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Vol. LXXXVIII No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 $2.00 Kyiv police investigate Ukraine prepares for nationwide local elections deadly attack on worker from U.S. Embassy RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service KYIV – Police in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, have launched an investigation into a deadly attack on a U.S. Embassy worker. Police said in a statement on October 1 that a woman was found unconscious the previous day with a head wound in a park near a railway line in Kyiv’s Shevchenko district. The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, was rushed to hospital, were she died hours later, the statement says, adding that documents found in the woman’s purse revealed that she was a worker for the U.S. Embassy. The statement also provided details describing a possible assailant. “[The attacker] may be a man of 30-40 years of age, 1.9-2.0 meters high, in black shorts, dark-blue Maxim Polishchuk/UNIAN sports shoes and a T-shirt, with dark hair,” the state- A billboard in Kyiv for a candidate from the Holos party, Serhiy Prytula, reads: “I live here.” ment said. The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv said on Twitter on by Roman Tymotsko and city councils, deputies to raion councils, and deputies September 30 that the victim of the attack was an to 22 oblast councils. American citizen. KYIV – On September 5, Ukraine officially entered the Due to the temporary occupation of Crimea and some “We are heartbroken to report the death of an electoral period during which candidates and parties are districts of the Donbas region, no elections will be held in American member of the U.S. Embassy Kyiv commu- allowed to campaign. Fifty days later, on October 25, local the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevasto­pol, and the nity. Officials from U.S. Embassy Kyiv are currently elections will take place across the country. For the first temporarily occupied parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. working with authorities to determine the circum- time, voters will choose leaders of united territorial com- The local elections of 2020 will be historic because of stances of the death,” said the statement, which also munities, a new form of the administrative cell created by many firsts. Decentraliza­tion, gender quotas and budget appeared on the Embassy’s Facebook page. decentralization reform. As in previous local elections, Ukrainians will also elect deputies to village, settlement (Continued on page 4)

A groundbreaking collaboration between Ukraine and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine

Initiative funded by $250 M from Temerty Foundation

University of Toronto TORONTO – An unprecedented $250 million gift from the Temerty Foundation to the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine announced on September 24 marks an exciting new era in a long and distinguished history of leadership, discovery and collaboration at the university. For more than a century, U of T Medicine, along with its partner hospitals, has led the world in advancing human health and health care, from the discovery of insulin and stem cells to developing the first pacemaker and identify- ing the genes responsible for early-onset Alzheimer’s. Today, the faculty is ranked No. 1 in Canada and among the best globally in cutting-edge research and innovation. In addition to a new Center for AI Research and Education in Medicine, new funding for research and col- laboration across hospital partners and an iconic new medical building in downtown Toronto, U of T’s newly named Temerty Faculty of Medicine will establish the Education and Research Fund for Collaborations with Johnny Guatto Ukraine. The fund will support visiting fellows, professors, At the University of Toronto when the Temerty Foundation announced its gift of $250 million to the university’s scholars and students from Ukraine and encourage Faculty of Medicine are: (back row, from left) Hira Raheel, Trevor Young, Rose Patten, David Palmer, (front row) Mike Lord, Leah Temerty-Lord, Meric Gertler, Jim Temerty and Louise Temerty. (Continued on page 9) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 No. 40

ANALYSIS

Ukraine’s new National Security Strategy: Military plane crash in Ukraine kills 26 More than 4,000 COVID cases in one day Twenty six people including air force Ukraine has registered more than 4,000 Wide scope, foggy implementation mechanisms cadets were killed when a military trans- new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours port plane crashed in eastern Ukraine on – the highest number registered in a day conflict “to ensure Ukraine’s national inter- by Ihor Kabanenko the evening of September 25, the military since the pandemic broke out in mid- ests, in particular, the cessation of Russian Eurasia Daily Monitor said. The Antonov An-26 aircraft carrying March. Health Minister Maksym Stepanov aggression, the full restoration of territorial 27 crew and cadets crashed during landing told reporters in Kyiv on September 30 that On September 14, Ukrainian President integrity, as well as the protection of the in the northeastern Kharkiv region, the of the 4,027 individuals who tested positive Volodymyr Zelenskyy approved the coun- rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of Ukrainian Air Force said. Officials later said try’s new National Security Strategy, titled Ukrainian citizens and business entities. for the coronavirus, 276 are children and a pilot of the plane reported an engine “Human Security – the State’s Security” Ukraine will negotiate with the Russian 171 are medical personnel. According to (“Bezpeka Lyudyny – Bezpeka Krayiny”) Federation through the mediation of part- problem just before landing. Two men Mr. Stepanov, 733 individuals were hospi- (President.gov.ua, September 14). Generally ners from a number of EU and NATO mem- managed to survive the crash, and were talized. As of September 30, the total num- speaking, the document represents a broad ber states, as well as the OSCE [Organization hospitalized. Officials later said one had ber of coronavirus cases registered in view of national security concerns – encom- for Security and Cooperation in Europe]” died. The military said most of the dead Ukraine is 202,959, including 4,129 deaths. passing everything from responses to cli- (President.gov.ua, September 14). were cadets at the Kharkiv National Air (RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) Force University. Video posted by Deputy mate change, demography and the COVID- At the same time, the document does not Zelenskyy fires Fokin from TCG delegation 19 pandemic, to hybrid warfare, military and clarify what to do in case the enemy openly Minister of Internal Affairs Anton cybersecurity. At the same time, however, it attacks Ukraine. Effective military security Gerashchenko on Facebook showed the Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy­ entirely omits a number of real internal must arguably be based not solely on deter- plane in flames lying near a road. An inves- has dismissed Vitold Fokin from his post as threats such as oligarchic political control, rence potential – including combat-capable tigation has started into what caused the deputy head of Ukraine’s delegation to the pro-Russian political forces and media, anti- armed forces, prepared and motivated mili- crash. “A state commission is set up to find Trilateral Contact Group (TCG), which reformist factions and corrupt government tary reserve and effective territorial defense out all the circumstances and causes of this encompasses Ukraine, Russia and the officials (Euromaidan Press, September 18). units, combined with the capabilities of catastrophe,” President Volodymyr Organization for Security and Cooperation in The strategy resolutely proclaims that other security and defense sector bodies. It Zelenskyy said in a statement. (RFE/RL, Europe (OSCE), the Office of the President Ukraine seeks peace, which it defines as key must additionally be based on an overall RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service) reported on September 30. A day earlier, to the development of both the state and the readiness to fight an invading enemy, with a Zelenskyy declares day of mourning speaking at a committee hearing in the individual; and it identifies life and health, well-trained ability to defeat the encroach- Verkhovna Rada, Mr. Fokin claimed, “I have honor and dignity, as well as immunity and ing foreign forces and prevent their advance Ukrainian President Volodymyr not yet seen any confirmation, that there is a security as the highest social values that deep into the defending state’s territory. Zelenskyy declared September 26 to be a war there between Ukraine and Russia.” must be pursued. Ukraine’s prioritized It should be noted that Ukraine’s laws day of mourning for the crash victims and Following Mr. Fokin’s statements, the parlia- national interests are listed as upholding “About the Armed Forces of Ukraine” and ordered that flights of all Antonov-26 mentary committee at which he spoke independence and state sovereignty; restor- “On Peculiarities of State Policy on Ensuring planes be halted pending investigation into adopted a motion asking President ing peace, territorial integrity and state sov- State Sovereignty of Ukraine in the the cause of the crash that occurred on the Zelenskyy to dismiss Mr. Fokin from the TCG. ereignty in the temporarily occupied terri- Temporarily Occupied Territories of Donetsk evening of September 25 in the Kharkiv President Zelenskyy had appointed the tories; social development, especially the and Luhansk regions” (Zakon.rada.gov.ua, region. Mr. Zelenskyy visited the crash area 87-year-old Mr. Fokin, a former prime minis- development of human capital; and the pro- January 2, March 27), as well as NATO (Nato. on September 26 and called for a full ter of Ukraine (1991-1992) to the Trilateral tection of rights, freedoms and legitimate int, May 26), all clearly define both deter- assessment of the condition of the coun- Contact Group on August 18. (Ukrainian interests of citizens of Ukraine. rence and defense postures as crucial in try’s military equipment. Prime Minister Canadian Congress Daily Briefing) The strategy recognizes that Ukraine’s successfully facing foreign aggression. Denys Shmyhal called for an official report national security interests include contin- The September 2020 National Security on the crash by October 25. “Yesterday we Canada, U.K. announce Belarus sanctions ued defense and deterrence measures, the Strategy contains provisions on the develop- lost young cadets and experienced military Canada and the United Kingdom have active use of multilateral negotiation for- ment of “comprehensive cooperation” with men, who had their whole lives and, I am announced sanctions on several senior offi- mats, and the consolidation of international the United States, the United Kingdom, sure, more than one military feat ahead of cials in Belarus, including its authoritarian pressure targeting the Russian Federation. Canada, Germany and France, as well as a them,” Mr. Zelenskyy said in a statement leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka, as interna- The document deals several times with the “strategic partnership” with Azerbaijan, released by his office. “The whole country tional pressure continues to build over a European Union and the North Atlantic Georgia, Lithuania, Poland and Turkey. At will mourn today with their families.” The disputed presidential election last month Treaty Organization (NATO), and sets the the same time, the list of partner states does An-26 is a transport plane used by both and subsequent police crackdown on oppo- goal of achieving full membership in both not include Romania, Ukraine’s neighbor military and civilian operators. Nearly sition members, media and protesters. The organizations. and an important NATO Black Sea member 1,400 of the planes were manufactured two Commonwealth nations on September Ukraine’s cyber and information securi- state that holds quite strong anti-Kremlin from 1969 to 1986, according to the com- 29 announced joint sanctions, including a ty, zero tolerance of corruption, recent attitudes both within society and among its pany’s website. Defense Minister Andriy travel ban and asset freeze “to send a clear changes related to the crisis in the global politicians (Eurointegration.com.ua, Taran said the plane that crashed was built message” to Mr. Lukashenka’s “violent and economy, the spread of COVID-19, as well September 15). in 1977. (RFE/RL, with reporting by AP, as increased threats stemming from natu- Meanwhile, Ukraine’s security strategy Interfax and TASS) (Continued on page 10) ral and technogenic disasters are also in the maritime domain continues to be reflected in the strategy. foggy. 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NEWS ANALYSIS Dismissing European outrage, Russia turns itself into a ‘Great Pariah Power’

by Pavel K. Baev exploiting global cooperative efforts to ly affects some 20 million people, or 13.5 years ago, on September 17, 1939, the Eurasia Daily Monitor counter the COVID-19 pandemic in order to percent of Russia’s population (RBC, Soviet Red Army entered that war by surreptitiously develop biological weapons September 18). The Kremlin found it nec- invading Poland, but this date is carefully With its latest double breach of norms (Rossiiskaya Gazeta, September 15). essary to respond, reiterating that the poli- omitted in Moscow’s official historical cal- of international behavior – poisoning the All these meetings, nonetheless, failed to cy was carefully calibrated to minimize the endars (Republic.ru, September 17). In opposition leader Alexei Navalny and produce any opening for Russia to demon- impact of the crisis (TASS, September 18). order to guard the approved version of his- embracing the discredited Belarusian auto- strate capacity for influencing key global That “calibration” is based on forecasts tory from “liberal revisionists” or European crat, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka – developments. In particular, Russia sought of the oil price, which has recovered from a “slanderers,” a special task force for prose- Russia has managed to unite Europe in to mediate between China and India over sharp drop in April to the almost agreeable cuting falsifications has been established in outrage. their dangerous border dispute in the plateau of $40-$45 per barrel and is expect- the Russian Investigative Committee On September 17, the European Parlia­ Himalayas, but the two Asian powers can ed to stabilize at this level (Rossiiskaya (Moscow Echo, September 17). Putin’s nar- ment approved, by a large majority, a harsh be expected to bilaterally sort out or esca- Gazeta, September 17). Yet, these expecta- rative on the causes and consequences of resolution not only demanding a strong late the quarrel as they see fit (Izvestia, tions ignore the profound shifts on the the war has become dogma, with any devi- response to the Navalny case but also call- September 8). Meanwhile, the long- global energy market, which devalue ation treated as a crime (Polit.ru, ing for a new strategy on relations with the planned and delicately progressing talks Russia’s strength as a major exporter of September 17). openly hostile Russia (Neza­visimaya between the Afghan government and the hydrocarbons and aggravate the risk of This politicization of the past, in which Gazeta, September 17). Taliban are happening under U.S. auspices, new falls in petro-revenues (Forbes.ru, the failures and crimes of Stalinism are Russian propaganda lashed out viciously with no role for Russia (Carnegie.ru, September 8). Putin had a meeting last omitted and whitewashed, adds to the against this firm stance and predicted that September 15). Likewise, the escalating week with Alexei Miller, the CEO of the estrangement between Russia and its a confrontation with Russia would destroy economic confrontation between the U.S. Russian natural gas monopoly Gazprom, European neighbors, which see a greater the European project (RIA Novosti, and China leaves Russia on the far margins and expressed his expectations for solid need for containing Moscow’s aggressive- September­ 19). of the crucial global interaction – with the profits; left unsaid was any mention of the ness and fewer reasons for or benefits of Moscow is particularly upset because SCO also entirely irrelevant in this matter ongoing problems with the Nord Stream 2 engagement. Russia can no longer qualify Germany, which used to be the moderating (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 16). gas pipeline (Kremlin.ru, September 16). as a “Great Energy Power”: its scientific influence in setting the European Union’s In turn, any progress in advancing plans The pipeline project was interrupted by schools have lost their innovative edge, its course, is now among the strongest advo- for Eurasian cooperation depends upon U.S. sanctions, and Germany has threat- human capital is exhausted, and the cates of punishing Russia’s transgressions. readiness to invest in joint projects. China ened to cancel it altogether as a response Kremlin’s reliance on coercive military Mainstream political pundits in the Russian has been working diligently on executing to Russia’s violations of basic norms of capabilities over all other tools of persua- capital interpret the cancelation of Foreign President Xi Jinping’s trademark Belt and political behavior – most immediately, the sion or attraction have reduced Russia’s Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to Road Initiative, reassuring Russia of its poisoning of Mr. Navalny with the Soviet- international profile to a “Great Pariah Berlin as an unmistakable sign of the benign intentions, but at the same time, developed nerve agent Novichok (Riddle. Power.” Mr. Putin’s elites can pretend that severe deterioration of this key bilateral Beijing has so far seen little need to cut in io, September 16). Gazprom may sponsor a the status of paramount troublemaker and relationship (Russiancouncil.ru, September Russian partners (Russiancouncil.ru, soccer club in Germany’s Bundesliga, but it norm-breaker suits Russia just fine. But Mr. 18). September 18). cannot convince European customers of Lukashenka’s own inability to swiftly and Russian diplomacy seeks to present an Russia’s economy is, indeed, sinking in the reliability of its supplies; even Turkey is brutally bring the Belarusian opposition to expansion of ties with Asia as compensa- yet another recession, which undercuts its cutting down on imports from Russia heel signals that Russians may tolerate tion for the curtailing of connections with capacity for investment – notwithstanding (Nezavisimaya Gazeta, September 7; see Putinism only so far before starting to Europe. In early September, the defense the newly announced $1.5 billion line of EDM, July 6, September 16). demand a different future. ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation credit to Belarus as a guarantee of support Losing ground on European energy Organization (SCO) met in Moscow, and for the embattled Mr. Lukashenka (Novaya markets, Moscow seeks to compensate by The article above is reprinted from Sergei Shoigu made space at the table for a Gazeta, September 16). This “generosity,” energizing the information war, in which Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from few extra guests from the Collective even if provided with rather obvious reluc- the history of World War II is chosen as its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Security Treaty Organization (TV Zvezda, tance (and with much, if not all, of it ear- one of the key battlegrounds. Eighty-one www.jamestown.org. September 4). The following week’s meet- marked for repaying Minsk’s old loan to ing of SCO foreign ministers sought to pre- Moscow – see Eurasia Daily Monitor, pare an agenda for the upcoming heads of September 16), stands in sharp contrast state summit that, despite Russia’s best with the Russian government’s stinginess effort, will happen in November only as a regarding domestic social programs, result- UCCA and UWC seek volunteer observers video-conference (Kommersant, Septem­ ing in contractions of incomes and ber 11). Then, it was the turn of the secre- increased poverty (Kommersant, Septem­ for Ukraine’s local elections of October 25 taries of national security councils of the ber 14). Even former finance minister and SCO states to hold a virtual meeting. Putin loyalist Alexei Kudrin argues that the UCCA Russia’s Nikolai Patrushev set the tone with anti-crisis measures have been too limited NEW YORK – On Sunday, October 25, the citizens of Ukraine will be casting ballots the claim that the United States was to prevent impoverishment, which current- for local legislators throughout the country. Held under a new electoral law, whereby the role of local officials has been significantly enhanced due to recent decentraliza- tion reforms, the election is for deputies of district councils, rural township and city mayors. Quotable notes In light of the upcoming local elections, the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America (UCCA), together with the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), is seeking vol- “A more democratic, Eastern Slavic state on Russia’s border might be difficult for unteers to serve as international election observers. Given the worldwide pandemic the Kremlin to accept, but the European Union and the United States could make and various travel restrictions, the Election Observation Mission (EOM) will rely clear that any improvement in relations with Moscow would depend on it not inter- mainly on expats already residing in Ukraine. vening coercively in Belarus. This risk became evident on August 15 when In an effort to cover as much territory as possible, UCCA will coordinate its efforts [Alyaksandr] Lukashenka and Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced confidence with the UWC; the EOM will be co-chaired by both organizations. UCCA President that the crisis would ‘be resolved soon.’ Andriy Futey and Borys Wrzesnewskyj, former member of the Canadian Parliament, “How could the West support peaceful change in Belarus? will co-chair the effort. Tamara Olexy, UWC regional vice-president and UCCA execu- “The West might consider calling for a new presidential election in Belarus with tive director, will serve as mission coordinator. Long-time UCCA international elec- credible monitoring. The West and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in tion monitor Reno Domenico will serve as the UCCA’s chief observer, and Natalia Europe could provide technical assistance to help ensure fair campaigning and hon- Nemyliwska, director of the UWC’s Economic Prosperity and Investment Committee, est balloting. ... will serve as UWC chief observer. “If and when asked, the West could be ready immediately to assist with free and What makes this joint UCCA/UWC EOM unique is that it is made up of all volun- fair elections and the formation of a legitimate government.” teers – individuals who are committed to Ukraine’s democratic progress and who cover all their expenses related to their participation in the mission. – William Courtney, an adjunct senior fellow at the RAND Corporation, and Michael The EOM will hold a mandatory (virtual) training session for its observers prior to Haltzel, chairman of the Transatlantic Leadership Network and senior fellow at the the elections. The briefing will include instruction on how to operate the UCCA’s Foreign Policy Institute at Johns Hopkins University, two noted U.S. experts on Eastern online election assessment form – the only one of its kind; provide a special seminar Europe, writing in a RAND Corporation blog post on August 18. on hostile environment training; review the newly adopted election law and COVID- related safety protocols; and provide tips on how best to serve as international elec- tion monitors. The UCCA/UWC program will also coordinate in-country travel and lodging, trans- lators and guides if necessary, and provide official CEC accreditation and comprehen- The Ukrainian Weekly sive informational packets. International election observer volunteers will be LIKE on Facebook! responsible for all costs associated with their participation in the mission. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 No. 40

voters will receive two ballots at the polling Voters will be able to help candidates move only party members. In many communities, Ukraine prepares... station,” explained Mr. Lozynskyi, who is up on the party list by indicating on the bal- parties have not developed their local cells (Continued from page 1) deputy chairman of the Verkhovna Rada’s lot the serial number of party’s candidate and are now scrambling for candidates. Committee on the Organization of State they support; voters can only select the The new election system is not easy to allocation are among the key topics every- Power, Local Self-Government, Regional candidate from the party they vote for. understand, and only a few weeks are left one will discuss in October. Development and Urban Planning. “Voters After the votes are counted, the parties will for voters to decide whom they will sup- Lurking in the background of the will receive two more ballots to elect depu- receive a number of mandates in a council. port. reformed electoral process is the COVID-19 ties to the raion and oblast councils.” Those mandates are then passed to candi- In general, on election day, most situation: citizens will vote in their districts “Don’t ask what the responsibilities of dates from the party’s list, which is now Ukrainians will fill out four ballots. City res- despite the pandemic. deputies of the raion council are. Due to the based on the number of votes the candi- idents will elect the mayor, local deputies, The Ministry of Health and the Central turbo mode of the parliament majority, we dates receive. However, for each council, and deputies of raion and oblast councils. Election Commission are developing a spe- do not yet know. Under the decentraliza- there will be a minimum number of votes a In villages and settlements, residents will cial algorithm for compliance with anti-epi- tion reform, the powers of raion councils candidate needs to receive to move up in elect the head of the village, deputies of the demic norms during Ukraine’s local elec- were to be transferred to united territori- the list; if a candidate does not receive relevant united territorial community tions in order to make it as safe as possible al communities. But the majority has not enough votes in his district, the party council, deputies of the raion council and for both commission members and voters. liquidated the raion council and is now chooses its candidates according to the pre- deputies of the oblast council. The 2020 local elections are the first to considering what powers to transfer to determined list. In Ukraine’s capital, voters will receive occur since the new united territorial com- these ‘Frankensteins’ [creatures],” Mr. On the one hand, open lists significantly only two ballots: with the list of candidates munities were empowered. As a result of Lozynskyi continued. increase intra-party competition; on the for the mayor’s post and to the City Council. decentralization, Ukraine’s smallest adminis- “It is easier with oblast councils. They other hand, they create additional difficul- In Poltava, Kropyvnytskyi, Kryvyi Rih, trative cell is a united territorial community approve regional budgets, programs of ties for voters and, consequently, room for Kherson and Zhytomyr, there will be an (UTC) that encompasses either a city or a social and economic development of the manipulation. additional ballot for candidates for district union of villages. The UTCs largely replaced region, monitor their implementation. “Our new electoral system was bor- councils in the city. Thus, voters in these raions. However, in some cases, people did These are not their only responsibilities, rowed from European countries, so it cities will receive five ballots each. Voters in not manage to form a UTC on time or but the main ones,” he said. seemed that everything should be fine,” the parts of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts because of legislative reasons, so there will The elections will complete decentral- observed Filip Alid, a candidate for the Kyiv that are under Ukraine’s control will be elections to raion councils in some places. ization at the level of oblasts and united City Council. “But there is one thing – for receive three ballots. They will vote for the As a result of these reforms, united terri- communities in Ukraine – a process that candidates not from the top of a party list, it mayor, deputies of the local council and torial communities will retain most of the began five years ago. is more difficult to win. Such a rule essen- deputies of the oblast council. taxes collected from both citizens and local The same cannot be said about the tially kills the very principle of open lists Work on local councils remains an businesses in order to implement pro- raions. Ukrainians will have to elect almost because it’s almost impossible for the voter unpaid volunteer position. Therefore, com- grams and projects in their areas. These are 130 raion councils, even though decentral- to change the candidates’ order on the list. munities will again look for volunteer poli- the funds that communities will spend on ization is intended to eliminate this part of “As a candidate not at the top of the list, I ticians who will manage the budget and the infrastructure, education, medicine and the administrative-territorial system in continue to fight for the community’s sup- community’s non-renewable resources – other local priorities. Prior to this, most general. The Verkhovna Rada failed to port of my party and myself,” said Mr. Alid, land, forests, reservoirs – for the next five taxes went to the central government and make the necessary amendments to the a first-time candidate for office. years. then were returned to local authorities Constitution to eliminate raions: the proce- “Another difficulty will be the counting November 15 is the approximate date of after the budget process – but in much dure is more complicated than adopting an of votes. After all, in Ukraine, the counting the second round of mayoral elections in smaller amounts. ordinary law. time was one of the longest in Europe. And, cities with more than 75,000 voters. If no “On billboards and TV commercials, you In the end, raions remained, albeit in a with a new type of ballot and the possibility candidate receives more than 50 percent of do not always understand who is running much smaller number, as the territory they to vote for different candidates – the pro- the vote on October 25, the top two vote- where,” commented Roman Lozynskyi, a cover was enlarged: previously, there were cess may be delayed for a day or more,” Mr. getters advance to the second round. national deputy from the Holos party. “Let’s almost 500 raions, now – about 130. Alid noted. A progressive innovation in the 2020 start with those who are closest to the voter However, this does not solve the problem: Another innovation in the upcoming local elections is the gender quota, accord- – local deputies and the local mayor. City after the October 25 elections, new raion elections is that only political parties can ing to which two candidates of the top five and village councils, for example, approve councils will appear in the country, but, the nominate candidates for local councils on the party’s list at any level – community, the amount of local taxes, adopt programs fact is, they will not have any powers. almost everywhere. Previously, this was the raion or region – must be of a gender differ- and strategies, and the chairman [mayor], The 2020 local elections will also be the case in communities with 90,000 or more ent from the other three. As a result, this who heads the executive committee, imple- first in which the order of candidates nomi- voters, but now the threshold has been election is seen as the first in 30 years of ments them. Such is the model of ‘parlia- nated by parties is not final. That is, the vot- lowered to 10,000. Below this number, Ukraine’s restored independence in which ment-government’ at the local level.” ers – not the party – will ultimately choose each citizen can be self-nominated for a women have about the same access to local “To choose local deputies and the mayor, the top candidates who will assume office. seat on a council; above the threshold – politics as men.

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LOCATION: This is a decentralized position. Editorial staff can work remotely from home and occasionally from the home office in Parsippany, NJ. JOB TYPE: Flexible work environment with excellent benefits. We are looking for proactive and collaborative individuals who can communicate clearly and work closely with the Publisher and the Ukrainian community, as well as global organizations. Join our team! Send resume, cover letter, four writing samples (preferably two in English, two in Ukrainian) and contact information for three recommendations to: [email protected] or Ukrainian National Association, 2200 Route 10, Parsippany, NJ 07054. No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 5

Nova UA Federal Credit Union disburses $200,000 in grants to non-profits affected by COVID-19

Recipients of the first batch of grants distributed by Nova UA Federal Credit Union Tom Hawrylko on July 1. The Clifton-based credit union distributed a second batch of grants on September 9.

by Tom Hawrylko and the Ukrainian American Youth Association, as well CLIFTON, N.J. – From Ukrainian civic and social as the Ukrainian National Foundation. organizations in New Jersey to veterans’ posts and Board Chair Dr. Michael Lewko said Nova first civic groups in Clifton, N.J., Nova UA Federal Credit opened its doors in 1960 on Hope Avenue in Passaic, Union, which is headquartered at 851 Allwood Road, N.J., on the premise of people helping people. “We Clifton, has touched the lives of many since its found- believe that it’s important to be a responsible social ing 60 years ago. member and support the communities we serve,” he Recognizing the negative economic impact COVID- added. “Every year, a portion of our earned profits go 19 had in its service area, Nova requested and received to support local churches, scout organizations, cultural two grants from Federal Home Loan Bank of NY, which events and other community foundations.” Nova, in turn, dispersed to 24 non-profits in the region. But COVID-19 amped up that need, and Nova UA The $200,000 was distributed among non-profits FCU was there to respond. that experienced a decrease in revenue due to the pan- “We are much more than just a credit union that demic. The Nova grants will help restore funds lost offers competitive financial services and great mem- during the pandemic by churches, schools, youth orga- ber support,” said Val Bogattchouk, Nova’s CEO. “We nizations and other entities serving the Ukrainian also take initiative to help our communities succeed community in New Jersey. and grow. Our focus is on taking care of our members Among the qualified recipients were five parishes, Val Boggattchouk, CEO of Nova UA FCU, presents a check and the community we serve. We are happy to help.” three cultural centers, the local school of Ukrainian stud- for a $10,000 grant to the Ukrainian National Foundation’s For more information, readers may go to the credit ies, branches of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization treasurer, Roma Lisovich, on September 29. union’s website at novafcu.com. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 No. 40

COMMENTARY The Ukrainian Weekly 87 years young Russian historian Yuri Dmitriev sentenced to 13 years October 6, 1933. That was the date the first issue of this English-language news- as revenge for telling the truth about the Great Terror paper rolled off the presses in Jersey City, N.J. It was a historic milestone in our com- munity that resulted from an insightful, enlightened and far-reaching decision of the by Halya Coynash Ukrainian National Association to offer this fraternal benefit in addition to the Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Ukrainian-language daily newspaper Svoboda. Group The driving force behind that move was the UNA’s Supreme Assembly (today known as the General Assembly), which had been charged by the UNA’s 18th The Karelia Supreme Court in Russia has Convention held in May 1933 to look into the possibility of publishing an English- overturned two acquittals and sentenced language periodical geared toward the generations of Ukrainians born in the United world-renowned historian of the Soviet States. Convened for a special meeting that July, the Supreme Assembly acted expe- Terror Yuri Dmitriev to 13 years in a maxi- ditiously and decided that the UNA would begin publication of an English-language mum-security prison. This is an effective supplement to Svoboda that would be called The Ukrainian Weekly. death sentence for the 64-year-old histori- Together, these two newspapers are among the most significant contributions an, and one that was passed behind closed that their publisher, the UNA, has made not only to its members but to the entire doors in the absence of his lawyer and with Ukrainian nation – both here in the diaspora and in Ukraine. Indeed, alongside Mr. Dmitriev himself prevented from being Svoboda, The Ukrainian Weekly told the story of the Holodomor raging in Ukraine present and from properly hearing the pro- and spoke out against U.S. recognition of the USSR. It focused on the plight of refu- ceedings. gees and displaced persons after World War II, and it was among the leaders of the The court, under presiding judge Alla Anna Artemyeva/Novaya Gazeta campaign to erect a monument to Taras Shevchenko in Washington and the drive to Rats, thus complied in full with the prose- establish chairs of Ukrainian studies at one of our country’s pre-eminent universi- cution, ending politically motivated Yuri Dmitriev attempts to imprison Mr. Dmitriev on pre- ties, Harvard. Our newspaper led the charge in advocating the establishment of the almost four years. Under such circumstanc- posterous charges that first began in U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Famine. es, even if Mr. Cherkasov had tried to hon- December 2016. The Weekly gave voice to the oppressed Ukrainian nation, in keeping with its estly represent Mr. Dmitriev (which is often The hearing on September 29 was into illustrious first editor’s, Stephen Shumeyko’s, stated belief that Americans of not the case with such state-appointed law- appeals brought both by the Russian prose- Ukrainian descent “are duty-bound to help their kinsmen in foreign-occupied and yers), he would have been unable to do so. cutor and the defense against the verdict oppressed Ukraine to win the national freedom for which they have been fighting Memorial reported on the eve of the hear- and sentence passed by the Petrozavodsk and sacrificing for so many years.” It was The Ukrainian Weekly that oftentimes car- ing that there was nothing to indicate that City Court on July 22. That court acquitted ried the first news in English and translations of documents from the human and Mr. Cherkasov had even visited Mr. Mr. Dmitriev for the second time of the gro- national rights movement in Ukraine. The Weekly’s Ukrainian American journalists Dmitriev in the SIZO [the remand prison]. were on the ground in Ukraine already in January 1991 – even before the declara- tesque charges initially used to arrest and Mr. Dmitriev was also effectively denied tion of the independence of Ukraine on August 24 of that momentous year. remand him in custody on December 13, the possibility of defending himself. The Moreover, The Weekly was the first to publish an English-language translation of 2016. It also acquitted him for the first time pandemic was used as an excuse for the that historic document. Since then, of course, we have continued to provide coverage of a bizarre firearms charge that had origi- historian not being brought to the court of major developments from Ukraine, in addition to news from here in the United nally been his only conviction at the end of and having to take part in the proceedings States, Canada and the diaspora as a whole. the first trial on April 5, 2018. by a very inadequate video link. He could The Weekly has now published approximately 4,500 issues since 1933. (You can The court in July convicted him of a not hear around half of what was said in read all of them at www.ukrweekly.com in the digital archives section of our website.) charge that was laid after his original court, yet when he asked for the words to What’s particularly notable as we mark yet another anniversary – our 87th – is acquittal, although it pertained to exactly be repeated, the judge threatened to that The Ukrainian Weekly has not skipped a beat since its founding in 1933. Not the same period of time as the first charges remove him from the hearing. even this year, while we’re in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we write these and his treatment of his adopted daughter On the eve of the hearing, an open words, we are in week No. 28 of working remotely because of the coronavirus. The and had never been mentioned earlier. This appeal, endorsed by 250 renowned mem- good news is that our staff continues to work hard to produce the newspaper on new charge of “forced actions of a sexual bers of the Russian Academy of Sciences, deadline each and every week, albeit working from our homes. nature towards an underage child” (Article historians, human rights activists, writers It’s been a tough year for all of us, and we thank you, dear subscribers, for your 132 § 4 of Russia’s Criminal Code) was and others, pointed to the flawed and polit- continuing support. We also thank our benefactors, whose generous donations go a equally flawed, but Russian judges do not ical nature of this prosecution from the first long way toward helping our newspapers continue their mission, and our advertis- hand down total acquittals in political tri- anonymous “denunciation.” They specifi- ers whose advertising dollars are key to the bottom line. But there is yet another als. In fact, Judge Alexander Merkov came cally expressed concern about the hearing group of partners who deserve special recognition: all the community activists who very close to this, with the sentence of scheduled for September 29, noting that submit stories and photos to The Weekly and have continued doing so despite the three and a half years being only very Judge Rats had twice before issued rulings pandemic. As we celebrate our 87th anniversary, we thank you all! slightly longer than the time that Mr. extending Mr. Dmitriev’s detention and Dmitriev had already spent in detention. could not be expected to now be unbiased. Now, three judges, led by Ms. Rats, have Their request for the hearing to be moved overturned the earlier acquittal and sent out of Karelia was, effectively, ignored. the absurd “pornography” charges back for It is important to stress that Mr. Oct. yet another “consideration” and have Turning the pages back... Dmitriev has been in detention most of the increased the three-and-a-half-year sen- time since December 2016, despite the first tence to 13 years. Last year, on October 6, 2019, more than 10,000 demonstra- charges being evidently absurd. He was 6 tors gathered on Kyiv’s Independence Square to protest the Mr. Dmitriev has spent over 30 years accused of “preparing pornography involv- uncovering truth about the crimes of the 2019 Zelenskyy administration’s reassurances that it would not yield ing a minor” and “depraved actions with on fundamental issues related to Ukraine’s sovereignty and terri- Soviet regime, especially during the Stalin respect to a child under the age of 11” torial integrity. Many in Kyiv saw the Ukrainian government’s period. He is also the head of the Karelia purely on the basis of a folder hidden away “capitulation” to Russia in its acceptance of the controversial branch of the renowned Memorial Society. It on his computer and never circulated, “Steinmeier formula” that was proposed by Germany’s President Frank-Walter Steinmeier. became clear within weeks of Mr. Dmitriev’s which contained 114 photos of his adopted The demonstration was the largest public protest since the Revolution of Dignity in arrest that a major campaign was under way daughter. The photos had been taken since 2014. Protests were held in numerous cities across Ukraine, with several city and oblast to discredit both Mr. Dmitriev and Memorial. the little girl was taken from a children’s councils officially opposing the Steinmeier formula. Such efforts have been evident over recent home at the age of 3, very thin and in poor In some instances, demonstrators became violent, with a number of scuffles breaking weeks as well, raising fears about the out- health. The authorities had themselves out. At a press conference on October 10, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged come of the appeal. advised him to monitor her development, that part of the reason for the current situation was shortcomings on his administration’s In its statement following the verdict on which Mr. Dmitriev did scrupulously. Each side in communicating about what was happening and really at stake to the population. September 29, Memorial pointed out that of the photos, taken between 2008 and He also deflected the situation by claiming that his political opponents were spreading any unbiased observer could see that the 2015 (when Mr. Dmitriev decided there confusion and fear for political purposes. hearing in the Karelia Supreme Court had President Petro Poroshenko had accepted the Steinmeier formula in 2016, and the were no longer any health concerns) violated Mr. Dmitriev’s right to a fair trial, if recorded her weight and height. vagueness of the proposal was the most upsetting to demonstrators, which they feared only because he had been deprived of a Moscow would use to create further destabilization in Ukraine. The “investigators” approached the proper defense. Judge Rats had quite Moscow-based Center for Socio-Cultural It was hoped the Steinmeier formula would break the deadlock that was created by the unwarrantedly refused to postpone the Minsk agreement process, which had stalled. Following a prisoner exchange between Expert Assessments, which is reportedly hearing until Mr. Dmitriev’s lawyer, Viktor known for providing the opinions required Ukraine and Russia, Moscow suddenly made the acceptance of the Steinmeier formula a Anufriev, who is in quarantine, was able to prerequisite for a new summit within the Normandy format of Germany, France, Ukraine by the FSB. On this occasion, a mathemati- attend. She ignored Mr. Dmitriev’s formal cian, a teacher and an art historian per- and Russia, and the new summit was in jeopardy of never happening or being postponed rejection of the state-appointed lawyer indefinitely. ceived “pornography” in nine of a huge who was being foisted on him. The Zelenskyy administration agreed on October 1 to pull back from the so-called con- number of photos. She then gave this lawyer (Artem tact line in Zolote and Petrivske, and the process began in June at Stanytsia Luhanska, All was going according to plan until the Cherkasov), appointed against Mr. where a damaged bridge could be repaired. trial began in June 2017, and the defense Dmitriev’s will, only three days to familiar- (Continued on page 14) ize himself with a case stretching back (Continued on page 15) No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 7

OPINION Elections 2020: Rule of law, William Barr and Donald Trump by Bohdan Vitvitsky twice pleaded guilty in that case. This is even more bizarre than what happened in When between 2016-2017 I was serving the Stone matter. Here too, the lead prose- The Russian Leviathan as special advisor to the prosecutor general cutor handling this case resigned, in itself Now that a new tsar has been legiti- democratic processes throughout the of Ukraine, I would tell everyone at the an extraordinary occurrence. Except in mized in Russia, and Alexei Navalny, his Western world,” he noted. Prosecutor General’s Office who would lis- cases in perhaps state court in which some most formidable opponent is in Germany When nations push back, as when NATO ten, and even to those who didn’t want to poor defendant had a confession beaten recovering from a “mysterious” poison, I was expanded to Russia’s border, the listen, that a high level of rule of law was out of him and then DNA evidence pointed can write with certainty that nothing ever Kremlin cries “foul” and claims victimhood. absolutely essential for proper development to another individual as the actual rapist or changes in Russia. A fascinating review of Russia today can by any complex modern society, including, killer, withdrawals of charges by the prose- We can trust the Russians to be be found in “The Return of the Russian of course, Ukraine. As applied to prosecu- cution after a defendant pleads guilty do Russians. They have been bullies from the Leviathan” by Prof. Sergei Medvedev of tors, rule of law meant the fair, principled not happen. On the federal level at which I day Muscovy emerged from the swamps of Moscow’s Higher School of Economics. and neutral administration of the law. This practiced, I never saw that happen and the Eurasian North. “Russia has built its whole external and meant treating every case or possible case never heard of it having happened. And “It has been difficult for the Western internal agenda on the demonizing of the similarly, regardless of who the potential or that this was done in this instance to shield mind to comprehend the Russian philoso- Ukrainian Maidan,” he writes, “filling air actual defendants might be and, of course, the president’s ally makes it contrary to phy of making conquests of her neighbors a time on television and radio with endless maintaining a clear divide between politics core rule of law principles. way of life,” wrote Indiana Congressman talk shows about Ukraine in such a way and the administration of justice. Third, it has reliably been reported that William G. Bray in his 1963 book “Russian that if Ukraine suddenly disappeared, Because I had already served as a federal Attorney General Barr directed lawyers at Frontiers: From Muscovy to Khrushchev.” Russia would crash to the ground.” prosecutor for over 20 years, I used exam- Main Justice to explore the possibility of fil- He observed: “Russian aggression during “Russia does not consider Ukraine a ples from my own experience and more ing charges against Seattle’s mayor because the last five centuries has devoured 46 state but an ethnography… a sort of lesser broadly from U.S. Justice Department the president is unhappy with her policy of races, speaking 61 different languages, and Russia,” Prof. Medvedev continues. “That is (“DOJ”) rules and practice to explain how dealing with protesters. One can hope that her appetite remains unquenched.” why the Ukrainian revolution of 2004 and the prosecutor general or any Ukrainian such attorneys will have enough sense not The Kremlin will always find an excuse particularly the second of 2013-2014 were prosecutor should conduct him/herself to even to think of doing something like that, to covet territory adjoining Russia. There such a blow to Russian pride. The declara- be in concert with rule of law principles. I as Mr. Barr’s suggestion was that worthy of will always be a new “near abroad,” a new tion about their values and priorities were am glad that I am not in Ukraine now a Third World or banana republic chief threatening frontier to conquer. The pat- a clear demonstration that Ukrainians did because I would repeatedly be wiping egg prosecutor. tern is always the same. First come the not want to be simply ‘the little brother.’ off of my face. Fourth, Mr. Barr has ordered the estab- troops to close all centers of religious wor- And the Crimea and the Donbas were the William Barr, President Donald Trump’s lishment of a criminal investigation, the so- ship except the Russian Orthodox Church. ‘Russian world’s’ answer to the Maidan…” attorney general, is repeatedly acting in called Durham investigation, into the earli- Russification is next. “Russia seems to be living in a fantasy ways that are contrary to the behavior of er investigations of the ties between Mr. The Russian people enjoyed freedom world’, argues Prof. Medvedev, “an endless any attorney general who served in that Trump and the Russians. For multiple rea- only twice in their history. The first time was TV serial, a parallel reality, where fascists role over at least the last 40 years. In my sons, this is not only extraordinary but in 1917 when they revolted against the march around Kiev [sic], where Ukrainians, own time with the DOJ, I served under two potentially dangerous. The Mueller investi- Romanov tsar. That revolution was high- not Donbas rebels shoot down MH17…” Republican and two Democratic presidents gation clearly proved that the Russians jacked by the Bolsheviks. A second moment “The myth about Ukrainian fascism,” and under multiple attorneys general from were in various ways involved in the 2016 was a brief period following the collapse of Prof. Medvedev believes, “grew out of the both parties, and none behaved as has Mr. election, and that they were so engaged to the Communists and the rise of Boris Yeltsin. state’s teenage complexes, the elite’s child- Trump’s third attorney general, William benefit the Trump candidacy. It also found Elections were relatively free, civil institu- ish disappointment and the social infantil- Barr. I refer to Mr. Barr as President that, while there was some interaction tions were beginning to flourish, freedom of ism of the population.” Trump’s third attorney general not only between the campaign and the Russians, speech returned. That political oasis ended “In the 21st century Russia’s principal because that is factually correct but, more that interaction did not rise to the level of a when President Yeltsin handed power over export is not oil or gas, but fear… The man- importantly, because Mr. Barr’s actions are criminal conspiracy. On a bipartisan basis, to Vladimir Putin, a former KGB operative, ufacture of fear is part of the very essence not only enthusiastically endorsed by our the Senate Intelligence Committee has just late in 1999. The true Russia was back. of Russian history, both in Russia’s relations current president but appear actually to be recently come to the same conclusion, Russian identity today, as then, rests on with the West and the day-to-day relation- done at the president’s request. except that the committee found more three pillars. The first is autocracy: tsar, ship of the individual and the state.” When I will mention four specific episodes, interaction than had the Muller investiga- commissar, tsar again, it doesn’t matter. the people of Belarus were protesting a sto- each of which, for different reasons, is itself tion, particularly with respect to former Russians prefer order and predictability len election recently, President Putin over freedom. warned the West against interference. very highly unusual but that when taken campaign chair Paul Manafort’s providing The second pillar is orthodoxy; religious Prof. Medvedev concludes: “Putin has together are simply beyond the pale in any inside Trump campaign polling data to the or soviet, the goal is group think. President created in Russia a nation at war, which has rule of law system. First, there was the Russian agent Konstantin Kilimnik. In addi- Putin knows his people. That’s why Russian battened down the hatches and is looking order from above significantly to reduce tion, in between the Mueller report and the Orthodoxy is such a significant component at the world through the sights of a tank.” the sentence that DOJ prosecutors were Senate report, the DOJ Office of the of his reign. Germany admitted its crimes under recommending in the Roger Stone case, Inspector General performed an investiga- The third pillar is “narodnichestvo,” Adolf Hitler and has paid billions of dollars which then led four career prosecutors to tion into whether the FBI’s investigation roughly translated as national identity. Today in compensation to Holocaust survivors resign from that case rather than carry out leading to the Mueller investigation had this pillar seems to be in a state of flux. and their children, as well as to Ukrainian that order. Federal prosecutors do not pull legitimately been justified, and concluded Russian behavior, however, remains the slave laborers. Russia has yet to admit sentencing recommendations out of thin that it had. same. Brad Thor, my favorite spy-thriller Stalin’s crimes, let alone pay any compen- air. They are in each case required to use For Attorney General Barr now to launch author, nailed Russian behavior today in his sation to victims and their families. the federal Sentencing Guidelines to calcu- a fourth investigation of basically the same novel “Backlash”: “The Russians wanted to Article 5 of the NATO treaty is clear. If one late what individual sentence to recom- terrain where three separate investigations enjoy the peace and prosperity of the civi- NATO country is attacked, other NATO mem- mend to the court. The four prosecutors in had already come to the same basic conclu- lized world, without the encumbrances of bers are obliged to come to its defense. If Mr. the Stone case did exactly that. The order sion is extraordinary. For Mr. Barr to launch following any of its laws. They wanted their Putin decides to invade one of the Baltic significantly to reduce that recommenda- a criminal investigation of the FBI and sovereign territory respected, their system of countries, say Latvia, which has a large tion because Mr. Stone was a friend of the Special Council lawyers who conducted the government respected, their ability for self- Russian-speaking minority (37 percent) that president was unheard of. I have prepared Mueller investigation is outrageous determination respected and on and on.” might suddenly need “protection,” will the innumerable sentencing letters to courts because there has been no evidence of any “What they don’t want is to be forced to U.S. come to her assistance? Americans are based on the Sentencing Guidelines and no criminal conduct by the public servants play by the same rules as everyone else. tired of war. Latvia? Who cares! one ever asked or directed me to reduce who were carrying out their duties. And They fomented revolutions, invaded and Much to think about, dear reader, much my recommendations. And, I have never under rule of law rules and principles, a annexed other sovereign nations, violated to think about. ever heard of that happening to any other prosecutor does not start a criminal case by international agreements, murdered jour- prosecutor either in the U.S. Attorney’s deciding to focus on some individual or nalists, murdered dissidents, and strove to Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is Office in which I served or in any other DOJ group and then launch a fishing expedition subvert democratic elections and other [email protected]. office. criminal investigation in the hope of finding Second, Mr. Barr ordered the prosecutor some transgressions. Doing so is a danger- handling the Michael Flynn prosecution to ous line to cross. And that Mr. Barr’s actions OPINIONS dismiss the case after Mr. Flynn had already are politically motivated so as to please his Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are their boss, President Trump, in Mr. Trump’s cam- own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial Bohdan Vitvitsky is a former federal paign to deny that it was Russia that inter- staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. prosecutor and diplomat. He holds a law fered in the 2016 elections and in his Similarly, paid advertisements do not reflect the opinions of either The degree and a Ph.D. from Columbia Ukrainian or its publisher. University. (Continued on page 15) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 No. 40 No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 9

“Eternal Calendar” by Vasyl Makhno wins inaugural Encounter prize

Ukrainian Jewish Encounter cerely hope the Encounter prize will encourage all of us to appreciate the com- TORONTO – Ukrainian Jewish Encounter plex and fascinating story of Ukrainians (UJE), a Canadian charitable non-profit and Jews.” organization, and Ukraine’s NGO In 2020, 17 Ukrainian publishers sub- “Publishers Forum” (Lviv) announced that mitted 27 competition applications. The “Eternal Calendar” (Vichnyi kalendar) by long list featured 12 books, five of which Vasyl Makhno, published by Ukraine’s Old ended up on the short list. Lion Publishing House in 2019 is the first Andriy Pavlyshyn, historian, translator winner of Encounter: The Ukrainian-Jewish and coordinator of UJE’s programs at the Literary Prize. Lviv BookForum, said submissions in the Mr. Makhno was named the winner dur- prize’s first year included superb texts by ing the opening ceremony of the 27th Lviv talented authors. All are worthy of celebra- International BookForum on September tion, are sure to succeed and to grab read- 16. His book is a panoramic narrative about ers’ attention. Next year, books in the non- the lives of Ukrainians, Poles, Jews and fiction category will be reviewed.

Armenians from the 17th century to the UJE “I hope our book award will allow those present day. Vasyl Makhno, the first laureate of the Encounter prize, who was recognized for his who are interested in Ukrainian-Jewish “Vasyl Makhno’s novel ‘Eternal Calendar’ novel “Eternal Calendar.” The prize is sponsored by the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter relations and their description in literature still encompasses me. The novel is great (Canada), with the support of the NGO Publishers Forum (Lviv). and nonfiction, to better orient themselves and majestic, like both the whole planet in the proposals, to attract the attention of and the separate Tower of Babel, in which author’s love for his reader, for whom this awarded annually to the most influential those who have been looking for quality people who have lost a common language incredible literary work was created, so work in literature and nonfiction (in alter- and important texts on this issue, and to try to understand each other with their rich in details and characters, thoughts and nate years) that fosters Ukrainian-Jewish encourage writers and publishers to eyes and deeds,” said internationally best- discoveries, myths and truth,” Mr. Kurkov understanding, helping solidify Ukraine’s achieve new accomplishments. I have high selling writer Andrey Kurkov, who headed commented. place as a multi-ethnic society and giving hopes that the wonderful tradition of the the international jury that included the Mr. Makhno is a Ukrainian poet, essayist truth to the motto, “Our stories are incom- Encounter book award will be long and Ukrainian writer and literary critic Hanna and translator, member of the Ukrainian plete without each other.” authoritative,” Mr. Pavlyshyn said. Uliura and the Canadian academic and PEN Club and program director of the The prize money is divided between the The following books were shortlisted for writer Myroslav Shkandrij. Shevchenko Scientific Society (U.S.A.), who author and publisher: the author will the 2020 Encounter prize: “The harsh and bright world described has lived in New York for two decades. His receive 4,000 Euros and the publisher by the writer amazes the imagination and poems and essays have been translated 2,000 Euros. Four incentive awards of 250 Was the Best Dancer of Them All” (Miy did immerses the reader in the history of into 25 languages. He is the winner of sev- Euros each will be awarded to shortlisted tantsiuvav• Kateryna krashche Babkina, za “ Myvsikh; Grandfather Komora, Ukrainian lands and in the history of its eral awards, including the literary prize of authors. 2019); strange and sometimes mystical connec- the Lesia and Petro Kovaliv Bequest (2009), Natalia A. Feduschak, communications tions with the world around it. From coun- the International Morava Poetry Prize director for the Ukrainian Jewish (Uchytelka nimetskoyi; Universe, 2019); try to country, from person to person, from (2013) and BBC Book of the Year (2015, Encounter, welcomed Mr. Makhno with his • Iryna Vlasenko, “Teacher of German” ancient times to less ancient times, threads Ukraine). In preparation for the novel winning entry and said the organization Whole Apple Orchard” (Istoriya, varta tsilo- stretch like blood vessels through which “Eternal Calendar,” he participated in the hopes “the Encounter prize will encourage ho • yablunevoho Maksym Dupeshk sadu; Publishingo, “A Story House Worth 21, a circulates what makes life go on – love. The Agnon Literary Residence in Buchach, a wider range of authors to study these 2017); and author’s love for his characters, even if Ukraine. experiences and acknowledge those who they do not always deserve it, the author’s Founded in 2020, Encounter: The have already begun to delve into various Voices” (Babyn Yar: Holosamy; Dukh i love for history and its mysteries, the Ukrainian-Jewish Literary Prize will be aspects of Ukrainian-Jewish relations. I sin- Litera,• Marianna 2017). Kiyanovska, “Babyn Yar: In

Ukraine, moved to Canada in 1950. He A groundbreaking... worked for IBM before launching an entre- (Continued from page 1) preneurial career, starting with a franchise of ComputerLand that he built into the larg- increased collaboration with academics est chain of ComputerLand stores in the and researchers from the Faculty of world. This was followed by the founding of Medicine. The fund will also include schol- Northland Power. The company was creat- arships for students from Ukraine. ed with innovation and environmental “International partnerships are a vital stewardship at its core. Starting with the area of our work,” said Dr. Trevor Young, first large-scale biomass generation project dean of the Temerty Faculty of Medicine. in Canada, to high-efficiency clean natural “Each year, our clinicians, researchers and gas cogeneration, to early adoption of learners lead and participate in many ini- onshore wind and utility scale solar gener- tiatives with peers from around the world. ation, the company has led the way in These include important capacity-building Canada. Northland’s common shares trade efforts, as well as educational and research on the Toronto Stock Exchange with a mar- collaborations. I am delighted that, thanks ket cap exceeding $7 billion. Along the way to the Temerty family’s support, our new Mr. Temerty was also instrumental in the Education and Research Fund for formation of SoftChoice Corp., which he Collaborations with Ukraine will support chaired for 16 years. new and enhanced partnerships with Mr. Temerty’s entrepreneurial career Ukrainian health institutions.” and philanthropic endeavors have been It’s all part of a bold vision to capitalize recognized with many distinguished hon- on U of T’s strengths and support the game- ors. In 2008, he was appointed a member changing ideas that will help people live of the prestigious Order of Canada in recog- longer, healthier lives, both in Canada and nition of his contributions to society. In abroad. Johnny Guatto 2010, he was awarded the Ernst and Young “In conjunction with Dr. Myroslava At the announcement of the $250 million gift from the Temerty Foundation to the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Canada. Romach from the University of Toronto’s University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine (from left) are: Mike Lord, Jim Temerty, Mr. Temerty received the Queen Elizabeth II Department of Psychiatry, I’ve travelled to Louise Temerty and Leah Temerty-Lord. Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 to honor teach and help ‘train the trainers’ in him for his contributions to his country. In Ukraine at least once a year for many We are grateful to the Temerty family for European Dialogue at the Institute for 2013, Mr. Temerty was the first recipient of years,” says Dr. James Rutka, chair of U of helping strengthen health research and Human Sciences in Vienna; the Kyiv Mohyla the Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky Medal, T’s Department of Surgery. “Some of our educational partnership between our two Business School; Help Us Help; Atlantic an award established to recognize contri- most valued career experiences have been countries.” Council’s Ukraine in Europe Initiative; and butions to the cause of Ukrainian-Jewish in participating in international capacity- The Temerty Foundation has been a the Holodomor Research and Education understanding and cooperation. In 2015, building and educational experiences there. long-standing supporter of the Ukrainian Consortium. he was honored by President Petro We have also had the great pleasure of community, diaspora and causes important James Temerty has dedicated his career Poroshenko with Ukraine’s Order of hosting Ukrainian clinicians and trainees to Ukraine. The Temerty family established to green energy, technological advance- Yaroslav the Wise, which is the highest trib- here in Toronto. Everyone involved benefits the Temerty Contemporary Ukraine ments and giving back to the community. ute Ukraine can confer on a foreign citizen – both the Canadians and the Ukrainians. Program at Harvard; the Ukraine in The family of Mr. Temerty, who was born in who has not been a head of state. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 No. 40

gered by a disputed August 9 presidential try is further drowning in a crisis. That is of Belarus’s best-known athletes, has been NEWSBRIEFS election. Ms. Tsikhanouskaya said the why, in order to secure a new election, I con- sentenced to 15 days in jail for taking part (Continued from page 2) French president “promised us to do every- tinue my activities to unite all democratic in ongoing protests against authoritarian thing to help with negotiations [during] forces of Belarusian society.” Ms. leader Alyaksandr Lukashenka. Judge fraudulent regime.” U.K. Foreign Secretary this political crisis in our country... and he Tsikhanouskaya fled to Lithuania amid a Maryna Zapasnik of the Lenin district court Dominic Raab said, “We will hold those will do everything to help to release all the crackdown on protesters and media by Mr. in Minsk sentenced Ms. Leuchanka on responsible for the thuggery deployed political prisoners.” The opposition leader Lukashenka, who has refused to admit September 30 after finding her guilty of against the Belarusian people to account told AFP that she had accepted an invita- defeat in the August 9 presidential vote. Mr. violating regulations on public gatherings. and we will stand up for our values of tion to speak at the French Parliament, Lukashenka had himself secretly sworn in Earlier in the day, Ms. Leuchanka, a mem- democracy and human rights.” Canada’s where officials said she would address the on September 23, sparking further outrage ber of the Free Association of Athletes (SOS Department of Global Affairs added in a lower house’s Foreign Affairs Committee. at home and abroad. Western governments BY) movement, was detained at the Minsk statement: “Since the fraudulent presiden- No further details were provided. have refused to recognize Mr. Lukashenka, airport as she attempted to leave the coun- tial elections in August 2020, the govern- Meanwhile, her press secretary, Anna who has refused to negotiate with the oppo- try for medical treatment. Ms. Leuchanka is ment of Belarus has conducted a systemat- Krasulina, told Reuters the opposition lead- sition, as the legitimate leader of Belarus one of the best-known Belarusian athletes, ic campaign of repression and state-spon- er planned to visit Berlin on October 5-6 and have called on him to peacefully trans- having played basketball for the national sored violence against public protests and and that a meeting with Chancellor Angela fer power. Protesters have demanded Mr. team, as well as in Russia’s Superleague the activities of opposition groups.” Those Merkel was being considered during the Lukashen ­ka’s resignation since electoral and the WNBA in the United States. In sanctioned are Mr. Lukashenka, his son trip. (RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, with officials announced him the winner with August, nearly 350 Belarusian athletes and Viktar, Presidential Chief of Staff Ihar reporting by AFP, Reuters, DPA and TASS) just over 80 percent of the vote. Opposition other members of the sports community Syarheyenka, Internal Affairs Minister Yury leaders, including Ms. Tsikhanouskaya, have threw down the gauntlet to Mr. Lukashenka Karayeu, Deputy Internal Affairs Ministers Tsikhanouskaya naming Shadow Cabinet formed a Coordination Council to facilitate by signing an open letter calling for the Alyaksandr Barsukou and Yury Nazaranka, Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the Belaru­ the transfer of power. Ms. Tsikha­nouskaya August 9 presidential election to be Deputy Internal Troop Commander sian opposition candidate who supporters ran for president in place of her husband, annulled and for all “political prisoners” Khazalbek Atabekau and Minsk Riot Police say won a presidential election that was who had been arrested prior to the election. and those detained during mass demon- Chief Dzmitry Balaba. The sanctions instead stolen by long-ruling strongman She said she would hold a new presidential strations that followed to be released. The announcement came hours after French Alyaksandr Lukashenka, has begun creating election upon taking power. (RFE/RL) demonstrators say the vote was rigged in President Emmanuel Macron promised a Shadow Cabinet as she takes refuge in Athlete who joined Belarus protests is jailed Mr. Lukashenka’s favor and are demanding Europe’s help in mediating the political cri- neighboring Lithuania. Ms. Tsikhanous­­ that he step down and hold new elections. sis in Belarus after meeting with opposition kaya’s aides said on an opposition Telegram Basketball player Alena Leuchanka, one (RFE/RL’s Belarus Service) leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya in channel on September 30 that well-known Lithuania. The Internal Affairs Ministry of human rights lawyer Hary Pahanyayla, who Belarus said more than 350 people were has defended many prominent right activ- З глибоким жалем ділимось сумною вісткою detained during nationwide protests on ists and journalists in Belarus, is Ms. з українською громадою, що 17-го вересня 2020 року September 27, bringing the total number of Tsikhanouskaya’s representative on human в Києві, Україна, відійшла у Вічність detentions over the weekend to about 500. rights issues, while economic expert Ales (RFE/RL’s Belarus Service) Alyakhnovich was appointed as her repre- св. п. Macron meets with Belarus opposition leader sentative on economic reforms. The state- ment also quotes Ms. Tsikhanouskaya as ЛІДА ЧОРНА МАТІЯШЕК French President Emmanuel Macron saying that “Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s met with opposition leader Svyatlana regime is not just illegitimate, but also is not колишня директор Крайової канцелярії УККА в Ню Йорку. 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The defending champ utilized his points) and Malta in sixth place (one superior height and reach effectively at the point). start, only to have his Ukrainian challenger make adjustments, enabling him to mount TENNIS an offensive counterattack from the inside Svitolina reaches QF in Rome with strong body punches. Derevyan­ chenko, 34, was wobbled by an overhand right in the third round, settled back down, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, 6-3, 7-6 (4) in and began to close the distance in the mid- second• Fourth-seeded round action Eli na(after Svitolina a first-round defeated dle rounds, steadily landing punches with bye), bested Svetlana Kuznetsova, 7-6 (6), both hands. The two combatants stood tall 6-4 in the third round, only to lose in the and traded power punches, both landing quarterfinals to Marketa Vondrousova, 3-6, their share of left body jabs and solid rights 0-6, at the Internazionali BNL D’Italia, held over the top. Charlo was a bit faster and in Rome on September 14-20. Dayana more accurate in buzzing Derevyanchenko, PGA Tour Yastremska won over Camila Giorgi, 7-5, 6-7 bruising his face and opening a cut on the Jim Furyk at the PGA Tour Champions Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble (5), 6-4 and defeated Amanda Anisimova, left eye. The Ukrainian landed 180 punches Beach, Fla. 6-4, 6-7 (3), 6-4, before losing to Simona (out of 681), the most ever landed on Halep, 5-7, 4-6, in third round action. Charlo, who landed 219 of 627. of the tournament, with the match draw (third minute and 29th minute), scheduled for October 2 in Nyon, Switzer­ Anssumane Fati (32nd minute) and Ferran Svitolina in fifth place in WTA rankings Postol loses against Ramirez land. Group stage matches are scheduled for Torres (84th minute) also scored. Spain October 22 through December 10. tops the standings with four points after (with 4,960 points) in the Women’s Tennis two rounds, Ukraine – in second place in the 12 KO) lost against Jose Carlos Ramirez Association• Elina S vitolinarankings r etainsthat were the postedfifth spot on UEFA Champions League group – has three points, Germany has two (26-0,• Super 17 KO) lig htweightof the U.S.A. Viktor on PAugustostol (31-3, 29 at September 28. Other Ukrainian tennis play- points and Switzerland one point. Ukraine MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Postol, in a closely ers in the top-100 rankings by the WTA will play its next Nations League match contested match, lost his chance to snatch UEFA Champions League group stage after it include Dayana Yastremska, who is in 28th the WBO and WBC world titles. After 12 won• Dynamo5-1 on K aggregateyiv secured againstits spot inGent the against Germany in Kyiv on October 10. place, and Kateryna Kozlova in 99th place. Svitolina reached the quarterfinals of the rounds, the judges scored the fight 114- (Belgium) on September 29. Dynamo won Dynamo Kyiv wins Ukrainian Cup 114, 115-113, 116-112. 3-0 at Olympiyskyi Stadium in Kyiv, as part Premier 5 tournament in Rome. of the UEFA Champions League playoffs. Kopylenko retires after fifth Scoring for Ukraine were Vitaliy Buyalskiy in won 3-1 against Ukrainian Premier League GOLF the ninth minute, Carlos De Pena in the 36th champions• Ukrainian Shakhtar Cup winners Donetsk Dynamo in Ktheyiv Furyk wins consecutive titles 14 KO) retired after the fifth round against minute off a penalty kick and Gerson Ukrainian Super Cup at the Olimpiyskyi Bob• MiddleweightRant (26-2, 18 Vitaliy KO) Kofopylenko the U.S.A. (26-3, on Rodrigues in the 49th minute off another National Sports Complex in Kyiv on August penalty kick. Dynamo won 2-1 against Gent 25. Carlos de Pena, Gerson Rodrigues and on September 20 when he won the PGA August 22 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Tour• Jim Champions Furyk joined somePure elit Insurancee company The fight was scheduled for 10 rounds, and on September 23 in the first-leg match. Fran Sol scored for Dynamo Kyiv. Junior Vladyslav Supryaha scored in the ninth min- Moraes scored for Shakhtar Donetsk. This Championship at Pebble Beach, Fla. His all three judges scored the fight 50-45 three-foot birdie putt on the par-5 18th across the board. ute for Dynamo and Tim Kleindienst equal- is Mircea Lucescu’s first trophy as the man- ized in the 41st minute, but De Pena secured ager of the Kyiv club. In the first round of hole on the first playoff hole gave the SOCCER the win for Dynamo in the 79th minute. In the Ukrainian Premier League, Dynamo Jacksonville resident the victory over Jerry the third qualifying round on September 15, Kyiv beat Olimpik 4-1 and Shakhtar Kelly and his second PGA Tour Champions Clubs vie for spots in Europa League Dynamo won 2-0 against AZ Alkmaar (the Donetsk defeated Kolos 3-1. Dynamo Kyiv win in as many starts. Only Arnold Palmer Netherlands) in Kyiv. Shakhtar Donetsk has now won the Ukrainian Super Cup for and Bruce Fleisher have won their first two Champions Tour events, Palmer in 1980- secured its spot in the Champions League the ninth time in its history. its debut in the second qualifying round at 1981 and Fleisher in 1999. Furyk won the group stage with its first-place finish in the the• UEFA Kolos Europa Kovalivka League was onsuccessful September during 17 Ally Challenge in Grand Blanc, Mich., last Ukrainian Premier League. Shakhtar exits UEFA Europa League with a 2-1 win against Greece’s Aris at month to become the 19th player to win his Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium in Thessaloniki. Ukraine wins 2-1 against Switzerland first Champions start. “I feel very fortunate, Andriy Bogdanov opened the scoring in the Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in Dusseldorf on it means a lot,” Furyk said in a post-tourna- 47th minute, and Bruno Gama leveled the August• Italy’s 17 asInt parter tofhrashed the UEFA Uk Europaraine’s ment press conference. “When I won at score for the Greeks in the 55th minute. on September 3 in Lviv as part of League A, League semifinal. Romelu Lukaku and Ally, I hadn’t won in over five years. It’s why Denys Antyukh capped the win in the 63rd Group• Ukraine 4, of wtheon UEFA2-1 against Nations Switzerland League. Lautaro Martinez both scored twice. Inter we play the game, it’s why you work so minute. Kolos was eliminated 0-2 against Andriy Yarmolenko scored in the 15th min- lost 2-3 against Spain’s Sevilla in the final in hard, it’s to have this feeling. I feel honored Croatia’s Rijeka in the third qualifying ute, with Haris Seferovic leveling the score Cologne on August 21. Earlier, Sevilla beat I guess to be mentioned with AP (Palmer). I round on September 24 in Rijeka, Croatia. in the 42nd minute. But Ukraine upped the Manchester United 2-1 and reached the look at the hard work I put in a lot of this Desna Chernihiv lost 0-2 against Germany’s ante in the 69th minute with a goal by Europa League final. Shakhtar secured its year through our delay, our break.” The vic- Wolfsburg on September 24 in the third Oleksandr Zinchenko. Spain defeated spot in the UEFA Champions League group tory in Pebble Beach had added signifi- qualifying round in Wolfsburg, Germany. Ukraine 4-0 in the second round in Madrid stage with its first-place finish in the cance since it was the city where he and his Zorya Luhansk advanced to the group stage on September 6. Sergio Ramos scored twice Ukrainian Premier League. wife Tabitha got engaged.

observers noted that Moscow was stalling that the conflict could not be resolved with- Russia continues to create roadblocks to Turning... yet again by dangling the prospect of a new out the participation of the United States. allow international meetings to occur that (Continued from page 6) meeting of the Normandy Four. Mr. Lukashenka also blamed Europe for not aim to resolve the conflict, including the Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov doing enough to help Mr. Zelenskyy and Trilateral Contact Group, which includes Mr. Steinmeier explained his intentions underscored Moscow’s position that Russia Ukraine to resolve the war. Russia, Ukraine and the Organization for with the formula on October 7 in Tbilisi: is not a party to the conflict, adding: “The Mr. Zelenskyy added that German Security and Cooperation in Europe “The formula contained nothing more than Kremlin certainly has some influence [for Chancellor Angela Merkel had expressed (OSCE). Since the war in the Donbas began attempting to turn the big steps into small- the disengagement of troops at the contact surprise that Mr. Poroshenko, who while in 2014, Russia has continued to prevent er steps that would be negotiated as to line in the Donbas],” but reiterated that president, had worked with her in searching the OSCE from carrying out its mandated their contents and sequence.” He rejected “republics of the Donbas” in this case are for a peaceful solution, was now condemn- observation duties and its Special suggestions that his plan had been inspired “independent subjects of the settlement of ing what had been done. Mr. Zelenskyy said Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. by “Russian influence.” this conflict.” he would work to better inform the public Ukraine had not seen any serious signs Following an October 8 meeting between and eliminate confusion and concerns, but Source: “As protests against Kyiv’s ‘capitu- of commitment by the Russia-backed mili- Presidents Zelenskyy and Alyaksandr warned that some individuals were deliber- lation’ occur nationwide, Zelenskyy offers tants in the Russia-occupied Donbas or Lukashenka of Belarus, Mr. Lukashenka said ately fostering division for political purpos- reassurances about Steinmeier formula,” by from Moscow that would warrant a good- that Russia and Ukraine were the main es rather than promoting understanding Bohdan Nahaylo, The Ukrainian Weekly, faith effort toward a lasting ceasefire. Many sides in the Donbas war, and he stressed and unity around the cause of peace. October 13, 2019. No. 40 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2020 15

ly in front of her grandmother and when Russian historian... away from the latter. The defense also pro- duced testimony from Russian Academy of (Continued from page 6) Sciences Russian Language Institute called genuine experts, such as Dr. Lev experts who gave damning assessments of the manipulative questioning of the young Shcheglov, the president of the National October 6 Archpastoral divine liturgy, honoring the 35th Institute of Sexology, and others, who testi- girl, the leading questions used, etc. In addi- South Bound Brook, NJ anniversary of the consecration of Metropolitan Antony, fied in court that they saw nothing at all tion, a psychology professor from Moscow St. Sophia Ukrainian Orthodox Theological Seminary, pornographic in the photos. They also con- State University studied the texts of the www.uocofua.org (divine liturgy to be held outdoors) firmed that it was common practice in child’s conversation with a psychologist Russia to take photographs for such medi- and noted that Natasha’s testimony about October 7 Panel presentation with Viktoriya Sereda, Kateryna cal purposes. Mr. Dmitriev’s actions did not meet the Online Ivashchenko-Stadnik, Irina Kuzentsova and Austin Charron, Even the prosecutor, Yelena Askerov,a standard criteria for recalling traumatic “Donbas and Crimea: Through the Eyes of Ukraine’s Regions: had to agree to a new assessment. Despite experiences. Exploring the latest addition to MAPA: Digital Atlas of Ukraine,” clear efforts to influence the second out- There is nothing to suggest that Natasha Harvard University, https://yout.be/tv/tvr3tkQhg-8 come, in December 2017, this second had ever experienced any such traumatic assessment effectively overturned the experiences, and it is noticeable that all October 7 Online presentation by Justin Houser, “An Introduction to whole prosecution’s case. It agreed with Dr. communication between her and friends Online Ukrainian Church History and Records: The Legacy of the Shcheglov and the other recognized spe- she had made because of Mr. Dmitriev’s Kyivan Church,” Ukrainian History and Education Center, cialists in the field, finding nothing porno- work with a film school abruptly ended www.ukrhec.org (registration required) graphic in the photos. around the time that the prosecution came The same prosecutor then demanded up with new charges. October 8 Online artist talk with Gunjan Kumar, “Working with yet another assessment of the photos, as Mr. Dmitriev and other members of his Online Nature Inside Out,” Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art, well as tests in a psychiatric institute of Mr. family have gone through hell over the last www.uima-chicago.com Dmitriev himself. These were provided by three and a half years, but it is Natasha the Serbsky Institute, which also found whose whole life has probably been October 10-11 Outdoor presentation, “Weekend Journey through the Past,” nothing wrong with Mr. Dmitriev, nor any- destroyed. Somerset, NJ Ukrainian History and Education Center, www.ukrhec.org thing to suggest that the photos had not It seems very likely that another victim October 15 Online discussion, with Ambassador Volodymyr been taken to record the little girl’s physical of this sordid case was Sergei Koltyrin, Online Yelchenko, Solomiia Bobrovska and Brian Bonner, development. another historian of the Great Terror and “Ukrainian Dialogue: Zelenskyy’s First Year Leading-Up to director of the Medvezhyegorsk District Such “pornography” charges were clear- America’s Presidential Election,” Manor College, Museum from 1991 until his arrest in ly intended to discredit Mr. Dmitriev (and www.ukrainiandialogue.com (registration required) Memorial). This practice in fact dates back October 1998. Mr. Koltyrin had always to the late Soviet period when charges of worked very closely with Mr. Dmitriev and October 16 Online Conference, “Ukraine is Not Dead: Religion, Pluralism “rape” and similar crimes were used to Memorial, and had until 2015 taken part in Online and Geopolitics in Eurasia,” Tufts University, deflect attention from politically motivated the annual International Days of Rememb­ https://sites.tufts.edu/fletcherrld/2020-spring- persecution of dissidents. rance at Sandarmokh. conference/ (registration required) The ploy did not work with the Dmitriev It was thanks to Mr. Dmitriev and his trial receiving huge publicity in Russia and Memorial colleagues that thousands of October 17 Golf outing, Ukrainian American Sports Center Tryzub, internationally. It is, unfortunately, possible Ukrainians, Russians and representatives of Jamison, PA Bucks Club, https://thebucksclub.com that the attention was the reason for the other nationalities have learned the fate of first acquittal in April 2018. their parents or grandparents. It was they October 18 Online children’s workshop with Okasana Pasakas, “Reverse This was overturned on June 14, 2018, who discovered the mass graves at the Online Glass Painting,” Ukrainian History and Education Center, and then, on 27 June, Mr. Dmitriev was re- Sandarmokh Clearing in Karelia where the www.ukrhec.org (registration required) arrested, with all the old charges, as well as last remains lie of 9,000 victims of the the new accusation of so-called “forced Terror. Among them were 1,111 prisoners October 22 Webinar with Leah Batstone, “Between Serialism and actions of a sexual nature” with respect to of the notorious Solovetsky Labor Camp, Online Suprematism: Nikolai Roslavets’ Modernist Music,” the same daughter who was 12 when he killed by quota from October 27 to Columbia University, http://harriman.columbia.edu/ was arrested. November 4, 1937. They included 289 programs/ukrainian-studies-program After wrenching 12-year-old Natasha Ukrainian writers, playwrights, scientists October 24 Online seminar, “Practical Orthodoxy Series: Stewardship from the only family who had ever wanted and other members of the intelligentsia. Online in Times of Crisis,” Ukrainian Orthodox League, and loved her, the prosecution used the little There are extremely strong grounds for www.uolofusa.org girl’s age as an excuse to hold the entire trial linking the persecution of Mr. Dmitriev and, behind closed doors. As mentioned, such probably, Mr. Koltyrin, with attempts by the October 24 Gala evening, Ukrainian Institute of America, concerns were not seen either back in current Russian regime to whitewash the Online www.ukrainianinstitute.org January 2017, when the FSB very clearly darkest pages of Soviet history. This has led passed the photos of the child to two Russian to a terrifying number of Russians now see- Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events propaganda channels, or recently when the ing Joseph Stalin in a positive light, and, advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions photos were again shown on television. since 2016 to attempts to claim that the from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors It only became clear shortly before the mass graves at Sandarmokh are those of and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. second court verdict what the charges were Soviet soldiers supposedly killed by the about. The prosecution claimed that Mr. Finnish Army. There are no grounds for Dmitriev had on several occasions touched believing this, and Messrs. Dmitriev and his adopted daughter around her groin. Koltyrin both had publicly rejected the grandparents fled from such conditions. If This was in connection with a period when claims. Shortly before Mr. Koltyrin’s arrest, Elections 2020... we understand what is at stake right now Natasha was 8 years old and began having he had spoken out publicly against the bar- (Continued from page 7) in this country, we should, with our ability attacks of enuresis (involuntary urinating). baric excavations at Sandarmokh undertak- to vote in this presidential election, soundly If Mr. Dmitriev noticed the tell-tale smell of en over the last two summers. attempt to try and instead blame Ukraine, reject the Trump and Barr attack on the urine, he would, like any other parent, pat Mr. Koltyrin died in a prison hospital in is confirmed by the resignation of yet rule of law and vote for Joe Biden, an indi- the little girl’s knickers around the area of the early hours of April 2. He had been sen- another career prosecutor, Nora Dannehy, vidual who in his long career in public ser- the groin to see if they were wet, and if nec- tenced to nine years on charges that bore a the number two prosecutor in the Durham vice, whether as a public defender, a sena- essary get her to have a wash. There is con- disturbing similarity to those against Mr. investigation. tor on the Senate Judiciary Committee or as firmation in Natasha’s medical records that Dmitriev and after shenanigans clearly A country with low or non-existent lev- vice-president, has always worked to reaf- els of rule of law is a country characterized firm and strengthen our country’s level of she was suffering from enuresis, and that aimed at preventing Mr. Anufriev from by legalized lawlessness. Our parents or rule of law. she was due to be placed in the Karelia hos- defending Mr. Koltyrin. pital for a proper check-up soon after Mr. The prosecution, aided by Judge Rats of Dmitriev’s first arrest, yet the prosecution the Karelia Supreme Court, has now used claimed that these were “forced actions of a the opportunity provided by Mr. Anufriev’s sexual nature.” illness to push through an even more The only “evidence” was from very seri- shocking sentence against Mr. Dmitriev. ously manipulative conversations with Memorial is undoubtedly right in calling Natasha who has been living with the this “the revenge of a system inherited grandmother who handed her to the chil- from the Soviet regime which wants to dren’s home since December 2016. It is once again consign to oblivion the names clear from excerpts of the questioning that restored by Yuri Dmitriev, by discrediting Natasha answers questions quite different- him and the work of his life.”

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