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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIII HE No.KRAINIAN 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine UkrainiansT prepareU to observe Unsung heroesW recall events anniversary of Orange Revolution of 2004 Orange Revolution by Zenon Zawada remember that behind us is a nation with by Yana Sedova (elderly women), the Orange Revolution Kyiv Press Bureau grand expectations,” Mr. Yushchenko said. Kyiv Press Bureau would have failed. Though Ms. Tymoshenko has not pub- Reflecting on the experience a year KYIV – Ukraine’s capital will shut down licly stated that she will join the celebration, KYIV – The day of November 22, later, the Orange Revolution’s unsung its main boulevard, the Khreschatyk, and her close political ally National Deputy 2004, became the most striking and heroes do not regret their activity and pre- reconstruct the maidan’s stage to celebrate Andrii Shkil said she will be on the maidan. memorable in the life of Yevhen serve hope in their hearts, believing that the Orange Revolution’s first anniversary The former prime minister is not the only Nyschuk, an actor who, as fate would last year’s events became the crucial point on November 22. political force with whom the president has have it, became “the DJ of the maidan.” for change and development in Ukraine. It was on that Monday in 2004 that thou- had a falling out. Mr. Nyschuk virtually lived on “I will never ever experience last year’s sands of Ukrainians began filling Although Pora played a critical role dur- Independence Square’s stage from the events again,” said Volodymyr Borodenko, Independence Square to protest the rigged ing the Orange Revolution, its leaders said revolution’s very start all the way a businessman who owns several gas sta- second-round vote of last year’s election on November 16 that they were not invited through December 27, when Ukraine’s tions and a confectionery in Kyiv. battle between presidential candidates to the maidan stage this year, with the possi- Supreme Court declared Viktor All 70 of his employees were on the Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych. ble of exception of their leader Vladyslav Yushchenko Ukraine’s new president. maidan on November 22 and then arrived Ukrainian politics have undergone seis- Kaskiv. During that time, he introduced the there at noon every day during the first mic shifts in the year since the revolution, Since the Revolution, Pora also has politicians who inspired and the musicians week, he said. and it remains unclear whether President undergone a split. Chorna (Black) Pora who energized the people. In between the Mr. Borodenko brought cookies from the Viktor Yushchenko will stand alongside his remained a grassroots organization, while performances, he calmed a tense crowd confectionery he owns and bought medicine former ally Yulia Tymoshenko, or if they Zhovta (Yellow) Pora has become a politi- that sometimes feared what the Ukrainian for a group living in the tent city. These will appear on the maidan’s stage separate- cal party, which so far has not joined the government might do against them. were people he hadn’t known previously. ly. Our Ukraine coalition. “What was most impressive was that He kept returning to the maidan every Stressing that he has “not a single prob- Pora wasn’t on the stage last year, so it there were so many people on the maidan day with his friends until the third round lem with anyone,” the president said in a suits them just as well not to be there this on November 22,” Mr. Nyschuk said. of voting on December 26. November 8 live broadcast that he is confi- year, said Yevhen Zolotariov, the assistant “Nobody expected that. When politicians The unity of the Ukrainian people is dent that everyone from last year will be on chair of the party’s political council. “We came on (stage), I saw shock in their eyes the most vivid recollection for Taras the maidan this year, though no one has committed positive acts that did not involve because they saw that Ukrainians are no Lohinov, the tent city’s commander, who indicated in what time slot Ms. delivering speeches on stage,” he said. longer indifferent.” in his everyday life chairs the Kyiv youth Tymoshenko would appear and with whom. Pora activists said the anniversary prepa- For every politician, musician or organization Compass. “I, as president, of course would like for rations could have taken place in a more celebrity who stood on the maidan’s “There were numerous political these colleagues, who occupy these or other transparent manner, through polls or sur- stage during the Orange Revolution, tens groups in a single tent city,” Mr. Lohinov political niches or form these or other politi- veys in which the Ukrainian people decide of thousands of average Ukrainians were said. “It was a diverse spectrum: the cal forces, to stand in a line, apologize to who should be on stage and on what date to playing their small, yet crucial role. Greens, skinheads, UNA-UNSO, Pora whomever necessary, offer their hand, Without these doctors, businessmen, establish proper friendly relations and (Continued on page 26) teachers, students and simple “babusi” (Continued on page 8)

Patriarch Filaret visits Ukrainian National Association headquarters PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Patriarch Filaret, leader of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, visited the Ukrainian National Association’s Corporate Headquarters here on Thursday, November 10. He was welcomed with a traditional Ukrainian greeting at the entrance to the UNA headquarters by officers and employ- ees of the Ukrainian National Association. Also present were representatives of the Selfreliance Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union, which has a branch office in the building. His Holiness Filaret, who this year marks the 10th anniversary of his patriarchate (he was elected patriarch of the UOC-KP in October of 1995), was in the United States for a weeklong visit that took him to nearby Clifton, N.J., where Holy Ascension Ukrainian Orthodox Church celebrated its 80th anniversary. In addition, the patriarch visited various Ukrainian community institutions, including the Shevchenko Scientific Society, The Ukrainian Museum and St. George Ukrainian Catholic Parish in New York, as well as Ukraine’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations and Ukraine’s Consulate Roma Hadzewycz General in New York, where a reception was Patriarch Filaret is welcomed as he prepares to enter the Ukrainian National Association Corporate Headquarters. (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Kyiv, Moscow vie for WTO entry NEWSBRIEFS Famine recalled at Notre Dame observed a minute of silence to pay trib- by Jan Maksymiuk tions regarding WTO accession are con- ute to Petliura. (Ukrinform) RFE/RL fidential, and all documents involved in PARIS – Within the framework of the negotiation process are restricted events to commemorate the 1932-1933 Deputies want to abandon pay raise Speaking at the Carnegie Endowment until its completion. What prevents Famine-Genocide, a memorial service was KYIV – Leaders of the Verkhovna for International Peace in Washington on Washington from giving a go-ahead to held at the Notre Dame de Paris, in which Rada’s groups and factions agreed on November 1, Ukrainian Prime Minister Ukraine’s WTO membership can be priests of the Ukrainian Autocephalous November 14 to give up the pay raise they Yurii Yekhanurov reiterated Kyiv’s offi- inferred from what President Yekhanurov Church and the Notre Dame de Paris par- were granted as of September, Interfax- cial hope that Ukraine will become a said in Washington. In general, Mr. ticipated, it was reported on November 14. Ukraine and ITAR-TASS reported. member of the World Trade Organization Yekhanurov said that Ukraine “has con- The service was attended by Ukrainian Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr (WTO) by the end of this year. Ukraine’s siderably advanced” in WTO talks with First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko and Lytvyn told journalists that he will sign a potential access to the WTO could be the United States. But he signaled some about 2,000 public, political, religious fig- relevant directive to reflect this decision, approved by the sixth WTO Ministerial substantial problems as well. ures and foreign diplomats accredited in Conference in Hong Kong on December First, Mr. Yekhanurov admitted on France. (Ukrinform) while his deputy, Adam Martyniuk, sug- 13-18. However, it does not seem very gested that the decision must be enacted November 1 that Ukraine has not yet Yushchenko visits UNESCO likely that prior to this forum Kyiv will brought all of its customs duties in line by law in order to take effect. In manage to receive endorsement for its with WTO standards and requirements. September, following a similar increase in PARIS – President Viktor Yushchenko wages for Cabinet members, the average bid from all interested WTO members. He said this task has been fulfilled up to together with his wife, Kateryna, participat- One of these interested members is the 80 percent by now. Speaking the same monthly pay for legislators rose from ed in the presentation of the exhibition $800 to $2,800. (RFE/RL Newsline) United States, which so far has not day in Kyiv, President Viktor “Ukraine to the World,” held at UNESCO’s signed a protocol with Ukraine on mutu- Yushchenko estimated that Ukraine’s headquarters in Paris, it was reported on 40 percent live below standards al access to commodity and service mar- legislation is just 65 percent in line with November 16. The exhibition is dedicated kets in both countries. The signing of the WTO requirements. to the civilization of Trypillia. The presi- KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Yurii protocol is tantamount to Washington’s The same day, in an apparent effort to dent said that this small exposition is to Yekhanurov said at an economic confer- approval of Ukraine’s WTO entry. strengthen Mr. Yekhanurov’s position usher in a series of exhibitions, dubbed ence in Kyiv on November 14 that the Ukraine has already signed similar bilat- during the Washington talks, the “Ukraine to the World” that will enable official incomes of 36.5 percent of eral protocols with 38 countries repre- Verkhovna Rada passed two bills other nations to discover Ukraine and, Ukrainian citizens are below the country’s sented in the WTO Working Party that required for WTO entry pertaining to maybe, even one’s inner self. In accordance subsistence minimum, ITAR-TASS report- deals with its membership application. imports and protection of domestic pro- with Mr. Yushchenko’s agreement with ed. Mr. Yekhanurov suggested that many Australia is another important country ducers. However, the process of adjust- French President Jacques Chirac, in 2006 businesses in Ukraine understate their that has so far been reluctant to sign such ing Ukraine’s legislation to WTO stan- France will host an enlarged exhibition of employees’ earnings in order to reduce tax a document with Ukraine. dards is not easy, and it is not clear when Trypillian culture with over 100 artifacts. payments to the budget. Ukraine’s month- Both bilateral and multilateral negotia- it is likely to be completed. UNESCO Director General Koichiro ly subsistence minimum, which was set by In July Communist Party deputies Matsuura also participated in the event. He the Parliament in October 2004, amounts blared sirens and provoked scuffles in the stressed in his speech that UNESCO is to 432 hrv ($85 U.S.). (RFE/RL Newsline) Jan Maksymiuk is the Belarus and Verkhovna Rada in order to prevent the Ukraine specialist on the staff of RFE/RL ready to cooperate with Ukraine in the cul- Lytvyn: WTO deadline was mistake Newsline. (Continued on page 16) tural sector, including next year’s exhibi- tion. President Yushchenko also spoke at a KYIV – Verkhovna Rada speaker plenary session dedicated to the 60th Lytvyn told journalists on November 14 Azerbaijani-Ukrainian relations anniversary of UNESCO’s founding. He that the Ukrainian government made a spoke at length about UNESCO’s activity, mistake by setting a deadline for gaining noting that UNESCO should view its mis- entry to the World Trade Organization by deteriorate after stolen elections sion as conservation of world cultural her- the end of 2005, Interfax-Ukraine report- itage, popularization of culture and science, ed. “We made a strategic mistake when and prevention of any manifestations of we set time frames for joining the WTO by Taras Kuzio groups in authoritarian regimes. President intolerance. (Ukrinform) Eurasia Daily Monitor Viktor Yushchenko told the BBC that his without talking about the goal,” Mr. November 9 country has “set a good example for the Yushchenkos visit Petliura’s grave Lytvyn said. (RFE/RL Newsline) millions of people who still cherish free- Our Ukraine convenes congress Ukraine has followed the lead of the dom and democracy” (BBC, October 14). PARIS – President Viktor Yushchenko Organization for Security and Cooperation Ukraine’s support for the OSCE elec- and First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko, KYIV – On Saturday, November 12, in Europe (OSCE) in not recognizing the tion-monitoring process is a new phenome- while on a two-day working visit to the Our Ukraine People’s Union con- official results of Azerbaijan’s November non since Mr. Yushchenko’s election. Like France on November 15-16, laid flowers vened its second congress, attended by 6 parliamentary elections. A Ukrainian Moldova and Georgia, Ukraine has pulled at the grave of Ukraine’s outstanding over 1,300 delegates from all over Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman said, out of the Russian-backed Commonwealth statesman and political figure Symon Ukraine and 53 guests from other politi- “We support the earlier conclusions of the of Independent States Election Observer Petliura, who is buried in the cal parties and public organizations. OSCE observer mission on this question Mission (CIS EOM) that unfailingly rules Montparnasse Cemetery in Paris. The President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime and are awaiting the final verdict of the every election in the CIS – including the Ukrainian president, his spouse and mem- [OSCE] mission” (Ukrayinska Pravda, latest in Azerbaijan – to have been held in a bers of the official Ukrainian delegation (Continued on page 24) November 8). “free and fair” manner. The Ukrainian youth NGO PORA also Ukraine’s shift brings it closer to issued a sharp condemnation of the elec- Georgia, and Kyiv and Tbilisi have togeth- FOUNDED 1933 tion that concurred with the OSCE and er created a “Community of Democratic the Yushchenko administration. But Pora Choice” that is envisioned as stretching THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY demanded a sharper response from from the Baltic through the Black and the An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., Ukraine’s authorities. 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by Yana Sedova hope of standing alongside either or both Kyiv Press Bureau Mr. Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko. The president’s September 8 decision KYIV – Among the unsung heroes of to fire Ms. Tymoshenko deeply upset the Orange Revolution were Ukraine’s Baba Paraska, bringing her to tears. It “babusi,” or elderly women, who brought motivated her to travel to the capital city homemade food for the revolutionaries with the hope of reconciling the Orange and slept alongside them in tents. Revolution’s leaders. From their ranks emerged 66-year-old She had personal meetings with both Paraskovia Koroliuk, or as she is more fondly referred to, “Baba Paraska.” leaders, who used the encounters as well- Known as “the maidan’s talisman,” she publicized photo-ops, but failed to bring achieved her celebrity status after camping harmony into the relations between Ms. in the tent city for the revolution’s entire Tymoshenko and Mr. Yushchenko. duration and actively participating in Nevertheless, Baba Paraska doesn’t protests and sieges of government buildings. grieve over her failed diplomacy and said For her contribution, President Viktor that no family is without disagreements. Yushchenko awarded Mrs. Koroliuk the She firmly believes that Ms. Tymoshenko Order of Princess Olga III during a cere- and Mr. Yushchenko will soon reunite. mony at the Mariyinsky Palace on this “I am not a politician, but they are politi- year’s Independence Day. cians,” Baba Paraska said. “They them- Despite the split between the Orange selves know how to resolve matters between Revolution’s leaders and the scandals them. But I’m sad for everyone, because I surrounding them, Baba Paraska remains was with them for two and a half months.” a passionate defender of President Her mission nowadays, she said, is to Zenon Zawada Yushchenko and former Prime Minister turn to the Ukrainian people and admon- Paraskovia Koroliuk, a.k.a. Baba Paraska. Yulia Tymoshenko. ish what she considers their blameful She will once again be on the maidan attitude toward the president. Ukrainian Weekly during a visit to its president’s press secretary, Iryna on November 22, the Orange “People have turned against Viktor Kyiv bureau on November 1. “They say Heraschenko, doesn’t answer her calls Revolution’s first anniversary, with the Andriyevych,” Baba Paraska told The that he forgot about the people, who anymore, she said. stood up for [the revolution’s leaders], She said she sometimes waits for hours and abandoned them. And he has wel- near the Presidential Secretariat building comed those who were against him.” on Bankova Street for the president to Communists in Verkhovna Rada For the March 26 parliamentary elec- appear. When she’s able to catch a tions, Baba Paraska said she doesn’t want glimpse of him, she rejoices. try to bloc passage of WTO bills to endorse any particular political bloc “There have been times when he and she’s not discouraged that Mr. won’t even stop, and he won’t look at me by Zenon Zawada While Mr. Yushchenko has widespread Yushchenko and Ms. Tymoshenko are and hides from me,” she said. “He’s Kyiv Press Bureau support for his WTO initiatives, even his campaigning separately. probably fed up with me. I cry and then I allies have expressed skepticism over his She said she will try to vote for both journey again. He may or may not want KYIV – Ukraine’s Communists proved plans. Mr. Yatseniuk acknowledged on they remain committed to violence in of them. to talk to me, but I see him – and then I November 16 that it’s possible Ukraine “In my village, everything is possi- feel better.” order to prevent Ukraine’s membership in wouldn’t join the WTO this year. the World Trade Organization (WTO). ble,” she said. Also unfulfilled are her personal In fact, WTO Director-General Pascal Baba Paraska’s age has proven to be no requests to the president to help her home Verkhovna Rada Chairman Volodymyr Lamy said last month that Ukraine has no Lytvyn attempted to bring several neces- hindrance to her passion for the Orange village of Dorohychivka in the Ternopil chance of joining the organization this year. Revolution. She has spent the last several Oblast, she said. sary WTO bills to vote on November 15 Rather than blaming the opposition in when Communist Party national deputies months journeying all across Ukraine to Though Ms. Koroliuk fiercely defend- the Rada, Mr. Yatseniuk said his ministry inspire support for President Yushchenko. ed Mr. Yushchenko, she acknowledged stormed his podium and immediately is defending Ukraine’s national economic began blaring their sirens. She mostly travels by “elektrychka,” or that nothing has changed in the lives of interests in its ongoing negotiations with local trains, because they allow a pension- common people or her family after last Repeating his deeds during the July vio- member-states. lence in the Rada over the WTO, National er like herself to travel for free, she said. year’s events. He specifically cited negotiating chal- In every new city, she immediately visits Despite Mr. Yushchenko’s promises, Deputy Oleksander Bondarenko of the lenges with the United States in a televi- Communist Party grabbed Mr. Lytvyn’s the city council, where she said the people there’s still no gas to the village and there sion interview with ICTV on November welcome her with open arms. Government aren’t any paved roads. Though he also microphone to prevent him from speaking. 4, calling the situation a “trade war” that “American money has bought the fac- officials also welcome her, but she senses promised her an increased pension, she has reached deadlock. that her feistiness intimidates some. hasn’t received it. The city government has tions,” an exhausted Mr. Bondarenko told Communists have alleged that the In her journeys, Baba Paraska doesn’t merely installed a telephone in her home. reporters afterwards. “We are defending Yushchenko administration has been have a clear itinerary, and her plans can Despite the disappointments and cold Russia on one side, while they are rolling over in negotiations with other change by the minute. shoulders, Baba Paraska said she excuses defending the United States.” countries in its rush to join the WTO, an Ultimately, she always returns to Kyiv, the president for all his mistakes and will When Mr. Lytvyn gave the floor to accusation Mr. Yatseniuk firmly denied. either to see the president, pass along pres- care for Mr. Yushchenko until the end of Minister of the Economy Arsenii Ukraine has rejected certain agricul- ents from herself or other people and tell his life. Yatseniuk, who was seated on the minis- tural provisions, a proposal to eliminate him what the people think of him. “I want to “I’ve devoted myself to Viktor ters’ rostrum, the Communists swarmed customs duties on scrap metal as well as around him to prevent him from giving a another proposal to have mutual access guard him against bad decisions,” she said. Andriyevych,” Baba Paraska said. “I report on Ukraine’s WTO efforts. to commodities markets, he said. Despite her one-on-one meetings with decided that I am his mother, and he is Pro-Western national deputies rushed “We are engaged in an extremely the president, Baba Paraska lamented my son. If something’s not right, I wave to defend Mr. Yatseniuk, who looked like tough trade war with the U.S. in defense that he lately has refused to meet her. The my hand and forget about it.” a deer caught in headlights, and respond- of our own economic interests, while the ed to the Communists with punches, thus U.S. is defending its interests,” he said. igniting an all-out brawl. Mr. Lytvyn criticized the president for By the day’s end, the Rada managed to setting a time frame for Ukraine’s WTO Quotable notes pass one more WTO bill regarding sani- membership, which he called a “strategic Question: “You said that revolution is the easy part — building democracy is tary and epidemiological standards, while mistake.” Other states are imposing harsher the hard part. Is some of the euphoria of the Orange Revolution over?” two others were passed on their first measures on Ukraine now that they know “No, the euphoria is not over. It seems to me that it is inside of everybody. Even reading. (Two parliamentary readings are the government is pressed against a dead- here in the office we have an orange flag. I always say that I was standing on the required for a bill to become law.) line, Mr. Lytvyn said on November 14. square not for [Viktor] Yushchenko, not for [Yulia] Tymoshenko, and not for any Ukraine’s Parliament has so far rati- Instead, Mr. Yushchenko should have other politician. I was standing there for me, because for me it was important. I fied eight of 14 bills necessary for WTO set a time frame for his government with- understood that this was the very moment where I could go and say ‘enough.’ membership. Mr. Lytvyn had intended to out announcing it, Mr. Lytvyn said. There is some frustration now because you always want people to implement read other bills, but decided to table them Communists said they are defending something in one hour or one day. You always want your life to change for the bet- after the violent outburst. Ukrainian industry and agriculture ter in just three months, but it’s impossible. Wise people understand this, and they President Viktor Yushchenko had named against foreign capital. They denied know that Ukrainian people will never be the same as they were before.” as one of his top economic priorities WTO financial backing from the Russian Question: “So the spirit of this revolution is still alive, and it has changed membership by the year’s end. His goal was Federation for their actions. Ukrainians forever?” to arrive at the organization’s December “Our Ukraine and the Ukrainian “Yes, that’s true. It has changed people. It has changed their minds. It has changed ministerial conference in Hong Kong with People’s Party are selling off Ukraine, their understanding of what this nation is. We will never be the same again.” all the necessary measures in place. and I don’t know for what price,” Mr. Commenting on the WTO opposition Bondarchuk said. “Today, with the – Olena Prytula, editor of Ukrayinska Pravda, in an interview with the PBS while on a trip to Paris, Mr. Yushchenko approval of these laws and further steps network’s “Frontline,” which aired as part of the report titled “Ukraine – A said the Communists are acting against toward the WTO, we are practically Murder in Kyiv” that was broadcast in October. Ukraine’s strategic interests. killing our industry and agriculture.” 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47 Helsinki Commission hearing concludes that OSCE continues to play key role

U.S. Helsinki Commission ernment agency that monitors progress in arguing that to do so would weaken the Affairs, testified. The hearing, held by the implementation of the provisions of OSCE’s ability to monitor compliance the U.S. Helsinki Commission, demon- WASHINGTON – The Organization the 1975 Helsinki Accords. The commis- with the requirements of the Helsinki strated the continuing role of the OSCE for Security and Cooperation in Europe sion consists of nine members from the Final Act. as a tool in advancing American foreign (OSCE) remains a central component in United States Senate, nine from the “Russia has argued that the OSCE is policy priorities. the United States’ efforts to promote House of Representatives, and one mem- reaching beyond its mandate when it The Vienna-based Organization for democracy and human rights and should ber each from the departments of State, becomes involved with election monitor- Security and Cooperation in Europe is not be weakened under the guise of Defense and Commerce. ing and related issues, but there is no his- charged with implementing the reform. That was the conclusion reached “The attempt by Russia and some torical basis for that claim,” added Rep. Helsinki Final Act, and is made up of by participants at a hearing held on other countries to water down and weak- Smith. “What Russia is really proposing 55 participating states, including the October 25 by the U.S. Helsinki en the OSCE would merely undermine is to hollow out the Helsinki process and United States, Canada, numerous gov- Commission. what has been one of the world’s premier turn back the clock on what has been 30 ernments in Europe, including coun- “When you look at Ukraine, Georgia international bodies in supporting human years of global human rights progress.” tries once part of the Soviet Union. and much of Eastern Europe, you cannot rights and democracy. We cannot let that Russia, scheduled to hold critically The OSCE is active in the fields of dismiss the central role that has been happen,” said Commission Ranking important presidential elections in 2007 military security, economic and envi- played by the OSCE in sustaining the Member, Ben Cardin, a Democratic con- recently adopted a restrictive law on ronmental cooperation, human rights move toward democracy and protection gressman from Maryland. elections. and humanitarian concerns, and the for human rights,” said U.S. Helsinki Russia and several other former Ambassador Daniel Fried, assistant prevention, management and resolu- Commission Co-Chairman, Christopher Soviet republics are pushing to make Secretary at the State Department’s tion of conflicts within and between Smith. changes to the OSCE, including placing Bureau of European and Eurasian participating states. “Clearly the OSCE remains a key ele- restrictions on the organization’s ability ment in America’s efforts to spread free- to observe and assess elections in par- dom in the OSCE region and beyond,” ticipating states, activity that has said Rep. Smith (R-N.J.). proven valuable in ushering democratic The Commission on Security and change in Georgia, Ukraine and, most Conference in Vienna studies Cooperation in Europe, also known as recently, Kyrgyzstan. The United States the Helsinki Commission, is a U.S. gov- has generally resisted such proposals, labor exploitation, human trafficking VIENNA – Stimulating coordinated torates and employers’ and workers’ action to deal with the complex problem organizations. of labor exploitation, and forced and She added that states needed to review bonded labor was the aim of a two-day policies that link visas or work permits to Training course for teachers focuses conference hosted by the office of the a specific employer or type of employ- OSCE Special Representative on com- ment; and criminalizing the retention of on children’s awareness of human rights bating trafficking in human beings, that passports, visa, work permits, etc. KYIV – Increasing children’s aware- introduce the material to over 600 chil- began on November 7. Issues of identification, protection of ness of human rights is the focus of a dren in Ukraine. An estimated 2.5 million people are victims, preventive measures, as well as training course for Ukrainian teachers “We are delighted with the coopera- the victims of trafficking for various pur- ways of successful prosecution of all held in Kyiv. The project, organized by tion of the Ukrainian authorities, NGOs poses of exploitation, and at least one- those involved in this criminal business, the OSCE project coordinator, together and international organizations present, third of them are trafficked for labor will be addressed at the conference. with the Ukrainian Ministry of Education including the OSCE Project exploitation. Non-governmental organizations and Science and La Strada Ukraine, a Coordinator’s Office in conducting the “The conference will contribute to (NGO) monitoring various geographic local non-governmental organization, pilot project,” said Blanka Jamnisek, drawing clearer borderlines between traf- areas, including Israel, Africa, the United serves as a model for a human rights cur- minister counselor with the OSCE Task ficking for labor exploitation, smuggling States, France and Serbia and riculum that could be implemented Force in Slovenia. and illegal migration,” said Helga Montenegro, provided examples of mani- throughout Ukraine and the OSCE “We hope that this human rights edu- Konrad, the OSCE Special festations of labor trafficking. region. cation methodology and other teaching Representative on combating trafficking Roger Plant, head of the Special As part of a major human rights edu- tools developed for human rights educa- in human beings. Action Program on Forced Labor, pre- cation pilot project, called “Our Rights,” tion will be useful for Ukraine and per- “Not every labor migrant is a victim of sented the most recent research on forced initiated by the Slovenian chairmanship haps could be included for a larger num- trafficking and trafficking for labor labor of the International Labor of the Organization for Security and ber of children in the school curriculum exploitation must not be confused with Organization (ILO), and highlighted the Cooperation in Europe, the training in the future.” poor working conditions or substandard factors contributing to trafficking into course seeks to spread knowledge of The convention, to which Ukraine is a wages, but a problem does exist and it forced and bonded labor and the contexts human rights issues among children aged signatory, defines the basic human rights must be dealt with,” she added. in which it is facilitated, including labor 10 to 12. of children everywhere, including protec- Ms. Konrad urged OSCE participating market conditions, means of recruitment The United Nations Convention on the tion from abuse and exploitation. states to vigorously fight this “modern and responses of state authorities and Rights of the Child will be introduced in Initial training courses for educators day slavery” on a broad front and in a civil society to the problem. public schools throughout the OSCE area have begun in many OSCE participating comprehensive way by establishing a In three workshop sessions, some 200 using innovative student material and a states, and the student materials and clear legal framework, pro-actively regu- participants will discuss the issues in teaching manual. Teachers from 30 teaching manual have been translated lating and monitoring vulnerable sectors more detail. Ukrainian secondary schools, who into 16 languages spoken throughout the such as construction, agriculture, domes- This is the third conference within the received training on teaching human OSCE area, including Russian and tic labor, etc. and working with multi- framework of the multi-agency Alliance rights to children with these tools, will English. agency groups including labor inspec- Against Trafficking in Persons.

Seminar devoted to labor markets OSCE coordinator assesses and effects of human trafficking disposal of Ukraine’s rocket fuel KYIV – A study of labor markets in 10 against trafficking in human beings, all KYIV – In a meeting on October 21 Defense Ministry, the Labor and Social Ukrainian regions most affected by aspects of labor migration must be under- with Ukraine’s defense minister, Anatolii Policy Ministry, and the OSCE Project human trafficking, conducted under a stood,” said Ambassador James Hrytsenko, OSCE Project Coordinator Coordinator’s Office to found a resource project of the European Union (EU), was Schumaker, OSCE project coordinator in James Schumaker handed over the final and career center for discharged presented on November 1 by the OSCE Ukraine. assessment on the disposal of Ukraine’s Ukrainian military personnel. The center, project coordinator in Ukraine at a semi- “The commitment of Ukraine’s Labor liquid rocket fuel storage sites and dis- scheduled to be operational by late 2005, nar in the Crimean capital of Symferopol. and Social Policy Ministry is most cussed social adaptation projects for dis- will provide information, and employ- The paper, prepared by the Office of encouraging and responsible in this charged military personnel, as well as ment and legal assistance to Ukraine’s the Project Coordinator, offers recom- respect,” he added. other issues of mutual interest. 30,000 military personnel slated for dis- mendations to state and local policy- The study was conducted as part of the The completion of the assessment charge by the end of 2005 as part of makers for improving the socio-econom- two-year European Commission-funded marks the end of Phase I of an initiative ongoing military reform. ic situation and for reducing the negative project titled “Combating Trafficking in supported by the OSCE project coordina- Finally, Ambassador Schumaker and impact of labor migration by stimulating Human Beings in Ukraine” within the tor in Ukraine which aims at eliminating Minister Hrytsenko discussed potential the growth of small- and medium-sized framework of its regional action program more than 16,000 tons of a highly unstable assistance by the OSCE to help clean up enterprises, restructuring unprofitable for Ukraine. This project, implemented in and toxic rocket fuel component known as the Novobohdanivka ammunition site in businesses, and attracting foreign and partnership with the International “Mélange.” Phase II of the project will Ukraine’s Zaporizhia region. domestic investments. Organization for Migration, dedicated focus on budgeting, fund-raising and con- Ukraine’s defense minister very posi- It also provides a detailed list of the almost 2 million euros to address three ducting a tender to select contractors. tively assessed the activities of the best investment opportunities in each inter-related aspects of trafficking from, Ambassador Schumaker and Minister Project Coordinator’s Office in Ukraine, region. through and within Ukraine: protection Hrytsenko also discussed current pro- and both officials agreed to remain in “If we are to make the necessary and reintegration of victims, prosecution grams for retraining discharged military close contact on the implementation of improvements and to strengthen the fight and prevention. officers, and a joint plan by the Ukrainian current projects. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

Hillside, N.J., parishioners recall pioneering priest and UNAer HILLSIDE, N.J. – On Sunday, October 23, the parishioners of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hillside, N.J., honored the memory of the late Rev. Nestor Dmytriw on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of his death. Father Dmytriw at age 30 arrived in the United States among the first Ukrainian priests who were sent to serve the spiritual needs of Ukrainian immi- grants to this country. He was among the clergymen who founded the newspaper Svoboda as well as the Ukrainian National Association, of which he was the second person to serve as supreme secretary. In 1895 he replaced the Rev. Hryhory Hrushka as editor in chief of Svoboda. In 1897 the Rev. Dmytriw was sent to serve the spiritual needs of Ukrainian immigrants in Canada, becoming the first Ukrainian clergyman to ever set foot on Canadian soil. The Rev. Stefan Makar Parishioners of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church honor the memory of the Rev. Nestor Dmytriw.

The story above is based on an article then took over the obligations of in his memory by the Rev. Joseph Szupa, priest and spiritual organizer in the early by Lev Khmelkovsky in the October 28 Svoboda editor in chief. pastor of Immaculate Conception Ukrainian communities, his role as editor edition of Svoboda that was translated The Rev. Dmytriw was the organizer Ukrainian Catholic Church in Hillside. at Svoboda in its early years, and the work by the Rev. Joseph Szupa. of the first Ukrainian church communi- Immediately following the liturgy, Father involved in establishing the UNA. ties in Canada. He traveled extensively Szupa and several of his parishioners trav- In addition, a small exhibit containing throughout Canada, wherever Ukrainians eled to Evergreen Cemetery to celebrate a old photos and archives related to the life lived, and visited Ukrainians to organize panakhyda at Father Dmytriw’s gravesite. of Father Dmytriw and the pioneers of their communities. Afterwards, a lunch sponsored by the the UNA was presented by Oksana A monument to the peripatetic priest, UNA was held for all present in the parish Trytjak, UNA national organizer. Others the work of sculptor Leo Mol, was hall, during which an editor of Svoboda, who offered their reflections and unveiled in Dauphin, Manitoba, in 1977. Lev Khmelkovsky, offered historical back- thoughts were John and Olga Shatynski, It was erected next to the Cross of ground about the life and legacy of the Michael Szpyhulsky, Irene Gadzera and Freedom built 80 years earlier near the Rev. Dmytriw. He spoke about his role as the Rev. Szupa. little house where the Rev. Dmytriw offered the first Ukrainian liturgy in Canada in April of 1897. Much of Father Dmytriw’s personal experiences and reflections were pub- lished in Svoboda in various articles and newspaper entries. A prolific writer, he also authored a history of the founding of the UNA. When Father Dmytriw died in 1925 he was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Hillside, N.J. – and almost forgotten in history. However, through the efforts of one Hillside parishioner, Olga Shatynski, and members of her family, his memory was soon to be rediscovered. First learning that he was buried in The Ukrainian National Association will be mailing Christmas greetings The final resting place of the Rev. Hillside, N.J., while attending the annual to American Ukrainian service people presently serving their country in Nestor Dmytriw (Dmytrow.) Ukrainian Festival in Dauphin, Mrs. many parts of the world. Shatynski was compelled to search out The UNA wishes to solicit your help in getting names, addresses and the exact resting place where he was laid ranks of any Ukrainian you may know who is serving in the armed forces. as no monument or stone had ever been Clarification erected on it. She read about his burial In the story “UNA sponsors exhibit place in an article written on the life of Help make this project successful! about Ukrainian Insurgent Army” the Rev. Dmytriw that was contained in The UNA will mail Christmas and New Year’s greetings (October 30), there is no mention of, or the program book of the Dauphin festival. to our service people by December 25, 2005. credit given to its initial sponsors. The In 1985, through Mrs. Shatynski’s exhibit was developed and mounted in vision and determination, a proper ceme- Toronto by the World Federation of tery stone and monument made of black We wish to contact all our service men and women. Ukrainian Women’s Organizations marble were placed on his grave. The With your help we will reach most of them! (WFUWO) in close cooperation with the Ukrainian National Association, under the Ukrainian Canadian Research and leadership of John O. Flis, president at the Name: Documentation Center (UCRDC). It time, helped in this cause by covering all opened in Toronto in October 2002 in the costs of this endeavor. Inscribed on Rank: commemoration of the 60th anniversary the cemetery stone are the names of the Address: of the UPA and in conjunction with the late Rev. Dmytriw and the names of his eighth congress of the WFUWO. The wife, daughter, son and daughter-in-law. exhibit, property of the UCRDC, traveled Another person who worked hard to real- Please send the information by December 9, 2005, to: to Soyuzivka this past summer to be part ize this project was Andrew Keybida, a of a Litopys UPA exhibit. It is currently UNA stalwart who served for many years Ukrainian National Association, Inc. on loan at the Corporate Headquarters of as an advisor on the General Assembly. UNA National Organizer - Oksana Trytjak the Ukrainian National Association. For On Sunday, October 23, to commemo- 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 further information, readers may contact rate the memory of the late Rev. Dmytriw Parsippany, N.J. 07054 the UCRDC (416) 966-1819 or on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Tel.: 1-973-292-9800 ext. 3071 e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]. his death, a divine liturgy was celebrated THE UNA: 111 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

THE ORANGE REVOLUTION ONE YEAR AFTER THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Orange Revolution anniversary Yushchenko’s first year:

November 22, 2004, is considered to be the date on which Ukraine’s now his- toric Orange Revolution began. That Monday – the day after the run-off, or sec- a Western perspective ond round, of the presidential election in Ukraine on Sunday, November 21 – by Dr. Taras Kuzio or in Kyiv. In Kyiv itself, 48 percent of was when the Central Election Commission announced preliminary results indi- its 2.5 million population took part in the cating that Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych had defeated National Deputy The Orange Revolution began in Orange Revolution. Viktor Yushchenko by 2.7 percent. Ukraine after massive election fraud in A September poll by the Kyiv Ukrainian voters, however, would have none of it. They were certain that this the second round of the presidential elec- International Institute of Sociology asked “victory” by President Leonid Kuchma’s anointed successor had been achieved tion brought hundreds of thousands of if Ukrainians were ready to defend their only through fraud and manipulation. Ukrainians onto the streets of Kyiv. After civil rights? Fifty-one percent said “yes” Therefore, they took to the streets to demand that the authorities recognize the weeks of protests and a repeat election, (and only 22 percent said “no”). In west- voting results had been rigged and that Mr. Yushchenko was in fact the winner of the pro-reform candidate, Viktor ern and central Ukraine this was as high the election. In short, they demanded a fair election. In the ensuing days, the Orange Yushchenko, was elected president. as 65 percent. Compare this empower- Revolution grew and grew. For 17 days millions braved the cold and snow to take a Ukraine’s Orange Revolution has ment with the low level of efficacy, stand. They were tangibly demonstrating their longing to be truly free and their become an inspiration for other opposi- despondency and pessimism found desire to live in a country where they, not some puppet master, would determine tions to authoritarian regimes. It inspired among Ukrainians in the Kuchma era. their country’s future. In the end, the people of Ukraine emerged victorious. revolutions in Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon; Ninety percent of Ukrainians then did Since those heady days, however, much has happened in Ukraine. civil society activists in Russia, Azerbaijan not feel they could exert any influence on As the first anniversary of the Orange Revolution is observed, the question on and Belarus routinely wear Orange sym- the central or local authorities. many people’s minds is: How will allies-turned-opponents deal with celebrations bols. President Yushchenko told the BBC Civic participation in the Orange of their joint victory? However, what is more important is to remember is that that his country has “set a good example Revolution changed Ukrainians and the 17-day revolution which brought Mr. Yushchenko into office happened for the millions of people who still cherish Ukraine forever. The protests trans- because of the strength and determination of the people of Ukraine. freedom and democracy.” formed the Soviet-era relationship of To be sure, the Yushchenko administration failed to capitalize on the enor- In the first year of the Orange subjects working for the state into fully mous good will that followed the success of the Orange Revolution. Many of the Revolution, Ukraine has made considerable fledged citizens who demand that the Orange Revolution’s promises have yet to be fulfilled. And, the still fresh memo- progress in 15 areas, while progress has state works for them. Ukrainians, who ries of the crisis in the new administration have caused many to doubt not only been disappointing in seven. To keep this were traditionally viewed as passive by the efficacy of the Yushchenko team, but also its commitment to the ideals it had relative progress going beyond the 2006 Soviet and post-Soviet rulers, will no espoused en route to power. Some have even accused President Yushchenko of parliamentary elections, the Orange coali- longer remain passive. Opinion polls betraying the revolution. Clearly, support for Mr. Yushchenko has been seriously tion will have to reunite President since the Orange Revolution show that a eroded among the populace of Ukraine. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine People’s Union large majority remain committed to However, as Dr. Taras Kuzio points out in the article adjoining this editorial, and former Prime Minister Yulia defending their civic rights, if they are the Orange Revolution empowered the people of Ukraine. Whereas at the time of Tymoshenko’s bloc. Only through the again threatened. the Kuchma administration, 90 percent of the people felt they could not exert any reunification of the Orange coalition can a President Yushchenko said in October: influence on their local or national officials, in September of this year 51 percent pro-reform parliamentary majority be creat- “The processes that have occurred in the of the people nationwide said they are ready to defend their civil rights – an ed that will continue to promote Ukraine’s nation are a wholly positive process. You reform and Euro-Atlantic integration. unmistakable sign of empowerment. have become different. The nation has This, then, is the most salient achievement of the Orange Revolution. PART I become different. We have all become different. The revolution brought free- The people of Ukraine have changed as a result of the remarkable events of 15 areas of progress November-December 2004 and, regardless of whether Mr. Yushchenko and his dom to Ukraine.” former ally Yulia Tymoshenko appear on the maidan together or separately to • 1. Human rights and democratiza- • 3. A more democratic political sys- mark its first anniversary, we know that the Orange Revolution’s legacy endures. tion: As the European Union has noted, tem: In two months’ time, Ukraine will For the real victory of the Orange Revolution does not belong to a particular can- Ukraine’s Orange Revolution and elec- change to a parliamentary-presidential didate or leader, but to the people. tion of Mr. Yushchenko put the country system commonly found in central back on its democratic track, which had Europe and the Baltic states. These par- been stalled in Leonid Kuchma’s second liamentary systems have assisted in these term. Since the late 1990s most CIS countries’ democratic progress and Euro- Nov. states have evolved toward authoritarian Atlantic integration. Turning the pages back... regimes and “managed democracies.” Presidential systems, which are com- Ukraine would have entered such a path monly found in Russia and the 21 if Viktor Yanukovych had been elected Commonwealth of Independent States Ukraine’s president. The Donetsk region (CIS), have led to authoritarian regimes and executive abuse of office. Executive Last year on November 21, The Ukrainian Weekly published he governed from 1997 to 2002 was 2004 abuse of office was rife in Ukraine under a story headlined “Ukrainians see orange – everywhere,” by Ukraine’s best example of a mini, trial Yana Sedova, then a free-lance correspondent who wrote for “managed democracy” ruled by one oli- the Kuchma regime. our paper. (Since then Ms. Sedova has become an invaluable garch, one party and one television chan- • 4. Media freedom: Ukraine’s media member of our Kyiv Press Bureau staff.) Following are excerpts from her story, which nel. environment has been transformed. The provides a snapshot of Ukraine as the Orange Revolution was about to begin. A recent EU report noted that there are Social Democratic Party – United no systematic human rights violations in (SDPU) has lost control over three televi- * * * Ukraine. In August a Kyiv Post editorial sion channels it controlled (State For the first time in recent history, Ukrainian citizens of all ages are showing their noted that the Ukrainian government is a Channel 1, 1+1, Inter). Other channels political preferences openly. Today you could say they are wearing them on their “mismatched and inefficient collection of controlled by Viktor Pinchuk (ICTV, sleeves, literally, as well as on their heads and backs. And orange definitely has true reformers, idealists, ambitious oper- STB, Novyi Kanal), have become more become the color of the season. ... Kyiv has orange fever. ators, bunglers and schemers, but are not balanced. While official orange-colored banners and flags have been staples at rallies and gath- sinister.” The Internet received a major boost erings of the supporters of presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko since he declared • 2. Civic empowerment: The Orange from the 2004 elections. The Orange his candidacy in early autumn, a much more spontaneous phenomenon appeared in Revolution represented the largest civic Revolution has been described as the Kyiv in the days immediately before the first round of elections on October 31. action in Europe since the Velvet world’s first “Internet revolution.” Today, Increasingly one began to see orange ribbons tied to car antennas and telephone polls. Revolution brought down Communist nearly 20 percent of Ukrainians use the Then, early on the morning of October 29, adherents of Mr. Yushchenko came out rule in Czechoslovakia in 1989. Internet regularly – particularly young onto the streets and decorated trees and posts on whole blocks of the capital city. ... Ukraine’s revolution was the third in a people. With a second round of voting approaching and the choices strikingly clear, Kyiv is string of what became known as “colored International media watchdogs, such adorned in orange. While the trees are now leafless, they still wear orange strips. evolutions,” beginning with Serbia in as Reporters Without Borders, have Orange banners hang from office and apartment balconies. Drivers with strips of 2000 and Georgia in 2003. Following recorded considerable improvement this orange attached to bumpers or antennas give the thumbs up as they pass one another. Ukraine, revolutions have taken place in year in Ukraine’s media freedom. ... Near subway stations, where mini-bazaars are found, as well as in the more tradi- Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon. Ukraine’s ranking (112th) in the 2005 tional city bazaars, orange-colored apparel is hard to come by. ...The local staff of the The number of Ukrainians who took annual Worldwide Press Freedom Index campaign team of Mr. Yushchenko has been besieged by Kyivans who want some part in Orange protests is astounding. is far higher than Russia’s (138th) or campaign attribute of their presidential candidate and, of course, in the color orange. ... Throughout the country, one in five Belarus’ (152nd). Ukrainian journalists The ever combative lawmaker, Yulia Tymoshenko, in remarks to a sea of orange- Ukrainians took part in protests locally now work in a free environment, no clad Yushchenko supporters who had gathered on Independence Square a week after longer fearful of arrest or violence. Gone the October 31 vote, said she hoped that those in the political establishment would be are the “temnyky” censorship instruc- seeing orange by the time the run-off vote occurred. “I want them to think of Mr. Taras Kuzio is visiting professor at the tions issued by the Kuchma administra- Yushchenko every time they eat an orange. I want them to think of Mr. Yushchenko Elliott School of International Affairs, tion to television stations. every time they drink a bottle of orange Fanta,” stated Ms. Tymoshenko. “I want George Washington University. The arti- Journalists and the public have greater Viktor Yanukovych to dream in orange on the night before November 21.” cle above is taken from the text of Dr. trust in the media. Between September Kuzio’s presentation on November 14 at 2004 and September of the following Source: “Ukrainians see orange – everywhere,” by Yana Sedova, The Ukrainian the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Weekly, November 21, 2004, Vol. LXXII, No. 47. Academy. 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NEWS AND VIEWS: The U.N. World Summit, the MDGs and Ukraine by Martha Kichorowska Kebalo specifying financial mechanisms for their ment, and Portugal, which is close to lives of eight young people (photographed implementation. The secretary generals doing so (at over .6 percent) Even the by Diego Goldberg with life stories writ- The United Nations was the focus of report, however, calls for each country to Czech Republic, which belongs to the ten up by Roberto Guareschi). much Ukrainian attention and activity in develop, by 2006, a national agenda for Eastern European and CIS grouping of One of Ukraine’s most painful social September. The president of post Orange countries that have been economically problems is represented by the life story Revolution Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, disadvantaged while in their post-social- of Anna of Kamianets-Podilskii who, after after an eventful week of housecleaning in Millennium Development Goals: ist transitions, has become an aid donor, becoming a victim of trafficking, is now his own government, joined the 152 other giving 0.1 percent of its GNI as aid in being assisted in establishing a new life presidents, prime ministers and monarchs • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger. 2004. Other former Soviet sphere coun- for herself by an NGO working in Odesa. who convened in New York for the U.N. tries, including the Russian Federation, Although Ukraine experienced growth World Summit September on 14-16. • Achieve universal primary edu- cation. have also emerged as new donors. of GDP in the first years of the 21st centu- One week earlier, the United Nations The lobby of the United Nations is ry (starting from 1999-2000, through Department of Public Information • Promote gender equality and empower women. currently used to display an exhibit dedi- 2003) it has felt some economic setbacks (DPI/NGO Section) hosted one of its cated to the history of the establishment recently that need to be addressed, as well largest ever gatherings of representatives • Reduce child mortality. • Improve maternal health. of the United Nations (1945) on its 60th as serious issues of corruption. While – approximately 1,200 of non-govern- Anniversary. Ukraine has some strong socio-economic mental and civil society organizations, • Combat HIV/AIDs, malaria and other diseases. Ukraine’s President Yushchenko, in indicators, there are also areas in which who collectively grappled with issues of his address to the U.N. World Summit on Ukraine struggles to provide for the wel- historical moment as they voiced their • Ensure environmental sustain- ability. September 16, emphasized the participa- fare of its citizens. We can track Ukraine’s support for a stronger United Nations tion of Ukrainian forces in the defeat of progress on the Millennium Development organization poised to confront the chal- • Develop a global partnership for development. Nazi Germany, in the creation of the Goals through Ukraine’s UNDP website: lenges of extreme poverty and global United Nations and in cooperation with www.undp.org.ua, which offers informa- security facing the world today. U.N. programs for world peace and secu- tional bullets on each of the eight MDGs Representatives of the World rity, including its support of the imple- as well as the excellent National Human Federation of Ukrainian Women’s reaching these goals, expressed as meas- urable benchmarks of progress over the mentation of the Millennium Development Report 2003 titled “The Organizations participated in this 58th Development Goals. Power of Decentralization” (it is found course of the next decade 2005-2015. Annual DPI/NGO conference on The exhibit of historical photographs is also under the heading of Ukraine MDG The linchpin of the world’s commitment September 7-9, which coincided with a flanked by yet another, more interactive Report 2003). to the MDGs is political will. The readi- pre-summit U.N. gathering of speakers and contemporary exhibit, of photographs To follow global progress, readers may ness of less developed countries to do their of the world’s parliaments, including and text titled “Chasing the Dream: Youth also check out: www.chasingdream.org, part locally must be matched by the resolve Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada Chairman Faces of the Millennium Development www.millenniumcampaign.org, of more developed countries to provide a Volodymyr Lytvyn. Goals.” This exhibit poignantly addresses www.makepovertyhistory.org, or pick up level of financial support, expressed as aid The summit took its agenda from U.N. the need to address each of the eight the UNDPs recently published Human contributions, debt relief and facilitation of Secretary General Kofi Annan’s report, goals, illustrating the goals through the Development Report 2005. titled “In Larger Freedom: Towards fair international trade (“trade justice”). Security, Development and Human Rights During the International Conference on For All.” In this report, the secretary gener- Financing for Development in Monterrey, LETTERS TO THE EDITOR al designated freedom from want (develop- Mexico, in March 2002, the world’s lead- ment issues), freedom from fear (peace and ers had agreed to contribute to world aid security), and freedom to live in dignity at a level of 0.7 percent of their countries’ Soviet regime in Ukraine the official (human rights and rule of law) as funda- respective Gross National Income (GNI). About a song’s word “chuyesh” had to be used. But it is mental, inalienable human rights. His hope The Group of Eight (G-8) Gleneagles hard to understand why the diaspora was that, in addition to focusing on reforms Summit in 2005 enhanced this agreement original lyrics accepted that changed word and contin- to United Nations structures and the by pledging additional debt relief to the Dear Editor: ues to use it, thus belittling this great enhanced role that is envisioned for civil least developed countries (LDCs) includ- The song “Chuyesh, Brate Miy” is, poet. society within them, the World Summit ing (doubling aid to Africa by 2010 and often heard at funerals and memorial The works of an author should never would secure a renewed and practical com- canceling debt of the heavily indebted). gatherings. The poem was written by be changed or falsified as this distorts the mitment to the implementation of eight Participants in the DPI/NGO 2005 known Ukrainian writer Bohdan Lepkyi true picture of him. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) conference pressed further, calling for a in the autumn of 1910. As the poet him- endorsed by 189 world leaders in 2000. re-evaluation of the effects of aid pack- self mentioned, he was returning from Andrij D. Solczanyk The participants of the pre-summit ages which “give with one hand, while the theater in Kracow after the perform- Media, Pa. DPI/NGO conference, who hailed from taking away with the other” as when the ance of a drama by Stanislaw some 120 diverse countries, traveled to International Monetary Fund ties debt Wyspianski “Noc Listopadowa” (The New York as activists in support of U.N. relief to LDCs opening up their markets November Night). Under foot the with- Secretary General Kofi Annan’s agenda. to Western goods that often enjoy heavy ered leaves rustled and over head sounds To The Weekly Under the banner “Our Challenge: domestic subsidies. of flying cranes were heard. This mood Voices for Peace, Partnerships and The convergence of the U.N. World provided a perfect setting to write the Contributors: Renewal,” they discussed, in plenary ses- Summit (echoed by the Global Summit now famous poem “Vydysh, Brate Miy.” We greatly appreciate the materials – fea- sions, roundtables and interactive work- organized by former President Bill His brother Lev wrote music to the ture articles, news stories, press clippings, letters to the editor, etc. – we receive from shops, aspects of U.N. reform (proposals Clinton aired on CNN on September 17) poem. our readers. In order to facilitate prepara- for the creation of a permanent Human and the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, The song was very popular in western Rights Council, of an intergovernmental serves to underscore the global common- tion of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that Ukraine before World War II and was the guidelines listed below be followed. Peacebuilding Commission, and of a ality of our human predicament. All soci- performed many times during funerals at reformed Security Council) and civil ® eties are potentially vulnerable and all the cemetery. News stories should be sent in not later society’s partnership with the various would benefit from a standing reliable During Soviet rule Bohdan Lepkyi’s than 10 days after the occurrence of a U.N. development agencies. emergency response system that would given event. works were proscribed, but his popular ® Troubled by reports that preparations be ready to provide assistance to whatev- song was allowed to be performed. The All materials must be typed (or legibly for the World Summit were being compli- er population is suffering natural or hand-printed) and double-spaced. Soviets – masters of deceit and falsifica- ® cated by negotiations over the language human disaster, regardless of who they tion (even the works of Taras Photographs (originals only, no photo- of the World Summit Outcomes are, where they live and/or what political Shevchenko were altered) replaced the copies or computer printouts) sub- Document (to which the new U.S. ambas- situations surround them. word “Vydysh” (you see) with mitted for publication must be accompa- sador to the U.N., John Bolton, had pro- The Millennium Development Project, “Chuyesh” (you hear) in the popular nied by captions. Photos will be returned only when so requested and accompa- posed numerous changes), the DPI/NGO headed by Jeffrey Sachs, insists that the song. The purpose: to make Lepkyi’s community concluded its conference with developed countries of the world must nied by a stamped, addressed enve- verse illogical and to disparage him. lope. a call to action. They donned the white honor their commitments to the 0.7 per- Consider the first stanza of the poem: ® bracelets of the Millennium Project, Full names (i.e., no initials) and their cor- cent of GNI support of the Millennium “Vydysh, brate miy, Tovaryshu miy, rect English spellings must be provided. embossed with the words “Voices Against ® Development Goals if they are to be Vidlitaiut sirym shnurkom Zhuravli v Newspaper and magazine clippings Poverty: No Excuses!” and urged world achieved by the 2015 target date set by vyriy.” The poet logically had written must be accompanied by the name of leaders to “embrace the larger vision of the world community. Contrary to what “vydysh” as we have to see how the the publication and the date of the edi- the U.N.” and “to yield narrow interests” tion. many Americans believe (according to cranes fly away in the gray string forma- ® so that they may “not squander this recent polls), the United States, even tion and not to “hear” (chuyesh). Then he Information about upcoming events important opportunity” to put the nexus though it is by far the world’s biggest aid begins the second stanza with “Chuty” must be received one week before the of poverty, security and environmental donor in dollar amounts, is not the (to hear). date of The Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. concerns at the fore of the global agenda. world’s most generous. The United The word “vydysh” at the beginning ® The resulting World Summit States donated around $18 billion in of the verse is found in the Anthology Persons who submit any materials must provide a daytime phone number Document signed on September 16 pre- 2004, which is approximately 0.15 per- “Struny” (Strings) edited by the poet serves references to the Millennium where they may be reached if any addi- cent of GNI (see Human Development himself and published in Berlin in 1922, tional information is required. Development Goals, but falls short of ® Report 2005). The most generous aid (See Vol. 2, page 197). Unsolicited materials submitted for pub- donor countries are (in descending order) The same word “vydysh” is printed in lication will be returned only when so Martha Kichorowska Kebalo is U.N. Norway, Luxembourg, Denmark, Lepkyi’s two volumes of works, pub- requested and accompanied by a representative for World Federation of Sweden and the Netherlands, which meet lished in Kyiv 1991, (see Vol. I, page 67). stamped, addressed envelope. Ukrainian Women’s Organizations. or exceed the 0.7 percent GNI commit- It is understandable that under the 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

Unsung heroes... (Continued from page 1) and Our Ukraine. But they were all aimed toward success.” The citizens of Kyiv were particularly helpful, he said, perhaps to an extreme. “I remember an old babusia who brought two cooked potatoes and an onion (to the tent city), and she became resentful when we declined to accept it,” Mr. Lohinov said. Some of the unsung heroes associate the most significant memories of the Orange Revolution with tragic moments. Studentske Bratstvo chair Oleh Yatsenko recalled the day when he and his deputy Andrii Sydorenko became the only eyewitnesses to Internal Affairs Ministry police stealthily placing explo- sives in Pora’s office. Procurator General Hennadii Vasyliev declared a national search to arrest Mr. Sydorenko after he witnessed the crime. Our Ukraine national deputies hid Mr. Sydorenko from the search. Journalist Viktor Zablotskyi (left) with Julian Manyon of During that time, government investi- the ITN network. Yevhen Nyschuk, the “DJ of the maidan.” gators questioned Mr. Yatsenko and offi- cers searched his Kyiv apartment. “Due refused to deceive the public about the News and the British Broadcasting ties’ activity. Hopes loomed high in to the presence of (National Deputy 2004 presidential elections and eventual- Company. January. But, by September, it appeared Oleksii) Ivchenko and several other ly quit the biased television network 1+1 An even more tragic moment came on the old Kuchma-style system of control deputies, the placing of explosives in my that had negatively covered Mr. November 24 when the Central Election of Ukrainian small business had returned. house failed,” Mr. Yatsenko said. Yushchenko and his team. Committee (CEC) declared Viktor “In January, all the (government) For many Ukrainian journalists, the During those tense days, Special Yanukovych Ukraine’s new president, checks suddenly stopped, as if the people Orange Revolution became the moment Services officers had shadowed Mr. Mr. Zablotskyi said. (from supervisory institutions) were of truth in their lives. Zablotskyi and his colleagues. The net- “I was shooting all those so-called replaced,” Mr. Borodenko said. “The tax They had to decide whether to tell the work’s supervisors also hinted that they miners who actually were activists of yoke that we suffered under the Kuchma truth and risk their careers, or lie and would impede journalists from finding a Social Democratic Party United, and they regime weakened. But, ever since save their jobs. Only a few found the will new job, he said. were all drunk and happy,” Mr. September, everything has returned.” power to not compromise their souls, However, after he resigned, Mr. Zablotskyi said. “And the CEC was sur- Supervisory institutions began re- said Viktor Zablotskyi, a former reporter Zablotskyi was able to find work during rounded with trucks full of sand. It examining his company’s past activities, for the television network 1 + 1. the revolution for the British television looked so surreal – there were people all despite the fact that they had already He was among seven journalists who news networks Independent Television around who were against this ‘victory.’ been checked. Mr. Borodenko explained But here was a bastion of violations and this as an attempt to get a bribe. these people were happy because they “Those who demand bribes say that tional religious education in Ukraine’s thought they had deceived the whole now they need twice as much as they Patriarch Filaret... schools as a way to provide the moral country.” used to get,” he said. “I ask them, ‘Why?’ (Continued from page 1) foundation that is crucial to the develop- By then, however, many citizens had They say that they are now even more held in Patriarch Filaret’s honor. ment of the Ukrainian nation. He also already come to the maidan, and it was afraid to take bribes because they are During his five-hour visit to the UNA, touched on the topic of education in sem- soon obvious that Mr. Yanukovych had under severe control.” Therefore, they Patriarch Filaret addressed an assembly inaries in Ukraine. little chance of becoming president, Mr. need to obtain more money from those of Home Office employees, among them Finally, the patriarch commented on Zablotskyi said. limited opportunities they have, he said. editors of Svoboda and The Ukrainian the upcoming parliamentary elections in Not everyone joined the hundreds of Mr. Borodenko blamed the supervisors Weekly, the UNA’s two newspapers. Ukraine, offering his opinion that the thousands of Ukrainians on the maidan of bribe takers, who demand a percentage He spoke of efforts aimed at the unifi- best-case scenario would be a reunion of with political motives. of their subordinates’ bribes. cation of Ukrainian Orthodox Churches the political forces led by President Some contributed their professional However, not all unsung heroes are so in Ukraine, noting that obstacles are con- Viktor Yushchenko and Yulia skills, among them Oleksii Vorobiov, a critical, saying that life can’t change tinually being set up by the Ukrainian Tymoshenko. This, he said, would ensure doctor who coordinated the medical care immediately. Orthodox Church – Moscow Ukraine’s continued progress on the road for several thousand people at the “Every system experiences failures at Patriarchate, which is part of the Russian to becoming a true democracy. KyivExpoPlaza exhibition center on first,” Mr. Lohinov said. “But all that was Orthodox Church. Patriarch Filaret The patriarch and his entourage, Saliutna Street. done was right. Now we simply have to emphasized that Ukraine needs a truly which included Prof. Dmytro Stepovyk After his getting his supervisor’s con- adjust the system.” Ukrainian Church. of the UOC-KP’s seminary, were hosted sent, Mr. Vorobiov spent two weeks at “If we, for example, stop giving bribes He also noted that he has very good at lunch by the officers of the Ukrainian the center providing medical care to the to police officers and the government relations with Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, National Association. The group toured revolution’s participants. raises their salaries, the system will leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. the UNA Home Office, which also hous- “I didn’t work there for the idea of the change,” he noted. The UOC-KP primate pointed to the es the editorial offices of the associa- Orange Revolution, but for the sake of peo- Unanimously, the activists assert that importance of introducing nondenomina- tion’s two newspapers. ple who needed help,” Mr. Vorobiov said. freedom of speech was one of the Orange The beginning of the new year brought Revolution’s most significant achieve- many Ukrainians hope and the strong ments. belief that life would quickly change for People got the chance to be more inde- the better. pendent, and they are no longer afraid of Within a few months, their expecta- persecution for political convictions, Mr. tions melted away. Yatsenko said. Recent scandals that split the Orange And, despite economic and political Revolution team have frustrated many failures, the spirit of the maidan lives in Ukrainians, as did Mr. Yushchenko’s the hearts of many who were there. unwillingness to admit that there are “I do not have a moral right to com- many people in his circle who do not fit ment on all these stories surrounding the the president’s ideals. politicians,” Mr. Nyschuk said. “But “I think all these people around him standing close to them on the stage, I felt came with the sole purpose of repossess- warm, confident and safe. These people ing the money they invested into the revo- are very strong personalities. I am the lution,” Mr. Borodenko said. “In doing so, type of person who looks for something they are ruining the president’s image.” positive until the end. I still have hope.” Many journalists also are disappointed Most widely held is the belief that the with the political elite, Mr. Zablotskyi said. Ukrainian nation changed last year – and “There is not a single political force, that this change is irreversible. politician or political team that is capable “The main achievement, which is out of standing up for the interests of those of the politicians’ control, either those people who want to become Europeans,” who came (into office) or will come, is Roma Hadzewycz he said. that the nation began to respect itself,” Patriach Filaret is welcomed by UNA President Stefan Kaczaraj and Treasurer Businessmen also share negative Mr. Lohinov said. “That is more impor- Roma Lisovich. Looking on is Ihor Laszok of Selfreliance UAFCU. appraisals concerning the new authori- tant than the economy.” No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 9 FFooll kk aarrtt eexxhhii bbii tt aatt TThhee UUkkrraaii nnii aann MMuusseeuumm ccoonnttii nnuueess tthhee cceell eebbrraattii oonn ooff ii ttss nneeww hhoommee

by Marta Baczynsky these motifs was prominent and interpret their signifi- cance to the ceremonies and customs in which they NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Museum will open its played an important role. second inaugural exhibition “The Tree of Life, the Sun, The exhibition presented in the museum’s spacious the Goddess: Symbolic Motifs in Ukrainian Folk Art” first-floor galleries features folk costumes, men’s and on November 23. The exhibition continues the celebra- women’s embroidered shirts, kylyms, ritual cloths, tion marking the opening of the museum on East Sixth woven belts, ceramic utensils, such as bowls and pitch- Street in New York City. ers, leather belts, tools with metal decorations, carved Drawn from the museum’s extensive folk art collec- wooden boxes and plates and pysanky. The artifacts on tion, over 100 artifacts are included in the exhibition, display are from various regions of Ukraine and date which will be on view through September 2006. The from the 19th to the early 20th century. A variety of hol- curator of the show is Lubow Wolynetz, curator of the iday and ritual breads, such as the Easter “paska” and Museum’s Folk Art collection. the “korovai” (wedding bread), incorporating the The museum inaugurated its new facility in April this motifs, are shown as well. year with an exhibition of the works of Ukrainian sculp- The curator of the exhibition was assisted in this tor Alexander Archipenko. The new museum building, project by two consultants, Dr. Natalia Kononenko, pro- funded by donations from the Ukrainian community fessor of Slavic languages and literatures at the nationwide, was designed by George Sawicki of University of Virginia, and Dr. Ludmyla Bulhakova, a folklorist and chief curator at the Museum of Ethnography in Lviv. Each contributed an essay to the bilingual (English and Ukrainian) illustrated catalogue that accompanies the exhibition. Each essay explores the subject of one motif. According to Mrs. Wolynetz, the tree is a universal and ancient symbol in many cultures of the world, where it was venerated and identified by a specific name given by that culture. Ukrainians call their symbol of the tree – the tree of life. “The image of the tree of life in Ukraine has been in continuous use since the Neolithic period, the age of Trypillian culture (5400-2700 B.C.),” explained the curator. “The ancient symbolic motif of the tree of life can be found in almost all aspects of Ukrainian folk art, especially in objects that still have ritual significance during seasonal holidays – like the “pysanka” (Easter egg), or in personal lives – the “rushnyk” (ritual cloth) and ritual breads, for example.” Dr. Bulhakova says that the meaning of the circle motif is solar, however, she explains that it was easy to trace a circle on wood, metal, stone and egg, but that in weaving and embroidery it is represented in “very pre- cise geometric figures.” A woven rushnyk (ritual cloth) from Krolevets, “In the textile arts, it is believed that the Sumy Oblast, northeastern Ukraine, 1930s. square/rhombus is the equivalent of the circle.” She explains that such geometric ornamentation is well- which women serve as facilitators of birth and protec- known throughout areas that are distanced from each tors of human, plant and animal fecundity, many folk art other. “The presence of identical motifs in the ornamen- objects contain goddess images that draw on ancient tation of Asian, African and European nations and in Neolithic imagery.” Ukraine is not a coincidence, but rather the result of As part of the exhibition, Yara Arts Group, a resident Ukraine’s position along the path of the cultural migra- company at the world-renowned La MaMa tion that took place between Asia and Europe during Experimental Theater, will present a “frozen perform- A woman’s costume from the Bukovyna region, prehistoric times.” ance” by the Yara Arts Group that echoes the theme of Chernivtsi Oblast, southwestern Ukraine, early 20th Dr. Kononenko’s essay is on the topic of the goddess the exhibition. Conceived by Virlana Tkacz and Watoku century. figure in Ukrainian folk culture and her representation Ueno, with filmmaker Andrea Odezynska, photographer in the expressions of folk art. Dr. Kononenko explains Alexander Khantaev and poet-translator Wanda Phipps, SawickyTarella Architecture+Design, a New York- that the role of women in Ukrainian culture has always based architectural firm. The building includes spacious the art performance creates a glimpse into the been of great importance, both as mothers or creators of “Koliada,” traditional winter rituals in a Carpathian vil- galleries, a state-of-the-art collections storage facility, a life, and in rituals that ensure its preservation and per- gallery/auditorium, a library and a gift shop. lage. This art performance will open to the public on petuation. According to Dr. Kononenko, “Modern repre- December 11 and will be on view through January 31, The exhibition “The Tree of Life, the Sun, the sentations of the ancient goddesses are many and var- Goddess: Symbolic Motifs in Ukrainian Folk Art” is ied. In addition to the numerous contemporary rituals in (Continued on page 21) designed by Natalie Fizer and Glenn Forley of Fizer Forley, a research and design office, located in New York City. Their work involves the exploration of the production of both architectural and cultural artifacts, which has resulted in numerous exhibitions throughout the country. In the exhibition at The Ukrainian Museum the design team has placed “the tree of life, the sun, and the goddess motifs found in the artifacts of everyday use within the larger temporal cycle of the agrarian cal- endar and the life span of birth to death.” The three motifs – the tree of life, the sun and the goddess – are most prevalent in various expressions of Ukrainian folk art. They can be found in the designs of embroidered and woven textiles, on ceramics, wood- work, metalwork, on pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs) and in decorating holiday and ritual breads. The curator of the exhibition Lubow Wolynetz, explained: “Although such designs are considered orna- ments in our day, in ancient times, when they were con- ceived, they had deep cosmic, religious, magical and rit- ualistic significance. Each symbol represented some- thing sacred and carried a message, transmitted infor- mation, revealed and communicated a mystery, or evoked and influenced man’s actions.” The aim of the exhibition is not only to identify these motifs, but to explain their meaning, to examine why, how and where they were preserved through the ages, how their appearance was modified or changed, and their role in the contemporary Ukrainian experience. The exhibition will include discussions about the rituals and traditions in the folk culture where the imagery of Detail on a kylym from Kosiv, Hutsul region, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine, 1930s. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47 Ukrainian Music Institute concert honors the memory of Halia Klym

by Dr. Adriana Helbig Czepak, offered a technically brilliant rendition of In addition to the piano numbers, Olia and Mykhajlo Scarlatti’s Sonatas in B major, A major and D minor. Stashchyshyn performed vocal duets “Choven Khytayetsia” IRVINGTON, N.J. – The Newark Branch of the The concert ended with performances by two of Prof. and “Try Roky Tomu” with kobza and bandura. Ukrainian Music Institute (UMI) on October 23 honored Klym’s students. Irena Pelech-Zwarych expressed great Three narratives by Prof. Taissa Bohdanska, presi- the memory of its distinguished music pedagogue Prof. emotional depth in Barvinsky’s Prelude-Chorale and dent of the Ukrainian Music Institute, Ivanna Martynets, Halia Klym. Family, friends, colleagues, former students Fomenko’s “Carpathian Poem.” long-time friend of Prof. Klym, and Prof. Roman and representatives from other branches of UMI celebrat- Marta Cybyk, a graduate of the Jiulliard School, con- Sawycky Jr., music historian and critic, attested to Prof. ed the music teacher’s life and work with a piano recital. cluded the afternoon recital with Chopin’s Nocturne in Klym’s profound influence on the Ukrainian music The musical pieces by Ukrainian, Baroque and C sharp-minor and displayed her strong command of scene and on the lives of her students and colleagues at Romantic composers attribute to the performers’ high the keyboard in Chopin’s Ballad No. 3 in A flat-major. the UMI. Prof. Klym approached her role as teacher level of musicality. The advanced selection of musical with utmost seriousness and sincerity and wrote texts on works performed by the UMI graduates bears testament music history and the theory of piano pedagogy. to the breadth of Prof. Klym’s influence on the musical The afternoon concluded with an expression of heart- development of UMI’s piano students. felt gratitude from Prof. Klym’s sister, Oksana The opening number, “U Susida Khata Bila” by Wolchuk, who thanked the musicians and friends who Berkovych, a Ukrainian duet performed by Prof. Klym’s participated in the concert to honor the memory of her niece, Marta Czartorysky, and her daughter, Katia, creat- sister. Prof. Bohdanska received a special round of ed a family atmosphere among the audience members at applause for organizing the concert. the Ukrainian Community Center in Irvington, N.J. The Ukrainian Music Institute should be proud of all Warm memories of Prof. Klym and feelings of appre- that it has accomplished since its establishment in 1952. ciation served as the concert’s leitmotifs. A small group of excellent and truly dedicated music Roma Chudio, a former student of Prof. Klym, per- teachers have taught a great number of talented stu- formed Nyzhankivsky’s Intermezzo with poetic expres- dents, many of whom have gone on to have professional siveness. Marta Maczaj, former student of Prof. careers in music as teachers and performers. Melanie Baylova, played Lysenko’s “Barcarole” in E The Ukrainian Music Institute expressed sincere minor in a playful, lyrical manner. thanks to members of the Ukrainian community in New Ulita Olshaniwsky, former student of Prof. Daria Jersey for their long-time support of the institute’s Karanowycz, performed the “Fantasie Impromptu” in C musical endeavors. The UMI was particularly grateful sharp-minor by Chopin with musical confidence and to the Self-Reliance Federal Ukrainian American Credit charm. Oleh Sokhan, former student of Prof. Olha Union in Newark, N.J. for its longtime financial sup- port. Special thanks also went to Bohdanna Symczyk, Adriana Helbig, who holds a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology mother of an UMI student, for her tireless efforts in from Columbia University, was in the class of Prof. Taissa preparing the programs and stage decorations for the Bohdanska of the Ukrainian Music Institute. The late Halia Klym. concert.

Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies awards scholarships, fellowships EDMONTON – Every year, the Woods. He is pursuing a master’s degree Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies in the department of political studies at awards scholarships and fellowships to out- the University of Saskatchewan. His the- standing undergraduate and graduate stu- sis, which deals with political theory, will dents in Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian consider how Ukrainian Canadian identi- studies based on their academic standing, ty might be more meaningfully represent- scholarly achievements and other criteria. ed in the Canadian public sphere. The awards are funded from income earned The Helen Darcovich Memorial from endowment funds that were estab- Doctoral Fellowship is awarded annually lished to reward excellence in scholarship to a doctoral student who has completed and encourage students to pursue academic all degree requirements and is writing a programs in Ukrainian studies. dissertation on a Ukrainian or Ukrainian Three undergraduate awards for the Canadian topic in one of the fields of 2005-2006 academic year were presented study mentioned above. This year the fel- to two students. Tamara Lynn Horpyniuk lowship was shared by two outstanding received both the Leo J. Krysa Family applicants, Anna Fournier and Ihor Undergraduate Scholarship and the Hryhorovych Kobel. Ukrainian Professional and Business Club Ms. Fournier earned a B.A. from (Edmonton) Scholarship in Education. A McGill University, an M.S. from the graduate of the Ukrainian bilingual pro- University of Montreal and an M.A. from gram, Ms. Horpyniuk sings in the St. Johns Hopkins University. She is current- Nicholas Parish Church choir, dances with ly a doctoral candidate in the department Tamara Lynn Horpyniuk Alexander Polkovsky the Vohon Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and of anthropology at Johns Hopkins has been a counselor at summer Ukrainian University. Fluent in English, French and dance camps. In September 2005 she will Spanish, Ms. Fournier also mastered begin her fourth year of studies in the Ukrainian during her frequent trips to Faculty of Education, University of Ukraine, where she has conducted field Alberta, majoring in secondary education. work in her area of study. Her disserta- Alexander Polkovsky, a third-year stu- tion, titled “Educational Practice and the dent at the University of Alberta School of Building of Democratic Citizenship in Business, received the Steven Kobrynsky Ukraine,” will offer “an anthropological Memorial Scholarship. This award is approach to the democratization process offered biennially to an undergraduate at currently under way in Ukraine,” with the University of Alberta who demonstrates particular attention to the role of schools outstanding achievement or proficiency in in fostering democratic citizenship. the Ukrainian language. In his letter of Since coming to Canada from Lviv in acceptance, Mr. Polkovsky thanked those 1998, Mr. Kobel has tirelessly promoted involved in establishing the scholarship, research and academic cooperation noting that “If it were not for your efforts, between Canada and Ukraine in the field obtaining a post-secondary education of special education, specifically for deaf would be a much more difficult task.” and hard-of-hearing students. Having CIUS Assistant Director Dr. Bohdan obtained two undergraduate degrees in Klid, who chaired the adjudication com- Ukraine and taught deaf students at a res- mittee, commented that “this year’s pool idential school in Lviv, he completed a Eric Taylor Woods Ihor Hryhorovych Kobel of graduates was excellent, with a num- master of education degree at the ber of very strong candidates.” University of Alberta and then embarked Education for the Deaf in Ukraine.” After scholarships awarded by CIUS was The Marusia and Michael Dorosh on a doctoral program in the department completing his studies, Mr. Kobel plans $32,000. In congratulating all the award Master’s Fellowship, awarded annually to of educational psychology. to return to his home and family in Lviv recipients, CIUS Director Dr. Zenon a student writing a thesis on a Ukrainian He proposes to develop a new bilin- and accept an invitation from Lviv Kohut said, “We wish you much success or Ukrainian-Canadian topic in education, gual/bicultural model for the education of University to become a full-time instruc- in your academic pursuits and profes- history, law, humanities, arts, social sci- deaf students that will be the basis of his tor in special education. sional careers and encourage you to ences, women’s studies or library sci- dissertation, titled “Applicability of the In the 2005-2006 academic year, the maintain a future relationship with the ences, was presented to Eric Taylor Canadian Experience in the Reform of total value of undergraduate and graduate Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies.” No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 11 Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization in U.S. elects new leadership by Halyna Kuzyszyn-Holubec plans to improve present youth programs. and hearty clapping from the audience. zation. These four generations, including Saturday evening’s banquet was After Sunday morning liturgy, confer- the new head of “starshe plastunstvo” KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The 27th emceed by Xenia Piaseckyj, member of ence participants continued their discus- (young adult scouts) who hails from biannual U.S. national conference of the Lisovi Mavky senior sorority. After sions and heard the presentation of reso- Ukraine, will work together to develop Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization the blessing of the meal by the pastor of lutions by committees. The Ukrainian new programs to involve Plast scouts of was held the weekend of October 22-23 Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church Language Committee, which began its all ages, Ms. Kuzmowycz noted. at the Soyuzivka estate in Kerhonkson. in Kerhonkson, the Rev. Volodymyr work in May of 2004, presented resolu- For more on the U.S. Plast National Despite the rainy, fall weather, over 100 Piso, conference members were treated tions underscoring the importance of the Command and the 27th biennial U.S. members from various branches of the to a special slide presentation of photos Ukrainian language in the Plast organiza- Plast Conference readers may log on to: Plast organization in the U.S. came from various Plast camps, branches and tion. The Resolutions Committee present- www.plastusa.org. together to report on activities of the pre- Plast groups such as those in Yonkers, ed a resolution specifying that Plast will vious two years and also to map out goals N.Y., and Seattle, as well as numerous become a member of an umbrella and activities for the next two years. Plast activities. All enjoyed the presenta- Ukrainian organization when in the future The biennial conference, known as tions, prepared by Pavlo Mulyk and such an organization unites all civic and “Krayovyi Plastovyj Zyizd” (KPZ) is also Rostyk Slabicky. youth organizations. This resolution, a forum for discussion and adoption of During the banquet, Ukrainian along with numerous others by various resolutions regarding youth programs and Congress Committee of America President for chartering changes within the organi- committees, passed by majority votes. Michael Sawkiw addressed conference The Resolutions Committee also sent zation. Representatives of all young adult members and spoke of the invaluable greetings on behalf of the conference and senior sororities and fraternities with- work done by his organization over the members to the heads of all Ukrainian in the U.S. Plast organization, as well as last 65 years and especially in most recent Churches, President Viktor Yuschenko members of the National Executive Board years with the advent of a free Ukraine. of Plast and Holovna Plastova Bulava par- Perhaps the most charming part of the and all Ukrainians in Ukraine and in the ticipated in KPZ sessions. evening was a musical performance by Diaspora, and leaders of religious, com- Also present was Hania Shyptur, children from the Kerhonkson Plast munity, cultural, educational, profession- leader of the Plast National Command in group who performed on sopilky under al and political organizations. All Plast Canada, who presented her command’s the direction of Andrij Milavsky. This members who took part as international plan for the 2007 International Plast was the premier performance of the vari- election observers in Ukraine last year Jamboree commemorating the 95th ous songs they learned during their were also congratulated. anniversary of the founding of Plast. weekly meetings, which elicited raves Conference delegates also elected a new U.S. Plast National Command under the leadership of Marta Kuzmowycz. In her acceptance speech, she pointed to four generations of Plast members in the new National Command as an indication The new head of the U.S. Plast National of confidence in the future of the organi- Command, Marta Kuzmowycz.

Some of the young adult delegates to the national conference: (seated, from left) Anya Maziak, Tatiana Kuzmowycz, Katria Kuzmowycz (standing) Katya Kaleta and Adya Kashuba. Members of Plast’s Kerhonkson, N.Y., branch perform during the banquet.

The outgoing leader of the U.S. Plast National Command, Ihor Mykyta, addressed conference participants by reiterating the importance of teamwork in a thriving organization and continuing to improve Plast’s educational programs for youths. Furthermore, Mr. Mykyta underscored the imperative role of par- ents within Plast and their responsibility in taking active roles in Plast activities. Slava Rubel, leader of the World Plast Bulava and Chief Scout (Nachalnyi Plastun) Lubomyr Romankiw, also addressed participants and encouraged further efforts to cultivate new programs of interest and growth for Plast. On Saturday, various committees were formed to discuss issues concerning Plast camps, finances, statute changes and youth programs. These committees later presented the results of their discussions. Committee members are nominated and voted in by participants and later present lists of resolutions for implementation by the next U.S. Plast Command. Many com- mittees deliberated late into the night and enjoyed productive discussions, focusing on the future of camps, financial issues and, most importantly, comprehensive

Halyna Kuzyszyn-Holubec is the newly elected press secretary for the U.S Plast National Command. Newly elected officers of the National Plast Command in the United States. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47 Latest volume in Hrushevsky’s monumental “History of Ukraine-Rus’ ” is released by Serhii Plokhy wrote the first book of Volume 9 (origi- “The realization of this handsome vol- nally published in 1929) and examines ume [7] is a major achievement. The EDMONTON – The Jacyk Center’s the work’s scholarly underpinnings, con- scholarly apparatus accompanying new volume of Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s text and reception. Hrushevsky’s text is exemplary and high- “History of Ukraine-Rus’ ” has been Uliana M. Pasicznyk served as manag- ly informative; the references are updated published by CIUS Press. The new pub- ing editor of the volume. The editorial to provide the researcher with a state-of- lication is Volume 9, Book 1, of the 10- staff also included Marta Horban- the-art bibliography; the translation reads volume series. Titled “The Cossack Age, Carynnyk, Myroslav Yurkevich, Marko as though it had originally been written 1650-1653,” it is the fourth volume pro- R. Stech, Dushan Bednarsky, Andrij in English.” – Caroline Finkel, Bulletin duced by the Hrushevsky Translation Hornjatkevyc, Tania Plawuszczak-Stech of the School of Oriental and African Project of the Peter Jacyk Center for and Olena Plokhii. Studies 62, pt. 2, 2001). Ukrainian Historical Research at CIUS, Editorial work was aided by a number “This book [Volume 8] is nothing less following Volume 1 (From “Prehistory to of scholarly consultants, including Maryna than a monumental work. ... It is of fun- the Eleventh Century”), Volume 7 (“The Kravets, Profs. Victor Ostapchuk and damental value in tracing the history of Cossack Age to 1625”), and Volume 8 Maria E. Subtelny, who helped resolve modern Ukrainian identity.” – Brian J. (“The Cossack Age, 1625-1650”). many questions related to Ottoman mat- Boeck, Russian Review 63, No. 4, 2004. Volume 9, Book 1, is simultaneously ters, and Prof. David A. Frick, who edited “For contemporary scholarship, one of the third volume in the history’s sub- the appended documents. the great contributions of Hrushevsky’ s series devoted to the Kozak era, titled the The preparation of Volume 9, Book 1, “History of the Ukrainian Cossacks.” It text is that he utilized and quoted exten- is also the first portion of the longest and was sponsored by a generous gift from sively from sources now lost. ...” The most extensively documented volume of Sofia Wojtyna of Hamilton, Ontario, in publication of this volume [8] in English Hrushevsky’s history. memory of Vasyl Bilash, Mykhailo translation – indeed, the whole multi-vol- The new volume traces the history of The cover of Volume 9, Book 1 of Charkivsky and Mykhailo Wojtyna. A ume project – is both a historiographic the Khmelnytsky uprising from the Mykhailo Hrushevsky’s “History of grant from the National Endowment for and a cultural landmark.” – Paul W. Treaty of Zboriv (1649) to the eve of the Ukraine-Rus’ ” depicts the Battle of the Humanities (Washington) funded the Knoll, The Polish Review 49, No. 2, Pereiaslav Agreement of 1654. Here Berestechko, part of the bas-relief on translation. 2004. Hrushevsky addresses fundamental ques- the sarcophagus of Polish King John The Hrushevsky Translation Project “No one can fully understand Ukraine tions about the great Ukrainian political Casimir. was initiated by the Peter Jacyk Center today without an appreciation of upheaval of the mid-17th century: How for Ukrainian Historical Research at the Hrushevsky’s work. It remains indispen- did the Kozak leader, Hetman Bohdan regarded philologist and researcher, Dr. behest of the late Peter Jacyk of Toronto. sable reading.” – Hugh D. Hudson Jr., Khmelnytsky, plan to secure the future of Struminski was affiliated for many years Mr. Jacyk strongly believed that the Sixteenth Century Journal 32, No. 1, the Ukrainian state after the Kozaks’ vic- with the Ukrainian Research Institute of international community of scholars 2001. tories over the Poles in 1648-1649? What Harvard University, where he taught should have access to Hrushevsky’s great A series of book launches was organ- tactics did the Polish-Lithuanian Ukrainian language. He was also a history in the form of a competent and ized to present the new volume to the Commonwealth employ to enlist the research associate of the Peter Jacyk complete English translation. scholarly community and the wider pub- Kozaks’ military cooperation while keep- Center. Scholarly reviews of the three translat- lic. On June 29 Dr. Sysyn presented a ing them politically subordinate, and The author of a large number of schol- ed volumes of the history published to copy to then Ukrainian Vice-Premier how did Khmelnytsky respond? What arly works, Dr. Struminski was also a tal- date testify to the soundness of Mr. Mykola Tomenko at the International relations did the hetman seek to establish ented translator and journalist. In addi- Jacyk’s vision and the importance of Congress of Ukrainian Studies in with the Ottoman Empire, the Crimean tion to work on Volume 9, Book 1, his Hrushevsky’s work to the international Donetsk. Khanate and Muscovy? When did services of the Hrushevsky Translation scholarly community. On July 16 a launch was held by the Moldavia become a linchpin in his politi- Project included a scholarly and linguis- Reviewers have commented as fol- Shevchenko Scientific Society in cal plans? In what circumstances did the tic reading of Volume 1, translation of lows. Melbourne, Australia. On September 8 a marriage of the hetman’s son Tymish to Volume 3 and Volume 7 (published in “Hrushevsky’s History is simply indis- launch at the University of Alberta fea- the Moldavian hospodar’s daughter 1999), and scholarly consultation on ter- pensable to all students of early East tured an address by one of Ukraine’s Roksanda take place, and what was the minology. Dr. Struminski’s wife, Slavic history. ... One can only applaud foremost historians, Dr. Natalia outcome of that political and dynastic Kathleen Lestition, supported his work its dissemination and look forward eager- Yakovenko of the National University of union? and provided preliminary editing of his ly to the continuation of this project.” – Kyiv Mohyla Academy. On October 1 a In dealing with these questions, the translations. Charles J. Halperin, Kritika: Explorations New York launch was held at the master historian presents a wealth of As editor-in-chief of the Hrushevsky in Russian and Eurasian History 1, No. 1, Shevchenko Scientific Society. documentary material, including corre- Translation Project and director of the 2000. A Toronto launch on October 14 fea- spondence of the major actors in this piv- Jacyk Center, Dr. Frank E. Sysyn over- “[Volume 1] is a magnificent annotat- tured comments by Dr. Olga Andriwsky otal epoch. His treatment of this material saw the preparation and publication of ed translation ... of Hrushevsky’s mag- of Trent University and Dr. Victor is infused with extraordinary knowledge the volume. num opus ... Frank Sysyn’s 20-page gen- Ostapchuk of the University of Toronto. and insight, and the resulting analysis Dr. Serhii Plokhy, associate director of eral introduction to the translation project Ms. Lestition spoke of the dedication of contributes to his overall conception of the Jacyk Center, served as consulting is almost enough on its own to justify her late husband, Dr. Struminski, to the the history of the Ukrainian people. editor. His introduction, titled “Writing purchase of this book.” – David project. Another launch was held at the Volume 9, Book 1, was translated by the History in the USSR,” chronicles the Saunders, European History Quarterly Ukrainian National Museum in Chicago the late Dr. Bohdan Struminski. A highly circumstances in which Hrushevsky 28, 1998. on October 15. Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union helps seminary in Volyn

NEW YORK – When the board of Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union, directors of the Ukrainian National meeting in August at their board meeting, Federal Credit Union learned that the made a decision to help with the re-build- Volyn Spiritual Seminary of Ukrainian ing of the seminary. Then, on August 24 Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate in in Kyiv, they presented financial assis- the city of Lutsk, Ukraine, had suffered tance in the amount of $5,000 to His extensive losses due to its support of the Holiness Filaret, patriarch of Kyiv and Orange Revolution, the board decided to All Rus’-Ukraine. help the seminary. The delegation of the Ukrainian News had been received that during National Federal Credit Union included the night of March 29-30 hooligans set Walentyn Polywko, president; Victor fire to the seminary’s dormitories and Babanskyj, vice-president; Vsevolod classrooms. Due to the extensive dam- Salenko, member of the board; George age, seminarians lost their living quarters Fedoriw, head of the Supervisory and classrooms. Committee; and Wolodymyr Mohuchy, The board of directors of the member of the Supervisory Committee.

Notice to publishers and authors It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews of newly published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records and premiere issues of periodicals only after receipt by the editorial offices of a copy of the material in question. News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be published. A delegation of the U.S.-based Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union during Send new releases and information (where publication may be purchased, cost, etc.) to: Editorial a meeting in Kyiv with Patriarch Filaret (from left): Wolodymyr Mohuchy, Staff, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Victor Babanskyj, Walentyn Polywko, Patriarch Filaret, Vsevolod Salenko and George Fedoriw. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 13 Chicago area Ukrainian Americans mark 72nd anniversary of Famine-Genocide

by Katya Mischenko-Mycyk During the annual Ukrainian Famine Genocide Remembrance Day, hundreds CHICAGO – The Chicagoland of members of the community assembled Ukrainian American community came behind a large birch cross draped in together on Sunday, September 18, to commemorate the 72nd anniversary of black fabric outside the St. Nicholas the Soviet genocide that claimed the School auditorium. A member of the lives of 10 million Ukrainians during the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization’s years of 1932-1933. This year the “Khrestonostsi” carried the birch cross as Ukrainian Genocide Famine Foundation he led a solemn procession down Rice – U.S.A. (UGFF) chose to hold the Street to the cathedral. memorial service at St. Nicholas Marching in the procession were three Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in distinguished political guests: Illinois Chicago’s historic Ukrainian Village. State Sen. Jacqueline Collins, Illinois State Rep. John Fritchey and Christine Herbert, a representative of the office of Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Sen. Collins and Rep. Fritchey were instrumental in passing House Bill 312, which makes the study of the Ukrainian Famine- Genocide of 1932-1933 mandatory in all Illinois public schools. The gover- Survivors of the Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933 (wearing medalions) with politi- nor signed the bill into law cians from the Chicago area. on August 5. Representing the hierar- chs, the procession included clergy from cover-up by Moscow and the hopeful chy of St. Nicholas the various Orthodox and Catholic future of democratic Ukraine. Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian churches in Chicagoland, the The Rev. Bohdan Nalysnyk of St. Eparchy in the procession Sisters of St. Basil, the St. Nicholas Nicholas Cathedral closed the memorial were Bishop Richard Choir, members of the Ukrainian service with a brief statement followed Seminak and Bishop American Youth Association (SUM), by the singing of “Bozhe Velykyi” by the Emeritus Innocent Lotocky. Association of American Youth of St. Nicholas Cathedral Choir. Representing the Ukrainian Ukrainian Descent (ODUM) and Plast, Memorial luncheon Orthodox Church – Kyiv along with parishioners of the various Patriarchate was churches and representatives of over 70 Under police escort, the procession Archbishop Alexander community organizations. walked down Oakley Boulevard across Bykowetz of Detroit. Archbishop Vsevolod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Chruch of the U.S.A. elect- ed not to participate in the procession, but was present among the guests during the memorial service in the Illinois State Rep. John Fritchey lights a candle in cathedral. memory of the genocide victims. In addition to the hierar-

FOR THE RECORD: Excerpts of keynote address by John Jaresko Following are excerpts of the dying of starvation. keynote address delivered by John As you look at the screen beside me, Jaresko on September 18 at Ukrainian you see the names of just some of the Genocide Remembrance Day in exterminated. To put this into its horrif- Chicago. ic perspective, by using a conservative number of 10 million starved victims, ... we have gathered here together to we could read one name per second for remember and pray for the souls of over 116 straight days. This averages Clergy and hierarchs during the solemn procession. over 10 million innocent Ukrainians out to 8,640 deaths per day. Yet, even who died between 1932 and 1933 as a with such a gigantic number of inno- Once inside the cathedral, children Chicago Avenue to the Ukrainian result of Stalin’s forced genocide cent victims starved to death, the world laid purple flowers, a symbol of the famine. Cultural Center of Ss. Volodymyr and was kept unaware. ... Ukrainian Famine-Genocide, in front of While preparing to make this Olha Ukrainian Catholic Parish, where a As Famine was raging across two large grapevine wreaths bedecked memorial luncheon was held. The lunch- speech, I questioned why should I Ukraine and holding the Ukrainian with over 70 black ribbons bearing the eon began with the singing of the address you today? What could I possi- people in its grip, the absence of food names of the community organizations. American anthem by Olha Popova and bly say to help each and everyone here was slowly turning into an absence of This year, rather than asking represen- the Ukrainian anthem by the female today realize the inhumane torture and life. Prominent author Vasilij tatives of each organization to come up quartet Vinok directed by Wolodymr pain that our Ukrainian people suffered Grossman writes “Within the villages to the wreaths and hang their respective Popowycz. during the course of this unequaled mothers looked at their children and ribbons on the wreath, the memorial Nicholas Mischenko, president of the demonstration of genocide? Well, I screamed in fear, they screamed as if a service featured a candle lighting cere- UGFF, welcomed the luncheon attendees think I found the answer. snake had crept into their house. And The fact is that it is in my blood. mony. UGFF board member Tamara and thanked Rep. Fritchey and Sen. this snake was Famine, Starvation, Kuzyk-Storrie, master of ceremonies, Literally, I am a descendant of Death.” At first the children cried all Collins for their work in passing House Ukrainian “kulak” landowners who announced the names of the distin- Bill 312. The new acting consul general day for food, and in the streets and vil- guished political guests and the names of refused collectivization in 1932-1933. lages the swollen bodies of the dead of Chicago, Oleh Shevchenko, greeted My great grandparents Feofan and over 70 community organizations and the attendees on behalf of the Ukrainian began to pile up. In order to hide the asked each of them to light a candle at Natalia Brazhnyk were starved to death mounting death toll and prevent the government. in the village of Marchenky in the the front of the cathedral in memory of The Rt. Rev. Ivan Krotec of Ss. dead from being used as food, the 10 million victims of the Ukrainian Poltava region. I recall stories by my Communist Party workers would come Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic grandmother about the genocide and Famine-Genocide. Church blessed the “holodnyi obid.” and collect the dead, transporting them A short panakhyda (memorial service) how she described my father’s birth in to unidentified mass graves. Nearly 300 people partook in the sym- November of 1932. That my father sur- was led by Archbishop Alexander and bolic meal that consisted of black bread, The physical harm that was inflicted Bishops Seminack and Lotocky. Bishop vived his first year of life was an upon the Ukrainian people was no more honey, herring and potatoes. unequivocal miracle because the Emeritus Innocent delivered a moving John Jaresko of St. Andrew Ukrainian majority of people around them were (Continued on page 20) speech about the physical and spiritual tragedy of the Ukrainian Genocide, the (Continued on page 20) 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

Chicagoby Marta Farion Mayor Richard J. Daley visits sister city Kyiv KYIV – Chicago’s ongoing internation- al exchange relationship with Kyiv was personalized last month when Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley visited Ukraine for the first time, meeting again with his Kyiv counterpart Mayor Oleksander O. Omelchenko, as well as with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko and other Ukrainian officials, educators, cultural leaders and businesspersons. Mayor Daley’s visit to Kyiv was organized by the Chicago International Sister City Program and arranged by the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee, which had sought to schedule such a visit for several years. Chicago’s mayor decided over the past summer that the time was right for such a visit, after he followed press accounts of last winter’s Orange Revolution and later met President and Mrs. Yushchenko during their celebrated visit to Chicago in April. Chicago’s official delegation to Kyiv also included the mayor’s wife, Maggie Daley; mayoral press secretary Jackie Heard; Kenneth Meyer and Barbara Grochala Kruesi of the mayor’s Office of Intergovernmental Affairs; as well as this The Chicago delegation headed by Mayor Richard J. Daley with President Viktor Yushchenko and First Lady Kateryna writer, Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Yushchenko at their “dacha” (weekend home) on the outskirts of Kyiv.

Maggie Daley meets with students at the Harmonia School. The president and the first lady present a painting of Kyiv to the Chicago mayor.

Committee Chair Marta Farion; interna- tional coordinator Kate Heilman, and com- mittee members Vera Eliashevsky, Julian Kulas, Lida Truchly, Motria Melnyk and Deputy Director of Chicago’s Department of Public Health Victor Wojtychiw. Chicago mayor’s Kyiv agenda Mayor Daley’s three days in Kyiv involved a wide range of activities, both ceremonial and substantive. Kyiv Mayor Omelchenko hosted Mr. Daley at a for- mal reception convened at the city’s spectacular Hall of Columns at the City Administration Building, along with about 200 invited international ambassa- dors, members of Ukraine’s Parliament, former consuls general of Ukraine to Chicago, and leaders of business, culture and education. Following presentations of flowers at Kyiv’s monuments dedicated to Taras Shevchenko, Ukraine’s Great Famine and Babyn Yar, the Chicago mayor visit- ed Kyiv’s Harmonia School, where the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee developed an electronic program in vir- tual learning. Under the guidance of the committee’s head of education programs, Motria Melnyk, the Harmonia experi- ment is regarded to be the prototype for other such programs that the committee intends to launch at four other Chicago- Kyiv sister schools. The dais during a formal reception at the Kyiv City Administration’s Hall of Columns. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 15

As Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley looks on, his wife, Maggie, signs the guest- book at the Yushchenkos’ “dacha.” The Daleys during a visit to the Harmonia School in Kyiv. Mayor Daley’s delegation also partici- Returning home pated in a celebration of the 390th anniver- Leaving Kyiv’s Boryspil Airport, sary of the National University of Kyiv Mayor Daley said, “This is such a beau- Mohyla Academy (NUKMA), which was tiful city, and Maggie [Mrs. Daley] and I attended by many members of President will always remember the energy, deter- Yushchenko’s administration: First Lady mination and warmth of its people.” The Kateryna Yushchenko, Patriarch Filaret of mayor added, “The spirit of democracy the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv and an open society must be sustained.” Patriarchate, ambassadors of various coun- Distinguished among America’s big tries, other invited national and city digni- city mayors for his international interests, taries, and about 1,000 NUKMA students Mr. Daley’s mayoral tenure in Chicago and teaching staff. has established and maintained Sister In addressing the convocation, Mayor City Committees to undertake exchanges Daley spoke about the value of ongoing with 25 cities throughout the world. The educational programs between Kyiv city’s International Sister City Program is Mohyla Academy and Chicago’s administered by Chicago’s Department of Northwestern University and the University Cultural Affairs under the jurisdiction of of Illinois School of Public Health. the mayor’s office. In addition, an international business Of Chicago’s 25 Sister City Committees, forum was organized with the participa- the Chicago-Kyiv Committee has been tion of U.S. Ambassador John Herbst, especially active in the past 10 years, hav- the American Chamber of Commerce in ing staged a variety of cultural, governmen- Kyiv, the Kyiv Chamber of Commerce, tal, economic, medical, educational and At a celebration of the 390th anniversary of the Kyiv Mohyla Academy (from left) Kyiv Mohyla Business School and the social service exchanges (see sidebar). are: Viacheslav Briukhovetsky, president of the National University of Kyiv Kellogg School of Business at Chicago’s Mohyla Academy, First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko and Mayor Richard J. Daley. Northwestern University. Both mayors addressed the forum, and each talked about his city’s respective urban prob- lems and prospects, from contemplated Marta Farion: Chicago’s ambassador to Ukraine construction and beautification programs to their commitments to schools and CHICAGO – It has now been 10 remember, but I’m very proud of what has done some really interesting years since Marta Farion was appoint- other public services. our Chicago-Kyiv Committee was able exchanges over the years – we’ve host- ed by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley to accomplish in the past month. Mrs. ed events with poets, musicians, artists, Special events for Chicago mayor to head and rejuvenate the Chicago- Kateryna Yushchenko’s visit to Chicago doctors, environmental specialists and Kyiv Sister Cities Committee. Shortly came at about the same time we were government officials. On one recent A luncheon for Mayor Daley’s delega- after returning from a visit to Kyiv with working on arranging Mayor Daley’s occasion, we hosted a banquet and rally tion was hosted by Ambassador Herbst at Mayor Daley, the energetic ambassador trip to Kyiv. In fact, Ukraine’s first lady to honor Vitalii Klitschko the day after the ambassador’s residence in the Podil to Ukraine from Chicago shared her came to Chicago just a few days prior to he became world boxing champion. section of Kyiv. Also in attendance was impressions of the exchange. She Mayor Daley’s departure for Kyiv, and Our Kyiv Committee is regarded as former U.S. ambassador and Mrs. offered the following observations our Sister Cities Committee was called one of the most active among Chicago’s William Miller, who joined the delega- about her Chicago Committee and the upon to both organize the broad outlines 25 sister city committees, but I cannot tion at the U.S. Embassy. Chicago mayor’s visit to Kyiv, as well and also handle the details of both visits. remember a year when the pressure of this For Mayor Daley, the U.S. ambas- as her personal impressions of the I’ve now been the chair of the position was so intense. And it started last sador’s luncheon provided an opportuni- Orange Revolution’s aftermath. Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee April, when we were asked to assist the ty to discuss the economic, employment for 10 years, and it has been a very Chicago Council of Foreign Relations to and social problems associated with I am more tired today than I can exciting time of my life. Our committee host President Viktor Yushchenko’s visit large cities and also the changing politi- to Chicago, which involved another huge cal climate in Ukraine. organizational thrash. At this luncheon, Ambassador Herbst But I don’t mind the work, because I announced that the U.S. and Ukrainian think that we have accomplished some- governments had just agreed to the sale thing important for both the United of four hectares of prime Kyiv land to the States and Ukraine – both Chicago and U.S. for $7.3 million (U.S.) for construc- Kyiv have now established a trust and tion of a new U.S. Embassy in Ukraine. warm friendship that precedes any Finally, Mayor Daley and his delega- future relationships. tion were honored when hosted by President and Mrs. Yushchenko at their Ukraine’s first lady in Chicago “dacha” on the outskirts of Kyiv at a This last visit to Chicago by Ukraine’s memorable luncheon – perhaps the crown- first lady was important, and I think it ing point of the delegation’s visit to was organized and managed with the Ukraine. This occasion was convened in a dignity that it deserves. Mayor and Mrs. sprawling physical setting which President Daley hosted Kateryna Yushchenko in and Mrs. Yushchenko have recreated to the city of her birth, to which she had preserve traditional Ukrainian architecture, returned to accept an award from the interior décor and historic folklore. University of Chicago. After a long afternoon at the beautiful While she was here she also attended hideaway, Chicago’s Mayor Daley turned Marta Farion is flanked by two mayors: Richard J. Daley of Chicago and his attention to the next stops on his tour – Oleksander Omelchenko of Kyiv. (Continued on page 19) a visit to Warsaw and Krakow in Poland. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

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U.N. representatives have sided with the Azerbaijani... United States in denouncing the human (Continued from page 2) rights situation inside Belarus. Worse still Azerbaijani officials deported Pora lead- for Belarus is the comparison of the ers and activists before and during the Lukashenka and Nazi regimes made by elections. In September the Azeri author- Ukrainian Prime Minister Yurii ities deported Serhii Yevtushenko, a Yekhanurov at a November meeting at the high-ranking Pora leader who is also an Carnegie Endowment for International Ukrainian National Credit Union Association adviser to Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Peace. Belarus and Russia protested the Minister Borys Tarasyuk. comparison. Five Pora and 14 Russian youth with deepest sorrow informs its members Ukraine and Azerbaijan also came into and the Ukrainian community that dispute over Rasul Guliyev, a leader of the activists were arrested in Miensk on April Azerbaijani political opposition attempt- 26 for taking part in an opposition rally. ing to return to Azerbaijan after living in The Russians were quickly released, but President of UNCUA exile in the United States. Mr. Guliyev the Ukrainians were imprisoned until the was briefly arrested in the Crimean capi- following month. One of the arrested was Dmytr o Hryhorczuk tal, Symferopol, on October 17 and then Giorgi Kandelaki, an adviser to Georgian allowed to return to the United Kingdom. President Mikheil Saakashvili, who entered into eternal life Oct ober 30, 2005 in Chicago, IL. Baku had hoped Kyiv would deport him attended the same U.S. Institute of Peace to Azerbaijan, where he is wanted on cor- seminars as Mr. Taran of Pora. The cooperative community extends its deepest sympathy ruption charges (Ukrayinska Pravda, In August, Georgian Kmara activists to the family of the deceased. October 18, also see EDM, October 19). were arrested in Miensk and deported. . Azerbaijan also deported Pora activists The Belarusian KGB accused them of Dmytro Hryhorczuk worked tirelessly in advancing the harmonious growth who had traveled to Azerbaijan to act as making “contacts with representatives of of the credit union movement. He was president of UNCUA from its inception election observers (obkom.net.ua, radical, politicized unregistered structures, and a long-time leader of the World Council of Ukrainian Cooperatives. Ukrayinska Pravda, November 8). These such as Zubr, the Youth Front and Limon, His cooperative spirit brought people and organizations together representatives included a senior leader and holding a number of training seminars and his impact on the movement will always be remembered. of the Pora party, Yevhen Zolotariov, and on the organization of civil-disobedience actions accompanied by mass unrest, sim- Serhii Taran, head of the Kyiv-based ŒƕƇŽŰ Źžżƃ ſŰż ’ƏƂƌ ! Institute for Mass Media, Ukraine’s rep- ilar to those during the colored revolution resentation for the international watch- in Georgia” (RFE/RL, August 25). dog Reporters Without Borders. The OSCE, U.S. and Ukrainian con- Leaders in Belarus are also on guard demnations of Azerbaijan’s elections place against a potential Orange Revolution inside Baku in a difficult position. After the their borders. Mr. Taran had just returned United States and the European Union con- from a conference at the Washington-based demned Uzbekistan’s massacre of civilian U.S. Institute of Peace, where lessons from protestors in May in Andijan, Uzbekistan the Georgian and Ukrainian revolutions re-oriented toward Russia. Azerbaijan’s were discussed. The second day of the con- leaders do not want to follow Uzbekistan’s ference investigated whether non-violent lead, but neither do they seem able to play resistance could take place in Belarus, set to by the new democratic rules. hold an election in 2006 where President GUAM is likely either to lose With deep sorrow we announce to family and friends that Alyaksandr Lukashenka hopes to win a third Azerbaijan’s membership or become term (see usip.org/events/2005/1011_geor- marginalized as the Community of on October 17, 2005, passed away giaukraine.html). Democratic Choice takes its place as the For the first time, this year Ukraine’s pre-eminent regional structure.

It has been a year since our father, Wolodymyr Szczebetiuk Wolodymyr Taras Zyla Born March 3, 1924, in Halychyna. passed away suddently on November 16, 2004. In reflecting on his life over the last year we have a renewed and profound appreciation of all that he meant to each of us in our Funeral services were held on October 21, 2005, daily lives and what it meant for us to be Ukrainian Americans. Our father, who was born in Zbarazh, Ukraine, lived in Lubbock, Texas, for more than half of his life and although at St. Josaphat Ukrainain Catholic Church his love for this country never faltered, his beloved Ukraine was never far from his in Allentown, Pa., followed by the interment thoughts. He devoted his life to teaching others...whether it was about Ukraine or the many courses at the cemetery in Northampton, PA. he taught throughout his career. Our father firmly believed young minds should be taught to think critically. Young minds should not be wasted but nurtured and inspired. He began his life-long teaching career in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He then moved his family to Texas in 1963 and began a 23 year career at Texas Tech University. Our father’s greatest achieve- In deep sorrow: ment while at Tech was the development of the Comparative Literature Symposium. During his 10 years as chairman of the Comparative Literature Symposium, he brought wife Maria née Kaczan leading literary scholars from around the world to the university. Just last year, in March of 2004, on the 37th anniversary of the symposium, our father was honored for his dedi- son Ihor with wife Rosanne cated and visionary work in establishing the symposium. He was deeply touched and hum- grandsons Stephen and Chris bled by the committee’s decision to dedicate the symposium to him. In one of his last speeches he said, “There are not enough words to express my sincere gratitude and thanks daughter Konstantyna to all of you. It seems like only yesterday that I began developing the very first symposium and now 36 years later I stand before you, overwhelmed with a deep sense of pride. The grandson Adrian committee’s decision to dedicate this event to me gives me a profound sense of satisfaction that these important scholarly exchanges will continue.” daughter Halyna with husband Roman Not only was our father a respected teacher and mentor, he was also known within the American and Ukrainian communities as a literary scholar, critic, author, editor and politi- brother Leon Szczebetiuk with family cal activist. He devoted countless days of his life’s work to help Ukraine gain its independ- ence and realize the responsibility that comes with democracy. He proudly served as a in Australia minister in the Ukrainian National Republic Government in exile and was witness to extended family in the U.S. and Ukraine Ukraine’s freedom in 1991. Unfortunately his life ended before witnessing the effect of the Orange Revolution and the coming to power of President Yushchenko. A staunch Ukrainian, he did not believe he needed to change his name for the sake of pro- nunciation. Proud of his heritage and ever mindful of the opportunities afforded him as an Eternal memory American citizen, patriotic in every sense of the expression. These are values he instilled in his family and have ensured a profound sense of identity in each of us. Far beyond his aca- demic and cultural accomplishments is that of the life and family he built together with his beloved wife Orysia. His children and grandchildren have shared in his success and now DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS enjoy many successes of their own. A man’s worth is not measured by his accomplish- ments, titles or wealth, but rather in the legacy he leaves behind through his family and his to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian contributions to his fellow man. With that there will always be a space where our father, or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. Wolodymyr Taras Zyla, stands proud. We cherish his memory and know we are all Deadline: Tuesday noon before the newspaper’s date of issue. enriched from his life, wisdom and experience. Rate: $7.50 per column-inch. On the first anniversary of his death we would like to celebrate him for the man he was and will always be...we celebrate him for being a man of strength, a man of pride, a man of Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department courage, a man of wisdom, a man of faith and a man of honor. May he always rest in peace. and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 (NB: please do not include post office box if sending via courier), Parsippany, N.J. 07054; Romanna Zyla Frye fax, (973) 644-9510; telephone, (973) 292-9800, ext. 3040; Sviatoslava Zyla Kaczaraj e-mail, [email protected]. Lubomyr Zyla Please include the daytime phone number of a contact person. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

GGiifftt ooff LLiiffee –– CChhiiccaaggoo

The "Gift of Life for Children of Ukraine" Committee and ROTARY/One Club in Chicago would like to express their gratitude to all who assisted us in our mission, from the time of inception in 2000 to the present. As a result of the generosity of the Chicago community, 34 children successfully underwent life-saving open-heart surgeries, giv- ing them the invaluable gift of life. In February 2000, the ROTARY/One Club of Chicago selected children from Ukraine to be the beneficiaries of open-heart surgeries in the United States, under the auspices of Rotary International’s Gift of Life Program – a pro- gram designed to treat children born with congenital heart defects, which has been operating since 1975 through Rotary clubs all around the world. The ROTARY/One Club of Chicago turned to the local Ukrainian community for assistance in this project. This request led to the immediate formation of the "Gift of Life for Children of Ukraine" Committee. The committee organized a successful fundraiser in April 2000 with the motto "Have a heart – save a heart". The response from Olia Shelemekh the community surpassed our humble expectations, allowing for 9 children from Ukraine to receive treatment in Chicago, and funding 25 similar surgeries in Ukraine. Because ROTARY/One has designated children from other countries to be their Gift of Life program beneficiaries next year, the activities of our committee will be concluded shortly. The Committee wishes to thank all the individ- uals and organizations that helped us achieve these wonderful results.

In particular, special thanks go to: Organizations: ROTARY/One Club of Chicago, Rotary District 6450, Rotary District 6440, Rush/Presbyterian-St. Luke’s Hospital and Hope Children’s Hospital. Rotary Gift of Life Committee Members: Kay Ghachem, Tom Bruno, Susan Raterman, Karen Lavin Doctors: Dr. Joseph Amato, Dr. Rabi Sulayman, Dr. Michel Ilbawi, Dr. David Roberson "Gift of Life for Children of Ukraine" Committee: Dr. Borys Bazylevskyii, Oksana Krushelnysky, Roxolana Poluchowicz, Daria Jarosevich, Larissa Eliashevsky, Helen Matwyshyn, Marta Ozga, Valerie Chryniwsky, Halia Lytwynyshyn, Ivanka Karawan, Nila Pawluk, Maria Kovalsky, Bohdana Domino Host families: Maria Bodnaruk, Larissa & Oleh Eliashevsky, Charlene Gorzella and family, Daria & Bohdan Denys Petryna Kukuruza, Irene & Myron Stebelsky, Lara & Rev. Taras Naumenko, Dr. Natalie & George Cepynsky, Roxolana & John Poluchowicz, Jaroslawa Vataschuk, Oksana & Lubomyr Krushelnysky, Daria & Myron Jarosevich Volunteers who assisted the children and their mothers from Ukraine: Maria Bodnaruk, Borys Bodnaruk, Jaroslaw Samycia, Helen Pryma, Oksana & Michael Hanushewsky, Taissa Klipfel, Roxolana Pyk, Helen & Ihor Matwyshyn, Irene & Myron Stebelsky, Luba Novak, Irene Novak, Daria & Bohdan Kukuruza, Nadia Dubycky, Daria & Myron Jarosevich, Tunia & Osyp Grod, Oksana & Lubomyr Krushelnysky, Oksana Jackiw, Irene Gajecky, Dr. Natalie Cepynsky, Dr. Maria Hrycelak, Maria Mandzij, Lidia Prokip, Marta Ozga, Bohdana Domino, Drs. Taissa & Andrew Browar, Irene & Rev. Bohdan Vataschuk, Lara & Rev. Taras Naumenko, Roxolana & Myron Dachniwsky, Christine Hayda, Ruta & Taras Halibej, Dr. Andrew Kazaniwsky, Daria Pleshkewych, Maria Hankewych, Dr. Areta Kuritza- Jaworsky, Taissa Skubiak, Larissa & Oleh Eliashevsky, Genia Byskosh, Roxolana & John Poluchowicz, Anna Kuzyk, Alexandra Kovalchuk, Ulana Hrynewych, Dr. Alexandra Kolensky. Please accept our apologies, if we omitted anyone.

During the time of the Committee’s active project work, we collected a total of $45,565, and with the joint Orest Kyrylov approval of Rotary District 6450 Foundation, disbursed the funds as follows: $17,224 – for 9 children operated in Chicago: 2000 – Olia Volkova, Antonina Brus, Ruslan Lesny 2002 – Olia Shelemekh 2003 – Denys Petryna, Andrei Moshowskyj, Yana Kinaschuk, Karina Leschuk 2005 – Orest Kyrylov $10,000 – sent to Ukrainian Gift of Life, Inc. (Glen Rock, NJ) for 10 children operated in Lviv, through the local Ukrainian organization Cardio: 2002 – Ivan Kychak, Andrij Muzyka, Jurij Matrevych, Stefania Bodnar, Sofia Bodnar, Rostyslav Landiuk, Ivan Vysochan, Luba Svystun, Anastasia Artyshko 2003 – Jaroslav Roman $10,000 – sent to Rotary District 7250 (Long Island, NY) for 10 children operated in Kyiv: 2003 – Oleksiy Kostiukevych, Alina Saltanowska, Svitlana Tymoshenko, Vladislav Ananiev, Diana Krasovska, Karina Leschuk Victoria Tsubera, Irena Stefanovska, Karyna Tarasiuk, Danylo Juschyk, Kostiantyn Podolianskyj, Mariana Kuryliuk, Olena Vasyleha, Daria Rovner, Larissa Filenko, Kyrylo Vila

The Committee is currently attempting to sponsor our final surgery in Chicago. As we conclude our activities, any remaining funds will be designated for surgeries in Lviv. In conclusion, the Committee wishes to once again thank all volunteers for their invaluable service. We will always remember the images of the young mothers, initially worried and anxious, as their emotions gave way to relief and unbelievable happiness. The children, who arrived here frail and confused by their new surround- ings, literally blossomed into energetic youngsters following their surgeries. Even the date of surgery holds special meaning for the children, who celebrate it as a second birthday. These experiences with our young guests from Ukraine deeply touched every one of us. It has come to our attention that recently, a new committee was formed within WADFFU, a local Ukrainian organ- ization, with the goal of supporting the Ukrainian-American Freedom Foundation and Rotary District 7250 in New York with their Gift of Life program. We wish the Committee great success in their efforts. Andrij Moshovskyj The "Gift of Life for Children of Ukraine" Committee - Chicago

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Daley’s reaction to Kyiv. They were both common in Ukraine. their country will never be significantly Marta Farion... impressed with Kyiv’s architectural In this respect, I think that the altered. This is what people told me. (Continued from page 15) beauty and that so many historical sites Ukrainians found Mayor Daley’s sinceri- But this is not to say that nothing has the Women’s Summit, where she deliv- are being preserved with appropriate ty refreshingly novel – entirely without changed. There is now certainly more ered an excellent, substantive and inter- attention. They both also commented the pompous “vlada” or “nachalstvo” that press freedom than before, and the days esting speech to an audience of 400 top about the cultural sophistication of the Ukrainians still see all the time. of governmentally controlled mass media professional women on the role of Ukrainian people and Kyiv’s vibrancy, When I informally confided this per- seem over. which is reflected in the city’s attitude women in Ukraine’s history. sonal observation to Mayor Daley on the But while Ukrainians acknowledge toward social change, and they noted the During her Chicago stay, she also vis- flight out of Boryspil, he laughed and and welcome a new era of media free- political involvement and interest of edu- shrugged – and asked if I’d heard any ited the high school she attended, the dom, they also seem to have returned to cated, hospitable young Ukrainians. more news in the past few hours about yesterday’s collective cynicism – perhaps Ukrainian National Museum, the It is apparent that Mayor and Mrs. how Chicago’s White Sox were doing in because they can now see more clearly Ukrainian Medical Association of North Daley have developed a genuine affec- baseball’s world series. how political enemies become friends America, major hospitals and St. tion for President and Mrs. Yushchenko – with unexpected arrangements inspired Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, The color orange an obviously warm relationship that by political expediency at the continuing where she laid a wreath at the Great undoubtedly began with President cost to ordinary people. Famine Monument. That wonderful hue between red and Yushchenko’s visit to Chicago last April. yellow which came from Kyiv’s maidan Ukraine’s new press transparency may Her visit last month was coordinated Like the rest of us, I think that Mayor has, I regret to say, disappeared. As the have only made the differences between by our committee together with the Daley was touched and moved by the political symbol of Ukrainian hope, the country’s rich and poor more visible, Consulate General of Ukraine, and our events at Kyiv’s maidan (Indepdence orange is gone. I am afraid that last win- and the vested interests of competing committee member Lida Truchla Square) last winter – those long, hard days ter’s orange enthusiasm has been parliamentary factions more obvious. arranged for the first lady’s institutional and difficult cold nights of the Orange replaced in most Ukrainian hearts and I didn’t want to burden Mayor Daley medical contacts and programs. Revolution that inspired the larger world. minds with the previous shade of grey on the long trip home with the weight of Mayor Daley’s visit to Kyiv My impression is that Mayor Daley is uncertainty and disillusion with promises Shevchenko’s nagging question posed so especially admiring of President made. This is what people told me. long ago: ‘When will we get our own Our Chicago mayor finally going to Yushchenko, and sympathetic with Mr. And you can see it – outside of Kyiv’s Washington?” He wouldn’t have had an Kyiv was tremendously important to me. Yushchenko’s political difficulties continuing bustle and hustle of crude dis- answer either. It is something that I’d been quietly pro- because he appreciates the large prob- plays of privilege and power, the daily But I am not entirely pessimistic, hav- moting for many years. I believed that it lems that Ukraine now faces in rebuild- lives of ordinary Ukrainians are ing seen at least some sparks of progress was important to complete the interna- ing a cruel and totalitarian system into a unchanged. My sense of the situation is over the past year. I do believe that tional, inter-city reciprocity because Kyiv free, democratic and open society. that a great many more Ukrainians have Ukraine has finally turned its course Mayor Oleksander O. Omelchenko had Cultural differences in official style concluded that fundamental change in toward steadfast reform and that neither already been to Chicago several times, as their everyday lives is impossible, that shifting winds nor seasonal storms will had many of his mayoral deputies. This particular official visit reminded the essential character of government in alter its ultimate destination. My dream project for Chicago’s Kyiv me again of something a little anthropo- Sister Cities was making this mayoral logical that I’ve noticed over the years in visit to Kyiv happen. arranging all these exchanges between In accompanying the mayor for all those Chicago and Kyiv – the clash of styles in days, I learned something very interesting the way that Ukrainian and American about Mayor Daley – that he is a cosmopol- officials conduct themselves. itan man who is interested in the larger It seemed to me that the Ukrainians world’s cultural histories and political prob- were sincerely impressed with Mayor lems. His curiosity about other nation-states and Mrs. Daley because they were dis- reflects his awareness of Chicago’s own armed by the Chicago mayor’s unpreten- remarkable melting pot of different ethnic tiousness, his friendly and unassuming interests in the city’s many neighborhoods. personal style without the behavioral and And I was struck by Mayor and Mrs. symbolic trappings of power that are so 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

can be subjected to. ... who were hindering our work or could winning corespondent Walter Duranty. Excerpts of keynote... Lev Kopelev, later one of Russia’s hinder it, everyone who stood in the way. Mr. Duranty personally told others that (Continued from page 13) leading dissidents, wrote “It was excruci- And to hesitate or doubt about all this he estimated the Famine victims at horrible than the psychological impact. ating to see and hear all this. And even was to give in to ‘ineffectual squeamish- around 7 million. Yet, what the Starvation often led to insanity and dehu- worse, to take part in it. We were realiz- ness’ and ‘stupid liberalism.’ American public read in his column was manization. At this time I would ask every- ing historical necessity, we were per- ...The western media fell right into the that any report of famine was exaggera- one in the audience to visualize your child, forming our revolutionary duty. We were trap of Soviet propaganda and while tion or malignant propaganda. The your mother or father, your brother or sis- obtaining grain for the socialist father- always finding the faults and failings of recently released KGB files and cables ter too weak to scream or even cry, their land. For the Five-Year Plan. Our great their own governments they blindly of the U.S. State Department identified abdomen swollen, nothing left but skin and goal was the universal triumph of com- accepted Soviet reports. ... him as a cooperative individual to the bones and dying before your eyes. And munism and for the sake of that goal As the Famine spread, many promi- Soviet state. then watch as they take the body away and everything was permissible – to lie, to nent Western figures traveled to Ukraine. There were a few reporters like leave you to suffer the same fate. This is steal, to destroy hundreds of thousands The incidence of deception and self- Malcom Muggeridge and other western- the most cruel of all punishments that one and even millions of people, all those deception were very plain to see. For ers who gave true accounts of the situa- example: in preparation for a state visit tion. These reports were deemed untrue (212) 614-3283 to Ukraine by a French statesman, and dismissed. These reporters were vili- Edouard Herriot, in 1933, the population fied or fired. worked from 2 a.m., cleaning the streets, This act of not only ethnic but socioe- decorating houses, removing the home- conomic cleansing was hidden by the Ukrainian less, beggars and starving people. Shop Soviet government for many years. We windows were filled with food, the hotel commend the brave survivors, their he was to stay in was completely refur- WE SERVE descendants and Ukrainians worldwide bished and his entire experience was WONDERFUL FOOD who have not wavered in their battle to confined to visiting model collective have the Ukrainian Genocide Famine East Village Restaurant farms where all the peasants were select- BUFFET-STYLE CATERING ed Communists who were well fed. As a recognized by the whole world. ... result, he denied that any famine had 140 SECOND AVENUE taken place. TH TH (BET. 8 & 9 STS.) NEW YORK, NY 10003 Another prominent example is that of Chicago area... The New York Times Pulitzer Prize- (Continued from page 13) Orthodox Church in Bloomingdale deliv- ered the English-language keynote address titled “See No Evil: The End of Ukrainian Genocide Denial.” His speech and visual presentation of images from the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide gave attendees a historical overview of the cover-up of the Ukrainian Famine- RETIREMENT? Genocide. He urged attendees to become involved in ensuring that the story of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide does not go untold. Mr. Jaresko stated: “We must not ARE YOU READY? think that because we attend Ukrainian functions or our children go to Ukrainian summer camp ... this satisfies our responsibilities. What kind of concerned Ukrainian or Ukrainian American can barely find time once a year to discuss and commemorate the extermination of over 10 million innocent lives because they were Ukrainian! This must be a constant campaign to right the injustice that was inflicted on the Ukrainian nation. We must support the publication of educational materials for use in the schools tailored for various age groups and the society at large. In order to accomplish these goals we need the enthusiastic support of the community and your generous financial contribu- tions.” UGFF Vice-President Lida Tkaczuk and Education Co-Chair Katya Mischenko-Mycyk presented the “Ukrainian Genocide Education Award” to Reps. Fritchey, Froehlich, Sen. Collins and to Gov. Blagojevich for their work on House Bill 312. Rep. Fritchey thanked the foundation for its work in mobilizing support for the bill in the Ukrainian community. Sen. Collins stressed the importance of teach- ing children about world history. She stated that “If we do not teach our chil- dren the past, we will repeat the same mistakes in the future.” Following the presentation of awards, Ukrainian Famine-Genocide survivor Archbishop Alexander delivered the keynote address in the Ukrainian lan- guage. Archbishop Bykowetz, who was 9 years old when the Ukrainian Famine- Genocide engulfed his beloved Poltava UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. region spoke passionately about the hor- rors of the genocide that was ordered by 2200 ROUTE 10, PARSIPPANY, NJ 07054 Moscow. His moving speech was greet- ed with a standing ovation by the audi- 800-253-9862 ence. The luncheon was concluded with a FAX: 973-292-0900 poem written and read by Halya Romoh, followed by a short program of choral EMAIL: [email protected] music performed by Chicago’s Surma Choir. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 21

ther, Alexander, was a judge in western in Warren, Mich., and graduated with Ukraine nearly 100 years ago. His grand- honors in government and philosophy father, also named Alexander, completed from Georgetown University. He spent NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE his legal studies in Vienna, while his his junior year at the London School of older brother, Alex, works as an attorney Economics. He received a law degree in itself: “It’s like the Oscars; it’s an in Orange County and is licensed in from the University of Michigan, gradu- honor just being nominated.” To actually Michigan and California. Their father, ating with honors. Chosen for clerkship be selected as a federal judicial clerk, “is George, a veteran of the Judge Advocate He is a member of the Chornomortsi an extraordinary opportunity and a hum- General Corps, is now an attorney work- fraternity of Plast Ukrainian Scouting with federal judge bling experience,” he said. ing for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Organization and is a leader in the DETROIT – Each year, thousands of Successful applicants usually attend in Germany. Detroit branch of Plast. He is a lifelong applicants nationwide vie for a federal highly selective law schools and gradu- John Fedynsky attended Immaculate member of Ukrainian National judicial clerkship. By accepting an ate at the top of their class. Like Mr. Conception Ukrainian Catholic Schools Association Branch 20 in Detroit. employment offer from U.S. District Fedynsky, they often have experience at Judge Robert H. Cleland, John an academic law journal, participate in Fedynsky of Ferndale, Mich., becomes In conjunction with the exhibition the moot court competitions or have been one of only a few hundred successful museum offers guided and gallery tours employed in some aspect of the legal Folk art exhibit... candidates. (Continued from page 9) for adults and children. Educational com- profession. Noting that federal judges typically ponents associated with this exhibition Since August 2004, Mr. Fedynsky has 2006. Short performances, vocal work- choose from hundreds of applications to and available to schoolchildren, students been as a research attorney for the shops and concerts of folk music will interview a dozen or so candidates for Michigan Court of Appeals, a level just accompany this project. and families are supported, in part, by a each position, Mr. Fedynsky indicated below the State Supreme Court. The museum has published a bilingual grant from the Institute of Museum and that being interviewed is an achievement Beginning in 2006, Mr. Fedynsky will (English and Ukrainian), illustrated exhi- Library Services. work for two years in Judge Cleland’s bition catalogue to accompany the exhi- The Ukrainian Museum is located at chambers in downtown Detroit at the bition. The publication of the catalogue 222 E. Sixth Street (between Second and Theodore Levin U.S. Courthouse. has been funded by Self Reliance (NY) Third avenues, New York, NY 10003; He and another clerk will assist the Federal Credit Union. telephone, (212) 228-0110; e-mail, judge with his docket, focusing on legal The exhibition is sponsored by finan- [email protected]; fax, (212) research and writing. The broad duties cial institutions, organizations and indi- 228-1947; web address, www.ukrainian- include preparing bench memos, drafting viduals in the Ukrainian community. This museum.org. 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introduced this year to battle corruption reality leaned toward the Russian Yurii Lutsenko, has pushed through 5,000 Yushchenko’s... are producing results. Ukraine’s Orthodox Church. voluntary resignations; 2,000 have failed (Continued from page 6) improved ranking “resulted in an • Ukraine’s democratic prospects: to pass their personal certification; and year trust increased for the most biased increased sense of optimism regarding Improvement of Ukraine’s prospects in 400 have been charged. Similar clean-ups and censored television stations (State governance and corruption in Ukraine.” this regard are in sharp contrast to their are being undertaken in the Customs and Channel 1, 1+1, Inter). The successful re-privatization of decline in Russia. In the same year Tax services. • 5. Reconfiguration of the political Kryvorizhstal last month for $4.8 billion (2004) that Ukraine experienced a demo- • 13. Change in Ukraine’s foreign poli- system: The Socialists, allied with to a Dutch company – six times what was cratic breakthrough, Russia fell further cy: Under President Yushchenko, paid for it by Ukrainian oligarchs close to President Yushchenko since the Orange into an autocratic abyss. In the aftermath Ukraine’s foreign policy will be driven Mr. Kuchma in 2004 – has been interna- of Russian fraudulent parliamentary and Revolution, are now the leading left-wing by national interests and not the personal tionally praised for its transparency. presidential elections, the New York- whims of the president and his oligarch party, rather than the Communists whose Ukraine’s oligarchs, the mainstay of the based human rights think-tank Freedom allies. For the first time, Ukraine’s for- allegiance to the Ukrainian state was Kuchma regime, have been warned that House downgraded Russia from “partly eign policy is ideologically driven in its always suspect. The Communist Party their days of a cozy and corrupt relation- free” to “unfree” – the first time Russia “return to Europe” formulation. will have only about 30 seats in the 2006 ship with the executive are over under the has been listed in this category since the By the March 2006 elections, Ukraine Parliament, down from 120 in the 1998. Yushchenko administration. collapse of the USSR. will have achieved progress in two areas. Formerly pro-Kuchma centrists are in • 7. End of the era of oligarchs (or “rob- Russia is undergoing a “crisis of liber- First, the lifting of the Jackson-Vanik disarray. Only one of the three large cen- ber barons”): The time when oligarchs alism” at a time when Ukraine has a lib- amendment. Second, free market status trist parties from the Kuchma era (Party could earn high rents from a corrupt and eral in power. In Russia, liberals were in granted by the EU and the U.S.. A third of the Regions of Ukraine) will enter the close relationship with the executive is power in the early 1990s but have been step, WTO membership, is less likely to 2006 Parliament. The Social Democratic over. The Yushchenko administration has progressively marginalized ever since. In be achieved in 2005 and more certain in United and Labor Ukraine parties each outlined a deal whereby, in exchange for Ukraine, the former national communists 2006. A NATO invitation to Ukraine for a have ratings of 1 percent. SDPU leader no further re-privatizations, oligarchs now (Kravchuk, Kuchma) who became cen- Membership Action Plan in mid-2006 Viktor Medvedchuk has a -60 percent have to evolve into law-abiding business- trists allied to oligarchs, were in power also is likely if Ukraine holds free parlia- negative rating, thanks to heading the men. This means an end to corrupt busi- until 2004. The election of Mr. mentary elections. presidential administration during the last ness practices, moving their business Yushchenko is the first time the liberal • 14. Relations with the U.S.: The two years of Mr. Kuchma’s rule. activities out of the shadow economy and camp has taken power. aforementioned progress would follow Relations between Mr. Medvedchuk’s increasing their tax payments. The 2004 breakthrough “reinvigorated upon greatly improved relations with the party and the Party of the Regions are • 8. Geater attention to meeting the and jump-started the democratic political United States after President poor, as the Donetsk clan and Mr. social needs of the population: The mini- development” of Ukraine, Freedom Yushchenko’s visit to the U.S. in April. Yanukovych believe Kuchma- mum pension was increased to the same House concluded. Ukraine recorded sig- Ukraine under Mr. Yushchenko will be a Medvedchuk “betrayed” them during the level as the minimum wage. Wages for nificant progress in four areas: electoral true strategic partner of the U.S. in a Orange Revolution. those employed by the state increased by process, civil society, independent media, wide range of international issues, rang- • 6. Battling corruption: Ukraine under 57 percent. Social welfare spending, and the judicial framework. In the same ing from the global war on terrorism, President Kuchma was internationally including child support to encourage year, Russia registered the greatest combating proliferation, Iraq and promo- perceived as a highly corrupt state that Ukraine to move out of its demographic decline of any country in the Nations in tion of democracy. flouted its own laws, as well as interna- crisis, has grown in 2005 by 73 percent. Transit survey. This decline was in the • 15. Prospects for 2006 elections: tional norms and sanctions. The first year • 9. Prospects for national integration: very same four areas as Ukraine regis- Ukraine’s parliamentary elections will be of the Yushchenko administration has These are now the best they have been tered progress. held without abuse of state-administra- seen Ukraine moving from the virtual since Ukraine became an independent Freedom House’s Nations in Transit tive resources and with free media. struggle against corruption under Mr. state. Unlike former Presidents Leonid scores show Ukraine’s progress vis-a-vis Outgoing Prime Minister Tymoshenko Kuchma to a modest attempt at battling Kravchuk and Kuchma, President Russia’s in many key areas. These said that, “The Orange Revolution has this problem. Yushchenko is committed to nation- include the electoral process, civil socie- changed our country. Politicians under- Some 4,500 regulations to register building and an evolutionary affirmative ty, independent media and democracy. stand that the people won’t accept fraud. businesses, which were a source of cor- action for the Ukrainian language. The Ukraine’s “Democracy Score” (4.5) is Vote-rigging now is just as unrealistic as ruption, have been annulled. There is Kuchma regime, as evidenced during the better than Russia’s at 5.61 or Belarus’s anti-corruption investigations were in the now a single window to register busi- 2004 elections, played on Ukraine’s at 6.64, out of a range of 1-7 with 7 being Kuchma era.” nesses and a single window to clear cus- regional divisions to encourage regional the worst score. But, Ukraine’s 4.5 score Elections in Ukraine, as throughout the toms. Previously a new business venture conflict between western and eastern is also moving closer to the 3.75 given to CIS, became progressively unfree since had to seek permits from 34 structures, Ukraine. Croatia, which is a possible candidate for the late 1990s. The culmination of this which bred corruption. • 10. Religion: The Ukrainian Greek- EU membership in 2007 alongside was the 2004 presidential election which More needs to be done. Fifty-two per- Catholic Church has moved its headquar- Romania (3.39) and Bulgaria (3.18). Of was denounced by the international com- cent of Ukrainians believe some progress ters to Kyiv, a move that would have the four colored revolutions, Ukraine’s munity. The return to free elections has taken place but more needs to be been hampered under Mr. Kuchma. Democracy Score is the same as Serbia’s would prove to the West that Ukraine has undertaken. 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by their competition, but their programs NEWSBRIEFS have much in common, Verkhovna Rada (Continued from page 2) Chairman Volodymyr Lytvyn told those Minister Yurii Yekhanurov were among attending the first congress of the all- those attending. Addressing the audience, Ukrainian public youth organization Youth President Yushchenko congratulated For Lytvyn. According to Mr. Lytvyn, the them on the approaching anniversary of People’s Party has not yet decided on the the Orange Revolution. He said that after top five names on the party’s electoral roll. the revolution Ukraine emerged as a new He said authoritative leaders of youth nation, which is moving along the road organizations deserve to be entered in polit- toward democratization and better politi- ical parties’ rolls of candidates. Mr. Lytvyn cal, economic, humanitarian and social also voiced his support for the organiza- processes. President Yushchenko voiced tion’s initiative to draw up its own version his conviction that Ukraine will be able of Ukraine’s national development strategy, to become a genuinely European-style dubbed “The Unique Nation.” The initia- nation only if it proceeds on democratic tive was made public in the congress mani- development principles. (Ukrinform) festo, which notes the need to view the upcoming parliamentary elections as an Yushchenko for democratic coalition opportunity for a nationwide dialogue, rather than a run for power. (Ukrinform) KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko called on a congress of the pro-presidential Regions, New Democracy parties ally Our Ukraine People’s Union (OUPU) in Kyiv on November 12 to initiate the cre- KYIV – The Party of the Regions of ation of a coalition of democratic forces for Ukraine (PRU) and the New Democracy the 2006 parliamentary elections, Ukrainian Party have decided to form an alliance. The media reported. “I am sure we must be the news was unveiled by Regions Party leader first to show that the authorities mustn’t use Viktor Yanukovych at the 11th conference administrative resources [in the elections]. I of the PRU Luhansk regional organization. will dismiss any representative of the According to Mr. Yanukovych, negotia- authorities for attempting to use administra- tions are under way with other parties. tive resources in the campaign, even before “Even if we fail to unite with them legally, an investigation,” Interfax-Ukraine quoted we must unite ideologically,” Mr. Mr. Yushchenko as saying. The congress re- Yanukovych was quoted as saying by the elected Vice Prime Minister Roman PRU press service. The New Democracy Bezsmertnyi as OUPU chairman. Mr. Party is headed by Yevhen Kushnariov, the Bezsmertnyi told journalists on November ex-chairman of the Kharkiv Oblast 13 that he would like to see Mr. Administration. (Ukrinform) Yushchenko as No. 1 on the party’s parlia- mentary election list. Meanwhile, President Ukraine eligible for Millennium program Yushchenko said last week that he would want Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov to WASHINGTON – On November 8 the head the list. (RFE/RL Newsline) board of directors of the Millennium Challenge Corp. (MCC) selected 13 coun- People’s Party holds first congress tries to participate in the Threshold Program for fiscal year 2006. The Threshold KYIV – The People’s Party and the Our Ukraine People’s Union are divided only (Continued on page 25) Ukrainian National Federal Credit Union The shortest way to your first million!

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should be subject to a referendum, along the resolution by the Metropolitan Council adjusted with the CIS Bureau for NEWSBRIEFS with granting official status to the Russian of the UOC-U.S.A., which is under the Combating Organized Crime. But the (Continued from page 24) language if that issue is not resolved in jurisdiction of Constantinople. The text of search on Russian territory was practically Program is designed to assist countries that Parliament. (RFE/RL Newsline) another resolution adopted by the same ceased by the Russian side, which intro- council says that “the united Church in duced false data on the case. (Ukrinform) do not qualify but are close and are com- GDP expectations downgraded mitted to undertaking the reforms necessary Ukraine,” the creation of which our hierar- chs should work on, is to be built “under the Mobile hospital winds up mission to improve policy performance that may KYIV – Minister of the Economy jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.” eventually help them qualify for Arsenii Yatseniuk said at a Cabinet meeting KYIV – The Ukrainian Emergency They also call upon the hierarchs to influ- Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) on November 9 that the new estimate of Management Ministry’s mobile hospital ence “the Ukrainian government and Compact assistance. Ukraine is among the Ukraine’s gross domestic product (GDP) in is winding up its humanitarian mission to Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko.” 13 countries, which include: Guyana, 2005 is 3.8 percent, the Associated Press Pakistan, the ministry’s press service told The council also gave a positive assessment Indonesia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyz reported. He added that currently GDP Ukrinform on November 9. A member of to the statement of Archbishop Vsevolod Republic, Malawi, Moldova, Paraguay, growth is 2.8 percent year-on-year. Last the Ukrainian mission, a coordinator (Majdanski) of the UOC-U.S.A. after his Philippines, São Tomé and Principe, year Ukraine recorded 12 percent economic from the Health Ministry, Prof. Serhii meeting with President Yushchenko in early Uganda and Zambia. Since its establish- growth. Initially the government of former Huriev, met with the Pakistani prime 2005. He underlined that the patriarch of ment last year, MCC has signed compacts Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko predict- minister and the speaker of one of the Constantinople “recognizes the borders of with five nations, Madagascar, Honduras, ed GDP growth this year of 8.2 percent, but Parliament’s chambers. The Ukrainian the Moscow Patriarchate the way they were Cape Verde, Nicaragua and Georgia, total- in September decreased its forecast to 6-6.5 mobile hospital aided some 11,000 per- when this Patriarchate was recognized by ing over $900 million. MCC is also actively percent. Several days later, the new govern- sons who were victims of the recent world Orthodoxy in 1593.” At that time the engaging with other MCA-eligible coun- ment of Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov earthquake in Pakistan. (Ukrinform) Kyiv Metropolitanate was part of the tries in compact negotiations and currently lowered the forecast to 4.5-5 percent. Patriarchate of Constantinople, as the expects to sign three more within the next (RFE/RL Newsline) UOC-KP has two new archbishops few months. The Millennium Challenge authors of the document report. The UOC- Corp., a U.S. government corporation President vetoes poultry import ban U.S.A. consists of 100 parishes and mis- KYIV – Celebrating the 10th anniver- designed to work with some of the poorest sions, as its site reports. (Religious sary of his patriarchate, Patriarch Filaret countries in the world, is based on the prin- KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Information Service of Ukraine) (Denysenko) of the Ukrainian Orthodox ciple that aid is most effective when it rein- has vetoed a bill narrowly passed by the Church – Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP) forces good governance, economic freedom Verkhovna Rada last month that would Russian poachers arrested elevated Bishop Herontii of Vinnytsia impose a six-month ban on all poultry and Bratslav and Bishop Yurii of Donetsk and investments in people that promote KYIV – Patrol boats of the Donetsk imports in an attempt to protect the coun- and Mariupol to the rank of archbishops economic growth and elimination of Border Guard Detachment on November 9 try from bird flu, Agence France-Presse on October 22. (Religious Information extreme poverty. (Millennium Challenge arrested a Russian vessel for poaching in reported on November 8. Mr. Yushchenko Service of Ukraine) Corp. Action Ukraine Report) Ukraine’s territorial waters near the reportedly said the measure would harm Belosarayaskaya Spit, the State Border Yushchenko submits blood samples the country’s bid to join the World Trade Defense minister to visit Iraq Guard Service public relations told Organization. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko Ukrinform. The boat, PTS-231 from KYIV – Ukrainian Defense Minister has submitted samples of his blood for Ukraine will not appeal court ruling Taganrog, was found in possession of two Anatolii Hrytsenko intends to visit Iraq in tests by domestic and foreign specialists to 36-meter trawls. Over 2.3 tons of fish were several weeks, with a view toward famil- pursue the criminal case into the poisoning KYIV – Ukraine’s Justice Ministry found aboard the vessel. Experts evaluated iarizing himself with the Ukrainian mili- that left his face pockmarked during last will not appeal a decision by the the haul’s value at 130,000 hrv. (Ukrinform) tary contingent’s readiness for withdraw- year’s presidential election campaign, European Court of Human Rights in the al, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s press Ukrainian and international news agencies case Myroslava Gongadze v. Ukraine, Search for Bodelan halted service told Ukrinform on October 27. reported on November 10, quoting presi- Justice Minister Serhii Holovatyi said Minister Hrytsenko is supposed to meet KYIV – The Ukrainian Internal Affairs dential spokeswoman Iryna Heraschenko. during a new briefing on November 10. with commanders of the multinational Ministry approached the Russian Ministry An international team of doctors deter- “A person has won fair satisfaction, the forces and Iraqi officials. (Ukrinform) of the Internal Affairs with an inquiry on the mined during the election campaign that state and the Justice Ministry is on the circumstances surrounding Russia’s move Mr. Yushchenko was poisoned with a dose person’s side,” the minister said. As Correction to stop the international search for former of dioxin. “I believe that one day I’ll wake reported earlier, the court ruled that Odesa former Mayor Ruslan Bodelan, it In a newsbrief headlined “Two Lviv up as a totally healthy man and the terrible Ukraine violated Articles 2, 3, 13 and 41 was reported on November 9. Mr. Bodelan, priests declared saints” (October 30), the traces of dioxin will disappear from my of the European Convention on Human who is charged with misuse of authority, Ukrinform news service incorrectly face,” Mr. Yushchenko said in a radio Rights, having caused moral damages to was wanted in Moscow and St. Petersburg referred to Cardinal Marian Jaworski as address to the nation on November 12. the applicant. The court awarded the by Ukrainian and Russian police officers, as Lviv metropolitan. (RFE/RL Newsline) applicant 100,000 euros in pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages. (Ukrinform) Editor beaten, hospitalized UKRAINIAN BUILDERS OF CUSTOM HOMES UOC seeks ecumenical patriarch’s help DONETSK – Heorhii Popov, editor in WEST COAST OF FLORIDA chief of the Kommunist Donbassa news- WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian paper, was badly beaten in the stairwell of Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. called upon TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT CORP. his apartment building in Donetsk on Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople • Over 25 years of building experience November 10, Interfax-Ukraine reported. “to defend” Ukraine from “the machina- • Bilingual “The entire stairwell was covered with tions” of the Moscow Patriarchate, accord- • Fully insured and bonded blood; he has been hospitalized with a ing to cerkva.org.ua, which posted the news • Build on your lot or ours brain injury,” said Serhii Ilyin, head of the on October 24. “We call upon the high pas- • Highest quality workmanship Donetsk Oblast branch of the Communist tor to take strict measures to guarantee sov- Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive V.P. Party. According to Mr. Ilyin, the attack on ereign Ukraine the opportunity to enjoy the (941) 270-2411 (941) 270-2413 Mr. Popov could be politically motivated. blessings of a national Church, free from “He made a very impressive speech at the external Church control and interference, Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor November 7 rally [to mark the Bolshevik despite possible threats and machinations of Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area Revolution anniversary] and criticized the the Moscow Patriarchate,” reads the text of authorities,” Mr. Ilyin added. According to the dpa news service, Mr. Popov’s news- paper in recent months accused the Donetsk regional authorities of corruption and incompetence. (RFE/RL Newsline) PRU ready to enter ruling coalition KYIV – Former Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych said in an interview published on November 10 that his Party of the Regions is ready to partici- pate in forming a coalition government fol- lowing the 2006 parliamentary elections, Interfax-Ukraine reported. “Today no politi- cal force is able to form either a parliamen- tary majority or a government,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “Therefore, we will have a coalition. We treat all parties as equal partners.” Simultaneously, Mr. Yanukovych cast doubt on the possibility of forming a coalition with the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc, saying the bloc is gravitating toward still greater “populism and irresponsibility.” Mr. Yanukovych noted that Ukraine’s potential federalization and NATO membership 26 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

Also joining them on stage will be Vice Ukrainians prepare... Prime Minister for Regional Policy Roman (Continued from page 1) Bezsmertnyi, National Deputy Volodymyr hold festivities. Filenko and Minister of Internal Affairs Pora refuses to recognize the November Yurii Lutsenko. 22 date announced by the Yushchenko Mr. Yushchenko is scheduled to speak at administration, and instead will hold a com- 8 p.m. for 20 minutes. The evening’s festiv- memorative march on November 21, the ities will close with the singing of the day Pora views as the revolution’s Ukrainian national anthem. nascence, said press secretary Mariana Pora leaders also criticized the event Pochtar. organizers for their program, which they said It was on November 21 that Pora initiat- consists of “beautiful speeches,” but little else. ed the events of the Orange Revolution with Instead, they said they’d like to see the its protest march from Kontraktova Ploscha Orange Revolution’s leaders deliver a report to Independence Square, where the first on what they’ve accomplished, or failed to tents were erected, Ms. Pochtar explained. accomplish, since the elections. While Pora has opted to commemorate Pora has launched a campaign, “It’s the Orange Revolution separately, the Our Time to Question Them,” to hold the gov- Ukraine People’s Union has led the prepara- ernment accountable to the people who tions for the official anniversary festivities. elected them. The anniversary celebrations are slated to Of the promises delivered on the maidan, officially begin at noon on November 20, Pora in particular wants to know why 5 mil- when workers will begin erecting a stage in lion jobs haven’t been created, why financing the same location as during the Orange of social programs hasn’t been secured, why Revolution, said Mykola Katerynchuk, quality education hasn’t been provided chair of the Our Ukraine People’s Union’s regardless of economic status, why housing central executive committee. hasn’t been built for the poor and why busi- On Tuesday afternoon, pop artists will ness hasn’t been separated from government. begin performing as part of a line-up that On November 25, Pora will hold a paral- includes Vopli Vidopliasova, Okean Elzy, lel count of unfulfilled promises from the Tartak, Mandry, Maria Burmaka, maidan. The party is currently compiling Oleksander Ponomariov and Taras the list of unfulfilled promises throughout My mother, father, brother and sister Petrynenko. Ukraine. Favorite sons Gryndzholy were not invit- In Lviv, oblast and city officials, civic and the rest of the family have life ed, partly because the hymn they wrote for organization leaders and heads of national- the Orange Revolution, “Razom Nas democratic parties will take part in a large- insurance. What about me? Bahato,” has become moot in the year since. scale public meeting in front of the Ivan “There are a lot of us, but we’re not Franko Opera Theater. Rates are low. See the chart on the together anymore,” said Taras Stetskiv, a Channel 5 and the Lviv state television national deputy of the Reforms and Order channel will hold marathons to honor the next page for more information. Party. Orange Revolution, in which various Though Mr. Stetskiv and Mykola authorities, leaders and officials will discuss Tomenko are both members of the Reforms the historic events. and Order Party, which is part of the Yulia Organizers expect between 250,000 and Tymoshenko Bloc, they will deliver speech- 500,000 supporters to turn out on the maid- es on the anniversary, Mr. Katerynchuk said. an for the anniversary celebration. No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 27 The New Juilliard Ensemble to perform Baley symphony The UNA has a single payment plan NEW YORK – The New Juilliard 20th century, Borys Liatoshynsky (1895- Ensemble, conducted by Joel Sachs, will 1968). give the second New York performance A new recording, “Uniforms of that will insure your child’s life at of Virko Baley’s Symphony No. 2 “Red Snow,” featuring Mr. Baley’s song cycle Earth” at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln of Emily Dickinson poems sung by $5,000 for one low payment. 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Ker honkson, NY 12446  www.Soyuzivka.com 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2005 No. 47

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Monday, November 28 7-10:30 p.m. The evening will feature Soyuzivka’s Datebook Chicago musicians Maria Sklavounou, CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard vocals and guitar, and Bobby November 23-27, 2005 December 24, 2005 Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) will Markogiannakis, bouzouki. Admission: $40, Family Reunions Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve host a lecture by Danuta Sosnowska, senior members; $50, non-members, (includes free Supper, 6 p.m., $25 per person, researcher and lecturer, Institute of Western valet parking). For information and registra- November 24, 2005 overnight packages available and Southern Slavonic Studies, Warsaw tion call Maria, (773) 883-9737. Thanksgiving Feast, University, and Eugene and Daymel Shklar 1-4 p.m., $25 per person, December 31-January 1, 2006 Fellow, HURI. The lecture, “Meetings and Sunday, December 4 overnight packages available New Year’s Eve Extravaganza Package Misunderstandings: The Ukrainian-Polish- Czech Triangle in 19th Century Galicia,” HILLSIDE, N.J.: You, your family and January 1, 2006 will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, friends are invited to visit with St. Nicholas December 4, 2005 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. For in the church hall of Immaculate Selfreliance NY Credit Union, New Year’s Day Brunch, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., more information, contact HURI at (617) Conception Ukrainian Catholic Church, St. Andrew’s Eve Luncheon $14 per person 495-4053 or [email protected]. Liberty Avenue and Bloy Street at 12:45 p.m. The afternoon program will include the December 9, 2005 January 6, 2006 Saturday, December 3 presentation of an informal, bilingual, enter- UNWLA Branch 95 Christmas Party Traditional Ukrainian Christmas Eve tainment program by the parish children, as Supper, 6 p.m., $25 per person, NEW YORK: The “Music at the Institute” well as holiday selections for the harp as overnight packages available chamber music series invites the public to performed by Odarka Polanskyj-Stockert. December 10, 2005 its opening concert of the current season UNA Employee Christmas Party Complimentary refreshments will be served. January 27-29, 2006 marking the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s For those attending the liturgy celebrated at birth. The program will feature the Colorado 10:45 a.m., a light lunch will be provided December 23, 2005 Church of Annunciation Family String Quartet and pianist Mykola Suk per- Weekend, Flushing, N.Y. after the service. Those interested in attend- Jeremiah Flaherty Law Office forming Mozart’s Piano Quartet in E-flat ing the luncheon should contact Mike Christmas Party Major, K. 493, Mozart’s String Quartet in C Szpyhulsky, (908) 289-0127, or Joe February 10-12, 2006 Major, K. 465, “Dissonant,”and Wolfgang Valentine’s Day Weekend Shatynski, (973) 599-938, or e-mail the Schroder’s “Eine Kleine Lachmusik” (A parish at [email protected] Little Light Music). The concert will be by December 1. Additional information and held at the Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 directions to the parish may be found on the E. 79th St., at 8 p.m. Donation: $30; UIA parish website, www.byzantines.net/immac- members and senior citizens, $25; students, ulateconception All are welcome! $20. For additional information and reserva- tions call (212) 288-8660. Sunday, December 4 To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 Saturday, December 3 NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.: The Ukrainian 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 National Women’s League of America, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Society invites the public to a lecture by Branch 65, invites the public to the E-mail: [email protected] “Festival of Trees” event, featuring Website: www.Soyuzivka.com Adriana Helbig, who holds a Ph.D. in eth- nomusicology from COlumbia University, Christmas trees from around the world, that on the topic “The Gypsy Road: opens at the Museum of the American Politicizing the Stereotype of the Roma Hungarian Foundation on December 4 at 2 (Gypsy) Migrant in Ukraine.” The lecture p.m. The Ukrainian Christmas tree, or will take place at the society’s building, 63 “yalynka,” will be among the trees forming Need a back issue? part of the festival exhibit and Ukrainian If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. streets) at 5 p.m. For additional informa- Christmas carols, or “koliadky,” will also be tion call (212) 254-5130. heard in live performance. The exhibit will be on view through January 29, 2006. The PHILADELPHIA : Ukrainian-born singer museum is located at 300 Somerset St. For and actress Mariana Sadovska will appear in a additional information call (732) 846-5777. world premiere performance of music from her new CD, “Borderland,” with New York HORSHAM, Pa.: The Tryzub Ukrainian musicians Anthony Coleman (piano), Roberto American Sports Center, County Line and Rodriguez (percussion) and Doug Wieselman Lower State roads, in Horsham, Pa., will (sax and clarinet). Ms. Sadovska, who plays mark the Thanksgiving holiday with a gala a harmonium and sings in an open-throated dinner, beginning at 1 p.m., and a concert of style that features shrills, hollers and whis- Ukraninian folk music and song. Come lis- pers, performs her interpretations of songs ten to some of your favorite local folk musi- taught to her by villagers she met during 10 cians and singers, while you enjoy summers traveling the rural regions of Thanksgiving dinner in the company of good Ukraine. Also featured in the concert pro- friends. Tickets, at $15 per person, may be gram are Elaine Hoffman Watts, a 73-year- purchased from Tryzub representatives, or at The Ukrainian Institute of America and old Klezmer music performer from the First Security Bank, 7918 Bustleton Ave., the Ukrainian Professionals renowned Hoffman Klezmer family of Philadelphia. Proceeds from the event will Philadelphia (and the first woman accepted benefit cultural programming and youth soc- at the Institute into the Curtis Institute of Music); and Lidia cer. For additional information visit the cen- Kaminska of Poland, a clasically trained ter’s website, www.Tryzubsportscenter.org, musician whose accordion performance or call (215) 343-5412. repertoire includes the works of Bach and invite you to Rachmaninoff. Venue: First Unitarian, 2125 ADVANCE NOTICE Chestnut St. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; show- Saturday, December 31 time is 7 p.m.sharp. Tickets: $20, at the door; $15, advance sale, with tickets available at NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of http://virtuous.com/events/v/559994344/. For America (UIA) and the Ukrainian New Year’s Eve at the Institute more information on Ms. Sadovska, visit Professionals at the Institute present “New http://www.mo-productions.com/eng/mar- Year’s Eve at the Institute” to be held at 2. frame.html. (To hear a one-hour interview E. 79th St., at 9 p.m.-4 a.m. Welcome 2006 Saturday, December 31, 2005 with Ms. Sadovska on WHYY’s Radio at this elegant evening, with dancing to the Times, go to whyy.org/91FM/radiotimes.html music of Luna, and a silent auction benefit- 9pm until 4am and search the archive for “Sadovska.”) ing the Ukrainian Children’s Aid and Relief Effort and the UIA. Admission price CHICAGO: Come launch the holiday sea- includes a buffet, open bar and a midnight Dancing to the music of Luna, silent auction, son with the Ukrainian Business and champagne toast. Dress: black tie. Professional Group of Chicago at an Capacity is limited and guests are encour- buffet, open bar, and Midnight champagne toast. “Evening in Athens” party featuring deli- aged to purchase tickets early. Tickets: cious food, great entertainment and the $125, members; $150, non-members; $100, Dress is Black Tie. opportunity to meet new friends and col- students. After December 7, the ticket leagues. The event will be held at the prices increase $25. For tickets and addi- Parthenon restaurant, 314 S. Halsted St., at tional information call (212) 288-8660. Capacity is limited! Get your tickets by calling (212) 288-8660 PREVIEW OF EVENTS GUIDELINES Preview of Events is a listing of Ukrainian community events open to the pub- lic. It is a service provided at minimal cost ($20 per listing) by The Ukrainian Members: $125 to 12/07/05, $150 after Weekly to the Ukrainian community. Listings of no more than 100 words (written in Preview format) plus payment Non-Members: $150 to 12/07/05, $175 after should be sent a week prior to desired date of publication to: Preview of Events, Students: $100 to 12/07/05, $125 after The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054; fax, (973) 644-9510. Items may be e-mailed to [email protected].