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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. which announced the establishment of the workers of Ukraine. the all-Ukrainian trade union, its The fundamental goal of the Unity coordinating committee is composed of All-Ukrainian Trade Union is the UHU Northern Branch founded in Russia representatives of the strike committees building of a lawful state in a politically of Chernihiv, Lviv, Makiyivka, Terno– and economically independent re- NEW YORK - The founding meet– Council to inform the democratic press pil, Plavianske, ivano-Frankivske, Pol– public. ing of the Northern Branch of the Ukrai– and Western radio stations, including tava, Rivne, Chervonohrad, Khmel– On February 11, during a several- nian Helsinki Union (UHU) was held Radio Liberty, of the creation of the nytsky, Zhytomyr, Kaniv, independent hour break in the proceedings, the on January 31 in the town of Novy North Branch of the UHU. The found– trade unions of Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, participants of the conference laid Urengoy in the Yamalo-Nenetsky na– ing of UHU-North should accelerate Kiev, the Horliv Workers' Association, flowers at the foot of the monument to tional region of the Russian SFSR. the formation of other UHU branches the Kharkiv Association of Unem– Taras Shevchenko, the 19th century Drill workers and employees from in the east and north, and throughout ployed, and other similar organizations. Ukrainian poet and political thinker, support services, as well as representa– the whole of Siberia. The coordinating committee consists and attended a public assembly or– tives of other workshops and city The Northern Branch is subordinate of 35 members, of which an executive ganized by the Kharkiv branch of residents participated. Representatives to the Lviv Coordinating Council of the board composed of seven coordinators Rukh. of the city committee of the Communist UHU. Party, trade unions, and independent Geologist 1. vynnyk-Zyrianov was was elected: Oleksander Dobovyk Speakers included the branch co- (Horliv Workers' Association); Stepan civic groups also attended, according to elected chairman of the branch by an chairperson, Henrikh Altunian; mem– the Ukrainian Central information absolute majority, and У. Buda, a Khmara (Lviv Strike Committee); ivan bers of the Rukh Supreme Council, Honcharenko (independent Trade Service (UC1S). foreman from the sawmill as vice- Stepen Sapeliak, Radiy Polonsky and Twenty-four UHU members attend– chairman. Union of Writers); Stepan isyk (Asso– Mykola Starunov; and representatives ciation of Unemployed); Rostyslav ed the meeting, which ended with a in a related development, on January of the Jewish community, Abram confrontation between party officials 30, on the initiative of UHU-North a Lutsky (ivano-Frankivske Strike Com– Katsnelson, Moysey Hitlits; as well as mittee); and Уаіегіу Semyvolos (Khar– and UHU members. branch of the Taras Shevchenko Ukrai– representatives of the Communist Party Essentially, the meeting approved the nian Language Society was also found– kiv independent Trade Union), who is apparatus and others. chairman of Unity. UHU Declaration of Principles and ed. A council and chairman, v. Tym– Delegates to the conference ratified a The UC1S also noted that the as– resolved to ask the Lviv Coordinating chyshyn, were elected. Unity statute and a series of resolutions. sembly adopted a resolution, which The coordinating committee was autho– categorically denounced the activity of rized to prepare a second Unity confer the Russian chauvinist organization Reports of pogroms are refuted rence. "^Pamiat, anti-Semitic speeches at the The resolutions included a demand" plenum of the Writers1 Union of the LONDON - issue No.7 of the weekly ments, three of which were Jewish." that the repression of citizens for Russian Federation, and all other informator, published by the Ukrainian He went on to say that UHU, Rukh political beliefs be terminated, reported events that fuel inter-ethnic hostility. independent Publishing and informa– and the Jewish Society rebuffed these tion Service (UNviS), carries an appeal charges, but that this was not mention– Dr. Bohachevsky-Chomiak said she by the Ukrainian Helsinki Union to the ed in the Trud report. The Kharkiv Kostenko. feels that a valid issue to study about newspaper Trud. evening newspaper, vechirniy Kharkiv, (Continued from page 1) Ukraine in the 19th and 20th centuries is on February 15 did report that the the fact that its writers and poets were a description of what Ukraine was, what On February 13 Trud published an article by its correspondent for the allegations about "pogroms" and "inter- forced to take on themselves the role of we mean by "Ukrainianism" and what ethnic conflict" were untrue. defenders of Ukrainian national life and kept Ukraine going as дп entity when it Poltava and Kharkiv oblasts which, on statehood. This has stunted the growth did not have the usual characteristics of the basis of information provided by the in addition, the three organizations of Ukrainian literature. Much as they a state of a self-contained society. head of Kharkiv's Ministry of internal refuted claims made again in Trud of Affairs, claimed that attacks had been might want to escape everyday cares it would seem, she said, that the most further "pogroms" and that the Russian made against Jews in Kharkiv. chauvinist organization Pamiat was and devote themselves entirely to creat– important question for the4study of the ing great literary works poets cannot history of Ukraine would be to attempt When the press service of the Ukrai– active in both Kharkiv and Odessa. and have not betrayed their collective to pinpoint and analyze the forces, nian Helsinki Union in Kiev contacted The Ukrainian Helsinki Union noted conscience. She asked: Who was it who institutions and developments that the joint head of the Popular Movement that Pamiat is not active in either city saved our nation? it was Taras Shev– contributed most to the establishment of Ukraine for Perebudova (Rukh) in and in neither city have any "pogroms" chenko with his 'Zapovit' (Testament)." of the consciousness of Ukrainianism. Kharkiv, Henrykh Altunian, former whatsoever taken place. The UHU prisoner of conscience and a candidate What we must strive for, said Ms. Yet such studies still do not exist. noted that it believes this is another to the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, he attempt by the authorities to incite Kostenko, is the attainment of both a Dr. Bohachevsky-Chomiak argued replied that this was "^11 a provocation great literature and a free nation. that the true story of Ukraine is best inter-ethnic conflict in order to use this by the Trud correspondent, in recent as a pretext for crushing the Ukrainian Ms. Kostenko ended her remarks seen in what it is—a community, rather days there were robberies at 11 apart– with a reading of a fragment from a than in what it is not — a modem state. national-democratic movement. soon-to-be-published work, a historical For a full understanding of Ukrainian novel in verse, which she created many history one must begin to pay serious я years ago at the time of her "literary attention to recording, reconstructing, non-existence." The fragment was titled study and analysis of community orga– FOUNDED 1933 "Molytva do Ukrainy" (a prayer to nizations. Such an approach would Ukrainian Weeth Ukraine). provide us with a fuller picture of An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National The second speaker, Dr. Bohachev– Ukraine, as well as draw us away from Association inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. sky-Chomiak opened her remarks with an exclusively ideological approach to 07302. a heartfelt thank-you to the judges historical development. panel and the Antonovych Foundation This year's Antonovych Awards Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. for the award. Although she said she ceremony, as in the past three years, was ^^^^^^^(1SSN - 0273-9348) ^^^ realizes there were many outstanding held in the elegant Copley Formal works which equally deserved the honor Lounge of Georgetown University, with Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - 110. bestowed on her today, said Dr. Bo– which Dr. Tatiana Antonovych is Also published by the UNA: Svoboda,a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. hachevsky-Chomiak, she very much affiliated, it was co-hosted by The wanted to receive the award. Washington Group with proceeds do– The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: She then turned her attention to an nated to the TWG Scholarship Fund. (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 analysis of how Ukrainian scholars The Antonovych Awards were esta– approach the study of Ukrainian blished in 1980 by Drs. Omelan and Postmaster, send address history. Standard histories of our Tatiana Antonovych to recognize ex– changes to: Editor Roma Hadzewycz nation approach their topic as if U– cellence in the area of Ukrainian literary The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets kraine were a normal European state and scholarly endeavors, in his brief P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak with all the characteristics of such. They opening statement Dr. Omelan Anto– Jersey City, N.J. 07303 stress political developments and hence novych remarked that this was the only have to focus upon the failure of the award of its kind in the Ukrainian The Ukrainian Weekly, April 8,1990, No. 14, vol. Will central -government; they therefore diaspora not affiliated with any Ukrai– Copyright 1990 by The Ukrainian Weekly highlight the negatives in our history. nian organization, university or party. щц THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 з Foundation in Krakow hopes to promote Ukrainian-Polish relations

Dr. Wolodymyr Mokry speaks at a session of the Polish Parliament. developing and providing financial aid to organiz– ing conferences on such topics; awarding scholar- ships to students studying these subjects. 3. Publishing work, including books, a bimonth– ly magazine and a biweekly newspaper in the Ukrainian language. This building with the balcony, located in the center of Krakow, is the new center for the Foundation of St. 4. Establishing an archive, which will include an Yolodymyr the Great, Baptizer of Kievan Rus'. extensive library, composed of books and audio- visual material documenting personal accounts by Marta Kolomayets better relations between Ukrainians and Poles. related to historic events in Ukraine, Poland and in A man with boundless energy who is constantly all other countries that have a Ukrainian popula– JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The relationship be– on the move — both physically and mentally— Dr. tion. tween Ukrainians and the city of Krakow, located Mokry is motivated by his deep Christian convic– 5. Conducting scientific, academic and ethno– along the vistula River, in the southwest of Poland, tions and spiritual faith. graphic studies which will facilitate the restoration dates back to the 14th century. Through the And even though he is the idea man behind this of various monuments of Ukrainian culture in centuries this architecturally splendid city, a center new foundation in Krakow, he realizes his limita– Poland, specifically Ukrainian churches, cemete– of culture and education, hosted numerous Ukrai– tions, and thus, has set up the foundation and is ries, chapels, crosses, icons and other treasures of nians who studied and taught at the university, and engaging a board of directors from all parts of the Ukrainian culture. He hopes that research can be at various institutes. world, to help him achieve numerous goals outlined done in the regions of Pidliashshia, Kholmshchyna, in 1939-1941, Krakow became an important in the statute. 1 Liubachivshchyna, Nadsiannia, Boykivshchyna ebnto for Ukrainian emigres who fled Gah'cia after . During a recent weeklong trip to the United and especially Lemkivshchyna. Particular atten– the Sdviet^ccupationi After the Nazi occupation of States, which included stops in New York and tion should be devoted to documenting the forced Poland, Krakow became home to the Ukrainian Washington, Dr. Mokry outlined his plans for the resettlement of Ukrainians in 1945-1947. Central Committee as well as the Ukrainian foundation. 6. Propagating co-operation between all acade– vydavnytstvo (Ukrainian Publishing House), "1 want this foundation to be the people's mic, cultural and religious organizations and which were headquartered in this city from 1940 foundation; 1 want it to be not only for Ukrainians societies in Poland, Ukraine and the diaspora. through 1944. in Poland, but for Ukrainians in Ukraine and After building renovations, Dr. Mokry wants the However, after the war, the Ukrainian colony in throughout the world," said Dr. Mokry, who hopes center to also provide housing for Ukrainian Krakow became almost inactive. A Ukrainian this new project will not only lead to a spiritual tourists and researchers visiting Krakow. Social and Cultural Society continues to exist in the rebirth for all Ukrainians, but will also encourage Currently, the foundation is headed by Dr. city. respect for Ukrainians among the Poles. Mokry, and Marta Yasinska of Silver Spring, Md., With the demise of communism as a power in The foundation, which was officially registered has become its executive director, setting up a Poland and with the newfound tolerance toward with the Polish government on June 21 of last year, computer system and providing administrative aid minorities, the Ukrainian voice is once again being also has a home now, a three-story building in the as the foundation gears up for a productive future heard in this city. center of the city, not far from the Polish Royal Pa- in developing ties between Ukrainians throughout The establishment of a new Foundation of St. lace between the Wawel, and the Rynok. The build– the world and establishing a new and fruitful volodymyr the Great, Baptizer of Kievan Rus', the ing, donated by the Archbishop of Krakow, Cardi– understanding between Ukrainians and Poles, in brainchild of Dr. volodymyr Mokry, a professor of nal Franciszek Marcharski to the foundation, is the future, Dr. Mokry hopes that the St. volo– Ukrainian language and literature at Jagiellonian rent-free for a 25-year period with the understand– dymyr Foundation will also establish chapters University and a Solidarity-supported congress- ing that members of foundation will begin much- throughout Poland, man in the new Polish parliament, is just the needed renovation work on the property. After the beginning of the realization of a lifelong ambition 25 years, the contract can be renewed periodically. Anyone interested in more information about the for this Ukrainian visionary. (Studies, said Dr. Mokry, show that, because of sky foundation, providing suggestions and ideas in 1987, Dr. Mokry won the John Paul 11 rocketing costs of rents in Poland today, the cost of toward building this center and its program can Foundation Award for his "social and moral work renovation would equal a three to five year rental of write to George Laskiewicz, 100 Montgomery St., in the understanding and cooperation between a similar space.) Apt. 14E, Jersey City, N.J. 07302. All interested Ukrainians and Poles," as well as his important Dr. Mokry, whose manner is magnaminous and individuals who would like to contribute financially scholarly research and publications on the Chris– whose smile is infectious, hopes that the founda– to this foundation can make contributions by tian roots of Ukrainian culture. tion's work will be multi-faceted. Among his top sending checks made out to St. volodymyr The award was not only a prestigious honor, but priorities are: Foundation Fund at Shevchenko Scientific So– also a monetary prize, which Dr. Mokry donated 1. Collecting historical, cultural and ethno– ciety, сУо Self Reliance Federal Credit Union, 108 toward the establishment of this foundation. The graphic documents, as well as documents dealing Second Ave., New York, N.Y. 10007 Account П foundation, a dream of his dating back to student the Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian Catholic 15538-00. it should be noted that this is the only days, will serve as a center to promote and Church history in Poland. fund sanctioned by Dr. Mokry that collects money popularize scholarly work and Christian culture, 2. Conducting scientific research on Ukrainian for the Foundation. Donations are tax-deductible which in turn, Dr. Mokry hopes, will lead toward settlements and Ukrainian life in Poland including to the extent permitted by law.

Soviets force Westerners to leave Lithuania Estonians announce bid for independence

WASHINGTON - Two western a phone conversation today that Romas NEW YORK - Acknowleding the nia's lead, a coalition of pro-indepen– correspondents, one of them an Ameri– Sakadolskis, who directs voice of moral and legal authority of the dence deputies managed to agree on can, left Lithuania on April 1 after the America's Lithuanian service, and Congress of Estonia, the newly elected compromise resolutions which avoid Soviet government threatened to close Edward Lukass, correspondent for the Estonian Supreme Soviet on March 30 that step yet move Estonia closer to the Moscow bureaus of their news British daily The independent, departed declared Estonia "an occupied state" independence, reported the Estonian agencies, reported the New York-based from Lithuania following Moscow's and declared a "period of transition" American National Council (EANC) Lithuanian information Center (L1C). threat to shut down the Moscow offices leading to the restoration of Estonian based in New York. William J.H. Hough ill, a New York of УОА and The independent. independence. The first resolution recognized that lawyer currently in vilnius advising the The action against Mr. Sakadolskis in spite of demands from some the Congress of Estonia, as "the repre– Lithuanian government, told the LlCin (Continued on page J5) quarters for Estonia to follow Lithua– (Continued on page 15) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 No. 14 Harvard's Ukrainian Summer institute to feature ethnomusicology CAMBR1DGE, Mass. - "Music valuable in my development as a scholar thousands of music transcriptions, this and Ethnography in Ukraine and East not only for the Ukrainian language І rich ethnographic literature on peasant Central Europe" is the newest course have acquired but also for the opportu– music is only vaguely known among offered by the Harvard Ukrainian nity to immerse yourself in a Ukrainian North American anthropologists and Summer institute (HUS1). it will be environment - to attend the Ukrainian ethnomusicologists. taught this summer during the regular special events and to make friends According to Dr. Noll, academic session of the Harvard Summer School, among the Ukrainian scholars here. My studies of the music of the wealthy elites from June 25 to August 17. This new instructors at the institute were as of Europe, india, Japan, and China are course reflects the Harvard Ukrainian supportive as 1 could have hoped for. common, yet similar studies for Central Research institute's (HUR1) interest in And of course 1 am thankful to have and Eastern Europe are relatively rare; encouraging study of an ever-wider studied at the place in the West with the the assumption has been that such variety of disciplines in the field of largest collection of material on Ukrai– studies are impossible without the Ukrainian Studies. nian village music." records of a literate society. "The The course will be taught by Dr. Dr. Noll is presently conducting field standards of research and achievement William Noll. Dr. Noll is an ethno– and archival research in Ukraine. "My of Ukrainian ethnomusicologist Kly– musicologist; he studies the music main research concern is the rural ment Kvitka in the 1920s, for example, outside the European art tradition — cultural history of Ukraine as reflected are second to none in the world yet only folk, ethnic, village music - in a in the instrumental practices of the a few American ethnomusicologists are sociocultural context. Dr. Noll received peasant wedding sequence. І will be aware of it," he said. a bachelor's in music from indiana trying to delineate both the time periods "Music and Ethnography in Ukraine University and a master's and doctorate when and regions where various prac– and East Central Europe" will examine in ethnomusicology from the University tices existed and still exist," he ex- the ethnographic literature as a record of Washington. He taught courses in plained. of rural cultural history. Academic and music and ethnography at several Dr. Noll hopes his work will draw political trends in the Soviet period will institutions including Wesleyan Univer– attention to the large amount of impor– be discussed in relation to the music and sity, Dartmouth College and the tant research that has already been done ethnography of the past. Some of the University of Washington. in Ukrainian and East Central Euro– topics presented for discussion will be: Dr. Noll began to study Ukrainian pean ethnomusicology and to the lack the problems of "folk song" research, music after conducting fieldwork and of attention that research has received. recent changes in rural traditions, and archival research in Poland. While For 19th and early 20th century ethno– popular music today. Recorded music working on his doctoral dissertation on graphers and music researchers the will be an integral part of each lecture to Dr. William Noll Polish village music, he spent several peasantry of various regions was not an illustrate text and context in rural weeks among Ukrainian-speaking anonymous mass of people but the music. Reading comprehension of decisions can be called the 'command villagers in Poland. After that expe– embodiment of the essence of national Ukrainian is recommended. culture bureaucracy.' They make their rience, Dr. Noll decided that to serious– identity. The course will conclude with an choices based on party guidelines and ly study the music of the region he Over a 200-year period the demo- overview of recent developments and are generally isolated from any grass- needed to learn Ukrainian. He spent graphic, environmental and longstand– changes in the Soviet "command cul– roots cultural movement." two summers taking beginning and ing political factors in Ukraine and East ture" bureaucracy. "A 'command cul– "Music and Ethnography in Ukraine intermediate Ukrainian at HUS1 and Central Europe (Poland, Czechoslova– ture,'" Dr. Noll explains, "is similar to a and East Central Europe" is a four-unit was awarded a research fellowship from kia, and Hungary) led to the develop– 'command economy' in that a small course, it can be taken in conjunction HUR1, which enabled him to explore ment of a significant body of literature group of people decide what, when, and with either "Twentieth Century Ukrai– the vast collection of relevant material on topics of rural and oral culture. how culture elements are to be funded, nian Literature: 1900-1965" or "Ukrai– at Harvard's Widener Library. Although this literature includes thou– distributed and discussed. That small nian History to 1800" which are four– "My summers at Harvard have been sands of monographs and hundreds of group of administrators who make such (Continued on page 13) РІау ball: Baseball, Ukrainian-style, to come to Canada

by George Kaminskyj ship of the government sports autho– loaded with equipment and gifts. "1 want to stress," said Mr. Kulchi– rity. The cities visited by the squad in– sky, "how well we were treated in each TORONTO - A baseball team from Mr. Kulchisky explained, "in 1987 І cluded Kiev, Lviv, Chernivtsi and city we visited, it's very important that Ukraine will be arriving in Canada on read in News from Ukraine that base- Khmelnytsky. At each stop the team our Ukrainian community here gives July 1, to complete a basebaltysoftball ball was starting up there. Seeing that members were welcomed with a tradi– their team a great welcome, and an exchange between the two countries. Nicaragua and Cuba were sending them tional bread and salt greeting, and one exciting and meaningful stay." The squad will be made up of nine pretty old equipment, 1 thought that if or more banquets in their honor. They Among the scheduled events on the players from the Lviv Forestry insti– we here in North America helped out conducted baseball clinics with the Ukrainian team's itinerary are: tours tute, along with two players each from with modern gloves, bats and training, Ukrainian players, and played well- of and Ukrainian welcomes in Toronto, the Kiev, Chernivtsi and Khmelnytsky then ties and relations could be deve– attended games in the local stadiums. Ottawa and St. Catharines, Ontario; a teams. loped not only in sports but perhaps in in their "off-duty" time they took Toronto Blue Jays game and Skydome The first part of the exchange took culture, education and business also." part in sightseeing tours, and many tour; numerous baseball and softball place in 1989, and was organized by He then contacted the Ukraina So– players had the added bonus of visiting clinics; visits and dinners at Canadian Paul Kulchisky of Toronto. A team of ciety, who in turn got in touch with the with relatives in their homes and players' homes; and a baseball game in Canadian and American players of baseball federation. After 18 months of villages. Toronto against the New York City Ukrainian descent toured Ukraine for negotiations and two trips to Ukraine After a farewell banquet in Kiev, the area Lys Mykyta team. two weeks at the invitation of Kiev's by Mr. Kulchisky, the exchange was on team left for home weirsatisfied with the Accompanying the Ukrainian base- Ukraina Society and under the sponsor- and the Can-Am team left for Ukraine experience. ball team will be volodymyr Kuche– raviy, rector of the Forestry institute, Lev Teyesh of the sports authority, valeriy Kravchenko of the Ukraina Society, seven members of the school band. The Happy Frogscreamersandthe famous Ukrainian national television sportscaster Serhiy Lefar. North American participants in the exchange include Mr. Kulchisky (or– ganizer and coach), Helen Kulchisky, Mike Rebryk of Toronto's Ukrainian Credit Union, John Newediuk, Mary Anne Newediuk, and former Canadian Member of Parliament Andrew Witer. Players include Jerry Artemyshyn, Bohdan Dolban, Michael Diakowsky, Andy Holowaty, George Kaminskyj (U.S.), Roman Kerkusz, volodymyr Krul (U.S.), Sandy Nimchuk, Ro– man Oleksij, ihor Oleksij, George Parubchak, Wally Sawrantchuk, Cathy Stepec and Bill Szuch. The Lviv Lions are the first all- Ukrainian-speaking team to tour out- side Ukraine. They will be arriving Suijday, July 1, and leaving for home Hie Lviv Lions baseball team (note the team emblem on the shirts) of the Lviv Forestry institute. Sunday, July 15. Но?Ї4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 The role of women in Rukh and Ukraine's society in the 1990s

"is a perestroika in attitudes towards with its full employment, etc. alcoholism is growing, and clinics are women possible?" Decades of hypocritical 'friendship filled with teenage girls being treated for On March 21t the "Second Wreath" of nations" ended with bloodshed in drug addiction. group invited Solomiya Pavlychko to Azerbaijan and Armenia. For Ukraine Medical care in maternity hospitals is Toronto to speak on the subject of they meant economic exploitation and another bit problem. The shortage of women in Ukraine today. Russification. Today we know that our medicine and syringes frequently un– Ms. Pavlychko was one of the group economic system does not work and qualified doctors and inadequate care of scholars and writers who founded never did work. On the contrary, it lead to high infant and mother morta– Rukh in November 1988. A specialist in brought the country to near economic lity during childbirth. American and British literature, she catastrophe. works at the institute of Literature of As to the feminist question, it does the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences in not seem to be on any political agenda Economic exploitation Kiev but is currently visiting professor even now. Women in the Soviet Union at the University of Alberta, teaching and Ukraine do not seem ready to push Come to any Ukrainian collective Ukrainian^ English translation and this issue forward. farm and you'll see women working "Ukrainian Romanticism in a Euro– For years propaganda claimed that hard in the fields and men sitting in their pean Setting." the October Revolution established offices, occupying positions in the local She is the daughter of poet Dmytro political and legal equality of the sexes; hierarchy. Drive along the Ukrainian Pavlychko and one of the few Rukh moreover, it stated that women in the roads and you'll see women in orange members who speaks English fluently. USSR (and in Ukraine) were protect– jackets, with shovels. You will usually (She delivered her presentation in ed as mothers — their main role accord– see a man with them — their chief English.) ing to the ideological premises of our smoking somewhere not far off. Go out Although women are represented in society — and in this role they pur– on a Kiev street early in the morning Rukh at the organizational level only portedly enjoyed various social services. and you'll see women sweeping streets four Rukh-backed women were elected With glasnost, society realized that in with brooms: what you are seeing is an deputies in the recent elections in the Soviet Union in general and in economic Stone Age in a country Ukraine, in her remarks Ms. Pavlychko Ukraine in particular we have a de– capable of launching space satellites. addressed the questions: clining birthrate (the population growth Such scenes say a lot about the real state Are concerns related to the livelihood in Ukraine is now 18 per 1,000; in of sexual equality. But these are metaphors. Let me of women being addressed in Ukraine Russia — 5.31; the average for the Solomyia Pavlychko today? Soviet Union is 8.7). present some exact numbers: Are women playing an equal role in We have a high rate of infant morta– ^ 54 percent of the Ukrainian popu– have been secondary in our political the new political movements? lity, rising juvenile delinquency; we lation are women; system, compared to the positions of the The "Second Wreath" (Druhyi have family instability (two out of three ^ 51.5 percent of workers and office first secretary of the Central Committee Yinok) traces its roots to the Ukrainian families in Kiev are divorced) and workers in Ukraine are women (in and the chairman of the Council of women's movement, founded in 1884 in probably the highest abortion rate in comparison, the highest rate in the Ministers. Stanislaviv (now ivano-Frankivske), the world. developed countries is 45 percent in the Let us analyze briefly the role of USA); women in the Communist Party, in Ukraine and the publication of the According to the statistical bulletin ^ 80 percent of workers engaged in 1988, only 28 percent of members of the almanac "First Wreath"(Pershyivinok) "Zhenshchina v SSSR, 1989" (Woman heavy physical labor in Ukraine are Communist Party of Ukraine were edited by Natalia Kobrynska. in the USSR, 1989), the infant mortality women (Radianska Zhinka 1989, No. women. Of the delegates to the latest To celebrate the centenary of the rate in 1987 in Ukraine was 14.5 per 7). 27th Congress of the Communist Party, Ukrainian women's movement "Second 1,000 (average for the USSR - 25.4; in the Soviet construction industry 27.2 percent were women. The partici– Wreath"premized a national confe– highest in Turkmenia - 56.4). more than 25 percent of the workers are pation of women in various elected rence ?h'^j^pmon-.m''^9^;'7^ explored in 1987 in Ukraine there were 4,400 issues relating to "Ethnicity and Femi– women, and for Ukraine this percentage party organs and boards also ap– children in 46 children's homes (in the is even higher; 83 percent of Soviet proaches 30 percent. Thus, in 1988,26.5 nism"and was a huge success. "Second USSR - 76,200). There were 9,900 Wreath "has not evolved into an organU women in agriculture are engaged in percent of the members and candidates children in 34 orphanages (in the USSR physical labor ("Zhenshchina v SSSR, to obkom (oblast) bureaus and the zation, but remains a forum for ex– - 73,800). in all, 5,000 babies lived in ploring the concerns of Ukrainian Statystychyskiye materialy"). Central Committee bureau were wo– 43 infants' homes (in the USSR - The newspaper Pravda (February 15, men. Among members and candidates women. 34,500). These children were either Following is the full text of Ms. 1990) gives the following figures: "They to raikom (raion) bureaus and city bu– orphans left by their mothers, usually twomenj are 'concentrated' in the reaus, 30.4 percent were women. The Pavlychko's speech before the "Second single, unmarried women, or they were Wreath "forum. feminized industries, where wages are source of these figures ("Komunisti– taken away by the state from their 25 to 30 percent lower than average. chna Partiya Ukrainy v Tsyfrakh," parents who were alcoholics, drug -Oksana Zakydalsky Men eagerly turn over the hard physical Kiev, 1988) does not give the number of addicts or prisoners. The number of labor to them. About 4 million women first obkom and raikom secretaries by orphans in Ukraine creates theampres– are working in conditions that violate their gender because the number of by Solomiya Pavlychko sion that a civil war has just ended. the labor code. Night shifts are set aside women secretaries would be far less The material conditions of children's for them. Some 3.8 million women than 30 percent. First of two parts homes and orphans' dormitories are work nights." dreadful. Only a few years ago our There exist various secondary posi– We could continue this list, and it tions in the party reserved for women. For decades sexual equality under society started analyzing and disclosing should be continued and analyzed socialism was one of the main myths of, this situation. Usually the position of the so-called professionally. For now we can state third, or ideological, secretary in a Soviet ideology, it was one of the so- We can observe some other signs of that the economic exploitation of raikom or an obkom party bureau is called "solved" questions of our politi– the decline of morality, obviously women is obvious, it can only be occupied by a woman. This secretary cal life along with the nationality connected with general disillusionment compared to the exploitation of immi– deals with questions of propaganda, question (the alleged friendship of among the people. Thus, parents leave grants in some capitalist countries. culture and ideology at the local level, nations) as well as with the supposed their children; prostitution is flourish– which for decades were considered efficiency of the central planning system ing in all the big towns, the rate of Women in leading roles unimportant. Thus, even a presumably high position in a local party apparatus Another problem is the role of wo– that went to a woman would in fact be Soyuz Ukrainok formed in Ukraine men in the political elite. The Soviet secondary to the positions of other state, in its early stages, pretended to secretaries dealing with industry and JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The U– Signed by Oksana Sapeliak and introduce equality of the sexesv though agriculture. At the level of the Central krainian Women's Association - Atena Pashko, the latter the wife of actually it inherited a system olMFeudal Committee, the analogous position "Soyuz Ukrainok" — has been re- Ukrainian human rights activist and bureaucracy that never accepted wo– would be occupied by a man. established in Lviv following a U– now People's Deputy vyacheslav men. in Ukraine, for instance, we have Another secondary and usually fe– krainian women's conference held Chornovil, the letter also seeks never had a female minister, a female male position is that of deputy chair- there on February 21. contacts with Ukrainian women's diplomat; we rarely find women as man of a municipality (Kiev, for ex- organizations in diaspora. directors of factories or construction ample), even of deputy head of the The organization has nowappeal– sites. Among the supervisory personnel Council of Ministers (in Ukraine - ed to the World Federation of Ukrai– The women's association has ap– parently adopted statutes and elect– of plants in the USSR women make up Maria Orlyk). Her office also deals with nian Women's Organizations to only 12 percent. culture, education, etc. Never in the accept it as a member-organization ed a coordinating council, on whose behalf Ms. Sapeliak and Ms. Pashko However, we do have a female mem– history of the Communist Party of and to provide organizational assis– Ukraine has any woman held the posi– tance. wrote the letter to the World Federa– ber of the Politburo of the Communist tion of Ukrainian Women's Organi– Party of Ukraine - valentyna Shev– tion of first secretary of an obkom The letter, addressed to Maria zations. chenko - who until recently was the bureau. A similar situation exists in the Kwitkowsky, president of the world The Ukrainian Women's Associa– chairman (we do not have a word for Komsomol, the Communist Youth , federation, also noted that Soyuz tion was originally founded in Lviv, chairwoman in the Ukrainian political League. Ukrainok hoped to expand beyond western Ukraine,in 1917, arising out vocabulary) of the Ukrainian Supreme in effect, the status of women in the Lviv to become a nationwide organi– of the Women's Community (Hro– Soviet. But her position did not reflect political elite may be compared to that zation in Ukraine as it was until mada), and it existed until World an actual state of equality of the sexes; it of a non-party member. Until recently if about 1939. Warll. ; served merely as propaganda. Further- you were not a party member, you could more, the positions she has occupied (Continued cm paf e 13) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 Nal4

Ukrainian Weekly BOOK REVIEW Quo vadis? A volume on vinnytsia massacres The recent session of talks conducted by the Quadripartite Commission on The Tragedy of vinnytsia: Materials on Stalin's Policy of Extermination in Normalization of Relations between the Orthodox and Catholics of the Ukraine (1936-1938), ihor Kamenetsky, editor, Toronto-New York: The Eastern Rite in Western Ukraine in view of the Legalization of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Historical Association, 1989, 286 pp. S25. Catholic Church, which had promised to accelerate the restoration of full legal status to the Ukrainian Catholic Church, has regrettably, produced by Уега Skop more questions than answers. The commission was composed of four sides, however it defended the Over 50 years ago, in the Ukrainian interests of two principles: the Orthodox and the Catholics. The first team town of vinnytsia, 10,000 local resi– was represented by the Russian Orthodox Church delegates and their dents were shot to death and buried in "younger brothers," the newly established Ukrainian Orthodox Church, mass graves by the NKvD. A park was which is but another name for the Ukrainian Exarchate of the Moscow constructed on top of the graves to hide Patriarchate. All the players on this team knew the game plan well, followed the crime. their own set of rules and never wavered during any part of this political game The mass graves were discovered which sees Moscow and the vatican vying for controlof the Ukrainian Greek during World War 11 in 1943. Reports Catholic Church in Ukraine. by international commissions of for– The Russian Orthodox Church began play aggressively, having the vatican ensic experts and numerous eyewitness delegation fly into Moscow and travel to Kiev to be entertained by the coach testimonies published by prominent of these machinations, Metropolitan Filaret, hierarch of this new Ukrainian Ukrainians leave no doubt about the Orthodox Church and exarch of Ukraine. character of the graves of vinnytsia and Now, only part of the second team was prepared to play hard ball. The their perpetrators. Ukrainian Greek Catholic hierarchs in Ukraine were prepared to present their To this day atrocities committed by own set of rules, which included the recognition of the Church as a Church, an the Soviet Union remain hushed up or institution and a juridical body - not just a group of Greek Catholics. They spoken about only timidly. There is still stood firm in their demands and because these demands fell on deaf ears, the a tendency to avoid the subject of Ukrainian Greek Catholic representatives walked out of the sessions, thereby Communist crimes against humanity, it making any negotiation agreements null and void. Their team players, the has taken half a century to bring to the vatican delegation,did not join them in their protest. world's attention the horror of forced Curiously, the set of 14 points (printed in last week's Weekly) had been mass starvation in Ukraine during approved by the head of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, the Major r 1932-1933. The world knows little mass murders and Soviet terror in the Archbishop of Lvi with temporary residence in Rome, Myroslav ivan about the mass killings of Poles in context of history of genocide in mo– Lubachivsky. Also, according to the prelate, these 14 points were developed Katyn, and almost nothing about the dern times. by the Synod of Ukrainian Catholic Bishops in Ukraine in communion with mass graves of Ukrainians in vinnytsia. The second part is made up of tran– the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Rome, and had been reviewed by vatican in the USSR, despite the official scripts from interviews and testimonies, representatives, among them Archbishop Edward 1. Cassidy, president of the policy of glasnost, the whole truth including U.S. Congressional hearings, Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. Cardinal Lubachivsky about vinnytsia has not been revealed. by eyewitnesses such as Mykhailo also noted that he spoke at length with one of his bishops, Archbishop Only very recently (June 1989) were Seleshko, Petro Pavlovych (Apolion Stephen Sulyk, metropolitan of Ukrainian Catholics in the United States, reports about this tragedy given in Trembovetskyi), Bishop Sylvester and who was one of the vatican representatives who traveled to Ukraine to Radianska Ukraina and in Robitnycha Archbishop Hryhoriy. participate in Quadripartite Commission talks. (The other vatican Hazeta. in the third section, reprinted articles, representative was Archbishop Miroslav Marusyn, secretary of the vatican A scholarly history of the mass killing such as Louis Fitz ;GiЬЬь n's v vinnytsia.; Congregation for EasternRite Churches, who, incidentally studied at the has now appeared. "The Tragedy of — the Forgotten Forerurinerx)f Katyny" seminary in Lviv before the forced liquidation of the Church in 1946.) vinnytsia: Materials on Stalin's Policy provide evaluations and comparisons of Many questions arise from these unprosperous negotiations that resulted of Extermination in Ukraine (1936- events. in a questionable future for the next session of talks and put off the full 1938)" has been published by the Official reports make up the fourth . legalization of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church for an indefinite period. Ukrainian Historical Association, with section: archival German materials, Answers to these questions, however, could not be obtained from the the financial support of the Bahriany forensic medical reports, and protocols vatican delegates, who have been back in the West since March 14. various Foundation. of international commissions of journalists have attempted to reach the Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs The project of gathering all known foreign medical examiners. A complete delegated from the vatican but the two have declined to talk about their trip. documents and materials pertaining to list of identified victims, with place of One official document has been seen by the press, that being the official report the vinnytsia events was initiated and birth and occupation, is published for by Archbishop Sulyk. organized by Prof. Lubomyr Wynar of the first time. it is indeed understandable that the Russian Orthodox Church knows it is the Ukrainian Historical Association. Of additional scholarly and research quickly losing ground in western Ukraine, it is playing aggressively, using This fundamental sourcebook is edited value is the inclusion of several dozen various means of intimidation to hang on to the monopoly of power it by Prof, ihor Kamenetsky, professor of photographs. These reveal the vinnyt– enjoyed in Ukraine since the Stalin-orchestrated pseudo-synod of 1946 which political science at Central Michigan sia story just by themselves. swallowed up the Ukrainian Catholic faithful and forced the clergy of that University. He is the author of "Secret "The Tragedy of vinnytsia" fully chuifch to establish a Church oftheCatacombs. instead of withering away in Nazi Plans for Eastern Europe," pub– documents the horrific events that the underground, that Church flourished to emerge a confident, strong and lished by the College and University occurred in that peaceful town, it unwavering institution. Press. provides more missing pages from the The Ukrainian Catholic hierarchs in Ukraine also have withstood the test "The Tragedy of vinnytsia" is com– history of the Soviet Union - pages of time, emerging only after 42 years in the catacombs. They are justified in prised of four parts. Tn the first, Prof. that the Soviet Union, in this time of their demands, which include the insistence that the Moscow Patriarchate Kamenetsky analyzes the vinnytsia (Continued on page 15) recognize the uncanonical status of the 1946 pseudo-synod of Lviv, and that all property owned by the Ukrainian Catholic Church on September 17,1939, should go back to the Church before any property distribution between churches can be negotiated. UUARC appeal for donations They also question who the players in the game should be, bringing up the Following is the text of an Eastertime appeal to the Ukrainian community fact that if indeed the Ukrainian Catholic Church is to be recognized by the l from the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee (1319 W. Undley stat^, negotiations should continue with the government. Ave., Philadelphia, Pa. 19141.) Another question arises among spectators on the sidelines. Should not the Ukrainian Autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox Church be represented in Honored Benefactors of the UUARC! these Church sessions? Over 70 years the bells were silent in our churches, yet in this year of the The roles of the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ukrainian Greek Lord they will begin to ring at St. Sophia, at St. George, and in the cities and Catholic Church in this vatican-Moscow face off are very clear. Only one villages of Ukraine. position remains unclear, vatican delegation, quo vadis? With the strong belief that after the sufferings "Faith will smile" on our people, as long as we in harmony and union will wish for our common goal, the executives of the UUARC turn to the generous Ukrainian community in the free world, especially in the U.S., and appeal for a generous "Pysanka"to support the goals of the UUARC, because now as never before, life brings Turning the pages back... forward the need to increase the collection of funds for charitable activities of the UUARC. Thus, we appeal to your noble hearts: please, respond with a generous gift for this year's "Pysanka" of the UUARC for those whom we must help in the lgJQl^ ЦІНІ An israeli court on April 18, 1988, found former homeland and diaspora; Cleveland autoworker John Demjanjuk guilty of crimes We wish you and your loved ones a joyful celebration of the feast of Christ's , against the Jewish people, crimes against humanity, war Resurrection and greet you with the traditional "Khrystos voskres! - crimes and crimes against a persecuted people. voistynu voskres!" A week later, the court sentenced Mr. Demjanjuk to death. Mr. Demjanjuk told the court prior to sentencing: "1 am innocent, innocent, innocent. God is my Executive Board of UUARC (Continued on page 16) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 7

LETTERS TO THE ED1TOR

Landry of the Federation of American such a metamorphosis. Set the official cause, it is a credit to Mr. Hnatyshyn Support for and Cultural Language Communities English-language standard and require that throughout his distinguished career (FACLC) at (318) 232-0725 or write to all ethnics to reach and aspire toward it, he has identified himself as being of Kuropas column him at 708 West University Ave., otherwise we shall have a Carribean Ukrainian descent and he has sur– Lafayette, La. 70501 and get involved. version of pidgin English in 30 to 50 mounted the obstacle cast in his path by Dear Editor: years dominated by Afro-Hispanic the Ukrainian fluency issue. Dr. Myron B. Kuropas has to be Peter J. Piaseckyj coloquialisms, and fragmentations. І am all for Ukrainian fluency; how– complimented on the "Arizona victory" Duxbury, Mass. Perhaps in defense we should found ever, the ability to speak the language column of March 4. His warning the Slavic-American League! This does not make a person Ukrainian. to all our hyphenated communities in would consist of all Eastern European Ukrainian heritage is determined by the United States about the dangers of persons, immigrants and progeny there– birth, not by linguistics. making English the official language of Response from of. A pan-Slavic movement, so that we І extend best wishes for much success the United States reminded me of a could bring some of our expressions to Governor General Hnatyshyn and І painful incident in my youth. "all-American" into the English language! Perhaps І say to my fellow Ukrainians around the As a street urchin playing with my may become the founder of the Ameri– world, wake up and open your eyes. Our friends on the Lower East Side of New Dear Editor: can-Scandinavian-Ukrainian ethnic success will be attained through mutual York City, 1 was approached by a man Although 1 usually agree with Dr. group or Sarmatians, or Scythians, or respect and positive cooperation. We who, hearing me speak Ukrainian, repri– Myron B. Kuropas's opinions express– Cimmerians, or Tatars, or Greeks, etc., must overcome petty concerns and manded me to speak American. І was ed in his "Faces and Places" column of since all of us have antecedents from mindless criticism of each other if we are only 10, but he touched my "hidnisf The Ukrainian Weekly, he and 1 part any one or more of those conquences to further the Ukrainian agenda world- (self-esteem) and 1, in no uncertain company, almost diametrically, on his and emigres to Ukraine of the past wide. terms, told him what 1 thought of him March 4 column on English as the history, it's an absurd extreme, but of and his reprimand. І told him that 1 was official language of the U.S. the type intellectuals use when arguing a Eugene A. Kuchta speaking American to my friends. І was The English language should be un– position, i.e.,"... Once English becomes Houston speaking the most beautiful American equivocably established as the official the official language of the United language imaginable, the Ukrainian language of the United States: every States, we could quickly find ourselves language of my parents. citizen should be required to attain a members of an English-only society..." Concrete support The issue is not really about lan– given proficiency therein to exercise This direct quote from your article guage, but bigotry and racism disguised rights of citizenship, i.e., becoming a illustrates the extreme of Anglophobia. in the cloak of reasonableness, pa– citizen, voting, etc. This in no manner Why not melt into the American for Ukraine . triotism and concern for the economi– whatsoever infringes upon the First culture? cally downtrodden. І have lived in Amendment rights, nor will if dampen Most Americans when asked who Dear Editor: California and Miami, and my ex– or irradicate ethnicity or foreign lan– they are have an identity crisis; seldom One can hardly disagree with Larissa perience has led me to believe that the guage practices. do they reply, "1 am an American," Fontana's letter ("Ukraine looks to– U.S. English movement is racist even if With respect to your sainted grand- rather they state, irish, Ukrainian, ward us," February 25), except the S.l. Hayakawa is a strong proponent of mother, were the decision mine, along Polish, etc., or worst, 112 this and that, proposition that we in the West are this movement. We Americans with a with my own mother, 1 would have or i;8, this etc. Often 1 have been asked Ukraine's guarantee for freedom. І Ukrainian heritage are all too aware of denied them all the privileges of U.S. what 1 am, and proudly 1 state:"laman don't believe she meant it literally, the function of Janissaries to be con– citizenship without this country's basic American." The usual response is, because it would be laying it on a bit too vinced by S.l. Hayakawa that this or– language proficiency. "Yes, 1 know, but what are you really?" thick. ganization is what it claims to be. І am an American and not anything To which 1 respond, "Really, 1 am an What we can provide is some con– Our community is not only oblivious hyphenated, although my parents were American, 1 was born and raised in th^ crete help and some substantial effort, to this danger but in most situations Ukrainian-born emigres, and we were U.S., attended its schools, live its mostly by way of grass-roots initiatives where 1 raised this issue with our fellow culturally and religiously raised as culture, served in its military as a that carry no party labels and attract American Ukrainians they vehemently Ukrainians in the U.S. along with all of combat parachute infantryman, have wide support. Such efforts are prag– supported this English-language legisla– its conflicting and anachronistic prac– one flag and only one to which 1 pledge matic and require work, to which Ms. tion. tices (Christmas and New Year's and and bear allegiance, and proudly dis– Fontana has contributed a great deal. Dr. Kuropas quotes Theodore Roo– Easter out of sync-with American play in my home, that of the Stars and in the realm of guarantees, 1 suppose seveit as saying that "There can be no culture) the handicaps of neither Ameri– Stripes, period..." in the U.S.A. our community is always certain to have at least two grand 50-50 Americanism in this country," can culture nor language skills incul– Your paper, to which 1 subscribe, umbrella organizations (e.g. the Con– "There is room here for only 100 percent cated, coupled with medieval, anach– seems to me to print letters from readers Americanism." І fully agree and en- ronistic religion conducted by arrogant, gress Committee and the Coordinating which adhere to "the party line" or are Council) rather than one, although the dorse this position. Mr. Roosevelt said authoritarian clerics and riuns. Little mild, tame and somewhat sterile; there- this in En^ish which is one of the many wonder that not only were we handi– embarrassment of their separateness fore, 1 fully expect my letter never to see has long receded into irrelevancy. American languages spoken in the capped when thrown into mainstream the "light-of day" at The Ukrainian United States. For example, if a Navajo American life, but that we produced few Weekly, it does not adhere to "the party Boris Dinik lndian said the same thing in Navajo, І leaders and persons of high attainment line." would say that there was no disagree– from the first-generation-born Ameri– North Caldwelfc N. J. ment between Mr. Roosevelt and the cans of post-World War 1 emigre SJ. Mazur Navajo. Both are 100 percent American Ukrainians. Lake Worth, Ha. even if the Navajo did not know English. My children raised as "all-American" The danger to our country would be if attained greater American aculturation Philatelists English was the constitutional language by age 16 than 1 possessed at age 28. see stagnation in the United States. Then our poor They were raised totally non-ethnically Anger at critics Navajo friend not speaking English in Georgia. Dear Editor: would be a second-class citizen. He of Hnatyshyn would be forced to treat his beloved Following the large immigration At present the Ukrainian Philatelic language and culture as strangers on influx of principally the World War 1, and Numismatic Society of America and World War 11 periods, as well as Dear Editor: (UPNS) is planning to have a Ukrainian their own land. As 1 read the article about Ramon І tell my children that we are 100 contemporary times, the hyphenated stamp exhibit in conjunction with the Ukrainian-American, other Slavs, Ger– Hnatyshyn's installation as Canada's international Congress of Ukrainian percent Americans, and therefore when governor general, 1 felt a great sense of we speak Ukrainian, we are speaking mans, irish, italians, Cubans, etc., the Medical Associations. hyphenation was apt in that they were pride as a person of Ukrainian descent. This congress will be held in Kiev on American. Ukrainian is not less than Then, however, 1 read the sentence, English and by implication Ukrainian- in fact non–American. But those that August 3-10 and continue in Lviv on acculturated, notably Germans, Jews, "Mr. Hnatyshyn has been criticized August 10-11. speaking Americans are not second- since his appointment, for not being class citizens to the predominant En– Poles to name a few, and especially the Unfortunately to our dismay and ' first, second, and succeeding genera– fluent in Ukrainian," and felt anger. disbelief, the Ukrainian Philatelic and glish speaker. Here is a man who has reached the tions, certainly were no longer Polish, Numismatic Society was notified by highest position in his country, and for Jewish, etc., but American. Hence the in Arizona recently, the official the next six years will be able to officials of the Ukrainian Directorate of English Language Law was stricken off ethnic group name first is an insult to promote and influence the Ukrainian the All-Union Philatelic Society that the law books as unconstitutional. The Americans, and itself an anachronism cause at Canada's highest level, yet we such an exhibit could hardly be realized. law infringed on our constitutional which long ago should have been criticize him for not being fluent in the The Ukrainian Philatelic Directorate right to free speech. "Slava" for our discarded. Now we suddenly have Ukrainian language. Why do we do from Kiev did not give any explanation American Constitution and good judi– African–Americans, a newfound hyphe– this? for the refusal, it seems that there is still cial sense. nation group that is merely emulating "zastiy" in Kiev and that "hlasnist" has І believe that if we truly love our others and which has not had any There are many Ukrainians who are not reached philately! country and want to maintain its plu– emigration from Africa in about 200 active, contributing members of the However the UPNS of America still ralistic and democratic character that years. This sub-American culture has Ukrainian community who do not is actively pursuing the opening of the we must get involved in fighting the already given us the simplified ghetto speak Ukrainian fluently, if at all. above exhibit through other official pernicious pseudo-patriotic U.S. En– version of the conjugation, "He Be, She Additionally, there are many more who, channels. glish Movement. Be, it Be," as in "He be gone" or "She be except for the disdain of certain fluent І suggest that each and every patriotic gone" or "She be done gone." І do not Ukrainian speakers, would be happy to Bohdan J. Bodnaruk American get in touch with Walter want my native language to undergo contribute their talents to the Ukrainian Clarendon Hills, Hi. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 No. 14 Elections to Ukraine's Supreme Soviet: a report by the Helsinki Commission

The article below is excerpted from a first round. Democratic Bloc candi– candidates did poorly, winning appro– lengthy report on the Ukrainian SSR dates from the two western Ukrainian ximately 20 out of 148 seats. However, Highlights of the report elections to the Ukrainian SSR Su– oblasts of Lviv and ivano-Frankivske many deputies representing the wishes ^ The Ukrainian Supreme Soviet elections, preme Soviet prepared by the staff of took the overwhelming majority of of workers' strike committee were March 4 with run-offs on March 18, were hotly C( the US. Commission on Security and seats in the first round March 4 elec– elected in the heavily industrialized with some 3,000 candidates vying for 450 seats in Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Corn-tions, many winning landslide victories. Donbas region. round, of which 331 seats were forced into mission). The report is based on a visit in Lviv, Democratic Bloc candidates, in Lviv Oblast, all five contested elections. to Ukraine on March 15-19 by two including several former political pri– Supreme Soviet seats were won by ^ Recent elections in Ukraine, although co Helsinki Commission staffers, Orest soners and Ukrainian Helsinki Union Democratic Bloc candidates, indeed, in under imperfect conditions, with laws and pra( Deychakiwsky and Heather Hurlburt activists, won landslide victories. the Galician area of western Ukraine, well as actual election interference limiting the ch for the purpose of observing the politi– Among the winners are former political which includes the Lviv, lvano-Fran– opposition to the Communist Party, resulted ir cal processes taking shape around the prisoners and Ukrainian Helsinki Union kivske and Ternopil Oblasts, the Demo– tive bodies, from the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet March 18 run-off elections for the members vyacheslav Chornovil, Boh– cratic Bloc won 43 out of 47 seats. district councils, with significant opposition rep Supreme Soviet. dan Horyn and Mykhailo Horyn in Lviv, Over 100 Democratic Bloc candi– tion. Opposition candidates won over 25 percei The staffers interviewed representa– and Levko Lukianenko and Bohdan dates won seats in the new Ukrainian seats to the Ukrainian Supreme Soviet. tives of the Popular Movement of Rebryk in ivano-Frankivske. The Supreme Soviet. They also scored ^ Although the "Ukrainian on the street" Ukraine for Perebudova (Rukh), the chairman of Rukh, poet lvan Drach, victories on the oblast and local level in somewhat pessimistic regarding the likelihood ol Ukrainian Helsinki Union and other was elected in Lviv, and Rukh leader much of western Ukraine and took a in the republic, voter turnout was high. Residen independent groups, as well as officials volodymyr Yavorivsky, also a member majority of the city council of Kiev. be seen and heard discussing politics on the st: of the central and district elections of the USSR Congress of People's According to Moscow radio, in all, attending rallies and election meetings, often mi commissions, journalists, candidates Deputies, was elected in Kirovohrad 442 out of 450 deputies were elected. hottest issues of the day with purely local cono and their supporters, and voters. Oblast. Approximately 375 are members or ^ The elections were marred by numerous in Much of the information contained During the March 18 run-off elec– candidate members of the Communist ties, both in campaigning and at the polls in the report was previously reported in tions, Democratic Bloc candidates Party. The deputies include 331 Ukrai– opposition candidates were not permitted to The Ukrainian Weekly, thus we reprint scored further victories, in Kiev, they nians, 99 Russians, five Byelorussians, given unequal media access, and found themse only those portions of the report that won 15 of the 21 contested seats. four Jews, one Bulgarian, one Arme– targets of smear campaigns. Both the March 4an( contain new information based on the Among the victors were Oles Shev– nian and one German. Thirteen women 18 elections saw allegations of fraud ranging frc CSCE staffers'observations in Ukraine. chenko of the Ukrainian Helsinki have won seats in the Ukrainian Parlia– intimidation to multiple voting to lack of strict c ment. ^ The Democratic Bloc of opposition groups Although the party apparatus had a to contest the elections successfully focused the a clear advantage, a number of factors on voters' concerns, inducing Communist Part proved to be advantageous for the dates often to follow suit. High on voters' li Democratic Bloc and other indepen– greater political autonomy, national and culture dent candidates: the failing economy, the environment and ^ Anti-party sentiments in Ukraine democratization and human rights. have become much stronger in recent ь The Democratic Bloc itself is a heteroj months, especially with revelations of grouping of progressive interests — as indeed is l cases of misuse of official positions, in main component. Primarily drawing strengi several cities, local party leaderships nationalists in western Ukraine and urban intel were removed. Rukh contains both party members and former e There is growing independence prisoners. Already, as a result of its success within Communist Party ranks, espe– elections and in organizing events such as the cially in western Ukraine. chain from Kiev to Lviv on January 22, Rukh a Finally, the recent CPSU Central with difficult choices about its future, partici Committee's plenum decided to end the regard to the question of Ukrainian indepe leading role of the party. Although as of this writing it appears to have back from calls for the formation of a Rukh pa Political implications for Ukraine issue will probably reappear. Other groups ai forming or planning to form alternative 1 Newly elected People's Deputies Mykhailo Horyn (left) and OSes Shevchenko. Within Ukraine, election results will including the influential Ukrainian Helsinki Un shape politics to a considerable degree Greens, and the Democratic Peasants Party. voting results Union, Rukh activists Pavlo Movchan, because of the following factors. a Obviously, then, forces for genuine con Serhiy Holovaty and Larysa Skoryk, ^ The growth of the legislature as an democracy exist in Ukraine. The question ahe For the first round of elections on and theater director Les Taniuk. what speed and in what form their aspirations March 4, predicted voter apathy did not Rukh activists that Helsinki Corn- institution: The devolution of powers to the republic level makes all republican realized, and whether change can keep abreast of materialize as a reported 37,264,666 mission staff spoke with felt that two demands for change at once accelerated by the people, or 84 percent of the electorate, additional Democratic Bloc candidates, Supreme Soviets key institutions, in November 1989, the current Ukrainian ranee of an opposition in republican bod turned out in the republic to choose Evhen Proniuk and Oles Serhiyenko, strengthened by the dismal economic, politi among the over 3,000 candidates would have won if not for strong party Supreme Soviet gave itself much broader decision-making powers: Acts cultural situation in the republic. running for seats in the new Supreme efforts to discredit them through slan– t There can be no doubt that Ukraine has awo Soviet, derous leaflets and posters which had of the USSR Council of Ministers and all-union ministries or departments can the atmosphere of national self-assertion and j Two-thirds of the Ukrainian Su– appeared on the eve and morning of the for independence sweeping the Soviet Union toe preme Soviet candidates were unable to elections. Also, Rukh activists claimed be "suspended" if they conflict with Ukrainian law; the Ukrainian Supreme that Moscow views these developments wit win the required 50 percent plus one that the votes of soldiers present for concern. vote and faced run-off elections on military maneuvers during that parti– Soviet will make decisions on environ– March 18. According to the election cular weekend could have made a law, in multi-candidate races where no difference in two elections, including candidate won the required 50 percent, that of First Secretary lvashko, who the two candidates who received the received 30,000 votes to Democratic highest number of votes automatically Bloc rival Oleksiy Kvas's 22,000. move into the run-offs. A majority is in central Ukraine, about 10 to 20 not required to win the run-offs — the percent of the seats went to the Demo– candidate receiving the most votes wins cratic Bloc, in Sumy on the Russian as long as 50 percent of the electorate border, both candidates from the in a given district votes. Democratic Bloc won. in Kharkiv, in fact, only 112 of the,450 seats in the according to a Radio Liberty report Ukrainian Supreme Soviet were filled quoting one of the democratic candi– following the March 4 elections. Candi– dates, "local authorities blatantly vio– dates for the 331 that were unfilled lated democratic procedures and used included leaders of the Communist illegal methods to prevent democratic Party; among them Ukrainian Party^ candidates from being elected." Where First Secretary volodymyr lvashko. in one campaign assistant went to vote, for Kiev, all but one of 22 districts had to instance, he found that his vote had hold run-off. elections due to the large already been cast. Nevertheless, one number of candidates running for each Democratic Bloc candidate and former position. All but one of the 21 run- political prisoner Henrikh Altunian off contests featured Communist Party emerged a victor, while another former and Democratic Bloc candidates. political prisoner, lhor Kravtsiv, whose There were Democratic Bloc candi– platform included calls for an indepen– dates in 199 of the 450 electoral dis– ,dent Ukrainian army, lost by five votes tricts, and, despite complaints about out of 55,000 cast. election irregularities, won in 43 of the in the more Russified eastern and Helsinki Commission staffers Orest Deychakiwsky and Heather Hurlburt outside the Central 112 elections that were decided in the southern Ukraine, Democratic Bloc Commission building. 9 No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990

soon be felt in the new Ukrainian Supreme Soviet. And, given the current pace of change, it is probable that issues such as a that of a separate foreign poiicy and an independent Ukrainian army will come up in the not too distant future.

implications for USSR

The primary issue appearing on the Democratic Bloc's agenda, then, is the question of Ukraine's relationship to the rest of the Soviet Union. With the emergence of multiple parties, it is likely that there will be even greater pressure for Ukrainian self-determination, lead– ing to independence, valuable expe– rience and confidence were gained from the elections, when the Democratic Bloc functioned, to some extent, as a party, although it did not have equal access to the media (instead, it relied on about 100 independent newsletters and other publications). The question of the relationship with Oles Shevchenko with his campaign staff and supporters in Kiev. Moscow may threaten to split the democratic movement. While Rukh's formed only in November, the results of mental matters; and it empowered itself make strides towards greater demo– stated position is not in favor of imme– the election are impressive. to make decisions regarding the open– cracy and decentralization of the econo– diate independence (but for joining a Although the Democratic Bloc won ing of consulates and the establishment mic and political structure in order to new union based on equality of na– only one-third of the seats to the new of diplomatic, international and trade gain the confidence of the public. tions), there is rapidly growing senti– Supreme Soviet, it is clear that it set the representation. While Rukh decided on March 25 not ment for independence (i.e. leaving the agenda for the elections. This agenda is з The end of the party monopoly of to transform itself into a party but to act USSR), especially within the Ukrainian becoming an increasingly popular one power: Without this development, the as an umbrella for democratically Helsinki Union and among groups and the party, recognizing this, took up existence of other political parties oriented parties and independent based in western Ukraine. This senti– some Rukh positions in order to attract would have been almost irrelevant. groups, there are other parties forming, ment will almost certainly continue to support. Rukh and its Democratic Bloc Now, however, their presence in the including a Green Party and a Peasants grow, especially if the economic situa– allies are pushing society at large and Soviet Union will both speed the pace of Democratic Party, it is also likely that tion continues to deteriorate. the influential Ukrainian Helsinki the Communist Party in a progressive the Communist Party's decline and spur Admittedly, this scenario does not Union intends to form a party when it direction, and doing so at a pace that them to become a more serious and take into account the rapidly evolving government-oriented opposition. Signi– meets in late April. few would have anticipated as recently The Democratic Bloc has managed, as a year ago. Lithuanian situation. A crackdown ficantly, there is also discussion of (Continued on page 15) forming a separate Ukrainian Commu– within a relatively short period of time The Democratic Bloc's influence will nist Party. and with, by Western standards, limited The new Ukrainian Supreme Soviet, resources, to become a formidable with the presence of the Democratic opponent to the Communist Party. Bloc and other independent deputies Taking into account that Rukh only and under pressure from an increasingly held its founding congress in September restless public, will be compelled to 1989 and the Democratic Bloc was

The scene outside the Rukh headquarters. (Note the Ukrainian blue and yellow flag Orest Deychakiwsky with Yosyf Ziseb, a member of Rukh who represents flying over the doorway.) Ukrainian Jews. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 No. 14

MUSIC NOTES REviEW: Chamber music Ukrainian bandurist from Lviv at Alice Tully Hall relocates to United States by Oles Kuzyszyn unified and eloquent creative concep– by Nick Czorny tion. One of the foremost objectives of the it was fitting that Borys Liatoshyn– in November of 1989 our Ukrainian "Music at the institute" concert series, sky's Sonata-Ballada, Op. 18 (1925), a community in the United States became now nearing the end of its first season, is work already 65 years old be included in enriched by the arrival of bandura to present Ukrainian music in the best the program, as the development of virtuoso Olia Herasymenko from Lviv, possible light. MATl's Ukrainian Con- 20th century Ukrainian music can Ukraine. temporary Music Festival which took largely be ascribed to his own pioneer– Ms. Herasymenko inherited her place March 24 at Alice Tully Hall, ing efforts. remarkable musical talent from her served as a shining exponent of that Similarly, one couldn't ask for a more father vasyl Herasymenko, professor of objective, featuring an all-star cast of dynamic interpreter of this work than bandura at the Lysenko Conservatory performers in works by some of the pianist Alexander Slobodyanik, who in Lviv. in addition to his accomplish– most prominent Ukrainian composers already seems to have given it his own ments as a performer, teacher and of the 20th century. personal stamp. The brooding, explo– organizer of bandura ensembles, Mr. And once again, typifying this season sive quality of this, Liatoshynsky's Herasymenko is the inventor of a new of "firsts" for МАТІ, several more second piano sonata, seems to suit this type of concert bandura with 66 strings artists from Ukraine made their Ameri– pianist particularly well. The breadth of and a progressive mechanism for chang– can debut: cellist Maria Tchaikovska, Mr. Slobodyanik's phrasing, the ar– ing tonalities. His bandura is conside– and the Lysenko String Quartet (Ana– restingly sudden tempo changes and the rably lighter (only one-third the weight toliy Bazhenov and Alexander Klo– murky, rumbling sonorities of his lower of a concert bandura made in Cherni– chkov, violins, Yuri" Kholodov, viola, register are strikingly convincing in this hiv) and yet possesses a powerful, and victor Haiduk, cello)- idiomatically atonal yet, highly "ro– silvery tone. mantic" composition. in two contrasting works written Ms. Herasymenko belongs to the new specifically for her, Ms. Tchaikovska The Lysenko String Quartet, one of generation of bandurists in Ukraine. combined virtuosity, impeccable con– the very best quartets in the Soviet She began her musical education as a trol and uncanny versatility. The single Union, closed the program with volo– piano student at the Lviv Music School. movement Sonata No. 3 for cello and dymyr Huba's String Quartet No. 3 Her father realized that in order to piano by Yevhen Stankovych, rich in (1983-1984), subtitled "After Reading acquaint her with the great heritage of references to Transcarpathian melodic Dostoyevsky." Their impact was imme– classical music of the world, the piano and rhythmic motifs, was played with diate and riveting. Be it their intensity would provide the best medium. When particular attention to every detail of and keen sense of line, as in the first Olia was 14, she began intensive ban- the compositional fabric. Ms. Tehai– movement ("Labyrinths") or the incre– dura instruction with her father. Ac– dible wealth of color and balance which tually, from childhood on, the sounds of taped for Tv. Each included 10 to 12 kovska and pianist Juliana Osinchuk new compositions. Other programs articulated clearly and precisely, seem– marked the second movement ("Cho– bandura music were constantly present rale"), the quartet consistently pro– in the Herasymenko household. Her were played live on Tv and the radio. ingly so comfortable with each other, in 1978 the trio began working with that passages of formidable rhythmic duced a rich, full-bodied sound, omni– father's playing and that of his students present even in the softest passages. The was supplemented by frequent trips to composer volodymyr ivasiuk, then a complexity were often rendered in a student at the Lviv Conservatory. For relaxed, almost improvisatory manner. ensemble is almost magically synch– ensemble rehearsals and concerts to ronized, reacting to reach other's which young Olia and her sister Oksana his 1979 diploma recital broadcast on For valentyn Sylvestrov's "Drama" nuances as if by ESP. were frequently invited by their father. television the trio presented two of his (1970-1971), Ms. Tchaikovska was The Huba work itself delicately in 1973 Olia and her younger new compositions. They were "Dalyna" joined by Oleh Krysa (violin) and balances atonal and diatonic sections in sister officially enrolled as bandura and "Shumyt Pshenytsia, Yak Dunay." Tatyana Tchekina (piano), in a perfor– a picturesque, neo-Romantic pastel. students of their father at the Lviv Young ivasiuk had become extremely mance which was true to the title of the The players were equally careful to School of Music. While students popular in Ukraine and was preparing work. Aptly described in virko Baley's weave smoothly in and out of these at that school, the Herasymenko sisters his next concert. He gave his newest program notes as a synthesis of "text" stylistic juxtapositions, never allowing and their friend Olia voitovych or– composition "Kalyna Prymorozhena" and "context," the work involves va– the over-all work to sound fragmented ganized a bandura trio and began a to Ms. Herasymenko in order to begin rious "special effects"(playing the piano- or contrived. lively concert activity. Thisconcertizing rehearsing it with the trio, but in March strings, lighting and extinguishing a The somewhat smaller than expected schedule continued after they trans– of 1979 he was silenced forever by match, percussive effects, etc.), all of audience (the hall was filled to about ferred to the Lviv Lysenko Conserva– enemies who were trying to destroy which in the hands of less skilled per– two-thirds capacity) was, nonetheless, tory as full-time students, majoring in everything that was Ukrainian. The formers could be perceived as mere extremely generous in its exuberance bandura (1977-1982). premiere performance of ivasiuk's last composition was taped by the trio for theatrics. The trio, however, success– and appreciation. At the conclusion of With the help of Mr. Herasymenko Kiev Radio and also performed in a live fully evoked an aura of mysticism the concert, all the artists were called much vocal and instrumental music was within which Sylvestrov's diverse corn- back to the stage, and greeted with a transcribed, arranged and composed concert in 1980. positional devices emerged not as standing ovation. A reception followed for the trio during that time. From 1978 The bandura trio continued a busy isolated events, but as elements in a at the Ukrainian institute of America. to 1989 four complete programs were concert schedule while its members pursued studies at the conservatory. Many new and old compositions were Krysa debuts at Washington's KenneiKennedy Center performed and many excellent record– ings could have been made, had there by Yaro Bihun repeated their New York Carnegie Hall The performance received enthu– been a recording studio in Ukraine, and triumph with a captivating debut at the siastic reviews - from the audience that had the Ukrainian government befcri WASHINGTON - violinist oieh John F. Kennedy Center for the Per– packed the center's Terrace Theater inclined to financially support Ukrai– Krysa and pianist Tatiana Tchekina forming Arts on March 1. and from The Washington Post's music nian culture. critic. Since 1973 the trio concertized not Following the recital it was an– only in Ukraine, but also Poland, nounced that Mr. Krysa will perform vietnam, Japan, Spain, West Germany with the National Symphony Orchestra and the Philippines, in addition to in the spring of 1991 at the invitation of Ukrainian folk songs and original its music director, Mstislav Rostropo– compositions of Ukrainian composers vich. Bilash, Zuyev, Kos-Anatolsky, Kozak, "Krysa's Unflappable Artistry" was Shapovalenko, Yanivsky, Laniuk and the headline atop Charles McCardell's others, the programs included songs of review the following morning. The critic other nations, as well as complex cited the Ukrainian violinist's "tonally instrumental concert music by Lysenko, rich and deeply expressive" playing as Boccherini, Tchaikovsky, Chopin and well as his confidence in devoting half of others. his program to "unfamiliar 20th-cen- Despite her travels through other tury works by Russian and Slavic countries, Ms. Herasymenko never composers." And he characterized Ms. became aware of the large number of Tchekina as "an especially forceful, Ukrainians who lived there, until the responsible partner." Ukrainian press in Ukraine was allowed The program included Schubert's to write about it in recent years, "it did Duo for violin and Piano in A major, not hurt us to learn native folk songs in Brahms' Sonata for violin and Piano in the particular language of the country At the Kennedy Center (from left) are: George Chopivsky Jr., Tatiana Tchekina, D minor, Liatoshynsky's Sonata for where we concertized, but it would have Douglas Wheeler, Laryssa Chopivsky and Oleh Krysa. (Continued on page 13) (Continued on page 12) No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 11 Alex, Ukraina The world of foys take on Las vegas Googolplex - The Ukrainian connection by vera Wedmedyk-Kap by Orysia Paszczak Tracz

LAS vEGAS, Nev. - The Ukraina What do Buckminster Fuller, Winni– Dance Ensemble from Chicago made its peg, Ukrainians, and F.A.O. Schwirz Las vegas debut at the Sands Hotel in have in common? The answer: Googol– Henri's Celebrity Theatre on December plex —a space-age construction toy 21-23, 1989. Also making his debut in that has evolved from an architect's Las vegas was international vocalist cardboard model to a toy rated one of Alex Holub from New York. the best of the 1988; 89 season. Upon arriving in Las vegas one could in Googolplex's first year of produc– see lighted marquees along the way, tion, the Parents' Choice Foundation announcing the Ukrainian dancers and awarded the new toy its 1988 Honor vocalist Alex Holub. After the perfor– Toy Award. Parents Magazine selected mers arrived at the hotel and had a few it as one of the best toys of the year, and hours' rest, there was a quick rehearsal, featured it in the "Joys of Toys for 1988" and preparations began for the first section. U.S. News and World Report show at 7:30 p.m. commended Googolplex and five other For opening night, the Thursday toys as ones which both entertain and show was very successful. Scattered in educate (October 1, 1989). The Cana– the mostly American audience was dian Toy Council's 1989 Toy Report Ukrainians from Las vegas who had gave Googolplex its highest rating, come to lend their support. The Friday three stars, which indicates that the toy and Saturday shows even had a few is "distinguished by excellence in de- Ukrainians from Los Angeles, San sign, function, durability, and play Diego and Phoenix. ? value." The shows began with the famous The Toy Report writes that "this Ukrainian wedding number. The cos– handsome, high-quality building system tumes were white and vivid shades of provides an excellent vehicle for learn– blue. The wedding ceremony and the ing the principles of geometry in a fun celebration afterwards were brilliantly and creative manner, various age- executed by the energetic dancers. graded sets are available, but the Following the wedding number, Alex components are identical and only the as he is known professionally, opened complexity of the plans differs. The his segment with several Ukrainian strength required to snap the pieces numbers. He explained each song brief– together and take them apart and the ly to the audience. Dressed in his finely ability to interpret plans are less com– embroidered shirt, Alex dazzled the mon in children under 8, for whom the crowd not only with his charming sets are best as adult-directed activities. banter, but also with his powerful voice. The elegance of the components appeals as much to teens as preteens. ideally The seccmd dance number was a suitedJox classroom use." Googolplex ,' ЯїьЬЬ, S^K-VV sefffietit ШїІЇіШ СагрЩЇігі' Шііп^' - ^mv^ Ь C , U is redy yellow, blue and black shapes of ?Kfejsfeaw ^45 Лі Зч??СЙ tain regfott. The dancers, dutfitted in virtually indestructible plastic - plates authentic Hutsul costumes, began to and frames of squares, pentagons, execute the difficult leaps and twirls triangles, circles, as well as connectors A flyer featuring Googolplex, the space-age construction toy. known to the Hutsul region of Ukraine. and rods. plex, the Number, Googolplex, the same month, the Manitoba Museum of At times, the dancers' movements were it is the connectors that make this toy Toy," by Doug Whiteway, May;June Man and Nature also featured Googol– humorous, at times playful and energe– unique, because these double-hinged 1989), Mr. Erickson reminisced about plex in its Touch the Universe Gallery. tic. parts allow individual pieces and whole his inspiration. "We all have to thank Why the name Googolplex? Coined Again Alex made an appearance and constructions to rotate a full 360 de– Bucky fBuckminster Fuller!. І heard by the American mathematician Martin performed several more Ukrainian grees - permitting a flat figure to pop him speak when 1 was at the University Sirotta in 1938, a googol is the number 1 songs from his repertoire. As a special into a three-dimensional shape instant– of Manitoba and he inspired us all. it's followed by one hundred zeros. A Christmas gift, he dedicated a beautiful ly. Geodesic domes, globes, and boxes what inspired me to investigate modular googolplex, coined by American ma– French song, "La Mama" by Charles materialize from flat hinged-together construction and, ultimately, what thematician Edward Kastner in 1955, is Aznavour, to the audience. pieces. "The space-age building toy," as inspired me to create this toy." the number 1 followed by a googol of Then came the finale to top all finales its inventors promote it, also makes After working and traveling around zeros. Mr. Erickson chose the name for — the Hopak. The music, the leaps, robots, cars, space stations, and what– the world, the architect settled in his invention because it illustrated the twirls, kicks, turns and acrobatics, the ever else resides in the imagination of vancouver. What started as cardboard number of applications for the number colorful Ukrainian costumes captivated the child or adult builder. models in an attempt to develop a x)f geometric shapes possible. After the the audience from start to finish, it was Googolplex is now found in major versatile system for prefabricated build– simple pentagons, there are pentagonal an unforgettable display of choreo– Canadian and American school supply ings, turned into the nucleus for Goo– prisms and antiprisms, tesselations, graphy, of strength, endurance and catalogues, and increasingly is being golplex. While the double-hinged con– polyhedra, pentagonal dipyramids, sheer talent that left the audience recognized and used by educators as an nector - which came to him, literally, decagonal domes, rhombicosidodeca– spellbound and elicited a rousing excellent manipulative tool to teach in a dream during a nap - was imprac– hedra... standing ovation as the final notes geometry to students in all grades, from tical for actual buildings, it was most І was hesitant to give the toy to my 7- sounded. kindergarten to grade 12. practical for a very sturdy construction year-old son Ruslan because of the ^ The two individuals behind Goopol– toy. warning by the Toy Council about it in 1978, the American Ukrainian plex are Harry Erickson, an architect- Youth Association of Chicago or– For help in first developing, then begin too difficult for younger children. turned-inventor, and William (Bill) marketing the new idea, Mr. Erickson But neither the complexity nor the ganized this ensemble to preserve and Swystun, a lawyer. Both grew up in strengthen Ukrainian culture and turned to his old friend, Bill Swystun, difficulty seemed to bother him. After a North End Winnipeg, and had met at heritage. Since then, the troupe has who quickly saw the new toy's potential. whole weekend of building, he did the University of Manitoba in the late performed regularly at festivals and Both men realized that it was not only a complain that his fingers were sore from concerts throughout the U.S. and 1950s. The two met again in vancouver, plaything, but an educational toy - attaching the hinges, but went right Canada, were featured at Walt Disney British Columbia, where Mr. Erickson especially for conveying geometry and . back to concentrating on his space– and World's Epcot Center in Florida, at had settled in the 1970s, and where Mr. mathematical concepts. They had chil– fantasy-inspired shapes. - the Trump Castle Casino in Atlantic Swystun and his family moved in the dren at vancouver schools test the early 1980s. Their company is called І have a feeling some parents will City and at Washington's Constitution original models, then improved the compete with their children over who Hall during the national Ukrainian Arlington-Hews, inc., named for the material (a blend of plastic and rubber street on which both grew up and their gets to the Googolplex first. Who Millennium celebrations. This en– which makes the pieces indestructible in knows, there may be potential Buck- semble is comprised of 50 dancers, and initials. normal use), and hit the toy show minister Fuller-chuks out there waiting its choreographer is Evhen Litvinov. Mr. Swystun comes from an old circuit. for their chance. Ukrainian Canadian family. His father, After the 1987 New York Toy Show, Alex arrived in the U.S. in 1981 and vasyl Swystun, was a prominent acti– Googolplex was listed in major Ameri– has performed on stages all over the vist in the political and religious life of can school catalogues. Then came world for 20 years. He has performed in Ukrainian Canadians. Even though he responses by Sears, Woodwards and The UNA: many concerts and festivals in the U.S. lives in vancouver, Bill Swystun is still Neiman Marcus, in 1988 Googolplex and Canada and is the recipient of the listed as a member of the Winnipeg had a 10-foot model and display at "Gold Record"award as favorite Ukrai– home club of the Ukrainian Canadian F.A.O. Schwarz in New York. The 96 years nian male vocalist in the U.S. and Business and Professional Federation. Canadian Museum of Science in Ot– Canada, awarded at Festival '88 in of service f in a cover story in The University of tawa had a large display of the toy at its Canada. Manitoba Alumni Journal ("Googol– grand re-opening in June 1989; in the 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 No. 14

A minor Concerto by vivaldi, the Ukrainian bandurist... recently discovered (by Markevych, in (Continued from page 10) the Paris archives) Concerto in D Major also been most fulfilling for us to have by Bortniansky, and a Concerto for the opportunity to sing and play our Bandura and Orchestra by Ukrainian own Ukrainian music for our Ukrainian American composer Yuriy Oliynyk. brothers and sisters abroad," she noted. The smaller pieces include those of We all hope that in the years to come Dremliuha, Bashtan, Hembera, Mia– the relations between Ukraine and the skov and her sister, Oksana Herasy– diaspora will improve and intensify — menko, who is a prolific composer and there are many talented young bandu– arranger of music for bandura. rists on both sides, in Ukraine, up until After enrollment at the Kiev Tchai– now, sadly enough, the authorities were kovsky Conservatory in 1988, Ms. restricting and hindering the travel of Herasymenko prepared her first pre– many talented young artists. graduation recital consisting of solo bandura music and a second program After graduation from the Lysenko devoted to music for bandura trio, in Conservatory in Lviv with a bachelor's the same year she also became assistant degree in 1982, Ms. Herasymenko was professor of bandura at the conserva– appointed concertmaster of the Na– tory. tional instrumental Ensemble and The year 1988 was eventful indeed, taught a class of bandura there. At the because the trio under her direction won same time she continued as artistic the All-Ukrainian Competition in director and performer in the trio, ivano-Frankivske. The trio performed which she likes to compare with a string music especially written for this compe– quartet as an established musical unit. tition: "Maty Nasha" and "De ty Such ensembles have excellent poten– Ptashyno" by the talented young com– tial, as their technical skills are con– poser Y. Laniuk and "Phantasia" by stantly improving and the literature is Oksana Herasymenko. becoming more plentiful. in 1989 Olia became the artistic in addition to her involvement with director of a new bandura trio in Kiev, the trio, Ms. Herasymenko continued having recruited three young bandura to work on her solo repertoire. Among students from the Music School in the larger form compositions in her Zaporizhzhia. repertoire are the Sonata by Kolomiets, Olia, whose talents overlap into Concerto for Bandura and Orchestra by painting, designing and embroidering, Dremliuha, her own adaptation of the often made entire outfits for the trio ensembles under her direction. S1NCE 1928 in 1989 Ms. Herasymenko obtained SENKO FUNERAL HOMES her master's degree from the Kiev Tchaikovsky Conservatory. For her New York's only Ukrainian family owned ft operated funeral homes graduation recital she played all three movements of the "First American ^ Traditional Ukrainian services personally Concerto for Bandura and Orchestra"by conducted Mr. Oliynyk. The audience, as well as ^ Funerals arranged throughout Bklyn, Bronx, New York, Queens, Long island, etc. the members of the committee, respond– The bandura trio composed of (from right) the Herasymenko sisters, Olia ed to the new work with enthusiasm and ^ Holy Spirit, St. Andrews Cem. ft all others and Oksana, and Olia voitovych. international shipping favorable comments. ^ Pre-need arrangements The concerto had been written for city, in 1989, and finally in Kiev, as her first public concert in San Fran– Australian bandurist victor Mishalow stated above, it is because of this cisco on January 21 with great success. Senko Funeral Home Hempstead Funeral Home She was scheduled to play in San Fran– 213 Bedford Ave. 89 Peninsula Blvd. in 1987. Ms. Herasymenko became the concerto that in 1988 she became Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211 Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 first performer of this effective work in acquainted with and recently married cisco again on April 1 and in New York 1-718-38М41Є 1-516-481-7460 Mr. Oliynyk. City on April 10 at the Literary-Arts 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK Lutske, Ukraine, in 1988, played a second performance in Lviv, her native Presently residing in the United Club. She will also appear in Sacra– States, Ms. Herasymenko-Oliynykgave mento, Calif., on June 10. You are cordially invited to attend the 16th Annual WORLD FEDERATlON POSTAL SERVICE UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL, USA OF EUROPEANS Jobs. (by birth or descent) Salary to 365K. Nationwide. Entry Saturday, June 9, 1990 level positions. Call Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J. P.O. Box 14262 (1) 805-687-6000 Ext. P-2929 Scheduled events include: N. 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" Oles Kuzyszyn Band ' Mail order anywhere in the United States ' Will accept phone orders for shipments to the Ukraine Following the day's activities, a gala dance in scheduled for 9:30 PM at the Ramada Hotel in East Hanover, N.J. featuring the Oles Kuzyszyn Trio and the veseli Chasy Band. CALL TO ORDER OR FOR ADD1T10NAL INFORMATION. For additional information, and to order tickets call Jaroslav lwachiw at (201) 369-5164. 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Krysa debuts... The recital was sponsored by the collectives. They are often heads of the Washington Performing Arts Society, The role... highly politicized Young Pioneers' (Continued from page 10) in cooperation with the Chopivsky (Continued from page 5) League and of school Komsomol violin and Piano, Schnittke's "A Paga– Family Foundation, which has become not even edit a bulletin board, to say branches. Thus, in teen collectives, nini" for Solo violin (written for Mr. active in bringing world-class Ukrai– nothing of being admitted to any kind general models of society may not be as Krysa), and Three Pfcganini Caprices nian musicians to the capital city's of political elite. Society's restrictions dominant although the roles played by for violin and Piano by Szymanowski. can be stated as follows: neither a girls in the collectives show not only the The audience's warm reception was During a Kennedy Center reception woman for a non-party man is allowed natural inclination of girls toward social rewarded with two encores: a waltz following the concert, Laryssa Chopiv– to become a minister of a director of an activity but indicate a certain degree of arrangement by Oistrakh and a move– sky announced Mr. Krysa's forth- academic institution or research center, social conformity. On the level of adult ment from a sonata by Ravel. coming debut with the National Sym– except for a maternity care or gyneco– life, the situation changes and men phony. He will play Mozart's violin logy institute (where the top position occupy all the important positions in Concerto No. 5 during three Kennedy has always been considered female). the Komsomol, in the university and in Harvard's... Center performances in May 1991. She The party itself was and is now male- the factory. also introduced Douglas A. Wheeler, (Continued from page 4) dominated to such an extent that it may A certain level of political conformity unit courses as well. managing director of the Washington be compared to a church. The compari– Performing Arts Society, to the guests, may be observed in official Soviet individuals accepted into the 1990 son is quite appropriate because hie– women's organizations. A stereotypical HUS1 program can qualify for a full and William and Judy Sloan, the rarchy and ritual are the central struc– owners of the Stradivarius Mr. Krysa female speech at any major political tuition scholarship from the Friends of tural principles for both. meeting, congress or conference will HUR1 (by making a S300 contribution played at the recital. Mr. Krysa first toured the United And a final point about women in the consist of criticism of some minor, to this organization upon acceptance usually economic item and of expres– States in 1971, giving joint concerts with political elite: by nature of their careers into the program). Recipients of a sions of gratitude to the party and baritone Dmytro Hnatiuk. He returned these women don't represent any kind tuition scholarship are required to take support of its external policy, (e.g. to the United States almost a genera– of feminist or democratic movement; a full course load (eight units). The they are usually representatives of the "We women-mothers support the scholarship will cover up to 12 units tion later, last year, at the invitation of peaceful policy of our party because as virko Baley, music director and con– apparatus, sometimes of its most con– taken within the Ukrainian program. servative part. women-mothers we need peace to bring Thus, it is possible to take one of the ductor of the Las vegas Symphony According to my personal expe– up our children..." etc.). The tone of language courses beginning, interme– Orchestra, it was during the 1989 tour such speeches has now changed, but the that he gave his first performance in rience, girls at the high school level diate or advanced Ukrainian (eight usually play leading roles in their class main ideas are preserved; namely, credits each) and one of the other four Washington, a recital in an old George- motherhood and all the problems unit courses, though this will involve a town church sponsored by The Wash– connected with it are primary for considerable amount of work. ington Group and the Ukrainian Asso– Forestburg - Glen Spey, N.Y. women. ciation of Washington.^^^^^^ For more information about this COTTAGE For years the official women's orga– course, any of the other courses, or for nization, the Committee of Soviet applications for the 1990 summer a.e. smal A co. with 50 ft of lake front, 2 bedrooms, living Women, which has analogous organiza– session, please write to the Harvard room, neweat-in-kitchen, remodeled bath- tions in every Soviet republic, was an Ukrainian Summer institute, 1583 ("ординський, Пастушенко room. 16 ft x 16 ft -ь new roofed porch. unimportant, "token" organization Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, Mass. 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"COMPUTERS FOR UKRA1N1AN CALL FOR THE BEST PR1CES ANYWHERE WE SH1P BY UPS - C.O.D. CASH LANGUAGE" WE CONVERT VIDEOTAPES FROM SECAM TO NTSC 4 NTSC TO SECAM to be held at the Ukrainian institute of America 2 East 79th Street in New York THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION on April 21st, 1990 is sponsoring Keynote speaker: LEON ІD M. WANENKO, institute of Cybernetics, AN ESSAY and A POSTER CONTEST Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kiev, Ukraine. Open to: adults - 16 and over and youth - under 16 , Topic for each contest: "What Does Bat'ko Soyuz (UNA) Mean To Me?" PROGRAM: Essay may be written in English or Ukrainian, it must be maximum 300 words for adults and 200 words TECHN1CAL SESS10N, 1:00 PM for youth, and will be judged on aptness of thought and sincerity. 1. Opening remarks, Roman Hawrylak, President UESA Poster must be your impression of BAT'KO SOYUZ (UNA personified) on white 8У2" x 11" paper. Dr. Roman voronka, Conference Chairman F1RST PRiZE - FREE TWO-DAY STAY' at Soyuzivka for TWO 2.1. Dr. Marko Horbatsch, professor, York Univ. Toronto SECOND PR1ZE - UKRA1NE: A Concise Encyklopaedia, vol. 1 ft 2 THIRD PRIZE - HISTORY OF UKRAINE, by Hrushevsky "Some aspects of ukramiamzed personal computers ІВМ and Macintosh". 2.2. Mykolai Bilaniuk, grad. Student Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA plus other prizes and incentives. 'limitations apply "Towards the implementation of the Ukrainian language on computers". W1NNERS W1LL BE ANNOUNCED at the UNA C0NYENT10N, May 28 - June 1, 1990. 2.3. Myron Deputat, grad. student SUNY, Buffalo. ALL ESSAYS AND POSTERS, MUST BE SUBM1TTED W1TH THE OFF1C1AL ENTRY FORM (below) by "Modern technology for. Ukrainian language". APR1L 16, 1990 and must be forwarded to the UNA as follows: For additional information contact the Fraternal Activities Coordinator. 2.4. Yuri Blanarovich, PE President "Computeradio". . .C1AL ENTRY FORM: "Application of computers in Ukrainian language". to: Fraternal Activities Coordinator 2.5. Discussion period. Possibilities of Ukrainian Computer Standard. Majority of papers are in Address: Here is my essay7poster, prepared to the above instructions. Ukrainian. (Please check off the applicable box and complete:) Hardware ft software demo is planned. ESSAY7P0STER CONTEST ( ) І am a member of UNA Branch ft Fraternal Activities Coordinator ( ) l am not a member. 2.6. Recess. Ukrainian National Association M GENERAL SESS10N, 6:00 PM 30 Montgomery St. 3rd fl. щ name Jersey City, NJ. 07302 Date of birth .3.1. Opening remarks. My address President UESA and conference Chairman. Teb(201) 451-2200 Ext. 56 Te, HQ -^ 3.2. Leonid M. lvanenko, institute of iCybernetcs, Kiev "Ukrainian language via computers". Parent^Date'of birth 3.3. Lubomyr Onyshkevych, research dept. head David Sarnoff Research Center, Proton, NJ (mother) Date of birth "Ukrainian dictionary of computer terms". "Ukrainian for Macintosh computers". BrothersXsister's name Date of birth After the conference informal discussions with authors and Mr. lvanenko. UESA reserves the right to change the conference program. Brother'sXsister's name Date of birth THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990

UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Monthly reports for January

RECORDING DEPARTMENT DiSBURSEMENTS FOR JANUARY, 1990

MEMBERSHIP REPORT Paid To Or For Members: 1 Cash Surrenders..... Endowments Matured Juv. Adults ADD Totals Death Benefits TOTAL AS OF DECEMBER 31. 1989 17.822 46.287 5,954 70.063 interest On Death Benefits GA1NS1N JANUARY 1990 . ^,^^—–. - Reinsurance Premiums Paid- Dividend To Members New members 23 41 72 indigent Benefits Disbursed... Reinstated 33 90 127 Scholarships . Transferred in : ..., 6 14 26 Change class in 2 2 Total- Transferred from Juv. Dept... 11 11 Operating Expenses: TOTAL GA1NS: "" "158" 238 Washington Office... LOSSES 1N JANUARY 1990: Real Estate.. Svoboda Operation- Suspended ...... 24 20 52 Official Publication-Svoboda Transferred out 14 6 26 Organizing Expenses: Change of class out 2 - 2 Advertising Transferred to adults 11 - 11 Medical inspections Died 2 - 86 Reward To Special Organizers.... Cash surrender 26 53 - 79 Reward To Branch Secretaries... Endowment matured 23 72 - 95 Reward To Organizers Fully paid-up ..... 21 92 113 Field Conferences Reduced paid-up - Extended insurance - Total- Cert, terminated - - 6 6 Payroll, insurance And Taxes: TOTAL LOSSES: 97 341 32 470 Salary Of Executive Officers INACTIVE MEMBERSHIP: Salary Of Office Employee GA1NS 1N JANUARY 1990: Employee Benefit Plan insurance-General Paid-up 21 91 - 112 Taxes-Federal, State And City On Employee Wages... Extended insurance 8 15 23 Total- TOTAL GA1NS: 29 106 — 135 LOSSES 1N JANUARY 1990: General Expenses: Actuarial And Statistical Expenses Died ,... 2 29 31 Bank Charges For Custodian Account..,.. Cash surrender...: 17 20 37 Books and Periodicals..;.....;...... :.....;..;. Reinstated 3 1,0 13 Dues To Fraternal Congresses ...... l. Lapsed : 5 5 10 General Office Maintenance ,. Operating Expense Of Canadian Office... TOTAL LOSSES: JOL -fit. -1L TOTAL UNA MEMBERSH1P Printing And Stationery AS OF JANUARY 31, 1990- 17,789 46,146 5,940 69,875 Rental Of Equipment And Services Telephone, Telegraph WALTER SOCHAN Supreme Secretary Total-

Miscellaneous: investment Expense-Mortgages... Loss On Bonds FINANCIAL DEPARTMENT Ukrainian Publications..... Fraternal Activities Donations Professional Fees „ iNCOME FOR JANUARY, 1990 Transfer Account ,... Loss On Canadian Exchange

Dues From Members S320,629.31 Total- income From "Svoboda" Operation , ...... , 88,983.60 investment income: investments: Bonds...., ...... ; ;....: : 5210,666.00 Bonds : Certificate Loans ...... ;. 1,605.32 Mortgages Mortgage Loans 44,832.01 Stock Banks 8,417.58 Certificate Loans.... Stocks .....;...... : 4,216.25 E.D.P. Equipment... Real Estate ,...... 27,594.74 Total Total , „..„...... ^....,.„...... w„ S297,331.90 Disbursements For January, 1990 Z! Refunds: Taxes Federal, State Ь City On Employee Wages...... ,...... 540,591.98 Employee Hospitalization Plan Premiums 1,212.21 BALANCE Official Publication "Svoboda" 34,615.17 General Office Maintenance Ret'd 40.00 ASSETS LIABILITIES Total...... 576,459.36 Cash 51,776,235.94 Life insurance- 47,133,035.77 Accidental D.D.. Miscellaneous: Bonds 5,456,866.24 Fraternal Donations To Fraternal Fund 525,295.56 Mortgage Loans... 611,402.80 Orphans Profit On Bonds Sold Or Matured 6,772.05 Certificate Loans 2,233,919.70 Old Age Home- Transfer Account ..... 664,299.03 Real Estate Printing Plant A E.D.P. Emergency 298,060.79 Total. ... 5696,366.64 Equipment Stocks 1,426,890.18 Loan To D.H. - U.N.A. investments: 104,551.04 Bonds Matured Or Sold 51,686,970.22 Housing Corp 5,320,000.00 Mortgages Repaid 89,107.35 Loan To U.N.U.R.C Certificate Loans Repaid 9,023.89 Total 564,360,962.46 Total Total.., ЦМ ULANA D1ACHUK income For January, 1990... 53,264,872.27 Supreme Secretary No. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 8,1990 15

Clearly, Ukrainian independence Soviets force... Estonians... Elections... would pose a special problem for the (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 3) (Continued from page 9) Soviet leadership, since without U– came despite Moscow's pledge to allow sentative body for the citizens of Esto– there could have a chilling affect on the kraine the Soviet Union's power would Western correspondents to remain in nia," will be the "restorer of state independence movement. Conversely, it be significantly diminished, it is hard to Lithuania until their permits expired. authority" and that the Supreme Soviet could radicalize the population, espe– imagine Moscow letting go of Ukraine Mr. Sakadolskis had received Soviet will "cooperate in restoring Estonian cially if the economic situation con– without a major confrontation. Given authorization to work in Lithuania independence on the basis of legal tinues to deteriorate. The democratic this reality, Ukraine probably will not through April 19. Mr. Lukass apparent– continuity." movement categorically rejects violence leave the USSR in the near future and ly incurred the wrath of Soviet officials The other resolution, concerning the as a means of attaining its goals, and would not sever all its links to its when on March 29 he became the first national status of Estonia, also noted there appears to be support for a step-by- neighbors, especially Russia. foreigner in more than four decades to the continued existence of the Estonian step approach and a recognition by the instead, newly elected democratic enter Lithuanian territory on a Lithua– Republic de jure and declared that the majority that too rapid moves towards forces in the republican Supreme So– nian, not Soviet, visa. legal status of Estonia was that of "an independence could lead to violent viet, at least in the near-term, will Mr. Hough estimated that Soviet occupied state." it does not recognize repression. promote the formation of a new union refusal to renew permits for Western the legitimacy of the Soviet Union's composed of equal, independent states journalists in Lithuania, or to allow state power, but proclaims the "restora– A volume... on the basis of a treaty, it will also other Moscow-based correspondents to tion of the Estonian Republic- almost certainly give impetus to the (Continued from page 6) take their place, has reduced the size of The resolution further proclaims ua Kremlin to draft a new union treaty the Western press corps in vilnius to change, may yet replace in its own which would give more genuine power period of transition" that will come to history books, it is also a memorial to less than 20, compared to well over 100 an end with "the formation of the to the republics. Therefore, the impor– a week ago. institutions of state power of the Esto– the thousands of innocent victims of tance of these elections transcends Mr. Hough reported that he,too,will nian Republic." The Supreme Soviet Soviet terror. Ukraine itself and will have far-reaching be leaving Lithuania shortly. The U.S. will work out "a law of provisional This document serves as a valuable implications both within and outside Embassy in Moscow informed him that government" for the period of transi– addition to the world's knowledge of Soviet borders. a U.S. diplomat had been called into the tion. Ukrainian history and will take on its utmost value only if it is available to a Soviet Foreign Ministry yesterday and Both resolutions passed with appro– received a protest against Mr. Hough's ximately 50-vote margins in the 105- broad spectrum of readers and histo– SKIN "gross interference in the internal rians. Local Ukrainian organizations member Supreme Soviet. A coalition of DISEASES affairs" of the Soviet Union. interfront and Red Army delegates, should make sure their university and Mr. Hough, who is a legal expert on numbering about 27, voted against both local libraries have a copy of "The SKIN CANCER the Baltic states'forcible incorporations resolutions. Tragedy of vinnytsia" on their shelves. The publisher is The Ukrainian into the USSR in 1940, told the L1C he in a close vote, the head of the Union VENEREAL Historical Association, P.O. Box 312, had made it clear in his Soviet visa of Estonian Enterprises, Ulo Nugis, DISEASES application that he would be traveling defeated Marju Lauristin for speaker, a Kent, Ohio 44240. to Lithuania to provide "legal and position similar to whip in the U.S. HAIR LOSS business consultations" to the new Congress, in what is viewed as a token THE BEST OF COLLAGEN 1NJECT10NS government. Mr. Hough said he had nod to Moscow, Arnold Ruutel was re- UKRAINIAN TELEVISION decided to leave Lithuania because he elected chairman of the Supreme Soviet. and was the first non-journalist American A milestone in the restoration of FROM WINNIPEG WRINKLE TREATMENTS specifically targeted by Soviet authori– Estonian independence was theconven– Two hour videotape vHS ties. ing on March 11-12 of the 499-member interviews with lvan Drach Mr. Hough described the situation in Congress of Estonia, Representing lvan Dzuba and others. JACOB Lithuania as "eerily calm," despite the 830,000 registered citizens of the Also Commedy and Music BARAL, M.D. presence of additional Soviet military Republic of Estonia, the Congress of Selected from 80 hours of vehicles and troops brought into the Estonia is the first elected body legiti– Winnipeg's weekly Tv show American Dermatology Lithuanian capital overnight. mately able to express the will of the Center citizens of Estonia since the Soviet "Ukrainian Telerama" military occupation of Estonia in 1940, Send 129.95 check or money order (212)247-1700 Mass resignations... along with address to: Although it is not a true parliament, it 210 Central Park South (Continued from page 1) New York, N.Y. has the right to begin negotiations with Winnipeg (bet. B'wayS 7th Ave.) production, one-party rule in political the Soviet Union which will result in the Ukrainian Television Open on Saturday life and single ideology in society, has restoration of independence to Estonia P.O. 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Turning the pages... PREVIEW OF EVENTS (Continued from page 6) witness. І am not 'ivan the Terrible,' and the most just witness to this is God." April 8 vania is conducting a bus trip to St. Andrew's Memorial Center in South Now, two years later, it is a month before Mr. Demjanjuk's final appeal to the NEW YORK: The Ukrainian institute of Bound Brook, N.J.,seatof the Ukrainian Supreme Court will be heard. The strange case of John Demjanjuk is far from over, America will hold its annual Easter Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. on St. as a newfound witness in Poland told "60 Minutes" that the real "ivan the Terrible" exhibit, noon to 6 p.m. at 2 E. 79th St. The Thomas Sunday (Providna Nedilia). was someone by the name of Marczenko — a name which appears on the exhibit will feature Ukrainian Easter egg- Participants will have the opportunity to Treblinka personnel roster. decorating demonstrations and Ukrai– attend a hierarchal divine liturgy as well Meanwhile, the israeli court agreed to hear testimony from a witness in Germany nian Easter traditions. For more infor– as visit the cultural center, St. Sophia Se– who substantiates Mr. Demjanjuk's claim that he was in a prison camp in Heuberg mation call the U1A, (212) 288-8660. minary and St. Andrew's Cemetery. De– in 1944, which would necessitate a re-examination of the israeli District Court's parture is scheduled for 6:30 a.m. from verdict as regards the whereabouts of the defendant. NEW YORK: The Ті Shcho Hrebli Rvut the Ukrainian Fraternal Association Plast sorority will hold a bake sale, 11 parking lot, 440 Wyoming Ave. A dona– All of this, of course, bolsters Mr. Demjanjuk's original claim that he is a victim a.m. to 2 p.m., in the Plast building, 140 tion of Si5 is requested. For reservations of mistaken identity. Second Ave. The bake sale will feature and information call Marie Kaneski Ukrainian Easter baked goods and all (717) 344-7607, or Уега Kowal, (717) in preventing a meeting in support of proceeds will go toward "aid to Ukraine." 343-7165. Protesters... Lithuanian independence. To order baked goods, including cakes (Continued from page 1) The UPA also reported the following and babky, call (212) 749-1664 or (718) local actions. 932-2427. April 27-28 the Association of independent Ukrai– nian Youth, a leading member of in Kharkiv, a demonstration was April 22 SUN C1TY, Агіж.: The Ukrainian Ame– Sajudis from Lithuania Arunas Hru– attended by 3,000 people with placards rican Social Club of Sun City, Sun City madas, as well as representatives from reading: "We Have Had Enough of CH1CAGO: The Ukrainian American West and Youngtown will sponsor a Azerbaidzhan and Byelorussia also Moscow's Rule," "Long Live an inde– Business and Professional Club of Chi– garage sale to benefit the Children of Chornobyl Relief Fund. For more spoke. pendent Ukraine," and "independence cago will sponsor a luncheon meeting at information call (602) 972-2318. Mr. Yavorivsky was greeted with - The Safeguard of True Friendship." 12:30 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency^ Wood- cheers which he announced the resigna– in voroshylovhrad, on March 31,20 field, 1800 E. Golf Road in Shaumburg, tion of many Rukh members from the members of Rukh gathered and held a ill., across from Woodfield Mall. Dr. April 28 Myron Kuropas will be the featured Communist Party and the formation of meeting for one hour to support Lithua– speaker, who will discuss the current ROSEMONT, BL: The Ukraina Folk a Ukrainian Democratic Party, (see nia and for Ukrainian independence evolution of the Ukrainian hromada, the Dance Ensemble of the American Ukrai– adjoining story). and rapid Ukrainianization of central role of business groups and his recent nian Youth Association of Chicago will The meeting adopted a resolution in Ukraine. The militia arrested nine visit to Kiev University. The cost is 524 hold a reunion dinner and dance at the support of Lithuanian independence people and confiscated the placards and for members, S29 for guests. For more Hotel Sofitel, 5550 N. River Road. and declared that Ukraine had no a Ukrainian national flag. information and reservations call Ro– Cocktails will be served at 6:30 p.m., material claims upon that state. man Salij, (312) 337-1702. dinner at 7:30 p.m. Tickets at И5 per in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, An unsanctioned meeting on March person, S15 for dance only, may be ob– the UPA reported that 100,000 took 31 in Chernivtsi took place in the central SCRANTON, Pa.: The Ukrainian Heri– tained through the American Ukrainian part in a mass demonstration by ivan square. Some 1,000 people attended to tage Council of Northeastern Pennsyl– Youth Association. Franko University. The local Strike express solidarity with Lithuania. After Committee threatened that Lviv Oblast the meeting persons suspected to be would be paralyzed by a political strike agents provocateurs ripped up an israeli WANTED if military force is used against Lithua– flag. Before the meeting the head and EMERGENCY MED1CAL TECHN1C1AN, nia. vice-chairman of the oblast Ukrainian People's Deputy Mykhailo Kosiv Helsinki Union branch, valery Kuzmin RETIRED DOCTOR or RETIRED NURSE stressed that if Ukrainians do not and ihor Kravchijk^ were arrested. (MUST BE NEW YORK STATE CERT1F1ED) support Lithuanians then "tomorrow On the following day a sanctioned TO BE CAMP HEALTH D1RECT0R AND HOUSE MED1C FOR THE UPC0M1NG 1990 SUMMER the common enemy will deal us a blow." meeting took pace in the stadium in the SEASON AT SOYUZivKA, THE UKRA1N1AN NAT10NAL ASS0C1AT10N ESTATE. He added that, if required, "voluntary village of varenchanka organized by brigades" would be founded to go and Rukh in defense of the environment To inquire please call (914) 626-5641 help Lithuania, just as was done in and attended by 1,000 people, in Spain in the 1930s. He was supported in his speech Mykola Kohut condemned this by People's Deputy vyacheslav Moscow's pressure upon Lithuania. ПЛАСТОВЕ ПЛЕМ'Я „ПЕРШІ СТЕЖІ" Chornovil. Militia then turned the amplifier off to - влаштовує - Yuriy Shukhevych, son of the late prevent further support for Lithuania. commander-in-chief of the Ukrainian in Mukachiv on March 30 young ДЕННИЙ ТАБІР insurgent Army and former long-term members of the Ukrainian Helsinki political prisoner, was greeted with the Union picketed the military enlistment „ПТАШАТ ПРИ ПЛАСТІ" words "Slava" (Glory), when he moved office, demanding to be allowed to serve towards the microphone. Mr. Shu– для дітей від 4 до 6 років only in Ukraine. The placards also khevych called upon all Ukrainians in expressed support for Lithuanian inde– Табір відбудеться на СОЮЗІВЦІ у двох групах: the Soviet armed forces to refuse to take pendence. part in military action against Lithua– ВІД 1-ГО ДО 7-ГО липня (6 днів) ^ ВІД 7-ГО ДО 14-ГО липня (7 днів) nia. in Donetske on March 31,500 people ОПЛАТА ЗА ПОБУТ НА СОЮЗІВЦІ: за батька, або матір і за одну дитину S65.00 Jewish speakers demanded that Mos– holding Ukrainian and Lithuanian денно. В ціну є вже включені податки й обслуга. За кожну додаткову дитину 0 cow leave Lithuania alone and one national flags attended an unsanc– оплата S7.00 денно. Члени УНСоюзу одержують 10 7о знижки. ended his speech with the words: tioned meeting in support of Lithuanian Замовлення кімнат із S50.00 завдатку висилати на адресу: "Hands off Lithuania. Glory to U– independence. Placards held by the ТАБІР ПТАШАТ kraine." crowd included: "We greet the Lithua– The Ukrainian Press Agency report– nian republic in its renewal of indepen– Ukrainian National Association Estate ed also on demonstrations on March 31 dence" and "Shame Upon the Council Foordmore Road, Kerhonkson, N.Y. 12446 ^ (914)626-5641 and April 1 in other cities across of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR." Ukraine. The organizers, members of Rukh and ' Таборова оплата: за 6 днів - S45; за 7 днів - S55. in Ternopil and lvano-Frankivske, the Association of independent Ukrai– ' Зголошення і таборову оплату (чек виписаний на Plast - Pershi Stezi) надсила- nian Youth (SNUM), were fined be– тидо: Mrs. Neonila Sochan, 53 Brinkerhoff St. Jersey City, NJ. 07304 crowds of 50,000 demonstrated in : support of Lithuania's independence, tween 50 and 250 rubles for holding an Тел. (201) 434-1017 unsanctioned meeting. ' Реченець зголошень: 30-ro квітня 1990 p. while in Rivne, a meeting of 5,000 was ) Табір є обмежений до ЗО дітей тижнево. reported. On March 30 in Odessa's Spartak in the cities of Poltava and vinnytsia, stadium 2,000 people attended a meet– crowds of 2,000 gathered to support the КАРТА ЗГОЛОШЕННЯ НА ТАБІР ПТАШАТ-90 ing organized by Rukh. Placards stated: Lithuanian people, in the latter city, the "Ukraine: Odessa Will Never Become Ім'я і прізвище дитини public meeting approved a resolution по-українському і по-англійському the Base for Your Counter-Revolu– condemning Moscow's colonial policies tion." "We Have No Trust in the Oblast Цата народження toward Ukraine. Communist Party" and "Away with the Public meetings were reported also in Dictatorship of the CPSU." The joint Адреса Khust, Mariupil, Lutske, Zhytomyr, heads of the Odessa Oblast Rukh, Телефон ; Zaporizhzhia, Mykolayiv and Khmel– viktor Tsymbaliuk and Akymovych, nytsky, despite warnings of "dire conse– forbid those who gave speeches from О від 1-го до 7-го липня (6 днів) О від 7-го до 14-го липня (7 днів) quences" issued by local authorities. giving support to Lithuania and even О Резервую кімнату на Союзівці in Kryvyi Rih authorities did succeed threw themselves, with the help of the Завваги .' militia, upon one individual holding a placard reading "Freedom for Lithua– BUYU.S. nia." They explained their actions by SAVINGS BONDS stating they had agreed with the autho– Ім'я і прізвище батька або матері For the current rate call... rities before the meeting that no state– 1-800-US-BONDS ments of support for Lithuania would be Підпис given.