INSIDE:  Infographic: Russian military aggression in Ukraine – page 3  Analyst says Poroshenko has cleverly blocked Putin – page 6  Forum discusses humanitarian crisis in Ukraine – page 8

ThePublished U by thekrainian Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal W non-profit associationeekly Vol. LXXXIII No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 $2.00 Close to 8,000 people killed Debt restructuring solves Ukraine’s short-term problems in eastern Ukraine, says U.N. by Zenon Zawada the government, the first payments of which are due to be repaid in September and December. Office of the U.N. High Commissioner KYIV – It’s been two weeks since the Ukrainian govern- Financial observers and players were concerned that for Human Rights ment confirmed that it succeeded in convincing private Ukraine wouldn’t be able to pay its IMF debt if the country GENEVA – Close to 8,000 people have lost their lenders to restructure $15 billion of debt owed them. As was saddled with all its other debt burdens. lives in eastern Ukraine since mid-April 2014, U.N. often is the case, the politicians resolved their immediate For that very reason, the IMF asked the Ukrainian gov- Human Rights Chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said on problems. Yet the debate ernment to pursue as large September 8 as he released the 11th report by the continues on whether the “The International Monetary Fund is a “haircut” as possible, said deal benefits the Alexander Paraschiy, the U.N. Human Rights Monitoring Mission in Ukraine. elated with this agreement because “The shelling of residential areas on both sides of Ukrainian economy in the head of research at the the contact line has led to a disturbing increase in the long run. it means its Ukraine program will be Concorde Capital invest- number of civilian casualties over the past three The main success of the fully fi nanced, while Ukraine is elated ment company in Kyiv. It debt restructuring was ended up being 20 percent months. More needs to be done to protect civilians and because it won’t have to pay anything put a complete stop to the hostilities, in accordance that it postponed the first of the debt, or about $3 bil- with the February ceasefire agreement,” Mr. Zeid said. debt payments to 2019 for the next four years. By then, the lion. [“Haircut” is a finan- The report, which covers the period from May 16 to from as early as this Ukrainian economy will be in an en- cial term that refers to the month, when $500 million amount of debt forgiven.] August 15, notes that the number of civilian casualties tirely different condition, I hope.” more than doubled by comparison with the previous was due to the private The Ukrainian govern- three months, with at least 105 people killed and 308 lenders, economists said. – Dr. Anders Aslund, resident senior ment got the haircut, more This enabled the govern- injured compared to 60 killed and 102 injured fellow at the Atlantic Council. than what financial ana- between February 16 and May 15. ment to avoid a possible lysts had expected, as well Since the conflict began in eastern Ukraine in mid- default, as well as continue as a postponed payment April 2014, a total of at least 7,962 people (including building its international reserves, which are critical for schedule (between 2019 and 2027 instead of between Ukrainian armed forces, civilians and members of supporting the hryvnia, Ukraine’s currency. 2015 and 2023) in exchange for two conditions that armed groups) have been killed and at least 17,811 “The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is elated with favored the creditors, experts said. injured, the U.N. High Commissioner for Human this agreement because it means its Ukraine program will The payment schedule was reduced to five years on Rights said, citing the latest figures available. be fully financed, while Ukraine is elated because it won’t average for the bonds (between 2019 and 2027), instead of “The withdrawal of heavy weapons from the contact have to pay anything for the next four years. By then, the seven years that had been expected by Concorde Capital. line as foreseen in the Minsk agreements remained Ukrainian economy will be in an entirely different condi- The creditors also gained an across-the-board interest rate partial with the armed groups and the Ukrainian mili- tion, I hope,” said Dr. Anders Aslund, a resident senior fel- of 7.75 percent on all the debt, compared to the weighted tary using mortars, canons, howitzers, tanks and multi- low at the Atlantic Council in Washington. average of 7.22 percent for existing debt, as estimated by ple launch rocket systems in daily clashes and exchang- The IMF has propped up the Ukrainian economy after Concorde Capital. es of fire along the contact line,” the report states, not- the tumultuous events of 2014, including the launch of the ing that during the reporting period the majority of Donbas war. Since then, it has sent $11.3 billion in loans to (Continued on page 4) civilian casualties caused by shelling occurred within the territories controlled by the armed groups. “The situation in Ukraine continued to be marred by ongoing armed hostilities in some areas of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions reportedly fuelled by Russian loan looms as threat to Ukraine bailout the presence and continuing influx of foreign fighters reeling from Russia’s annexation of Crimea, from the and sophisticated weapons and ammunition from the by Charles Recknagel RFE/RL Russian-backed rebellion in eastern Ukraine, and the loss Russian Federation,” the report says, adding “It is also of a fifth of its economy. of concern that the Russian Federation has continued When Moscow gave Kyiv a $3 billion loan in 2013 as part ‘Official’ or ‘commercial’? to send white-truck convoys without the full consent of incentives to keep its distance from the European Union, or inspection of Ukraine, and their exact destination many Ukrainians regarded it as a poisoned chalice and a fur- The pressure over the loan comes as Ukraine seeks to and content could not be verified.” ther reason to get rid of then-President Viktor Yanukovych. renegotiate its massive $72 billion debt burden with its The development of more centralized civilian Now, they are seeing just how dangerous the gift was, as major commercial creditors as part of an IMF-backed plan administrative structures and procedures in the self- Russia threatens to block future International Monetary to stabilize its economy. A group of creditors that owns half proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics Fund (IMF) funds to Ukraine if it does not fully pay back of Ukraine’s commercially issued debt agreed in August to continued during the reporting period, although they the loan when it comes due in December. accept a 20 percent reduction to the amount of principal do not conform with either international law or the The loan has long stayed quietly in the background of they are owed. national legislation of Ukraine. the upheaval in Ukraine, seeming to pose no particular However, Moscow has said it views its loan to Kyiv as Civilians living in the conflict-affected area, particu- problems for Ukraine despite its controversial origin. The government-to-government lending – and therefore out- larly near the contact line, bear the brunt of the armed $3 billion was the first tranche of a $20 billion Russian bail- side the debt-reduction talks. It also has said that if Ukraine conflict, facing uncertainty and hardship on a daily out intended to woo Kyiv away from signing an Association defaults on its debt, Moscow could oppose further IMF basis. Their overall situation is worsening, including in Agreement with the EU and to join Russia’s own regional loans to the country. terms of access to food and water, and is of particular trade bloc instead. The threat is credible because both Moscow and Kyiv concern with winter approaching. But while the first tranche was paid to Kyiv in December are part of the IMF, and IMF rules state that the institution The U.N. report also states that, despite the creation 2013, the rest of the bailout package was suspended after cannot make new loans, or release additional tranches of of a web-portal for applying and receiving permits Mr. Yanukovych fled the country last year during the Euro- funds under existing loan programs, to any member that is online, the temporary order issued by the Ukrainian Maidan protests. in arrears in its debts to another. Stopping IMF loans would government continues to severely restrict the freedom Since then, Ukraine has continued to make interest pay- bankrupt Ukraine because the country is dependent on of movement. Because of the long queues at check- ments on the loan, despite relations between Kyiv and IMF loans to stay afloat when international financial mar- points, people are forced to stay in areas where they Moscow being ripped to shreds. But now Moscow appears kets no longer regard it as creditworthy. to have suddenly found a new use for the loan as a tool to (Continued on page 4) exert further pressure on Ukraine at a time when Kyiv is (Continued on page 4) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

ANALYSIS

Russia spurns Ukrainian offer Kyiv officially declares Russia the enemy Ukrainian film director Oleh Sentsov and his co-defendant Oleksandr Kolchenko, KYIV – Ukraine’s National Security and who were sentenced on August 25 to 20 of constitutional status for Donbas Defense Council (NSDC) has approved a years and 10 years in prison, respectively, of Ukraine’s constitutional amendment on new military doctrine that declares Russia on terrorism charges. The prosecution of by Vladimir Socor to be a military opponent and calls for the Eurasia Daily Monitor that territory’s special status; 2.) the same Messrs. Sentsov and Kolchenko has been country to pursue NATO membership, the parties need to work out Ukraine’s law on widely criticized as retaliation for their out- news media reported on September 3. Russian President Vladimir Putin has local elections by mutual agreement (the spoken opposition to Russia’s annexation There was no immediate official reaction rejected Ukraine’s offer of constitutional elections are due tentatively on October of Crimea. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by status for the Donetsk-Luhansk (Donbas) 25); 3.) the Ukrainian Parliament has to from Russia, which denies claims that it has Deutsche Presse-Agentur) territory as unacceptable. Addressing an grant a general amnesty (this would, inter sent troops and equipment to separatist international economic forum in alia, enable the Donetsk-Luhansk leaders rebels in Ukraine’s east, and which opposes Bombing of Kyiv apartment block foiled Vladivostok, Russia, on his way back from and paramilitary chieftains to become legit- Ukraine joining NATO. The move came China on September 4, Mr. Putin dismissed imate politicians); 4.) and Ukraine must amid strong political tensions over KYIV – Ukraine says it has detained four Kyiv’s offer as inadequate in content; unilat- enact a new law on that territory’s special President Petro Poroshenko’s efforts to get members of a “pro-Russian non-govern- eral, instead of being negotiated by Kyiv status, again by negotiation with Donetsk- approval of a constitutional change that mental organization” suspected of plotting with Donetsk-Luhansk; and as a contraven- Luhansk, which would crown the foregoing would devolve some powers to the regions, to blow up a block of apartments in Kyiv. tion to the Minsk II armistice on Ukraine’s three steps (such a law would supersede including the eastern regions held by the The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) said part on both counts (Interfax, September 4). and invalidate the law enacted in rebels. Opponents say the change would on September 3 that the four men planned Russia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei September 2014 and amended in March effectively be capitulation to Russia. It was to blow up a building in the Obolon district. Lavrov had rejected Kyiv’s offer on 2015 by the Verkhovna Rada, which attach- unclear if the military doctrine’s stance It said the group resisted arrest and threw a September 1, one day after the Ukrainian es clear democracy criteria to any special against Russia could dilute opposition to hand grenade at special forces as they were Parliament’s approval of the constitutional status of that territory). the decentralization effort. The doctrine seized. One of the suspects was wounded in amendment in the first reading. The Whether Mr. Putin insists on a specific now goes to President Poroshenko for his the leg as SBU agents fired back. The SBU Donetsk-Luhansk “people’s republics” were timetable for Kyiv to meet these conditions signature. At the Security Council meeting, said the group’s leader planned to flee after the first to spurn it, within hours of the is not yet clear. They all stem from the polit- Mr. Poroshenko said the doctrine “not only the planned attack to the Crimean Ukrainian Parliament’s August 31 vote. ical clauses of the Minsk II armistice agree- officially establishes the Russian Federation Peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in ment (February 12), whose political claus- This crescendo of rejections and their as Ukraine’s military opponent, but states March 2014. Kyiv has regularly accused es Ukraine is supposed to implement by scathing tone had evidently not been antici- the task of relocating military units and Russia of attempting to destabilize the situ- the end of December; whereas Russia and pated in Berlin, Brussels or by President creating the necessary military infrastruc- ation in Ukraine. (RFE/RL, based on report- its proxies are not held to deadlines on the Barack Obama’s administration in ture in the eastern and southern regions.” ing by Agence France-Presse and Interfax Washington. They had all pressured President military clauses. Mr. Lavrov added clarifications in his He said Ukraine’s army must strive to Petro Poroshenko and the Verkhovna Rada achieve NATO standards to attain member- Two parties will remain in coalition to appease Russia with this offer; and in the speech opening the academic year at the Moscow State Institute of International ship by 2020. (RFE/RL, based on reporting KYIV – Two parties in Ukraine’s govern- process, to put Mr. Poroshenko and his sup- by the Associated Press and Interfax) porting coalition’s domestic political stand- Relations (MGIMO). Speaking at the diplo- ing coalition say that they won’t abandon ing at risk (see Eurasia Daily Monitor, matic academy, Mr. Lavrov declared that Countries seek release of Kohver, Sentsov the grouping despite a major dispute over a August 6, 10, September 2, 3). It turns out the special status of Donetsk-Luhansk proposal to give more power to Ukraine’s to have been for naught. (once adopted by Kyiv and Donetsk- COPENHAGEN – Foreign affairs minis- regions, including the rebel-held east. The Mr. Putin now demands a new negotia- Luhansk in “mutual agreement”) must be ters from Nordic and Baltic countries have two parties said their opposition to the tion from scratch on the constitutional sta- introduced as such into the Constitution of called for the immediate release of an proposal to change Ukraine’s Constitution tus of Donetsk-Luhansk, and not only. Mr. Ukraine. Thus, the Donetsk-Luhansk Estonian security officer recently sen- remains firm, however, highlighting the Putin’s September 4 statement dismisses authorities’ powers (among which, Mr. tenced in Russia to 15 years in jail. Eston steep battle President Petro Poroshenko Ukraine’s constitutional amendment as Lavrov cited: creating a people’s militia, Kohver, an officer with the Estonian faces to push it through Parliament. Oleg appointing prosecutors, entering into spe- “purely declarative, and not changing the Internal Security Service, was sentenced on Berezyuk, head of the Samopomich faction, cial economic arrangements, among other essence of Ukraine’s structure of power.” August 19 at a closed-door trial after being said the group will “remain in the coalition Minsk II stipulations) would be permanent- This latter hint concerns Ukraine beyond found guilty of espionage and illegally in the role of opposition within the parlia- ly guaranteed in Ukraine’s Constitution. Donetsk-Luhansk. The constitutional provi- crossing the Russian border. Estonia vehe- mentary majority.” A member of Mr. Beyond that territory, however, Mr. sion regarding Donetsk-Luhansk is pack- mently denied the charges, saying Mr. Poroshenko’s faction, Igor Kononenko, said Lavrov alluded to the federalization of Kohver was abducted in Estonia a year ago the faction of former Prime Minister Yulia aged with the decentralization of Ukraine’s Ukraine writ large, by a consensus between entire administrative-territorial system. and dragged into Russia. Meeting in Tymoshenko would also remain in the the West and Russia, as a would-be corol- Copenhagen on September 3, the foreign Moscow wants to have its say in Ukraine’s lary to the Donetsk-Luhansk settlement. coalition, the Interfax news agency report- entire decentralization process – a point affairs ministers said, “Kohver’s abduction ed. Lawmakers gave preliminary approval Citing (without attribution) “assertions that and subsequent illegal detention in Russia that Mr. Lavrov made fully explicit in his other regions of Ukraine deserve more to the decentralization measure on August constitute a clear violation of international own statement (see below). powers,” Mr. Lavrov suggested, “We are will- law.” They also urged Russia to release (Continued on page 12) President Putin listed four demands, to ing to help. We have good relations with cer- be fulfilled by Ukraine in this sequence tain regions of Ukraine. Other countries (Interfax September 4): 1.) Kyiv and Donetsk-Luhansk must negotiate the terms (Continued on page 16) The Ukrainian Weekly FOUNDED 1933 An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., OSCE/ODIHR opens mission a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Yearly subscription rate: $90; for UNA members — $80. 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No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 3 New national agency to speed Ukraine Crisis Media Center: On victims the return of corrupt assets of Russian military aggression in Ukraine Ukraine Crisis Media Center obtained as a result of corruption. Our for- KYIV – The Ukraine Crisis Media Center tion on the occupied territories has only eign colleagues will return money to on September 4 released the infographic deteriorated. Russia-backed militants and KYIV – Experts presented the creation of Ukraine once they understand that there is below, with the following introductory infor- mercenaries have been violating interna- a new specialized executive body – the a transparent mechanism for the further mation. tional agreements and laws of war by Ukrainian National Agency for the management of these funds,” said Natalia One year ago, on September 5, 2014, committing war crimes. The result was Investigation and Disposal of Assets – Sevostyanova, first deputy minister of jus- the Minsk agreement was signed – it was thousands of victims as well as despair, whose task will be to focus on corruption tice of Ukraine. a road map for resolving the conflict in devastation and repression of the inno- and other crimes. The proposed innovations will signifi- eastern Ukraine. Over the year, the situa- cent population. The adoption of the draft law establish- cantly improve the speed and effectiveness ing the agency will help to eliminate exist- of the return of illegally obtained assets. ing shortcomings in legislation that prevent Firstly, the agency will simplify and acceler- the efficient tracing, return and manage- ate the procedure for obtaining investiga- ment of criminal assets, and create mecha- tive information. “Today, the investigator nisms designed to return illegally derived must send a request, and then wait 30 days assets to Ukraine, said officials speaking at or more; then send it to the Ministry of an August 9 briefing. Justice to ensure that it reaches a foreign “Government agencies have thus far not Ministry of Justice; and then wait for its delivered the expected results. Corrupt return. This procedure takes a long time, assets totaling 7,865.77 hrv were returned and during that time those assets ‘evapo- to the budget over six months in 2015. The rate.’ Now any investigator may address the 2015 budget accounted for $ 1.5 billion hrv agency for specific information. Within 24 from the sale of confiscated property hours, the agency representative writes to obtained through corruption,” said Daria other agencies around the world using Kalenyuk, the Anti-Corruption Action closed channels and on the same day Center’s executive director. receives and transmits this information to Authors of the draft law believe that the the investigator,” explained Ms. agency’s establishment will speed up the Sevostyanova. “This is an important tool for process and make it more effective, as well the effective location of assets.” as help to put in place measures to counter Vitaly Kasko, deputy procurator general law enforcement’s inaction. The project is of Ukraine and head of an interdepartmen- based on a study of European and American tal working group on coordinating the experiences, and a universal model that return of funds criminally obtained by for- operates in France, taking into account mer Ukraine officials, noted that similar Ukrainian realities. organizations exist in various forms in all Ms. Kalenyuk said that the creation of European Union countries. “It is important such an asset recovery agency is a require- that Ukraine has chosen the way by which ment for both European Union visa liberal- many EU countries are approaching the ization and International Monetary Fund problem and proposing to combine the creditors’ claims. functions of assets tracing and assets dis- “The National Agency will deal with sourcing, tracing and managing assets (Continued on page 10)

Quotable notes “There is no alternative to the Minsk process. We said that in our joint statement at the NATO summit of September 5, 2014. We said that when signing the agreement in Minsk on February 12, 2015. We say it today. We are confident that the Minsk pro- cess, which is based on the peace plan, is an absolutely universal instrument. Minsk is an immediate ceasefire. Minsk is a withdrawal of heavy weaponry and artillery. Minsk is an immediate liberation of hostages. Minsk is an unimpeded access for the OSCE SMM [Special Monitoring Mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe] to the control over the execution of the achieved agreements. “Minsk is a complex of issues – political, humanitarian, social, economic – which facilitate peace and de-escalation of the conflict. I am pleased to state that Ukraine strictly fulfills the undertaken commitments... We clearly declare that for today, unfortunately, Russia and Russia-backed militants pose the only threat to the restora- tion of peace and stability in the region. ...We clearly agreed that we must ensure unimpeded access to all territories, including the uncontrolled area of the Ukrainian- Russian border in order to stop the supply of Russian troops, weapons and ammuni- tion to the occupied territory.” – President Petro Poroshenko in a statement following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande in Berlin on 24 August (as reported by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress).

Presidential Administration of Ukraine French President Francois Hollande, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko speak to the press after their talks in Berlin. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

Russian loan... Kyiv seen as using a bit of street smarts to rankle Russia (Continued from page 1)

by Claire Bigg Although the actual signs have yet to be international sanctions slapped on Iran over The IMF has not taken a position public- RFE/RL replaced, the street already appears as its controversial nuclear program. ly in the standoff. One reason may be that Volunteer Battalion Street on Google Maps. It’s unclear which entrance will be used. the IMF has yet to decide whether it It’s a just matter of days before Russian Renaming a street or a square to irk a In 1984, Washington renamed the street regards the Russian loan as state-to-state diplomats in Ukraine start working on political foe is not a new strategy. Numerous outside the Soviet Embassy in honor of dis- and therefore official, as Moscow claims, or Volunteer Battalion Street, a quiet tree- countries, from the United States to Iran, have sident and human rights activist Andrei in fact commercial, as Ukraine describes it. lined thoroughfare in downtown Kyiv. used street signs to make a political point. Sakharov. “A loan isn’t ‘official’ just because it is The street, named in honor of the irregu- Streets featuring foreign embassies have While it remains unclear whether the owed to another government,” says Mark lar forces battling pro-Russian separatists been a choice target. two events are connected, Sakharov was Weidermaier, a professor at the University in eastern Ukraine, is home to the Russian In 1981, Iran famously changed the soon allowed to return to Moscow after of North Carolina and a specialist in sover- Consulate. name of the street where the British years of forced exile. eign debt. He says the loan has traits of Kyiv authorities renamed it earlier this Embassy was based in Tehran from India and China, too, are no strangers to both state and commercial lending. month after the Ukrainian fighters in what Winston Churchill to Bobby Sands – the the tactic. One reason Russia calls the loan state- appears to be a thinly veiled barb against prominent member of the Provisional Irish Back in the early days of Communist rule to-state is that it lent Ukraine the money at Russia, whose leaders are widely accused Republican Army who had died the same in China, the country renamed the U.S. 5 percent interest, well below commercial of backing the separatist rebels. year in a prison hunger strike against Embassy’s street in Shanghai Antirevisionism rates of 12 percent at the time. Yet the The street formerly commemorated the British rule in Northern Ireland. Road to pour scorn on the brand of com- Eurobond was purchased as an investment so-called Panfilov’s Men, a group of Red The move sparked a furious reaction munism upheld in the neighboring Soviet by Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, which in Army soldiers who took part in the defense from Britain, which sealed the entrance to Union. part supports Russia’s pension system. of Moscow in World War II. the Embassy and knocked through a wall In India, Communist officials at the That suggests it was expected to make a The Kyiv City Council said the goal was to into another street to create a new entry height of the Vietnam War changed the profit and is commercial. “honor the memory of volunteer battalions point – and, by extension, a new address. name of a street where the U.S. Embassy that have made a significant contribution to British authorities announced last month was based in Kolkata to Ho Chi Minh Time to pay up? the struggle for independence, the develop- that they planned to reopen their Embassy Sarani, in honor of the Vietnamese revolu- How the IMF will respond to this ambi- ment of the Ukrainian state, the mainte- on Bobby Sands Street, shut down in 2011 guity is hard to predict. Some of the early nance of international peace and security.” after it was ransacked by a mob protesting (Continued on page 6) voices in what could become an increasing- ly loud public debate say the IMF’s own goal of reducing Ukraine’s debt burden GDP-based recovery instruments). The mists said. The Verkhovna Rada still needs would be best served by privately pushing Debt restructuring... interest rate for the Ukrainian debt slightly to approve the corresponding legislation, Moscow to abandon its demand for full increased, while the interest on Greece’s while the lenders will have to get their (Continued from page 1) repayment and negotiate a lower sum with debt dropped. respective boards to approve the agreement. Kyiv. Evidence of how the deal favored bond- “The restructuring is arranged in such a The first hurdle emerged on September “The IMF surely is aware that one of the holders could be seen in the fact that way to give Ukraine a break for the next 8 when the holders of the shortest debt things it can do to make a deal happen is Ukrainian bonds surged 22-24 percent in four years, which offers undeniable advan- (due in September and October) issued a leave uncertain how it is going to treat this price on the day of the announcement, and tages,” said Oleksandr Zholud, an econo- statement through their lawyers indicating loan,” says Prof. Weidermaier, who com- about 28 percent since then. mist with the International Center for that they’re dissatisfied with the terms of ments for Credit Slips, an academic blog Another advantage creditors gained was Prospective Research. the deal and want to renegotiate. about financial-policy issues. the inclusion of value-recovery instruments “At the same time, we certainly lost Meanwhile, the Russian State Welfare “If the Russians are given 100 percent that take effect when Ukraine’s GDP starts when comparing the conditions Ukraine Fund has a $3 billion debt that Ukraine certainty that the IMF will treat this as an improving. For example, the Ukrainian gov- received with those gained by the Greek must pay by the year end. Russian officials official loan and allow Russia to veto fur- ernment would be required to award the government. Obviously, the agreement was declined to participate in the talks and ther IMF disbursements, then Russia has lenders 15 percent of the dollar-denomi- a product of a complete lack of resistance Finance Minster Anton Siluanov said on no incentive to negotiate whatsoever,” Prof. nated value of GDP growth in a particular from either side,” he noted. September 7 that Russia won’t engage in Weidermaier says. year should that growth exceed 3 percent. Yet it’s unfair to compare Greece with any future talks on the debt. But other commentators say the IMF That figure grows to 40 percent when GDP Ukraine, said Dmytro Boyarchuk, the exec- “We will turn to the appropriate judicial should urge Ukraine to pay up in full, thus growth exceeds 4 percent. utive director of the CASE-Ukraine Center bodies,” he said. “Also, since we are an IMF neutralizing the issue as a lever over Kyiv. Although Finance Minister Natalie for Socio-Economic Research. participant, we will address the IMF’s pro- “Russia is never going to agree to the Jaresko was lauded as having gained The very fate of the euro currency, and gram with Ukraine.” IMF-imposed debt [reduction] operation impressive results by publications such as perhaps the European Union, hinged on The IMF is unlikely to support Russia’s and I think that ultimately the IMF will tell The Wall Street Journal, such details of the Greece’s ability to survive its debt crisis, he position, said Mr. Paraschiy of Concorde Ukraine to pay it and in the medium to long deal – particularly the value-recovery said, which is why European leaders were Capital. Neither will Ukraine pay Russia, he term that is probably in Ukraine’s best instruments – didn’t impress financial willing to get directly involved in ensuring said. interest,” says Adam Swain, a professor of observers such as Serhii Liamets, the chief the Greeks far more favorable conditions. The loan was taken under the adminis- economic geography at the University of editor of the Ekonomichna Pravda news Ms. Jaresko faced obstacles for nearly six tration of President Viktor Yanukovych and Nottingham, who recently commented on site (epravda.com.ua). months to achieve the deal. On numerous is widely considered to have been the issue for the Financial Times. “When taking into account interest pay- occasions, the members of the ad hoc credi- President Putin’s bribe to keep Mr. Prof. Swain adds that Ukraine has no ments, the value-recovery instruments can tors’ committee declined to speak with her Yanukovych from signing the Association clear third choice. If it simply refuses to pay enable lenders to potentially return up to directly. The committee consisted of five Agreement with the European Union. the full amount or suspends payment, it 90 percent of the restructured debt. So billion-dollar lenders, led by Franklin “In essence, the need to repay $3 billion automatically falls into default on a what restructuring can we be talking Templeton Investments of San Mateo, Calif. will negate all the benefits of the approved Eurobond, a status that would delay its about?” he wrote on August 27, referring to The way Mr. Boyarchuk sees it, the talks debt restructuring for Ukraine,” he said. prospects for returning to international the potential loss of the 20 percent haircut dragging on so long worked to Ukraine’s “We do not see enough reasons for the IMF commercial-lending markets in 2017, some- favor, with the decision being made just as that could occur at Ukraine’s expense, to spoil Ukraine’s bailout efforts in one fell thing it needs to again grow its economy. resulting from the GDP-linked instruments. a global stock market selloff was occurring swoop. The sooner the IMF board decides Yet economists agreed that it would take during the last week of August. “The lend- on the status of the Russian debt, the Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted rates of unprecedented economic growth ers were afraid they weren’t going to get smoother Ukraine’s debt operation will be with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ for lenders to fully recover their haircut. anything at that point,” he said. “There completed.” Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Other critics drew comparisons to would have been no haircut if not for the Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see Greece, which gained far more favorable market collapse.” Editor’s note: Zenon Zawada serves as a http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine-rus- conditions for restructuring its debt, 52 The restructuring deal doesn’t mean political analyst for the Concorde Capital sia-loan-looms-as-threat-to-bail- percent of which was forgiven (also with Ukraine’s debt headaches are over, econo- investment company based in Kyiv. out/27235882.html).

to reside in the territories under control of prompt investigation of every reported recent sentencing to 20 years of prison of Close to 8,000... the ‘Donetsk people’s republic’ and case, and for prosecution of perpetrators. Ukrainian filmmaker Oleh Sentsov by a ‘Luhansk people’s republic’ without protec- The new U.N. report also notes that Russian Federation Military Court,” said (Continued from page 1) tion from the human rights violations and human rights violations continue to be High Commissioner Zeid, adding, “His trial are at risk of shelling for extended periods, abuses of the armed groups and their sup- committed by the de facto authorities in the was marred by irregularities.” or to seek alternative routes which may not porters,” the report states. The report also Autonomous Republic of Crimea. “Former Mr. Zeid noted that the court refused to be clear of mines and unexploded ordi- notes a “persistent pattern of arbitrary and Maidan activists resident in Crimea contin- look into credible allegations of torture and nance. incommunicado detention by the Ukrainian ued to be under scrutiny of the ‘investiga- ill-treatment during Mr. Sentsov’s pre-trial The report also documents cases of kill- law enforcement (mainly by the Security tive’ bodies. Dissenting voices continued to detention and that the verdict was passed ings, abductions, torture and ill-treatment, Service of Ukraine) and by military and be effectively silenced and denied any pub- despite the main prosecution witness recant- sexual violence, forced labor, ransom paramilitary units.” These cases are often lic space, especially as regards those ing his testimony in the courtroom, insisting demands and extortion in the territories accompanied by torture and ill-treatment Crimean Tatars organizations which the de that it had been extorted under torture. controlled by the self-proclaimed Donetsk of detainees, and violations of their proce- facto authorities consider non-loyal or Crimean activist Oleksandr Kolchenko was and Luhansk people’s republics. dural rights. The U.N. Human Rights Office claim to be extremist.” also sentenced to 10 years for his alleged “An estimated 3 million people continue continues to advocate for proper and “I am particularly concerned at the participation in the purported terrorist plot. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 5 Bishop Borys Gudziak addresses Catholic leaders at Napa Institute Conference

by Alexander Kuzma IRVINE, Calif. – Bishop Borys Gudziak, the leader of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Paris, Benelux and Switzerland, joined a prestigious panel of Catholic theolo- gians in a discussion of challenges facing families in the 21st century. The roundtable discussion on August 1 was part of the annual Napa Institute conference that each summer brings together prominent clergy, business lead- ers, Catholic journalists, Church activists and philanthro- pists under the motto “Equipping Catholics in the Next America.” The Saturday morning workshop was moderated by Papal biographer and social commentator George Weigel, the author of “Witness to Hope,” the biography of St. Pope John Paul II. The panel featured Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, an influential adviser to Pope Benedict XVI and chief editor of the New Catechism of the Catholic Church. It also featured Archbishop of Denver Samuel Aquila, a strong advocate of conservative Catholic values. Together with Cardinal Schonborn and Archbishop Aquila, Bishop Gudziak addressed an audience of some 300 guests eager to gain new insights into strategies that Press Service of the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation might strengthen families, curb the high rate of divorce and Bishop Borys Gudziak, Archbishop of Denver Samuel Aquila, Cardinal Christoph Schonborn of Vienna, and promote Catholic social values. George Weigel of the Ethics and Public Policy Center participate in a panel discussion at the Napa Institute on August 1. The panel served as a prelude to the October Synod of Catholic Bishops that will focus on issues affecting the the streets of Kyiv to overthrow the corrupt government of Ukrainian Catholic clergy to celebrate the Liturgy of St. family. Viktor Yanukovych, and to set Ukraine on a path to demo- John Chrysostom in the vineyard’s grotto chapel, to help Cardinal Schonborn began his presentation by sharing cratic change and ethical values. familiarize the conference guests with the beauty of the “the worst moment in my life” – the traumatic experience Bishop Gudziak paid tribute to Bohdan Solchanyk, a gift- Eastern Rite and the heroic witness of the Ukrainian when, at the age of 13, he learned that his parents were ed 29-year-old historian from the Ukrainian Catholic Catholic Church. The Ukrainian Catholic Education getting a divorce. “What I expect from the Synod is a clear University who was killed by government snipers on Foundation and the Ukrainian Catholic University have word to parents all over the world: have mercy on your February 20, the last day of the protests. He also described been invited to promote their mission among the other children.” the heroism of many priests, both Catholic and Orthodox, exhibitors at the conference. This year Bishop Gudziak Bishop Aquila shared his experiences as the bishop of and religious leaders of many faiths who celebrated daily celebrated liturgy together with Father Ted Wroblicky of Fargo, N.D., and more recently, as archbishop of Denver: prayer services and liturgies on the Central Square of Kyiv the Holy Wisdom Ukrainian Catholic Parish of Sacramento, “Most of our young people and many of our families have and helped to maintain non-violent discipline and provid- Calif. been formed by the secular world,” he said. “Many of them ed pastoral counseling throughout the dangerous standoff In his summation remarks during the bishops’ panel, have a very superficial understanding of the truth and dig- on the Maidan (Independence Square) from November Bishop Gudziak ended on a positive note: “There’s a long nity and the beauty of marriage. It becomes very impor- 2013 through February 2014. road ahead. ...There’s bewilderment, there’s frustration. tant to present the truth with mercy and charity.” The Napa Institute was the brainchild of Timothy Busch, But we should trust that the Lord is working in history… The bishops’ panel received extensive coverage in the a prominent attorney and Catholic philanthropist from Let us be peaceful and joyful in our faith in God who is the Catholic World Report in an article written by Catherine Orange County and owner of the Trinitas Vineyards and God of history, who will not let His Truth be trampled. And Harmon (August 2). Meritage Hotel in Napa Valley. Each year since 2011 he has as the story of the Church in Ukraine shows, he leads His In contrast to Cardinal Schonborn and Archbishop invited Bishop Gudziak and other members of the people from a land of slavery to the Promised Land.” Aquila, who painted a rather bleak picture of declining church attendance and loss of faith in Western Europe and North America, Bishop Gudziak began his presentation with encouraging news about the dramatic growth of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy initiates center Eastern Rite Catholic Church in Ukraine: “When our Church came out of the underground in 1990,” said Bishop Gudziak, “our Church had been deci- in Sloviansk to treat post-traumatic stress mated by decades of intense Soviet persecution. The ranks of our clergy had been reduced to only 300, mostly elderly by Marta Farion priests with an average age of 75. Today, our Church in CHICAGO – The Center for Psychological Assistance Ukraine, despite war and severe economic pressures has was established in Sloviansk on September 1 at the ini- grown dramatically, with more than 3,000 priests with an tiative of National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, average age of 38. Our seminaries are producing hundreds with the participation of the Malta International of new priests every year and vocations are strong.” Organization for Assistance and the German This year, for instance, at the Holy Spirit Seminary adja- Humanitarian Aid organization. cent to the Ukrainian Catholic University, there are 179 The center provides help to victims suffering from the seminarians. trauma of the armed conflict taking place in the area, Nonetheless, Bishop Gudziak emphasized the lasting residents from towns in the vicinity, and internally dis- scars of Soviet rule. “The catacombs are not romantic – the placed persons who gather in the area for safety. underground is real… Fear and distrust entered into the Sergiy Bogdanov, deputy head of the Center for DNA of the population… We know that all relationships, Conflict Studies and lecturer in the Department of particularly marriage and family relationships, are based Psychoanalysis and Psychology at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Andriy Meleshevych/Facebook on trust. And over the last century, the trust of the people announced the opening of the center in Sloviansk on Dr. Andriy Meleshevych, president of the National of Ukraine has been tried in ways we cannot even imagine.” August 29, during a guidance session for children and University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. To help the predominantly Roman Catholic audience adults titled “Building the City of Happiness.” to the violence and war. understand the lengths to which the Soviets went to The Center for Psychological Assistance will provide “First of all, we plan to establish a basic course to pre- destroy trust among family members, Bishop Gudziak free professional counseling and guidance by psycholo- pare professionals who immediately after their training evoked the disturbing example of “Pavlik Morozov” – the gists to both children and adults suffering traumas after will be able to work with the affected families,” stated Dr. young boy who betrayed his own father to the secret police experiencing violence and war in order to help them Andriy Meleshevych, president of the university. In the for making comments critical of the Stalin regime. Bishop adapt to a new environment. future, experts plan to create an additional program for Gudziak pointed out that during the Soviet era, there was a On July 3, Ukraine’s Minister of Education and Science the rehabilitation of members of the military. street named after Pavlik Morozov in almost every Russian Serhiy Kvit had reported that psychologists are working “Unfortunately, local psychologists have no experience and Ukrainian city, and schoolteachers and propagandists with children of school and preschool age at schools in with the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) suffered hailed Pavlik as a hero for children to emulate. the eastern and central regions of Ukraine, and that spe- by military personnel. That is why we are now intensive- “One can just imagine the degree to which fear and mis- cial rehabilitation programs have been established for the ly preparing professionals to help the Ukrainian military trust became a powerful force that destroyed families and adaptation and reintegration of children into social life. quickly and efficiently,” said Dr. Meleshevych at the undermined the authority of parents,” Bishop Gudziak noted. The National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy has announcement of the program. Despite massive persecution, the Eastern Rite Catholic established special courses in the Department of Church has become a force to be reckoned with in Ukraine. Psychology with an emphasis on the emotional issues Marta Farion is president of the Chicago-based Kyiv Mr. Weigel and Bishop Gudziak both spoke of the heroism faced by large numbers of the population in Ukraine due Mohyla Foundation of America. of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who took to 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

WINDOW ON EURASIA The Ukrainian Weekly After the violence of August 31 Poroshenko has cleverly blocked Putin The violence that occurred outside the Verkhovna Rada building on August 31 is while satisfying the West, says Piontkovsky simply unacceptable. Nothing can justify its result: three National Guardsmen dead and more than 100 injured. As our correspondent in Kyiv reported last week, by Paul Goble tives from those regions to sit in the Ukraine that day endured “its most serious domestic political conflict since the Euro- Verkhovna Rada and sabotage Ukraine’s Maidan” when protests erupted over a vote to approve, in the first reading, constitu- With his constitutional amendments on reforms and moves toward the West. tional amendments that grant more powers to local governments in Ukraine. In fact, local self-administration, Ukrainian President In this situation, Mr. Poroshenko simulta- there was concern that the governing coalition in Parliament would fall apart, as Petro Poroshenko has blocked Vladimir neously has to avoid doing anything that three out of the five coalition factions voted against the amendments that day. Putin’s plan to force Kyiv to allow Moscow- threatens the territorial integrity of Ukraine, To be sure, public demonstrations were justified, as among the constitutional occupied regions to act as part of Ukraine, as agreeing to Mr. Putin’s demands would, amendments is one establishing a “special order” in the districts of the Donetsk and Andrey Piontkovsky says, while satisfying while not doing anything that might cost Kyiv Luhansk oblast occupied by Russian-backed militants. The controversy over some the needs of Kyiv’s Western allies to declare its Western allies who want to believe in the kind of special status is surely not one to be taken lightly, and there is controversy that Kyiv has fulfilled the Minsk accords. Minsk agreements that they helped to write. also over amendments on decentralization in general. Peaceful protests certainly are Those attacking Mr. Poroshenko for his “Ukraine is fighting with a superpower a way for the citizens of Ukraine to make their voices heard on these issues. But vio- position are either “sincerely misguided… which has a much more powerful army than lent protests are not the way to make your case. Who exactly is the enemy here, and or provocateurs who are trying to organize the Ukrainian one and also nuclear weapons who benefits from violence like that which occurred on August 31? Indeed, many a third Maidan which is the dream of Putin and an enormous economic potential,” Mr. observers have commented that the entire incident could well be a provocation to and the Russian authorities,” the Russian Piontkovsky says. “Ukraine cannot win this further destabilize Ukraine. commentator says (fakty.ua/205424- war without an alliance with the civilized Getting back to the constitutional amendments themselves, some national deputies andrej-piontkovskij-poroshenko-vedet- world, with the EU and the U.S.” charge that the “special status” called for by the Minsk agreements is a capitulation to ochen-tonkuyu-igru-on-blokiruet-prak- France and Germany, “who were the Russia and a betrayal of Ukraine’s national interests. Others say the constitutional ticheskimi-dejstviyami-plan-putina-po- sponsors of the Minsk agreements, do not amendments on decentralization will actually implement the demands of the Maidan. vtalkivaniyu-lugandonii-v-sostav-ukrainy). want to recognize that these accords are Some say the amendments will legitimize the authorities of the so-called Donetsk and Anyone who examines carefully what meaningless, except for the point concern- Luhansk people’s republics, while others say they will do nothing of the sort. Mr. Poroshenko has proposed within the ing a ceasefire.” And consequently, Mr. Quite a few political leaders and commentators note absolutely correctly that limits of the options he has will understand Poroshenko has had to find a formulation what is severely lacking is an open public discussion of the amendments. As a result that his proposed constitutional changes that keeps them happy without sacrificing there is much confusion about what exactly these amendments will do and how they do not legitimate the Moscow-orchestrated Ukraine’s integrity. will affect both the citizenry and the governance of Ukraine. Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s republics” The “worse expectations” of Mr. Instead of elucidation of the amendments’ provisions, there was pressure exerted as part of Ukraine but rather have the Poroshenko’s “radical opponents” have not on national deputies to vote for approval of the amendments, as well as pressure opposite effect, Mr. Piontkovsky says. been realized, the Russian analyst says. “The applied by the West on Kyiv to enact them and unilaterally abide by the Minsk agree- It is important to recognize that these EU and the U.S. did not put pressure on Kyiv ments – even though Russia continues to violate the very same agreements. (It constitutional changes do not mention to take real steps to include the occupied should be noted that Russia has since rejected the proposed amendment on the either entity, speaking instead of “particular territories in the body of Ukraine. On the Donbas districts as inadequate, as have the DPR and LPR. Furthermore, Russian regions of the Donetsk and Luhansk contrary, immediately after the Verkhovna President Vladimir Putin is calling for new negotiations on the constitutional status oblasts.” Nor do the Minsk accords, and Rada’s acceptance of [these] changes,” the of the occupied territories.) “such a terminological tussle” around either West reacted by saying “’fine, Ukraine has The vote for the amendments was a strong 265 votes in favor out of the 368 the constitutional changes or the Minsk fulfilled the Minsk agreements. Let’s now national deputies present. It remains to be seen, however, whether the amendments texts is “in principle” more or less useless. call on Russia to fulfill its promises.’” ultimately receive the required 300 votes to become part of Ukraine’s Constitution. The Minsk agreements “will never be “This is a diplomatic struggle,” Mr. And only then would separate laws be required to spell out regulations for local gov- realized,” Mr. Piontkovsky points out, Piontkovsky continues, “which Kyiv is con- ernance in certain districts of the Donbas, because the constitutional amendment because “the Russian Federation will never ducting in a sophisticated and successful way.” itself merely refers to a “special order” and separate legislation. fulfill their two key points: the withdrawal Ukrainians cannot expect the West to do In the meantime, the perpetrators of the grenade attack at the Verkhovna Rada of foreign forces from the Donbas… and the everything they would like as shown by the must face justice. The president and his administration must do more to explain the transfer of the border to the control of West’s overly restrained response to Mr. constitutional amendments to the people of Ukraine. And the West must stop impos- Ukraine.” Given that, he says, he hopes Putin’s Anschluss of Crimea. But over the ing Russia’s demands to Ukraine’s detriment. The aggressor state must be stopped “Ukraine will never fulfill” the Minsk agree- past year, the West has moved in a positive from calling the shots. ments as Mr. Putin interprets them. pro-Ukrainian position, the Russian analyst What the Kremlin wants is to insert says. And it is important that Kyiv not lose “Lugandon” [a Russian-based shortened the West’s support. form of Luhansk-Donetsk] like “a cancerous Because of that Western support, tumor into the political field of Ukraine,” Ukraine is in a far better position than it Sept. Turning the pages back... both to force Kyiv to finance the Russian- was a year ago, and Russia is in a far worse occupied regions and to allow representa- one. Moscow has stopped talking about Thirty years ago, on September 14, 1985, George Sajewych’s “the Russian world” and “Novorossiya.” commentary on the death of poet and human rights activist Vasyl Paul Goble is a long-time specialist on Instead, “Putin is thinking not about victory 14 ethnic and religious questions in Eurasia Stus that occurred on September 4, 1985, appeared in The over Ukraine” but rather about how he can 1985 Washington Post. Some of the commentary was not published by who has served in various capacities in the insert the DPR and LPR into Ukraine. The Post, and The Ukrainian Weekly ran the full commentary U.S. State Department, the Central That in itself is a great victory for Ukraine including the text that was removed. Intelligence Agency and the International and a reflection of the clever policy of “On September 4, Vasyl Stus, Ukrainian poet and member of the Ukrainian Helsinki Broadcasting Bureau, as well as at the Voice President Poroshenko, Mr. Piontkovsky adds. of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Group (UHG), died at age 47 in Soviet special-regime labor camp No. 36-1 in the Urals. Asked why he is so much more optimis- Liberty and the Carnegie Endowment for Once one of Ukraine’s most promising young poets, he knowingly rejected a life of ease tic than he was earlier, the Russian analyst International Peace. Mr. Goble writes a blog and privilege when in 1965 he publicly denounced the Soviet regime’s crackdown against says he is encouraged precisely because Mr. called “Window on Eurasia” (http://windo- Putin has “lost this war” by his overreach- Ukrainian cultural activists,” Mr. Sajewych wrote. woneurasia2.blogspot.com/). The article Stus was arrested in 1972 (he served nine months in pre-trial detention before being above is reprinted with permission. (Continued on page 12) sentenced to five years in a labor camp followed by three years of internal exile) and again in 1980, for “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda.” He was sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment, because his poetry had been published in the West; and he was also sen- street outside the Chinese Embassy in tenced to 10 years and five years of internal exile for his membership in the UHG. Kyiv seen... Washington after Liu Xiaobo, China’s most “Seriously ill and cynically denied medical care (the KGB’s convenient and quiet way of famous dissident, successfully riled officials (Continued from page 4) getting rid of troublesome political prisoners),” Mr. Sajewych wrote, “Stus foresaw his in Beijing. coming death in his ‘Gulag Notebook,’ recently smuggled abroad.” tionary leader who presided over his coun- Meanwhile, activists in Berlin are hoping Stus wrote: “We cannot go on much longer this way. Such pressure can only lead to try throughout much of the war. to change the name of the street outside the death. I do not know when death will come for others, but I myself feel it approaching. I Today, the time-honored practice of U.S. Embassy to Edward Snowden, the for- think I have done everything I could during my life.” using street signs as foreign policy tools is mer National Security Agency contractor “A poet died, an uncompromising and principal fighter for justice who was a beacon of showing no sign of abating. wanted by the United States for leaking clas- courage for the entire Ukrainian movement for human and national rights, a man as wor- In the United States, Sen. Ted Cruz has sified documents revealing the vast scale of thy of recognition as Sakharov, Shcharansky and Bishop Tutu,” Mr. Sajewych noted. “The been lobbying to rename the street in front the country’s surveillance programs. Washington Post had not a word about his death. Why such as contrast between The of Cuba’s Embassy in Washington after Post’s voluminous coverage of events in South Africa and its silence on the tragic situation slain Cuban dissident Oswaldo Paya. Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted in Ukraine? How is truth served by such selective journalism?” A vocal critic of Cuba, Paya was killed in with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Mr. Sajewych reminded The Post of its scant coverage of the death of four other a car accident in 2012 along with fellow Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ukrainian activists during the previous 12 months, including Oleksiy Tykhy, a founding dissident Harold Cepero. Their supporters Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see http://www.rferl.org/content/ukraine- member of the UHG, with a mere two sentences; Ukrainian poet and UHG member Yuriy have accused the Cuban government of staging the crash. renaming-streets-russia-foes-tradi- (Continued on page 13) Last year, an initiative to rename the tion/27231508.html). No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 7

COMMENTARY Remembering Vasyl Stus, A soft annexation in the Donbas a voice raised against tyranny by Brian Whitmore Those changes, part of the Minsk cease- Mordovian camps, with Stus taking part in RFE/RL fire agreement, passed their initial reading by Halya Coynash in Parliament last week, sparking the worst Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group all protests by the political prisoners. Mikhail Heifets, who was for a time his cell- They’re already using the Russian cur- violence Kyiv has seen since the Euro- September 4 marked 30 years since the mate, said of Stus that he always spoke to rency. They may soon be issued Russian Maidan revolution when far-right protest- death in the Perm-36 labor camp of Vasyl the camp administration and to all kinds of passports. And in a couple of months, they ers hurled grenades at police, killing three. Stus, the Ukrainian poet and human rights cops as if he were the prosecutor at a future plan to vote in a stage-managed referen- But if you look closely at what is going defender, who is once again arousing antag- Nuremberg Trial. And he did indeed view dum to formally join Russia. on, it is clear that the nationalists’ fury is onism in modern Russia and among them as criminals. It sure is beginning to look a lot like an misguided. Kremlin-backed militants in the Donbas for The Soviet regime even prevented Stus annexation in the Donbas. Or at least a President Petro Poroshenko and his gov- “Ukrainian nationalism and anti-state activ- from writing freely, with the camp authori- well-orchestrated bluff. ernment are obviously slow-walking the ities.” ties arguing that the fact of his being in cap- Separatist officials in the self-styled process and have no intention of granting Stus was 47, with a wife and teenage tivity could give a political overtone to his Luhansk People’s Republic this week for- the separatist-held territories special status son, and was serving a second term of poetry. Much of his work written in the mally made the Russian ruble their main any time soon. imprisonment for what the regime called camps seems to have been irrevocably lost. currency. Kyiv is insisting that the pro-Moscow “anti-Soviet agitation and propaganda” Stus had suffered serious damage to his The ruble, of course, has long been in rebels disarm, Russia withdraw its troops when he died. health during his imprisonment and exile, circulation in the breakaway eastern from the Donbas, and that separatist-con- The circumstances of his death remain but this did not stop him from engaging in Ukrainian enclave. But effective September trolled areas of the border be returned to unclear, but it seems likely that Stus died of protests again after returning to Kyiv in 1, it will be the official monetary unit for Ukraine’s control before there can be any heart failure while on hunger strike. The 1979. taxes, the budget, wages, pensions and discussion about the territories’ status. conditions in which the political prisoners He quite simply had no choice. In his other social benefits. Mr. Poroshenko says the decentraliza- were held at Perm-36 were extremely words: The goal, separatist officials say, is to tion amendments won’t even come up for a harsh. Then on August 27, 1985, Stus was “In Kyiv, I learned that people close to bring the territory fully into the ruble zone final vote until the end of the year. placed in the punishment cell for a fabricat- the Helsinki Group were being repressed in and eliminate the “Whether or not ed infringement of regulations. He is report- the most flagrant manner. ...I didn’t want Ukrainian hryvnia. President Petro the Kremlin ed by Vasyl Ovsienko, a fellow political pris- that kind of Kyiv. Seeing that the group had The move fol- removes its troops, oner, to have told one of the guards that he been left rudderless, I joined it because I lowed announce- Poroshenko and his equipment and was going on hunger strike “to the end.” couldn’t do otherwise… When life is taken ments that separat- government are obvi- proxies from the ist-held areas of Donbas – and one The other prisoners heard him being away, I had no need of pitiful crumbs. ously slow-walking taken along the corridor on September 2, Psychologically, I understood that the pris- Donetsk and has to suspect not – and understood from his defiant words on gates had already opened for me and Luhansk oblasts will the Minsk process the final decentral- that the authorities had threatened him that any day now they would close behind hold a referendum and have no inten- ization vote does with further punishment. A day later, at me – and close for a long time. But what on uniting with not seem likely to around 5 p.m., another prisoner heard Stus was I supposed to do? Ukrainians were not Russia in late tion of granting the occur anytime ask the guard for validol [a medicine for able to leave the country, and anyway I October or early separatist-held terri- before Easter November. And this 2016,” political ana- heart palpitations or a similar ailment]. didn’t particularly want to go beyond those tories special status That was the last time anybody heard borders since who then, here, in Great all comes amid per- lyst and blogger Stus speak. Over the next day, the prison Ukraine, would become the voice of indig- sistent press reports any time soon. Nikolai Holmov staff tried various forms of subterfuge nation and protest? This was my fate, and claiming that the wrote recently. clearly designed to claim that Stus had you don’t choose your fate. You accept it, Kremlin is mulling Mr. Holmov adds ended his hunger strike but was still alive. whatever that fate may be. And when you the option of issuing Russian passports to that it’s highly unlikely they will pass with It is known only that Stus’ heart stopped don’t accept it, it takes you by force… residents of the so-called Donetsk and the required super-majority as long as the beating during the night of September 3-4. However I had no intention of bowing my Luhansk people’s republics. clause about the rebel regions’ status is Stus is a great poet whose work should head down, whatever happened. Behind We’ve of course seen this movie before – included. not be viewed only through the prism of me was Ukraine, my oppressed people, in Transdniester, in South Ossetia and in And what about that clause? It simply Soviet repression. Nevertheless, the anni- whose honor I had to defend or perish.” Abkhazia. But in those cases, forcing a fro- states that “The particulars of local govern- versary – and Stus’ refusal to remain silent (“From the camp notebook,” 1983) zen conflict and creating a Russian protec- ment in certain districts of the Donetsk and whatever the price – are of special poignan- He was arrested the second time in torate was part of an offensive strategy Luhansk regions are to be determined by a cy in the face of Russia’s mounting repres- 1980, with the repeat offense of “anti-Sovi- meant to exert pressure on Moldova and special law.” sion and reinstatement of the worst Soviet et propaganda” classifying him as a “partic- Georgia, respectively. In other words, even if the amendments practices, including with respect to the ularly dangerous criminal” and resulting in But in eastern Ukraine, they are a sign pass, the status of these territories won’t be Ukrainians it is holding prisoner. It is a tell- a sentence of 10 years of “special” (most that Moscow is losing the diplomatic and determined until an entirely new law pass- ing detail that the same antagonism to Stus harsh) regime labor camp and five years of political tug-of-war that is the Donbas end- es. and historic memory has been demonstrat- exile. Stus refused the services of a Soviet game – and losing it badly. This is clearly going to take a while – ed by the Kremlin-backed militants now in lawyer but had Viktor Medvedchuk, now a And that is because Russia’s goal in east- which is the point. control of Stus’ native Donetsk. close associate of Russian President ern Ukraine – at least in the small chunk of The Poroshenko government is being September 4, in fact, marks two anniver- Vladimir Putin, foisted on him. The latter territory it now controls – has never been careful to tick all the boxes on the Minsk saries, both of repression and of resistance. effectively read out a speech for the prose- annexation or the establishment of a de accords, while at the same time running the Fifty years ago, on September 4, 1965, a cution, saying that Stus was guilty and facto protectorate. clock out until the end of the year, when premier showing of a film by Sergei deserved punishment. Moscow doesn’t want the separatist ter- Moscow is obliged to fulfill its end – return- Paradzhanov turned into a public act of pro- There was international outrage, ritories separated from the rest of Ukraine, ing the border to Ukraine’s control. but integrated into it. The Kremlin wants test against a wave of arrests of Ukrainian expressed among others by the PEN Society, Unpalatable options intellectuals. Stus was among those who at the death of Vasyl Stus. It was under Kyiv to carry the burden of reconstructing rose to their feet “in protest against tyran- Mikhail Gorbachev that the last political the region, and it wants Moscow’s proxies All of this puts Russia in a very tough ny.” That cost him his Ph.D. studies, while prisoners in the Soviet Union were finally to act as a fifth column to disrupt Kyiv’s spot. others involved lost their jobs. released in 1988. A year later, on November Westward drive. The Kremlin had been heavily lobbying In the explanation he was ordered to give 19, 1989, the bodies of Stus and two other But the authorities in Kyiv aren’t letting the West to pressure Ukraine to grant the the university, Stus wrote that he couldn’t political prisoners – Yurii Lytvyn and Oleksa this happen. separatist areas autonomy before it ceded remain silent and that the suspicious Tykhy – returned to Ukraine and were “Ukraine’s position is that it will not play the border, but these efforts appear to have arrests give grounds for terrible analogies. reburied in the Baikove Cemetery in Kyiv. according to the Kremlin’s script in the failed. “The shadow of blood-stained 1937 was It seems safe to assume that all three Donbas,” Vladimir Horbulin, a former sec- This became apparent, according to too close to be able to not react to such men would have been among the million of retary of Ukraine’s National Security and political analyst Taras Chornovil, following symptoms. Purely psychologically, from a Ukrainians who came out in protest on Defense Council, wrote in NZ recently. “The Poroshenko’s meeting with German purely civic position, I couldn’t hold back. I December 1, 2013, following the reintegration of the Donbas into Ukraine in Chancellor Angela Merkel and French believe that in such conditions silence is a Yanukovych regime’s vicious attack on Russia’s terms will not happen.” President Francois Hollande in Berlin on August 24. crime,” he noted. young Maidan activists. Their voices would Misplaced fury It was during the second wave of arrests have surely been heard ever since in “There was a breakthrough moment in in January 1972 that Stus was first arrest- defense of victims of repression in Russian- Sure, Ukrainian nationalists are up in Berlin,” Mr. Chornovil told Nezavisimaya ed. The purported “anti-Soviet agitation occupied Crimea; of terror and intimidation arms about proposed amendments to the Gazeta. ”Germany and France for the first and propaganda” was deemed to be lurking in militant-occupied Donbas; and on behalf Constitution that will devolve power to the time admitted openly that they support the in 14 poems and 10 human rights or liter- of Russia’s Ukrainian prisoners. regions and stipulate that a vaguely defined Ukrainian side in its interpretation of the ary texts. special status will be granted to the sepa- Minsk agreements.” ratist-held areas of Donetsk and Luhansk. That first sentence was served in the (Continued on page 10) (Continued on page 10) 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

ANNOTATIONS Forum at Shevchenko Scientific Society discusses humanitarian crisis in Ukraine

by Iryna Vushko mal life. Thus, the victims of the war – the combatants and the civilians – are all too NEW YORK – The Shevchenko Scientific often left to their own devices, with no Society in New York, in cooperation with the means and no knowledge of how to deal Wounded Warrior Ukraine project, held a with their own conditions. This forum forum on the humanitarian crisis in shifted attention from the immediate physi- Ukraine. The event brought together leading cal damage of the war to the long-standing experts in Ukrainian affairs including the psychological trauma that will shape journalist and author Andrea Chalupa, Ukrainian society for years to come. political analyst Anders Corr, Democratic All the speakers brought their own per- staff member at the House Committee on spectives to the issue: Ms. Chalupa spoke Foreign Affairs Philip Bednarczyk, as well as about the taboo surrounding psychological the head and CEO of Wounded Warrior trauma in Ukraine and in the diaspora. Karina Tarnawsky Ukraine, Roman Torgovitsky. The discussion Messrs. Corr and Bednarczyk explored the At the Shevchenko Scientific Society (from left) are: Andrea Chalupa, Philip international perspective on the crisis in was moderated by Prof. Iryna Vushko of Bednarczyk, Anders Corr and Roman Torgovitsky, who spoke on a panel about Hunter College, City University of New York. Ukraine – the former comparing it to similar Ukraine’s humanitarian crisis. With the war in full swing for months, crises in Georgia and Afghanistan, the latter the spotlight of public debates in Ukraine talking about the White House response. there during the funeral of the Heavenly provides instruments to those undergoing and in the West has been on the military The highlight of the evening was the pre- Brigade. Then, he made a promise to him- training to offer peer-to-peer counseling on conflict and its direct casualties – the dead sentation by Mr. Torgovitsky, a Moscow- self to help in any meaningful way he could. the frontlines, in hospitals, or in civilian life. and the wounded. The effects of the war born activist, currently residing in Boston, A Harvard trained bio-medical scientist, Mr. Torgovitsky brought to Ukraine a cannot, however, be estimated in physical who became involved in the crisis in Mr. Torgovitsky returned to Boston after his team of Danish psychologists who have damage alone, as was noted at the June 13 Ukraine from the beginning of the Maidan. trips to Kyiv. In the U.S., he staged protests years of experience of working with war- forum. Thousands of those who survive on He travelled to Russia on business in against Russian musicians who endorsed related trauma. The training was organized the frontlines oftentimes find it hard to lead January of 2014 and decided to visit Kyiv Vladimir Putin’s policies in Ukraine: first, into four sessions, each several days long, a normal life away from the trenches. out of pure interest. He observed the clash- against Vladimir Spivakov during his con- and was held between February and June Hundreds of thousands of civilians experi- es and the violence firsthand and returned cert in Cambridge, Mass., and later against of this year. By July, the Wounded Warrior ence the war in a different manner; many of again in February, just hours after the mas- Anna Netrebko and Valerii Gergiev during Project graduated 24 trainees who will go them would never be able to return to nor- sacre on the central square of Kyiv, and was the premier of “Iolanta” at the Metropolitan on working in the field. The project is new, Opera in New York City. and it operates purely on individual dona- In December of 2014, Mr. Torgovitsky tions from the Ukrainian diaspora. established Wounded Warrior Ukraine – a The forum was the first of this kind held non-profit organization that offers psycho- at the Shevchenko Scientific Society – logical rehabilitation to veterans and civil- weaving discussion of a rehabilitation proj- ians in Ukraine. ect into academic debates on Ukraine, and In his talk, he explained the concept showcasing the society’s new direction behind the project and the work accom- toward wider cooperation with other orga- plished thus far. The project operates on the nizations. premise that few of those experiencing post- The event drew a sizable and unusually traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are willing international crowd, which included diplo- to admit to their conditions or seek profes- mats from the Georgian and Nepali embas- sional help. The combatants and the veter- sies and representatives of the Polish ans find it hard to open up to psychologists media. They eagerly participated in the dis- who have never gone through war and have cussion, which was followed by a reception. never experienced a similar trauma. For more information about Wounded Prof. Anna Procyk (left) and Karina Tarnawsky (right), board members of the Thus, the purpose of the project is two- Warrior of Ukraine and how to get Shevchenko Scientific Society, with Roman Torgovitsky during the reception that fol- fold: on the one hand, it helps people to involved, readers may visit the website lowed the forum on the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine. overcome their own traumas; secondly, it www.woundedwarriorukraine.org. On the frontlines of scholarship: Shevchenko Scientific Society elects president, board

by Serhii Panko context, under conditions of armed aggres- between the central offices and the regional library committee, Jurij Dobczansky. In par- sion against the Ukrainian state.” chapters, and the uneven activity of its ticular, she noted the need to modernize NEW YORK – At the general meeting of The Russian war against Ukraine, he scholarly sections. The society’s website still the library’s electronic catalogue. the Shevchenko Scientific Society in the continued, was being waged with powerful needs to be renewed. Ties with other schol- Roman Samulyak of the physics and U.S.A., which took place on May 16 in the informational as well as military resources. arly organizations should be intensified. mathematics section questioned whether society’s lecture hall in New York, develop- Hence, countering attempts to discredit Among the other reports was that of scholarly publications are an appropriate ments in Ukraine, where Russian aggres- Ukraine by word and by idea had taken on First Vice-President Halyna Hryn, who criterion for full membership of engineers, sion continues, and the bicentennial of the unprecedented significance. In this dimen- detailed the society’s Shevchenko jubilee whose scientific achievements are not birth of Taras Shevchenko were at the fore- sion, the Shevchenko Society’s scholars are commemoration, including the concert at always reflected in published form. In his front of reports and discussions. also on the front, and every high-quality Merkin Hall in the fall of 2014. She men- report, he also noted that his section sup- Society President George Grabowicz, scholarly publication strengthens the spirit tioned the need for strategic planning for ports annual competitions for young math- members of the board for the past three- of resistance against the invaders. the next five to 10 years. ematicians in Ukraine. year term, and the heads of the Among the society’s recent achieve- Scholarly Secretary Anna Procyk The director of administration, Dr. Vasyl Philadelphia, Detroit and Washington chap- ments, Prof. Grabowicz mentioned the pub- stressed the importance of supporting Lopukh, reported on the work of the soci- ters reported on their work. lication of a facsimile edition of Taras Ukraine in a time of war, for example by ety’s administration, the press committee The participants honored the memory of Shevchenko’s “Haidamaky,” his own mono- supporting a film project on the Maidan and the computer committee. He praised society members who had passed away dur- graph on that poem and a bibliographic and on the subsequent military operations the society’s progress in strengthening ing the past three-year period with a moment study by Oles Fedoruk on the poem’s first in eastern Ukraine. Dr. Procyk discussed the community ties. Dr. Lopukh also discussed of silence. The meeting also greeted 61 new edition, as well as the first of two volumes participation of the historical-philosophical the society’s website and database. Vasyl members, who had been accepted during on Shevchenko criticism. Other studies on section in international conferences, and Makhno, who heads the publications com- that time. The members in attendance chose Shevchenko by Oleksander Boron, Viktor praised the contributions of non-Ukraini- mittee, announced the forthcoming publi- Vitaly Chernetsky to chair the meeting. Dudko, and Prof. Grabowicz have also ans such as Timothy Snyder to Ukrainian cation of a series of memoirs based on Leonid Rudnytzky, president of the World appeared, while others are ready for publi- studies. Looking ahead, she urged timely archival records. Committee chairmen Oleh Council of Shevchenko Scientific Societies, cation. In 2014, the society sponsored two preparation for the upcoming centennial of Wolowyna, Vitaly Chernetsky, Oleksander read a greeting from that organization. New York conferences on Shevchenko. The the Ukrainian Republic (1917-2017). Luzhnytsky and Virko Baley also spoke. In his report to the membership, Prof. first volume of a new series of the society’s Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair During the lengthy discussion, attorney Grabowicz outlined the society’s chief “Zapysky” (Proceedings) will soon be pub- Natalia Honcharenko presented a financial Askold Lozynskyj called for a firm response accomplishments. In particular, he reported lished, while work continues on the third report and suggested formulation of devel- to anti-Ukrainian propaganda and closer on the Shevchenko Jubilee Project on the volume of the Encyclopedia of the opment and fund-raising plans. The cre- cooperation among the various 200th anniversary of the poet’s birth. The Ukrainian Diaspora. In 2014, the society ation of a new website, she pointed out, Shevchenko Scientific Societies throughout society president noted that during the participated in organizing a Shevchenko would help in these initiatives. the world. Several other members took up past term, and especially in 2014 and the exhibit at The Ukrainian Museum. Dr. Myroslava Znayenko discussed the these themes. Attorney Andrij Szul outlined current year, the society’s initiatives had Prof. Grabowicz also pointed out some of work of the library and archive, citing the taken place “in an extraordinary political the society’s weaknesses, such as relations detailed report by the chairman of the (Continued on page 16) No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 9 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

Kostenko’s case have been convicted of, cumstances of the acquisition, should have Remembering... legally preposterous charges. New national... known that the property may be a criminal Myroslav Marynovych, one of the 10 asset, they cannot be considered legitimate (Continued from page 7) (Continued from page 3) founding members in 1976 of the buyers. Stus rose to his feet in protest against Ukrainian Helsinki Group, spent seven posal into one institution. In fact, this Other innovations include restraint reg- tyranny when the price of such an act was years in a harsh-regime labor camp. He approach is the best one, and this agency ulations for the implementation of criminal high. Twenty years later he paid the highest stresses the enormous importance of all will become advanced, even by European law for legal citizens, a separate authoriza- price for his courage and refusal to be bro- letters from the outside world. Yes, they standards,” he stressed. tion by an investigating judge for the arrest ken. So too did Lytvyn, Marchenko and could sometimes provoke the KGB to worse Among the most useful innovations, the of property seized during the search Tykhy. persecution, but they also “created a cer- deputy procurator general mentioned the (ensuring the right of the owner to appeal Monstrous verdicts have just been tain guarantee that the cause that you were transmission of confiscated assets manage- the arrest during the investigation), passed on two Ukrainian opponents of suffering for had a general human dimen- ment to a particular body, and the ability to extending prosecutions in absentia to a Russia’s annexation of their native Crimea – sion, that the world knew about your fate sell assets that lose value over time (e.g., wider range of crimes and extending the Oleh Sentsov and Oleksandr Kolchenko. A and that you wouldn’t die an anonymous cars, computers) without the owner’s per- institution of special confiscation to all third – Gennady Afanasyev – is now in dan- death in the Siberian snow.” mission according to a court decision. Two intentional crimes. ger for having the courage to retract testi- Details are given in the article “Oppose bills are now being developed, which will “Assets that have been taken out of mony given under torture. Russian tyranny with your pen” posted on improve both the restraint and special con- Ukraine within the years of independence A similar sentence can be expected September 3 by the Kharkiv Human Rights fiscation institution. After making these are unknown to me, but under Yanukovych, against Nadiya Savchenko, a former mili- Protection Group (http://khpg.org/index. changes, it will be possible to levy restraint according to various estimates, more than tary pilot and Ukrainian national deputy. php?id=1441197604) of addresses you can for property such as that taken from the $30 billion was taken,” said National There are other Ukrainians who are now write to, as well as a model letter, if you scene of a crime, at the stage when the sus- Deputy Hanna Hopko, chairperson of the detained in Russia and facing trumped-up prefer. Perhaps readers can choose one pect or accused have not yet been identi- Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee. “If charges. prisoner and write a few times. Also, if pos- fied. we look at the efficiency of the bodies In Russian-occupied Crimea, three sible, tell the press and politicians in your If there is evidence that the property has involved – the Ministry of Justice, Crimean Tatars are in detention, including country about the case (details are provid- an illegal origin, restraint will be levied oth- Procurator General’s Office – if you give a Akhtem Chiygoz, the deputy head of the ed in the article). ers. Mr. Kasko stated that now the status of sober assessment – this work was a failure. Crimean Tatar Mejlis, or representative Publicity and attention to individual a bona fide purchaser will not protect the Eight thousand hryvni out of billions of dol- assembly. They and Euro-Maidan activist political prisoners counter lawlessness. person possessing the criminal asset, lars that were exported is a paltry sum,” Oleksandr Kostenko are all facing, or in Mr. Please help! because if a person knew or, under the cir- said Ms. Hopko. She stressed that Ukraine’s international partners cannot start the return of arrested assets to Ukraine until they receive appro- priate evidence from the Ukrainian side, Check out but the latter shows complete inaction that may be due to incompetence, or sabotage, or corruption among employees. According to Ms. Hopko, it is important to make the issue of the agency’s establish- ment one of the main themes of the National Reforms Council meeting on September 27. If the draft laws are adopted in September, and its newly redesigned the agency will start work in December. It is expected that the parallel work of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, the National online edition at www.ukrweekly.com Anti-Corruption Agency and the aforemen- tioned agency, together with reform of the Procurator General’s Office, will make and subscribe strides in improving the situation in the country. “The process may become some- for $95 what lengthy, but it is vital in order to for only $40 for $90 implement best practices and establish a new structure. Every official and citizen should understand: they cannot steal, oth- a year! The Ukrainian Weekly, erwise they will be responsible,” summa- rized Ms. Hopko. PRINT EDITIONPRINT AND ONLINE founded in 1933, is published by the Ukrainian National Association. A soft annexation... Subscribe to our (Continued from page 7) Moscow can’t force Ukraine to take the ($80 if you are a UNA member). rebel-held territories back on its terms. 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I am convinced it will be the latter, if only because this is what everyone except Russia wants.” Copyright 2015, RFE/RL Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC 20036; www.rferl.org (see http://www.rferl.org/content/a-soft-annexation -in-donbas/27225009.html). No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 11

Soccer Serhiy Smetanko (Ukraine’s Mission to Republic 2-6, 6-7 (4) at the Connecticut final against Alexandra Panova and NATO), Dmytro Tymoshenko and Yevhen Open tennis tournament on August 21-29 Margarita Gasparyan, both of Russia. In the Ukraine tied 0-0 with second-place Pikalov (Embassy of Ukraine to the in New Haven, Conn. In the quarterfinal, semifinal, Savchuk-Diatchenko won 7-5, team Slovakia in the Group C qualifier of European Union), Ruslan Reuski (Embassy Tsurenko won 6-2, 6-2 against Karolina 7-5 against Ksenia Lykina and Polina the• 2016 UEFA European Championship of Ukraine in Belgium) and Ihor Veselukha Pliskova of the Czech Republic. Olya Monova, both of Russia; and in the quarter- on September 11 in Zlina, Slovakia. Ukraine (intern at Ukraine’s Mission to NATO). First Savchuk was eliminated in the second final, Savchuk-Diatchenko won 6-3, 6-1 won 3-1 against Belarus on September 5 at place was won by the international secretar- round after losing 4-6, 1-6 against Pliskova. against Eva Hrdinova of the Czech Republic Arena Lviv. Scoring for Ukraine against iat of NATO, and Germany won second place. In men’s doubles, Denys Pume of Ukraine, and Evgeniya Rodina of Russia. Belarus were Artem Kravets (seventh min- who was paired with Ace Matias of the ute), Andriy Yarmolenko (30th minute), Futsal U.S.A., lost in the quarterfinals 4-6, 4-6 Lesia Tsurenko won the final against Yevhen Konoplyanka (40th minute off a Lokomotiv Kharkiv is set to play against Julio Peralta of Chile and Matt Urszula Radwanska of Poland 7-5, 6-1 at penalty shot). Belarus had a lone goal in the against Hamburg Panthers (Group E) on Seeberger of the U.S.A. the• EB BNP Paribas Istanbul Cup on July 19-26. In the quarterfinal, Tsurenko won 62nd minute by Sergei Kornilenko. Denys September• 30 as part of its Group C match Garmash was sent off after a second yellow of the UEFA Futsal Cup. Lokomotiv also Sergiy Stakhovsky lost in the Round of 7-6 (13), 7-5 against Kateryna Bondarenko, was shown in extra time (14, 90+2), other plays Italy’s Pescara (Group B) on October 64 against Piere-Hughes Herbert of France and in the semifinal, Tsurenko won 6-4, 6-2 Ukraine players who have yellow card 1; against Romania’s Targu Mures (Group 3-6,• 2-6 at the Winston-Salem ATP 250 against Kristen Flipkens of Belgium. In dou- issues included Oleksandr Kucher, Yevhen C) on October 3. In the main round, Group World Tour in Winston-Salem, N.C. on bles, Elina Svitolina, paired with Daria Khacheridi, Ruslan Rotan, while Serhii A, B, E and F have three teams each, while August 24-30. Alexandr Dolgopolov lost Gavrilova of Russia, won the final against Sydorchuk, who also has two yellow cards, Group C and D have two teams. The tourna- against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia Jelena Jankovic of Serbia and Cagla is on the bench due to injury. In its previous ment playoffs will include the top four 6-7(1), 6-7(5) in the Round of 64. Buyukakcay of Turkey 5-7, 6-1, 10-4. In the matches, Ukraine won 3-0 against teams and is scheduled for late April 2016. quarterfinal, Svitolina-Gavrilova won 7-6 Luxembourg at Arena Lviv on June 14. Alexandr Dolgopolov lost in the semifi- (2), 6-7 (3), 10-5 against Andrea Ukraine is in third place with 15 points in Tennis nal against Novak Djokovic of the Czech Hlavackova of the Czech Republic and Group C and is set to play against Kateryna Bondarenko won in the first Republic• 4-6, 6-7(5), 2-6 at the ATP World Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia; and in Macedonia (in last place in the group) on round of the U.S. Open held on August Tour Maters 1000 in Cincinnati on August the semifinal, the Russia-Ukraine duo 17-23. Sergiy Stakhovsky lost in the round defeated Olga Savchuk of Ukraine and October 9 and against Spain on October 12. 31-September• 13 in Flushing, N.Y., against The top two teams in each group advance Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan 6-0, 6-3; of 64 against Bernard Tomic of Australia Vitalia Diatchenko of Russia 6-1, 7-5. to the regular tournament. Ukraine’s 4-6, 3-6. Elina Svitolina won in the first round Ukraine’s tennis players were repre- national team is ranked in 29th place, against Elizaveta Kulichkova of Russia 6-1, Illya Marchenko lost in the Round of 16 sented at the Wimbledon tennis champion- according to monthly FIFA rankings. 6-4; Lesia Tsurenko won in the first round against Farrukh Dustov of Uzbekistan 4-6, ships in London on June 29-July 12. In against Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic • Shakhtar Donetsk advanced to the 6-4,• 2-6 at the Odlum Brown Vanopen on men’s singles, Sergiy Stakhovsky lost 6-4, 6-4, 6-1; and Kateryna Kozlova lost in the Augsut 17-23 in Vancouver, British Columbia. 6-7 (5-7), 2-6, 6-1, 7-9 against Borna Coric UEFA Champions League group stage first round against Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Group A) after winning 3-2 on aggregate In doubles, Marchenko was paired with of Croatia in the first round, and Alexandr • of the U.S.A. 4-6, 3-6. In the second round, Dustov and lost in a walkover during the Dolgopolov lost against Ivo Karlovic of against Rapid Wien, having tied 2-2 against Svitolina won 6-3-, 6-4 against Kaia Kanepi Rapid Wien on August 25 at Arena Lviv. quarterfinals against Marius Copil of Croatia 7-5, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (7-4), 11-13 in the of Estonia; Tsurenko lost 6-7 (7-9), 2-6 Romania and Jurgen Melzer of Austria. second round. Marlos opened the scoring for Shakhtar in against Varvara Lepchenko of the U.S.A.; and In women’s singles, Lesia Tsurenko lost the 10th minute, followed by a header by Bondarenko lost 3-6, 4-6 against Simona At the Baku Cup 2015 tennis champi- against Irina-Camelia Begu of Romania 5-7, Louis Schaub for Rapid in the 13th minute. Halep of Romania. Svitolina lost 3-6, 5-7 onship on July 27 through August 2 in 6-7(4), 5-7 in the second round, and Elina Steffen Hoffman scored again for Vienna, against Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the Baku, Azerbaijan, Olga Savchuk and Vitalia and Shakhtar answered with Olexandr • third round. Diatchenko of Russia lost 3-6, 5-7 in the (Continued on page 16) Gladkiy’s shot in the 27th minute. Wien’s In women’s doubles, Lyudmyla Kichenok Mario Sonnleitner was sent off in the 88th and Nadiia Kichenok won against Gabriela minute after the player was shown a sec- Dabrowski of Canada and Alicja Rosolska of ond yellow card by the referee. Poland 2-6, 6-4, 6-3; Savchuk and Monica Shakhtar won 1-0 against Rapid Wien Niculescu of Romania won 6-2, 6-1 against (Vienna) on August 19 at Ernst-Happel- Shuko Aoyama of Japan and Renata Voracova of the Czech Republic; and Stadion,• in Vienna. Marlos of Brazil scored in the 44th minute of play for Shakhtar. Tsurenko and Olga Govortsova of Belarus Teams in Group A include Paris St.- won 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 7-5 against Bondarenko Germaine, Real Madrid and Sweden’s and Arina Rodionova of Austria. In the sec- Malmo. Dynamo Kyiv, which automatically ond round, Savchuk-Niculescu lost 6-7(7- qualified with its Ukrainian Cup win, is also 9), 3-6 against Alla Kudryavtseva and set for the group stage, in Group G with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova both of Russia; Chelsea, Porto and Maccabi Tel-Aviv. Tsurenko-Govortsova lost 4-6, 0-6 against Casey Dellacqua of Austria and Yaroslava In the UEFA Europa League, Dnipro Shevdova of Kazakhstan; and the Kichenok Dnipropetrovsk qualified to the group sisters lost 6-7 (4-7), 4-6 against Kiki stage• with a goal coefficient of 52.033, and Bertens of the Netherlands and Johanna is set to compete in Group G, which Larsson of Sweden. includes AS Saint-Etienne (France), In the men’s division, Alexandr Rosenborg BK (Norway) and SS Lazio Dolgopolov lost 6-4, 1-6, 5-7 in the first (Italy). Zorya Luhansk advanced to the round against Sam Groth of Australia after play-offs; Zorya lost 0-1 against Legia retiring during the third set; Illya (Poland) in the first-leg match, and lost 2-3 Marchenko won in the first round against in the second-leg match. In the third-round Gael Monflis of France 2-6, 6-4, 5-0 after qualifier, Zorya won 2-0 against Charleroi Monflis retired in the third set; and Sergiy of Belgium in the first-leg match and won Stakhovsky won in the first round against 3-0 in the second-leg match. Vorskla John Millman of Australia 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 Poltava was eliminated in the third qualify- (7-3), 6-4. In the men’s singles second ing round after losing to Zilina (Slovakia), round, Stakhovsky won 6-4, 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, which advanced based on away goals. 6-4 against Marchenko, and Stakhovsky Zilina won the first-leg match 2-0 and won lost 3-6, 5-7, 2-6 against Jo-Wilfred Tsonga 3-1 in the second-leg match. of France in the third round. In men’s doubles, Stakhovsky, paired Ukraine’s U-19 national team is in last with Lucas Pouille of France, won 7-6 place in Group A of the UEFA U-19 (7-2), 6-4 against Sergey Betov of Belarus Championships.• Ukraine tied 2-2 with and Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain. Austria on July 12, lost 1-3 against France on Representing Ukraine at the tournament July 9 and lost 0-2 against Greece on July 6. were 12 tennis players. Kateryna Kozlova, Greece is the group host, and France leads Anhelina Kalinina and Maryna Zanevska the group with three wins, followed by were eliminated during the qualifying Greece in second place, Austria in third and stage. In mixed doubles, Svitolina is paired Ukraine in fourth place. with Artem Sitak of New Zealand against Eugenie Bouchard of Canada and Nick Ukraine’s diplomats won third place at Kyrgios of Australia. the NATO soccer championships. Ukraine’s team• included: Yevhen Karp (team captain), Lesia Tsurenko lost in the semifinal Yehor Bozhok, Volodymyr Orativskyi and against Lucie Safarova of the Czech • 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

there if in any way if their security and that accepting the court’s jurisdiction “does party’s nomination to be its candidate in NEWSBRIEFS their borders were in danger,” he added. not automatically trigger an investigation.” the November 2016 election. None of the The war in Ukraine has plunged Moscow’s Kyiv had previously given the ICC the right announced candidates has had as much (Continued from page 2) ties with the West to lows unseen since the to probe alleged crimes committed experience shaping Russia policy as Ms. 31, with 265 votes in favor. That was well Cold War. Russian support for separatists in between November 2013 and February Clinton, who helped put Mr. Obama’s first short of the two-thirds majority needed to Ukraine, and its annexation of Crimea, have 2014, when pro-Moscow President Viktor term “reset” of relations with Moscow in amend the Constitution in a final vote badly spooked Eastern European EU mem- Yanukovych was ousted after mass pro- place. She said some achievements were expected later this year. The vote prompted bers such as Poland, Latvia, Lithuania and tests. The expanded ICC probe could con- made while Dmitry Medvedev was in office the Radical Party to withdraw from the Estonia, which fear Moscow wants to reas- sider allegations by Ukraine and several as Russian president in 2008-2012, includ- governing coalition, raising concerns about sert its Cold War-era control over them. Western governments of Russia’s direct ing the New START nuclear arms-control whether other factions that oppose the (RFE/RL, based on reporting by Agence involvement in the fighting in eastern pact and enhanced cooperation on transit constitutional change might follow suit. France-Presse and Reuters) Ukraine, something Moscow denies. (RFE/ of U.S. arms and materiel to Afghanistan. (RFE/RL, based on reporting by the But Ms. Clinton said Mr. Putin’s return to Kyiv invites ICC to probe for war crimes RL, based on reporting by Reuters, Agence Associated Press and Interfax) France-Presse and the Associated Press) the Kremlin changed that. “I think Russia’s KYIV – Ukraine has accepted the objectives are to stymie and to confront and EU warns Moscow over security, borders International Criminal Court’s (ICC) juris- Clinton urges tougher response to Russia undermine American power whenever and BRUSSELS – European Commission diction to probe possible war crimes com- WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton, the for- wherever they can. I don’t think there’s President Jean-Claude Juncker has warned mitted during Russia’s annexation of the mer U.S. secretary of state who is now a much to be surprised about them,” she said. Russia that the security and borders of Crimean Peninsula and the separatist con- leading contender to be the next president, “We have to do more to get back talking European Union member states are flict in eastern Ukraine. Ukrainian Foreign has called for a stronger response to about how to we try to confine, contain, “untouchable.” “I want this to be under- Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin said in a let- Russia’s actions in Ukraine and Syria, saying deter Russian aggression in Europe and stood very clearly in Moscow,” Mr. Juncker ter accepted by the Hague-based ICC that Moscow’s objectives were “to stymie, to beyond,” she said. “And try to figure out told the European Parliament in his first the court can investigate for the “purpose confront, and to undermine American what are the best tools for doing that. And State of the Union address on September 9. of identifying, prosecuting and judging per- power whenever and wherever.” In thinly don’t lose sight of the Arctic because we’re “The Baltics and Poland are very important petrators and accomplices of [criminal] veiled criticism of President Barack going to have a lot of issues up there as members of the European Union, and they acts committed” in Ukraine since February Obama’s administration and its current well.” (RFE/RL) should not think that we would not be 20, 2014. But the ICC said in a statement approach to Russia, Ms. Clinton said that Poroshenko awards 14 foreign activists Washington should be doing more in response to Russia’s interference in KYIV – On the occasion of the 24th anni- Ukraine. “I have been, I remain convinced versary of Ukraine’s Independence, that we need a concerted effort to really up President Petro Poroshenko awarded 14 the costs on Russia and in particular on foreign citizens for their contribution to TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL Walter Honcharyk (973) 292-9800 x3040 Putin. I think we have not done enough,” strengthening the international authority of or e-mail [email protected] she said following a speech on September 9 Ukraine, popularization of its historical her- at the Brookings Institution, a Washington itage and modern achievements. The presi- think tank. “I am in the category of people dent awarded the Order of Freedom to SERVICES PROFESSIONALS who wanted us to do more in response to President of the European Commission in the annexation of Crimea and the continu- 2004-2014 Jose Manuel Barroso; the Order ing destabilization of Ukraine,” she noted. “For Merits,” III degree, to Vice-President of “We can’t dance around it anymore. We all the European Parliament Richard wish it would go away,” she said. “We all Charnetsky and four European MPs, as well wish Putin would choose to modernize his as the chairman of the NGO Friendship country and move toward the West instead Bridges to Ukraine (Germany) Karl of sinking himself into historical roots of Hermann Krog. Mr. Poroshenko also award- tsar-like behavior, and intimidation along ed the Order of Yaroslav the Wise, fifth national borders and projecting Russian degree, to the chairman of Northland Power power in places like Syria and elsewhere.” Inc., James C. Temerty, and the Order of The comments by Ms. Clinton, who served Princess Olha, third degree, to The as President Obama’s secretary of state Ukrainian Weekly Editor-in-Chief Roma HELP WANTED from 2009 until February 2013, bore simi- Hadzewycz and Ukrainian Congress larities to sentiments being voiced with Committee of America President Tamara Olexy. The honorary title of People’s Artist CARETAKER WANTED growing frequency by other candidates, particularly Republicans. Ms. Clinton faces to maintain church building (Continued on page 13) in Maplewood, NJ. several other Democrats also seeking the Weekly duties required. Background check required. Contact: [email protected] nuclear blackmail.’ ” And the West’s new Poroshenko... course is “not simply words”; there are sol- diers and tanks on the ground. (Continued from page 6) PERSONAL As a result, Moscow has changed its tune. ing, his assertion that he is fighting not just Now, it is not talking about taking all of Ukraine but the West, and his efforts at Ukraine and standing up to the rest of the Single Ukrainian male looking nuclear blackmail to get his way. world. Instead, it is talking now “only about for a Single Ukrainian lady to “NATO, and above all the U.S., has the peaceful coexistence of the Russian correspond, date and perhaps responded quietly to the Kremlin: ‘We Federation and the West, about saving marry! Please e-mail me: understood your blackmail attempt. We ‘Putin’s face,’ and about how the master of [email protected] will respond to it. We will defend the Baltic the Kremlin will behave at the U.N. General my name is Vasyl countries. [And] we are not afraid of your Assembly.” HOUSE AND COTTAGE FOR SALE

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set. Mr. Dubovoy’s son, Igor, is expected to non-Russian republics. Nothing has been NEWSBRIEFS enter a plea on related charges on Turning... written about the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, September 14. He was unable to make a $3 the largest and most severely repressed of (Continued from page 12) (Continued from page 6) million bond set last week. The Dubovoys the human-rights monitoring communities of Ukraine was bestowed on soloist of the were among 32 defendants, including trad- Lytvyn, memorialized with four sentences; in the USSR that were spawned by the 1975 Taras Shevchenko National Academic Opera ers and hackers, charged last month by U.S. and human rights activist Valeriy Helsinki Accords. And there has been noth- and Ballet Theater and artistic director of authorities over an alleged scheme to steal Marchenko, whose death merited just one ing about Russification, a policy every bit as Kyiv State Choreographic School Nobuhiro sensitive information from corporate news sentence. genocidal and loathsome as South Africa’s Terada. The awards were announced in a releases and profit by trading on that infor- Mr. Sajewych concluded: “For years The apartheid.” presidential decree dated August 21. mation before it was publicized. The Post has ignored the movements for human, Source: “A poet dies in Ukraine,” by George (Presidential Administration of Ukraine) Dubovoys allegedly traded on information national and religious rights in Ukraine, the Sajewych, The Ukrainian Weekly, September gleaned by hackers in Ukraine from their Not guilty plea in insider-trading case largest and most assertive of the USSR’s 29, 1985. home near Atlanta, Georgia. Four of their co- NEWARK, N.J. – A man from Ukraine defendants remain at large in Ukraine. charged for his alleged role in a $100 million Another trader, Morgan Stanley alumnus insider-trading scheme that employed a Vitaly Korchevsky, an émigré who was born Ukraine-based hacking network has pleaded in Kazakhstan and became a Baptist pastor not guilty. Arkadiy Dubovoy, who spoke in Pennsylvania, was ordered released on $2 Russian and used an interpreter, appeared million bond on August 26 after 80 parishio- before a federal court in New Jersey on ners vouched for him. (RFE/RL, based on September 2. A November 4 trial date was reporting by Reuters and Bloomberg News) Ukrainian Medical Association of Сім’я повідомляє, що 18 серпня 2015 року відійшла у вічність вдова Ярослава Мартинюка. North America (UMANA) св. п. Марійка Мартинюк With great sadness we announce to our members з дому Михаськів the death on August 25, 2015 of народжена 1 січня 1924 року в селі Підгороддя, Івано-Франківська область, Україна. Paul Pundy, MD Пращання і поховання відбудуться у п’ятницю, 25 вересня 2015 року, о годині 11:00 ранку на цвинтарі Святого Андрія, 135 Davidson Ave., (1922-2015) Somerset, N.J. 08873 Залишені у смутку: Honorary Member of UMANA доньки: Неоніля Марія Мартинюк Co-Founder of Student Medychna Hromada Лариса Орися Мартинюк UMANA Archivist and Photo Historian Ірена Зорослава Салерно UMANA Chief Librarian внучка: Ася Марія Салерно внук: Олександр Ярослав Гладкий The Directors express their sincere і також близька і дальня сім’я в Україні, Америці і Канаді. condolences to the family. За бажанням покійної, сім’я просить замість квітів складати пожертви на Український Музей в Ню-Йорку: Board of Directors The Ukrainian Museum, 222 East 6th Street, New York, N.Y. 10003 Ukrainian Medical Association Вічная пам’ять! of North America

Ділимося сумною вісткою, що 28 серпня 2015 року на 91-му році життя відійшов на останню мандрівку у Вічність найдорожчий Чоловік, Батько і Дідо св. п. пл. сен. Юрій „Куба“ Купчинський один із основоположників пластового куреня „Ватага Бурлаків“ Ukrainian Medical Association of і довголітний член Карпатського Лещетарського Клюбу (КЛК). North America (UMANA) Парастас відбувся 31 серпня 2015 року в похоронному домі Aston-Basagic у Гантері, Н.Й. With great sadness we announce to our members Похоронні відправи відбулися 1 вересня 2015 року the death on August 24, 2015 of у Церкві св. Івана Хрестителя, у Гантері, Н.Й., віддтак на цвинтарі у Лексінґтоні, Н.Й. У глибокому смутку залишилися Miroslau Kolenskyj, DDS дружина Ірена з дому Федківська (1923-2015) сини Роман з дружиною Ruth та синами Ігор з дружиною Melissa та сином шваґерка Ярослава Стасюк Honorаry Member of UMANA та ближча і дальша родина в Америці й Україні President of the National O˜ ce 1983-1985 Вічна Йому пам’ять! Secretary and Vice President of WFUMA Замість квітів, можна зложити пожертви на: „Фонд Допомоги Пластунам в АТО“ The Directors express their sincere - чеки виписати на „Plast-Burlaky“ зі заміткою „Фонд АТО, condolences to the family в пам’ять Куби“ і висилати на адресу: Danylo Zacharczuk, P.O. Box 352, Worcester, PA 19490-03520 Церкву св. Івана Хрестителя у Гантері, Н.Й. Board of Directors - чеки виписати на „St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Ukrainian Medical Association Church“ зі заміткою „В пам’ять Юрія Купчинського“, і відправити of North America на адресу: P.O. Box 284, Hunter, NY 12442. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

COMMUNITY CHRONICLE Congressmen meet with community in Palatine by Greg Kocko Russia poses an existential threat to not only Ukraine but her European neighbors, PALATINE, Ill. – On the evening of he stated that “Ukraine, with its new gov- August 27, at an event hosted by the ernment, is in good hands.” Many of the Suburban Council of Ukrainian Voters, the same individuals who sacrificed dearly dur- Ukrainian American community welcomed ing the Revolution of Dignity on Kyiv’s Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill., 6th District), who Maidan are now working in government in was joined by Rep. Bob Dold (R-Ill. 10th hopes of rebuilding a new and truly demo- District), for an evening of discussion cratic nation, observed Rep. Roskam. regarding the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. On the issue of Ukraine rebuilding its Both representatives serve on the economy, Rep. Roskam gave the efforts of Congressional Ukrainian Caucus. Minister Jaresko extremely high praise, and The reception at the Ukrainian Cultural added that she has made remarkable Center in Palatine, Ill., followed achievements in a very difficult situation. Congressman Roskam’s recent trip to The message for the future of the Ukrainian Ukraine, where he met with Ukrainian nation was optimistic and hopeful, and President Petro Poroshenko, Finance despite all the problems still facing the Victor Groszko Minister Natalie Jaresko and other mem- fledgling government Rep. Roskam said, bers of the Ukrainian government. “don’t bet against Ukraine.” Congressman Peter Roskam addresses the community meeting. Though Rep. Roskam acknowledged that Rep. Dold shared these sentiments and munity, as well as the strong show of sup- Olejniczak, Polish American Congress; and more could be done for Ukraine and that praised the efforts of the Ukrainian com- port they received from their friends. He Myron Wasiunec, Ukrainian American noted that all of our respective communi- Youth Association in Palatine. ties are affected by injustice and that we “Many of us, perhaps naively, did not must stand together in the face of evil, believe that today we would still be talking whether it is the crisis in Ukraine or the about a war with Russia,” said Rostyk persecution of Christians in the Middle Saciuk, president of the Suburban Council East. Rep. Dold recognized the positive con- of Ukrainian Voters. Despite all of the terri- tributions of Ukrainian Americans to our ble things Ukraine has experienced, Mr. society and pledged his ongoing support to Saciuk said he believes that “something the Ukrainian nation and the Ukrainian beautiful has happened. We are organized American community. in a way that we haven’t seen in a long time. The evening’s master of ceremonies, Dr. We are closer as a community... We have Maria Korkatsch-Groszko, welcomed and built closer relationships with our elected thanked a distinguished panel of guests representatives, and we have a voice. We and friends that included: Rep. Roskam, discovered that we have good friends with- who was joined by his wife, Elizabeth, his in the Lithuanian, Estonian, Latvian, Polish mother, Martha, and son, A.J.; Rep. Dold; and Armenian communities – friends who Serhiy Koledov, deputy consul general of also suffered under the Soviets…” and who Ukraine in Chicago; Dr. John Prunskis, hon- stand with us because they know that only orary consul general of the Republic of together can we ensure our future. During a community meeting with Rep. Peter Roskam (from left) are: Greg Bedian, Lithuania; Greg Bedian, Armenian National Greg Kocko, Henryk Marciniak, Ros Saciuk, Martha Roskam, Congressman Roskam, Committee of America; Henryk Marciniak, Greg Kocko is community liaison for the Elizabeth Roskam, A.J. Roskam, Maria Korkatsch-Groszko and Ira Tsenglevich. Irene Moskal-Del Giudice and Zenon Suburban Council of Ukrainian Voters. Rep. Rosa DeLauro meets with New Haven group Twenty-nine families participate in Family Campfire

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – On Tuesday, August 18, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro held a meeting in her New Haven office with the New Haven Team that debriefed her EAST KILLINGLY, Conn. – Twenty-nine Ukrainian families – about 75 people, including children – camped on Sunday, July 26, before her trip to Ukraine. Now the together this year on the Connecticut-Rhode Island border in an area called the Last Green Valley. This was Congresswoman was back from Ukraine and wanted to share the 26th camp called Family Campfire. The venue for the annual camp changes, as do the participants, but her impressions, as well as to continue discussions about pro- there is a core group of Plast families who camp each year. Above are all the participants of the 2015 camp; viding more humanitarian aid to Ukraine. Seen above (from left) below are the children. The leaders of this year’s family camp were Ronald and Nadia Liteplo. – Nadia Liteplo are: Marika Antonyshyn, Father Iura Godenciuc, Rep. DeLauro, Myron Melnyk, Christine Melnyk, Romana Thibodeau, Orest Dubno and Halia Lodynsky. – Halia Jurczak-Lodynsky LIKE The Ukrainian Weekly on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/TheUkrainianWeekly No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 15

Our community celebrates Ukrainian Independence Day 2015

BOSTON

by Peter T. Woloschuk BOSTON – More than 1,000 people attended Ukrainian Independence Day events in Boston on Sunday and Monday, August 23-24, and contributed over $5,000 for humanitarian aid for Ukraine under the aegis of the Boston branch of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America. The events included commemorative liturgies at area churches; a major cultural program and picnic on the grounds of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Parish; a photo

Miroslav Vintoniv Some of the participants at the Ukrainian Independence Day ceremony and flag raising at Boston City Hall. exhibit of wounded Ukrainian soldiers; and a program and Poltava Oblast, and his doctor, Vitaliy Haniuk. The two had flag raising at Boston City Hall with formal remarks by City come to Boston just three days earlier so that Mr. Klepach, Councilor Michael Flaherty and Ferhan Gomulu, secretary who was the youngest commander in his volunteer divi- general of the Turkish Cultural Center of New England, who sion, could have major reconstructive surgery at At Boston City Hall (from left) are: the Very Rev. Dr. represented the Turkish community of greater Boston. Massachusetts General Hospital on his left arm, which was Yaroslav Nalysnyk, Boston City Councilor Michael In attendance at both events were 20-year-old Flaherty and the Very Rev. Roman Tarnavsky. Ukrainian paratrooper Konstyantyn Klepach from Chutiv, (Continued on page 17)

Alex Shnaydruk delivered the main address on “The Resilience of the Ukrainian LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. People,” Bohdanna Polianska sang “Mamyna Sorochka,” and Luka Chorwat by Oksana Koziak recited “A Child’s Prayer.” A special high- BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Members of the light was the participation of violinist Ukrainian American community in Innesa Tymochko Dekajlo, who entertained Bethlehem, Pa., and the greater Lehigh attendees after her formal performance Valley gathered at Bethlehem City Hall during the program. Children from the Plaza on August 21 to commemorate community presented bouquets to the pro- Ukrainian Independence Day. gram participants. Mistress of ceremonies Oksana Kipa led In a separate event held on August 24, the program, which began with the raising Jaroslaw Chorwat led a commemorative of the American and Ukrainian flags by program at City Hall in Allentown, Pa. The members of Ukrainian American Veterans program included a flag raising by mem- Post 42, the singing of the two national bers of UAV Post 42, a speech by Mr. anthems and a prayer by Archpriest Daniel Chorwat and the presentation of proclama- Gurovich. A proclamation from Bethlehem’s tions from Allentown’s mayor and the dis- Ukrainian Americans gathered at Bethlehem City Hall to mark Ukraine’s trict’s congressman. mayor was presented by his chief of staff. Independence Day.

PHILADELPHIA

by Ulana Baluch Mazurkevich PHILADELPHIA – On Monday, August 24, the Ukrainian American community of greater Philadelphia came togeth- er to commemorate the 24th anniversary of Ukrainian independence. The gala concert took place at the Ukrainian Educational and Cultural Center in Jenkintown, Pa. The commemorative concert was opened by Ivan Yaworsky, the head of the Community Committee to Commemorate the 24th anniversary of Ukrainian Independence. Flanked by honor guards from Ukrainian

Borys Pawliuk Some of the members of the Community Committee to Commemorate the 24th Anniversary of Ukraine: (front row, from left) Oksana Woroch, Nila Pawliuk, Metodij Boretsky, Ulana Mazurkevich, Chrystia Senyk, Ivan Yaworsky, Petro Hewka, (back row) Borys Pawliuk and Ihor Kushnir. youth organizations, Mr. Yaworsky welcomed the assem- journalist and member of the editorial board of the bled and asked for a moment of silence for the heroes of Philadelphia Inquirer. Her “Worldview” column appears Ukraine who died in the undeclared war being waged by twice weekly on the op-ed page of the Inquirer as well as in Russia. The assembled, led by Dmytro Terlecky, proceeded many other newspapers throughout the U.S. Ms. to sing the Ukrainian and American anthems. Daria Mazurkevich informed the assembled that Ms. Rubin is Medynska then read the Act of Declaration of the very well acquainted with the situation in Ukraine, having Independence of Ukraine, and the Very Rev. Taras a close working relationship with the Philadelphia Naumenko, pastor of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Ukrainian Human Rights Committee. In the past Ms. Rubin Cathedral, prayed for peace in Ukraine in his invocation. wrote about the dissident movement in Ukraine and later Ulana Mazurkevich presents Trudy Rubin (left) with a Ulana Mazurkevich, the mistress of ceremonies, intro- copy of the book “History of Ukraine” by Orest Subtelny. duced keynote speaker Trudy Rubin, an award winning (Continued on page 17) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

on the letter of the Minsk II armistice, Sergiy Stakhovsky lost in the Round of Russia spurns... which indeed demands mutually agreed Sportsline 32 against Ernest Gulbis of Latvia 4-6, solutions – i.e., gives Donetsk-Luhansk the (Continued from page 2) (Continued from page 11) 6-7(3)• at the Gerry Weber Open tennis veto over Kyiv. tournament in Halle-, Germany, on June have excellent relations with Kyiv and politi- Western diplomacy looks incoherent in Svitolina lost 6-7 (3-7), 3-6 against Casey 15-21. In doubles, Stakhovsky, who was cal forces in the Verkhovna Rada. If Western attempting to deal with this matter. On one Dellacqua of Australia, also in the second paired with Lukas Rosol of the Czech countries, the United States and the hand, U.S., German and other European dip- round. Republic, lost in the round of 16 against European Union together, with their deci- lomats are pressuring Kyiv into unilateral In women’s doubles, Lyudmyla Rohan Bopanna of India and Florin Mergea sive influence on Kyiv, summon all those concessions, needlessly complicating Kyiv’s Kichenok and Mona Barthel of Germany of Romania 6-2, 3-6, 8-10. political forces and strongly advise them to political situation, instead of anticipating lost against Ekaterina Makarova and Elena behave, then the Minsk armistice will be rejection by Moscow and Donetsk-Luhansk Vesnivna, both of Russia, 3-6, 1-6 in the Lesia Tsurneko lost against Lucie complied with” (Interfax, September 2). of such “unilateralism.” On the other hand, first round. Nadiia Kichenok and Bojana Hradecka of the Czech Republic 4-6, 3-6 in The Ukrainian legislature approved the the Obama administration ensured that the Jovanovski of Serbia lost 4-6, 6-7 (4-7) the• Round of 64 at the Aegon Classic constitutional amendment on August 31 in Minsk II armistice was approved by a against Marian Erakovic of New Zealand Birmingham on June 15-21 in Birmingham, its first reading by a wide margin – 265 votes United Nations Security Council resolution, and Heather Watson of Great Britain in the England. in favor, out of 368 deputies attending – amid as Russian officials are delighted to remark first round; and Olga Savchuk and Monica political commotion outside the Parliament from time to time. And German Chancellor Niculesu of Romania lost in the second Alexandr Dolgopolov lost in the Round building (Ukrinform, August 31, September Angela Merkel, in her annual end-of-sum- round against Timea Babos of Hungary and of 16 against Guillermo Garcia-Lopez of 1). The Donetsk and Luhansk “people’s mer press conference, asked Kyiv to “work Kristina Mladenovic of France 4-6, 4-6. Spain• 3-6, 6-7(4) at the ATP 500 World republics” (DPR and LPR), however, have dis- out the law on [local] elections in such a In mixed doubles, Savchuk was paired Tour tournament in London at Queen’s way as to be acceptable to the separatists” missed the vote in Kyiv as “the Verkhovna with Oliver Marach of Austria and lost 3-6, Club on June 15-21. (Bundeskanzlerin.de, August 31). Those Rada’s own internal affair,” as well as “irrele- 6-7 (6-8) against Alexander Peya of Austria “separatists,” however, would turn into Illya Marchenko lost in the quarterfi- vant to the DPR-LPR.” Meanwhile, Donetsk and Timea Babos of Hungary in the third legalized and legitimized leaders, if local nal against David Goffin of Belgium 6-4, and Luhansk are moving apace to build ele- round. Svitolina was paired with Dominic elections are staged and validated in the 6-7(3), 2-6 at the Topshelf Open tennis ments of “statehood” and special relations Inglot of Great Britain and lost against • with Russia (Donetskoye Agentstvo DPR-LPR in October, for which Western tournament on June 8-14 in Rosmalen, the Philipp Oswald of Austria and Belinda Novostey, August 31-September 4). diplomacy seems inclined to set the stage. Netherlands. Lesia Tsurenko lost in the Bencic of Switzerland 2-6, 3-6 in the first The DPR-LPR maintain that Kyiv’s Round of 32 against Andrea Hlavackova of round. Stakhovsky, paired with Alicja debates and enactments regarding “their” The article above is reprinted from the Czech Republic 6-2, 2-6, 6-3. territory are invalid, if Kyiv acts “unilateral- Eurasia Daily Monitor with permission from Rosolska of Poland, lost against Robert ly,” instead of negotiating directly with its publisher, the Jamestown Foundation, Lindstedt of Sweden and Anabel Medina Alexandr Dolgopolov lost in the Round Donetsk-Luhansk. They base their position www.jamestown.org. Garrigues of Spain 6-7 (6-8), 2-6 in the first of 32 against Philipp Kohlschreiber of round. Germany• 3-6, 3-6 at the Mercedes Cup in In men’s doubles, Stakhovsky was Stuttgat, Germany, on June 8-14. Sergiy In his closing remarks, the re-elected paired with Sam Groth of Australia and lost Stakhovsky lost in the Round of 32 against On the frontlines... president raised the question of how the in the first round 7-5, 6-7 (5-7), 6-7 (3-7), Sam Groth of Australia 6-4, 5-7, 3-5 (retir- Shevchenko Society should react to the 1-6 against Vasek Pospisil of Canada and ing in the third set). (Continued from page 8) political events which are so vital to Jack Sock of the U.S.A. some legal issues concerning the society’s Ukraine. In Prof. Grabowicz’s view, the soci- In girls’ singles, Katerina Zavatska lost to Olga Savchuk lost in the round of 16 status as a non-profit corporation, stressing ety’s calling is to create an appropriate Anna Brogan of Great Britain 1-6, 3-6 in the qualifier against Michelle Larcher De Brito the need for community outreach. social atmosphere in which each member, second round. of Portugal• 4-6, 6-7 (3) at the WTA tourna- As head of the auditing committee, the acting as a scholar, can provide a quick pub- In girls’ doubles, Zavatska was paired ment in Nottingham, England, on June society’s previous president, Dr. Orest lic response to groundless accusations or with Ines Ibbou of Algeria and lost in the 8-14. In the round of 32, Savchuk won 6-1, Popovych, called upon the members pres- false invectives. This kind of engagement first round 1-6, 2-6 against Destanee Aiava 6-2 against Kateryna Bondarenko. ent to vote their approval of the adminis- will have a long-term strategic effect. and Olivia Tjandramulia of Australia. tration’s activity over the past three years. Thanking the board and membership for Nadiia Kichenok lost in the semifinal This was done. Dr. Lopukh, head of the elec- their accomplishments as well as their con- Elina Svitolina (ranked 17th by the WTA) against Nigina Abduraimova of Uzbekistan tions committee, conducted a tally of the structive criticism, which should be seen as lost in the round of 32 of the Aegon 1-6,• 1-6 at the ITF tournament in votes for the next three-year term, which in a stimulus to greater efforts, the newly International• Eastbourne WTA tournament Namanggan, Uzbekistan, on June 8. accordance with procedure were cast by elected president called for new scholarly against Heather Watson of Great Britain 3-6, Lyudmyla Kichenok lost in the round of 32 secret ballot. He then announced that Prof. projects. These, along with technical 7-5, 6-4 in Eastbourne, England, on June against Harriet Dart of Great Britain 4-6, Grabowicz had been re-elected president, improvements such as the transition to 21-27. Lesia Tsurenko (ranked 68th by the 1-6 at the ITF tournament in Surbiton, along with the new board that had been electronic media, will require long and WTA) lost in the Round of 32 qualifier against England, on June 8. proposed to the membership. patient effort. Marina Erakovic of New Zealand 2-6, 3-6. At the Aegeon Championship in Alexandr Dolgopolov lost in the semifi- London, Alexandr Dolgopolov won against nals against Sam Querrey of the U.S.A. 6-4, Rafel• Nadal in the first round 6-3, 6-7(6), 3-6,• 5-7 at the Aegon Nottingham Open 6-4 at Queen’s Club. This was the second tennis tournament in Nottingham, England, straight victory for Dolgopolov against on June 20-27. Sergiy Stakhovsky lost in Nadal, after last year’s win in the third the round of 16 against Dennis Istomin of round of the BNP Paribas Open. Uzbekistan 5-7, 4-6. Istomin won the tour- Dolgopolov lost against Guillermo Garcia- nament in the final against Querrey. Lopez of Spain in the second round.

The Board of Directors of the Ukrainian Institute cordially invites you to attend the opening reception of the exhibition ganna kryvolap paintings оn Friday, September 25, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

The exhibition continues through October 9, 2015

Viewing hours are Tuesday to Sunday 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

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Boston... (Continued from page 15) seriously damaged during an attack in Avdiyivka, Donetsk Oblast, in March. During the formal program at the picnic, a number of representatives of various chari- table organizations explained their work in Ukraine and invited attendees to visit the information booths they had set up around the grounds. During the course of the afternoon more than 1,200 varenyky, 800 holubtsi, 12 gal- lons of borsch, 50 pounds of kapusta and 40 large rings of kovbasa were sold. Most of the food was the result of cooking classes that were held in the weeks leading up to the celebrations and was donated to help Tania D’Avignon raise money for Ukraine. Paratrooper Konstyantyn Klepach, 20, of Members of the Ukrainian American Chutiv, Poltava Oblast, who is in Boston for reconstructive surgery at Massachusetts Youth Association’s Boston branch donated General Hospital. all of the desserts and beverages, and then manned the tables. They made over $750, Orthodox Church, said the invocation and which they donated to the cause. benediction at both events. Michael Hotz The Very Rev. Dr. Yaroslav Nalysnyk, pas- sang the American anthem both days, tor of Christ the King Ukrainian Catholic Lubov Gentyk sang the Ukrainian anthem Church, and the Very Rev. Roman on Sunday, and Olga Lisovska sang it at City Tarnavsky, pastor of St. Andrew Ukrainian Hall on Monday.

answer. “’Til today,” she said, “there is no Philadelphia... answer to this question.” After her talk, Ms. Rubin was presented (Continued from page 15) with a copy of “History of Ukraine” by Orest met and wrote about the democratic move- Subtelny. The presentation was done on ment in Ukraine and its leaders Vyacheslav behalf of the Community Committee to Chornovil, Mykhailo Horyn and Dmytro Commemorate the 24th anniversary of Крайовий З’їзд Сеніорату Pavlychko. Ukrainian Independence by Ms. Mazurkevich. відбудеться 16 жовтня 2015 року Ms. Rubin was warmly welcomed by the The very popular Prometheus Ukrainian attendees, many of whom had read her Male Chorus under the baton of Roman від 7 до 9 год. вечора numerous commentaries calling for mili- Kucharskyy (accompanied on the piano by tary aid to Ukraine and exposing Vladimir Irene Zwarych) performed a selection of Putin’s lies. In her address Ms. Rubin spoke Ukrainian songs, among them the popular about her recent trip to Ukraine in May of “Carpathian Freedom Fighters” (lyrics by Yar 2014. She spoke about going to the war Slavutych, music by Hryhory Kytasty) and zone in the east of Ukraine to see firsthand “Play, Bandura, Play” (lyrics by Dmytro the situation there and to report it accu- Lutsenko, music by Ihor Shamo). The audi- rately. Ms. Rubin spoke about the manufac- ence responded to the performance with tured war being waged by Russia and the thunderous applause and a standing ovation. need to militarily help Ukraine; she was Ulana Martyniuk (violin) and Lyuba very critical of President Barack Obama’s Shchuyko (piano) performed Vasyl stance on Ukraine. Bezkorovayny’s “Ukrainian Thoughts No. 4 Ms. Rubin also recalled her trips to and No. 5.” They were later joined by soloist Moscow, where she met with Borys Yulia Stupen, who beautifully sang Taras Nemtsov, the democratic leader who was Petrynenko’s “Lord Have Mercy on Us.” recently murdered. She also said that when The program ended with a benediction she was in Moscow in 2012 she was pres- by the Very Rev. Taras Lonchyna, pastor of ent at a very large press conference where St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, only two questions were taken. Her ques- who offered a prayer for Ukraine and for its tion was “Who is Mr. Putin?” There was no people.

The Ukrainian Ski Club KLK cordially invites you, your family and friends to our 90th Anniversary Celebration Fall Gala Weekend being held at Soyuzivka Heritage Center Saturday October 3, 2015 Schedule of events: Golf 9:30 am Tennis Doubles 11:30 am A ernoon Social 2:30 pm Cocktails 6:30 pm Banquet Dinner Dance 7:30 pm Tickets: $150.00 per person for all day activities including evening celebration $100.00 per person for Cocktail hour, Banquet-Dinner Dance Black Tie Requested Please RSVP by September 18, 2015 [email protected] or Text /call 732-991-1095 For accommodations please call “Soyuzivka” at 845-626-5641. Please mention KLK 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37 Monument to Heavenly Brigade to be unveiled in Illinois BOOMINGDALE, Ill. – Ukrainian artist Yevhen Prokopov and his advisor and architectural collaborator Orest Baranyk have designed a monument dedicated to the Heavenly Brigade, or the Heavenly Hundred as it is com- monly known. The monument will be dedicated in Bloomingdale, Ill., on September 20 on the grounds of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Kyiv Patriarchate). Mr. Prokopov, a Treasured Artist of Ukraine whose works have been exhibited and are in private collections around the globe, is a Kyiv native now living in Chicago. His monument is a highly polished stainless steel stylized cross with ancient cruciform patterning on the surface of the composition. He described the symbolism of the soon-to-be unveiled monument: “I believe that a work of art may have many allegorical meanings but there should be one leading idea that supports the content. The main idea of the monument is that one main symbol (cross) contains 100 crosses. One hundred human destinies are unified by one belief that gives birth to one undying mass movement. The blue cross- es symbolize the souls of the departed and the white of those heroes whose destiny was to be spared. They stood side by side on the Maidan and were unified in their hero- ism. The highly polished steel surface of the monument will reflect the sky, which further supports the allegorical reference to the Heavenly Hundred.” The dedication will take place in Bloomingdale as part of a larger 45th anniversary celebration at St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral. Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, who will An illustration of the monument to the Heavenly Brigade that is to be unveiled on the grounds of St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral (Kyiv Patriarchate) in Bloomingdale, Ill. be on a pastoral visit to the U.S., will be the honored guest. The dedication of the monument to the Heavenly A banquet and concert will follow at 3:30 p.m. at the Bloomingdale, IL 60108. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 Brigade is scheduled for September 20 at 1 p.m. Expected Hilton Indian Lakes, 250 W. Schick Road, Bloomingdale, IL for children. attendees include Chicago clergy of various confessions, 60108. Tickets for banquet are $100. Tickets for banquet are $100; tickets for the Bandurist high-ranking delegations representing the Ukrainian gov- In addition, the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus will per- Chorus concert are $25 for adults and $15 for children. ernment, members of the U.S. Congress and representa- form in concert on September 19 at 7 p.m. at the Ivan More details on the program are available by calling tives of the state government of Illinois. Truchly Auditorium, 300 E. Army Trail Road, 630-202-5331 or e-mailing [email protected]. Columbia University’s Ukrainian Studies Program offers six courses in the fall

Ukrainian Studies Program ical and cultural foundations of the subordination by the Soviet center will be the fall semester. On September 24, Dr. Maidan, examines its tradition from multi- examined in terms of post-colonial theo- Volodymyr Kulyk (Institute of Political and NEW YORK – The Ukrainian Studies ple and competing perspectives, and con- ries. Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Program at the Harriman Institute will siders the impact of Russian imperial and The course will focus both on Russian Sciences of Ukraine) will deliver a talk offer six courses and a series of events at neo-imperial practices in Ukraine and cinema and on often overlooked work of titled “Ukrainian Identity Under the Impact Columbia University during the fall semes- beyond. Ukrainian, Georgian, Belarusian, Armenian of Euromaidan and the War.” Dr. Iryna ter. Another course to be offered in the fall and other national film schools and will Vushko (Hunter College) will present her Dr. Olga Bertelsen will be a post-doctoral is Ambassador Valeriy Kuchynskyi’s examine how they participated in the monograph “The Politics of Cultural research scholar at Columbia University in “Ukrainian Foreign Policy: Russia, Europe Communist project of fostering a “new his- Retreat: Imperial Bureaucracy in Austria the fall – a position made possible by the and the U.S.” Ambassador Kuchynskyi is toric community of the Soviet people” as Galicia 1772-1867” (Yale University Press, generous support of the Petro Jacyk Fund. the former permanent representative of well as resisted it by generating, in hidden 2015) on October 6. Both events are free Dr. Bertelsen received her Ph.D. at the Ukraine to the United Nations, a career and, since 1991, overt and increasingly and open to the public and will be held at University of Nottingham (U.K.), and is a diplomat who has been actively involved in assertive ways their own counter-narra- noon in the Marshall D. Shulman Room recipient of post-doctoral fellowships at the the implementation of Ukraine’s foreign tives. Close attention will be paid to the (1219 International Affairs Building). Harriman Institute, Columbia University policy for many years. His course new Russian film as it reinvents itself with- Dr. Shevchuk, who is also director of the (2013-2014) and at the Munk School of (Tuesdays, 2:10-4 p.m.) examines the polit- in the post-Soviet imperial momentum Ukrainian Film Club of Columbia Global Affairs at the University of Toronto ical crisis in Ukraine and looks at how projected on the former Soviet colonies. University, will continue to provide fans of (2014-2015). Her research interests Moscow has challenged the basic princi- Three levels of Ukrainian language film with consistent programming featur- include Ukrainian and Russian histories ples of international law and numerous instruction will be taught this fall by Dr. ing Ukrainian cinema both on and off cam- and cultures, the intelligentsia and state bilateral agreements, and how it threatens Shevchuk: elementary on Mondays, pus this fall. violence, famines, the Soviet secret police, global peace and security. Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:40-9:55 a.m.; Courses at Columbia are open to stu- national minorities in the Soviet Union, and The course considers whether there is intermediate on Mondays and Wednesdays dents from other universities in the New human behavior under authoritarian rule. anything the world community can do to at 10:10-11:25 a.m.; and advanced on York metropolitan area seeking credit. Among her recent publications are the stop the aggressor and whether diplomacy Mondays and Wednesdays at 2:40-3:55 Students are advised to contact the univer- monograph “The House of Writers in can still play a role. These and other issues p.m. sity at which you enrolled to determine Ukraine, the 1930s: Conceived, Lived, are dealt with in a newly revised course, For the eighth year now in a row, the whether it participates in this manner with Perceived,” published in “The Carl Beck delivered by a career diplomat. The best in contemporary Ukrainian literature Columbia University. Some courses are Papers,” and a collection of new archival instructor will share his own diplomatic will be presented to audiences in North also open to outside individuals interested documents about the persecution of Jews experience, trace the trajectory of America. The 13th installment in the in non-credit continuing studies. in the Soviet Union in two parts, published Ukraine’s foreign policy and analyze the Contemporary Ukrainian Literature Series, Additionally, through the Lifelong in “On the Jewish Street.” Her most recent current international crisis. co-sponsored by the Ukrainian Studies Learners program, individuals over age 65 book titled “Arkhiv Rozstrilianoho Dr. Yuri Shevchuk of the Department of Program at the Harriman Institute and the who are interested in auditing courses may Vidrodzhennia: Les’ Kurbas i Teatr ‘Berezil.’ Slavic Languages and Literatures will teach Kennan Institute in Washington, will fea- enroll at a discount rate. Readers may visit Arkhivni dokumenty (1927-1988)” has the course “Soviet, Post-Soviet, Colonial ture writer Sofia Andrukhovych. One of the Columbia University School of been accepted for publication by the and Post-Colonial Cinema,” (Tuesdays, the leading writers representing the new- Continuing Education (http://www.ce. Smoloskyp publishing house (Kyiv). 6:10-10:00 p.m.). The course will discuss est generation of Ukrainian authors, Ms. columbia.edu/auditing/?PID=28) for more At Columbia, Dr. Bertelsen will teach a how filmmaking has been used as an Andrukhovych is the author of five vol- details. course titled “Ukraine’s Revolution of instrument of power and imperial domina- umes of prose. Her novel “Felix Avstriia” September 8 is the first day of classes Dignity: A Russian-Ukrainian Political and tion in the Soviet Union, as well as in the was awarded the prestigious BBC Book of and September 18 is the final day to regis- Cultural Encounter” (Wednesdays, 2:10-4 post-Soviet space since 1991. A body of the Year prize for 2015. Ms. ter for a class. For more information about p.m.). This course is dedicated to Ukraine’s select films by Soviet and post-Soviet direc- Andrukhovych’s events will take place at courses or the Ukrainian Studies Program Revolution of Dignity, or Euro-Maidan – tors which exemplify the function of film- the Kennan Institute on December 1 and at at Columbia University, readers may con- the attempt to develop independent gover- making as a tool of appropriation of the the Harriman Institute on December 3. tact Dr. Mark Andryczyk at ukrainianstud- nance with civic values. It traces the histor- colonized, and their cultural and political Several events are already scheduled for [email protected] or (212) 854-4697. No. 37 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 19

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September 17 Panel discussion, “The Interpreter’s ‘An Invasion by Any September 24-25 Ukraine in Washington Forum, “The Neglected Crisis in Washington Other Name: Russia’s Dirty War in Ukraine,’” Atlantic Washington Ukraine: West Risking Failure in Political, Economic and Council, www.atlanticcouncil.org Humanitarian Assistance,” House Ukraine Caucus and Senate Ukraine Caucus and the Embassy of Ukraine, September 18-20 Bloor West Village Toronto Ukrainian Festival, www.saveukrainenow.org or www.usukraine.org Toronto Bloor West Village, www.ukrainianfestival.com September 25 Concert by DakhaBrakha, Royce Hall, September 19 Pig roast, Ukrainian National Home, Los Angeles www.facebook.com/events/78990981461567 Syracuse, NY [email protected] or 315-478-9272 September 25-27 Annual general meeting, Ukrainian Canadian Congress, September 19 Lecture by Kateryna Iakovenko, “Changing the Heroic Ottawa Lord Elgin Hotel, 613-232-8822 or New York Image of Donbas Through Multimedia,” Shevchenko [email protected] Scientific Society, 212-254-5130 September 26 80th and 50th anniversary banquet and dance, Ukrainian September 19-20 Washington Ukrainian Festival, St. Andrew Ukrainian Hartford, CT National Home of Hartford, www.ukrainiannationalhome.org Silver Spring, MD Orthodox Cathedral, www.ukrainefestdc.com or 301-384-9192 September 26 Golf tournament, St. Elias Church, Mayfield Golf Club, Caledon, ON 905-843-1626 or [email protected] September 19-20 45th anniversary celebration with monument unveiling, Bloomingdale, IL banquet and concert, Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus, St. September 26 Concert by DakhaBrakha, The Neptune Theater, Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral, 630-202-5331 Seattle www.stgpresents.org or [email protected] September 26 Film premiere, “Made in Winnipeg: The Terry Sawchuk Origin Winnipeg, MB Story,” Terry Sawchuk Arena, [email protected] September 20 Golf tournament, Ukrainian Community Society of Ivan Richmond, BC Franko, Country Meadows Golf Course, 604-274-2025 September 27 Luncheon and performance by Victor Morozov, “Lviv for or 604-274-4119 Chicago Coffee,” Ukrainian National Museum, Ukrainian Cultural Center, www.victormorozov.com September 20 Ukrainian Festival, St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Passaic, NJ Church, www.stnicholasucc.org or 973-471-9727 September 27 Ukrainian Independence Day Celebration, SNPJ Lodge, Imperial, PA 412-343-0309 September 20 Presentation by Bohdan Boychuk, “Scenography and New York ‘Berezil,’” The Ukrainian Museum, www.ukraininamuseum.org or 212-228-0110 Entries in “Out and About” are listed free of charge. Priority is given to events advertised in The Ukrainian Weekly. However, we also welcome submissions September 20 Gala banquet, Ukrainian Cultural Center, from all our readers. Items will be published at the discretion of the editors Warren, MI 586-757-8130 and as space allows. Please send e-mail to [email protected]. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2015 No. 37

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