socm. CANADA'S NEWSPAPER FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS C T K " " , '' , . ,. , .10 — . , ., . - . - . , . . — ,, , , - - , () - . ,- '- ,, - . ! - ., 1 1 . , ,, - . 1 ., . , Canadian Student held Police by March - April, 1989 berated by those who~seck to belie the L V V Andrij Kudelka words of visitors to Canada & the US Vol. 21 No. 105 exhorting Ukrainians here to participate According to an Associated Press in the processes taking place there. (Moscow) report published in the Globe Skrypnyk is obviously a hot potato

& Mail . April 4, Ostap Skrypnyk, a because he turned out to be a Canadian, INSIDE graduate student from Alberta University and because he was apprehended for participating in an academic exchange exercising a right considered inalienable co-sponsored by the Canadian Institute by democracies. His actions and their of Ukrainian Studies, was detained by consequences serve to prove that action Soviet police in Lviv for carrying must continue tobe taken, and a reliable posters calling for a boycott of the network of information be maintained. Editorial Pg.2 March 26 elections. SUSK should renew requests for the Letters Pg.2 The AP report drew on a story in establishment of a Canadian consulate in KGB Pg.3 Pravda Ukrajiny. which apparently took Ukraine in order to facilitate such a Rambling Mind Pg.3 exception to his 'nationalist activism' communications link, among other Pg4 while on an exchange. Skrypnyk, now things. All Western media should be Pg.4 studying history at Lviv University, notified. No time lag in information Old Wounds was taken in around midnight on March should exist, because all manner of Radicalizing Pg.5 24, when walking with V. Trubijchuk, a things can happen, only to be Confessions Pg.6 resident. They local apparently had bureaucratically rationalised later if we Malarek Pg.8 about 200 of the posters in his are not informed of them immediately. Conference Pg.9 possession. Skrypnyk was apparently This is not a matter of "revealing questioned for around an hour, but there Bloc Notes Pg.10 perestroika for what it really is." It is a is no mention of the treatment of Mr. matter of actively making the Borys Bunchuk Pg.10 is also Trubijchuk. There no mention of environment there what it should be, In the Bush Pgll whether or not Skrypnyk was charged whether as a result of the actions of the with anything, but it is stated that he Soviet authorities, in spite of them, or

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Internment Maelstrom example "Ukrainian Canadians light on this issue and is being seeking redress", by V. Malarek, The encouraged by the CLC. Among the In the most recent issue of Besides SUSK, there are many other groups Globe & Mall. 15 January 1988, A3.) redress demands is a call for the STUDENT, Mr. Nestor Gula called and individuals which are to visit Ukraine this Thus, Mr. Gula's references to establishment of an independent for a "rational discussion of the year. These visits are more than tours. These Ukrainian Canadian coat-tail riding external economic study to events" inside the Ukrainian groups and individuals have their own agenda and not caring enough to raise the determine the economic impact of community with respect to the issue is unjustified. to accomplish while in Ukraine, whether it is the internment operations on the internment of Ukrainian Canadians to establish some sort of business ties or to Mr. Gula also appears community. Contrary to assertions and other "enemy aliens" from increase cultural ties. misinformed about the UCC's that only unnaturalized migrant 1914-1920. Several While in Ukraine these individuals and points raised by lobbying efforts. As mentioned laborers with no property of any Mr. Gula deserve further analysis and above, groups will have to deal with the government the CLC was mandated to value were interned, as early as 1915 clarification. lead itself or at the very least other agencies of the the lobbying effort. The UCC General Otter wrote that "difficulties these individuals want First of all, Mr. Gula's assertion Information Communist party. If to Bureau in Ottawa was have ... arisen in the accounting for that the Ukrainian have anything accomplished they will have to Canadian not to handle those lobbying efforts. the monies received" from the Committee (UCC) suddenly erupted However, it deal with these institutions, there is no other did help to plan a lecture internees. Over $32 000 in cash was with concern over the internment tour choice. by Dr. Luciuk in Eastern left in the Receiver-General's Office with issue is incorrect. In actual fact, the In the past, official relations any Canada as part of a nationwide (estimated present-day value - $1.5 issue has been before the representatives of the Communist Party were, UCC community lobbying and million). Professor Thompson has national executive for several to put it mildly, frowned upon by the information process. It is clear that said that the Canadian government However, months and has been raised over the the Ukrainian Community in Canada. Ukrainian Canadian lobbying sold the seized property of "enemy while it is true that the Soviet Union has not last decade. Furthermore, in efforts have been extensive and well aliens" at actions for ten cents on the reached the level of democratic freedom we December of 1987 the Civil prepared. dollar. And, as Dr. Luciuk points Liberties Commission (CLC) the enjoy in Canada, there are progressive of Although differing historical out "the human cost of these democratic developments there now. Due to UCC, placed in charge of the redress interpretations are possible, there is internment operations are, of course, this, Ukrainian Canadians should not be afraid effort, presented a brief to the no doubt that Canadians of incalculable". It is also clear that to enter into Standing Committee any dialogue with members of on Ukrainian descent were interned and most Ukrainian Canadians were the Communist Party. At one lime or another Mulliculturalism of the House of that documents prove that the federal disenfranchised by the passage of the most citizens of the Soviet were Commons which recommended that government Union was ignoring advise War Time Elections Act of 1917, of the "The Parliament of Canada officially from members Communist Party. Most British authorities that thus adding to their national acknowledge the students in Universities are members of a mistreatment Ukrainians in Canada were hostile to humiliation. Komsomol which is under the wing of the suffered by Ukrainians in Canada the Austro-Hungarian rule and Furthermore, it is worth noting Communist Party. By conducting dialogue during and after the First World War therefore "friends" of Canada. the political climate in which many with all Ukrainians we will to and that the government undertake Research be able has continued in this area Ukrainian Canadians long remained encourage them negotiations with the Ukrainian to go further with their since 1978. Two Canadian after the humiliation of internment Canadian reforms and show them the benefits closer ties Committee to redress these professors, D. H. Avery of the and disenfranchisemcnt in what was and freedom will bring. injustices". Several editorials also University of Western Ontario and J. supposed to be the "promised land" appeared in major Canadian H. Thompson of McGill University - Canada. For instance, an RCMP newspapers on this very issue long say that the Canadian internment officer in 1941 reported to his before the precedent-setting operations from 1914-1920 parallel superiors in Ottawa that many agreement between the Canadian the Japanese Canadian situation in

government and the Japanese its chief characteristics. Canadian Letters Con't Pg.8 community. (See, for Further research should shed more

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STUDENT, MARCH-APRD., 1989, PAGE 2 Although there may not be a former SUSK President behind every giant killer (or toad squasher), we know of at least one recent instance in which this was the case. The campaign manager for the affable Percy Wickman (who brought down Don Getty in Edmonton Whitemud during the March elections) was A couple of months ago, Ukrainian none Student will not go to Kaniv as a day trip from other than our own Dmytro Jacuta (National Kiev, so all President Clubs across the country informed their members dates will be moved 1978-80). Congrats on a job well done forward by one day. Whatever and a valuable of SUSK's (the Ukrainian Canadian Students' way that turns out we contribution to the health of the province are supposed to arrive in if not the country Union) latest "mega-project" - the sending of four Lviv on the twenty (perhaps an Order of Canada or third of May. We will spend a Shevchenko Medal might be in students to Ukraine. The initial details order?). were four days in Lviv and then head to Kiev on the sketchy, as SUSK itself did not have many details. twenty seventh for a festival which is happening in However, aspiring applicants were asked to send a Kiev. Our odyssey ends on the thirty first. short essay, in Ukrainian, outlining "why should The ! ultimate objective of the trip is to SUSK go to Ukraine?", a resume which "establish an annual exchange with students from highlighted the individuals activities in either "" Ukraine." Other major objectives are to establish SUSK or an USC and some . ," other minor stuff. An contacts with individual students and student "objective selection procedure ,, presided over by a groups in order to facilitate the exchange of committee chosen from the Ukrainian () ... community" information and to inform them of our existence chose who would represent SUSK. Actually they . (1988) and activities. The more modest objectives are for were only to choose three since people the SUSK Ukrainian students from Canada to meet Ukrainian . president^ who somehow hustled this trip and did ". , students who live in Ukraine. For us to come to an all the arranging for it, is automatically assumed to understanding of them and for them to understand be going - "" as our very brave and trusted leader. us. In the decades that have passed since our The three who have been chosen . are Oksana parents and grandparents imigrated to Canada, Rodak, Alex Ochrym and Nestor Gula. Ukraine has changed a great deal and the Cold War The details of the trip are still likely to change has left a scar on our perception of them and of STUDENT is now a multinational. Recently a copy of one of but are or less more worked out. We will be flying their perception of us. This trip will attempt to our subsidiary publications found itself at our office in out head on May fifth, from Toronto, and will be in initiate the process of healing the wounds that the Toronto. The paper is published in Krakow, Poland and costs Kiev the seventh. a on We will stay in Kiev for five Cold War has left on all Ukrainians, whether they paltry 100 zloty. will to We keep our readers in Canada informed six days taking day trips to Chernihiv and to live in the "West" or whether they live in Ukraine, about our other similar Kaniv. named affiliates. On the thirteenth we will be in Kharkiv, As well the trip will be used so that at least some and from there go to Poltava on the sixteenth. Ukrainian Canadian students will be able to Here is where the trip gets mixed up. We might establish personal contacts with Ukrainian students stay in Poltava one day if we are in Khutir Nadia from Ukraine.

for two days. If in we stay Khutir Nadia for only This trip will be significant in the fact that it one day, than we stay in two. Rok 1989 iepszy?!'^. Poltava for Between will be the first lime students from Canada and Poltava and Khutir Nadia we will be visiting Ukraine will meet in an official way. We will be

Kirovohrad for one day. Whatever way it goes on giving slide presentations in front of assemblies the twentieth we will be in Zaporizhia and on the filled with Ukrainian students. Although many

twenty first Odessa, to take a dip in the Black Sea. prominent Ukrainians are coming to see Canada The also takes a weird turn here. If it is and give speeches at symposiums, to our

possible to get to Kaniv on May the twenty- knowledge no such group has gone to Ukraine to

second, there is some big Taras Shevchenko do this. This will be a first for them and for us.

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. . , ,, . . ,1 ,. , , ( , - , ' . . ) ., .. (41) . , . . - . 1 . : (-) 23 . . 7 , 28 , . . 11 (-). . 18 , 9 . (-) . 16 , . 1. ' (-) . 1 . . -. , (-) . . (-), 1 . ' , ) (- Old Wounds (Jews. Ukrainians, and the Hunt , 1 () . for Nazi War Criminals in Canada) Virmen Nevihlah . (Viking Penguin: Toronto, New York, London, 1988) . In the main body of the text, the , . In the introduction, the authors , give readers notice that they are characterizations of the two com- When Jewish organizations, , entering munities is oddly unbalanced. notably the , - a minefield of history. As Canadian Jewish When dealing with a topic of , a whole, it can be said that they Congress, distanced themselves , . have done their even best to be concern for Jews, a background from Sol Litmann, the Ukrainian . description is given.the individuals sensitive to possible seismic community was noticeably reactions, if not necessarily and organizations reprc-senting the relieved. This did not, however, are briefly objective in their handling of the community introduced diminish the fact that he still did before is subjects handled. The annotations an account of events command a fair amount of media give ample evidence of their even- embarked upon- Topics of attention. Therefore, since, he Ukrainian concern, events handed consultation of sources, and continued to cast allegations about individuals even if the body of the book are all lumped together indis-criminately, various implies that they missed some through quotations of articles in Ukrainian orga-nizalions, the press and a commentary lessons the territory had to offer. on individuals and editorial boards of them. Old Wounds is essentially a periodicals knew that they had to What is to slightly curved mirror held to the interesting sec, counter this loose cannon. Whether however, is the recognition Jewish and Ukrainian communities , no they considered him "larger than matter how sarcastic or that would enable them to see, in life," and a "bogeyman" is thus deprecating, of the arrival retrospect, how they recently of the largely a matter of stylistic -Ukrainian lobby on the Canadian appeared lo the majority of embellishment of narrative rather political firmament. Canadians. The book's primary The authors than perceptive opinion. appear, among other things, strong point is that it is a to A peripheral matter that credit Ukrainians with compendium of information the brings this narrative tenor into establishment of a multiculiuralism relevant to a history of the rift question is the "rough" translation policy between the two communities and in Canada. Somebody of a slogan on shopping bags from should attempt to document this. an introduction to their major a Ukrainian store in Vegrevillc. This also points lo an interesting players. The line "I chuzhentsiv ne area to investigate: a general It remains, however, a huduit[e]" that is "Don't feed the history of ethnic lobbies in relatively superficial chronicle of strangers" is rendered as "Let the Canadian politics. events, a kind of lower-middle eye foreign bastards starve." There are some instances of view of the clashes between There arc also instances of curious selection of background Ukrainian and Jewish community blase naivete, such as "the single material, such as the statistic the leaders and their petitions lo the mindedness of this anti-Sovietism authors provide to distinguish government that rules them. Little drew them into a world view with Jewish population as urban, and We're your effort is made to look down dark shadows, conspiracies and the Ukrainian as rural. The cities Canadian corridors of power, other ulterior motives." As opposed to surveyed were Montreal, full service than to dismiss various postulates. Toronto what? A world of criminals who and Vancouver. Oops, The central battleground of the two major commit their acts, renounce power, centres of Ukrainian urban dwellers Credit Union! book, the Deschencs Commission then come willingly along well lit in western Canada are of Inquiry, seems to have been set neglected. streets into clean chambers of You're inviled lo check oul our lull range of financial up entirely on Brian It is characteristically stated immaculate work Mulroney's justice? services and find out how they can lor you. that "Sol personal initiative and some Litmann was the Notwithstanding, the obvious Chequing accounts, savings accounts, bogeyman" prodding from cryptic "friends" for the Ukrainian case with which the RRSP's. loans, mortgages, money orders, travellers' in authors moved community, and that his charges cheques and more Your Credit Union has a complete Montreal and Toronto. It was not between the two communities, were thought by "dyed the wool line ot financial services to meet your needs. the result of pressure from the in coupled with their conviction that post-war Ukrainian nationalists" to We can also help you plan a linanciaily secure retire- Jewish lobby; not of election an examination of the rift between "benefit the Soviet ment, save tor a house, lake out a loan or manage your promises; not of cabinet campaign to them is an essential concern of delcgiiimize daily finances. suggestion; not of pressure from the Ukrainian "Canadian civic culture," makes nationalist Count on us for competitive interest rates and service the civil service; and independent struggle," without this work a benchmark in Jewish- charges, convenient hours and Iriendly helpful stalf of MP's with East European considering the possibility that the Ukrainian relations. We're your full service Credit Union Look to us lor all constituencies. Much is made of novel Soviet interest in providing your financial needs. former Attorney General Robert evidence in war-crimes matters was Kaplan's frustrated efforts to a retaliatory canard. After all, SO -USE establish a similar body, but Ukrainians had finally succeeded in bringing world-wide attention subsequent governmental policy is to the Ukrainian famine not clearly (if at all) outlined. It of 1932-33, CREDIT UNION remains for another and took part in raising matters book lo reveal ranging from the why exactly it was, and how it oppression engendered was, that a decision lo look for war by the Molotov- criminals was made. Ribbcntrop Pact to the Soviet role in the disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg. STUDENT, MARCH-APRIL, 1989, PAGE 4 Popular Movement Radicalizing Ukraine In Ukraine, the most Chrystia Freeland populous They have taken great pains non-Russian v to members on January republic, Gorbachev"* insure:«-»-- _ .. ... 22 economic problems and on the Though that their program will demonstrates) Ukrainian is still reforms have not there is a wide-spread realization and brought appear as the work of practical infrequently spoken on the a group and belief that the opposition must streets revolution from above - but win 'advancement' of problems of Kiev, they not of individuals by meeting of there is not a single to the peoples' support with a have made it possible for track- national-cultural development". active the write it in 'safe' houses, asking opposition group in the opposition record of positive action. "The to emerge from that the Dziuba does not specify what capital which authors names not be political carries on its underground. resources to form a sort of The struggle between reported, and solutions a Ukrainian activities in Russian. planning to publisn popular front have The an alliance of long existed in popular movement prominent writers, it without will propose to advocacy of Ukrainian personal signatures. Ukraine," explains is not an dissidents and political activists Oles' these "general political and socio- anomaly of Echoing a common fear, one writer the political sub- and the Shevchenko of the Ukrains'ka Brezhnevite state has explains, economic problems"; no one has. culture. "we do not want to make Hel'sins'ka Members of the most crystalized over Spilka, "but first we The the attempt to our names Ukrainian opposition's popular rock group in public because if have Kiev have form a wanted to earn the support of tolerance for popular movement. Gorbachev a diversity of opinion chosen - despite their goes we shall all be the people." poor Whatever its outcome, A Spadshchyna may prove a serious hurdle this battle punished." when it command of the language offstage - promises member agrees that "for a political to have a profound effect comes to developing a unified to sing only in Working in concert with the challenge Ukrainian. Savvy on the to be successful, we must program. Soviet Union. If a officially Even on so central an enough not to be diverted recognized writers are a build up the by "a Ukrainian popular consciousness of the issue as the role of the movement is whole slate of independent Communist smoke-screen campaign for social people." Party there allowed to form it will be the is no consensus. Ukrainianization" groups whose membership ranges which Oles' missing After doing months or years Vasyl' Iaremenko, link in the chain of from of a professor of Shevchenko predicts will hardened dissidents to leg-work be opposition the independent social literature at Kiev University launched movements ringing perestroika-inspired and by the government this political groups are Moscow from perfectly willing to let member of the initiative spring, the Baltic to Central neophytes. group, opposition groups reject The most active the officially Asia. But to recognized writers makes a point of the fact that central continue repressing groups in "we rule from Moscow with Kiev are Hromada take the lead the rising tide in the formation of a (members of the initiative group) their of opposition ever (Community), a conscious and conscientious university-student popular movement. are more severe measures Rather than communists". One member of use of Ukrainian. will be group, Spadshchyna (Heritage), a resent the writers for the Hromada require'd, which might goad relatively agrees. He became a Ecology, the preservation the cultural society, various ecological of privileged positions they occupy, communist in public into fighting back and groups, 1985 after historical monuments, national Memorial, the Ukrainian the unofficial would group's are, in the Gorbachev came to power and says language, certainly discredit branch of an democratization - these, all-Soviet words of a Hromada member, "very he does not regret perestroika. organization it. But another the issues used to lay the ground- based at the grateful to the writers". "We need Hromada member thinks this is work The formation of a Ukrainian Cinematographers' for the formation of a popular Union whose the involvement of the naive: popular writers," we know what to expect movement, are movement was first objective is to said by members of commemorate says Shevchenko. Their from the publicly national Communist Party and it is the initiative broached in L'viv, the victims of Stalinism, group to be the key the prominence gives not — :— - e -' them a measure good." The decision to call points- capital of Western Ukraine with a Vkrains'ka HeVsins'ka of the program they have Spilka of political immunity: no the proposed long-standing organization a drafted. More significant reputation for (Ukrainian Helsinki Union), the lhan this movement led by Ivan Drach can popular movement rather than a piecemeal political volatility, as the current incarnation list of causes which even of the be repressed as openly as were popular culmination of the front reflects an Shcherbyts'ky spokespeople a ! ummcr of Ukrainian Helsinki Group which now summer demonstrations in L'viv. understanding of this demonstrations. J multiplicity.„ purport to endorse Dogs were turned" has monitored Soviet observance is the political In their turn, the independent of opinions. Dmytro Pavlychko challenge on the crowds, demonstrators were of the Helsinki to the hegemony of the human rights social groups beaten have facilitated the first proposed the term 'movement' Communist Parly and arrested, and one of the accord since 1976, and and to Soviet the work of the writers. A member of at the press conference which most prominent activists, Vkrains'ka centralization which an Ivan Demokratychna Spilka the initiative group says that preceded the ecological meeting to independent Makar was imprisoned for three (Ukrainian Democratic popular movement Union- government resistance to the guarantee "an internal democracy, would months. These measures succeeded UDS), constitute. Ukrainians wryly the Ukrainian branch of the group's formation subsided when it Each member-group can have its joke that in preventing the formation of a self-styled closet Brezhnevites political opposition was pointed out that if the writers own platform." seeking a respite popular movement. party in the Soviet Union. from the were not allowed to form a popular One position that the member- upheavals The action has now shifted in Moscow take to These groups have espoused movement, Kiev, independent activists groups, including the initiative vacations to Ukraine. They the traditionally more diverse causes. Hromada will be has would eventually do so on their group of writers, will looking passive capital. certainly for a new holiday spot On November 13, worked for the preservation of own. share is a commitment to once a at an ecological demonstration historical monuments; Ukrainian popular Shcherbyts'ky's government Ukrainian language and culture, movement has been formed. attended by 10,000 people, the Spadshchyna has sponsored (Shcherbyts'ky is the largest conservative mass meeting in Soviet numerous lectures on historical and General Secretary of Ukraine) has Kiev, the formation of a popular literary topics; the various greens movement opposed the formation of a popular was advocated as the held a protest last summer movement with all the means at its only means of solving Ukraine's concerning the felling of the disposal: arrest and detention of ecological crisis. Ten days later Holosiev forest in Kiev. But they the independent activists, 33 people, including prominent arc no longer satisfied with these remonstrations behind closed doors writers and academics as well as piecemeal actions. Some were for the official vanguard. The most representatives of "unofficial" radicalized by the incalcitrance of recent episodes in the melodrama social groups and factory worker the government. "Through our of police repression that Ukraine collectives, formed an initiative conflicts with the administration has become known for, were the group, based on the Writers' (during a campaign for the detention of 60 activists Union, to spear-head the creation preservation of historical January 21 to prevent the UDS of a Ukrainian popular movement. monuments) we realized that from holding a scheduled congress Collectives at several institutes, without raising political issues we and the 15 day jail sentence given including the Institute of Literature, could not solve other problems," to dissident Stefan Khmara for his . declared their support for the says V. T., , a member of Hromada. participation on January 20 initiative group the following For others, working on specific unsanctioned attempts week. . vj/- An indication that this local causes has been a strategic Chcrvonohrad to freely select , group could not be , restricted to the first step in a , plan to mount a candidates for the March elections. "unofficial" margins came with the larger political challenge. An Public figures are subject to more announcement of its creation in the example this , of tactic is the subtle harassment. The morning December 8 issue of the widely read . November ecological after the initiative group for the organ of the Writers' Union, demonstration. One of the motives formation of a popular movement Llteraturna Ukraina. the members of Spadshchyna and was created, Ivan Drach, its head, Behind the . scenes the initiative Hromada, groups not centrally was called in to Communist Party , group continues to operate. In concerned with ecology, had for headquarters, presumably to justify . mid-December a program for the organizing the demonstration was his action. Other members of the . popular movement was drafted, to gain access to a public tribunal initiative group have been ° according to one member who also from which to ' begin the formation questioned about their involvement - expected this program to be of a popular front, at their workplaces. . published in , Llteraturna The decision to precede a general The Kremlin's reaction to the Ukraina by the end of January, political critique with work on formation of a popular movement - Compared to their outspoken smaller issues is not just a product in Ukraine is another matter. Moscow counterparts, or to the of restraints imposed by the Ukrainians, like Oles' . Shevchenko, openly insubordinate Estonians, regime. In addition lo the practical are quick to point out that the members of the initiative . group consideration that a meeting on stagnation in their republic spells - - among whom are such literary ecology will be tolerated but stability for Moscow. Recent luminaries as Ivan Drach and would-be participants in an events, however, ' suggest that 1 Dmylro Pavlychko - are remarkably opposition party congress will be Gorbachev may be easing circumspect in their behavior, arrested (as the detention of UDS Shcherbyts'ky out. Shcherbyts'ky . is the only politburo member not to be guaranteed a seat in the . March elections. Moreover, in . December his second-in-command,

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PAGE 5; STUDENT, MARCH-APRIL, 1989 Confessions of a Male Pysankist A guide to pysanka writing by someone not the art clarify, senile. These people find it hard who has mastered I write pysankyl To and pysanky (pysanka - singular) are to understand what I find enjoyable Easter eggs. Ukrainian Easter eggs. about writing pysanky. like eggs, nearly impossible to tell the kistkas was applied stay the I write them because this is what you Writing pysanky is painting. pysanky. One needs colours or same colour of apart, unless you have do to make pysanky. The common It is a relaxing leisurely activity dyes, bees wax and a kistka. All them colour the egg at the time. Some people misconception is that you paint which I enjoy, as I do painting. The these supplies can be obtained coded or you have ESP.) As well like to use clear wax and others like Easter eggs. Perhaps you do, but big difference between the two art inexpensively. one does not have to bother about black, dirty wax. With the former pysanky (the name derives from the forms, besides the obvious religious The kistka is perhaps the most heating the kistka all the time. The one sees the colours under the wax, Ukrainian word "pysaty" meaning connotations of the pysanky, is that, important tool one uses in writing non-electrical kistkas have to be therefore sees what the egg will look heated in a candle all the time, "to write") are written, with a kistka. as an art form, pysanky are more pysanky. The traditional kistkas like, the latter is good for filling in

a different styles it virtually after every stroke. They A kistka is a metallic, either copper structured, meaning that in pysanka come in and is a large areas to avoid missing any also are not very consistent as to or brass, instrument which holds the one must include some sort of matter of individual preference as to spots (a common fault of my eggs). their wax-delivery system. melted wax. The wax is used to symbolical meaning. As well, which one to use. Since I hate all The One must be very careful with the novice user usually either has wax write different colours, in the manner writing pysanky rarely tends to be a the traditional kistkas I use an no wax because once the wax is applied the coming out of the kistka or he ends which I will further describe. form of self expression. Most of electric one. The electric kistka to the egg there is no way it can be up with a big drop of wax on his egg, The reason why I stated that I write writing which is done is based simplifies the writing of pysanky. removed. Once the wax touches the something pysanky with such emphasis is heavily on traditional designs. The electric current is passed that no pysanka design surface of the egg, that area will not calls for. The electric kistka because this art form is usually a Although I am familiar with a few through a transformer and winds makes accept any dye. When one is the writing female domain. Yes, sexual artists (if someone who paints itself around a brass post. In this of pysanky a less learning to write pysanky this is frustrating experience, even though discrimination rears its ugly head, paintings is called a painter.then post there is a hole of small diameter usually where the frustration builds some people consider to even in the area of folklore. I have does someone who writes pysanky where a hollow needle, which them be up. It is hard to make straight lines. faced countless of wide eyed, open get called a writer? a pysankist?) funnels the wax to the surface of the sacrilegious. One cannot erase the mistakes, and The wax is mouth people who could not believe who do amazing things with the art egg, rests. These needles are very important. It occasionally the wax splatters on the should be bees that a man - yes, a man - would form, while still combining a few removable, which makes it possible wax. This is not egg. The latter problem is virtually because one voluntarily sit down and write traditional elements, however most to vary the size of the needle used, tries to be a purist when eliminated by the electric kistka, writing pysanky, or to give to pysanky, and actually say he liked of the "modern" pysanky, i.e. which in rum varies the width of the jobs while the former exists in all the doing them. They have heard of men pysanky that an artist has made, line written on the egg. This means apiarists, or because the smell of shaky armed people. bees wax is heavenly, it is simply who write pysanky but usually it is leave a lot to be desired. that one does not have to have a The third essential material is the because synthetic wax, paraffin, to impress a female (or the wife There is very little needed to whole box full of various kistkas does various coloured dyes. After all, one not work. forces him) or because the man is old purchase to begin a career of writing lying around. (After a while it is Paraffin does not seal the wants to colour the eggs. The colour eggshell as well as beeswax so it is can be purchased at most Ukrainian

not used. bookstores and is cheap compared to Now would be a good time to the price of good oil or acrylic

explain some of the basics of paints, or for that matter any artists

pysanky writing. One dabs wax supplies.The dye is non-edible to, (using the kistka), usually according such an extent that once you soak the to a plan or design, on a clean white egg in colour you cannot eat it, no egg, and puts it into a coloured dye. matter how you decide to have it. As After a while of more dabbing, of well, the colours can last for a long more soaking, one pulls the egg out time if they are made properly. One of the last colour and melts all the buys the powder and adds this to a wax off. The areas where the wax cup of boiling water and then adds a

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task lies ahead. You must blow into and we'll show one hole and force the yolk and the white stuff to flow out the other hole. After a while of blowing, one you the world. will have to prod around the inside

of the egg, use the pin (if you can use your finger, start with a new egg),

and attempt to break the yolk sac.

The yolk sac's membrane is a pain to get out. One can be grossed out while watching the inside of the egg

flow by one's face in a thin stream. tablespoon of vinegar. (The orange (frequently error and error) to figure After this process one finds oneself colour does not need vinegar for out what order should be used for the with an empty egg. some obscure reason which no one desired effect Empty eggs give me great has ever ideas. explained to my complete The last necessary ingredient to a You can empty the eggs, eat them, satisfaction. "It's chemistry. It's successful pysanka is an egg. Not a and then give them back to the made different. Right!"), When great big egg, although some people supermarket and demand an colouring the pysanky one has to do paint on goose eggs and other exchange. As well, you can use them follow a specific order; the egg has large eggs (look at the big pysanka to play a practical joke on a friend, to be dyed from the lightest to the in Vegreville, Alberta for example), either substitute them in his darkest colour. One starts with a small or medium sized egg is refrigerator or start breaking them on yellow, goes through orange, light sufficient. The egg must be raw, your, his or somebody else's head. red, dark red, brown and finishes otherwise the dye will not colour the Fun! You can also fill them up with with the black dye - usually. Green cg£ well and the result will be a liquor and take them to places where and blue are also used in some sickly looking egg. Some people one cannot drink. The possibilities pysanky, extract as are other more esoteric the inside of the egg through are endless. However when Travelling in Canada or inter- colours. It is very hard to make up a small holes in the egg. I just learned attempting these be sure you cover nationally this specific order for all the colours how to do this, last weekend to be summer? There is up the holes with some white stuff. used, in proper order, because it precise, and will share the secret No sense in giving the joke away. a youth hostel system that covers often depends on the quality of the with you. To write pysanky one must be in colours used. As well, different over 75 countries all over the Take the egg firmly into one hand, the right frame of mind. I do not' experts on pysanky writing, usually and with the other, grab a safety pin mean that one has to be in touch world. Buyyour membership card elderly Ukrainian women, the babas or a sharp thin object, a needle, pin, with the pagan gods - for this is today and see (grandmothers - old ladies who walk nail, whatever. the world with us! One can buy where the tradition comes from, it about with this knowing smile, "official" egg-hollowing devices but was later altered and accepted into shaking their head and cluck- I have not advanced this far and Christian traditions. The right state - clucking at modem society's ways besides, this just costs money. With of mind is to be relaxed. One cannot The Canadian you know the type), have their Hostelling Association own the sharp object, hereafter referred to write pysanky when one is concerned Association system of colour ordering. It gets canadienne de I'ajisme as "pin" (no Ukrainian connotations about something else. One must confusing, with all their tricks and in this word, it is just a pin), start devote most of the concentration to 1600 James Naismith Drive, Suite 608 their "old world knowhow". One scratching a small hole in one end of the pysanka. The rest of the Gloucester. Ontario (613) 748-5638 should just follow the basic the egg. Upon successfully making a concentration can be devoted to the guidelines, from the lightest colour hole (if the egg breaks or cracks you people who are writing pysanky with in to the darkest, listen to some words are not Ontario Call: -Ottawa (613) 230-1200 successful) in one side, make you. This is not an activity for of wisdom from the neighbourhood one on the other side. When finished hermits. It is always more -Toronto (416) 368-1848 pysanka expert, use trial and error these arduous tasks the most difficult interesting to write pysanky with

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PAGE 7; STUDENT, MARCH-APRIL, 1989 Malarek The Movie Symon Vapniak

On March 3, the movie Malarek The film is not a typical "hero opened in theaters across Canada. makes good after defeating

The movie is about Victor Malarek incredible odds" type movie. This who is an investigative reporter for movie is Canadian and so it casts off the Globe & Mall. The movie is these American cinematographic based on his autobiography Hey, stereotypes. The victory in the Malarek (Macmillan. 1984). movie is the printing of Victor

It is loosely based on this book Malarek's story. That is all. There since it focuses on the epilogue of is no "love interest" in this movie as the autobiography, Victor's first there are in most Hollywood investigative piece on the three production. The movie focuses on suicides in a Montreal Juvenile the successful completion of the detention center. While we are story. Thus the audience can fully seeing Victor research this story, and sympathise with the actor, and running into incredible bureaucratic indeed Victor Malarek, about what it stonewalls, the movie features many was like to research the story. flashbacks of Victor Malarek's Being a relatively low budget childhood and teenage years, when movie there are minor glitches and he himself spent many years in boys Hollywood stereotypes. One of homes and detention centers. Victor's brothers does not figure in

Elias Koteas plays the role of the movie and is even missing from

Victor Malarek, and he plays it the family photo, there is a superbly. The actor has captured all stereotypical old alcoholic crime- of Victor's gestures, both physical beat journalist was quite unnecessary and vocal, perfectly. He plays the but thankfully did not prove to be a part with a great deal of energy, a great annoyance to destroy the nervous energy such that the movie's mood. The other glitches audience does not know what the were equally too insignificant to actor is going to do next. This destroy the movie. makes the film unpredictable and The movie Malarek is highly thoroughly enjoyable. Why he did recommended. It is a extremely Ellas Koteas in the movie Malarek. not win a Genie award for this enjoyable movie without the performance is a mystery. standard Hollywood garbage thrown

in. I urge everybody to see this film

at the first possible opportunity.

The Rambling Mind in the I would like to thank measure taken against Ukrainian Letters Con 4 From Pg.2 you once Just as the Ukrainian Cananian previous issue brought forward again for perhaps starting a debate on Canadians between 1914 and 1920 Committee suported our fellow were unwarranted and unjust; to Japanese Ukrainian Canadians still Hved "in several relevant questions the internment question and would Canadians' quest for an provide for the erection of apology and redress for their fear of the barbed wire fence". This concerning the whole internment like to tell you not to be discouraged historical markers at the sites of experiences in the Second World is just another example of why the question. I believe that we, the by the detractors who will attack you internment camns and to War, so too the Ukrainian internment issue hasn't been settled Ukrainian Canadian community, and your ideas. All the best in the reconstruct the Castle Mountain Canadian Committee enjoys the earlier. does not know enough about this future. internment camp in Banff National support of the Ethnocultural Currently among the UCC's list issue. Although the pamphlet A Park; to amend the Emergency Council, which includes the Measures Act to prevent any Japanese Canadians. While Mr. of demands are recognition and Time for Alonemenl was well put I. Krykhnovestlch similar similar misfortune from Martynovitch may feci that the acknowledgement of wrongdoing, together. I think the issue should be Toronto befalling any other Canadian Ukrainian and Japanese Canadians' the establishment of an open air looked at in greater detail. The UCC ethnic, religious or social cases are totally unalike, at least museum in Banff, Alberta (where one should put Dr. Luciuk, Dr. Kordan minority; two In discussing the Ukrainian and finally to agree to other Canadian historians, of the camps was located), and Mr. Martynowich together, pay Canadian Internment Redress resolve this issue before 1991. the profossors John Thompson and Ukrainian Canadian centennial Donald Avery compensation for an amount to be them, and get them to publish a new question, Mr. Gula reveals have publicly year. A modest grant has been supported the Ukrainian Canadian determined and changes to the document, which encompasses all considerable ignorance of the historical facts and our sought by the UCC to underwrite case. Emergencies Act. the act that the details brought forward in A community's current lobbying ongoing archival research, to In conclusion, we wish to let the replaced the War measures Act under Time for Atonement and in Mr. search out survivors and to readers efforts. For several years now, finance of STUDENT know that an independent which Ukrainian and Japanese Martynowich's paper. (Incidentally, there has been discussion written economic impact our club and those we have recently assessment study to precisely been in touch Canadians were interned. is there any chance of STUDENT in Ukrainian Canadian circles about with, stand behind determine the economic loses the UCC national position and the In conclusion, it is hoped that the printing that paper, although I have seeking appropriate redrcsss for the experienced by the community methods wrongs done to Ukrainians in used in advancing the pouits raised above have contributed not seen it I have heard much about during this period. A reply to the Ukrainian Canadian cause before to Canada between 1914 and 1920, Mr. Gula's sincere yet belated it? It would be a great contribution UCC proposal is expected shortly. the government, during Canada's internmert and public of calls for a rational discussion on to the debate on the internment Presumably additional historical Canada. operations. some of the issues surrounding the issue.) research will resolve any of the Anyway, the publication To begin, a formal resolution relatively minor differences of On behalf of the establishment of Canada's first mentioned above should be ready for instructing the national executive opinion Mr. Martynowitch has University of Western Ontario concentration camps. And Finally, in the upcoming UCC congress where of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee with respect to statements made on Ukrainian Students Club the words of Prime Minister the whole internment question (UCC) to raise the issue and the issue by Dr. Roman Temniuk within the federal government was Luciuk and Dr. to action Mulroney mark the settlement our on it should be debated, Kordan. It should be President passed during last year's congress. pointed out, with the Japanese Canadians, it is and not in the usual fashion, however, that the UCC in Subsequently the Civil Liberties claim that only unnaturalized hoped that this issue will be resolved the open. Even if the UCC does not Commission (CLC) was mandated Ukrainian Canadians were involved has by 1991 so that Canada may truly publish an updated internment bv the UCC national executive to been conclusively refuted undertake materials on the by archival "cleanse the past so that we may in pamphlet, the internment question subject. evidence that has been Given our community's intense uncovered good conscience face the future". should be the subject for an open and that the offices involvement in the debate over the commanding debate at the the internment upcoming UCC alleged presence of war criminals operations general offer, made it very Myron I. Haluk congress. in Canada Hide work could he done clear that the property and valuables UofT on the internment issue until 1987. had been confiscated Since then the UCC has widely by the government. Contemporary reports distributed the booklet entitled "A make it clear that not all of these Time for Atonement", and after valuables were returned prolonged and serious discussion when the internees were released. WEST within the national executive Of course, the present Gifts day value of defined its position vis-a-vis the those securities and properties anua Ukrainian Handicrafts government. On October 28, will be determined by an independent Art, Books, Ceramics 1988, several members of the UCC public auditing group which the UCC Records, Typewriters national executive including will be engaging. several lawyers As well, passage in 1917 of the Jewelry, Newspapers and professionals 2282 Bloor Wartime St. West met with Mr. Gciry Weincr, the Elections Act Embroidery Supplies Toronto, Orrt. Canada minister responsible for disenfranchised tens of thousands of the M6S 1N9 multiculturalism. The UCC has alleged Ukrainian Canadian "enemy aliens". Obviously Tel: (416)762-8751 called upon the government of to be denaturalized Canada to acknowledge that the you first have to be a naturalized Canadian citizen.

STUDENT, MARCH-APRIL, 1989, PAGE 8 SUSK Western Conference 1989 Karen Pidskalny When I arrived in Winnipeg Saturday morning for Congress '88, arrived discuss common I had already sooner for some problems we have conference wanted of us because we and was "Ukrainian Saskatoon to host Western how we've solved On this note, started our day in the morning some of Organizations: the story of Conference and them; and How Can Youth Get '89. By the end of the of course 3) to Western Conference not at noon. show off Involved '89 i It was I who sent a and Why?". Dr. n weekend it our Clubroom. Dmytro Saskatoon, was confirmed that We're quite proud Saskatchewan, wake-up call at 8:00 a.m. of Cipywnyk, president hosted Saskatoon After it. of national by the would be hosting We then adjourned the University of Sask., picking up a few day to UCC was our speaker. comes semi-conscious He gave us a to another major go get ready for an end. It event right along bodies the big evening. was a success, to from the hotel, we were brief outline of the sum with off six major |t the Brier, the Memorial Cup up ,n one line. to begin the Conference. Ukrainian organizations There is one and Jeux in Canada honourable Canada Summer Games. The and mention to Bernie first session was: what is happening with them Thus Conference was born Pidskalny, my husband. to "Language vs Culture: Can now. He was a Saskatoon. One Part of the Upon my arrival home, Survive Without Conference Committee The Other?". as plans went into much as I was. action. I began Professor Zenon Pohorccky was our formulating a Committee. After I speaker on this convinced topic. He Dan Puderak into presented us with the facts about helping with the project, our the survival of language and planning began. Soon after, Kathy culture. Ideally the choice is ours Labach and Natalka Makarenko to make. He also told joined us that no the Committee and plans matter how poorly we speak were then launched. Ukrainian, or how awful a dancer- we may be, that we should not be An attentive crowd at embarrassed to use what we know. the Sunday session. It is only from using something As the sun set and the stars you know that improvement and began to twinkle, the Ukrainian perfection is achieved youth of Canada turned out in their finest wardrobe to begin a night to remember. I LEFT MY HEART IN THE KARPATY Banquet and Dance began. For those of The atmosphere could not you who were not have been here, you missed planned better even if we a fabulous had Conference, but wanted it. The lights were The Sunday banquet we look forward to turned low, candles meeting you in the future. were on the We wrapped up To the formal part those of tables, and huge windows you who were here, we're in the of the day with the Mission room glad you enjoyed the overlooked the central part of Statement. Conference. I Stephan Jaddock and Tom Gabruch To tell the truth, I guess all the our campus. We can't forget worrying paid off. phoning home. Frosty think we walked out of here more Looking forward the Snowman. The food to seeing you all was confused. "What do you mean by again, and don't forget: terrific, especially the Caesar's advocate?" Between September and salad. Just as we were being served After dinner we said "goodbye" February, we met regularly, ran dessert, a display MAY YOUR MEMORIES OF of fireworks went to the Edmonton gang, around and went US LAST FOREVER! doing errands, collecting off to add to the magical winter for our sleigh ride, with the few of whatever was free, evening phoning, in Saskatoon. Vesna us that were still left to to enjoy By mailing, and so on. February Choir then Karen Pidskalny, President entertained us with a the sleigh ride, right Greg? We all of U. arrived right on schedule, few of S. Ukrainian Students' just as numbers. During one of their trotted off to some farm outside of Club, most of our plans. on behalf of the Conference Now all we had numbers more magic took place. A Saskatoon. Once we arrived and Committee; Dan to do was wait ... napkin Puderak, Kathy came to life and jumped at got on the sleigh, we actually Labach, Natalka ... as we waited, Michelle, Stephan! The Makarenko, and evening ended with a drove for a few feet before someone the U of S Club. Hali, Marijka and Taisa arrived dance. The music was supplied by yelled Ahhh! and hit the snow, got from Winnipeg. a local Then some band MRIA. As the up, ran, jumped back on, puff puff, P.S. Saskatoon people arrived, evening pictures by Karen waiting came to an end, people and then attempted revenge. If you Pidskalny with us to meet new people and were not anxious to leave. Before could not get even, then you start the scavenger hunt. Finally Tammy going to the party, we all Stopowski with a few sang a pushed off some poor soul Orest, Borys and Yuri from few songs. I believe articles from the Scavenger Hunt it would be innocently silting there. Annie Winnipeg arrived, Andrij proper to say flew in that fun was had by and Greg said they The next session was: enjoyed the ride with his car, and a crew both the younger from crowd and the but I'm sure they "Ukrainian Education: Repairing thought we were Edmonton - a older rolled in Cathy, John, crowd of people there that crazy Crumbling Foundation". to drive out to some farm in Peter, Greg and Stephan. Mrs. evening. Sleep commenced around the middle Nadia Prokopchuk addressed of winter, in the middle It was then that our scavenger this 4:00 a.m. of the night, to get on an topic. She put a high value on the open hunt began. We sent out are guests bilingual program, sleigh, ride around some person's and fellow Saskatoonians stressing the to seek field pushing people off importance of learning Ukrainian. in the adventure in the winds of our city. process, pay the driver, get back in She mentioned that a problem the Adventure they did find, not to bilingual our cars and drive back to the city. mention menus, program has to deal with matches, Now, that doesn't sound crazy, is parents. Many parents look at it McDonald's hats, a huge red sign, a sounds like a good time in Western their children and their future and SUSK president and a sexy Canada. see dollar signs if their children are secretary. Upon their return, we enrolled in French immersion or calculated points, declared a winner ordinary school program. Parents and started to party. By the way, wonder what kind of a job their there is NO 1124 Arts, and for child will have if they learn those who said it was a washroom Ukrainian. Mrs. Prokopchuk said we know you were never there! that too many parents seem to Sleep commensed around 3:00 a.m. L to forget that learning about, or R: Prof. G. Foty - UofS, Prof keeping your culture and language Bunchuk - Chernlvtsi State alive, is a priceless asset for their University, Laurianue Gabruch. child, and that there is a future in The SUSK exec was up bright being Ukrainian. and early Sunday morning to finish After dinner, our third session their meeting. Most everyone

was : "WWI Prison Camps: began their day with brunch. Canada's Unknown Shame". Andrij was dozing during the Professor Bohdan Kordan spoke meeting, or was it 40 winks? about Ukrainian Canadians that Our first session that day were interned duringWWI. began with "Canada and Ukraine: Unfortunately I cannot tell you How to Expand our Ties?". what this session was like due to Professor George Foty first the reason I was in a SUSK exec addressed the topic with a slide meeting. However, I was told that presentation. Professor Boris it was very informative and Bunchuk of the Chcrnivtsi State Greg BIysnluk attempting to interesting. University in Ukraine then spoke explalne the mission statement. We finished off the day with to us about his views of Canada and what we called the "Club Session". his experiences here. Miss We asked one person from each Laurianne Gabruch finished the Club to give us a brief report as to session off with her view of what they've been to. Borys Kruk enjoying Mike Stephanluk finds up Our aims Ukraine, and travelling there as a were : 1) to get an update; 2) to student. Our the Sunday banquet. out who Greg Bysniuk Is. final session of the

PAGE 9; STUDENT, MARCH-APRIL, 1989 in also have the power to defend Popular Front Formed Lviv against 'great-power chauvinism AIDS, Syringes and national nihilism'. (UPA)The text of the programme - to defend and support the - Ukrainian language and culture and the SU of the Popular Fronl(PF), published economic and political sovereignty should have an official status. in their bulletin, which has been of the Ukrainian republic, - The PF demands the full A scandal surfaced in the Soviet procedures and sanitary conditions formed in Lviv by a combination the constitution of guaranteed by rehabilitation of the victims of Union recendy when it was revealed in Soviet hospitals are shockingly of unofficial groups and writers has the USSR. repressions. that 31 children and 7 mothers at a poor and the Soviet Union would be made its way to the west. Last - self-management of factories maternity ward in Elista, Kalmyak fortunate to meet even half its need summer, mass demonstrations in and enterprises, as well as financial The Lviv PF sees its role in the assr, had been infected with AIDS of 3 billion disposable syringes by Lviv led to the formation of a cost accounting. harnessing of support among "Democratic Front in Support of - the eradication of social factory workers and organizing through the use of unsterilized 1991. The implications for our Peres troika', which was crushed by injustice through control of social agitation in support of candidates needles. (The original source of the brethren in Ukraine are disturbing, if the authorities in autumn. The services, distribution of to the Congress of People's infection being a three month old not mortifying. It can only make one bulletin the Lviv of PF began apartments, etc. - being placed in Deputies. The Lviv PF is involved infant whose father had contracted angry to think that people in the publication in November last year the hands of the consumer. These in meeting deputies, interviewing and 3 issues have the disease in Africa.) Subsequent West face an AIDS crisis because of appeared to dale. conditions would only be met if them, and organizing discussions The programme states that the screwing genuine authority is transferred and seminars with them. It takes findings from a commission around while Soviet Popular Front is a "socio-political from central to local bodies. an active interest in the economic investigating the matter suggest that citizens face a potential epidemic organization" governed by its own development the of region of this incident may only be the tip of because the system is so screwed up. constitution and the resolutions of Other wide-ranging demands western Ukraine. It is also at the for the nineteenth the iceberg, sterilization party conference. It include: forefront of organising social coordinates various unofficial and - complete freedom to publish assistance for the poor, invalids, social gToups, workers, collectives and disseminate information; both the old and infirm. Ukrainian Democratic and individuals. The aims of the Union political and religious. Finally, the Lviv PF defends its Lviv PF are: - freedom to worship and hold own members from harassment by different political views. the authorities by organizing Attends Second DU Congress the formation of a campaigns in the press, material constitutional court which would help, and by approaching the (UPA)Between 26-29 January in Resolutions passed by the have the power to overturn judicial bodies and procurator. Riga, Latvia, a delegation from the congress included a demand for the unconstitutional laws. It would Ukrainian opposition party, the release of arrested members of the Ukrainian Democratic Union, Karabakh Committee, the unofficial attended the second all-union Armenian nationalist group. The congress of the Democratic Union. congress stressed that the Baltic Altogether, 135 delegates attended republics were still occupied, and Borys Bunchuk in from every region of the USSR, as that the Democratic Union will well as 39 guests. The congress continue to support the democratic Jeffrey D. Stephaniuk was scheduled to lake place in a opposition in these republics who hall, but permission was refused arc struggling against foreign when the delegates arrived on occupation. Another resolution Saskatoon For eleven years. The January 26th. They then went to a supported the rights of the Crimean University of Saskatchewan has hotel in Yurmal, but after a short Tartars to regain their autonomous been hosting an exchange with a while the militia came and threw republic. After the congress on Ukrainian university in Chcmivtsi. them out. Finally, the congress January 29th a meeting was held in This year, six professors from was forced to take place in an central Riga to honour political Chcmivtsi stayed in Saskatoon for apartment of one of the Latvian prisoners who had died in the three months. One of them is a delegates in Riga. Gulag. poet, Borys Bunchuk. On the The congress was opened by The congress revealed that 17th of February, Borys held a Evgeniya Novodvorska. Sergei throughout the USSR, the public reading of his poetry. He Grigoryanits, editor of the Democratic Union publishes 13 recited the original, Ukrainian Moscow-based samizdat journal journals, and, to date, over 200 language version of his poems. Glasnost, presented an overall press releases have been isscd. Most of the poems were from a picture of the political situation in The DU has 500 full members and collection entitled "The Measure of the USSR. delegate A from Siberia 200 candidate members, with Truth". English translations, by proposed that his region should . representation in 37 Soviet cities. Jeffrey D. Stephaniuk, were also demand political autonomy. .'. Concerning the social structure of . read. Members of the congress discussed , the membership - the intelligentsia Borys often writes about his the Democratic Union declaration, , form 43%, workers - 27%, students . parents, their deaths, and "snap- programme and statute, as well as -16%, others - 14%, with one shots" he remembers of them. resolutions about future tactics and member classified as a peasant. On . the Borys' themes are diverse, from nationality question. All those the political breakdown of DU . anti-nuclear present agreed that war, poems about the upcoming members "democrats" accounted for . W.W. II, and love poems. About "elections" in the USSR were 48%, (the largest group), liberal poetry in Ukraine, Borys states "antidemocratic". In a separate democrats - 26%, christian that "poetry is as loved as folk statement, addressed to the Vienna ,. ,, democrats - IO%, "democratic , music". To be a poet for Helsinki Review Conference, the Borys . . communists" - 10% and social- . is to Democratic Bunchuk be a confessor of the Union congress . democrats - 8%. In addition, the spirit, one's own, and one's believed Moscow to be unworthy . DU has 1 anarchist and 1 Zionist nation's. as a site for a conference devoted member. . Borys Bunchuk has recently to human rights, because the .. been accepted into the professional Soviet authorities were still . . Writer's Guild in Ukraine. Now he violating them. ? can quit his job as dean of Students , at the University of Chemivtsi to ? write full time. However, he is not '- ? sure if he wants to quit his job, because he values his contacts with ; . people. ..- . , ? - - ° - . - ™.? " . .

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Next morning the story spread all where you throw knives at peoples Well, Sparky came to over our Yunak the rescue camp like fire. We feet. Almost every year some idiot this time. He had a huge scab on his decided to change the story from gets a knife in Jus foot and gets taken elbow and opened it up with his aboriginals to pygmies with arrows to the hospital, Bowie knife. I saw him do it! and darts. We told He him they'd So our hunting party was armed goes up to Roman with this blood moved here from Africa and were on to the teeth! Twenty of us with razor soaked knife and says "Roman, I've the warpath. sharp blades, including Roman and just killed a pygmy. The cure for the To make pygmy darts was dead his pocketknife, went out into the poison is to wipe easy. the blood on you". We had thousands of ferns bush. INSTANTLY. Roman is cured. growing around there with nice About a quarter of a mile out, the Then Sparky walks up and down- straight stalks. Just chop the off the top pygmies started attacking. This time hospital tent with his knife, like and bo torn, and instant 2 foot pygmy Roman was convinced beyond all some demented Florence dart. We cut a good supply of these. doubt - pygmies are real - he Nightingale, blessing and curing one You'd Everyone had lined up ready to better brace yourselves for time. I'll call him Roman. Roman actually saw them. (Actually he and all. Truly amazing! And this issues column, cobbers. It may was about march through the bush to the only saw about 12 or 13, fat, had one of 6 of the smaller boys hysterical! sound little kitchen for breakfast. a far fetched, but it's all those bowl-on-the-head haircuts Roman was with suntans, stripped down to the The evening saw the same stunt as true fairly short, so he as me living here in Toronto and wore glasses about an inch was near the front. waist, bobbibg up and down in the thick. as the morning - pygmy attacks As we're and working at UBA. It's about We decided there was something marching, us blokes at the bush with their backs to him). enroute to the kitchen. This time the hunting pygmies, those small black back started throwing darts at the wrong with him when I Hail after hail of darts came saw him girls knew our game and they led people that run around with spears being dressed one morning. guys in the front. Instantly, we all rainig down. Things wre getting Thats Roman on, asking if he'd protect and arrows and blowpipes. started yelling "Pygmies! grim, the right! I glanced up the hillfrom our pygmies had surrounded us them at night. This time the setting is far Pygmies!! Run for your life". and we tent, and lo and behold, Roman's were trapped. Every so often, So that night. Sparky and removed from the steamy tropical Everyone's running like hell, darts one of us would being dressed by both his parents. try to make a break Blockhead took Roman night raining north of Australia. Instead, it's set down on us, and Roman's out for it, and we'd hear yelling, His mum was in the process of hunting. Well, all they really did right down in the south, about 100 front, running faster than anyone screaming, fighting; eventually pulling up his underpants!! We was creep out into the bush with him miles out of Melbourne. In fact it else. they 'd simply couldn't believe our eyes. come back saying you at 2:00am and left him on the edge happened at Sokil, our Plast camp, in We got to the kitchen, having couldn't Every night, we have a sentry on get through. Roman's of the girls' camp, saying "Wait about 1980 (yes, I was and am in escaped the dreaded pygmies running around almost crying, duty for security. This particular here, we'll be back in a minute". Of Plast). Somehow, no one was hurt! Roman thinking he'll be trotured and eaten night, Roman was on duty with two course, they just went back to camp Sokil is situated right out in the starts telling all the girls how we by pygmies. all had a serius old hands at the game. One was a We to bed. The girls' sentry came across bush. No sealed roads, only narrow were just attacked by an army of problem too, trying hard bloke we called Victor Blockhead, not to Roman. When quizzed, he told them dirt tracks that the buses must pygmies. They're looking at us as if laugh. who was a bit of a hellraiser. The that he was hunting pygmies. He negotiate to take us there. Every to ask "What's he on?", but Roman we other guy I'll call Johnny Spark, who So came up with a new story. was sent back to us still babbling other year keeps a bus would get bogged had to be one of the biggest shit trying to convince them that The darts are poisoned, and when like an idiot, paranoid of night and we'd have a tractor and about stirrers this side of Breakfast creek. it's true. you get hit, you laugh until you die. attacks. 100 people trying to get it out. The activities passed without By next morning EVERYONE The bush at night is always noisy. Morning Only an absolute deadshit would nearest is knew about the pygmies. The now small town about 15 Usually it's wallabies or kangaroos, incident, as did lunch. After lunch believe such an outlandish lie — and expected pygmy attacks had full minutes away by car. It's on the or a few possums. But they sound we have one hour of free time. So he did. have we decided to take audience participation. Everyone coast, where we some of the like a person tramping heavily Roman pygmy Wc broke through the siege and best surf the state. hunting. but Roman loved it! beaches in A through the bush, especially the fought our way back to camp. Once location for If you've ever been to a Plast But all good things must end. wonderful Summer wallabies and roos, as they hop back at camp, we set up a hospital camps. camp, you know what I mean when I - After lunch we decided to go hunting around. No matter how many lights tent where we sent all the wounded should also explain say every kid brings a knife again. But this time we'd make sure I at this point, you shine, you can never see them to camp. everyone who wanted a good laugh. that everyone has have we'd get some kills. We were gunna our camps are not like the through the undergrowth. And to a bigger Roman's running about looking luxury affairs here, where they have knife than the next kid. loser pray to the pygmy gods first. So we Well Roman heard these noises One REALLY worried, cos the tent filled all trooped down to the pool, knelt barracks, beds and electricity. We and asked what they were. may bring a pocket knife, tne next up pretty quick! Then something kid brings a 4 along the edge and began kow- roughed it like real MENI We Blockhead and Sparky scared him inch Bowie knife. happened that I still can't explain. chanting all usually had about 8 or 10 people to a Next one brings a 6 inch Rambo I a stack bibles, towing to the water, half witless by telling him there still But swear on of it's tent. The tents were vintage 1942 cobat knife. Some warmonger turns sorts of nonsense. And Roman's out were aboriginals out there, armed true. Perhaps it's the power of and had no mosquito neting, no sewn up with a bayonet, and invariably there going hell for leather with with supersonic spear guns and stuff suggestion. Roman got hit by a dart in floors, no modem trimmings. there's a maniac who rolls up with a everyone else, getting right into iL like that. Of course gullible little and started laughing too. Not as biggest I still a yunak, in bloody machete. All free time is Then Mark, one of our This year was Roman believes this, and the next much as us, mind you, but he spent sharpening weapons, hoods, came up behind Roman and with the 12-18 age group. We had a time he heard a noise he ran and laughed. And was convinced he was playing a game called Chicken, gave him the biggest kick in the arse new bloke in our camp for the first WHOOSH, straight back to his tent. going lo die. you ever saw! Roman went cartwheeling into the water with a huge SPLASH. When he surfaced, he suddenly realized there were no pygmies, no poison darts and no pygmy gods. Just one wet, gullible FULL LINE OF SERVICES Roman. I'm afraid he still cops it if someone from camp sees him around.

FOR STUDENTS I rarely see him at all now. A pity. He brought a lot of mirth to a lot of

people in a very short time.

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