Inside: l A quarter century of Fulbright Ukraine program – page 9 l Andy Warhol at The Ukrainian Museum – page 11 l Lomachenko now holds two lightweight titles – page 17

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXVI No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 $2.00 Oleh Sentsov ‘has won,’ cousin Activist fights for freedom of Donbas tells Sakharov Prize ceremony through research, media campaigns RFE/RL Produces short documentaries STRASBROUG, France – The European on pro-Ukrainian Donbas activists Parliament has awarded imprisoned Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov its 2018 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. by Mark Raczkiewycz “Thanks to his action, the entire world has begun speaking about Russian repres- KYIV – On May 4, 2014, Dmytro sions,” Mr. Sentsov’s cousin Natalya Kaplan Tkachenko left his hometown of Donetsk said at the award ceremony in Strasbourg, for a one-day trip to Kyiv. France, on December 12. He took his laptop computer and no “Oleh has drawn a lot of attention to the change of clothing. issue of Ukrainian political prisoners [in It was a typical business trip. One that he Russia]. He has won already,” she under- often took on express trains that link the scored. two cities. This time, he came to present Mr. Sentsov has been imprisoned in survey findings of overwhelming pro- Courtesy of Dmytro Tkachenko Russia since opposing Moscow’s takeover Ukrainian sentiment in the Donbas. Dmytro Tkachenko, co-founder the of his native Crimea in March 2014, and his It was just days before Russian-led prox- Committee of Patriotic Forces of Donbas, absence at the Strasbourg ceremony was ies in the occupied parts of Luhansk and Donetsk regions were to hold sham refer- at a pro-Ukrainian rally in Donetsk on marked by an empty chair at the center of March 4, 2014. the plenary session. endums for autonomy at the point of gun Ms. Kaplan read out a letter from her barrels. Moscow was trying to use the same ens of cities and towns lost to Moscow’s Dmitry Dinze/Facebook cousin, in which he said: “The present is scenario that played out during the annexa- control. Oleh Sentsov’s cousin Natalya Kaplan often unfair. The history is always just. tion of Crimea two months earlier when a “We lost Donetsk,” he told The Ukrainian holds the European Parliament’s 2018 Everything always takes its rightful place similar vote was held. Weekly on December 11, recalling events Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought After the news conference, Mr. Tkachenko, and begins to be called for what it really is awarded to the Ukrainian political pris- that started in March 2014 and explaining 36, unexpectedly received a phone call from over time.” oner held by Russia. why the larger pro-Ukrainian segment of the Also present at the award ceremony at an officer of the Security Service of Ukraine population couldn’t hold on to the city. “But the European Parliament was Mr. Sentsov’s ger strike while in prison in a far northern (SBU) who he says told him that “people we were unarmed and law enforcement – lawyer Dmitry Dinze. region of Russia. were looking for me at checkpoints in the 80 percent of the police and 60 percent of Mr. Sentsov was sentenced to 20 years in European Parliament President Antonio Donbas,” and warned him that his life would the SBU were traitors – didn’t protect us.” prison after being convicted of terrorism in Tajani said Mr. Sentsov’s “hunger strike and be in danger if he returned. Mr. Tkachenko, executive director of the a trial criticized by human rights groups courageous public stance made him a sym- Just like that, Mr. Tkachenko became an Donbas Think Tank that he co-founded two and Western governments as politically bol of the struggle for the release of politi- internally displaced person (IDP) whose years ago to research his home region and motivated. cal prisoners held in Russia and around the numbers have now swelled to beyond 1.6 devise informational and reintegration European Union officials have called on world.” million due to Russian aggression on strategies, was recounting the fateful Russia’s authorities to release the film The 50,000 euro ($57,000 U.S.) prize, Ukrainian territory. events of nearly five years ago. director, saying he continues to be in poor It happened when the Russia-instigated health as he recovers from a 145-day hun- (Continued on page 18) Donbas war was heating up, and with doz- (Continued on page 9)

UCC announces leadership changes, Alexandra Chyczij elected president

UCC leaves our organization stronger than he found it, and we look forward to continuing our close cooper- MONTREAL – The Ukrainian Canadian Congress ation with the UWC.” (UCC), convening a meeting of its Board of Directors Ms. Chyczij announced that Mr. Grod will chair the and its annual general meeting in Montreal, unani- UCC Endowment Fund-Raising Campaign. mously elected Alexandra Chyczij as the organiza- Mr. Grod commented: “It was a deep personal tion’s national president on December 8. honor for me to serve as president of the UCC, and to That day, Paul Grod, who was recently elected be asked to chair the UCC Endowment Campaign. All president of the Ukrainian World Congress at the XI the successes of the UCC in the past decade are not Ukrainian World Congress in Kyiv, had announced mine. They are the result of the hard work and com- his resignation as UCC president. mitment of our volunteers, the generosity of our Ms. Chyczij was sworn in as UCC president by Mr. donors, and the abilities and vision of our leadership Grod. Andrea Kopylech becomes the UCC’s first vice- team and staff.” president, and Alex Ilchenko joins the UCC Executive Mr. Grod added: “President Chyczij and Vice- Committee as second vice-president. Presidents Kopylech and Ilchenko have a long and Newly elected UCC President Chyczij stated: “Paul successful track record of community and profes- has served our community with honor, distinction sional leadership, and I am certain that they, togeth- and dedication for many years, including the last er with our accomplished Board of Directors, will decade as president of the UCC. On behalf of the UCC continue to capably and skillfully lead the UCC.” Board of Directors, we thank Paul for his service, Alexandra Chyczij is sworn in as national president of the The leadership changes came during the UCC’s and wish him success as president of the UWC. He Ukrainian Canadian Congress by her predecessor, Paul Grod. annual general meeting held on December 7-9. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50

ANALYSIS

Prospects for strategic military partnership Law ends Friendship Treaty with Russia 1162, which: “(1) condemns the Russian Federation’s firing upon, ramming, and seiz- President Petro Poroshenko has signed ing Ukrainian vessels and crews attempting between Turkey and Ukraine into law a bill to terminate Ukraine’s friend- to pass through the Kerch Strait on ship treaty with Russia. In a video comment Russia’s passage through the straits consid- November 25, 2018, as violations of binding by Ridvan Bari Urcosta posted on the presidential website, ering Moscow’s aggression in the Black and international norms and agreements; (2) Eurasia Daily Monitor Poroshenko called the law “part of our strat- Azov seas (5.ua, September 10). In light of calls on the Russian Federation to immedi- egy towards fully breaking with the colonial Russia’s November 25 aggression against ately return the Ukrainian vessels and their One of the most undesirable geopolitical past and reorientation towards Europe.” The Ukraine at sea, that idea has recently crews to Ukraine; (3) calls on the Russian scenarios for Russia would be the estab- treaty is due to expire on March 31. On gained additional momentum in Kyiv Federation to cease its violation of Ukraine’s lishment of a strategic alliance between the December 6, Ukrainian lawmakers voted not (UNIAN, November 30). sovereignty and its efforts to prevent two other major Black Sea regional powers to prolong it beyond that date. Signed in To date, Ukrainian-Turkish cooperation Ukrainian vessels from transiting the Kerch – Turkey and Ukraine. Such an outcome 1997, the treaty obliges Russia and Ukraine in the military sphere has materialized in Strait, as is Ukraine’s right under internation- would not only hamper the Kremlin’s plans to “respect the territorial integrity of each in Europe’s East and the wider Black Sea the following practical initiatives: al norms and agreements; (4) reaffirms the other and confirm the inviolability of current United States commitment to provide the region but also undermine its ambitions in mutual borders.” It also says that Ukraine within the NATO framework and hold regu- people of Ukraine with political, economic, the Middle East. And, though little noticed and Russia should build bilateral relations in the West, just such a process appears to lar •high-level Turkey and bilateral Ukraine meetings. jointly participate and security assistance to enable them to “based on principles of mutual respect of secure their independence, democracy, and quietly and gradually be under way sovereign equality, inviolability of borders, defense-industry enterprise Ukroboron­ (5) encourages the President and allies and between Ankara and Kyiv. peaceful resolution of differences, without prom• In began April cooperating 2016, Ukraine’s with Turkishstate-owned com- partners of the United States to hold the When relations between Moscow and the use of force or the threat to use force.” pany Havelsan on operating passive radar Russian Federation accountable for its ongo- Ankara rapidly deteriorated in late 2015, Ukrainian government forces have been production facilities (Ukroboronprom.com. ing aggression against Ukraine.” (Ukrainian following Turkey’s shootdown of a Russian fighting against Russia-backed militants in ua, April 11, 2016). Canadian Congress Daily Briefing) bomber that strayed into Turkish airspace eastern Ukraine since April 2014, shortly near the border with Syria (see Eurasia after Russia seized Ukraine’s Crimean penin- …and Nord Stream 2 pipeline began preparations for the creation of a Daily Monitor, December 3, 2015), Kyiv and sula and forcibly annexed it. Although single• In center April 2017,for cybersecurity state firm Ukrinmashin Ukraine, On December 11, the House of Ankara immediately commenced a broad Moscow denies interfering in Ukraine’s together with consultants from Havelsan Representations passed House Resolution range of cooperative initiatives across their domestic affairs, the International Criminal military and economical spheres. That (Ukrinmash.com, April 2017); 1035, which: “(1) finds that Nord Stream 2 Court (ICC) in November 2016 ruled that the is a drastic step backwards for European cooperation has persisted, even as Turkey’s fighting in eastern Ukraine is “an interna- plane-maker Antonov signed a memoran- energy security and United States interests; relations with Russia improved since tional armed conflict between Ukraine and dum• In of May cooperation 2017, Ukrainian with Turkish state-owned Aero­ (2) calls upon European governments to roughly the summer of 2016 (see Eurasia the Russian Federation.” (RFE/RL) Daily Monitor, June 30, 2016). space Industries (TAI) for the development reject the Nord Stream 2 project; (3) urges Last month, on November 3-4, Ukrainian and production of various modifications of House passes Holodomor resolution the President to use all available means to President Petro Poroshenko visited Turkey combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). support European energy security through a to meet with his Turkish counterpart, The memorandum was also signed by the On December 11, the U.S. House of policy of diversification to lessen reliance on head of the National Security and Defense Representatives passed House Resolution the Russia Federation; and (4) supports the 931, which states that the House of November 3). This was the two leaders’ Council of Ukraine, Oleksandr Turchynov imposition of sanctions with respect to Nord Representatives “condemns the systematic fifthRecep official Tayyip meeting. Erdoğan As (President.gov.ua,has been common (Ukroboronprom.com.ua, May 10, 2017). Stream II under section 232 of the violations of human rights, including the to their talks in the past, they discussed Countering America’s Adversaries Through freedom of self-determination and freedom issues falling into three main “baskets”: the negotiations, Ukraine signed an agreement Sanctions Act.” The House of Represent­ of speech, of the Ukrainian people by the military, economics and Turkish arbitration with• In the November Turkish firm 2016, ASELSAN following for a the year pro of- atives said the Russian-backed natural-gas Soviet Government; recognizes the findings in Ukraine’s relations with Russia – in par- curement of military radio systems togeth- pipeline will boost Russian control over of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine ticular, concerning the situation of the er with the software necessary to make Europe’s energy supplies. (Ukrainian as submitted to Congress on April 22, 1988, Crimean Tatars in occupied Crimea. As part them compatible with the Ukrainian mili- Canadian Congress Daily Briefing, RFE/RL) including that ‘Joseph Stalin and those of the visit, Presidents Poroshenko and tary’s preexisting Harris and Motorola Energy diplomat cites Russian threat models (Aselsan.com.tr, October 10, 2017). around him committed genocide against the Ukrainians in 1932-1933.’ ” The U.S. Senate High-Level Strategic Council, a bilateral for- A top U.S. energy diplomat has warned in October adopted a resolution recognizing matErdoğan first heldestablished the seventh in 2011 meeting (President. of the presented a jointly built transport plane, the that Russia wants to increase leverage over the Holodomor as an act of genocide against gov.ua, November 3). AN-188,• In April constructed of this year, according Turkey and to Ukraine NATO Europe and its grip over Ukraine, using the standards (TSN.ua, April 26, 2018). Ukrainians. (Ukrainian Canadian Congress proposed Nord Stream 2 natural-gas pipe- Daily Briefing) Poroshenko stressed, “Important for us are line under the Baltic Sea. The comments on Turkey’sAfter talkingassurances with that Mr. it will Erdoğan, not stand Mr. Ukraine to purchase engines for the Altay House OKs resolutions on Kerch attack… December 10 by Francis Fannon, the U.S. aside amidst Russia’s aggression in the Sea main• Turkeybattle tank. is consideringLast year, the turningprime min to- assistant secretary of state for energy of Azov” Fakty.ua, November 3). That state- isters of both states signed a memorandum On December 11, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution ment was crucially noteworthy in retro- of understanding regarding the possibility (Continued on page 14) spect, considering the November 25 Russian attack on three Ukrainian naval Turkish tanks (Mil.in.ua, March 29, 2017). vessels trying to reach Ukraine’s Azov Sea of building Ukrainian 6ТD3 engines for ports of Mariupol and Berdyansk (see EDM, company Luch, together with Turkey’s he krainian eekly FOUNDED 1933 November 26, 28, 29). ASELSAN,• In May, tested the the Ukrainian Skif anti-tank state-owned guided T U W missile (Defence-ua.com, September 8). Earlier this year (June 12), Mr. An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Poroshenko also attended the opening cere- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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NEWS ANALYSIS With ‘Azov debacle’ as pretext, Russia further militarizes Crimea and obstructs passage through northern sea route

by Sergey Sukhanin Russian transports of additional pieces of the Bal coastal- Russia’s current conventional high-precision strike capa- Eurasia Daily Monitor defense missile system to the Crimean peninsula (UNIAN, bilities in the region. November 28). Equipped with the Kh-35 anti-ship turbojet Together, the above-mentioned measures (some already The November 25 “incident” in the Black Sea involving subsonic cruise missile (120-kilometer striking range), the implemented) will dramatically increase the defensive and, Russia’s illegal seizure of three Ukrainian military vessels Bal complex is designed to ensure denial of entry on a tac- to some extent, counter-offensive capabilities of the Russian and their personnel – in actuality, an explicit violation of tical level. When combined with the Bastion systems previ- forces currently stationed in Crimea. After 2019 (upon the the norms of international maritime law (see Eurasia Daily ously deployed to Crimea (RIA Novosti, September 19, prospective deployment of the Voronezh-M radar), the only Monitor, November 26, 28, 29) – has become a “legitimate” 2017), Russia is ensuring coastal-protection capabilities piece left for the peninsula to acquire all essential qualities pretext for Moscow to conduct sweeping offensive activi- within a range of 120-200 kilometers. And crucially, after of a classic Anti-Access/Area-Denial (A2/AD) “bubble” (in ties in two strategic theaters: Crimea and the Arctic region. Russia demonstrated the Bastion system’s capability to Russia’s reading of this concept) will be the nuclear-capable The first set of measures (both immediate and to be destroy land-based targets in Syria in 2016 (RIA Novosti, Iskander-M ballistic-missile complexes. Iskanders would accomplished in a short-term prospect) pertains to the November 15, 2016), it would be safe to suggest that those potentially add further offensive qualities to “fortress resumed further militarization of Crimea: same weapons based in Crimea may be able to hit land tar- Crimea” (see EDM, November 14, 2017). Currently, Russia’s gets up to 450 kilometers away inside Ukraine. military-strategic calculations continue to consider Crimea missile defense capabilities. On November 29, Russia as a defensive base – though, one capable of, if necessary, declared• Bolstering it was ofdeploying medium- S-400 and long-rangeTriumf anti-aircraft anti-aircraft/ sys- November 29, Russian officials noted that a Voronezh-M some counter-offensive operative tasks. tems (capable of destroying targets up to 400 kilometers early-warning• Increasing radar electronic (operating warfare in (EW)VHF band)capabilities. would Onbe Interestingly, in addition to the announced deployments away and flying at an altitude of up to 30 kilometers) in deployed to the Crimean peninsula in 2019. The to Crimea, the Arctic region has become another key the- Dzhankoy (northern Crimea, 20 kilometers from the de Voronezh-M is capable of detecting ballistic missile launches ater for Russia’s decisive actions that were spurred on by facto border with mainland Ukraine) (Allcrimea.net, and the flight of cruise missiles up to 3,500 kilometers away. the November 25 naval clash with Ukraine. On November November 29). Including Feodosia, Sevastopol and It will “replace the Dnepr radar, and profoundly increase 30, authorities stated that, starting from 2019, “not a single Yevpatoria – where S-400 complexes were deployed in Russia’s military capabilities” in terms of early-warning and foreign military vessel, including submarines, will be per- September (Krymr.com, November 28) – there are now four detection capabilities (Interfax, November 29, 2018). mitted free passage through the Northeast Passage” with- locations in Crimea equipped with this formidable weapon. out prior warning and consent granted by the Russian side Russian political scientist Andrey Ivanov called this move “a previously began the modernization of the Belbek airport – (Topwar.ru, November 30). remedy against hotheads both in Ukraine and in the West,” which,• Building upon completion,up strategic andis expected tactical aviationto become power. capable Russia of It is essential to note that the main portion of the 5,500-kilometer-long trans-Polar Northeast Passage is specifying that “the West has never been sentimental with receiving strategic bombers such as the Tu-95, Tu-160 and located in Russia’s territorial waters – the so-called countries that have a weak system of anti-missile/aircraft Tu-22M (Crimea.ria.ru, August 15). And on November 30, Northern Sea Route (NSR). This strategic maritime transit defense.” Namely, he mentioned Yugoslavia (1999) and Iraq the Russian side additionally deployed a number of the corridor linking Europe and Asia winds past 50 ports in (2003) to support his thesis. He also stated that “the trick super-maneuverable Su-27 and MiG-29 fighter aircraft the Russian High North. The route is viewed by the Russian did not work in Syria” primarily because of Russia’s savvy (Espreso.tv, November 30), thereby increasing the tactical- side as the backbone of its future joint cooperative initia- move to increase the Syrian military’s anti-missile capabili- operational capabilities of Russian forces located in Crimea. tives with the People’s Republic of China, within the scope ties (Infox.ru, November 28). In addition to this step, on of Beijing’s Polar Silk Road initiative (see EDM, November November 30, the Russian side deployed another division of Admiral Alexander Moiseyev, the commander of the 7). Thus, the Kremlin’s warning to foreign navies operating • Increasing naval potential. Also on November 30, Vice- the Pantsir-S1 self-propelled medium-range surface-to-air Russian Black Sea Fleet, stated that, as early as next year, in the NSR should be read as an unequivocal reminder to missile systems (RIA Novosti, November 30). the fleet will receive 13 new vessels equipped with Kalibr other parties that Moscow remains a major stakeholder in - anti-ship and land-attack cruise missiles (Tvzvezda.ru, this trans-Eurasian project – with Russia’s military might teers of the Ukrainian “Come Back Alive” foundation traced November 30). This deployment will significantly upgrade as the main argument (TASS, November 30). • Boosting coastal defenses. On November 28, volun The article above is reprinted from Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from its publisher, the Jamestown Holodomor commemorated on Parliament Hill Foundation, www.jamestown.org. UCC remarks on behalf of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, fol- lowed by Sen. Raynell Andreychuk, who spoke on behalf of Quotable notes OTTAWA – On November 20, the Ukrainian Canadian the Leader of Opposition, Andrew Scheer, and MP Guy Caron, Congress, the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship appearing on behalf of the leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh. “…Russia’s ongoing aggression against Ukraine Group and the Embassy of Ukraine in Canada held a well- Ukraine’s Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko demonstrates the need for us to redouble our OSCE attended, solemn commemoration in Canada’s Parliament delivered moving remarks on behalf of the government of efforts. As we have said on many prior occasions, the to mark the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, the geno- Ukraine, and Ihor Michalchyshyn, UCC CEO, spoke on United States denounces Russia’s lawless actions in cide of the Ukrainian people. behalf of the Ukrainian community in Canada. Ukraine. They are flagrant acts of belligerence. In 1932-1933, the totalitarian Soviet Communist regime Members of Ottawa-based Ukrainian choirs gathered to “We witnessed an escalation on November 25, of dictator Joseph Stalin sentenced the Ukrainian nation to lead the singing of “Vichnaya Pamiat” (Eternal Memory) when Russian vessels rammed and fired on Ukrainian death by starvation. Millions of children, women and men and the Rev. Onuferko led the assembled guests in the clos- ships. This was the continuation of a pattern. Russia’s were condemned to death because of the Ukrainian peo- ing prayer. repeated aggression contravenes all 10 foundational ples’ aspiration for independence, and their desire to speak Earlier in the day, Members of Parliament and guests to principles of the Helsinki Final Act – a document to their language and maintain their culture and traditions. Parliament Hill had the opportunity to visit the Holodomor which Russia itself is committed. … The UCC was honored to welcome Holodomor survivors National Awareness Tour Mobile Classroom. “In the past four years, Russia has precipitated Dr. Julia Woychyshyn and Halyna Zelem, who lit the cere- The mobile classroom, a 40-foot RV, has been travelling Europe’s largest humanitarian crisis in a generation – monial candle at the beginning of the ceremony on across Canada to provide students with an innovative one that has cost more than 10,000 casualties in east- Parliament Hill. learning experience about social justice, human rights and ern Ukraine, and displaced more than 1.5 million peo- The master of ceremonies of the commemoration was democratic values in relation to the genocide by famine ple from their homes. Ukrainians have been impris- Member of Parliament Borys Wrzesnewskyj, chair of the that killed millions of Ukrainians. The Government of oned, tortured and killed. Crimean Tatars and others Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group. The Rev. Canada, through InterAction, Canada’s multiculturalism who resist Russian rule are arbitrarily prosecuted. Andrew Onuferko led the opening prayer. grants and contributions program, has provided a three- The OSCE should not mince words when assigning Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan delivered year grant valued at $1.5 million to support this project. responsibility for these acts. “As Secretary [Mike] Pompeo made clear last sum- mer in the Crimea Declaration, the United States will FOR THE RECORD continue to impose consequences on Russia until Moscow fully implements the Minsk agreements and returns control of Crimea to Ukraine. “We call on Russia to end its aggression in Ukraine, Pompeo’s statement on Human Rights Day to release the detained sailors and their vessels, to Following is the press statement of U.S. Secretary of State impede the freedoms of religion or belief and expression. return control of Crimea to Ukraine, and to stop Michael R. Pompeo released on December 10, Human Rights Citizens’ rights to participate in free, fair and genuine elec- harassment of unarmed, OSCE civilian monitors. Day. tions remain precarious. Authorities continue to subject “Nearly 70 of those monitors, I should add, are prisoners to torture and inhumane treatment. Global rec- American citizens. The United States is the single Seventy years ago, the U.N. General Assembly adopted ognition of the inalienable rights belonging to all individu- largest contributor to the Special Monitoring Mission the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Emerging from als must be continually encouraged and reaffirmed. in Ukraine, which acts as our eyes and ears in the con- a world war that shocked humanity with its cruelty, the U.S. foreign policy is rooted in the understanding that flict zone. …” sovereign nations of the world united to specify those governments that respect individual rights and fundamen- – A. Wess Mitchell, assistant secretary, Bureau of rights that are inherent to all persons, and committed to tal freedoms remain the best vehicles for prosperity, stabil- European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. State Department, their promotion and protection henceforth. ity and peace. On this International Human Rights Day, the speaking on December 6 at the 2018 Meeting of the The declaration’s fundamental principles remain as rel- United States underscores its commitment to promoting OSCE Ministerial Council in Milan, Italy. evant today as they were 70 years ago. Still, governments human freedom at home and around the world. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50

OBITUARY Ed Evanko’s final curtain call: Singer-turned-priest passes away at age 80

by Christopher Guly Justyna Dmytryk, died. His father, Danylo Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Evanko, who had also immigrated to Canada from western Ukraine, remarried a OTTAWA – True artists spend years, if woman by the name of Doris Tataryn, not their entire lives, finding the right note whose two daughters joined Edward and or hitting the right mark as part of a rigor- his two sisters in the newly configured ous process of examination and discovery family. But the future priest never quite of themselves and the world around them. recovered from the childhood loss of his Starting out as an actor and singer, Ed mother until he began his graduate studies Evanko embarked on such a journey, and at the Sheptytsky Institute. found that rare combination of profession- He began researching the concept of al success and personal fulfillment in a “lype” (pronounced lee-pay), the Greek multifaceted career that encompassed word for “excessive sadness” and one of the stage, screen and recordings, and which “eight evil thoughts” or sins identified by culminated in his ultimate role as a mem- the fourth century theologian Evagrios. ber of the clergy. “It was kind of a catharsis for me and Born in Winnipeg on October 19, 1938, gave me a new understanding of what and ordained a Ukrainian Catholic priest death is, as not an ending, but the begin- there in 2005, the Rev. Edward Danylo ning of eternal life,” Father Evanko said in a Evanko died in his hometown on November 2005 interview with The Ukrainian Weekly. 18 after struggling with the aftereffects of a For his master’s thesis, he chose to write debilitating stroke he had suffered two about the Byzantine-Slav funeral liturgy Andrew Sikorsky years ago. Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary and the “facilitation of therapeutic “He was an extremely likeable man,” Ed Evanko on the TV show “Winnipeg Christian grieving,” with a not-surprising Father Edward Danylo Evanko Today” in the 1980s. recalled the Rev. Michael Winn, rector of focus on singing. the Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic at the time and has since relocated to Winnipeg. “In less than 10 seconds, tears “If it’s done well with an eye and ear to Seminary in Edmonton, Alberta. “He tried Toronto. would be running down his face, which aesthetics and true prayerfulness, it can to portray a joyful spirit. That is my lasting While at Holy Spirit, the two grad stu- would also turn red. We were all flabber- have a galvanic effect where you leave image of him.” dents would meet for supper on weekdays, gasted by it.” changed and somewhat transformed as a Fathers Winn and Evanko lived in resi- watch “Jeopardy” on TV and, when prompt- He said that Father Evanko told his fellow result,” explained the Rev. Evanko, whose dence at the seminary from 2003 to 2005 ed, Father Evanko would entertain his din- seminarians that he learned to cry on cue by thesis built on an earlier paper he wrote when it was located in Ottawa and both ner-mates with some of the tricks of the summoning “something in his life which titled “Transforming the Toxic Seeds of men were pursuing master’s degrees in trade from his past as an actor. was very sad. I don’t know what it was, but Excessive Mourning into a Harvest of Peace theology at the Metropolitan Andrey “He could cry at the drop of a hat,” it was something of significance to him.” and Joy.” Sheptytsky Institute for Eastern Christian remembers the Rev. Winn, who previously A week before the young Edward’s 13th Studies, which was also located in Ottawa served as chancellor of the Archeparchy of birthday, his Ukrainian-born mother, (Continued on page 14)

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UNA Christmas card artist Andriy Khomyk paints on glass PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainian artist Andriy Khomyk is the creator of the artwork featured on the Ukrainian National Association’s Christmas card set for 2018-2019. Born in Lviv, Mr. Khomyk graduated from art institutes and colleges in Lviv, with degrees in ceramic art and decorative and applied arts. His works have included easel painting and book printing art, and since 1991 painting on glass. His works have been featured in international and national exhibitions since 1993 and examples of his work can be found in private collec- tions in Ukraine, Poland, Germany, France, Canada and the U.S.A.; a number of his works were purchased by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine. Selections for this year’s UNA Christmas Card sale come from paintings revolving around the Christmas celebration in Ukraine. Scenes feature the singing of Ukrainian Christmas Carols, the preparation of the 12-course traditional Christmas Eve dinner, and the happenings in a typical Ukrainian village during the celebration of the feast of the Nativity. Mr. Khomyk states on his website: “At the present time, I am painting almost exclusively on reverse glass. During the last hundred years, this centuries-old art form nearly perished. It is my ambition to help restore it. I find it an intriguing medium to work in, as it is unforgiving to error. My website (http://paint- ingonglass.com) currently contains over 225 paintings on glass, and we will be adding many more over time… Thank you for visiting my site – I am glad for the opportunity to share my work with you.” For additional information, readers may contact Mr. Andriy Khomyk Khomyk via e-mail, [email protected]. “Deck the Halls.” “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Young UNA’ers

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WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly Recognizing the Holodomor Putin’s approach to Ukraine threatens As the 85th anniversary year of the Holodomor – the Great Famine that killed mil- lions in our ancestral homeland – comes to a close, it is worth taking a few minutes entire international order, says commentator to assess what has been done to spread awareness of this genocide. by Paul Goble Crimea …but also over lands adjoining the Just this week we heard the good news that the House of Representatives on canal supplying Crimea with water from December 11 passed a resolution (H. Res. 931) “Expressing the sense of the House As hard as it is to imagine in the 21st cen- the Dnipro.” of Representatives that the 85th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933, tury, Vladimir Putin is perfectly prepared to “This does not mean,” the Moscow com- known as the Holodomor, should serve as a reminder of repressive Soviet policies go to war to ensure that Ukrainian Orthodoxy mentator continues, “that Putin has already against the people of Ukraine.” The resolution had been introduced back on June 8 does not gain autocephaly because once it taken a decision to begin a wide-scale war by Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.). It had 20 original co-sponsors and a total of 33 co- does and once its status is recognized by oth- with Ukraine. But the annexation of Crimea sponsors by the time of its passage. ers, the Kremlin leader’s imperial preten- will remain a constant source of tensions The House resolution is identical to the one unanimously approved on October 3 by sions will suffer a defeat that he simply can- which will give rise to ever new conflict sit- the Senate (S. Res. 435). That resolution also “recognizes the 85th anniversary of the not tolerate, Aleksandr Skobov says. uations,” each of which the Kremlin leader Ukrainian Famine,’’ “extends sympathies to the victims, survivors and families of that “If the Russian Federation doesn’t block will try to exploit to achieve the destruction tragedy” and “encourages dissemination of information regarding the Famine.” Its the establishment and recognition by other of Ukraine. sponsor was Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), who was joined by 12 original co-sponsors Orthodox of a new Ukrainian Orthodox Mr. Putin’s “empire, like a shark, cannot when it was introduced on March 14. Ultimately, the resolution had 20 co-sponsors. Church not subordinate to the Russian exist except in movement. Otherwise it will What is most significant is that both the Senate and House resolutions recognize Orthodox Church,” the Moscow commenta- drown. So too the empire. Having started “the findings of the Commission on the Ukraine Famine as submitted to Congress on tor says, “then this will mean that ‘Russia on the path of international brigandage, April 22, 1988, including that ‘Joseph Stalin and those around him committed geno- doesn’t exist,’ as Lev Vershilin, a ‘patriotic’ Putin already cannot stop himself.” And cide against the Ukrainians in 1932–1933.’” writer/fantasist has written” (graniru.org/ having shown himself prepared to ignore The administration of President Donald Trump also marked the Holodomor. State opinion/skobov/m.274089.html). all the existing rules of the game, he must Department spokesperson Heather Nauert released a statement on November 23 That is because for Mr. Putin and those continue to do so, even if the consequences which, while noting that “millions of innocent Ukrainians were deliberately starved who support him, Ukraine cannot be become more serious. to death by the regime of Joseph Stalin,” did not recognize it as a genocide. According allowed to be independent of Russia in any The Kremlin leader’s mantra about to the statement, “This catastrophic man-made famine was one of the most atro- fundamental way. For Putinists, Ukraine is Russia “rising from its knees” is like Adolph cious acts of the 20th century and a brutal reminder of the crimes of communism.” not a state, Ukrainians are not a nation, and Hitler’s “throwing off the shackles of (To be fair, we must point out that no U.S. administration has called the Holodomor a Russia must dominate and include them all. Versailles.” It is not something that is genocide.) In addition, in a message on the National Day for Victims of Communism Indeed, the Kremlin leader and his propa- achieved once and for all, but rather some- (November 7), President Trump cited “Ukrainians deliberately starved in the gandists have regularly insisted on those thing that requires ever more aggression Holodomor.” false propositions. and ever more violation of international In Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the Soviet regime had “used star- Consequently, Mr. Skobov continues, norms and laws, the commentator says. vation as a weapon” and stated: “The Holodomor was a deliberate attempt – part of “Putin will use any opportunity not to allow “The goal of Putin’s Kremlin is to force a systematic genocide – to crush the spirit and identity of the Ukrainian people. It what would be viewed within the country the surrounding world to agree to close its failed. Ukrainians endured and, after decades of Soviet rule, Ukraine won its inde- as ‘a geopolitical defeat.’ And therefore, the eyes to his international crimes. That is pendence in 1991.” Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland was even more direct: issue of Ukrainian autocephaly certainly what the Kremlin calls ‘taking our interests “This was a deliberate genocide, designed to break the will of the Ukrainian nation. could be one of the causes that led him to into account.’ As long as law remains a fac- What’s worse, it was denied by its perpetrators in Moscow, Russia.” provoke ‘the Kerch crisis.’ ” tor in international relations and isn’t driv- Meanwhile, on the state level, according to Ukraine’s Embassy in the U.S., 22 But it isn’t the only one. The other cause en out by force, the Kremlin’s control of states have recognized the Holodomor as a genocide of the Ukrainian nation. Rhode is the problematic geographic position of Crimea will be insecure.” Island became the latest to do so with a gubernatorial proclamation dated Crimea, which Putin seized and annexed in That has consequences that many lead- November 26. Such recognition is due to the work of numerous Ukrainian activists 2014. “Putin cannot be certain of the firm- ers in the West have not yet been willing to who not only organized events to solemnly commemorate the Holodomor (many of ness of his acquisition until he establishes face up to, Mr. Skobov suggests. Politeness them reported in this newspaper), but took it upon themselves to share knowledge control not only over a land corridor to and appeals are not going to be enough to about this genocide among their fellow Americans. Such efforts deserve our com- prompt Mr. Putin to change. “Putin can be mendation as we continue to seek worldwide recognition of the Holodomor. Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on stopped only by force” because Putinism is ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia “an infection” of the international system, who has served in various capacities in the one that must destroy that system or be U.S. State Department, the Central destroyed by it, he notes. Intelligence Agency and the International “In order not to die, the organism must Turning the pages back... Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice suppress the source of the infection,” Mr. Dec. of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Skobov says; in this case, “the surrounding Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for world must force the Russian Federation to Ten years ago, on December 19, 2008, the United States- International Peace. The article above is leave Crimea.” Nothing short of that will 19 Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership was signed in reprinted with permission from his blog prevent Mr. Putin from behaving worse and Washington by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- worse and thus threatening the world 2008 Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Minister Volodymyr Ohryzko. woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). more and more. The charter affirmed the bilateral relationship across a broad spectrum of mutual priorities, “expanding democracy and eco- nomic freedom, protecting security and territorial integrity, strengthening rule of law and supporting innovation and technological advances.” A MUST READ The charter’s preamble confirmed the importance of the security assurances described in the 1994 Budapest Memorandum that was signed by Ukraine, Russia and the U.S., and “Putin Must Be Punished” (The New York Times, December 5), President the U.S-Ukraine Cooperation Agreement (Road Map) that was signed on March 31, 2008, Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine argues that Russia can’t be allowed to get away with its and commitments to a strategic partnership made by Presidents George W. Bush and brazen• In aggression against Ukraine. The West needs to act. He writes: “Russia’s attack Viktor Yushchenko on April 4, 2005. in the Kerch Strait and the Black Sea on November 25 was not an isolated incident. In “Section 1: Principles of Cooperation” the charter is based on core principles: sup- Since 2014, Russia has regularly violated international rules of navigation and trea- port for each other’s sovereignty, independence, territorial integrity and inviolability of ties in both those waters and the Sea of Azov. It has stolen our energy supplies and borders; the shared belief that democracy is the chief guarantor of security, prosperity and fisheries, harmed Ukrainian livelihoods, and blocked traffic and trade to our ports....” freedom; defense and security cooperation as essential to effectively respond to threats to “Russia brought the situation to a head on November 25… This was a direct, peace and security; and “a strong, independent and democratic Ukraine, capable of unprovoked military attack by Russia’s armed forces on Ukraine’s. Moscow did not responsible self-defense, contributes to the security and prosperity not only of all the peo- hide behind ‘little green men’ as it did in Crimea in 2014 or its servicemen on ‘vaca- ple of Ukraine, but of a Europe whole, free and at peace.” tion’ as it claimed when hostilities started in eastern Ukraine the same year. Moscow The charter noted the Joint Statement of the NATO-Ukraine Commission from the 2008 does not even try to deceive the world this time,” Mr. Poroshenko points out. Bucharest Summit, which affirmed that Ukraine would become a member of NATO. Within “These recent events have a direct bearing on the security of all of NATO. Russia this framework, the U.S. looked forward to increased cooperation on mutual security and now has a challenging number of naval ships in the Black Sea, meaning it can threat- defense threats, including enhanced training and equipment for Ukrainian armed forces. en NATO members Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey. And that may just be the begin- Other areas of cooperation focused on economic issues, trade and energy, strengthen- ning. Russia also has a significant presence in the Baltic Sea. …Russia’s objective is ing democracy, as well as increasing people-to-people and cultural exchanges. obvious: It wants to return to an era where property and land are seized by force. It The final section of the charter pledged that the two “countries will continue to cooper- starts with Ukraine and continues westward as far as the democratic world will ate closely to promote remembrance and increased public awareness of the 1932-1933 allow. Democratic countries must now make a choice: Stand up for what is right or Great Famine (Holodomor) in Ukraine. Ukraine welcomes the United States’ intention to continue appeasing President Vladimir Putin. …” establish an American diplomatic presence (American Presence Post) in Symferopol To read the full article, go to: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/05/opinion/pet- [Crimea].” ro-poroshenko-putin-ukraine.html?fbclid=IwAR1WJ2jrecz-zwtmBozD8N-QAnTZI_ Source: “For the Record: United States-Ukraine Charter on Strategic Partnership,” The PJCdnJz7kHLuBncRDxzTNvicsSCM8. Ukrainian Weekly, December 28, 2008. No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 7

FROM FAR AND WIDE PERSPECTIVES by Marco Levytsky by Andrew Fedynsky The first Holodomor monument On the struggle with Russia On Sunday, October 21, Toronto’s professor Dr. Bohdan Krawchenko. In 1920, Lviv-based poet Stepan Ukraine. Stepan Charnetsky was but one of Holodomor Memorial was unveiled at the Later that day, at a special “Hungry tens of thousands of talents who contribut- Princess Gate entrance to the Canadian Dinner,” sponsored by UCC Edmonton and ed. National Exhibition grounds. What is sig- attended by 2,000 people, University of course.Charnetsky The publishedworld had a just collection, emerged “Сумні from Which brings us back to his poem about nificant about the date of the opening of Alberta President Myer Horowitz drew “TheІдем” Great (Sorrowfully War,” which We claimed Go). Sorrow? millions Ofof Winter’s Eve. “Tell us something scary…” the Holodomor Memorial in Toronto is comparisons between the Holodomor and lives. Everyone lost family and friends. The grandmother speaks about Nicholas that it was unveiled almost 35 years to the the Holocaust suffered by his own people. Beginning almost by accident, the war but she could just as well have meant Tsar day that the very first such monument – “Last month, on Yom Kippur, the Day of engaged half a dozen European empires, Peter, Empress Catherine, Joseph Stalin, not only in Canada – but in the world – Atonement, which is the holiest day of four of which were gone by the Armistice Leonid Brezhnev or Vladimir Putin. was unveiled to mark the 50th anniversary those of us who are Jewish, I read silently, on the Western Front in November 1918. Perennially, Russia has defined its neigh- of the Famine-Genocide. while in our synagogue… That service of When it started in 1914, Ukraine as a bors as either vassals or enemies. Having The date was Sunday, October 23, 1983. atonement, which was added following the country did not exist. Neither did Poland, lost half of Europe with the demise of the And the place was Edmonton’s City Hall second world war when millions of my Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and other USSR in 1991, Russia under President cousins – my Eastern European blood European states today. Ukraine was parti- Putin now seeks to re-establish an empire, thing, the Edmonton Census Metropolitan cousins – perished. Never will I read those tioned between the Austro-Hungarian and claiming authority over what he calls “the Areaand its (CMA) grounds. has Why the highestEdmonton? number For one of words again without my thinking as well of Russian empires; Poland between Russia, near abroad,” starting with Ukraine. Recall people of Ukrainian ethnic (as opposed to the millions of my other blood cousins – Austria and Germany. The Baltic states how he told President George W. Bush that geographic) origin in Canada – 159,940 your blood cousins, who died of hunger, were in imperial Russia. With the demise of Ukraine is not a country, echoing the tsarist compared to 144,330 in the Toronto CMA, who died because of a cruel, barbarous, empires, a dozen countries emerged, edict from 1863 banning the “Little according to the 2016 census. It’s a very inhuman and programmed famine,” he including Ukraine, but that that did not Russian” language, because “it does not close second in North American terms. said. stop the conflict there as multiple armies: exist, never has and never can.” How do you The New York Metropolitan Statistical The unveiling of the Edmonton monu- Russian, Polish, Ukrainian and others ban something that doesn’t exist and never Area (MSA) listed 160,000 people of ment was just the beginning of a long and fought for control; the outcome has conse- Ukrainian ethnic origin, according to the arduous campaign to bring the truth about quences today. reasoning as “doublethink,” a mindset that most recent census which included that this horrendous genocide to light. In fact, Charnetsky’s collection focuses on the stillhas? exists. In 1948, I’ve Georgeencountered Orwell it definedmyself when such category – the 2000 one. But in propor- the monument itself was defaced with horrific experience of the just-concluded a chauvinistic Russian insisted that the two tionate terms, people of Ukrainian ethnic “Nazi lies” graffiti on two occasions. It war. Mourning the loss of young Ukrainian languages are the same and then reacted in origin make up 12.32 percent of the wasn’t until the publication of Robert lives, he expresses sympathy even for the fury when I agreed and continued in our Edmonton CMA, 2.46 percent of the Conquest’s “Harvest of Sorrow: Soviet invaders: “common” language, Ukrainian. For Russia, language and sovereignty are intertwined, Toronto CMA and 0.90 percent of the New Collectivization and the Terror Famine” in I pity you too, gray son of the North and the Ukrainian language is an existential York MSA. 1986 that the Holodomor began to be You march day and night not knowing threat. With such a high proportion of the pop- treated seriously by the academic world. where … Charnetsky in Polish-administered Lviv ulation, Ukrainian Canadians in Edmonton And it wasn’t until the fall of the USSR that Walking hungry in a ragged greatcoat was a contemporary of Mykola Khvyliovy and Alberta (as well as Saskatchewan and the Holodomor was officially acknowl- To an unknown world in a foreign land in Soviet Ukraine. A member of the Manitoba) have been able to wield consid- edged in Ukraine itself. To be greeted by artilleries’ roar, Communist Party, Khvyliovy became leader erable political clout. And during the 1970s Even today, a new brand of Holodomor Or perhaps a more quiet welcome: well- of his country’s literary, and therefore polit- and early 1980s the Ukrainian community denial has come to the fore. The crux of crafted steel… had several high-profile ministers in the this new disinformation campaign is the ical, revival. To establish itself, Ukraine, he Charnetsky, remembered for composing government of then-Premier Peter myth that the Holodomor was not a geno- argued, had to distance itself from Moscow “Chervona Kalyna,” the patriotic hymn Lougheed and was able to bring to reality cide — merely a tragedy, because other and orient on Europe. The 1920s cultural inspiring Ukrainians for a century, is now several critical initiatives, such as bilingual nationalities suffered deaths as well. Well, revival affirmed his call. By 1930, having relatively obscure. I was introduced to him schools and the Canadian Institute of that’s the equivalent of saying the become de facto tsar, Stalin crushed the by Hryhoriy Golembiowsky – a scholar who Ukrainian Studies, just to mention a few. Holocaust wasn’t a genocide of Jews Renaissance. Thousands of Ukraine’s cul- worked at the Ford plant in Cleveland dur- Such was the case with the Holodomor because other ethnic groups were also tural-artistic-intellectual class were arrest- ing the week and on Saturday taught at the monument. killed. Even though both Adolph Hitler and ed and subsequently executed, sent to heritage school, Ridna Shkola, instilling in The Soviet Union exerted considerable Joseph Stalin committed mass murder on a Siberia or cowed into obedience. Even me, and no doubt others, a love of diplomatic pressure on the Lougheed gov- gargantuan scale that involved people of blind bandura minstrels were murdered. Ukrainian literature. His library is now at ernment to prevent this unveiling. But not all kinds of backgrounds, Jews were specif- Khvyliovy and others were driven to sui- the Ukrainian Museum-Archives. I’m read- only did Premier Lougheed ignore them, ically targeted in the Holocaust and cide. The language itself was assaulted to ing Charnetsky from the same book he read he personally lifted the black drape cover- Ukrainians were specifically targeted in the point of absurdity: to bring Ukrainian to us back in the early 1960s. I’m struck by ing the sculpture of a large broken circle of the Holodomor. That’s what makes both closer to Russian, the letter “g” was banned. People were killed for using it (an affront cold grey metal emblazoned with skeletal actions genocide. Golembiowsky took personally.) hands memorializing the anonymous vic- Those millions of Ukrainians who were elderlyits continued woman relevance. sits by the Consider: fire with “Наher For generations under the tsars in the tims of the Soviet-engineered genocide. starved to death were replaced by ethnic grandchildren:Зимовий Вечір “Tell(On aus Winter’s a story…about Eve).” An a 18th and 19th centuries, Ukraine’s rela- The monument was sculpted by Ludmilla Russians. And those millions of Ukrainians bluebird,” one child asks; “about a storm,” tionship with Russia was defined by misery Temertey, sister of Toronto philanthropist who survived, but were forbidden even to another requests. And then the youngest and ignorance. The 20th century was James Temerty (they spell their surnames speak about it, became so traumatized worse, horrific beyond comprehension: the differently), head of the Temerty Family they buried their culture and their national grandmother complies: Holodomor when millions were deliberate- Foundation that donated $500,000 will deep in the ground strewn with the says“In “How the North about there something lived Tsar scary? Nicholas And the ly starved; the Great Terror; the Stalin- towards the construction of the Toronto bones of their relatives, friends and ances- Who drove Siberian savagery our way… Hitler collaboration in 1939 and the war monument. tors. Many of their descendants became And she fell silent…” afterwards when millions more died vio- At the opening of the Edmonton monu- Russified. They became “Russian speak- In 1920 there was sorrow, but with lently, the number of war victims (1939- ment, which was attended by 8,000 people, ers.” peace restored, the world exploded with 1945) equaling or exceeding those of the Premier Lougheed, who was flanked by And it is the “defense” of “Russian creativity: the Roaring ’20s and Harlem 1930s Famine and cultural extermination. University of Alberta Chancellor Dr. Peter speakers” that Stalin’s successor in mind, Renaissance in the U.S.; groundbreaking After the war, totalitarianism and Savaryn, declared; “We, in Alberta, will spirit and deed – Vladimir Putin – claims artists and writers in Paris, Rome, Vienna, Russification followed (or rather contin- never allow this tragic event, committed by as an excuse to justify his brutal aggres- Berlin. Ukrainians, having tasted indepen- ued) with its concomitant grey uniformity a totalitarian regime, to ever be forgotten.” sion against Ukraine. The genocide of the dence and with a nominally independent and poverty. The nuclear catastrophe at Other speakers included federal 1930s has led to the invasion of today. Soviet Ukrainian Republic, launched an Chornobyl, resulting from an irresponsible Defense Minister Jean Jacques Blais, newly International recognition of the unprecedented movement – theater, litera- experiment run from Moscow in 1986, ren- elected Edmonton Mayor Laurence Holodomor as a very real and horrendous ture, art, music, scholarship, film, statecraft dered an entire region of Ukraine uninhab- Decore, Ukrainian Canadian Committee genocide has come a long way since the – an era also dubbed “Renaissance,” during itable for thousands of years. (now Congress) President Ivan Nowosad, unveiling of that first monument 35 years which cultural activists interacted with Russia has always claimed Ukraine as its UCC Edmonton President Dr. Meletiy ago. But there still is a long way to go audiences in both eastern and western own, even as Ukrainians have perennially Snihurowycz and University of Alberta before it becomes firmly entrenched in the sought to escape their neighbor’s murder- annals of history and channels of memory, Marco Levytsky may be contacted at so that such atrocities will never again be Andrew Fedynsky’s e-mail address is [email protected]. repeated. [email protected]. ous rule.(Continued And why on wouldn’tpage 18) they? 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50 No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 9

Fulbright Ukraine: A quarter-century of U.S.-Ukraine academic exchanges

by Adrian Karmazyn learn through real-life observation and interaction – and to consider what might be WASHINGTON – Heather Fielding of worth emulating or adopting. Purdue University will be examining the It is particularly useful and instructive, treatment of Eastern Europe in English- Ms. Kolomayets believes, for Ukrainian stu- language literature with her students at dents to experience the culture and spirit of Poltava’s Vladimir Korolenko National American universities: “People can see what Pedagogical University. Joseph Kush of the American education system looks like, Duquesne University will share his experi- the kinds of universities, the campuses. One ences regarding student-centered learning thing that’s lacking in Ukraine, I think, that’s methodology at Sumy State University. important to see in the United States, is … Brendan Hoffman, a Washington-based there is really no branding of universities, photo journalist who has been documenting allegiance, no sports teams, no community Ukraine since the Maidan, will travel life – it’s not as developed as it is in the throughout Ukraine chronicling Ukrainian United States with either sororities, or clubs, culture and society. Kristine Nugent of after-school activities or sports teams. That Georgetown University will be examining doesn’t exist in Ukraine yet.” language education policy while with the With 50 Ukrainians coming to the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine. United States annually within the Fulbright They are among the roughly 35 program and with about three dozen American scholars, graduate students and Fulbright Ukraine Americans coming to Ukraine, it is difficult experts who are spending a semester or two Marta Kolomayets, Fulbright Ukraine country director. to provide an adequate sampling of the in Ukraine during the current academic year interesting and important research and under the auspices of the Fulbright pro- cultural ambassadors for Ukraine. So many “Ukraine is more open to Western values and projects that have been conducted. When, gram, which is administered in Ukraine by people tell me that the important thing is Western understanding,” she says. And now asked to describe the work of a couple of the Institute for International Education. not only what you learn – it’s how you com- with visa-free travel to Europe that trend is recent American Fulbrighters, among oth- Since the program’s inception in Ukraine a municate with other people and the out- accelerating even faster. ers, Ms. Kolomayets spoke about Rachel quarter of century ago, some 700 American side world, and tolerance and understand- Ms. Kolomayets says that Americans are Stevens and Mark Isaak. “Fulbrighters” have come to Ukraine to lec- ing. Understanding the differences – it’s a taking notice of Ukraine’s younger genera- Ms. Stevens is a sculptor and professor ture, study or conduct research. And about very important part of the Fulbright pro- tion and its dedication to improving the of art from New Mexico State University 1,000 Ukrainian scholars and university stu- gram,” she notes. country. “The thing that I really like about who has roots in Ternopil Oblast. Her dents have come to the U.S. Ms. Kolomayets explains that she started Ukrainian youth is that they are very cre- Fulbright involved creating sculptures Marta Kolomayets, the Fulbright Ukraine as the director of the Ukraine Fulbright pro- ative and very innovative. There are a lot of based on remnants of Jewish culture in country director, emphasizes that it’s not just gram at a challenging time – in January of them that want to stay in Ukraine and make Halychyna, and she was affiliated with the about the academics, it is just as much a 2013 – as the Yanukovych government’s anti- Ukraine a country that is successful eco- Lviv National Academy of Arts and the question of serving as a cultural ambassador. democratic policies were coming into full nomically, with democratic reforms, with Center of Urban History of Eastern Europe. “The Fulbright program is a program of swing. However, the success of the Maidan innovation, with technology,” she comments. As part of a broad range of activities, she mutual understanding, of cultural ambassa- protests and the Revolution of Dignity ush- Despite having access to unlimited infor- created 75 glass replicas of an ancient, rust- dorship… the Americans that come over ered in a new period of openness in Ukraine, mation and knowledge online, the ed synagogue key that she discovered at a bring American culture here and the from which the Fulbright program benefits Fulbright program provides the opportuni- Ukrainians that go to the United States are and which it also tries to amplify. Today, ty for exchange program participants to (Continued on page 17)

Donetsk region. It showed that if we can’t the occupied territory know they weren’t Activist fights... defend ourselves, then they’re stronger and forgotten. Informational video clips were we’re weak. Their [Russia’s] goal was to distributed on YouTube channels, Facebook (Continued from page 1) cause chaos. It was an act of terrorism.” and Vkontakte, Russia’s most popular Starting in March 2014, Moscow sent Two more pro-Ukrainian rallies were social networking service. Other actions busloads of Russians across Ukraine’s bor- held a month later, the last one on April 28, weren’t so conventional. His group flew der to join local pro-Kremlin activists from “which was crushed” by the Russian side, drones above the Donbas to drop leaflets Kharkiv to Odesa to launch a covert inva- he said. and stickers reminding residents of a unit- sion in the guise of a “separatist” uprising. For two months, the local political and ed Ukraine, for example. Government and law enforcement build- business elite “were playing both sides, to His think tank conducted surveys to ings were taken over, rallies were held and frighten Kyiv and retain control of the study identity perceptions and attitudes in violence ensued. Donbas as their personal fiefdom and the region. A policy paper on the state of Mr. Tkachenko called it the “Novo­rossiya” Russia… but Moscow outsmarted them,” the informational space in the Donbas was (new Russia) project, in reference to a term Mr. Tkachenko said. drafted. The Cabinet of Ministers based its that Russian President Vladimir Putin start- By then, armed paramilitary groups informational campaign for reintegrating ed to publicly use during that time. Local from Russia, in concert with collaborators, the Donbas, approved on July 26 of this journalists labeled it the “Russian Spring,” had already taken over dozens of cities in year, on the group’s recommendations. but Mr. Putin mostly failed, having achieved the region as volunteer battalions were still The think tank also produced a series of negligible success by seizing a portion of forming and the military was slow to mar- short documentary films, averaging 15 easternmost Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts. shal a counteroffensive. Donbas Think Tank minutes in length, that profiled pro-Ukrai- “We knew the Russians started the Meanwhile, Mr. Tkachenko started assist- A screenshot from an upcoming short nian activists in the Donbas. documentary film that features Leonid whole thing already in March 2014, it was a ing foreign journalists during the early stag- “To keep the memory alive of those who Krasno­polskyi and other volunteers from special operation,” Mr. Tkachenko said. “We es of the war. They included correspondents the Donbas who devoted resources to advocated for a Ukrainian Donbas,” Mr. in Donetsk never saw anything like it for Al Jazeera, The New York Times, Ukrainian volunteer battalions and army Tkachenko said, a new series was produced before. We noticed a Russian presence. We BuzzFeed, NBC and Swedish media outlets. units. this year. It focuses on civic, religious and saw people dressed not like Donbas people Given his visible profile in Donetsk and cultural leaders, as well as war cause volun- dress. They had cheaper-looking… clothing. the numerous television appearances he ed the city, Mr. Girkin came to Donetsk with teers, partisans, and volunteer battalion They spoke differently in Russian. They was making, this job also became perilous. his men in July 2014 when Russia “finalized members who hail from the region. were from the poor coal mining towns in He was recognized while accompanying its grip on the city conclusively… he was in Titled, “Heroes of Ukrainian Donbas,” it Rostov Oblast in Russia. We’d never seen so a reporter inside the occupied oblast gov- charge, nobody else,” Mr. Tkachenko said. will be screened in Kyiv’s Zhovten movie many Russian flags at previous rallies.” ernment building. “I was merely kicked out Miraculously, an inter-confessional prayer theater on December 20 with English subti- As the Donetsk Oblast Administration with a stern warning,” Mr. Tkachenko said. tent with a Ukrainian flag atop it, stood in the tles. In January, the short documentaries building switched hands to and from the He then was detained for an hour inside city center until August of that year. will air on Ukrainian television and a social pro-Russian contingent, Mr. Tkachenko the main police station of Sloviansk while By that time, Mr. Tkachenko was in liber- media marketing campaign will promote started organizing rallies for Ukrainian assisting a Swedish correspondent. The ated Kramatorsk, thinking what to do next. the films in the occupied territory. (The unity with the Committee of Patriotic Donetsk Oblast town was already under the He worked on Oleh Lyashko’s Radical Party teaser for the film series can be viewed Forces of the Donbas that he co-founded. control of Igor Girkin, a former colonel in campaign during the October 2014 parlia- here: https://www.facebook.com/think- Three took place in March of that year. Russia’s Federal Security Service. mentary elections. tankdonbas/videos/216236602600174/. First blood was drawn during the last one on An outdated phone saved Mr. Tkachenko. A month later, he moved to Kyiv, where Also an adviser to the minister of infor- March 13, 2014, when Dmytro Chernyavskyi, “They quizzed me on the names of he set up operations. mation policy, Mr. Tkachenko said he has an then a press secretary for the local branch Donetsk streets, they checked my fingers “I knew this would be a long-term con- invitation to present the films at next year’s of the Svoboda party, was killed by a pro- for gunpowder residue to make sure I flict from the outset, so that’s how I think Edmonton International Film Festival. Russian mob after the demonstration. wasn’t a sniper,” he said. “Thank goodness strategically and when planning,” Mr. When asked if he believes Ukraine will “He was the first victim of the Donbas they couldn’t see my Facebook page, Tkachenko said. regain control of the occupied part of war,” Mr. Tkachenko said. “It was a huge because if they had, I would be dead.” Media campaigns were launched direct- Donbas, he said: “Of course I do, otherwise blow to the pro-Ukrainian movement in the After fleeing Sloviansk once Kyiv liberat- ed at his home region to let the people in I wouldn’t be doing what I do.” 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50 No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 11

The Ukrainian Museum Ukrainian Museum director Maria Shust thanks the many individuals whose vision brought the exhibition to the museum, fore- most among them the exhibition’s curators, Prof. Jaroslaw Leshko and Prof. Alexander Motyl, Andy’s nephew James Warhola The Ukrainian Museum and the museum’s own Hanya Krill-Pyziur. Prof. Jaroslaw Leshko Andy Warhol at New York’s Ukrainian Museum

First-ever exhibition of Warhol works at a Ukrainian American institution

by Romana Labrosse NEW YORK – Andy Warhol came to The Ukrainian Museum on October 6, and so did some 200 admirers. The occasion was the opening of “Andy Warhol: Endangered Species,” the first exhibition of Warhol works ever shown at a Ukrainian American institution. Timed to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the artist’s birth, the exhibition features an exceptional if lesser-known series of silkscreens depicting 10 of the world’s endangered ani- mals, which Warhol (1928-1987) created in 1983 at the behest of New York City art gallery owners Ronald and Frayda Feldman, along with a companion piece created two years later. The large (38 x 38 in.), brilliantly colored “Endangered Volodymyr Gritsyk Species” works are not just drawings of animals – they are Museum visitors view “Andy Warhol: Endangered Species.” “portraits” of these beautiful, majestic creatures, rendered in the same Pop Art style as Warhol’s portraits of celebri- “Warhol’s artistic career will always be defined by his Andy’s mother instilled in her son a love of art and nur- ties like Marilyn Monroe, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and indisputable contribution to the avant-garde,” Prof. Leshko tured his talent during his formative years. As the Warhola Elizabeth Taylor. In a word, breathtaking. said. Calling attention to the artist’s obvious fondness for family archivist, Mr. Warhola has unique knowledge about “Andy Warhol’s images of soup cans and celebrities are animals, as evidenced by their representation in his vast his “Uncle Andy’s” private life, as well as a trove of personal familiar to most of us,” writes Adam Duncan Harris in the repertory of works, he noted that it was not surprising that items that trace Warhol’s early years in Pittsburgh, his her- exhibition brochure, “but fewer people realize that he also Warhol responded positively to the Feldmans’ idea and itage and other influences that spurred him along the path created a stellar portfolio depicting endangered animals, created a series devoted to the fate and survivability of ani- toward becoming one of the most influential American art- raising awareness about wildlife in need of human protec- mals. “The ‘Endangered Species’ series represents Warhol’s ists and one of the most recognized artists in the world. tion in order to survive.” Indeed, Warhol donated 100 of most sustained exploration of animal themes. In it he Ukrainian Museum staff member Hanya Krill-Pyziur, who the prints to various conservation organizations to auction strove to acknowledge and celebrate the viability and vari- initiated and organized the exhibition, invited Mr. Warhola for fund-raising purposes. The works in the exhibition are ety of animal life and to explore the vulnerability, indeed to assist the museum in developing a special section of the on loan from the National Museum of Wildlife Art in frailty, of its existence.” exhibition dedicated to Warhol’s ethnic roots. He respond- Jackson, Wyoming, where Dr. Harris is chief curator of art. ed enthusiastically, providing valuable information and Slavic Roots At the exhibition opening, co-curator Jaroslaw Leshko, background material, including several of Warhol’s early professor emeritus of Art at Smith College in Northampton, While most of the world knows Warhol as an icon of the drawings, family photos, a number of personal artifacts Mass., eloquently made the connection between Warhol’s pop art movement – an internationally renowned “trend-set- (among them Andy’s first Brownie camera) and a self-por- “Endangered Species” series and his body of work, ting New York avant-garde artist” who was as famous for trait that Andy inscribed to his nephew James. About the between Warhol’s artistry and the world of art, and photographing and being photographed among the “it” peo- exhibition between Warhol’s legacy and the world of celebrity that ple as he was for his art – co-curator Alexander Motyl, profes- “Andy Warhol: Endangered Species” was made possible encompasses us every day. sor of political science at Rutgers University-Newark, noted by a major gift from the Self Reliance New York Federal during his remarks at the exhibition opening that Warhol – Credit Union, and with the support of numerous individual born Andrew Warhola – “was also, above all, a shy boy of sponsors. Slavic peasant stock, born and raised in a deeply religious The exhibition includes the 10 silkscreens from the and cloistered Eastern European community in Pittsburgh.” 1983 “Endangered Species” series – “Bighorn Ram,” “Black The artist’s Carpatho-Rusyn parents came from the vil- Rhinoceros,” “Grevy’s Zebra,” “Orangutan,” “San Francisco lage of Miková, in an area of the Carpathian Mountains cor- Silverspot,” “African Elephant,” “Bald Eagle,” “Siberian responding to today’s western Ukraine/eastern Slovakia/ Tiger,” “Pine Barrens Tree Frog,” “Giant Panda” – as well as southeastern Poland; most Ruthenians eventually opted the silkscreen “Sea Turtle” (1985). for a Ukrainian identity – a fact that the Hon. Oleksii “Andy Warhol: Endangered Species” will be on view Holubov, consul general of Ukraine in New York, under- through February 17, 2019. Visit The Ukrainian Museum’s scored several times in his opening remarks. website, www.ukrainianmuseum.org, for hours, admission, The tightly knit Warhol family spoke Ruthenian, fol- directions, information about group tours and exhibition- lowed the original Julian calendar, and worshipped at the related items for sale in the gift shop. local Greek-Catholic church, where Andy was baptized. Even after graduating and moving to New York City in Exhibition events 1949, Warhol remained a devout Greek-Catholic who fre- The Ukrainian Museum has organized a number of quently attended Sunday liturgy. His mother, Julia, lived events in conjunction with “Andy Warhol: Endangered with him in New York for many years until her death. Species;” the first was an informal gallery talk on October Personal perspective 27 featuring co-curator Prof. Motyl and Mr. Warhola that enlightened even the most ardent Warhol devotees. The Yuri Mishchenko One of the most highly anticipated speakers at the open- evening began with a conversation between the two focus- Prof. Alexander Motyl with James Warhola (on the ing was Warhol’s nephew, James Warhola, a successful right). illustrator and author in his own right, who recounted how (Continued on page 17) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50 No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 13 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50

Leaders of some of the largest industries in President Donald Trump, and his predeces- line is completed, he has said. Ukraine, NEWSBRIEFS Germany and elsewhere have backed the sor, Barack Obama, as a tool for Russia to which has been in conflict with Russia since pipeline as a way to diversify gas supplies. consolidate sway over Europe. “Russia Moscow annexed the Crimea peninsula in (Continued from page 2) Germany’s foreign affairs minister has said seeks to increase its leverage of the West 2014, has warned that Moscow would use resources, were the latest push by U.S. offi- Berlin will not withdraw its political sup- while severing Ukraine from Europe,” the pipeline as a political weapon. Ukraine cials to try and persuade European leaders port for it and Chancellor Angela Merkel Fannon said according to a transcript of the also stands to lose out on billions of dollars to block or modify the pipeline deal. Nord has said she secured a pledge from Russian conference call. Mr. Putin has said that Nord in transit fees if Russian gas bypasses it. Stream 2 would bring Russian gas directly President Vladimir Putin allowing gas ship- Stream is purely economic and not directed (RFE/RL, with reporting by Reuters) to Western Europe and bypass the existing ments across Ukraine’s territory. The proj- against other countries. Russian gas could networks running through Ukraine. ect, however, has been opposed both by continue to go through Ukraine if the pipe- (Continued on page 15)

scheduled to travel to Los Angeles to per- Ed Evanko’s... form one of his shows, but never appeared. A friend in Winnipeg checked on Father (Continued from page 4) Evanko that day at his home. He had suf- His own transformation from secular to fered a massive stroke that left him partial- clerical life never lost a musical connection. ly paralyzed. Songs appear in “Holodomor: Murder by Ms. Karasevich last saw her friend this Starvation,” a grim account of the Stalin-led past August at Holy Family Home, a long- genocidal famine against Ukrainians writ- term care residence owned and operated ten by the Rev. Evanko. by the Ukrainian Catholic Sisters Servants But without music as the canvas and a of Mary Immaculate in Winnipeg, where powerful tenor voice as the brush, the life Father Evanko spent his final months. portrait of Ed Evanko, as performing artist, “Physically, he looked terrific, and I would not likely have been framed in as asked him if he would like me to sing for gilded fashion as it was. him, and he said what I thought was ‘won- Trained at England’s renowned Bristol Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary derful,’ ” she recalled. “He was one of those Old Vic theater school in the early 1960s, Ed Evanko among seminarians at Carol Festival in Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic talented people who came from immigrant he went on to appear in over 200 musicals Seminary, Ottawa, 2004. stock and accomplished so much in his life in Canada, Japan and the United States, – we should all be so lucky.” most notably on Broadway in several pro- and appeared in popular television series The two first appeared on stage in a Ms. Karasevich, who attended Mr. ductions, including “The Music Man,” “A (“Chicago Hope,” “3rd Rock from the Sun”) University of Manitoba glee club produc- Evanko’s ordination to the priesthood at Little Night Music” and his Theatre World and movies, such as “Double Jeopardy,” and tion of “Wish You Were Here” in 1958. (Mr. Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Award-winning debut in 1969, “The had a recurring role in the TV soap opera Evanko graduated with an undergraduate Church in Winnipeg, where he was bap- Canterbury Tales” with Sandy Duncan. “Ryan’s Hope.” degree in English literature from the uni- tized, received his first Holy Communion, In the United Kingdom, Mr. Evanko also Among Father Evanko’s friends were versity; Ms. Karasevich obtained bachelor’s served as an altar boy and where his belonged to Benjamin Britten’s English Oscar-nominated actress Ann Blyth and degrees in arts and pedagogy.) The pair last December 1 funeral was held, believes, as Opera Company and the Welsh National Juliette Cavazzi, the Winnipeg-born daughter collaborated on a stage production of “Love she did back then, that he pursued the holy Opera, and was a member of the BBC of Polish-Ukrainian immigrants whose maid- Letters” as a fund-raiser for the Holy Family orders as a way to “come home” to the Singers. In Canada, he hosted his own en name was Sysak and who hosted her own Home, where Father Evanko would eventu- country and Church in which he was raised. national weekly TV series, “The Ed Evanko CBC-TV variety series, “The Juliette Show.” ally reside, at the Manitoba Theater Center Still, becoming a clergyman at the age of Show,” on Canada’s national public broad- But from the stars of the entertainment (MTC) in Winnipeg in 1997. 66 following a more than 40-year career in casting network, the CBC, in 1967. world, he was arguably closest to Joan However, they stayed in touch and had show business was a dramatic departure Mr. Evanko also recorded Broadway cast Karasevich, who, like Father Evanko, was frequent visits together over the years in from the norm and even left some of his albums for the record labels Capitol and raised in Winnipeg’s multicultural North End. Vancouver, Los Angeles and Salt Spring new colleagues in the Church star-struck. RCA, a pop album for Decca and two He was “more than a brother to me,” said Island, located off the coast of British “He’s the closest thing to a superstar albums featuring Ukrainian songs. Ms. Karasevich, a year Father Evanko’s Columbia, where artists go for inspiration someone like me will ever get to know,” A handsome, dashing figure, he also did senior who now lives in Dallas. “We had a and to which Father Evanko retreated fol- said the Rev. Winn. “But he was a humble Shakespeare (“Richard II” and “King Lear”) good, warm relationship on a personal lowing his retirement from the priesthood man. Never once did I hear him boasting at Canada’s prestigious Stratford Festival, level and a professional level.” in June 2013. about his accomplishments to anybody. He “He had a lovely five-level condo that knew his own talent.” was made almost all of wood – and he used Although Father Evanko’s vocation to the to say that he didn’t need to go to the gym priesthood was “unusual” given his age and because he would always walk up and his background, “he had a wonderful heart down the stairs,” recalled Ms. Karasevich. that he allowed others to walk through, and TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 “He seemed very happy there – he looked that’s a very good sign of a man who could or e-mail [email protected] handsome and healthy.” be a priest,” offered Father Winn. She said that in the spring of 2016, Bishop Ken, who was seminary rector at Father Evanko moved back to Winnipeg; Holy Spirit in Ottawa when Mr. Evanko SERVICES PROFESSIONALS later that year in July, Ms. Karasevich met arrived in 2003 after spending a year at St. him for lunch during her visit to the city. He Josaphat Seminary in Washington, said “he told her he was busy working on his one- was somewhat older than the average sem- man plays, which in addition to inarian and, thanks to a rich life and many “Holodomor” included “Blessed Nykyta: talents as a professional singer and actor, Bishop and Martyr” to coincide with the he enriched our seminary community.” centennial of Nykyta Budka’s appointment In 2005, Mr. Evanko told The Ukrainian as the first Ukrainian Catholic bishop in Weekly that his showbiz past helped pre- Canada in 1912 and first Eastern Catholic pare him for life as a seminarian. bishop with jurisdiction in North America. “As an actor, you’re constantly having to Father Evanko presented the plays assess yourself because you’re the raw around the world, including in Ukraine, material for the parts you play and you while serving as pastor of parishes in can’t allow some personality trait of yours Manitoba and later in British Columbia, to go unexamined,” he explained, noting after he requested a transfer from the that as a seminarian, he “felt like the rich FOR RENT Archeparchy of Winnipeg to the Eparchy of young man in the Gospel who’s told to get New Westminster. rid of everything.” 2-bedroom apartment on the 1st oor Bishop Ken Nowakowski, the eparch for It was, as Ms. Karasevich explained, Ukrainian Catholics in British Columbia Father Evanko’s “way of returning to his of a private house in Brooklyn, NY. One and the Yukon northern territory, told The roots.” block to F-Train (Kings Highway Stop). Ukrainian Weekly that one of his happiest It truly was, as Mr. Evanko said in the Nearby stores and all the vital amenities. memories of “Father Ed” was when the interview published in The Weekly in 2005, Тel.: 646-729-4905 Holy See requested his permission to have when he recalled appearing at MTC 17 years OPPORTUNITIES the Rev. Evanko travel to the Vatican and earlier in the role of a priest in “Tsymbaly,” a stage his performance of “Damien” to coin- story by Vancouver playwright and mathe- Earn extra income! cide with the canonization of Father matician Ted Galay (who died in Vancouver WANT IMPACT? Damien, the Belgian Roman Catholic priest on February 28) about a fictional Ukrainian The Ukrainian Weekly is looking and missionary to the lepers of Hawaii settlement in rural Manitoba. Run your advertisement here, for advertising sales agents. whose life and work is chronicled in the “When the vestments arrived for the in The Ukrainian Weekly’s For additional information contact one-man play written by the late American play, I recognized them,” explained Mr. Walter Honcharyk, Advertising Manager, CLASSIFIEDS section. playwright Aldyth Morris. Evanko, his voice lowering to a hush for The Ukrainian Weekly, 973-292-9800, ext 3040. However on October 21, 2016, he was dramatic effect. “They were from BVM.” No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 15

sailors, a demand voiced by EU foreign poli- Jean-Marc Lanthier, wrapped up a visit to Col. Gen. Serhii Popko; and the commander NEWSBRIEFS cy chief Federica Mogherini, who also urged Ukraine this week, during which he met of United States Army Europe, Lt. Gen. the “greatest moderation to proceed toward with Canadian Armed Forces personnel Christopher Cavoli. Lt. Gen. Lanthier also (Continued from page 14) a de-escalation” of the conflict. Meanwhile, deployed on Operation UNIFIER, Canada’s visited the National Guard of Ukraine, EU blacklists nine over Donbas vote U.S., Canadian, and a number of European military training mission in Ukraine, as well where he met with the commander, Col. ministers denounced Moscow’s actions and as with Ukrainian and multinational part- Gen. Yurii Allerov, and attended a live-fire The European Union has blacklisted nine voiced support for Kyiv. Mr. Mitchell, who ners. An official press release noted: “In his exercise conducted by the 30th individuals involved in the organization of headed the U.S. delegation at the meeting, first trip to Ukraine since taking command Mechanized Brigade of the Armed Forces of last month’s elections in the areas controlled emphasized again that OSCE member states of the Canadian Army, Lt. Gen. Lanthier vis- Ukraine.: Canadian Armed Forces are pro- by Russia-backed militants in eastern “cannot turn a blind eye when Russia ited deployed Canadian soldiers at the viding military instruction to enhance the Ukraine. Meeting in Brussels on December attacks the national sovereignty and borders International Peacekeeping and Security capabilities of the Security Forces of 10, the EU’s foreign ministers said the indi- of its neighbors... undermines basic human Center in Starychi. He also met with the Ukraine. The aim is to help Ukraine main- viduals were added to the bloc’s sanctions freedoms, and weakens our common securi- chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces tain its sovereignty, security and stability. list because of their “actions undermining or ty.” Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister of Ukraine, Gen. Viktor Muzhenko; the com- (Ukrainian Canadian Congress Ukraine threatening the territorial integrity, sover- Chrystia Freeland said that Russia’s “illegal mander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Daily Briefing) eignty, and independence of Ukraine.” A total annexation of Crimea, its direct involvement of 164 people from Russia and Ukraine are in the conflict in [eastern Ukraine], and now now subject to EU asset freezes and travel its illegal actions targeting Ukrainian sailors With a shared deep sadness, we inform you that bans. The bloc has also frozen the assets of and vessels... cannot and must not be accept- 44 entities from both countries since ed by the international community.” Olha Kobziar Moscow’s seizure of Ukraine’s Crimea Moscow has accused Kyiv of orchestrating region in March 2014 and its support for the clash at sea, saying the Ukrainian boats (August 12, 1917 – November 30, 2018) militants in a conflict that has killed more had entered Russian waters – something passed away peacefully near Hunter, New York. than 10,300 people in eastern Ukraine since Kyiv denies. Addressing the OSCE gathering, April 2014. Kyiv and its international back- Mr. Lavrov asserted that Kyiv is “free from Born in Lviv, she persevered through WWII and a Polish prison sentence, ers, including the European Union and the any punishment, shielded by its Western followed by stays in displaced persons’ camps in Germany with her husband, United States, have denounced the sponsors, who justify all its outrageous Vlodko, where she gave birth to two children. Olha and family immigrated November 11 polls in the areas held by the actions.” He added, “Striving for dominance, to the US in 1949, and in 1951 the family moved near Hunter NY. The large “separatists” in the Donetsk and Luhansk a small group of countries uses blackmail, Ukrainian community that exists in the Hunter area today is due in no small regions as a sham. The nine individuals pressure, and threats.” (RFE/RL, with part to Vlodko’s and her presence in Hunter for these many years. added to the EU sanctions list include Olga reporting by Reuters, AFP, AP and DPA) Pozdnyakova and Olena Kravchenko, who Although we will dearly miss her, she was an inspiration to her family head the separatists’ electoral commissions Canadian support for elections, democracy and the Ukrainian community and leaves behind a legacy of strength, in Donetsk and Luhansk, the two bodies’ Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs dedication, patriotism, and joy of life that we will strive to emulate. deputy heads and their secretaries. The Chrystia Freeland and Minister of heads of the separatist legislatures in International Development Marie-Claude She is survived by an immediate family of 5 children, 11 grandchildren, 7 Donetsk and Luhansk, Vladimir Bidyovka Bibeau, on December 6 announced up to great-grandchildren, and 8 great-great-grandchildren as well as daughters- and Denis Miroshnichenko, as well as $24 million in support for Ukraine’s democ- in-law and sons-in-law, numerous nieces and nephews, and friends in Leonid Pasechnik, who became leader of the racy ahead of the 2019 election cycle in Australia, Canada, Ukraine and the United States. “separatists” in Luhansk, were also added. Ukraine. In March 2019, Ukraine will hold (Rikard Jozwiak of RFE/RL) Her memory will live on through her love and appreciation for Ukrainian presidential elections. Parliamentary elec- culture. Donations can be made to the Music and Arts Center of Greene Ukraine seeks ramped-up Russia sanctions tions are scheduled for October 2019. The County, PO Box 20, Jewett, NY 12444; St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian Canadian Congress welcomed the Ukraine has used a gathering of foreign Church, PO Box 284, Hunter, NY 12442; Тhe Ukrainian Мuseum in NYC; or announcement. “The initiatives announced any other Ukrainian charity. ministers of the Organization for Security by the government of Canada will be and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) to call for impactful in ensuring free and fair elections increased sanctions against Russia, accusing in Ukraine, and in supporting Ukraine’s con- Moscow of stepping up “aggression” against tinued democratic development,” stated Kyiv and sowing “instability and insecurity” Alexandra Chyczij, first vice-president of the With deep regret we inform you that in the OSCE region. “It is a matter of urgency UCC. “As Ukraine faces escalating Russian on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, to provide a prompt and consolidated inter- aggression and interference, Canada’s lead- our loving mother, grandmother national response,” Ukrainian Foreign ing role in supporting Ukraine is critical. and great- grandmother departed for Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin told the OSCE The UCC commends the government of eternity. meeting in Milan, Italy, on December 6, amid Canada on today’s commitment.” The heightened tensions between Kyiv and announced funding will support several ini- MARIA LAWRO Moscow following a naval confrontation in tiatives, including: election observation mis- the Black Sea last month. “Declarations are sions for Ukraine’s presidential and parlia- née Dowhan not enough. There must be action,” Mr. mentary election, including a bilateral born August 21, 1932. Klimkin also said. U.S. Assistant Secretary of Canadian election observation mission; State for European and Eurasian Affairs A. long-term, sustainable electoral reforms; She was predeceased by her husband Wasyl Lawro in November 1996. Wess Mitchell said Russia’s actions in east- promotion of women’s participation in elec- ern Ukraine and the Crimean Peninsula have tions; fairness and integrity in the electoral A Memorial Service was held November 30, 2018 and a graveside caused “Europe’s largest humanitarian crisis processes; and countering disinformation. Service was conducted at the Holy Ghost Cemetery in Hamptonburgh, in a generation.” However, Russian Foreign Minister Freeland stated, “Canada’s commit- New York. Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov pinned the ment to democracy and the sovereignty of blame for years of tensions on Ukraine’s Ukraine is unwavering. Today, at the OSCE Surviving her “outrageous actions” and its “Western spon- meetings held in Milan, where support for daughter - Anna Pokora with husband Bohdan sors.” The European Union, the United Ukraine is a key concern, I am very pleased sons - Lubomyr Lawro with wife Dania States, and other countries have imposed to announce this significant contribution in Svyatoslav with wife Ginny sanctions on Russia over Moscow’s seizure support of Ukraine’s democracy.” Minister Wasyl of Ukraine’s Crimea region in March 2014 Bibeau stated, “Canada is a strong supporter grandsons - Andrew Pokora with wife Vera and its support for separatists in a conflict of Ukraine’s current democratic reform, Roman Pokora that has killed more than 10,300 people in which will contribute to the country’s long- Oleksa Lawro eastern Ukraine since April 2014. The situa- term stability, security and prosperity. Lukian Lawro tion escalated on November 25 when Russia Through this support, we are reinforcing Michael Lawro fired on three Ukrainian naval vessels that the voices of women and youth, so they can Peter Lawro were attempting to pass through the Kerch become agents of change and help build a Nicholas Lawro Strait between Russia and Crimea, and ulti- better Ukraine for everyone.” The funding great-grandchildren - Lucas Pokora mately seized the ships and 24 crewmen, announced December 6 “is part of Canada’s So e Pokora who remain in Russian captivity. In his commitment of up to $50 million annually, speech at the OSCE ministerial meeting, in support of socio-economic programs to We will always carry her memory in our hearts. Klimkin said, “This year, Russia did not pull build a strong and accountable democracy, back but extended its aggressive course of and contribute to peace and security in May her memory be eternal action.” He added, “The scope of Russia is Ukraine and the region as a whole,” Global clear: gross and uncorrected violations of Affairs Canada stated. (Ukrainian Canadian Memorial donations can be made to : CYM Yunatstvo Camp Fund the OSCE principles and commitments. It is Congress) Address: massive and continues to grow. What does it Commander visits Operation UNIFIER Ukrainian American Youth Assn instability and insecurity.” The minister reit- Canada’s Department of National 8853 US-209 eratedmean forhis allcountry’s of us in call the for OSCE? the “immediate It means Defense reported on December 6 that the Ellenville, New York 12428 release and safe return to Ukraine” of the commander of the Canadian Army, Lt. Gen. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE South Floridians hear presentation on upcoming film “Gareth Jones”

by Patricia Krysa FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The south Florida Ukrainian community was privileged to attend a presentation and discussion of the upcoming film titled “Gareth Jones” On Thursday evening, November 29. Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Branch 17 sponsored the event, which was hosted by members Oresta Hamersky and Camilla Huk Maisier in Fort Lauderdale. The film is being produced by the renowned Polish film maker Agnieszka Holland and is funded through grants from Poland, England, Scotland and Ukraine as well as Canadian philanthropist James C. Temerty. The film’s screenwriter, Andrea Chalupa, shared with the audience her story of inspiration which began with the memoirs of her grandfather, a Holodomor survivor from the Donbas, as well as her research into George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and its connection to Ihor Sevcenko’s request to translate Orwell’s work into Ukrainian. This was the first translation of Orwell’s book into another language other than English. Ms. Chalupa was gifted with an original copy of Orwell’s translation from her uncle’s book collection, and the story intrigued her to such an extent that she wrote a book titled “Orwell and the Refugees: The Untold Story of Animal Oksana Piaseckyj Farm.” It was from this series of events that the seeds of a Andrea Chalupa (seated, right) and attendees at her talk on the upcoming film about Gareth Jones. film were planted. An informative question and answer session followed effort to see the film and to plan promotional activities in “Gareth Jones” is to be released in Europe in early 2019 the film trailer. Ms. Chalupa captivated the audience with their own communities. with the North American release to follow sometime in the her explanation of the components that went into the mak- The evening provided a fitting conclusion to the series of fall. In order to broaden the reach of the film and knowl- ing of this film, which is of such historical importance to events commemorating the 85th anniversary of edge of the Holodomor in general, Ms. Chalupa is creating a Ukrainians. Ukrainians are encouraged to make every Holodomor in south Florida. follow-on graphic novel and school curriculum as well.

Pastor-turned-bishop “Candle of Remembrance” lit in Toms River, NJ by Olga Tchir ferent part of the world. The action celebrates liturgy united Ukrainians and friends of TOMS RIVER, N.J. – On Sunday, Ukraine in remembrance of the inno- at Wilmington parish December 2, nearly 200 parishioners cent victims of the genocidal policy of and guests of St. Stephen Ukrainian the Stalin regime, while raising Catholic Church attended a moving awareness of tolerance and human and powerful commemoration honor- rights. ing the memory of the millions of vic- The commemoration at St. tims who died in the 1932-1933 Stephen’s started with a solemn Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, the prayer and lighting of the large Holodomor. “Candle of Remembrance,” followed To mark the 85th anniversary of by a moment of silence offered by the Holodomor, the government of Father Volodymyr Popyk, pastor. The Ukraine and the Ukrainian World choir and congregation then sang Congress launched an international “Vichnaya Pamiat” (Eternal Memory). action called “Light a Candle of A procession of parish youth Nusia Tynio Remembrance,” in the course of Adrian Tynio lights a candle of which candles were lit daily in a dif- (Continued on page 17) remembrance. Lehigh Valley honors Holodomor victims and survivors

WILMINGTON, De. – The faithful at St Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in Wilmington, Del., were honored that their former pastor, Bishop John Bura, concelebrated divine liturgy with the current pastor, Father Volodymyr Klanichka, assisted by seminarian Bohdan Vasyliv on Sunday December 9. Afterwards, BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Commemorating the 85th anniversary of the Holodomor, four churches in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh the parishioners joined Bishop John, the pastor and Valley held commemorative liturgies for the victims and survivors of the Great Famine of 1932-1933. St. Josaphat the seminarian for a luncheon in the church hall and Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bethlehem, Holy Ghost Ukrainian Catholic Church in Easton, St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox a special visit by St Nicholas to the children of the Church in Allentown and Assumption of the Virgin Mary Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Northampton all held services parish. during which a candle of remembrance was lit. Seen above are participants of the commemoration in Bethlehem. – Eugene Serba – Oksana Koziak No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 17 Lomachenko dominates Pedraza to unify titles by Ihor N. Stelmach forcing Pedraza backward. The 10th saw the Puerto Rican land some combinations A powerful right hand followed by a with one shot earning a nod from punishing left to the body moments later Lomachenko, implying he had been caught was Vasyl Lomachenko’s way of demon- with a solid punch. strating his fight IQ was working just fine, The 11th round was huge for the ready to solve the challenge before him in Ukrainian, who knocked down Pedraza typical “Loma” fashion. The two punches twice and nearly stopped the fight. scored back-to-back knockdowns of Jose Lomachenko first hurt him with a left hand Pedraza in the 11th round on the way to a and then went on the offensive, landing left unanimous decision (119-107, 117-109 upon left, a series of uppercuts hurting and 117-109) before a sold-out crowd of Pedraza and sending him reeling. 5,312 fans on December 8. A crowd of box- Pedraza tried to roll with the shots, but ing fans wearing Ukrainian shirts, proudly Lomachenko put him on the mat with a waving Ukrainian flags and banners, loudly right hand to the body as Pedraza took a chanting “Loma” and “Lo-ma-chen-ko” dur- knee. The pounding continued with a big ing the 12-round affair. flurry of punches before a left hand to the The win allowed Lomachenko (12-1, 9 body dropped him for the second time in KO) to unify two lightweight world titles in the round. the main event of the Top Rank Boxing on The 12th round had Lomachenko still ESPN card at the Hulu Theater in Madison going after him, but Pedraza showed great Square Garden. He captured Pedraza’s Mikey Williams/TopRank.com heart and made it to the final bell. WBO title to go along with his WBA belt. WBA and WBO lightweight champion Vasyl Lomachenko celebrates his unifying win Another unification fight may be on the “It was my dream to unify titles,” in New York. horizon for Lomachenko next year with Lomachenko said in a post-fight interview. percent,” Lomachenko said after the bout. necting with his left, but Pedraza mostly potential opponents being Miguel Berchelt “It was my next goal. I can now focus on my “(Pedraza is) a veteran. He did a very good missing every time, out of range and short (35-1, 31 KO) of Mexico or the winner of next chapter.” job, and I respect Pedraza and his team.” of his target. the vacant lightweight title fight between The Ukrainian showed a disciplined Aside from the knockdowns, Lomachenko knocked Pedraza off bal- Richard Commey (27-2, 24 KO) of Ghana approach to the fight before erupting in the Lomachenko was quite dominant in throw- ance with another left in the third round. and Isa Chaniev (13-1, 6 KO) of Russia. 11th round, leaving no doubt who was the ing and landing punches against a stoic, yet Pedraza switched to a southpaw stance in Facing that winner would give Lomachenko superior fighter. By the end of this round, ineffective 29-year-old Pedraza (25-2, 12 the fourth, but Lomachenko adjusted to land a shot to acquire a third lightweight title. Lomachenko had inflicted much damage on KO) of Puerto Rico. According to Compu a right hook and kept a jab in Pedraza’s face. Lomachenko really wants to fight Mikey his overmatched opponent. Few boxers can Box punch statistics, Lomachenko landed The fifth round was Pedraza’s best, as he Garcia (39-0, 30 KO) of the U.S.A., a light- deliver a 42-power punch barrage with 240 of 738 punches (33 percent) to landed several punches with Lomachenko weight titlist who is moving up to welter- that degree of speed and ferocity, as Pedraza’s woeful 111 of 931 (12 percent). seemingly taking a break. Loma enjoyed a weight to challenge Errol Spence Jr. (24-0, Lomachenko furthered his case for being The fight started with a slow pace, both big eighth round, landing all sorts of punch- 21 KO) of the U.S.A. in March 2019. A Loma- the sport’s pound-for-pound best. He also boxers sizing each other up, until es from many angles, including a flush Garcia match might be hard to set up erased all doubts about any health issues Lomachenko connected with a clean left straight left hand which had Pedraza off because Lomachenko’s Top Rank and following his May surgery to repair a torn hand, followed by a shot to the body late in balance, frustrated and in retreat mode. Garcia’s Premier Boxing Champions hap- rotator cuff in his right shoulder. the round. Both boxers were busy in round Lomachenko continued to regularly land pen to be two promotional outfits with a “I didn’t have a problem. I’m healthy, 100 No. 2 with the southpaw Lomachenko con- his straight left hand in the ninth round rather frigid relationship.

Tchir invited Nadia Nynka, chair of the New rural Slovakia – a family that he never met “Candle...” Jersey Chapter for Ukrainian Holodomor Andy Warhol... – the filmmakers travel through eastern Slovakia to interview Warhol’s surviving (Continued from page 16) Genocide Awareness, to give her powerful (Continued from page 11) and moving address. Members in the audi- relatives, Rusyns (Ruthenians) living near dressed in Ukrainian embroidered attire ence could be seen wiping away tears of ing on “Uncle Andy’s” early years. the Polish border in Andy’s ancestral vil- carried wheat sheaves tied with black rib- compassion for the fallen Ukrainian vic- Following their conversation, Motyl, author lage of Miková, and visit the Andy Warhol bons to place in a vase by the tetrapod; tims. of the novel “Who Killed Andrei Warhol,” Museum of Modern Art in nearby three symbolic breads were also placed on Zenia Brozyna then read a letter that and Mr. Warhola, author and illustrator of Medzilaborce. Mr. Warhola will discuss the the tetrapod. The color guard brought in contained the memoirs and recollections of the children’s book “Uncle Andy’s: A film after the screening. the American and Ukrainian flags, followed those terrible years written by a Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol,” read On Friday, February 15, 2019, at 7 p.m., by the congregation singing the American Holodomor survivor, Nina Pinczuk brief excerpts from their respective books, exhibition co-curators Prof. Leshko and Prof. and Ukrainian national anthems. Kowbasniuk. and then took questions from the audience. Motyl will be joined in a roundtable discus- Master of ceremonies Gerry Tchir wel- In commemoration of the millions of Two additional events are planned at sion on “Andy Warhol and His Carpatho- comed and asked the audience to help raise children who perished in the Holodomor, a this time, both in February. Ticket and Rusyn Roots” by Dr. Harris of the National awareness of the Holodomor-Genocide number of children from St. Stephen other information will be available online Museum of Wildlife Art of the United States, among friends and associates. After Ukrainian Catholic Church read off the at www.ukrainianmuseum.org. Jackson, Wyo., Paul Robert Magocsi, profes- acknowledging the various letters of sup- names of 85 children who died during this On Sunday, February 3, 2019, at 2 p.m., sor of history and John Yaremko Chair of port from Ocean County dignitaries, Mr. forced starvation. After each set of chil- the film “Absolut Warhola” (2001) will be Ukrainian Studies at the University of dren’s names was read, a votive candle was screened. Toronto; and Elaine Rusinko, professor of lighted to honor their memory. In this extremely entertaining documen- modern languages and linguistics at the Yurij Shevchuk led the St. Stephen Choir tary about Warhol’s extended family in University of Maryland, Baltimore County. and congregation in song, “Chuyesh Brate Miy” (Do You Hear, My Brother). In his presentation, Mr. Tchir under- Southern Buh River area, the longest river scored the magnitude of the Holodomor, Fulbright... entirely within Ukraine. The activists noting that “The Holodomor claimed more oppose the plan, arguing that it will threat- lives than were lost on every battle field (Continued from page 9) en endangered flora and fauna, submerge combined during World War II. Seven to 10 market in Lviv. During a September cere- archeological digs and destroy Hardovyy million people, including 3 million children, mony these glass keys were awarded to Island, a place sacred to Kozak heritage. perished during those 17 months in 1932- representatives of cultural and academic Last year, Fulbright Ukraine marked its 1933.” institutions, volunteer and public organiza- 25th anniversary with the release of a cata- The Holodomor commemoration ended tions, and others who work with Jewish logue, featuring the reminiscences of a great with the religious hymn “Bozhe Velykyi” heritage in Lviv and in other cities and number of program participants (see (“Prayer for Ukraine”). towns in the region. https://issuu.com/fulbright-ukraine/docs/ Acknowledgments were offered to all During his Fulbright at Petro Mohyla fulbright_ukraine_25). who worked in making this special event Black Sea National University in Mykolayiv, For more information about various successful; special thanks were given to Mr. Mr. Isaak of the Maryland Institute College Fulbright Ukraine programs, readers may Tchir and his wife, Olga, for initiating and of Art, along with Gabriela Bulisova, visit their website: http://www.fulbright. organizing the commemoration at St. worked on a short documentary film titled org.ua/en/. Stephen Church. “God’s River” about a unique coalition of All were then invited to view the very veterans, academics, environmentalists and Adrian Karmazyn is a communications Nusia Tynio moving and informative film “Harvest of patriots who came together to fight the advisor at the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation. He Master of ceremonies Gerry Tchir opens Despair” in the St. Stephen Community water diversion plans of the state-operated participated in the Fulbright Specialist the Holodomor commemoration. Center. power conglomerate in a part of the Program in the Fall of 2016. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 No. 50

advocate of disarmament and peace, and a Oleh Sentsov... human rights activist. 31st Christmas liturgy program With reporting by DPA. (Continued from page 1) Copyright 2018, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted to be broadcast on radio, online named in honor of Soviet physicist and with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ PARMA, Ohio – On Monday, January 7, site for Praise 1300 AM, click on “listen Nobel laureate Andrei Sakharov, was estab- Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 2019, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox live” on the right hand side, or go to the lished by the European Parliament in 1988 Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see Cathedral of Parma, Ohio, will sponsor its parish website at http://www.st.vladimirs. to honor individuals and organizations who https://www.rferl.org/a/european-parlia- 31st annual Christmas radio program for org at the above mentioned time. defend human rights and fundamental ment-to-award-sakharov-prize-to-ukraini- its sick and elderly shut-in parishioners The liturgy will be celebrated by the cathe- freedoms. Sakharov (1921-1989) was an an-director-sentsov/29651589.html). and the entire Ukrainian community. dral clergy, with responses sung by the The Christmas Divine Liturgy will be Ukrainian and English choirs of the St. broadcast live at 9-11 a.m. over radio sta- Vladimir Cathedral. Also at St. Vladimir’s, tion WJMO, 1300 AM. It can also be heard Great Compline and Matins will be celebrated online across the United States and Canada at 7 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Sunday, January 6. at PraiseCleveland.com (http://praisec- For more information, readers may call leveland.com). Go to the radio station web- the parish office at 440-885-1509.

Dmitry Dinze/Facebook At the European Parliament, supporters of Oleh Sentsov hold posters calling for his release from Russian imprisonment.

On the struggle... Prospects... (Continued from page 7) (Continued from page 2) Charnetsky recognized that; so did Taras Finally, Turkey and Ukraine’s close coop- Shevchenko, Ivan Franko, Lesia Ukrainka eration is driven by a national security inter- and millions who came to the Maidan in est to counterbalance Russia in the Black Kyiv in the last quarter century for three Sea region. Russia’s latest provocative revolutions, all echoing Khvyliovy’s mes- actions regarding the Sea of Azov are thus sage: “Away from Moscow... Face toward likely to further spur Turkey and Ukraine’s Europe.” developing military strategic partnership. Today, the fight continues: to restore It of course remains to be seen how far Crimea, defend the Donbas, assert the inde- either side will push this cooperation. But pendence of the Ukrainian Orthodox its further development in the military, Church and, now, fend off aggression in the political and economic spheres could con- Azov Sea. Defending against a non-existent tribute to preventing further Russian attack on the Russian language, the Kremlin expansion and effectively deter it. Thus, it is sends soldiers “To an unknown world in a in the West’s collective interest to see this foreign land” where grandmothers still strategic military partnership between shudder at the horror of “Siberian savagery.” Kyiv and Ankara expand and flourish. Looking at Ukraine’s relationship with Russia since Charnetsky, not much has The article above is reprinted from changed. But then much has. Ukraine has Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from many more patriots and allies, and a mes- its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, sage to send the world about freedom and www.jamestown.org. its beneficial consequences. Let’s hope the world continues to listen. And that Ukrainians continue to defend their own. No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2018 19

December 22 Koliada Party, Ukrainian Institute of America, January 26 Concert with violinist Solomiya Ivakhiv, William Purvis New York www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 Stonington, CT on horn and pianist Mihae Lee, La Grua Center, http://lagruacenter.org or 860-535-2300 December 22 Christmas Bazaar and Bethlehem Peace Light ceremony, Kerhonkson, NY Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church, 845-647-6911 February 2 Concert, featuring “Dazzling Duo” pianists Antonio New York Pompa-Baldi and Emanuela Friscioni, Ukrainian Institute December 31 New Year’s Eve celebration, with music by The Fourth of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 Perth Amboy, NJ Wave Band, Assumption Ukrainian Catholic Church, 732-826-0767 or 202-368-2408 February 9 Chervona Kalyna Cotillion Ball, with music by Hrim, Pearl River, NY Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization, Hilton Pearl December 31 New Year’s Eve gala, Soyuzivka Heritage Center, River Hotel, www.kalynadeb.org Kerhonkson, NY www.soyuzivka.com or 845-626-5641 March 2 Presentation of Debutantes, Ukrainian American Youth December 31 New Year’s Eve benefit celebration, with music by Parsippany, NJ Association, Sheraton Parsippany, www.cym.org/us/deb Whippany, NJ Relax, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 862-309-8838 or www.uaccnj.org March 2 Celebratory concert honoring Oleh Krysa and Mykola New York Suk, Ukrainian Institute of America, January 5 Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve dinner, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 Austin, TX Austin Texas Ukrainians, Blackhawk Amenity Center, www.facebook.com /events/718587155170297 April 6 30th anniversary finale concert, featuring violinists New York Solomiya Ivakhiv, Sean Wang, violist Melissa Reardon, January 6 Ukrainian Christmas Eve dinner, Soyuzivka Heritage cellist Amir Eldan, bassist Peter Weitzner and pianist Kerhonkson, NY Center, www.soyuzivka.com or 845-626-5641 Heng Jin-Park, Ukrainian Institute of America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 January 19 Malanka Masquerade Dance, with music by Zapovid, Buffalo, NY Dnipro Ukrainian Cultural Center, 716-316-1051 May 3 Concert, “From Europe with Love,” with violinist Solomiya New York Ivakhiv, violist Carol Rodland, cellist Yves Dharamraj January 25-27 Ukraine booth, The New York Times Travel Show, and pianist Gilbert Kalish, Ukrainian Institute of New York U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, Jacob K. Javits Center, America, www.ukrainianinstitute.org or 212-288-8660 [email protected] or 202-789-4467 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events January 26 Presentation of Debutantes, Plast Ukrainian Scouting advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions Whippany, NJ Organization (Newark Branch), Hanover Marriott, from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors [email protected] or 908-448-6389 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected].

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