INSIDE: • Euro Cup 2012 to be played in and Poland — page 5. • Ukrainian American speedskater Sophia Milan — page 12. • Ukrainian Society established at Boston College — page 13. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY T PublishedU by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW association Vol. LXXV No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 $1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine’s top pro-Western parties Political conflict in Ukraine shifts prepare for parliamentary elections to Constitutional Court and Rada by Zenon Zawada Union (OUPU) emerged and set the Press Bureau requirement that any members of the defunct bloc’s other parties can only join KYIV – Ukraine’s top pro-Western its electoral list independently. political forces declared they are All four blocs excluded nationalists from approaching the pre-term parliamentary joining, particularly the Congress of elections as four separate blocs, leaving Ukrainian Nationalists (CUN) led by open the possibility they may merge as Oleksii Ivchenko, the Ukrainian National election day draws nearer. Assembly-Ukrainian National Self-Defense Yurii Lutsenko’s People’s Self-Defense (UNA-UNSO) and the All-Ukrainian Union Bloc revealed its parliamentary lists on Svoboda led by Oleh Tiahnybok. April 15, followed the next day by the The OUPU refused to admit Mr. , the Our Ukraine Ivchenko to its party list even on an inde- People’s Union and the Rukh-Ukrainian pendent basis, largely because of his tar- Right Wing led by Borys Tarasyuk. nished reputation following his scandalous Experts and pollsters expect the tenure as chair of Naftohaz, the govern- Tymoshenko Bloc and Our Ukraine ment’s natural gas distribution company. People’s Union will earn enough votes to Mr. Ivchenko was the only leader of qualify for Parliament, though the other an Our Ukraine party interested in join- two blocs are expected to pose strong com- ing OUPU independently, as the others petition to surpass the 3 percent barrier. refused to give up their political brands. “Although currently the Right Wing very Among the others, Anatolii Matviyenko often doesn’t reach 3 percent according to merged the Sobor Ukrainian Republican various sociological research, it has Party into Rukh-Ukrainian Right Wing chances,” said Andrii Yermolayev, president along with Mr. Tarasyuk and the People’s of the Kyiv-based Sofia Center for Social Rukh of Ukraine. UNIAN/Oleksander Kosariev Research, which is exclusively financed by Volodymyr Stretovych merged the Constitutional Court Judge Suzanna Stanik grips the court’s metal gate as she Ukrainian corporations. “Everything Christian-Democratic Union with Yurii tries to enter amidst a chaotic crowd of protesters and supporters on April 18. depends on the campaign’s capability and Lutsenko’s People’s Self-Defense. deliberation in not getting rolled up in the Once again, political observers warned by Zenon Zawada A circus-like scene erupted in front of latest populist positions, which would mud- that Ukraine’s divided pro-Western Kyiv Press Bureau the Constitutional Court on April 18 as dle the bloc with other brands.” forces would result in the less popular opposition deputies sparked massive KYIV – As Ukraine’s two warring The most significant development in blocs failing to qualify, thereby chipping brawling as they tried to physically block leaders pleaded their cases before their Ukraine’s political realignment was the away votes that could otherwise bolster Suzanna Stanik from entering. The judge official implosion of the Our Ukraine bloc, the influence of the Tymoshenko Bloc concerned European neighbors, their is suspected by the Security Service of triggered by Anatolii Kinakh’s abandon- and the OUPU in a future Parliament. rank and file back home fought on two Ukraine (SBU) of accepting $12 million ment in late March, who took with him the “For the pro-presidential camp, their critical battlefronts where the nation’s in bribes. Party of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. future will be decided – the Parliament Later that evening, the Yulia In its place, the Our Ukraine People’s (Continued on page 4) and the Constitutional Court. Tymoshenko and Our Ukraine blocs announced their factions would be relin- quishing their deputies’ mandates, enough to ruin the coalition govern- Nor’easter’s flooding hits Ukrainian Orthodox center ment’s needed two-thirds quorum in an SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – This attempt to further ensure the Verkhovna town in central New Jersey’s Somerset Rada’s dismissal. County was among the hardest hit during The opposition’s fierce attacks on the the Nor’easter that struck the area on Constitutional Court, and the sudden Sunday and Monday, April 15-16, dump- move to dissolve their parliamentary fac- ing more than five inches of rain. Among tions, revealed their fear the court would those affected by flooding was the rule the president’s April 2 decree to dis- Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian miss Parliament was unconstitutional Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. calling into question pre-term elections, For many parishioners of St. Andrew observers said. Memorial Church at the Metropolia “This is all being done to ensure the Center, as well as members of the UOC- court’s decision is viewed as illegiti- U.S.A., April 15, the second Sunday of mate,” said Pavlo Bulhak, a political sci- Pascha, St. Thomas Sunday, was a sober entist at the Kyiv-based Stratehema reminder of a major flood that occurred Center for Practical Politics, which is eight years ago. funded by Western and Russian grants. On the night of Saturday, April 14, the Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych powerful rain storm that swept across the said the opposition was blatantly pressur- entire East Coast of the U.S. arrived in ing the Constitutional Court, while the area of the UOC-U.S.A. administra- Chairman Oleksander tive and spiritual center. Thousands of Moroz threatened criminal prosecutions faithful annually visit the center for the against those engaged in the blockade St. Thomas Sunday (Providna Nedilia) (national deputies have prosecutorial weekend pilgrimage each year – the vast immunity). One of the staff homes at the Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Orthodox majority on Sunday. Acting Chair of the Security Service Church of the U.S.A. in South Bound Brook, N.J., as it looked during the flooding on Monday, April 16. (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 5) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS

Can the Constitutional Court Constitutional Court opens hearings long time.” Judge Stanik on April 16 denied the SBU accusations, Interfax of Ukraine be unbiased? KYIV – The Constitutional Court of reported the same day. She described Ukraine on April 17 opened hearings on a reports on property transfers to her rela- by Pavel Korduban man wanted to resign immediately after motion submitted by 53 Ukrainian law- tive as “a plot to disrupt a meeting of the Eurasia Daily Monitor Mr. Yushchenko’s decree. makers questioning the constitutionality of Constitutional Court.” Judge Stanik also April 17 Chief Justice Ivan Dombrovskyi tried to the presidential decree dissolving the accused Mr. Nalyvaichenko of violating in resign on April 4, but the CC voted to Verkhovna Rada, Interfax reported. All the his statement the Ukrainian Constitution On April 17 Ukraine’s Constitutional reject his request. Mr. Dombrovsky pro- Constitutional Court’s 18 judges attended Court (CC) began considering an appeal and the Convention on the Protection of vided no public explanation for his deci- the session. Ukrainian legislation requires Human Rights and Fundamental by a group of pro-government parliamen- sion, but the media reported that he took the presence of at least 12 judges to con- tarians regarding President Viktor Freedoms. “The Ukrainian president has sick leave the same day his request was vene a court session and does not set a already drawn up, or perhaps, signed his Yushchenko’s April 2 decree on the dis- denied. A week later Mr. Yushchenko’s deadline for issuing a verdict. Ivan solution of Parliament. The CC should decree on my resignation,” Judge Stanik Our Ukraine party (OU) issued a statement Dombrovskyi, the Constitutional Court said in a statement. (RFE/RL Newsline) decide not only on the question of early saying that Mr. Yanukovych had threat- chairman, warned that the court will not parliamentary elections, but also, indi- ened the chief justice in a private conversa- rule immediately. “Everybody awaits the Yushchenko seeks corruption probe rectly, the fate of Mr. Yushchenko as tion. OU did not specify the nature of Mr. Constitutional Court’s constructive work. KYIV – President president. Yanukovych’s alleged threats. However, given the number of claims and has asked Constitutional Court Chairman If the CC’s verdict is not in his favor, President Yushchenko met with CC questions to the court, it will not be able to Dombrovskyi to investigate the possible it will mean that the president violated judges in late March – several days swiftly rule on the case,” Mr. involvement of Judge Suzanna Stanik in the Constitution. Prime Minister Viktor before his decree to dissolve Parliament Dombrovskyi said. At the beginning of the corruption, Interfax reported on April 17. Yanukovych has indicated that his Party – which prompted the PRU to accuse him sitting, Judge Viktor Shyshkin made an The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) of the Regions (PRU) – which controls of trying to exert pressure on the judges. application to remove Verkhovna Rada obtained evidence that an unemployed the largest caucus in Parliament – will On April 9 the PRU-dominated representatives from participating in the close relative of the judge acquired prop- push for President Yushchenko’s Parliament, whose legitimacy Mr. sitting. He argued that, after the presiden- erty worth $12 million last year. Ms. impeachment. If, however, the CC Yushchenko has not recognized since tial decree on dissolution of the Parliament Stanik announced on April 17 that she upholds Mr. Yushchenko’s decree then, April 2, passed a statement accusing Mr. took effect, the Verkhovna Rada is no will not disqualify herself from court Mr. Yanukovych argues, an early presi- Yushchenko of putting pressure on the longer legitimate. The court said it would hearings. Prime Minister Viktor dential election should be held simultane- CC. The president, the Verkhovna Rada consider the presidential decree at plenary ously with an early parliamentary one. Yanukovych described the accusations said, “openly meets with the judges, meetings on April 17-19 and on April 23- Both Messrs. Yushchenko and against Ms. Stanik as “the exertion of shamelessly imposing on them his view 26, and if needed on other working days. Yanukovych have both pledged to obey pressure on a Constitutional Court judge,” on the legality of his decree.” On the (RFE/RL Newsline, Ukrinform) any verdict of the CC. There are, howev- same day, Parliament set up an investiga- adding that they demonstrate that “law er, doubts about the integrity of CC tion commission to check the allegations SBU reveals questionable dealings enforcement agencies also need treatment judges, as both sides to the conflict have for corruption.” (RFE/RL Newsline) of PRU member Ihor Myroshnychenko KYIV – The Security Service of been exerting serious psychological pres- that the Security Service of Ukraine sure on them. Several judges have report- Ukraine (SBU) announced on April 16 it Yanukovych warns of “disastrous defeat” (SBU) was wiretapping the telephone has established that $12 million in proper- edly received threats, one has been STRASBOURG, France – At the April ty was transferred to an unemployed close accused of corruption, and the CC chair- (Continued on page 10) 17 session of the Parliamentary Assembly relative of Judge Suzanna Stanik, the of the Council of Europe (PACE) deputy head of the Constitutional Court, Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Interfax reported. “It has been established Yanukovych warned of the possible conse- Did the West pull up stakes that one of the close relatives of the judge quences of the ongoing political crisis in purchased during the past year land plots Ukraine, Interfax reported. “Civil unrest in Ukraine too soon? in Kyiv, Yalta, non-residential premises in and economic crises are already looming Kyiv, Lviv and Yalta, and expensive cars,” large. If they occur, it will be a disastrous by Brian Whitmore for support on this battle. In an interview SBU acting head Valentyn Nalyvaichenko defeat for everyone, both for Ukraine and RFE/RL Newsline with RFE/RL on April 11, he said told reporters. According to the SBU, a for Europe,” Mr. Yanukovych said. He April 13 Ukrainians must solve the current crisis joint venture operating on the gas and oil claimed that the ongoing political crisis “by themselves.” market transferred 500 square meters of should be solved through political means Two years ago Viktor Yushchenko was Some observers say that many in the property in downtown Kyiv to the same in accordance with the Constitution of hailed as a conquering hero in many West have been disappointed by the relative of the judge. Mr. Nalyvaichenko Ukraine and the ruling of the Western capitals. The U.S. Congress, host- inability of the Orange Revolution leaders said the SBU is looking into “why and Constitutional Court. “We are categorical- ing the newly anointed Ukrainian presi- to capitalize on their powerful public man- how property [and] real estate worth ly unable to agree and will not agree with a dent in April 2005, welcomed his arrival date and effectively lead the country down almost $12 million was transferred to a with boisterous enthusiasm, chanting his a new progressive path. “The lethargy that close relative who has not worked for a (Continued on page 15) name and cheering as he thanked “the you see, the hesitancy, or even the frustra- entire American nation” for its support. tion on the part of Brussels and That speech, and one in Germany’s Washington has to do with the degree to FOUNDED 1933 Bundestag a month earlier, were part of a which the Orange Revolution itself col- THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY post-revolutionary victory lap after the lapsed or disintegrated or eroded,” said massive public protests of the Orange Robert Legvold, a professor at New An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Revolution propelled Mr. Yushchenko a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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(Continued on page 14) No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 3 ONE YEAR AFTER THE ELECTIONS: The composition of the Verkhovna Rada by Zenon Zawada Coalition on July 7, 2006, their agree- Both rarely appear in the Verkhovna ally Petro Poroshenko. Mr. Landyk is the Kyiv Press Bureau ment consisted of about 15 pages – six of Rada or deliver speeches from the rostrum. main shareholder in Nord, Ukraine’s top which outlined a political program of Mr. Akhmetov, whose assets are esti- refrigerator manufacturer. The following is the final article in the vague, unspecific goals such as “stable mated at between $4 billion and $11.8 Though Yulia Tymoshenko portrays three-part series “One Year After the and rational tax policy” and “reforming billion, is widely recognized as Ukraine’s her bloc as the leading force against Elections.” social standards and benefits.” wealthiest man, having founded System Ukraine’s corrupt oligarchic and clan “There was a certain ideology to the Capital Management (SCM), an immense business structures, the reality is that KYIV – Elected on closed party lists parliamentary coalition, and it was sup- conglomerate of companies that range dozens of millionaires finance the bloc in March 2006, the fifth convocation of posed to be embodied in their legislative from mining and steel production to and are members of its deputies’ ranks. the Verkhovna Rada was most distinct acts,” Mr. Syrotiuk said. “Unfortunately, insurance and financial services. Most noticeable are the Buriak broth- there’s no program He is the main financer and a key ers, Serhii, 41, and Oleksander, 36, of activities. Instead strategist for the Party of the Regions. whose combined wealth is estimated at Yanukovych says Mr. Zhevago’s role in the Yulia $354 million. Oleksander was running we need a vote on Tymoshenko Bloc, on the other hand, is his first enterprise at age 23 and Serhii this, and they vote.” not nearly as influential, as he is one of his first bank when he was 25. Their President Yush- numerous financers. He acquired his Brokbusinessbank is Ukraine’s 10th chenko’s attempt to wealth, estimated at between $1 billion largest and is worth an estimated $700 establish a more spe- and $1.9 billion, through investments in million, according to Korrespondent. cific, clarified pro- mining, truck-manufacturing and phar- Formerly allied with Anatolii Kinakh gram for the govern- maceutical businesses. and , the Buriak brothers ment, the Universal He joined the Tymoshenko Bloc in began to assume a strong financing role of National Unity, time for the 2006 elections in what was for the Tymoshenko Bloc leading up to was signed by all likely a calculated investment for a par- the 2006 elections. coalition factions but liamentary seat. His other political Two businessmen also wielding signif- wholly ignored by involvement, perhaps even tighter, is icant influence are Bohdan Hubskyi, 44, the coalition after- with the Social Democratic Party of and Oleksander Feldman, 47, said wards. Ukraine United, a group synonymous Mykhailo Brodsky, a former close advi- In violation of the with the rampant corruption of the sor of Ms. Tymoshenko who recently Constitution, the Kuchma years in which Mr. Zhevago is revealed her recruitment strategies to the coalition has neglect- widely reported to have been involved. Ukrayinska Pravda news website. ed to create a pro- When the threat of criminal investiga- Renowned for his allegiance to Mr. gram of activities. tions of businessmen emerged following Kuchma, Mr. Hubskyi earned 10 places on Without specific, the Orange Revolution, many of the Tymoshenko Bloc’s electoral list for declared goals and Ukraine’s wealthiest began acquiring his allies, claimed Mr. Brodsky, also alleg- standards against national deputy status for the prosecutori- ing that Ms. Tymoshenko signed a secret which to judge the al immunity it provided. pact with Mr. Hubskyi assuring him of effectiveness of the Both Mr. Akhmetov and Mr. Zhevago various government and commercial posts. Mr. Feldman, meanwhile, owns UNIAN/Mykola Lazarenko parliamentary coali- were newcomers to the Verkhovna Rada Kharkiv’s famous Barabashovskyi out- Party of the Regions Parliamentary Faction Chair Raisa tion, its leaders have when elected last year. door market, one of Ukraine’s largest. Bohatyriova and Verkhovna Rada First Vice-Chair Adam free reign to pursue Millionaires The Tymoshenko Bloc announced it Martyniuk are among the most influential members agendas other than excluded Vasyl Khmelnytskyi, 40, from its of Ukraine’s Parliament. the national interest, More than 250 millionaires comprise 56 list this time around because he went against Mr. Syrotiuk said. percent of the the Verkhovna Rada’s the faction on critical parliamentary votes. for its unprecedented number of million- In the case of the Party of the national deputy corps ranks, according to Mykhailo Syrota, a former national deputy. Mr. Khmelnytskyi was able to estab- aires – more than half the 450-member Regions, that means expanding the lish his business empire, worth an esti- The most prominent millionaire deputy corps. power and access of its entrepreneurial mated $729 million, as a result of his among the Party of the Regions deputies Ironically, the parliamentary elections and industrial sponsors. close relations with Mr. Kuchma and is Mykola Yankovskyi, a partner in of 1990, when the Soviet Union was still “They use power as a mechanism for other family insiders. His business hold- Stirol, one of Ukraine’s biggest chemi- intact, allowed more opportunity for lobbying business interests,” Mr. Syrotiuk ings include energy companies, the Bank cal-pharmaceutical companies, operating national democrats, political ideologues, said. “They’ve occupied state financial of Khreschatyk and vast real estate. 12 factories nationwide. citizen activists and average working streams, they’ve occupied state monopo- Our Ukraine also isn’t immune to the Stirol produces 26 percent of people to qualify. lies, they’ve occupied oversight councils, power of money. Ukraine’s ammonia market, and 25 per- Since then, politicians have grown far they’ve occupied Oschadbank (the gov- No one doubts the enormous influence cent of mineral fertilizer and monopo- more savvy and pragmatic, and the par- ernment-owned commercial bank).” wielded by Mr. Poroshenko, 41, on Our lizes Ukraine’s polystyrene market, liamentary coalition that emerged in Of course, pursuing business interests Ukraine and the president earlier on. His according to Korrespondent magazine, a August 2006, tactfully avoided drafting a isn’t exclusive to the Party of the Regions. business holdings, which include the Roshen concise coalition agreement or plan of Despite the declared Orange Russian-language weekly in Ukraine. confectionary giant and Lutsk automobile action, giving it a legislative carte Revolution ideals of separating business Mr. Yankovskyi, 62, whose wealth is factory, are estimated at $505 million. blanche, said Yurii Syrotiuk, an expert from government, the Yulia Tymoshenko estimated at $442 million, actively works While financing is critical to the suc- observer of Parliament. Bloc secured millions in support and behind the scenes in the Party of the cess of many political efforts, Mr. “As the Ukrainian saying goes, it’s funding from notoriously wealthy and Regions, enjoying close ties to Mr. Poroshenko is evidence that businessmen easier to catch a fish in muddy water,” powerful businessmen who received par- Yanukovych. are also capable of ruining the political said Mr. Syrotiuk, who edits the parlia- liamentary seats in return. Valentyn Landyk, 60, whose wealth is aspirations and prospects of blocs and mentary analytical website Deputat The Our Ukraine bloc and Socialist estimated at $177 million, is among the parties. (www.deputat.org.ua). Party of Ukraine have their fair share as the Regions’ original leaders in 2000, Some political observers blame Mr. The resulting Parliament was a rubber well. In the case of Our Ukraine’s mil- along with fellow Regions veteran stamp for the Cabinet of Ministers led by lionaires, they are widely believed to Volodymyr Rybak and close presidential (Continued on page 22) Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, have caused the Orange coalition’s which had the ability to pursue whatever downfall as they pursued their business agenda it wanted, with the president’s interests at the expense of a pro-Western veto as its only obstacle. government. Memorial plaque unveiled in Kyiv To those Ukrainians who support the However, the Verkhovna Rada isn’t coalition, its mechanical ability to approve exclusively a millionaire’s playground. in memory of Gongadze, colleagues the Party of the Regions’ initiatives with- Many political scientists, spin-doctors out debate and minimal concessions to and press secretaries qualified as well. by Dmytro Zezyulin of establishing the memorial. coalition partners, is political progress Rumors that chauffeurs and even mis- Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Eventually, a monument of Gongadze toward efficiency, compared with prior tresses made it onto the Party of the will replace the plaque, Mayor Parliaments marred by gridlock. Regions party list are difficult to con- KYIV – A memorial plaque for slain Chernovetskyi said, and a contest is under In the view of critics, a situation in firm, but it does consist of numerous journalist Heorhii Gongadze and his col- way to determine a winning sculpture. which legislation is approved without retired pensioners, as well as 20-some- leagues, the circumstances of whose Among the 1,000 in attendance for the any challenges, checks or balances is thing neophytes. deaths remain unresolved was unveiled ceremony were a military orchestra, stu- dangerous, because it gives the coalition An examination of the composition of March 20 in Maria Zankovetska Square dents, mass media representatives and leaders absolute power. the Verkhovna Rada’s fifth convocation is on Velyka Vasylkivska Street in Kyiv. students of the Institute of Journalism at “The Verkhovna Rada, in my opinion, a profile of Ukraine’s most influential The event was organized by the office Shevchenko National University in Kyiv. has been practically transformed into a businesspeople and their supporting cast. of Kyiv Mayor Leonid Chernovetskyi, “This monument is evidence that department of legalizing the govern- who unveiled the plaque. “I didn’t know democracy is marching in Ukraine,” said Billionaires ment’s activities,” Mr. Syrotiuk said. Gongadze personally,” he said. “I only Mykola Melnychuk, a national deputy “That’s very negative because the system Two of Ukraine’s seven known bil- saw how he challenged the government – and a member of the Socialist Party. of government has lost its balance.” lionaires are members of Parliament – the government that killed him.” “This is a holy place, where those When the coalition’s three factions Rynat Akhmetov, 40, and Kostiantyn The mayor noted that practically all responsible for journalists’ deaths have signed their pact to form the Anti-Crisis Zhevago, 33. the city deputies of Kyiv voted in favor no permission [to be].” 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16

Stepan Khmara, noted cultural activist Ukraine’s top pro-Western... Les Taniuk and renowned ethnologist (Continued from page 1) and folklorist Dr. Hanna Skrypnyk. percentages [Rukh-Ukrainian Right Noticeably absent were any leaders or Wing and Lutsenko’s People’s Self- candidates under the age of 50, with the Defense] are worth their weight in gold,” exception of Pora Civic Campaign leader said Volodymyr Fesenko, board chair- Andrii Yusov, who attended the congress man of the Kyiv-based Penta Center for but isn’t on the Rukh-Ukrainian Right Wing party list. Applied Political Research, which is He told The Weekly that Pora, which contracted by major Ukrainian political split into two factions in recent weeks, is parties, as well as the Presidential in consultations with Rukh-Ukrainian Secretariat. “The president would not Right Wing to cooperate. He didn’t only lose potential allies in Parliament if exclude becoming a candidate on the they don’t qualify, but he may find him- bloc’s list as a result of these discussions. self losing a few percentages that will Pora’s split has essentially disintegrat- cost him the majority as a result.” ed its political party, as former leader In fact, all the blocs officially state Vladyslav Kaskiv has joined the Our that they are interested in either accept- Ukraine People’s Union. ing more parties to their bloc, or forming a mega-bloc with other blocs. However, Our Ukraine People’s Union their actions have yet to reflect their Deciding to abandon the bloc concept statements. for the time being, the OUPU met on the Rukh-Ukrainian Right Wing afternoon of April 17 at Kyiv Polytechnic University to declare it was approaching Zenon Zawada At the Teacher’s Building near parliamentary elections on its own, Leaders of the new Rukh-Ukrainian Right Wing Bloc (from left): Anatolii Shevchenko University on the afternoon despite official statements maintaining its Matviyenko of the Sobor Ukrainian Republican Party, Borys Tarasyuk of the of April 16, Ukrainian People’s Party leaders were still open to forming a bloc. People’s Rukh of Ukraine, Yurii Kostenko of the Ukrainian People’s Party. Chair Yurii Kostenko joined Mr. Tarasyuk The party leadership revealed its elec- and Mr. Matviyenko in establishing the toral list, but in alphabetical order, with- Rukh-Ukrainian Right Wing (Rukh- out ranking its candidates. enjoys significant financing from a large ing for seats in the Verkhovna Rada, Ukrayinska Pravytsia) bloc, consisting of All the president’s many “kumy” (his cadre of millionaire businessmen. Yurii Lutsenko’s People’s Self-Defense their respective political parties. godchildren’s parents) remained on the While they may be providing Ms. has the newest, youngest leaders, repre- Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian list, as well as the party’s standard set of Tymoshenko with needed funds, they senting the most reform-oriented plat- Orthodox Church–Kyiv Patriarchate insiders, functionaries and financers, don’t always pay much attention to what form. opened the congress with prayer, and then including the Poroshenko-Martynenko- their leader is discussing. While maintaining a strong European- made remarks admonishing Ukraine’s Tretiakov triumvirate. During her introductory remarks to the integration position, its economic plat- patriotic political forces for infighting. Among the new names on the party list congress, businessmen like Oleksander form is more socialist-oriented and averts After the Ukrainian people lifted them are rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk, Abdullin and Oleksander Buriak huddled the free market policies favored by Our to power, “they destroyed themselves from Holodomor Memorial architect Anatolii together in the hall’s back rows, chatter- Ukraine. within,” the patriarch said. “I believe that Haidamaka, Kharkiv opposition activist ing and laughing among each other like Mr. Lutsenko is the former minister of our patriotic, democratic forces who call Oleksander Protas, former Pora Civic Party schoolboys. internal affairs who was dismissed for unity see before them Ukraine, its wel- leader Mr. Kaskiv, Minister of Foreign Meanwhile, Oleksander Feldman alongside Mr. Tarasyuk by the coalition fare and its people above all else, and put Affairs Arsenii Yatseniuk, Institute of Mass spent almost the entire congress talking government on December 1, 2006, as everything else on a secondary level.” Information director Serhii Taran and for- on his cell phone. part of an aggressive campaign to usurp In his opening remarks to the con- mer Verkhovna Rada Chair Ivan Pliusch. Of all the four congresses held that power. gress, Mr. Kostenko said Ukraine still While Mr. Ivchenko was rejected, fellow weekend, Ms. Tymoshenko’s offered the Although criticized for not arresting isn’t Ukrainian and is much further from CUN leader Yevhen Hirnyk was accepted. most well-defined agenda, consisting of criminals aggressively enough, Mr. Europe than in 1990. “Bandits will sit in Public opinion polls estimate anywhere pragmatic policies to support business. She Lutsenko said other politicians limited prison not when the latest messiah between 4 and 11 percent of the electorate outlined her bloc’s platform, consisting of his ability, as did as a procurator general arrives, but only when rule of law will will cast votes for the OUPU, as the party’s a revised Constitution, a government pro- who refused to prosecute his ministry’s govern Ukraine, and when only one rating has reportedly improved following gram to support small businesses and can- arrests. force will be active, the force of the law,” Mr. Yushchenko’s decision to dismiss cel the value-added tax (VAT), and support For example, Mr. Lutsenko arrested Mr. Kostenko said to applause. Parliament. Just like its main competitor, for Ukrainian culture and language. Crimean gang leader Oleksander More than 450 delegates attended the the Tymoshenko Bloc, the OUPU’s ratings Ms. Tymoshenko announced the inclu- Melnyk in September 2006 and brought bloc’s congress, including former Lviv are directly related to the popularity of its sion of a third party in her bloc, which him to Kyiv to face charges for murder- ing two Crimean businessmen. In fol- Mayor Vasyl Kuibida, who earned fourth honorary chair, Mr. Yushchenko. had previously consisted of her lowing days, the accused was released place on its electoral list, and longtime Batkivschyna Party and the Social Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc by the Procurator General’s Office led Kostenko ally Ivan Zayets, who earned Democratic Party – United led by by Donetsk prosecutor Oleksander fifth place. Supreme Court Chair Vasyl Onopenko. The most lavish congress among the Medvedko, who cited a lack of evi- Other candidates include Obolon pres- of the Reforms and pro-Western forces was held on the dence. Order Party merged his force with the ident and shareholder Oleksander evening of April 17 at the Ukrainian Second on People’s Self-Defense list Tymoshenko Bloc. Slobodian, Soviet-era political prisoner Home by the Tymoshenko Bloc, which is Mykola Katerynchuk, the 39-year-old Absent from the bloc list, however, politician who abandoned the Our was Soviet political prisoner and dissi- Ukraine People’s Union after a dent Lev Lukianenko, a longtime ally. November 13, 2006, party congress at Ms. Tymoshenko told reporters he Quotable notes which the old guard led by Roman remains the patriarch of Batkivschyna and Bezsmertnyi ignored the president’s “ … The Russian opposition is brave, its cause is admirable, and its members had been included on the electoral list, but and methods are familiar. Unfortunately, the opposition’s protest is not evidence request to allow new leaders to take over. he decided to direct his efforts toward writ- Mr. Katerynchuk currently leads the of democratization in Russia but rather of its absence. The truth is that the ing more books. At his dignified age of 79, Russian authorities have, through censorship, intimidation and even murder, European Platform for Ukraine social- it’s become difficult for him to remain in political movement. largely eliminated genuine political debate in their country. As the police reac- the everyday rhythm of politics, she said. tion to Saturday’s [April 14] demonstration in Moscow well illustrates, even the Others in the bloc’s top 10 include The Tymoshenko Bloc kicked out the Channel 5 investigative journalist tiny number of people who want to maintain some kind of public presence out- dozen or so national deputies who aban- side the mainstream must now be prepared to encounter violence. Volodymyr Ariev, Orange Revolution doned their political force to join the coali- field commander Taras Stetskiv and mil- “By contrast, Ukraine, though frequently condemned as a disorganized political tion government, including Oleksander basket case, does slowly seem to be transforming itself into a country where people lionaire businessman David Zhvania, Kovtunenko, who accused his former ally can at least choose from two clear political options, after a more-or-less open who left the OUPU to become the of collaborating with pro-Russian extrem- debate. President [Viktor] Yushchenko’s decision to call for new elections is indeed Lutsenko bloc’s main financer. ist Natalia Vitrenko. controversial. However, it is being examined by the Ukrainian Constitutional Court, Mr. Lutsenko’s bloc also consists of Public opinion polls estimate that and all sides have agreed to abide by the court’s conclusions. Prime Minister other former Socialists who broke ranks between 19 and 28 percent of the elec- [Viktor] Yanukovych’s call for demonstrations in Independence Square was a stunt. after Oleksander Moroz led the party into torate will support the Tymoshenko Bloc, However, the stunt was legal, nonviolent and one that he has every right to try. forming the Anti-Crisis Coalition. Among which has widened its voter base further “… Ukraine, for all of its multiple faults, is a free country in which anti-dem- them is Oles Doniy, the student leader ocratic forces can demonstrate. Russia remains an authoritarian country in which at the expense of the OUPU. during Ukraine’s independence move- democratic forces are beaten up and arrested. Ms. Tymoshenko urged her bloc to tar- ment, who is chair of the Kyiv-based “Myself, I wish the Russians luck – but at the moment, I’m cheering loudest get eastern and southern Ukraine during Center for Political Values Research, for Ukraine.” the election campaign, where support for which is financed by Ukrainian citizens. the Party of the Regions has dropped fol- In sixth place on the party list is Ivan – Anne Applebaum, writing in The Washington Post on April 17, in a column lowing this winter’s steep increases in Spodarenko, the influential editor of headlined “Two Protests, One Sign of Hope,” in which she compared two recent utility and gasoline prices. Silski Visti, Ukraine’s second largest demonstrations – the first in Moscow and the second in Kyiv – and asked: “For Lutsenko’s People’s Self-Defense Bloc newspaper, which supported the Socialist which country should fans of ‘democratization’ cheer loudest?” Party before the formation of the Anti- Of the four pro-Western blocs compet- Crisis Coalition. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 5

his majority have announced they won’t they announced on April 18 that both their cases with its leaders on April 17. Political conflict... execute the president’s decree for the pre- their factions would surrender their man- While visiting the European (Continued from page 1) term cessation of deputies’ authority and dates and dissolve themselves. Commission in Brussels, (SBU) Valentyn pre-term parliamentary elections until the If 150 national deputies surrender their Yushchenko met with European Nalyvaichenko dropped a political bomb- Constitutional Court examines their com- mandates, then Ukraine’s Parliament Commission President Jose Manuel shell on April 16 when he told reporters plaint and is explained only by the fact doesn’t have the necessary two-thirds Barroso, telling him a Constitutional the agency discovered a close relative of they know ahead of time what decision quorum and loses its authority – in which Court decision isn’t enough to resolve the Ms. Stanik accumulated $12 million in will be made by its judges, which belong case new elections are required. crisis and that parliamentary elections are gifts during the past two years. to them based on private property rights,” The next day, Our Ukraine Faction necessary. The Ukrayinska Pravda news website Ms. Tymoshenko said. “In this situation, Chair Viacheslav Kyrylenko announced Prime Minister Yanukovych addressed reported that Ms. Stanik’s 74-year-old the Constitutional Court is not able to 150 opposition deputies have signed let- the Parliamentary Assembly of the mother received the gifts, which included make a just decision.” ters declaring their abandonment of their Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg, respective factions. France, acknowledging he’s only a land and residences in Kyiv and Yalta, a Court chaos 5,380-square-foot office in central Kyiv “In the event the Constitutional Court “beginner democrat” in a humorous ploy and several foreign automobiles. Two days after the Security Service’s rules on postponing or declaring the pres- to gain some sympathy. He earned far The SBU carried out its investigation statement, Judge Stanik defiantly strode ident’s decree illegitimate, the Verkhovna more respect when he announced he sup- at the request of four national deputies, to work, only to be greeted by a chaotic Rada’s fifth convocation won’t be able to ports PACE serving as an arbiter in the he said. He requested the Constitutional scene in front of the court, with opposi- continue its work after decisions reached conflict. Court to investigate the matter and asked tion deputies and unidentified athletic at the congresses of Our Ukraine and the On April 19 PACE issued a resolution for an explanation from Ms. Stanik men blocking the metal gate entrance Tymoshenko Bloc,” Mr. Kyrylenko said. on Ukraine’s crisis in which it supported directly. amidst a throng of hundreds of support- The tactic of breaking Parliament’s attempts at political compromise, as Procurator General Oleksander ers and detractors. quorum is more effective and convincing well as pre-term parliamentary elec- Medvedko, a Donetsk prosecutor, The scene was enough to cause Party than Mr. Yushchenko’s dismissal decree, tions. It disagreed with the Cabinet of announced less than three hours after the of the Regions lawyer to political experts said. Ministers decision to deny financing SBU press conference that his office had scale the eight-foot-tall fence at a space Why the president hadn’t pursued that such elections, and stated the elections reviewed the SBU’s information regard- away from the entrance with the help of option rather than dismissing Parliament should be postponed beyond the May 27 ing the million-dollar property transfer several strong men. lies in the rashness of his decision, said date. and determined it was false. “The SBU Undaunted, Ms. Stanik pushed and Ivan Lozowy, president of the Kyiv- However, the resolution was carefully and procurator general are trading fought her way through the crowd, only based Institute of Statehood and phrased as not to favor either party in the blows,” political analyst Mr. Bulhak said. to be blocked by deputies who refused to Democracy, which is exclusively political crisis. The SBU’s announcement, which allow her to pass. As she struggled with financed by Ukrainian business dona- “Political reforms, which would sup- included no proof of the alleged bribe, them, she slapped one across the face and tions. port the rules of the game and create the arrived on the eve of the day the shook the metal gate in a feeble attempt “There wasn’t much time to coordi- preconditions for guaranteeing democrat- Constitutional Court was to begin to open it. nate his actions with Tymoshenko,” he ic rights and freedoms with legal institu- reviewing the president’s decree to dis- Meanwhile, coalition deputies pulled, said, adding that the president’s team has tions, and which would promote political miss Parliament. pushed and shoved opposition deputies in not worked closely with their opposition competition, haven’t been achieved thus Ms. Stanik has close personal relations order to get them out of the way. ally, whom they don’t trust very much far,” the resolution stated. with former President Leonid Kuchma, Minutes later, more than 40 Berkut ever since her dismissal from the prime While Mr. Yanukovych said he favors who supported her nomination in 2004. special force officers forcibly broke ministership. the intervention of European diplomats in Her husband, Vadym Dolhanov, had a through the blockade and formed a corri- Dissolving Parliament through a lack Ukraine’s political crisis, Mr. television news program on the national dor ensuring passage to the court. of quorum almost ensures pre-term par- Yushchenko is opposed. station during the Kuchma era in which Afterwards, Mr. Yanukovych asked liamentary elections will be held, It’s likely the president doesn’t want to he criticized the Orange opposition. Mr. Medvedko to secure the court’s although the date is almost certain to be involve the international community at Speaking from the Court’s podium in entrance. “This is evidence that the radi- postponed beyond May 27, as originally this point because such mediators would her own defense, Ms. Stanik denied the cal opposition won’t stop at anything,” announced, political experts said. likely urge him to abide by a court ruling accusation, offering to divide half the the prime minister said. “The letter of the President Yushchenko has already that declares his decree unconstitutional, alleged bribe with the SBU acting chief. Constitution doesn’t exist for them, only offered to hold the elections in June as a Mr. Lozowy said. Mr. Nalyvaichenko denied the SBU their personal opinion.” compromise, though the coalition parties Evaluating the PACE resolution, the was pressuring the Constitutional Court That night, 50 police officers began a may seek to push it as far back as the fall. Presidential Secretariat’s first vice-chair, Oleksander Chalyi, said most of its rec- on behalf of the opposition, stating he round-the-clock guard of the court. Pleading before Europe was merely acting on the request to As the Constitutional Court began ommendations had already been pro- investigate. examining the dismissal decree, it Both Mr. Yushchenko and Mr. posed by the president in an April 10 However, political observers said the remained unclear how long the process Yanukovych traveled to Europe to plead compromise offer. announcement’s timing was suspicious, would take. Political experts suspected it and it’s apparent Ukraine’s law enforce- would either reach a political ruling to ment agencies are politicized. appease both sides in the conflict, or rule Mr. Yushchenko has influence over the in favor of the coalition. Ukraine and Poland to host SBU, while the coalition controls the Any ruling by the Constitutional Court Ministry of Internal Affairs and the won’t resolve the conflict, said Oles Procurator General’s Office. Doniy, chair of the Kyiv-based Center for soccer’s Euro Cup 2012 “From one angle, it was a political Political Values Research, which is sup- PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Ukrainian said that the tournament could be move, perhaps the first time in Ukraine’s ported by Ukrainian citizens. Therefore, soccer fans everywhere are rejoicing worth as much as $3 billion. history the SBU began to interfere with a compromise will have to be reached over the news that Ukraine and Poland A statement released on April 18 by politics,” Mr. Bulhak said. “But the between the warring factions that will set will host the Union of European the Press Office of Ukraine’s President procurator general supporting the date for pre-term elections, as well as Football Associations (UEFA) Euro said: “Together with out Polish brothers, Yanukovych is also playing politics.” changes to the elections law, he said. Cup 2012. The announcement was Ukraine is inviting European football, Nevertheless, “the SBU would not Volodymyr Shapoval announced on made in Cardiff, Wales, on April 18 by our guests and friends to our home. We have made the statement if it weren’t April 19 that he will resign his post as the Michael Platini, president of UEFA reassure you that our countries are ready based on truth,” he added. president’s representative to the tournament organizing. to host the championship and will spare Opposition leaders Yulia Tymoshenko Constitutional Court once a ruling is This is the first time that either no effort to make it unforgettable and and Viacheslav Kyrylenko were quick to made. Poland or Ukraine will host a major full of fair rivalry, joyful emotions, take political advantage of the SBU state- Dissolving factions soccer championship, which will boost friendship and cordiality,” ment. The following day they announced the sport in Eastern Europe after Currently, Ukraine has the highest they are requesting Mr. Yushchenko to Though opposition leaders don’t rec- decades of domination by Western league attendance of the four Eastern dismiss the Constitutional Court, given ognize the validity of the Verkhovna European countries. It has been 31 European bidders, at 8,892 per match. the credible suspicion of corruption. Rada, which continues to convene on a years since any country located on However, preparations to bring area “Yanukovych and representatives of daily basis under Mr. Moroz’s guidance, lands once behind the Iron Curtain roads and hotels to European standards hosted an international soccer show- are a concern. Based on the Michelin piece – the last one being Euro 1976 guide, only 23 kilometers of the 2,000 held in the former Yugoslavia. kilometers (1,243 miles) from Gdansk, Ukrainian deputies to speak in NYC Influencing the decision in favor of Poland, to Donetsk, Ukraine, is consid- NEW YORK – A delegation of nation- here on 140 Second Ave. Ukraine and Poland was a match-fix- ered a highway. al deputies from Ukraine, including Oleh According to the Consulate General of ing scandal and hooliganism during the Joining Mr. Yushchenko in the talk Bilorus, Oksana Bilozir, Leonid Kozhara, Ukraine in New York, the delegation is past year in Italy – one of the other with UEFA executives were record- Yevhen Korniichuk and Vladislav visiting the United States on the invitation candidate host countries. Other candi- breaking pole-vaulter and Ukrainian Lukianov, will meet with representatives of the U.S. House of Representatives. The dates included a joint bid from Croatia National Olympic Committee and Hungary. President Serhiy Bubka, soccer for- of the Ukrainian diaspora and its commu- five Ukrainian deputies are all members The Euro Cup, like the larger World ward Andriy Shevchenko, boxer Vitali nity organizations on Tuesday, April 22, of the deputies’ group for interparliamen- Cup of soccer, is hosted every four Klitschko, Ukrainian National Soccer at 6 p.m. at the Ukrainian National Home tary contacts with the United States. years and gives the host country the Team Coach Oleh Blokhin, Ukrainian opportunity to build new stadiums, National Football Federation President To subscribe: Send $55 ($45 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, improve infrastructure and boost Hryhory Surkis and National Athletics Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 tourism. 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IN THE PRESS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Chornobyl’s 21st anniversary Dismissal of Ukraine’s Parliament What with the ongoing political crisis in Ukraine, precious little attention will “Viktor versus Viktor,” editorial, both sides about ‘anti-constitutional no doubt be focused on the 21st anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear accident – Financial Times, April 7: actions’ and the ‘usurpation of power.’ whose consequences continue to be felt even today by millions in Ukraine, And there is a danger that Russia will Belarus and Russia. “Ukrainian President Viktor seek to exploit the disarray to promote Last year there was much ado about Chornobyl as the world marked its 20th Yushchenko has finally taken off his economic and political reintegration. anniversary. There were numerous conferences and articles around the globe that gloves in his long-running political con- “Notwithstanding such dangers, most flict with Viktor Yanukovych, the coun- factors point to a peaceful and democrat- took a look at what happened 20 years prior and what the situation was 20 years try’s power-hungry prime minister. In ic resolution, either through snap elec- later. Thus, in 2006 we were able to cite statistics indicating that more than 2.5 dissolving Parliament and ordering new tions or through rulings by the million residents of Ukraine were directly affected by the disaster and that mil- elections, Mr. Yushchenko claims to have Constitutional Court, heretofore dead- lions subsequently became ill. launched an all-out battle for Ukraine’s locked and unwilling to act to resolve the The situation in the year since then has not changed in any significant way. fragile democracy. mounting dispute. … Ukraine continues to live with the aftereffects of the Chornobyl accident. “Sadly, it may be a case of too little, “Ukraine has seen the emergence of an Chornobyl’s victims still number in the millions. And, they still need our help. too late. In the immediate aftermath of the engaged citizenry, has survived several Within the Ukrainian community – and indeed, beyond our community – the 2004 Orange Revolution, Mr. Yushchenko government changes in contested elec- work of the Children of Chornobyl Relief and Development Fund is well-known. had the authority to shape his country’s tions, and has an emerging middle class This humanitarian organization was established in the years immediately after the future. In the past two years, he has and business elite interested in stability. Chornobyl accident; it grew out of ad hoc relief efforts spearheaded by local squandered much of his political capital All of this makes it likely that Ukraine Ukrainian community activists in New Jersey that sent emergency shipments of through splits with former allies, indeci- will come through this crisis with its dem- medical aid to Ukraine. sion and fruitless efforts to cooperate with ocratic institutions intact. There is even a Since then, the organization has expanded its activity, opening an office in Mr. Yanukovych, his former bitter rival chance that, after the people have spoken Kyiv to better work in Ukraine and with the people of Ukraine to, as its mission and the man whose supporters tried to rig at the ballot box, it will be possible to statement says, “protect and save the lives of children confronting the human the fraudulent 2004 presidential election accelerate the major economic reforms legacy of the world’s worst environmental disaster.” that triggered the Orange Revolution. everyone expected after the Orange Its programs include medical training, provision of state-of-the-art equipment “It would be wonderful if Mr. Revolution in 2004, when the world for hospitals, medical conferences, establishment of neo-natal intensive care cen- Yushchenko could recover the ground he watched with hope and trepidation the dif- ters, U.S.-Ukraine hospital partnerships, women’s and children’s health initia- has lost and put Ukraine on the road to a ficult birth of Ukraine’s democracy.” tives, and more. thriving, outward-looking democracy It has partnered with many other groups to fufill its worthwhile mission. Among with strong ties to Russia and the West. “Yulia’s Victory,” by Ivan Lozowy, them is the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., which since 1996 has However, his chances are not good. … The Ukraine Insider, Vol. 7, No. 2, worked with CCRDF. Most notably, the Church began an Orphanage Adoption “…The West must support democracy April 4: Program whereby it provides assistance to two orphanages: one in Znamianka, in Ukraine, mainly by keeping alive the Kirovohrad Oblast, and the other in Zaluchia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast. hope of future EU membership. It should “ … Yushchenko’s decree itself is, how- Five times now the UOC-U.S.A. has sent a Youth Mission Team composed of col- also confront any attempt by Russia to ever, on shaky legal ground. As lege-age students, to work with Ukraine’s orphans. The missions are a vibrant example subvert political freedom. But Western Yanukovych’s supporters have pointed out, of Christianity in action, and, according to the testimonies of its young adult partici- governments should not involve them- the decree does not even refer to, much less pants, a time of spiritual renewal. (A sixth and seven mission are planned for this year.) selves too closely in the current power rely on, the Constitution’s Article 90, which Speaking at a 2006 hearing on “The Legacy of Chornobyl,” Rep. Christopher H. struggle. The time is not right, the posi- sets forth three grounds for dissolving Smith (R-N.J.), then chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation tion is unclear and Mr. Yushchenko, Parliament. Instead, the decree claims that in Europe, underscored: “The bitter legacy of Chornobyl continues to be felt 20 years unfortunately, is not the man he could the defection of MPs from BYT [Yulia later, and its consequences will remain for the people of the region and beyond for a have been had he capitalized better on Tymoshenko Bloc] and Our Ukraine to the long time to come. We need to be vigilant of the latent health effects that still are the Orange Revolution.” coalition headed by the Party of [the] expected to emerge and ensure that there is public awareness about the health threat.” Regions ‘deforms the results of national Those, dear readers, are words to keep in mind as we quietly mark “Ukraine’s Latest Test,” by Adrian choice through elections’ and is a ‘serious Chornobyl’s 21st anniversary and words to take to heart as we support the work Karatnycky, Wall Street Journal, April 5: violation’ of the Constitution’s Article 83, of various charitable organizations. which foresees that governing coalitions are “… In the past, Mr. Yushchenko has formed on the basis of election results and earned a reputation for stoic patience and agreements between parliamentary factions, procrastination. Some have interpreted not individual members of Parliament. April these traits as weakness. But, as the presi- “Unfortunately for the decree’s Turning the pages back... dent made clear this week, when he authors, the Constitution is silent on the decides to act there is no turning back. This issue of individual choices by MPs to time, as during the Orange Revolution, Mr. join or leave a governing coalition and 18 Yushchenko was spurred to action by the nowhere does the Constitution foresee Three years ago, The Ukrainian Weekly reported the surprising level of public outrage at the the president’s right to dissolve 2004 Verkhovna Rada voted on a controversial constitutional reform growing domination of the Regions Party. Parliament, even if individual MP defec- bill supported by 294 votes from the pro-government coali- On Saturday, with scant preparation, over tions are a ‘serious violation,’ which tion, the Communist Part and the Socialist Party, as well as by 100,000 nonviolent opposition protesters seems an unlikely characterization. some independent deputies – just six votes short of the 300 votes required for approval. gathered in Kiev’s [sic] central square. “Political necessity has bred a bold In opposition, Our Ukraine and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, which did not take part in Their enthusiastic expression of support for move by Yushchenko, which sets the the vote, on April 8, 2004, made their opinion of the result known by singing the new elections appears to have turned the stage for a showdown that will decide Ukrainian national anthem in the session hall. Viktor Yushchenko was quoted as saying, tide and settled the issue. whether the Party of [the] Regions will “[The vote was] possibly one of the first victories of the democratic forces in Parliament.” “The last few days have been filled be broken or allowed to consolidate their Stepan Havrysh, coordinator of the parliamentary pro-government majority, initial- with Sturm und Drang declarations on power.” ly said that the result was the failure of the authorities, but quickly changed his tone after a conference with presidential administration chief , who was believed to be the author of the constitutional reforms. Mr. Havrysh argued that lawmakers had voted on unregistered bill No. 1674-4 Hastings introduces resolution instead of No. 4105, as announced by Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn before the vote, which was quoted from the official minutes of the session. about Ukraine’s political crisis However, Verkhovna Rada staff explained that both numbers refer to the same piece of legislation, but it was given different numbers due to different registrations – WASHINGTON – Rep. Alcee L. Rep. Hastings (D-Fla.) noted in his first under the Verkhovna Rada and then under the Ministry of Justice. Hastings, chairman of the U.S. remarks to Congress that the power strug- The bill also included an addendum by Socialist Party leader Oleksander Moroz Commission on Security and Cooperation gle between President Viktor Yushchenko that the bill would go into effect after the 2004 presidential elections. However, on in Europe (Helsinki Commission), on April and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, April 7, 2004, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a new procedure that banned the introduc- 17 introduced a resolution concerning the which is “rooted in hastily conceived con- tion of amendments to the Constitution during the second and final reading. Ukrainian political crisis that urges all sides stitutional reforms, threatens to undermine Questions arose regarding the grounds for the pro-government coalition’s demand in Ukraine “to act responsibly and use dia- Ukraine’s hard-fought and substantial for a repeat vote. Also, it was unclear whether the constitutional restriction forbidding logue to resolve the crisis and ensure a free democratic gains, especially those won the amendment of the country’s Constitution twice within the same year could be and transparent democratic system in since the 2004 Orange Revolution.” applied to the vote in question. Ukraine based on the rule of law.” He underscored that “prolonged insta- In the event of a repeat vote, Ukrainian political observers argued that there would Co-sponsors of the measure currently bility is clearly not in Ukraine’s interests not be enough votes for the bill to pass. Pressure was reportedly applied upon deputies include Reps. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), a and that nation’s political leaders need to by the pro-government coalition elected under the first-past-the-post system in 2002, co-chair of the Congressional Ukrainian find a transparent way out of the current but these deputies resisted by not appearing in the session hall for the vote. In addition Caucus, Sander Levin (D-Mich.) and Jim impasse that all parties will abide by. I to the proposed constitutional reforms, these deputies disliked the all-proportional par- Gerlach (R-Pa.). The resolution has been hope that responsible dialogue, consistent referred to the House Committee on (Continued on page 10) Foreign Affairs. (Continued on page 10) No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 7 The sesquicentennial of Ukraine’s man of letters extraordinaire: Ivan Franko (1856-1916) To mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Ivan collective is the dominant factor; in “Moisei” it is the Franko, The Ukrainian Quarterly, a journal of Ukrainian lone individual that is of paramount importance. In both and international affairs published by the Ukrainian cases, however, the action of the protagonists is confined Congress Committee of America, included a special section to a pre-set task, a definitive, predetermined goal: to on Franko in its latest issue (Fall-Winter 2006). Reprinted remove impediments on the path to the future – in below, with the permission of the author and The Quarterly, “Kameniari”; to find the promised land – in “Moisei.” is Associate Editor Dr. Leonid Rudnytzky’s lead article from In “Konkistadory,” the problem is formulated in an that issue. (For more information about the journal, whose almost Kierkegaardian “either/or” fashion. The ethos of editor is Dr. Taras Hunczak, readers may contact: The the poem is much more heroic, martial, almost imperialis- Ukrainian Quarterly, 203 Second Ave., New York, NY tic, and there is no conflict here between the leader and 10003; telephone, 212-228-4840; fax, 212-254-4721.) the masses, as is the case in “Moisei.” On the contrary, a sui generis integration has been achieved here; the leader by Leonid Rudnytzky and his followers have established a congenial modus vivendi and the whole society seems to have matured. The present issue of The Ukrainian Quarterly is dedi- In common, however, with the other two poems, is cated, in part, to Ivan Franko on the occasion of the the motif of struggle for a better future, presented here 150th anniversary of his birth, which was celebrated in in a rather upbeat optimistic way. In “Konkistadory,” Ukraine and outside its borders throughout the year perhaps more so than in any other of his works, Franko 2006. This anniversary has prompted the re-publication exhorts his compatriots to conquer new worlds of the of several works by the Ukrainian sage as well as the intellect for themselves and to burn the ties that bind publication of numerous studies about him, the most them to the dark epochs of the past. important of which is reviewed in this issue, while some Franko’s intellectual legacy is universal as to its make- others are listed in the “Publications Received” section. up and inexhaustible as to its content. To be sure, his col- Of great significance are also the plans that have Ivan Franko lected works contain many ambiguities and contradic- been made regarding future Franko scholarship. On the tions. Working constantly under pressure, he was often initiative of President Viktor Yushchenko himself, a A deeper truth about people, including poets and unable to let his creation mature, to remove all its flaws, 100-volume scholarly edition of Franko’s works will be to attain stylistic perfection. Yet the moral and ethical thinkers, is often revealed through the appellatives prepared for publication during the next decade together dimensions of his writings remain firm and inviolable – bestowed upon them by the public. Ukraine’s poet laure- with a multi-tome “Ivan Franko Encyclopedia,” which he was always true to himself; he championed humanistic ate, Taras Shevchenko, for example, is universally known will include an English-language volume. These are but values, and he was aware of his duties and obligations to as “kobzar” (the bard), not only because this is the title of two (albeit the most important) academic projects that his fellow human beings. The latter principle is most pal- his principal collection of poetry, but also because he were conceived during the jubilee year; to be sure, there pably expressed in Franko’s famous and frequently quot- embodies the emotional side of Ukrainian poetry. Indeed, are many others of varying degree of significance. ed dictum offered here (in a rather non-poetic translation) In spite of the adulation accorded to him, especially in it would be fair to state that Shevchenko’s oeuvre is the by the author of this introductory article: his native western Ukraine, the name Ivan Franko is hard- heart and soul of the Ukrainian nation, while Franko’s is Each of you should know that upon you ly a household word in the cultural circles of the West. His its mind and its intellect. Rests the well-being of millions, oeuvre, as well as the entire body of classical Ukrainian Not counting the label, “revolutionary democrat,” And that for the fate of millions, literature, remains little-known outside the Ukrainian lin- bestowed upon him posthumously (and rather inappro- You will have to give account. guistic realm. The reasons for this rather curious and com- priately) by Soviet scholars, Franko is known exclu- This stanza is, in fact, a simplified poetic rendition of plex phenomenon, I have suggested elsewhere, and they sively by the two appellatives: “The Stone-hewer” and Kant’s Categorical Imperative, which in its most shall not be repeated here. One can only hope that in the “Moses” – taken from his two famous poems, famous formulation states that the “maxim” implied by coming years this status quo will change; Franko and his “Kameniari” (1878) and “Moisei” (1905). However, to a proposed action must be such that one can will that it work merit wider international recognition. limit Ivan Franko to these two designations is to do him becomes a universal law. The spirit of this formal moral Blessed with a prodigious, photographic memory, an an injustice. He could (and perhaps should) just as well law in Kantian ethics informs many of Franko’s writ- almost computer-like ability to recall and correlate data be referred to as the “Great Conquistador,” in accor- ings. We find it rather explicitly present in the long nar- instantly, and with an extraordinary analytical talent, dance with his poem “Konkistadory” (1904). rative poem “Ivan Vyshensky,” in some of his poetic Franko was a man of amazing versatility and productivity. Here are the opening and concluding lines of the collections, and implicitly in several of his novels and In his native Ukraine, he left his indelible imprint on work in Percival Cundy’s translation: short stories. every major area of human endeavor, especially in the Across the stormy ocean, These and other qualities of the mind of Franko (such realm of the humanities. His literary and scholarly lega- While billows seethe and roar, as courage, sincerity and truthfulness), which he pos- cy is a veritable treasure trove for students of literature Our fleet sails onward, fighting, sessed perhaps even to an excessive degree, have made and language, culture and history, anthropology and To reach an unknown shore ... him a teacher of his people and the mentor of several folklore, economics and political science, and many And, having landed in the unknown land, the con- generations of Ukrainian poets and scholars. The other academic disciplines. Franko had an encyclopedic quistadores burn their vessels, for there is no return for Franko section in the current issue of The Ukrainian knowledge of world literature and philosophy, acquired them to the past. The last lines of the poem summarize Quarterly is but a modest contribution to the sesquicen- through his voracious appetite for reading, and an their devil-may-care attitude: tennial of a man whose legacy will forever remain a indomitable Faustian drive in his pursuit of social jus- We die or else we conquer! precious jewel in the mosaic of Ukrainian culture. tice for the Galician peasants and national sovereignty This is our battle cry. It seems somehow fitting to conclude these brief for his Ukrainian compatriots. The world belongs to heroes, remarks with the following stanza from Ivan Franko’s He was among the first leading Ukrainian intellectu- The devil take all fears! version of the psalm entitled “The Righteous Man”: als to advocate complete political independence of the We win by blood and labor Blest is the man who, in times of decay, nation, thus breaking with the federalist tradition advo- A home for coming years. When even boldest spirits are all cowed, cated by Mykola Kostomariv and Mykhailo All three poems deal with the problem of leadership Will with his cries arouse the slumbering crowd Drahomanov, who was young Franko’s mentor in politi- and the search for a better life. In the “Kameniari” the And then before their eyes the truth display. cal and social matters. As a creative writer, Franko was the author of lyric, epic and narrative poetry; he wrote satire, both in verse and prose; he published many short stories, novellas and The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: March full-length novels, he authored comedies, dramas, criti- cal essays, scholarly studies, book reviews, as well as Amount Name City Mykola Mirchuk Livingston, N.J. newspaper articles and political pamphlets, and, lest we $2,000.00 Ukrainian American Palm Beach, Fla. Ewhen Pytel Twin Lakes, Wis. forget, he wrote not only in Ukrainian, but also in Club of the Palm $10.00 Wolodymyr Janusz Philadelphia, Pa. Polish, German and Russian. Among his most important Beaches Victor Kachur Columbus, Ohio contributions to Ukraine’s culture are his translations $250.00 Marina Korchynsky Switzerland Borys Krupa Unionville, Conn. from world literature. Morari (in memory Frank Machnik Burlington, Ont. If one were to collect all of his works in this area and of Taisija Korchynsky) Evhen Rudakevych Leesburg, Ohio to arrange them chronologically, one would compile a $150.00 Oksana Zakydalsky Toronto, Ont. $5.00 Merle and Bonnie Toledo, Ohio comprehensive, well-annotated anthology of world liter- $100.00 A. Melnyk Columbus, Ohio Jurkiewicz ature, ranging from various ancient Oriental and Greek $65.00 Paul Shylo Wheeling, Ill. Halyna Kuzma Tannersville, N.Y. masterpieces to early 20th century German authors. $55.00 Lida Buniak Fayetteville, N.Y. Michael Solonynka Minneapolis, Minn. In a life fraught with repeated arrests and imprison- $50.00 Anya and Jurij Ashton, Md. Mary Young Chicago, Ill. ments, bitter career disappointments, tragic love affairs, Petrenko an unhappy marriage, prematurely deteriorating physi- Ihor and Olga Sydor Cos Cob, N.Y. TOTAL: $3,005.00 cal health and a concomitant mental decline, Franko $45.00 Orest Kyzyk New York, N.Y. often found a reaffirmation of his existential purpose in $30.00 Eugene Mandzy East Hanover, N.J. Sincere thanks to all contributors to writing poetry. He described some of his works as real Helen and John Bay Shore, N.Y. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. “Schmerzenskinder,” entities born of pain and suffering, Mandzych because like Goethe, who once asserted, “all my works $25.00 Daria Bekersky Tuxedo, N.Y. The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund is the only fund are fragments of a great confession,” Franko was essen- $20.00 Anna Zelisko Hinsdale, Ill. dedicated exclusively to supporting the work of this tially a confessional poet, who managed to transform Olga Zenecky Yonkers, N.Y. publication. often ugly and cruel reality into striking and ennobling $15.00 Stephen Hlynsky Wharton, N.J. beauty through the prism of his artistic temperament. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16 On the road to Chornobyl: a journey to the exclusion zone by Irene Zabytko We drove the 60-plus miles toward the zone until all we saw on the roadsides In February 2007 I traveled with film- were snowy dense forests with tall fir maker Peter Mychalcewycz to the trees that looked desolate, forlorn and Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, to visit the eerily beautiful. An army truck passed us people living in an abandoned village for by on the empty road, but otherwise our a pre-production research trip. The fol- car was alone on that last long stretch on lowing is a chronicle of our adventures. the highway. Peter was constantly filming with his PART II camera, zooming in on the passing scenes from the car window. I settled In the village of Opachychi back with my notebook, more concerned We were heading toward Chornobyl in about the cloudy day and the threat of a a stylish Toyota driven by our Ukrainian snowstorm that might hamper our trip contact Valerii, a veteran Chornobyl than the radioactive homes we were chauffeur who ferries journalists, schol- going to visit. ars and filmmakers from all over the We arrived at the exclusion zone world. His English was limited to a com- check-point. Flashbacks from Soviet forting “no problem” whenever I drilled times when I first visited Ukraine flew him about the dangers of the Chornobyl into my mind – I fully expected to be zone, but he always knew what to do and searched or interrogated and forced to where to go. pay bribes to bullying soldiers. Peter Valerii thoughtfully bought sticks of half-expected to have his camera and kovbasa he found at a bazaar before pick- film equipment manhandled or pilfered. ing us up. It was his suggestion to offer But there was only a young baby-faced the food as gifts for the women we were solider in fatigues holding a rifle that going to meet in Opachychi since they pointed at the ground. He peered into the Peter Mychalewycz windows of the car and then ignored us. were very poor. He also brought along a Approaching Baba Valentyna’s home. welcomed cache of Swiss bottled Alpine Valerii collected our passports and went in to the administrative office while water and huge Jonathan apples for Peter People were walking around the town of that morning. No wonder she preferred Peter and I waited in the car. “Hey, we’re and me. Chornobyl, mostly in military fatigues. her own home. in Chornobyl,” I said. “Can you believe The ride wasn’t treacherous once we Others were dressed like regular civilians “Weren’t you afraid,” I asked. it?” We were elated, the sun had come passed through the icy streets and con- – where they were going, I had no idea. “No. What for? I’m safer here than out dispersing the gloom, but I was still gested traffic of Kyiv commuters on their Inside the dingy café, I decided I needed anywhere else,” she laughed. “These feeling unsure about the authorities let- way to work. It was refreshing to be out a cognac to go with the coffee. I felt cold days it’s much better because we get our ting us in until Valerii returned and of the city and in the smaller towns in my second-hand clothes, incredulous pensions and a car comes around with where the population and homes grew declared, “no problem.” He brought that I was finally in Chornobyl and a bit food for us to buy.” She then got up and sparser the closer we came to Chornobyl. along our guide, Serhii, who had fearful about how dangerous it all was. began bustling around her kitchen. “I But there was still evidence of communi- arranged the visit with the women we The café’s atmosphere didn’t help – it have such important guests, I have to do ty life – folks waiting for buses, children were going to visit in Opachychi. was a definite holdover from Soviet something ...” she said and before we walking to school with knapsacks on Before we set out, Valerii suggested times with half the room a fully function- could protest she placed a jarful of pick- their backs, and other cars now and then we warm up with the free coffee offered ing bar that was open for business, and led mushrooms that she said were passing ours. at the café bar in the town’s center. the other half an actual “mahazyn” where “clean” on the table along with a plateful a few measly items like laundry detergent of pure white salo, a loaf of wheat bread and cheese were sold. and a potent bottle of her homemade Soon, we were on our way. En route, “samohon.” we witnessed many abandoned and We enjoyed the modest lunch, but of disheveled homes, some with empty course I kept thinking about what sort of stork’s nests on the dilapidated roofs. I radioactive calories were going through looked for signs of life and didn’t see any me, but soon the moonshine vodka alle- until we were in Opachychi. viated my fears in the deceptive way it No one had plowed the deep snow on usually does. the road leading to the homes where the Baba Valentyna shared recent photos women lived. Valerii had to stop the car of her family in Kyiv and talked about and Serhii, Peter and I walked the rest of how they often come to Opachychi to see the way to the first inhabited home. We her. “But I would never live anywhere came to a gate that had an Orthodox else,” she said. She offered a tour of her cross drawn with chalk. “That means the home which consisted of two rooms: the priest was here at ‘Yordan,’” Serhii kitchen where her modest bowls and explained. “This home was blessed.” He pans were hung alongside holy pictures told us that there was a church near and a huge poster of Yulia Tymoshenko, Chornobyl and a priest was around who and another room where she slept on a visited the “samosely,” as the returnees to traditional “pich” – a wood-burning stove the zone are known. with a platform that served as her bed. An exuberant older woman in a I’ve read stories by 19th century writers babushka appeared at the doorway and who mention such stoves and people recognized Serhii who had worked at the sleeping on them, but I had never seen Chornobyl plant and grew up in the area. one up close before! It was comfortably They hugged. She introduced herself as warm. “Baba Valentyna” and was very cordial The old fashioned pich wasn’t the only and kind. We came inside and sat in the marvel in that room. Across from it, in modest kitchen. I asked her to relate how sharp ironic contrast, stood a huge, mod- she returned to her home after being ern flat-screened television. “I can see evacuated. the shows I like,” Baba Valentyna proud- “I was in Vyshhorod. That’s where I ly said, zooming through the screen with was sent,” she said. “But in 15 days I her remote. “We have electricity here came back. Thanks to my daughter who too.” worked security at Chornobyl. If it was- We followed her outside to her back- n’t for her, I wouldn’t have been able to yard where she showed us a hose with return.” running water. “See? Clean. It runs all She explained that her daughter had the time.” Her yard was plentiful with gotten her a job as a cleaning woman in stacked wood, chickens burrowing the town of Chornobyl. “We all slept in beneath the house and ample land cov- the store there, but I sneaked away and ered by the fresh powdery snow. “Wait returned to my village. I cleaned and until summer. Come back and see how washed out everything in my house, and beautiful my garden will be then,” she in a few days, I moved back in. Nobody said. stopped me. They didn’t know I moved She walked us through her gate to the back in.” I thought about the store she house of her next door neighbor Pani referred to. It must have been the In Opachychi (from left): Pani Olha, Baba Valentyna and Irene Zabytko. depressing place where we had coffee (Continued on page 10) No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 9 NEW RELEASE: “Crossroads” documents triumph of democracy in Ukraine WASHINGTON – The feature docu- Ukraine’s 2004 Orange Revolution, con- to a very human level, and makes it acces- mentary, “Crossroads – Ukraine and the textualizing the struggle for democracy sible and compelling not only to the mind, Triumph of Democracy,” was released within a history of outside encroachment but also to the heart,” says Oleh Shamshur, for sale to the public in DVD format on and juxtaposing candid profiles of revo- Ukraine’s ambassador to the United March 28. lution participants with poetic footage States. “As diplomats, that is one of our Through the eyes of six Ukrainians, taken by Ukrainian filmmaker Aleksandr own most important objectives, to show “Crossroads” examines the history and Dovzhenko.” the human face of our people, our land, current events of Ukraine as context for What are the dreams and what are the our traditions, our nation. This thoughtful exploring the even deeper question of challenges that make up this struggle for film accomplishes exactly that.” democracy and what it means to be – or democracy? That was the question that The film has been screened in to become – an autonomous, free and first intrigued the producers. Washington, New York, Los Angeles and self-governing people. Produced by “There’s no real beginning or end to London. It was an official selection at the Alaya Productions, this one-hour docu- the answer,” said Mr. Tremblay, the 2006 Philadelphia Documentary and mentary is available online through a film’s director. “It’s like the history of Fiction Festival and the 2006 Asheville number of general interest and Ukraine itself. The themes repeat them- Film Festival. Ukrainian diaspora websites and cata- selves in cycles, which is why we struc- Adrian Erlinger, who was in Ukraine logues. tured the story the way we did, to during the Orange Revolution as an Of the film, Washington Post film crit- immerse the viewer in that context. It’s a interpreter for the Organization for ic Ann Hornaday wrote that “filmmaker complex story but in Ukraine, they live Security and Cooperation in Europe, Paul Tremblay has made a sensitive, sur- that complexity on a daily basis.” wrote: “I learned so much about the prisingly intimate documentary about The film “takes the story of our country [Orange] Revolution from the six inter- viewees, even though I lived through it.” Mr. Erlinger saw the film in Washington, where he now works as a Eurasia www.yevshan.com; All Things BOOK NOTE: Plyushch’s innovative study Analyst for a press agency. “I was Ukrainian, www.allthingsukrainian.com. impressed at the scope of the film and The film is available also by writing of charismatic writer Mykola Khvyliovy how it touched so many aspects – histo- directly to Alaya Productions, 504 ry, culture, politics, economics,” he Fillmore St., Herndon, VA 20170-3312, “Yoho Taiemnytsia, abo ‘Prekrasna Lozha’ Khvyliovoho” (His Mystery, or added. or by calling 571-278-6081. Khvyliovy’s ‘Beautiful Lodge’) by Leonid Plyushch. Kyiv: Fakt Publishers/Canadian Interested members of the public can go Alaya Productions is an independent Institute of Ukrainian Studies, 2006. 872 pp. $59.95 (hardcover). to any of the following websites to pur- documentary production company dedi- chase the documentary: Alaya cated to producing stories about people, as told from and through their personal by Marko Stech poraries, as well as the complexity of his Productions, www.alaya-productions.com; experiences. More information is avail- lyrical-ornamental texts, in the minds of Amazon.com, www.amazon.com;Film able at www.alaya-productions.com. Published by the Canadian Institute of most interpreters of his legacy, Baby, www.filmbaby.com; Yevshan, Ukrainian Studies Press (CIUS) in asso- Khvyliovy the writer was for many years ciation with Fakt Publishers (Kyiv), overshadowed by Khvyliovy the cultural “Yoho Taiemnytsia, abo ‘Prekrasna leader. Mr. Plyushch’s revolutionary Lozha’ Khvyliovoho” (His Mystery, or interpretation of Khvyliovy’s prose, Khvyliovy’s Beautiful Lodge) by Leonid poems and essays shows him not as a Plyushch is a groundbreaking and inno- political figure and sympathizer of vative study of the literary legacy of the Communist ideology (albeit with a charismatic leader of the Ukrainian cul- strongly Ukrainian national character), tural renaissance of the 1920s, Mykola but as a master prose writer and a mystic Khvyliovy. who developed a sophisticated code of A brilliant writer and essayist, transcendental symbols and ideas closely Khvyliovy also played a key role in the linked to the mystical teachings of creation and life of Ukrainian literary anthroposophy. and cultural organizations. One of the Focusing on Khvyliovy, Mr. Plyushch founders in 1923 of the literary group reinterprets much of what has been Hart, he soon became dissatisfied with assumed about the Ukrainian culture of its toeing of the official line and left to the 1920s and uncovers mystical ele- establish the group Urbino and, later, the ments in the works of other Ukrainian elitist Vaplite. and Russian “revolutionary” writers. Khvyliovy was the primary instigator A mathematician by education, Mr. of “The Literary Discussion” of the Plyushch is well-known as a former 1920s (a pivotal event in Ukrainian intel- Soviet dissident and an outspoken critic lectual history, one whose significance of human rights abuses in the USSR, reaches far beyond issues of literary who was arrested by the KGB in 1972 form and style) and a true leader of the and incarcerated in a psychiatric institu- Ukrainian cultural movement of the tion. Pressure from French mathemati- time. His suicide in 1933 was interpreted cians led to his release and expulsion as a desperate act of protest against from the USSR in 1976. Since then Mr. Stalin’s terror in Ukraine and the Plyushch has resided in France. Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. His autobiography “U Karnavali Because of his personal charisma and Istoriyi” (History’s Carnival) was pub- the influence he exerted on his contem- lished in 1977 and has been translated into English, French, Italian and German. Mr. Plyushch debuted as a liter- ary scholar with his “Ekzod Tarasa Shevchenka” (Taras Shevchenko’s Exodus), published by CIUS Press in 1986. He is also the author of numerous essays and articles of literary scholarship and criticism. The Ukrainian-language book features an introduction by Dr. Marko Robert Stech of CIUS Press titled “In Search of the Key to Mykola Khvyliovy’s Mystery.” “Yoho Taiemnytsia” is available in hardcover for $59.95 (plus taxes and shipping; outside Canada prices are in U.S. dollars). 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ued personal items, according to a press rule of law and respect for human rights; Nor’easter... release issue by the UOC-U.S.A. Office Hastings introduces... “(5) pledges its continued assistance to (Continued from page 1) of Public Relations. These homes, or at (Continued from page 6) the strengthening of a free and transpar- Due to advance predictions of the least portions of them, will remain unin- with the rule of law, leads to a positive ent democratic system in Ukraine based huge storm, approximately 1,000 people habitable until major repairs are complet- outcome for the Ukrainian people and the on the rule of law and the continued ed. development of a free market economy arrived for the pilgrimage on Saturday, democratic path they have chosen.” Thankfully, the flooding this year did in Ukraine; and April 14. Only a few hundred braved the H. Con. Res. 115 notes that Congress, not equal that of 1999, when the waters “(6) reaffirms its commitment to storm on Sunday. which “has consistently demonstrated came within 10 feet of the Memorial Ukraine’s independence, sovereignty and The nearby Raritan River poured over strong bipartisan support for an inde- Church, noted Father Daniel Zelinsky, a territorial integrity and assumption of its banks and slowly moved toward the pendent and democratic Ukraine”: spokesman for the UOC-U.S.A. “(1) acknowledges and welcomes the Ukraine’s rightful place as a full member Memorial Church, flooding the driveway The Consistory of the UOC-U.S.A. of the international community of and St. Andrew Cemetery entrance gates, strong relationship formed between the has appealed to all parishes and faithful United States and Ukraine since the restora- democracies.” and surrounding the Orthodox center’s to contribute to the Flood Damage Repair On April 18 Rep. Hastings sent a monument to St. Olha. tion of Ukraine’s independence in 1991; Fund as the Church immediately begins “(2) urges all sides to the current polit- “Dear Colleague” letter to members of Several of the homes located on the the rebuilding process. “So many were so the House of Representatives asking for Metropolia Center’s property also were ical crisis in Ukraine to act responsibly generous in our last appeal of this nature and use dialogue to resolve the crisis; their support of the measure. flooded as of Monday, April 16. They are – that very deluge of 1999 – that we were “Please join me in supporting demo- located along Main Street near the “(3) urges all sides to adhere to the rule able to make all the repairs necessary of law and resolve disputes in a peaceful cratic processes and the rule of law in Memorial Church and include the his- without borrowing finances. May the manner consistent with Ukraine’s demo- Ukraine by co-sponsoring H. Con. Res. toric Hendrick Fisher home – the oldest Holy Spirit guide you all in your decision cratic values and national interest, in 115, which addresses the current political historical building (dating to 1688) in to assist,” the UOC-U.S.A. appeal stated. keeping with its commitments as a mem- crisis in that country. This resolution is a Somerset County and a valued treasure Contributions may be sent to: ber of the Organization for Security and demonstration of Congress’ interest, con- of the Revolutionary War period. Consistory of the UOC of the U.S.A., Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); cern and support for Ukraine as that Four families – all of them members Flood Damage Repair Fund, P.O. Box “(4) expresses strong and continuing strategically important country perse- of the Metropolia Center staff – lost val- 495, South Bound Brook, NJ 08880. support for the efforts of the Ukrainian veres towards full democracy and the people to establish a full democracy, the rule of law,” he wrote.

was possible that Mr. Kuchma would Turning the pages... choose to run for president a third time – a (Continued from page 6) scenario made possible by a ruling of the liamentary-election law that was adopted Constitutional Court in December 2003. in March 2004 as the pro-government Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych, coalition’s concession to buy support for who was supported by 15 percent of the the constitutional reforms from the electorate, seemed better-equipped to chal- Socialist and Communist parties. lenge Mr. Yushchenko, but many analysts The essentially democratic proposals felt it was unlikely that pro-Kuchma oli- in the reform bill, which reduced the garchs would unite behind Mr. powers of the president and empowered Yanukovych against the Yushchenko the government and Parliament, were threat. Mr. Kuchma was more likely to be devised as a way for the forces aligned seen by the oligarchs as a guarantor of sta- with President Leonid Kuchma to pre- bility and continuity, while Mr. serve the political establishment in the Yanukovych was, in the eyes of the oli- country as a response to the threat of los- garchs, no less a risk than Mr. Yushchenko. ing the 2004 presidential election. Analysts predicted that the collapse of Source; “Constitutional reform bill the constitutional reform would make the fails to pass: What’s next in the 2004 presidential election as one of the Verkhovna Rada?” by Jan Maksymiuk, country’s harshest and toughest political RFE/RL Newsline, The Ukrainian Weekly, Flood waters surround the monument to St. Olha, grand princess of Ukraine, campaigns, and many suggested that it April 18, 2004. which is located at the entrance to St. Andrew Memorial Church at the spiritual headquarters of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. things ready for me. A few months later I same day, however, announced that it had On the road... returned too. I came back to Opachychi Can the Constitutional...? investigated the bribery allegations (Continued from page 8) in August 1987, and already the potatoes (Continued from page 2) against Ms. Stanik and found them Olha, who was waiting for us at her in the garden were ready to dig up.” groundless. Ms. Stanik accused the SBU kitchen table. Her home was smaller but Her husband died soon after. “If I knew conversations of CC judges. he was going to die, I would’ve stayed in Meeting with his allies on April 10, of interfering with the work of the CC. adorned with the vibrant Ukrainian This, however, did not prevent Mr. embroidery she sews. Volyn because it was so lonely here. I was President Yushchenko expressed his con- left to do all the work in the garden and cern over what he described as pressure on Yushchenko from turning to the CC with Pani Olha also slept on a pich that dom- gather wood.” She has since resigned her- the CC. Yulia Tymoshenko, speaking at the a request to consider the SBU accusa- inated the front room, but hers was occu- self to living in Opachychi. “It’s better meeting, made a statement essentially char- tions against Ms. Stanik and relieve her pied by a mangy cat. It purred at us, but now than before. My children come once acterizing the attitude of both sides toward of the duties of judge-rapporteur. The when I held it, I found that its ears were a year to chop wood for me. They live in the CC. As the judges were being intimi- Procurator General’s Office, like the bloodied and mangled. It reminded me of Odesa and Zaporizhia with their families.” dated and bribed, she said, “The court is Internal Affairs Ministry, appears to be the sickly cat I wrote about that befriends For Pani Olha, wood gathering was the unable to make any law-based ruling.” dominated by people loyal to Mr. Marusia in my novel. I let the cat go and Ms. Tymoshenko spoke several hours Yanukovych’s coalition, while Mr. rubbed my hands against my coat. most difficult chore until the head of the after five out of the Constitutional Court’s Yushchenko controls the SBU. Pani Olha’s return to Opachychi after the village council gave her two horses to help 18 judges had dramatically announced that The Constitutional Court is not legally nuclear explosion differed from her neigho- collect the wood. “One of my neighbors they would refuse to work until the state limited in its decisions by any timeframe, bor’s. She came back a year after has a cow, so we get milk too. And I have guaranteed their security. After that, the so it is entirely possible that no decision Chornobyl erupted. She and her husband, chickens, so we can live better,” she added. government supplied the judges with on the Parliament’s dissolution decree Alyosha, were evacuated to Volyn in the I also asked Pani Olha if she is afraid guards. The five – four of whom had been will be passed by May 27, the date Makorivsky raion where they lived with of the radiation. She shook her head. appointed to the CC under the quotas of President Yushchenko has chosen for the strangers in a one-room house. Meanwhile “I’m still here,” she said while preparing Mr. Yushchenko and OU – did not pretend new elections. There are signs, however, the Soviet government was building homes the table with platefuls of salo, bread, impartiality. They said that Mr. that Mr. Yushchenko may back down as in that area just for the Chornobyl evacuees. fresh eggs and a bottle of that dangerous Yushchenko’s decree was fully in line with far as the election schedule is concerned. “We moved into a house far away samohon that seemed stronger than Baba the Constitution of Ukaine. This prompted National Security and Defense Council from everyone,” she recalled. “It was Valentyna’s. “This is what keeps us safe Justice Minister Oleksander Lavrynovych Secretary Vitalii Haiduk was the first horrible because they gave us a coal from the radiation,” Pani Olha said with to accuse them of violating the law on the official from his team to openly admit the stove. We didn’t know how to use it. We laughter when she poured us all a round. CC by making their position public before possibility of re-scheduling the election, always heated our home with wood. We spent many hours filming and talk- the court’s hearing of the case. speaking at a briefing on April 11. None of the neighbors knew how to work ing with the two women before we left In a pre-recorded statement that aired President Yushchenko probably has no the coal stove either.” She said she nearly them. Meanwhile, the sun was disappear- on several TV channels on April 13, choice, as Prime Minister Yanukovych’s froze to death that winter. There was frost ing and the sky was clouding up, and we Constitutional Court Judge Suzanna government has so far refused to allot on the walls, and the water pipes burst. It still had to make it back to Kyiv by early Stanik complained of being the target of funds to hold the election, and the local also didn’t help when more people evening for an appointment. a smear campaign. SBU acting head electoral commissions have not been moved into her tiny Soviet shack. “There Dr. Myron Stachiw, the director of the Valentyn Nalyvaichenko on April 16 formed on time. was no room, and we were all cold,” she Fulbright Office in Kyiv had invited me announced that a relative of Ms. Stanik said. “I was afraid to be with strangers.” to talk to the Fulbright fellows about the had illegally received property worth $12 Sources: Channel 5, April 4, 9, 13, 17; “My husband wanted to leave,” she Chornobyl documentary film project and million, apparently from the government. ICTV, 1+1 TV, Ukrayinska Pravda, April continued. “He went ahead of me back to my book, and I was worried that the The Procurator General’s Office on the 10; NTN, April 13; ProUA, April 16. this house. He planted the garden and got snow and icy roads might make us late. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 11 Post-doctoral fellowships awarded Program to select student of the year NEW YORK – The USA/USA-ìäêÄåÖêÖÜÄ taken up to and including the date of graduation. by Shevchenko Scientific Society (Ukramerezha) Program has helped gifted students • Official SAT Reasoning and Subject Test score reports. The student must submit a new SAT Reasoning by Denys Sohor from Ukraine earn scholarships to leading American prep schools and colleges since 1992. In 2007 the pro- Test official report and three subject test scores. Reports NEW YORK – After a rigorous review of all submitted gram will select its second North American Ukrainian must come directly from ETS and the College Board. The applications, the Scholarship Committee of the Shevchenko Student of the Year. official ETS institution code for the USA/USA Program Scientific Society in America (NTShA) recommended two The winner will be chosen according to the follow- is 9000. Students can forward these scores online at young scholars for the $35,000 post-doctoral fellowships ing criteria: www.collegeboard.com or via a paper request. ETS uses for the academic year 2007-2008. The awards were made to • Registration by the candidate with name, address Ukrainian Scholarship as the name of the USA/USA Dr. Maria Rewakowicz and Dr. Mark Andryczyk. (no post office boxes accepted), date of birth, high Program. In the case of multiple test taking, the Dr. Rewakowicz received her Ph.D. from the University school and year of high school graduation, telephone USA/USA Program will use the highest scores submitted. of Toronto in 2001. The host institution for her post-doc- and fax numbers, and e-mail address (where available). • An essay on the education plans of the student. toral fellowship will be the department of Slavic languages • Materials relating to the Ukrainian origin of the The deadline for the submission of all materials is July and literatures at the University of Washington in Seattle. student, for example, active or expired Ukrainian pass- 15. All materials must arrive by mail to: USA/USA- Dr. Rewakowicz has done extensive research in various port, proof of membership in a Ukrainian North ìäêÄåÖêÖÜÄ, P.O. Box 250093, Columbia areas of Ukrainian studies, especially on the literary works American organization or house of worship, proof of University Station, New York NY 10025-1531. of the New York Group of poets. During her fellowship attendance in a Ukrainian-language Saturday program, • The prize will be $1,000. The winner will be year she will be a welcome addition to the University of genealogy records, etc. announced by September 1. Washington, which is seeking to expand its scholarly activi- • Official certificate of good standing and of expected Interested parties should submit inquiries to the ties and course offerings in and culture. graduation from high school in the spring of 2007. This above address, call 212-475-5326 or e-mail In addition to studies of Ukrainian diaspora literature, certificate must come directly from the high school the [email protected]. More information her research will be on Ukrainian post-Soviet literature student expects to graduate from in the spring of 2007. about the USA/USA-ìäêÄåÖêÖÜÄ Program is and on the impact of disasters, such as Chornobyl, on the • Official transcript of grades from the ninth through available at www.ukrainianscholarships.org. cultural and political fabric of the affected societies. 12th grades. The transcript must arrive directly from The USA/USA-ìäêÄåÖêÖÜÄ Program is a not-for- Dr. Mark Andryczyk received his Ph.D. in Ukrainian the schools in question. The transcript must transpar- profit program that benefits from the 501 (c) 3 status of the literature from the University of Toronto in 2005. The ently provide the calculated GPA and the subjects Coordinating Committee to Aid Ukraine Inc. (USA). host institution for his post-doctoral fellowship will be the Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia University in New York. During his fellowship year he will research the phenomenon of the Ukrainian intellectual in the post- Chornobyl Charity Bazaar to be held at U.N. Soviet years, especially the role of intellectuals in the NEW YORK – The Permanent Mission of to monetary gifts, individuals may contribute books, 2004 Orange Revolution. Ukraine to the United Nations will sponsor the annu- crafts, art, gift items, food, beverages and other The Ukrainian community in the U.S. greatly values al Chornobyl Charity Bazaar on April 26 at the U.N. things to be sold during the bazaar. the scholarly work of the NTSh. Over the years many of Headquarters in New York. Donations should be sent to the Permanent Mission those familiar with the activities of NTSh in America The bazaar, which commemorates the 21st of Ukraine, 220 E. 51st St., New York, NY 10022. If established endowments during their lives, others left anniversary of the Chornobyl disaster, the largest sending donations by check, please indicate payment is funds in their wills. To disburse these funds according to technological catastrophe of the 20th century, will for the Chornobyl Bazaar and include brief information the wishes of those who established these endowments, a raise funds to support medical institutions in Ukraine about yourself for a list of benefactors to be presented Scholarship Committee and a Publications Committee and renew international attention to the issues asso- to all guests and participants of this event. were established at NTSh in America. ciated with the events at Chornobyl. Those wishing to attend must phone the Permanent The two post-doctoral awards of $35,000 each are It has become an annual tradition of the Ukrainian Mission of Ukraine to the United Nations at 212-759- examples of the use of such funds. It is only through the community to participate in this event and organizers 7003, ext.100 or 118, so that appropriate arrange- generosity of its supporters that NTSh in America is able are looking forward to continued support. In addition ments for entrance passes can be made. to promote Ukrainian studies and sponsor scholarship.

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Photo by Pavlo Mulyk Kerhonkson, NY 12446  www.Soyuzivka.com  (845) 626-5641 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16 Ukrainian student competes at U.S. National Short-Track Speedskating Championships by Halyna Kuzyszyn-Holubec At Northern Michigan, Ms. Milan lives in a dorm “My skates have a blue and yellow stripe on them,” with the rest of the speedskating team and the United Ms. Milan said, adding that she especially requested CLEVELAND – “I started speedskating in second States Olympic Education Center (USOEC) athletes. those colors to symbolize her Ukrainian upbringing and grade and haven’t stopped since!” said Sophia (Sonia) There are five training groups that make up the USOEC, how proud she is of her family and her community. Milan of her passion for speedskating. The 20-year-old including speedskating. The athletes attend Northern It was her family, including brother Roman, who North Royalton, Ohio, native finished ninth among the Michigan University on scholarships. gave her support in December 2005 during the Olympic elite set of speedskaters at the U.S. National Short- “A typical day for me is waking up at 5:30 a.m., prac- trials in Michigan, when Ms. Milan injured her leg on ticing from 6 to 9 a.m., going to school from 10 a.m. to 2 the rink after a collision with another skater. After p.m., then practicing from 3 to 6 p.m.,” said Ms. Milan. receiving 24 stitches in her left leg, Ms. Milan begged She also became involved in Campus Ministry and her trainer to let her finish the last day of racing trials attends church in Marquette whenever possible. despite her injury. Even though he advised against skat- Ms. Milan has skated in numerous national and inter- ing, Ms. Milan swallowed the pain and finished the tri- national competitions that took her to many places, als. “I finished, and that was what really mattered to including Turin, Italy (for the World University Games), me,” she noted. “I have put my fears aside and just skate the Netherlands (for World Cup 5); Budapest, Hungary with a scar on my leg as a daily reminder to skate smart- (for World Cup 6); Korea and China. She also compet- ly and well, every day.” ed in World Cup 3 (Saguenay, Quebec) and World Cup Ms. Milan says she’s inspired to perfect her skating 4 in Montreal. It was at the Saguenay World Cup 3 that and loves watching other skaters, especially the Koreans Sonia placed 12th overall in the 1500 meter race. “That whom she saw at the World Cup in Montreal. “They was an amazing feeling,” Ms. Milan said, “to be in that make it look easy and effortless, but I can only imagine final with those other amazing skaters and to skate so the training that they had to go through to skate like well. I was very proud of myself.” that.” She said, “A great speedskater is someone who The requirements to make the World Cup team were wakes up ready to push themselves one-tenth faster on to place in the top six at the American Cup 2 in the ice that day,” and those athletes according to Ms. Speedskater Sophia (Sonia) Milan Midland, Mich. The criteria for the University Games Milan – mostly co-competitors, inspire her every day. Team were to be a top five athlete between the ages of Ms. Milan plans to continue to speedskate, train hard 18 and 25 and enrolled in a university. The American and continue her studies. Once in a while she takes a Track Speedskating Championships in Cleveland on Cup, which serves as a qualifier for the short-track break from her busy schedule to relax her muscles and February 25. speedskating World Cup team and the University Games ready herself for training. Ms. Milan is well aware of Living the dream of many young athletes, skating team, saw Ms. Milan place sixth in the 500-meter, the old saying “I’ll rest when I’m dead,” but added “life among such Olympic greats as Apolo Anton Ohno and fourth in the 1,000, eighth in the 1,500, and third in the is short and, as long as I’m enjoying it, then I’m not Allison Baver, Ms. Milan regularly competes at the 300. wasting a moment.” highest levels of the sport’s national events for the right to represent the United States in international competi- tions. Ms. Milan’s love of short-track came about at a very early age, when she saw her brother Roman’s interest in the sport. When she turned 8, she decided to give it a try and instantly became addicted to fast skating and com- petition. “As I got older I realized that speedskating was so much more than just going fast and there was so much more to learn and improve,” Ms. Milan noted. Growing up in the greater Cleveland Ukrainian com- munity, Ms. Milan not only skated and trained, but attended St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral School, danced with the Kashtan ensemble, played the piano and the harp, competed in softball and found time to write poetry. She credits her Ukrainian upbringing and the encouragement of family, friends and teachers as giving her the strength to progress in her speedskat- ing career. Ms. Milan recalls the words “nasha zirka” (our star) from a former teacher at St. Josaphat’s, which have remained with her throughout her competitions and into her high school and college studies. She currently attends Northern Michigan University, where she intends to major in international studies and minor in economics and French. She has lived in the nearby town of Marquette since the beginning of her training in August 2004. She did, however, return to Padua Franciscan High School, in her native Cleveland, for graduation in the summer of 2005. Sophia Milan in one of her recent shorttrack speedskating races.

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Heroes of Sports 2006 from outside the penalty area and Oleg drawn after “evidence produced in the women’s 100-meter breaststroke on Gusev in the 57th minute from close range court highlighted the gross overreaction March 27. Khlustunova holds the current Ukraine’s top athletes were honored on off a header from Andriy Nesmachniy. On and exaggeration of the media.” Members world record for the event: 1:00.07. April 13 as Heroes of Sports 2006. The March 28 Ukraine beat Lithuania 1-0 with of the Australian Ukrainian community honorees included gymnastics coach Inna another goal by Gusev in the 47th minute voiced concern over what was called the Chess Korbchynska, named best coach; track- off a cross by Maxym Kalynychenko. overzealous coverage by the media. Mike Ukrainian chess player Vasyl Ivanchuk and-field champion Ivan Heshko, best Ukraine is tied with France and Scotland Tkaczuk and Stephan Romaniw of AFUO won bronze at the 16th Amber Blindfold sportsman; gymnastics world champion in Group B with 12 points after five also said they were concerned for the safe- and Rapid Chess Tournament on March Iryna Krasianska, best sportswoman; games played. Other contenders in Group ty of Mr. Zubkov upon his return to 16-30 at the Fairmont Monte Carlo Hotel Ukrainian fencing team, best team; and B include Georgia and Italy. Ukraine will Ukraine. On April 2, as the Zubkovs left in Monaco, with a rank of 2750 and a wrestling champion Ibrahim Aldatov, best face off against France on June 2. Melbourne International Airport, AFUO total of 13 out of 22 points. Ivanchuk fin- breakthrough athlete. Other athletes were handed over legal transcripts and other Swimming ished fourth in the blindfold chess games, recognized with Olympic Pride of documentation to assist them in rebuilding with 6.5 points out of 11; in rapid chess Ukraine awards, including ice dancers • Ukrainian swimming coach Mychaylo their “damaged image.” games he tied for fourth place with 6.5 Olena Hrushyna and Ruslan Goncharov Zubkov was given a six-year ban by FINA • Ukrainian swimmer Oleh Lysohor, points out of 11. and biathlonist Lilya Yefremova. after a scuffle with his daughter Kataryna 28, won gold in the 50-meter breaststroke Boxing Soccer was caught on film by Channel 9 televi- with a time of 27.66 seconds at the 12th sion cameras during the World Swimming FINA World Swimming Championships • Ukrainian boxer Yuriy Nuzhnenko Ukraine’s preliminary performance in Championships in Melbourne, Australia. in Melbourne, Australia. Lysohor had set (24-0, 13 KO) remained undefeated dur- the UEFA EURO 2008 included a 2-0 win An announcement came on March 29 the world record time of 27.18 seconds in ing 12 rounds against Uzbek Farkhad on March 24 against the Faroe Islands. from the Australian Federation of August 2, 2002, in Berlin. Other “Masa” Baikirov (24-0-2, 14 KO), to Scoring for Ukraine were Volodymyr Ukrainian Organizations (AFUO) that Ukrainian medal winners included Anna Yezerskiy in the 20th minute with a shot charges against the swim coach were with- Khlystunova, who won bronze in the (Continued on page 16) No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 13 Students establish Ukrainian Society at Boston College by Peter Woloschuk academic year are two dances, a weekend at Soyuzivka, two liturgies, a panakhyda BOSTON – A Ukrainian Society has (requiem service) and memorial concert been established here at Boston College, commemorating the 75th anniversary of with formal elections of officers taking the Holodomor, a fund-raising perform- place on April 3. Twenty-six students ance by the dance group Syzokryli for a thus far have signed up as members. Ukrainian scholarship at Boston College, Spearheaded by freshman communi- a Ukrainian cooking class, a pysanka cations major Deanna Rakowsky of workshop and several guest speakers. Maplewood, N.J., this year’s Miss The group also discussed several serv- Soyuzivka, preparatory meetings were ice projects and talked about hosting held with the Dean of Student Services prospective Ukrainian high schools stu- Mer Zovko, herself of Croatian ancestry. dents interested in BC for a weekend on Paperwork was filled out, a statement of campus in conjunction with the college’s purpose and a constitution were drafted, Admissions Department; working with and in early March the group received children from Ukraine in various Boston official university recognition. hospitals; and working with USA-USA This entitles the new Ukrainian to help students from Ukraine gain Society to use all of the university’s admission and financial aid to Boston facilities including various function College and other local universities. Officers of the newly founded Ukrainian Society of Boston College (from left): rooms and the 1,000-seat theater without Finally, the students decided to contin- Laryssa Kramarchuk, vice-president; Deanna Rakowsky, president; Chris Rusyniak, charge; it also makes the group eligible ue the book drive for the Ukrainian treasurer; and Natalia Horbachevsky, secretary. for operating funds supplied by the uni- Catholic University and other universi- versity. ties in Ukraine for another academic year Several members of the school’s and they also voted to launch a petition curriculum beginning in the fall semester. at: e-mail, [email protected]; cell established Slavic Club protested the drive asking BC administrators to For information about the Ukrainian phone, 617-953-5281; and at the Boston new entity, saying that there was a dan- include courses in the Ukrainian lan- Society at Boston College, readers may College communication department, 617- ger that it would lose membership and guage, culture and history in the general contact faculty advisor Peter Woloschuk 552-4280. that there was no need for a separate Ukrainian club. In spite of this, the Ukrainian students opted to proceed. On Wednesday, March 28, the new group co-sponsored a pysanka, or Boston College: a Ukrainian presence since the 1920s Ukrainian Easter egg, workshop with the by Peter Woloschuk ment, Prof. Michael J. Connolly, and Parish in Boston have put together an ad fine arts department and the Student Art hoc choir under the direction of Luba Club as its first formal event. The work- Adjunct Prof. Peter T. Woloschuk, who BOSTON – Boston College ranks third Gentek to sing the responses. Josephine shop was held in one of the university’s teaches communications, came together among Catholic universities in the United and recommended that it was time for Didiuk, Sophie Grintchenko, Oksana art studios and was conducted by Sonia States and is among the top 30 of all full Kowal and Tamara Nary. the university to have a visible presence Kyrychok, Pelagia Bashenska, Zina time, four-year liberal arts universities in of the Ukrainian students on the campus. Hajda, Nadia Hoshovska, Evgenia Ksenia Rakowsky of Maplewood, N.J., the country. Although the first Ukrainian provided the students with dyes, “kistky” The first step was to hold a Ukrainian Oryskiv and Andrij Kekosh have been attended the university in the late 1920s, Catholic liturgy once a semester in St. very generous with their time and culi- and wax – the supplies needed to make and there has been a Ukrainian presence pysanky. Slavko Nowytski’s film Mary Chapel, the university’s main nary talents, and have helped prepare the on campus ever since, there was never chapel, followed immediately by a foods for each of the receptions. “Pysanka” was shown, a brief lecture on any organized Ukrainian activity until the the history and symbolism of the art form reception featuring Ukrainian foods. Over time a group of Ukrainian stu- year 2000, although there have been at Starting out with the attendance of some dents has slowly formed and in addition to was given, and then participants were least two tenured Ukrainian faculty mem- encouraged to try their hand at this 50 students, the event has slowly grown the liturgies, two exhibitions of the photo- bers at Boston College including Prof. Ukrainian art form, either by creating their and the liturgy for St. Nicholas’ Day last graphic work of Tania Mychajlyshyn Wolodymyr Bandera in economics and own designs or following illustrations of December drew more than 150 students. D’Avignon have been held – one showing Prof. Andrew Buny in history. traditional Ukrainian motifs. Thirty stu- Since the beginning, the main cele- scenes and people of the various regions Up until that time perhaps the most dents spent four hours designing pysanky. brant of each of the liturgies has been of Ukraine and the second highlighting The first business meeting of the new prominent Ukrainian at Boston College Father James Morris, pastor of St. John the Orange Revolution; a general exhibi- society took place on Tuesday, April 3, was Daniel Sullivan who played varsity Ukrainian Catholic Parish in Salem and a tion of Ukrainian art and culture was and a total of 26 students joined – football throughout his four years at the graduate of Boston College. At times launched in conjunction with the Slavic including a number who have been very Heights in the mid-1960s and who went there have been up to four concelebrants, department and remained on display for active in Ukrainian activities in their on to a distinguished career with the then including Jesuits who have biritual facul- an entire academic year; a concert of home communities. Almost half of the Baltimore Colts. Sullivan’s mother was ties and Father Michael Moisin, pastor of Ukrainian songs was given by the Kyivan students are graduates of schools of Stephania (Stella) Zaborski of Savin Hill the Romanian Byzantine Rite mission in male quartet Yavir; a reception was held Ukrainian studies, and most of them (Dorchester/Boston) and he grew up in a the greater Boston area. for Sister Anatolia Dmytryshyn, superior attended for at least 12 years. Ukrainian atmosphere; living in an apart- Members of the Boston Ukrainian and coordinator of development for the There are also nine students on full ment building that also housed his grand- community have been very supportive of new motherhouse of the Sisters of the scholarship at Boston College from parents, his uncle and aunt and their fami- the effort. Students from the local School Most Holy Family in Hoshiv, who spoke Ukraine, including a number of graduate lies. Three years ago Sullivan was induct- of Ukrainian Studies have done the read- about her participation in the events of the students, and they were well represented ed into the BC Football Hall of Fame. ings at the liturgy in both English and Orange Revolution in Kyiv; and a group at the business meeting. Andrij Tsintsiruk In the fall of 2000, the chair of the Ukrainian, and choristers and parishioners of 10 students, assisted by Larissa of Brody in western Ukraine, who earned Slavic and Eastern languages depart- from Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic D’Avignon Poliakov, dressed in Ukrainian a master’s in philosophy at BC and who is embroidered shirts and blouses and currently working on a second master’s in accompanied by two professors, visited political science, indicated that there were the president of the university, Father at least another 10 to 20 students with William Leahy, SJ, and presented him Ukrainian backgrounds on campus. Mr. with a small basket decorated with Tsintsiruk is a past president of the col- Ukrainian embroidered Easter “rushnyky” lege’s Slavic Club. and containing a small paska and eight Elections were held and Deanna pysanky after Easter last year. The school Rakowsky was elected president, with photographer was on hand for the presen- Laryssa Kramarchuk of Mt. Vernon, tation, and BC’s homepage featured pic- N.Y., elected vice-president, Natalie O. tures of the basket for the next month. Horbachevsky of Yonkers, N.Y., secre- A decision was made in the fall of tary, and Chris Rusyniak of New 2004 to allow students to fulfill their Fairfield, Conn., treasurer. language requirement with Ukrainian if The group discussed its agenda for the they took an exam to show a sufficient rest of this academic year and for next level of proficiency. year as well, setting some ambitious In December 2006 Father Boris goals. Before the end of the semester the Gudziak, Ph.D., rector of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Society hopes to send a repre- Catholic University (UCU) in Lviv, sentative to the SUSTA (Federation of was invited to BC and had two sepa- Ukrainian Student Organizations of rate meetings with Father Leahy. As a America) conference at Rutgers, sponsor result, Boston College has agreed to a guest speaker in the middle of April, partner with UCU. Students who desire and take over the annual Ukrainian litur- Rev. Vasle Tofanu, SJ will be able to do a semester abroad in gy and reception in May. St. Nicholas student liturgy at Boston College. (Continued on page 17) Among the events planned for the next 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16 Did the West...? CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 2) prime minister. 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lawfully and politically. He promised again Forward Ukraine party and the Christian- PM wants simultaneous elections NEWSBRIEFS there would be no use of force to settle the Democratic Union, the political bloc KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor (Continued from page 2) situation. When asked about the role of the People’s Self-Defense Yurii Lutsenko’s was Constitutional Court in helping end the established. Its founding act was signed by Yanukovych said while addressing sup- situation where the president approves a porters of the ruling coalition at an April decision to disband the Parliament based standoff, Mr. Yushchenko expressed confi- Yurii Lutsenko, Volodymyr Stretovych and dence that “each side of the conflict will Viktor Musiyaka, respective leaders of the 11 rally in Kyiv that early parliamentary on his personal political preferences elections in Ukraine are possible if they instead of the law,” Mr. Yanukovych said. accept a ruling by the Constitutional Court,” political forces People’s Self-Defense, but added that there were some nuances that Christian-Democratic Union and Forward are held simultaneously with early presi- President Viktor Yushchenko said the same dential elections, Interfax reported. “If day in Brussels that the Constitutional should be resolved politically. Mr. Barroso Ukraine. According to chairman of the said Ukraine should settle the crisis both bloc’s political council, ex-Minister of elections are held, they should be held Court’s decision alone will not solve the simultaneously – both parliamentary and crisis. “There are a number of political politically and constitutionally, for “it is Internal Affairs Lutsenko, “we stand for always possible to find a flexible solution social democracy in social politics, for lib- presidential – and they should be held decisions that should be found outside the within the framework of law,” Mr. court,” he added. (RFE/RL Newsline) and make compromises through constitu- eral steps in economics and conservative tional means.” He said Europe was closely Christian approaches in morality and spiri- Yanukovych said. He also warned his Court attempts to continue hearings monitoring developments in Ukraine. “Our tuality.” Mr. Lutsenko commented that supporters that early elections could result message to Ukraine and its people is that we these approaches must speed up Ukraine’s in the previous government returning to KYIV – The Constitutional Court of support democracy and stability in development and its European prospects. power. Mr. Yanukovych later told journal- Ukraine on the morning of April 18 could Ukraine,” he said. (Ukrinform) The bloc’s program focuses on changes in ists that President Viktor Yushchenko not start its hearings into the constitution- law enforcement, the judiciary and anti- should not enforce his decree dissolving PM says he and president have one goal ality of the president’s decree to dissolve monopoly bodies of Ukraine. According to Parliament until the Constitutional Court the Verkhovna Rada because it was lack- Mr. Lutsenko, the new political force is rules on its compliance with the ing a quorum, the CC press service STRASBOURG, France – Prime open to cooperation with Our Ukraine and Constitution. (RFE/RL Newsline) reported. Only six judges had arrived as Minister Viktor Yanukovych said he the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc. (Ukrinform) of 9:30 a.m.; to carry on the hearing at believes he supports the president’s goal to Holovatyi: hold off on negotiations develop Ukraine, it was reported on April least 12 judges are needed. (Ukrinform) President offers action plan to PM 17. He offered those comments at a press KYIV – National Deputy Serhii Change of venue for CC? conference in Strasbourg, France, after a KYIV – During their April 10 meeting, Holovatyi said he believes the ruling meeting with Council of Europe General President Viktor Yushchenko offered Prime coalition and the Cabinet of Ministers KYIV – The first vice-chairman of the Secretary Terry Davis. Mr. Yanukovych Minister Viktor Yanukovych a 15-point should not negotiate with the president on Constitutional Court, Ivan Pshenychnyi, stressed that both he and the president seek a action plan to resolve the political crisis in his 15 demands, it was reported on April said on April 18 that he believes it is possi- common goal: to develop independent Ukraine, Interfax reported on April 11. 12. Speaking at a Verkhovna Rada ses- ble that the court’s sittings could be moved Ukraine and promote its Euro-integration. Messrs. Yushchenko and Yanukovych sion, he added that negotiations are to another venue. He said this was possible As far as regulation of the current conflict is agreed not to publish details of the plan impossible until the president cancels his since the majority of the court’s judges concerned, Mr. Yanukovych said he and the before a decision by Yanukovych support- order on the dissolution of the Rada. Mr. could not gain entry into the court’s build- president have different opinions. “The main ers on how to proceed. Mr. Yushchenko Holovatyi also noted that the president ing. National Deputy Yurii Miroshnychenko idea is for democracy and the rule of law to said that one part of the plan concerns said his dissolution of the Rada was of the Party of the Regions said 30 men win. I believe we should operate within this accurately assessing the steps that led to the ordered because of a threat of national who are security officers for national field,” the prime minister said. (Ukrinform) crisis. “The second part is substantial. This security. “I just can’t understand how the deputies of the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc is the essence of the compromises we Verkhovna Rada, being legally elected, blocked the side entrance. In addition, some Our Ukraine approves election list could threaten the national security of 200 members of the Bars and Berkut spe- should take in the context of effects of the Ukraine,” Mr. Holovatyi said. A former cial forces are gathered near the building KYIV – The fifth congress of Our decree on the Verkhovna Rada’s dissolution member of Our Ukraine, Mr. Holovatyi and 500 supporters of the ruling coalition Ukraine, which took place in Kyiv on April to rebalance the system of power,” Mr. shifted to the majority coalition. He is a continue to hold public meetings near the 16, has approved a 450-strong election list. Yushchenko said. “The third part is dedi- entrance to the court. At the same time, The decision was backed by 589 delegates; cated to systematic consultations, which vice-president of the Parliamentary some 3,500 supporters of the Our Ukraine two voted against and six abstained. The should be resumed between the political Assembly of the Council of Europe and a People’s Union, the Tymoshenko Bloc and list of candidates was approved in alphabet- forces in the Parliament,” he added. member of the Venice Commission the People’s Self-Defense are blocking the ical order, the priority will be approved (RFE/RL Newsline) Bureau. (Ukrinform) main entrance into the Constitutional Court. during the second stage of the party con- (Ukrayinski Novyny) gress. In addition to Our Ukraine members, the list also includes Chairman of the President urges decree’s enforcement Poltava Regional State Administration Valerii Asadchev, musician Sviatolslav KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Vakarchuk, Vladyslav Kaskiv, national met on April 16 in Kyiv with the heads of deputies of the Rada’s 4th convocation law enforcement agencies and called on Ivan Pliusch and Georgii Manchulenko, them to systematically implement his and UNIAN President Iryna Heraschenko. decrees, in particular the one dissolving the The Our Ukraine congress resolved to Verkhovna Rada, Interfax reported. “Don’t include on the list Defense Minister waste time. The president has endorsed the Anatolii Hrytsenko, while the head of the ілимося сумною вісткою з родиною і приятелями, decree. I expect you to implement that Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists, Oleksii що з волі севишнього відійшов у вічність decree efficiently. It is your function to Ivchenko, was excluded. (Ukrinform) demonstrate to [Ukraine’s] 48 million citi- на 91-му році життя наш найдорожчий zens that the law works in Ukraine and that YTB congress opens in Kyiv У", #А%Ь'О і ІУ*Ь the fundamental human right to vote will be realized,” Mr. Yushchenko said. The presi- KYIV – The capital city played host to dent also asked the Procurator General’s an inter-party congress of the Yulia св. п. Office to formulate a clear-cut position on Tymoshenko Bloc on April 16. The con- decisions by some regional councils to for- gress was attended by 252 delegates from mally reject his decree dissolving the all over Ukraine. The rally was supposed Ю/І0 2А*%3/4А' Parliament. (RFE/RL Newsline) to approve the list of candidates from the bloc. The YTB is expected to embrace нар. 4 квітня 1916 р. в селі обровідка, Україна. Yushchenko and EC president meet the Batkivschyna (Fatherland) Party, Reforms and Order and the Ukrainian 'олишній в’язень п’ятьох жорстоких концентраційних таборів. BRUSSELS, Belgium – President Viktor Social-Democratic Party. (Ukrinform) Yushchenko met with European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Ukrainian Right picks top three 2О;О/О44І І2/А< відбулися 11 і 12 квітня 2007 року в Українсь- in Brussels on April 17, the presidential кій католицькій церкві ходу в Xрам 2ресвятої #огородиці в 4орт press service told Ukrinform. The two men KYIV – The top three on the election list spoke about the political crisis in Ukraine of the Rukh-Ukrainian Right Wing includes 2орті, @ла. %іло 2окійного буде поховане 17 квітня 2007 р., о год. 11-ій and ways to develop the country’s ties with the leaders of the political parties that have ранку на цвинтарі св. Андрія в *. #авнд #руку, 4. ж. the European Union. Speaking about the sit- entered the political force, including Borys Tarasyuk of the People’s Movement of uation in Ukraine, Mr. Yushchenko said dur- У глибокому смутку залишилися: ing a joint press conference, “Ukraine will Ukraine (Rukh), Yurii Kostenko of the find a democratic response to this chal- Ukrainian People’s Party and Anatolii дружина – ОBЬCА lenge.” He added that Ukraine’s political Matviyenko of the Ukrainian Republican син – Ю/І0 з дружиною BО/ОЮ leaders would most probably compromise Party Sobor. The bloc will hold an interpar- on the need to pass an opposition law and a ty rally to distribute shares among political доня – ;/<*%<4А 2А4

SPORTSLINE Gymnastics PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 12) Members of Ukraine’s gymnastics team visited St. Nicholas Ukrainian retain his WBA international welterweight (Continued from page 24) Catholic School in Minersville, Pa., on title. Despite a cut over his forehead and announce that this year’s Vasyl and Maria ADVANCE NOTICE March 23. Marina Proskurnia, 21, significant facial swelling, he remained in Petryshyn Memorial Lecture will be given Valentina Holenkove, 14, and coach the fight and maintained a strong pace. At by Tatiana Tairova-Iakovleva, professor of Friday, June 15 Svetlana Skrypchuk were in the area for the end of the bout, all three judges voted Ukrainian history and director of the the Pottsville Gymnastic Training Center- ROCK HALL, Md.: The Ukrainian in favor of the Ukrainian. Center for Ukrainian Studies, St. sponsored Friendship Classic on March Petersburg State University. Her lecture American Nautical Association Inc. • The proposed WBC title bout between 23-25. Proskurnia won second place in will be held at 4-6 p.m. in Room S-020 (UANAI) will hold its annual three-day Vitali Klitschko (35-2, 34 KO) and Oleg the Senior Elite division, winning second (Belfer Case Study Room) of the South Chesapeake Sail on June 15-17. If you Maskaev (34-5, 26 KO) has been changed, place in vault, uneven bars and balance Building of the Center for Government have your own boat, we’d love to have and Klitschko will not face Maskaev as you join us. We have chartered two sail- beam. Holenkove won first place in the and International Studies (CGIS), located was originally planned. Maskaev will fight at 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA boats. A few crew spots are still available Junior Elite division, winning second Samuel Peter (28-1, 22 KO) of Nigeria, the 02138. For more information contact (cost: $335/person). For further details, place in vault and uneven bars, and first next scheduled contender, with Klitchko, HURI at 617-495-4053 or [email protected] please contact Petro at 610-225-0211 or e- in balance beam. vard.edu. mail [email protected]. WBC champion emeritus, taking on the winner of that match later this year. The Cycling decision ends months of wrangling PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES between Klitchko and Peter, which includ- Ukrainian cycling champion Yaroslav ed the Nigerian refusing $2.5 million to Popovych, 27, won the fifth stage of the Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the pub- step aside and let the Ukrainian sign for a Paris-Nice race, which stretches 178 lic. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian kilometers from Sorgues to Manosque, Weekly to the Ukrainian community. lucrative title bout in Moscow. • Ukrainian bantamweight boxer France. Popovych, who rides with the Listings of no more than 100 words (written in Preview format) plus payment Wladimir Sidorenko (18-0-1, 6 KO) Discovery Channel team, said of his should be sent a week prior to desired date of publication to: Preview of Events, The retained his WBA title in a 12-round bout breakaway from the pack, “I attacked Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, (973) against Ricardo Cordoba in Hamburg, because I saw the others were tired. It’s 644-9510; e-mail [email protected]. Germany, on March 11. The judges’ close the kind of stage I like, with bumps and decision had two judges declaring a tie at changes of pace, but not so hard as yes- 114 each, while one marked 118:111 for terday when the last climb was too gruel- Sidorenko. Later this year Sidorenko will ing for me.” The Discovery Channel ORTHODONTIST face Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym of team also includes Levi Laipheimer and Alberto Contador, who were recognized Dr. Daniel A. 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Rudnycky Branch 56 of the Ukrainian Mrs. Yarymovich gave special acknowl- National Women’s League of America edgement to the 18 women who founded (UNWLA) in North Port, Fla., celebrated the Milena Rudnycky branch 15 years ago. the 80th anniversary of the UNWLA and The evening continued with the colorful the 15th anniversary of the branch at a Vyshyvani Vechernitsi as the guests danced banquet and dance, “Vyshyvani in beautiful Ukrainian embroidered dresses, Vechernytsi,” at St. Mary Parish Hall on blouses and shirts to the music of Merena. Saturday, February 17. The 80th anniversary of the UNWLA Guests were welcomed by Iwanna and the 15th anniversary of Branch 56 Holowata, president of Branch 56, and by continued to be commemorated at a spe- Iwanna Martynetz, vice-president and cial meeting held at St. Mary Parish Hall committee chairwoman. The guest of on Monday morning, February 19, as the honor was Iryna Kurowyckyj, president members gathered to hear Mrs. of the UNWLA, accompanied by her Kurowyckyj speak in further detail of the husband, Jaroslaw. Lida Bilous, the mis- achievements of the UNWLA, its current tress of ceremonies, spoke of the personal agenda and its plans for future endeavors. friendship she and Mrs. Kurowyckyj She commended the hard work and share and of the numerous achievements UNWLA Branch 56 presents a gift to the organization’s national headquarters; successes of Branch 56, noting that its of this remarkable woman. from left are: Iwanna Martynetz, Iryna Kurowyckyj, Dr. Maria Dycio and purchase of a mobile mini-clinic for Lviv In addition to leading the UNWLA, Iwanna Holowata. inspires the UNWLA to work toward pro- Mrs. Kurowyckyj was vice-president of viding another for the children who are the National Council of Women – U.S.A. Wisla and even now is part of the cam- vention in 2002. In addition, she noted suffering from the Chornobyl disaster. and is the representative for the paign to save the 12th century Church of that the branch presents educational and Mrs. Kurowyckyj also took questions and International Council of Women to the St. Cyril of Alexandria in Kyiv from cultural programs locally, and is a viable comments from the floor and thanked the United Nations, where she has been hon- destruction. and strong presence in the southwest women of the Milena Rudnycky Branch ored for her work on human rights, espe- She spoke proudly of the role of the Florida community. of the UNWLA for a beautiful and suc- cially on women’s issues, family affairs, UNWLA in the founding and continued In its 15 years of existence, Branch 56 cessful anniversary celebration. mental health issues and UNICEF. support of The Ukrainian Museum in In her address to the assembled guests, New York and of its publication of the Mrs. Kurowyckyj touched on the history monthly journal, Our Life. tunate because HURI is less than five miles behind the formation of the UNWLA and The UNWLA president concluded by Boston College... away and serves as a tremendous resource. of its relationship with the National Council commending the work of North Port (Continued from page 13) HURI Associate Director Dr. Lubomyr of Women – U.S.A., the International Branch 56 for its continuous hard work Lviv and get full academic credit for it; Hajda, Executive Director Tymish Council of Women and, most recently, with and many achievements, and presented financial officers from UCU will come to Holowinsky and Programs Administrator the National Council of Women – Ukraine. the Milena Rudnycky Branch with an BC’s Carroll School of Management for Tamara Hutnik Nary have been especially The UNWLA has worked diligently award of appreciation. training, and BC, in cooperation with the supportive, lending materials and partici- throughout its history in educating the Roxolana Yarymovich concluded the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute pating in events at Boston College. world about the plight of Ukraine and its speeches with a summary of the accom- (HURI), has begun sending scholarly After the St. Nicholas liturgy and people under its occupation by foreign plishments of Branch 56, chief among works and textbooks to UCU. 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National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. Government Agency 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16 A tribute to Prof. Taissa Bohdanska, accomplished pianist and pedagogue by Adriana Helbig Born in Lviv, Prof. Bohdanska began ies the emotional depth of Mendelssohn her studies with Madame Tetiana Lepka and the ethnic drive of Kos-Anatolsky. NEW YORK – When I pause to think in Stanislaviv, today’s Ivano-Frankivsk, Yet perhaps it is wrong to seek musical about people who have worked hard and continued with the distinguished parallels for Prof. Bohdanska from the throughout their lives to share their love pedagogue Prof. Roman Sawycky at the past – because Prof. Bohdanska has of Ukrainian music with others, Prof. Lysenko Music Institute in Lviv. She always lived in the presence of each Taissa Bohdanska crowns the top of my graduated from the Conservatorium der moment, reveling in her love for those list. Prof. Bohdanska has worked tire- Stadt Wien with honors in 1951, moving around her. lessly to ensure the continued success of to the United States thereafter. In my piano bench, I still keep the the Ukrainian Music Institute of Residing in Newark since 1952, Prof. numerous booklets of piano parts that America, which she helped found in Bohdanska has played an instrumental Prof. Bohdanska wrote out during my 1952. For more than 55 years, she has role in shaping the musical life of the elementary school days when I accompa- devoted herself to her piano students, Ukrainian community in the New York referring to them affectionately as her nied the choir at St. John School. For me, children. metropolitan area. She has been a faculty these booklets served as patriotic excuses I remember my teacher as selfless, member of the Ukrainian Music Institute to joyfully play Ukrainian folk songs optimistic and full of jokes. April Fool’s of America, serving as its president for rather than stress over the polyphonic Day continues, in her 80th year of life, to many years. She also has been a member complexities of Bach’s fugues. Whatever be her favorite holiday. She was always of the Music Educators Association of significance they truly held for me then, ready, at a moment’s notice, to walk the New Jersey, and of the Associated Music today they bear testament to Prof. few blocks from her house to St. John the Teachers League of New York Inc. Noted Bohdanska’s endless talent, devotion and Baptist Ukrainian Catholic School on colleagues have included Jan Gorbaty, sincerity of cause. Sanford Ave. in Newark, N.J., to play for Seymour Bernstein, and many other dis- Rather than draw symbolism from her tinguished professional pianists and beloved piano to attest to the continua- choir rehearsals for Shevchenko pro- Pianist and pedagogue Taissa Bohdanska grams, Christmas concerts, etc. music teachers. tion of her life’s melodies that each of Because I grew up very close to both Prof. Bohdanska has enjoyed a suc- her students carries forth, my thoughts and Drohobych, and performances at the the school and Prof. Bohdanska’s house, cessful career as a performing artist, giv- turn to the bells of St. John Ukrainian her walks often took her to our house as ing concerts in Newark, Philadelphia, Kyiv Conservatory and the Lysenko Catholic Church. Let their chimes well, twice a week, to be exact. Indeed, New York, Miami, Rochester, Toronto, Museum in Kyiv. Ending the concert remind us that when we consider the particularly during my teenage years, it Grand Cayman, the U.S. Virgin Islands tour in Vienna, she returned the follow- contributions of extraordinary personali- seemed to me that Prof. Bohdanska and Curacao. In 1976 she made a suc- ing year for her solo debut with the Lviv ties from our community such as Prof. appeared ... everywhere. cessful debut in Carnegie Recital Hall Philharmonic Orchestra. Bohdanska, it serves to remember that During my year studying abroad at that received critical acclaim in The New In 2000 she returned to Lviv once oftentimes, a single note can ring louder the Conservatorium der Stadt Wien York Times. again with a solo program that featured than a symphony. where she had studied more than 50 She also released two piano albums: in works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, A concert honoring Prof. Bohdanska’s years prior with Profs. Hans Neff, 1983, the first recording of Ukrainian Kosenko and Kos-Anatolsky and per- professional achievements and her 80th Andrij Korolkow, and the prominent piano works presented by a Ukrainian formed to critical acclaim Beethoven’s birthday, the 55th anniversary of the concert pianist and pedagogue Prof. pianist in the West, and in 1987, an Piano Concerto in C Major, Op.15 with Ukrainian Music Institute, and the 100th Roland Raupenstrauch, Prof. Bohdanska album featuring three piano sonatas by the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra under anniversary of Prof. Roman Sawycky’s sent me a box of her signature cookies Beethoven, recorded in loving memory the direction of maestro Ivan Yuziuk. birth (1907-2007), will be held on to honor our more than 20-year tradition of her husband, Petro. To describe her in musical terms, one Sunday, April 29, at 3 p.m. at the of celebrating my birthday together (my In 1993 Prof. Bohdanska returned to might say that Prof. Bohdanska exhibits Ukrainian National Home in Irvington, first piano lesson was on my fifth birth- her native Ukraine with a series of con- the temperament and perseverance of N.J. All are invited to come celebrate day). certs in Lviv, Sambir, Ivano-Frankivsk Beethoven. In her playing, she embod- with us. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 19

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female racers from Vermont competed. Opportunities for improving Grant Skiers shine Her combined time in giant slalom put Manager honored Accountability,’ should become an her in 24th place. She was close to a essential reference to all those who work at Vermont races similar performance in slalom when she at D.C. ceremony in the administration and management of hooked a gate, lost a ski, and was forced grant programs.” CANTON, Mass. – Katia and WATERVLIET, N.Y. – Slavko Tysiak, Damian Kozak, children of Andrij and off the course. Mr. Tysiak, a longtime member of the Katia’s and Damian’s ski season manager, New York State Office of the Ukrainian National Association, is Christa Kozak of Canton, Mass., have State Comptroller in Albany, N.Y., was raced for the Ascutney Mountain Ski ended with a final race at Loon Mountain chairman of the UNA Auditing in New Hampshire, where they compet- presented with an “Award for Committee, having been elected an Team in Vermont for several years, and Excellence” from the President’s Council their training was rewarded this year. ed in the Mountain Dew Vertical auditor at the 2006 UNA Convention Katia placed eighth among J4 girls Challenge (MDVC) race, a series of (age 11-12) and Damian placed fourth races held at 35 different ski areas during among J5 boys (age 9-10) in the final the course of the 2006-2007 season. The regular season slalom race held on top three racers, in each age group, from March 4 at the Suicide Six Ski Area. each ski area, were then invited to the Ascutney racers compete in the Mid- finals held at Loon Mountain. At the Vermont Council of the Vermont Alpine finals, Damian finished second among Racing Association. Teams from the 7- to 9-year-old boys, and Katia came Ascutney, Killington, Middlebury, in third among the 10- to 12-year-old Okemo, Pico, Quechee and Suicide Six girls. ski areas compete in eight races held at Both skiers are members of Ukrainian the various ski resorts during the winter. National Association Branch 134, as well They earn place points at each of as Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization.

Slavko Tysiak with his mother, Kalyna Tysiak.

on Integrity and Efficiency. The presen- held at Soyuzivka. Mr. Tysiak is also tation was made during the ninth annual president of St. Nicholas Brotherhood awards ceremony in Washington on (UNA Branch 13) in Watervliet, N.Y., October 24, 2006. and secretary of the UNA’s Albany Mr. Tysiak’s hard work, commitment District. and participation in one of the largest He is also very active in other intergovernmental audit projects ever Ukrainian organizations. Last year he undertaken was a great success. was appointed to the supervisory com- Participants from 19 federal, four state, mittee of the Ukrainian Federal Credit and two local agencies were part of the Union, and serves as trustee of the Domestic Working Group Grant Ukrainian American Citizens Club in Accountability Project, in which the U.S. Watervliet. Environmental Protection Agency was Mr. Tysiak was acknowledged by the the lead agency. Ukrainian community in Watervliet dur- In a letter to Mr. Tysiak, the inspector ing a dinner on December 9, 2006, spon- general noted: “Your active participation sored by the Ukrainian National on this project led to much discussion Women’s League of America and the and great interest in the audit communi- Ukrainian American Citizens Club, when ty. Already, organizations have begun to club President Nicholas Fil showed Mr. request oral presentations and copies of Tysiak’s recently awarded plaque to the this handy reference tool. This successful public and congratulated him for his hard Katia and Damian Kozak with their coach, Kurt Meyerrose. and high demand document, ‘Guide to work and dedication to excellence. these races. Based on the seasons’ race results, the top-ranked racers from Southern, Mid-and Northern Vermont Councils are then invited to the state championship. Damian won the “Attack from the Back” medal for the second consecutive week. This is awarded to the racer who has the best finish compared to his over- all ranking. Katia was named to the Vermont State Team and raced in the J4 Vermont State Championships held on March 10-11 at Burke Mountain, in which 68 of the top

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He was introduced to “Ukrainian Night” on Saturday, May 5, director of the Ukrainian Film Club at featuring artists of Ukrainian ancestry, photography in high school as a member at 6-11 p.m. with two separate programs Columbia University, Yuri Shevchuk, will will be held in the upstairs hall, at the of the photo club. From 1977 to 1982 he that will showcase Ukrainian-related present recent films from Ukraine. following times: April 27, 6-9 p.m., and studied electro-mechanical engineering at films, poetry and fiction in English and Readings by Ms. Zabytko and Dr. April 29, 2-6 p.m. Lviv Polytechnic Institute. His love for Ukrainian. Motyl will be featured throughout the A wine and cheese opening reception photography stayed alive and during the Irene Zabytko, award-winning fiction evening. for the participating artists will take place same period he volunteered as a photo author of “The Sky Unwashed” and Admission is $10 per set, which on Friday at 7 p.m. Additionally, the reporter for a university newspaper. He “When Luba Leaves Home, Stories,” and includes one house drink. DVDs and league will be participating in the and his family moved to the United the forthcoming “She Was Exotic and books will be available for purchase. The Fairmount Arts Crawl on Sunday, April States in 2000. In 2005 he was the win- Strange,” and Alexander Motyl, author of café is located at 29 Cornelia St. and can 29. The Fairmount Arts Crawl is a com- ner of a National Photo Awards Annual “Whiskey Priest” and “Who Killed be reached via the 1, 9, A, C, E and F munity-based open house where the Photo Contest. He was also a finalist in Andrei Warhol” will host the evening. subway lines. For more information con- entire Philadelphia Art Museum area is the 25th Annual Spring Photography The evening’s first set (6-8:30 p.m.) tact www.corneliastreetcafe.com or transformed into a showplace for local Contest sponsored by Photographer’s will feature readings by Pushcart Prize- [email protected]. art and music, displayed in restaurants, Forum Magazine. In 2006 he won awards winning poet Dzvinia Orlowksy, author * * * bars, cafés and other local businesses. in two categories in the National Photo of “A Handful of Bees,” “Edge of This year the Ukrainian League’s Art Awards Annual Photo Contest. Mr. House,” “Except for One Obscene The Cornelia Street Café is an award- Show will be exhibiting jewelry and art. Horechyy explains: “Photography for me Brushstroke” and the forthcoming winning restaurant and New York City The following artists are scheduled to is a feeling, a moment of life that I can “Convertible Night, Flurry of Stone.” landmark that also houses a famous per- participate. bring back home and enjoy. Every pic- Films by cinematographer and director formance space in the downstairs section • Tamara Farion graduated from the ture has an amazing story to it. Life Andrij Parekh, winner of the Grand where the tradition of theater, performance, Philadelphia College of Textiles with a moves too quickly, and I’m glad that I Marnier Prize, New York Film Festival music and poetry is alive and well. The café bachelor’s degree in textile design. She have my camera with me to make the for his Ukrainian short, “Roosters,” will has presented an enormous variety of artists, held a management position with Klein’s fleeting moments last for a lifetime.” be featured. Also, producer and director from singer-songwriter Suzanne Vega to Co. for 20 years. She lived for two years • For the past five years, Nina Sofia Roxy Toporowych will show excerpts poet-senator Eugene McCarthy, from mem- in Singapore where she also studied the Bilynsky has produced artwork stem- from her first feature-length documen- bers of Monty Python to the members of the art of jewelry design and observed old ming either from an internal source of tary, “Folk!,” about Ukrainian dancers Royal Shakespeare Company. It also has world craftsmanship from some of the inspiration or from external observation. who studied with the renowned choreog- offered a performance home to the finest gemologists and designers. While She has begun to create work that rapher Roma Pryma Bohachevsky. Songwriters Exchange, the Writers Room, in Singapore, Ms. Farion became a certi- involves a combination of the two. In The second set (9-11 p.m.) will include the Writers Studio, the Greek-American fied senior instructor for art clay silver. addition, she is experimenting with vari- readings by Ms. Orlowsky and by the Writers Association, the Italian-American Already an established master of bead- ous disciplines and media: stimulating Shevchenko Scientific Society’s resident Writers Association, the New Works work, this newly acquired skill enabled assortments of 3-D construction, needle- poet and playwright, Vasyl Mahkno, Project/Theater and many others. her to take her jewelry designs to a new work, acrylic painting, bookmaking, digi- level. In 2003 she partnered with Maita tal photography and technology manipu- Shinefiled and started a business called lation, as well as salvaged discarded Emunah Designs. They can be seen at items and more. She will receive her Bridges Ukraine Tours www.EmunahDesigns.com and are found B.A. in art with a studio concentration in many galleries in the U.S. Ms. from Temple University in the spring of Cultural, agricultural, agribusiness and customized tours. Farion’s studio is located a few miles this year. outside of Philadelphia, in Gwynedd Much of the exhibited jewelry and art 7 day all inclusive tours. Valley. work in the show are available for pur- • George Litynsky works as a graphic chase or special order. $3000 includes airfare, meals, lodging, transportation and artist in Philadelphia. He began doing art * * * in elementary school, when he took pri- full-time interpreter/guide. vate lessons and studied under Susan The Ukrainian League of Philadelphia Wilson at the Painter’s Nest in was founded in 1917 to organize Please visit www.bridgesukrainetours.com or call Warminster, Pa. He later graduated with American citizens of Ukrainian descent 970-361-5789 for information and reservations. a B.S. in art education from Kutztown and to cultivate respect for the University. Now he teaches at Today Inc. Constitution of the United States of His drawings were published in RELIX America. The Ukrainian League works magazine. Most of his work consists of to preserve Ukrainian culture and offers drawing done in black and white, using its membership a forum that cultivates media such as pencil, charcoal pencil and social consciousness among Ukrainians. colored pencil. Mr. Litynsky focuses on This year the league is celebrating its individual and musical themes; he 90th anniversary. For information readers attempts to captivate the viewer by incor- may log on to www.ukiebar.com and porating subliminal images. Mr. Litynsky www.fairmountartscrawl.org.

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have emerged as Ms. Tymoshenko’s clos- Celebrities decided his party would be better off The composition... est and most trusted advisors, aside from forming a parliamentary coalition with To make their bloc more attractive to longtime ally Oleksander Turchynov. Russian-oriented factions, rather than the (Continued from page 3) voters, Our Ukraine resorted to including on Mr. Tomenko built his political career parties he aligned himself with during the Poroshenko’s battle with Ms. its electoral lists celebrities who suddenly operating think-tanks such as Ukrainian Orange Revolution. Tymoshenko over the post of prime min- became politicians when they were elected. Prospect Fund and the Institute of Post- He served as Verkhovna Rada chair ister following the 2006 parliamentary Most notably, they were Ukrainian pop Communist Society. between 1994 and 1998, and is believed elections as a critical factor in Oleksander music sensation Ruslana Lyzhychko, 33, Having served as chair of the political to have agreed to joined the Anti-Crisis Moroz’s decision to abandon the Orange who consistently attended parliamentary science department at Kyiv Mohyla Coalition last July because it allowed him forces to form the Anti-Crisis Coalition. sessions, and 1980s pop star Ms. Bilozir, Academy for a year, Mr. Tomenko is now to return to the coveted, powerful post. It is widely agreed that Ms. 49, who served as minister of culture first vice-chairman of the Verkhovna Rada Under Mr. Moroz’s leadership, the Tymoshenko deserved to become prime under Ms. Tymoshenko’s government. and is ranked third on the Tymoshenko Verkhovna Rada is recognized for pass- minister after her bloc outperformed Our Olha Herasymiuk, 48, is a popular tel- ing legislation that largely served the Ukraine in those elections. Bloc list for pre-term elections. evision talk show host who has emerged interests of Mr. Yanukovych and the Mr. Poroshenko’s bitter enmity with A Donetsk native, Mr. Nemyria as a very active member of Our Ukraine, Ms. Tymoshenko is also blamed for ruin- acquired vast international experience, recently leading marches and demonstra- Party of the Regions. ing the Orange government in 2005, having worked at the Center for Strategic tions to the Constitutional Court. Her Most notable was the Cabinet of leading President Yushchenko to decide and International Studies in Washington show, “Bez Tabu” (Without Taboos), is Ministers law passed in January, in which to dismiss his Cabinet of Ministers in and the International Institute for known for exposing the amusing and the Tymoshenko Bloc helped the coali- September – a decision that decimated International Studies in London. He served shocking aspects of Ukrainian society. tion override the president’s veto. The Our Ukraine politically. as vice-rector of the University of Kyiv The celebrity formula appears to work law significantly enhanced the authority Fedir Sphyh, 51, is Our Ukraine’s Mohyla Academy between 1996 and 1998. for Our Ukraine, which revealed on April of the Cabinet of Ministers at the expense other big shot. He is partner in Aval Other political scientists who became 16 that rock star Sviatoslav Vakarchuk of the Ukrainian presidency. Bank who made a fortune from its 2005 Tymoshenko Bloc national deputies has been added to the party list for pre- Under Mr. Moroz’s leadership, the sale to Austrian bank Raiffeisen include Dmytro Vydrin, 57, a former term elections. Cabinet of Ministers also postponed International for about $1 billion. Aval advisor to Mr. Kuchma and director of While pop stars may attract votes in Ukraine’s moratorium on the sale of agri- Bank was Ukraine’s second largest at the the European Institute for Integration and elections, it’s the businessmen and politi- cultural land until January next year. Development. time, and Mr. Shpyh’s wealth is now cal veterans that ultimately have the most Adam Martyniuk, CPU estimated at $305 million. Volodymyr Polokhalo, 58, directed the influence in drafting and passing laws. Sociovymir Center for Sociological and The five most influential deputies A national deputy since 1998, Adam Political scientists and spin-doctors Political Research that conducted many include those in the Ukrainian Parliament’s Martyniuk, 56, a member of the public opinion polls during the 2006 elec- Communist Party of Ukraine (CPU), has Ukraine’s high-profile politicians all first convocation in 1990, as well as new- tions. His book, “Political Analysis of served as the Parliament’s first vice- depend on the expert advice of political comer Mr. Akhmetov, who decided to get Post-Communism: Understanding Post- chairman since November 2003. scientists and spin-doctors. involved in politics after maintaining a Communist Ukraine,” was published in The lifelong Communist served as the The closed party list electoral system low-key image in Donetsk for years. 1997 by Texas A&M University Press. party’s assistant chairman for propaganda in 2006 enabled the power brokers to The Party of the Regions, meanwhile, Rynat Akhmetov, PRU and agitation in Lviv during the 1980s. reward their advisors with seats in rewarded its press secretaries, namely In 1989 Mr. Martyniuk was elevated Parliament, with Ms. Tymoshenko being It’s no coincidence that Ukraine’s Yanukovych spokesperson Hanna Herman, to lead the CPU’s ideological division. the most generous. wealthiest man also happens to be its 48, and Olena Bondarenko, 32, who served He edited the newspaper, Communist, In fact, political scientists Mykola most influential member of Parliament. as Borys Kolesnikov’s press secretary. during the 1990s and served as the Tomenko, 42, and Hryhorii Nemyria, 47, Mr. Akhmetov is the financial engine In unveiling its new list for the pre- behind the Party of the Regions of party’s second secretary between 1995 term elections, Our Ukraine included the Ukraine (PRU), as well as a key strate- and 2000. SCOPE TRAVEL president’s former press secretary, Iryna gist, making the decision to break with Ever since the coalition began leading Heraschenko, who currently serves as Russian political technologists. the Parliament in July, Mr. Moroz has 2007 Ukraine TOURS president of UNIAN, a leading newswire He is credited with recruiting American delegated Mr. Martyniuk a far higher in Ukraine, and Tetiana Mokridi, former political technologists Paul Manafort and degree of responsibility in running its DNIPRO RIVER CRUISE + party secretary. Richard Davis in refurbishing the PRU sessions than in the prior convocation. Given his experience in the post, Mr. LVIV MUSIC FESTIVAL Family ties image after Mr. Yanukovych’s loss in the May 10-29 2004 presidential elections. Martyniuk has honed the ability to abet Nepotism is as essential to Ukrainian The Party of the Regions consists of two or obstruct the passage of legislation MINI UKRAINE I politics as beets are to borsch. essential factions, led by Mr. Akhmetov through techniques such as setting or re- Kyiv + Lviv Despite his attempts to east himself as a ordering a particular session’s schedule May 17 -26 and Mr. Yanukovych, political experts said. defender of Western standards and ideals, At least half of the PRU deputies are under or regimen. BEST OF UKRAINE I Mr. Yushchenko is among the politicians Mr. Akhmetov’s direct control, Mr. “Martyniuk is among the authors of a Odesa, Crimea, Lviv, Kyiv most guilty of nepotism. His brother Petro, Syrotiuk said, many of whom are either his new parliamentary regimen, and he May 23 - June 06 60, is a national deputy of the Our Ukraine employees or business partners. knows how to manipulate it very well,” bloc, while nephew Yaroslav has appeared said Mr. Syrotiuk, an observer of the W. UKRAINE + PRAGUE on the list for pre-term elections. Raisa Bohatyriova, PRU Rada. Kyiv, Lviv, Karpaty, Prague Since Mr. Yushchenko is godfather to June 27 – July 11 Among Mr. Akhmetov’s key opera- Yulia Tymoshenko, YTB many children of national deputies, and tives in Parliament is Raisa Bohatyriova, MINI UKRAINE II his five children have national deputies 54, the Party of the Region’s parliamen- The parliamentary opposition leader, Kyiv + Lviv as godparents, he earned a reputation as tary faction chair. Ms. Tymoshenko, 46, is Ukraine’s most July 12-21 a practitioner of “kumism” (“kum” is the An ethnic Russian who earned a med- popular national deputy, drawing unpar- BEST OF UKRAINE II Ukrainian word for godfather). ical degree from the Kharkiv State alleled recognition and support both Odesa, Crimea, Lviv, Kyiv His fellow parliamentary “kumy” Medical Institute, Ms. Bohatyriova is nationally and internationally. She is also July 18 - August 01 include Mr. Poroshenko, Oksana Bilozir, among a handful of deputies serving in the national deputy with the most poten- Zhytomyr State Oblast Administration the Ukrainian Parliament ever since its tial for being elected president, having HUTSUL FESTIVAL TOUR Chair Yurii Pavlenko, Zaporizhia State first convocation in 1990. served as prime minister in 2005. Lviv, Yaremche, Kyiv Oblast Administration Chair Yevhen In leading the opposition during the July 21 - August 07 She is known from her humble back- Chervonenko, Presidential Secretariat ground, working as a seamstress in the fifth convocation, Ms. Tymoshenko MINI UKRAINE III Chair Viktor Baloha, AZHIO Bank Kramatorsk Sewing Factory in the directed her deputies to resort to highly Kyiv + Lviv Administration Chair Stanislav Donetsk Oblast when she was 17 years unconventional tactics in disrupting August 16 – 25 Arzhevitin, as well as fuel and energy old. She eventually became a gynecolo- Parliament’s activity. (Independence Day Tour) businessmen Oleksander Tretiakov and gist and served as Ukraine’s assistant They blockaded the rostrum on W. UKRAINE + PRAGUE Mykola Martynenko. health minister in 1994. numerous occasions, cut electricity to the Kyiv, Lviv, Karpaty, Prague Another kum qualifying for Our Ms. Bohatyriova was tapped to lead session hall and organized an all-night August 22 – September 05 Ukraine’s 2007 pre-term election lists is the parliamentary faction because she is guard to blockade access to the electrical (Independence Day Tour) Ivan Pliusch, the chair of Ukraine’s first among the few prominent PRU deputies control unit to prevent the lights from Verkhovna Rada. KARPATY ARTS-CRAFTS FAIR whose biography is untainted by involve- being turned on again. Ivano Frankivsk + Lviv Presidential kums in competing par- ment in crime or corruption. Ms. Tymoshenko’s supporters said September 05 – 15 ties include Tymoshenko Bloc Deputy She also projects a positive, photogenic these tactics were the only way for the Serhii Buriak and David Zhvania of Yurii image in the media and is among the few parliamentary coalition to take heed of BEST OF UKRAINE II Lutsenko’s People’s Self Defense Bloc, PRU deputies who can speak eloquent the opposition’s concerns, particularly Odesa, Crimea, Lviv, Kyiv who retains close ties to Our Ukraine. Ukrainian for the television cameras. regarding steep utility bill hikes. Her September 12 – 26 The Party of the Regions is not detractors said the tactics were public Oleksander Moroz, SPU MINI UKRAINE IV immune to nepotism either, as Prime relations stunts that impede the peaceful, Kyiv + Lviv Minister Viktor Yanukovych’s very own No other Ukrainian politician has efficient functioning of legislature. September 20-29 son, Viktor, is a national deputy at the managed to remain at the center of the Most recently, her opponents accuse tender age of 25. political scene for as long as Oleksander her of pressuring and manipulating 101 S. Centre St. So.Orange, NJ 07079 The junior Mr. Yanukovych’s most Moroz, 63, who launched the Socialist President Yushchenko toward his deci- 973 378-8998 distinct political effort was a campaign to Party of Ukraine (SPU) after the sion to dismiss the Verkhovna Rada, Toll free 877 357-0436 support the Russian language becoming Communists were briefly outlawed. which is expected to benefit her political www.scopetravel.com the state language through a national Mr. Moroz changed the course of force with a higher share of the vote in Scope@scopetravel. com text-messaging poll. Ukrainian politics last year when he subsequent elections. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 23 OUT AND ABOUT

April 24 Meeting with national deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, April 29 Spring Dances, featuring students of the dance New York Ukrainian National Home, 212-371-6965 New York schools sponsored by the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Foundation and the Syzokryli Ukrainian April 24 Conference, “The New Eastern Europe – Ukraine, Dance Ensemble, Washington Irving High School, Washington Belarus and Moldova,” Johns Hopkins University, 917-301-8355 or 215-822-5111 202-663-5730 April 29 Art exhibit, sale and silent auction, sponsored by April 25 Wine, spirits and beer tasting fund-raiser for Whippany, NJ Ukrainian National Women’s League of America Whippany, NJ the Ukrainian American Youth Association and the Branch 75, Ukrainian American Cultural Center of Morris County Volleyball Club, Ukrainian American New Jersey, 973-376-7956 or 973-376-4829 Cultural Center of New Jersey, 973-479-8715 or 973-713-6956 April 29 Easter luncheon – “Sviachene,” Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, PA 215-235-3709 or 610-377-4621 April 25 Film screening, “The Orange Chronicles” by Washington Damian Kolodiy, George Washington University, April 30 Lecture by George G. Grabowicz, “Ivan Franko’s 202-994-6240 Cambridge, MA Reception of Shevchenko,” Harvard University, 617-495-4053 April 26 Lecture with Denis Hlynka and Robert Klymasz, Winnipeg, MB “Chornobyl: As Commemorated in North American May 2 Recital with pianist Thoma Hrynkiw, National Gallery Popular Songs,” Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Washington of Art, 202-737-4215 Center, 204-942-0218 May 3, 6, 10 Film screening, “Orange Revolution” by Steve York, April 26 “Post-World War II Polish-Ukrainian Relations: San Francisco San Francisco International Film Festival, Sundance New York Remembering the 1947 Forced Relocation Campaign Kabuki Cinema, www.orangerevolutionmovie.com ‘Akcja Wisla,’” Columbia University, 212-854-4697 May 4 Spring Social, The Washington Group, Leopold’s Café, April 27 Concert, “An Evening with Young Bandurists: The Washington 703-548-8534 or 240-381-0993 Chicago Bandura, Unplugged,” Ukrainian National Museum, 312-421-8020 May 5 Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Catholic Church centennial Troy, NY concert featuring the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dance April 27 Film screening, “The Orange Chronicles” by Damian Ensemble and the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, Washington Kolodiy, Johns Hopkins University, 202-994-6240 Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 518-273-0038

April 27 Lecture by Vasyl Lopukh, “The Experience of May 5 Lecture by Mark Stech, “Mykola Khvyliovy as a Washington Migration in Contemporary Ukraine – Trends and New York Mystic: in the Light of New Research,” Shevchenko Statistics,” Embassy of Ukraine, Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 www.thewashingtongroup.org May 5 “Ukrainian Night,” featuring readings and film April 28 60th anniversary of “Akcja Wisla,” Ukrainian New York screenings, Cornelia Street Café, 212-989-9319 Toronto Cultural Center, [email protected] May 5 Concert and Fun Fair for Families: “Kotiache Vesilia,” April 28 Presentation by Sophia Kachor, “Ukrainian Ritual Toronto Svitlychka Ukrainian Cooperative Nursery School, Winnipeg, MB Breads and Korovai (wedding bread) Workshop,” [email protected] Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Center, 204-942-0218 May 6 Concert, “Bandura – The Soul of Ukraine,” Ukrainian New York Bandurist Chorus, The Great Hall at Cooper Union, April 28 “Hrim Rocks the Center,” dance with music by Hrim, 212-477-0729 or 917-559-8629 Whippany, NJ Ukrainian American Cultural Center of New Jersey, 862-754-6329 or 973-585-7175 May 6 Reading and discussion by Irene Zabytko on film-in- Philadelphia progress “Life in the Dead Zone,” Big Blue Mountain April 28 Book presentation, “Ukrainians of Chicagoland” by Bookstore, 215-844-1870 or 215-844-1066 Jenkintown, PA Myron Kuropas, Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center, 215-663-1166 May 6 Heritage Day, Ukrainian Cultural Institute, Dickinson, ND 701-483-1486 April 28 Ping-pong tournament, Ukrainian American Cultural Whippany, NJ Center of New Jersey, 973-599-1836 or May 7 Vasyl and Maria Petryshyn Memorial Lecture 973-585-7175 Cambridge, MA featuring Tatiana Tairova-Iakovleva, Harvard University, 617-495-4053 April 28 Poetry reading, “Poetry Without Borders,” featuring New York Valzhyna Mort and Vasyl Makhno, Shevchenko Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. Items will be published at the discretion of the April 28 Vladimir Rosenblat performs with the Slavic Men’s editors and as space allows; photos will be considered. Please note: items Alexandria, VA Chorus of Washington and the American Balalaika will be printed a maximum of two times each. Symphony, Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, 703-351-1331 April 28 Art exhibit and sale, sponsored by Ukrainian National DO YOU ENJOY SINGING? Washington Women’s League of America Branch 78, The Field School, 703-271-9672 or 301-854-2062 THEN SING WITH US!

April 28 “Celebrating Les Kurbas,” presentations by Dr. Irena New York Makaryk and Virlana Tkacz, with a concert by Julian Kytasty and Bandura Downtown, The THE DUMKA CHORUS Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 MEETS EVERY FRIDAY 7-10 PM April 29 Ihor Leshchishin and Friends, sponsored by The AT ST. GEORGE CHURCH Alexandria, VA Washington Group Cultural Fund and the Embassy (7th St. bet. 2nd and 3rd Aves.) of Ukraine, The Lyceum, 202-244-8836 NEW MEMBERS WELCOME! COME SING GREAT MUSIC Got a group? (No experience necessary) Need The Weekly? For more info call Call our subscription department to find out how you may qualify 201-792-9805 for a group discount on your Weekly subscriptions. (973) 292-9800 ext. 3042 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 22, 2007 No. 16

PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka’s Datebook Monday, April 23 tions welcomed. Proceeds to benefit the charitable, educational and cultural MONDAYS, June 25-August 27, 2007 CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard endeavors undertaken by UNWLA Inc. For Steak Night w/music by Soyuzivka House band located on Veselka Patio Ukrainian Research Institute will host a lec- information call Tania Terleckyj, 703-271- ture given by Michael Moser, associate pro- 9672, or Sophia Caryk, 301-854-2062. fessor, Institute of Slavic Studies, University WEDNESDAYS, June 27-August 29, 2007 of Vienna. His lecture, “ ‘Movo Ridna, NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Hutsul Night w/music by Soyuzivka House band located on Vorochta Lawn Slovo Ridne’: How the Galician Ruthenians Society invites all to a Ukrainian-Belarusian Were Taught to Become Ukrainians,” will poetry reading titled “Poetry Without FRIDAYS, June 29-August 31, 2007 be held at 4-6 p.m. in Room S-050 Borders,” featuring Valzhyna Mort and Odesa Seafood Night w/music by Soyuzivka House band located on (Concourse level) of the South Building of Vasyl Makhno. Ms. Mort is a Belarusian Veselka Patio the Center for Government and poetess, prose writer and translator. She is International Studies (CGIS), located at the author of a collection of poetry titled SATURDAYS, June 30-September 1, 2007 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA “Ya Tonenkaya yak Tvaye Vyeiki” (Miensk: Ukrainian Zabavas (dances) featuring a live Ukrainian band 02138. For more information contact HURI Lohvinau, 2005) and a laureate at the at 617-495-4053 or [email protected]. International Festival of Literature “Vilenica – 2004.” Her poetry and prose have been April 27-29, 2007 June 24-July 6, 2007 Friday, April 27 translated into the English, Bulgarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, German, Polish and Plast Sorority “Shostokryli” Rada Tennis Camp WASHINGTON: The District of Ukrainian languages. Since 2005 she has Columbia branches of the Shevchenko been living in Washington. Dr. Makhno is a April 28, 2007 June 24-July 1, 2007 Scientific Society and the Ukrainian Ukrainian poet, essayist and translator. He is TAP New York Beer Festival at Hunter Plast Camp – Tabir Ptashat, Engineers’ Society of America, and The the author of six collections of poems, the Mountain – 10th Anniversary! Session #1 Washington Group, under the patronage of latest of which is “38 Poems About New Round-trip bus from Soyuzivka, the Embassy of Ukraine, present a lecture York and Some Other Things” (Kyiv, special room rate $60/night June 25-29, 2007 by Vasyl Lopukh of the Shevchenko Krytyka, 2004). The poems and essays of Alpha Phi Delta Fraternity Semi- Exploration Day Camp, Session #1, Scientific Society in New York, on “The Dr. Makhno have been translated into Formal Dinner Banquet ages 7-10 Experience of Migration in Contemporary Polish, English, German, Serbian, Ukraine: Trends and Statistics,” to be held Romanian, Slovenian, Russian, Lithuanian at 7 p.m. at the Embassy of Ukraine, 3350 May 4-6, 2007 July 1-8, 2007 and Malayalam. He has been living in New Plast Camp – Tabir Ptashat, Session #2 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20007. The York since 2000. The program will take Ukrainian Language Immersion lecture will be delivered in Ukrainian. place at the society’s building, 63 Fourth Weekend offered at SUNY July 1-15, 2007 Donations are appreciated; refreshments Ave. (between Ninth and 10th streets) at 5 New Paltz will be available after the lecture. RSVP Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian p.m. For additional information call 212- by calling 202-349-2977; for further infor- 254-5130. May 13, 2007 Dance Workshop, Ages 16 and up mation call 202-514-1822 (day). Mother’s Day Luncheon 11:30 a.m.- NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Museum July 2-6, 2007 2 p.m., $15++ Friday, April 27, and Sunday, April 29 invites you to attend two special events in Exploration Day Camp, Session #2, conjunction with its exhibition May 19, 2007 ages 7-10 PHILADELPHIA: The Ukrainian League “Crossroads: Modernism in Ukraine, 1910- Tri Valley High School Prom of Philadelphia will be hosting its Spring 1930.” At 3 p.m., there will be a mini-festi- July 6-8, 2007 2007 Art Show showcasing artists of val celebrating Les Kurbas, with presenta- Ukrainian ancestry. A wine and cheese May 25-27, 2007 Fourth of July Festivities tions by Dr. Irena Makaryk and Virlana reception for the participating artists will Tkacz. Admission: $15; members and sen- Memorial Day Weekend BBQ, Tiki Bar Entertainment, Concerts, Zabavas occur on Friday, April 27, at 7-9 p.m. in the iors, $13; students, $10. At 7:30 pm., in Orchidia Patrons’ Reunion, club’s hall. After the reception, musical “Echoes of Ukrainian Modernism,” Julian Summer kick-off and zabava July 8-10, 2007 entertainment will be provided in the down- Kytasty and the New York Bandura stairs club. Admission is free. The league Discount Days, 25% off all room rates Ensemble will feature contemporary com- June 1-3, 2007 will be participating in the Fairmount Arts positions and improvisations, interspersed Ukrainian Language Immersion Crawl on Sunday, April 29, at 2-6 p.m. The with poetry in translation inspired by the July 11-15, 2007 Weekend offered at SUNY Arts Crawl is a community open house dur- great explosion of modern Ukrainian cul- New Paltz Ukrainian Film & Cultural Festival – ing which the entire Philadelphia Art ture in the 1920s. Admission: $15; mem- featuring Roma Pryma Museum area becomes a showplace for bers and seniors, $13; students, $10. Join June 4-8, 2007 Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance local art and music. See http://www.fair- us at The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. Sixth mountartscrawl.org/ for details. For infor- Stamford Clergy Days – Workshop, Ukrainian films St. Refreshments will be served. For reser- mation on the Ukrainian League and its pro- vations call 212-228-0110 or e-mail Spring Seminar coordinated by Yuri Shevchuk, founding director of UFCCU, grams call Ihor Bilynsky, 215-656-8521. [email protected]. Ukrainian arts and crafts, and more The Ukrainian League of Philadelphia this June 9, 2007 year celebrates 90 years in the community; Sunday, April 29 Wedding July 13-15, 2007 visit http://www.ukiebar.com/ for more info. ALEXANDRIA, Va.: The Washington June 10-15, 2007 Ukrainian Language Immersion Saturday, April 28 Weekend offered at SUNY Group Cultural Fund, under the patronage UNA Seniors Week of the Embassy of Ukraine, invites the New Paltz NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Museum in public to a “Sunday Music Series” con- June 15, 2007 conjunction with its exhibition “Crossroads: cert: “Igor Leschishin and Friends.” Mr. Wallkill High School Retirement Party July 15-20, 2007 Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930” and the Leschishin, the principal oboe of the Ukrainian Heritage Day Camp, Yara Arts Group will present a mini-festival, Washington National Opera, will be joined June 15-17, 2007 Session #1, ages 4-7 “Celebrating Les Kurbas,” with two presen- by five of his musician friends (viola, vio- 4th Annual Adoptive Parents tations about the innovative Ukrainian the- lin, cello, piano and bassoon) who will ater director. The first presentation, “On the Weekend July 15-21, 2007 perform a program of music by Mozart, Discovery Camp, ages 8-15 World Stage: The Berezil in Paris and New Poulenc and Kalliwoda. Venue: The York,” will be given by Dr. Irena Makaryk Lyceum, 201 S. Washington St., Old Town June 16, 2007 July 22-27, 2007 of the University of Ottawa. Virlana Tkacz, Alexandria. Time: 3 p.m. Seating is Party artistic director of the Yara Arts Group, will Ukrainian Heritage Day Camp unreserved; suggested donation: $20. For follow with “A Light: Kurbas and His more information call 202-244-8836. June 17, 2007 Session #2, ages 4-7 Theater Productions,” a presentation and Father’s Day Luncheon and program slideshow. The program begins at 3 p.m. at Monday, April 30 featuring Syzokryli Ukrainian July 22-28, 2007 The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. Sixth St. Dance Ensemble, tenor Roman SITCH Sports Camp, Session #1, Admission: $15; $13 members and seniors; CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Tsymbala and band Vidlunnia with ages 6-18 $10 students. Seating is limited; to reserve a Ukrainian Research Institute will host a place contact the museum, 212-228-0110. Marian Pidvirnyj, 1 p.m., $20++ lecture given by George G. Grabowicz, July 27-29, 2007 Dmytro Cyzevskyj Professor of Ukrainian WASHINGTON: Ukrainian National Literature, Harvard University. His lec- June 21-24, 2007 Ukrainian Language Immersion Weekend offered at SUNY Women’s League of America (UNWLA) ture, “Ivan Franko’s Reception of UMANA Convention Branch 78 invites the public to the New Paltz Shevchenko,” will be held at 4-6 p.m. in “Choose Your Muse” spring art exhibit and Room S-050 (Concourse level) of the sale featuring the works of 11 women South Building of the Center for artists. Choose from oils, watercolors, pot- Government and International Studies tery, tiles, mixed media and photography. (CGIS), located at 1730 Cambridge St., Participating artists: Krystyna Marchak- Cambridge, MA 02138. For more informa- Baransky, Andrea Cybyk, Irene Fedyshyn, tion contact HURI at 617-495-4053 or Natalia Gawdiak, Chrystyna Kinal, Natalia [email protected]. Kormeliuk, Marta Legeckis, Christina Saj, To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 Natalia Sluzar, Ilona Sochynsky and Monday, May 7 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 Martha Hirniak-Voyevidka. The one-day Kerhonkson, NY 12446 only exhibit, sale and reception will be CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard E-mail: [email protected] held at 2-8 p.m. Address: The Field Ukrainian Research Institute is pleased to School, 2301 Foxhall Road NW, Website: www.Soyuzivka.com Washington, DC 20007. Admission: dona- (Continued on page 16)