next year by Vladimir Socor priest early on November 15, a church Eurasia Daily Monitor leaders straddle the line between celebrat- will dedicate itself to peacefully resolving ing their own “statehood” and anticipating spokesman said. The attack comes amid ris- the conflict between the government and Kremlin-orchestrated, internationally the ultimate unification with Russia. This ing tensions between Ukraine and Russia Moscow-backed separatists that has killed unrecognized “elections” were held on dialectical combination replicates the pat- over Ukraine’s move to create a national more than 10,300 people since 2014. “The November 11 in the Donetsk and Luhansk tern of the protracted conflicts in independent Church and sever centuries- current Ukrainian authorities have not “people’s republics” (DPR and LPR), Transnistria, Abkhazia and South Ossetia, old ties with the Russian Orthodox Church. shown any desire to implement the Minsk Russian-controlled territories in Ukraine’s allowing Russia and its proxies to enjoy The Molotov cocktails did not explode and agreements – they are not doing anything east. The final returns, made public on flexibility in negotiations while firmly con- no damage was done to St. Andrew’s to implement them, nothing is happening,” November 14, serve to confirm and prolong trolling the territory, and often confusing Church, which sits on a steep slope on one Mr. Putin said, claiming that as long as the the authority of the “head of the republic” Western counterparts through these ambi- of Kyiv’s best-known tourist spots. The Poroshenko administration remains in (“glava respubliki,” would-be president) and guities. church spokesman, Archbishop Yevstratiy, power “a peaceful resolution of issues in the “people’s council” (would-be legisla- According to Mr. Pushilin, “We have now said the attackers, of whom police said these territories can hardly be counted on.” ture) in each of the two territories. crossed a historic threshold: we are a state, there were four, used pepper spray against a Ukrainian presidential press secretary The DPR’s “interim acting head,” Denis one that must be taken into account by the priest. Kyiv authorities handed over the use Sviatoslav Tseholko wrote on Facebook Pushilin, is credited with 61 percent of the world. We have proven that we can build a of St. Andrew’s to the ecumenical patriarch, that Mr. Poroshenko wants a peaceful set- votes cast (the remainder being shared by state, based on democratic principles.” Yet, the global spiritual leader of Orthodox tlement in eastern Ukraine, but “will never four also-rans). Mr. Pushilin’s political orga- “We have confirmed our 2014 choice, name- Christianity who sits in Istanbul, while agree on peace on the terms of an aggres- nization, Donetsk Republic, is attributed 72 ly, integration with Russia. We are going to courting the patriarch’s support for sor country.” Kyiv and Western govern- percent of the votes cast in the “parliamenta- pursue an integration policy together with Ukrainian Church independence. “We see ments accuse Russia of providing arms and ry” election, versus 26 percent to the Free the brother people of Russia.” Similarly, that Moscow’s henchmen are dropping troops to help the Ukrainian separatists, Donbas group. The former has a nomenkla- according to Mr. Pasechnik, “In 2014 we clear hints to intimidate representatives of and say that Russia is not carrying out its tura flavor, the latter a populist flavor; both defined our path, chose our fate, to build our the Ecumenical Patriarch,” Archbishop part of the Minsk peace plan by withdraw- are billed as movements, rather than parties. republic in the Russian world, with Russia in Yevstratiy said. Ukraine in October secured ing that support. The Kremlin denies the In a parallel exercise, the LPR’s “interim our hearts. Today we have voted for our approval from the ecumenical patriarch to accusations. (RFE/RL, with reporting by acting head,” Leonid Pasechnik, is credited independence, for peace, for our Republic” set up an independent Church, a move DPA and Interfax) with 68 percent of the votes cast (three (Donetskoye Agentstvo Novostei, Lugansk fiercely opposed by Russia. The U.S. also-rans share the rest). Mr. Pasechnik’s Infotsentr, November 11). Embassy in Ukraine said it was “very con- Yanukovych trial postponed organization, Peace to the Luhansk Region, The violent removal of Messrs. Plotnitsky cerned” by reports of an attack on St. Former Ukrainian President Viktor is allotted 74 percent of the votes cast in the and Zakharchenko was a contributory fac- Andrew’s Church. “We support the right of Yanukovych’s treason trial in Kyiv has been election for “Parliament,” versus 25 percent tor, but not the determining factor to the all religious groups to practice their beliefs postponed due to his hospitalization in to the Luhansk Economic Union. Again, both holding of the November 11 “elections.” free from persecution, interference, or Russia. Judge Vladyslav Devyatko of the organizations are labeled as movements These were predictable and almost foreor- attack,” the Embassy said on Twitter. (RFE/ Obolon district court in Kyiv ruled on rather than parties; the former displaying a dained by the quadrennial “electoral” cycle RL, based on reporting by AFP and Reuters) populist style, the latter being cast as pro- that the Kremlin and the DPR-LPR need to November 19 that the trial will resume on business. (Donetskoye Agentstvo Novostei, perpetuate in the occupied territory. The Poroshenko blasts Putin’s comments December 5 and Mr. Yanukovych is expect- Lugansk Infotsentr, November 14). “republics” should at least pretend to ed to make his final statement via video Both “republics” claim implausible and observe some formal electoral procedures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said link, even from his hospital bed if he is still unverifiable voter turnouts: 1.6 million and generate for their leaders at regular that he doesn’t expect any progress toward ill. Mr. Yanukovych was scheduled to make votes cast (80 percent of eligible voters) in intervals the semblance of a popular man- establishing peace in eastern Ukraine until his statement in the case via video link the DPR, and 873,000 votes cast (77 percent date. This could strengthen their claim for after Ukrainian elections, which he said he from Russia on November 19, but his law- of eligible voters) in the LPR, according to acceptance de facto as negotiating parties hopes will produce a new president next yer, Oleksandr Horoshynskyy, said his cli- the respective “electoral commissions.” No (even short of formal recognition) and make year. Ukrainian President Petro ent’s current physical state did not allow international organization observed the vot- it possible for Russia on the international Poroshenko’s office blasted Mr. Putin’s state- him to do so. Mr. Horoshynskyy said earlier ing. Several dozen Western European indi- level to portray its hand-picked proxies as ment on November 15, saying the Russian on November 18 that Mr. Yanukovych viduals with pro-Russia attitudes observed emanations of the local population. president is “meddling” in the Ukrainian received emergency treatment at a Moscow and blessed the voting in a personal capaci- The DPR and LPR were proclaimed in presidential contest even before it has start- hospital on November 16 for injuries to his ty (Donetskoye Agentstvo Novostei, May 2014, and the quadrennial “electoral” ed. Speaking at a news conference in spine and his knee. Mr. Horoshynskyy is Lugansk Infotsentr, November 11-14). cycle started in November 2014 with the Singapore, Mr. Putin said efforts by the one of two lawyers representing the exiled Mr. Pushilin, born in 1981 in the Donetsk voting for “heads of the republic” and “peo- leaders of France, Germany, Russia and region, held various posts at or near the top ple’s councils.” No government anywhere, Ukraine – the so-called Normandy Four – to (Continued on page 14) of the DPR’s leadership from its inception, not even Russia, recognized those results in 2014, to date. His career was an agitated and those authorities. Nevertheless, DPR one, marked by local factional infighting and LPR heads Mr. Zakharchenko and Mr. and punctuated by involuntary time-outs in Plotnitsky were internationally accepted as FOUNDED 1933 Moscow. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Tymoshenko reveals ‘peace plan’ for eastern Ukraine by Mykola Vorobiov dent experts invited to the discussion (RBC, ing Budapest Memorandum (Armscontrol. promised to create a “military office” that Eurasia Daily Monitor October 30). org, July 25, 2017). Moscow flagrantly vio- will be in charge (Radiosvoboda.org, The ongoing war in the Donbas remains lated the Budapest Memorandum’s security October 30). Ukraine’s presidential campaign is in full one of the key issues important to assurances, including the pledge to safe- Although Ms. Tymoshenko enjoys rela- swing. Five months before the election (the Ukrainian voters. According to a July sur- guard Ukraine’s territorial integrity, when it tively high popular support, her initiatives first round is scheduled for March 31, vey, 50 percent of respondents were ready annexed Crimea and invaded and occupied are quite ambiguous and raise more ques- 2019), it remains entirely unclear who the for some limited compromise with Russia portions of the Donbas since 2014. tions than give answers. For example, if she next head of state will be. Yet, the likeliest over the status of the occupied Donbas. In her two-hour-long speech, Ms. is elected president, will she actually go contenders are incumbent President Petro Meanwhile, 17 percent supported a mili- Tymoshenko stressed that even if the U.S. through with breaking the Minsk II proto- Poroshenko and former Prime Minister tary operation by the Ukrainian Armed voluntarily withdraws from its role as a geo- cols and try to inaugurate an old/new Yulia Tymoshenko. The two could face off Forces to regain the war-torn region. At the political leader, nobody should allow Russia Budapest+ format for further negotiations, against one another in a second round, same time, 19.7 percent answered that to step into this resulting power vacuum. At as she suggested during the October 30 which would take place in April. they were ready to end the conflict “at any the same time, she argued, global disinte- conference? How are Ukraine’s Western According to polling released last cost” (Liga.net, July 19). gration is leading to the weakening of ties partners likely to respond to such an idea? September, if the elections were to be held Given this, all of the key presidential can- between the United States and the And will a President Tymoshenko be able in the nearest future, Ms. Tymoshenko didates in Ukraine have been proposing European Union, which is dangerous also to to convince Ukrainian society of undertak- would take 12.9 percent of the vote, while their own strategies and solutions to the Ukraine and other countries in the region. ing such a drastic diplomatic shift – particu- Mr. Poroshenko would finish with 8.4 per- military stalemate in the east. While Consequently, Ms. Tymoshenko suggested larly since most Ukrainians prefer a fragile cent (Censor.net.ua, September 14). President Poroshenko has suggested an to broaden the original 1994 Budapest for- peace to a hot war with Russia? And how The coming election is crucial to Mr. international peacekeeping operation mat into a Budapest+ negotiating arrange- will she convince other members of Poroshenko as well as Ms. Tymoshenko under a United Nations mandate (see ment by also including Germany, France, Parliament to go along with her policy since both candidates have been in politics Eurasia Daily Monitor, September 22, 2017; China and representatives of the EU. vision considering that her Batkivshchyna nearly 20 years and defeat would be diffi- May 24, 2018), Ms. Tymoshenko has intro- Additionally, she spoke out against offer- party currently has only 20 out of 446 seats cult to recover from at this point. duced a wholly different approach. ing amnesty to the “separatists” of the in the legislature? The next parliamentary Ms. Tymoshenko was the first major During her October 30 presentation on a Moscow-backed Donetsk and Luhansk elections are not scheduled until the fall of candidate to announce her participation in “New Strategy for Peace and Security,” the “people’s republics” (DPR, LPR) and against 2019. the presidential elections. In June, she start- opposition party leader stressed that the bestowing “special status” on the Donbas The conflict in the Donbas has already ed her campaign by launching a summit Minsk II ceasefire agreement on the as was agreed under the Minsk II protocol cost over 10,000 lives, but the line between with thousands of participants in Kyiv Donbas, which was signed in February (RBC, October 30). peace and capitulation for Ukraine is quite called “A New Course for Ukraine” (Dsnews. 2015 between Ukraine, Germany, France Moreover, as part of her “New Strategy thin. Therefore, most presidential candi- ua, June 15). Shortly afterwards, Ms. and Russia, is no longer relevant and needs for Peace and Security” plan, Ms. dates have tried to avoid such controversial Tymoshenko and members of her team to be changed to the “Budapest format” of Tymoshenko promised 10,000 new jobs in topics as the Minsk II agreement, which has held several other similar events in the Ukraine, the United Kingdom, the United the Donbas, the modernization of the local yet to be fulfilled by Russia. If Ms. Ukrainian capital, where they introduced States and Russia. Under the quadrilateral economy, as well as the creation of an inter- Tymoshenko becomes the next command- different strategies for the economy, poli- talks held in Budapest, in 1994, Ukraine national foundation for reconstruction and er-in-chief, she may face serious challenges, tics, defense and other issues that would agreed to become a non-nuclear-weapons development to cover the eastern including in the military field, which cannot make up the platform for her presidential state by abandoning the third-largest Ukrainian region. She did not mention who be resolved overnight. race. Notably, on October 30, Ms. nuclear arsenal in the world, which was in exactly would fund these proposed proj- Tymoshenko presented a “New Strategy for its possession following the break-up of the ects, although she did stress Ukraine The article above is reprinted from Peace and Security” at an event that gath- Soviet Union. In exchange, Kyiv received should impose tougher sanctions on Russia Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from ered hundreds of members of her important security assurances from the to make it pay for its aggression. To imple- its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Batkivshchyna party along with indepen- other three partners who signed the result- ment all these measures, Ms. Tymoshenko www.jamestown.org.

FOR THE RECORD: Joint Statement on U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership The following statement was released by Klimkin reiterated that cooperation including the Ukraine-Russia international Ukrainian control. the governments of the United States of between the United States and Ukraine is border, would create the necessary security The United States welcomed Ukraine’s America and Ukraine on the occasion of the based on common interests and shared val- conditions for the full implementation of prolongation of the law on special order of 2018 U.S.-Ukraine Strategic Partnership ues, including support for democracy, eco- the Minsk agreements. self-government in certain areas of Donetsk Commission meeting in Washington on nomic freedom and prosperity, sovereignty The United States reiterated its commit- and Luhansk regions on October 4, high- November 16. and territorial integrity, energy security, ment to Secretary Pompeo’s July 25 decla- lighted the many steps Ukraine has taken to and respect for human rights and implement the Minsk agreements, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and the rule of law. They decided to called on Russia to fulfill its commitments Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin create three new bilateral work- The plenary meeting in under the agreements. The United States met November 16, 2018, in Washington, ing groups focused on Security Washington marked the and Ukraine demanded the immediate D.C., to hold a plenary session of the U.S.- and Countering Russian 10th anniversary of the release of all Ukrainian political prisoners Ukraine Strategic Partnership Commission. Aggression; Rule of Law and unjustly held in Russia and the temporarily The plenary meeting marked the 10th Humanitarian Issues; and U.S.-Ukraine Charter on occupied territories of Ukraine, including anniversary of the U.S.-Ukraine Charter on Economy and Energy. These Strategic Partnership. The Oleh Sentsov, Oleksander Kolchenko, Strategic Partnership, a document that groups will meet regularly to dis- Volodymyr Balukh, Server Mustafaiev, enshrines the principles upon which the cuss areas of mutual concern and next session of the Strategic Emir-Usein Kuku and many others. relationship between our two democracies advance joint objectives. The Partnership Commission The two sides condemned the illegal so- is based. The plenary was also an opportu- 2018 Strategic Partnership will be held in Kyiv. called “elections” in Russia-controlled nity to work toward implementation of the Commission’s meeting featured Donbas on November 11. The sides reiter- goals for the U.S.-Ukrainian relationship as inaugural sessions of each work- ated these sham elections, orchestrated by outlined by Presidents Trump and ing group. ration on the non-recognition of Russia’s Russia, contravene Russia’s commitments Poroshenko during their previous bilateral purported annexation of Crimea. under the Minsk agreements and flout Security and Countering meetings. The United States condemned Russia’s UNSC [U.N. Security Council] Resolution Russian Aggression During the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, aggressive actions against international 2202 (2015). the Ukrainian people voiced their desire to The two sides underscored the need to shipping transiting the Black Sea, the Sea of Both sides noted with satisfaction that live in a modern, democratic, European continue building Ukraine’s resilience in Azov and the Kerch Strait to Ukrainian robust security cooperation would contin- state, free from corruption and foreign con- the face of Russian aggression, reaffirmed ports. Both sides underscored that Russia’s ue in 2019, including assistance to counter trol. Since the Revolution, the United States the importance of the Minsk agreements in aggressive activities in the Sea of Azov have Russian election meddling, joint training has provided over $2.8 billion in assistance ending Russia’s aggression, and highlighted brought new security, economic, social and exercises and cybersecurity cooperation. and three $1 billion loan guarantees to help the need to restore Ukrainian control over environmental threats to the entire Azov- The parties decided to further strength- Ukraine defend its territory and implement the Ukrainian territories temporarily occu- Black Sea region. en military-technical cooperation and wel- key reforms. The United States remains pied or controlled by Russia – Crimea and The United States confirmed its commit- comed the U.S. provision of military assis- steadfast in its support for Ukraine’s sover- the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. ment to maintain sanctions against Russia tance, which will help build Ukraine’s long- eignty and territorial integrity within its Both sides decided that a robust U.N.- related to its aggression against Ukraine term defensive capacity. internationally recognized borders. mandated international security force in until Russia fully implements the Minsk Secretary Pompeo and Foreign Minister the areas of Donbas controlled by Russia, agreements and returns Crimea to (Continued on page 7) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

OBITUARY Architect Zenon Mazurkevich, 79, designer of landmark Chicago church PHILADELPHIA – Renowned Ukrainian American archi- chose “the humblest of building materials, concrete,” for the tect Zenon “Zen” Mazurkevich passed away peacefully, sur- remainder of the church “because it has the touch of man.” rounded by family, on October 26 in Philadelphia. He was Mr. Mazurkevich’s other ecclesiastical architecture proj- 79. ects include St. Michael the Archangel Ukrainian Catholic His death at Philadelphia’s Thomas Jefferson University Church in Baltimore; the Basilian Monastery in Glen Cove, Hospital came as a result of head trauma sustained in a fall N.Y.; and the Prayer Room at St. Basil Academy in Fox on October 4. Chase. Among many buildings Mr. Mazurkevich designed was “Building is defying gravity,” he once noted. “I try to St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church, make what I design as light as possible. It seems to me that dubbed by Architectural Digest as a “Chicago landmark in our buildings should be graceful, airy, a structural pirou- its own right.” The ultra-modern design composed of glass, ette, and an inspiration to everyone who walks by.” concrete and steel includes a central gold-domed tower, Born in Roznitiv, Ukraine, in 1939, Mr. Mazurkevich representing Christ, surrounded by 12 glass towers, repre- immigrated to Germany and then Canada. After graduating senting his disciples. from the University of Toronto in 1965 with a bachelor’s Three-quarters of the building’s exterior consists of degree in architecture, Mr. Mazurkevich moved to Chicago curved windows. It was one of the largest bent glass proj- to work for modernist architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. ects in the U.S. at that time. Mr. Mazurkevich said he also Soon afterwards, Mr. Mazurkevich joined the architec- tural firm of Skidmore Owings & Merrill, where he worked on the designs of 500 North Michigan Ave., prominent on Chicago’s “Magnificent Mile;” the 100-story Zenon Mazurkevich in an undated family photo. John Hancock Center in Chicago, the world’s second tallest sky- Philadelphia, and the Fairview Plaza Building in Jenkintown. scraper at the time; and the old Throughout his life, Mr. Mazurkevich studied religious Spectrum arena in Philadelphia. architecture, his enduring creative passion. “Church archi- “Architecture is a tremendous tecture is esthetically functional more than anything else,” influence on people’s lives,” Mr. he told the Chicago Tribune in an interview, “It probably is Mazurkevich once said. “It is prin- the last architecture… in which you can be exuberant.” cipally a cultural statement, telling Mr. Mazurkevich is survived by his wife, human-rights us where we are at a particular activist and restaurateur Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich; older time. And the purpose of any art is son, Marko, with wife Emmeline (Echon), grandchildren to enrich people’s lives. In architec- Luka and Mila; and younger son, Dorian, with wife ture you do that by expressing Christina (Sawicky). He was predeceased by his sister emotion and making something Christina Bardyn, who is survived by her husband, Ihor, beautiful, not merely functional.” and their children. In 1967, Mr. Mazurkevich moved The funeral service was held on November 10 at St. to Philadelphia to attend graduate Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church. school at the University of Entombment was at St. Nicholas Cemetery Mausoleum in Pennsylvania, earning master’s Chicago. degrees in architecture and city St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church has planning. After a period working in established a fund, in memory of Zenon Mazurkevich, for Detroit as chief architect for Ford, the completion and installation of a large religious mosaic Mr. Mazurkevich returned to by the late artist Marco Zubar, which had been designed for Philadelphia in 1973 to open his the church but never installed. In lieu of flowers, the family own firm. would appreciate consideration of contributions to this His area projects included the fund. Pine Run Retirement Community in Daria Iwanik Doylestown, the Ukrainian Self- Sources: Muzyka Funeral Home, The Philadelphia St. Joseph the Betrothed Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chicago. Reliance Federal Credit Union in Inquirer, Chicago Sun-Times. Palmerton parish celebrates its 100 anniversary by Ihor Stefan Bilynsky English language skills, still managed to maintain and grow their faith and also estab- PALMERTON, Pa. – On October 28, the lish a church in this new and vibrant land of community of the faithful of St. Volodymyr America. He asked the current parishioners Ukrainian Catholic Church in Palmerton, to follow the examples of their ancestors and Pa., celebrated its 100th anniversary. help grow the religious community of St. The liturgy was celebrated by Bishop Volodymyr into the 21st century. Andriy Rabiy, apostolic administrator of the After the liturgy, a banquet was held at Archeparchy of Philadelphia, assisted by the the Blue Shamrock Golf Club in Palmerton. Rev. Volodymyr Baran, pastor of St. The banquet was attended by over 100 Volodymyr parish; the Very Rev. John Seniv, persons, including clergy, parishioners and pastor of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian guests. Church in Northampton, Pa.; the Rev. Evhen The festivities began with a prayer and Moniuk, pastor of St. Nicholas Ukrainian blessing by Bishop Andriy. Entertainment at Church in Great Meadows, N.J.; the Rev. the banquet was provided by virtuoso vio- Stepan Hlushak, visiting priest from linist Innesa Tymochko-Dekajlo and the St. Ukraine; and the Rev. Deacon Michael Waak. Mary’s Church choir. The Kazka Ukrainian The participation of two choirs Folk Ensemble also entertained the crowd enhanced the celebratory spirit of the litur- with songs and dances. The entertainment gy, with the English responses being sung concluded with four Ukrainian songs per- by St. Mary’s Ukrainian Church choir from formed by the Dzvin choir. McAdoo, Pa., while the Ukrainian responses Afterwards Father Baran thanked all of were sung by the Dzvin male choir from the visiting clergy, guests and parishioners Philadelphia. for helping to celebrate the parish’s centenni- Bishop Andriy delivered an inspiring al. He wished everyone a safe trip home, and homily, reminding all of the perseverance reminded all those present to pick up a copy and deep faith of those early immigrants of the St. Volodymyr 100th anniversary com- Bishop Andriy Rabiy and clergy during the divine liturgy celebrating the centennial who, with very little finances and limited memorative booklet as they left for home. of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in Palmerton, Pa. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 5

In South Africa, at a meeting with the Ukrainian community in Pretoria, seen in the UWC middle (from left) are: Ukraine’s Chargé D’Affaires Liubov Abravitova, Ukrainian At Ukraine’s Embassy to Egypt, the president of the Ukrainian World Congress with World Congress President Eugene Czolij and his wife, Anna. the Ukrainian community of Cairo. Ukrainian World Congress president concludes visits with diaspora communities

UWC TORONTO – Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) President Eugene Czolij conclude his most recent series of visits to Ukrainian diaspora communities by traveling on October 27-31 to the Republic of South Africa. He arrived on the invitation of the Ukrainian Association of South Africa, which forms part of the UWC network, together with his wife, Anna. They visited Stellenbosch, Cape Town and Pretoria where, during various appearanc- es and meetings, he furthered topical Ukrainian issues. On October 28, Mr. Czolij attended the Ukrainian festival in Stellenbosch, and the next day he spoke during a semi- nar organized by the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the topic “Doing Business in Ukraine.” Mr. Czolij highlighted that Ukraine is a modern, European state that is actively reforming and has great economic potential; he encouraged investment in Ukraine and the strengthen- ing of mutual trade ties. On October 30, the UWC president met with parliamen- In Poland, the UWC president speaks at the Warsaw Security Forum 2018. tarians of the Republic of South Africa and encouraged cooperation with the international community to ensure Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada, Hanna Hopko, addressed a impacts trade with Ukraine. compliance by the Russian Federation with the U.N. Charter meeting of the Union of Ukrainians in Poland led by Petro During his visit to Germany, the UWC president was and its international commitments. In addition, he called Tyma during which participants discussed means of coop- accompanied by Ms. Iaroshevych. upon the RSA to strengthen bilateral relations with Ukraine, eration between the UWC and its network and Ukrainian During an earlier visit to Germany on October 13-14 on including economic and trade cooperation, and create a authorities in support of Ukraine. the invitation of the International Ukrainian Organization friendship group with parliamentarians in Ukraine. During his visit, the UWC president was accompanied by Fourth Wave led by Dr. Iryna Jastreb, Mr. Czolij delivered an Also that day, Mr. Czolij delivered an address on the the director of the UWC Mission to International address on the Holodomor at an academic conference in topic of Ukraine at the South African Institute of Organizations in Brussels Maryna Iaroshevych and, to Düsseldorf and attended the parish feast of the Protection International Affairs in Western Cape, during which he some meetings, by Mr. Tyma. of the Most Holy Mother of God Ukrainian Orthodox highlighted the European choice of the Ukrainian people Church in Krefeld-Traar. during Euro-Maidan and the reaction of the Russian Meetings in Germany A visit to Tunisia Federation which occupied Crimea and waged armed On October 20-23, Mr. Czolij traveled to Munich and actions in eastern Ukraine. Berlin to participate in events organized by the UWC mem- On October 17-19, Mr. Czolij was on a working visit to On October 31, the UWC president met with the leader- ber organization Union of Ukrainian Organizations in Tunisia in order to promote ties with the Ukrainian com- ship and representatives of the Ukrainian Association in Germany (UUOG), and to present to high-ranking German munity and discuss topical Ukrainian issues with Tunisian South Africa chaired by Dzvinka Kachur. officials and representatives of civil society topical high-ranking officials. On November 1 in Pretoria, Mr. Czolij visited the Embassy Ukrainian issues. He met with the chair and vice-chair of the Ukraine of Ukraine and met with diplomats headed by Chargé On October 20 in Munich, he participated in the annual Friendship Group in the Assembly of People’s d’Affaires Liubov Abravitova. On November 4, the UWC presi- general meeting of the UUOG during which, on behalf of Representatives, the Parliament of Tunisia. Mr. Czolij dent held a community meeting with Ukrainians in Pretoria. the UWC, he extended greetings to attendees, thanked the thanked Tunisia for voting in favor of Resolution No. The next day, he met with the Roman Catholic archbish- outgoing board under the leadership of Lesya Shramko for 28/262 on the territorial integrity of Ukraine adopted on op of Pretoria, William Slattery, informing him about the its cooperation with the UWC, and called upon the UUOG March 27, 2014, by the United Nations General Assembly. Ukrainian community in the RSA and requesting that cler- for continued joint action in furthering Ukrainian interests. He called for the opening of a Tunisian Consulate in Kyiv gy of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church be allowed to Elected to the UUOG board were: Rostyslav Sukennyk and the introduction of a visa-free regime for Ukrainians celebrate liturgies in Roman Catholic churches in Pretoria (president), Andrij Kaprocki (first vice-president), Andrij travelling to Tunisia, which would contribute to the growth and Cape Town. Nesmasznyj (second vice-president), Taras Fedoriv (secre- of tourism in Tunisia. During his visit to the RSA, the UWC president was tary) and Ms. Shramko (treasurer). During his community meeting at the Embassy of accompanied by the chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of The next day, the UWC president participated in a Ukraine in Tunisia, Mr. Czolij presented the activities of the Ukraine in the RSA, Liubov Abravitova, and the president of memorial service in the framework of the international UWC. In turn, the UWC president learned from Ukrainian the Ukrainian Association in South Africa, Dzvinka Kachur. action initiated by the UWC “Light a Candle of community activists about the newly registered communi- Remembrance” marking the 85th anniversary of the Working visit to Poland ty organization of Ukrainians abroad, Berehynia, led by Holodomor, which was held in the courtyard of the Natalya Chernenko, and the specifics of the life of On October 24-26, Mr. Czolij was on a working visit to Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Andrew the Ukrainians in Tunisia. Poland, where he addressed the Warsaw Security Forum First-Called Apostle Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. During his visit, the UWC president also met the ambas- 2018 as part of the panel titled “The Russian-Ukrainian Afterwards, he met with the Ukrainian community in sador of Ukraine to Libya and Tunisia, Mykola Nahornyi, War: Is Ukraine falling off Everyone’s Radar?” the church hall during which he spoke about current who accompanied him to meetings. He also met with Polish high-ranking officials and repre- events in Ukraine and priorities of the UWC. sentatives of civil society, with whom he raised important On October 22-23 in Berlin, the UWC president held Egypt on the itinerary Ukrainian issues. He expressed thanks to Poland for recog- meetings with high-ranking German officials and represen- October 15-16 took Mr. Czolij to Cairo and Alexandria, nizing the Holodomor as genocide of the Ukrainian people, tatives of civil society, thanking Germany for its support of Egypt, for the purpose of developing ties with the local the 85th anniversary of which is currently being commem- Ukraine in fighting Russian aggression, particularly in the Ukrainian communities and raising important Ukrainian orated by Ukrainians worldwide. Normandy format negotiations. He also focused attention issues with Egyptian high-ranking officials. On October 24, at Ukrainian Home, the UWC president, on the illegal actions of the Russian Federation with which together with chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of it disrupts marine traffic in the Sea of Azov and negatively (Continued on page 17) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly On the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor Moscow now shifting naval vessels The guest editorial below is adapted from remarks by Andriy Futey, president of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, at the Holodomor commemoration held at from Pacific and Arctic to Kerch Strait St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York on Saturday, November 17. by Paul Goble Battle” and subtitles it “Our border guards It has become our tradition to gather here each year, within the sacred walls of St. are bringing to the Kerch Strait military Patrick’s Cathedral, to pray for and honor the memory of the millions of innocent vic- In a move that gives substance to vessels even from the Pacific Ocean and the tims lost in the Holodomor-Genocide of 1932-1933. What occurred 85 years ago in Ukrainian fears that Moscow will close the Barents Sea.” But he gives few details, Ukraine was evil in its design and brutal in its methods. Through a carefully orches- Sea of Azov to Ukrainian shipping or even instead attacking Ukraine and what he sees trated mass collectivization effort, the Soviet regime imposed unreachable grain quo- launch a new war from there, but that also as the alarmist and aggressive tone of its tas upon the Ukrainian people, confiscated all foodstuffs and even sealed Ukraine’s reflects just how stretched the Russian official statements. borders, trapping Ukrainians within their own country, with no food and no chance of navy is, Moscow is currently moving naval Russia already has far more vessels with escape. Not only were the borders of Ukraine blockaded, but, tellingly so, were the vessels from the Pacific Ocean and the far greater firepower in this area than does heavily Ukrainian populated regions of Russia itself. No people out. No food in. Barents Sea to the Kerch Strait. Ukraine. The additions Mr. Ishchenko says This barbarous act was kept hidden from the world and is one of the largest geno- Earlier, Ukraine had shifted vessels to the Moscow is making will only increase that cides of the 20th century. And thus, in the very heart of Europe, in a country that Sea of Azov from its Caspian Flotilla (james- imbalance and add to fears in Kyiv that boasts some of the world’s most fertile soil and has often been referred to as the town.org/program/moscow-shifts-flotilla- Russia is preparing to restart its war “Breadbasket of Europe,” at the height of the Famine in 1933, Ukrainians were dying from-caspian-to-azov-sea-giving-it-a-new- against Ukraine from that direction (apos- at the rate of 25,000 per day. This was a deliberate, premeditated effort by the brutal offensive-capability/), but that was a simple trophe.ua/article/society/accidents/2018- Communist regime of Joseph Stalin to subjugate an entire nation. operation that made use of canals between 11-17/mejdu-ukrainoy-i-rossiey-zagoraet- Who better to classify the Holodomor as a genocide than Raphael Lemkin, the the two relatively close bodies of water. sya-tretiy-ochag-est-opasnost-bolshoy- Polish-American-Jewish lawyer, educated in Lviv, Ukraine, who coined the word Now, Moscow is going even further voynyi/22103). “genocide” and spent his life working to develop the international law against such afield in order to expand its military capaci- This latest Russian move, of course, may crimes. Lemkin applied the concept of genocide to the tragic events in Ukraine in ty in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait at be intended to spark such fears in Ukraine 1932-1933. He stated: “What I want to speak about is perhaps the classic example of a time when both sides there are “prepar- and force Kyiv to take defensive actions Soviet genocide, the longest and broadest experiment in Russification – the destruc- ing for serious military clashes,” according that Moscow and its supporters can be tion of the Ukrainian nation… the attack has manifested a systematic pattern, with to Sergey Ishchenko in a new article on the counted on to portray as acts of aggression the whole process repeated again and again to meet fresh outbursts of national spir- Svobodnaya Pressa portal (svpressa.ru/ against which the Russian side will say it it. The first blow is aimed at the intelligentsia, the national brain, so as to paralyze war21/article/216342/). has no choice but to respond. But it is a the rest of the body… along with this… was an offensive against the churches, priests The Russian commentator titles his arti- dangerous move that makes a broader con- and hierarchy, the soul of Ukraine. The third prong of the Soviet plan was aimed at cle “The Sea of Azov: The Scene before flict more likely. the farmers, the large mass of independent peasants who are the repository of the tradition, folklore and music, the national language and literature, the national spirit of Ukraine. The weapon used against this body is perhaps the most terrible of all – starvation. This is not simply a case of mass murder. It is a case of genocide, of destruction, not of individuals only, but of a culture and a nation.” Moscow increasingly acknowledges Today, as we gather to mourn, we must also recommit ourselves to exposing the whole truth about the Holodomor. It is our solemn responsibility to pass the torch to it controls Donbas regimes, journalist notes the next generation, as they must continue to stand firm in honoring the millions who needlessly suffered at the hands of a dictator, and help to educate the world – by Paul Goble are operations that are completely con- especially now as we watch with horror the rise of modern dictators and tyrannical trolled by Moscow. regimes around the world. The Holodomor cannot remain merely a Ukrainian issue Telling a lie is easy. To sustain one is U.S.-based Russian journalist Kseniya – it must be a global one, so that such tragedies do not reoccur. hard, especially if those at whom it is Kirillova thus performs an especially valu- Ukrainians around the world have advocated for their governments to recognize directed are paying attention. Those able service in calling attention to a new the genocide of the Ukrainian nation. Here in the U.S., under the leadership of the spreading falsehoods find it difficult to article by Yegor Makhov on Moscow’s UCCA and our many organizations and local communities, working together with repeat them over and over again without Voyennoye Obozreniye portal, which is the Embassy of Ukraine, we have successfully advocated for passage of a Senate eventually allowing the truth to come out. closely linked to the Russian Defense Resolution recognizing that “Joseph Stalin and those around him committed geno- Their only hope is that in today’s 24/7 Ministry, in which he openly describes the cide against the Ukrainians in 1932-1933.” A companion resolution has been intro- news cycle, their target audience will move work of Russian “curators” in the Donbas, duced in the House of Representatives and has passed its Foreign Affairs Committee. on and not take notice. their successes and failures. Nineteen states have issued proclamations or passed resolutions recognizing the That is certainly the case with Moscow’s Ms. Kirillova says many may assume that Holodomor as a genocide against the Ukrainian nation. role in the Donbas, where the Russian Mr. Makhov is saying nothing everyone It is our solemn responsibility to serve as the voice of the millions of innocents media have moved from complete denial, doesn’t know, but he, unlike many who who were silenced and can no longer speak of their tortures. And it is our solemn symbolized by the wonderful Russian neol- have reported on this pattern in the past, is responsibility to remember, so that the world never forgets. ogism “yikh tam net” – “they aren’t there” not a Ukrainian or Russian opposition fig- The Holodomor is but one example of Russia’s ongoing campaign to enslave to an increasingly full admission that the ure but a part of the Moscow regime. (Ms. Ukraine. As we mark the 85th anniversary of Ukraine’s Genocide of 1932-1933, we Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” Kirillova’s article is at day.kyiv.ua/ru/blog/ also commemorate the fifth anniversary of Ukraine’s “Revolution of Dignity” – a glar- politika/tak-nazyvaemye-kuratory; Mr. ing reminder that Russian aggression against Ukraine in violation of international Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on Makhov’s, at topwar.ru/149218-rossija- law and the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 continues into the present. The ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia reshila-okonchatelno-navesti-porjadok-v- Ukrainian people’s endurance during the horrors of the Holodomor, their bravery who has served in various capacities in the during the Maidan, and their steadfast fortitude during the present-day struggle in ldnr.html). Crimea and eastern Ukraine are all testimonies of the commitment of the Ukrainian U.S. State Department, the Central Similar patterns can be observed in the people to live with dignity in a democratic and sovereign nation. Intelligence Agency and the International wake of almost all the lies the Kremlin has As Russia continues to whitewash its crimes, including its most recent blatant Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice put out on a wide variety of other issues. acts of aggression against Ukraine, we must uphold the principles of honor and of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Fortunately for its denizens, but unfortu- truth. Because truth, and an informed public, are the linchpins of a free society, Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for nately for everyone else, few are paying ensuring that despotism does not triumph over democracy. International Peace. The article above is close attention and thus miss both these To those survivors who were fortunate enough to survive Ukraine’s genocide: we reprinted with permission from his blog acknowledgements and the splits they sug- thank the Lord for sparing your lives. And to the millions of innocent victims who called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- gest exist within the Moscow regime over perished as a result of Stalin’s brutal genocide: may you rest in peace. You will woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). its most controversial policies. always be remembered and honored. Vichnaya pamiat!

States and Europe. Pompeo... The Ukrainian foreign affairs minister (Continued from page 1) also said Kyiv was grateful for U.S. support Nov. Turning the pages back... in strengthening Ukraine’s defense capabil- about Nord Stream 2 – which avoids exist- ities, “both through training of our military Forty years ago, on November 26, 1978, more than 8,000 peo- ing gas pipelines through Ukraine – and the and through providing defense equipment.” ple gathered at 67th Street in New York near the U.N. Mission to added leverage on energy security it could 26 the Soviet Union for a rally to support the decolonization of the give Moscow. With reporting by AFP. 1978 Soviet Union and to condemn Soviet violations of human rights. Mr. Klimkin said the United States and Copyright 2018, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted The demonstrators were joined by four victims of Soviet Ukraine “stand shoulder to shoulder in with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ penal colonies – Nadia Svitlychna, Leonid Plyushch, Simas countering Russian aggression.” He said Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Kudirka (Lithuanian Soviet political prisoner) and Gen. Petro Grigorenko – who addressed such aggression takes many forms, both the Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see the crowd, recounting their experiences behind the Iron Curtain. war in Crimea and parts of Donbas in https://www.rferl.org/a/pompeo-ukraine- Ukraine, and in Russian efforts to under- has-no-greater-friend-than-the-united- (Continued on page 15) mine democratic institutions in the United states-/29605705.html). No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 7

REMEMBERING THE HOLODOMOR FOR THE RECORD: D.C. commemoration Sen. Charles Schumer’s message of the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor Below is the text of the message sent to cide and honor the memory of those who the Ukrainian American community by Sen. cannot speak for themselves. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on the occasion of I am proud to announce that the United the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor. The States is making strides every year towards message was read at the commemorative properly commemorating the Ukrainian program held in St. Patrick’s Cathedral on Genocide. Just last month, a resolution November 17. which I co-sponsored, was unanimously adopted by the U.S. Senate, recognizing the It is with great reverence that I write this Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 as geno- letter commemorating the 85th anniversary cide against the Ukrainian people. This res- of the Holodomor, Ukraine’s Genocide of olution and all similar future efforts matter 1932-1933. Every year, I stand with my because it shows the world that we must Ukrainian friends to observe the Holodomor stand up, call out genocide where we see it, and to extend my deepest sympathies to the and never forget. victims, survivors of the famine and their Therefore, I am humbled and honored to families. join in spirit with everyone gathered here Eighty-five years ago, Soviet dictator today to remember and honor the millions of Joseph Stalin weaponized the land itself to innocent victims of Ukraine’s Genocide. Many force a famine on the Ukrainian people. He thanks to the Ukrainian Congress Committee Pavlo Klimkin/Facebook tried to annihilate the Ukrainian people; he of America for holding this requiem annually A. Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, tried to annihilate the Ukrainian spirit. and for all the work you do. As long as I have speaks at the Heritage Foundation’s forum. Thank God he failed. To ensure that these the privilege of serving in the Unites States Remarks by A. Wess Mitchell, assistant It wants to prevent Ukrainians from choos- atrocities are not repeated, it is paramount Senate, know that I will continue to support secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian ing their own future. that we continue to remember the geno- the Ukrainian American community. Affairs, U.S. Department of State, at the In pursuit of that goal, Moscow’s aggres- Heritage Foundation Forum in sion in eastern Ukraine continues unabat- Commemoration of the 85th Anniversary of ed. More than 10,000 Ukrainians have died and improve access to government services the Holodomor-Genocide in Ukraine 1932- as a result of this Russia-conceived, -led Joint Statement... and humanitarian assistance for Ukrainians 1933. The forum took place in Washington and -sustained conflict. affected by Russian aggression, including (Continued from page 3) on November 15. Russia also continues its brutal occupa- Ukrainians residing in territories tempo- tion of Crimea. Those who speak out against The United States and Ukraine con- rarily controlled or occupied by Russia. The …we are here today to mark a very som- this illegal occupation or even express their firmed the importance of the Budapest United States commended Ukraine’s efforts ber occasion, and that’s the 85th anniversa- Ukrainian identity or loyalty to Ukraine are Memorandum of December 5, 1994, and to provide for the needs of IDPs [internally ry of the Holodomor. Today, we recall the subjected to physical abuse and imprison- called on Russia to fulfill its previous com- displaced persons], though both sides con- millions of innocent Ukrainians whom the ment by Russian occupation forces. mitments to respect Ukraine’s sovereignty curred that more work remains. The sides brutal Soviet regime starved to death by Beyond this direct military threat, and territorial integrity within its interna- emphasized that the rights of all Ukrainians engineering and executing a catastrophic Moscow seeks to unravel Ukraine from tionally recognized borders. must be equally guaranteed. The United man-made famine. within by undermining the democratic Ukraine reaffirmed that becoming a States and Ukraine also discussed actions The Holodomor was one of the most institutions that Ukrainians have so pains- NATO member remains its strategic priori- on combatting trafficking in persons. barbaric acts of the 20th century. It should takingly created. The aim is to reverse the ty, as recently enshrined in its legislation. be recognized as such. This crime against progress achieved since the Revolution of Economy and Energy The United States welcomed Ukraine’s humanity was the result of a deliberate pol- Dignity. Social media and cyberwarfare NATO aspirations, reaffirmed by the 2008 The United States reaffirmed its commit- icy whereby Joseph Stalin seized Ukrainian may be new tools in the Russian toolkit, but Bucharest Declaration, and looked forward ment to partner with Ukraine to develop a land and crops with the explicit political the underlying blueprint looks quite Soviet: to one day welcoming Ukraine into the free and prosperous economy. The United goal of starving Ukraine as a people and as disinformation, propaganda, and what the Alliance. The United States reiterated its States expressed support for the many eco- a nation. These cruel policies turned one of KGB used to call “active measures.” support for Ukrainian efforts to implement nomic reforms Ukraine has undertaken, the world’s most fertile regions, a land that As we remember Ukraine’s difficult past the security reforms detailed in the Law on and encouraged further reform and coop- is famous for its rich and discuss the cur- black earth, into a National Security, and commended eration with the IMF and other partners to Just as we must rent challenges, we Ukraine’s continuing contribution to inter- achieve strong, sustainable and inclusive place of horror and must not lose sight of national peace and security operations economic growth. The United States and death. never forget the the bright future throughout the globe. Ukraine underlined the importance of the Moscow’s efforts Holodomor, we must within Ukraine’s work of the U.S.-Ukraine Trade and to starve the people reach. Tomorrow, Rule of Law and Humanitarian Issues Investment Council to increase bilateral of Ukraine, and the honor those who Secret­ary [Mike] The United States and Ukraine under- trade and investments by eliminating exist- Kuban region, a bled and died on the Pompeo and Foreign place populated by scored that securing Ukraine’s European ing trade barriers and improving the regu- Minister [Pavlo] ethnic Ukrainians, Maidan and continue future and safeguarding the country from latory environment and business climate. Klimkin will relaunch were undertaken Russian malign influences requires contin- Both sides intend to continue work to bleed and die in the U.S.–Ukraine with a clear political ued reform and strong democratic institu- together aimed at developing and reform- Strategic Partnership goal in mind. NKVD the country’s east. tions, in particular a free press, vibrant civil ing Ukraine’s energy sector to enhance Commission. Delegat­ executioners eagerly society and an independent judiciary deliv- Ukraine’s economy and security. Ukraine ions from our two carried out the order of Stalin and his ering impartial justice. underscored its intention to expand countries will hold important, daylong talks henchmen, who sought to break the will of Ukraine committed to further strength- as we work together to advance Ukraine on domestic oil and gas production, unbundle the Ukrainian people, to cow them into en its democratic institutions, in particular the gas transit system, and welcomed the its Western path. submission, to destroy their identity and The underlying goal of our meetings is by conducting free, fair and secure 2019 involvement of U.S. companies in these national aspirations. presidential and parliamentary elections in efforts, as well as in programs aimed at to help Ukraine realize its tremendous At the time, many Western intellectuals, potential and to take its place in the family accordance with international standards, increasing energy efficiency. Both sides also motivated by an admiration of communism and welcomed international support. underscored the need for continued gas of Western democracies. As my friend and a skewed ideology of collectivism, Pavlo has said, our goal is to ensure the suc- The United States commended Ukraine’s transit through Ukraine, and emphasized ignored or covered up these events. I think commitment to pursue further comprehen- their opposition to energy projects that cess of Project Ukraine. it’s important to remember that. Eighty-five Just as we must never forget the sive judicial and law enforcement reform, threaten European energy diversity and years later, it is remarkable that the necessary to strengthen the rule of law in security. In particular, the United States and Holodomor, we must honor those who bled Holodomor – like so many of the other and died on the Maidan and continue to Ukraine. The United States commended Ukraine stressed the importance of contin- crimes of communism have not received bleed and die in the country’s east. We Ukraine for adopting a law to establish an ued coordination to stop proposed Russian their due attention in the West. We must stand with Ukrainians in their struggle for a independent anti-corruption court that pipelines that would hurt Ukraine’s eco- never forget that they occurred. And we brighter future, free from vassalage, free encompasses recommendations of the IMF nomic and strategic stability, such as Nord must never forget why they occurred. from corruption, with a government that is and other international partners of Stream 2 and the second line of Today, Ukrainians are dying as a result of accountable to its people. Ukraine. Ukraine reaffirmed its commit- TurkStream. policies directed by the Russian govern- The north star of our Ukrainian policy ment to establishing a fully functioning Secretary Pompeo and Minister Klimkin ment against the very fabric of Ukraine’s will remain our support for Ukrainian independent High Anti-Corruption Court look forward to further strengthening the national existence. Moscow is trying to con- nation-state. Its sovereignty, self-determi- and to protecting anti-corruption institu- partnership between the United States and ceal this ongoing aggression, but its goals nation and territorial integrity within inter- tions. Ukraine and decided to convene the next are very clear. Russia seeks a Ukraine vassal nationally recognized borders. A sovereign Both sides highlighted the need to session of the Strategic Partnership state, deprived of sovereignty, beholden to increase civilians’ freedom of movement Commission in Kyiv, Ukraine. Moscow and within its sphere of influence. 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85th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOLODOMOR Pittsburgh community commemorates Holodomor by Nickolas C. Kotow Vocalist Maria Smereka sang “Stradalna Maty” as a procession of students of the PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh local School of Ukrainian Studies, members Ukrainian community commemorated the of the Kyiv Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian School, the Poltava Ukrainian Dance Holodomor-Genocide of 1932-1933 on Company of Pittsburgh, students studying Sunday, November 4, at Heinz Chapel on Ukrainian language at the University, repre- the University of Pittsburgh campus begin- sentatives of area Ukrainian organizations, ning at 3 p.m. celebrating and attending clergy, and invit-

Tony Szmul Metropolitan Antony and Bishop Bohdan Danylo read the names of Holodomor victims. ed speakers entered the chapel. The chil- Holodomor: Murder by Starvation” pub- dren and youth in Ukrainian dress carried lished by the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian sunflowers, which they placed at the foot of Holodomor-Genocide Awareness. the altar steps, while the students placed Representing the Ukrainian Orthodox sheaves of wheat. Church of the U.S.A. were Metropolitan All guests and participants were given a Antony, attended by subdeacons and a sem- program booklet that included the pam- Youth of the Pittsburgh Ukrainian community during the procession in Heinz Chapel. phlet “Genocide in Ukraine 1932-1933; (Continued on page 12) City of Philadelphia declares New Mexico’s Ukrainians Ukrainian Genocide Month remember the Holodomor by Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich ed Ukrainians for their resistance to its eco- nomic, political and social oppression.” PHILADELPHIA – The City Council of After the resolution was presented by Philadelphia on Thursday, October 18, the City Council, the speaker then called issued a historic resolution declaring the upon Ulana Mazurkevich, head of the local month of November 2018 as “Ukrainian community’s Holodomor Committee, to Genocide Remembrance Month.” During accept the resolution. Ms. Mazurkevich was the morning session of the City Council, the joined by the Rev. Roman Pitula, Eugene resolution was unanimously accepted. The Luciw, Chrystyna Prokopovych, Halia Dubil, sponsor of the resolution was Councilman Lesia Chmelko and Michael Sawkiw. Mark Squilla. In brief remarks to the council and the The resolution reads, in part: “The attendees, Ms. Mazurkevich thanked City Ukrainian community is in sadness com- Council members for the strong resolution memorating the 85th anniversary of the and stated that 85 years ago 7 million were Ukrainian genocide. Eighty-five years ago, forcibly starved to death by Moscow. the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his Moscow’s reply, Ms. Mazurkevich noted, Lyudmyla Kostyk totalitarian regime committed an act of was: “Deny, deny, deny – the very same New Mexico Ukrainians after the panakhyda offered in memory of the millions of vic- genocide through an implementation of an playbook Moscow is using today.” tims of the Holodomor. engineered famine… resulting in the deaths Ms. Mazurkevich then invited the people of up to 10 million innocent men, women to that afternoon’s event in the Mayor’s by George Klapischak small child age 4, was warned to hide in and children.” Reception Room, where the resolution fear of being killed and eaten when anyone The resolution also notes: “…this geno- would be officially presented to Ukraine’s ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Ukrainian knocked on their door. She spoke of how cide, Holodomor, meaning murder by star- Ambassador to the U.S. Valery Chaly. Americans of New Mexico gathered in her grandmother, to her last days on earth, vation, was specifically designed by the Albuquerque on October 13 to join in com- went to bed each night only after placing a Soviet regime to punish independent-mind- (Continued on page 15) munion with all other “Light a Candle in morsel of bread under her pillow to safe- Remembrance” actions around the globe to guard against the Holodomor happening commemorate the anniversary of the again. She explained how her mother was Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. told to swallow small stones to avert the The opening solemn panakhyda was gnawing of constant hunger and how the sung at Our Lady of Perpetual Help family pounded acorns in the forest to Byzantine Catholic Church in Albuquerque make flour to shape into little bitter pan- by the assembled choir and by Father Artur cakes to eat. Bubnevych, pastor. Two documentary films on the Nataliya Pavlenko, whose family lived Holodomor were then presented to the and farmed in the Chernihiv/Nizhyn region audience of over 70 attendees, followed by of Ukraine, then recollected her childhood a repast of Ukrainian foods prepared by the memories of the stories told by her mother organizing committee members. Books and and grandparents who finally broke their brochures on the topic were also on display, painful silence decades after the horrors of and the organizers acknowledged the gen- those years, but yet made everyone in the erous donation of the Holodomor teacher’s family promise to never speak of this any- handbook and other titles by the Canadian where again outside their home for fear of Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press. arrest and imprisonment. Much was learned and shared that eve- Stephan Fartuszok She relayed how Communist Party activ- ning, and participants left with a greater In the Mayor’s Reception Room, standing with the resolution (from left) are: Council ists came to their house and took every understanding of the lasting effects of the members Allan Domb, Al Taubenberger and Helen Gym; Ambassador Valery Chaly; scrap of food, grain and property they genocide against Ukraine – a crime that had Ulana Mazurkevich; and Council members Mark Squilla and David Oh. could carry off, and how her mother, then a been covered up for so very long. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 9 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

Experts... (Continued from page 1) travel “that I thought would never happen in my lifetime,” said DIF director Iryna Bekeshkina during a panel discussion with four of the poll’s experts in Kyiv’s Ukrainian House. Moreover, a series of reforms aimed at transforming society has been launched, she added. Electronic governance, like a successful online public procurement sys- tem, has won worldwide praise. Members of Parliament and high-level government officials now file asset declarations online. Registries on real estate and business own- ership are accessible with a few computer mouse clicks. The process of decentralization – giving more power to local governments to form tax bases and make on-the-ground deci- sions – has begun, Ms. Bekeshkina said. Three anti-graft agencies have been created and a separate judicial body on corruption is being formed, the panel experts noted. Successful improvements in health and education, the creation of a new country- Mark Raczkiewycz Mark Raczkiewycz wide police force and making the state-run The “Maidan: Landscapes of Memory” exhibit on Kyiv’s Three tablets that comprise a prayer for the Heavenly Hundred, the oil and gas monopoly Naftohaz profitable Independence Square, seen here on November 20, offers protesters killed during the 2013-2014 Euro-Maidan Revolution, stand were also mentioned. a pictorial timeline of events of the Euro-Maidan along Instytutska Street, where the vast majority were shot on the However, most of the momentum for Revolution, also known as the Revolution of Dignity. morning of February 20, 2014, in downtown Kyiv. change came in the first two years follow- ing the Euro-Maidan Revolution, lamented that period. job of reviewing the e-declarations of gov- years, nobody at the decision-making level Ms. Bekeshkina. The last three years have Politically, Yevhen Bystrytsky, the longtime ernment officials,” the graft analyst said. A has been brought to justice for the killing of been marked by “stagnation,” she said, add- head (until 2017) of the George Soros-funded solid law on political whistleblowers is need- some 100 protesters during the Euro- ing that pressure from civil society pushed International Renaissance Foundation in ed to protect them, he added. In addition, the Maidan revolution. the reform agenda. Ukraine, concurred that the post-Maidan National Anti-Corruption Bureau “needs A single case exists that combines all the “Sure, Ukraine has done more reforms leaders started reforms “under public pres- more powers like to independently obtain killings committed during the uprising than the previous 23 years of [post-Soviet] sure,” but lacked a “clear vision to do this.” wiretap permissions” without prosecutorial starting from November 21, 2013, to independence… but there was no real Yet, around spring 2016, he observed, oversight and directly through judges. February 20, 2014. Investigations involve ‘reset’ of government in the spirit of the the government started to “divorce itself” Consequently, corruption costs Ukraine the deaths of 91 people, 78 of whom were Maidan’s ideals… I can’t say many new from civil society and the public advisory 2 percent, or $2.5 billion, of its yearly eco- protesters and 13 law enforcement officers. faces [are in leadership roles],” she said. councils to which they were attached when nomic output based on this year’s projec- Maidan activists at nebesnasotnya.com, Economically, Ukraine succeeded in “sta- “the actual implementation of the reforms tions, Gosta Ljungman, International a loose coalition of civil society groups from bilizing macro-economically” after inheriting began.” Monetary Fund resident representative in that time, say that 107 protesters were a system of top-down corrupt government He described the about face as self- Ukraine, said on November 13. killed. that left the country in shambles, including a imposed “solitude.” A separate 46-page report on graft in Fifty-six people have been served with drained treasury, said Oksana Kuzyakiv, Mr. Bystrytsky noted that the govern- Ukraine released this month by the notices of suspicion for the killing of 73 executive director of the Institute for ment “never created a system to communi- London-based international think tank individuals, Serhiy Horbatiuk, head of the cate directly with civil society” and said the Chatham House stated that the country has Economic Research and Policy Consulting. General Prosecutor’s department of special reason was “corruption,” which has led to achieved “greater success in restricting the The abuse of related-party lending in the investigations, said at a news conference on an abysmal level of “public distrust.” opportunities for corruption than in bring- banking system has been eliminated with November 21. Ironically, combined with the revolu- ing corrupt officials to justice.” more than 80 institutions losing their The latest person detained was an tion’s achievements so far, “Ukraine has The report concluded that “a decisive licenses for essentially handing out money unidentified sniper of the National Guard’s to companies associated with owners of created the most openly corrupt society in breakthrough will require opening the elite Omega subunit. He was remanded for the financial institutions. Inflation is the world,” said Oleksandr Kalitenko, senior political system to more actors, creating two months starting on November 3. Four approaching single digits, and economic analyst for the corruption watchdog greater competition and developing credi- former Berkut riot police officers who were growth has resumed, she said. Transparency International-Ukraine. ble institutions to support the rule of law.” Meanwhile, pitfalls remain in “not finish- “Impunity and the absence of a properly It also identified “vested interests over being prosecuted for the Maidan killings ing reforms” that affect business, like “de- run judicial system” are at the core of the the judiciary” for anti-graft bodies that fail fled to Russia last year. They had been regulation,” though “loopholes like illicit problem, he explained. “to achieve high-level prosecution.” released from custody under various condi- money conversion centers have been closed As the experts’ poll findings noted, cor- Chatham House also noted the contradic- tions and they were still working on the and [export] value-added tax refunds are ruption is the nexus of the country’s failure tion of citizens who “condemn” high-level police force when arrested in June 2016. now done electronically,” she said. to make progress as quickly as desired. Mr. corruption, yet “regard petty corruption as Main risks Most promising, Ms. Kuzyakiv said, is Kalitenko observed that since reforms in a justifiable evil.” that she sees a “growing appetite for inves- this area “are the slowest,” the newly creat- The DIF expert panelists said that popu- Unsolved killings tors” to park their money in the country. ed anti-corruption agencies are not doing lism ahead of next year’s presidential and of Maidan protesters However, since presidential and parliamen- enough in their capacity. parliamentary elections is the main risk for tary elections take place next year, many For example, the National Agency on Symptomatic of the dysfunctional law the country’s future. will take a “wait and see” attitude during Corruption Prevention “isn’t doing a good enforcement and judiciary is that, after five Another panelist, Oleksiy Haran, political science professor at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, and DIF director Ms. Bekeshkina, both said unorthodox poli- cies could bring someone else into power next year. The latter said that with each election cycle – aside from 1999 when President Leonid Kuchma was re-elected – that the “opposition always came to power.” The main reason is that elections are “an auction of promises… and, each time, the public grows more anxious and more dis- appointed when those promises aren’t delivered, so that’s why the opposition wins the next one,” she said. Economically, Ms. Kuzyakiv fears that the government “won’t finish what it start- ed” in terms of eliminating red tape for Richard Gorda Richard Gorda businesses, and Mr. Kalitenko said that Protester Roman Savelyev, then 12 years old, carries two tires A protester holds a Ukrainian flag atop a burned vehicle before a graft must be met head on, including the amid rubble during the Euro-Maidan Revolution of 2013-2014 phalanx of Berkut riot police (whose unit has since been disbanded) prevalence of “kickbacks” in areas where in downtown Kyiv. near Independence Square during the Euro-Maidan revolution. the opportunity for bribery still exists. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 11

CANDLE of REMEMBRANCE

CHILE, November 11 LATVIA, November 10 Candle of Remembrance continues its journey across the globe

TORONTO – The Candle of Remembrance continued its worldwide journey marking the 85th anniversary of the genocidal Holodomor of 1932- 1933. The international action “Light a Candle of Remembrance” – which encompassed five continents – began on September 1, when it was launched in Kyiv by the Ukrainian World Congress INDONESIA, November 12 and its partners, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ukrainian Institute of National Remembrance and National Museum Holodomor Victims Memorial. Throughout the 85 days until International Holodomor Memorial Day on November 24, candles were lit daily in a different part of the world. (For more information and photos submitted to the Ukrainian World Congress by Ukrainian communities and groups around the globe, we refer readers to https://holodomor85. POLAND, November 4 com/.) CROATIA, October 25

LUXEMBOURG, October 15 ISRAEL, November 1

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Babych brothers share hockey skills with youth players in Ukraine PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Wayne and Dave Babych, veteran alongside the Blues top guns, Bernie Ferderko and Brian NHL stars, departed for Ukraine on Tuesday, November 6, Sutter, on the “Kid Line.” He scored 26 goals, 36 assists and to work with Ukrainian hockey players, as announced by 63 points, and set the rookie record for the St. Louis Blues the Canadian Friends of Hockey in Ukraine (CFHU), located franchise. In his third year, Babych erupted for a 54-goal in Winnipeg, Manitoba. and 96-point season. He was the first St. Louis Blues player The Babych brothers grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, to hit the 50-goal mark. dreaming of playing in the National Hockey League. Both Wayne Babych represented Canada in international play would become stars in the NHL and are the highest select- on two different occasions. ed Canadian brothers (second and third) in the NHL He is now living in Winnipeg, where he operates the entrance draft. The brothers were guests at the Carpathian Babych Hockey School. Hockey League Tournament on November 9-11 that was Dave Babych hosted by the Halitsky Levy Hockey Club located in David Michael Babych is a Ukrainian Canadian former Novoyavorivsk, near Lviv. Seven teams representing professional ice hockey defensemen who played 19 sea- Poland, Romania, Slovenia and Ukraine participated in the sons in the National Hockey League. He played in two NHL Lviv Trophy 2018 international tournament. All-Star Games and played for the Winnipeg Jets, Hartford Immediately after the tournament, the Babych brothers Whalers, Vancouver Canucks, Philadelphia Flyers and Los conducted a three-day skills camp for members of the Angeles Kings. He is the younger brother of former NHL Halitsky Levy HC. The event attracted 230 skaters between player Wayne Babych. He was the first NHL player to wear the ages of 6 and 18 for this camp. the number 44 on a permanent basis. Regarding the upcoming trip, Wayne Babych comment- Considered a franchise talent after a standout junior ed, “We are always interested to pass along our knowledge career in the Western Hockey League (WHL) with the of the game we love to play.” Portland Winter Hawks, Dave Babych was selected second The Babych brothers also travelled to Brody, Ukraine, to overall in the 1980 NHL Entry Draft by the Winnipeg Jets. visit the Babych ancestral home and community in the vil- Babych went straight to the NHL without a game in the lage of Biliavtsi. minors, suiting up for 69 contests with the Winnipeg Jets in Wayne Babych 1980-1981. By 1983, he was an NHL All-Star, and he went Wayne and David Babych, Ukrainian Canadian profes- on to score 74 points that year, a career high Wayne Joseph Babych is a Ukrainian Canadian retired sional hockey players. Dave Babych played 1,195 games in the NHL and fin- professional ice hockey right winger who played in the ished with 723 points. NHL for the St. Louis Blues, Pittsburgh Penguins, Quebec Western Canada Hockey League. In Portland, he scored He lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, and works with Nordiques and Hartford Whalers. He is the older brother of back-to-back 50-goal seasons and a hat-trick (three goals) the Vancouver Canucks organization. retired NHL player Dave Babych. in a span of 25 seconds. The Babych brothers were joined by Nestor Budyk and Wayne Babych played his junior career with the He was drafted third overall by St. Louis Blues in the Edmonton Oil Kings and Portland Winter Hawks of the 1978 Amateur Draft. Wearing No. 10 he played 67 games (Continued on page 17)

Carnegie, Pa. Pittsburgh... Following the prayer service, Daria SUSK launches Postcards Pishko Komichak, executive secretary of (Continued from page 8) the U.S. Committee for Ukrainian for Prisoners campaign inarian, and Pittsburgh Deanery clergy, Holodomor-Genocide Awareness, spoke on including the Rt. Rev. George Hnatko the work of the committee. She empha- (dean), the Rev. John Charest, the Very Rev. sized that the committee was interested in John Haluszczak, the Very Rev. Michael helping local committees with resources Kochis, the Rev. Robert Popichak, the Very for Holodomor commemorations and Rev. Steve Repa, the Rev. Mark Swindle, the remembrances. She also asked that local Very Rev. Timothy Tomson and Father committees participate in current projects, Deacon Evan O’Neil. such as collecting stories from Holodomor Representing the Ukrainian Catholic survivors, working to develop school edu- Church in America were Bishop Bohdan cation courses, asking state legislatures for Danylo, of the Eparchy of St. Josaphat in resolutions declaring the Holodomor as Parma, Ohio, and the Revs. Jason Charron, genocide, and providing libraries with Ihor Hohosha and Yaroslav Koval of the materials about the Holodomor. Central Deanery. She re-emphasized the exhortation of Beginning the program, Metropolitan Metropolitan Antony that we have the Antony related a story about one of his responsibility to keep the Holodomor parishioners who was a survivor of the before the peoples of the world, and we Holodomor, and who as a 12-year-old child should work to make the Holodomor as SUSK had experienced and witnessed firsthand well-known as the Jewish Holocaust. The University of Victoria Ukrainian Students’ Society launches the Postcards for the horrible and agonizing death by starva- Speaking next in Ukrainian was Prisoners campaign initiated by the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union. tion of her family, friends and neighbors. Volodymyr Lernatovych, associate profes- Seriously ill and facing major surgery, the sor of political science, who commented on SUSK platform for students to challenge the woman was inconsolably troubled that new historical and political aspects of the Russian government’s propaganda and dis- during her life she had not done enough to Holodomor-Genocide, including Soviet- PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian information efforts, while also providing tell her family, friends and acquaintances Russian revenge for prior Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union (known by its support for those who are suffering first- the truth of the Holodomor and to pass on attempts at statehood and opposition to Ukrainian acronym SUSK) announced in hand from human rights violations. to them a deeper appreciation and person- Communism; confiscation of grain, gold, October its partnership with Postcards for SUSK, founded in 1953 and comprising al feeling for the human suffering of the vic- church bells and diamonds to feed the Prisoners to bring awareness to the unjust more than 25 Ukrainian students’ organiza- tims of the Holodomor. The metropolitan workers of Soviet-Russia’s growing indus- actions of the Russian government through tions across Canada, encourages all post- concluded that all present have the respon- trial economy; the information blockade letter-writing campaigns at post-secondary secondary students to join this important sibility to see in our mind’s eye how pre- about the starvation; and Westerners who institutions across Canada. By engaging movement. cious life is, to try to capture a sense of the denied the Holodomor-Genocide. post-secondary students of various pro- Postcards for Prisoners is an activist suffering of all those who perished from The commemoration concluded with grams, cities and backgrounds, SUSK aims group dedicated to raising awareness of the agony of starvation, and to maintain the the singing of the “Prayer for Ukraine” to bring attention to the violations of human Ukrainian prisoners unjustly incarcerated in memory of the Holodomor-Genocide so (“Bozhe Velykyy Yedynyj”), followed by a rights that are currently taking place at the Russian prisons and providing moral sup- that such evil never again occurs. benediction by Metropolitan Antony. hands of the Russian Federation. port to the prisoners with letters and post- Metropolitan Antony and Bishop Afterwards all were invited to come for- The University of Victoria Ukrainian cards. To learn more, visit http://susk.ca/ Bohdan alternated in reading the names of ward to receive a candle so that they could Students’ Society (UVic USS) launched the advocacy/postcars-for-prisoners-project/. 85 children who perished in the participate in the International Holodomor national campaign by hosting a booth on its For more information, and to get Holodomor and the names of other Memorial Day by lighting the candle on campus in late October. The UVic USS encour- involved, readers may contact Raissa Holodomor victim – ancestors of local Saturday evening, November 24. aged more than 75 students to write messag- Dzulynsky, SUSK’s external relations direc- Ukrainians. Gratitude was expressed to Dr. Roman es of support to Ukrainian prisoners. tor, [email protected], or Stephanie The hierarchs and clergy led all assem- Kyshakevych, chairman of the Ukrainian The campaign has allowed for open dia- Nedoshytko, president of SUSK, presi- bled in a panakhyda prayer service in Nationality Room Committee at the logue, in which young academics and stu- [email protected], or visit SUSK on social memory of all those who had died as a University of Pittsburgh, and Wendy Lau, dents can discuss and learn on campus media, using the hashtags result of the Holodomor. Responses were associate director of the Heinz Memorial about Russia’s war against Ukraine and the #PostcardsForPrisoners, #FreeSentsov and intoned by Stephen Zinski, cantor at Holy Chapel, for arranging for the use of Heinz violation of international law. It provides a #LetMyPeopleGo. Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church in Chapel. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 13

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between the two neighbors. However, Mr. exclude Kyiv from the meeting. The diplo- Hryb refuses to testify at Russia trial NEWSBRIEFS Szijjarto also said that his country would matic spat between Hungary and Ukraine give its consent to the Ukrainian foreign escalated in September, when an undercov- A 20-year-old Ukrainian man charged (Continued from page 2) affairs minister attending a NATO foreign er video emerged that appeared to show a with abetting terrorism has refused to testi- Mr. Yanukovych at his trial in absentia in ministers’ meeting scheduled for next Hungarian diplomat in Ukraine handing out fy at his trial in the Russian city of Rostov- Kyiv. Prosecutors in Kyiv are seeking life month if Georgia’s top diplomat also partici- passports to ethnic Hungarians. Kyiv on-Don. “I am not guilty and refuse to give imprisonment for the ex-president on pates. Relations between Hungary and its responded by expelling the Hungarian con- any testimonies,” Pavlo Hryb told the North Caucasus Regional Military Court where the charges of high treason, taking deliberate eastern neighbor began deteriorating last sul in Zakarpattia, prompting Budapest in trial resumed on November 15. Mr. Hryb, actions that violated Ukraine’s sovereignty year after a language bill was approved by turn to expel a Ukrainian consul in Hungary. whose family contends he was set up by the and territorial integrity, and complicity with Kyiv that Budapest said limited ethnic In October, Budapest summoned Kyiv’s Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), Russian authorities. Dozens of people were Hungarians’ rights to receive education in ambassador to protest what it called a went on trial on July 23, but the court halted killed when Mr. Yanukovych’s government their mother tongue. Since March 2017, “death list” targeting ethnic Hungarians in it after finding that the formal charge attempted to clamp down on the pro-Euro- Hungary has blocked all the meetings of the Ukraine as well as military movements on against the defendant was based on a clause pean Union protests known as the Euro- NATO-Ukraine Commission – the key for- their common border. (Rikard Jozwiak of of the Criminal Code that had not been in Maidan. Mr. Yanukovych’s ouster was soon mat for bilateral cooperation between Kyiv RFE/RL) place at the time of the alleged crime. followed by Russia’s seizure and illegal and the Western military alliance – at all lev- EU to sanction five over Donbas vote Prosecutors sent the case back to the court annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula els above that of ambassadors. “We cannot in October after correcting what Russian and by Moscow’s support for pro-Russia lift our veto when it comes to the NATO- The European Union is set to add five media called a “procedural mistake.” Mr. separatists fighting against Ukrainian gov- Ukraine Commission meetings because individuals involved in the organization of Hryb went missing in August 2017 after he ernment forces in eastern Ukraine. (RFE/ there was no forward progress,” Mr. Szijjarto the elections in the areas controlled by traveled to Belarus to meet a woman he met RL, based on reporting by Ukrayinska told RFE/RL in Brussels. He also said that Russia-backed “separatists” in eastern online. Relatives believe he walked into a Pravda and Gordon) Hungary would not oppose inviting Ukraine to its sanctions list, according to trap set by the FSB, which later told Ukraine Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo sources in Brussels. The bloc’s foreign Hungary’s conditions for Ukraine-NATO that Mr. Hryb was being held in a detention Klimkin to NATO’s ministerial meeting set affairs ministers were due to agree to the center in Russia on suspicion of abetting Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter for December 4-5 in Brussels if his Georgian move when they met in the Belgian capital terrorism. Russian investigators accuse Mr. Szijjarto said on November 19 that counterpart also attends. At the NATO sum- on November 19, several EU sources famil- Hryb of using the Internet to instruct a teen- Budapest will continue to block meetings mit in July, the alliance created a special for- iar with the matter who could not speak on age girl in Russia’s southern city of Sochi to of the NATO-Ukraine Commission at a min- mat in which the presidents of both Georgia the record told RFE/RL on November 15. A carry out a terrorist act using an explosive isterial level, amid a diplomatic spat and Ukraine were invited in order not to formal decision is expected to be taken device. The young man’s father, Ihor Hryb, later in the month, they also said. The five has argued that the case against his son was individuals would join 155 other people Russian retaliation for Internet posts that from Russia and Ukraine who are currently were openly critical of Russia’s interference subject to EU asset freezes and travel bans. in Ukraine. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by The bloc has also frozen the assets of 44 TASS and Interfax) entities from both countries since TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 Moscow’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea March for transgender rights canceled or e-mail [email protected] region in March 2014 and its support for militants in a conflict that has killed more Activists for transgender rights were forced to disband a demonstration in Kyiv SERVICES PROFESSIONALS than 10,300 people in eastern Ukraine since April 2014. Kyiv and its international after counterdemonstrators assaulted sev- backers, including the European Union and eral protesters and attacked a Canadian the United States, denounced the journalist trying to cover the event. The November 11 polls in the areas held by the organizers of the event criticized Ukrainian separatists in the Donetsk and neighboring police for failing to protect about 40 lesbian, Luhansk regions as a sham. They say the gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights elections to choose the leaders in the two activists who had planned to gather in regions will further hamper efforts to put Shevchenko Park on November 18 for a an end to the fighting between Ukrainian legally sanctioned march through the government forces and the separatists. streets of the Ukrainian capital coinciding However, Moscow argues that the vote with International Transgender Remembrance Day. The demonstrators, didn’t violate the Minsk agreements signed who were holding rainbow flags and ban- in September 2014 and February 2015, lay- ners with slogans such as “Transphobia SERVICES ing out steps for settling the conflict. must be stopped,” were forced to relocate to (Rikard Jozwiak of RFE/RL) a nearby location after about 100 “religious Pushilin vows closer Russia integration radicals and far-right groups” arrived in the park for a counterdemonstration. The coun- The newly elected leader of the Donetsk terdemonstrators included members of the “people’s republic” controlled by Moscow- far-right groups Tradition and Order, Right backed militants in eastern Ukraine has Sector and the Religious National Front. promised closer integration with Russia LGBT rights activists who moved their gath- following polls denounced as a sham by ering place by two blocks to a location near OPPORTUNITIES Kyiv and the West. “A course toward the Kyiv’s University subway station were fol- Russian Federation will be continued,” lowed by a small group of counterdemon- Denis Pushilin, the head of the separatists strators who confronted them by shouting Earn extra income! in the DPR, said on November 14 in his first slurs and setting off smoke bombs. 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An RFE/RL correspondent already acting as leaders – 37-year-old Mr. saw two female activists who remained on Pushilin and 48-year-old Leonid Pasechnik. the street being physically assaulted by the The previous separatist leader in Donetsk, counterdemonstrators. The two women Aleksandr Zakharchenko, died in an explo- were attacked with pepper spray and were sion in August. Moscow pointed the finger given first aid at the scene, according to the at Ukraine, while Kyiv blamed internal AFP news agency. Canadian journalist fighting between the separatists and “their Michael Colborne was also assaulted with Russian sponsors.” Kyiv’s Central Election pepper spray and punched in the face by Commission dismissed the results of what two counterdemonstrators near the metro it said were “illegal” votes in Donetsk and station, suffering a swollen lip and cuts on Luhansk and said the polls were simply an his face from his broken glasses. Police said excuse for Moscow to cement its grip on they have opened an investigation into the the regions. The United States and other attack on Mr. Colborne, classifying the Western countries have condemned the assault as hooliganism, and said officers elections as a “sham” and “illegal.” However, were searching for the two suspects. Mr. the Kremlin said the regions had “nothing Colborne tweeted that the attack against Run your advertisement here, left but to self-organize” after being “aban- him was “further proof” that Ukraine “has a in The Ukrainian Weekly’s CLASSIFIEDS section. doned” by Ukraine. (RFE/RL, with report- ing by AFP and Interfax) (Continued on page 15) No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 15

spokesman Oleh Slobodyan said that firmed searches in five homes of local Last year, Russia’s Supreme Court labeled NEWSBRIEFS Ukrainian authorities had seized or Jehovah’s Witnesses. The leader of the Jehovah’s Witnesses an extremist organiza- imposed restrictions on 15 ships heading Jehovah’s Witnesses community in Crimea, tion, banning the denomination from the (Continued from page 14) for Crimean ports. It was not clear how Sergei Filatov, and several other Jehovah’s country. The Moscow-based Memorial huge far-right problem,” and that Ukrainian many of those ships were Russian. He Witnesses, including two members of Mr. human rights center has recognized 62 officials should “stop downplaying it.” In a claimed the seized ships were illegally oper- Filatov’s family, were summoned to the FSB members of the religious community as tweet later on November 18, Foreign ating in Ukrainian waters. Mr. Peskov said headquarters in Crimea’s capital, political prisoners. According to Memorial, Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Kateryna that Russian border guards have also been Symferopol, on November 16, for question- 23 of them are in detention while others Zelenko said that “attacks on journalists, stopping and inspecting Ukrainian vessels ing. Mr. Filatov was charged with “organiz- are under house arrest. In June, advisers to like any manifestations of intolerance and in the Sea of Azov, but he claimed such ing an extremist community.” Media Russian President Vladimir Putin ques- violence, are considered unacceptable. We inspections are “permitted” under interna- reports say that Mr. Filatov’s community tioned the legality of criminal cases opened are awaiting the results of the investigation tional law and are taking place “in strict was run by the Jehovah’s Witnesses group against the Jehovah’s Witnesses, asking the by law enforcement organs.” In June, no compliance with the law.” Since 2014, when in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and “may Prosecutor-General’s Office to protect the serious incidents occurred when thou- Russia illegally annexed the Ukrainian pen- be linked to Ukraine’s Security Service.” group’s freedom of belief. Also in June, sands of activists marched in Kyiv to mark insula, more than 940 foreign ships have Earlier that week, Russian media reports some 60 Russian writers, historians, and an annual celebration of gay and lesbian arrived at Crimean ports, the Ukrainian said that Jehovah’s Witnesses had been activists signed an appeal calling on rights that had been marred by violence in spokesman said. The Sea of Azov borders detained and their homes searched in authorities to stop persecuting the group. the past. Police dispersed far-right protest- Russia, Ukraine and Crimea – and this year Siberia and the Far East and Urals regions. (RFE/RL’s Russian Service) ers ahead of that march and detained more has become a key flash point between the than 50 members of radical groups. two sides. Russia has control over access to (Christopher Miller of RFE/RL, with report- the Sea of Azov as it controls the Kerch Cathedral in Philadelphia, the Rev. Pitula. ing by AFP) Strait between Crimea and Russia. Kyiv City of Philadelphia... The official resolution, which designated accuses Moscow of harassing ships heading November as “Ukrainian Genocide Kremlin warning on Azov shipping (Continued from page 8) for ports in Ukraine, such as Mariupol or Remembrance Month,” was read by Council Russia has warned Ukraine that it may Berdiansk. (RFE/RL, with reporting by DPA, The Holodomor event continued in the members Mark Squilla, Al Taubenberger, take measures to protect Russian ships Reuters, Vedomosti.ru, and Interfax) ornate Mayor’s Reception Room, which had Helen Gym and David Oh, and then pre- crossing the Sea of Azov should Kyiv stop or Jehovah’s Witnesses’ homes searched welcomed many prominent guests, includ- sented to Ukraine’s ambassador. A procla- seize any. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry ing Queen Elizabeth of England. For this mation declaring November as “Ukrainian Peskov told reporters on a conference call Media reports in Russia say more than event, Andrij Chornodolsky set up an infor- Genocide Remembrance Month” was on November 16 that Russia would take 30 houses belonging to Jehovah’s mational display about the Holodomor that issued by Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenny. It measures to protect Russian businesses, Witnesses were searched by Federal was viewed by the attendees. Among them too was presented to Ambassador Chaly. sailors or other individuals if necessary. He Security Service (FSB) officers in the were two reporters from the Philadelphia Ambassador Chaly thanked the did not give any further details, saying only Moscow-annexed Ukrainian region of Inquirer who, when told about the action to Philadelphia officials for their proclama- that “the situation is being closely moni- Crimea. The reports cite FSB officials as revoke Walter Duranty’s Pulitzer Prize, tions, expressing deep gratitude on behalf tored.” He said any actions taken would be saying that the searches were conducted on commented that it should definitely be of Ukraine. He further spoke about the in line with international maritime law. On November 16 in the city of Dzhankoi. An revoked. ongoing war that is being waged by November 15, Ukrainian border security RFE/RL correspondent in Crimea con- After the attendees had a chance to view Moscow, and voiced appreciation for the the exhibit, the official part of the program continuing support received from the began with welcoming remarks delivered United States. Latvian color guards. Among the demon- by Ms. Mazurkevich who introduced Mr. Sawkiw, chair of the U.S. Committee Turning... strators was newly elected WCFU President Ambassador Chaly and his spouse, for Ukrainian Holodomor-Genocide Mykola Plawiuk. Lyudmyla Mazuka, and their guest, member Awareness, provided concluding remarks (Continued from page 6) At 67th Street, the street was cordoned of the Ukrainian Parliament Oleksii Furman. for the commemorative event. He highlight- “We came to this building of murderers off at Lexington Avenue by four rows of Sophia Pitula then led the assembled in the ed the work of the U.S. Commission on the to begin a new era in the fight for freedom police barricades and an unusually large singing of the American and Ukrainian Ukraine Famine, which in 1988 had con- for the captive nations of Moscow and for number of policemen, with horse-mounted national anthems. Prayers for the departed cluded unequivocally that millions had died the destruction of the Communo-Muscovite detachments. souls were delivered by the rector of and that the Famine of 1932-1933 had empire,” said Mr. Kudirka, who was joined Protest organizers attempted to deliver Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic been an act of genocide. by Dr. Vitaut Kipel of the Belarusian com- to the Soviet U.N. Mission a memorandum munity, Janis Riekstins of Latvia, and Paul on decolonization but were stopped 100 Saar of Estonia. feet short of the mission by patrolman Mr. Plyushch warned the crowd against George Hardy, who informed the demon- the policy of appeasement, but expressed strators that Soviet officials did not want to his hope that the Soviet empire would meet with them and would not receive the eventually vanish, just as other empires group’s memorandum. Minutes later, the have vanished. There may be a small num- police forcibly dispersed the protesters. ber of Soviet dissidents, but the Soviet gov- Three persons were arrested and at ernment remains afraid of them, he said. least four were hospitalized for head lacer- “Their weapons are words, and the empire ations, bruises and concussions. is afraid of words,” adding, “our truth will Eyewitnesses said that several other overcome their lies.” injured demonstrators departed without Ms. Svitlychna reminded that the fight seeking medical aid. for human rights in the Soviet Union is a Police, without warning through loud- continuous struggle and would not be speakers, removed the barriers separating solved by one demonstration. Only then, them from the protesters and charged into Stephan Fartuszok she said, “will the strongest concentration a group of youths who were singing the camp in the world be destroyed.” Ms. Ukrainian national anthem and symbolical- In the City Council Chamber, Ulana Mazurkevich thanks the council for passing a resolution declaring November 2018 as “Ukrainian Genocide Remembrance Month.” Svitlychna added, “A smart person once ly holding their arms crossed over their said that there will be no more wars, only a heads. By the time the violence had erupt- struggle for peace, and not one stone will ed, nearly 2,000 protesters remained at the be left unturned.” rally site, as the rest had departed. The protest was organized by the United Capt. Mat Coyle explained that the Ukrainian American Organizations of crowd had grown unruly with the throwing Greater New York as the culmination of the of eggs and firecrackers, which he said four-day World Congress of Free Ukrainians endangered the safety of the mounted offi- (now known as the Ukrainian World cers. Congress), which was held at the Americana Many demonstrators, who requested Hotel on 52nd Street. anonymity, felt that the police actions were Officials from the WCFU and the reprisals for the September 1977 demon- Ukrainian Congress Committee of America stration at the Soviet Mission during which were joined by members of youth and four police officers were injured. At the women’s organizations – Plast Ukrainian protest in November 1978, one police offi- Scouting Organization, the Ukrainian cer suffered a contusion of the right index American Youth Association, ODUM (Union finger. A formal protest was filed on behalf of Ukrainian Democratic Youth), the of the protesters with the city government Ukrainian National Women’s League of by Dr. Askold Lozynskyj, for what he called America and the Women’s Association for “excessive and undue police actions.” the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine, as well as the Ukrainian Music Institute. Source: “8,000 attend decolonization rally Stretching nearly 10 city blocks, the col- in New York; Svitlychna, Plyushch, Kudirka umn of protesters was led by Ukrainian, speak, scuffle breaks out, 3 arrested, 4 hurt,” Belarusian, Lithuanian, Estonian and The Ukrainian Weekly, December 3, 1978. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

Lev Khmelkovsky Holodomor survivor Nadia Severyn is escorted by her grandson Bill Wieting, and Students of St. George Academy during the procession. National Commander Ihor Rudko of the Ukrainian American Veterans. Requiem... (Continued from page 1)

A procession preceded the service. Participating were a color guards of the Ukrainian American Veterans (UAV), pupils of the Self Reliance School of Ukrainian Studies in New York, members of the Ukrainian American Youth Association branch in Jersey City, N.J., and students of St. George Academy in New York, who car- ried a banner reading “Saint George Academy remembers 1932-1933 Genocide Holodomor in Ukraine.” At the head of the procession was Holodomor survivor Nadia Severyn, escorted by her grandson Bill Wieting, and UAV National Commander Ihor Rudko. Mrs. Severyn placed a sheaf of wheat before the candle of remembrance. Opening remarks were delivered by Metropolitan Antony, who pointed out that the genocidal Famine of 1932-1933 in which up to 10 million were killed “has no analogy” and underscored that “We have no right ever to forget.” He continued: “This tragedy, though it deeply wounded our The Ukrainian Dumka Chorus and its director, Vasyl Hrechynsky (left). nation, did not destroy us. At that time and even today, it strengthens us. …It even people. It was kept hidden from the world Ukraine are “a case of genocide, of destruc- the senator’s letter in which he said he was served as the beginning of the end of the and is one of the largest genocides of the tion, not of individuals only, but of a culture “humbled and honored to join in spirit with atheistic regime.” 20th century.” and a nation.” (An adapted version of Mr. everyone gathered here today to remember After the panakhyda (requiem service), He cited the words of Prof. Norman Futey’s speech appears on page 6 of this and honor the millions of innocent victims Andriy Futey, president of the Ukrainian Davies of Oxford University, who wrote: issue as a guest editorial.) of Ukraine’s Genocide.” (The text of the sen- Congress Committee of America, took over “The purpose was to kill Ukrainian nation- Ambassador Volodymyr Yelchenko, ator’s message appears on page 7.) as master of ceremonies for the program. In hood… The world has seen many terrible Ukraine’s permanent representative to the The presence of New York City his own address, he stated: “What occurred famines, many aggravated by civil war. But United Nations, explained that the Councilwoman Carlina Rivera who repre- 85 years ago in Ukraine was evil in its a famine organized as a genocidal act of Holodomor was in fact “an undeclared war sents the East Village, where many design and brutal in its methods. It was a state policy must be considered unique.” against the Ukrainian nation.” He added Ukrainians reside, was acknowledged by deliberate act with the intent to destroy the Mr. Futey then noted the assessment of Dr. that “today’s Russian aggression against Mr. Futey. Ukrainian nation. … This barbarous act Raphael Lemkin who stated unequivocally Ukraine is nothing but a continuation of the Concluding remarks were offered by resulted in the deaths of 7 to 10 million that the events of the early 1930s in same policy of the destruction of our coun- Bishop Paul, who thanked Cardinal try.” Timothy Dolan for once again permitting Oleksii Holubov, Ukraine’s consul gener- the Ukrainian community to hold its al in New York, read a message from Holodomor commemoration in St. Patrick’s Ambassador Valeriy Chaly, who was unable Cathedral and the Dumka Chorus and Mr. to attend the service because of his partici- Hrechynsky for their “evocative and mov- pation along with Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs ing responses to the panakhyda service.” Minister Pavlo Klimkin in the 2018 Halifax The bishop also underscored that, as the International Security Forum in Nova number of survivors dwindles with the pas- Scotia. sage of time, it is very important that “the Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. memory of the Holodomor never be thanked the U.S. government, as well as the allowed to fade from our collective con- many governors, state legislators and may- sciousness and that we gather every year at ors who have recognized the Holodomor as this time to remember.” Thus, he said, we a genocide directed against the Ukrainian “remember those who had no one to people. He also expressed thanks to remember them, weep for those who had Ukrainian Americans for their great efforts no one to weep for them and pray for those toward securing such recognition. who had no one to pray for them.” Mr. Futey noted that Sen. Charles The service was livestreamed by the Schumer (D-N.Y.,) a regular participant of Ukrainian Congress Committee of America the annual Holodomor service, was unable via its Facebook page; the video remains to attend this year because of his daugh- available for viewing on the UCCA’s page, as Ukraine’s Ambassador to the United Andriy Futey, president of the Ukrainian ter’s wedding, but had sent a message to well as on The Ukrainian Weekly’s Nations Volodymyr Yelchenko. Congress Committee of America. the solemn gathering. Mr. Futey then read Facebook page. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 17

Seisembai Zhetpysbaiev and the president Ukrainian World... of the UWC member organization Ukrainians of Kazakhstan Association, (Continued from page 5) Mykhailo Paripsa. In Cairo on October 15, he met with Astana and Akmol also were on Mr. members of the Parliamentary Friendship Czolij’s itinerary in Kazakhstan. On Group Egypt-Ukraine. He discussed the sit- September 21, he met with Ukraine’s uation in the Donbas and Crimea, progress Ambassador to Kazakhstan Ivan Kuleba and on reforms in Ukraine, and strengthening representatives of Ukrainian communities. of Egypt-Ukraine political, trade and eco- On September 22, at the Informational- nomic relations. Cultural Center of the Embassy of Ukraine He also attended a community meeting in Kazakhstan, Mr. Czolij met with the with Ukrainians in Egypt, which took place Ukrainian community in Astana and deliv- in the Embassy of Ukraine. In the course of ered an address about the work of the the meeting, the UWC President shared UWC. After the meeting, the UWC President information about UWC activities at the gave an interview to the only Ukrainian- global level. The leader of the active group of language weekly newspaper in Asia, Ukrainians, Lilia Diduk, screened a slide pre- Ukrayinski Novyny, which was established in Kazakhstan in 1994. sentation on the life of Ukrainians in Egypt. UWC On October 16, Mr. Czolij went to In Akmol on September 22, the UWC In Kyrgyzstan, the UWC leader with the Ukrainian community of Bishkek. Alexandria, where he visited the Library of president visited the Museum-Memorial Complex in memory of Victims of Political Alexandria with local Ukrainians and laid a defense of its territorial integrity and spoke Almaty Assembly of the People of Repressions and Totalitarianism “ALZHIR” wreath at the plaque dedicated to about the breadth of the hybrid aggression Kazakhstan, Kazbek Mansurov; the manager and laid flowers in memory of the victims renowned Ukrainian poet Lesia Ukrainka. against Ukraine on the part of the Russian of the Almaty Assembly of the People of of Soviet terror. He discussed with local Ukrainians future Federation. Kazakhstan Secretariat, Nazar Balginbayev; interaction with the UWC. The UWC president also met with repre- and representative of the Maslikhat of In the Kyrgyz Republic During his visit, the UWC president met sentatives of civil society in Great Britain, Almaty and member of the Regional Union the ambassador of Ukraine to Egypt, The UWC president concluded a work- specifically with James Nixey, head of the of the National Chamber of Business People, ing visit to Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, on Hennadi Latii, who also accompanied him Russia and Eurasia Program, Chatham Konstantin Averin. to his meetings. September 16-17. There, he spoke at an House, the Royal Institute of International After the meeting, the UWC president international scientific-practical conference Events in Great Britain Affairs; Orysia Lutsevych, manager of the together with the Ukrainian community laid “The Ukrainian Diaspora in Kyrgyzstan: Ukraine Forum at the Russia and Eurasia flowers at the monument to Taras Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow” on the occa- On October 7-9, the UWC president was Program, Chatham House, the Royal Shevchenko. He also participated in a memo- invited by the Atlantic Council, the British- sion of the 25th anniversary of the Institute of International Affairs; Andrew rial service in the framework of the UWC’s Ukrainian Association of the Kyrgyz Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Wilson, professor of Ukrainian studies at international campaign “Light a Candle of Republic Berehynia, discussed paths of Royal United Services Institute (“RUSI”), for the School of Slavonic and East European Remembrance led by Father Oleh Halushka cooperation between the UWC and the a working visit to London and Acton, Great Studies of the University College London, of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church. association, and raised current Ukrainian Britain, where he addressed an interna- senior policy fellow at the European On September 19, Mr. Czolij was in issues with government officials and repre- tional security conference and participated Council on Foreign Relations; and Adam Karaganda, Dolinka and Shyderty where he sentatives of civil society. in the action “Light a Candle of Hug, director of the Foreign Policy Center. met with local Ukrainian community mem- Addressing the conference, Mr. Czolij Remembrance” and other initiatives in con- The UWC President also participated in bers and officials, including Honorary recognized the successes of the Berehynia junction with Ukrainian Week in London. a roundtable at Chatham House, the Royal Consul of Ukraine for the Karaganda region Association, noting that it was one of the He began his visit to Great Britain by Institute of International Affairs, on the founders of the People’s Assembly of attending divine liturgy in the Ukrainian topic of legal challenges against Russian UWC president was accompanied by Kyrgyzstan, and the Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Catholic Cathedral of the Holy Family in Federation. The issue of continued support PresidentYerlan Dоsmagambetov. Zenoviya Krassivskaya In Karaganda, of the Friendship Association. Exile celebrated by Father Irineu Kraiczyi. for Ukraine was discussed also by the UWC Ukrainian Cultural Center Ridne Slovo. In On September 17, the UWC president The UWC president then addressed the president with the political counselor at the Dolinka he visited the museum in memory met with the chair of the Council of the Ukrainian community, sharing information U.S. Embassy in the United Kingdom, Zach of political repressions, more commonly People’s Assembly of Kyrgyzstan, Tokon about the current situation in Ukraine and Harkenrider. known as “KARLAG.” Mamytov, to whom he expressed gratitude calling upon Ukrainians in Great Britain for In addition, Mr. Czolij together with On September 20-21, the UWC president for supporting the work of the Berehynia continued close cooperation with the UWC Minister Kubiv, Ukraine’s Ambassador to traveled to Pavlodar and Aksy, once again Association and providing a facility for in support of Ukraine. Great Britain Nataliya Halibarenko, meeting with the area’s Ukrainians local their activities. On October 8, Mr. Czolij spoke during the President Petro Rewko of the Association officials. He held separate meetings with Shamil session titled “Lawfare: Ukrainian Claims of Ukrainians in Great Britain and repre- On September 20, he delivered a the- Ibragimov, executive director of the Soros Against Russia in International Courts” that sentatives of the Ukrainian community, matic address during a roundtable discus- Foundation-Kyrgyzstan; Abdyrakhman took place in the framework of the confer- participated in the international action sion titled “Friendship without Borders” uulu Scheirbek, assistant director general ence “Ukraine’s Security and its “Light a Candle of Remembrance” marking that was held in the Chamber of Friendship for Radio of the Kyrgyz National Television Importance for the U.K.” In his presenta- the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, with the participation of representatives of and Radio Corporation, the first broadcast tion, he focused attention on how which was held in the Ukrainian nine chapters of the Taras Shevchenko channel to air the Ukrainian-language Ukrainians can use the court system, Autocephalous Orthodox Cathedral of the Association of Ukrainian Culture from cities weekly radio program “Berehynia”; and including the European Court of Human Holy Transfiguration in Acton. and villages in the region, heads of state Tom Selinger, head of the Political and Rights, and arbitration to obtain compensa- While in Great Britain the UWC presi- institutions in the city and region, and rep- Economic Section at the Embassy of the tion from the Russian Federation for physi- dent was accompanied by Bohdan Terlecky, resentatives of mass media. U.S.A. in the Kyrgyz Republic. cal and property damages as a result of the member of the board of directors of the On September 21, after attending liturgy In these meetings, Mr. Czolij shared Kremlin’s aggression in Ukraine. Mr. Czolij Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain. in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in information about the fundamental work of also emphasized the importance of estab- Pavlodar, the UWC president laid wreaths at the UWC in strengthening unity among lishing an international commission that Travel to Kazakhstan the Memorial to Victims of the Holodomor Ukrainians worldwide, the development of would contribute to the preparation of In September 18-23 in Kazakhstan, Mr. and Memorial to Victims of Political their national-cultural lives and the defense such legal cases and source financing in Czolij visited Almaty, Karaganda, Dolinka, Repressions; visited the office of the Taras of their interests internationally. global capital markets for administering Shyderty, Pavlodar, Aksy, Astana and Akmol Shevchenko Association of Ukrainian The UWC President was accompanied these cases and the lawyers to plead them. to strengthen ties with the local Ukrainian Culture in Pavlodar and the Chamber of by Ukraine’s Chargé d’Affaires in the Kyrgyz Participating in the conference, which churches and communities, and to present Friendship; and attended a class in the Republic Ihor Bilenkyi, Third Secretary of raised strategic geopolitical challenges and current Ukrainian issues to governing Ukrainian department of the Kanat the Embassy of Ukraine in the Kyrgyz cooperation between Ukraine and Great authorities and civil society of Kazakhstan. Darzhumanov School of National Rebirth. Republic Volodymyr Raikov, and President Britain, were high-ranking officials from He visited the country on the invitation of While in Pavlodar, Mr. Czolij was accom- Great Britain and Ukraine, and representa- Volodymyr Narozia and First Vice UWC member organization Ukrainians of panied by Deputy Chair of the Pavlodar tives of civil society and mass media. The President Serhii Kuzmenko of the Kazakhstan Association. Assembly of the People of Kazakhstan Berehynia Association. keynote speaker was Ukraine’s Vice Prime During numerous meetings, the UWC Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic president reported on the main work of the integration Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze. UWC in strengthening ties among Ukrainian On October 9, Mr. Czolij took part in a communities in the diaspora, developing Lviv Oksana Wynyckyj-Yusypovych, where business forum held in the framework of their national-cultural lives, and defending Babych... they signed a cooperation agreement between NOCU, the Lviv Oblast Hockey Ukrainian Week in London, where the interests of Ukraine and Ukrainians. (Continued from page 12) Ukraine’s First Vice Prime Minister and On September 18, Mr. Czolij spoke about Federation and the Canadian Friends of Minister of Economic Development and the UWC in the National Library of the Myron Zatwanicki of CFHU. In Ukraine, Hockey in Ukraine. Trade Stepan Kubiv delivered a presenta- Republic of Kazakhstan in Almaty, address- their visit was coordinated by the Lviv The brother also met with Canadian ser- tion on investing in Ukraine. ing the membership of the Taras Oblast branch of the National Olympic vicemen and women who are training In a meeting with Stephen McCormick, Shevchenko Ukrainian Cultural Center Committee of Ukraine (NOCU). Ukrainian soldiers in the Yavorivsk region member of the Ukraine Team, Eastern Prosvita Zhetysu under the leadership of During the visit, the Babych brothers of Lviv Oblast. Europe and Central Asia Department in the Mykola Duras and the Ukrainian Cultural attended the presentation for the best For more information, readers may con- Foreign and Commonwealth Office of the Center of Almaty led by Tamara Zinchenko. sportsmen in the Lviv Oblast for the month tact, Mr. Zatwarnicki 204-612-9179 United Kingdom, Mr. Czolij thanked Great In attendance were: the deputy akim of October 2018 – Alla Cherkasova (wres- (Canada), and Andriy Marych Britain for its support of Ukraine in the (deputy mayor) and deputy chair of the tling) – as well as the Consul of Canada in +380976202002 (Ukraine). 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

D.C. commemoration... (Continued from page 7) Ukraine, a sovereign Georgia, a sovereign Belarus are our surest bulwark against Russian neo-imperialism. Ukraine is at the center of a geopolitical struggle for the future of Europe. Ukraine’s success will resonate from one end of Europe to the other. It will cast I think a very harsh light on Project Putin with its authoritarian- ism, kleptocracy and military aggression. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has only solidified Ukrainians’ desire for a future free of imperial control and post- Soviet corruption. It has bolstered Ukrainians’ unity and desire to embrace a Western path. Ukrainians increasingly see themselves as European, and not just in geographic terms. Russia has therefore, I think, itself pushed Ukrainians further from Moscow’s orbit. This trend will con- tinue as long as Moscow remains unwilling to respect its neighbors’ right to choose their own God-given destinies. So on this, the 85th anniversary of Holodomor, we remember the horrors that the Ukrainian people endured. We remem- ber the millions of victims – the young, the old, the countless innocents. We honor their memory and recommit to ensuring they will never be forgotten. We also recall the resilience of the Ukrainian spirit which I think Pavlo has fit- tingly eulogized. A spirit that could not be crushed even during this horrible chapter of history. Ukrainians have repeatedly shown they will be not be beaten down or deterred from charting their own course. Ukrainians are resolute in their pursuit of freedom and liberty, opposition to an authoritarian, Stalin-admiring Russian leadership. We thus look forward to a better future, one in which Ukraine is stable, prosperous, democratic, and free. Mindful of the past, the United States stands with Ukraine and its people in pursuit of that brighter future. Like The Ukrainian Weekly on Facebook! No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 19

November 27 Presentation with Lesia Kaszczak and Oksana Kulynych, November 30 Film screening, “Genocide Revealed” by Yurij Luhovy, Riverdale, NY “The Unknown Genocide: Holodomor in Ukraine, Halifax, NS Ukrainian Canadian Congress – Halifax Branch, St. Mary 1932-1933,” Manhattan College, 914-965-6467 University Library, [email protected]

November 28 Film screening and discussion, “Falling” by Olena November 30 Exhibit, “Inspired by Nature: Embroidery Created by New York Yershova, Ukrainian Film Club, Columbia University, through 29 Four Generations of women and Their Legacy” by https://harriman.columbia.edu December Roksolana Tymiak-Lonchyna, Ukrainian National Museum, Chicago 312-421-8020 or www.ukrainainnationalmuseum.org November 29 Book presentation and luncheon, “The New Ukrainian Whippany, NJ Cookbook” by Annette Ogrodnik Corona, Carpe Diem December 1 Ukrainian Christmas Traditions workshop, with Club, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, New York instruction by Lubow Wolynetz, The Ukrainian [email protected] Museum, www.ukrainianmuseum.org or 212-228-0110

November 29 Presentation by Srecko Horvat, “Europe: The Final December 1 Book launch, “The White Chalk of Days: The Stanford, CA Countdown,” Stanford University, 650-725-2563 or New York Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series Anthology” [email protected] by Mark Andryczyk, Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 November 29 Presentation with filmmaker Taras Hukalo “The Buffalo, NY Unknown Holocaust,” Ukrainian American Civic Center, December 1 Ukrainian Heritage Night, NJ Devils vs Winnipeg Jets, 716-239-1731 or [email protected] Newark, NJ Prudential Center, http://newjerseydevils.com/ukrainianheritage November 29 Film screening, “Recovery Room” by Adriana Luhovy, Hamilton, ON Ukrainian Canadian Congress Hamilton Branch and December 1 Ukrainian Christmas Bazaar, Sacred Heart Ukrainian McMaster University Ukrainian Students’ Association, Johnson City, NY Catholic Church, 607-797-6293 McMaster University, www.recoveryroomthemovie.com December 1-2 Christmas Bazaar, The Ukrainian Museum, November 30 Dinner and show, “The Chairman of the Board meets the New York 212-228- 0110 or www.ukrainianmuseum.org Warren, MI King of Rock,” with Gary Sacco as Frank Sinatra and Matt King as Elvis Presley, Ukrainian Cultural Center, December 2 St. Nicholas visitation, Immaculate Conception 586-757-1278 Hillside, NJ Ukrainian Catholic Church, 908-322-7350 or www.byzcath.org/immaculateconception November 30 Presentation by Yuri Andrukhovych, “Ukraine and

Stanford, CA Central-Eastern Europe: A Brief History of Mutations,” December 2 Christmas Dinner, Ukrainian American Cultural Center Stanford University, 650-725-2563 or Whippany, NJ of New Jersey, www.uaccnj.org [email protected]

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Bethlehem Peace Light ceremony to take place in Whippany, N.J.

by Natalia Bilash in a secured lamp on its flight to New York. From there, it is transferred to lanterns of WHIPPANY, N.J. – For the last 10 years, scouts in the U.S., including the Ukrainian members of Plast Ukrainian Scouting scouts, or plastuny. In 2008, Austrian Organization in the U.S. have been partici- scouts flew the Bethlehem Peace Light to pating in a beautiful Christmas tradition. A the United States. Representatives from lantern lit from the place where Christ was various scouting organizations met at the born is flown to John F. Kennedy airport, participated in a special ceremony International Airport in New York, from at Our Lady of the Skies Chapel at JFK where Plast members and other scouts Airport in New York, and thus began the retrieve it to share it with scouts of other distribution of the flame throughout the nationalities, various organizations and the country. broader community. This year the Bethlehem Peace Light will Rvut,” under the auspices of the National arrive at JFK on December 1 and Plast’s dis- ExecutiveThe Plast Board sorority of Plast “Тi U.S.A., Shcho distributes Hrebli tribution of its flame will be on held the peace light to other Plast groups in the Saturday, December 8, at 1:30 p.m. at St. U.S. During the ceremony, Plast “yunachky” John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church (girls age 11-17) sing the beautiful in Whippany, N.J. (sjucc.com). All are invit- “Bethlehem Peace Light Song” written by a ed to join in this Christmas tradition to fellow Plast member in Ukraine, Solomiya share the Peace Light with their parishes, Keyvan: “Light of love, Light of goodness/ organizations and communities. Carried in the lantern flame/ For everyone This everlasting light burns in to know God’s house/ We will carry the Bethlehem, the birthplace of Christ, where Light,/ Sharing the love with everyone.” it has been burning for centuries. It is the From there, the Peace Light is passed on symbol of peace, warmth and love. Sharing from person to person, never being extin- the Bethlehem Peace Light in modern guished during its travels. In this manner, times began in 1986, when a radio station the Light is shared throughout the U.S. This in Linz, Austria, began a charitable relief year, Plast U.S.A. hopes the Peace Light mission for children in need. Since then, reaches the far corners of the U.S. every year before Christmas, the flame For more information about the from the Bethlehem Peace Light is shared Bethlehem Peace Light, its journey, advice across the globe. The flame is flown to about how to pass the Light on to others, Vienna from where scouts of every nation- safety precautions in handling the flame, ality distribute the Light to as many com- etc., readers may visit https://www.face- munities as possible. book.com/groups/PeaceLightNorth Austrian Airlines allows an open flame America. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2018 No. 47

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Saturday, December 1 Saturday, December 15 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific BETHESDA, Md.: The Taras Shevchenko Society invites all to the book launch of “The School of Ukrainian Studies will host a White Chalk of Days: The Contemporary Mykolai Show and Holiday Bazaar. Students Ukrainian Literature Series Anthology” will present a Mykolai show at noon. Sviatyi (Academic Studies Press, 2017) compiled Mykolai will then meet with each grade/age and edited by Mark Andryczyk. The publica- group (non-students welcome). The tion of “The White Chalk of Days: The Heavenly Office will be open 9:15-11:45 a.m. (only one item per child, $2 fee, labeled Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series with child’s name, grade/age). A bazaar/ Anthology” commemorates the 10th year of bake sale will be held at 9:30 a.m.-noon, fea- the Contemporary Ukrainian Literature turing a variety of home-baked treats and Series. The anthology presents translations holiday foods, books and gift items. of literary works by series guests that imagi- Location: Westland Middle School, 5511 natively engage pivotal issues in today’s Massachusetts Ave., Bethesda, MD 20816. Ukraine and express its tribulations and For further information visit ukrainian- jubilations. The launch will take place at the schoolbazaar.weebly.com or contact Galyna society’s building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Franken at MykolayShowandHolidayBazaar@ Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 p.m. For addi- gmail.com. NIGHT INCLUDES: tional information call 212-254-5130 Sunday, December 16 Special dance performances on the • Saturday, December 8 SOMERSET, N.J.: Bring the family for a fun- main concourse throughout the night, filled afternoon making traditional starting when doors open at 5 PM SOMERSET, N.J.: Get in the holiday spirit with a Yalynka Trimming and Caroling Ukrainian Christmas ornaments and deco- rating traditional St. Nicholas Cookies, or • Each ticket purchased includes a Fund-Raiser, featuring bandurist Oksana Mykolaychyky, at the St. Nicholas Workshop Ukrainian Heritage Night t-shirt Telepko and friends, to benefit the presented by the Ukrainian History and and a group gift Ukrainian History and Education Center in Education Center. St. Nicholas will be visit- • Special National Anthem Somerset, N.J. Decorate “yalynky” with tra- ing the workshop, and children of all ages ditional Ukrainian ornaments, enjoy cock- and Color Guard presentation will have the opportunity to take a picture tails and hors d’oeuvres, and sing along with with him. The workshop will be held at the • Join us for a post game photo on your favorite “koliadky.” The event takes center’s Library Gallery, 135 Davidson Ave., the main ice after the game place at the center’s Library Gallery, 135 Somerset, NJ, 08873, from noon until 3 p.m. Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ, 08873, at 7 • Special highlighted Hero of the Game Refreshments will be served. Workshop: $5; p.m. Tickets at the door: $25. For additional Photo with St. Nicholas: $10. For additional information call 732-356-0132 or e-mail information call 732-356-0132 or e-mail [email protected]. [email protected]. To purchase tickets, please visit newjerseydevils.com/Ukrainianheritage PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES Preview of Events is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian For questions, please contact the Myron Bytz Weekly to the Ukrainian community. Items should be no more than 100 words long. at 973-919-1322 or at [email protected] Preview items must be received no later than one week before the desired date of publication. Please include payment for each time the item is to appear and indicate date(s) of issue(s) in which the item is to be published. Information should be sent to: preview@ ukrweekly.com.

Ukrainian National Association Inc. will host a coffee hour and a presentation “OPPORTUNITIES WITH UNA” Saturday, December 15, 2018, at 11 a.m. St Andrew Ukrainian Religious & Cultural Center 4100 South Biscayne Drive, North Port, FL 34287

Sunday, December 16, 2018, at 11 a.m. Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall The presentation will be attended 434 90th Avenue North, by Myron Kolinsky St. Petersburg, FL 33702 UNA National Organizer