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The Ukrainian Weekly 1980, No.52 www.ukrweekly.com ітшвт СВОБОДАЛ^УОВІШ І І jNggab жїЗ ЧіЯ УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ UiOAtHHHK ^ЯК^ UKRAINIAN DAIIV ого ШroinioENGLISH-LANGUAGnE WEEKLY EDITIOWeeN k У Vol. LXXXVII No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28,1980 25 cents Helsinki Watch Committee commends Svitliana Kyrychenko sentenced U.S. delegation to Madrid Conference to three months' forced labor NEW YORK - Speaking on behalf U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee who The sentence stems from an adminis­ of the U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee. just returned from Madrid where he trative (non-criminal) sanction leveled Chairman' Robert L. Bernstein served as a public member of the U.S. at Ms: Kyrychenko during her hus­ expressed his "high regard for the work delegation, "the Soviet intervention in band's trial last winter. It is unclear why of Ambassadors Griffin Bell and Max Afghanistan and the sharp increase in she is being ordered to work off her Kampelman who have forcefully de­ repression within the USSR since the punishment one year after the trial. monstrated within a diplomatic frame­ Belgrade Conference have brought work that the Helsinki Act's commit­ about a new unity among the Western Ms. Kyrychenko, herself an active ment to the right of the individual to nations displayed in firm forthright dissident, had her first serious brush know and act upon his rights'will not be appeals for actions and not words from with Soviet authorities in 1972 when she compromised by the Western demo­ the Soviet bloc" was dismissed from her job at the cracies." The banishment of Dr. Andrei Sak- Institute of Philosophy of the Ukrain­ Mr. Bernstein went on to point out harov has been strongly condemned.by ian Academy of Sciences. Although the that "the names of more than 65 Soviet several delegates, including Dr. Philip reason for the firing was attributed to a and Czecho-Slovak citizens imprisoned Handler, president of the U.S. National routine cutback of personnel, it was or banished for monitoring the Helsinki Academy of Sciences, who spoke of the revealed that she was released because Accords and for exercising their human deterioration of SoviebAntericanscien- of a statement she issued on children's ..rights.have, been raised in the open and tific exchanges, calling it a direct result rights. In the statement, she referred to closed, deliberations of the Madrid of the infringement of the rights and the son of dissident Nadia Svitlychna. Review Conference which opened on freedoms of Sqviet scientists. He called Authorities used the statement to November II. At least 60 of them have the exile of Dr. Sakharov`'a profound implicate MsC Kyrychenko during the been raised by members of the U.S. shock, deeply offensive to our most' massive round-up of Ukrainian intellec­ delegation." precious befiefs." Svitliana Kyrychenko tuals that year. This preliminary tally reflects a Dr. Handler also referred to impris­ NEW YORK - Recent unconfirmed Mr. Badzio, a philologist from the dramatic change-in atmosphere since oned scientists Yuri Orlov, founder of reports from Ukraine indicate that Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, the first Helsinki Iwiew Conference in the international citizens' Helsinki Svitliana Kyrychenko, wife of impri­ was arrested in Kiev in April 1979 and Belgrade in 1977,vljgfcre U.S. Ambassa­ movement, Anatoly Shcharansky, a soned Ukrainian dissident Yuriy Bad- sentenced in mid-December of that year dor Arthur Goldberg stood alone in founding member of the Moscow Hel­ zio, has been ordered to serve a term of to seven years' imprisonment and five publicly mentioning the names of five sinki Watch Group and,a,Jewish activist three months' forced labor, according years' exile for "anti-Soviet agitation Soviet political prisoners. According to and refusenik, and Sergei Kovalev, a to the Ukrainian Supreme Liberation and propaganda." Orville Schell, vice-chairman of .the (Continued on page 3) Council (abroad). In an appeal to Amnesty Wterna- tional early this year, Ms.; Kyrychenko charged that the evidence used against Liberation Front protests Soviet repression, Helsinki act her husband was planted by the KGB. OTTAWA - Nearly 450 people representatives from the "Latvian, Li- ding the release of Soviet political The evidence included copies of Ivan picketed the Soviet Embassy here for thuanian,Estonian and Polish commu­ prisoners Lev Lukianenko, Vasyl Stus Dzyuba's "Internationalism or Russifi- two days - on December 6 and 7 -to nities, said that the 1975 accords, which and Yuriy Shukhevych, called for the cation" and Mykola Rudenko's "Есоп– protest Soviet subjugation of East include provisions on human rights, revocation of the Soviet-Canadian nomic Monologues." 'Mr. Rudenko, head of the Ukrainian Helsinki moni­ European countries and to voice their primarily serve the interests of Mos­ "friendship protocol" as well as other opposition to the Helsinki Accords. cow, reported the Ukrainian Central toring group.was sentenced in' 1977 to a diplomatic sanctions against the Soviet total of 12 years' imprisonment and Organizers of the demonstration, which Information Service. Union. They also contended that the included members of the Ukrainian exile and is reported to be in poor .Helsinki agreement, which gave the Youth Association of Canada as well as The demonstration was coordinated health. by the various organizations of the Soviets -de jure recognition of post- The 44-year-old Mr. Badzio, best Ukrainian Liberation Front and was World War II borders, was ineffective known for his treatise "The Right to scheduled for early December to mark in forcing the Soviets to discontinue Live," an analysis of Ukraine's subju­ Negotiations on the anniversary of the signing of the prosecuting political prisoners. The gation and Russification, is currently Universal Declaration of Human Rights demonstrators pointed out that the incarcerated in a Mordovian labor UCCA tegin which was adopted by the United Soviet Union continues to persecute camp. The former doctoral candidate in Nations on December 10, 1948. The Helsinki monitors, still has troops in Ukrainian literature was a participant, NEW YORK -The Committee for rally also marked the signing of the Afghanistan and is threatening to along with Mykhailyna Kotsiubynska Law and Order in the UCCA met U.N. Declaration on Independence for invade Poland - all actions that violate and others, in the dramatic 1965 here with Dr. Lev Dobriansky, Colonial Countries and Peoples on the Helsinki agreement. Ukraine Theater incident in Kie"v, UCCA president, and other mem­ December 14, I960. where, on a signal from Mr. Dzyuba, a bers of a special committee formed The demonstration ended with.a group of Ukrainian intellectuals inter­ for the purpose of conducting nego­ Ed Broad bent, leader of the National public rally on Parliament Hill on rupted the screening and, standing on tiations for uniiQF within the UCCA. Democratic Party, briefly joined the December 7 and a march to the Soviet their chairs, protested the destruction of The meeting `wp held on Friday, demonstrators in front of the embassy Embassy. Ukrainian culture by the Soviet regime. December 1Z Ш and extended his support for their The delegation of the Committee cause. Another member of Cananda`s ( ( і і Г і 4 і і і 4 4 і і for Law and Order was composed of Parliament. Progressive Conservative John O. Flis (Ukrainian National Michael Wilson,`^poke on the value of Association), Dr. Boh'dan Shebun- freedom, human rights and the need to ^4 Happy New Year! ^J| struggle for those ideals. His remarks, czak (Organization for the Rebirth of Best wishes for 1981 to all our readers. Ukraine), Ivanna Rozankowsky, echoed the words of Yuriy Hanas, who (.Ukrainian Nationa,l Women's earlier opened the demonstration. League of America), Ivan Oleksyn For a review of the events of 1980, see centerfold. Spokesman for the demonstrators, (Continued on psge M). ; . many ,of. Whom carried placards deman­ щщяятяжяжжятмляяяяшяяяяяяжяж THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1980 No. 31 Below is the full text of exiled Soviet doomed to degradation. Де I know, physicist Andrei Sakharov's letter to you, to one degree or another, formerly Anatoly P. Aleksandrov president of Sakharov speaks out shared this point of view and I hope that the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Writ­ your position has not changed. ten in Gorky, the letter outlines '/Mr. Sakharov's demands for an open-court on repression, detente Between 1968 and 19801 have formu­ ^ - .hearing of his case and asks the lated my ideas in a series of-articles, E - academy to support his plea that Soviet On disarmament and human rights tion, at the caste of the bureaucratic speeches and interviews. Instead of elite with its privileges, at the stagnation к 'jiidhorities stop their harassment Qfhis Disarmament, in` particular, nuclear serious discussion, the response of the -a. -stepson 's fiancee. The letter also of our production system, at the men­ official propaganda has been a preme­ disarmament, is mankind's most im­ acing signs of the bureaucracy pervert­ ? 'provides Mr. Sakharov's opinions on portant task. A genuine, as opposed to a ditated distortion of my position. It- suih topical issues as disarmament, ing and deadening the life of the entire has been caricatured, reviled, slander­ demagogic disarmament is possible, in country, at the general indiffernce to JJ JS?ente and human rights. my view, only on an initial basis of a ed. In my life 1 have come up against work done for a faceless state (nobody increasing persecutions, threats to rhe strategic balance of power. I support could care less), at pull and corruption, Salt II as a satisfactory embodiment of' and especially to those close to me, and, Dear Anatoly Petrovich, the compulsory maneuverings"` and finally, deportation without trial. My 5 9 The immediate cause of this letter was this principle and as a prerequisite to hypocrisy which cripple human beings, Salt HI and other, subsequent agree­ earliest attempts to take an unprejudic­ о rtie contents of your conversation the alcoholism, censorship and the ed position met with opposition.
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