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www.ukrweekly.com ushed by the Ukrainian National Association inc.. a fraternal non-profit association! Mrainian Weekl v vol. LVIII No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 50 cents Protesters in Ukraine defy ban Mass resignations are reported to support Lithuanian independence from Communist Party of Ukraine LONDON - Defying orders from Lithuanians, Ukraine is With You,' LONDON - Many leading mem– Writers' Union of Ukraine, which the Ukrainian SSR government "Away With the Communist Empire - bers of the Communist Party of U– expressed support for the transforma– banning public demonstrations of the Soviet Union," "Freedom for Li– kraine (CPU) have resigned in the last tion of Rukh into a political party based support for the Republic of Lithuania thuania," "Colonized Ukraine Wel– month in protest against the conserva– on a platform of Ukrainian indepen– — a directive that was published in comes independent Lithuania" and tive stance of the CPU Central Com– dence. all republic newspapers in Ukraine — "Gorbachev: Lithuania 1990 will not mittee and in the belief that the However, the meeting of the Great some 200,000 people in cities through- be Czechoslovakia in 1968." Communist Party of the Soviet Union Council of Rukh in Khust on March 23- out Ukraine demonstrated for the At 2 p.m. the militia attempted to (CPSU) is incapable of restructuring 23, decided that Rukh would remain an Lithuanian people's right to self-deter– prevent the meeting from taking place;, society, reported the London-based umbrella group for all of Ukraine's mination. but stewards prevented the militia from Ukrainian Press Agency. informal democratic groups. Neverthe– in the Ukrainian capital, despite a reaching the rostrum, reported the Other reasons cited for the resigna– less, over 100 people resigned from the refusal of permission for the public Ukrainian Press Agency, volodymyr tions en masse of at least 100 party CPU and proceeded to form a Ukrai– meeting, leaders of the Popular Move– Yavorivsky and Mykhailo Horyn, members were the Kremlin's position of nian Democratic Party. ment of Ukraine for Perebudova, or respectively, a deputy head and head of the independence of Lithuania, ballot Among those resigning from the Rukh, held a demonstration on Sun- the Rukh Secretariat, led the meeting. rigging in the recently completed Ukrai– Communist Party of Ukraine were ivan day, April 1. Some 30,000 people ivan Drach, head of Rukh, Dmytro nian republic elections, and the recent– Drach, head of the Popular Movement attended. Pavlychko, head of the Taras Shev– ly expanded presidental powers granted of Ukraine for Perebudova (Rukh), v Besides Ukrainians there were guests chenko Ukrainian Language Society, to Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. Dmytro Pavlychko and volodymyr from many other Soviet republics, and and newly elected deputies, Les Taniuk One sign of the radicalization of the Yavorivsky. TTiree other Rukh mem– Byelorussian, Moldavian, Latvian, (co-chairman of Memorial), Oles Shev– Popular Movement of Ukraine for bers, Yitaliy Donchyk, Serhiy Holo– Lithuanian, Armenian and Bulgarian chenko (head of the Kiev branch of the Pferebudova, or Rukh, was evident in vaty and Oleksander Burakovsky, were flags were carried by demonstrators. Helsinki Union), members of the Ukrai– the declaration published on the front expelled from the party for signing the Among the placards were the follow– nian National Democratic League and page of the March 8 issue of Literaturna declaration that appeared in Litera– ing: "Hands off Lithuania," "Brother (Continued on page 16) Ukraina, the weekly organ of the turna Ukraina. A "Declaration of Conscience" read out at a rally in support of the Republic Kostenko, Bohache vsky-Chom iak receive Antonovych Awards of Lithuania in Kiev on April 1 by Mr. Pavlychko, head of the Taras Shev– by Marta Zielyk whose life and work reflect the fate of "it is time," she said, "to put a stop to Ukrainian literature within the last few the idea that there are two Ukrainian chenko Ukrainian Language Society, outlined the reasons for mass resigna– WASHINGTON - The ninth an– decades, thanked the Antonovych literatures. Who forced this artificial Foundation for what she called "a pure division upon us? There is only one great tions from the CPU of Rukh members nual Antonovych Foundation Awards and urged them to shift their support to award offered by pure hands." Ukrainian literature." were presented on Sunday, March 28, at the newly created Ukrainian Democra– Ms. Kostenko drew smiles and ap– a ceremony at Georgetown University. Ms. Kostenko said she was especially tic Party. The prize in Ukrainian Literature was grateful that, having received her first plause when she described her speech in acceptance of the State Shevchenko The text of the declaration, signed by awarded to Lina Kostenko for her award, the official state Taras Shev– Л00 persons, follows. outstanding poetry collection "Sad chenko Prize, in Ukraine, she is accept– Prize. Knowing full well that not all members of the judges' panel of those Netanuchykh Skulptur," while the prize ing her second literary prize here in the A Declaration of Conscience in Ukrainian studies went to Dr. Marta United States. "Hopefully; this will lay gathered for the event were sympatheti– cally inclined towards her, Ms. Kos– Bohachevsky-Chomiak, author of "Fe– the foundation for our mutual magne– We, citizens of Ukraine, former minists Despite Themselves: Women in tic attraction, and maybe in the future tenko nevertheless felt herself obligated to thank someone for the award. This members of the CPSU, declare that our Ukrainian Community Life 1884- Ukrainian poets from the diaspora will break with the party as a mechanism of 1939." also be able to accept awards in Ukraine she accomplished with diplomatic aplomb: she thanked Taras Shev– totalitarian power, which is guilty of in her acceptance speech, Ms. Kos– in similar atmospheres of elegance and creating an anti-humanistic society, chenko. tenko, the premiere Ukrainian poetess goodwill." where the state principles of the Russian Ms. Kostenko said that today she is empire were restored with certain happy for having received the award, modifications, has been brought about but this happiness will be short-lived. by the realization that the process of Her very recent state of "literatary non- perestroika has left this situation un– existence" in her homeland has wound– changeable. The history of the CPSU is ed her forever. replete with examples of political terror, Turning her attention to the state of demagogy and hypocrisy. The republic Ukrainian literature Ms. Kostenko said organs of the party were the organizers that at no time was it allowed to develop and executors of the planned genocide in normal circumstances. For centuries of the Ukrainian nation in 1932-1933.' it has evolved in accordance with the whims of foreign powers. Under the leadership of party ideolo– Now, while the names of poets and gues there has been a vicious policy of writers who died in prison camps, in the Russification, the deprivation of a gulag, names of those who were repress– spiritual basis for the people, the ed are being returned to their nation, destruction of a historical heritage and contemporary poets and writers cannot the physical liquidation of Ukraine's create because they are at the forefront intellect. of the quickly changing social and As a result of the activity of the CPSU political processes in Ukraine, she the idea of socialism has been dese– noted. crated and deformed. The theory, which This is a peculiarity of our literature, confirmed one-party rule in all aspects Drs. Tatiana and Omelan Antonovych flank this year's Antonovych Award said Ms. Kostenko. in her view, the of human existence, the monopoly of winners Lina Kostenko (second from right) and Dr. Marta Bohachevsky- tragedy of Ukrainian literature lies in state ownership of the basic means of Chomiak. (Continued on page 2) - (Continued on page 15) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 No. 14 All-Ukrainian trade union Unity formed Groves of Stus, Lytvyn vandalized NEW YORK - The founding confe– the UC1S. The conference also demand– KlEv — The graves of Ukrainian cross on the grave were burned. rence of Unity, an all-Ukrainian trade ed the full rehabilitation of all political human rights activists vasyl Stus and The bodies of Stus, Lytvyn and union encompassing independent prisoners in camp No. 35 in the Urals: Yuriy Lytvyn at the Baikiv Cemetery in Oleksiy Tykhy had been transported unions, was held in Kharkiv on Fe– Bohdan Klymchak (Ukrainian), Leonid Kiev were vandalized on two separate from Perm, where they died in labor bruary 10-11, reported the Ukrainian Lubman and Mykhailo Kazachkov occasions, reported Literaturna U– camp No. 36. to Kiev, where they Central information Service, citing (Jewish), and valeriy Smyrnov (Rus– kraina on March 8 and 22. received a Christian burial on Novem– information received from the Ukrai– sian). On March 8 Oleh Orach reported ber 19, 1989, attended by thousands of nian Helsinki Union and the Moscow Apart from that, the conference that the grave of Stus had been set afire, mourners. Branch of the Popular Movement of adopted an appeal to the international his portrait photo was removed from Ukraine for Perebudova. Labor Organization (1LO), informing it the grave marker, and the wreath of Mr. Orach also noted in his report on Representatives from all regions of of the creation of this new organization thorns was burned. Two weeks later March 8 that a fund had been esta– Ukraine gathered in this eastern Ukrai– and requesting registration in the 1LO. Mr. Orach reported a similar incident at blished to collect money for a monu– nian city to attend the conference, The conference also issued an appeal to Lytvyn's grave: the flowers, wreaths and ment on Stus's grave.

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