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INSIDE: • Rusyns seek autonomy in western Ukraine – page 3. • Paula Dobriansky receives Shevchenko Freedom Award – page 4. • Internment monument unveiled in Sault Ste. Marie – page 5.

THEPublished U byKRAINIAN the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profitW associationEEKLY Vol. LXXVI No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 $1/$2 in Ukraine Ukraine reacts IMF OKs $16.4 billion loan to Ukraine by Zenon Zawada Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense, Meanwhile, the IMF funds will enable to the election Kyiv Press Bureau Volodymyr Lytvyn and Tymoshenko the state to purchase, or nationalize, blocs. shares in stricken banks, thereby giving KYIV – The International Monetary The law’s biggest provision involves them a capital injection and stabilizing of Barack Obama Fund (IMF) on December 5 approved a creating a stabilization fund to raise bud- them. $16.4 billion loan to the Ukrainian gov- get revenues with new measures, such as “The crisis in all the world is being KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko ernment – its biggest ever credit – to sta- and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko of privatization of state assets, and then interpreted as a banking crisis,” said bilize Ukraine’s shaken financial system using the money to extend credit and Ukraine congratulated Sen. Barack and restore public confidence in the Prime Minister Tymoshenko. “And that’s Obama on his victory in the U.S. presi- financing to insolvent banks and con- nation’s banks. struction firms. (Continued on page 10) dential elections. The first tranche of $4.5 billion was “Congratulations on your election as released after Ukraine’s Parliament president of the United States,” wrote agreed to set aside the election financing Mr. Yushchenko on November 5. “It is conflict, after two weeks of fierce wran- ELECTION NOTEBOOK: Ukraine’s my strong conviction that during your gling, and approve anti-crisis legislation term in the office Ukraine-U.S. relations, on October 31, which was signed by based on the common values and close- President Viktor Yushchenko on elections now postponed indefinitely ness of interests in the international November 3. arena, will develop and strengthen in Besides propping up collapsing banks, by Zenon Zawada favor of our people.” Ukrainian leaders hoped the loan would Kyiv Press Bureau The Ukrainian president expressed restore public trust in the nation’s finan- confidence that the strategic partnership cial system, much of which eroded after KYIV – The Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc between Ukraine and the United States the government froze access to bank succeeded in indefinitely postponing the will further play a significant role in deposits on October 13 and then deval- 2008 pre-term parliamentary elections securing peace and stability worldwide. ued the hryvnia, causing many depositors with its leaders apologizing for their Mr. Yushchenko wished Sen. Obama to lose money. brutish behavior in recent weeks but nev- good health and success in his work for “The issue is we need to demonstrate ertheless vowing to overwhelm the courts the benefit of the American people. that the National Bank has a reserve in Prime Minister Tymoshenko sent a to prevent any vote. the national currency,” said President telegram to the president-elect, congratu- “In formal ways, we will practically Yushchenko, referring to the loan as lating him on his election victory. She bury the administrative courts with com- “psychological credit.” wrote: “Your victory is an inspiration for plaints,” Andrii Portnov, a Tymoshenko Though she offered a different propos- us. What seemed impossible is now pos- Bloc national deputy, said on November al, Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko sible.” 3. “In this period, we will create the most eventually agreed to support the presi- Ms. Tymoshenko said she is convinced powerful, most extensive legal service dent’s anti-crisis proposal, which was that the leadership and enthusiasm of the throughout all of Ukraine’s regions, ratified by 243 national deputies in the Website of the Government of Ukraine (Continued on page 10) Verkhovna Rada representing the Our (Continued on page 10) Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

Kean University conference focuses on Holodomor Cooper Union stirs by Roma Hadzewycz Ukrainian community UNION, N.J. – Kean University on October 10 hosted an educational confer- with Picasso’s “Stalin” ence on the “Ukraine Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933” that featured presentations by Matthew Dubas by historians, educators and Holodomor survivors. NEW YORK – The Ukrainian commu- Billed by the university as a human nity of New York City mobilized to call for rights conference, the program’s stated the removal of a three-story high portrait aim was “to preserve the dignity of all depicting Joseph Stalin on display on the human beings, to promote human rights southern façade of Cooper Union’s around the world and to ensure that food Foundation Building, located at Third is never again used as a weapon.” Avenue and Seventh Street, in the Ukrainian The conference coordinator was Dr. neighborhood of Manhattan’s East Village. Ruth P. Griffith, who teaches a graduate The banner was 40 feet wide and 52 course titled “Ukrainian Famine- feet high and was installed on October 26 Genocide” that was first offered in the as part of Norwegian artist Lene Berg’s spring semester of 2006. Dr. Griffith is exhibit inside the Arthur A. Houghton Jr. the granddaughter of a Holodomor vic- Gallery. The portrait is a copy of the tim and the daughter of a survivor, Mary 1953 charcoal drawing “Stalin by Picasso Horbatiuk-Demsyn Piatnochka, who or Woman with Moustache.” spoke at the conference of her family’s Originally commissioned by Louis experience during the genocidal Famine. Aragon, editor of the Parisian newspaper The keynote address at the conference Les Lettres Francaises and a member of was delivered by Dr. Taras Hunczak, pro- Markian Hadzewycz the French Communist Party, as a memo- fessor emeritus of history at Rutgers rial tribute to Joseph Stalin after his At the Kean University conference “Ukraine Famine-Genocide” (from left) are: University, who underscored that “it was death, Mr. Aragon wanted to memorial- conference coordinator Dr. Ruth P. Griffith; her mother, a Holodomor survivor, (Continued on page 11) Mary Horbatiuk-Demsyn Piatnochka; and Dr. Taras Hunczak, keynote speaker. (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45 ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS

Ukrainian cable TV networks President cuts Secretariat staff possible revival of the coalition in the Verkhovna Rada are the prime minister’s KYIV – Ukrainian President Viktor alone. He said that he personally does not ordered to drop Russian channels Yushchenko on November 4 signed a see any political force in the Parliament, decree on the reduction of budget spend- by Pavel Korduban ban the Russian-language programs of the except the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc ing and personnel supporting the activity (YTB), that could back the incumbent Eurasia Daily Monitor RTVi and EuroNews channels, which are of Ukraine’s head of state. One-fourth of prime minister to interfere in the forma- based outside Russia. the Presidential Secretariat will be dis- Moscow has claimed that Kyiv’s recent “The powers-that-be want to cut off tion of a coalition. The president said the decision to banish several Russian TV chan- charged, and a number of presidential democratic coalition “would have worked Ukrainian society from the Russian infor- institutes will be closed. The staff of the nels from Ukrainian cable TV networks was mation space,” the PRU said in a statement, for a long period… if the prime minister National Institute of Strategic Studies has a violation of bilateral accords and of the “thereby violating freedom of speech in had been honest with the coalition, did been cut by 100 to 217 people. The rights of Russian speakers. Kyiv, on the Ukraine and the right of citizens to receive not hold back-door talks and consulta- National Institute of International other hand, says that the Russian channels full and true information.” The PRU, which tions how to turn Ukraine’s course to the Security and the National Security in question violated Ukrainian laws. is apparently going to play the Russian lan- opposite side.” The president added that Institute were united into one scientific Ukrainian cable TV operators, backed by guage card in the forthcoming parliamenta- the Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense center, as a result of which 178 positions pro-Russian politicians, may ignore the ban. ry election campaign, also accused the faction has no desire to return to the were liquidated. From now on, presiden- On September 23 the National TV and NRTR of violating the right of Russian coalition, and he emphasized that early tial advisers will be appointed exclusively Radio Broadcasting Council (NRTR), speakers to receive information in their elections under the current situation are Ukraine’s media regulating body, ordered native language (Ukrayinska Pravda, on freelance terms – they will not be reg- the only constitutional way out. cable networks to stop re-broadcasting the October 7). istered as civil servants and will not (Ukrinform) state-controlled Russian channels ORT and receive salaries. Forty-five employees of Moscow’s reaction has been predictably Uncertainty puts pressure on PM RTR and the private Ren TV beginning stormy. The Russian Foreign Affairs the Presidential Secretariat, 50 of the November 1. Ministry warned that the ban on the Russian National Security and Defense Council KYIV – The uncertainty about pre-term The NRTR explained that RTR and Ren channels would badly affect bilateral rela- administration, and 43 of the State Affairs parliamentary elections is favorable for the TV had unfairly competed with Ukrainian tions, as “it is in violation of the relevant Department will be sacked. Presidential opposition Party of Regions and the TV channels by broadcasting the same pro- provisions of the Russian-Ukrainian agree- Secretariat Chair Viktor Baloha said the Ukrainian president, as it helps them pres- grams simultaneously, while ORT broadcast ments on cooperation between the two rights of the discharged civil servants sure Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, “untrue information,” such as a report in countries’ mass media.” Russian Foreign would be observed in the course of the commented the director of the Penta Center March 2006 alleging that secret CIA prisons Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko reorganization. (Ukrinform) for Political Studies, Volodymyr Fesenko. existed in Ukraine and a report in April of said that “it will be impossible for millions Yushchenko signs anti-crisis bill into law Analyzing the development of the political this year saying that Hitler dolls were on of Russians and Ukrainians residing in situation in Ukraine, the political expert sale in Kyiv shops (www.telekritika.ua, Ukraine to receive information in their KYIV – Ukrainian President Viktor said on November 3 that under conditions October 3). native language” (UNIAN, October 9). Yushchenko on November 3 signed into of the economic crisis, the Party of Regions “We demand adherence to the require- Russian Communications Minister Igor law a bill on priority measures to prevent and the president might use the uncertainty ments of the laws on copyrights, advertise- Schegolev urged Kyiv to “stop discriminat- negative aftereffects of the financial cri- concerning elections to decrease the popu- ment, consumer rights protection, broad- ing against Russian channels.” He said that sis, which was adopted by the Verkhovna larity ratings of Ms. Tymoshenko. “It is casting and several other laws,” said NRTR the ban violated the October 2000 agree- Rada on October 31. The law guarantees favorable for them to retain the situation of Chairman Vitalii Shevchenko. He recalled ment between the Russian and Ukrainian the economic security of the state, and the instability,” he said. Mr. Fesenko expressed that Ukraine’s state television (UT1) report- governments on cooperating in TV and minimization of possible losses to confidence that new talks on the creation of ed “heavy losses” when Ukrainian cable TV radio broadcasting (Interfax, October 24). Ukraine’s economic and financial sys- a coalition would start during the next ple- networks re-broadcast RTR reports from The NRTR said that it would invite RTR, tems from the finance crisis that involves nary week of the Verkhovna Rada, adding Eurovision, the European popular music ORT and Ren TV back to Ukraine if the the majority of industrialized countries. that such negotiations might be held contest, for two years simultaneously with three channels committed themselves to The law will be in effect until the final between the Party of Regions and the Yulia UT1, resulting in UT1 collecting less money adhering to Ukrainian and European broad- settlement of the financial and economic Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB). He said that the from advertisers (Ukrayinska Pravda, casting laws. The NRTR denied violating situation in Ukraine, but no longer than YTB is most interested in the formation of October 6). Many Russian-speaking the rights of Russian speakers, saying that until January 1, 2011. (Ukrinform) any coalition, because a new coalition is a Ukrainians preferred RTR to UT1 because several TV companies based in Ukraine legitimate alternative to early parliamentary of the language. were licensed to broadcast Russian-language President stands firm on elections elections. Mr. Fesenko also said that the The Party of Regions of Ukraine (PRU), snap elections might not take place at all. programs (Ukrayiska Pravda, October 10). KYIV – President Viktor Yushchenko the main opposition party, accused the The NRTR recalled that it had warned “It is clear that they won’t be held by late NRTR of discriminating against Russian said on November 3, during a working January or early February. However, if there channels. It noted that the NRTR did not (Continued on page 22) visit to the Chernivtsi region, that he will is another delay, the elections won’t be held not change his mind about holding pre- at all, as it is forbidden to hold early parlia- term parliamentary elections. Mr. Yushchenko stressed that talks about a (Continued on page 14) Ship owner says crewmembers of Faina in satisfactory condition THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED 1933 Ukrinform it is another attempt to spread misleading An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., reports in the media. An impression arises a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. 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Kyiv Press Bureau After she worked with him for several months, the director began avoiding Ms. LUHANSK, Ukraine – The Holodomor Mahrytska, eventually admitting that he was falsified in the Luhansk Oblast in 1933 gave the soon-to-be-completed film to and it remains falsified today, in the view of Vadym Zheleznyi, the Oblast State Iryna Mahrytska, a Donbas native who has Administration’s information and press gathered more testimonies and seen more administration chair. documents than anyone else in the region. “The film ceased to be ours,” she said. “I know the mentality of my ‘zemliaky’ “The administration decided to do whatever (fellow natives),” well Ms. Mahrytska said. it wanted with it, censor it and erase certain “About 10 percent believe it was genocide parts.” against Ukrainians, and the rest begin to yell Mr. Zheleznyi and Mr. Antipov denied or say that there wasn’t any Holodomor, that Ms. Mahrytska’s demands to get her film it was all invented by the Banderites and the back. Only after informing the Presidential Americans. Our people have been made to Secretariat of the oblast administration’s think like zombies.” censorship campaign did officials return the Perhaps no other oblast’s memory of the film – but only the edited version. Holodomor has been erased as much as that Undaunted, Ms. Mahrytska is striving to of Ukraine’s easternmost oblast, where the re-produce the film in preparation for the majority of local officials and residents deny November 22 commemoration day. its genocidal nature and aren’t much inter- “But where would I even screen it?” she ested in learning the facts being uncovered Zenon Zawada wondered aloud, immediately eliminating by Ms. Mahrytska, the region’s foremost The pro-Russian Party of Regions of Ukraine, which controls the city and oblast the Russian-controlled local television sta- researcher. governments in Luhansk, has taken steps to prevent Iryna Mahrytska’s books tions. This year, after she published her book and film projects about the Holodomor in Luhansk from reaching the public. The Luhansk government’s refusal to “Vriatovana Pamiat” (“Rescued Memory”), uncover the truth about the Holodomor will the most authoritative account of the replied that the store had indeed received the President Viktor Yushchenko who was be apparent in that oblast’s volume of the Holodomor in the Luhansk Oblast, she book but didn’t get the necessary permission impressed by Ms. Mahrytska’s work, it National Memory Book of Holodomor could not find a single copy on local book- from oblast officials to distribute it to stu- could not ensure its distribution to Luhansk Victims. store shelves despite getting assurances from dents with their standard texts. students. Ms. Mahrytska learned that the editorial local leaders, most of whom belong to the Instead, officials made sure the children Censorship was more severe when Ms. team plans to submit a figure of about Party of Regions of Ukraine (PRU). received “Sieverodonetsk – Unresolved,” a Mahrytska tried to produce a documentary 32,000 Holodomor victims for her oblast – Not only does the pro-Russian Party of Russian-language book carefully detailing film about the Holodomor in the Luhansk an insultingly low figure which doesn’t take Regions control more than 80 percent of the the PRU’s political history and goals. Oblast, which included video testimonies into account the deaths that she and other seats on the Luhansk Oblast Council, but The second book given to schoolchildren, she collected in 2005 after an Our Ukraine researchers confirmed verbally in interviews President Viktor Yushchenko struck a deal “The Truth About OUN-UPA,” featured on politician offered a cameraman and trans- with survivors. to appoint their man, Oleksander Antipov, as its cover Oblast Council Chair Valerii portation. “Let’s say five or six dead bodies were chair of the Luhansk Oblast State Holenko standing next to two Red Army Ms. Mahrytska made the most of Oleksii found in a house, for example,” she said. Administration, the organ that is supposed veterans. Danylov’s generosity, traveling to no less “Some guy with a cart came across to col- to represent the Presidential Secretariat’s The book teaches Luhansk’s next genera- than 60 Luhansk Oblast villages to collect lect these dead people and dumped them in a mass grave. What would he have recorded interests. tion that Ukrainian Insurgent Army soldiers eyewitness accounts. and who died? Those weren’t registered at While most other oblast state administra- were betrayers of the Ukrainian people, Desperately wanting to produce a film in all.” tion chairs adhere to the Presidential Nazi collaborators and fascists. time for the 75th anniversary global com- Nor does 32,000 take into account the Secretariat’s agenda, Mr. Antipov has fol- “They form the public thinking, and par- memoration of the Holodomor in November, fatalities that were falsified by officials who lowed the Party of Regions line, Ms. ents raise their children on such ‘truth,’” Ms. Ms. Mahrytska found a single willing spon- were ordered not to write “starvation” as a Mahrytska said of the lies contained in the sor in Mr. Antipov, who earmarked a mere Mahrytska said, subverting Holodomor cause of death. awareness and education efforts. book. $2,760 in oblast funds. Ms. Mahrytska came across Ukrainians When Ms. Mahrytska inquired why So while the Security Service of Ukraine Given her humble finances, she also had who purportedly died from a headache and “Rescued Memory” was absent from one of financed the publishing of “Revealed to accept an oblast-appointed director. Her the city’s biggest textbook stores, the clerk Memory,” on the direct command of husband, Oleksander Kramarenko, also a (Continued on page 22)

Rusyn separatists, with support from Russia, seek autonomous republic in Ukraine by Zenon Zawada by the two leading Rusyn organizations, the store signage overwhelms the urban land- woman Maria Ostapenko said the confer- Kyiv Press Bureau Soim of Podkarpatski Rusyns and the scapes of eastern Ukrainian cities such as ence will be investigated, but no Rusyn Zakarpattia Rusyns People’s Council, who Luhansk, Donetsk and Kharkiv.) leaders were convicted following charges KYIV – With support from the Russian approved an “Act of Declaring Renewed “The Ukrainian government is at the filed in 2006 for encroaching on Ukraine’s Federation, Rusyn separatists declared their Rusyn Statehood and Creating a State point of cutting cable (television), where integrity. goal of forming an autonomous Pidkarpatska Executive Government.” Russian television can be watched, but the Instead of blaming the Kremlin, the Rus’ republic in the Zakarpattia Oblast at The Rusyns seek to regain the autonomy ancient link won’t be torn,” said a Rusyn Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) issued their second European Congress of declared in November 22, 1938, but shy woman. statements asking the Security Service of Subcarpathian Rusyns held on October 25 away from independence claims since they The news story appeared the day after Ukraine and the Procurator General’s in Mukachiv. “take into account the political and econom- the conference, indicating Russian govern- Office to investigate whether Zakarpattia The declaration drew immediate rebuke ic crisis in the state and in Europe.” ment officials played a role in promoting on native and Secretariat Chair Viktor from Our Ukraine People’s Union and the The act takes effect in the event of a state the media what would have been an other- Baloha is involved in financing the Rusyn Svoboda All-Ukrainian Union, which called of emergency declared “on Rusyn territory,” wise small political rally for an obscure separatists. for criminal prosecution of the conference attempts at territorial or administrative cause in a foreign country that wouldn’t “The basis for investigations should be organizers and laid full blame on the changes “on Rusyn territory,” threats of much interest the Russian public. numerous publications in the mass media, in Russian government. annihilation from the Ukrainian govern- It concluded with a threat against which fairly authoritative journalists report “The actions of separatists in Crimea and ment, security services or terrorist organiza- Ukraine. that Baloha’s political and business partners Zakarpattia are directed from abroad,” said tions, attempts at occupation from “national- “Ukraine has time to think, but not all offer financial support for the Podkarpatski Ivan Stoiko, an Our Ukraine–People’s Self- ist, terrorist organizations” and further that much,” said Vladyslav Lytsovych, lead- Rusyn movement,” the YTB said. Defense national deputy from Ternopil. attempts by the Ukrainian government to er of the Great Pidkarpatski Rusyns Society. Meanwhile, Svoboda nationalists blamed “Pro-Russian forces organize and support deny Rusyns their statehood. Much evidence points to Russian support Zakarpattia Oblast Council deputies of the separatist movements in Ukraine, laying the Though constantly broadcasting propa- for the Rusyns, Ukrainian news media Party of Regions of Ukraine, the basis to assert a planned special operation to ganda denigrating Ukrainian history and reported. Tymoshenko Bloc, Our Ukraine, the destabilize the situation in Ukraine devel- culture, smearing nationally conscious Rusyn Congress Co-Chair the Rev. Socialist Party and two Hungarian parties oped by the Kremlin.” Ukrainians as rabid nationalists and Nazi Dymytrii Sydor, a priest in the Ukrainian for voting for a bill to recognize the Rusyn More than 10,000 Ukrainians identify sympathizers, Russian television networks Orthodox Church–Moscow Patriarchate, nationality in March 2007. themselves as Rusyns, according to the 2000 gave the conference of 109 Rusyns gathered served in the campaign of Russian radical “It’s revealing that Deputy Yevhen census; they claim a separate ethnicity, lan- on the farthest western edge of Ukraine Natalia Vitrenko’s People’s Opposition Bloc Zhupan of Our Ukraine, which initiated the guage, culture and church. unusually large and positive attention. in the 2006 parliamentary election, reported Rusyn issue at the session, opened the con- The overwhelming consensus among In its news program, RTR Planeta cast Ukrayina Moloda, a national daily newspa- gress of separatists this time around,” said Ukrainian scholars is that Rusyns speak a the Rusyns as victims of Ukrainian national- per. an October 26 Svoboda press release. dialect of the Ukrainian language, not dis- ists in Zakarpattia, who pressured Rusyn The priest issued the threat that if the “Tomorrow, they will implement the tinct enough to be considered a separate lan- book store owner Ivan Petrovets to re-write Rusyns’ verbal demands are ignored, “we ‘Georgian scenario’ in Ukraine, armed with guage. his store signage from Rusyn to Ukrainian. will find other paths to renewing statehood.” Russian passports and Kremlin money,” the The Mukachiv conference was organized (It should be noted that Russian-language Security Service of Ukraine spokes- statement said. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45 UCCA presents Shevchenko Freedom Award to Paula Dobriansky Ukrainian National Information Service Larissa Kyj and UCCA Executive Secretary Marie Duplak, as well as Dr. WASHINGTON – The Ukrainian Oleh Shamshur, Ukraine’s ambassador to Congress Committee of America (UCCA) the United States. at its XX Congress of Ukrainians in Mr. Sawkiw presented the award, America held in Cleveland on October whose citation read: “The Ukrainian 18-19 presented the Shevchenko Freedom Award to individuals who have dedicated Congress Committee of America has the their efforts for the advancement of honor to present the Shevchenko Freedom Ukrainian issues within the Ukrainian Award to the Honorable Paula Dobriansky community or in American society. for her commitment to pursuing steadfast Undersecretary of State Paula relations with Ukraine in recognition of Dobriansky was among those singled out Ukraine’s vital importance to the peace for the honor, but she was unable to attend and security of the European continent.” the congress. Ms. Dobriansky is the Ms. Dobriansky said she was honored daughter of the UCCA’s long-serving for- to receive the award and thanked the mer president and former U.S. ambassador UCCA for its diligent and determined to the Bahamas, Dr. Lev E. Dobriansky. efforts in representing the Ukrainian Members of the outgoing UCCA execu- American community for nearly 70 years. tive board traveled to Washington on She mentioned her father’s efforts to October 28, to present the Shevchenko establish the Shevchenko monument in Freedom Award to Undersecretary Washington, and how proud he was to see Dobriansky at her State Department that Ukraine finally regained its indepen- office. dence after decades of communist rule and U.S. Undersecretary of State Paula Dobriansky (center) with (from left) Larissa Present at the ceremony were former tyranny – a goal he tirelessly worked Kyj, former UCCA executive vice-president; Dr. Oleh Shamshur, Ukraine’s UCCA President Michael Sawkiw, Jr., for- towards during his many years of service ambassador to the U.S.; Michael Sawkiw Jr., former UCCA president; and Marie mer UCCA Executive Vice-President to the Ukrainian community. Duplak, UCCA executive secretary.

OSCE meeting in Ukraine Cooper Union... (Continued from page 1) supports fight against ize Joseph Stalin on the front page of the newspaper. In its original release, trafficking of humans Picasso’s portrait of Stalin wreaked politi- cal havoc in the Communist Party, the art KYIV – Promoting cooperation world and the press. between Ukrainian authorities and Kyiv- Cooper Union’s exhibit was to feature based embassies and consulates to fight video screenings on Stalin and historic foot- human trafficking was the purpose of a age about art and propaganda during the meeting organized in Kyiv on October 24 Cold War – specifically, “Encounter,” by the office of the OSCE Project founded in 1953 as a project of the Coordinator in Ukraine. Congress of Cultural Freedom (1950-1967), Consular officials and diplomats from an anti-Communist advocacy group initiat- 20 participating states of the Organization ed by the Central Intelligence Agency. for Security and Cooperation in Europe The Ukrainian community began an and Ukrainian government representa- action campaign with e-mails and telephone tives discussed coordination of anti-traf- calls to protest the huge Stalin portrait. ficking efforts, including support abroad Engaging the younger portion of the for Ukrainians who could potentially be Ukrainian community, the “Stalin Go trafficking victims and prosecution of Home” group, initiated by Andrij traffickers. Dobriansky on the social networking web- Participants also developed a mecha- site Facebook, attracted over 140 people to nism for closer cooperation between con- the cause. Mr. Dobriansky is an active mem- sular services and Ukrainian authorities ber of the New York branch of the Ukrainian in the fight against human trafficking. Congress Committee of America. Lubomir Kopaj, the OSCE project On Friday, October 31, Tamara Gallo coordinator, said the meeting was orga- Oleksy, national president of the Ukrainian nized as part of the office’s work to help Congress Committee of America, Ronya Ukraine implement the OSCE Action Lozynskyj of the UCCA, Peter Shyshka, Plan to Combat Trafficking in Human principal of St. George Academy, and Beings, which says immigration authori- Marco Shmerykowsky, a professional ties and consular and diplomatic person- engineer who is a Copper Union alumnus, nel should be informed about trafficking met with Cooper Union’s Ronnie Denes, risks so that they can use this knowledge vice-president of external affairs, Claire in their daily contacts with potential vic- McCarthy, director of public affairs, and tims. Jolene Travis, assistant director of public “By working together with Ukrainian affairs and media relations. authorities and foreign embassies here in Mmes. Gallo and Lozynskyj explained Matthew Dubas Ukraine, we are helping consular sec- to the Copper Union officials why the Picasso’s “Portrait of Stalin or Woman with Moustache” on the southern façade tions reduce the risk for trafficking and banners were offensive and how it could of Cooper Union’s Foundation Building on Seventh Street and Third Avenue. exploitation – something that has become be seen as an assault on Ukrainian com- part of life for many Ukrainian women, munity. Cooper Union suggested as an school and the Ukrainian community. In ed, the banners were removed due to the men and children,” he said. option that on November 15 (the date of 2001 the school attempted to demap Taras swift actions of the Ukrainian community. The meeting was organized by the the Holodomor march in New York), a Shevchenko Place, which runs from Just as quickly, as people were notified of office of the OSCE Project Coordinator black banner would be hung over the por- Seventh to Sixth streets between Third the removal, thanks were sent to the par- in cooperation with the Ukrainian trait of Stalin. This was unacceptable to and Second avenues. ties responsible at Cooper Union. Foreign Affairs Ministry and the the Ukrainian delegation and was not an According to some members of the In an official e-mail sent to students, Canadian Embassy in Ukraine. This was option in their opinion. Ukrainian community, the placement of Cooper Union claimed that the banners the sixth such event organized with the This was not the first time that Cooper the Stalin banner showed a lack of sensi- were removed because the city’s support of the Embassy of Canada. Union had triggered a row between the tivity on Cooper Union’s part and was Department of Buildings informed the akin to displaying banners of Hitler in the school that the three banners were in vio- predominantly Jewish neighborhoods of lation of city permit regulations. The Williamsburg in Brooklyn. school is in the process of resubmitting Need a back issue? “Art is intended to be provocative,” permit applications to determine if the said Markian Surmach of the Surma banners can be reinstalled, but would wait If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, Ukrainian gift shop, located several yards until after the Holodomor commemora- send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, from the exhibit. “I do not believe the tions “as a gesture of respect for our 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. exhibit was meant to celebrate Stalin the neighbors.” Until such time, the exhibit, man, but more for shock value.” which included two videos and two books Two hours after the meeting conclud- projects, will be closed. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 5 Monument in Sault Ste. Marie commemorates internment operations

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ontario – On Saturday October 25, a monument was unveiled here to commemorate the internment of Ukrainians in Canada from 1914 to 1920. This latest marker is the 21st such monument in Canada. This recent one is at the site of the Sault Ste. Marie Museum, which was the location where individuals were processed before being sent to internment camps. Over 100 people attended the unveil- ing, among them Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk, chair of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association; Olya Grod of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress; Mayor John Rowswell, an ancestor of Ukrainian- Polish immigrants; and members of the Ukrainian Cultural Centre of Sault Ste. Marie. Father Jaroslaw Lazoryk performed the “panakhyda,” or memorial service. The plaque is inscribed in English, French and Ukrainian. Following the unveiling, the attend- ees gathered for a reception at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, after which At the unveiling ceremony of a monument dedicated to the 1914-1920 internment of Ukrainian Canadians (from left) are: Dr. Luciuk presented a very informative Olya Grod of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Veronica Refcio, Lucy Konkin, Cathy Beaudette, Father Yaroslaw talk on the internment camps across Lazoryk, Bob Plotycia, Amelia Deplonty, Anne Logtenberg, Dr. Lubomyr Luciuk of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Canada. Association and Dr. Irene Oktaba.

Buyer beware: Canadian investor tells a tale of Lviv real estate woe

by Zenon Zawada Krut a notice alleging its officials found “I couldn’t imagine this would happen reconstruction because he bought $10,000 Kyiv Press Bureau inconsistent figures in his documents, to me,” he said. “I thought these things in materials that are sitting in his apart- which required that he cease construc- only happened to people with shady deal- ment waiting to be installed. KYIV – Falling Ukrainian real estate tion. ings. I wasn’t connected to anything. But He also wants to continue working on prices might entice investors to buy a By then, Mr. Krut said he cut most of this happened in my own living room.” his projects, including a video archive of downtown apartment, but Canadian Ihor his heating, electricity and plumbing to Soon afterwards Mr. Krut sent letters to testimonies from Ukrainian Insurgent Krut urges potential buyers to take time to perform the reconstruction, making his every possible official about the incident – Army (UPA) veterans. find out just who the neighbors are. apartment largely uninhabitable. the Lviv Oblast Security Service, Minister Mr. Krut is also working on a black- After enduring alleged verbal threats “The institution that gave me permis- of Internal Affairs Yurii Lutsenko, the Lviv and-white photo project called, “Presence,” that culminated in a nasty beating, he sion four months ago suddenly changed its Oblast Police Chief, Lviv Mayor Andrii which captures unique moments in every- found out the hard way that investors are mind ‘until further reconsideration,’ ” he Sadovyi, the Halych District Police Chief, day life in Lviv. largely unprotected in contemporary said. “I assume he [Mr. Lysheniuk] paid the Halych District Administration chair “I fear for my life,” Mr. Krut said. “You Ukraine, where crimes not only go unpun- someone. He told me I will have problems and the National Radio and Television can imagine what kind of conversations ished but authorities can serve as accom- and it happened literally in 10 days. I can’t Broadcasting Council chair. are taking place between them if that’s plices. live in the apartment because of artificially An October 10 response from the what his wife said to my mother.” “Instead of protecting me, a police offi- created obstacles.” Halych District Police confirmed that a Mr. Lysheniuk didn’t comment on cer stood by and did nothing,” said Mr. Events took a turn for the worse on conflict occurred between Mr. Lysheniuk whether his wife made the statement, say- Krut, echoing the frustration of hundreds September 22 when Mr. Krut entered his and Mr. Krut, but reported that Mr. ing only that Mr. Krut made similar threats of investors who have suffered from apartment only to find Mr. Lysheniuk, Lysheniuk denied intentionally inflicting against them. Ukraine’s absent law enforcement. who appeared inebriated, accompanied by injuries. Since the beating, Mr. Krut has lived After immigrating to Toronto from a police officer and officials who claimed The report also stated that there were no without heating in the single room in his Ukraine in 1989, the 45-year-old Mr. Krut to be from the procurator’s office. witnesses even though Mr. Krut has a apartment that has electricity. had always harbored hopes of returning to He slung his professional video camera video recording that proves a police officer Some hope of resolving the conflict was his homeland to work as a photographer, over his right shoulder and began asking was present. Therefore, the police would restored when Mr. Krut received an cameraman or video producer. who they were. not arrest Mr. Lysheniuk for absence of October 8 letter from the Architectural- Finally able to fulfill his dream about “So what? I am in your apartment! criminal evidence. Construction Control, acknowledging that four years ago, Mr. Krut bought a first- What’s the problem?” Mr. Lysheniuk Meanwhile, the Security Service in the mathematical inconsistency in his floor apartment in a two-story home built shouted, before allegedly punching the left Lviv informed Mr. Krut they would ask plans was minor and granting him permis- in 1932 on the posh Gen. (Myron) side of his head, sending Mr. Krut and his the oblast procurator to investigate the sion to continue work. Tarnavskyi Street on Lviv’s central hills. camera to the floor. incident since it wasn’t in its competency. However without honest government Mr. Krut got the impression that his When contacted by The Weekly, Mr. Since the incident, Mr. Krut’s mother officials and law enforcement authorities neighbor, Taras Lysheniuk, was a reason- Lysheniuk avoided commenting on wheth- tried to appeal to Mr. Lysheniuk’s wife to who abide by the law, Mr. Krut said he’s able, peaceable local businessman. er he assaulted Mr. Krut or bribed officials resolve the conflict, in what proved to be a unsure of his future in his native land. They agreed Mr. Krut could build a at the Architectural-Building Control. futile attempt. “I think he treated him rath- When he picked up his renewed permit at basement and outdoor terrace, while Mr. Instead, he said Mr. Krut violated his er humanely because other people would the agency its officials criticized his letters Lysheniuk could add a new floor above end of the deal, building the terrace in dif- have killed him by this time,” Mr. to the Security Service. his second-floor apartment, more than ferent proportions than what they had Lysheniuk’s wife allegedly told Mr. Krut’s “If I knew what I know today, I would doubling his total space to 145 square agreed upon and what was permitted. For mother. be much more careful about buying an meters (1560 square feet). this, the Halych District Administration is Mr. Krut said he wants to finish his apartment,” he said. “But I was naïve.” As the months passed, however, Mr. suing Mr. Krut, he alleged. Lysheniuk became interested in Mr. Krut’s The evening he was in Mr. Krut’s apart- property, indicating on several occasions ment, Mr. Lysheniuk said his daughter that he wanted to buy it, but making no smelled natural gas in the corridor so he 500,000 more Ukrainians could be jobless concrete offer, Mr. Krut said. called utility officials to investigate a After spending two years trudging potential gas leak. Ukrinform Meanwhile, government officials through bureaucracy, Mr. Krut secured the “He’s creating a conflict for the admin- claim they are ready for this. According necessary permit in mid-May and hired istration to legalize all his construction,” KYIV – Petro Petrichenko, member of to Pavlo Rozenko, first vice minister of workers to build a new basement and ter- Mr. Lysheniuk said. “He is provoking all the Board of the Social Unemployment labor and social policy, the current bud- race, drawing Mr. Lysheniuk’s wrath. this in order for me to allow him to keep Insurance Fund (SUIF), predicted on get of the SUIF has a surplus, allowing it “Stop the reconstruction or I will com- doing this illegally.” November 3 that another 500,000 to make payments to the growing number plicate your life,” Mr. Lysheniuk allegedly After Mr. Lysheniuk left with his Ukrainians might lose their jobs by the of applicants. threatened Mr. Krut at the end of August. alleged entourage of police officers, Mr. end of 2008. Furthermore, an employment center “If you need problems, I will create prob- Krut went to the nearest hospital, where he He said those who fail to find new jobs might quickly find jobs for the employed, lems.” was treated for head injuries. A judicial- quickly would apply for assistance with since the number of job openings has About 10 days later the Architectural- medical expertise issued by the hospital the SUIF, which will put a severe strain exceeded the number of potential Construction Control of Lviv sent Mr. confirmed Mr. Krut was beaten. on the fund. employees on file, Mr. Rozenko said. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45

APPEAL OF UKRAINIAN WORLD CONGRESS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY “If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible, who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our Seventy-five years ago time, who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer. This year the people of Ukraine and need to deal with the Ukrainian problem “… tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes Ukrainians worldwide mark the 75th of nationalism, including the necessity of not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring anniversary of one of history’s greatest purging even Ukrainian Communists. power of our ideals – democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope. …” tragedies and certainly one of its most On January 22, 1933, Joseph Stalin – President-elect Barack Obama, November 4. heinous crimes – the Great Famine of and Viacheslav Molotov issued a decree 1932-1933 (Holodomor). This event, closing off the borders of Soviet Ukraine “I urge all Americans who supported me to join me in not just congratulating which was the direct result of the then and the Ukrainian concentrated Kuban [Sen. Obama], but offering our next president our good will and earnest effort to Soviet regime’s policy of collectivization region in the North Caucusus in order to find ways to come together, to find the necessary compromises, to bridge our dif- carefully orchestrated by Joseph Stalin prevent peasants from leaving that repub- ferences, and help restore our prosperity, defend our security in a dangerous from Moscow, resulted in the deaths of 7 lic and that region in search of bread. No world… million to 10 million people, among them other republics or regions in the USSR “Tonight more than any night, I hold in my heart nothing but love for this 3 million children. were addressed. country and for all its citizens, whether they supported me or Sen. Obama. I wish The demise of the USSR in 1991 and The United Nations’ Convention on Godspeed to the man who was my former opponent and will be my president.” the resulting accessibility of documents the Prevention and Punishment of the – Sen. John Mc Cain, November 4. from Soviet archives have shed much Crime of Genocide of 1948 defines geno- light on this event. The forced collectiv- cide inter alia as: “…acts committed with ization and grain requisition resulted in intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a America speaks many deaths. However, additionally, the national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such …Deliberately inflicting History was made on November 4 when Sen. Barack Obama was decisively regime used these circumstances and on the group conditions of life calculated elected the 44th president of the United States. He won with his message of conditions to perpetrate genocide against to bring about its physical destruction in change and hope in a country desperately in need of both. Addressing those who the Ukrainian nationality both in Soviet whole or in part.” did not vote for him, the president-elect pledged: “to those Americans whose Ukraine and the Ukrainian concentrated The convention codified what had support I have yet to earn, I may not have won your vote tonight, but I hear your Kuban region in the Northern Caucasus. been deemed abhorrent prior thereto, in voices, I need your help, and I will be your president too.” Perhaps the single most significant Many challenges lie ahead – both at home and abroad. Here in the U.S., there document that has appeared is the previ- particular, the Armenian Genocide of are concerns about the economy, health care, education, the environment. ously purged census of 1937. Statistics of 1915, the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of Beyond the borders of the U.S. there are conflicts in Iran and Afghanistan, and that census regarding nationalities in the 1932-1933 and the Jewish Holocaust dur- America’s diminished image. USSR reveal that in 1937 there were 26 ing the second world war. Today the con- And the first foreign policy test has already come from Moscow. Just hours million Ukrainians in the USSR. The pre- vention serves not only as a legal obliga- after Mr. Obama’s election was announced, President Dmitry Medvedev threat- vious census in 1926 had indicated 31 tion upon the U.N. member-states and ened that Russian might deploy short-range missiles in the Russian enclave of million Ukrainians. Thus, there was a signatories, but more importantly as a Kaliningrad, located in the Baltic region between Poland and Lithuania, to coun- direct loss over 11 years of 5 million moral imperative for mankind represent- ter what Russia perceives as a threat from the proposed missile defense shield in men, women and children. The non- ed in this venerable institution. Eastern Europe. Ukrainian nationalities within the USSR We appeal to the U.N. member-states The saber-rattling from Moscow underscored that, while Americans celebrate grew by 17 percent over that same period and all U.N. affiliates to follow both their the historic election of 2008 and ponder the significance of their choice, Sen. of time, which percentage would have collective conscience, as well as their Obama and his team must move quickly to make the transition to a new adminis- increased the Ukrainian population to 36 duty under the Genocide Convention and tration smooth and effective. The good news is that we are already hearing about million in 1937. Thus, there is a discrep- remember the 7 million to 10 million vic- the make-up of the Obama administration, that Sen. McCain in his concession ancy of 10 million, including unborn tims of the Great Famine of 1932-1933 speech pledged “to do all in my power to help [the new president] lead us children. (Holodomor) on this 75th anniversary. through the many challenges we face” and that President George W. Bush is The aforesaid statistics constitute the Ukrainian World Congress: already providing his administration’s assistance to that of his successor. corpus delicti, and two recently unearthed There is hope that the new administration will bring with it also a new spirit of Soviet documents, in particular, support Eugene Czolij, president both the mens rea and the actus reus of cooperation that will benefit all Americans, no matter their political affiliation, Askold Lozynskyj, chair of the U.N. the genocide. On August 11, 1932, Joseph their skin color, their ethnic background, etc. Committee We offer congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama. May he lead our Stalin wrote to his personal representa- beloved country wisely and responsibly, and, as he said in his victory speech, tive in Ukraine, Lazar Kaganovich, of the Stefan Romaniw, general secretary may he succeed in “renew[ing] this nation’s promise.” FOR THE RECORD Nov. Turning the pages back... CEEC Position Statement Following is the text of the Position of the enlargement process. It is incom- 10 Four years ago, on November 10, 2004, the Central Election Statement of the Central and East prehensible why Georgia and Ukraine Commission officially announced that Viktor Yushchenko had European Coalition dated October 2008 have not been offered MAP status, or 2004 won the first round of voting in Ukraine’s presidential election by and sent to the press on October 29. even a timetable, especially as Russia’s just over half a percentage point. unmistakable aggressive designs toward This was inconsistent with the CEC’s report on October 31, From the beginning of its formation in its neighbors have become apparent. The 2004, which indicated that the opponent, Viktor Yanukovych, was the 1990s, the CEEC has steadfastly sup- CEEC believes that this lapse must be headed toward a win. ported the continued engagement of the immediately remedied before the West, Minutes after the official results were released Mr. Yushchenko said, “We, along with United States in Central and Eastern including the United States, is confronted you, have achieved a victory, even with the brutal use of inappropriate tactics by the authori- Europe as the best policy to advance with exacerbated crises and the gains ties.” American geostrategic interests in the made at the end of the Cold War are fur- According to the CEC, results showed Mr. Yushchenko with 39.7 percent of the vote and region. This engagement requires, among ther jeopardized. Mr. Yanukovych with 39.32 percent support. Sixteen of Ukraine’s 25 oblasts supported Mr. other things, U.S. support for democratic The CEEC welcomes the recent expan- Yushchenko, but because neither candidate received 50 percent voter support, a run-off elec- institution-building and promotion of sion of the Visa Waiver Program. tion was held. security and stability throughout the However, we believe that current U.S. Mr. Yanukovych, upon learning the results, told journalists, “I’m satisfied… As for the region. The prerequisites for security and regulations concerning visa-free travel to first round, I compare it to a soccer match, one in which I was playing on foreign territory.” stability include respect for the rule of the United States reflect neither the exist- Campaign Manager Serhii Tyhypko said Mr. Yanukovych would win the run-off by 2 to law; respect for human and minority ing strategic relationships between the 3 percentage points considering the dynamic increase in his popular rating over the course rights; prevention of totalitarian crimes United States and many Central and East of 2004. and genocide; learning from the lessons European nations, nor the close historic In explaining the CEC’s October 31, 2004, discrepancies, the CEC claimed technical of past crimes such as the Armenian and bonds – some of which began during the problems which resulted in incomplete results and delayed the tabulation process. Ukrainian genocides, the Holocaust, and American Revolution – between the “The vote was falsified, but not in a qualitative manner,” said Yurii Kliuchkovskyi, Mr. communist crimes; and the integration of United States and peoples of these Yushchenko’s representative to the CEC. “We still have many unanswered questions. And the new democracies into Western insti- nations. It is in the strategic interests of for that reason we do not believe this was an accurate result.” tutions. the United States to expand the Visa The CEC voted 13-1 with one abstention to nullify the results, after a recommendation Paramount among these institutions is Waiver Program in a manner that is com- from one of its members. NATO, which explains why the CEEC patible with current immigration policy President George W. Bush asked Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) to travel to Ukraine as his has vigorously supported the enlargement and U.S. homeland security principles, personal representative. Mr. Bush noted that the run-off vote would be decisive for the future of that alliance to include those states that while adequately recognizing the numer- of the country and that a democratic and secure Ukraine “goes in line with the national secu- want to join NATO and are able to ous contributions of CEE countries in rity interests of the United States.” assume the responsibilities associated fighting terrorism and in supporting with membership. An indispensable step American military operations and initia- Source: “It’s official: Yushchenko wins first round,” by Roman Woronowycz, is to move such candidate-countries to November 14, 2004. the MAP [Membership Action Plan] stage (Continued on page 20) No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 7

IN THE PRESS Personality politics in Kyiv Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas “Kiev’s [sic] Crack-up: Personality that date has been put in doubt by a com- politics means a repeat of Ukraine’s bination of court challenges by the troubles,” by Adrian Karatnycky, Wall Tymoshenko bloc, the necessary “freez- Street Journal Europe, October 29: ing” of the decree dismissing Parliament And now for Ukraine so that lawmakers can tackle emergency “Once again, Ukraine’s fractious and financial legislation and growing anxiety So, my fellow political junkies, now that like us. They may look like us and speak confusing politics are on display. Early in the president’s camp over very poor our raucous presidential race is over, do like us, but they’re not like us. There is a elections have been called – but one showings in recent public opinion polls. you feel bereft? Are you experiencing gap between our understanding of nation- major party has been blocking the parlia- “...two international crises: Russia’s symptoms of withdrawal? hood and theirs. Our ideas of how best to mentary tribunal, stuffing paper and invasion of Georgia and the global finan- Good news! Ukraine is the antidote. govern have been molded somewhat by chewing gum wrappers into voting cial crisis. These crises ... have further Question. How many times have we our experiences in America. Although machines, and using the courts to keep fragmented an already messy political read that Ukraine is in political trouble? America is far from perfect, our system of the poll from going forward. The IMF scene, creating new cleavages among Trouble? Ukraine is heading for a train checks and balances guarantees a modi- may be stepping into the financial breach Ukraine’s Orange politicians and within wreck! cum of civility. with a $16.5 billion loan – but not as long the major opposition Party of Regions. ... How many times will we read that the Ukraine needs civility. Civility promotes as the aid package and comprehensive “Given the toxic personal relations and Orange coalition is fractured? Fractured? the common good. Most Americans have a legislation to deal with the crisis remain climate of mistrust among Ukraine’s key The coalition is dead! Viktor hates Yulia. sense of what constitutes the common hostage to the personal ambitions of leaders, political stability will come only Yulia hates one Viktor but is making eyes good, loosely defined here as a good to Ukraine’s leading politicians. with the emergence of new voices and new at another Viktor while courting Vladimir. which we all have access – private proper- “This is nothing new. Partisan bicker- parties. And given the fact that polls indicate Ukraine’s myopic cult of personalities ty, clean air and water, public safety and ing and electoral rivalries have long that the majority of Ukraine’s citizens are marches on. Calamity looms. security, a just legal and political system, trumped political compromise and stalled unhappy with the political choices on offer, In this “me, me, me” toxic arena, no one an open communication network. “In civil- reforms, earning Ukraine an image as a this perhaps is Ukraine’s best hope for long- seems concerned about the “common ity lies the difference between a well- country beset by crisis and instability. ... term success. In the meantime, we can count good,” loosely defined as the greatest pos- ordered society and disordered liberal “So bitter are relations among the on more of the same Ukraine: radical rheto- sible benefit for the greatest number of democracy,” Edward Shils (1910-1995), a country’s political elite, in fact, that they ric and Byzantine political jockeying that people. With little concern for “the greatest professor of sociology, writes in “The cannot set a date for elections. The poll concludes in a centrist compromise and just number,” today’s otaman class is frittering Virtue of Civility: Selected Essays on originally was slated for December 7, but averts the country’s collapse.” away what little support it may still enjoy. Liberalism, Tradition and Civil Society.” “So bitter are relations among the coun- Patience is my third suggestion. The try’s political elite,” writes Adrian common good doesn’t just appear by itself. Karatnycky, “that they cannot set a date for It requires education and the cooperative Extend a hand to Ukraine elections.” That may be, but at least they’re efforts of all segments of society. It’s like not shooting each other. keeping a public park clean. Everyone “Time to Extend Hand to Ukraine,” mitted to independence, sovereignty and Ukraine was hard hit by the recent inter- needs to pick up after himself/herself. by Alexander Motyl, website of The territorial integrity. ... national economic downturn. According to We also need to remember that Atlantic Council, www.acus.org, “While Ukraine’s commitment to inde- an article by Oleksiy Boiko in the Kyiv Ukraine was once Soviet. The mindset September 24: pendence, sovereignty, and territorial Post: “A consumer lending boom, which in and designs of that society still linger. integrity is as unsurprising as Russia’s recent years fueled purchases of cars, apart- “According to Marxism-Leninism,” “Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko revisionist attitude thereto, “old Europe’s” ments and appliances, has come to an writes Prof. Shils, “what was called civil has staked his and his country’s future on extreme reluctance to side with Ukraine is abrupt end. The country’s banks are wob- society was in fact a highly stratified, Ukraine’s integration into Euro-Atlantic surprising. As Yushchenko and many other bly. Declining exports and rising imports coercively maintained arrangement, the institutions, even going so far as to say, at Ukrainians never fail to emphasize, have worsened the nation’s current account ruling class of which, as a means of its an Atlantic Council luncheon on September Ukraine shares Europe’s values, while deficit, putting pressure on the country’s self-protection and self-aggrandizement, 23, that Ukraine’s independence, sover- Russia does not. Since the European currency which is already at an historic has used the apparatus of the state to pro- eignty and territorial integrity can be pre- Union and NATO actually define them- abyss. To make matters worse, the pockets tect its property and therewith its exploit- served only with ‘international guarantees.’ selves above all in terms of democratic of Ukrainians are being squeezed by ative dominion over the rest of society.” ... Yushchenko is right to imply that a sov- values, their interest in integrating Ukraine Europe’s highest inflation rate.” Ukraine’s present elites were nurtured ereign Ukraine could be Finlandized or that should be a no-brainer. That doesn’t mean In October Ukraine’s central bank and formed during Soviet times. Why its territorial integrity could be threatened immediate membership for Ukraine in plowed some $3 billion into the currency should we be surprised that “self-protec- were the United States and Europe to per- either institution, but it does mean telling market to stabilize the hryvnia, but the tion and self-aggrandizement” define mit [Vladimir] Putin’s Russia to extend its Ukraine, in no uncertain terms, that it will value of the hryvnia, once worth 4.6 against Ukraine’s current leadership? bear hug to Ukraine’s gas pipelines or the be able to join both if and when it meets the dollar, fell to 7 hrv per $1. The IMF “The hallmark of a civil society,” notes Crimea. all membership criteria. offered a loan of $16.5 billion to keep the Prof. Shils, “is the autonomy of private “Yushchenko’s domestic political skills “The good news is that the global eco- hryvnia stable, but guess what: ain’t gonna associations and institutions, as well as and commitment to radical reform may nomic crisis and the fall-out from the happen unless the government cuts expen- that of private business firms. Alongside Georgian invasion have refocused leave much to be desired, but his interna- ditures. business firms there are moral, religious tional instincts have always been on the Moscow’s attention on Russia’s domestic More bad news. Unemployment is up. and intellectual institutions and societies, mark. He has, since becoming president, problems. That gives Ukraine time to get Layoffs are up. Heating bills are up. Credit as well as civic and political associa- consistently tried to move Ukraine closer its house in order and accelerate its rates are up. Inflation is up. tions.” The Soviets destroyed all such to the United States and Europe, while efforts to join Euro-Atlantic structures. Is it time to panic? Panic no, despair yes. independent institutions in Ukraine. It maintaining good relations with Russia. In That also gives Europe time to come to Ukraine will ride out the storm. Elections takes time to reconstruct them according reality, all Ukrainian presidents have since its senses and extend a hand to Ukraine. will be held and there will be a cleansing. If to civil specifications. 1991 pursued a ‘two-vector’ foreign poli- The bad news is that Ukraine’s squab- I’m reading the “a pox on all their houses” It also takes time to restore a collective cy aimed at balancing between East and bling political elites – and Yushchenko, mood of the people, some of the old guard self-consciousness, a national community, West – with Leonid Kravchuk leaning alas, belongs to them – seem ill-equipped will fall off the national stage. New leaders a sense of nationhood in a post-Soviet soci- toward the West, Leonid Kuchma leaning to do anything but squabble. And old may emerge. ety. Prof. Shils reminds us that: “A national toward Russia, and Yushchenko leaning Europe seems ill-prepared to do anything Will Russia take advantage of collectivity is in part constituted by having back toward the West. Such a policy of but kowtow to an authoritarian Russia. Ukraine’s weakness? Possible, but not a common language and by the common asymmetric balancing makes perfect sense Not coincidentally, perhaps, the Munich probable. Russia has its own problems. participation in the... symbolic configura- for Ukraine and should in principle be pal- Agreement that made appeasement so Oil prices, a significant part of Russia’s tions expressed in language... There is a atable to both Russia and the West – but notorious a concept took place exactly 70 economy, are down, at least for now, and only if all three sides are genuinely com- years ago, in September 1938.” Vladimir Putin has other concerns at the profound necessity for a nation to develop moment. and maintain educational institutions in Want to help Ukraine? Start by wean- which the national language is used as a ing yourself of the delusion that we medium of instruction... and in which the MAY WE HELP YOU? Ukrainian Americans can influence history and literary, artistic and musical Ukrainian politics. We can’t. 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NEWS AND VIEWS

horse, thinking like a man – not a compli- at Kyiv’s pumps have soared. Political boxing in Ukraine ment in all cases – and delivering for the In the final analysis the people will people. A punch for her. vote in the winner. President Yushchenko by Oksana Bashuk Hepburn after him and planning a door-to-door The president, on the other hand, has a wants his own person as prime minister campaign. This is hardly the stuff that reputation of devoting himself to antiqui- to run the country his way. It is common While Vitali Klitschko brought honor impresses voters who are living below ty and symbolic gestures; a bloodied to hear some Ukrainians say that Mr. to Ukraine by winning another world poverty levels, working abroad to subsi- nose. Yushchenko wants to be like Belarusian heavyweight boxing title recently, an dize their families and seeing the politi- One such symbol is Mr. Yushchenko’s President Alyaksander Lukashenka, how- equally prominent bout in Ukraine’s cians benefit at the taxpayer’s expense. support for the recognition of the ever, many say “no way.” political arena is discrediting Ukrainian Apparently he’s going ahead. The Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA) that Yulia Tymoshenko may come out well politicians. The nasty attempt by price tag – some $80 million dollars for fought the Poles, Germans and finally the whether she wins the snap election out- President Viktor Yushchenko to yet again his campaign alone – is to be financed by Soviets. Another, the global recognition of right or leads the next opposition. Here’s knock out Prime Minister Yulia his brother Petro Yushchenko, one of the the Holodomor, which starved to death the thinking. First, she’s in tune with the Tymoshenko has precipitated a snap elec- beneficiaries of Ukraine’s murky energy some 10 million Ukrainians as an act of 80 percent that are against the election. If tion called, now, for December 14. Few deals with Russia under Yurii Boiko, the genocide. Also, the president wants one she wins and wins big, she’ll be back other than the president want it. minister of energy in the former pro-Rus- Orthodox Church for Ukraine; although with greater support. If she loses and The political run-up to the elections is sian government of Victor Yanuhovych. it’s unclear under whose leadership. (This heads the opposition she’ll still maintain not unlike a boxing match. In his corner, Mr. Boiko oversaw soaring energy prices summer, for his own reasons, the president President Yushchenko is wearing gear prominence in the press. It is expected and the transfer of Ukraine’s energy invited the aggressive Moscow patriarch – decorated with patriotic symbols. But the that the economic situation in Ukraine autonomy through middlemen like who calls down the wrath of God on betting is against him because some four will be somewhat difficult in the next few RosUkrEnergo to Russia. Ukrainians who exercise their right to reli- years for the government in power. She’ll years after the Orange Revolution, which gious freedom and adhere to the leadership In the opposite corner of the political be able to use this to her advantage in the gave him the presidency, he has yet to of the Kyiv patriarch – to the 1,020th anni- ring, Prime Minister Tymoshenko’s fight- presidential elections coming up in 2009. honor its key promises: punish the crimi- versary celebrations of Christianity in ing attire is decorated with high ratings Whereas Ukrainians have much to be nals and bring Ukraine closer to Europe. Ukraine.) And, Mr. Yushchenko hopes to from Ukrainians. Despite endless punch- proud of in their heavyweight champion Now, despite nearly 80 percent opposi- score by announcing that the Russian es from the president – he has knocked tion nationwide, he has called a snap Black Fleet must depart Ukraine in the Vitalii Klitchko, this is no so of the politi- her out from the prime ministerial post election. This caused a split in his Our middle of the next decade. cal bouts. Most agree that politics has twice before – she comes back. Ukraine party and political chaos Some of these symbolic assertions of become a corrupt game benefiting a select Furthermore, she forgives him for the throughout the land. Even friends and Ukraine’s nationhood, although highly few at the expense of many. They are political abuse, swallows her pride and neighbors like Poland and the United controversial, are much-needed and find realizing their politicians are not of the States disapprove his move. Russia, on forces him to give Ukraine an Orange support among Ukraine’s patriots and, in Klitschko caliber. the other hand, thinks this to be a fine Parliament despite his attempts to keep particular, the global Ukrainian diaspora. It takes time to produce a boxing idea. her out of the prime ministerial seat fol- Unfortunately, bad timing and the contro- champion. It will take time to produce a The president is punching away at the lowing the last parliamentary election. versy surrounding them work against political one. The hope of the people is prime minister, hoping for a win. But That round is hers; her feistiness reso- Ukraine’s economic and political stabili- that with each punch and bout a political whose? Our Ukraine is split and its ally, nates with the people. ty. The symbols bruise the president as champion is in training. People’s Self-Defense, has severed ties. The president is determined to knock his words fail to translate into results. And, although they are served poorly It’s doubtful whether Our Ukraine will Ms. Tymoshenko out of politics or at On energy, Ms. Tymoshenko has the by wealthy political opportunists in pull off the humbling numbers it received least into the opposition. Her demise is president on the ropes again. She beat ostrich leather shoes, Rolex watches and during the last parliamentary elections. the main reason for precipitating the elec- him to the punch last week by negotiating billion-dollar energy stashes in the Hoping to garner support, the presi- tions. He is counting on the Party of with her Russian counterpart, Vladimir Maldives, Seychelles and American dent talks of creating a new party named Regions winning and forming a coalition Putin, for lower energy prices for banks, Ukrainians can still count on a with what remains of Our Ukraine. Is Ukraine. She managed this by knocking dynamic and vibrant free press to help Oksana Bashuk Hepburn is a political this likely to happen? Ms. Tymoshenko’s out the middleman, RosUkrEnergo, from them make the best choice under the cir- commentator and former senior policy ratings have moved up to a close tie with the process. A fine one-two for Ms. cumstances should the snap elections advisor to numerous Canadian govern- the Regions. She has a reputation of Tymoshenko, providing the quid pro quo actually take place. ments. behaving like a lady, working like a is not too costly. Incredulously, the prices Stay tuned.

The end of the Yalta epoch in Church matters?

by Myroslav Marynovych observers agreed that what happened in model. entered the field of rivalry. Estonia was only a prelude to what is The 1988-1989 revival of the Did Ukraine really benefit? After all, The notion of status quo can be applied going to happen in Ukraine. Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church the split of the Kyivan Church remained, to Church life even more than to political The Kyivan Church (988) brought restored, in the Kyivan Christian tradi- and the attachment of Ukrainian life. In politics, this is a question of Christianity to Moscow (founded in tion, the segment oriented toward Rome. Christians to the three centers was spheres of influence; in the Eastern 1147), but, with time, it went aside into It was this restoration that caused the tur- strengthened. Church, they speak about canonical terri- its shadow. Since that time, the evident or bulence in relations between Moscow and In reality, the end of Moscow’s monop- tories. hidden struggle between the two Slavic the Vatican in the 1990s. oly on Ukraine as its canonical territory is The Moscow Patriarchate claimed Church centers has been waged and has However, religious freedom made poli- a radical step forward. This is actually the almost all the regions gradually incorpo- been officially described as the struggle tics withdraw. This was symbolized by end of the Yalta epoch in Church matters. rated into tsarist Russia or the Soviet between “Russian Orthodox universal- Pope John Paul’s II visit to Ukraine that Pope John Paul II legitimately called Union as its canonical territory. It was ism” and “Ukrainian Church national- became possible due to the good will of Ukraine a “laboratory of ecumenism.” It convenient, but it laid down a delayed- ism.” Ukrainian Greek-Catholics and Roman is here that the model of “unity in multi- action minefield. After all, when the In the 20th century the monopoly of Catholics, and in spite of the strong oppo- plicity” for the three segments of the Soviet Union collapsed the legitimacy of Orthodox Moscow rested on the NKVD- sition of Moscow. Kyivan Church has been, sometimes such a Church monopoly immediately KGB terror. When religious freedom Today, the third segment of the Kyivan unconsciously, tested. hung poised in mid air. came back to Ukraine at the start of the Church – that oriented toward Indeed, the models of a unified Kyivan A few years ago, both the Ecumenical new millennium, it was obvious that the Constantinople – is being formed. The Church on the agenda today might trouble and Moscow patriarchs found themselves orientations toward Constantinople, July visit of Ecumenical Patriarch Ukrainian Christians who do not belong on the verge of breaking off their rela- Rome and Moscow were natural for the Bartholomew I in commemoration of the to the Kyivan tradition, i.e., Roman tions in rivalry for the right to grant auto- majority of Ukrainian Christians. It is 1,020th anniversary of the Constantinople- Catholics and Protestants. Under post- cephaly (self-governance) to the Estonian toward these centers that the three seg- led baptism of Kyivan Rus’, became the totalitarian circumstances one powerful Orthodox Church. Both have formally ments of the now-split historical Kyivan preserved the communion, but many main intrigue in world Orthodoxy. Will and administratively united Church would Church are oriented toward. the patriarch recognize the canonicity of eventually expect more preferences. It The segment of the Kyivan Church the independent branch of Ukrainian would undermine the balance of religious Prof. Myroslav Marynovych is direc- that is oriented toward Moscow still Orthodoxy, as he was asked to do in freedom. tor of the Institute of Religion and Society remains powerful. In Ukraine, it is the Ukraine, or will he subordinate himself to The Church “united in multiplicity” at the Ukrainian Catholic University in monopoly of Moscow on the spirituality the ultimatum of Moscow that explicitly won’t be a threat for religious freedom. Lviv, western Ukraine. He spent 10 years of Ukrainians that is questioned, not the opposes that? After all, the parity of forces between the in the Soviet gulag for exposing human- right of some Ukrainians to worship This time, Patriarch Bartholomew I parts of this multiplicity would be the rights abuses in Ukraine. according to the Moscow Orthodox made a compromise. But will it be so in main guarantee of this freedom. the future? In the long run, he publicly It’s clear that the realization of such announced that the Constantinople unity is a matter for the future. In Patriarchate, as a mother-Church to the Ukraine, it needs radically different, Visit our archive on the Internet at: Church of Kyiv, preserves its right to pro- supra-confessional thinking, which is not http://www.ukrweekly.com/ mote reconciliation between the an easy thing to do. But the farewell to Ukrainian Orthodox. Thus, the third cen- the Yalta epoch in Church matters is an ter of Christianity, Constantinople, indispensable condition for that. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 9 UCU hosts youth conference reconciling historical horrors by Olena Kulyhina tory, and this means that we can do some- and Yulia Zavadska thing in a different way than our parents did,” said Krzystztof Stanowski, Poland’s LVIV – The Ukrainian Catholic deputy education minister, speaking on University (UCU) co-organized a confer- the Polish national day. ence that gathered Polish, Jewish and Myroslav Marynovych, vice-rector for Ukrainian youth in Univ, Lviv region of university mission of UCU, and Dr. Oleh Ukraine, on August 17-25. The theme of Turii, chairman of UCU’s department of the event, held for its third year, was Church history, were among those speak- “The Ark 2008: Ukrainians, Poles, and ing on the Ukrainian national day. Mr. Jews in Years of Trial (1939-1947).” But Marynovych spoke about Ukrainian the gathering had a catchier motto: national values under the conditions of “We’re all in one boat [ark].” globalization, and Dr. Turii about the reli- According to the organizers, it was no gious life of Ukrainians. accident that the main site of the event Both the Polish and Ukrainian days was the “lavra” (major monastery) of the ended with a traditional bonfire. Studite order of the Ukrainian Catholic On the Jewish national day, Adel Church in Univ. During World War II, Dianova, director of the Lviv regional priests and monks at Univ, with the bless- Jewish charitable fund Hesed Arieh, gave ing of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, a presentation about Jewish cultural life saved Jewish children from the Holocaust and theater in western Ukraine in the and also provided help to Ukrainian and 20th century. Siva Faynerman, assistant Myroslav Marynovych, vice-rector for university mission of the Ukrainian Polish children. One of those rescued to the head rabbi of Ukraine’s Progressive Jews was Adam Rotfeld, who, among his Catholic University (right), speaks at a conference for Polish, Jewish and Jewish community, did not simply Ukrainian youths organized by UCU at the monastery in Univ. Dr. Oleh Turii, other accomplishments, served as the for- describe but presented for the youth the eign minister of Poland in 2005. chairman of UCU’s department of Church history (center), and Roman Chmelyk, Jewish ceremony of meeting the Sabbath director of the Museum of Ethnography in Lviv (left), look on. Approximately 30 young people, with songs, prayers and religious rituals. mostly college students, from various “Something wonderful happened here! ence on August 25, Emilia Khmelova, theme of this seminar are very important regions of Ukraine – Kharkiv, Youth of three nationalities and various head of the Federation of Polish for our society. All Ukraine should be Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhia, religious beliefs in a monastery with Organizations in Ukraine, another co- such a camp of tolerance and learn these Lviv and Kyiv – and a few from neigh- icons in the background met the Sabbath. organizer of the conference, said: “We are lessons in history, in order to build its boring Poland, were joined at various When I tell them about this in Israel, peo- involved with the growing younger gen- future.” times by some 20 professors, historians, ple will not understand how this could be eration. And we want to inform the wid- Further information about UCU (in psychologists, philosophers, journalists possible,” said Dr. Aaron Weiss, scholarly est circle of people about this, so that our English and Ukrainian) is available on the and political leaders. advisor for the Tkuma Center and coordi- government looks carefully at what non- university’s website at www.ucu.edu.ua. As part of the program on international nator of the Joint Social Program. governmental organizations are doing.” Readers may also contact the Ukrainian reconciliation, participants of the seminar Dr. Weiss, who comes from Boryslav According to Mr. Marynovych, the Catholic Education Foundation, which visited sites of tragedy for the three and now lives in Israel, survived the conference sets an example of tolerance raises about half of UCU’s annual operat- nations during World War II. Participants Holocaust thanks to his Ukrainian and and understanding for Poland and ing budget of approximately $2.5 million, traveled to the concentration camps in Polish neighbors, who risked their own Ukraine. at 2247 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL Belzec and Pawlokoma, both in Poland, lives to shelter his family from the Nazis. “One cannot overestimate the signifi- 60622; phone 773-235-8462; e-mail, and the site of the village of Hut “Each of us traveled here with his cance of this event,” said Mr. Marynovych [email protected]; website, www.ucef.org. Peniatskii, in northwestern Ukraine’s own preconceived notions and – I’ll at the press conference. “The very site of The phone number of the UCEF in Volyn Region. Only memorials and speak candidly – prejudices regarding the conduct, the Univ monastery, and the Canada is 416-239-2495. graves remain. representatives of another part of “The life of a human being is more Ukraine,” said Artur Zvirianskyi, a histo- important than nationality, and when we ry student from the Drahomonov National understand this, we will be able to go fur- University in Kyiv. “But, with time for ther,” said Ihor Shchupak, director of the interaction, we have started to see one Tkuma Center for Holocaust Studies, a another simply as people, friends, and co-organizer of the conference. He added now we don’t even remember who came that the maturity of a society is demon- from Kharkiv, who from Lviv, and who strated by its preparedness to admit its from Poland.” errors and repent. On the last day of the conference, rep- In addition, three days of the seminar resentatives of eastern Ukraine admitted were dedicated to presentations of the that this was the first time they truly felt national culture and traditions of the three that Ukrainian blood flows in their veins. nations. “We are not the hostages of his- Speaking at a summary press confer- UVAN to mark centennial of George Shevelov’s birth NEW YORK – On Sunday, tor of the Ukrainian Language Institute December 7, the Ukrainian Academy of of the National Academy of Sciences Arts and Sciences in New York and the of Ukraine in Kyiv, and Bohdan Ukrainian Institute of America will Rubchak, prominent poet, literary crit- mark the centennial of the birth of the ic and professor emeritus of Slavic late George Shevelov, world-renowned studies at the University of Illinois in Slavic linguist and literary critic, with a Chicago. conference devoted to his life and work. In the second session, a panel com- The conference will be held at the prising Drs. Assya Humecky, Andriy Ukrainian Institute of America, 79th Danylenko, Albert Kipa, Theodore Street and Fifth Avenue. It will begin Kostiuk and Larysa Onyshkewych will at 1:30 p.m. and will consist of two highlight selective aspects of sessions. Shevelov’s legacy. (Further details will The first features the principal be published in an advertisement to speakers Prof. Pavlo Hrytsenko, direc- appear later this month.)

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Policy Liudmyla Denysova assured the IMF OKs... public that the government has enough (Continued from page 1) funds to offer all dismissed workers precisely why it’s necessary today to unemployment compensation. defend the national banking system, Former Finance Minister Mykola which is practically the circulatory sys- Azarov said the law opens the door to tem of the economy. In essence, if we’re corrupt schemes from which the govern- able to stabilize the national banking sys- ment gains the right to uncontrollably tem, we can say Ukraine will return to a expend resources at its own discretion. normal life.” “The approved law is empty, because it The anti-crisis law also provides for doesn’t offer points for developing our annual budget financing for the State economy,” said Mr. Azarov, a top-ranking Mortgage Agency, state credit guarantees, PRU deputy. “All the hopes of the bill’s the capitalization of banks and the authors are only on one thing – gaining Physical Persons Guaranty Fund (to pro- an IMF loan in order to spend it. They tect individual investors), also raising its aren’t concerned about what’s further ceiling to 150,000 hrv ($25,000 U.S.). down the road.” The law also gives the Ministry of In response, the Party of Regions Finance the ability to extend interest-free announced it will lead special sessions of loans to local government organs. city councils, including professional For the entire week, Our Ukraine – unions, to review the socio-economic sit- People’s Self-Defense (OU-PSD) fought uation and create an anti-crisis program to attach an amendment to the anti-crisis with corresponding working groups to legislation to finance the pre-term parlia- mobilize efforts to save the regions from mentary elections. economic crisis. Website of the Party of Regions of Ukraine Parliamentary Economic Policy Among the issues to be examined are Opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych greets International Monetary Fund Committee Chair Serhii Teriokhin, a the government’s $167 million debt to Resident Representative in Ukraine Balazs Horvath on December 3. Tymoshenko Bloc member, denied all city budgets, denying 5 million attempts and OU-PSD eventually settled Ukrainians and the entire city of Kharkiv the word “nationalize” again. Among the IMF’s conditions are for a separate bill for election financing, heating; layoffs and wage cuts; timely In a more pragmatic step, Ms. increasing tariffs on locally produced nat- which was rejected by Parliament in an payment of student stipends and pen- Tymoshenko reached agreements with ural gas and modifying the social welfare October 31 vote. sions; and prevention of increased utility gasoline executives to lower prices in system, said Balazs Horvath, IMF resi- The Party of Regions of Ukraine and energy bills. November and December in order to ease dent representative in Ukraine. (PRU) and Communist Party of Ukraine As for her own solution, Ms. the economic pain. He predicted inflation would be (CPU) are staunch critics of the anti-crisis Tymoshenko again raised concern among Verkhovna Rada Chair Arseniy reduced to single-digit rates by the time legislation. Ukraine’s oligarchs and businessmen, this Yatsenyuk flew to Washington on the loan’s two-year standby arrangement The law doesn’t provide mechanisms time calling for nationalization of indus- November 4 to finalize the IMF loan. He concludes. for creating new jobs, which could lead to trial firms that conduct mass layoffs or met with IMF Managing Director During a December 3 meeting with massive unemployment, said Anatolii risk shutting down. Dominique Strauss-Kahn and World Bank Mr. Horvath, opposition leader Viktor Kinakh, a PRU lawmaker. That October 31 comment on live President Robert Zoellick. Yanukovych urged the IMF to create a Mr. Teriokhin has already predicted national television drew a sharp rebuke The loan is based on a floating interest system to closely monitor the use of the half a million employed by the year’s from President Yushchenko, who scolded rate that would change with the economic credit, echoing Mr. Azarov’s concern end, while Minister of Labor and Social the prime minister to not throw around climate, the IMF reported. about corruption.

Tymoshenko blocked election financing Mr. Portnov belongs to Mr. Ms. Tymoshenko’s key advisers ever Ukraine's elections... from the state reserve fund, while Medvedchuk’s army of lawyers, and the since her return as prime minister, play- (Continued from page 1) Tymoshenko Bloc deputies almost daily oligarch’s re-appointment to the council ing a central role this year in forging which will appeal the smallest formal and swarmed the Verkhovna Rada rostrum to gives him immense influence on appoint- enhanced relations between Ms. factual events that occur in the election prevent any vote that would finance the ing and dismissing Ukraine’s judges, said Tymoshenko and Russian Federation process.” pre-term elections, even provoking a skir- Yurii Syrotiuk, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Throughout the special sessions to pass mish in Parliament on October 29. “Tymoshenko wants to change the bal- With his appointment, “Tymoshenko is legislation to cope with Ukraine’s finan- Tymoshenko Bloc deputies also insti- ance of power in Ukraine’s courts,” he sending a clear message – either follow cial crisis, Parliamentary Economic gated havoc and brawling in several Kyiv said. “She hopes this will help her on the our orders or face the consequences,” Mr. Policy Chair Serhii Teriokhin, a courts to prevent any court ruling that judicial front in her war with Yushchenko Syrotiuk said. “And no one wants to have Tymoshenko Bloc deputy, thwarted Our would legitimize the elections, or over- and block his influence on the courts.” problems with Medvedchuk, who is noto- Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense Deputy turn an October 12 judgment by the Mr. Medvedchuk has become one of riously ruthless.” Ksenia Liapina’s attempts to attach an District Administrative Court Volodymyr Keleberda, believed to be a Tymoshenko election-financing amendment to the bill. ally, that ruled the president’s election Our Ukraine – People’s Self-Defense, decree invalid. the pro-presidential parliamentary faction, deputies of the Lytvyn Bloc and CPU fac- The conduct of Tymoshenko Bloc dep- Ukraine reacts... surrendered its efforts to finance the elec- tions noted that they do not expect any uties led the prime minister to apologize serious changes in U.S. relations with tions because its leaders likely realized they (Continued from page 1) on national television, followed by a sec- Ukraine. stood to suffer public backlash for not sup- new U.S. president may change the world ond apology offered on October 31 by the Speaking about Mr. Obama’s foreign porting the anti-crisis legislation, which was for the better. “You start work in this post bloc’s parliamentary faction chair, Ivan policy, Lytvyn Bloc National Deputy a compromise between Ms. Tymoshenko at a time of trouble for the whole world, Kyrylenko. but your talent as a leader, I have no Oleh Zarubinskyi stated that in the United and the president, experts said. “In the presence of all the people, I doubt, is what is needed now,” her tele- States “attention to the post-Soviet space “Our Ukraine (deputies) had no choice want to apologize to my colleague (Our gram read. was always great under the Democrats.” but to support it,” said Yurii Syrotiuk, a Ukraine faction chair Viacheslav CPU Deputy Oleksander Holub said Various political forces in Ukraine political analyst at the Western-financed Kyrylenko) for possible offenses in those that relations between Ukraine and the expressed different views about what the Open Society Foundation. “But it’s also a months in which we engaged in conflicts United States will depend in many election of the new U.S. president will tactical move to wait until after the winter and possibly in appropriate discussions in instances on the policy Mr. Obama will mean for the country’s relations with in expectation the crises would get to her. the eyes of the people,” Ivan Kyrylenko follow in relations with Russia. “If he If they couldn’t defeat Tymoshenko them- said on national television. Ukraine. chooses a confrontational policy, Ukraine selves, they think the financial crisis can Since the October 12 ruling, Mr. The Party of Regions of Ukraine will surely become one of active instru- damage her.” Yushchenko liquidated Mr. Keleberda’s (PRU) and the Our Ukraine – People’s ments of this confrontation,” he noted. Delaying the elections also buys Our court, filed three criminal charges against Self-Defense (OU-PSD) bloc said they U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Ukraine more time to create a new politi- him through the Procurator General’s believe the election of Sen. Obama will B. Taylor commented that the election of cal vehicle for the president, he said. Office and created a substitute court that bring big positive changes in the world Sen. Obama will have a positive influ- Financing pre-term elections remains an upheld his election decree. and in bilateral relations. ence on relations between Ukraine and “exceptionally relevant issue,” said The war for control of Ukraine’s National Deputy Hanna Herman of the the U.S. Speaking during the traditional Oleksander Shlapak, as assistant chair of the courts, which are supposed to be unbiased PRU predicted that Ukraine-U.S. rela- election night party in Kyiv, Mr. Taylor Presidential Secretariat. However, he wasn’t and uphold the law, escalated on tions would become more productive. said he knows a lot of Sen. Obama’s aides able to offer any proposal for an election November 5. OU-PSD faction member Taras Stetskiv who may become part of the new presi- date, or explain how the Presidential Just two days after Mr. Portnov vowed expressed his opinion that the new presi- dential administration. Secretariat expects to finance them. the Tymoshenko Bloc would create a far- dent would bring new approaches to the “Many of these advisors either used to Ever since President Viktor reaching legal affront to derail election global order. “And these new approaches work in Ukraine or have been to the Yushchenko dismissed Parliament and efforts, former President Leonid may help Ukraine finally hold a proper country. Some of Barack Obama’s chief called for pre-term elections on Kuchma’s right-hand man Viktor position in the world, in the system of col- advisors are my predecessors – that is, September 2, the Tymoshenko Bloc has Medvedchuk was reinstated to Ukraine’s lective security,” he underscored. they were ambassadors to Ukraine. So I viciously fought any attempt to hold the Higher Justice Council by Supreme Court The Volodymyr Lytvyn Bloc and the am sure that cooperation between the U.S. vote on all fronts. Chair Vasyl Onopenko, a close Communist Party of Ukraine were more and Ukraine will be intensive,” the The Cabinet of Ministers led by Ms. Tymoshenko ally. restrained in their expectations. National ambassador added. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 11

She noted that her father died and her filmmaker Damian Kolodiy. Kean University... mother, who was sent to work elsewhere, Survivor Rostyslaw Wasylenko, who (Continued from page 1) survived. Her mother returned to the vil- was 12 at the time the Famine began in not grain procurement or collectivization lage to find her little daughter close to his village outside of Pereyaslav, spoke that was the reason for the Holodomor.” death with a swollen belly. movingly of the “millions of ghosts that Stalin, he said, “wanted to transform the In 1993, Mrs. Piatnochka related, she still walk the fields of Ukraine” – phan- USSR into a great power” and he “saw and her daughter Dr. Griffith returned to toms who are always on his mind, even the USSR as a centralized state based on the village and visited the mass grave 75 years later. “The crime of the the Russian language and culture.” where her father was buried. Holocaust,” he noted, was identified and There was no room in this scheme for Mr. Rud stated that his parents, who condemned by the world, but the Ukrainianization, for national sovereign- came from the Kharkiv and Poltava Holodomor was not. The Soviet regime ty, Dr. Hunczak explained. As early as regions – the epicenters of the Holodomor was not called upon to condemn what 1926 Stalin wrote to Lazar Kaganovich, – were teenagers at the time. Today they happened.” secretary of the Communist Party of the are frail and in poor health, and therefore Rosemary McCann then read a survi- Ukrainian SSR, “about Ukrainianization cannot speak for themselves at a confer- vor’s account she had elicited from as a crucial problem that would alienate ence such as this one. Eugene Bashirov, who was born in 1928. Ukraine from Moscow and Russia,” he He went on to relate how many rela- Excerpts of video interviews recorded by said. “And from that letter to Kaganovich tives of each of his parents died as a result Mr. Kolodiy as part of an oral history begins an ever-intensifying campaign of the Famine – “they were killed, they project initiated in July by a small group against Ukrainianization.” were starved to death intentionally,” Mr. of Ukrainians were then screened. Thus, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Rud stressed. He noted that it was only in Markian Hadzewycz A concurrent session covered using then the intelligentsia of Ukraine, and 1990 that the family learned that his Holodomor survivor Rostyslaw film to teach about the Holodomor and then the “kurkuls” (well-to-do peasants) father’s father, who had succeeded in Wasylenko recalls the events of the offered a preview of “Holodomor: The were targeted for elimination. The same crossing the border to Russia in search of Famine-Genocide of 1932-1933. Movie.” policies were applied by Stalin and his food, was arrested and shot on the spot. The third session focused on issues in cohorts in the Kuban region, which was “My father’s overwhelming observa- educate the world about genocide, to do teaching about the Holodomor, with Dr. ethnically Ukrainian. tion [about the Holodomor] was about the research to uncover the facts and to dissem- Bernard Weinstein, founder of the mas- Even after reports emerged from viciousness with which food was confis- inate that research, Dr. Farahi explained, ter’s program in Holocaust and Genocide Ukraine about villages where people were cated, how children were made to spit out adding that Kean University is investing Studies, serving as moderator. The panel- dying, Stalin told Kaganovich and food or else be beaten or killed,” Mr. Rud $15 million to build a Human Rights ists were Mr. Rud and teacher Dan Silva, Viacheslav Molotov to not even think said. Institute that is to be opened in May. a Kean alumnus. about lowering quotas for grain, Dr. “My mother remembers distinctly the “You may be specially connected to Joanne Sliwa, a graduate of the Kean’s Hunczak related. All foodstuffs were con- death cart that was used to carry away the Holocaust, the Holodomor, the geno- Holocaust and Genocide Studies master’s fiscated. The people began to flee in corpses,” he continued. “And she thought cide in Bangladesh, but you need to program, led off the fourth session, which search of food, but Stalin’s decree of she recognized a young girl trying to raise become connected to all of these to pre- discussed the effects of the Holodomor January 22, 1933, forbid anyone from her head and hand, and then her hair got vent the next one from happening,” he on children. Ukraine and the Kuban to travel outside caught in the spokes [of the wheel] and underlined. Handouts for conference participants the region. Roads were blocked, train ripped off her scalp and broke her neck. included background information about A one-act drama tickets were forbidden to be sold, and That girl was her best friend from school, the Holodomor, a copy of House of those who tried to travel were captured whom she hadn’t seen for half a year Also featured at the conference was the Representatives Resolution 1314 about by the secret police and the military. because school was closed.” premiere of a new play about the the Ukrainian Famine (passed on “Stalin’s principal objective in 1932 Mr. Rud concluded his presentation by Holodomor written by Susan Halmi, a September 23), news about the soon-to- was to crush the Ukrainian spirit of inde- noting that he had spoken with several recent graduate of Kean University, who be-erected Ukrainian Genocide Memorial pendence and to make Ukrainians sub- hundred, probably even 1,000 survivors. wrote the work as her final project for the in Washington and sample lesson plans missive,” Dr. Hunczak emphasized. “We “They need to tell the world,” he stated. course taught by Dr. Griffith. for teaching about the Holodomor at vari- really won’t ever know how many people Other speakers during the main session Ms. Halmi wrote in “A Note from the ous grade levels as part of the curricula died – many died on trains en route to of the conference included Dr. Keith Playwright” that the assignment was to for English and history courses. deportation,” he noted, and many more in Nunes, who welcomed all on behalf of create something that would “demonstrate The conference was free and open to the Kuban. “But at least 6 million died in the master’s program in Holocaust and what you have learned.” She added, “I the public. Middle and high school teach- Ukraine alone.” Genocide Studies, and Dr. Henry knew right away that, with my back- ers attending were eligible to receive pro- “The Famine was an instrument of Kaplowitz of the university’s Human ground in theater, I wanted to write a fessional development credits, while genocide by other means,” Dr. Hunczak Rights Institute, who noted that the script to help tell the story of the Kean University students could apply for co-curricular credits. concluded, adding that this was recog- Holodomor was a “double tragedy,” as it Holodomor.” The day’s program was sponsored by nized by Raphael Lemkin, who coined was both murder and a cover-up. Titled “It Began With a Dream,” the Kean University’s Office of the President the term “genocide” in 1943, in his essay Dr. Kaplowitz stated that “we owe it to play tells the Holodomor story from the in cooperation with the Master of Arts in “Soviet Genocide in the Ukraine” that the victims” to tell the story of the point of view of several people, “a young Holocaust and Genocide Studies and the was part of his monumental history of Holodomor, “we owe it to the students” child who lost his father, a man and his Master of Arts in Liberal Studies pro- genocide written in the 1950s. to teach them about this genocide, and Ukrainian mother, a young woman who grams. Moving accounts of the Holodomor “we owe it to future generations” to pre- learns of her family’s past, and … an The conference received support also were given by Mrs. Piatnochka, a survi- vent similar occurrences. activist, a man who brought death to vor, and by Victor Rud, who spoke on The president of Kean University, Dr. from the university’s department of many, many innocent Ukrainians,” Ms. English, the Design Studio, Art Ukraine, behalf of his parents, Wasyl and Pelahia Dawood Farahi identified himself to the Halmi told The Tower, a Kean University Rud, both survivors of the Holodomor. audience as hailing from Afghanistan, “a Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, newspaper that carried a story about the Ukrainian National Women’s League of Mrs. Piatnochka, née Horbatiuk, hailed country where one in four people were debut of her play. killed between 1989 and 2008” and noted America and the International Holodomor from Shkarbinka in the Odesa region. Her The play weaves together stories from that “one in every three refugees is from Committee of the Ukrainian World family was branded as “kurkuls” because the past and the present, and incorporates Afghanistan.” Congress. they owned a cow and a horse. Although texts taken from accounts of Holodomor He explained that Kean has one of the she was barely a year old in 1932, Mrs. survivors into song. The character of the Piatnochka said her mother told her the best Holocaust resource centers in the activist, for example, says at the begin- story of what happened during those hor- nation and that courses in the genocide pro- ning of the play, “I believed in Stalin. I rible years of the Holodomor. gram are filled through 2013. Our goal is to believed in the plan.” At the conclusion of the play, the activist says: “I believed until the bodies started piling up, until it became my job to collect not the food, but the bodies.” Ms. Halmi’s one-act drama was very well received by members of the audi- ence in Kean’s Little Theater, among whom were her proud parents. Break-out sessions After a break, during which sample lesson plans for high school and middle school students, and an exhibit of art on the topic of the Holodomor were dis- played, the conference resumed with sev- eral break-out sessions that allowed par- ticipants to become involved in the dis- cussions. One of these, moderated by Dr. Oleh Kolodiy of Kean University, was devoted to eyewitness accounts, as delivered by Dr. Dawood Farahi, president of Kean survivors, written down by Kean graduate University, addresses the educational A scene from the one-act drama “It Began With a Dream,” written by Susan Halmi. students and captured on videotape by conference. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45 No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 13 GENERATION UKE Edited and compiled by Matthew Dubas and Yarema Belej Verkhovyna attracts hundreds Nykola Lucak inspires Ukrainians for Oktoberfest weekend of Syracuse to become active by Matthew Dubas PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Nykola Lucak, 22, is the youngest person in the 75-year history of the Syracuse Ukrainian National Home (UNH) to serve as presi- dent and chairman of the organization. Elected in July 2007, Mr. Lucak previ- ously served four years as vice-president. The Syracuse UNH has over 400 mem- bers with the majority under 30. In addition to his duties as president and chairman, Mr. Lucak is active in Syracuse’s Odesa Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, sings baritone in the local Surma Ukrainian Men’s Choir, is an active member of the Ukrainian American Youth Association, who serves on the controlling commission for the Holodnyi Yar UAYA camp, serves as secretary of the Ukrainian National Association branch in Syracuse, financial secretary for the Syracuse branch of the Organization for the Defense of Bohdan Porytko and Stefan Sikorskyj early in the beer-pong tournament. Four Freedoms for Ukraine and is a mem- ber of the Ukrainian Congress Committee by Yarema Belej tic players of all skill levels,” said Roman of America. Nykola Lucak Lukiw, the tournament organizer. “It was The Syracuse UNH celebrated its 75th PARSIPPANY, NJ – As a chill grew in great to see Ukrainians, locals and out- anniversary on October 18 with a ban- vice-president of the UNH. the air, hundreds of people gathered at of-towners playing together and having a quet and dance. The program included Events such as the Orange Revolution the Verkhovyna MountainView Resort to great time.” performances by the men’s choir, the in Ukraine, Mr. Lucak noted, also inspired celebrate Oktoberfest against the back- Soon after the beer-pong tournament, Odesa Ukrainian Dance Ensemble and a national pride in the Ukrainian immigrant drop of the beautiful autumn colors and many of the fest’s attendees gathered to “zabava,” with music by Vorony of population, with many becoming active among the company of great friends. watch the Vitali Klitschko fight. With Syracuse. The event attracted over 200 members of the UNH and signing up their “This was our first true Oktoberfest at great interest the crowd rejoiced with the people, including dignitaries such as the children to the UAYA, the dance ensem- Verkhovyna, and it was a great success,” massive Ukrainian’s victory over Samuel mayor of Syracuse and state senators, ble and other Ukrainian activities. said Orest Blanarovich of the resort. “We Peters to win the World Boxing Council who presented proclamations honoring As chairman and president of the exceeded our planned attendance and the organization’s long-standing history UNH, Mr. Lucak is responsible for the we’re very happy with the turnout.” (WBC) heavyweight title. Part of the beauty of Verkhovyna is in the community. day-to-day operations of the organization, Spanning the three days of October Seven years ago, explained Mr. Lucak, a officially represents the UNH at 10-12, many locals and Ukrainians from getting there. Driving down the pictur- fire damaged the UNH’s building structure Ukrainian functions and, along with his New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania esque Route 97 toward Verkhovyna is a and crippled the organization’s growth. But committee, plans monthly events. The came to drink the specially imported pleasure on its own, as there are few seeing the struggling organization, the next big event is a New Year’s Eve cele- Oktoberfest beers and the popular roads in the country that are as pleasing. community mobilized and rebuilt quickly. bration that will feature performances by Jagermeister, which was the event’s spon- Snaking along the Delaware River sever- The dark chapter in the UNH’s history Surma and Odesa, prior to a zabava. sor. Many of the attendees danced to al hundred feet in the air, the highway inspired many, including Mr. Lucak, to For more information on the UNH, Fritz’s Polka Band, the official polka offers some of the most beautiful views become more active in the organization and readers may contact Mr. Lucak at band of Jagermeister, that played in the you will see on the side of a road. The the community. During the year of the fire, 315-478-9272 or visit www.syrucc.org/ hall. In addition, the Jagermeister girls view is spectacular year-round, but per- Mr. Lucak was elected to his first term as unh.html. were giving away plenty of paraphernalia haps it is at its best in autumn as nearly and creating a great buzz around the bars. every color is visible along the way. The largest numbers of attendees were Verkhovyna is currently booking wed- young adults who had a very festive dings for 2009 and 2010. “We have been mood throughout the weekend. One of very fortunate that people seem to like PHOTO OF THE MONTH the highlights of the weekend was a beer- our renovations and our wedding packag- pong tournament that included over 28 es,” said Mr. Blanarovich. “We have only teams of two. The tournament lasted over limited dates available for 2009. We are four hours, and the winners eventually currently working on other special events, went home with some nice prize money. and we will be updating our website as “There was a nice group of enthusias- soon as information is available.”

NEW YORK – Lydia Doll, 21, a senior at Barnard College at Columbia University, rings the bell at the New York Stock Exchange during her internship at Market Data.

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and generally it is not known whether tion date before the holidays, Mr. Kliuev were released on October 28. Migration NEWSBRIEFS these elections will take place,” she said. noted. Moreover, the risks of the elections flows from Ukraine to Germany, Great (Continued from page 2) (Ukrinform) being rigged are higher over this period. Britain, Spain, the U.S. and Canada may That is why, he added, if no sweeping essentially increase, the poll showed. mentary elections six months before presi- PRU official on coalition with YTB dential elections,” he said. (Ukrinform) changes take place in the coming few Fewer migrants are expected to go to KYIV – Andrii Kliuev, national deputy days, it would be better to delay the elec- Russia, Poland and the Czech Republic. PRU cancels congress of the Party of Regions, said on October tions until February. Mr. Kliuev empha- Experts say this tendency is due to the 30 that it would be better to hold the pre- sized that “a snap election in this situation fact that the level of wages in Ukraine is KYIV – Party of Regions National term parliamentary elections in February is no remedy,” and the Party of Regions gradually approaching that in post-Soviet Deputy Hanna Herman reported on 2009. “Judging by the latest develop- would go there just to “settle a new politi- neighbor states. Earlier, Natalia October 30 that the Party of Regions can- ments, the elections slated for December cal collapse,” despite thinking “this is not Kryvtsova, head of the information celed its congress planned for October 7 or 14 are unlikely. And it is unreason- the best time for early elections.” department at the Ukraine office of the 31, where it was to compile the election able at all to hold them at the end of Commenting on the probability of the International Migration Organization, list for the pre-term parliamentary elec- December – the 21st or 28th,” he said in creation of a coalition between the PRU said that 37.2 percent of Ukrainian tions. “We will not hold this congress an interview with the newspaper Delo. and the Yulia Tymoshenko Bloc (YTB) in migrant workers are seeking employment since the date of the elections is not set The turnout could be too low on an elec- the new Parliament, Mr. Kliuev did not in Russia. The study also showed that 27 rule it out, saying that “unfortunately, the percent of the Ukrainian population Party of Regions and the YTB were rivals between the ages of 18 and 40 are seri- for a long period of time. 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At the same time, coalition takes shape on some terms, this 56.5 percent are sure foreign experience country will convert from an unstable will improve their chances for effective [country] into a surefooted one.” Such a employment in Ukraine. (Ukrinform) coalition, according to Mr. Kliuev, is pos- sible “on condition of realizing that in the Yushchenko meets ecumenical patriarch end we must form an effective authority that would work stably for a minimum of KYIV – Ukraine’s President Viktor four or five years.” (Ukrinform) Yushchenko, while on an official visit to Turkey, met on October 28 with Barka exhibition opens in Kyiv Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I in Istanbul. Mr. Yushchenko expressed appre- KYIV – A literary-artistic exhibition ciation to the ecumenical patriarch for his called “Ocean of Vasyl Barka’s participation in celebrations of the 1,020th Spirituality,” which is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the well- anniversary of the conversion of Kyivan known Ukrainian writer, opened at the Rus’ to Christianity. According to Mr. National Museum of Literature on Yushchenko, the visit of Patriarch October 30. According to the Culture and Bartholomew has instilled confidence that Tourism Ministry’s press service, manu- one united Orthodox Church could be scripts, documents, unique publications established in Ukraine. The Ukrainian and paintings by the writer are on display. president expressed his support for a pro- Exhibits have been presented by the man- posal to hold the next meeting of leaders uscript department of the Taras of all the world’s Orthodox in 2009 in Shevchenko Institute of Literature of the Kyiv at the St. Sofia Cathedral. He stressed National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine that a meeting in Kyiv would be of great and the National Museum of Literature. significance for the Ukrainian people as it Barka (1908-2003) is a well-known writ- would demonstrate an inseparable tie with MERCHANDISE er of the Ukrainian diaspora, who the global Orthodox community. Mr. authored such novels as “Paradise,” about Yushchenko also discussed the 75th anni- the Soviet “paradise,” and “Yellow versary of Holodomor in Ukraine and Prince,” about the Holodomor of asked the patriarch to encourage Orthodox 1932-1933. (Ukrinform) Churches to hold divine services in memo- ry of the innocent victims of the Famine- Birth rate up in Ukraine OPPORTUNITY Genocide. (Ukrinform) KYIV – Ukraine has seen a trend Most Ukrainians for EU membership towards improvement of its demographic EARN EXTRA INCOME! situation, Yurii Pavlenko, minister for KYIV – According to a survey con- family, youth and sports, said on October ducted on October 7-19 by the Oleksander The Ukrainian Weekly is looking 30 during a panel held at the ministry. He Razumkov Center for Economic and for advertising sales agents. reported that Ukraine’s population was Political Studies, 59.5 percent of For additional information contact reduced (due to deaths and other factors) Ukrainians do not support their country’s Maria Oscislawski, Advertising by 180,826 people, while the number of membership in NATO. Some 11.4 percent Manager, The Ukrainian Weekly, children born was 328,782. 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The study’s results exceed 1 percent. (Ukrinform) No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 15 International conference at Harvard to analyze ongoing impact of Holodomor by Peter T. Woloschuk West,” Dr. Hajda emphasized, “and all the events of 1932-1933 and to investigate Baley who will also provide commentary. research rested primarily on the testimony the subsequent consequences, some of The concert will bring the Holodomor theme CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard of eyewitnesses. However, HURI, which which have lasted to this day.” into the wider context of the North American Ukrainian Research Institute’s (HURI’s) had developed a reputation for cutting-edge “Prof. Graziosi has been tireless in his cultural scene. Mr. Baley is a former Jacyk mid-November international conference Ukrainian scholarship, was determined to call for taking Holodomor studies to the Fellow at Harvard Ukrainian Research “The Great Famine in Ukraine: The push the envelope and encouraged a num- next level,” Dr. Hajda added. “He has Institute. Red Earth (Hunger) with a libretto Holodomor and its Consequences, 1933 to ber of young scholars to work on various devoted countless hours encouraging schol- by Ukrainian American poet, Bohdan the Present,” commemorating the 75th anni- aspects of the Famine Project. They includ- ars to look at the ongoing impact of the Boychuk, is the only opera about the geno- versary of the Great Famine, will draw ed James Mace, who became a major voice Holodomor and to see it as one of the major cidal Terror-Famine in Ukraine. some 30 of the most noted experts on the in the discourse on the Famine; Leonid events in 20th century Europe.” On Tuesday evening at 8 p.m. Nicolas Holodomor in the world today who will Heretz, who was especially active in record- “His ideas, as expressed at the HURI Werth, research director of the National analyze the ongoing impact of this cataclys- ing interviews with living witnesses of the symposium and subsequently published in Center for Scientific Research in Paris, will mic tragedy. Famine, and Oksana Procyk, who organized Harvard Ukrainian Studies (HUS), provided deliver the keynote address, and will be fol- “Harvard was the first academic institu- a large-scale exhibit on the Famine, with an the conceptual framework for the upcoming lowed by Prof. Graziosi and Michael S. tion in the world to pioneer studies on the important published catalogue at Harvard’s conference. As a result, this year’s confer- Flier, Oleksandr Potebnja Professor of Holodomor in a scholarly fashion,” HURI’s Widener Library.” ence commemorating the Holodomor’s 75th Ukrainian Philology and Director of HURI, Associate Director Dr. Lubomyr Hajda “After this, it was possible to accept the anniversary will look at the Famine in a who will make the concluding remarks. pointed out. “A special scholarly project Famine, dispute its causes and even argue framework which will examine its short-, Conference participants will include undertaken by the institute in 1982-1983 to about it, but it was now impossible to ignore mid-, and long-term consequences that reach scholars from the United States, Ukraine, commemorate the 50th anniversary resulted it,” Dr. Hajda stressed. “A major develop- to our own day,” Dr. Hajda noted. “It is time Russia, Poland, Canada, France and the in the publication of Robert Conquest’s ment in the early 1990s was the opening of to look at the Holodomor’s impact on the Netherlands. Among them are: Liudmyla groundbreaking ‘The Harvest of Sorrow’ – archives and the development of Famine psyches of Ukrainians; their psychological Hrynevych, senior research fellow, Institute the first book-length study of the man-made studies in Ukraine itself following the col- make-up and their religious beliefs; the re- of History of Ukraine, National Academy of catastrophe inflicted on Ukraine that ranks lapse of the Soviet Union, and, as a result of enserfment of Ukrainian villagers; and the Sciences of Ukraine (NASU); Hennadii high among the horrors in a horror-filled this activity by the 70th anniversary in impact on Soviet officials during the Yefimenko, senior research fellow, Institute 20th century.” 2002-2003 scholarly interest in the Holodomor and in the decades following it.” of History of Ukraine, NASU; Terry Martin, “Conquest’s work,” Dr. Hajda contin- Holodomor had reached a new peak. The conference will be held on Monday George F. Baker III Professor of Russian ued, “forced the world’s academic and polit- Discussion forums, seminars, symposia, and and Tuesday, November 17 and 18, at the Studies, Harvard University; Yuri Shapoval, ical communities to look at the reality of the conferences proliferated in the international Harvard Faculty Club. Each day will con- head of the Department of Ethnopolitics, government-inflicted starvation of millions academic arena on an unprecedented scale, sist of three major sessions beginning at 9 Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic of people in Ukraine by the government of and HURI again played a major role, host- a.m. and concluding at 6 p.m. Among the Studies, NASU; Mark Kramer, director, the Soviet regime. Up until that time the ing a symposium that looked back at the broad themes to be covered are: the contex- Cold War Studies Program, Harvard 1932-1933 Famine in Western Literature scholarship of the previous 20 years.” tual dynamics of the Holodomor tragedy; University; Roman Wysocki, assistant pro- was the subject of one major scholarly arti- “Prof. Andrea Graziosi, history professor the short-term consequences of the fessor, Institute of History, Maria Curie- cle, a handful of serious, though limited, at the University of Naples ‘Federico II,’ Holodomor; the mid-term aftermath of the Sklodowska University, Lublin, Poland; short pieces, slightly more numerous tan- delivered one of the major presentations Famine: the World War II period; population Karel Berkhoff, researcher and associate gential references in general studies and a giving an overview of the scholarship of the losses and demographic impact; and the professor, Center for Holocaust and few publications, including eyewitness time and offering fresh insights into the his- long-term impact on society and politics. Genocide Studies, Amsterdam, Holland; accounts, published – with an intense sense torical significance of the Holodomor and On Monday evening at 8 p.m. in Roman Serbyn, professor of history of mission but with little critical analysis – the scholars who studied – or ignored – it,” Cambridge’s Swedenborg Chapel, located (Emeritus), University of Quebec at by the Ukrainian diaspora.” Dr. Hajda said. “He maintained that the next to HURI, there will be a concert featur- Montreal; Hennadii Boriak, head of the “When the institute began its work and facts of the Holodomor are incontrovertable ing the premiere performance of selections Department of Historiography and Special Conquest wrote his book there were few and called scholars to move beyond revisit- from the new opera “Red Earth (Hunger)” primary sources available to scholars in the ing the background, course and analysis of by noted composer and musicologist Virko (Continued on page 20)

It is with deepest sadness that we inform our friends of the loss of a beautiful human being – our Husband, Father, Son, Brother and Uncle Danylo E. Husiak

Danylo was born January 28, 1947 in New York City. He was long time member of Plast, “Lisoviy Chorty”, served in the Peace Corps in Sierra Leone, held a Ph.D. in Chemical Physics, and co-founded Strativa a busi- ness management consulting firm in Irvine, CA where he lived with his wife of fifteen years, Luba Dmytryk-Husiak.

He passed away October 18th, 2008 in Newport Beach, CA, at the age of 61.

Danylo Husiak was a person who touched many lives with kindness and generosity. He was a bright shining light in the lives of his family and friends. Danylo always brought the spirit of joy, optimism and laughter to honor and celebrate the meaning of Family. He was respected by his business associ- ates who appreciated his integrity, intelligence, creativity and ability to bring opposing views together to work towards a common goal. He will be sadly missed and never forgotten.

In bereavement are: Wife Luba Dmytryk-Husiak Daughter Laryssa Husiak Mother Tekla Husiak Brothers John Husiak with wife Carole and children Emily, Kathryn and Elias Stephen Husiak with son Michael And other family members in the US, Canada and Ukraine.

The Panachyda was held at Peter Jarema Funeral Home in New York City on Friday October 24th, 2008. Requiem services were held on Saturday, October 25th, 2008 at St. George Ukrainian Catholic Church in Manhattan, followed by internment at Holy Spirit Cemetery in Hamptonburgh, NY.

A memorial service was held November 1st, 2008 at The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in Los Angeles, CA. In memoriam, donations are being collected for “Plast Camp - Vovcha Tropa” c/o Strativa 2082 Business Center Dr., Ste. 240, Irvine, CA 92612. Attn: Dan Husiak Memorial

Vichnaya Pamyat! 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45 Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut sorority of Plast holds biennial meeting SLOATSBURG, N.Y. – The Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut senior sorority of the Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization held its biennial meeting on October 18-19 here on the stunning grounds of St. Mary’s Village of the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate. Members arrived from various parts of the United States and Canada to attend the meeting, at which sorority members heard officers’ reports, elected a new leadership and enjoyed an evening “campfire” with a program led by members of the sorority’s Bystrytsia branch in New Jersey. As reported by the outgoing president, Daria Darewych, the Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut sorority has 115 members in the United States, Canada, Ukraine and Australia. Members of the sorority played key roles in organizing and running last year’s International Plast Jamboree held in Canada. They are active in Plast as coun- selors of “novatstvo” (children age 6-11) and “yunatstvo” (youths age 11-17), as well as in numerous leadership posts in Plast on the local and national levels. Major topics of discussion included how to attract new young adult members to the sorority and how to disseminate information about Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut and raise the sorority’s profile. During a special session of the meet- ing called “Let’s get to know each other Members of the Plast sorority Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut at their biennial meeting held at St. Mary’s Villa in Sloatsburg, N.Y. better,” members introduced themselves to each other and in the process learned Music,” humorously adapted to reflect retary; Maria Kolodij, treasurer; Olenka in Ukraine: Bystrytsia (New Jersey), about the wealth of Plast, community and the circumstances of the Ti Scho Hrebli Yurchuk, editor of Vistovyk; Halyna Dnister (New York), Limnytsia (Buffalo, professional accomplishments among the Rvut sorority and its 2008 meeting, in Kutko (U.S.) and Halyna Subtlena N.Y.), Stryi (Hartford, Conn.), Zolota group. Sorority members are involved in addition to the traditional Plast program (Ukraine), archivists; Motria Kuzycz Lypa (Canada) Dnipro (Australia) and such diverse fields of endeavor as immu- of songs and skits. (U.S.) and Roma Zubenko (Ukraine), liai- Cheremosh (Ukraine),. nology, landscape design, teaching, jour- Elected to lead the sorority for the next sons for candidates; Daria Darewych, The next biennial meeting of the soror- nalism, art history, pharmacy, geography, two years were: Marta Kuzmowycz, pres- Marta Borowyk and Sophia Kachor, ity is scheduled for October 2010, with business and marketing. ident; Lesia Lebed (U.S.), Daria Kowalyk councilors. the venue to be determined. For more The evening “campfire,” held indoors, (Canada) and Marichka Artysh (Ukraine), Members of Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut are information about Ti Scho Hrebli Rvut, featured a special take on the “Sound of vice-presidents; Oksana Bachynsky, sec- organized into branches named for rivers log on to http://www.hrebli.org. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 17 Plast’s Khmelnychenyky hold annual meeting at Vovcha Tropa by Yurij Trytjak EAST CHATHAM, N.Y. – The Khmelnychenky fraternity of Plast Ukrainian Scouting Organization held its annual summer conclave here at the Vovcha Tropa Plast campgrounds over the weekend of September 13-14. Under the leadership of Andrew Rakowsky, the group of attendees, num- bering over 40, discussed the successful conclusion of the past year’s activities and events, and laid plans for the follow- ing year. During the past 12 months Khmelnychenky staffed leadership and counselor posts in summer camps for boys age 7 through 16 at numerous Plast camps in the United States. The fraternity ran a very successful dance (“vechirka”) for pre-teen youngsters in Wildwood, N.J., in August. Elections were held for leadership of the fraternity, with Mr. Rakowsky being re-elected for a fifth consecutive term as president. Also elected were: Ivan Shmotolokha, vice-president; Zenon Ushak, recording secretary; Myron Gudz, treasurer; Andrij Kyfor, coordinator of new pledges; and Mark Hlushewsky, officer of the day (“osaul”). In keeping with tradition, the Khmelnychenky enjoyed a pick-up foot- ball game, a barbecue cookout and the usual camaraderie of like-minded “Khmels.” The Khmelnychenky, the Members of the Khmelnychenky fraternity of Plast at their summer conclave at the Vovcha Tropa campground. Plast fraternity that celebrates the life and times of the 16th century Ukrainian years. and reminisced, while making the old brotherhood. These members continue Kozak Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky, Conclave participants came from as far acquaintance of the young Khmels who to provide leadership at Plast camps and comprises both young and older mem- away as Boston, Hartford, Conn., New form the active nucleus and continue to Plast educational activities in their respec- bers – some going back more than 50 York and Philadelphia. They reconnected maintain the high spirits of this 63 year- tive town Plast branches.

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COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Boston branch of UAYA pays tribute to Ukraine’s heroes by Maria Saxe and Anna Nosal JAMAICA PLAIN, Mass. – The Boston branch of the Ukrainian American Youth Association (UAYA) held its annual Hero’s Day Program on Sunday, June 15, under this year’s slogan “Do Not Slumber, My Native Land” (“Ne Spy, Moya Ridna Zemlia”) inspired by the song written by the music group Mandry of Ukraine. The commemoration began with a solemn liturgy celebrated by the Rev. James Morris of Salem, Mass., at Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Church in Jamaica Plain, Mass., which was followed by a memo- rial service (panakhyda). The Ukrainian American Veterans of Post 31 carried and presented the national colors during the panakhyda, and a symbolic wreath was carried and placed by young members of UAYA. Natalie Rockwell Immediately following the church services, UAYA Members of Ukrainian American Youth Association, Boston Branch: (back row, from left) Mariana Zabava, Andrij members performed in a program directed by Hania Stefantsiv, Ulana Nosal, Michael Nosal Jr. (president), Andrew Galonzka, Olya Baryski, the Rev. James Morris, Anna Kurniawka. This year’s program marked the following Nosal, Slavia Szczudluk, Natalie Rockwell, Theresa Reid, Ryan Reid, (front row) Natalie Reid, Natalia Banadyga, anniversaries: 90th anniversary of the struggle for Alexander Banadyga, Tara Reid and Hania Kurniawka. independence of 1918-1919; 70th anniversary of the death of Col. Yevhen Konovalets; 360th anniversary of Bohdan Khmelnytsky’s rise as hetman of Ukraine; 125th anniversary of the birth of Dmytro Dontsov; 45th anniver- sary of the release to freedom of Patriarch Josyf Slipyj; 75th anniversary of the 1932-1933 Holodomor. Ms. Kurniawka opened the program by giving a brief biography of Dontsov and his works, such as “Nationalism,” which was published in 1926 and became a bible for young Ukrainian patriots. Andryj Stefantsiv cited the many charac- teristics of a hero, as described by Dontsov, while members elaborated on specific heroes and anniversaries. Maria Saxe narrat- ed the rise of Hetman Khhmelnytsky; Mary Ann Zozula highlighted Symon Petliura. Maryana Zabava read about Konovalets, and Anna Nosal examined the plight of Patriarch Josyf. In addition to these narrations, Natalie Rockwell and Slavia Szczudluk recited poems and all the members, including Christina Galonzka, Julie Galonzka, Ulana Nosal and Theresa Reid, sang traditional songs dedicated to the fallen heroes with Olya Baryski accompanying on guitar. The younger members of UAYA, Alexander Banadyga, Natalia Banadyga, Natalie Reid, Ryan Reid and Tara Reid recit- ed poems and displayed posters that they themselves created, commemorating the various anniversary events. An essay on the history of the Famine-Genocide was written and read by Justine Zozula. After the conclusion of the program, Michael Nosal Jr., president of the Ukrainian American Youth Association of Boston, invited parish members and guests to the parish house and grounds for refreshments and a barbecue. The rainy day did not dampen anyone’s spirits. This year’s commemoration of Hero’s Day coincided with the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Father’s Day pro- gram under the direction of Zenoviy Prots, president of the Boston branch. The lighter portion of the program included a traditional Ukrainian dance “U Horakh Karpatakh,” performed by UAYA youth members Alexander Banadyga, Natalia Banadyga, Natalie Reid and Tara Reid. Theresa Reid, Christina Galonzka and Halya Banadyga choreographed the dance. During the festivities, the UAYA Scholarship Committee informed the com- munity of the winners of the 2008 UAYA Boston Branch Wolodymyr Hanchar Scholarship Program: Justine Zozula ($1,500) and Maryana Zabava ($1,000). As the rain subsided, several generations of participants played participated in a few games of volleyball, capping off the day’s festivities. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 19

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Carpathian Ski Club holds Language immersion camp annual get-together at Soyuzivka conducted in Saskatchewan by Tony Harras another teacher who recently arrived from Ukraine who works with CRYSTAL LAKE, Saskatchewan – SaskLearning and in the Separate School The year 2008 marked the eighth anni- system in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. versary of the Adult Ukrainian Language Participants enjoyed a trip to the Immersion Camp (AULIC) held here at Ukrainian Heritage Museum and Trident Camp. Ukrainian Catholic church in Canora, AULIC 2008, held on August 7-17, Alberta. retained the major enhancement to the Evenings were spent singing, dancing, program that was introduced in 2006, watching Ukrainian videos and partici- when participants had the option of stay- pating in Ukrainian cultural activities. ing for the extended program (the week- Ms. Drebot instructed participants in end plus and an extra five days) after the traditional four-day weekend. And they Ukrainian embroidery while Sharon were not disappointed – it was a great Harras demonstrated the finer points of opportunity for the participants to pysanka-making. improve their Ukrainian grammar and AULIC 2008’s Organizing Committee speaking skills, and have a great time consisted of Tony Harras, Wayne polishing their language skills and learn- Hydeman, Ed Lysyk, Ken Mazur, Katie ing many traditional Ukrainian folk Oleski and Rhonda Slugoski. This year’s songs. modest early registration fee was $185 Enrollment numbered 24 this year, for the four-day weekend and $310 for Roma Hadzewycz with a third staying on for the extended the extended program. The AULIC would not be possible without the sponsorship KERHONKSON, N.Y. – The Carpathian Ski Club (known by its Ukrainian acro- program. Participants came from across of the Ukrainian Orthodox Men’s nym as KLK) held its annual fall get-together at Soyuzivka, the Ukrainian heritage western Canada. Half were attending the Association of Regina and the Ukrainian center of the Ukrainian National Association, over the weekend of September AULIC for the first time and the rest Canadian Professional and Business 20-21. The weekend included an informal mixed tennis doubles tournament and were returning students, with some par- ticipating every year since AULIC’s Association of Regina, and the financial a handgun marksmanship competition during the day on Saturday. In addition, support of the Ukrainian Canadian the annual women’s doubles challenge match between the New Jersey Tomatoes inception. The AULIC program offered three lev- Congress, Saskatchewan Provincial (Nusia Dubas and Vira Popel) and the Philadelphia Petunias (Luba Buhai and els – beginner, intermediate and advanced Council and Regina Branch, the Marika Tatunchak) was played with the Jersey duo prevailing. The evening’s fes- – of Ukrainian language instruction Saskatchewan Organization for Heritage tivities included a cocktail hour and banquet, followed by dancing in the lobby of throughout the day. Instructors this year Languages and SaskCulture. Soyuzivka’s Main House. On Sunday, KLK held its annual meeting, discussing included Anita Drebot of Regina, For more information readers may log events of the past year and plans for upcoming activities, including the annual Saskatchewan, a Ukrainian language on to www.aulic.ca or contact Tony KLK ski races and the organization’s 85th anniversary in 2009. Seen above are teacher for many decades; and native Harras at 306-586-6805 or harras@sask- the KLK weekend participants after their annual meeting; KLK President Erko Ukrainians Oksana Sholdra of Regina, tel.net. Planning is already under way for Palydowych is seated behind the organization’s flag. trained in Ukraine and a Sadochok teach- 2009 (with AULIS tentatively booked for er and choreographer, and Olena Kovpak, August 6-14). Oktoberfest celebrated at Verkhovyna

Participants of the 2008 Adult Ukrainian Language Immersion Camp in Saskatchewan.

Wherever you are, Russ Chelak GLEN SPEY, N.Y. – The Verkhovyna MountainView Resort celebrated The Ukrainian Weekly can be there with you Oktoberfest over the weekend of October 11-12. There was plenty of beer, a barbecue and music, and quite a few lederhosen and Bavarian hats were spotted among the revelers. Seen above, against the backdrop of the recently built pavil- Check out THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY online at ion on the resort grounds, are (from left): Iwan Nazarkewycz (the silent financier and benefactor of Verkhovyna), Yurij Blanarovich (general manager of the resort), www.ukrweekly.com Olya Kuziw, Karen Chelak, Jerry Kuziw and Sonia Blanarovich. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45

affairs budget is only about 1 percent of pendent markets and transit infrastructure tion from communist systems to market- CEEC Position... the total U.S. budget – this is not an area that bypass Russia’s monopolistic system. oriented, democratic states must be solid- (Continued from page 6) that either party should target as a budget- The CEEC also unqualifiedly opposes ified through the use of VOA and RFE/ tives. As such, the Secretary of Homeland ary concern, especially given U.S. securi- any cuts with respect to Voice of America RL for the United States to ensure that Security should be allowed the flexibility ty interests in a free and stable Central and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty our newest allies remain committed to the to include in the program many of the and Eastern Europe. broadcasting into the region, including fundamentals of basic human and minori- United States’ key allies, thus making the Another security issue of concern to Russian programming. The Russian peo- ty rights and liberties. program an important tool of U.S. foreign the CEEC is energy diversification. The ple are being denied access to objective Finally, the CEEC emphasizes that it is policy. CEEC strongly supports diversified, information by their government, as are shortsighted and counterproductive for The CEEC further maintains that ade- secure and economically and commer- other people in the region, such as those the United States, as a policy matter, to quate assistance funding is of utmost cially viable supplies of energy resources in Belarus. With the Kremlin feeling be satisfied when some small steps are importance. While we wholeheartedly to the countries of Central and Eastern emboldened, deprivation of rights such as taken, and then think that all is well and support increased humanitarian and other Europe. It is in the interest of the United free speech becomes a heightened threat. we can turn our attention somewhere else. assistance to Georgia, we are nonetheless States to promote development of alterna- Thus, not only is it ill advised to elimi- The United States declared a democratic concerned that such funding will be at the tive energy supplies from the Caspian and nate or cut programming, but it is also a victory much too early in the CEE region, expense of aid to other countries and peo- the Middle East to the region. The United mistake not to increase funding, for VOA and we are paying the price. We need to ples in the region. The dangers faced by States needs a stronger engagement in, a and RFE/RL and other free media broad- stay engaged and not declare victory too the region are dangers to the whole. clear policy regarding and a commitment cast into the region. The reasons are dif- soon. Increased assistance for Georgia must go of support concerning the issue of energy ferent in Georgia, versus Ukraine, versus The membership of the Central and hand-in-hand with funding for other assis- security for Central and Eastern Europe. Belarus, for example, but access to free East European Coalition: tance to the Central and East European Such a policy must set a goal to reduce media is most important in new democra- region. Our concern has been amplified the region’s almost complete dependence cies/non-democratic states. Moreover, American Hungarian Federation as a result of the current economic crisis. on Russian state-owned monopolies, VOA and RFE/RL, as prudent yet reliable American Latvian Association The CEEC is deeply troubled by a state- well-known for their use of energy as a tools of U.S. public diplomacy, enhance ment made during the vice-presidential weapon against neighbors. The policy our worldwide image. Such low-cost Armenian Assembly of America debate: “one thing we might have to slow also should support the independence of resources are designed to promote the key Belarusian-American Association down is a commitment we made to dou- the producer and transit countries of the values of democratic principles and insti- ble foreign assistance.” The foreign Caspian region and help them create inde- tutions where our interests lie. The transi- Bulgarian Institute for Research and Analysis Congress of Romanian Americans Washington Chapter, Czechoslovak National Council of America Estonian American National Council Georgian Association in the USA Hungarian American Coalition Joint Baltic American National Committee Lithuanian American Council Lithuanian American Community National Federation of American Hungarians Polish American Congress Slovak League of America Ukrainian Congress Committee of America Ukrainian National Association U.S.-Baltic Foundation

International conference... (Continued from page 15) Historical Disciplines, Institute of History of Ukraine, NASU; Jacques Vallin and France Meslé, research directors, National Institute of Demographic Studies, Paris; Heorhii Kasianov, head of the Department of Contemporary History and Politics, Institute of History of Ukraine, NASU; Stanislav Kulchytskyi, Deputy Director, Institute of History of Ukraine, NASU; Timothy Snyder, professor of history and dean of graduate studies at Yale University; and Felix Wemheuer, assistant professor, East Asian Studies, University of Vienna, and visiting scholar, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University. The conference is free and open to the general public. However, seating is limited and pre-registration is strongly advised. For a full program with participants, on-line reg- istration, travel information and information about related Famine events, please see the HURI website, www.huri.harvard.edu. Support for the conference was provided by several endowed funds at Harvard University: Ukrainian Studies Endowed Fellowship, the Alex Woskob Family Foundation Endowment, and the Stefan and Ivanna Rozankowsky Ukrainian Fund. In addition, partial support was provided by a generous gift for IT initiatives at HURI from the Eugene and Daymel Shklar Foundation. The conference proceedings will be pub- lished in a forthcoming volume of the jour- nal Harvard Ukrainian Studies. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 21 OUT AND ABOUT

November 10 Exhibit, “Holodomor: Remembering the Ukrainian November 16 Roast Beef Dinner, St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic through December 5 Genocide 1932-1933,” Community College of Rhode Scranton, PA Church, 973-346-2414 Warwick, RI Island, [email protected] November 16 Benefit luncheon for the Ukrainian Catholic November 12 Lecture by Steven Pifer, “Ukraine Again Mired in Stanford, CA Political Turmoil,” Stanford University, Detroit University, Ukrainian Catholic Educational 650-723-3562 or Foundation, Ukrainian Cultural Center, http://fce.stanford.edu/events/registration/5418/ 773-235-8462

November 13 Lecture by Sean McMeekin, “History’s Greatest November 16 Presentation of icons and korovai wedding breads, Stanford, CA Heist: The Bolshevik Looting of Russia,” Stanford Whippany, NJ “Ukrainian Wedding Traditions,” Ukrainian National University, www.crees.stanford.edu Women’s League of America, Ukrainian American or 650-723-3562 Cultural Center of New Jersey, 973-585-7175 November 14 Recital featuring bayan and domra virtuosos Alexandria, VA Volodymyr and Natalya Marunych, Washington November 17 Concert, Harmonious Blacksmith, Embassy Concert Balalaika Society, The Lyceum, 703-549-0760 Washington Series, Embassy of Ukraine, 202-625-2361

November 14 Concert, “Songs of Truth: The Art of the Kobzari,” November 17-18 International conference, “The Great Famine in New York featuring the New York Bandura Ensemble, The Cambridge, MA Ukraine: The Holodomor and Its Consequences, Center for Traditional Music and Dance, The Ukrainian Museum, 212-228-0110 1933 to the Present,” Harvard University, 617-495-3549 November 14 Concert, “A Cabaret Evening with John Stech,” New York Ukrainian Institute of America, 212-288-8660 November 21 The Washington Balalaika Society 20th anniversary Rockville, MD concert, featuring Volodymyr and Natalya November 14 Lecture by Volodymyr Konovalchuk, “Ukraine in the Marunych, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater, Washington Global Food Economy,” Embassy of Ukraine, 703-549-2010 [email protected] or 202-349-2977

November 15 Requiem service for the 75th anniversary of the November 21 An evening of live music, featuring Yeezhak and New York Famine-Genocide in Ukraine, St. Patrick’s Philadelphia Kruno Spisic, Ukrainian League of Philadelphia, Cathedral, www.ucca.org 215-684-3548

November 15 Holodomor commemoration, Taras Shevchenko Washington School of Ukrainian Studies, Ukrainian Catholic Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events National Shrine of the Holy Family, 202-526-3737 advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions November 15 Exhibit opening reception, “Our World Seen from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Washington Through the Diaspora Generational Lens,” Embassy and as space allows; photos will be considered. Please note: items will be printed of Ukraine, embassyofukraine.eventbrite.com a maximum of two times each. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 22 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45 Yara Arts Group to hold Book & Film Night at Ukrainian Museum NEW YORK – The Yara Arts Group will regarding the transition from communism to hold a Book & Film Night at The Ukrainian democracy. Museum in Manhattan’s East Village on The book “In a Different Light” Friday, November 21, at 7 p.m. to present includes over 100 poems by 37 Ukrainian the recently published “In a Different Light: poets, Lesia Ukrainka’s play “Forest A Bilingual Anthology of Ukrainian Song,” as well as a small selection of tra- Literature Translated by Virlana Tkacz and ditional songs, epics and incantations. The Wanda Phipps as Performed by Yara Arts volume is presented in three main sec- Group” and a screening of Amy Grappell’s tions: Texts, Events and Notes. The trans- film “Light from the East,” recently released lations and the originals appear in the first on DVD. section, which is arranged according to the The evening will begin with bilingual performances for which the translations performances by Yara artists of several were created. The Events section describes poems in the book, as Virlana Tkacz, the the shows, workshops and readings that group’s artistic director, recounts the story generated the translations. of the Yara Arts Group and presents photo- The book includes 32 color photographs graphs from its productions. from Yara’s shows. The biographies of the Following the performances, the newly authors appear in the Notes section. All the re-cut version of the film “Light from the material is presented in both English and East” will be screened. In Ms. Grappell’s Ukrainian, including the introduction by Vitaly Horbonos Seen during a Yara presentation in Kyiv (from left) are: Wanda Phipps, Oksana documentary, the year is 1991, and Yara’s Natalia Pylypiuk and the foreword by Olha Zabuzhko and Virlana Tkacz reading a bilingual version of Oksana Zabuzhko’s Luchuk, who edited and compiled the book. young American actors have traveled to “Symptoms of Poetry with a projection of Andrew Colteaux in Lysheha’s “Swan” Kyiv to participate in the first American- “In a Different Light” was published by in the background. Ukrainian cultural exchange theater project. Sribne Slovo of Lviv this past summer. They perform a play about Les Kurbas as Both the book and the DVD will be on book launches in Kyiv and Lviv, where Yara on the Yara Arts Group website, www. the Soviet Union collapses around them. sale during the Book & Film Night. artists read translations from “In a Different brama.com/yara. The DVD extras include recent follow-up The Book & Film Night at The Ukrainian Light” while poets such as Oleh Lysheha, Book & Film Night tickets and informa- interviews with central Ukrainian figures Museum was\preceded by very successful Victor Neborak, Oksana Zabuzhko, and tion are available by calling The Ukrainian Andriy Bondar read their originals. Museum at 212-228-0110. The Museum is Photographs from these events are available located at 222 E. Sixth St.

sons, mostly for violating copyrights and Ukrainian cable... advertisement rules (Zerkalo Nedeli, (Continued from page 2) October 25). Russian TV channels three years ago about The NRTR will probably be disobeyed, the irregularities, but they did not react. especially in eastern and southern Ukraine, NRTR deputy chairman Ihor Kurus where the Russian language and the PRU hailed the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry’s dominate. Two members of the Ukrainian proposal to send a group of experts to Kyiv Cable TV Union, interviewed by a for talks on the issue (Interfax-Ukraine, Ukrainian business daily, said the NRTR’s October 15). decision was not legally flawless, so it Writing in an influential Ukrainian week- would be appealed in the courts and ignored ly, Mr. Kurus brushed away the accusations (Ekonomicheskie Izvestia, October 6). of language chauvinism. He said that 65 of The Zaporizhia Oblast Council defied the the 83 foreign channels approved by the NRTR by calling on the local cable net- NRTR for re-broadcasting in the cable net- works to continue re-broadcasting the chan- works were broadcasting in the Russian lan- nels banned by the NRTR. “Nearly 85 per- guage. cent of the Zaporizhia population is Russian- He also noted, that apart from RTR, ORT speaking,” the head of the local PRU orga- and Ren TV, the NRTR forbade re-broad- nization, Andrii Ivanov, explained (Interfax- casting 45 Russian channels, as well as sev- Ukraine, October 9). eral Chinese, Belarusian, and British chan- The Parliament of Crimea said that it nels. According to Mr. Kurus, they were would appeal against the NRTR to the banned in line with the Ukrainian law on Constitutional Court in Kyiv (UNIAN, TV and radio broadcasts for a variety of rea- October 23).

ing the names of local victims aloud for 33 The Holodomor... minutes, Ms. Borzenko compiled a list that (Continued from page 3) included diminutive nicknames such as from choking on a cherry pit, instead of the Savka and Manka instead of the given forced starvation that terrorized Ukraine. names, Oleksandra and Maria. She is confident that at least 25 percent of Meanwhile, what is supposed to pass for the oblast’s population died, but no one has “monuments,” established in various villag- yet to offer a firm casualty figure, partly es by oblast officials, often are simple cross- because Luhansk was part of a larger es without plaques mentioning the Donetsk Oblast then, making demographics Holodomor, Ms. Mahrytska said. a challenge. Nor were the monuments established at The Weekly attempted to contact the the site of the villages’ mass graves, many of Luhansk Oblast State Administration’s which have yet to be located or confirmed. domestic policy assistant chair, Maria In her quest for the truth, Ms. Mahrytska Borzenko, who is responsible for compiling was disturbed by how Soviet authorities fal- the oblast’s Holodomor statistics, to confirm sified records, from Moscow to the smallest the figures and explain the methodology. village. However, after an initial phone call in “Survivors told me about how a doctor which The Weekly explained it was writing was sent to Kharkiv for courses to raise his about Ms. Mahrytska’s efforts, Ms. qualifications,” she said. “After two or three Borzenko didn’t answer at least three subse- months, he returned and began changing his quent calls placed to her cellular phone on records. Those who died from starvation, he different days. erased and invented new causes.” In the last few weeks, Ms. Mahrytska It is ironic if not tragic that the same falsi- criticized what she considers the oblast fication of the Holodomor endures to this administration’s sloppy, indifferent approach day in Luhansk. to Holodomor commemorations, a nation- “Ukrainians must be viewed as a post- wide campaign mandated by President genocidal nation, suffering from a Soviet Yushchenko’s decrees of March and virus,” Ms. Mahrytska said somberly, recall- September 2007. ing similar words from Native American During the national “33 Minutes” cam- Holodomor researcher Dr. James Mace. paign, in which participants take turns read- “And we must be treated as such.” No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 23 UKELODEON FOR THE NEXT GENERATION

Syracuse Plast youths enjoy fall colors in Adirondacks by Mark Temnycky SYRACUSE, N.Y. – On a beauti- ful, warm, fall day on October 11, the Syracuse group of Plast members gathered together for the start of their new year of activity. “Yunaky” (youths age 11-17) and “novaky” (children age 6-11), along with their leaders and some parents hiked in the Adirondacks near Old Forge, N.Y. The “plastuny” began their journey at the Vista Trail and hiked 4.5 miles before embarking on their second hike up Bald Mountain. The Vista Trail, which is part of the Fulton Chain of Lakes, is a trail with magnificent views of Blue Mountain to the northeast and Fourth Lake to the south. The Plast group stopped for lunch halfway through the hike and enjoyed the incredible fall foliage that was just past peak. They hiked through the woods for Plast members from Syracuse, N.Y., with their mascot Remy take in the view of the Fulton chain of lakes from atop Bald Mountain three and a half hours, taking in the in the Adirondacks. beautiful hues of oranges, yellows, Moose Mountain and Fourth Lake. reds and greens, and enjoyed the sce- At the very top of Bald Mountain, Mishanyna nic views along the way. They even 2,350 feet high, is the Rondaxe Fire encountered a large beaver dam in This month’s Mishanyna is dedicated to this month’s presiden- Tower. From the top of the tower, tial elections in the United States. Hidden below in the Blue Mountain Pond. However, the the plastuny could see Mount beavers were away at the time of their Mishanyna grid you will find the last names of 20 U.S. presi- Marcy, the highest peak in New hike, probably vacationing. dents. (The rest of the presidents will appear in next month’s York state, in the distance. After a short break at the Mishanyna.) Bonus question: which of the five presidents above The Syracuse area Plast members entrance to Bald Mountain, the share last names with another? enjoyed a breathtaking hike and plastuny forged ahead. The climb camaraderie the entire day. They ADAMS GRANT KENNEDY ROOSEVELT up Bald Mountain was short but enjoyed complete solitude for the BUSH HARRISON LINCOLN TAFT very steep. The hikers climbed majority of the hike through the Vista CLINTON HOOVER MCKINLEY TRUMAN along the razorback ridge to a great Trail, and came across two other hik- EISENHOWER JEFFERSON NIXON WASHINGTON view of First and Second Lakes, ers only in the first 4.5 miles. The FORD JOHNSON REAGAN WILSON Mark Temnycky is a sophomore at views at the top of Bald Mountain Christian Brothers Academy, and the were incredible and worth the strenu- Lesia Ukrainka School of Ukrainian ous climb. studies in Syracuse, N.Y. He is an The plastuny are already looking active “yunak” who also serves as a forward to more outdoor activities in counselor for the younger “novaky.” the coming months.

A performance at the Democratic Convention DENVER – Larissa Babiak, Rocky Mountain Children’s Choir granddaughter of Stefania and the and a sixth grader at the Hamilton late Michael Babiak of Amsterdam, Middle School in Denver. N.Y., and Peter and Nina Bunik of “Having the opportunity to par- St. Louis Park, Minn., and daughter ticipate and celebrate such a histor- of Dr. Maya Bunik and John Babiak ic event was a thrill of my lifetime. of Denver, recited the Pledge of Given that both sets of my grand- Allegiance and sang the national parents are World War II refugees anthem from the Democratic from Ukraine and came to America Convention main stage during in search of freedom and opportuni- the opening of Day 2 of the conven- ty, singing the national anthem had tion in Denver. very special meaning to me,” com- Larissa, 11, is a member of the mented Larissa. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2008 No. 45

PREVIEW OF EVENTS Thursday, November 13 benefit luncheon at 1:30 p.m. at the Soyuzivka’s Datebook Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Road. The Rev. Dr. Borys Gudziak, rector Ukrainian Research Institute, in co-spon- November 7 - 9 – Orlykiada November 27 – Thanksgiving of UCU, and other special guests will give sorship with the Weatherhead Center for dinner; rooms available in an informative update about this university International Affairs, announces that the Main House building only serving the people and strengthening the Zenovia Sochor Parry Memorial Lecture Church in Ukraine. Tickets are $30. For will be given by Anatoliy Grytsenko, mem- details, contact Nell at [email protected] or ber of Parliament of Ukraine; chairman, 773-235-8462. Parliamentary Committee on National Defense and Security; and former minister Monday, November 17 of defense of Ukraine (2005-2007). His lec- CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard ture will be held in the Tsai Auditorium Ukrainian Research Institute is pleased to (Room S-010) of CGIS Building South at announce the premiere performance of Harvard University at 4-6 p.m. The South selections from the opera, “Red Earth Building of the Center for Government and (Hunger),” written by Virko Baley. The To book a room or event call: (845) 626-5641, ext. 140 International Studies is located at 1730 216 Foordmore Road P.O. Box 529 concert, which will feature commentary by Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02138. A the composer, will be held at the Kerhonkson, NY 12446 reception will follow this event. This event Swedenborg Chapel, 50 Quincy St., at 8 E-mail: [email protected] is free and open to the public. For more p.m. This event is free and open to the pub- Website: www.Soyuzivka.com information call HURI, 617-495-4053, or lic; however, seating is limited and avail- e-mail [email protected]. able on a first-come, first-serve basis. For Friday, November 14 more information visit the website http:// www.huri.harvard.edum call 617-495-4053 NEW YORK: The Center for Traditional or e-mail [email protected]. Music and Dance, The Ukrainian Museum Enjoy the finest writing to appear and New York Bandura Ensemble/Bandura Monday-Tuesday, November 17-18 Downtown present “Songs of Truth: The CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard in The Ukrainian Weekly: Art of the Kobzari,” a tribute to the art of Ukrainian Research Institute will host an Ukraine’sUes blind epic singers. Music direc- international conference “The Great the most significantsignificant news and commentaries tor JulianJulian Kytasty presents their ancient Famine in Ukraine: The Holodomor and of the 20th century ... epicsepics anandd laments, humorous burlesques, Its Consequences, 1933 to the Present.” religiousreligious and moralistic songs, sparkling Sessions 1 through 3 will be held on instrumentalinstrume dance tunes and songs of Monday, November 17, at 9 a.m.-6 p.m. social ccommentary.om The concert begins at These will be followed by a concert with 7 p.m. at The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. Virko Baley of selections from his opera Sixth St. (between Second and Third ave- “Red Earth (Hunger)” held at the nues). Admission: $15; member/student/ Swedenborg Chapel, 50 Quincy St., at 8 senior discounts are available. For reserva- p.m. Sessions 4 through 6 will be held on tions call 212-228-0110. For further infor- Tuesday, November 18, at 9 a.m.-6 p.m., mation call 212-571-1555 ext. 35. with the keynote address being given by Nicolas Werth, research director, National NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Institute of Center for Scientific Research, Paris, at 8 America is pleased to invite you to “A p.m. All sessions will be held at the Cabaret Evening with Jazz Pianist John Harvard Faculty Club, 20 Quincy St. This and materials commemorating the anniversary Stetch” beginning at 8 p.m. The event will event is open to the public with on-line of Ukraine’s independence take place at the Ukrainian Institute, 2 E. pre-registration at http://www.huri.har- 79th St. at Fifth Avenue. Tickets: $15. For vard.edu (where you can also find a more information contact the Ukrainian detailed program). Note: Registration Institute, 212-288 -8660. opens at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the con- Saturday, November 15 ference. Coffee and tea provided. For more information contact HURI, 617-495-4053 NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific or [email protected]. Society invites all to a lecture by Roman Kalytchak of the Ivan Franko Lviv Saturday, November 22 National University titled “Ukrainian NEW YORK: Music at the Institute Regions as Subjects and Objects of (MATI) presents Nadia Shpachenko, International Politics.” Prof. Kalytchak, a piano, and the Biava String Quartet at 8 candidate of political sciences, is a p.m. at Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 2008-2009 Fulbright Fellow at the Kennan E. 79th St. The program features Mozart’s Three volumes only $20 for a limited time! Institute in Washington. The lecture will Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478; take place at the society’s building, 63 Shchetynsky’s Piano Quintet (2008) – (shipping included) Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th world premiere; Dvorak’s Piano Quintet streets) at 5 p.m. For additional informa- No. 2 in A Major, Op. 81. General admis- For more details contact: [email protected] tion call 212-254-5130. sion: $30; $25 for members and senior cit- Sunday, November 16 izens; $20 for students. For rurther infor- mation call 212-288-8660 WHIPPANY, N.J.: The Ukrainian WHAT? National Women’s League of America, Sunday, November 23 New Jersey Regional Council, invites the CHICAGO: The Ukrainian Institute of Ukrainian community to its “Den Modern Art opens its final exhibit of the year YOU DON’T HAVE YOUR OWN Soyuzianky.” The theme is “Ukrainian commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Wedding Traditions.” Join us for a won- Holodomor at noon-4 p.m. The exhibit, SUBSCRIPTION? derful afternoon at the Ukrainian American “Holodomor Through the Eyes of a Child: Cultural Center of NJ. 60 N. 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