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^^'^isnih^'^^ CHRIST IS BORN - ХРИСТОС РАЖДАЄТЬСЯ National movements Helsinki Union seeks of USSR appeal to restoration of tryzub, Vienna Conference flag of free Ukraine MOSCOW - Representatives of national-democratic movements in the JERSEY CITY, N.J. - In a Decem­ USSR have urged the ongoing Vienna ber 5 press statement, the Kiev branch conference reviewing implementation of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union outlin­ of the 1975 Helsinki Accords not to ed its demands regarding the restora­ agree to a Moscow meeting on hu­ tion of Ukrainian national symbols and manitarian concerns unless the Soviet the blue and yellow flag of free Ukraine, reported the Ukrainian Press Agency in Union lives up to its commitments in London, international agreements on human and national rights. The Soviets have consistently linked The rights activists, representing the the tryzub and the blue and yellow flag Estonian, Ukrainian, Crimean Tatar, to "bourgeois nationalism," ignoring Latvian, Lithuanian and Armenian their true history. iiaciopal-dcmocratic movements, draft­ Seventy members of the UHU's Kiev ed ^heir appeal on November 17 while branch voted to send the demands for in Moscow for talks with members of a consideration to the Supreme Soviet of Ij S. Congressional delegation and the Ukrainian SSR during a November dcpinies of the Supreme Soviet. The 20 meeting in the republic's capital city. impieccdcnted meetings brought toge- The statement, in English translation thci U.S. legislators, most of them provided by the UFA, follows. шстЬсїь of the L'.S. Helsinki CuiiimiS" sion, Soviet officials and dissidents. 1 he I'SSR has Deeii promoting the idea of a special meeting on humani­ The Ukrainian national emblem and tarian alfairh H'ithin the framework of flag are the oldest symbols not only in the Helsinki process to take place in Ukraine, but throughout the entire Moscow. Western states, however, have Eastern Europe. In particular, the expressed reluctance to agree to such a tryzub (trident) was the first emblem of conference in vie\^ of the USSR's the Riuryk dynasty. It was depicted on continued violations of the Helsinki coins and on royal buildings, weapons Accords. (Continued on ра|е 15) In their appeal to the Vienna Con­ ference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the 15 national rights activists, Shcherbytsky crony including members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, state that "holding a retired from post conference on humanitarian concerns in a state that does not abide by laws, such as the USSR, is contradictory in in иі(гаіпіап SSR principle to the spirit and letter of the by Dr. David Marples Helsinki Act and the Universal Decla­ ration of Human Rights." EDMONTON - The second se­ They go on to point out, however, A Christmas card from Ukraine by artist Liudmyla Loboda. cretary of the Ukrainian SSR, one of that if the USSR should begin to First Secretary Volodymyr Shcherbyt­ steadfastly implement changes guaran­ sky's oldest cronies, was removed from teeing the rights of nations and in­ 1988 Christmas greetings his position at the December 12 plenum dividuals, holding such a conference in of the Central Committee of the Com­ Moscow would be possible. munist Party of Ukraine. The appeal enumerates four principal of Ukrainian Catholic hierarchy Oleksander Tytarenko, 73, was re­ demands: granting true sovereignty to CHRIST IS BORN! forth from heaven to redeem all people." tired and replaced by Volodymyr Ivash- the republics that constitute the USSR; We marvel at this boundless love of the "A great and marvelous wonder has ko, 56, formerly a first secretary in the expanding the rights of the individual, Creator of all who became man for our come to pass this day, A Virgin bears a Dnipropetrovske Obiast. Mr. Tyta­ releasing and rehabilitating all pri­ salvation. The coming of God's Son Child and her womb suffers no cor­ renko had been second secretary since soners of conscience; and adopting a brought us peace, grace, salvation, ruption. The word is made flesh, yet October 1982. law on cults that would guarantee heavenly light, restored friendship ceases not to dwell with the Father. Mr. Ivashko was elevated, somewhat freedom of conscience. between God and man, and we Christ­ Angels and shepherds give glory, and surprisingly, over the heads of existing The full text of the appeal follows. ians became children of the Father, with them we cry aloud: 'Glory to God secretaries in the Ukrainian PoHtburo, in the highest, and on earth peace!'" brothers and sisters of God's Son, Jesus Borys Kachura, Stanislav Hurenko and Yuriy Yelchenko. - Great Compline of Christmas Christ. This glorious event prompted We, representatives of national-de­ the angels to sing: "Glory to God in the Also removed as a secretary of the mocratic movements of nations of Our liturgical prayers and melodious highest heaven, and on earth peace to Central Committee was Vasily Kriuch- the USSR, believe that holding a chants, filled with wonder, give praise to those who enjoy His favor." (Lk. 2:14). kov. It afjpears, however, that he (Continued on page 16) the Eternal God made flesh who "came (Continued on page 13) (Continued on page 15) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 No. 52

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY

plant in August, when serious problems article stated, it was necessary to create South Ukraine energy complex: were uncovered in the construction of a "clean zone" in which the welders the station's third reactor, scheduled to could make inspections of the piping its problems and prospects come on-line in December. The most network, but space was being clogged serious complaints concerned defects in up by workers from other organizations. In mid-October, the chairman of the by Dr. David Marples to demand and seasonal weather fluc­ building work, changes in planning tuations. The author calculates that in decisions in midcourse and the failure to Mykolayiv Oblast Committee of Peo­ ple's Control, N. Bobyrev, responded to The question of the viability of the dry years (every 20 years on average), provide adequate meal services for the criticisms and maintained that huge energy complex that is under the level of water in Kostiantynivka workers of the second and third shifts. construction in Mykolayiv Oblast in Reservoir will decrease by 17 meters There was waid to be "constant building work at the plant was now southern Ukraine has been raised by a and in this way will cause havoc with the misunderstanding" by the planners, the improving. He also revealed that the senior engineer of the South Ukraine natural plant life existing therein. Kharkiv section of the Atomic Energy chaotic affairs at the building site had nuclear power plant. Moreover, the vibration of the turbines Planning Institute. This section was led to the appearance of the deputy chairman of the USSR Council of In a lengthy, impassioned letter to the of the nuclear plant is also contributing said to have issued some 260 official Ministers, Boris Shcherbyna, at a newspaper Robitnycha Hazeta, the to this same process so that gradually, notes between January and early meeting of the builders and workers of engineer has suggested that the com­ the basic food supply for the creatures August changing existing technical plex, which has been progressing almost of these waters is being cut off. The desicions and issuing several new suppUer-factories, which demonstrates covertly behind the anger induced over evaporation caused by the overheating documents. Moreover, the low quali­ that the situation was regarded with the grandiose scheme to build the of the reservoirs will also raise the salt fications of many of the building some concern in Moscow. Consequently, Danube-Dnieper Canal, will lead to the level of the South Buh by 6 percent and workers had resulted in a delay of work a severe warning was given to the ecological destruction of a wide area, bring about the further loss of feed for which the norm was three days to director of the Kharkiv section of the and will threaten the existence of one of supplies for fresh-water fish. Salini- anything up to 20 days. Work on the Atomic Energy Planning Institute, V. the republic's most important rivers, the zation, in turn, will have an adverse reactor complex was said to be one to Zaruba, for failing to ensure high South Buh. effect on local agriculture. five months behind schedule, while on quality of planning and documentation The engineer, V. Bilodid, writes that Mr. Bilodid's article is unusual in that other objects the timetable had been set work. the nuclear power plant is to be ex­ it comes from within the nuclear power back by 50 to 60 days. The above critique, however, reflects panded beyond its officially designated complex. It is an indicator that there is a There were said to be defects on the the desire of the planners to keep the size, to six reactors (based on VVER- certain amount of discontent with the roof of the machine room and in the schedule rather than anxiey over the 1000s) and perhaps, according to its planning process for nuclear power work on the reactor's piping system. In expansion of the plant. Nonetheless, it general director, to eight reactors. The plants in Ukraine. In his view, the order to concentrate on the latter, the (Continued on page 15) original plan, however, was for four Ministry of Nuclear Power of the USSR reactors. and its subsidiary planning bodies are For the past six years, he explains, the moving ahead with plans to expend the GLASNOST DIARY: nuclear plant has been cooled with South Ukraine nuclear power plant water from the nearby Tashlytske without consultation with the local Reservoir. Today, Tashlytske and the public. recording changes in the USSR Kostiantynivka Reservoir are being Many parts of the city of Mykolayiv prepared for exploitation for at least will be affected by the new plans, One step forward... two steps bock four energy complexes. In addition to however, since one-third of its in­ the nuclear power plant, there is under habitants rely on the South Buh for Although news of the Stalinist terror faminology took wing after the OSI construction the Kostiantynivka hydro- drinking water. He reveals that the famine of 1932-1933 has appeared on (Justice Department's Office of Special electric-hydroaccumulation station, the residents of South Ukraine sent a letter the pages of Literaturna Ukraina and Investigations) was commissioned in Tashlytske hydroaccumulation station of the Ministry of Nuclear Power in even the English-language Moscow 1979. For here was a way to rehabilitate and the Oleksandrivka hydroelectric early June, with 800 signatures, de­ News, the editors of News from Ukraine fascism - to prove that Ukrainian station. All are based on the South Buh manding that the plans for expansion are not convinced of the actual occur­ collaborators were helpless victims River, the current of which has already be debated further. rence of such a man-made famine in caught between the rock of Hitler and been harnessed upstream for the coo­ The ministry reportedly did not Ukraine. In a recent issue of the news­ Stalin's hard place. ling pond of another Ukrainian nuclear respond until the end of July, at which paper (October 1988), a story, head­ "Just as the Nazis used the OUN for power plant at Netishyn, Khmelnytsky time it pointed out that some signatories lined "Ukrainian terror-famine a holo- their own ends, so has Reagan exploit­ Oblast. of the letter who were employees of the hoax with a twist," features excerpts ed the famine, from his purple-prosed Mr. Bilodid is particularly incensed nuclear plant should conduct "expla­ from a Village Voice article written by commemoration of this callous act to at the mixing of the "flow-off water natory work." Observes the author Jeff Coplon in 1986. his backing of the Mace commission. that will occur between the South bitterly, "Comments... are super­ Mr. Coplon, who claims the famine Ukraine nuclear power plant and the fluous." story was a fraud, is quoted extensively "As Conquest noted on PBS, after Kostiantynivka station. He points out In Mr. Bilodid's view, the only in the News from Ukraine article, as is the starving girl's image finally faded that according to the USSR Water solution to the dilemma would be to Marco Carynnyk, who stated that the from the screen: This was a true pic­ Code, one cannot use water directly return to the initial variant of the plan, Canadian famine research committee ture we saw... It turns out that the from the South Buh for cooling pur­ i.e., for four reactors based on the "was more interested in propagandistic picture is far from true. It's a brash bit of poses, i.e., "direct-flow" water. Tashlytska Reservoir. Although even purposes than historical scholarship," larceny for Conquest and company, Therefore the authors of the plan this scheme has some inherent pro­ when producing a documentary on the even within the prevailing vogue of anti- have circumvented the rules by main­ blems, he believes that they could be event. Stalinism. But if they say it loud enough taining that the energy complex is an overcome. Finally, he states that the News from Ukraine then provides its and long enough, people just might exeption to the general rule, and more­ planners have ignored nature for a own commentary, which we quote listen. Lie bold enough and large over, that its water is recirculated by a decade and that society should now be below: enough, and — as the man once said — pumping system. In other words, the mature enough to avoid repeating old "It may not be sheer coincidence that it just might stick." reservoirs are being used less as cooling mistakes. ponds, and more as a water circulation The South Ukraine nuclear power system that operates according to the plant has sparked considerable protest demand of the various energy comp­ of late, both in terms of its planning and FOUNDED 1933 lexes. building operations. It was officially Ukrainian Weeyi What this means, however, is that the approved at the 25th Congress of the outflow water from the nuclear plant, Central Committee of the Communist An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National which is moved back and forth between Party of the Soviet Union, in 1975, and Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. the two reservoirs, gradually heats up is located near the village of Prybuzh- 07302. the water beyond permissible norms. zhia, Domaniv Raion, Mykolayiv Thus the "overheated zone," in which Oblast. Its electricity is being used by Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. the water temperature is above the 28.2 Rumania and Bulgaria in addition to (ISSN - 0273-9348) degrees norm, will soon rise to 8 ki­ the Soviet Union, and its first two lometers in Oleksandrivka and 3.6 reactors came into operation in 1982 Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - JIO. kilom^ers in Kostiantynivka Reservoir. and 1985. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. The only means of lowering the tem­ It was the subject of a major protest perature would be to reduce the ca­ letter from Ukrainian academicians and The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: pacity of the nuclear plant. writers that was published in Litera- (201)434-0237,-0807,-3036 (201) 451-2200 As Mr. Bilodid points out, however, tiirna Ukraina in January 1988. At that Postmaster, send address that solution is the last thing in the time, the authors were maintaining that changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz minds of the authorities. The station the expansion of three Ukrainian Associate Editors: IMarta Koiomayets personnel are interested in the maximum nuclear plants beyond their officially The Ukrainian Weekly production of electricity and therefore P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak designated size - South Ukraine, Jersey City, N.J. 07303 the overheating of the water "is an Rivne and Khmelnytsky — would pose objective reality." ecological, agricultural and geological The Ulcrainian Weelcly, December 25, 1988, No. 52. Vol. LVI The system has, also led to ecological hazards. Copyright 1988 by The Ulcrainian Weekly hazards as the water levels keep^:hangiBg AtteBtion^was again focused он the No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988

The Washington Group awards Scholarly conference focuses 1988 fellowships to three on Ukrainian Catholic Church WASHINGTON - Marta K0I0- study of portions of the 26-volume work by Markian Bilynsky The Rev. Husar was one of three mayets, Ihor Fedorowycz and Markian on Ukrainian cities and towns, "Istoria speakers at a recent conference on "The ' Bilynsky are the winners of 1988 Wa­ Mist і Sil Ukrainy," (History of the WASHINGTON - The improving Status of the Ukrainian Catholic shington Group Fellowships. TWG is a Cities and Villages of Ukraine). climate in East-West relations does not Church in the Year 1988" presented by Washington-based group of Ukrai­ Under the guidance of Paul Goble, necessarily augur well for the situation the St. Sophia Religious Research nian American professionals. the special assistant for Soviet nationa­ of the Catholic Church in Ukraine. This Institute of Washington. The other Ms. Kolomayets of New York City, lity affairs at the State Department, Mr. was the gloomy conclusion reached by participants were Dr. Leo RudnytzEy is associate editor of The Ukrainian Karmazyn culled little-known facts Archimandrite Lubomyr Husar of the of La Salle University in Philadelphia Weekly. She will write a monograph on from the massive work and set course Ukrainian Catholic University in and the Rev. Alexander Baran of the the personal experiences of the Kolo­ for possible future research. He also did Rome. University of Manitoba. mayets family during the 1930s famine four case studies ai/alyzing the data in The Rev. Husar based his remarks on The event was one of several or­ in Ukraine, using the resources of the the books and presenting some ways of the experience of a fellow priest in Italy ganized throughout the Millennial year U.S. Commission the Ukraine Famine using it. whose weekly column focusing on the by the St. Sophia Religious Association and the Library of Congress. She will He concentrated on four subjects: Com plight of religious groups in the Soviet to focus attention on the continuing receive S2,000. munist Party membership, a tally of Union was discontinued by its journal plight of the Ukrainian Catholic Mr. Fedorowycz, a Rhodes scholar physicians in Lviv and Dnipropetrov- publisher because of pressure from Church. rom 1980-1983 of Ann Arbor, Mich., ske oblasts, Ukrainian casualties in Moscow. The Italian newspaper, a Dr. Rudnytzky opened the proceed­ vill work on "British, French and World War П, and historic churches in subsidiary of Fiat, agreed to cancel the ing before an inited capacity audience^. American Foreign Policies and Ukrai­ existence in the Lviv oblast at the time column as a necessary pre-condition for The theme of his""inTr6^icTofy nian National Self-Determination in of publication. In addition, Mr.Karma­ a lucrative business contract with the remarks was "The Millennium of East Galicia, 1918-1923."This will serve zyn translated from Ukrainian into Soviet Union for the parent company. It Ukraine's Christianity: A Miracle in as his dissertation at Oxford University's English the 20-odd page history of the is this kind of behavior the Rev. Husar Continuity." After reviewing the history Queens College. He will do research at city of Chornobyl found in the work. fears will move concern about Ukrai­ and contrasting roles the Church has the State Department, Presidential The hefty review, which he called remar. nian matters further out of the general played for the Ukrainian and Russian Archives and the Library of Congress, kable for its thoroughness and the only public's view. (Continued on page 13) with an award of S2,000. work of its kind in any of the Soviet Mr. Bilynsky, a TWG member and a republics, was published in Ukraine Obituary master's student at American Universi­ between 1967 and 1974. At that time, it ty, will use his SI,000award to complete was more or less in sync with the his master's thesis on the topic ''A prevalent Ukrainianization and anti-Rus- Systems Analysis of the Relationship sification trends. It was commissioned by Gregor Kruk, renowned sculptor JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Gregor His roots and national pride are (Hryhoriy) Kruk,,renowned Ukrainian exhibited in his works as disclosed by sculptor who was widely recognized in painter Jean Cassou's statemerif in a the European art world, died in Munich 1969 monograph published by the on December 5. He was 77. Ukrainian Free University in Munich. Mr. Kruk, who was born on October He writes: "The Ukrainian sculptor 30, 1911, in Bratyshiv, Tovmach county, Gregor Kruk has made his way as an graduated from the Lviv School of artist through all the vicissitudes of our Decorative Art in 1934. He continued troubled times. It was in various places his studies at the Krakow Academy of of exile that he accomplished his work, Arts (1937) and the Berlin Acadamy of far from his own country and far from Arts (1940), where his teachers included the peasant realities which his art A. Focke and A. Breker. evokes. These realities still remain a Settling in Munich after World War vivid part of the artist's memory and II, Mr. Kruk taught at the University of appear just as vividly and persistently in UNRRA in Munich. He also spent six his sculptures. Their value derives from months studying in Italy. their sincerity, their powerful frank­ His favorite subject matter in sculp­ ness and from their moving rusticity. ture included figures of peasants, ko- All this evokes an irresistible feeling of zaks, working women, bandura players sympathy like a folk-song that breathes and dancers. He worked in bronze, clay something of the air and the soil in and stone. which it has originated. Such true and Art News and Review from October simple realities can only be expressed by Recipients of The Washington Group's 1987 Fellowships. Adrian Karmazyn (left) 30, 1954, featured Mr. Kruk's works, and art which is equally true and simple, and Peter Melnycky (center), are seen with Fellowship Project director Andrew stating: "Sculpture is perhaps the and art based on a sound and genuine Mostovych. medium most suited to the direct knowledge which, besides other gifts, expression of human suffering, and it is demonstrates most particularly a vivid between the Ukrainian Catholic Church the Ukrainian Communist Party, led by a medium deeply understood and sin­ and sure sense of movement." and the Soviet Political Authorities First Secretary Petro Shelest, a suppor­ cerely exploited by the Ukrainian Mr. Kruk held one-man shows in Under Glasnost." A graduate of the ter of the cultural renaissance of Uk­ sculptor Gregor Kruk. The theme of his Munich, Paris, London, Edinburgh, University of Manchester and a native of raine in the 1960s. most important work is that of the Bonn, New York, Rome, Vienna, To­ England, he is pursuing his master's This history was a significant compo­ dignity of men and women in the face of ronto, Geneva, Philadelphia, and degree in international affairs. nent of what Mr. Karmazyn called "She- hardship and adversity." (Continued on page 13) Fellowship Project director Andrew lest's campaign for glasnost" — 20 years Mostovych made the announcements- before Mikhail Gorbachev. The work on November 11 at a TWG Friday was an important part of the post-Stalin Evening Forum that also featured thaw in the Ukrainian SSR. presentations by TWG member Adrian The undertaking was massive. Some Kazmazyn and Petro Melnycky, the 100,000 scholars, artists, historians, winners of the 1987 TWG Fellowships. writers, educators and eyewitnesses, Their talks, at St. Sophia's Religious directed by Communist Party officials, lenter, Washington, provided enlighte- were engaged in researching, writing ^ng information about their areas of and producing the history of 34,000 research. "population points" of Ukraine, Mr. Did you know that the city of Chor­ Karmazyn explained. nobyl, near the site of the world's worst Mr. Karmazyn gave his audience a nuclear power disaster, was first men­ sampling of findings from his areas of tioned in The Chronicles in 1193, a concentration. An astonishingly high history compiled by the rulers of that proportion of war casualties in the nine period? Or that Ukrainians from Gali­ Ukrainian oblasts for which figures cia who lived in Western Canada at the were provided in the history were turn of the century were considered ra­ civilian, he found. (There are 25 oblasts cially inferior beings? Messrs. Kar­ in all, but the work does not distinguish mazyn and Melnycky offered such between military and civilian casualties tidbits as they explained the work that in the others). For example, about 92 of the TWG Fellowships had funded. deaths in the Ternopil oblast were non- Mr. Karmazyn, an international military. Based on the available data, radio broadcaster at the Ukrainian Ukraine lost 12 percent of its popu­ branch of the Voice of America, review­ lation during the war, Mr. Karmazyn The late Gregor Kruk in his studio in Schwabing in 1959. (from "Gregor Kruk,"a ed work that included an in-depth (Continued on page 14) monograph published by the Ukrainian Free University, Munich, 1969). THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 No. 5-2

A view from Canada Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas by Orysia Paszczak Tracz

Home for Christmas? Christmas present Christmas future Even though it was many years ago, displaced miUions throughout Europe. Peace and good will seem dominant singer who, as President Ford's se­ when I worked in the university library, After the war, they chose not to go throughout the world this Christmas cretary of state, probably contributed I remember the conversation in the staff home, to Ukraine. But it was not a true, season, the first time in years. as much to the president's defeat as lounge clearly. It was mid-December, A free choice, where one selects that which Last week South Africa, Cuba and anyone. co-worker who had been a British war is most desirable, where one has a Angola reached consensus regarding bride sighed, "Oh, to be back home for preference. Circumstances chose for the independence of Namibia. One needs to remember that it was Christmas!" A Canadian woman, who them. It was a Hobson's choice - this Helmut Sonnenfeldt, then a member of In the Middle East, Iran and Iraq had spent her whole life here, snapped, or nothing, a choice with no alter­ Henry Kissinger's state department, have ended their bloody war and Yasir "What's the matter with you? You are natives. who authored the so-called "Sonnen­ Arafat has finally recognized Israel's home! Canada has been your home for The displaced generation had left feldt Doctrine" urging President Ford's right to exist. 35 years!" With a faraway look in her parents, brothers and sisters, and an recognition of Moscow's domination of Mikhail Gorbachev has announced eyes, the woman from Britain sadly extended family behind. Both my Eastern Europe as a permanent phe­ unilateral conventional arms reductions smiled, "You don't understand about mother and father were the only ones nomenon. It was this "doctrine" that in Eastern Europe, and every Soviet- home." from each family in the West. Everyone President Ford was trying to disavow bloc nation except Bulgaria has stopped I understood. There are so many else was "vdoma" — home. I have during his second debate with Jimmy jamming Radio Free Europe. concepts of home. Home is where you known no grandparents, aunts or Carter when he declared: "And the and your family live at any givem uncles. From the mid-1940s the families Democracy seems to be making United States does not concede that, moment. Home is your parents' house would not communicate with each headway in Central and South America those countries are under the domi­ where you grew up. Home is the gran- other again until after Stalin's death in with visible progress in Chile, Argen­ nation of the Soviet Union." The words parents' farm where everyone of every 1953. tina, Guatemala, Honduras, Peru and were taken out of context by the press to generation gathers for special oc­ From the time I can remember, for Uruguay. The same is true in Asia, where suggest an ignorance of the Soviet casions. But home does not have to be a my parents and their contemporaries democratization appears on the move in Union. It is one of the ironies of specific building. Home can be whe­ Sviat Vechir was not the joyful holiday China, South Korea, Taiwan and the American political history that Pre­ rever your parents are now, even though celebration it was for us children. That Philippines. sident Ford, one of the original and the old family house no longer stands. If traditional empty place setting symbo­ long-time Congressional supporters of According to Freedom House, some your parents are gone, home can be lized for them all that they had lost - the Captive Nations Resolution, lost 38.8 percent of the world's population wherever you and your sibhngs gather parents, relatives and home. I saw and much of the ethnic vote because he was now Hves in a "free" country, an all-time for holidays. Home means family, no felt the pain, longing and tears as we perceived as soft on communism while high. matter what the surroundings. preyed, carolled and sat down to taste Jimmy Carter, who as president was The latter meaning of home applies to the first spoonful of kutia. No matter We have a lot for which to be thank­ later to declare that Americans "have an me. As a child of the DP (Displaced how well they had succeeded aлl

7988: A LOOK BACK Human rights and national movements in USSR

It was during 1988 that the world would limit the political autonomy of soners in late 1987 and early 1988, witnessed the dramatic emergence all the republics, the Estonian Su­ described how he was forced onto a of the question of national rights in preme Soviet declared sovereignty flight to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, the USSR into the forefront of hu­ on November 16 and approved an where he was held hostage in a hotel man rights issues: a problem that amendment to the republic's con­ room for four days and finally relea­ has quickly developed into a major stitution that would give Estonian sed in order to request political challenge to Soviet leader Mikhail authorltip.s thft right to veto S^^'let asylum at the U.S. Embassy. Gorbachev's experiment in demo­ leglslatiorf within the republic. The Undoubledly the authorities in the cratization and restructuring. Soviet government, however, decla­ Ukrainian republic, whose ranks Indeed the world had not seen red the Estonian move unconstitu­ include many leftovers from the such a surge of independent po­ tional, but did provide some minor Brezhnev years of stagnation, have litical activity amid what was always concessions to Baltic demands by shown the least tolerance for in­ believed to be a passive, repres­ modifying two clauses limiting its dependent political activity, parti­ sed society in the Soviet Union. In own power to adopt new laws de­ cularly in the form of mass public heer numbers, even the indepen­ termining the composition of the meetings, which dominated our dent activity of the Khrushchev Soviet Union and to repeal laws front pages during the summer of A Lviv artist's depiction of the bru­ years paled In comparison to the passed by individual republics. 1988. tality of "Bloody Thursday." masses of people in various re­ The nature of the republican While 1987 brought the renewal chairmanship from his place of exile publics that expressed their long- leadership in the Baltic states has of any active dissent from a period of in the Tomsk region. suppressed hopes for much-needed allowed for far greater tolerance of stagnation on a small scale among From 13 members in March, to the change in regard to policies af­ national rights activity in the form of the already well-known generation UHG's transformation into the Uk­ fecting nationalities. mass meetings and demonstrations of activists of the 1960s and 1970s, in rainian Helsinki Union on July 7, the A general atmosphere of change than in any other republics. 1988 we saw this activity multiply organization now claims nearly 600 in the Soviet Union as well as the and spread and diversify among a members in Ukraine and outside its achievements (however limited) of Even the persistent demands of younger generation of activists in a borders, organized in branches by the bold national movements in the Armenian population for the variety of forms. oblasts, raions and cities. secession of Nagorno-Karabakh, a Armenia and in the Baltic republics We reported.in January the re­ With the surge of independent predominantly Armenian-popula­ set the stage for the eruption of activation of the Ukrainian Helsinki political activity in Ukraine due to ted region of Azerbaidzhan, from national rights activity by various Monitoring Group by the editors of the process of democratization, the that republic to be joined with the unofficial groups into a mass move­ the independent jounral the Ukrai­ Ukrainian Helsinki Union has e- Armenian SSR were tolerated for ment, mostly in western Ukraine - nian Herald, on December 30,1987, merged as a leading force in testing several months early in the year until though there were rumblings in the In a statement dated March 11, a the limits of glasnost and peres- they resulted in the violent anti- more Russified eastern Ukraine. new UHG executive committee, troika, In its declaration of 20 Armenian riots in the city of Sum­ including well-known Ukrainian founding principles, dated July 7, National rights activity during gait, Azerbaidzhan. Since then Ar­ dissidents Vyacheslav Chornovil, the first paragraph of the preamble 1988 took its most radical form in the menia has reportedly been a hea­ Baltic states, in Armenia and later in Zinoviy Krasivsky and Mykhailo states: vily militarized zone with extra So­ Horyn, wrote: Georgia, where popular fronts and viet troops and strict curfews, and "The Ukrainian Helsinki Union, as alternative political parties were "The new social conditions in the a federative association of self- the crackdown on national rights USSR, the release of a significant formed and quickly moved their activity has intensified. On March 25 ruling rights defense groups and goals from the issue of national portion of political prisoners, and a organizations in the oblasts, raions perhaps the best known Armenian termination of criminal proceedings autonomy and sovereignty to na­ dissident. Paruir Airikian, aleaderof and cities of Ukraine and beyond its tional democratic self-determina­ against human rights activists have borders, is being formed on the the Union for Self-Determination, made it possible to activate the tion and independence. What was was arrested on charges of "anti- basis of the Ukrainian Public Group particularly unusual about these Ukrainian Helsinki Group in Uk­ to Promote the Implementation of Soviet slander" for compiling and raine." movements was that at their fore­ publicizing a list of victims of the the Helsinki Accords and conforms front were Communist Party leaders riots of Sumgait in February. He was The first step or this reactivization its allegiance to the rights defense in their respective republics, who held for four months without trial was the December 1987 announce­ principles of the group's declaration shared many of their goals and and then stripped of his Soviet ment that the Ukrainian Herald of November 9, 1976." challenged the central government citizenship and forcibly expelled would be the UHG's official press "Although the Ukrainian Helsinki in Moscow on a number of oc­ from the Soviet Union on July 21. organ and that the journal's editorial union supports all the constructive casions - most recently before the board had been co-opted in to the ideas of the government that pertain November 29 meeting of the Supre­ In an August 15 interview with The group. to the restructuring and democrati­ me Soviet of the USSR on amending Weely in New York, the 39-year-old Due to the emigration of Mykola zation of Soviet society, the union the Soviet Constitution. former political prisoner who had Rudenko, the UHG's first chairman, reserves for itself the right of demo­ In the boldest measure by a Sov- cooperated with several Ukrainian to the United States with his wife, cratic opposition as an effective viet republic challenging the chan­ dissidents on an All-Union Com­ Raisa, on January 27, LevLukianen- form of activating democratic pro­ ges to the Soviet Constitution that mittee in Defense of Political Pri­ ko, a founding member, assumed its cesses in society."

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In addition to The Ukrainian He­ disperse the crowds gathered in and Lenin monument. That area, observed Human Rights Day on rald, the UHU's official press organ, front of Druzhba Stadium on June however, was completely surround­ December 10 with a rally on October three new major independent jour­ 21. When the crowds were denied ed by militia, who reportedly began Revolution Square, organized by nals appeared this year in the wes­ entry into the stadium, many of them grabbing individuals and shoving the local Democratic Union. This tern Ukrainian city of Lviv. The three moved on to the Lenin monument in them into vehicles. unauthorized meeting resulted in new publications attempt to cover front of the Opera Theater. Among Some 15 persons were known to some detainments of local activists. the socio-political, cultural and those that spoke were Iryna Kaly- have been detained or fined, includ­ Some 10,000 people attended an religious aspects of movements nets and a new young activist, Ivan ing Mr. Derkach of the initiative officially sanctioned public meeting seeking to speed up the process of Makar. group, who organized the meeting. on November 13 in Kiev that focused democratization. On July 7, between 10,000 and The young activist was reportedly on ecological issues, as well as The journal Yevshan-Zillia actual­ 20,000 people witnessed the laun­ freed after threatening to inform the. political concerns. It was organized ly commenced publication in the ching of the Democratic Front to Western media and governments. by the Ukrainian cultural heritage fall of 1987 and Is edited by Iryna Promote Perestroika, which repre­ Despite continued attempts by group Spadshchyna, a Kiev Univer­ Stasiv Kalynnets, a poet, ethnogra­ sented a federation of various local local authorities to intimidate the sity student group called Hromada, pher and cultural rights advocate. It informal groups, headed by the 30- activists in Lviv, the ^ dissidents the ecological group Zeleny Svit focuses primarily on current Ukrai­ year-old Mr. Makar and another rallied to the defense of Mr. Makar, and the informal ecological group nian cultural, literary and artistic life young activist, Ihor Derkach. the young construction engineer known as Noosfera. The rally wa in Lviv. However, after tolerating these and Communist Party member ar­ addressed by well-known literary In January, the first issue of Ka- three mass public meetings in June rested on the morning of August 4. A figures, Yuriy Shcherbak and Dmy- fedra was published under the aegis and July, the largest of which, on Citizens' Committee in Defense of tro Pavlychko, and rights activist of the Ukrainian Association of In­ June 21, attacted up to 50,000 peo­ Ivan Makar, headed by Bohdan Oles Shevchenko and the newly dependent Creative Intelligentsia ple, the local authorities in Lviv used Horyn, was formed and launched an released Mr. Makar. (UANTI), Mykhailo Osadchy. a 51- force and administrative methods to effort to find a Western co-counsel At the conclusion of 1988 we are year-old poet, literary critic and break up another such gathering on to represent Mr. Makar in what could happy to report that no Ukrainian former political prisoner serves as August 4. On what was referred to have been the first political trial of Helsinki monitors remain either in chief editor of the new literary and by sevejraL groups as "Bloody the glasnost era. prison, labor camp, psychiatric cultural journal, created to publicize thursday," a total of 41 people The UHU also issued an informa­ hospital or exile, though an uncer­ the works and activities of members were reportedly detained that eve­ tion bulletin titled "Ivan Makar - tain number of Ukrainian political of UANTI who hail from ail over the ning and most were fined or senten­ The First Political Prisoner in Uk­ and religious dissidents remain Ukrainian SSR, and focus on the ced to 15 days of administrative raine of the Period of Restructur­ incarcerated. arts in general, past and present, all arrest. ing." Among the former inmates of over the republic. In order to prevent such gather­ Western pressure, both govern­ Perm Camp 35 is Petro Ruban, who The fourth unofficial journal in ings throughout the Soviet Union, mental and non-governmental, as was released on May 25 as a result of Lviv, The Christian Voice, appeared the Soviet government passed a law welt as local pressure played a role President Reagan's visit to Moscow. in January. Edited by Ivan Неї, of the in July placing severe limits on the in the release of Mr. Makar on No­ The 48-year-old sculptor emigrated Committee for the Defense of the organization of such gatherings. vember 9. The charges of "anti- to the United States in July to join Rights of Believers and the Church Soviet slander" and "disrupting the family members. His arrival was in Ukraine, the journal focuses on Even before "Bloody Thursday" public order" were dropped and Mr. preceded by that of his wife, Lydia, the movement for religious rights, there were signs that the Lviv autho­ Makar was reportedly compensated and paraplegic teenage son, Marko, especially the Ukrainian Catholic rities were taking a tough line a- for three months' salary. who arrived in January for medical Church, in Ukraine. gainst revival of open dissent in the treatment. The Ukrainian Culturological city ahd revitalization of its public Unfortunately, it appears that the Also arriving in the United States Club in Kiev also began publishing a life as seen in actions against harassment of Ukrainian national for medical treatment this year was journal, Kolo, this year and organi­ leading activists, including attacks rights activists in Lviv, Odessa and two-year-old Hanna Sverstiuk, Yev zed a number of public gatherings in in the press. In one such attack in Kiev, as well as other cities, has not hen Svertsiuk's granddaughter, a- the Ukrainian capital city on eco- Lvovskaya Pravda on July 24, the ceased. Vasyl Barladianu, a leading iong with her mother, Maria. She has iogical and cultural issues as well. Lviv city procurator's office an­ UHU activist in Odessa, was beaten undergone surgery and radiation Some 500 people marched on nounced that it had begun criminal by thugs on November 17 as he was therapy for a brain tumor at Philadel­ Kiev's Khreshchatyk Boulevard on proceedings against a group of about to enter a train station and phia's Children's Hospital since her April 26 to mark the second an­ leading activists, among them Mr. catch a train bound for Kiev to July 17 arrival. The giri's paraplegic niversary of the Chornobyl nuclear Chornovil the Horyn brothers, Mr. attend a meeting of the UHU Coor­ father, Andriy, arrived in the U.S. on disaster, carrying placards that Makar and Yaroslav Putko dinating Council. August 14. read: ''Nuclear Power Plants Out of The ultimate crackdown came on Stepan Khmara was arrested on Oksana Meshko, 83, founding Ukraine" and "Openness and De­ August 4 when local riot police December 3 in Chervonohrad for 15 member of the Ukrainian Helsinki mocracy to the End/' in a protest violently broke up a gathering orga­ days under administrative charges, Group came to Australia and then organized by the UCC. Some 20 nized by the Initiative Group of the apparently to prevent the dissident the U.S. to visit relatives, but is were detained during the demon­ Democratic Front to Promote Pere^ from participating in a scheduled planning to return to К\ЄУ m Jan­ stration, while one of its organi­ stroika. The Lviv authorities did their meeting in Lviv on December 10 to uary. zers, О і es Shevchenko, who also utmost to prevent the meeting sche­ mark Human Rights Day. The topic -The Rev. Vasyl RomamuK, the needs the Kiev branch of the Ukrai­ duled to take place on the evening of of the unauthorized rally held on dissident Ukrainian Orthodox cle­ nian Helsinki Union, was arrested August 4 - warnings were publish­ that day at the foot of the Lenin ric, and his son, Tar emigrated to and held for 15 days on administra­ ed in the local press pointing out monument was changed in solidari­ Canada on July 27. tive charges. that the gathering was prohibited, ty with the victims of the earthquake The future of the movements for and the head of the initiative group, The most extraordinary mass in Armenia to a day of mourning. national rights in the USSR is diffi Mr. Makar, was arrested at 9 a.m. on Some 5,000 to 7,000 residents repor­ cult to predict but it appears that the meetings occurred, however, in Lviv the day of the planned meeting. over the summer. On June 16, be­ tedly participated in the UHU-orga- independent activists are deter­ tween 6,000 and 8,000 gathered in Several thousand people never­ nized meeting. mined to continue despite attempts Lviv, where they heard speakers theless gathered in the streets sur­ Hundreds of Ukrainians in Kiev to intimidate them. declare "no confidence" in the local rounding the cordoned-off statue of list of delegates to the unusual 19th Ivan Franko, and started to sing Communist Party Conference, patriotic songs. At this point, special which began on June 29. The rally riot police with dogs were let loose was called by a new Action Group on the crowds. They are reported to to Establish the T.H. Shevchenko have beaten and injured people, Native Language Society, which dragging some of them by by their reconstituted itself as the Action hair or feet to waiting vehicles, and Group to Conduct Meetings. The seizing cameras from anyone taking Native Language Society was de­ photos. nied access to the local Palace of The local authorities reacted once Culture for a regularly scheduled again with force against participants meeting three days earlier and de­ of a public meeting held on Septem­ cided to hold a rally at the foot of the ber 1 without official permission. Ivan Franko statue across from Ivan Some 5,000 residents gathered in Franko State University. Among the front of Ivan Franko State University speakers were activists Vyacheslav for a silent demonstration. The riot Chornovil, Mykhailo Horyn and police began pushing the crowds in Bohdan Horyn. all directions in an effort to disperse The next rally, which attracted up them and photographed them. The to 50,000 people, was to scheduled participants began s-iouting, "Free to discuss a revised list of officially Makar" and "Fascists," as they A forest liturgy celebrated in Zarvanytsia allowed 10,000 members of the approved conference delegates. :,march.ed away from the university Ukrainian GatlU)lic Church, to mark the Millennium of the Baptism of Instead, authoj:ities a^ttem^ted to , toward^the Lviv Opera Opera Наадг .-/^ Uv. ^^':-.- Ukraine. "' -^---'-^'^ - No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 7

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settlement in Great Britain on of New York, Johannes Willebrands The year of fhe Millennium Sunday, May 29. In an ecumenical of the Netherlands and Josef Glemp If our readers were asked to de­ Under the guise of fraternity among ceremony. Cardinal Lubachivsky of Poland, among others. scribe the year 1988 in just one Soviet nations, their statement of the Ukrainian Catholic Church The holy father also issued two word, that word would no doubt be attempts to further promote mis­ and Metropolitan Mstyslav of the messages on the occasion of the M-i-l-l-e-n-n-i-u-m. For in 1988, conceptions and historical Ina­ Ukrainian Orthodox Church issued Millennium, one an apostolic letter Ukrainians throughout the world ccuracies designed to usurp Ukrai­ a joint statement. geared toward the general public celebrated the Millennium of Chris­ nian identity," wrote the commit­ In response to the Soviet usur­ and one for Ukrainian Catholics tianity in Ukraine, the 1,000th an­ tee. pation of the Millennium of Christia­ specifically, and in July Vatican niversary of a Christian heritage The National Committee conti­ nity in Kievan Rus', Ukrainian Ame­ representatives met with leaders of whose roots date back to 988 with nued to inform the U.S. government ricans held a Truth March in Washing­ the Russian Orthodox Church in the baptism of the people of Kievan about religious rights abuses, and ton, on Sunday, June 5, the same Finland, which did not make Me­ Rus' on the banks of the Dnieper together with Congress hosted a day the Soviets marked the Millen­ tropolitan Filaret of Kiev happy. The River by Prince Volodymyr the pysanka and icon exhibit In the nium of the Russian Orthodox upset Filaret stated: "Restoration of Great. Rotunda. In gratitude to the se­ Church in Moscow. After one week the Church will mean a deterioration And celebrate they did with more nators and congressmen, the na­ of the officially sanctioned cele­ of brotherly ecumenical relations," than 500 various events in every tional committee presented each brations, the commemoratrions referring to the Russian Orthodox corner of the world which Ukrai­ one with a Ukrainian pysanka, a moved to Kiev, with more than 500 Church and the Vatican. nians call home. Jubilees took place symbol of rebirth and life, during spiritual leaders representing over Also absent from the official ce­ everywhere - from Cairo, Egypt, to this year's Easter season. 100 nations joining the hierarchs of lebrations in the Soviet Union were Atlanta, Georgia. In the United In May, Cardinal Myroslav Ivan the Russian Orthodox Church to representatives of the Greek Or­ States and Canada, Ukrainians ask­ Lubachivsky, leader of the Ukrai­ celebrate the Christian faith in a thodox Church, who decided to ed their non-Ukrainian friends and nian Catholic Church, and Metro­ society where the official line toes boycott the Millennium celebrations neighbors to "Come Celebrate with politan Mstyslav Skrypnyk of the atheism. of the Russian Orthodox Church, Us," as Millennium billboards, de­ Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the (In a most "benevolent gesture," which reportedly challenged the signed by Luba Maziar, publicized U.S.A. met with President Ronald the Soviet government gave the Greek ecumenical patriarchate's this historic anniversary. More than Reagan, appealing to him to de­ Monastery of the Caves, the Kiev authority. 380 posters depicting the golden mand religious liberty for Ukrai­ Pecherska Lavra, back to the Rus­ On June 5, as the official jubilee of domes of Kiev's St. Sophia Sobor nian Catholic and Orthodox belie­ sian Orthodox Church.) the Millennium was getting under were displayed along U.S. highways vers during his summit in Moscow in The leader of the Universal Ca­ way in Moscow, the unofficial Ukrai­ from Los Angeles to Stamford, late spring. tholic Church, Pope John Paul II did nian Culturological Club hosted its Conn. The blue and gold billboards May 29, the Feast of the Pentecost, not go to Moscow, deciding that own observances, right in the cradle also added color to the late spring was proclaimed a "Day of Prayer this was "not the most appropriate of the birth of Christianity in U" cityscapes of New York, Chicago, and Unity" by the World Congress of time," however, he did send a de­ kraine, the capital city of Kiev, in a Denver, and various smaller cities Free Ukrainians and the National legation, which included Cardinals ceremony at the monument to St. and towns in North America. Com­ Committee. The day was marked Agostino Casaroli, John O'Connor Volodymyr. Although a represen- muters using public transportation with the joyous ringing of church in such urban areas as New York bells for 1.000 seconds - the re­ and Cleveland were made aware of sounding peals were dedicated to the Millennium as buses displayed the 50 million Ukrainians - Ortho­ Millennium panels. dox, Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, However, Ukrainians in the free Pentecostal -- in the Soviet Union world not only asked the public to who continue to live under a sys­ celebrate this jubilee; they also tem that does not allow them to enlighted people and governments worship freely, about the continued religious Keston College, a religious rights persecution of believers in Soviet organization, based in England, Ukraine. commemorated this day also as When Canadian Deputy Prime "Suffering Church Sunday," a day Minister Don Mazankowski joined during which Western Christians Ukrainians in Ottawa on January 22 would think, pray and celebrate to proclaim 1988 the Millennium with believers in the Soviet Union year in Canada, Ukrainian Ortho­ and Eastern Europe. The Ukrainian Orthodox faithful gathered in South Bound Brook, N.J., to dox and Catholic hierarchs remin­ The first of the Ukrainian com­ mark the Millennium of Christianity. Metropolitan Mstyslav Skrypnyk, pri­ ded their faithful thatthis would also munities in the free world to mark mate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (center), was joined by many be the year to disseminate informa­ the Millennium was the Ukrainian hierarchs for event. tion about the destruction and liqui­ dation of the Ukrainian Autocepha- lous Orthodox Church in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The United States Congress fol­ lowed suit, passing a resolution, which discouraged the U.S. govern­ ment from taking part in Millennium ceremonies in the Soviet Union as long as individuals remain harassed and imprisoned for their religious beliefs, called for the legalization of the Ukrainian Catholic and Ortho­ dox Churches in the Soviet Union, and urged its leadership to continue speaking out against violations of religious liberty. This angered the deputies of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and they responded to this resolution, sen­ ding a letter charging that it is of "biased character," carries "ground­ less statements" on violations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and that "no people here (in Ukraine) are imprisoned or perse­ cuted for their religious con­ victions." The U.S. National Committee to Commemorate the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine reacted to this letter, calling the Soviet Ukrai­ nian deputies "willing surrogates in whitewashing , the Kremlin's reli­ iAfturo Mari/L'Osseivatore Romano gious rights abuses in Ukraine. A view of St. Peter's Basilica during papal mass celebrating the Millenniuiti of Christiismity in Ukraine. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 No. 52

1988: А LOOK BACK tative from the Committee of Re­ Ukrainian Orthodox priest, the Rev. tianity's role in building the Ukrai­ Among the significant concerts ligious Affairs issued a warning to Vasyl Romaniuk and his son. Tares. nian nation on the pages of The were events held in New York's the gathering, the assembled had Probably the largest recorded Weekly. Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, the most fortunate opportunity to attendance at any one single Mil­ Books such as "A Thousand London's Royal Albert Hall, Ottawa's listen to Yevhen Sverstiuk, Ukrai­ lennium event would have to be the Years of Christianity in Ukraine" National Arts Center, Washington's nian writer and philosopher, who on Millennium services in Jasna Gora, published by Smoloskyp and DAR Constitution Hall and the Va­ the occasion of the Millennium Czestochowa. where more than "Church in Ruins" by Oleh W. Iwa- tican's Pope Paul VI Hall, where expressed these thoughts: ''We 70,000 Ukrainians and Poles na- nusiw, as well as Harvard's nume­ more than 600 performed as Pope must remind ourselves that we are thered on September 10-11 to pray rous monographs on religious and Paul II sat in the audience. the heirs of a 1,000-year-old Christ­ near the shrine of the Black Madon­ historical concerns, in the English- In other notable developments, ian heritage - heirs of its sources, na. Cardinal Glemp along with IS language allowed Ukrainians to the Ukrainian Sport Association of its values, and not merely those other Roman Catholic hierarchs educate their friends and neighbors the U.S.A. and Canada, with the materialized in stone and gold and from Poland joined their, Ukrai­ thier local and national media, their Tryzub Sport club and the Natio­ of its unsubstitutable truths. Sur­ nian brothers and sisters, led by schools and civic organizations nal Committee organized a Millen­ rogates, even if created by a talen­ Cardinal Lubachivsky, in a cele­ about the history of the Ukrainian nium Olympiad and Youth Rally for ted hand, give no light and no bration of faith. Churches, and our rich Christian teens and young adults during the warmth." Both in the United States and tradition. Memorial Day weekend. Ukrainian Catholics in western Canada, the lay celebrations of the In Ukraine, the journal "Christian Both Canada and the Vatican Ukraine, reportedly up to 4 million Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine Voice," began publication, with issued Millennium postage stamps strong, celebrated the Millennium, took place the weekend of October chief editor Ivan Неї, head of the on the occasion of this historic albeit secretly, holding services in 7-9 in the respective nations' ca­ Committee for the Defense of the anniversary, and the United States the forests of Buniv. Kalush, Hoshiv. pitals. Rights of Believers and the Church and Canada marketed Millennium Bilichin and Zarvanytsia. among In Washington, close to 20,000 in Ukraine. wines and champagnes - nectars others. According toStepan Khma- Ukrainian Americans demanded Highlighting music, the interna­ with which to toast the Millennium ra, a religious rights activist from freedom for Churches in Ukraine. tional language, Ukrainians were year. Chervonohrad, who throughout the The three-day observances witnes­ able to stage a number of success­ year appealed to the Helsinki sig­ sed members of the National Millen­ ful concerts, which illuminated the natories and the U.S. government, nium Committee and clergy delive­ beauty of Slavic religious music. as well as the Vatican, on behalf of ring a letter to the Soviet Embassy, Featuring such beautiful Ukrainian the Ukrainian Catholic Church which called on General Secretary compositions as "Lord of Heaven wrote about the services in May and Mikhail Gorbachev to allow these and Earth." June, stating: "the powers that be Churches to exist and function doubtless knew about the masses, openly. but this time they chose to turn a The weekend commemorations East-West relations blind eye." also included a solemn ecumenical This was not so in Zarvanytsia, At the Vienna Conference re­ Soviets agree tc give access to the moleben, a rally and demonstra­ viewing implementation of the 1975 conference to non-governmental where Millennium services were tion. held on July 17. celebrated by Bi­ Helsinki Accords -which has been organizations and the press. At In Ottawa, Canada's capital city, meeting since November of 1986- year's end, the USSR had halted shop Pavio Vasylyk. At this time the the celebrations were smaller in local militia tried to disperse the Western states have held their jamming, announced that all poli­ size, but grander in scale, as the ground, insisting on Soviet com­ tical prisoners would be released by gathering of 10,000 faithful, re­ Ukrainian Canadians were welco­ portedly the largest public assembly pliance with the human rights pro­ the conclusion of 1988 (what is med by Minister of Finance Mi­ visions of the 1975 agreement. unclear, however, is how the Krem­ of Ukrainian Catholics in the Soviet chael Wilson, who delivered the Union since the Stalinist regime In late January, Western states lin defines "political prisoner") official greetings from Prime Mi­ stressed that the reductions of con­ and was working on resolving emi­ outlawed the Church in 1946. How­ nister Brian Mulroney. Also delive­ ever, the officials were not able to ventional arms desired by the Soviet gration and divided families cases. ring greetings during the weekend Union and its Warsaw Pact allies will Cleariy, then, for the Kremlin, the break up the commemorations. celebrations were Joe Clark, se­ Members of the Committee in De­ have to wait until these East bloc Moscow conference on human cretary of state for external affairs, states liberalize the human dimen­ rights is an important goal. fense of the Ukrainian Catholic as well as Canadian Supreme Court Church collected signatures for sion in their countries. Also in 1988, the U.S. State De­ Justice John Sopinka. Then in March the conference partment noted some improvement their petition to legalize the Church; International celebrations of the and Bishop Vasylyk stated: "Fortu- went into recess, again, with very in Soviet human rights performance. Millennium concluded at the Fifth little progress on human rights In its semiannual report to the Con­ tane are those who remain stead­ Worid Congress of Free Ukrainians, fast through God's trials." issues. Ambassador Warren Zim- gress released in June, the depart­ held in Toronto at'^the end of No­ mermann, chief of the U.S. dele­ ment said Soviet authorities The summer months brought the vember. The year ended with a ma­ gation at the 35-state conference, continued to release some political zenith of religious celebrations nifestation in Toronto's Maple Leaf charged that the Soviet Union had prisoners and that emigration fi­ throughout the world, beginning Gardens, where close to 10,000 been "stalling and stonewalling," gures had risen, but cited continued with five-day observances organi­ Ukrainians including many dele­ and that the spirit of glasnost was detention of political prisoners and zed by the Ukrainian Catholic gates to the four-day conclave ga­ not in evidence in Vienna. restrictions on religion. Soviet au­ Church. More than 7,000 pilgrims thered to honor the 1,000-year-old The talks continued through the thorities adopted a harsh attitude led by 18 Ukrainian Catholic hie- Christian heritage and laud the end of the year, despite hopes that toward those demonstrations deem­ rarchs gathered in the sweltering conclusion of the successful con­ they would conclude by summer­ ed "antl-Sovlet" and cracked heat of a Roman summer, on July 7- gress. time. At last report, the Helsinki down to prevent such protests, the 12 where Pope John Paul II besto­ These above-mentioned events Accords signatories were working report noted. The report also said wed his apostolic blessing on the included the participation of the toward a concluding document and that restrictions and repressions faithful who traveled from Poland, masses, however, local events in a Soviet-proposed conference on were more severe in Ukraine and the Yugoslavia, Germany, England, myriad Ukrainian communities in human rights had emerged as the Baltic states than in Moscow and France, Belgium, Austria, Canada, the free worid honored this jubiliant principal stumbling block. Leningrad. the United States, Brazil, Argenti­ tradition. In communities from Pit­ The USSR would like to host a Also in June, Canada's House of na and Australia. Catholics from tsburgh to Houston, from Vienna human rights conference in Mo­ Commons issued a report stating: western Ukraine sent a Millennial Austria, to Melbourne, Australia scow in 1991 as part of the continu­ "The countries behind the Iron message to the gathered masses in Ukrainians shed light on the Millen­ ing Helsinki Accords review pro­ Curtain have not lived up to the Rome. nial history of the Ukrainian cess. But the Moscow conference is international human rights obli­ The Ukrainian community in Church. Picnics, parades, concerts, still opposed by the U.S. and other gations to which they subscribed, Prnjavor, Yugoslavia, which dates bazaars, re-enactments of the bap- Western states on the grounds that and they have failed to secure the back to 1900. hosted Millennium tims of Rus' featuring Ss. Volody- the USSR still falls far short of effective recognition, respect and celebrations in their parish one myr and OIha, official proclamations adherence to the original Helsinki encouragement of individual and week after the Rome commemora­ were bountiful. Accords principles. minority rights." tions, allowing more than 3,000 In Washington the Ukrainian Ca­ The French and the Germans, The report focused also on reli­ people to participate in their ob­ tholics blessed their National Shri­ however, appear to be supportive of gious repression, noting that the servances. ne, in Winnipeg Ukrainian Orthodox the Soviet proposal. The U.S., mean­ Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox In August, the Ukrainian Ortho­ blessed their cathedral. while, has listed four preconditions Churches are not allowed to exist in dox Church of the U.S.A. based in In the worid of academia, during that the USSR must meet before it the USSR and "are being denied the South Bound Brook, N.J.. culmi­ conferences in Ravenna, Italy, Uni­ can hope to hold the Moscow con­ right to celebrate the Millennium of nated its yearlong celebration of the versity of London, and the University ference: release of all political pri­ the baptism of Ukraine into the Millennium of the Baptism of U- of Illinois. Urbana-Champaign, soners, resolution of divided families Christian faith." Also mentioned kralne, with a call for unity and to name a few scholars explored cases (involving U.S. and Soviet were Russification and the perse­ ienewed hope among Ukrainian the historic roots of Christia­ citizens), a halt to the jamming of cution of national rights activists in faithful. Thousands of Ukrainian nity in Ukraine, and our Ukrai­ Radio Liberty; and lifting of emi­ Ukraine and the Baltic states. Orthodox faithful attended the nian scholars such as Drs. Andrew gration restrictions. An additional The nationalities issue emerged three-day ^celebrations; among Sorokowski, Paul R. Mai^ocsi йШ requrrennieht brdught up by the U.S. as a major^roblewi for the USSR them, the newly arrived dissident Myron B. Kuropas examined Chris- and other WesterWstates is that the during thisye^r,andШеUS. Com- No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988

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mission on Security and Coopera­ 14-18 for substantive talks on rights rious locations in the city and the ported sources in Ukraine. They tion in Europe, also known as the issues with deputies of the USSR Dnister River, and aluminium de­ have been treated in hospitals in Helsinl

Petro Ruban (left) and Paruir Airikian at Helsinki Commission hearing. New and notable in the arts There were rather interesting artist from Ukraine, arrived in To­ developments during this year in the ronto on January 14 to begin a new The children of Chernivtsi realm of arts - many of them having life in Canada. He is known primarily The mysterious malady that has According to the latest reports to do with the diaspora's emerging for his graphic art, including a series plagued children age six months to from a Ukrainian scientist in Cher­ contacts with the homeland, of lithographs depicting the Hutsuls 15 years in Chernivtsi this fall has nivtsi, the possibilities are several, Ukraine. of the Carpathian mountains, and been traced to thallium exposure, including octane added to fuel for MiiiOng those developments were illustrations to works by Ivan Fran- but the question remains where the cars, improperly stored chemicals, the following. ko, Lesia Ukrainka, Marko Cherem- thallium is coming from. hazardous chemicals polluting va­ ^ Ivan Ostafijchuk, a prominent shyna and Lina Kostenko. 10 THE UKRA INIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 No. 52

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^ The Virsky Ukrainian State Messrs. Drach and llyenko, mean­ but others, including Mr. Nishnic, Holocaust survivor. One of Mr. Shef- Dance Company arrived in the United while, were in Canada and the were not persuaded. He called Mr. tel's eyes was injured in the attack. States in January for a 10-week tour United States to promote five films Eitan's death an "alleged suicide." Due to the death of Mr. Eitan, - its first in 15 years - with its new made in the USSR in the 1960s, Two days later, at Mr. Eitan's Israeli Supreme Court President director and choreographer, Mi- some of which were had been funeral, Mr. Demjanjuk's first Israeli Meir Shamgar announced that the roslav Vantukh, shelved for more than 20 years. All attorney, Yoram Sheftel, had acid Demjanjuk appeal would be post­ ^ "Religious Music of Ukraine," a had interesting thoughts to share thrown in his face by a 70-year-old poned until May 4, 1989. concert dedicated to the Millennium with their American and Canadian of Christianity in Ukraine, was pre­ audiences, among whom there were sented on February 14 at Lincoln many Ukrainians.; Center's Avery Fisher Hall. The con­ ^ VIrko Baley, a composer, con­ The hunt for Nazis cert was sponsored by the Mazepa ductor and pianist, developed the During 1988 there were some to pass the bill. It could then become Foundation in association with the Ukrainian Cultural Foundation, an developments in the continuing law within several weeks, and trials National Millennium Committeeand organization designed to promote hunt for Nazi war criminals around could start in Australia within the the Ukrainian National Association. the works of Soviet Ukrainian crea­ the world. next six months. It featured the talents of the Choral tive talent in the West. The founda­ In Canada, the government an­ Under current provisions for pro­ Guild of Atlanta, conducted by tion had been in the making for a nounced that a Memorandum of secuting war criminals, there William Noll, and such opera greats number of years, but it actually took Understanding had been signed would be no deportations to another as Paul Plishka, Vyacheslav P0I0- off this year. with the USSR regarding evidence country and all trials would take zov, Gllda Cruz-Romo, Marta Senn ^ An exhibit of "Contemporary Art on Nazi warcrimes. Though actually place in Australia. However, cau­ and Andrij Dobriansky. The concert from Ukraine," featuring 106 works signed on December 30, 1987, in tioned a Ukrainian community re­ was repeated two weeks later in by 13 artists living and creating in Moscow, the memorandum was presentative speaking at the recent Atlanta at the Druid Hills Methodist the Ukrainian SSR, was on display in tabled in the House of Commons on World Congress of Free Ukrainians, Church. October at the New Jersey In­ February 10. The agreement was to all these provisions should be co­ ^ In March, Soviet Ukrainian stitute of technology, Hazell Cen­ enable the Canadian Department of dified as law and should not be left writers Ivan Drach and Dmytro ter Gallery, and the following month Justice to gather evidence in the up to the discretion of the courts. Pavlychko and filmmaker Yuriy at the Ukrainian Institute of America Soviet Union for use in legal pro­ In Great Britain, according to a llyenko were welcomed In North in New York. Among those atten­ ceedings against individuals charged report delivered at the WCFU, a America. Mr. Pavlychko was one of ding the opening at NJIT was Gen­ with war crimes and crimes against Parliamentary committee has been three speakers making the rounds of nadi Oudovenko, the Ukrainian humanity. established to examine whether to Canadian universities for the sixth SSR's ambassador to the United The Memorandum of Understan­ amend existing laws to provide for annual Shevchenko Readings. Nations. ding provided for conformity to both the prosecution of war criminals, or Canadian rules of evidence and whether to even take up the matter. procedure, and the foreign go­ The committee's recommendations Case of John Demjanjuk vernment's sovereignty and legal are expected in the spring of 1989. requirements for taking evidence, as Meanwhile, the USSR submitted a The John Demjanjuk case conti­ came in a notice of indictment dated well as for the six conditions enu­ list of 34 alleged war criminals, most nued to make headlines in 1988. In May 7 from the Civil and Criminal merated by the Deschenes Com­ of them Ukrainians, residing In January the trial reconvened for one Court of Trieste, Italy. The docu­ mission of Inquiry for the taking of Great Britain, while the Simon Wie- day to allow the defense to present ment said Mr. Demjanjuk was sus­ evidence abroad: protection of re­ senthal Center had a list of 17, information about an Alfred Billitz, pected of committing "voluntary and putations through confidentiality, mostly Baits. who, according to the defense, was continuous aggravated homicide" use of independent interpreters, In the United States, the Office of the real "Ivan the Terrible" of Treb- in Trieste between 1943 and 1945. access to original documents where Special Investigations continued its linka. Also submitted was a list of 20 On June 30, lawyers for Mr. Dem­ relevant; access to witnesses' pre­ work. In March the OSI filed a survivors of that death camp who janjuk filed an appeal to the Israeli vious statements; freedom of exa­ motion in a Boston court to bar the could not identity the defendant. Supreme Court. The Supreme Court mination of witnesses in agreement taking of Soviet depositions at Ame­ The prosecution gave its summa­ was to begin hearing the appeal on with Canadian rules of evidence; and rican consulates in the USSR with­ tion in late January and early Feb­ December 5. the videotaping of such examina­ out the presence of Soviet procu­ ruary. The defense summed up its A new lawyer joined the defense tions. rators. The OSI argued that a pre­ case in February. team in September: Dov Eitan, a In Australia, The New York Times vious court order that any Soviet In March, the three-judge panel retired Israeli district court judge reported in February, more then 200 depositions be taken in American hearing the case decided to reopen with 17 years' experience. immigrants were under "active in­ consular offices was an "impedi­ the trial upon the presentation of While the defense was preparing vestigation" by the recently created ment to taking the trial depositions new evidence by the defense. The its appeal, the Demjanjuk Defense Nazi-hunting agency, called the in the Soviet Union previously au­ defense then presented a detailed Fund, along with the Ukrainian Special Investigation Unit, thorized by the court." The OSI description of the testimonies of National Center: History and Infor­ Then, in April, it was reported that pointed out that officials of the nearly 40 survivors of Treblinka who mation Network (UNCHAIN), held the Australian Senate's Standing Procuracy of the USSR had stated were interviewed by the U.S. Office a series of public meetings in the Committee on Legal and Consti­ that "due to reasons of sovereignty, of Special Investigations, noting United States and Canada aimed at tutional Affairs had recommended depositions conducted in the Soviet that there are major discrepancies raising badly needed funds for the caution in dealing with potential Union of its citizens must occur in and memory lapses. In addition, the defense - some S500,000 was evidence in war crimes cases that Soviet offices and be presided over defense presented the testimony of needed, according to the Demjanjuk emanate from the Soviet Union. by a Soviet procurator." a Soviet citizen, Ihnat Danylchenko, family spokesperson and chairman Questions had arisen about the In May, the Supreme Court re­ who placed Mr. Demjanjuk at Sobi- of the defense fund, Ed Nishnic. reliability of evidence from the versed the denaturalization order in bor, Flossenberg and Regensburg. Then, in October, the defense USSR that might be Introduced in the case of Juozas Kungys. In a 6-2 Meanwhile, in the United States, charged that Israeli prosecutors had the course of investigations and opinion, the court also remanded the John Demjanjuk Defense Fund obstructed justice by pressuring a trials, and the Standing Committee the case to the Third Circuit Court of filed suit on April 8 against the U.S. witness not to testify in the case. held two days of hearings on this Appeals, which will now have do government, accusing officials of Richard Glazar, a Treblinka survivor issue. decide on the materiality of mis­ perpetrating fraud on U.S. courts now living in Switzerland, told Wil­ The committee concluded that representations made by Mr. Kun­ through non-disclosure of exculpa- liam Wolf, a Phoenix attorney who witnesses should appear in person gys when he applied for entry into tor>^ evidence and other means. The has been assisting the defense, "I in Australian courts and be cross- the U.S. and later for citizenship. suit sought to overturn the denatu- promised to the general attorney examined in the presence of a jury, The Supreme Court's ruling estab­ ralization of Mr. Demjanjuk, as who investigated me, the Israeli as well as that both prosecution and lished a new legal standard for well as a declaration that findings attorney, not to talk to anybody as defense should have equal eccess determining whether an individual regarding his deportability and long as the trial is not closed. Mr. to witnesses and archives. can be stripped of his citizenship. extraditability are void. Demjanjuk's lawyers asked that Meanwhile, the Australian Parlia­ According to an observer of the On April 18, the Israeli court both the defense and prosecution ment had been considering an case, where there is material mis­ announced its verdict: guilty. On be allowed to question Mr. Glazar amendment to the country's War representation, the applicant is now April 25, Mr. Demjanjuk was senten­ before a court in Switzerland. Crimes Act of 1945 to provide for the presumed disqualified; and the ced to death for crimes against the On November 29, the world was prosecution of alleged war criminals burden of proof is now on the de­ Jewish people, crimes against hu­ shocked to hear of the apparent residing in Australia. fendant to prove his qualification for manity, war crimes and crimes suicide of Mr. Eitan who was to Then on December 20, the Austra­ entry into the U.S. or citizenship, against a persecuted people. begin presenting Mr. Demjanjuk's lian Senate passed war crimes le­ whereas, before it was up to go­ Mr. Demjanjuk, prior to the sen­ appeal to the Supreme Court be­ gislation after four days of what was vernment to prove his ineligibillty. tencing, told the court: "I am inno­ ginning on December 5. The attor­ described by The Australian (a Stay tuned. cent, innocent, innocent. God is my ney apparently jumped from a 15th newspaper) as "emotional and Critics of the OSI and its metho­ Witness." He added, "I am not Ivan floor window of an office-hotel sometimes bitter debate." The War dology, meanwhile, continue their the Terrible,' and the most just complex. Mr. Eitan, 53, was to have Crimes Amendment Bill was pass­ efforts to have criminal trials of Witness to this is God." presented between 40 and 60 per­ ed by the Senate by a vote of 38 to accused war criminals take place in The next development in the cent of the appeal. Israeli police 33. It now goes to the House of the Unjted Staites under American 9trar)ge case of Jpbn Den^janjuk quickly riiled the death a suicide, Representatives wtiich ia expected iegaf standards. ' - ^^^ No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988

1988: A LOOK BACK The Ukrainian diaspora

The major community event for gotiations toward the re-establish­ Ukrainians living outside the bor­ ment of a single central Ukrainian ders of Ukraine was the World organization representing the Ukrai­ Congress of Free Ukrainians which nian American community con­ held its fifth quinquennial conclave tinued in 1988. A session in Sep­ in Toronto in November. The results tember, attended by representatives of the congress: Canadian Yuri of the Ukrainian Congress Com­ Shymko, a former member of Parlia­ mittee of America, the Ukrainian ment, became the youngest pre­ American Coordinating Council sident of the WCFU at the age of 48; and the Conference of Neutral Or­ and ties to Ukraine, especially to the ganizations, was convened to re­ Ukrainian Helsinki Union, fast be­ solve issues that continue to divide coming Ukraine's most important the parties: the rights and duties of unofficial organization in view of its the honorary president; the posi­ far-reaching program (asdelineated tions of executive vice-president In its Declaration of Principles) and and treasurer; the membership of its structure, which encompasses some branches in the national coun- The Barvinok ensemble from Brazil during a visit to Soyuzivka. affiliates in various cities in U- cil; and the composition of the New York, a new management team ring which the POW-MIA flag was kraine and throughout the USSR - nominations committee. The ses­ - John A. Flis and Lydia Kuczer - raised outside the UNA head­ were repeatedly stressed. sion did not resolve the differences, took over (Ms. Kuczer later left this quarters building in Jersey City. The Bringing together nearly 500 de- but participants unanimously ag­ position), and new quarters for the ceremony was co-sponsored by the lagates and hundreds of guests, the reed to continue deliberations at a resort's summer workers were plan­ Ukrainian American Veterans. The congress focused on myriad issues later date. Thus, there still is hope. ned. Iq August, Anna Tetiana Ro- flag continues to fly at the Home of concern to Ukrainians around the The Ukrainian Congress Com­ manna Legedza was selected to Office. globe: human and national nights, serve as Miss Soyuzivka 1989. defamation, social welfare, youth mittee of America, meanwhile, held Perhaps the most significant de­ The Association of UNA Seniors, activity, etc. its 15th congress in Washington in velopment on the UNA scene was meanwhile, held its annual con­ the opening of its Washington office Also in 1988, the WCFU-instituted October and re-elected Ignatius ference at Soyuzivka in June, and on July 1 with Eugene Iwanciw as International Commission of Inquiry Bilinsky to head the organization. Gene Woloshyn of Poland, Ohio, director. In November John Kun into the 1932-33 Famine in Ukraine Congress delegates approved a was re-elected president of the joined the staff as assistant director. held two sessions. The first took resolution approving further talks group. The establishment of the office place in Brussels in May, the second aimed at unity of the Ukrainian In October, the UNA hosted a created a permanent UNA presence in New York City, near the United American community. book launch reception for Dr. David in the nation's capital; its purpose is Nations complex, in late October- Up north, the Ukrainian Canadian Marples, author of "The Social to serve as an information center for early November. The commission, Committee held its annual con­ Impact of the Chernobyl Disaster" Ukrainian Americans, as well as for composed of seven jurists and chai­ ference in Saskatoon in September (St. Martin's Press), at the Ukrai­ government officials. red by Prof. Jacob Sundberg of with some 100 delegates of member- nian Institute of America. The book, Sweden, in charged with determi­ Also in 1988, UNA newspapers organizations, provincial councils Dr. Marples' second on the world's ning whether the famine that re- marked their anniversaries: Svobo- anu local branches participating. worst nuclear accident, was made vaged Ukraine In 1932-33 was de­ Among the topics of concern were: da its 95th and The Ukrainian liberately created by the Soviet possible by a sizable grant from the Weekly its 55th. war criminals in Canada,the intern­ UNA. regime to destroy the Ukrainian There was sad news, as well, with ment of Ukrainians in Canada in the The UNA presented its second nation. the deaths of former Supreme Or­ years 1914-1920 and Canada-USSR annual UNA Fraternalist of the In other community news ne­ relations. ganizer Wasyl Orichowsky at the Year Award in November/ and its age of 66 on January 16, and former recipient was Lev Blonarovych, Supreme Advisor Josephine ОІЇП" secretary of UNA Branch 34 in kevych-Michalenko at the age of 70 Richmond, Va. Mr. Bionarovych, on September 30. founder of that branch, has served as its secretary for 20 years. As the year drew to a close. Ur^A On Veterans' Day, members of the assets topped 562 million, and the U.S. armed forces who are prisoners UNA was already looking aheaa ic of war or missing in action were us 1990 convention to be neid ir^ remembered with a ceremony du­ Baltimore, Noteworthy events and people This section is for a!! those no­ site of the 1988 Wnter Olympics, table events and people of 1988 that were more than 20 Ukrainians. Ac­ simply could not be classified under cording to reliable sources in any of the aforementioned head­ Quebec, the first Ukrainian to carry ings. So, here goes. the torch was Taras Pawlowsky, 18, Among the noteworty events were of Lachine who ran in Laval (actually the following. in 1987, on December 13). I Marta Kolomayets Also on the Olympic scene, some ^ The Canadian government an­ 300 Calgary Ukrainians participated The WCFU huddle: (from left) Yuri Shymko, Julian Kulas, Wasyl Kyryliuk nounced on January 23 that it was in a candlelight vigil on February 14 and Yaroslav Bilak. awarding grants totalling Si million to draw attention to religious repres­ to spur Ukrainian community de­ sion in the Soviet Union. The vigil velopment. The grants included coincided with the opening of the Ukrainian National Association 5500,000 to the Ukrainian Resource XV Winter Olympiad, and it was Development Center at Grant organized by the Ukrainian Cana­ McEwan College in Edmonton; The Ukrainian National As­ scholarships for the 1988-89 dian Committee and the Calgary 5350,000 for the fourth volume of the sociation started 1988 off by an­ academic year to deserving stu­ Coalition for Human Rights in the English-language Encyclopedia of nouncing that It would pay out j1 dents who are UNA members, as Soviet Union. Ukraine and 5150,000 for the Ukrai­ million in dividends to its members, well as to donate a total of 566,500 to Notable as well in the opening nian Canadian Committee's Ukrai­ thanks to a financially successful various Ukrainian community ceremonies of the Olympics was the nian Information Bureau. 1987. groups. presence of Ukrainian dancers In June, the Alberta provincial Soon thereafter, the fraternal There was news on the cultural (their performance, alas, was not government announced that it organization donated S20,000 to the front, too, as the UNA sponsored the shown on TV in the United States). would guarantee a minimum of 51.5 U.S. Commission on the Ukraine U.S. leg of a North American tour of During the course of the games, million for the endowment fund of Famine, bringing to ^30,000 the the Barvinok Ukrainian Folkloric Ukrainians were in evidence at the URDC, the first center of applied amount the UNA has donated to the Ensemble from Curitiba, Brazil. The various venues of Olympic com­ Ukrainian arts to be housed In a work of that body. The UNA con­ company of 50 young dancers, petition with their flags, banners and higher educational institution in tinued its support of community singers and musicians entertained placards. North America. endeavors by allocating ф150,000 to Ukrainian communities in the U.S. 9 Dr. Roman Cetenko, a retired the Harvard Project on the Millen­ and Canada during the month of ^ Among the Canadians carrying dentist and born-again Christian nium of Christianity. March. the Olympic torch in the 88-day from Palm Desert, Calif., realized his In June the UNA'S Supreme As­ At the UNA resort, Soyuzivka, in relay that took it from St. John's, dream of sending 100,000 Ukrai- sembly voted to award ^115,300 in the CatskiJI mountains of upstate Newfoundland, to Calgary, Alberta, nlah-language Bibles to Ukraine in 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 No. 52 . 1988: А LOOK BACK time for the Millennium year. All the There were notable people, too, Bibles have now reached Kiev. Ho­ on the pages of The Ukrainian Deaths in the community wever, fund-raising continues to Weekly in 1988. Here are some of During 1988, the Ukrainian com­ April 17, cover the costs of the project ini­ them. munity was saddened by the deaths ^ Wasyl Palidwor, 94, participant tiated by his Ukrainian Family Bible of several of its more illustrious of Ukrainian liberation struggle, Association. members. Among them were the prominent Ukrainian community ^ The board of governors of the following: activist - August 8. American Bar Association decided ^ Mykola Lukash, 68, prominent at its April 15 meeting not to renew ^ Dr. Steven Sawchuk, 71, pe­ Soviet Ukrainian translator of li­ an agreement of cooperation with diatrician and prominent Ukrainian terary works - August 29. the Association of Soviet Lawyers. Orthodox Church activist - Ja­ ^ Roman Kozak, 40, former rock The action resolved a three-year nuary 9. editor of Billboard magazine and controversy over the ABA'S ties to ^ John Fritz, 62, chief of the Jersey author of a book about the New York the ASL, which, critics said, played a City Police Department and a 36- rock club CBGB - October 13. leading role in Soviet disinformation year veteran of that city's police ^ Gregor Kruk, 77, renowned eftor;ts. Members of the Indepen­ force - February 7. Ukrainian sculptor widely recognized dent Task Force on ABA-Soviet ^ Russell Kowalyshyn, 69, former in European art world - December Relations were ecstatic,butpledged Pennsylvania state legislator - 5. to continue monitoring the ABA's deaNngs with the Soviets. ^ The Ukrainian Studies Center at Macquarie University and the Shev- At The Weekly chenko Scientific Society of Austra­ Yes, it was the year of the Millen­ needed and ever more appreciated lia sponsored an official Australian nium for all of us. And, it certainly "Glimpses of Soviet Reality" along Bicentennial conference on the affected us at The Weekly. It started with the original glimpser. Dr. Ro­ "History of Ukrainian Settlement In out rather inauspiciously as we had man Solchanyk, and Bohdan Na- Australia." The conference was held to inform some of our correspon­ haylo of Radio Liberty. at Vlacquarie on April 22-24. dents how to spell Millennium In December, it was Chrystyna - One hundred ninety-two Ukrai­ (double I, double n) via a brief item Lapychak's turn to travel as she flew nians from Poland defected while on in the March 13 issue of the news­ to Moscow for the Soviet-American a bustrip to Rome for celebrations of paper. Spelling errors decreased Forum for Life with Human Rights. the Millennium of Christianity in considerably after that, we were (More on her and Roma's trips in Ukraine. They sought asylum in Bishop Michael Kuchmiak happy to note. 1989.) While she was gone, Roma Austria on July 4. Since then other We were so swamped with Mil­ and Marta, acting in the best tra­ refugees, Ukrainian refugees from ^ The Very Rev. Michael Kuch­ lennium materials that we decided dition of Stalinism, decided to purge Poland have joined the group, rai­ miak CSsR, pastor of Holy Family to institute a new Millennium page her desk of newspapers from March, sing the number to more than 400 Ukrainian National Shrine in with a special Millennium logo de­ April, May and on. Why, a guest from persons. Canada has indicated that Washington, was named in March signed by artist Ahatble Kolomayets Australia, Dr. Michael, or Lubomyr it will accept a large portion of the by Pope John Paul II to serve as (yes, he's Marta's father), and called, (or whatever his first name is) Law- reugees, however, sponsors are auxiliary bishop to Archbishop-Me­ appropriately enough, "Who, what riwsky, had even referred to her needed. The first group is expected tropolitan Stephen Sulyk of the when, where and why..." (the sub­ desk as a bunker. By the way, in to arrive in Canada sometime in the Philadelphia Archeparchy for Ukrai­ title could have have "All the news February Chrystyna was promoted spring of next year, according to the nian Catholics and as titular bishop you wanted to know about the Mil­ to associate editor at the tender age Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid of Agathopolis. He was ordained lennium but were afraid to ask." of 23. (She's since aged conside­ Society. bishop during; a pontifical divine Speaking of the Millennium, Mar- rably.) ^ An amazing 2,800 dancers per­ liturgy celebrated at the Cathedral ta Kolomayets became bur Millen­ During 1988, the pages of The formed together on June 30 during of the Immaculate Conceptiori in nium editor. (She asked for it: walk­ Weekly were enlivened by the ar­ the opening program of Festival '88, Philadelphia on April 27. ed right into our offices on Fe­ ticles of Dr. Myron B. Kuropas and billed as the largest spectacle of ^ Roman Popadiuk was named on bruary 1 and said, I'll come back to Orysia Paszczak Tracz, while My- Ukrainian arts ever attempted in March 14 by President Ronald Rea­ The Weekly, but only if I can be rosia Stefaniuk traveled around North America. The four-day fe­ gan to serve as special assistant to Millennium editor. We couldn't re­ training her "Spotlight" on a number stival, held in Edmonton and Ve- the president and deputy press fuse such an offer and insisted on of notable persons and groups. A greville to mark the Millennium of secretary for foreign affairs. He giving her the associate editor title significant contribution to The Christianity in Ukraine, featured a latter accompanied President Rea­ as well.) Marta traveled to Rome this Weekly this year was Dr. Roman Ukrainian dance extravaganza, the gan on his trip to Moscow for the year to cover the Ukrainian Catholic Serbyn's pull-out section about the annual Pysanka Festival, the first- U.S.-Soviet summit. Church's celebrations of Ukraine's 19g1-23 famine in Ukraine. There ever Ukrainian music awards and ^ John Sopinka, one of Canada's Christian jubilee. Her coverage were numerous other correspondents closing ceremonies that included an top litigation attorneys, was named from the Eternal City let all of us who and contributors to whom we are indoor fireworks display. on May 24 by Prime Minister Brian weren't there feel as if we were. grateful for enriching The Weekly in ^ On August 31, a U.S. federal Mulroney to Canada's Supreme But, she wasn't the only one of 1988. court ruled that Secretary of State Court. The Weekly staff who had the op­ On the economic front. The George Shultz and Commissioner ^ Katherine Chumachenko on portunity to get away from her desk Weekly's subscription fee was in­ Alan Nelson of the Immigration and June 20 assumed the position of this year. In November Roma Hadze- creased to ^20 per year (^10 for Naturalization Service "violated, associate director of the White wycz (still merely the editor, not the members of the Ukrainian National an threaten to violate in the future, House Office of Public Liaison. In supreme editor - sigh...) journe­ Association) - the first increase thv ights of the Ukrainian American that capacity she is the Reagan yed to Leningrad, Kiev and Moscow since 1980. Not too many of you, our Br Association to communicate administration's ethnic effairs liai­ (in that order) as part of a fact- dear readers, complained. Thank ef ctively an offer of free legal son. finding delegation organized by the you. sc ice to unadmitted aliens seeking ^ A. Raynell Andreychuk was World Media Association. Her chief as um" from the USSR and East appointed on August 17 as Canada's "co-conspirator" on that trip was Dr. We'll end this yearender with best В ; countries. The decision came representative to the United Nations David "Chornobyl" Marples of the wishes to all our readers and cor­ as he culmination of the UABA's Commission on Human Rights. She Canadian Institute of Ukrainian respondents. May you have a joyous lav suit filed in October 1985 after its continues to serve also as Canada's Studies at the University of Alberta, Christmas and a wonderful New m iber-attorneys were denied ac- high commissioner to Kenya with who continued to provide much- Year. "Veselykh Sviat!" ce , to counsel and advise Myroslav accreditation to Uganda and as Mf aviv, the Soviet Ukrainian sea- ambassador to the Comoros. m 1 who jumped frorh a Soviet grain ^ Dr. Sylvia Fedoruk became the sh й^ near New Orleans in an at- first female lieutenant governor of ter pt to seek U.S. asylum. Saskatchewan. She took office on s a result of the federal court September 7. ru ig, the U.S. government is requi­ ^ Four-year-old Olesia Bereza re to give notice to aliens seeking underwent successful heart surgery as lum that private attorneys, mem- to correct a series of malformations be s of the UABA, can assist them known as tetralogy of Fallot. The tot free of charge and to provide the from Lviv had the operation on No­ nu nber of the UABA hotline. The vember ^ at the world'renowned notice is to be given m English, Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Armenian, Byelorussian, Estonian, Browns Mills, N.J., thanks to the Latvian, Lithuanian, Russian and efforts of Dr. Bohdar Woroch and Ukrainian -- the languages most Dr. Andrew Olearchyk of the Ukrai­ frequently spoken oy disaffected nian Medical Association of North Soviet citizens. America. The girls of The Weekly: (from left) Roma, Marta, Chrystyna. No. 52 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988

Marxism. He ended his presentation people - both in the free world and Scholarly ... with his own special vision "that a new 1988 Christmas... those dear brothers and sisters in our (Continued from page 3) theological attitude" might emerge (Continued from page 1) fatherland — under the protection of peoples, he suggested that the Millen­ "where Chrisianity tries to reach the One thousand years have passed this the Holy Virgin Mary, Mother of God. nium of Christianity should be viewed supernatural." year since Christ was "officially" born in Our holy father. Pope John Paul II, in by Ukrainians as "a historic moment to "It doesn't matter," he continued, our native land — in Kiev on the his message to Ukrainians on the give thanks to God for the continuous "what denomination or what group of Dnieper, when our forefathers "were occasion of our Millennium wrote: "To existence of the Ukrainian people." Christians the believers belong to, but baptized in Christ and put on Christ" Mary we owe the birth of Christ. She "The Catholic Church," he said, all one day will have the need for union (Gal. 3:27) and first sang the song of the was present also in Kievan Rus' at the "always acted as a carrier of Ukrainian with Christ because only this union can prophet Isaiah: "Understand all na­ birth of the Church." She is the Mother tradition and as a custodian and pro­ defeat the evil of material atheism." tions... for God is with us!" (Isaiah 8:9- of Christ the Lord. She is also our 10). Our ancestors received the "Great Mother. tector of the Ukrainian national iden­ The Rev. Husar then addressed the Gift of Baptism" which strengthened, May this Christmas bring many tity. For the long centuries, when there audience on the current status of the enlightened and gave warmth to our graces and heavenly gifts to you and to was no Ukrainian state, the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukraine. Although Ukrainian Church and our nation for all those dear to your hearts! May the Church was that ark which carried the he explained that his presentation 1,000 years, and for this grace we light of Christ never cease to brighten Ukrainian people onward to their would contain very little new infor­ have offered our heartfelt gratitude your hearts and your homes! May the destiny. And the people, in turn, mation, the Rev. Husar came up with to God during this Millennium year. peace of Christ and His holy love be cherished and loved their Church, some very interesting comments during This historic year of our Millennium is with you this Christmas Day when sensing as it were, that without it they the vigorous discussion session that ending and we are entering into the Eternal Love was made flesh and would cease to exist as a nation. Thus, followed. Having clarified such comp­ second millennium. In what state do we always! the Ukrainian Church is ultimately lex issues as the registration procedure find our souls and with what reso­ The blessing of Jesus Christ our Lord responsible for the miracle of continuity which the faithful must undergo, he lutions are we entering this new millen­ be upon all of you! of Ukrainian being." suggested that the key to broadening the His opening remarks served as an nium? Merry Christmas! Christ is Born! Let public's awareness of the state of the us glorify Him! appropriate introduction to the Rev. Catholic Church in Ukraine was to be Our heavenly Savior speaks to us in Baran's presentation titled "New found not in any innovative techniques, the words of the Gospel: "You are the Trends in Ukrainian Theology." The but rather through persistence with light for the world. No one lights a lamp Rev. Baran focused on the new theolo­ those that have already brought this to put it under a bushel: they put it on a gical expressions in Ukraine and the issue to the attention of the West. lamp-stand where it shines for every­ West. He identified a mystic trend in one in the house. In the same way your t Stephen Suiyk modern Ukraine, explaining that mysti­ He was especially supportive of light must shine in people's sight, so that Metropolitan-Archbishop of cism has always been a part of the lobbying efforts directed at the United seeing your good works, they may give Philadelphia Christian tradition there: "The basic Statei Congress and the White House praise to your Father in heaven." belief that the body belongs to earth and by many groups and organizations in (Matthew 5:14-16) We are to be that t Basil H. Losten the soul is part of heaven and the only this Millennium year, and hope that light for the world. We are to be apostles Bishop of Stamford way of reuniting these two disparate they would not cease in their efforts of Christ's truths, apostles of prayer, elements is through Christ." once the Millennial calendar comes to a apostles of good example, apostles of a t Innocent H. Lotocky, The Rev. Baran noted that there was close. just, Christian life so that our neighbors OSBM a particularly strong revival following Audience response was most en­ might see our faith, love, patience, Bishop of St. Nicholas the Bolshevik occupation of Ukraine thusiastic: the speakers were besieged ' piety, our participation in the Divine in Chicago arguing that these movements repre­ with questions and suggestions during Liturgy and in the sacraments so that sented a more true form of liberation the reception that followed the formal theiy might be edified by God's grace t Robert M. Moskal theology than offered by contemporary portion pf the evening^ Z working in us and choose to follow us Bishop of St. Josaphat for the glory of our Heavenly Father. in Parma VI; in 1964 the pope awarded him a We sing in our divine liturgy after Gregor Kruk... medal of recognition for this work. He holy communion: "We have seen the t Michael Kuchmiak, also sculpted a bust of Patriarch Josyf true light and received the Heavenly CSsR (Continued from page 3) Slipyj. various other cities in Europe and Spirit, we have found the true faith..." Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia Mr. Kruk's works may be found in On this Feast of the Nativity of the North America. the National Museum in Paris, the He also sculpted portraits of various Son of God, we, your bishops, pray to British Museum in Londph, the^ the Lord, that you together with us MERRY CHRISTMAS prominent leaders, including Pope Paul Museum Dubrovnik in Yugoslavia and "with one heart and one voice" in the and HAPPY NEW YEAR the East German Museum in Regens- joy of the Holy Spirit, may proclaim to burg, as well as in the private col­ the entire world through our good life from lection of Willy Brandt. that Christ is born, that Christ is among HUCULKA A solemn divine liturgy and me­ us, and that we have put on Christ. 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longer stand today, he said, one can added. ted by internees and so, Mr. Melnycky The Washington... only conclude that this is most likely Mr. Melnycky, a resident of Edmon­ noted wryly, visitors who marvel at the (Continued from page 3) due to the actions of Soviet authorities ton, presented results of his research on cornice work or other ornamentation internment of Ukrainians by the United on the building are admiring the work siaid. during the last 20 years. "It's hard to get your hands on isto- States and Canada during World War I. of people confined, in hindsight, very He said he considers the information wrongfully. about houses of worship especially ria,' " Mr. Karmazyn informed his While internment in the United valuable for organizations monitoring audience. Many of the volumes are in States was limited — only a handful of Conditions at the Canadian camps the religious situation in Ukraine. If any the Library of Congress, some in the Ukrainians, ex-citizens of the Austro- were appalling — poor hygiene, inade­ churches listed as existing in 1967 no European Reading Room. Even a Hungarian Empire, with which Canada quate nutrition, hard work and separa­ portion of the work "would be a va­ and the U.S. were at war, was ever tion from families and loved ones. Most luable addition to the libraries of Ridni confined - the situation was much of the internees were men. In many ST. ANDREW'S Shkoly (Ukrainian schools) where they more grave in Canada. Of the former cases, internees had to dig ditches when could be used for 'Roots' projects," he Austro-Hungarians in Canada, most a camp was first established to provide a FEDERAL CREDIT were Ukrainians and it was they who sanitation system. Shelter often consis­ UNION made up the vast majority of the camp ted of flimsy tents. In the Canadian population. Canadian authorities feared Rockies, even during the summer, this that the internees were liable to commit was not enough. During the winters, subversive acts or otherwise interfere when outdoor work was less feasible, With the war operation. the camps moved into villages, Mr. Mr. Melnycky displayed photo­ Melnycky related. NEW RELEASE graphs of the internment camps. Of One stunning photograph presented particular interest were the pictures of by Mr. Melnycky shows a man in the is announcing YEVSHAN RECORDS І TAPES the camp near Banff, Aha. During middle of a rushing river, tied by a rope THE HIGHEST RATES World War I, the hotel-resort that was to a horse onshore, being dragged to become world famous was rising at upstream by the horse. This was a form FOR SECURE Banff-Lake Louise. Documents reveal of punishment that the camp officials INVESTMENTS the parts of the structure were construc- used on one of their errant guards or staffers. One can only imagine, Mr. Annual Melnycky said, what kind of discipline Rate HURYN MEMORIALS was devised for disobedient camp FOR THE FINEST IN CUSTOM MADE internees. 6 Mo. CD 8.00Уо MEMORIALS INSTALLED IN ALL CEME­ 12 Mo. CD 8.25"Zo TERIES IN THE METROPOLITAN AREA of New York including Holy Spirit m PORT POPOVICH REALTY, INC. 24 Mo. CD 8.5ОУ0 H^mptonburgh, N.Y., St. Andrew's in South 2375 Harbor Blvd. IRA - 8.25"Zo Bound Brook, Pine Bush Cemetery in Port Charlotte, FL. 33952 Kerhonkson and Glen Spey Cemetery 1-813-6293179 in Glen Spey. New York. BUSINESS OF THE WEEK!! Monthly Income CD - Now Avaible. We offer personal service A guidance in your HAIRSTYLING SHOP, six chair, full service, Direct Deposit of Social Security and home. For a bilingual representative call: wig/hairpiece clientele established. Employers Check also Available! Excellent location, walk business, m strip UKRAINIAN CAROLS 8. IWAN HURYN Take advantage of this excellent op­ mall. Owner retiring S55,000 CHRISTMAS GREETINGS P.O. Box 121 HOME OF THE WEEK! portunity for secure investment and Hamptonburgh, N.Y. 109І6 Ukrainian Festival Choir Unique wooded setting, two bedroom, our standart benefits package. Tel.: (914) 427-2684 Ostap Brezden - Director Toronto get-a day with workshop, special for the St. Andrew's Federal BOHDAN REKSHYNSKYJ hobbiest, nature lovers. Brand new/well Records S8.98 Cassettes S8.98 45 East 7th Street decorated. Tropical plants, many fruit Credit Union Postage S1.02 Total S 10.00 US New York, NY. 10003 trees S75,900 279 Main Street P.O. Box 375 YEVSHAN CORPORATION Tel.: (212) 477-6523 SAINT ANDREW UKRAINIAN VILLAGE RENTALS. Yearly or seasonal, pool, two So. Bound Brook, N. J. 08880 Box 325, Beaconsfieid, Quebec bedroom, two bath furnished or unfurnished. Canada H9W 5T8 Tel. (201) 469-9085 For sale in Morris County Phone Eloise Popovich. LARGE CENTER HALL COLONIAL INVESTMENT PROPERTY!!! with 3 room in-law apartment. Wooded Building sites S4,000. to S12,000. lot, excellent school system. Close to 80 X 125 River Access Canel Building NYC trains. site S33.000 Call: SCHLOTT REALTORS СОЮ5ІЄКА Ф SOYUZIVKA GAIL BANAS - (201) 2678990

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second to refuse this symbol, and after South Ukraine... Shcherbytsky.,. Helsinki Union... the conquest of Byzantium by the (Continued from page 1) Turks, it adopted the Byzantium sym­ (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 1) and costumes. They went to fight bols — a two-headed emblem and a can only have added to the concern. In remains a candidate member of the against the Pechenegs, Polovtsi and tricolor. The trident was for a long time September, the plant's expansion was Ukrainian Politburo. other tribes with this symbol. After the the emblem of the Novgorod state until actively opposed by the Ecological The new second secretary of the CPU fall of Kievan Rus', the trident became it was incorporated into Muscovy in Commission (Zeleny Svit) associated joined the Communist Party in 1960. the symbol of all the principalities of 1478. with the Ukrainian Union of Writers He is a graduate of the Kharkiv Mining Kievan Rus\ The principality of Halych Under the blue and yellow flag, the and, reportedly, there was concern even Institute and served as secretary of the (Galicia) and Volhynia refused to armies of our ancestors, led by Danylo at the level of the Mykolayiv Oblast Kharkiv Oblast Committee for eight accept this symbol and adopted its own of Halych, defeated the German princes government. years. In 1986 he was elected a secretary — the lion and the blue and yellow flag. in 1237-1238 near the town of Droho- of the Central Committee of the CPU The principality of Muscovy was the Recently there have been indications bych. Just before the Tatar-Mongol and became a candidate member of the that an anxious search for energy invasion, Kiev belonged to the Galician- Ukrainian Politburo. He lost the former alternatives in southern Ukraine has Лв Volhynian kingdom. That is why the position in 1987. not met with success. A solar energy ^sv" heroic defense of Kiev, led by Dmytriy station that has been brought into He became first secretary in the against the armies of the khan was service in the Crimea, for example, is Dnipropetrovske Oblast in April 1987 undertaken under the blue and yellow said to be using more energy than it and in January of this year was elected a flag. It fell along the walls of the produces. And what makes the South member of the Ukrainian SSR Polit­ ^^^^'^ Desiatynna Church in December 1243. VCV^^y)' Ukrainian energy complex so noti­ buro. Later, other foreign powers in Uk­ ceable — the remarks of Mr. Bilodid Mr. Ivashko is also a candidate raine were, just like the khan, against notwithstanding — is its size. It stands member of the Central Committee of the blue and yellow flag and the trident. as an example of what is termed "gi- the Communist Party of the Soviet However, there is the possibility that gantonomia" by Ukrainians concerned Union and a deputy of the USSR ROOMMATE WANTED democratization could make the leader­ with ecological issues. Finally, it is Supreme Soviet. to share 2 b-room home in Stirling. Close ship of Ukraine realize that it is time to located close to an area that is already On December 14, at a plenum of the to train, shops. Nonsmoker, fern. solve the problem of these symbols, Dnipropetrovske Oblast Party Com­ 647-6746, evening badly polluted and in which rivers have initiated in 1240 against the khan and become salinized by faulty irrigation mittee, N.K. Zadoya was nominated as his spiritual followers. schemes. First Party Secretary, replacing Mr. POSITION AVAILABLEHHBI Ivashko. The nominee was second party It is symptomatic of the extent of secretary in this same oblast. THE UKRAINIAN CONGRESS COMMITTEE of AMERICA is seeking a full-time opposition to the expansion of the republican nuclear power program that DIRECTOR FOR ITS' WASHINGTON OFFICE vocal protests are now coming from the B^^^^^^^S^ - the Ukrainian National Information Service (UNIS) employees of the nuclear plants them­ SAVINGS BONOS Excellent opportunity for a young aggressive individual with outstanding communications skills. selves. Responsibiiites include: 1. Working with the UCCA President and Executive Vice President in carrying out policies and programs of the National Executive Board. THE MAN WHO DID NOT COME WITH US'" 2. Maintaining and updating a data base of current developments in Ukraine. One of the Old Emigrants back in Weimar looked somewhat like Grandpa Paul. in| 3. Developing and enhancing relations with congressional and federal officials regarding specific heith, body build, and prominent bald patch, oil top of the head. Back at the school legislative initiatives and administration policies. building he had generally kept to himself, and only answered direct questions rather I then gave helpfull suggestions. Few of the people knew his name or origin, but then that 4. Planning and organizing meetings and conferences. type of information was for friends, not strangers. He seemed to be short on friends in the 5. Planning and effectively executing media strategies. area, and apparently running low on hope that exotic fuel that kept most of the refugees | Challenging position provides unlimited potential for professional growth in the dynamic and jgoing onward. competitive political environment of the Nation's capital. Onece back before our sudden relocation to the road, the old man had sat down in the cobblestone courtyard of the school. He put his elbows on his knees, and remaned! Interested individuals should submit their resume, a brief letter of references and writing deep in thought with his head bowed down. One of my sisters came by behind him in the samples by December 31, 1988 to: I courtyard, mistook him for Grandpa Paul, and ran up to give a big hug to the familiaT MR. GEORGE NESTERCZUK - Executive Vice President shiny pate and gray-haired head. This turned out to be an immediate embarrassment to Ukrainian Congress Committee of America both, and she ran into the school building to find mother. One sunny day the old man announced his firm intention To Return. A group of 810 18th Street, N.W., Suite 807. Washington, D.C. 20006 tried to talk him out of it, but in turned out to be too late bacause he had already notified For additional information contact Myron Wasylyk at (202) 638-0988 the Repatriation Commission. More people were gathering rapidly, and more yet \ watching from the open windows of school building. I was watching from the bomb- Idamaged cathedral, standing next to a permanently open side door. PLAST KURIN ORDEN CHRESTONOSTSIW "Doesn't he know what it means To Return?" "He said he was perfectly aware of what They do in Repatriation Camps." INVITES YOU TO A "Why stick his head into a bear's mouth, then?" "Someone said he is Old Emigrant, and tired of being a Skytalets a (Wonderer) all r Europe ' "Can't someone take him into the building, and wait for him to change his mind?" "And have the Repatriation Commission file a complaint about illegal Interference? The right to return comes before the right to eat." ^ NEW YEAR'S BALL ^ 'Hey, what if the Repatriation Center sends a big truck, and asks all of us to get in? I Are the American authorities informed?" "Don't get too close, and you will be all right. The Americans said only volunteers go I SATURDAY DECEMBER 31st, 1988 |back." "That is only for now. What if they ship us out later?" AT THE RAMADA HOTEL IN EAST HANOVER, N.J. "Don't worry so much. If you don't want any problems, get back into the school, and lock the door behind you." "That is exactly what I am going to do. I should feel better when watching from the |window." "You go right ahead. We are staying here. The Old Emigrant should not be left all jalone at this time. Somoorke said he Is a nice man. even if he is not ail that friendly." "Did anyone hear what he had to say. earlier? I came to late " "He made an announcement about deciding To Return, and said he had already I notified Repatriation about it today. They will be coming for him any time now." ""Doesn't he know what they will do if he Returns?" "Where have you been ail this time, little brother? Sleeping on your feet, like you did I when we were working in the factory?" ' I just got back from the market. Is he really going back by his own choice?" "Yes, little brother, he really is voluntarily. Don't get too close when they get here, or I I you might end up going involuntarily." "Where are the Americans? They are supposed to have a representative here." "Little brother, did you see Americans on your way from the market?" "I saw a jeep with two militsioners. about two blocks away. They were sitting and, I waiting for something." "Hey. little brother, watch your tongue. Those two are military police. If you call I them militsioners, they will probably send you back on the next Studebaker " "Quiet down - here comes somebody now." We had expected the Soviet Repatriation Mission to send the familiar Studebaker! I truck painted with big red stars, along with a dozen armed guards. I nstead, an unmarked i passenger car from Smerch drove into the courtyard, and two young men in very informal civilian attire jumped out. They walked up to the old man, paying 'ittle attention I to the crawd and looking satisfied. The Old Emigrant turned to the assembled crawd, for brief farewells. "I am aware of | I what is awaiting me." he spoke slowly, 'if there is anyone here whom I have offended, it not intentional. I ask forgiveness." "Payekhali, staryk, " spoke up one of the young man, quietly. Let's go. old man - in I Russian, the universal language. The other one looked briefly at the crowd, laughed with half-serious face, and saidj I something about not having enough room this time, to take 6n more. The driver sat in the; all this time, keeping the engine running. He was an older professional, who looked ous and has seen a lot on this job. The first young man escorted the Old Emigrant to the car on the side away from icrowd, and openedihe rear door for him. The old man carried only a small batteredi suitcase. The other young man got in the back, on our side. The first one closed the back I door on his side behing the old man, and got in the front with the driver. The car backed lout away from the crowd, and soon was gone from the courtyard. We never saw the Old Emigrant again, and never heard from him or about him. That I passenger car was bad news for us all, because anyone walking on a street could end up being dragged into it for an unexpected ride. The two young men looked capable I enough to handle such a delicate assignment, as well as normal enough to blend into icrowd on Weimar streets. They did not have to horns growing out of their head, but w ktfould have felt better and safer if these horns had actually been there! DINNER 180 in Advance FOR FURTHER INFORMAXrON CALL (718) 69^-6422 VLESSIANA, Box 422, Dublin, Ohio 43017 GENERAL ADMISSION S40 in Advance or FOR DINNER OR ROOM ^ Chapter from a book by Victor Kachur, about Ukrainian refugees \n Germany in (without dinner) US at the Door RESERVATIONS CALL 1945. This advance publication constitutes a marker on this man's unknown grave. OPEN BAR RAMADA HOTEL (2!01) 386-5622 Weimar was still,a part of American Zone at that time. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1988 No. 52

information, exchange periodicals, National movements... books, films, regardless of borders; PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 1) eliminating jamming of radio broad­ casts; abohshing the reactionary law conference on humanitarian concerns about meetings; granting the right to December 26 EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Orden in a state that does not abide by laws, Khrestonostsiv Plast fraternity, will freely move and choose one's place of such as the USSR, is contradictory in residence. SCRANTON, Pa.: Public radio sponsor a New Year's Eve Ball, principle to spirit and letter of the WVIA-AM 90, in conjunction with beginning with dinner at 9 p.m., at 3. Releasing and rehabilitating, with Helsinki Final Act and the Universal appropriate compensation, all pri­ the Millennium Committee of Ukrai­ the Ramada Hotel on Route 10 Declaration of Human Rights. nians of Norjtheastern Pennsylvania, westbound. The Nove Pokolinnia soners of conscience and persons sen­ The realization of political reforms tenced in fabricated cases; returning to presents "A Chrismas Tribute to the orchestra will provide music for that are being proposed by the new Millennium of Ukrainian Christia­ dancing. The dance begins at 10:30 normal life the victims of repressive leadership of the USSR attests to the psychiatry (rescinding their falsified nity," 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program p.m. Admission is S80 per person in fact that it does not wish to democratize of sacred music of Ukraine will also advance for dinner and dance, S40 diagnoses); returning the bodies of the government, which is subordinate to persons who died in concentration include carols sung by the 65-voice for dance only in advance and S45 at the Communist Party of the Soviet Metropolitan Andrew Sheptytsky the door, which included an open bar. camps to their homelands; returning to Union. their families all their scholarly and Choir ;of the Ukrainian Catholic For more information call (718) 699- We are witnesses to the speeded-up Deanery of Scranton. For more 6422. For dinner or room reserva­ artistic works; eliminating articles 190 process of centralizing economic and and 70 of the Criminal Code of the information call Bill Roditski, (717) tions call the Ramada Hotel, (201) social life. Russification of national 457-0955. 386-5622. USSR and the corresponding articles in minorities has not been halted. Nothing the codes of the republics. has been done to give genuine sove­ January 6, 1989 4. Adopting a law on cults which reignty to the republics. Prisoners of would guarantee freedom of conscience, | conscience continue to languish in December 31 BAYONNE, N J.: St. Sophia's Ukrai­ a realistic separation of Church and concentration camps and in exile. state; rehabilitating prohibited Chur­ nian Orthodox Church will sponsor Public movements are being repressed. HARTFORD, Conn.: The Ukrai­ a traditional "Sviata Vechera," or ches; and eliminating discriminatory Meetings and demonstrations are for­ articles in the criminal codes regarding nian National Home invites all to the holy supper, at 7 p.m. in the church bidden. New laws that regulate the civic annual New Year's dance at 9 p.m., hall, 32 W. 22nd St. Grand Compline freedom of conscience. and political activity of citizens have a We expect that the high-level forum featuring the Chervona Kalyna or- services will begin at 6 p.m. St. reactionary, anti-democratic character. 5 chestra of New Jersey. A donation of Nicholas will also visit the children. of European governments will under­ i? S30 per person in advance, or S35 Nonetheless, keeping in mind that the stand our fears and trepidations about A donation of S6 is requested. For tendency toward democratization of life 2 per person at the door, is requested. reservations call Marion Moroz- the fates of our nations and will support I For tickets call (203) 524-5702. is not decreasing on the part of society, us in our demends. Jendras, (201) 437-2833 or the holding such a conference in Moscow church, (201) 436-8350. would have some sense to it — if the November 17, 1988 government of the USSR pledged and ABINGTON, Pa.: The Prometheus January 7 began to steadfastly implement the Estonian National Independence chorus of Philadelphia will sponsor a following principles in international New Year's dance at 9 p.m. in the HUNTSVILLE, Ala.: The University Party: Juri Adams, Tunne Kelams. agreements on the rights of nations and Ukrainian Helsinki Union: Mykhailo Ukrainian Cultural and Educational of Alabama here will hold its 17th individuals: Center, 700 Cedar Road. The Zelene annual Christmas celebration at the Horyn, Stepan Khmara, Vyacheslav Zhyto orchestra will provide music 1. Granting true sovereignty to the Chornovil. Church of the Visitation Parish republics that constitute the USSR, \ for dancing. Admission is S25 per Center, 220 Lincoln St. SE. The will Central Initiative Group of the Cri­ especially, changing over to republican mean Tatar National Movement: Mus­ \ person, SI5 for students. Proper be dinner and dancing, and enter­ self-financing; eliminating all-union '- evening attire is requested. For tainment will include Ukrainian folk tafa Dzhemilev, Fuat Abliamitov, ministries which limit such self-finan­ Reshat Dzhemilev. tickets call Olha Bilynsky, (215) 745- dancing and carols. For tickets call cing; granting republic languages the \ 3124. 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