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І On the beat in Ukraine Supreme Assembly meets Six weeks at Rukh: the hectic hub UNA to open Kiev press bureau, of Ukraine's national revival create political action committee by Roma Hadzewycz not be postponed until the next regular by Chrystyna N. Lapychak Polish ТУ film crews to Ukrainian American physicians, from Chor– annual meeting of the Supreme As– JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The Ukrai– sembly, in May of next year. KIEV– Multitudes of people jam nobyl clean-up workers to people's nian National Association's Supreme the narrow hallway of a run-down deputies on every level, the depart– She welcomed all 25 members of the Assembly, newly elected at this fra– Supreme Assembly, expecially the two-floor building on Muzeynyi ment itself gives meaning to the term ternal organization's 32nd convention, Provulok (literally, museum alley). Rukh, or movement in Ukrainian. newly elected members: Supreme Trea– met here during the weekend of Sep– surer Alexander Blahitka, and Supreme This dilapidated structure in the Other writers have described si– tember 15-16 at an extraordinary ses– heart of the Ukrainian capital houses milar scenes in the old Rukh head- Advisors Roma Hadzewycz, Anya sion convened by Supreme President Dydyk-Petrenko, Anne Remick, Wal– an unspecified number of public quarters, however they probably did Ulana Diachuk. organizations of every possible na– not have the pleasure of working in ter Korchunsky, Wasyl Liscynesky, ture that continue to evolve with the During its two days of meetings at the Pavlo Dorozynsky and vasyl Luchkiw. this environment as this writer did UNA headquarters, the Supreme As– burgeoning national revival in during the month of August. The supreme president expressed her Ukraine. sembly voted to open a UNA press expectation that these new members, Even after most of Rukh, includ– bureau in Kiev and to establish a UNA The uneven floor creaks as each ing the foreign contacts departm– who are known in the Ukrainian com– Political Action Committee (РАС), and munity, would bring fresh ideas for the footstep on the first floor takes you ent, which has custody of Rukh Press created a By-Laws Amendment Com– past several smaller and larger international, moved to a more good of the UNA. mittee that is charged with preparing a Also present at the meeting were: rooms, occupied by the juridical spacious building at a new location new UNA Constitution and By-Laws department of Rukh, the Popular on ShevchenkoBoulevard,it remains Supreme Officers Nestor Olesnycky, that take into account the changing vice-president, John Hewryk, director Movement of Ukraine, the organiz– the nerve center of all activity sur– needs of the UNA, the Ukrainian ing committee of a festival ce– rounding the extraordinary renais– for Canada, Gloria Paschen, vice-pre– community in the United States and sidentess, and Walter Sochan, secre– lebrating 500 years of Kozak heri– sance that has swept through this Canada, and developments in Ukraine. tage, and another committee or– large and colorful, and still Soviet tary; ganizing Dzvin, a culturological republic. As well, the session discussed the Supreme Auditors William Pastu– walk across Ukraine. Following the Amid the chaos, two young Ukrai– UNA's new annuity certificate, ava– szek, Anatole Doroshenko, Wasyl mazelike hallway one encounters an nian American journalists, irena ilable to members beginning on Oc– Didiuk, Stepan Hawrysz and Taras old abandoned refrigerator, which Chalupa and this writer, published tober 1, plans for the upcoming centen– Szmagala; and warns that one is approaching the the RP1 Fax Gazette, the only in- nial (1994) of the UNA, and strategies Supreme Advisors Tekla Moroz, magnetic field of Rukh s Department dependent English-language daily for broadening the organization's mem– Eugene iwanciw, Alex Chudolij, An– of Foreign Contacts. news service out of Ukraine. bership activity. drew Jula, Andrew Keybida, Helen Humbly tucked away in a tiny Launched last winter by Yaroslav The Supreme Assembly meeting was Olek-Scott and Walter Kwas. room in the back corner on the first Trofimov, a young Kiev journalism chaired by Mrs. Diachuk, the newly Zenon Snylyk, editor-in-chief of l floor, across the hall from the well- student, the RPlFax Gazettenowhas elected supreme president of the UNA, Svoboda, also was present. secured, well-equipped, well-staffed 50 subscribers among Moscow- who told the assembled supreme officers, in her opening remarks, Mrs. Dia– and well-lit office of Rukhs lnfor– based bureaus of North American, auditors and advisors that she had chuk noted the fast-paced developm– mation Center, the foreign contacts European and Japanese news wire called the extraordinary session in ents in Ukraine and the significance of department was, for most of August, services, newspapers, magazines, ТУ accordance with Article 33 of the UNA the July 16 Declaration of State So– l probably the most visited office in all and radio stations and embassies. By-Laws that empowers the chief vereignty of Ukraine. "All these chan– of Kiev. The only other daily news service executive to do so when cicsumstances ges and aspirations toward freedom From West German computer sales-coming out of Ukraine in English is warrant. Mrs. Diachuk noted that the and independence place on us all, all of men to British correspondents, from (Continued on page 14) matters before the assembly were sig– our members, an even greater responsi– nificant and pressing, and thus could (Continued on page 5) Lenin monuments' sordid secret is revealed by Bohdan Nahaylo Radio Liberty

MUN1CH - During the last two weeks, the struggle for and against Lenin has intensified in Ukraine. On the one hand, the movement to expose the "real" Lenin and to remove his monuments has been growing and has spread from western Ukraine to Kiev, Chernihiv and Donetske. On the other hand, the Communist Party of Ukraine has organized meetings in Lviv, Kiev and Chernihiv to protest against the "defamation" (Continued on page 14) The recently elected Supreme Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 No. 38

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Moscow Patriarchate breaks off talks with Ukrainian Catholics, vatican The "fourth wave": a look at ROME - Ukrainian Catholic lic, then the Church of the Trans- Church officials in Ukraine report that figuration must be given to the Moscow representatives of the Moscow Patriar– Patriarchate. The Orthodox also de– Jewish exodus from the USSR chate broke off meetings with vatican manded that they be given the me– by Dr. David Marples ties... We are leaving rather because of and Ukrainian Catholic representatives tropolitan's palace in the complex of the Radio Liberty national convictions. For a long time we in Moscow on September 14 when the Cathedral of St. George in order to use could not make up our minds. But when Catholics refused Orthodox demands the chapel in the palace. (Cardinal a swastika was daubed on the door of to give them Transfiguration Church Myroslav ivan Lubachivsky, the head Jewish emigration from the USSR our apartment, we realized that we were and the palace chapel of St. George of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, was today is part of a broader movement defenseless." І Cathedral in Lviv, and the Holy Resur– ordained in that chapel by Metropolitan that encompasses increasing numbers Earlier this year, a youbg school- rection Cathedral in ivano-Frankivske. Andrey Sheptytsky.) The Orthodox also of the Soviet intelligentsia, it is teacher wrote a letter to Sobesiednik, Keston College in England reported demanded that they be given the cathed– nonetheless a distinct phenomenon that which stated that she had been seriously that a press conference scheduled for ral in ivano-Frankivske, stating that has its roots in the dissidence of the offended when her classmates asfcgd her that day was postponed for four hours. otherwise they will have no cathedral in 1970s, and threatens to reach epic pro- in the 1970s why she was not leaving Journalists were then informed that Western Ukraine. portions in the near future, when the with them for israel. The woman, from agreement had been reached on four in the meeting, Archbishop Ster– new law on "free" entry into and exit eastern Ukraine, has a husband who points, but that the talks had broken from the USSR is expected to be specializes in micro-electronics and a 7- S^ niuk said that, in accordance with down over the issue of the allocation of Soviet law, the parishioners of all these approved by the USSR Supreme Soviet year-old daughter. They lived "well," church property between the Orthodox — possibly even in the fall session. she stated, but in April 1989, there were churches had requested that they now and the Ukrainian Catholic Churches. function as Ukrainian Catholic.He Our focus here is predominantly on rumors among Jews that a pogrom was The Orthodox side had demanded the the situation in Ukraine, though the imminent. These rumors resurfaced in noted that there are few parishes in return of several churches already taken western Ukraine attached to the problems cited apply generally through- the spring of 1990, at which time the over by the Ukrainian Catholics. out the Soviet Union, it is posited that Moscow Patriarchate because this was Russian Pamiat Society declared that The Ukrainian Catholic Church's for the Soviet Jew the present situation since Jews had been the main parti– the will of the faithful. The archbishop appears intolerable for both economic Press Bureau in Rome reported that said that under these circumstances, cipants in the crimes of the Stalin era, Archbishop volodymyr Sterniuk has and political reasons. At the same time, they must now take their punishment. the Orthodox requests were impossible harsh laws remain in place that have confirmed that he was summoned to to consider. He was fully supported by After the events in Baku and Fer– Moscow to take part in discussions with placed restrictions in particular on gana, the woman recognized that po– the representatives of the Holy See. those Jews seeking visas to go to israel. representatives of the Holy See and the grams were plausible. But how, she Moscow Patriarchate. The archbishop The Orthodox representatives then in addition, the existing state ma– asked, was she to abandon the life that retired for consultation. After some chinery appears to be inadequate to deal was summoned by telegram on Sep– she has had for 31 years, leaving behind tember 12 and arrived in Moscow on time, they returned and broke off the with the increasing numbers of those her parents (she is an only child)? As a talks stating that it was impossible to citizens applying for permanent resi– September 13. initially he was asked to result, she now spent her time at work in go right into discussions, but the 83- hold discussions with the Catholics. dence abroad. tears, and had even contemplated year-old archbishop asked that he be Following the meeting, Orthodox To date, there is still no firm guaran– suicide. But for her daughter, she given a day to rest before talks began. tee that the law on free entry and exit claimed that she would have taken this Bishop Andrei of Lviv spoke with will be approved, though it has passed step. On September 14 Archbishop Ster– reporters. Although it is widely known its first reading, in an interview with a A sober analysis was provided re– niuk joined Archbishop Francesco that Bishop Andrei has two homes, one Ukrainian newspaper, Academician cently by a Kiev resident. 1 He declared Colasuonno, special papal nuncio to the in Lviv and one in the country outside vitaliy Goldansky, a member of the that Jews were Peeking emigration for USSR, and Archbishop Edward Cas– Lviv, he told reporters that because of international commission of the USSR three main reasons. The first was eco– sidy, president of the Pontifical Council Ukrainian Catholics he has no place to Supreme Soviet, acknowledged that the nomic: the fatt that as a professional of Christian Unity Bishop Pierre live, it should be noted that Archbishop "democratic achievements" ctf the past worker, an engineer by training, he Duprey, secretary of the council, and Sterniuk, since the time of his release few years in the USSR counted for little could earn no more than 250 rubles in Ukrainian Catholic Archbishop Maxim from prison 35 years ago, has lived in a as long as citizens were obliged to suffer salary, "enough to buy a new suit or a Hermaniuk of Winnipeg. The dele– 14-square-meter room. the prolonged and humiliating pro– pair of shoes" (he added that both com– gation had been in Moscow for a series Keston College, which specializes in cedures of seeking an exit visa. modities are available in Kiev at present of ecumenical talks which began the study of religious communities in The same process applies even to only on the black market). September 10. the USSR and Eastern Europe, com– those seeking short-term visas to visit The second reason was political: Bishop Sofron Dmyterko of ivano- mented that the weak position of the friends and relatives. The situation in "Every week new parties are formed, Frankivske and Bishop ivan Semedi of Moscow Patriarchate in western U– the city of Kharkiv was recently de- often reactionary by nature, in the worst Mukachevo-Uzhhorod also arrived with kraine is also a result of the defection of scribed by a reporter for Komsomol– traditions of the tsarist past. Some are Archbishop Sterniuk for the meeting. parishes to the Ukrainian Autocepha– skoye Znamia who noted that the queue anti-Semitic." He feels that neither the The Moscow Patriarchate was re- lous Orthodox Church. Nevertheless, outside the visa office began at dawn, militia nor the Communist Party can presented by Metropolitan Filaret of according to Ukrainian Catholic even before the Soviet national anthem guarantee the safety of national mi– Kiev, Metropolitan Juvenali of Krytitsy sources, the Moscow Patriarchate does was played on the radio, in a small norities in various parts of the Soviet and Kolomna, Archbishop Kirill of have some places of worship available, claustrophobic room in which the heat Union today. Smolensk, Bishop Andrei of Lviv and in Lviv and ivano-Frankivske the city was almost overpowering were gathered But the third and main reason for the Bishop Theodosi of ivano-Frankivske. authorities have provided alternative hundreds of people. While one old man rise in Jewish emigration today, in his During the talks, the Orthodox church buildings in place of the cathed– was screaming that his son lay danger– view, is the impossibility of changing claimed that Ukrainian Catholics have rals returned to the Catholics, and in ously ill in hospital and could only be one's situation, of fulfilling oneself as a left them no churches in western U– Lviv Orthodox worship continues in the cured by a trip abroad — he was de– person. Glasnost, he declared, has kraine. They stated that if the Cathedral historic "Small St. George's" church manding that he be given preferential touched the Jew like any other Soviet of St. George is to be Ukrainian Catho– which has always been Orthodox. treatment - a pregnant woman lisped citizen, but opportunities for Jews are that she was leaving because she could restricted in certain fields, especially in not "take it any more." the medical profession and the sciences. Clearly, the visa and registration Despite the surge toward the visa FOUNDED 1933 office is currently unable to deal with office — at Kharkiv, an entire street of Ukrainian Weelch the plethora of requests for exit visas. 19 Jewish families had applied to An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National According to official figures, only 82 leave — severe limitations still remain Association inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. people left Kharkiv for residence for would-be emigrants, and especially 07302. abroad in 1985. The figure rose to 107 in for those seeking to go to israel. Thus in 1986; 487 in 1987; 1,153 in 1988; and contrast to other emigrants, Jews Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, NJ. 07302. 3,797 in 1989. But since the beginning of leaving for israel automatically lose ^^^^^„(1SSN - 0273-9348)^^^^^^ 1990, 12,000 further requests have been (Continued on page 15) received for exit visas, including 6,000 Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - S10. for permanent residence abroad. Mr. Litovsky is a 36-year-old engineer of Jewish origin. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. According to a Kiev source, ap– 1. Personal correspondence, dated proximately half of those seeking exit August 17, 1990. Even ostensibly progres– The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: visas from Ukraine are of Jewish origin. sive measures are not always well received by (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 Moreover, this statement appears to be Kiev Jews. For example, the recent decision borne out by other evidence which to publish the newspaper vechirniy Kyiv exclusively in Ukrainian (currently about Postmaster, send address indicates that Jews generally believe changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz that their position in Soviet society has two-thirds of its copies are in Russian) is widely interpreted as a significant victory for The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta Kolomayets deteriorated over the past two years. Rukh and Shevchenko Ukrainian Language P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapychak One woman at the Kharkiv office also Society, it has also signified, however, that Jersey City, NJ. 07303 revealed the presence of anti-Semitism this newspaper, hitherto popular in all as a major factor, commenting to circles of Kiev, is no longer accessible to The Ukrainian Weekly, September 23, 1990, No. 38, vol. -Will Komsomolskoye Znamia that: "We many readers, including the Jewish cor– Copyright 1990 by The Ukrainian Weekly were not afraid of economic difficul– respondent cited here. No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 з Poland revises Roman Fedoriv on the roles of the writer and the statesman Auschwitz figures by Marta Kolomayets LONDON - Poland has revised its estimate of the number of those killed JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - A robust by the Nazis at the Auschwitz death man with a hearty laugh that fills any camp, decreasing the figure from 4 room he enters, writer and USSR million to 1 million, reported the People's Deputy Roman Fedoriv looks London Daily Telegraph. to the future with optimism. The overwhelming majority of those "1 cannot imagine that there is any killed are now accepted to have been force that can stop the processes that are Jews. occurring in Ukraine today.And 1 think The revised figures support claims by there can be no talk of things going back israeli researchers that Poland's former to the way they once were," said the 59- Communist government had overesti– year-old editor-in-chief of Dzvin, the mated the number killed by inflating the literary, cultural and historical journal number of non-Jews who died in of the Ukrainian Writers' Union, which Hitler's largest death camp. is published in Lviv. Franciszek Piper, director of the A Hutsul, born in the village of historical committee of the Auschwitz– Bratkivtsi, ivano-Frankivske Oblast, Birkenau Museum, said new research Mr. Fedoriv published his first stories in has shown that at least 1.3 million 1955. He completed his journalism people had been deported to the camp, studies at the University of Lviv in 1967 of whom some 223,000 survived. and worked on the editorial boards of The 1.1 million dead includes 960,000 Nove Zhyttia, Prykarpatska Pravda, Jews, 70,000 to 75,000 Poles, nearly all Komsomolskyi Prapor and Molod of the 23,000 Gypsies sent to the camp, Ukrainy. and 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war. He is the author of such historic Mr.jPiper said these figures are novels as: "Kapelian Zhovtoho Leva" minimum estimates and that the total (Chapiain of the Yellow Lion, 1962), The illustrations featured on the covers of the June and July issues of Dzvin are number of victims could be more than "Otchyi Svitylnyk" (Father's Candle- woodcuts by artist Myron Yaciv. 1.5 million. stick, 1976), and "Kamiane Pole" Shmuel Krakowsky, head of research (Stone Field, 1978); a novel in legends, The white-maned Mr. Fedoriv, who and it makes me happy that 1 was helped at israel's Yad vashem Me– "Zhban vyna" (Flask of Wine, 1968); visited the United States this past by many people from the Writers' morial for Jewish victims of the Ho– short stories; collections of short stories, spring, stopped by at The Weekly Union, other organizations, members locaust, said the new figures are correct, among them, "Yeshan Zillia" (1966), offices, where he offered some thoughts of our editorial board and our readers. The Daily Telegraph reported. "Kvit Paporoti" (Fern Flower, 1966), about his journal and his role as a About our readers — we have many Mr. Krakowsky said the former and "Znak Kimmeriytsia" (The Cim– people's deputy of the USSR. of them; today, we have over 100,000. in Communist government of Poland had merian's Mark, 1972). March of this year, we had 113,500. misrepresented the number of victims in He is currently working on two And although this may not seem like (Continued on page 14) novels, among them "Jerusalem's many, one must take into account that Hills," which tells of the persecution of On the journal Dzvin: just recently we had 9,000,12,000,15,000. And for a long time our readership stobd Ukrainians in Galicia during 1940-1941. The name "Dzvin" is a historic U.S. io hosf Since 1968, he has been in charge of at 15,000. We were not allowed to exceed tradition of leading literary thought in that іщщЬег^ But now our circulation Zhovten^ which only at the beginning of Galicia. ivan Franko founded a journal this year "changed its name back to continue? to clirnb.. Apd 1 must add that, CSCE -meefmg– by that name in the late 49th century, our circulation by far exceeds that of Dzvin, a journal that continues to blaze And truthfully, we at Zhovten asked the WASHINGTON - A CSCE Mee– the trail in educating the citizens of vitchyzna and Kyiv. ting of Foreign Ministers, first pro- proper authorities more than once to Ukraine about their past, filling in the change the name of our journal Zhov– І think this large circulation has to do posed by the United States and agreed "blank spots" on their history pages. with the fact that our journal has served to at the recent Copenhagen Conference ten. in the past, the name Dzvin was A man who admits that to this day he forbidden for various reasons: we asked as a teacher, an enlightener. Even before on the Human Dimension, will be held continues to fight the fear that was the days of perebudova, on the pages of in New York on October 1-2. to change the name to anything other instilled in him over decades of Com– than Zhovten (October). We thought of our journal we featured historic themes, This meeting will be an important munist rule, Mr. Fedoriv, with his entire ethnographic subjects; long ago we took part of the preparations for the planned naming the journal Chervona Kalyna editorial board, left the ranks of the (Guelder Rose) or Halychyna (Gali– on the role of awakening the masses to Conference on Security and Coopera– Communist Party this past summer. national consciousness. tion in Europe summit of heads of state cia). and government, which is expected to be Their statement was carried in the indeed, traditionally, all of the Ukra– І must add that because 1 was the held in November in Paris. The October newly established Lviv-based Ukrai– inian revolutionary literary journalism editor-in-chief during those years І meeting will be the first CSCE meeting nian daily, Za vilnu Ukrainu, which featured the name Dzvin. in 1914-1916, suffered during this period. The autho– ever to be held in the United States. announced the editorial board's intent: a journal in eastern Ukraine was called rities often reprimanded me, telling me The 35 CSCE foreign ministers will "Current processes of democratiza– Dzvin. Between the two world wars, in that this was neither the role of my meet to review progress of the pre– tion in Soviet society support humani– the 1930s in Lviv, Dzvony was pub– journal, nor my job. But, it was my deep paratory committee for the Paris sum– zation of all aspects of its existence, lished. conviction that the people should know mit currently meeting in vienna, to guarantee the prevalence of all human Dzvin is an all-republic journal for who they are, where they come from. resolve outstanding issues as necessary, values over class values, and create a all Ukrainians, for all of Ukraine, it is a Today, we have readers throughout and to give CSCE blessing to German mechanism for the transfer of power, publication of the Writers' Union of the republic, although the distribution reunification, which is to take place on previously usurped by one political Ukraine, and it pleases me tremendous– of our journal does not depend 09 us; October 3, the day after the meeting. party, to true rule by the people. ly that it now carries the name Dzvin . Soyuzdruk,a government network, The agenda for the two-day meeting "in such circumstances, culture and І feel that this is a great personal victory (Continued on page 11) tentatively includes speeches by United the arts gain new spiritual meaning, Nations Secretary — General Perez de both for the individual as well as the Cuellar, Secretary of State James entire nation. Baker, a working lunch, a report from "Thus, we feel that depoliticization vienna on the status of work of the should begin with culture and the arts. preparatory committee, and the op– "in connection with this, the editorial portunity for the other foreign ministers board of Dzvin and its workers feel that to deliver statements. it is necessary to announce their re– Ambassador Robert Frowick, who signations from the Communist Party was deputy head of the U.S. delegation of the Soviet Union and declare that the to the 1986-1989 vienna CSCE Follow- formation of any party organizations up Meeting, has been designated as within the editorial board is unsuita– executive secretary. The meeting will be ble." held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention The declaration was signed by Mr. Center of New York. Ail sessions of the Fedoriv, Rostyslav Bratun, also a New York meeting will be open to the people's deputy of the USSR and an public unless otherwise decided on the editorial board member, Mykola 11- basis of consensus. Arrangements for nytsky, deputy editor-in chief, Yuriy NGOs and individuals will be similar to Koval, executive secretary, Roman that of previous CSCE meetings. Didula, prose editor, Roman Kudlyk, individuals wishing to obtain more reviews editor, volodymyr Oleyko, information about the New York poetry editor, Levko Riznyk, editorial meeting may contact Orest Deycha– board member, Taras Salyha, editorial kiwsky of the U.S. Helsinki Corn- board member, and Yaroslav Tuchaps– Roman Fedoriv of Lviv, USSR people's deputy and editor-in-chief of the monthly mission staff at (202) 225-1901. ky , literary editor. journal Dzvin, 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 No. 38 Conference on Ukraine's economy draws scholars from East, West

by Nick Deychakiwsky tructuring of the Ukrainian Economy: t the average annual growth rate in tute of Economics at the Academy of Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Selected issues." Dr. Lukinov wel– Ukraine's population was 0.4 percent Sciences in Kiev, Blaine McCants of the comed the recent declaration of for the past decade, and is lower than Central intelligence Agency, and Yuriy CAMBR1DGE, Mass. - The fourth economic independence for the Ukrai– that of the entire USSR; Ruban, an economist from Kiev who conference oh Ukrainian economics, nian SSR,, which he said was based on ^ Ukraine's population is rapidly recently emigrated to the U.S. "Ukrainian Economy 1970 - 1990 - his institute's plan for economic re- urbanizing, now being 67 percent urban Dr. Kushnirsky offered his con- 2000" dealt with the critical issues of form. and 33 percent rural; elusion that the economic reforms of the Ukraine's current economic crisis. Some necessary components of this ь since 1980, labor productivity perestroika period, usually considered Organized by the Harvard Ukrainian plan are: price and financial credit increases in most industries have been to have worsened the economic situation Research institute, the Canadian in– reform; the. redefinition of economic^ lower for Ukraine than for the USSR as in the USSR, did not adversely affect stitute of Ukrainian Studies at the development and strategic priorities to a whole. over-all economic growth in Ukraine, University of Alberta, and the De– favor consumer goods and light in– Speaking about energy and fuel though certain economic situations partment of Economics at Temple dustry (over defense and heavy in– resources, Leslie Dienes of the Uni– there have worsened, such as consumer University, the conference took place at dustry); democratic reform of land versity of Kansas stated that over the product deficits. He also presented Harvard University on September 7-9. ownership and offering a free choice to past two decades, Ukraine has gone many insightful recommendations for The list of 23 active participants the populace on the type of Ownership from being an energy-surplus region to future economic reform, stating that the included for the first time five eco– preferred rather than forced privati– an energy-deficient one, and estimated Hungarian approach of gradual priva– nomists from the Ukrainian SSR, as zation. that Ukraine now imports 42 percent of tization is preferrable for Ukraine, as well as scholars from the U.S., Canada, Mykola Chumachenko, director of its energy requirements. He also poin– opposed to the Polish "shock" ap– the United Kingdom and Germany. the Donetske branch of the institute of ted out that Ukraine's fuel supply is proach. Twenty presentations were given during Economics of the Academy of Sciences, inefficient compared to the rest of The session ended with a presentation four main sessions titled "Framework", delivered a paper on current reforms in Europe, and cautioned that shifting to on agriculture by Elizabeth M. Clayton "Resources," "Performance" and "Wel– the Soviet Union and economic de– republican control of energy resources of the University of Missouri, who fare." The conference concluded with a velopment in Ukraine. He traced the will not necessarily result in greater offered an optimistic picture of U– kraine's capacity for growth and de– velopment in the agricultural sector. Stating that the land resource base is strong, but underdeveloped, and that many elements of infrastructure, such as roads, are already in place, Dr. Clayton recommended that agricultural development be given a high priority in Ukraine's restructuring of its economy. She listed the following as necessary: establishment of security of land owner- ship (an established title system), deve– lopment of local markets so that re– gional specialization can take place, and a slow experimental approach to de– velopment, without rushing into grand schemes.

Welfare

Two presentations on Ukraine's environment opened the next session. Craig ZumBrunnen of the University of Washington cited a multitude of ominous statistics regarding pollution levels in Ukraine, followed by David R. Marples of the University of Alberta, who outlined the effects of the Chorno– Participants of the conference "Ukrainian Economics 1970- 1990 - 2000" held at Harvard University. byl disaster and described Ukraine's nuclear energy program. closing plenary session devoted to progress and effects of economic re- efficiency, because from a political Next, Marian Dolishniy, director of review and discussion. form since the beginning of perestroika, standpoint it may be more difficult to the Lviv branch of the institute of arid offered the following recommen– close down inefficient operations. Economics at the Academy of Sciences, Framework dations for Ukraine's economic pro– in his paper titled "Capital Forma– delivered a paper titled "Regional gress: liquidation of the union mi– tion and the Productivity of Capital," Economic and Social Development in Following opening remarks, con– minstries and their control of enter- David A. Dyker of the University of the Ukrainian SSR." A major point ference chairman 1 van S. Koropeckyj of prises; the establishment of an in- Sussex, United Kingdom, painted a made by him was that the present Temple University gave a short political dependent monetary system; the enact– rather bleak picture of Ukraine's capital scheme of economic regions in Ukraine background, tracing relevant political ment of exact laws for the changeover, resources, stating that more so than in (the Donetske-Dnieper, Southwest, and developments in Ukraine from the early development and regulation of the entire USSR, a great deal of South regions) was not appropriate for 1980s to the present, with a focus on market economy; and the provision of Ukraine's capital stock is fully de– optimal development, and that these recent events of greatest impact on an adequate social support network preciated but still not scrapped. More- should be further divided to better Ukraine's economy, such as the July 16 through the transitionary period. over, when it is replaced, much of the reflect regional similarities. Declaration of State Sovereignty and volodymyr N. Bandera of Temple new equipment is obsolete, magnifying Gertrude Schroeder Geenslade of the the August 3 declaration of economic University gave the final presentation of Ukraine's already serious technological University of virginia, in a presentation independence. the "Framework" session, titled "Na– and environmental problems. Dr. Dy– , on living standards, discussed some of Dr. Koropeckyj then presented the tional income Transfers." He presented ker belives that under the best eco– the "spectacularly misguided policies"of views of volodymyr Cherniak, an a model of calculating Ukraine's in- nomic assumptions, Ukraine's capital the perestroika period which helped economist at the Academy of Sciences, come losses to the Soviet Union, con- stock problem will not be solved until at result in the fact that Ukrainian per– institute of Economics, in Kiev and a eluding that despite problems of mea– least 2010. sonal income and consumption growth deputy of the USSR Supreme Soviet, suring economic transactions using Ending the session was a presentation rates are lower than both the USSR who was unable to attend. The thrust of Soviet statistics, the evidence of U– on scientific-technical progress in average and the Russian SFSR Dr. Cherniak's views is that Ukraine kraine incurring income losses is un– Ukraine, delivered by Hans-Erich Gra– growth rates. Some of these were the must first gain full independence before deniable. matzki of the Osteuropa-lnstitute in anti-alcohol campaign, the cutback in it can form meaningful economic re– Berlin, with the general conclusion that imports in consumer goods, and public lationships with other countries (in– Resources the present progress of research is not discussions of price and monetary cluding other republics of the USSR) as up to Ukraine's potential because of reforms which led to a hoarding men– an equal partner. Ralph S. Clem of Florida interna– inappropriate policies of the centralized tality. He favors removing all industry form tional University opened the next Soviet system of research planning and Finally, Donna Bahry of the Uni– union control and placing it under session with a paper on population, distribution. versity of California at Davis spoke of republican control before the process of followed by a paper on labor resources, trends in USSR budgetary redistribu– privatization begins. Dr. Cherniak by Stephen Rapawy of the U.S. Performance tion. She stated that the gap between recommends a radical, non-piecemeal Department of Commerce. revenues from Ukraine to the union reform approach, as is occurring in Some of the more interesting trends The third session consisted mostly of and union expenditures in Ukraine, Poland, though with appropriate social and statistics presented were: presentations of economic models and after being at a relatively stable 20 safety measures. ^ Ukraine moved from having one of of various approaches in national percent share of Ukraine's national ivan Lukinov, director of the in– the highest birthrates ever observed income computations. These were given income extracted during the period stitute of Economics in Kiev, presented around 1900 to presently the lowest in by F.l. Kushnirsky of Temple Uni– 1975-1988, is now increasing. Prof. the next paper, titled "Radical Res– the USSR; versity, Andriy Revenko of the insti– (Continued on page 13) No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23.1990 5

UNA to open... Organizational Committee of the NFAU, headed by Osyp Zinkewycz, has (Continued from page 1) slated a meeting of local committees for bility to redouble our efforts in pro– November 10-12 at the UNA building viding multi-faceted assistance and in in Jersey City, N.J., in order to supporting all those endeavors whose adopt the by-laws and on that basis goal is creation of an independent and create a central coordinating structure democratic Ukraine," Mrs. Diachuk in the U.S. Meanwhile, the acting stated, thus setting the tone for this executive of the NFAU announced a extraordinary session of the Supreme conference of Rukh committees and Assembly. CCRF committees for October 13 at The supreme president also paid Rutgers University in Newark, N.J. tribute to her predecessor, John O. Flis, Thus, Mrs. Diachuk explained, the who chose not to seek re-election as result is chaos, disorganization, and UNA supreme president at the UNA lack of centralized activity and convention in late May — early June. meaningful information. Thus far, there are 21 local Rukh support committees, Organizing matters Mrs. Diachuk continued, and 18 of Eugene iwanciw reports on the proposal to create a political action committee them have agreed to participate in the First on the agenda was the matter of (РАС). Also in the photo (from left) are Nestor Olesnycky, Ulana Diachuk and special meeting to be convened by the UNA membership and how to promote Walter Sochan. NFAU organizational director. organizing activity. Following a sum– members without a medical examina– advocates a certain political agenda. The UNA Fund for the Rebirth of mary of organizing results for the first tion. The UNA, he said, may use its funds Ukraine must determine its priorities, eight months of 1990, Mrs. Diachuk to administer the РАС, but it cannot use Mrs. Diachuk noted, offering her singled out two organizers, Michael By-laws revision its funds to contribute toward political suggestions on the fund's activities, Kihiczak, secretary of UNA Branch 496 candidates. The UNA may solicit con– including scholarships and stipends for in Seattle, Wash., and Supreme Advisor Mr. Olesnycky, supreme vice-presi– tributions toward the РАС from its talented young people from Ukraine Pastuszek for their success in enrolling dent, then addressed the issue of re- members only; however, non-members who specialize in the fields of eco– new members into the Ukrainian Na– vising the UNA's By-Laws in order to may also contribute. The UNA РАС is nomics, banking and finance, as well as tional Association. take into account the changing needs of to be used to support only national assistance to various organizations and She also pointed out that the lead in the UNA, the Ukrainian communities issues and candidates, he added. institutions now working toward in– organizing activity, in terms of meeting in the United States and Canada, where After a brief discussion, the proposal dependence and democracy in Ukraine. their organizing quotas, is held by UNA the UNA conducts business, and to establish a UNA РАС was una– Mrs. Diachuk went on to propose districts in Troy-Albany, Philadelphia throughout the world, including U– nimously approved. that the UNA fund adopt guidelines for and Shamokin, and that 58 percent of kraine. grants similar to those used by the the annual membership quota had been Fund for Ukraine's Rebirth National Endowment for Democracy fulfilled as of the end of August. This in accordance with a resolution passed at the last UNA convention, the (NED) and that it look into the possi– she said, is a significant improvement The next day, Sunday, September 16, bilities provided by various matching over the previous year. Supreme Assembly was empowered to create a charter study and revision the Supreme Assembly members dis– funds mechanisms. Each member of the Supreme As– committee composed of UNA members cussed guidelines for the activity of the As a first step, however, the supreme sembly was then asked to offer sug– and was to do so by December 1 of this UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine president recommended that the UNA gestions on how UNA organizing ac– year. The Supreme Assembly gathered that was established at the 32nd UNA establish a press bureau in Kiev, capital tivity could be improved. Suggestions at this specially convened meeting Convention. The conclave set as its of Ukraine, with the aim of providing ranged from teaching a professional approved the following as members of fund-raising goal Si million over the up-to-date and precise information on sales approach at secretarial-organizing the UNA By-Laws Amendment Com– next four years, with the UNA contri– developments in Ukraine to the UNA's courses, changing the image of the mittee: Supreme Executive Officers Ш- buting at least Si00,000 annually and newspapers, Svoboda and The Ukrai– UNA, preparing a sales video and using chuk, Olesnycky, Sochan, Blahitka, UNA members and the community at nian Weekly. The bureauj she added, direct mail sales techniques to empha– Paschen and Hewryk, Supreme Audi- large donating the remainder. should be equipped with a direct line of sizing the importance of one-on-one tor Doroshenko, Supreme Advisors in the three and a half months since communications to the U.S. salesmanship in selling the UNA and its Hadzewycz and iwanciw,and Honorary the UNA convention, the fund has As well, the UNA bureau should product which, as Mr. Pastuszek poin– Member of the Supreme Assembly raised more then S85,000. Thus, with assist the Democratic Bloc in disse– ted out, is not only competitive but Myron Kuropas. Also on the committee the UNA's donation, it is now ap– minating information about deve– superior to that of many commercial are several UNA members who are proaching the sum of 5200,000 and it lopments in Ukraine to Western news insurance companies. lawyers: Peter Savaryn, Andrew Fyly– appears that the goal of 5250,000 will be media and, through them, leading de– cision-makers in Western governments. Supreme President Diachuk and povych, John Flis, Anne Chopek and reached by the end of the year, Mrs. After a lengthy discussion on the Supreme Secretary Sochan spoke ihor Rakowsky,and a law student, Diachuk reported. work of the UNA Fund for the Rebirth about the new annuity certificate that Taras Szmagala Jr. The supreme president then went on of Ukraine, in which speaker after will be offered beginning on October 1. to give a capsule history of recent efforts speaker urged the UNA to take the lead The retirement income annuity offered Political Action Committee to provide assistance to Ukraine in assisting Ukraine, the Supreme will be of two types, immediate and through such funds as the Rukh Fund Assembly unanimously approved es– deferred; the annuity certificate may Supreme Advisor iwanciw, who is and the Children of Chornobyl Relief tablishment of a Kiev bureau. also be used as an individual retirement also director of the UNA's Washington Fund, various local committees in account (1RA). (More information on Office, reported on the proposal to support of Rukh (the Popular Move– Supreme vice-President Olesnycky this certificate will be forthcoming in create a UNA Political Action Com– ment of Ukraine for Perebudova) and added that the UNA supreme president both Svoboda and The Ukrainian mittee. The UNA РАС idea, he noted, the National Fund to Aid Ukraine, should travel to Ukraine for the second Weekly.) has been discussed for several years. which comprises representatives of Rukh congress, where she would an– Now, with the emergence of Ukraine on leading Ukrainian community organi– nounce this historic decision. Mr. Sochan also reported on new the world scene, is a crucial time for zations, including the UNA. UNA Centennial discounts available on UNA life in– such an entity to be created. Basically Most recently, the National Fund to surance policies (with the exception of Mr, iwanciw explained, the РАС is a Aid Ukraine had elected a committee Much attention was devoted at the term insurance), as well as the higher group of people who voluntarily con- that was charged with drafting by-laws Supreme Assembly meeting also to the face values of life insurance available to tribute toward a single fund which for the organization. The committee centennial in 1994 of the Ukrainian could not agree on one draft, therefore, National Association, and members Diachuk assumes UACC presidency two proposals have been presented. The (Continued on page 14) NEW YORK - Ulana Diachuk, National Association, held just several recently elected supreme president of week earlier; and other community the Ukrainian National Association, matters. has assumed the presidency also of the He then went on to state that he is Ukrainian American Coordinating resigning from the UACCouncil pre– Council. sidency for the same reasons he chose Previously, the president's position not to seek re-election as UNA supreme was held by John O. Flis, Mrs. Dia– president. Mr. Flis had tendered a letter chuk's predecessor as UNA supreme of resignation to the UACCouncil president. Mr. Flis officially resigned executive and to the organization's from the UACC presidency at an exe– National Council. cutive board meeting held June 30. Dr. Bohdan Shebunchak, chairman At that meeting, Mr. Flis delivered of the National Council, thanked Mr. his final report as leader of the UAC– Flis for his many years of work as Council, focusing on the activity of the UACCouncil president,and all present National Fund to Aid Ukraine, which, responded with a standing ovation. he said, is deficient in reporting its Dr. Shebunchak then welcomed Mrs. The Supreme Assembly session brought together veteran and neophyte advisors. financial affairs to donors and the Diachuk in her capacity as the new Freshman supreme advisors seen above are Walter Korchynsky (left) and Wasyl Ukrainian community at large; the 32nd president of the Ukrainian American Liscynesky (right); veterans are Tekla Moroz and Andrew Jula9 the Utter serving Regular Convention of the Ukrainian Coordinating Council. his 10th consecutive term on the Supreme Assembly. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 No. 38

NEWS AND viEWS Ukrainian WeeUY Updating Ukrainian school curriculum by Alex Kuzma and a style that our children can not only keep up with, but can relate to. All UNA leaps forward The Ukrainian Weekly's recent we have to do is expose them to all the editorial exhorting parents to send excitement. in one weekend this month, the Ukrainian National Association took a their children to local Ukrainian studies When it comes to teaching history giant leap forward, having taken into account the needs and wishes of its schools (Ridni Shkoly) merits much and building our children's sense of members, the Ukrainian diaspora and Ukraine. further discussion, in particular, it is ethnic pride, it is worth comparing our Convened by kiewly elected Supreme President Ulana Diachuk, who noted worth underscoring the importance of schools' performance with some recent that the session was taking place at a time of unprecedented and fast-paced teaching our children (and ourselves) educational gains in the African-Ame– changes in Ukraine, the Supreme Assembly's special meeting proceeded, in a about the changes sweeping Ukraine rican community, very few Black remarkably businesslike fashion, to chart the course for the UNA for the over the past three years. children can tell us much about Fre– months, and years, ahead. The Weekly's editorial assumes that derick Douglass, or the heroes of the Acting first on the needs of its individual UNA members, the Supreme most of our Ridni Shkoly offer classes Reconstruction period, but a growing Assembly discussed in detail a new certificate to be offered beginning on in contemporary Ukrainian politics, or number is at least familiar with the Civil October 1. The UNA's annuity certificate is designed to provide holders with current events. І would urge the Weekly Rights Movement, the Freedom Rides, a lifetime income. Referred to as a retirement annuity, it is meant primarily to to conduct a survey of schools in the the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the provide for the comfortable retirement of UNA'ers. With this new offering, as United States and Canada, to test the bombing of the church in Birmingham well as through new rate reductions on life insurance policies and higher face validity of this assumption. My own where four young girls were murdered. values of policies available without a medical exam, the UNA has taken hunch is that in many schools, such it should be a source of embarras– another step toward providing for members and their families. At the same programs do not exist, and that much sment to us as Ukrainians, that so time, the UNA has proven yet again that it is a modern and progressive greater emphasis needs to be placed on many of our children know virtually insurance company with competitive services. this subject. nothing about "Bloody Thursday," or in those schools where the history the heroes, martyrs and firebrands of Another reflection of this is the Supreme Assembly's approval of a By– curriculum has not been modernized, our most recent revolution. Even in Laws Amendment Committee that is to study and revise the organization's we are missing a wonderful opportuni– conversations with college graduates by-laws with a view toward the changing needs of the UNA, the Ukrainian ty. Our young people are starved for who are fairly involved in Ukrainian community in the U.S. and Canada, and Ukrainians throughout the world. real, living heroes, and Ukraine is community affairs, 1 have found that Thus, the UNA is poised to enter the second century of its existence. teeming with them. Unfortunately, too many are woefully uninformed about Acting on the need for the Ukrainian American community to become many of our parents and teachers are the current situation in Ukraine. Some more vocal in the political life of their country, the Supreme Assembly voted leaving it up to students to somehow had not even heard the term Rukh, and to create a UNA Political Action Committee. The РАС will advocate the learn about these heroes in their spare others were unaware that Ukraine had Ukrainian American community's political agenda on the national level — an time. declared its sovereignty in July, in agenda that is particularly important now with the re-emergence of Ukraine. if we really want to inspire our addition to regular, children's classes, it Finally, picking up on the clear mandate of the 32nd Convention of the children, we need to reverse our prio– may behoove our communities and UNA, which created the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukrine, the Supreme rities. What good does it do to rehash youth organizations to develop a Assembly deliberated the guidelines for this fund's activity, taking into the exploits of Prince ihor and Kniahy– program of "teach-ins" and study consideration the wishes and opinions of its members, the community at large nia Olha when our students know groups to bring older students up to and leading activists from Ukraine, it was evident from discussions at the nothing about the leaders of Rukh who speed on this issue. special session that the UNA is indeed being tapped to take the lead in are making news — and history — The day that we and our children providing support to democratic and independence-minded forces in today? know more about vyacheslav Chorno– Ukraine. І do not mean to suggest that we vil and Mykhailo Horyn and Lina The Supreme Assembly designated as priority No. 1 the opening of a UNA should downplay the importance of Kostenko than underprivileged Black press bureau in Kiev, capital of Ukraine, its purpose: to provide timely and historic figures such as Taras Shev– youngsters know about Malcolm X and accurate information to UNA newspapers and their readers, to Western news chenko, or ivan Mazepa, or Metropo– Martin Luther King Jr., will be the day media and decision-makers around the globe. As well, the bureau is meant to litan Andrey Sheptytsky. Their con– that our schools and our parents are help the Democratic Bloc in Ukraine promote its activity through tributions to Ukrainian history and doing their job. dissemination of information that, as seen from even a cursory perusal of the culture are timeless. And yet, for Unfortunately, too many parents are press, simply isn't making it onto the pages of the news media. American children, steeped in pop content with their children knowing culture, where yesterday's stars are about the Ukrainian heritage of a few The latter decision truly is a historic step that will place the UNA in the passe almost as soon as they have television celebrities. Sports and forefront of community organizations and institutions of the diaspora that flashed across the ТУ screen on "En– fashion being the opiate of America's stand ready and willing to help Ukraine through myriad projects. tertainment Tonight," the study of masses, this is to be expected, and І Taken together though, all the aforementioned decisions of the new UNA people and events older than the 1960s suppose there is nothing wrong with our leadership demonstrate that the UNA is a dynamic force that is continuing its is like studying ancient history. This is a children idolizing hockey stars, or long and illustrious history of service: to its members, the Ukrainian sad comment on the shallow message beauty queens like Kaye Lani Rae community in the United States and Canada, and throughout the world. and poor programming that American Rafko, just as there is nothing wrong media and its corporate sponsors are with Black children looking up to feeding the 1990s generation, but we Michael Jordan or Darryl Strawberry need to take this into account in plan– or Felicia Rashad as icons of Black ning a sound and viable curriculum for achievement. our over-hyped, 1 under-educated Even so, we should be teaching our Turning the pages back... school-age population. children more than the American pop– Rukh is providing us with ideal and-sports culture offers. Even une– kindling for reinvigorating and "firing ducated ghetto youths are stirred by the up" our youth. History in Ukraine is political message of Jesse Jackson or Author, editor, journalist and community leader Semen moving almost as fast as the psychedelic, Nelson Mandela, or the award-winning Demydchuk was born on April 22,1884, in Buzke, Galicia. jittery surrealism of MTY. This is a pace film-maker, Spike Lee. Many subscribe He attended Lviv University and received his LL.D. degree to ethnic magazines such as Ebony and in 1914. Alex Kuzma, a lawyer from Hart- JET. How many of our children read On his initial trip to the United States, in 1912, Mr. Demydchuk visited with ford, Conn., taught a course in Ukrai– The Ukrainian Weekly? How many can Ukrainian immigrants and collected funds for the Ridna Shkola pedagogical nian current events and modern Ukrai– rattle off the names of the heroes and society. Two years later, he returned to America - this time as a delegate of the nian history at St. Michael's Ukrai– leaders of Ukraine's Rukh? General Ukrainian Council in vienna. Having made the decision to remain in the nian Parochial School in Hartford, if we really want to inspire our youth U.S., Mr. Demydchuk busied himself with organizing the first Ukrainian congress Conn. (Continued on page 14) in this country, held in New York on October 30-31, 1915. On the journalistic front, prior to emigrating Mr. Demydchuk wrote for Dilo, the Lviv daily newspaper; afterwards, he worked as editor for Svoboda and Amerika, During the 1920s, he served as director of the Ukrainian Press and UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine information Bureau of the Ukrainian National Committee in New York. Together with L. Tsehelsky, he published the weekly Ukrainskyi visnyk for a ,^UND, The Home Office of the Ukrainian National year, beginning in 1927. Association reports that, as of September 22, Mr. Demydchuk wrote a collection of short stories titled "Pershi Obrazky z the fraternal organization's newly established Ameryky" (First impressions of America) as well as many articles about the Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine has received Ukrainian experience in the diaspora. His treatise "Ucrainica in America" was 3,482 checks from its members with donations featured, in a revised and serialized version, in The Ukrainian Weekly, 1944-1945. totalling 186,771.91. The contributions A memeber of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, Mr. Demydchuk also chaired the Commission for the Study of the History of Ukrainian immigration to the United include individual members' donations, as well States of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences in the U.S. He continued 8 as returns of members' dividend checks and his leadership role in many community organizations, promoting the concept of X interest payments on promissory notes. Ukrainian independence and helping refugees and immigrants, until his death on ^Jovti^ September 20, 1965. ;. No. 38 u THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 7

OvERviEW: independent press in Ukraine under Gorbachev Faces and Places by Myron B. Kuropas by Taras Kuzio whole, no longer copied by being typed on carbon paper, but is either actually PART1 printed or photocopied. Today, editors The word "samizdat" (in Ukrainian of the independent press often have at samvydav) was first coined in the 1960s their disposal photocopiers, computers Walter Dudycz: the right stuff to describe the new phenomenon of and tele-fax machines — all of which Our people have lived in the United helped rally thousands of veterans and uncensored writings which made their are no longer illegal and all of which States for well over a hundred years, and other concerned citizens in support of appearance at that time. Samizdat have revolutionized the preparation and in all that time we've only had one the flag which was being walked on in (which means literally "self-publish– publication of independent journals in Ukrainian American elected to the display. This earned him the Ukraine and allow for a large increase in ing'O was described by viadimir Bukov– Congress. American Legion's 1989 Com– their titles and circulation. sky as: "1 write it myself, censor it He was Fernand J. St. Germaine of mendation Award and the veterans of myself, print and disseminate it myself, visiting the United States earlier this Rhode island's 1st Congressional Foreign Wars', "Outstanding Citizen of and then 1 do time in prison for it year Mykola Ryabchuk, a young poet District. Although his mother was 1989" Award. myself." and leading member of Rukh, stated Ukrainian and he liked Ukrainian food, Sen. Dudycz opponent is Frank The mechanism of samizdat was very that, "the number of publications in the congressman had few ties with the Annunzio,, 75, the second-ranking simple: "the author types his work on a Ukraine is quite miserly compared to Ukrainian community. He lost his seat Democrat on the House Banking Com– typewriter (the only means at the the numbers in such states as West in 1988. mittee who, according to the Wash– disposal of the average Soviet citizen), Germany, France and the United it's not that Ukrainians haven4 tried. ington Times (August 13), "received usually with four of five carbons, or States." He suggested, "The way to Michael Kitsock and Steve Postupack thousands of dollars in campaign con– photocopies it, and passes copies out to solve this problem would be to expand of Pennsylvania ran for Congress. So tributions, speaking fees, and travel people he knows, if others are interested the independent press published by did Michael Hinko and Alex Zabrocky junkets from SAL thrifts when the in the work, they make copies from their informal organizations throughout the of illinois, Bohdan Futey of Ohio, Nick republic, which have contributed to a industry was sinking billions of dollars copy and distribute them among their Medvid of California, and Michael diversification of the press in Ukraine." into golf courses and risky real estate friends." (Ludmilla Alexeyeva, "Soviet Kostiv of Florida. ventures." Dissent," p. 12.) Samizdat produced in in larger cities such as Lviv, Kiev and Ukrainian have also held significant this manner was extremely inefficient in Kharkiv there are dozens of such posts in the federal government. George "Mr. Dudycz," continues the Times, time and effort expended upon it. newspapers and journals, some of a Kistiakowsky was a special adviser for "hopes to make the name Annunzio... finer quality, while others still look like science and technology to President synonymous with the biggest financial independent press under Gorbachev the primitive samvydav of the 1960s and Eisenhower, from 1959 to 1961. Joseph scandal in the nation's history." 70s. He said he believes "this is the press Charyk was undersecretary of the Air Mr. Annunzio, of course, has tried to in view of the traditional manner of of the future." (The Ukrainian Weekly, Force form 1960 to 1963.1 served as a dodge ties to the S A L scandals by how we perceive samvydav, how can March 25, 1990.) regional director of a federal agency calling for prosecution of S ft L fraud this be reconciled with the huge number The Ukrainian Press Agency has on (ACTlON) from 1971 to 1975 and as the and wearing a button which reads: "Jail of publications that now appear in record independent Ukrainian titles special assistant for ethnic affairs to the S ft L Crooks." But the press has Ukraine which are no longer produced which have appeared (or stopped President Gerald Ford from 1976 to not been fooled, it has exposed his ties in this manner? The term "samvydav" is publication) in Ukraine, Russia, the 1977. Lev Dobriansky was ambassador to the S ft L industry which includes the no longer applicable and one has to Baltic republics, Poland and Czecho– to the Bahamas and Bohdan Futey is a acceptance of Si6,000 in speaking fees, either use the terms "uncensored" or slovakia. The breakdown is as follows: federal judge. 530,000 in political action money, and "independent" press. Ukraine - 202 But we've never had a full-blooded, Si8,000 in individual contributions The independent press is, on the Russia - 3 community-conscious Ukrainian-Ame– including S3,000 from the notorious Baltic Republics - 4 rican in the U.S. Congress. Chanes B. Keating Jr., owner of the Taras Kuzio is director of the Ukrai– Poland - 12 Congress has Americans of Jewish, Lincoln Savings and Loan Association. nian Press Agency, a newsservice based Czechoslovakia - 1 italian, Greek, Japanese, Black, irish, in London. (Continued on page 10) Lebanese, Polish, German, Dutch, Republican strategists are convinced Croation, and Hispanic ancestry. Mr. Annunzio is vulnerable and But no Americans of Ukrainian have traveled to the multi-ethnic 11th A look at Lviv's newest newspaper ancestry. Congressional District where Poles This year, that may change. Our (11.8 percent of the population), Ger– by Татага practice a system of consistent and community has a red-hot candidate in mans (9.4 percent), italians (8.3 per– Stadnychenko-Cornelison timely news exchange with Ukrai– the person of illinois Sen. Walter cent), Hispanics(6.1 percent), irish (5.5 nian press organizations in the West. Dudycz who's running for the U.S. percent), Greeks (2.9 percent), Hun– Lviv - The offices of Za vilnu Telephoned reports were suggested, House of Representatives from the 11th garians (0.7 percent), and Ukrainians Ukrainu are located on v the second but we all realized the costs would be Congressional District in illinois. (0.7 percent) will play an important role floor of an old builidng at 3 Timi– prohibitive. Postal exchanges are not Walter has the "right stuff" to go all the in the election. riazeva in the city center. The news- reliable and take too long. Fax way. paper, whose editor-in-chief is vasyl machines might be the best solution, "During the last two weeks of July," Born in Chicago in 1950, Walter writes insight Magazine, (August 20) Baziv, first appeared on July 1,1990, but Za vilnu Ukrainu has no access Dudycz enlisted in the United States and is published daily (except to such equipment. "four top officials of the National Army in 1968 were he served his country Republican Congressional Committee Mondays and Fridays). With two of the newspaper's for three years, including a 12-month have huddled with Dudycz at his Mil– Operating on a shoestring budget, journalists (Nadia Derkach and Kost tour of duty in vietnam. waukee Avenue campaign office to it is recognized as a legitimate news- Chavaga) further discussions were Graduating from the Chicago Police plot strategy. vice-President Dan paper, the paper of Lviv Oblast held. Their proposals, tinged with the Academy in 1972, he served with dis– Quayle and Housing and Urban De– Council deputies. The first issue some concern over a practical means tinction for 13 years, holding the rank of velopment Secretary Jack Kemp "have claimed a circulation of 25,000; by to facilitate data exchange, included detective during his last six years on the both campaigned for him." July 15 this figure had climed to ideas for advertising for Jost relatives police force. While a police officer, he over 100,000. and for singles seeking mates. also founded and was first president of Although Walter Dudycz has the The rooms occupied by the news- І was given a copy of the news- the Ukrainian American Police As– right stuff for Congress, and has re– paper are relatively large, sparsely paper's premiere issue, a colored sociation. ceived both moral and financial sup- furnished: a few telephones, a few spread, conspicuously blue and yel– in 1983, Walter announced his can– port from GOP stalwarts and typewriters, a few filing cabinets, low, sporting two tridents on the didacy for the illinois State Senate, a hundreds of his constituents, he needs mismatched desks, tables and chairs. front page. Prominently displayed seat he won by a large margin. He was more funds to match the war chest І spoke briefly with Editor-in-chief in yellow boxes, trimmed with blue re-elected in 1988 with over 66 percent collected by his opponent. Walter Baziv and with Associate Editor Pav– braid and congratulatory and sup– of the vote. Dudycz needs the help of all Ukrai– lo Chemerys. Both are interested in portive messages from Levko Lu– State Sen. Dudycz built a legislative nians, Republicans and Democrats publicizing the paper among Ukrai– kianenko, Cardinal Myroslav Lu– record that reflects strong family values alike. nians in the diaspora: would there be bachivsky, former Sichoviy Strilets' and concern for working people. He Why Ukrainians? Because he is one of a market for the paper in the West? Severyn Pasternak and ivan Drach sponsored legislation that would have us, "nash,"as we say, and he has earned Both are also interested in among others. On the front page are instituted a property tax freeze in our support. He speaks fluent Ukrai– acquiring newsworthy items about words and music to "Shche Ne Chicago and allowed voters a greater nian and has a wonderful Ukrainian diaspora organizations and activi– vmerla Ukraina"; on page four are voice in determining state and local family which includes Oksana, his wife, ties. They were somewhat skeptical several poems by repressed "poet– taxes. For his efforts, he received and two beautiful daughters, valyaand about the viability of putting into (Continued on page 10) legislative awards from the Taxpayers Nadya. A member of UNA Branch 423, Federation of illinois, the National Walter has been active in our com– Обніміться ж, брати мс Taxpayers United of illinois and the munity for years, in March, he was part ільнж.: тле^ illinois State Council of Senior Citi– of an official U.S. delegation to Ukraine zens' Organizations. to observe the elections there. Walter is best known for his strong For further information readers may аіну defense of the American flag during the contact: Dudycz for Congress, 6153 1989 controversy involving an exhibit N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, ill. 60646 Flag of the independent newspaper Za vilnu Ukrainu. at the School of the Art insitute of or by calling (312) 763-4400 to offer Chicago, it was State Sen. Dudycz who your assistance. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 No. 38 Days of Kozak Glory explore Ukraine's history, promote national id

A women's choir from Lviv performs during mass rally in Kapulivka.

Entrance to Kapulivka welcomes visitors for Da: by Chrystyna N. Lapychak

imagine up to a half million people in technicolor garb - from Kozak Sich Rifleman uniforms to blue-and-yellow jogging suits — gathered 1 windmill in an ancient field surrounded by sunflowers on one side and th lined Dnieper River on the other. Such was the first day of an unprecedented celebration on August 4-5 of of Kozak heritage and the 310th anniversary of the death on August 2, legendary Kozak Otaman ivan Sirko. it was Sirko's final resting place Chortomlytska Sich (Old Sich) on the river Chortomlyk - now the і Kapulivka, Nykopil Raion, Dnipropetrovske Oblast - that drew the m (Continued on page 11)

Sign at Kapulivka homestead emphasizes Kozak resilience. Bust of Otaman ivan Sirko tops his new burial site above the Dniep No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 9

Otaman lvan Sirko was buried on the highest point of an ancient left photo). A stone (top right) now marks Sirko's original burial site, cemetery for Kozaks as well as local villagers near what was once the still threatened by same fate as the rest of the cemetery washed away fortress of Stara Chortomlytska Sich on the steppes near the Dnieper into the reservoir - with no effort to prevent the destruction by the River - now the village of Kapulivka. As a result of the Soviet authorities (bottom left). Sirko's bones were secretly removed from construction of the Kakhivka reservior on the Dnieper River, however, this site over 15 years ago arid later moved to their new resting place. A the water level of the river rose drastically, causing flooding and map (bottom right) shows the sites of the old Sich fortresses in relation erosion of its ancient banks, including the historic cemetery (see top to the old Dnieper River and the new wider reservoir. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1990 No. 38

shing itself throughout the republic, the independent press... fact that it acts as an umbrella group A look... (Continued from page 7) and the charisma and high profile (as (Continued from page 7) Total - 221 leading literati) of many of its top dissidents" ivan Svitlichny, vasyl The independent press in Ukraine is officials. Stus, Mykhailo Osadchy and others. divided into four types: The fact that many top Rukh officials A photo-montage chronicles the a) The majority of them are four–, were elected as parliamentarians, with national rebirth: children in Ukrai– eight–, or 12-page newsletters ^ bulletins live television and radio coverage of the nian costume beneath a portrait of with print runs of between 1,000 and proceedings, and the attainment of the Taras Shevchenko, crowds as– 5,000, printed mainly in the Baltic Declaration of State Sovereignty, all sembled or marching beneath blue republics (primarily in Riga and will have reinforced the image in many and yellow flags, a rally in support of vilnius) because of a lack of access to people's minds of Rukh as being the Lithuania, candles burning in front printing equipment in Ukraine, in– main protagonist taking on the Com– of a locked church door, the flower- creasingly though, with the election of munist Party (a position similar to strewn grave of volodymyr ivasiuk. democratic local councils, printing is Solidarity's in Poland and the Civic There are two rather emotional being undertaken within Ukraine. Forum's in Czechoslovakia). and somewhat vague interviews with b) The weightier journals (for Of these 47 Rukh publications 32 are vyacheslav Chornovil, the chairman example, literary almanacs), which published in central-eastern Ukraine of the Lviv Oblast Council, and ivan number at least 10 and average between and 15 in western Ukraine. Of the 32 KedrynRudnytsky, the last editor of 200 and 300 pages, are still typed on which appear in central-eastern U– the Lviv newspaper Dilo (now a carbon paper for circulations of only kraine, 10 are published in Kiev, contributing editor of Svoboda, between 10 and 100. At this moment, where Rukh has its head office. The based in Jersey City, N.J.). There the editors of these journals deliberately high figure for western Ukraine, in are several introspective pieces on the use typewriters because computer prin– relation to its small proportionate size, political situation, on the elections, ters do not punch letters hard enough to reflects the higher national conscious– on religion, on land reform. make copies through carbon paper. ness and greater development of civil One gets the impression that the c) Newspapers published by officially society in that region. journalists and editors are flexing registered organizations such as Rukh Nevertheless, in щапу highly Rus– their muscles here, for there is little in (Popular Movement of Ukraine for sified regions of south-eastern Ukraine, the way of real news; the issue seems Perebudova), Green World and the Rukh is the only organization that to be revelling in the freedom to Pavlo Chemerys, associate editor of Za Yilnu Ukrainu. Ukrainian Language Society, which actually exists and is seen to be publish– express long-awaited and long- have a monthly or bi-monthly circulation ing a regular local newspaper. Rukh, as censored thoughts, ideas, views and department store: "98 out of 100 of 10,000 copies each. a mobilizing force, is also probably images. shoppers leave with purchases." d) Official newspapers co-opted by more needed in central-eastern Ukraine Subsequent issues are different, A statement of protest against the newly elected democratic councils, where it has helped to gradually raise more news-oriented, more self-con- Soviet Parliament's April 24 law to those which have defected to or have national consciousness and channel trolled, somberly black and white, make Russian the official language been set up by the Democratic Bloc, and popular demands, than in the western but still showing signs of an identity of the entire Soviet Union, signed by newspapers published by independent region of the republic. crisis. There is a glut of information 23 members of something called the enterprises that support Rukh. This Events organized by Rukh, such as that is struggling for space in an as- National Guard Named in Honor of includes, in the first category, Moloda the human chain of half a million people yet-undetermined format. The city ivan Franko, seems out of tune with Halychyna in Lviv (Leninska Molod on the anniversary of the 1918-1919 and the entire country are changing the rest of the issue. until March 1990). Halychyna in ivano– Ukrainian declaration of independence quickly, years of historical distortion in the July 28 issue there is a long Frankivske and Za vilnu Ukrainu and act of union of all Ukrainian lands need to be addressed, human in– piece on the first international (formed in response to the Communist have also undoubtedly implanted the terest features that draw readers festival of Ukrainian folklore held in . Party's refusal to lmnd over the news– image of Rukh as an important in– accustomed to such tidbits, which Lviv's Ukraina Stadium and another piaper viliia Ukrainu to the local de– stitution bringing unity at a crucial often took the place of hard news in long piece (both by Kost Chavaga) mocratic council) are examples of the juncture in Ukrainian history. previously published officially sanc– on the recent restrictions placed on second type. Agro (the information and in Kiev, Rukh publishes a number of tioned newspapers, have to be squee– Ukrainians wishing to travel to advertising newspaper of the Agrofirm specialized publications. Svit, although zed in. Poland, Hungary and other East Prut in Kolomyia) is an example of the not formally published by Rukh, spe– The July 24 issue still exhibits a Bloc: countries - the government's third type. cializes in translations from the western tendency to include a bit of every– attempt to curtail black market press. Others include Ohliadach, re- thing, not necessarily the best of activities. A statistical breakdown porting upon the parliamentary pro– everything. There are good articles There is a short article on the ceedings, Express Novyny and Ohliad on the parliamentary sessions, on upcoming Sich festival in Zapo– For the purpose of this study we will Podiy, presenting a chronology of religious conflicts, on the demands of rizhzhia, and a request to the re– deal mainly with the independent press events around Ukraine, visnyk Rukhu, Ukrainian steelworkers, on toxic sidents of Lviv from several in Ukraine, which we have 202 titles on giving a stenographic record of Rukh waste seepage. There is a strong cultural and political activists to record as appearing, although this meetings, and Za Narodnyi Parlament, analytical piece on economic issues voice their opinions on moving the figure is undoubtedly higher given that one of many which specialized in and the evolution of cooperatives by statue of Lenin, long a prominent not all the titles published reach the coordinating the election campaign. O. Babiychuk, head engineer of the feature on the promenade leading to West. The Rukh flagship is, of course, Na– Lviv chapter of the Ukrainian Lviv's opera and ballet theater, to a Outside Ukraine, three appear in rodna Hazeta. Economic institute. more suitable location where the Moscow, two of which are in Russian The full list of 47 Rukh independent A few short items about events in sculpture would not clash with the and are published by the Ukrainian publications and where they are Poland, Hungary and Romania have city center's architectural style. Helsinki Union (UHU), now the published is: Doha (Kovel), Borispilsky been reprinted from an official news There is also an excellent review of Ukrainian Republican Party (URP): Dzvin (Borispil), Bukovynsky visnyk agency. All of page two is given over an art exhibit by three local artists. Ukrainsky vopros and Natsionalny (Chernivtsi), Chervona Kalyna (Uman), to an article on the history of the Responding to the need to fill the vopros, while a third, Рога, is in Ukrai– Chornomoriya (Mykolayiv), Dosvitni Zaporozhian Sich; a similar history- decades-long historical void, the nian and published by the Ukrainian vohni (Kiev), Dumka (Kirovohrad), oriented piece (on the Lviv lion) paper has published the full text of a Youth Club (a pro-Rukh group). Dzvin (Monastyryshche), Dvizhenia appears on page four. Page three in– letter from Metropolitan Andrey in the Baltic republics four publica– (Sumy), Express Novyny (Kiev), Haly– cludes a folksy write-up on the Sheptytsky to Pope Pius XH and a tions appear in Ukrainian catering to chyna (ivano-Frankivske), Holos Ka– adventures of a local agronomist memoir-like piece by a 90-year-old the needs of individual Ukrainian com– rpat (Boryslav), Hromada (Chernihiv), who spent a month on a farm in veteran of the UHA (Ukrainian munities and all supportive of the local Hromada (Krivyi Rih), initsiatyva iowa. Galician Army). popular fronts. They are Trybuna and (Sumy), Khvylia (Kiev), Na Spolokh in the July 25 issue, the lead story Human interest, in the form of Dzherelp (Riga, Ukrainian Youth (Kharkiv), Narodna Hazeta (Kiev), covers the creation of a tri-oblast horoscopes for the month of August, Club), Prolisok (vilnius) and Struny Narodna Sprava (Lutske), Narodnaya coordinating committee to facilitate has been relegated to the bottom of (Tallinn^ ^^ volia (Kiev) Nova Svoboda (Khust), the transition to free-market eco– page four. One begins to sense that a in Ukraine, the figure of 202, has Ohliadach (Kiev), Ohliad Podiy nomy (Lviv Oblast, ivano-Frankiv– stable format has emerged and has been broken down into the following (Kiev), Poklyk (ivano-Frankivske), ske Oblast, Ternopil Oblast).Thereis begun to crystallize for both writers nine categories: Rukh - 47, UHU; Poltavsky visnyk (Poltava), Pro– a short item on the raising of the and editors. URP - 25, youth -31, political budzhennia (Sumy), Probudzhennia Ukrainian flag over the city council One of the most interesting fea– groups -31, educational-literary - 22, (Khmelnytsky), Prozrinnia (vyshnfe– building in Kiev, and a compre– tures of the paper is an occasional general - 19; national minorities -16, ve), Rada (Rivne), Rukh (Kiev oblast), hensive report on Dzvin-90's in– column called "Hanba" (Shame) that religious - seven, Greens - three. Rukh (Dniprodzerzhynske), Rukh formation drive in Chernivtsi oblast. appeared regularly throughout July The largest number of independent (Zaporizhzhia), Rukh Polissia (Polissia), A sampling of recipes from a to blast some aspect of the system. publications produced by any one Shid (Donetske), Slobidska Ukraina cookbook written by Olha Franko On July 15, the subject was 38 dead group in Ukraine are those published by (Kharkiv), Ternove Pole (Ternopil), appears on page four, introduced by pigs discovered on the train that was Rukh -comprising 26.6 percent of the Tochka Zreniya (Odessa), verkhvo– her daughter, Уега. in this introduc– transporting live pigs from Hungary total number. This includes the monthly vynska vatra (vyzhnytsia), viche tory piece is a cail for optimism to butchers in Lviv. The piece is an Narodna Hazeta, with a circulation of (Lviv), visnyk Rukhu (Kiev), visti– vilna Pressa (Kharkiv), УуЬіг (Kiev),^ despite the empty shelves that would- indictment of anyone involved in the 10,000 copies. The majority of these 7 vybory (Lviv), Yednist (Lviv), Yednist be culinary devotees must face daily, transportation process; it emphasizes publications began publication after the (Ordzhonikidze -Nykopil - Marganets), the meat shortage in Lviv and stresses inaugural congress of Rukh in ironically juxtaposed to this feature Zaspiv (Lviv), Za Narodnyi Parlament їй an advertisement for Lviv's biggest (Continued on page 14) September 1989. The number also reflects Rukh's achievement in establi– (Kiev). No. 38 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 11 Days of... (Continued from page 9) for solemn memorial services and a mass rally. it was the small local chapters of the Popular Movement of Ukraine, or Rukh, and the Taras Shevchenko U– krainian Language Society in Nykopil and nearby Ordzhonikidze that had initiated the celebration two years ago. After difficulty with militia and hostile local authorities in the heavily Russified region the chapters turned to the Secretariat of Rukh in Kiev for support. Although well-aware of the odds against them, Rukh's leadership seized the opportunity to organize a mass action in the heavily de-nation– alized cities of Nykopil, Ordzhonikidze and, of course, the industrial center of Zaporizhzhia, as well as surrounding Column of marchers in Zaporizhzhia stretches for nine kilometers. villages. Despite opposition by local au– above the Dnieper River and can be their chartered buses, bearing blue-and– place against the backdrop of Khorty– thorities up until the last minute and a seen from miles around. Sirko's bones yellow flags and tridents as well as tsia island. media propaganda campaign against are buried there without his skull, signs indicated where they came from, the extraordinary march through the these Rukh "extremists," particularly however, which remains in the custody for the three-hour-long drive to the city city drew thousands of spectators who from western Ukraine, local residents of the archeological department of the of Zaporizhzhia. clapped along as the ebullient de- mixed with folk from all over Ukraine, Ukrainian SSRAcademy of Sciences in The next day's events began on the legation of two dozen Ukrainian other republics and the diaspora free of Kiev. island of Khortytsia, where the first parliamentarians sang nationalistic incident. The socializing element drew (For a brief history surrounding fortress of the Zaporizhian Sich was songs,and marchers waved banners and away years of false images of hostile Otaman Sirko's original and new burial built in 1552 by Baida Dmytro vyshne– flags of every imaginable sort. "nationalists" and "Banderites" and sites and the tragic fate of an ancient vetsky. Following a program of The entire weekend served as a replaced them with lifelong memories of Kozak cemetery see sidebar in center- elaborate Kozak rituals, a column of catharsis of emotions for people im– shared meals and late-night bonfires full fold.) people nine kilometers long marched mersed in the process of re-affirming of singing and laughter either in local The panakhyda was followed by a through the city center to Druzhba their national identity and learning how villages or in the festival campgrounds. mass rally held nearby, under an old Park on the banks of the Dnieper River, to demand their cultural, economic and On the Kapulivka homestead, set up wooden windmill, which was addressed where the concluding mass rally took political rights. for the celebration, a festival-like by nearly a dozen deputies of the atmosphere purveyed. Kolhosps, or Ukrainian Parliament, representatives state. He politically graded each and collective farms, and cooperative farms of democratic movements in other Roman Fedoriv... every ruler of the land and appealed to from the vicinity sold their goods on Soviet republics, and Ukrainians from (Continued from page 3) the people, saying: "Unite or you will makeshift stands: everything from live the diaspora. The crowd, bearing every takes care of subscriptions. perish." geese and pigs, to watermelons and form of national symbol, reacted to the We think that in eastern Ukraine it is Later, other writers had to take on cabbage, to ready-to-eat shashlyk and words of every speaker and every note necessary to raise national conscious– political roles: ivan Franko, Mykhailo beer. performed by choirs and soloists from ness, for here 1 find national ruin. And, І Pavlyk in the 19th century, who,orga– Clergy from the Ukrainian Au– various regions. should add, that in oblasts, such as even nized the Radical Party; in the 1930s, tocephalous Orthodox Church and the The rally was followed by another Kiev oblast, where we had 80 or 100 Ukrainian writers also took an active Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church religious service at the Memorial Grave subscribers, today, we have over 2,000. role in political life. concelebrated a panakhyda by Sirko's (Mohyla Pamiati) atop a mound This is also true of other areas, such as Donetske, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropet– Ukrainian literary scholars and burial site at the foot of a mound on dedicated to all fallen Kozaks from writers have often been the defenders of which stands a pedestal capped by a "their grateful descendants, " as is rovske. This makes us very happy, for we feel that this is where our journal is what 1 call the guelder rose, they were bust memorializing the Kozak leader. carved on a stone plaque under a large most needed. We see that in these areas the guardians of Ukraine. The writers The spot is dramatic for it stands, medal cross. our subscribers are increasing. Statis– were the ones who carried the candle encircled by tall poplar trees, high Then masses of people piled into tics show that about 35 percent of our through the dark night, they were the journal subscriptions go to eastern ones who told the people that they were Ukraine, it is too little, 1 think, but І Ukrainians; that they were someone, believe that the numbers will change. that their state was Ukraine, it was the Please also take into account that two- writer who was concerned with the thirds of all literary, progressive press questions of saving the Ukrainian in Ukraine is circulated in western language, immortalizing Ukrainian Ukraine. history, keeping alive Ukrainian cul– ture. Who reads us? Today most of our readers are from the working class, And for such reasons it is legitimate followed by students, and we are extre– that the writers during this period of mely proud of this. This differs perebudova formed Rukh, the Popular from the past, when our readers were for Movement of Ukraine for Perebucjova; the most part the intelligentsia. they formed the Ukrainian Language Society, the Memorial Society, raising On the role of the press: national consciousness. І hope that the time will come that І place great hope on the role of the economists and lawyers will take over press in Ukraine today. Any nation leadership roles 1 hope that young which respects itself, cares about its people, the ones that we awoke, the ones future, wants to be counted among the that were brought to life will lead the countries of the world and wants the Ukrainian people in the future. rest of the world to pay it attention, must have a well-developed press. І must tell you that a deputy's duties And through this press, the people of are time-consuming. І am firstly, a that country should be able to learn writer, a writer of historical novels, about themselves, to learn about unity, which means 1 spend a lot of time and to learn to respect not only one pouring over archives, but in the last another, but all national minorities and year, 1 hardly found time to write at all. all people. As a deputy 1 stand for the rights of not only Ukrainians in Ukraine, but all On the role of the writer as a statesman: national minorities, in Lviv, in the district 1 represent 1 also have Jewish, І have often thought that leadership Polish and Russian constituents. roles in the government should be held Currently, 1 am working on the by lawyers, economists, but Ukraine's problems of our Polish minority. І have history shows that writers took on this posed the possibility of publishing a role whether they wanted to or not. Polish-language newspaper in Lviv. We І want to turn your attention to the have about 240,000 Poles living in author of "Slovo о Polku ihorevi." He Ukraine and 1 feel that they should have Two Siches come together: two Lviv Oblast natives don Sich Riflemen uniforms at was also a politician who promoted their own press, their own theater, their Zaporizhian Sich celebrations. unity among.the people in the Kievan, пбіїп schools, their,own churches.^ 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 No. 38

October 6 - December 8 includes cocktails and buffet. For further Admission is S3 for adults and Si for PREVIEW... details call (215) 247-2586. children; parking is free, (in the event of NEW YORK: An eight-session embroi– rain, the festival will be held indoors.) (Continued from page 16) dery course designed to teach beginners SYRACUSE, N.Y.: The dictrict commit– For directions or information call MJC, the rudiments of embroidery as well as tees of the Ukrainian National As– (215) 885-2360. October 5-7 expand the skills of those proficient in the sociation, Syracuse-Utica area, are spon– RALE1GH, N.C.: The fifth annual in– craft will be offered at The Ukrainian soring a concert-banquet in celebration SCRANTON, Pa.: The Ukrainian He– ternational Festival of Raleigh will be Museum. Students will start from basic of the 95th anniversary of the UNA. The ritage Council of Northeastern Penn– held at the Raleigh Civic Center, Friday, cross-stich and advance to little-known program will include a speaker from the sylvania is conducting a bus trip to the 6-11 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 a.m. to 11 stitches and intricate cut-work; partici– Supreme Assembly of the UNA, the Manor Junior College Annual Ukrai– p.m.; and Sunday, noon to 6 p.m. The pants will also explore the history and men's choir Surma, and the UNA– nian Festival at Fox Chase (see above Lyman Dance Ensemble, sponsored by evolution of styles, techniques, colors, produced film "The Helm of Destiny." item.) Departure is set for 8 a.m. from the Southern Ukrainians will be featured at threads and fabrics traditionally used in The event will begin at 2:30 p.m. at the Ukrainian Fraternal Association Buil– 5:30 p.m. Saturday and 12:30 p.m. the various regions of Ukraine, The Ukrainian National Home, 13 І 7 W. ding, 440 Wyoming Ave., with an 8:30 Sunday. A cultural exhibit of embroidery course will be held Saturdays at 1-3:30 Fayette St. Admission is 510. a.m. pick-up in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. The is also planned. For more information p.m. The fee for adults is S55; for seniors cost is S20 and includes admission to all call Paul A. Wasylkevych, (919) 839- and students over age 16, 550; for JENK1NTOWN, Pa.: The annual exhibits and performances. The return 8962. children age 10-16, free. (Members Ukrainian Festival featuring Ukrai– trip is scheduled for 5 p.m. For additional receive a 15 percent discount.) All nian dance, music, ethnic foods, master- information and reservations contact October 6 materials are covered in the registration craftsmen, pony rides and hay rides will Sophie Soniak, (717) 347-5050, or Julia fee. For information and registration call be held from noon to 6 p.m. at Manor Hnatusko, (717) 562-1824. NEW YORK: The 1990-1991 Gala Sea- (212)228-0110. Junior College, Fox Chase Road and son Opening of the Music at the institute Forrest Avenue. The event is sponsored October 11 and 18 series sponsored by the Ukrainian in– October 7 by the Ukrainian Heritage Studies stitute of America will take place at the Center of MJC. The festival program W1NN1PEG, Man.: The Ukrainian institute at 8 p.m. Featured in the all- PHILADELPHIA: The board of trus– begins at 1:30 p.m. and includes Cultural and Educational Center will Tchaikovsky program will be Bella Da– tees of The Ukrainian Museum in New performances by the voloshky Ukrai– present a workshop on how to make a vidovich, Oleh Krysa, Naoko Tanaka, York City and Branch 67 of the Ukrai– nian Dance Ensemble of Philadelphia, children's Ukrainian costume (Poltava Yuri Woshakiwsky-Davidovich, Mau– nian National Women's League of Ame– the Kazka Ukrainian Folk Ensemble of region) intended for parents of children reen Gallagher, Yosif Feigelson and rica cordially invite the public to attend a Port Carbon, Pa., the Barvinok Dancers involved in a Ukrainian dance group for vagram Saradjian. A champagne re– fall reception at the Ukrainian Edu– of St. Anne's Ukrainian Catholic Church the first time. The presentation will ception will follow the concert. Tickets cational and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar of Warrington, Pa., and the Soloveyky include a general description and method are 535, with limited amount of senior Road, at 2 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the Singers of Philadelphia, in addition to of assembling the costume and will be citizen and student tickets available at Museum Building Fund. The program the program, a "yarmarok" (market) will held in two sessions: the first, on October S10. For more information call irena will feature Roman Osadchuk, tenor, as be held and mastercraftsmen will de– 11, is devoted to making a girl's costume Stecura, (212) 860-3891, or write to: well as an exhibition of antique silver and monstrate and exhibit Ukrainian bead- and the second, on October 18, is devoted Ukrainian institute of America-MATl, jewelry from the George Antoniak Gal– work, wood carving, weaving, pysanky, to a boy's costume. Both sessions will be 2 E. 79th St., New York, N.Y. 10021. lery. 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political perspective on current events position that the extent of Ukrainian whether Ukraine should establish its Conference... in Ukraine. He stated that the national income exploitation was not as serious own currency and when would this step (Continued from page 4) movement is vast and significant, is part as presented (4 to 5 percent versus the be appropriate; the value of "specu– Bahry made the important point that of the democratic impulse and will not up to 30 percent figure that was stated lation" (destructive profiteering versus the pressure on republican and local go away. by some). a necessary component in ensuring officials to reform has led the quest for Dr. Krawchenko proposed that for Some other points he made were: the market equilibrium). economic sovereignty, for if they are to economic reform to succeed, the most important reform for Ukraine is There appeared to be common agre– have economic responsibility, they must country's leaders must have political the establishment of a commercial ement on the following: restoring also have economic control. credibility — therefore, political reform banking network; care must be taken in Ukraine's economic well-being will must be complete before any real the application of Western methods in require decentralization and economic Ambassador Oudovenko's address economic reform can occur. solving Soviet economic problems, sovereignty, the establishment of a Serhiy Pyrozhkov, chairman of the because the Western solutions are republican financial system, a focus on About 60 people attended the con– Labor Resources Department at the themselves not trouble-free; and U– building a small business base, con- ference dinner on Saturday evening at Academy of Science's institute of kraine may be better served economi– current political reform, and a lot of the Sheraton Commander Hotel in Economics in Kiev, summarized some cally by staying in the USSR. time. Cambridge. Highlighting the dinner presentations of the "Resources" ses– A lively discussion followed. Among The fourth conference on Ukrainian was a speech given by Gennadii Oudo– sion, and added insight on his own the many issues that were discussed, economics "Ukrainian Economy 1970 - venko, the Ukrainian SSR's ambas– specialty, Ukrainian population trends. some of the major ones were: the 1990 - 2000," attended by some 45 sador to the United Nations. His research has indicated that U– question of whether it is better for persons over the three days, proved to Ambassador Oudovenko welcomed kraine's population losses during the Ukraine's economy to leave the Soviet be a valuable exchange of ideas of the growing contacts between Ukraine periods 1929-1939 and 1939-1959 were Union or not; the debate on transfer of experts on the Ukrainian economy from and its diaspora, especially the ex- 5.8 and 9.7 million, respectively (the Ukraine's national income to the union all over the world, including from changes of scientific and scholarly ideas figures include those who would have (how much was lost, and is it a worth- Ukraine. The papers that were pre– without ideological quarrels. Regarding been born). while issue since it is retrospective sented will be published as a single economic reform, he stated that "eco– Next, Holland Hunter of Haverford rather than prospective); the question of volume later this year. nomic reform has not failed: it has not College summarized the papers de– started," and he stressed the importance livered in the "Performance" session, of the Declaration on State Sovereignty underscoring problems of statistical THE SUPREME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE and the Law on Economic indepen– interpretation in constructing Soviet of the dence of the Ukrainian SSR as the first economic models. steps toward a "prosperous and self- UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Finally, Alan Abouchar of the Uni– announces that the reliant Ukraine." versity of Toronto, chairman of the "Welfare" session, presented some of Review and discussion his own views, firstly declaring his UNA D1STR1CT SEM1NAR 1990 The final plenary session on Sunday HUCULKA for UNA Branch Secretaries, Organizers and all interested UNA Activists morning began with reviews by the icon 8c Souvenir's Distribution UNA DlSTRlCTS OF: BALT1MORE and PH1LADELPH1A session chairmen. 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UNA to open... Six weeks... A look... Lenin monuments'... (Continued from page 5) (Continued from page 1) (Continued from page 1) (Continued on page 10) discussed ideas on how to com– interfax, which is based on official of Lenin and "act of vandalism" memorate this anniversarv. that the city cannot afford the ca– against his monuments and the new TASS reports. relessness and sloth that were re– Since the UNA's next regular con– The Ukrainian Weekly and its ideological secretary in Kiev, va– vention is to be held during the centen– sponsible for the death of the pigs lentyn Ostrozhynsky, has spoken publisher, the Ukrainian National destined to put meat on Lviv's tables. nial year, there was much discussion Association, in essence, donated the out at length in this vein in the pages about choosing a site for that conclave. On July 25 the column attacked of RadianskaUkraina (September 5). service of this writer for six weeks officials in the village of Zhydachiv As Shamokin, Pa., the birthplace of the this summer to RP1while Mr. Trofl– Drohobych, Lviv and Stryi are the UNA, does not have the requisite faci– who made ordinary people wait up to latest towns in which the local autho– mov was an a private visit to the six months to obtain visas for foreign lities, Supreme Assembly members United States, in addition 1 covered rities — dominated by democrats — decided that the UNA executive com– travel, while hastening the process have ordered monuments of Lenin to various events for The Weekly, for those with clout or connections. mittee should look into the possibili– which will be featured on its pages in be taken down. ties of holding the convention either in A similar piece, dealing with the When the new democratic authori– the coming weeks. housing shortage appeared in the Jersey City, N.J., where the UNA Home By far the most extraordinary ties in Lviv dismantled Lenin's statue Office is located, or in Philadelphia, July 28 issue. last weekend it was discovered that event this August was the extra– which would enable the convention to vagant celebration of 500 years of On July 29 the column was about a the base of the monument was made take place in the state where the UNA group of Ukrainian American tou– up of gravestones from desecrated Kozak heritage in Nykopil and Za– was born. porizhzhia in southeastern Ukraine. rists who were booked on seats of the Ukrainian, Polish and Jewish ce– The UNA assembly members also Moscow-Budapest train that was to meteries. Photographs from the event reveal discussed the preparation of a centennial some of its flavor in images of a take them from Lviv to Hungary. Previously when the Lenin mo– history of the UNA that will be publish– The train seats had been overbooked; nument in nearby Kolomiya was nation in the process of rebirth, as ed in both the Ukrainian and English shown in this week's centerfold. the passengers ended up standing all taken down, a major scandal was languages, a traveling exhibit of UNA the way to Chop. caused by the discovery that the memorabilia, and a video about the The last issue 1 saw (August 9) statue of the founder of the Soviet activity of the UNA. Poland revises... suggests that the evolutionary state had been standing on a base The Supreme Assembly has slated its (Continued from page 3) process of Za vilnu Ukrainu has filled with Polish and Jewish grave- next regular annual meeting for May order to support claims that Auschwitz reached a comfortable and workable stones. 20-24, 1991, and its 1992 meeting for was not a death camp exclusively for status quo; the paper has matured May 18-22, both at Soyuzivka. Jews... At most, 300,000 non-Jews significantly from the July 1 edition. A UNA Scholarship Committee was perished there, he noted. The fluff pieces seem to have disap– The Ukrainian Weekly appointed, and its members are as The Daily Telegraph reported that peared entirely. There is a full-page read it and share it follows: Mrs. Diachuk, Mr. Hewryk, plaques commemorating the deaths of 4 feature on Stepan Bandera that re- Mrs. Paschen, Mr. Sochan, Mr. Bla– million persons at Auschwitz were fleets an editorial decision to con– hitka, from the executive committee; removed from the museum there in tinue publishing long-obscured or Supreme Auditors Pastuszek, Doro– July. However, Polish authorities distorted historical data. YOU'vE SEEN THEM shenko and Szmagala; Supreme Ad- added that accurate estimates could The other articles are on con- visors Hadzewycz and Luchkiw, Svo– only be made once German documents temporary issues and themes of local AT ALL boda Editor-in-Chief Snylyk and a seized by the Soviet Union are studied. and national interest: a piece on the FESTIVALS! representative of the UNA Youth Com– Moscow, however, has refused to re- Ukrainian Democratic Bloc, an mittee. lease the archives. interview with the conductor of a NOW ORDER THEM As well, the following were named to Ukrainian children's choir from the board of directors of the Ukrainian Updating... Poland, a follow-up piece on the THROUGH THE MA1L National Urban Renewal Corp.: Mrs. international Folklore Festival, a (Continued from page 6) piece on proposed collaborative Diachuk and Messrs. 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person?... You can travel wherever you Figures on the precise number of people who have actually benefited The "fourth wave"... wish, they are saying to us, as long as Soviet citizens wishing to emigrate are from such schemes is said to be irifi– (Continued from page 2) you go naked." sparse. Mr. Goldansky maintained that nitesmal. Clearly the process cannot be their Soviet citizenship. Until very Jewish emigration is forming part of whereas only two to three years ago, he improved significantly until the new law recently, Soviet officials maintained a so-called "fourth wave." The first had postulated that about 10,000 had has been finally approved, and the that many Soviet Jews were being wave of emigration began from Russia expressed their desire to leave, the stumbling block for this law is re– settled on the occupied West Bank in the 18th century, when young people current political and economic situation portedly the impossibility of the short- territories, thereby hindering the forma– went abroad to study; the second was such that in the near future term convertability of the ruble. tion of an independent Palestinian occurred after the October Revolution, hundreds of thousands of citizens, and As for Soviet Jews, reports from state. and the third in the 1970s. Yet the signs even millions, wished to follow suit. Ukraine suggest that many are disii– But the most detested law is that are that this fourth wave will dwarf the Sociologists, he stated, had anticipated lusioned with life; with waiting for which restricts the amount of goods that others in its dimensions. a future figure of 2 million. perestroika to bring about economic can be taken out of the country to 40 Further, the authorities are evidently Reports in Kiev indicate that new improvements; with bearing popular kilograms per person. Another school- concerned that the majority of those societies are "springing up like mush- resentment for a variety of social teacher, Yakov Khokhlovich, com– seeking to leave the country are young rooms" and trying to take advantage of problems over which they have no plained in Sobesiednik that the situa– intellectuals, without the opportunity to the would-be emigres. For a substantial control; and with the continuing limi– tion resembled Nazi Germany in the further their careers in the current sum, they promise citizens either a tations upon their activity either inside 1930s when rich Jews were obliged to difficult circumstances of the USSR, in confirmed job or a potential marriage the state or in the process of seeking an give up their wealth to the state in order short, the state is losing the better partner. However, the number of exit visa. to leave the country. Even Pamiat, he educated people among both Jewish pointed out, concurred that Jews and other Soviet citizens, it faces, to use should be permitted to take with them a colloquialism, a "brain-drain" un– to israel their belongings. But with this precedented in Soviet history. 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THE UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION OF THE LOWER ANTHRAC1TE REG10N PRESENTS THE FLYING KOZAKS of Edmonton, Canada CHEREMSHYNA of Montreal, Canada MAKING THEIR FIRST APPEARANCE IN PENNSYLVANIA 'а major musician amfpianistr:," Sunday, October 14 at 3:00 P.M. North Schuylkill High School Auditorium Route 61, 3 mi. North of Frackville, Pa., (exit 36 W of interstate 81) Admission: Si2.00 Adults, S6.00 Students age 6-18. Children under age 6 admitted free. For information about group discounts on tickets call (717) 622-8056 or (215) 262-0807 Carnegie Hall Tickets will be mailed on orders received before October 4. Send SASE and check payable to UAHF to Sunday, October 21 at 8 p.m. 623 Park Avenue 409 E. Ninth Street Works by: Mussorgsky, Schnittke, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Lyatoshynsky, Prokofiev. Port Carbon, Pa. 17965 Northampton, Pa. 18067 Tickets: S25, S20, 115, S10, S8 at Carnegie Hall Box Office or call Carnegie Charge at (212) 247-7800 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 23,1990 No. 38

September 14-ЗФ children; all proceeds go to "Church in Need" in Ukraine. For further details WARREN, Mich.: An exhibition of PREVIEW OF EVENTS Church will hold a flea market in the St. call Kay Magoski, chairlady, (619) 283- graphics and ceramics may be viewed at ynnyckyj, Ph.D. candidate, Ontario 8068 or Father Boss, (619) 282-9538. the EKO Gallery, 26795 Ryan Road, Kstitute of Studies in Education, De– John's Gym, Sanford Avenue, 9 a.m. to 5 near 11 Mile Road. The featured artists partment of Curriculum, Modern p.m, are Slava Gerulak from New York and Languages Center Mc Wynnyc^yj will NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Oleksandra Chylyaka from Poland. address У What is it Learners Do When September 30 Society invites the community to a Contact the gallery, (313) 755-3535 or They Try to Speak Ukrainian?" at lecture^ discussion on "Scholarship in BOSTON: TL^ Ukrainian Professionals (313) 755-1575, for any further informa– Robarts Library 4049, 4-6 p.m. To Ukraine Today." Among the topics to be Association of Boston invites the New tion. obtain additional information call the presented are the conference of the Chair of Ukrainian Studies, (416) 978- England community to a panel forum on Lawyers' Commission of the Shevchenko "Relevancy of the Ukrainian Religious September 26 3332. Scientific Society in Lviv on sovereignty Tradition and Church to Professionals in Ukraine; the First Congress of the in the 1990s". Participants will include CH1CAGO: The Chicago Group (Ukrai– September 28 international Association of Ukraini– Dr. Georce Grabowicz, Dr. George anists in Kiev; and the roundtable on nian American Business and Profes– Gajecky, Boris Gudziak and represen– sional Association) is sponsoring a ROCHESTER, N.Y.: Ukrainian Ame– "Problems of Researching the History of ricans of Greater Rochester will host a tatives of the Ukrainian professional Ukraine." The featured speakers are seminar by real estate attorney Terry community. The event will take place at Gawryk at 7 p.m. in St. volodymyr's fund-raising reception for Congress- members of the leadership of the Shev– woman Louise M. Slaughter (D-N.Y.), the John Hancock Conference Center, chenko Scientific Society who partici– Annex. Mr. Gawryk will speak on a 40 Trinity Place, 4:30 p.m. Refreshments broad range of real estate issues, in– 30th Congressional District, at St. pated in the above-named conferences: Mary the Protectress Ukrainian will follow the program. Admission is 55 vasyl Markus, Laryssa Onyshkevych, cluding the tax advantages of owning real for non-members and free for members. estate. Admission is free. For more Orthodox Church Hall, 3176 St. Paul Jaroslaw Padoch, Anna Procyk, Leonid Blvd., 7:30 p.m. For more information For additional information call (617) Rudnytzky and Wolodymyr Stojko. The information call Peter Beswerchij, (312) 934-0568. 252-7138. contact valentina Makohon, (716) 467- event begins at 5 p.m. at the society, 63 6114. Fourth Ave., between ninth and 10th September 27 DETROlT: The Ukrainian American streets. Coffee and sweets will follow the September 29 Center, one of the oldest Ukrainian reception. For more details call the TORONTO: The Toronto Seminar in" socio-cultural organizations in Michi– society, (212) 254-5130. Ukrainian Studies at the University of NEWARK, N.J.: The Rosary Altar gan, will celebrate its diamond jubilee Toronto presents a lecture by Oksana Society of St. John's Ukrainian Catholic with a 75th anniversary banquet at the Stephenson Haus, Hazel Park. The September 30 - November 11 celebration, beginning at 3:30 p.m., will feature a program of bandurist songs and Heritage Foundation to ineet music as well presentations of student CH1CAGO: The Ukrainian institute of scholarships and organizational grants Modern Art presents an exhibition of POLAND, Ohio - The Ukrainian been invited. by the UAC Foundation. Admission is watercolors by Lviv artist volodymyr Heritage Foundation will hold its Ann Mitz, who"ec 4the book, Si5. For information and tickets call Skolozdra. The opening will take place annual meeting at Soyuzivka on Octo– cannot be located. Shoullc know (313)286-6490. on Sunday, September 30, at 1 p.m. The ber 12-14. Registration for the weekend her address or рпопедпі h the institute is located at 2320 W. Chicago will cost Si25 per person, it will cover Ukrainian Heritage Fot itiofl asks SAN D1EGO: Our Lady of Perpetual Ave. Exhibit hours are Tuesday- all the expenses from Friday's dinner to please contant Gene Woloshyn, Help Ukrainian Catholic Church will Sunday, noon - 4 p.m. For further collect, at (216) 757-4712. celebrate Parish Feast Day with a dinner information call the institute, (312) 227- until Sunday's lunch, it also includes an 5522. open bar cocktail party with hors in the Church Hall, beginning at noon. Meeting organizers noted that Helen d'ouevres prior to the Saturday night Admission is 58 for adults and free for (Continued on page 12) Shipka of the Shipka Travel Agency has dinner. Business sessions will take place in advised mathat American Airlines meflies tto -p і і ж і it і fs і the Main House Library beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday morning. A ядаьЛйїїда The Washington Group plans detailed report will be given on the 0„ls,3omilK.w.y,romsoyuzivta annuai Leadership Conference video "Avramenko and His Dances." (For more details, interested persons may check with American Airlines or Another project to be discussed in the Shipka Travel Agency at (216) 351- WASH1NGTON — This year's Ukraine, and to provide technical as– detail will be the feasibility of re-re- 1700). Leadership Conference sponsored by sistance to Ukraine in conveying its leasing the "Ukrainian Arts" book. The Washington Group, titled message to the world. Yaroslava Surmach Mills, who Reservations for this annual meeting "Ukraine: Building a Future Together," The closing session will focus on the originally directed production of the of the Ukrainian Heritage Foundation will explore how the Ukrainian dia– dimensions of Ukraine's critical eeo– book will try to attend, lending her must be sent to Daniel Slobodian (with spora can participate in building U– logical and health problems. Parti– experience and expertise. Harry Kasha, a check for Si25 per person), RR1, Box kraine's future by establishing mutually cipants of the Leadership Conference the photographer of the book has also 119D, Kerhonkson, N.Y.,12446. beneficial programs and partnerships will hear the views of William Freeman within the context of recent changes. from the U.S. Environmental Pro– As is well evident, Ukraine has tection Agency, Murray Feschbach UKRAINIAN undergone substantial and far-reaching from Georgetown University's Depart– WOMAN IN political, economic, cultural and social mant of Demography, and Dr. Wasyl changes in the last 12 months. These Truchly from the Ukrainian Medical TWO WORLDS changes have provided new and exciting Association of North America. The opportunities for the establishment of a discussion will highlight strategies to 9 о Conference permanent framework for professional, help clean up and preserve Ukraine's business and other contacts between ecology and provide for the health and October 13 ft 149 1990 Ukraine and the West. welfare of the people. Embassy Suites Hotel The opening session will examine The role of TWG's 1990 Leadership existing and potentiol mechanisms for Conference is to provide a thought- Exit 5 of f Route 287 - Piscataway, New Jersey formalizing ties between Ukraine and provoking atmosphere to generate Sponsored by UNWLA of Central New Jersey its diaspora. Addressed will be such concrete proposals and plans for topics and increasing communications, building the future together. You are cordially invited to participate in this historic enhancing institutional connections, This year's Leadership Conference Third Ukrainian Woman in Two Worlds Conference. providing technical assistance and will take place, as before, on Columbus management expertise, etc. The Day weekend, October 5-7, in Wash– K SPEC1AL EvENlNG SOClAL HOUR, Friday Night - speakers taking part in this session will ington at the Hotel Washington, in October 12 - from 7 PM until ? be Roman Popadiuk, the White House addition to the conference sessions, ^ informed speakers on current topics of interest for deputy press secretary, Paul Craig participants will have ample op– today's Ukrainian Woman. Roberts from the Center for Strategic portunity for social contacts during a and international Studies, J. Curtis Friday night TWG reception, a Struble, Department of State, and luncheon featuring a keynote speaker, a UKRAINIAN WOMAN IN TWO WORLDS CONFERENCE Larysa Skoryk, Rukh activist and Sunday buffet brunch, as well as a gala REGlSTRATlON FORM member of the Ukrainian SSR Supreme dinner-dance with the Canadian or– Soviet. chestra Nove Pokolinnia. The afternoon session will focus on All proceeds from the dinner-dance, Ukraine's image among opinion which is jointly sponsored by The makers, the media and government Washington Group and the Ukrainian і City- - State - Zip - relations. Among the speakers offering American Bar Association, will be given Please detach this form and send together with a check or money order their unique observations on this matter to the TWG Fellowship Fund and the payable to: Conference Comittee UNWLA will be Mark E. Dillen of the U.S. UABA Scholarship Fund. c7o Luba Bilowchtchuk Department of State, Kevin Klose, Conference participants will also 5 Honeysuckle Lane deputy national editor at The Wash– have the opportunity to view exhibits of Matawan, NJ. 07747 ington Post, and Robert McConnell, an various Ukrainian organizations, (201)566-3462 attorney with the firm of Gibson, Dunn purchase books, cassettes, etc. and Crutcher. These speakers will also For more information and reserva– REGlSTRATlON FEE FOR THE CONFERENCE 1S S115.00. explore ways to redefine and enhance tions, interested persons may call Lydia existing perceptions and attitudes about Chopivsky-Benson, (202) 333-6683.