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INSIDE:• Former envoy: West can work with Yanukovych — page 2. • Book notes: a century of hidden stories — page 12. • Workshop struts its stuff — page 13.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIV HE KRAINIANNo. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 EEKLY$1/$2 in YushchenkoT U agrees to Yanukovych Was prime minister by Zenon Zawada among the ’s heroes. Press Bureau “And just as Moroz has sold Ukraine out for money, and I won’t say it myself, but all KYIV – In what he described as a historic the people are shouting and crying that moment to unite a deeply divided nation, Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko did the President Viktor Yushchenko on August 3 same thing. And it’s worse and more painful accepted the parliamentary majority coali- because we defended him,” she added. tion’s nomination of his Orange Revolution The National Unity Coalition will base its enemy Viktor Yanukovych to become principles on the Declaration of National Ukraine’s next prime minister. Unity, an eight-page document hashed out Mr. Yushchenko’s Our Ukraine parlia- among Messrs. Yushchenko, Moroz and mentary faction is expected to unite with the Yanukovych. Party of the Regions and the Socialist Party Leaders of the five parliamentary fac- of Ukraine to form a new coalition in tions, as well as Mr. Yushchenko, Mr. Moroz Parliament called the National Unity and Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov, took Coalition. part in a nationally televised signing ceremo- “We have a unique chance regarding ny of the declaration the afternoon of August what we discussed on the maidan and what 3, in which Mr. Yushchenko offered each we hope for every day – how to bring both leader a chance to voice his opinion of the banks of the to understanding,” Mr. document. Yushchenko said. It’s uncertain whether the Communist Official Website of the The Ukrainian president frequently Party of Ukraine will be part of the National cited the need for stability, compromise Unity Coalition. President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during the roundtable discussions that led and unity in explaining his decision, Communist Party leader Petro to the Declaration of National Unity signed on August 3. In the background which he announced at 2 a.m. Kyiv time, Symonenko expressed opposition to numer- (from left) are: Yulia Tymoshenko, Viktor Yanukovych and Oleksander Moroz. after spending many hours in roundtable ous declaration points, including the status talks with Mr. Yanukovych and Verkhovna of Ukrainian as the country’s official lan- the Party of the Regions that it signed this principles expounded during all our won- Rada Chair Oleksander Moroz. guage, land sale reforms, introduction of a document on its terms. That’s a big victory derful events during the presidential cam- “My decision is absolutely necessary real estate tax and creation of a single for those who worked on this document.” paign,” she said. “I want you to have the for the nation’s development,” Mr. Orthodox Church for Ukraine. She then said political betrayal is an opportunity to rely on us.” Yushchenko said. “I have made a step It also remains unclear if the declaration infectious disease, a comment that visibly When she concluded speaking, toward Parliament and I am convinced will become the official founding document irritated Mr. Yushchenko, prompting him to President Yushchenko began harshly that it will use it in a proper way to bring for the National Unity Coalition. interrupt Ms. Tymoshenko. scolding her for what he called her “dem- prosperity to the country.” Former Prime Minister Yulia “This isn’t the Parliament,” he said. agoguery,” prompting an argument While Mr. Yushchenko portrayed the Tymoshenko was the only faction leader “Yulia Volodymyrivna, this isn’t a bazaar, between the two Orange Revolution lead- coalition as a political breakthrough, many who didn’t sign the declaration, referring to this isn’t a bazaar.” ers on live national television. participants of the Orange Revolution it as “an act of political capitulation on Ms. Tymoshenko kept speaking, ensuring He attacked her for her lack of participa- viewed it as yet another devastating betrayal, behalf of the Orange camp.” viewers that her political force wouldn’t tion in drafting the declaration. “It’s empty following Mr. Moroz’s decision to unite the In her comments, she immediately engage in betrayal, the maidan won’t be for- politics to beat your chest and speak about Socialists with the Party of the Regions. declared herself the leader of the opposition gotten by history and that it was the right love and patriotism for Ukraine and to do “Finally, the truth has come out that he force in Parliament. thing to do. nothing towards that,” Mr. Yushchenko betrayed the maidan,” said Praskovia She then launched into a speech indirect- “I can firmly assure you that there is a snapped. Koroliuk, a.k.a. Baba Paraska, the passion- ly accusing Mr. Yushchenko of betraying the political force in Ukraine that will take ate 66-year-old grandmother who was Orange Revolution. “I want to congratulate on the responsibility for realizing the (Continued on page 11)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada Orange Revolutionaries see betrayal in president’s decision enthronesWINNIPEG – Faithful Metropolitan of the Ukrainian born primate John of the Stinka UOCC, was born into by Zenon Zawada Revolutionaries converged on the same Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC) gath- a Ukrainian pioneer family in Buchanan, Kyiv Press Bureau Independence Square, this time to vent ered on Sunday, July 23, at Holy Trinity Saskatchewan. He was the youngest of 12 their fierce anger and disgust with a KYIV – It was unusually mild in man for whom thousands were ready to Metropolitan Cathedral in Winnipeg to offi- children. Before entering the priesthood, the early morning of August 3, about cially enthrone their new ruling hierarch, he was a teacher in public schools in rural lay down their lives. 65 degrees Fahrenheit, when President Not anymore. Metropolitan John Stinka. Bishops and dig- Saskatchewan and in the city of Saskatoon. Viktor Yushchenko announced he The overwhelming consensus was nitaries from across Canada and the United He was ordained a priest in 1975 and a would accept the nomination of Viktor that Mr. Yushchenko has betrayed the States were in attendance at the archpastoral bishop in 1983. Since 1985 he served as Yanukovych as prime minister. Orange Revolution. divine liturgy and rite of enthronement. the bishop of Edmonton and the Western The cool summer air was a sharp con- The installation concluded a weekend of “In one night, my faith in Diocese, overseeing parishes in the trast to the sub-zero frost that tormented Yushchenko has been completely extin- programming for representatives from provinces of Alberta and British Columbia. the hundreds of thousands of UOCC parishes throughout Canada. On guished,” said Oleksander Turchyn, Upon the passing of the UOCC’s previ- who took to the streets of Kyiv to suc- who camped out on Independence Friday, July 21, clergy gathered for a nation- ous metropolitan, Wasyly Fedak, in cessfully carry out what became the Square since June 14 as part of the al clergy symposium, while clergy wives January of 2005, Archbishop John became defining event in Ukraine’s brief inde- Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc’s campaign met at a conference and retreat. Saturday, acting primate of the Church. In July 2005, pendence, the Orange Revolution. demanding the dismissal of the July 22, saw special sessions for clergy and he was elected as the new archbishop of “I don’t think he felt the cold and . “Essentially, we laity on management issues for parish coun- Winnipeg and metropolitan of Canada. The he doesn’t understand,” said Dmytro regret standing on the maidan for him.” cils and a presentation by a special commit- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Dazhuk, 37, a Yulia Tymoshenko sup- Some wondered aloud whether the tee struck to examine potential new candi- formally received his election in the fall of porter. dates for the episcopacy of the Church. Just 20 months later, Orange (Continued on page 10) Metropolitan John, the first Canadian- (Continued on page 10) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS Former U.S. envoy says West NEWSBRIEFS Roundtable calls for declaration of unity Yushchenko. “We need to raise this ques- tion for, not having spiritual unity, it is can work with Yanukovych KYIV – During a roundtable meeting difficult to talk about other unity. The of political leaders in Kyiv on July 27, Church is independent of the state, but RFE/RL , Ukraine and Report the Orange Revolution. But I’m not sure President Viktor Yushchenko asked that our task, as laypeople, human beings August 1 at this point, if you are saying there has all factions of the Verkhovna Rada sign a who go to church, is to see not a frag- been now a huge geopolitical switch – I declaration of unity, Ukrayinska Pravda mented Orthodox Church, but a united, Former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine think it is premature to come to that con- reported. The declaration calls upon its single Orthodox Church. If we are talk- Steven Pifer, in an exclusive interview with clusion. signatories to conduct their activities “in ing about unity in society, it is necessary RFE/RL’s Ukraine Service, discussed what Certainly, I think that the millions of the interests of Ukraine” and cites the to talk about spiritual unity.” Yevhen the shifting political landscape might mean Ukrainians who went out and protested need to “create a free-trade zone with the Zakharov, co-head of the Group for Ukraine’s future. Mr. Pifer, currently a European Union” and to enter into mem- for Human Rights Protection, said the senior adviser at the U.S.-based Center for bership talks with NATO. The declara- creation of a single Orthodox Church is Strategic and International Studies, told tion was subject to amendment before its not the affair of the government. Mr. correspondent Serhiy Kudelya that it is too U.S. officials have expected singing on July 28. In remarks Zakharov said that the government early to predict the future course of said they would be during the roundtable discussion, Party should ensure the equal rights of all Ukrainian foreign policy. But he said that, of the Regions leader and prime-ministe- Churches of Ukraine and the non-inter- in the event that Party of the Regions head prepared to work rial candidate Viktor Yanukovych said ference of one Church in the affairs of Viktor Yanukovych becomes prime minister, President Yushchenko “will stand on the another. He mentioned an incident in he believes the U.S. government does not with whatever gov- side of the state and the people, and not Kharkiv in which the local authorities have an “instinctive bias” against working ernment comes out take the side of any political party.” gave the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – with him. of this process. (RFE/RL Newsline) Moscow Patriarchate (UOC-MP) the right to picket a church of the UOC – Ukrainian Ambassador to the President wants single Orthodox Church Kyiv Patriarchate and called this a bla- United States Oleh Shamshur greeted tant violation of Ukraine’s law on free- everyone in June 2006 with the KYIV – On the initiative and with the against the effort to steal the elections in dom of conscience. “In very many announcement of an Orange coalition participation of President Viktor 2004 – they still are politically empow- churches anti-Ukrainian, anti-govern- that was to form a new government. Yushchenko, parliamentary leaders and ered in a way that was not the case prior ment propaganda is being conducted. Today, the Orange coalition is non- civic activists on July 27-28 sat down to to 2004. That is a powerful force, and I And we should turn our attention to all existent and there is no government. discuss ways out of the country’s current don’t think the political maneuverings that,” said Ihor Yukhnovskyi, an acade- Does Washington have any trust left in political crisis. The third hottest topic are ever going to change that. mician of the National Academy of Ukrainian politicians? discussed, after NATO and the language But two participants of the so-called question, was religion. Though freedom Sciences of Ukraine who also participat- I can’t speak for the U.S. government Anti-Crisis Coalition – the Communists of religious expression was stressed, sup- ed in the meeting. (Religious Information on this, but I don’t think it really under- and the Party of the Regions – conduct- port for the creation of a single national Service of Ukraine) Ukrainian Orthodox Church was part of mines the confidence in that sense. I ed their election campaign on an anti- PRU makes accusations of blackmail mean, politics are very complex. American and anti-NATO platform. If the discussion led by Mr. Yushchenko. Certainly ... when Shamshur spoke I they do in fact form a government, are The leaders worked on drafting a docu- KYIV – Yevhen Kushnariov, a leader think it was the expectation of everyone, they likely to maintain Ukraine’s cur- ment called the “Universal of National of the Party of the Regions, told based on the information at the time, that rent foreign-policy course? Unity,” in which point No. 12 speaks of Ukrainian ICTV on July 30 that any there would, in fact, be an Orange coali- the creation of a single national attempt by President Viktor Yushchenko tion in the Rada. As far as I can tell, pret- Now, the question that comes now – Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Communist to disband the Verkhovna Rada would ty much everybody – both in Ukraine yes, you are going to have presumably leader Petro Symonenko proposed that “receive an adequate response from and the United States – was surprised by with the Anti-Crisis Coalition, if it is the point be removed, as, he said, “in the Parliament and will not bring peace to [Socialist Party leader Oleksandr] affecting the choice of the prime minister the Church is our country,” UNIAN press agency Moroz’s decision to defect [from the and the Cabinet, you may have a differ- separated from the government … To reported. Mr. Kushnariov also said that Orange coalition] and join with the ent policy course, but I think people are support or not a national Church is the talks with the pro-presidential Our Regions Party and the Communists. going to wait and see, you know, how right of the faithful. The Constitution Ukraine bloc have been characterized by different is that policy? presupposes another norm.” Mr. pressure and blackmail. Mr. Kushnariov But many analysts claim that the First of all, you’ve seen from Yushchenko responded that the claimed that, by threatening to disband main responsibility for the splintering President Yushchenko and Foreign “Universal” declaration does not give Parliament, President Yushchenko and of the Orange coalition lies with Minister [Borys] Tarasyuk their view preference to any denomination or his supporters are attempting to force the President Viktor Yushchenko. that Ukraine should continue to pursue a Church, and therein lies its strength, he Party of the Regions to endorse the presi- Euro-Atlantic course. said. “The theme of a united institution dent’s platform instead of seeking a com- Clearly now, if you look at the choices Second, it’s not totally clear yet what of the Orthodox Church is what the that President Yushchenko and Our policies that – if Mr. Yanukovych becomes nation is waiting for,” said President (Continued on page 14) Ukraine had after the March 26 elections prime minister – what policies he would – where at that point I think it really was pursue. 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No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 3 G-8 members no longer have common goals, expert says RFE/RL at this G-8 summit, said Mr. Piontkovsky, program and “war against radical Islam,” Commenting on concerns surrounding along with the removal from the sum- and that these “cardinal disagreements Russia’s “democratic standard” and the WASHINGTON – The recent summit mit’s agenda of the issues of Iran’s with Western capitals” are inhibiting the introduction of an NGO law that critics of the Group of Eight (G-8) leaders that nuclear ambitions and concerns over G-8’s search for solutions to these chal- fear will lead to a crackdown on civil was held in St. Petersburg, Russia, “democratic standards” in Russia, lenges. society, Mr. Piontkovsky stated, “we do exposed the failure of the institution to “underlined the failure of the institution.” Mr. Piontkovsky also suggested that not have an open totalitarian regime” in fulfill its primary functions of “uniting Although Russia entered the G-8 in the economic goals of the G-8 could be Russia; instead, according to Mr. people with similar geopolitical percep- the early 1990s and “was accepted as a better met by “expand[ing] to 12” the Piontkovsky, Russia has a “soft totalitari- tions, values and histories” and serving strategic ally who wanted unification number of members of the institution. He an regime.” He cited his own decision to as a “board of governors for the world with the West,” Mr. Piontkovsky said that noted that “this board of governors [for close the Strategic Studies Center, which economy,” according to a prominent “Moscow has [more recently] publicly the world economy] is unthinkable with- he founded in Moscow, “... not because I Russian political analyst. taken a non-Western approach and out India and China,” which now play a was threatened, but because the new law Andrei Piontkovsky, who spoke to a announced its removal from the West.” fundamental and increasingly important demands a lot of bureaucratic paper- recent audience at RFE/RL’s Washington He pointed to statements and articles by role in the global economy. work.” office, is currently a visiting fellow at the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Hudson Institute. Lavrov, who “very openly, very Mr. Piontkovsky said that the “lack of assertively, stated, ‘we are not part of the adequate response” by the forum in West ... we do not belong with the West meeting the “strategic needs” of the West ... we are a special civilization with a Quotable notes should encourage the original members “ ... [Viktor] Yanukovych is a bandit. Yes, yes. Once upon a time, Viktor special path,’” as well as Russian Andriyovych [Yushchenko] was not ashamed to call Yanukovych a bandit. So if to “concentrate decisions on strategic President Vladimir Putin’s recent state- he presents him to be prime minister, then he will become a bandit himself. issues in some other company.” Mr. ment that “we cannot take sides in the “ Really, the leader of the Party of the Regions is a figure from the 1970s, one Piontkovsky noted that the G-7 was cre- conflict of civilizations unleashed by vio- speaking in a mixture of criminal slang and the language of ‘homo Sovieticus.’ ated in the 1970s, following the oil crisis lations of international law.” [Yulia] Tymoshenko is right in calling the last coalition in Parliament a union in the Middle East and a global reces- Mr. Piontkovsky asserted that between the Communists and criminals. Both of them are bandits. But the sion, to provide a platform where the Moscow’s intention to follow a “special Communists have always been state bandits.” “senior leaders of the West” could “dis- path,” outside of the West, was “demon- cuss, in a business-like atmosphere, the strated clearly during the two-day confer- – Russian émigré tycoon Boris Berezovsky in an interview with the newspaper policies and strategies” affecting their ence.” According to Mr. Piontkovsky, Sedognya, July 21 (as reported by the BBC Monitoring Service and reprinted in region. “Putin is playing on the other side” in the Action Ukraine Report). “The signing of irrelevant documents” dispute over Iran’s nuclear enrichment UKRAINE CRISIS: Sources, outcomes and potential ways forward by Taras Kuzio Ukraine’s regional divide and political court of law, they have damaged the reputa- control the appointment of the security polarization. President Yushchenko’s tions and public standing of Mr. forces and the foreign affairs minister. He CONCLUSION amorphousness, indecisiveness and lack of Poroshenko and the business wing of OU. has been unwilling, however, to use con- Yushchenko’s position weakened consistency are poor qualities, but they The Anti-Crisis Coalition also is beset trol over these institutions to impose may actually be preferable to the polariz- by internal divisions. The two left-wing presidential authority over dissident east- Until the crisis of summer 2006, ing Mr. Yanukovych or Ms. Tymoshenko. components (the Communist Party of ern Ukrainian and Crimean regions or to President Viktor Yushchenko was Besides early presidential elections, a Ukraine [CPU] and the SPU) have differ- launch criminal charges against higher increasingly viewed as a weak leader, secondary threat to President Yushchenko ent ideologies from the pro-business PRU members of the former Kuchma regime. lacking political will and strategy, and lies in the anti-presidential stance of the that is dominated by Ukraine’s wealthiest unlikely to win a second presidential Anti-Crisis Coalition dominated by the oligarchs (grouped in Rynat Akhmetov’s Two Viktors: Round 2 term in the 2009 elections. The current anti-presidential-institution left and the Systems Capital Management) and other President Yushchenko has failed to crisis will reinforce this growing view anti-Yushchenko PRU. There could be large businessmen. formulate a coherent medium- to long- inside, and outside, Ukraine. attempts to impeach President Yushchenko, The Anti-Crisis Coalition may be able to term strategy since the parliamentary The crisis could well cut short the pres- but they are unlikely to be successful, or agree on reviving Kuchma-era multi-vector elections in March, instead reacting to ident’s first term if he is forced to call could lead to a return to the conflict foreign and security policies, but it will be events as they have unfolded and prefer- early parliamentary and presidential elec- between the executive and Parliament that sharply divided over domestic policies. The ring to stand above the crisis. His radio tions. President Yushchenko’s weaknesses plagued Ukraine prior to the adoption of PRU’s main purpose in entering govern- and press addresses and television inter- closely resemble those of President the July 1996 Constitution of Ukraine. A ment is to ensure a halt to further re-privati- views have failed to clarify his position Leonid Kravchuk, who called pre-term return to such a scenario of conflict would zations, enforce the sanctity of property on the current crisis. elections in summer 1994, two years take place if Mr. Yanukovych became rights and ensure that there will be no crim- President Yushchenko eventually stat- early, and was defeated by Mr. Kuchma. prime minister; hence, Mr. Yushchenko’s inal charges of abuse of office and election ed his preference for an Orange coalition The leaders of the Party of the Regions of adamant refusal to countenance this step. fraud stemming from the Kuchma era. in June – three months following the Ukraine (PRU) have threatened to push The left has traditionally opposed the Executive-parliamentary conflict March elections. Mr. Yushchenko had to for early presidential elections if the institution of the presidency. The Anti-Crisis have been aware of the OU simultane- Verkhovna Rada is dissolved and early Coalition could attempt to abolish the presi- Until the adoption of the Constitution of ously negotiating with its Orange part- parliamentary elections are called. dency through further constitutional reforms 1996, Ukraine – like most CIS states – was ners and the PRU during the three-month Early presidential elections would lead that would transform Ukraine into a full plagued by conflict over the division of coalition negotiations. to the election of either Yulia Tymoshenko parliamentary republic (where the president powers between the executive and legisla- Mr. Yushchenko’s position on the cri- or a PRU candidate (if the PRU’s candi- is elected by Parliament). Such steps were tive branches of government. The forma- sis of summer 2006, therefore, has gradu- date was to be Viktor Yanukovych, Ms. first proposed by the Kuchma regime in tion of an Anti-Crisis Coalition will return ally evolved and includes the following: Tymoshenko would certainly win the elec- 2003 when constitutional reforms were first Ukraine to those conflicts of the first half of • The Anti-Crisis Coalition is “illegiti- tion). Neither candidate would heal discussed. Moldova has been a full parlia- the 1990s. mate” from a legal point of view because mentary republic since constitutional Constitutional reforms have eroded the the Orange coalition was not dissolved Dr. Taras Kuzio, Senior Transatlantic reforms were adopted in 2000. power of the president in favor of over the constitutionally prescribed time Fellow, German Marshal Fund, and Stability of the Anti-Crisis Coalition Parliament. The Anti-Crisis Coalition frame of 10 days prior to the creation of a adjunct professor, Institute for European, will control the positions of prime minis- new coalition. Russian and Eurasian Studies at the The revived Orange coalition had ter and chairman of the Verkhovna Rada. • Mr. Yanukovych’s candidacy for Elliott School of International Affairs at internal contradictions between the pro- The government will be responsible to prime minister is unacceptable, and George Washington University, is presi- business Our Ukraine (OU), left-wing the Anti-Crisis Coalition, not to the presi- President Yushchenko will not propose it dent of Kuzio Associates. Socialist Party of Ukraine (SPU) and dent (unlike in the Kuchma era when the to Parliament. The person holding the Kuzio Associates is an independent right-left Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB). executive controlled the government). position of prime minister should not be political-economic consultancy and gov- These divisions rested upon ideological A strong-willed Prime Minister somebody who leads to confrontation in ernment communications group with and personal rivalries. Yanukovych, with the backing of the largest society, a reference to Mr. Yanukovych offices in Washington and Kyiv. Kuzio Throughout 2005, Petro Poroshenko, parliamentary faction (PRU), will outplay and possibly also to Ms. Tymoshenko. Associates draws upon two decades of secretary of the National Security and the more indecisive and weak-willed The person who occupies the position of expertise by its president, an internation- Defense Council (NSDC), and Prime President Yushchenko. Mr. Yanukovych prime minister also should not be ally recognized authority on Ukraine, Minister Tymoshenko openly dueled over would become de facto head of state due to involved in business affairs. Central-Eastern Europe and the CIS. the direction of Ukraine’s economic and the enhanced powers given to the prime • There should be no change in Kuzio Associates provides strategic political policies. Mr. Poroshenko’s conflict minister following constitutional reforms. Ukraine’s domestic and foreign policies. advice to political clients on government with Ms. Tymoshenko was deepened by the President Yushchenko also lacks the back- In other words, there can be no return to relations and strategy, due diligence on September 2005 crisis when the head of the ing of a functioning Presidential Secretariat the policies of the Kuchma regime. Ukrainian companies and investment cli- Presidential Secretariat, Oleksander and the NSDC, both institutions which are • Any candidate for prime minister, mate and opportunities in Ukraine. Zinchenko, made accusations of corruption currently ineffectual but, if functioning, other than Mr. Yanukovych, will be pro- The above is an edited version of an against Mr. Poroshenko and other business could potentially provide him with greater posed to Parliament only if Parliament article that appears in issue No. 1, 2006, allies of the president. Although these accu- authority vis-à-vis the Anti-Crisis Coalition. of Ukraine Strategic Insider. sations have never been substantiated in a President Yushchenko continues to (Continued on page 16) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

Ukrainian delegation visits D.C. to study U.S. civil service system by Olena Krychevska The week’s agenda was arranged primari- U.S.-Ukraine Foundation ly by George Nesterczuk, technical consult- ant to the project, Mr. Heller, senior advisor, WASHINGTON – A delegation of and U.S.-Ukraine Foundation staff. The Ukrainian officials met with a wide range of Embassy of Ukraine in the United States U.S. senior officials and experts in civil also provided significant support to the visit. service during a visit to Washington on June Additional meetings were held with the 11–16. The trip was organized by the U.S.- Office of Government Ethics, Office of Ukraine Foundation as part of its Project to Special Counsel, Federal Labor Relations Assist Ukraine’s Civil Service Reform. Authority, Merit Systems Protection Board, The group from Ukraine consisted of U.S. Agency for International Development, Tymofiy Motrenko, the head of the Civil National Academy of Public Administration, Service of Ukraine; Oleksandr Demyanyuk, International Republican Institute, National the head of the Personnel Management Democratic Institute, Millennium Challenge Department at the Ministry of Foreign Corporation, the Foreign Service Institute, as Affairs of Ukraine; and Andriy Vyshnevsky, well as with Ambassador George Staples, director of the Center for Support of Civil the director general of the Foreign Service. Service Institutional Development under the The delegation met with Ukraine’s Main Department of the Civil Service of Ambassador to the U.S. Oleh Shamshur. Ukraine. The Politics and Governance Task Force Commenting on the delegation’s dedi- of U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s Policy A delegation from Ukraine at the Office of Government Ethics (from left): George cation, Jack Heller, the project’s senior Dialogue project hosted a lunch meeting Sajewych (interpreter), Tymofiy Motrenko, Andriy Vyshnevsky, Jane Ley (deputy advisor, stated that “This is a remarkably with the delegation, and on June 15. Mr. director, Office of Government Ethics), Robert Cusick (director, Office of serious, capable and hard-working group. Tymofiy Motrenko spoke at the Kennan Government Ethics), Oleksandr Demyanyuk and Oleksandr Pavlichenko It has the enthusiasm and talent to lead sig- Institute on the “Transformation of the (Embassy of Ukraine). nificant administrative reform in Ukraine.” Ukrainian Civil Service System under During the week in Washington, the Conditions of Political Reform.” will be supporting efforts within which derived funds from a monetization delegation had the opportunity to get an During their stay in Washington the del- Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to program at the Department of Agriculture. in-depth understanding of the American egates had an opportunity to visit the Taras design and install more effective systems In Mr. Motrenko’s words, the visit public service system during meetings Shevchenko monument, give an interview for rotating personnel between domestic “laid the foundation for a systematic with key U.S. government agencies and at Voice of America and meet with and foreign assignments, the recruitment long-term cooperation between the gov- organizations. In particular, the Ukrainian Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship and placement of foreign service profes- ernments of U.S. and Ukraine in its refor- delegation met with senior officials in the Program participants from Ukraine. sionals, training, managing the perform- mation of the civil service.” Office of the Vice- President, U.S. The U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s ance of personnel, and strategic planning. For further program information from Department of State and the Office of Project to Assist Ukraine’s Civil Service The principal work of the project is to the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, readers Personnel Management. The Office of Reform is designed to assist the Ministry be conducted by dedicated task forces may contact Marta Matselioukh at mar- Personnel Management and the Ukrainian of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in improv- established within the Ministry of Foreign [email protected] 202-223-2228, or representatives agreed to draft a govern- ing its personnel management systems. Affairs. The program is funded by the log on to http://www.usukraine.org/for- mental memorandum of cooperation. More specifically, the 18-month project Fund for Democracy and Development, eign_affairs.shtml.

Head of Ukrainian Civil Service speaks on public service reform by Olena Krychevska will of people to get rid of favoritism, corruption tasks that the government has to face, stated Mr. Motrenko. The key U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and the selling of parliament seats, and bribery of challenge is to ensure the coherence and high quality of public poli- judges, and civil service.” cy after the change in political leadership – an issue that arose WASHINGTON – Tymofiy Motrenko, the head Mr. Motrenko, a philosopher and economist by acutely after the staff shake-ups of 2005. During his speech, Mr. of the Civil Service of Ukraine, discussed the education, and an experienced public servant, is a Motrenko more than once emphasized the vital importance of “Transformation of the Ukrainian Civil Service key figure in Ukraine’s public service sector enforcing the effective separation of political and administrative System under Conditions of Political Reform” at reform. He emphasized the need to increase the powers between ministries and governmental agencies. the Kennan Institute on June 15. Mr. Motrenko was efficiency, institutional transparency, and clarity of In the same vein, he said there should be a clear delineation in Washington on June 11-16 as part of the U.S.- regulations and procedures in the executive branch. between the political appointees and administrative posts that carry Ukraine Foundation’s Project to Assist Ukraine’s The speaker put the democratization of the civil out bureaucratic functions in order to preserve “institutional memory” Civil Service Reform. service into the context of broader political reform. and ensure the accumulation and transfer of skills and knowledge. William Green Miller, former U.S. ambassador Relative stability under a stronger president has “Good quality policy recommendations and continuous to Ukraine and co-chair of the U.S.-Ukraine given way to more frequent shifts in political lead- improvement of policy analysis skills are possible only when civil Foundation’s Politics and Governance Task Force, ership under a stronger Parliament. The govern- servants have economic security and are not subjected to political moderated the event. In his opening remarks, ment is held more accountable under the coalition pressure,” noted Mr. Motrenko. In other words, the public service Ambassador Miller underlined the importance of principle of Cabinet formation. The central execu- should be depoliticized and independent of political changes. civil service transformation based on the principles tive powers are reduced and partially transferred to Mr. Motrenko covered in detail the specific directions and of public accountability, especially after the Orange the local authorities, he said. actions of civil service reform. In Particular, he mentioned the Revolution, which explicitly demonstrated “the In this political environment there is a new set of adoption of the 2004 Concept to Adjust the Civil Service in Ukraine to the European Standards and the 2006-2010 Action Plan. The Concept outlines functional and structural transforma- tion in the civil service system, democratization of procedures, strengthening of quality control, management and policy analysis skills, and decision-making capabilities. In 2001, a successful pilot project on establishing policy analy- sis groups was launched in 10 governmental agencies. It resulted in important recommendations in numerous areas of public administration, he noted. Establishing a professional bureaucracy will be based on the new progressive legislation. In particular, the draft Law on Civil Service introduces better public regulation of civil service, separation of political and administrative positions, competitive recruitment and protection of civil servants from unlawful actions by the senior leadership. The draft Law on the Cabinet of Ministers, at the same time, increases the Cabinet’s political role by freeing up ministries from administrative responsibilities, Mr. Motrenko explained. “Civil service plays an important role as an intermediary between the state and its citizens,” concluded Mr. Motrenko. The stable development of Ukraine, its competitive position in the internation- al arena and the well-being of its citizens depend on the quality of work of civil servants. Therefore, the success of public service reform is vital for the success of the Ukrainian state. The U.S.- Ukraine Foundation is committed to assisting Ukraine in its reform David Hawxhurst/Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars efforts to promote greater security and democracy for the citizens of At the Kennan Institute are: (from left) Marta Matselioukh, Oleksandr Demyanyuk, Tymofiy Ukraine. To learn more about U.S.-Ukraine Foundation’s Project to Motrenko, Ruth Whiteside (director of the Foreign Service Institute), Andriy Vyshnevsky, Assist Ukraine’s Civil Service Reform, readers may contact Marta Ambassador John O’Keefe (Foreign Service Institute), Ulyana Panchishin, Vera Andrushkiw, George Matselioukh at [email protected] 20223-2228, or visit Sajewych, Christina Redko and Julie Johnson (Program Office at the U.S. Department of State). http://www.usukraine.org/foreign_affairs.shtml. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM NFCA announces Fraternal MVPs Summer interns on the job for June, cites their volunteer work at The Weekly and Svoboda OAK BROOK, Ill. – The National MVPs for the month of June and will Fraternal Congress of America (NFCA) travel to Washington, to meet with and be is proud to recognize the five Fraternal recognized by their members of MVPs (Most Valuable Participants) for Congress. These MVPs will share their the month of June 2006. Fraternal MVPs fraternal experiences with their elected are “Fraternalists-in-Action” who volun- officials and, in their own words, convey teer their time and energy to strengthen what it means to them to be able to par- their communities through participation ticipate in these fraternal activities and in local lodge activities and other charita- make a difference in their communities. ble endeavors. “The NFCA salutes these individuals The Fraternal MVPs of June are: as true fraternalists, while demonstrating • Susan (Susie) Honea, Thrivent how fraternalism is a force for good in Financial for Lutherans, North Central American society,” said NFCA Chair of Tennessee Chapter, Gallatin, Tenn.; the Board Michael J. Wade. “The •Janice Boyko, First Catholic Slovak Fraternalists-in-Action program person- Ladies Association, Branch 77, alizes modern fraternalism for Members McKeesport, Pa.; of Congress by putting a name and a face • Margaret (Peg) A. Paradise, to fraternalism. Plus, it creates public Woman’s Life Insurance Society, No. 59 awareness of fraternal benefit societies Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.; and individual fraternalists.” •William (Bill) Kocman, American Fraternal MVPs are part of the Slovenian Catholic Union (KSKJ), St. NFCA’s Fraternalists-in-Action program, Joseph No. 7, Pueblo, Colo.; and which recognizes individuals whose • RuthAnne Lemos, Supreme Council unique stories best represent 21st century Irene Jarosewich/Svoboda of S.E.S., Council No. 25, National City, fraternalism. These fraternalists demon- PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The summer months at the Ukrainian National Association’s Calif. strate exceptional compassion and frater- publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly, provide an opportunity for both These five Fraternal MVPs were ran- nal pride through their volunteer activi- newspapers to hire summer interns to assist the editorial and production staffs. This domly selected out of the 20 weekly ties, the NFCA noted. year’s interns were Natalie Temnycky, 19, of Morristown, N.J., a sophomore at Lehigh University who is considering a major in business and a minor in French and/or com- munications; and Adriana Brodyn, 20, of Springfield, N.J., a junior at Colgate University who is majoring in psychology and film. Above, Ms. Temnycky (left), editori- Young UNA’ers al staff intern, and Ms. Brodyn, photo intern, consult The Weekly’s reference library.

Alexa (left) and Andrea Jovanovic, Ksenia Lewyckyj, daughter of Drs. daughters of David and Marta Anna and Myron Lewyckyj of West Jovanovic of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Lafayette, Ind., is a new member of are new members of UNA Branch 39. UNA Branch 472. She was enrolled by They were enrolled by their parents. her grandparents Iya and Rudolf Klim.

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COMMENTARY THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY “I do understand that in the east and in the west of Ukraine results of the March vote [the parliamentary elections], as well as any candidate for prime minister, arouse Is Ukraine in crisis? much controversy. I urge the nation to accept this decision, for we may now be given a by Alexander J. Motyl headline announcing that “Ukraine has unique chance to help the two banks of the Dnipro unite in understanding.” July 31 big problems.” So what else is new? A larger part of the answer lies in the – President Viktor Yushchenko, announcing that he would nominate Viktor If you haven’t heard, the sky is falling Yanukovych for prime minister. fact that various political actors in again. Ukraine, we are told, is in “crisis.” Ukraine have an interest in suggesting Yanukovych returns That crisis is “permanent” and “recurring,” that the world is coming to an end. “deep” and “broad.” Gosh, you’d think The Party of the Regions has long that a country so prone to contradictory insisted that the Orange governments cre- On August 3 at 2 a.m. – two hours past deadline – President Viktor Yushchenko evaluations and in such bad shape would told the nation that he had decided to name his opponent in the acrimonious 2004 ated a “crisis” and that only its rule – via fall off the face of the earth any day now. an Anti-Crisis Coalition of course – could presidential election, Viktor Yanukovych, as prime minister. And, thus, the archene- Except that Ukraine isn’t in crisis. my of the Orange Revolution is expected to become PM when the Verkhovna Rada and would save the day. Naturally, to the Here’s a case of really sloppy word degree that something like a crisis actual- votes on August 4 (after this week’s issue of our newspaper has gone to press). usage affecting our understanding of reali- This latest twist in Ukraine’s political life, while not a complete surprise, is ly exists in Ukraine, it’s in large measure ty. What’s a crisis? It is not a problem, or a due to the crisis-mongering activities of nonetheless shocking to many who had watched the Orange Revolution unfold. very big problem, or even a very, very big For, as Zerkalo Nedeli analyst Yulia Mostova wrote: “... gluing the country the very Party of the Regions. problem. Nor is it just shorthand for Not to be outdone, Yulia Tymoshenko together doesn’t mean trading one’s principles.” “mess.” Crises, as we know from the med- What galls us most is that it didn’t have to be this way. If only Mr. Yushchenko and has begun declaring that Ukraine is in ical terminology, are conditions during crisis, as it would have to be now that her Our Ukraine had allowed Yulia Tymoshenko to be nominated for prime minister... If which a patient’s chances of survival are only the Orange allies had formed an alliance before the parliamentary elections... if chances of becoming prime minister are even. If someone or something is in crisis, close to nil. only President Yushchenko had considered the good of the Ukrainian nation above the non-existence is as likely as existence. good of his cronies... Perhaps the Orange coalition could have been preserved. The point is that all oppositions Is Ukraine – the country, the state – in always and everywhere accuse incum- Also on August 3, President Yushchenko, Verkhovna Rada Chairman crisis? Of course not. Despite the infantile Oleksander Moroz, Prime Minister Yurii Yekhanurov, Mr. Yanukovych (Party of bents of creating crises. Most of the time, posturing of Ukraine’s political elites, life it’s just pure blather. Only sometimes are the Regions), Roman Bezsmertnyi (Our Ukraine), Vasyl Tsushko (Socialist Party) goes on. The vast majority of people in and Petro Symonenko (Communist Party) signed a Declaration of National Unity they on the mark. But not this time, at Ukraine are oblivious of goings-on in least not with respect to Ukraine. that charted a course for foreign and domestic policies. Kyiv. Are they in crisis? Hardly. The According to news reports, there had been four major stumbling blocs: the lan- So if Ukraine isn’t in crisis – let’s all economy is also doing quite well, with the exhale now – what’s going on? I suggest guage issue, the unitary structure of Ukraine (vs. federalization), European (EU) most recent estimates of GDP growth in and Euro-Atlantic (NATO) integration, and activity within the Single Economic that the more appropriate term is deadlock. 2006 being around 5 percent. Not bad for That is, Ukraine’s political system is dead- Space. Mr. Yushchenko claims the declaration largely accepted his program, but a country in crisis. Is the Ukrainian politi- there were meaningful nuances in the wording altered from the original draft. locked. It’s like a big traffic jam at the height cal elite in crisis? Go ask Roman Zvarych of rush hour in New York City. Everyone’s Yulia Tymoshenko, who declined to sign, said the president had agreed to conces- if he’s about to sell off his Armani suits. Is sions and comprises on the very issues he had called matters of principle. stuck in the intersection, and everyone’s the economic elite in crisis? A recent list- blowing their horn. The result is a mess, but The declaration, which in Ukrainian is called “Universal Natsionalnoyi ing by Korrespondent identified 30 mil- Yednosti” (with the word “universal” apparently expressing a hope that all politi- it’s a mess that will end. Traffic jams always lionaires and eight billionaires in Ukraine. do. We know that – at least those of us who cal factions would agree to it, rather than reflecting the ultimate reality), is to So is no one in crisis in Ukraine? Well, become the basis of a new parliamentary coalition to be called the National Unity drive and have some sense of perspective. the Socialist Party may be. After Why do traffic jams end? Because driv- Coalition. That coalition, it is assumed, will form Ukraine’s new government. Oleksander Moroz bolted from the Mr. Yushchenko was hopeful: “We have a unique chance enabling Ukraine’s ers, even hot and tired and angry ones, Orange coalition, that party has split and want them to end. Sooner or later, they Parliament to work stably for five years. Will the political forces use this chance? may indeed be on the verge of collapse. Well, that’s a question for them. But the president extends his hand to Parliament ... adjust their behaviors, and the traffic starts Our Ukraine may also be in crisis, its flowing again – even if a fist fight or two and gives it a chance to carry out these policies.” opportunistic shenanigans having brought At the very least, the deal announced on August 3 breaks the political dead- and some yelling matches have broken out. it into disrepute and possibly portending More important, traffic jams are learning lock in Ukraine. What it all means for the future, only time will tell. an electoral defeat. Anybody else? The To be sure, many observers will now be asking if the Orange Revolution has experiences. They teach us what to do and presidency may have been weakened and what not to do to avoid them. They also failed. But the Orange Revolution was not about one man – or even two. And, become less legitimate, but it’s surely not even the Orange Revolutionaries who spoke of what they saw as President teach us how to get out of them. Ironically, on the verge of non-existence. The Rada traffic jams teach us to be better drivers. Yushchenko’s act of betrayal, know that Ukraine today is different from Ukraine may be deadlocked, but it, too, is likely before their successful revolution. So do political traffic jams. Ukraine’s to be with us for a long time to come. policy-makers are learning how to live So why is everyone talking of crisis in with one another. The process is painful, Ukraine, if Ukraine isn’t really in crisis? and embarrassing, to watch – but they are Aug. Part of the answer lies in the emotive learning. Indeed, since Ukraine’s traffic quality of the word. Crisis sounds, well, jams are taking place within a formally Turning the pages back... critical, and everyone wants to be seen democratic context – think of democracy making critical comments. Imagine a as Ukraine’s traffic rules – Ukraine’s pol- 6 icy-makers are actually learning democ- Alexander J. Motyl is professor of racy and learning how to be democrats. 1996 It was 10 years ago that The Weekly reported on Ukraine’s political science at Rutgers University – Driving in New York isn’t easy. Neither representation under its own banner at the 26th Summer Newark. is democracy. Only declaring a crisis is. Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga. The gold-medal performance by 17-year-old gymnast Liliya Podkopayeva, the Donetsk native who won the all-around title, was the top headline. Despite various setbacks, including the death of her grandmother, an earlier injury in FOR THE RECORD March where she broke one rib and cracked another, her gymnastic team’s fifth place finish in the finals, and dealing with the noise and pressure of pro-U.S. crowds, Ms. Podkopayeva was able to overcome all of these obstacles and remain focused on the task at hand. Throughout the event, competitors made mistakes in various disciplines with the The current political situation leading American hopefuls, Dominique Dawes and Shannon Miller, stepping out of bounds in their floor exercise performances. Russian team members Svetlana in Ukraine: the UCCA reacts Khorkina and Dina Kochetkova, who also were in close competition, had their own In light of the political crisis now grip- political leaders’ fickle loyalties damage difficulties in their quest for the gold, when Ms. Khorkina fell from the parallel bars ping Ukraine, the Ukrainian Congress Ukraine’s image in the international and Ms. Kochetkova failed to stick her landings off the vault. This left a window of Committee of America, the largest arena and encumber Ukraine’s integra- opportunity open for Podkopayeva to claim the gold medal for the Ukrainian team. umbrella organization of the Ukrainian tion into the Euro-Atlantic community. Wasting no time, Ms. Podkopayeva opened her floor exercise routine with an American community, on July 31 issued The ongoing crisis highlights the rift in explosive double front somersault with a half twist and kept the high energy level the following statement. the Ukrainian society, which is exploited going to earn the highest score for the day, a 9.887. by the politicians as a means of achieving Three Romanians, Gina Gogen, Simona Amanar and Lavinia Milosovici, were left The Ukrainian Congress Committee of their personal ambitions. Rather than to compete, but Podkopayeva’s dynamic finish secured her gold-medal win with Ms. America is disheartened that Ukraine’s working toward a compromise, which Gogen winning the silver and Ms. Amanar and Ms. Milosovici tying for the bronze. elected officials have been unable to would bring stability to the country and What made Ms. Podkopayeva’s achievement even more noteworthy was that she form a lasting coalition government since help enhance Ukraine’s economic devel- was the first person in 24 years to win Olympic gold while holding the world champi- the March 2006 elections. As a result of opment and prosperity, Ukrainian politi- onship title. Ironically, the last person to do this was Liudmila Turishcheva, who at the constant changes in alliances, politi- cians exchange ultimatums and continue that time was the director of Ukraine’s Gymnastics Federation and the wife of cal infighting, and the lack of will to to exacerbate this serious situation. Minister of Youth and Sports Valeriy Borzov, the Ukrainian track legend who earned compromise and put national interests The UCCA urges the Ukrainian politi- medals in the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympic Games. above personal, the Ukrainian nation is cal elite to remember their responsibili- suffering by not having a functioning ties before the Ukrainian people and Source: “Podkopayeva wins all-around title in gymnastics” by Roman government to represent its interests. Woronowycz, The Ukrainian Weekly, August 4, 1996. Instability of Ukrainian politics and (Continued on page 19) No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 7

View from the Faces and Places

by Myron B. Kuropas Trembita Loungeby Taras Szmagala Jr. Open letter to the UNA General Assembly Something to cheer about! Dear members of the newly elected tive is to remain trapped in a 1950s busi- Ukrainians in Chicago, for a change, 27. “Mention Ukrainian art and your mind UNA General Assembly: ness model that will only assure the con- have something to cheer about. We need it. leaps first to Easter eggs … What might not Congratulations! The delegates to the tinued decline of the UNA. The source of our enthusiasm is a occur to many Americans – for reasons Ukrainian National Association’s recent Now, a few words to the new advisors. touring exhibit at the prestigious Chicago having to do with the country’s reluctant convention have entrusted you with repre- Reflecting on the position of advisor, I Cultural Center titled, “Crossroads: mingling with Russia and later, the Soviet senting their interests and conducting the am reminded of the comments of John Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930.” Union – is Ukraine’s contribution to mod- association’s affairs for the next four Nance Garner. When asked of his impres- Billed as “the first major exhibition of ern art movements that percolated through- years. And, as you begin that task, I can’t sions of the office of vice-president of the early 20th century Ukrainian art in the out Europe and the United States in the help but share a few thoughts with you. United States, he famously replied: ‘it United States,” the exhibit includes over early 20th century.” Kyiv, wrote Mr. Nance, Now, you may feel that I have no right to isn’t worth a warm bucket of spit.” 70 works by 21 artists, gathered by Prof. was “one of the most fertile hotbeds of comment on the past convention – and you Garner viewed the vice-presidency as a Dmytro Horbachov and Nikita Lobanov- European modernism along with St. may be right. After all, I was a delegate, but largely ceremonial position, carrying a Rostovsky from private collections, the Petersburg and Paris.” was unable to attend. So, in one sense, I for- nice title but lacking the ability to effect National Art Museum of Ukraine, the “A casual walkthrough of the exhib- feited my right to speak on UNA affairs as a real change. His colorful description fits Theater Museum, the Museum of Folk it…can tend to leave you with the result. If you feel this way, and I can’t say the position of UNA Advisor, as well. Art of Ukraine and the Art Museum of impression of a polyglot, aggressively that I totally disagree with you, feel free to For, while advisors are members of the Dnipropetrovsk. cosmopolitan art that lacked discernible stop reading now. But those of you who General Assembly, you don’t have much The words “Ukraine,” “modern” and national characteristics,” continued Mr. know me also know that I really can’t help real power to change anything. (If you take “avant-garde” may not usually be found in Nance. “Those trendy Ukrainians! They but spout off when I have an opinion ... so, a peek at your by-laws, you may be the same sentence, but there you have it. dipped their brushes into virtually every for what it’s worth, here goes. shocked to see how little real power the Ukraine once had an avant garde, cutting paint can of the avant-garde, from First, a note to those of you who were General Assembly actually has.) You can edge art world that included more than just Cubism to Futurism to (belatedly) Art elected (actually, re-elected) to full-time enact a budget, but you don’t have much Alexander Archipenko and Alexander Nouveau and (early on) Constructivism positions with the UNA. It goes without recourse if the executives don’t follow it. Gritchenko – artists with whom most of us … A closer look, though, takes you back saying that you have assumed significant You can pass resolutions, but you are are familiar. Like so much of Ukrainian to those Easter eggs, or rather to their responsibilities. I suggest, however, that almost powerless to ensure they are enact- culture, it was stifled by the Soviets. connection with classical, Byzantine and these responsibilities are not, first and fore- ed. Why, you ask? Because, unlike the I attended the opening of the exhibit and ecclesiastical sources. There’s a distinctly most “saving our publications,” or “saving way most other organizations are struc- was awed by the range of artistic expres- Ukrainian lushness that adheres to even Soyuzivka,” or even “saving the UNA.” tured, the executives don’t work at the sion. The number of people attending also the most severe compositions here …” Rather, you have the responsibility of pleasure of the board. Rather, the executives was impressive. In addition to Chicago’s How perceptive! own Ukrainian “movers and shakers,” determining what, exactly, the UNA ought are elected by a convention and we’re not The exhibit will be in Chicago through there were hundreds of non-Ukrainian art to be. Only when we know what it is we having another one of those until 2010. October 15 with a series of additional lovers and the simply curious. want to “save” can we actually save it. Does that mean the position is worth- events scheduled. Admission is free. I’m not an art critic, nor do I particu- Your job is to lead that process. Start with less? No, it just means that too much poli- Ukrainians who live in Indiana and larly like modern art, but I must tell you, the fundamentals: why does the UNA exist? tics and confrontation will get you nowhere. Wisconsin have no excuse not to come I felt at home. I was drawn to the works What’s our business model? Should we The only way you can effect change – real and look. Ukrainians who live in Detroit retain our ethnic Ukrainian character or lose change – is to work with the executives in a on display. As I gazed at each of the art pieces, I tried to imagine what it was that and Cleveland could drive up for a week- some of that ethnicity in an effort to appeal cooperative manner. Now, I am not saying end and share the joy we Chicagoans feel. to a broader base? And if we retain our eth- that you should not disagree with the execu- motivated the artist, what message was he/she trying to convey, and, of course, Even Philadelphia is not that far away. nicity at the expense of breadth, what role tives when necessary. But I have seen Ulana Mazurkevich made it, so can you. do we seek to play in the community at many, many advisors try to force execu- how the artist ended his/her days. large? Should we minimize our reliance on tives, via General Assembly votes and the My favorite piece was “Love” by Fedir branches and switch to a mostly professional like, to do things they did not want to do. Krychevsky (1879-1947), an artist who Myron Kuropas’s e-mail address is sales force? Should we focus on selling life And guess what? The advisors lost almost traveled and exhibited throughout Western [email protected]. insurance first, with fraternal benefits as a every time. Constructive engagement with Europe, and was a professor at secondary matter? Or should we focus on management is really your only option. the Kyiv and Kharkiv art muse- fraternal benefits in the hope that this will During the next four years, you advisors ums during the 1930s. attract new members? And what of the type have the opportunity to be remarkably con- Interestingly, he was once a and quality of financial products the UNA structive. In particular, if the executives member of a body-building group offers? Are these products sufficient to decide to develop a strategic plan for the and nudist colony in Poltava – achieve our membership goals? UNA, they will need a lot of help – and not the sort of thing one usually As a practical matter, I realize you are that help should ideally come from you. In associates with Poltava. under no immediate pressure to answer your role as the representatives of UNA I was especially struck by how these questions. First and foremost, it does policyholders, you could (and should) be well the exhibit was organized not appear that many UNA members really the voice of the organization’s membership and displayed. Much of the credit care. Indeed, in reading the reports of our as we debate our mission, priorities and goes to Marta Farion, indefatiga- most recent convention, I did not see many goals. When we ask “What sort of an ble president of the Chicago-Kyiv of these topics come up very often, if at all. organization do we want to be five years Sister Cities Program, who gra- (Sure, lots of folks made individual sugges- from now?” we look to you to moderate ciously thanked all of the institu- tions, but we did not have a conversation the debate and generate potential answers. tions and individuals involved, on the fundamental reason why the UNA Keep in mind, however, that advisors especially the Foundation for the exists or what it should do.) Further, judg- have to be proactive. No one will tell you Arts and Education in ing from the (lack of) response I’ve what to do, or give you assignments. It’s Washington; Anatolii Melnyk, received to my two earlier articles on the really up to you to decide how active you director of the National Art subject, there is not exactly a “buzz” within want to be, and how you want to con- Museum of Ukraine; and Prof. the community on the future of the UNA. tribute to the organization. The good news John Bowlt, editor of the exhibi- Yet, you are leaders who are dedicated to is that the executives almost always wel- tion catalogue, which is a work of the association, and I firmly believe that come the help. While they may not ask for art in itself. you do, in fact, want to resolve these issues. your assistance, they generally don’t reject All of the financing for the To do so, you may want to consider doing good ideas – especially if you’re willing to exhibit came from local sources. what most businesses and well-run non- do the work to implement those ideas. The Chicago Department of profit entities do: develop a comprehensive It’s popular to say at critical times in Cultural Affairs provided much strategic plan to guide you for the next 5 to the history of an organization that it is “at of the funding, as did a group of 10 years. Through the strategic planning a crossroads.” The UNA, however, passed successful Fourth Wave business process (which should involve the entire the crossroads many years ago, and we’re entrepreneurs, their contribution General Assembly, as well as interested not sure exactly where we are headed is a hopeful sign. Other substan- UNA members), you can begin to address today. It’s up to you, the newly elected tial donors included Selfreliance, the core questions that face our organization members of the General Assembly, to fig- Pevnist Heritage Foundation and in a planned, thoughtful and constructive ure out where you want to go – this must the Hyatt Corporation. way. And, at the end of the process, you’ll occur before you consider how to get Adding to our joy in Chicago have a road map for the future. there. Let’s begin that process now. were the amazingly positive Will this guarantee success? No. But at reviews. I especially liked what least you will cut a new path and move Taras Szmagala Jr. may be reached at Kevin Nance of the Chicago Sun- “Love” by Fedir Krychevsky; the tempera forward in a focused manner. The alterna- [email protected]. Times wrote so lovingly on July work is part of a triptych. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

expects the world to accept his secret again dismiss Yulia Tymoshenko, who Stop blind support political deals that were made under the won most of the Orange vote in the table to get Ms. Tymoshenko fired and A psychiatrist’s March election, carried 13 out of 25 Mr. Yanukovych back into power. He is oblasts (versus Yushchenko’s three), and of Yushchenko response re PTSD according to the polls, is now the stan- Dear Editor: talking out of both sides of his mouth. Dear Editor: dard-bearer of the Orange Revolution?” I never thought that I would agree Now the diaspora is no longer enchanted I read the letter by your reader Larisa A: “The news from Ukraine is not so with anything that the Socialist Party of by his hollow espousing of the ideals of Shevchenko in response to Dr. Myron good. Supporters of the Orange Ukraine had to say. However the time the Orange Revolution. Mr. Yushchenko Kuropas’s column “DP, not PTSD.” I am Revolution’s democratic values should has come. The article “Oleksander has shown that he is not capable of being a psychiatrist, and I just had to respond. I unite around President Viktor Moroz’s Surprise” (July 16, 2006) quotes a guardian of the democratic values for also enjoy Dr. Kuropas’s columns and Yushchenko, who retains significant Socialist Yosyp Vinskyi as stating: which the Ukrainians on the Maidan find him courageous, informative and powers ...” “President Viktor Yushchenko was the stood. entertaining, most of the time. The “A” side of the conversation is most responsible for this turn of events, The time has come for the Ukrainian First of all, people with PTSD or who basically the position expressed in the which resulted in the collapse of the diaspora to stop its blind support of Mr. have been traumatized by war do not statement issued by directors of the democratic Orange coalition.” Yushchenko. Time and time again, his necessarily wear it on their sleeves and Orange Circle in New York on July 10 I agree with the sentiment that Mr. actions are in direct contradiction to the are not necessarily so dysfunctional that and published in The Ukrainian Weekly’s Yushchenko is responsible for what hap- values that are the core of the Orange they do not work or are not successful. July 16 issue. The statement also says pened. He paved the way for Mr. Revolution. Ukrainians the world over What is true about them is they suffer that the Orange Circle is a non-partisan Moroz’s “surprise” betrayal of the demo- did not wait this long for Ukraine to emotionally. Both writers proceed from organization, although it sounds much cratic coalition. The handwriting was on become democratic just to see it go back the fallacy that if it didn’t happen to like a trans-Atlantic faction of Mr. the wall back when Mr. Yushchenko to the bad old oligarch, Communist and them or their parents it does not exist or Yushchenko’s party, Our Ukraine. It is fired Yulia Tymoshenko. He betrayed the Socialist-controlled days. is rare, infrequent or overblown. “My safe to bet that it would not carry a single very essence of the Orange Revolution. I especially take exception to the parents went through hell and came out oblast in any new fair election. His actions demonstrate his blatant cav- Orange Circle’s view stated in the July ok, so what is the big deal?” Now imag- The Orange Circle’s well-respected ing into and subsequent support of oli- 16 issue “For the record” that “those in ine saying “my parents smoked and ate chairman is Adrian Karatnycky, formerly garchs, Communists and Socialists – the Ukraine who supported the Orange whatever they wanted and they never of Freedom House, an American think- very essence of the pro-Russian Anti- Revolution need to set aside personal had a heart attack, so what is the big tank with a neo-con tinge, from which Crisis Coalition (ACC) that was smart ambitions and consolidate around the deal?” President Yushchenko may have rented enough to grab power, or should I say, be president as the guardian of democratic It is a gross oversimplification to the slogan, “Private property is sacred.” handed power, by Mr. Yushchenko. values.” assume that everybody in the war is It was unfurled when Ms. Tymoshenko The ACC is made of the clans, crimi- It is unreasonable to expect exposed to similar events or experiences attempted to investigate some of nals, corrupt elements, oligarchs, Ukrainians to profess blind faith in a them similarly. It depends on what you Ukraine’s privatization details shortly Communists and Socialists that have president who has let them down by see, what you do, who you are to begin before she was sacked in August 2005. only their own selfish goals in mind: aligning himself with the oligarchs, with and why you are there. Respect for private property in their own personal political and financial Communists and Socialists who do not There is another side to this discus- Ukraine does not extend to entrepreneurs advancement. They are not working in support the ideals of the Orange sion: the lack of humanity and compas- who acquired it by stealing from the pub- the best interest of the people of Ukraine. Revolution. Ukrainians worldwide need sion. Whatever happened to “there but lic domain. President Yushchenko’s fail- They proved this because their actions to hold Mr. Yushchenko accountable and for the grace of God go I,” or “walking ure to dissociate himself from the shad- are in direct violation of Ukraine’s force him to answer for his actions. If it in the shoes of others?” What are sons owy elements was at the core of his Constitution and they show no regard for takes another uprising, I say bring it on. and daughters of war survivors with political collapse. Subsequently, the ten- or remorse to the people. It may not be so peaceful this time since PTSD supposed to feel? Are they sup- dency among some diaspora “hard-lin- This group of thugs is pro-Russian, the ACC is in control. posed to be ashamed that their parents ers” to blame the Socialists and pro-“business” as (long as their bloc In the same “For the record,” the aren’t good enough to have made it Communists, rather than Mr. leaders personally benefit from it), anti- Orange Circle also states that the “effects through? “Lets pretend we are OK so no Yushchenko’s own foot-dragging and his Western, anti-democratic, anti- European of the Orange Revolution are perma- one knows” is the likely response. myopia with regard to Ms. Tymoshenko, Union, anti-NATO, anti-WTO, etc. The nent.” How permanent will they be when The emotional toll of witnessing and for the disintegration of the pro-Orange ACC is more interested in pleasing the the ACC changes laws in Ukraine and experiencing the horrors of war and ter- parliamentary majority on July 6 is badly oligarchs who control them so that the undoes all that has been accomplished ror are real, and some of us do not han- misplaced. oligarchs’ investment interests are pro- since the success on the maidan? It is dle it well. Those of us who do should The 11th-hour details of the coalition tected. Sounds just like the special-inter- obvious that ACC types will enact laws consider ourselves lucky and blessed, negotiations showed a continuing pattern est-laden and lobbyist-controlled U.S. to permanently squelch democracy. Once and help those less fortunate and be very of obstruction by President Yushchenko. Congress. Perhaps it is intellectually they get their way, the ACC won’t allow careful with the pride we feel at how All the players knew that the nomination naive to expect that politicians could groups like the Orange Circle to work well we have endured. by Our Ukraine of the president’s close ever be capable of representing the best toward promoting investment in Ukraine. That there are those who try to exploit friend, the very controversial Petro interests of their average constituents. Perhaps President Yushchenko has PTSD for their own personal gain is true, Poroshenko, for the post of Rada chair – President Yushchenko has essentially not surrounded himself with a Cabinet as it is with any malady: “elixirs” that an obvious move to hamstring Yulia been manipulated to destroy Ukraine’s and staff that are capable of sustaining, don’t work; pharmaceuticals that are Tymoshenko, the new prime minister – democracy. It has been evident for a long evolving and enacting the ideals of the over promoted; doctors who overdiag- was unacceptable to Oleksander Moroz, time now that Mr. Yushchenko is Orange Revolution. The people spoke on nose; patients looking for disability ben- Socialist Party leader. supreme puppet master Vladimir the maidan and during the elections. efits; activists, politicians and adminis- According to Walter Parchomenko, Putin’s prize puppet and that Viktor Now their wishes are being ignored. trators exaggerating the prevalence of senior fellow at the Atlantic Council of Yanukovych is Mr. Putin’s local puppet Now the thug Mr. Yanukovych is likely funding, etc. the U.S.A. who is now stationed in Kyiv master. Just days after his election, Mr. to become prime minister and all Mr. The problem with mental illness as (as per the Kyiv Post, July 20), Mr. Yushchenko paid homage to the puppet Yushchenko can do is sit back and “stay opposed to physical illness is that it Moroz appealed to the president with the master in Moscow. Later, Master Putin out of the fray.” He refuses to declare the threatens the very core of who we wish reasonable request that he nominate any and his Ukrainian mob did not want the actions of the ACC illegal even though to think we are. But the costs of the pre- other, non-confrontational leader from reform-minded Ms. Tymoshenko in they blatantly violate Ukraine’s tense can be very high. the Our Ukraine bloc in place of Mr. power, so he pulled on the puppet strings Constitution. Ukrainians around the Poroshenko. In return, he guaranteed to and he got his way when Mr. world are not fooled by the president’s Bohdan Czartorysky M.D. deliver his party’s votes for the new Yushchenko did his bidding and kicked calculated or puppet-string-controlled Randolph, N.J. nominee. Yulia out of office. inaction. Mr. Moroz received a cold shoulder. Mr. Yushchenko decries the secret Even though Mr. Poroshenko, realizing political deals that were made under the Chrystyna Wynnyk-Wilson that the votes for his election were not table to get ACC into power. Yet he Austin, Texas About the news there, withdrew his candidacy, Our from Ukraine Ukraine’s chief negotiator, Roman Dear Editor: Bezsmertnyi, insisted that Mr. Imagine a conversation that goes as Poroshenko’s candidacy still stands. follows. If at that point Mr. Moroz concluded A: “The news from Ukraine is not so that Mr. Yushchenko is not someone he good. Supporters of the Orange can reasonably deal with, he could also see that the president had either no clue Revolution’s democratic values should or no desire for a winning strategy. Also, unite around President Viktor as the stage was rapidly becoming a Yushchenko, who retains significant free-for-all, Mr. Moroz could figure that powers ...” he might as well salvage the chairman- B: “Asking Ukrainians to rally behind ship of the Verkhovna Rada for his own Viktor Yushchenko is like urging the party. Russians to stand up for Mikhail Gorbachev. Mr. Yushchenko is an non- Boris Danik person in Ukraine. And how can we North Caldwell, N.J. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 9 NEWS ANALYSIS: What kind of democracy can Ukraine become? by Andrew Nynka “Ukraine is facing a serious threat of In the aftermath of the revolution, skep- ernment was a current concern. isolation as some local political forces tics questioned the foundation of the Orange Democracy in Ukraine is no fluke, nor President Viktor Yushchenko’s nomina- want to put an end to democracy and Revolution – a vocal press, an active politi- is it fleeting, analysts and scholars widely tion of Viktor Yanukovych for the position democratic reforms in the country,” cal opposition and a mobilized mass of peo- agree. The parliamentary elections in of prime minister on August 3 is a move President Yushchenko said during a July ple. Could that foundation last until the next March were hailed for being robust, free of great political irony. On Thursday, 24 meeting with Ukrainian Foreign national elections, or even longer? and fair, and never before had the press August 3, the president spoke of Mr. Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk on July The 2006 Verkhovna Rada elections been given such latitude to pursue sto- Yanukovych – the president’s rival during 24, according to media reports. were seen as a yardstick to gauge ries. the Orange Revolution and a major stum- For a brief period, in the winter of whether the country’s democratic founda- The question now is not whether bling block to his goal of moving Ukraine 2004, it looked as though Ukraine had tion was truly well-constructed or democracy will take hold in Ukraine. into European institutions – saying that his nomination could unite Ukraine. gained the admiration and support of whether, facing a similar strain in the Rather, the question is: What kind of a “I ask people to understand that we Western democracies and powerful trans- future, it would crumble. democracy can Ukraine become? have a unique chance about which we Atlantic organizations. Foreign heads of “The Orange Revolution did give It can languish on the periphery of talked on Independence Square, about state referred to it as an example of a bur- Ukraine democracy, and that is another influence, disregarded and distrusted by which we dreamed,” Mr. Yushchenko geoning democracy. Even the main- great achievement. The purpose was the world, as plutocratic politicians and said. “Today, great ideas must unite us stream press, which is often criticized for never to banish half the country but rather parties squabble for power and the oppor- for the prosperity of Ukraine. We have a ignoring Ukraine, could no longer over- to raise democratic and ethical standards tunity to do the other in. historical chance.” look the country. in the whole country, and that process On the other hand, Ukraine has had its Not only is Mr. Yanukovych’s nomina- Ukraine and the Orange Revolution cap- appears to be under way,” said Anders share of moral, noble and courageous tion disturbing, considering that a year tured the world’s attention, and in its after- Aslund, a senior fellow at the Institute for leaders – men and women who bore great ago the two men were archrivals; it gives math came a moment of opportunity for International Economics in Washington. personal hardships to do right for their the impression of schizophrenia and Ukraine to show the world that it could be a “Hardly anybody can doubt Ukraine’s country. Were such people to rise up now instability in Ukrainian government. Prior player in European politics, economics and nationhood today. It has proven itself, and lead Ukraine, it could resemble what to the nomination, the Verkhovna Rada foreign affairs. That’s not to say Ukraine and that is a great achievement,” Dr. the Orange Revolutionaries had in mind. spent months trying to cobble together a had already accomplished these things, but Aslund said, adding that the country’s Unfortunately, if recent history is any majority and subsequently create a gov- it had the world’s attention, which, in turn, economic policy also was of concern, judge, the next few months will likely bring ernment capable of running the country. meant an opportunity to move forward. and the democratic formation of a gov- more of the squabbling and infighting. However, long-time political observers know that, in Ukraine, truly anything is possible. Political stalemate, party infighting and betrayals, even fist fights, are common Rada occurrences. Within the context of Ukrainian politics, these events are not shocking. But in a much broader context, Ukraine risks losing – and perhaps already has lost – the valu- able credibility it gained as a result of the Orange Revolution. Mr. Yushchenko, for his part, at least seems to recognize this.

Andrew Nynka is a former editorial staffer of The Ukrainian Weekly (2001- 2006). He served also as the paper’s Kyiv correspondent at the time of the Orange Revolution.

FOR THE RECORD: Statement by ODFFU The Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine on August 1 issued the following statement regarding current events in Ukraine. The political crisis in Ukraine is the result of Russia’s continued efforts to interfere in Ukraine’s domestic and inter- national development as a free and inde- pendent nation-state. Earlier this year the world witnessed how authoritarian interests in the Kremlin were willing to halt gas supplies in order to subdue Ukraine. These same interests are eager, and more than able, to purchase politi- cians in Ukraine’s Parliament. Clearly, leaders of certain political par- ties, having been guided by their own nar- row political self-interests, have demon- strated their willingness to trade Ukraine’s sovereignty and independence for a seat in a future neo-colonial government. We believe there should be conse- quences for those politicians who have demonstrated their utter disregard for Ukraine’s national interest and have sac- rificed the aspirations of Ukrainians from east and west to their own personal financial gain. Those political parties and politicians who continue to destabilize Ukraine through municipal government and wan- tonly ignore the rule of law should not be allowed a seat at the table of govern- ment. We reject the efforts of those who would turn Ukraine into a vassal state of a new . (Continued on page 10) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

out orders. “ Ukrainian Orthodox... Orange Revolutionaries... Mr. Pashko admitted that he voted for (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) Oleksander Moroz’s Socialist Party. “I 2005, with plans for the official installation president remembered that it was fear of thought he was a reasonable person who made for July of this year. Viktor Yanukovych, his new prime min- could unite everyone after the revolu- Metropolitan John is the fifth metro- ister, that prompted the uprising that tion,” he said. “But he betrayed the maid- politan of the Ukrainian Orthodox swept him into power in the first place. an. If I could take back my vote, I would. Church of Canada. “He says, ‘my dear friends, I love But I can’t take it back.” The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of you, I never left you,’ but he has ditched For the many frustrated, Mr. Canada is under the omophorion of the his ‘dear friends’ and traded us for ban- Yushchenko’s betrayal was worse than Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. dits,” said Praskovia Koroliuk, 66, mock- what Mr. Moroz did. Representing the Ecumenical Patriarchate ing Mr. Yushchenko’s oft-repeated It was the Ukrainian people who gave at the enthronement was Greek Orthodox famous phrase. him power, and he ended up using it Metropolitan Sotirios of Toronto. Ms. Koroliuk is better known as Baba against them, Mr. Dazhuk said. “The Greeting Metropolitan John, Paraska, the 66-year-old grandmother real, colossal struggle is ahead of us,” he Metropolitan Sotirios said, “We know whose devotion to the Orange Revolution said. “This is only the beginning.” whom we serve: Jesus Christ. He is the and Mr. Yushchenko made her a national Kateryna Dytkivska, 51, agreed, vivid- absolute truth, and if we serve that we icon. ly recalling the Orange Revolution days have nothing to fear. For only the truth Those days are over. when she cooked and brought food for will prevail.” Greeting Metropolitan John “In the and all the protesters – every day for 63 days – on behalf of the Ukrainian Orthodox Ukrainian people, I say, Viktor at her own expense. Mr. Yushchenko’s betrayal can’t Church of the U.S.A., Archbishop Metropolitan John Stinka at his Andriyovych, you look like you’ve destroy the Ukrainian national spirit Antony said, “We must stand for what is enthronement in Winnipeg. changed and you aren’t the man you once right in the name of Christ. The greatest were,” she said. reborn on Independence Square the win- Others said they had doubts about Mr. ter of 2004, she said. “The Revolution way to honor Metropolitan John is to not to assist. May God endow each and Yushchenko’s commitment to the and the flame that was lit will burn very let him stand alone in his ministry.” everyone of you with strength, wisdom Ukrainian people far earlier. long,” she said. “The entire Ukrainian In his address to the faithful on and good health to work for our Church.” Dmytro Pashko, 58, said he knew Mr. nation rose up.” Sunday, Metropolitan John said, “I Also in attendance on Sunday were Yushchenko wasn’t a principled man dur- Mr. Yushchenko’s place in Ukrainian beseech the Lord to give me strength and representatives from the Serbian ing the Orange Revolution, when his history is already written, Mr. Turchyn wisdom to be able to fulfill this responsi- Orthodox community of Canada, the entourage rushed him into the Verkhovna said. “Yushchenko will be remembered bility. It is not easy, but the hopes are Orthodox Church in America’s Rada, placing his hand on the Bible and as a man who gave hope for democracy there that this can be accomplished, not Archdiocese of Canada, and Ukrainian having him read the president’s oath. and a better life, but also as a person who by myself alone but with those who want Orthodox of the United States. “They carried and led the puppet,” he betrayed those very same ideals,” he said. “He has no will. He merely carries said. UKRAINIAN SPORTS FEDERATION OF U.S.A. AND CANADA AND KLK UKRAINIAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS of USA and CANADA LABOR DAY, 2006

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Russia-centered Single Economic Space position and work on developing links with that really brought everyone together. Yushchenko agrees... (SES), first into the free trade zone and both the EU and the SES, rather than choos- Yushchenko has canceled out the Orange (Continued from page 1) then on other levels. ing one over the other. “God has made it that Revolution to a large extent, and it’s sad that “Each of our steps will be evidence “I congratulate the Party of the Regions we border a market to the east where 22 per- he doesn’t show any sign of understanding that we greatly value principles and ideas and all those who supported the SES for cent of our exports go, and we need to fight this.” The Party of the Regions remains and actions,” she retorted. removing all boundaries in planning this for every percent,” Mr. Yushchenko said. Ukraine’s most dangerous political force, “That’s your right,” he said. “That’s a document,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. He said the new coalition provides “a his- Mr. Lozowy said, as it is intent on establish- right.” Mr. Yushchenko originally called for toric chance to have five years of stable work by the Parliament.” ing the type of control over Ukraine that it “And I think society will continue to Ukraine’s entry into NATO, but the decla- After the signing ceremony, Our achieved in the Donbas region. “Mr. observe that because our position has ration calls for a national referendum on Ukraine People’s Union leader Roman Yushchenko has done a very dangerous remain unchanged,” said Ms. Tymoshenko. the matter, another concession by the Bezsmertnyi said the document repre- thing.” “Absolutely, absolutely, but I request Ukrainian president. “Ninety percent of the declaration con- sents the Orange Revolution’s ideals. Whether or not the National Unity that every political force carries itself sists of banal things that have been Ms. Tymoshenko offered reporters a Coalition is a success, President CON-STRUC-TIVE-LY if that force migrated from agenda to agenda for many different interpretation of the day’s events, Yushchenko’s decision had devastating con- respects the nation,” Mr. Yushchenko said. years, but were never carried out by again alluding to Mr. Yushchenko’s sequences for his career, and potentially the Though it doesn’t resolve any con- politicians,” Ms. Tymoshenko said. betrayal of the Orange Revolution. careers of those around him. flicts in Ukrainian society, the declara- “These were empty declarations. But 10 “Unfortunately, the last days have With his popularity virtually decimated, tion addresses each of the most critical percent of it are substantial things which shown that political betrayal is a conta- experts said Mr. Yushchenko’s move has issues in Ukrainian politics. were declared by the president of Ukraine gious disease which spreads very quickly destroyed any political future for the Our Regarding the crucial language issue, the as things that can’t be compromised on.” from one politician to the next,” she said. Ukraine bloc, a union of six West-leaning declaration calls for Ukrainian to be the state While Ms. Tymoshenko accused Mr. “It’s unknown exactly how it spreads, but political parties. language for official communication in all Yushchenko of capitulating to the Party it affects men exclusively. Women don’t While the president’s party, the Our spheres of social life on Ukraine’s territory, of the Regions, the president prided him- suffer from this disease.” Ukraine People’s Union (OUPU), will join and the foundation of Ukrainian identity. self on his ability to compromise. Mr. Yanukovych and the Party of the the National Unity Coalition, it’s unclear However, it also guarantees the right of “I believe that we have drawn much clos- Regions haven’t changed since the Orange whether the five other parties of the Our free use of the Russian language “in all er from where we were before the round- Revolution, she said. Ukraine bloc will follow suit. vital needs” based on the European table discussions on a significant number of Making Mr. Yanukovych prime minister But OUPU’s future is bleak as well, Charter for Regional Languages or issues,” he said. “Through this document, enables the Donetsk business clan led by with one of its leaders, National Deputy Minority Languages. we will think more of the nation’s wholeness Rynat Akhmetov to control the Ukrainian Mykola Katerynchuk, already announc- Our Ukraine compromised on Ukrainian and unity, and I am convinced that we will government, said Ivan Lozowy, president of ing his resignation. Vice Prime Minister being the single official language by noting be thankful to God for such a position.” the Kyiv-based Institute of Statehood and for Humanitarian Affairs Viacheslav that Russian could be used in “vital needs,” Speaking of the National Unity Democracy, which is exclusively financed Kyrylenko also said he wouldn’t join the while the Party of the Regions compro- Declaration’s accomplishments, Mr. by Ukrainian business donations. National Unity Coalition. mised on defending and developing use of Yushchenko said it eliminates any discus- Mr. Yanukovych becoming prime minis- Political observers also agree that Mr. the Russian language. sion of federalism for Ukraine and perma- ter reverses the Orange Revolution’s politi- Yushchenko’s chances of becoming re-elect- The declaration also calls for a nation- nently secures official government status for cal gains, he said. ed president are all but impossible. al referendum on Ukraine’s entry into the the . “Fear of Yanukovych and the Donetsk “Yushchenko has committed political sui- North Atlantic Treaty Organization The declaration also enables Ukraine to clan drove the Orange Revolution,” Mr. cide by appointing Yanukovych,” Mr. (NATO), another compromise by Our take advantage of its unique geopolitical Lozowy said. “That was the driving force Lozowy said. “The bullet is on the way.” Ukraine, which had listed NATO mem- bership as a definite priority. European Union (EU) integration is an irreversible and unchangeable foreign pol- icy course to be continued with the poten- tial for eventual membership, according to the declaration, which doesn’t refer to EU membership as an outright goal. Ukraine will participate in the Russia-ori- ented Single Economic Space (SES), with the creation of limitless free trade zones as a top priority, the declaration states. No mention is made of recognition of and compensation for Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) veterans. The document also calls for a “respect- ful approach to the unification attempts by believers of all Orthodox Churches without the interference of government or political forces in the process.” During the signing ceremony, Mr. Yanukovych thanked Mr. Yushchenko on behalf of the Party of the Regions for his initiative to unify the nation. “Divergences along east and west lines didn’t accumulate in recent years, but for decades and centuries,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “To not think about this or not look for ways to conquer these divergences,” would mean not resolving these issues, because “they will never resolve themselves on their own.” He even began to romanticize the Orange Revolution, stating that Ukrainians came onto the maidan for justice, a better life and freedom. “These are all things we hoped for in our lives,” Mr. Yanukovych said. “We want to build a just, independent and democratic Ukraine.” In her criticisms of the declaration, Ms. Tymoshenko listed the compromises Mr. Yushchenko made with the Party of the Regions by comparing the first decla- ration he drafted to the one that was signed on August 3. She first accused him of capitulating on the Ukrainian language, that the declara- tion lacked the phrase, “single official Ukrainian language,” stating, “I simply want to turn the president’s attention to the fact that this is not just the loss of a phrase, but a fundamental loss of a posi- tion.” Unlike the president’s first draft, she added, the declaration has a clause call- ing for Ukraine’s integration into the 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

BOOK NOTES

• “Changing Graves”: A story based during World War I. Kim wrote the poem on a real incident in the 1970s about how in French and translated it herself into Anthology introduces new voices a bizarre old-world request that a loved English. Both versions are included. one’s grave be moved closer to other rel- There are also poems by Sonja Dunn atives, ends in black comedy. Written by and Linda Mikolayenko. The anthology and a century of hidden stories well-known children’s entertainer, writer includes photographs supplied by the “Kobzar’s Children: A Century of Untold Ukrainian Stories,” edited by Marsha and poet, Sonja Dunn. contributors and by people from across Forchuk Skrypuch. Markham, Ontario: Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006. ISBN 1-55041- the country. 997-8. 336 pp., $14.95 (Canadian). • “Christmas Missed”: The story of a Canadian teen who travels to Ukraine Contributors reside across the country, during the Orange Revolution and how so events introducing “Kobzar’s by Paulette MacQuarrie missing Christmas with his own family Children” were planned on an ongoing The kobzars were the blind minstrels ends up teaching them all about the real basis in a variety of locations with vari- of Ukraine, who memorized the epic meaning of family. Written by first-time ous contributors. The first launch was poems and stories of 100 generations. author Paulette MacQuarrie. held on June 2 in Vancouver with Ms. Traveling around the country, they In addition to the above twelve stories, Skrypuch and British Columbia’s three stopped in towns and villages along the the anthology contains a number of contributing authors – Mr. Evanishen, way, where they told their tales and were poems, including one written by Kim Mr. Petelycky and Ms. MacQuarrie. welcomed by all. Under Stalin’s regime, Pawliw when she was 15. It is a tribute to The book may be ordered from the the kobzars were murdered. As the story- her grandmother, who was interned as a publisher by calling 800-387-9776 or tellers of Ukraine died, so too did their child in Spirit Lake Internment Camp online via www.fitzhenry.ca. stories. “Kobzar’s Children” is an anthology of short historical fiction, memoirs and poems written about the Ukrainian immi- grant experience. The stories span a cen- Historical novel tells story tury of history; and they contain stories of internment, homesteading, famine, of families during World War II displacement, concentration camps and “Deep Wells, Burning Forests,” by C.K. Lucyk. Victoria, British Columbia: this new century’s Orange Revolution. Trafford Publishing, 2005. ISBN 1-4120-6758-8. 336 pp. $30.42. Edited by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, “Kobzar’s Children” is more than a col- by Karen Bronshteyn lection; it is a moving social document that honors the tradition of the kobzars World War II remains the most and revives memories once deliberately intriguing war for scholarship and liter- forgotten. • “The Rings”: Inspired by true ary endeavors, with every story adding a Ms. Skrypuch is the author of many events, a story of one child’s escape from dimension of both understanding and books for children and young adults, the 1930s Ukrainian Famine, written by enigma. The historical novel “Deep including “Silver Threads,” “ Enough,” Ms. Skrypuch. Wells, Burning Forests,” a first novel by “The Hunger,” and “Hope’s War.” Her • “The Red Boots”: A slice of prairie C.K. Lucyk, artistically weaves the sur- novel about the Armenian Genocide, homestead life in the late 1930s and vival stories of three different families. Nobody’s Child, was nominated for the based on an incident in her own father’s Avid readers of Holocaust literature Red Maple Award, the Alberta Rocky childhood, this is the first children’s will be particularly interested in reading Mountain Book Award, and the B. C. story that Ms. Skrypuch ever wrote. about the Ukrainian experience, told Stellar Award; and it was listed by • “A Song for Kataryna”: How could through the dramatic and effective story Resource Links as a Best Book. someone just disappear? Well known sto- line of four young adults from two dif- Ms. Skrypuch has been honored by ryteller Linda Mikolayenko peels back ferent families, choosing their path to the World Federation of Ukrainian the horrific details of her immigrant survival with strong nationalist sentiment Women’s Organizations as a “Canadian aunt’s disappearance layer by layer in and a vision for the political future of Ukrainian Woman of Influence.” The this beautifully written story. Ukraine, even though it would be easiest, stories and poems in “Kobzar’s • “Auschwitz: Many Circles of Hell”: and perhaps safest, to flee. Children” were written by a diverse Stefan Petelycky’s memoir of his impris- Parallel to their story is that of a suc- group of people who first responded to onment in the notorious Auschwitz con- cessful artistic family with less interest Ms. Skrypuch’s publications and eventu- centration camp during World War II in politics, and an even lower inclination ally came to share their own stories via because of his involvement in OUN. to take up arms. e-mail. • “A Bar of Chocolate”: This humor- All strong characters with varying tal- The stories, by writers from across ous tale by first-time author Natalia ents and abilities, their paths and stories his, he had believed that he stood on the Canada, are arranged in chronological Buchok is about how her own father’s intersect at various points, culminating in side of those who fought for God and order and include: quest for a bar of chocolate in a post the convergence of their families in their who respected the human need for free- • “A Home of Her Own”: A true story World War II displaced persons camp new home and religious community in dom... Now, it was clear that he had set in the early 1900s by the late Olga leads him to dress as a girl and go on a northeast Minneapolis. made a Faustian deal with the Germans” Prychodko, about her mother’s miscon- date with an American soldier. The title refers to “policies,” or (p. 28). ceptions about immigrating to the wilds • “Bargain” : A humorous story with crimes, committed by both Bolsheviks The situation of those who survived of Canada’s west. wry character sketches, set in the mid- and Nazis: innocent victims found in the war by escaping to Europe is also • “Andriy’s Break”: An internment 1950s in the Warwaruk’s meat market various unlikely graves including wells; depicted in detail, through the challenges story set during World War I and inspired and general store in Glenavon SK. and entire villages, farmland and forests of post-war statelessness, the unwilling by true events written by well-known Written by award winning author, Larry burned. repatriation of many Ukrainians to the , and the difficulties of dis- story collector, Danny Evanishen. Warwaruk. This novel differs from other World placed persons in obtaining visas for • “It’s Me, Tatia”: An old woman • “Candy’s Revenge”: Set on a prairie War II memoirs and historical fiction in immigration to North and South reflects on lost love and fateful decisions farm in the 1950s, this story is about a that it depicts a controversial and not fre- America. as she remembers a summer long past, city girl visiting her country cousin and quently discussed internal political strug- Ms. Lucyk, an English teacher, former during the Winnipeg Strike. Written by how an innocent prank had unexpected gle between followers of two different journalist and daughter of Ukrainian award-winning short fiction writer, consequences. Written by first-time factions of the Organization of Ukrainian immigrants, collected oral histories of Brenda Hasiuk. author, Cornelia Bilinsky. Nationalists (OUN) and the complicated Ukrainians in Minnesota, then conscien- situation of having essentially three ene- tiously fact-checked and researched, and mies: the Red Army, the Nazis and the traveled extensively in order to write Ukrainian Insurgent Army, (UPA) all of their story. The result is a novel rich Notice to publishers and authors which held Ukrainian soldiers forced by with historical and geographical details, circumstance to fight against one another. which includes even a background sec- It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews “Maksym felt repulsed and wanted to tion, glossary and endnotes. tear off his uniform and run. In Kiev, he of newly published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records and Ms. Lucyk explains that her impetus had thought himself a witness of what was a promise to tell the story of one sur- premiere issues of periodicals only after receipt by the editorial offices of hell would be like... But something vivor in particular, and implies that there a copy of the material in question. worse was now tearing away at his soul, are additional stories to tell. A mar- fragmenting it into unrecognizable velous storyteller and scholar to entrust News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be published. pieces... Having put on that uniform of with personal histories, her novel gives Send new releases and information (where publication may be voice to a rarely heard but extraordinari- purchased, cost, etc.) to: Editorial Staff, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Karen Bronshteyn is reference librari- ly significant part of World War II. an at the McIntyre Library and assistant The book may be ordered online at Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. professor at the University of Wisconsin trafford.com/05-1669 or by calling the – Eau Claire. toll-free number 888-232-4444. No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 13 Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Workshop participants strut their stuff

GLEN SPEY, N.Y. – The outdoor stage directors Andrij Cybyk and Kristine Izak at the Verkhovyna Mountainview Resort and teacher/choreographer Orlando Pagan, shook with the thunder of red boots stamp- is faithfully carrying on Roma Pryma ing in unison as, once again, the Roma Bohachevsky’s legacy of training the finest Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Ukrainian dancers in the United States. Workshop showed the Ukrainian communi- This year, 49 dancers – 26 boys and 23 ty why it is the premier training ground for girls – ranging in age from 15 to 36, came young Ukrainian dancers in North America. from as far away as Chicago and Canada, Since 1974 the workshop has functioned as well as New York, New Jersey, as an intensive training program for more Connecticut and Pennsylvania, to partici- accomplished dancers who want to improve pate in the program. Their level of skill their Ukrainian dancing skills. Taking over ranged from high school students with the reins of the workshop after her mother’s some previous training to dancers with death, Director Ania Bohachevsky professional companies such as Stephan Lonkevych, with the assistance of artistic Calka, a member of the Sacramento Ballet

Pete Fil A view of the ever-popular Hopak.

Christia Syzonenko Sophie Panych in “Gypsy Suite.”

Christia Syzonenko Nick Kobryn in “Hulianky.”

Company. Additionally, there were young Hopak, choreographed by Ms. Pryma professionals, including engineer Lev Bohachevsky; “Gypsy Suite” and Iwashko who appeared on the hit TV “Hulianka” (a men’s dance), both chore- show “So You Think You Can Dance” and ographed by Mr. Cybyk; “No Work/All New York City police officer Markian Play,” a comedic dance choreographed Kopystiansky, a former dancer with the by Mr. Pagan; and “Litnyj Viter” Atlanta Ballet. (Summer Breeze) choreographed by Ms. No matter what their skill level, all of Izak. Participants in the workshop also the dancers engage in a rigorous and gru- showed off their skills in “Hutsulka,” an eling program, dancing more than eight intricate, lively dance from the Hutsul hours every day, while taking classes in region of Ukraine choreographed by Ms. ballet, character or Ukrainian dancing and Pryma Bohachevsky. repertory. In just two weeks, they must The workshop is supported by the learn the complex dances they perform at Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian the annual Verkhovyna Youth Festival. Dance Foundation, which furthers the late The pieces presented by the work- prima ballerina’s mission to train a new Christia Syzonenko shop’s dancers at this year’s festival generation of dancers who will preserve Workshop participants perform the “Hutsulka.” included the traditional “Pryvit” and this unique form of expression. To achieve this goal, the foundation provides scholar- ships to deserving students who wish to attend the workshop. This year scholar- ships were awarded to Sophie Panych, Yuriy Dobriansky and Mr. Iwashko. The foundation also includes dance camps for children, dance schools in the New York/New Jersey area and the renowned Syzokryli Dance Ensemble. This year, the two sessions of two- week children’s summer dance camps for dancers aged 8 to 16 are being held at the Soyuzivka estate. These camps offer basic training in ballet and Ukrainian dance as well as provide recreational activities such as swimming; “clash days” when the chil- dren dress up in various costumes for class; and a masquerade. At the end of each session there is a performance to showcase the children’s skills. This year the camps will present a fairy tale in dance, “The Six Dancing Daughters.” Performances will be held at Soyuzivka’s Veselka Hall in the after- Irene Halatyn noon of Saturday, August 5, and in the Participants and staff of the 2006 Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Ukrainian Dance Workshop held in Glen Spey, N.Y. evening of Saturday, August 19. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

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Volodymyr Sabodan, head of the built in 1772 burned on June 20. On May Interfax reported. “In the first year, we NEWSBRIEFS Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Moscow 16 in the Drohobych District a wooden plan to bring in about 50,000 compatri- (Continued from page 14) Patriarchate (UOC-MP), participated, was church built in 1797 burned down. On ots, in the second year 100,000, and in said Gazprom is currently looking to find held in Moscow on July 17. The synod May 18 in the Brody District a church the third year 150,000. The program is a suitable middleman to handle the trans- agreed to a proposal of the committees of built in 1756 burned down. A wooden intended for a period ending in 2012,” action. (RFE/RL Newsline) the ROC and ROCA, which have recently church in Sokal District, built in 1712 and Mr. Romodanovsky explained. He added agreed to develop an act of canonical a historical and architectural monument, that government agencies are working Court rejects Russian language status communion, to set up a special commis- burned on November 22, 2005. (Religious out the details. A pilot project will be set sion on questions affecting the parishes of Information Service of Ukraine) up in at least 12 regions in 2007 to help DNIPROPETROVSK – On July 20 the ROCA in Ukraine and Moldova. determine the total costs involved. He 60,000 pilgrims come to Zarvanytsia Dnipropetrovsk’s Babushkinsky Court Among those appointed to the commis- noted that the Federal Migration Service upheld an appeal that challenged a May sion was UOC-MP Metropolitan Onufrii will set up bureaus abroad to implement 20 decision by local authorities that gave TERNOPIL – A pilgrimage to the Berezovskyi of Chernivtsi and Bukovyna. Marian spiritual center in the western the program. The plan is aimed at offset- the Russian language a special status in According to uaorthodox.org, a site of the ting the ongoing decline in population, the region, allowing it to be used along- Ukrainian village of Zarvanytsia, Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Ternopil region, took place on July 15- about which President Vladimir Putin has side Ukrainian in state and public institu- Patriarchate, “the appointment of spoken out repeatedly. Some nationalist tions, as well as universities and cultural 16. It was organized as part of the Year of Metropolitan Onufrii to such a responsible the Protection of the Child’s Spiritual critics have charged that repatriation will institutions. Prosecutor Mykola commission should be yet another confir- not do much to offset that decline and Hornostaev argued against the special World. More than 60,000 pilgrims from mation that Moscow considers him to be Ukraine, Poland, Belarus and other coun- that Mr. Putin is undermining any possi- status for the Russian language, saying it the successor of the aging and very ill tries participated in the pilgrimage ble Russian claim to or role in former violates the Constitution of Ukraine, Metropolitan Volodymyr at the Kyivan despite cool, rainy weather. (Religious Soviet republics by encouraging ethnic which states that Ukrainian is the official pulpit of the ROC.” (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) Russians there to leave. Other critics say state language. The Babushkinsky Court Information Service of Ukraine). that the government should do more for concluded that the May 20 decision by EU, Ukraine on Belarus sentencing illegal immigrants already in Russia the Dnipropetrovsk City Council was UGCC exarch for monastics presented before it brings in additional people. illegal. The court’s ruling is viewed as a KYIV – Javier Solana, the European LVIV – Patriarch Lubomyr (Husar), (RFE/RL Newsline) potential precedent as several local gov- Union’s high representative for common head of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic ernments had taken similar steps to give foreign and security policy, on July 18 Church (UGCC), meeting with all eight Church groups for Anti-Crisis Coalition Russian a special status. The Party of the denounced the five-and-one-half-year heads of men’s and women’s monastic Regions of Ukraine, led by Viktor prison sentence imposed on former presi- K YIV – A number of Orthodox civic communities of the UGCC, presented Yanukovych, who has been nominated by dential candidate Alyaksandr Kazulin as associations have come out in support of Bishop Hlib Lonchyna as exarchate in the Anti-Crisis Coalition for prime minis- politically motivated, Belapan reported the parliamentary coalition created by the matters of monastic life. The meeting ter of Ukraine, campaigned on a promise the same day. “Kazulin was arrested dur- Party of the Regions and the Socialist occurred in western Ukrainian Lviv on to make Russian a second state language ing a peaceful demonstration, exercising July 18. “In the Eastern churches, monas- and Communist parties, reported inter- in Ukraine. (Associated Press, Kyiv Post) his democratic rights,” Mr. Solana said in fax-religion.ru on July 17. “We rightly ticism is the heart of the Church, which calling on the Belarusian authorities to fills the community with spiritual expect that if they come to power, the Holocaust memorial unveiled in Lviv overturn the verdict and free all other policy towards Orthodoxy will change, strength. With this in mind, the synod of political prisoners. Mr. Solana said the LVIV – A new memorial to the victims the persecution will stop in western bishops decided to appoint one of the EU is “open to developing relations with of the Holocaust in Ukraine was unveiled Ukraine, and churches given to the bishops to be an intermediary between Belarus,” but added that doing so on July 23 in Zolochiv, Lviv region. Chief Greek-Catholics will be returned,” said monastics and the bishops,” said “requires specific steps toward democra- Rabbi of Ukraine Azriel Chaikin, three Yurii Yehorov, head of the civic associa- Patriarch Lubomyr. Among his plans, tization and respect for human rights.” regional chief rabbis and representatives tion Orthodox Choice and leader of the Bishop Lonchyna said is to visit all Ukraine has also backed the EU’s state- of regional and city administrations were Orthodox Brotherhood of Alexander UGCC monasteries in order to become ment condemning Mr. Kazulin’s convic- among those in attendance. “Thanks to Nevsky. Representatives of the civic acquainted with their difficulties and suc- tion, according to Ukrayinska Pravda on the Almighty that we live in Ukraine, that association For Holy Rus and the cesses. On July 10 Bishop Lonchyna had July 19. (RFE/RL Newsline) here we can speak in our native language, been presented as head of administration Orthodox Faith also signed the statement pray and build such memorials,” said of the Religion Board of the Kyiv- Russia plans to repatriate 300,000 in support of the coalition. Mr. Yehorov Rabbi Chaikin at the unveiling ceremony. Halych Metropolitanate of the UGCC. In said that the Orthodox organizations sup- “We should learn from the mistakes of the this position he will oversee the work of MOSCOW – Federal Migration port positions of the coalition, such as past and do everything possible so that inter-eparchial committees. 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Most of these objectives seem laudable UKRAINE CRISIS... but, given the PRU’s background and (Continued from page 3) composition, may be unattainable. agrees to simultaneously swear in its quota For eign policy implications of judges for the Constitutional Court, thereby making the court operational. The foreign policy section of the Anti- • The president’s party, OU, will not Crisis Coalition program is brief, com- join a coalition that includes the CPU, prising only half out of seven pages. The and OU will join a coalition only if it is program itself was hastily drawn up when given the position of prime minister. the coalition was rapidly created follow- The PRU’s strategy has evolved during ing the collapse of the Orange coalition. the three months since the elections. The The Anti-Crisis Coalition is seeking to PRU is seeking legitimacy as a post- adopt new legislative guidelines on foreign Kuchma political party – something it will policy, which will bring it into conflict not achieve in a coalition with the SPU, with President Yushchenko, who has stated and especially the CPU. The PRU, there- that he will not countenance any change in fore, seeks to include OU within its coali- foreign policy. Under the new constitution- tion (either in the Anti-Crisis Coalition or al reforms, the president continues to have in a grand coalition) because only in a the right to conduct foreign policy. coalition with OU can the PRU achieve Candidates proposed by Mr. Yushchenko domestic and international legitimacy. for foreign affairs, defense and internal During the three months of coalition affairs ministers will be unable to work negotiations the PRU offered to give OU inside a Yanukovych government. Acting the position of prime minister. But the Foreign Affairs Minister Borys Tarasyuk and Acting Defense Minister Anatolii PRU may be now unwilling to do this Hrytsenko advocate Ukraine’s NATO and after the creation of the Anti-Crisis European Union (EU) membership and are Coalition. OU’s position is to join a critical of Russian policies toward Ukraine grand coalition only if the CPU with- and the CIS. Internal Affairs Minister Yurii draws from the Anti-Crisis Coalition and Lutsenko, who resigned from the SPU, has OU obtains the position of prime minis- made clear his refusal to work inside a ter in return for the PRU obtaining the Yanukovych government. position of Parliament chairman. This is New foreign policy guidelines to be the same arrangement that OU and the drawn up by the Anti-Crisis Coalition are PRU agreed upon during the coalition to stress an “equitable and good neigh- negotiations, but OU chose instead to go borly” relationship with Russia by seek- along with an Orange coalition. ing to repair bilateral relations. The PRU The PRU claims that its priorities in has unfairly blamed the deterioration of any coalition are adopting new legislation relations with Russia on the Yushchenko on corruption, the president, the Cabinet administration. This ignores Russia’s of Ministers, the opposition, elections, intervention in the 2004 elections in sup- local referendums and foreign policy. The port of Mr. Yanukovych and continued PRU also seeks to secure legal recogni- Russian hostility toward Ukraine and tion of property rights, an end to re-priva- Georgia, where democratic revolutions tization, state support for business, and the separation of business and politics. (Continued on page 17) No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 17

GUAM into a “fully fledged international Ukraine joined the Intensified Dialogue on without spelling out whether they would UKRAINE CRISIS... organization” by the end of 2006. Membership in 2005 following President support the same level of full integration (Continued from page 16) The likelihood of Ukraine being granted Yushchenko’s visit to the United States. as Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan. have taken place. membership in the World Trade Ukraine’s invitation to NATO mem- Ukraine’s official position on the SES The Orange coalition program also Organization (WTO) in the fall could be bership at the 2008 enlargement summit has continued to oppose Stages 2 and 3 – calls for a “deepening” of Ukraine’s postponed again, as the two left-wing was already under question following monetary and customs unions. The PRU “strategic partnership” with Russia but members (SPU and CPU) of the Anti-Crisis anti-NATO demonstrations in Crimea in campaigned in favor of going beyond does so in the same sentence as calls for Coalition are opposed to the legislation June that led to the cancellation of “In the President Kuchma’s stance and support- deepening strategic partnerships with required for WTO membership. The Party Spirit of PfP” exercises. ing Stages 2 and 3, without describing of the Regions voted against WTO-required NATO is moving toward postponing the Poland and the United States. The these additional stages. While the CPU’s legislation in the 2002-2006 Parliament. 2008 enlargement summit, which the Bush position supporting full CIS integration is Orange coalition program also points to The Anti-Crisis Coalition program fails administration lobbied to have coincide longstanding, the SPU might balk at the need to complete negotiations with to mention the WTO. The Orange coali- with its last year in office, to a later date. going beyond the first step. Russia over outstanding border issues. tion program, in contrast, outlines the need Prior to the June demonstrations and the If the Anti-Crisis Coalition continues Russia has reacted to the Anti-Crisis to complete the adoption of legislation in July crisis, Ukraine was to have received a the policy of agreeing only to join a free Coalition by not raising gas prices in 2006 that is needed to join the WTO. MAP this year, a membership invitation in trade zone, Russia will continue to oppose July, as it is entitled to do in keeping with The Anti-Crisis Coalition program 2008 and membership in 2010. agreeing to such a step, arguing that the January gas agreement. The Anti- barely mentions NATO, except to outline The Anti-Crisis Coalition program bare- members of the SES need to agree to all Crisis Coalition will be unlikely to dis- that any step toward membership would ly mentions the EU. The program’s call for three stages. If the Anti-Crisis Coalition solve the gas agreement – a step that Ms. have to be endorsed by a nationwide ref- full membership in the EU resembles simi- were to give in to these Russian demands, Tymoshenko had planned to undertake erendum. During President Kuchma’s lar calls made during the Kuchma era, it would imperil Ukraine’s participation in with U.S. backing once she was installed second term in office, public support for which rested on empty rhetoric without the a customs union with the EU, which as prime minister. NATO membership declined from a third necessary domestic reforms to ensure that Brussels has offered after Ukraine joins The PRU in the Anti-Crisis Coalition to less than 20 percent and opposition has such a step became feasible. The Orange the WTO. No country can be in two cus- would be likely to continue negotiations grown from a third to over 50 percent. program outlines the aims of the govern- toms unions at the same time. over transferring control over Ukraine’s President Yushchenko and his Our ment to bring Ukrainian legislation into line In a grand coalition, the PRU should pipelines to an international consortium Ukraine bloc continue to back NATO mem- with the EU, to successfully implement the be made to compromise on foreign policy of Ukraine, Russia and Germany. The bership. The Anti-Crisis Coalition does not 2005-2007 European Neighborhood Policy issues in exchange for its strategic SPU partners in the Anti-Crisis Coalition outline its support for the Kuchma-era level Action Plan and to complete by the end of domestic priorities (no re-privatization, have traditionally opposed this step. The of cooperation with NATO when Ukraine 2006 all of the requirements set out by the sanctity of property rights, amnesty for PRU is also not opposed to the continued was the most active CIS country in the Council of Europe. criminal charges stemming from the presence of the non-transparent Partnership for Peace (PfP) program. The Orange coalition program provides Kuchma regime). This compromise RosUkrEnergo middle man, as the com- The Orange coalition program outlines a great deal of detail on the steps Ukraine should include: pany was created in July 2004 when Mr. the need to continue cooperation with should take toward achieving EU mem- • PRU support for WTO membership, Yanukovych was prime minister. NATO and to ensure government support bership. It outlines steps to beginning independent of Russia’s membership; The foreign policy section of the Anti- for an information campaign about immediate negotiations toward creating a • a continuation of the Kuchma Crisis Coalition ignores regional alliances NATO. The Orange coalition program free trade zone with the EU following regime’s policy of agreeing only to Stage that have been promoted by Ukraine with follows the Anti-Crisis Coalition position Ukraine’s membership in the WTO. 1 of the SES (a free trade zone); U.S. support. The Anti-Crisis Coalition that Ukraine’s NATO membership should The Anti-Crisis Coalition program • support for Ukraine’s participation in would be disinterested in Ukraine’s contin- be determined by a referendum. seeks to “complete” the creation of the a NATO Membership Action Plan; mem- ued participation in the pro-western GUAM The presence of three parties opposed CIS Single Economic Space (SES) but bership would follow a referendum to be (Georgia-Ukraine-Azerbaijan-Moldova) to NATO membership in the Anti-Crisis that “completion” is never spelled out in held close to the date of the invitation to regional group or the Community of Coalition would be unlikely to lead to an the program. During the 2004 presiden- join NATO (i.e., not immediately, but in Democratic Choice grouping within the invitation to Ukraine to join a tial and 2006 parliamentary elections, Mr. four or five years at a minimum); post-Communist world. The Orange coali- Membership Action Plan (MAP) at Yanukovych and the PRU campaigned in • membership in the EU as a medium- tion program outlines the transformation of NATO’S November summit in Riga. favor of greater integration into the SES term objective. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32 No. 32 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 19

Ukrainian studies school teachers meet, NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE elect officers of Educational Council by George Gajecky teachers should be both professional and Schumylowych and three of his grand- patriotic. Ukrainian history, culture and Schumylowyches children, Xenia, Justin and Larissa, will ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Every three literature should be presented in a world be showing their works at the 59th annu- years, teachers from the school system of context, under lining the glory of Kyivan al exhibition of Twilight Park Artists. the Ukrainian Congress Committee of to display artworks The show each year features the works of Rus’, the military prowess of the Kozaks JEWETT, N.Y. – Taras Schumylowych America (UCCA) hold a conference. On some 70 artists. and the Hetmanate. is among the artists whose works are on June 16-18, over 50 delegates from 20 Other important topics to be covered The youngest of the three, Larissa, schools met here on the campus of John display at the Grazhda, the Ukrainian cul- in Ukrainian schools are Taras will be showing two pieces in the chil- Fisher College to elect the executive tural center here, which is hosting its 30th Shevchenko and Ivan Franko, the period dren’s division, including the self-portrait organs of the Educational Council for the art exhibition titled “Ukrainian Artists in of the war of liberation of 1917-1921, “Larissa” (tempera) and “Science 2006-2009 term. the U.S.” new writers and the achievements of Diagrams” (pencil). On Friday, June 16, at a meeting of On view are the works of roughly 50 Ukrainians in the 80 countries where The Grazhda is located on Routes 23A principals and PTA officers, Dr. Eugene Ukrainian artists, among whom are Mr. they live. Then we will be able to trans- and 17. The exhibition is open through Fedorenko reported that in the 2005- Schumylowych of Tannersville, N.Y., and mit the essence of to September 3. 2006 school year there were 2,600 stu- our youth, Prof. Kononenko commented. his granddaughter Xenia Schumylowych. The venue for the Twilight group dents and 350 teachers. Five new schools On Saturday, June 18, a roundtable The works by Mr. Schumylowych include show is the Twilight Park Club House. joined the system from Los Angeles, paintings of Ukrainian churches in The exhibit opens with a wine reception Bound Brook and Trenton, N.J., discussion took place during which Volodymyr Bodnar, principal of the Ukraine and the United States. Xenia is at 5-7 p.m. on Saturday, August 12, and Syracuse, N.Y., and Minneapolis. featuring her work at the Grazhda for the continues the next day at 1-5 p.m. An However, schools in Utica, N.Y., and Parma school, showed how using the Internet simplifies tasks for Ukrainian first time. artist demonstration will be held at 3-4 Kent, Wash., ceased to exist due to lack In nearby Haines Falls, N.Y., Mr. p.m. on August 13. of students. The largest school, with 315 schools. Prof. Kononenko discussed the students, is in Philadelphia; its principal methodology used by the Institute of is Stepan Patryliak. Ukrainian Studies. Mr. Gajecky Notes on People is a feature geared toward reporting on the achievements of mem- explained how teacher training seminars In the discussions it was revealed that bers of the Ukrainian National Association. All submissions should be concise due to some schools are quite successful in held annually at Soyuzivka since 1985 using the Internet and computer technol- have produced 11 principals and over space limitations and must include the person’s UNA branch number. Items will be ogy, while others are still adjusting. The 350 teachers. Mr. Luzhnytskyi described published as soon as possible after their receipt, when space permits. subject of religion is now called the role of the Educational Council, its Christian ethics, in line with how it is administrative functions and the need for taught in Ukraine. cooperation with teachers. • preserve Ukraine’s national identity New textboooks were printed for liter- It was also noted that the Ukrainian The current political... and the primacy of the Ukrainian lan- ature, geography and culture, and the school system in the United States is (Continued from page 6) guage and culture; and, program for lower grades has been known and studied in Ukraine. The move away from senseless argument • defend the democratic ideals and updated. New programs in history, lan- “History of Ukrainian Pedagogy” toward a constructive dialogue. All polit- reforms which were brought on and con- guage, literature, geography and culture includes much information about the ical forces in Ukraine should look for a tinue to be supported by the Ukrainian are being prepared. programs and activities of the way to create a unified, strong, democrat- voters. Prof. Eugene Fedorenko was re-elect- Educational Council and the “Readings ic and prosperous Ukrainian nation rather The Ukrainian Congress Committee of ed Educational Council president with in Ukrainian Pedagogy” section includes than struggle to prevail in this conflict America sends its heartfelt support to the Oleksandr Luzhnytskyi, George Gajecky a chapter on Ukrainian studies in the strictly on their terms. Ukrainian people during these trying and Mr. Patryliak as vice-presidents; U.S. and Ukraine. Artem Onkovych from Therefore, for the sake of the times and asks God to guide Ukraine’s Maria Kiciuk and Roman Dubenko, sec- Kyiv wrote his thesis on Ukrainian Ukrainian people and the integrity of political leadership and provide it with retaries; Maria Reshitnyk, treasurer; schools in the United States. Ukraine as an independent nation, the the strength and foresight it needs to Roman Brukh, Viroslav Kosc and A recent conference in Lviv concen- UCCA calls upon all political leaders in make the right decisions for the future of Volodymyr Kryvonos, members. trated on the problems of the Ukrainian Ukraine to act in the interest of their the Ukrainian nation. Auditing Committee members are: diaspora, including the “Ridna Shkola” electorate, uphold the Constitution and Theodore Tsaryk (chair), Bohdan Harhaj, (schools of Ukrainian studies) system. adhere to democratic principles at a time On behalf of the UCCA Orest Polishchuk, Orest Kylynych and Papers were presented by Ivan Rusnak of when Ukraine most needs the rule of law. Executive Board: Myrosia Melnyk. and Lesia Maftyn We urge the Ukrainian leadership to: Michael Sawkiw, Jr., president The Arbitration Board comprises Iurii of Ivano-Frankivsk University on educa- • maintain the current foreign policy Marie Duplak, executive secretary Kosachevych (chair), Roman Hrytsiv, tional programs and the Ridna Shkola objectives, including integration into Orest Baranyk, External Affairs Nadia Chojnaki, Lesia Paslavska and journal. Euro-Atlantic structures; Commission chair Bohdanna Wolanska. The conference confirmed the recom- mendations of the executive council to grant the title of honorary members to the following: Lina Andrienko-Danchuk, Stepan Wolanyk, Ihor Huryn, Stepania Kwasowska, Atanas Kobryn, Petro Leshchyshyn, Oleksander Pryshlak, Wolodymyra Tesliuk, Bohdan Todoriw, Roman Trach and Petro Kononenko (Ukraine). Saturday evening was devoted to a presentation by Prof. Konenenko, direc- tor of the Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies of Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science. He said that

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According to Father Markewych, the The new community, intended for church’s Planning Committee took many active seniors who are 55-plus years of factors into consideration before deciding age, will feature 130 units comprising to build Trypillian Village as a retire- condo apartments on more than 100 ment community that would have appeal wooded acres owned by the Nativity of for Ukrainians. the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic “We learned that Pennsylvania is one Church of Reading since 1953. of the most retirement-friendly states in Groundbreaking is slated for the country,” he said. “In fact, September 10, “This will be the first Pennsylvania is the second most popu- community of its kind in the United lous state in the nation in its percentage States,” according to Father Uriy of seniors aged 65 and older.” Markewych pastor. “We think that’s because Pennsylvania The focal point of the spacious proper- is one of the most generous states in the ty will be a new church built in the style country when it comes to the tax treat- of traditional Ukrainian architecture with ment of retirement income. Social classic domes. The structure will incor- Security and veterans’ benefits, public porate a historical mosaic, stained glass and private pensions, Supplemental windows and the bells from the old Security Income, and IRA distributions The focal point of the spacious property will be the new Church of the Nativity of church currently located in downtown are all exempt from state income tax. the Blessed Virgin Mary built in the style of traditional Ukrainian architecture Reading. Plus, Pennsylvania has a low sales tax with classic domes. The structure will incorporate a historical mosaic, stained A key attraction at Trypillian Village and does not tax necessities such as food glass windows and the bells from the old church in Reading, Pa. A key attraction will be the Heritage Center designed to and clothing,” he added. at Trypillian Village will be the attached Heritage Center which will showcase preserve, celebrate and explore the According to planning research, Ukrainian arts and crafts, traditional clothing, literature, artifacts and music. Ukrainian legacy. It will showcase arts Pennsylvania has also earned a reputa- and crafts, traditional clothing, literature, tion as a national leader at providing ben- • The city is famous for the Reading • The city is famous for its develop- artifacts and music, and will include a eficial programs to residents over age Railroad, which is well-known as a ment of outlet shopping, earning the des- performance and meeting area. 60, including tax exemptions and rebates, space in the Monopoly board game. ignation, “The Original Outlet Capital of “This will be a dream fulfilled for the prescription drug benefits, and discount- • Reading is located at the foot of 886- the World,” and is a popular destination parish and for me,” said Father ed fees from state-run agencies. foot tall Mount Penn, which dominates not only for tourists, but also for local Markewych. “We’re going to create Current parishioners think that the the skyline. residents. something special on this beautiful piece Reading area will be an ideal place to • At the top of Mount Penn, along its • The Fifth Avenue candy bar was of land that our church had the foresight live and retire. scenic drive and overlooking the city is a named for a street in Reading. A replica to acquire more than 50 years ago. “Reading is located in Berks County, a distinctive 72-foot-tall Japanese pagoda, of the candy bar’s distinctive logo and “We are building a community where great geographical setting with rolling known locally as “The Pagoda” or as the packaging is used as the street sign in the Ukrainian people will feel at home, hills and abundant farmland, scenic old “Reading Pagoda.” Built in 1908, the city. where they will have an opportunity to towns and boroughs, and is in easy driv- brick and tile structure houses a museum For further information, readers may live together and share their heritage,” ing distance of key cities in the Northeast and gift shop and offers visitors a spec- log onto our website at www.trypil- he commented. “Our brand new church Corridor from New York to Philadelphia tacular panoramic view. lianvillage.com or call 610-376-0586. and our Heritage Center will be a won- to Baltimore and Washington, D.C.,” derful place to celebrate our faith and Father Markewych said. our culture for the community residents “We’re also fortunate here because the and for Ukrainian people across the cost of living remains low and there are U K R A I N I A N S E L F R E L I A N C E country.” many affordable leisure-time outlets – NEW ENGLAND FEDERAL In order to reflect the emphasis on shopping, an expansive parks system, CREDIT UNION Ukrainian heritage and culture, the name minor league baseball and ice hockey, CREDIT UNION of the community is derived from the and semi-professional soccer and football Trypillian Civilization, which is viewed teams, an exquisite museum, historic as the spiritual birthplace of today’s neighborhoods, and a civic arena with Ukraine. More than 2,000 Trypillian vil- headline performers,” he added. lage sites have been excavated through- For those unfamiliar with the area, the out the country. Planning Committee also compiled a list The Trypillian culture and heritage are of “Fun Facts” about life in Reading. ë‡ÏÓÔÓÏ¥˜

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August 6 Cheres Ukrainian Folk Orchestra performs free New York concert at Lincoln Center’s Josie Robertson Plaza, www.cheres.net

August 7 Lecture by Dominique Arel on language and politics Cambridge, MA in Ukraine, Harvard Hall, Harvard University, 617-496-6001 or [email protected]

August 8-10 Film screening, “Resilience” by Paul Bojack, Pioneer New York Theater, 800-595-4849

August 11 Presentations and sketches by HUSI students, Cambridge, MA Boylston Hall, Harvard University, 617-496-6001 or [email protected]

August 11 Film screening, “The Whisperer” and “Dora Was Jewett, NY Dysfunctional” by Andrea Odezynska, Grazhda Music and Art Center of Greene County, 518-989-6479

August 12 Children’s folk-singing recital, directed by Anna Jewett, NY Bachunska, Grazhda Music and Art Center of Greene County, 518-989-6479 or 518-263-4619

August 17 Voloshky Dancers, Sullivan County Community College, Liberty, NY 845-434-5750, ext. 4303 or [email protected]

August 18-19 “And the Ship Sails On: Ukrainian Cinema Today,” Jewett, NY three-part film series, Grazhda Music and Arts Center of Greene County, 518-989-6479

August 19-20 “Ukrainian Days” Festival, UCCA of Illinois, Smith Park, Chicago 773-252-1228

August 19-20 Ukrainian Folk Festival, Ukrainian Homestead, Lehighton, PA 215-235-3709 or 610-377-4621

August 20 Ukrainian Independence Festival, Ukrainian Ameri- Horsham, PA can Sports Center Tryzub, 215-343-5412

September 3 50th annual USCAK swim meet, Soyuzivka, Kerhonkson, NY 908-851-0617 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2006 No. 32

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Tuesday, August 8, dart.org; for additional information call 518- Soyuzivka’s Datebook and Thursday, August 10 263-4619. Through August 28, 2006 NEW YORK: The Pioneer Theater in the J EWETT, N.Y.: “Music at the Grazhda” Every Monday: Steak Night with music by Soyuzivka’s House Band East Village presents the New York City presents Part III of the three-part program premiere of “Resilience,” a feature film by “And the Ship Sails On: Ukrainian Cinema Through August 30, 2006 Paul Bojack (a.k.a. Roman Paul Boychuk). Today,” documentary films. Running time: Every Wednesday: Hutsul Night with music by Soyuzivka’s House Band Mr. Bojack’s previous work includes approximately 120 minutes. Included in the “Glass Necktie,” which was praised in the program are the following: “People from LA Weekly, the Los Angeles Times and Through September 1, 2006 Maidan: Venceremos!” (We Shall Film Threat, and is available on DVD Overcome!), 2005, Serhiy Masloboishchikov, Every Friday: Odesa Seafood Night with music by Soyuzivka’s House Band throughout the U.S. and Canada. Tickets director; “A Dangerously Free Person,” 2004, for “Resilience” are available online at Roman Shyrman, director; and “Red Soil,” August 12, 2006 September 29-30, 2006 www.twoboots.com/pioneer (scroll down to 2001, Serhiy Bukovsky, director. Time: 8 p.m. Miss Soyuzivka Program and Plast Sorority “Spartanky” Annual “Resilience” and click on “Buy Tix”) or by The Ukrainian Film Festival is organized zabava with Tempo Meeting calling 800-595-4849. The Pioneer Theater jointly by the Ukrainian Film Club and the is located at 44 Ave. A (near Third Street). Ukrainian Studies Program at Columbia August 13, 2006 September 29-October 1, 2006 Shows start at 7 p.m. This film is rated R. University in New York, with Dr. Yuri Musical concert sponsored by KLK Weekend, General Meeting Shevchuk, presenter. The Grazhda is located Friday, August 18 on Ukraine Road, off Route 23 A; it is five UNWLA Regional Council of NY and Banquet miles west of the town of Hunter, N.Y., in the JEWETT, N.Y.: “Music at the Grazhda” Catskill Mountains. For directions visit presents Part I of the program “And the August 12-19, 2006 September 30-October 1, 2006 www.grazhdamusicandart.org; for additional Ship Sails On: Ukrainian Cinema Today,” Club Suzie-Q Week Grace Church Women’s Retreat information call 518-263-4619. featuring a selection of some of the best August 18, 2006 October 7, 2006 works by Ukrainian filmmakers produced Saturday-Sunday, August 19-20 “Pete and Vlod – unplugged” perform over the course of the last five years. Films Wedding will be shown in three categories: short fea- at the Tiki Bar, 10 p.m. CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Congress ture, animation and documentary on two Committee of America, Illinois Division, is October 8, 2006 separate days in a three-part program. Films August 19, 2006 sponsoring Ukrainian Fest 2006 in Chicago’s 90th Birthday Party are in Ukrainian with English subtitles. Part Smith Park, 2500 W. Grand Ave. (corner of Dance Camp performance followed I: Short Feature Films (running time: North Campbell Street) from noon to 10 p.m. by zabava with Fata Morgana October 13-15, 2006 approximately 95 minutes): “The on both Saturday and Sunday. The festivities Plast Sorority “Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut” Wayfarers” (Podorozhni), 2005, 2005 win- will feature Ukrainian food, crafts, music, August 26, 2006 Annual Meeting and ner of the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film lotteries and much more. Pony rides and chil- Zabava with Vidlunnia 80th Anniversary Festival, Ihor Strembitsky, director; dren’s attractions will add to the entertain- “Parched Land” (Peresokhla Zemlia), 2004, Christening luncheon UNA Secretarial Courses ment for the whole family. Dance groups will Taras Tomenko, director; “Tragic Love for perform on Sunday afternoon. A celebration the Unfaithful Nuska” (Trahichna Liubov September 1-3, 2006 October 14, 2006 of Ukraine’s Declaration of Independence Labor Day Weekend do Zradlyvoyi Nusky), 2004, Taras will begin on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. For more Road Rally September 1, Zahrava band performs Tkachenko, director; and “Drizzle” (Dribnyi information contact Pavlo T. Bandriwsky, Dosch), 2005, Heorhiy Deliev, director. The 773-772-4500. at Tiki Bar, 10 p.m. O ctober 15, 2006 presenter of the film festival is Dr. Yuri September 2, Afternoon performance Christening luncheon Shevchuk, founder and director, Ukrainian Sunday, September 10 Film Club, Columbia University, New York by Hrim band; performance by October 21, 2006 City. The program, sponsored by Music and STAMFORD, Conn.: The 39th Ukrainian Yavir School of Ukrainian Dance, Day Festival sponsored by the Connecticut Wedding Art Center of Greene County, will be held at 8 p.m.; zabavas with Luna and 9 p.m. The Grazhda is located on Ukraine State Ukrainian Day Committee at St. Basil’s Zahrava, 10 p.m. Road, off Route 23 A; it is five miles west Seminary begins at 9 a.m. Over 15 Ukrainian October 27-29, 2006 of the town of Hunter, N.Y., in the Catskill vendors, coffee and donuts will be available September 3, performance by Yavir Halloween Weekend with children’s Mountains. For directions visit www.grazh- beginning at 9 a.m. In addition, priests will be School of Ukrainian Dance, 1 p.m.; costume parade, haunted house, damusicandart.org; for additional informa- hearing confessions before the 11 a.m. liturgy zabava with band Zahrava, 10 p.m. costume zabava and more tion call 518-263-4619. to be celebrated by Bishop Paul Chomnycky. Afterwards there will be Ukrainian and tradi- September 9, 2006 November 3-5, 2006 Saturday, August 19 tional American picnic fare and refreshments. Wedding Grace Church Couples Retreat The program will begin at 2:45 p.m. featuring JEWETT, N.Y.: “Music at the Grazhda” (to date) the Lvivyany Ukrainian Ensemble presents Part II of the three-part program (which will provide music for dancing after September 11-14, 2006 November 4, 2006 “And the Ship Sails On: Ukrainian Cinema Regensburg and Berchtesgaden the program), Zolotyi Promin Dance Wedding Today,” animation. A selection of Ukrainian Ensemble of Greater Hartford, Kalynonka Reunion animated films, for adults as well as children, Children’s Dance Ensemble of Stamford, November 10-12, 2006 will include award-winning works by the fol- Voloshky Dancers of Ansonia-Derby. September 12-15, 2006 Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization lowing three directors: Stepan Koval, Admission for visitors age 12 and over: $5 Landshut Reunion Orlykiada “Streetcar No. 9” (Ishov Poyizd Nomer per person (with advance-purchase tickets), Deviat), and “Poverty” (Zlydni), Berlin $10 at the gate. For tickets call 860-568-5445. September 15-17, 2006 November 22-26, 2006 International Film Festival; Yevhen Syvokin, Parking is free. For more information or to UNA General Assembly Meeting “The Snow Will Cover the Roads” (Zasyple volunteer to help call 203-260-5909. Family Reunion Snih Dorohy), and “Compromix,” Clermont- Ferrand International Film Festival; and Friday-Sunday, September 15-17 September 16-18, 2006 November 24, 2006 Mittenwald Reunion Oleksander Shmyhun, “A Play for Three Thanksgiving Feast Actors,” Sao Paolo International Film ROCK HALL, Md.: The Ukrainian Association Inc. September 23, 2006 Festival. Films are in Ukrainian with English American Nautical subtitles; total running time: approximately (UANAI) will have a three-day Wedding 95 minutes. The presenter of the film festival Chesapeake Sail on September 15 - 17. is Dr. Yuri Shevchuk. Time: 6 p.m. The We’d love to have you join us. No sailing Grazhda is located on Ukraine Road, off experience necessary. A few crew spots Route 23 A; it is five miles west of the town are available. Cost is $275/person. For fur- of Hunter, N.Y., in the Catskill Mountains. ther details contact Natalka, 215-947-0423 For directions visit www.grazhdamusican- or check www.uanai.com.

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