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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVIII HE KRAINIANNo. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine House passes bill UYuschenko sees Washington visit as a success T by Roman Woronowycz W to combat trafficking Kyiv Press Bureau KYIV – Prime Minister Viktor of human beings Yuschenko said on May 17 that he had ful- filled all his objectives during his visit to by Chadwick R. Gore the United States and expressed satisfaction with the results of talks with U.S leaders WASHINGTON – The House of and world financial organization represen- Representatives on May 10 adopted the tatives. “Trafficking Victim’s Protection Act,” a The prime minister’s visit was seen as bill sponsored by Helsinki Commission critical to U.S.-Ukraine strategic relations Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R- with various high-level issues on the agen- N.J.), aimed at combating the buying and da, including Ukraine’s entry into the World selling of human beings into the com- Trade Organization, the closure of the dam- mercial sex industry, slavery, or slavery- aged Chornobyl nuclear facility and the like conditions. The bill had 37 co-spon- International Monetary Fund’s continuing sors, including Rep. Sam Gejdenson (D- financing for Ukraine, which came under Conn.) and Commissioner Reps. Frank attack after critical reports – chiefly issued R. Wolf (R-Va.), Joseph R. Pitts (R-Pa.), by the Western press but also by U.S. offi- and Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-NY). cials – of financial improprieties and report- Last July, the Parliamentary Assembly ing irregularities within Ukraine’s central of the Organization for Security and Reps. Curt Weldon and Marcy Kaptur present Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko bank. Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) unani- with photo memento of the Capitol Building as his interpreter looks on. The During a meeting with foreign business- mously adopted a resolution calling for presentation occurred during a reception hosted by the Congressional Ukrainian men in Kyiv a week after his return from the OSCE participating states to adopt or Caucus (see story on page 3). Washington Mr. Yuschenko said the visit strengthen legislation and enforcement had exceeded his expectations. directors of the IMF and the World Bank, that they “understand the principles and mechanisms that would punish those “We fulfilled all the goals that we put Mr. Yuschenko said the U.S. fully supports measures which the government is carrying who forcibly or fraudulently recruit and before ourselves and then some,” Prime Ukraine’s entry into the WTO and would transport individuals within or across out in keeping with its economic agenda for Minister Yushchenko stated. offer comprehensive consulting and techni- borders in order to force them into the the current year.” He said Washington also High on Ukraine’s economic agenda is cal assistance. He said he expected that commercial sex industry. supported his efforts to cuff corruption and the country’s inclusion in the WTO and the Kyiv would make a strong push for entry At a November 1999 summit meeting, reduce the shadow economy by putting trade benefits that would result. On his into the organization during the WTO’s the OSCE participating states also pressure on businesses to eliminate non- return from Washington on May 10 after June meeting in Geneva. pledged in the Charter for European monetary transactions and barter. two days of meetings, including talks with The prime minister said U.S. officials Security to “undertake measures to During discussions on the large-scale pri- President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State backed the measures Ukraine is taking in ...[end] all forms of trafficking in human Madeleine K. Albright, as well as with (Continued on page 18) beings” including “the adoption or moving forward on economic reforms and strengthening of legislation to hold accountable persons responsible for these acts and strengthen[ing] the protec- tion of victims.” Ukraine’s prime minister promises Tkachenko’s finances “Trafficking in human beings is a form of modern-day slavery,” said Rep. Smith. “The international community has improved climate for foreign investors under investigation by Roman Woronowycz eaten up their profits; some have suffered by Roman Woronowycz made it clear that lawmakers must Kyiv Press Bureau losses through unfair trade practices. Kyiv Press Bureau declare war on those who commit these Mr. Yuschenko said that a new era in crimes. The House of Representatives KYIV – While addressing foreign investor relations has begun, pointing to KYIV – A parliamentary ad hoc inves- today recognized that U.S. prosecutors businessmen on May 17 during a semi- how the economic climate in Ukraine is tigative committee on May 16 accused for- need greater tools to convict and nar on the investment climate in Ukraine, changing to make it more accommodat- mer Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada imprison criminals who traffic in human Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko said ing to businesses. Oleksander Tkachenko of failing to proper- beings.” the government will protect the rights of He explained that the watershed was ly administer more than 50 million hrv “The central principle behind this leg- foreign investors in their economic activ- the passage of a balanced budget for ($9.3 million) in government funds and rec- islation,” he continued, “is that anyone ity in the country. 2000, which will release the country’s ommended that the procurator general who knowingly profits from the most “We want the foreign investor to feel financial resources – for years held review the matter to determine whether severe forms of trafficking should safe. We are ready to guarantee that there hostage by the government’s need to bor- criminal charges should be brought. receive punishment commensurate with will be no problems removing capital row to cover its budget deficits – to The committee charged that the that given to those who commit other from the country should a project fail,” investors. Parliament’s administrative bodies, which serious crimes, such as kidnapping or said Mr. Yuschenko. He said that inflation, although run- Mr. Tkachenko oversaw, had awarded con- rape. The Trafficking Victims Protection Ukraine has not attracted foreign capi- ning at about a 12 percent clip in the first tracts for capital renovation without seeking Act will strengthen U.S. laws and penal- tal in large numbers in the nearly nine quarter of the year, will remain low tenders and had failed to collect certifica- ties against trafficking so that the United years since its markets opened up to the because the government plans to adhere tions that the contracted work was actually States will become the last place that world mostly because of extensive to a tight fiscal policy. The prime minis- completed. It found that Mr. Tkachenko’s traffickers want to commit their crimes. bureaucratic red tape and corruption that ter underscored that in the first four office overspent freely, exceeding by Enactment of the Trafficking Victim’s have left foreign companies reluctant to months of 2000 his government has not 73,000 hrv its 105,000 hrv. budget. And, in Protection Act into law will represent a risk their capital. The country has borrowed a single “kopiyka” on either perhaps the most serious charge, it accused direct fulfillment of the OSCE human received merely $3.25 billion in foreign domestic or international currency mar- the former Parliament leader of spending rights commitment made last November investments – about a third of what has kets. almost 1 million hrv on purchases and reno- in Istanbul,” said Rep. Smith. flowed into neighboring Poland. “I believe we will continue to fight vations to his state-supplied vacation home. “This legislation ... will be helpful for Some of those who have taken the inflation successfully and will not go out- “As a result of irrational expenditures, those who are seeking a way out of situa- plunge have had to adjust to laws that the inflating of costs and the like, more than hinder their work and taxes that have (Continued on page 18) (Continued on page 8) (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 No. 21

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS Newly inaugurated Russian President Putin Belarus, Ukraine discuss bilateral trade deposits through Ukraine to Poland. “Azerbaijan has always stood for diversify- MIENSK – Ukraine’s Prime Minister ing oil pipelines. This is in the interests of chooses repression by selective prosecution Viktor Yuschenko visited Miensk on May both Azerbaijan and Ukraine,” the by Paul Goble sure.” Another Media-Most leader, Igor 16, seeking ways to expand and liberalize Associated Press quoted Mr. Guliyev as RFE/RL Newsline Malashenko, said the action “contradicts bilateral trade, the Belapan and Interfax saying. Mr. Tarasyuk said the Ukrainian the norms of the Constitution of Russia news services reported. Trade turnover pipeline for the Baku-Supsa-Odesa-Brody- Newly inaugurated Russian President and is against freedom of speech.” plunged from $1.5 billion in 1997 to $700 Vladimir Putin appears to have embarked Gdansk oil transportation project is 70 per- Because of the nature of the Russian million last year, primarily because both cent completed. (RFE/RL Newsline) on a strategy long favored by authoritarian political and economic system over the Miensk and Kyiv lacked hard currency to leaders: the selective prosecution of his last decade, both the FSB and Mr. pay for imports. Mr. Yuschenko comment- Privatization of power supplies is decreed opponents for legal violations. Gusinskii are right in some sense. ed that his talks with Belarus’ Prime KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma That chilling conclusion, only four Given confusion over tax policies and Minister Uladzimir Yarmoshyn were “quite signed a decree on the privatization of more days into the new president’s term, is sug- the underlying corruption of Russian soci- productive.” Mr. Yuschenko also met with regional power distributors, Interfax report- gested by the May 11 police raid on a ety, virtually no firm in that country has President Alyaksandr Lukashenka of ed on May 15. The state has so far sold major Russian media group that has long always been able or willing to conduct its Belarus to discuss Ukrainian President more than 75 percent of the shares in seven been critical of Kremlin policy in general affairs in full compliance with the law. Leonid Kuchma’s visit to Belarus later this of Ukraine’s 27 regional power suppliers. and of Mr. Putin’s approach to a variety of Consequently, the authorities are likely to month. Mr. Lukashenka said Belarus has Mr. Kuchma’s decree allows the sale of issues, in particular. be able to find evidence justifying prose- “practically no political disagreements” more than 75 percent of shares in another Early on May 11, armed tax police cution almost anywhere they choose to with Ukraine, adding that he will be able to eight companies, more than 60 percent in searched the headquarters of the Media- look. resolve all economic problems between the 10, and more than 50 percent in two. Most Group, headed by Vladimir But it is precisely because the authori- two states at his upcoming meeting with (RFE/RL Newsline) Gusinskii. This group controls NTV, the ties have the possibility to pick and Mr. Kuchma. (RFE/RL Newsline) radio station Ekho Moskvy, the daily choose whom they will prosecute that Mr. Ukrainian miners stage warning strike Rada vice-chair comments on referendum Segodnia, and the weekly magazine Itogi. Gusinskii and the Media-Most team have The Federal Security Service (FSB) said the better argument. They properly point KYIV – Some 6,000 miners at 150 coal KYIV – Vice-Chairman of the the raid was intended to find evidence of out that they have been singled out from mines staged a one-day warning strike on Verkhovna Rada Stepan Havrysh told jour- tax irregularities or what an FSB among all the other potential targets of May 16 to demand back wages and the nalists on May 15 that the president has spokesman insisted was “a regular finan- investigation. And they plausibly suggest resumption of coal purchases by the state, urged the Parliament to adopt constitutional cial offense.” Later the same day FSB that the government has done so not out of Interfax and Reuters reported. The protest amendments in line with the April 16 refer- officials reported finding not only the evi- a concern for law enforcement but rather was organized by the Union of Coal endum and to do so no later than February dence they said they were looking for but to build its power. Industry Workers. The union pledged to (Continued on page 14) indications of other criminal activity, Even a cursory examination of the resort to “harsher protests” by the end of including the use of unauthorized eaves- Russian media scene suggests that Mr. May if the government does not address the dropping devices. Gusinskii’s group is no more “illegal” miners’ demands. Last week’s strike organ- But Mr. Gusinskii and his supporters, than that of other media barons, but ized by the Independent Union of Miners Lviv electric transport paralyzed who have often been the objects of official Media-Most distinguished itself from ended after the Verkhovna Rada amended RFE/RL Poland, Belarus and Ukraine Report attention for their critical coverage of the other such holdings: it has been very criti- the budget to increase subsidies to the coal PRAGUE – At 4 p.m. on May 4 the government, viewed the police action in a cal of the Kremlin. The May 11 raid sug- industry. Some 40,000 miners had launched gests that the Kremlin has decided to an indefinite strike in 19 mines in Donetsk, LvivOblEnerho company, which supplies very different way. Mr. Gusinskii himself electricity in the region, cut off the power suggested that “it is obvious that what is respond to that criticism and to do so in an Luhansk and Volyn oblasts on May 10. ostensibly respectable way by using the Ukraine’s Independent Trade Union of supply to the LvivElektroTrans company, happening is a factor of political pres- which manages trams and trolleys in Lviv. provisions of the law itself rather than Miners said the miners are protesting the As a result, the city’s electricity-driven Paul Goble is the publisher of RFE/RL brute force to move against freedom of late payment of wages and mounting wage transport ground to a halt. This was the first Newsline. arrears, low earnings in the mining industry (Continued on page 12) in comparison with other national econom- such occurrence in the city in the last 100 ic sectors and insufficient budget subsidies years, Interfax noted. to the industry. According to official data, LvivElektroTrans owes 2.44 million hrv Ukraine’s wage arrears totaled 6.5 billion ($450,000) to LvivOblEnerho for electrici- hrv ($1.2 billion) as of April 10, of which ty. The latter’s move reflects a harsher Helsinki Commission hearing to discuss 747 million hrv were in the mining sector. approach to those not paying for electricity Only eight of Ukraine’s 191 mines are prof- supplies, as announced by Vice Prime “The Putin path: are human rights in retreat?” itable. (RFE/RL Newsline) Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. WASHINGTON – The Commission director, Europe and Central Asia Ms. Tymoshenko said that the govern- on Security and Cooperation in Europe Division, Human Rights Watch; and Ukraine, Azerbaijan discuss peacekeeping ment on May 3 resolved “to abolish all will conduct a hearing on human rights Andrei Babitsky (via video-conference) restrictions” on cutting off debtors from KYIV – Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs energy supplies. She added that neither hos- abuses in Russia following an attack by Radio Liberty, Moscow. Minister Borys Tarasyuk met with his armed government security agents on the pitals and kindergartens, nor military facili- Background counterpart from Azerbaijan, Vilayat ties have been spared from this move. Media-Most headquarters in Moscow. A Guliyev, on May 15 to discuss Kyiv’s pos- Media-Most official is set to testify about The Helsinki Commission provided “Electricity, heat and gas are commodities sible participation in an OSCE peacekeep- like any other, and one needs to pay for the raid at a hearing titled “The Putin the following background related to the ing contingent in Nagorno-Karabakh. Mr. Path: Are Human Rights in Retreat?” hearing. them,” Interfax quoted her as saying. Tarasyuk said Ukraine is ready to con- According to Ms. Tymoshenko, 150- Other focal points of the hearing will On May 11, armed government securi- tribute to the contingent if the Organization be the continuing war in Chechnya and ty agents attacked the headquarters of 200 million hrv is lost every month in shad- for Security and Cooperation in Europe and ow sector electricity sales. She added that fears that the human rights picture in Media-Most corporation in Moscow and Azerbaijan deem it necessary. Mr. Guliyev Russia is turning for the worse. its subsidiary, the NTV television station, this explains the resistance to reform in the expressed Azerbaijan’s interest in building a energy sector among its top officials. The hearing will also assess security seizing what a security service pipeline to carry oil from its Caspian Sea and economic issues and implications for spokesman claimed were illegally U.S.-Russia bilateral relations, in acquired tapes and transcripts of private advance of President Bill Clinton’s June conversations. NTV had criticized some summit with Russian President Vladimir members of Russian President Vladimir FOUNDED 1933 Putin. Putin’s administration, as well as the HE KRAINIAN EEKLY The hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, government’s conduct in the continuing TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., May 23, at 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in war in Chechnya. a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Room 2200 of the Rayburn House Office Human rights activists also are feeling Yearly subscription rate: $50; for UNA members — $40. Building. The session is open to mem- pressure. 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by Natalie Mason Gawdiak zations as the Union of Orthodox Jewish man of the House International Relations Chumachenko, an American-born econo- Congregations of America, Agudath Israel Committee; Chairman Christopher Smith mist of Ukrainian descent, accompanied WASHINGTON – In addition to meet- of America, ARZA/World Union and (R-N.J.), chairman of the Helsinki him. ing with President Bill Clinton and other American Friends of Lubavitch were also Commission; Sander Levin (D-Mich.); The highlight of the evening at the high-level administration officials, as well present. and Eliot Engel (D-N.Y.), co-chair of the Rayburn House Office Building came at as members of Congress and officials of Rabbi Yaakov Bleich, chief rabbi of Congressional Ukrainian Caucus. Orest its conclusion, when the prime minister of the International Monetary Fund during his Ukraine, opened the event, and several Deychakiwsky, a professional staff mem- Ukraine was presented with a beautiful sil- working trip to the United States, Prime members of Congress came to offer Mr. ber of the Helsinki Commission and presi- ver chalice adorned with sculpted clusters Minister Victor Yuschenko of Ukraine was Yuschenko their congratulations on the dent of The Washington Group, also was of grapes by Rabbi Israel Pilchick, who on warmly received at a reception held on advancement of Jewish life in Ukraine present. behalf of the Jewish organizations assem- May 9 in his honor by the Jewish and the good state of relations between The congressmen stressed the impor- bled, said in his moving presentation: Confederation of Ukraine and the NCSJ: the Ukrainian government and the Jewish tance of supporting reform in Ukraine. “You have wiped away the tears of histo- Advocates for Jews in Russia, Ukraine, the community. Rep. Smith also emphasized that the G-7 ry.” Baltic States and Eurasia. Among those offering their praise were nations should fulfill their pledge to assist Also among the guests were Steven Representatives of such Jewish organi- Reps. Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), chair- Ukraine in closing the Chornobyl nuclear Pifer, U.S. ambassador to Ukraine; and power plant and announced the passage of Kostyantyn Gryshchenko, ambassador of his “Trafficking Victims Protection Act” Ukraine to the United States, with his wife resolution which had passed the House of and Embassy of Ukraine staff. Also pres- Representatives earlier the same day. ent were two national deputies of the In introducing Prime Minister Verkhovna Rada, Ihor Ostash, chairman of Yuschenko, NCSJ Vice-President Harold the Foreign Affairs Committee and vice- Paul Luks recalled: “Twenty years ago, president of the OSCE Parliamentary this event would have been unimaginable. Assembly; and Vitalii Tsekhmistrenko of Ten years ago it would still have been the Banking and Finance Committee. impossible – the prime minister of a free Ukrainian Americans attending includ- Ukraine, hosted by American Jewish and ed the heads of the Ukrainian American Ukrainian Jewish organizations on Capitol Coordinating Council, the Ukrainian Hill.” Mr. Luks expressed hope that the National Information Service and the prime minister’s background and outlook U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, and staffers would help Ukraine as well as Ukrainian from the Law Library of Congress and the Jewry to meet the challenges of the 21st Voice of America. century. Prime Minister Yuschenko commented that the government of Ukraine was grati- fied at the presence of those in attendance and for the presence in Ukraine of the White House conducts Jewish population. He guaranteed the sup- Ron Sachs /CNP port of the government of Ukraine for its teleconference call NCSJ Vice President Harold Paul Luks (right) welcomes Prime Minister Victor Jewish citizens and thanked them again Yuschenko of Ukraine (left) and Ukrainian Chief Rabbi Yakov Bleich (center) to for their support of Ukraine. the Jewish communities’ reception on Capitol Hill. Mr. Yuschenko’s wife, Katya née with Ukrainian Americans by Michael Sawkiw Jr. Ukrainian National Information Service WASHINGTON – As a preview Congressional Ukrainian Caucus hosts prime minister of the issues and events surrounding by Vera Andryczyk International Relations Committee; Rep. Lantos also extended their greetings. President Bill Clinton’s June 5-6 Tom Lantos (D-Calif.); Rep. Eliot Engel Rep. Weldon expressed the hope that a trip to Ukraine, the White House WASHINGTON – The Congressional (D-N.Y.); Rep. Chet Edwards (D-Texas); strong working relationship can be estab- Ukrainian Caucus on May 9 hosted, with Office of Public Liaison held a con- Rep. Maurice Hinchey (D-N.Y.); Rep. lished in the near future between the the support of the Action Ukraine ference call with representatives James Greenwood (R-Pa.); and Rep. Verkhovna Rada and Congress, and Coalition, a working luncheon for from various Ukrainian American Corrine Brown (D-Fla.). announced his intention to lead a congres- Ukraine’s Prime Minister Viktor organizations and institutions. sional delegation to Ukraine in July. He Yuschenko and members of his delegation Also present were Xenia Horczakiwskyj, Nearly 25 members of the expressed his appreciation of the Ukrainian on the occasion of his visit to the United a member of Rep. Schaffer’s staff, and Ukrainian American community American community’s efforts in inform- States. The guests from Ukraine were Matthew Terlecki, a member of Rep. participated in a telephone confer- ing Congress about the most critical issues ence call on Tuesday, May 17, with accompanied by Ukraine’s Ambassador to Greenwood’s staff, as well as representa- pertaining to Ukraine and championing John Tedstrom, director for the United States Kostyantyn Gryshchenko tives of the Action Ukraine Coalition, Dr. greater involvement by the United States Russian, Ukrainian and Eurasian and the Embassy’s First Secretary Tetiana Zenia Chernyk and Vera Andryczyk of the affairs at the National Security Zhmachenko. Ukrainian Federation of America, Nadia in Ukraine’s struggle to achieve greater Council (NSC). In his presentation The luncheon was organized by caucus McConnell of the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation, economic prosperity and political stability. on Mr. Clinton’s trip to Ukraine, co-chairs Rep. Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), and Ihor Gawdiak of the Ukrainian In his remarks Rep. Lantos noted that he Mr. Tedstrom outlined the presi- Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio) and Bob Schaffer American Coordinating Council. was born in Hungary, one of Ukraine’s dent’s schedule in Kyiv and (R-Colo.). Other members of the caucus The 90-minute luncheon in the neighbors, and that he has a great under- addressed key issues that would attending the luncheon were co-chairs Members’ Dining Room of the U.S. standing of and affinity for Ukraine. He surely be raised at meetings with Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Capitol was friendly, and the Ukrainian expressed his gratitude to the prime minis- Ukrainian government officials. Stephen Horn (R-Calif.), and Caucus delegation was greeted on its arrival with ter and the government of Ukraine for its The president’s agenda in Ukraine members Rep. Benjamin Gilman (R-N.Y.), welcoming remarks from Reps. Kaptur excellent treatment of the Hungarian will include meetings with various chairman of the House of Representatives and Schaffer. Reps. Weldon, Gilman and minority there. Prime Minister Yuschenko thanked the Ukrainian government officials, members of Congress for their work on including President Leonid Kuchma, behalf of Ukraine and underscored the fact Prime Minister Yuschenko, that one of the most positive signs of Verkhovna Rada Chairman Ivan progress in Ukraine is the ongoing devel- Pliushch and other Ukrainian leaders. opment of a working relationship between His schedule also calls for an the Verkhovna Rada and the government. evening reception with “Next Ihor Ostash, a national deputy and Generation” leaders from across the chair of the Verkhovna Rada’s entire spectrum of Ukrainian socie- International Relations Committee, ty, which will highlight the U.S. emphasized the importance of the U.S. government’s “Next Generation” Congress’ assistance to the Verkhovna initiative. This program has been designed to increase the number of Rada on legislative matters. exchanges from Ukraine to the Both sides engaged in a discussion of United States for high school, col- the latest developments in Ukraine, steps lege and graduate-level students, as the new government is taking to bring the well as young business leaders and country out of its economic malaise and civil servants. the prospects for stronger ties between the On the morning of June 6 two nations – especially between the two President Clinton will deliver a legislative branches. Members of Congress public speech to all Kyivans on the Seen during a working luncheon in the Members’ Dining Room in the U.S. expressed their full support for the new grounds of the newly reconstructed Capitol are: (from left) Reps. Maurice Hinchey, Curt Weldon and Marcy Kaptur, Ukrainian government’s reform program Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko; and Reps. Louise Slaughter, Stephen Horn, and pledged to assist Ukraine in these (Continued on page 6) Corrine Brown, Eliot Engel and Chet Edwards. efforts . 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 No. 21 Maj. Gen. Krawciw speaks in Kansas on U.S.-Ukraine military relations by Maj. Myron Hnatczuk one of the key people involved in the Ukrainian Military Education reform tarian and environmental endeavors. creation of the Russia, Ukraine and program. Earlier in the day, Maj. Gen. Krawciw LAWRENCE, Kansas – More than 50 Eurasia (RUE) division within the Office Under this program, Ukraine continues met with a much smaller group, the Ukrainian Americans as well as students of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). to adapt and modernize its military edu- Central European and Eurasian foreign of the University of Kansas filled the Thus, the general has been involved in cational system, using modern method- area officers (FAOs) studying at the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union to U.S.-Ukraine relations and events from ologies, while consolidating the number University of Kansas. FAOs are U.S. hear Maj. Gen. Nicholas Krawciw’s (U.S. the start. His presentation traced the of military education institutions to a Army officers preparing for careers in Army-ret.) address on the state of U.S.- development of military relations from smaller number, more in line with cur- military service either as analysts or Ukraine military relations on the evening their early beginning, what the general rent, post-Soviet-era needs. attachés working at embassies within of March 9. described as “mostly military tourism” to Another key point discussed was the their areas of expertise. Gen. Krawciw’s presentation was spon- the current “substantive engagement,” current support that Ukraine provides to During this smaller group discussion sored by the Palij Memorial Fund, which and outlined plans for the future of these the peacekeeping operations in the for- the general was able to discuss the annually (since 1983) invites speakers on contacts. mer Yugoslavia, as well as current and specifics of military to military contacts Ukrainian topics to the University of Among the most successful aspects of possible future Ukrainian involvement in on a much more detailed level. The dis- Kansas. Gen. Krawciw is currently the U.S. past military cooperation were the annu- the Kosovo operation. cussion during this session was much defense secretary’s senior military repre- al Peace Shield and Sea Breeze exercis- The key areas for future developments more focused on specifics of past, current sentative for Ukraine, and in this capacity is es, and the state partnership programs, that Maj. Gen. Krawciw touched upon and future contacts, and was a question responsible for the military to military con- under which the Kansas and California where the expansion of advanced con- and answer period. Trisha Hobson, tacts between the two countries. National Guards have close ties with the tacts in the field of civil military affairs. University of Kansas Ukrainian studies Gen. Krawciw has worked in this area Ukrainian military. One of the most The development of these contacts is tied coordinator, was also part of this discus- since Ukrainian independence and was important ongoing projects involves the to future military participation in humani- sion group.

FAO’s receive specialized training in fields of diplomacy and history by Maj. Tarn Warren 1999. The REES program also invites various national and foreign guest LAWRENCE, Kansas – As a for- speakers on a regular basis. These pro- eign area officer (FAO) for the United grams greatly benefit the FAO, States Army, graduate school is a criti- whether understanding is deepened or cal and required portion of my training. broadened. FAOs are considered soldier-statesmen Furthermore, the REES department because they must be experts in both maintains unique and strong ties with the military arena and the diplomatic Lviv University in Ukraine and the and historical aspects of our country of Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort specialization. My specialty, however, Leavenworth, Kansas. Both of these does not cover just one country, but 15. institutions give the FAO an increased Hence, I am potentially responsible for opportunity for travel and a more in- every country from Ukraine to Russia depth study of Ukrainian history and Maj. Gen. Nicholas Krawciw (left) with University of Kansas faculty members (from to Kyrgyzstan. In order to gain both a culture and intensive regional military left) Prof. Alex Tsiovkh of the Ukrainian Program, Center for Russian and East broad and deep understanding of these topics. European Studies; Trisha Hobson, program director of Russian and East European countries, I chose the University of With over 40,000 volumes, the Studies; and Prof. Yaroslava Tsiovkh, professor of the Ukrainian language, Slavic Kansas. Slavic collection in the library network department. First of all, the University of Kansas at the University of Kansas is Russian and East European Studies immense. Of particular value are both (REES) program graduates more FAOs the Ukrainian and Russian collections. The Ukrainian Weekly introduces a new special section annually than any other university in Not only are these native-language the United States. This popularity sources indispensable for solid among FAOs stems from the reputation research, they often cover the same Congratulations,Congratulations, Graduates!Graduates! for academic excellence in the REES exact topics, allowing the student to program. The courses are diverse and gain a balanced, even revised, view of Every year tens of thousands of students throughout North America taught by distinguished and interna- historical and current events. receive undergraduate and graduate degrees at colleges tionally known professors. The FAO I am particularly impressed with the and universities, cresting a pinnacle of personal achievement. can choose to specialize in many wide range of Ukrainian studies cours- nations of Eastern Europe, Central es offered at the University of Kansas. This year The Ukrainian Weekly introduces a new special section – Asia, the Caucasus region, the Baltic From Ukrainian language to history to Congratulations, Graduates! – where readers of The Ukrainian Weekly states and, of course, Russia. I have culture, native Ukrainian professors can place a note congratulating family members and dear friends chosen a loose mix of all of these normally lead the courses. I am cur- on their recent achievements. This new, once-a-year, regions with a particular interest in rently taking a graduate-level course Ukrainian and Russian history and section will be published for the first time on July 2, 2000. on Ukrainian nationalism and culture, relations. and must admit that most of my previ- Secondly, the REES department at ous academic instruction of this region To place an ad congratulating a recent graduate, the University of Kansas is extremely was (unbeknownst to me) Russo-cen- please send us the following by June 23: flexible in allowing the FAO to choose tric. 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While confident • photo of the graduate (optional); REES program not only allows, but also that I will be well-prepared for a future • payment for the ad; requires the FAO to stay engaged in military-diplomatic assignment in any • your daytime phone number. order to maximize his/her potential. of my region’s 15 nations, I feel partic- The REES program also sponsors ularly well prepared for an assignment The ad sizes for the greeting are a 1/8 page horizontal, for $100, many important extracurricular events in Ukraine with the U.S. Embassy or and programs. 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For further information, please call (973) 292-9800 ext. 3065 (Irene) or ext. 3040 (Maria) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY or visit www.ukrweekly.com Visit our archive on the Internet at: http://www.ukrweekly.com/ No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 5 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM UNA Seniors announce program The Weekly releases its compilation by Anna Chopek Seniors; slides of a trip to China by Eugene Moroz; discussion of current of the top articles of the 20th century KERHONKSON, N.Y. – Have you problems in Ukraine by Dr. Roman PARSIPPANY, N.J. – The Ukrainian made your reservation for the UNA Baranowskyj and Dr. Roman Procyk; as Weekly has released the first volume of Seniors Conference that will take place at well as a talk on new publications issued “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000,” a compila- Soyuzivka on June 11-17? by the Harvard Ukrainian Research tion of the most significant news stories and We promise you that you will have an Institute by Dr. Procyk. commentaries published by the newspaper enjoyable experience if you attend! Seniors will meet with UNA President during the last century. The conference will begin with a Ulana Diachuk, which will be an oppor- Volume I cover the years from 1933, divine liturgy at Holy Trinity Ukrainian tunity for questions and answers, and when The Weekly first rolled off the press- Catholic Church in Kerhonkson, N.Y., in they will end the week with an elegant es, through 1969. 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Victoria Anne McMeekin, daughter of Christine and Ross McMeekin, is a new mem- As a fraternal insurance society, the Ukrainian National Association reinvests its earn- ber of UNA Branch 76 in Newark, N.J. Above she is seen with her grandparents ings for the benefit of its members and the Ukrainian community. Oksana and George Bazylevsky, who enrolled her in the UNA. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 No. 21

NOTABLE UKRAINIANS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY A necessary follow-up Ivan Piddubny: the Ukrainian Hercules, Last week’s issue of this newspaper contained the report of the Ukrainian National Association’s Auditing Committee, which had just completed its review of UNA oper- a powerful athlete and staunch patriot ations for 1999. The report provided some information about The Ukrainian Weekly’s by Danylo Kulyniak on-Don on 26 Engels St. There Piddubny financial status and its current projects, but the key word here is “some.” was locked up for several days in a base- In keeping with our policy of being open with our readers, therefore, we have Ukrainian-born Ivan Piddubny was ment room, up to the waist in water. decided that some elucidation and amplification are in order – particularly on financial once one of the most famous athletes in Of what was he accused? “Inveterate issues. The Auditing Committee noted the following: “The deficit of both [UNA] pub- the world – a legend in his own time. He anti-Soviet agitation.” Officials at the time lications for 1999 totaled $246,000 (of that amount, Svoboda’s deficit was $54,000).” began his sports career at the turn of the justified the charge saying that, along with So, of course, that meant the greater part of the total deficit – $192,000 – was The century. In the course of almost 40 years the passport episode, which was then inter- Weekly’s. Right? Well, not exactly. And here’s where the clarifications are needed. Mr. Piddubny tested his strength against preted as a “manifestation of Ukrainian First off, let us note that during 1999 the two newspapers’ budgets were not yet the mightiest people in the world. nationalism,” there also were Piddubny’s completely separated; therefore, there was good amount of estimation and extrapola- He died undefeated in August 1949, in accounts of his life abroad before the tion that went into determining who was responsible for what expense and related the town of Yeysk, in the Kuban region, to Russian Revolution, when he was touring issues. At a recent budget meeting some of those estimated figures were revised, but which he and with his wife had to escape the world as a wrestler. This all occurred in the reports submitted to the Auditing Committee did not reflect those reductions to the Terror-Famine of 1933 in Ukraine. 1937, during Stalin’s repressions. Refusing The Weekly’s expenses. Nonetheless, we must acknowledge that the figures for 1999 This Ukrainian Hercules was born to confess to anything, Piddubny was for The Weekly are not good. There are several reasons and they were discussed in October 8, 1871, in the village of scorched with an electric soldering iron, editorials of October 3 and 10, 1999; we will not repeat that information. Krasenivka (now in the Chornobayivskyi leaving him scarred for life. However, in case our readers think we are not concerned about our financial situa- region of Cherkasy Oblast). Traveling “That was the way they taught me tion, we would like to share the following. across this region along the Dnipro, one Lenism (he refused to pronounce the word The Ukrainian Weekly in mid-April sent out letters to persons and institutions that cannot help but marvel at the tremendous “Leninism”) in the NKVD on Engels have been receiving complimentary subscriptions to The Weekly for many years and natural beauty of the land that gave birth to Street,” he used to later say. “I endured for various reasons. The truth is that, while we value continued contacts with these this incredible athlete. As a young man everything from those devils in their little recipients, we simply can no longer afford to bear the more than $20,000 burden of Piddubny worked as a fitter in the ports of pocket of hell because I was a world funding their subscriptions. We await responses and expect that many of these recipi- Sevastopol and Feodosiya for seven years, champion, not a sardel on two legs [a fish ents will opt to pay for their subscriptions rather than lose them. and in 1898 he started traveling with circus similar to a sardine; this is a common Besides these gratis subscriptions, still at issue, as far as the UNA, our publisher, is tours. Ukrainian phrase expressing weakness – concerned, are the subscriptions provided as a community service to members of the In the eyes of the world Piddubny Ed.]. But I have a bunch of scars for sou- U.S. Congress in an effort to keep them and their staffs informed about issues of con- quickly became the epitome of the venirs, damn it,” he would claim. cern to Ukrainian Americans and about developments in Ukraine. With a 1987 deci- Russian “bogatyr” (mighty man), though Piddubny was finally able to break sion by its Supreme Assembly, the UNA had decided to start these subscriptions and he never considered himself to be loose from the clutches of the secret police to fund them, but since 1996 the cost has come out of The Weekly’s budget. Russian, as did others. (However, all when an influential figure helped free him, Letters seeking outside funding for these subscriptions will soon be mailed to vari- Soviet academic reference materials and remembering the bygone worldwide fame ous Ukrainian institutions and organizations, the argument being that The Weekly is the latest Russian reference books refer of the Ukrainian wrestler. an invaluable source of information for U.S. legislators and that it is in all of our inter- to Piddubny as a Russian sportsman.) In His fame was of great use to him later ests that they continue to receive Weekly subscriptions. To be sure, we could easily cut 1939 he was given the title of Honored in life, as well. During World War II, when about $27,000 out of our expenses by simply halting this congressional perk – if we Artist of the Russian Federation, and in the Romanian troops occupied Yeysk believed that was the thing to do. But we don’t. Our staff continues to feel strongly 1945 that of Honored Master of Sports. It (Romania was an ally of Nazi Germany), that The Weekly, as the most significant English-language Ukrainian newspaper, has a was precisely this discrepancy in his the soldiers began looting local homes. On responsibility to our Ukrainian American community and that providing decision- national identity that was the basis for that occasion it was Piddubny who inter- makers with the unique information contained in The Weekly is our duty. one of the most unpleasant incidents in vened to protect the town’s residents and In an effort to increase our income at The Weekly we are publishing a two-volume his biography. their possessions: he threatened the com- book titled “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000.” We now charge for our “Preview of When the first passports were intro- mandant that he would lodge a complaint Events” section, and we have introduced two special paid advertising sections to boost duced in the Soviet Union in 1932-1933, with the “Old King” himself, the father of income – the “Wedding Announcements” section and a forthcoming his last name was written in a Russian the Romanian king, who had once greeted “Congratulations, Graduates!” section. We are working closely with our administra- form as Poddubny. This deliberate the world champion in Bucharest. It tion, advertising and circulation departments to increase income, attract new sub- Russification of last names was then an worked. scribers and cut expenses. As well, we have turned to our readers. It is gratifying to see unwritten law, and in the column of Old-timers of Yeysk remember one so many of them responding by contributing to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund. nationality they marked the great man famous incident when a local girl To conclude, the financial situation is improving and will continue to improve. And down as Russian. approached Piddubny one day in the to you, dear readers, we say once again: If you value this newspaper, please contribute All this was done without the consent of town’s marketplace. to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund; advertise and encourage others to advertise; the passport’s owner, of course. He – Ivan Maksymovych, why are you so and help us expand the number of our subscribers. protested, together with then renowned sad these days? specialist in Ukrainian lore, Hnatenko, – I am reminiscing over my first infatu- who was Russified as Ihnatenko by the ation and my last love. Soviet authorities. However, all their – And what was the name of your first May protests proved to be in vain. Faced with love? Turning the pages back... official intransigence, Piddubny asked – Ukraine, of course, and what else Hnatenko to correct the o in his passport to could it be? When appearing on stage, I an i, which he did, also crossing out used to pray not for me, or the tsar, but 22 Russian as the nationality and replacing it only for my dear Ukraine. And that’s why with Ukrainian. Soon enough somebody I was winning! 1996 Four years ago on May 22, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, chair- reported this deliberate act of vandalism, Piddubny died on alien land; his tomb- man of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, and the world champion was carted off to stone bears the following engraving: “Ivan spoke about the passage of House Concurrent Resolution 167, the regional NKVD headquarters Maksimovich Poddubny, outstanding which among other things called for the president of the United (Ministry of Internal Affairs) in Rostov- Russian Soviet athlete.” States to continue enhanced support for U.S. assistance providing medical relief, humani- tarian assistance, social impact planning and hospital development for Ukraine, Belarus and Russia in the aftermath of the Chornobyl nuclear accident. of a new generation of business leaders The resolution, which passed 404 to 0, also urged Ukraine to continue its negotiations White House conducts... and the closure of the Chornobyl nuclear with the G-7 to implement the December 20, 1995, Memorandum of Understanding, call- (Continued from page 3) power plant. Chornobyl is a key area of ing for all nuclear reactors at Chornobyl to be shut down by the year 2000. The Senate St. Michael’s Cathedral complex. concern for both the United States and companion bill, S. Con. Res. 67, had passed on April 25 by unanimous consent. In a dialogue with the National Ukraine, as Ukraine has agreed to close Rep. Smith said: “H. Con. Res. 167 is an important and timely resolution which recog- Security Council official, many of the the nuclear power plant by the end of this nizes the 10th anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster – the worst in recorded history Ukrainian American participants dis- year, yet lacks the requisite financing to – and supports the closing of the remaining reactors in that plant.” cussed key issues on the president’s complete the shutdown. Rep. Smith pointed out that 10 years ago millions of people were exposed to dangerous- agenda. Among the issues mentioned In concluding the hourlong confer- ly high levels of radiation and that since then children, in particular, experienced alarming were: the U.S. government’s support for ence, Mr. Tedstrom emphasized the posi- increases in thyroid cancer and other conditions. He cited one World Health Organization commercial law reform in Ukraine as a tive aspects of Ukraine’s foreign policy expert’s recent forecast that the total of thyroid cancers among children in the contaminated basis for continued and sustained eco- since its independence. Mr. Tedstrom zones may ultimately reach 10,000, that these trends have accelerated since the disaster. nomic activity; progress towards acces- added that Ukraine’s strategic objective Thus, H. Con. Res. 167 called upon the president to encourage national and international sion to the World Trade Organization should be to achieve similarly positive organizations to expand the scope of research into the public health consequences of (WTO); and permanent normal trade results in its domestic economic policies Chornobyl. The resolution also urged the president to support the process of closing relations (NTR) status for Ukraine. to help improve the standard of living. Chornobyl, while recognizing the tremendous costs involved and its impact on a country Other issues of importance for The conference call was organized in undergoing the unbelievably difficult transition from communism. Ukraine touched upon during the confer- part by Julian Kulas of 1st Security Source: “Houses approves Chornobyl resolution,” The Ukrainian Weekly, May 26, 1996, Vol. ence call were equal rights for women in Federal Savings Bank and the Ukrainian LXIV, No. 21. Ukraine, health-care concerns, education National Information Service (UNIS). No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

doors that were closed to Stephen were his decades of energy as an activist on appropriate, no matter what his or her poli- Prochorenko right opened so that he eventually managed to behalf of the Ukrainian community, his tics. To do so is to disenfranchise members reach and influence people on Ukraine’s great knowledge of Ukrainian history and of the community who happen to think dif- on aid to Ukraine behalf, such as Sens. Arthur Vandenberg the Ukrainian immigration and his intimate ferently. The bigotry and name-calling that Dear Editor, and Howard Taft; Anne O’Hare understanding of many Ukrainian American mark Dr. Kuropas’ recent columns make McCormick, The New York Times’ top (and Ukrainian Canadian) organizations, the situation worse and raise legitimate In his commentary “Aid to Ukraine and international correspondent; Hessell B. including the Ukrainian National questions about his fitness for the job. why it does not work” (April 9), Walter Tiltman, British political writer; and many Association. He has brought this experience What do the editors of The Weekly Prochorenko hits the nail on the head. It’s others. to his column and enlightened us all many think? If they agree that Dr. Kuropas’ recent certainly no secret that Ukraine has been times. For this reason, a number of readers Theodore Shumeyko columns are divisive, as more and more let- the second largest recipient of foreign aid have sent in letters of praise for Dr. ter-writers are saying, then they should Saddle River, N.J. from the United States in recent years. Kuropas, which The Weekly has published. tame him, drop him, or take on additional There’s also not much dispute about However, I join with a growing chorus columnists with different viewpoints. From Ukraine’s dismal economic performance. of letter-writers to complain about recent these choices, I would recommend drop- Mr. Prochorenko attributes the country’s There are more columns in which Dr. Kuropas has moved ping him. The extra-splenetic column of malaise to rampant corruption, to a depend- from specifically Ukrainian concerns to April 30, venting at both our government ency syndrome of hand-outs and to ineffec- American politics and social issues more and majority opinion in the United States tual consultants from the West. His princi- Odessas in U.S. generally. My larger complaint is that these Dear Editor: on the Elian issue, showed that Dr. Kuropas pal advice is to clean up the endemic cor- columns are written in a tone that is offen- is every bit the outdated and inflexible old ruption. As to of localities in the United States sive and hateful toward those who would fossil that he says Castro is, although with Of course, this is easier said than done, with the name “Odessa,” my article “U.S. disagree with the conservative Republican opposing politics. If, on the other hand, the especially as the Ukrainian saying goes Post Office Names with Ukrainian viewpoints that Dr. Kuropas espouses, and editors endorse his right-wing approach, “ryba z holovy smerdyt,” freely translated Connections” that appeared in Ukrainian can only be divisive within The Weekly’s then they should say so directly, telling as “the rot starts from the top.” Philatelist No. 44, 1981, (pages 23-25); No. readership. those of us who are offended that we matter Understandably there has to be a political 45, 1982, (pages 17-21); No 46, 1983, Among others, he alienates Ukrainian less. will to change this state of affairs, but a (pages 31-32) and No. 48, 1985, (ages 14- Americans who might support feminist Ukrainian Robespierre is not waiting in the 16) lists eight “Odessa” post offices in this issues, gun control, gay rights, the Roman Cybriwsky wings at the moment. country. Democratic Party and its candidate, and the Fort Washington, Pa. Another serious problem is the attitude • DE 19730, New Castle County incor- right of Juan Miguel Gonzalez to raise his of the Ukrainian power brokers dealing porated in 1755; own son. This complaint adds to those Editor’s note: As we have repeatedly with mismanagement, ie., theft of the aid • FL 53556, Pasco County founded in about earlier. underlined, opinions expressed by colum- received. Most of them are there primarily 1876; I have considered stopping my subscrip- nists, commentators and letter-writers are for self-aggrandizement without much con- • MN 56276, Big Stone County founded tion, but choose not to do so because I their own and do not necessarily reflect the cern for improving the lot of their fellow in 1879; depend on The Weekly for its news and opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff citizens. For them, Ukraine is still a colonial • MO 64076, Lafayette County changed announcements. or its publisher, the Ukrainian National entity to be exploited by whatever means to “Odessa” in 1800; Dr. Kuropas is, of course, entitled to his Association. The Ukrainian Weekly has available. • NE 68861, Buffalo County changed to opinions, as I am entitled to think that he always welcomed letters to the editor and How is this cleansing of the proverbial “Odessa” in 1974; has overstayed his welcome. The issue is commentaries expressing a diversity of stables from corrupt officials to be accom- • NY 14869, Schuyler County founded the following: The Ukrainian Weekly is a opinions on a variety of topics that concern plished? The obvious solution is a political in 1880; unique community resource, one that no the Ukrainian American and Ukrainian one: kick the rascals out and prosecute • TX 79760, Ector County founded in single columnist should be allowed to Canadian communities. them to the full extent of the law. So far this 1881; approach has mainly been confined to rhet- • WA 99159, Lincoln County founded in oric. The other way, however draconian it 1886. Throughout its history, The may sound, is to cut off aid completely. Besides these eight there are “Lake Ukrainian Weekly has been a chroni- This shock therapy may be just the pre- Odessa,” MI 48849, Ionia County and cler of the times, a reflection of our scription needed to begin regenerating “West Odessa” TX 79763, Ector County society, a purveyor of information, a Ukraine’s societal underpinnings. post offices. leader of public opinion. Corruption has extended its tentacles so In addition A. Wlasenko-Bojcun in To mark the end of this millennium insidiously throughout the societal infra- “Ukrainian Place Names in the U.S.A.” and the beginning of a new one, the structure that a Herculean effort will be (Bismarck: 1977) lists three localities editors of The Ukrainian Weekly have required to eradicate it. It’s even unclear to named “Odessa’’ in North Dakota located prepared “The Ukrainian Weekly what extent Ukrainians are willing to toler- in Pierce, Ramsey and Grant counties. 2000,” a two-volume collection of the ate this problem or to what efforts they are It might be added that there are only two best and most significant stories that willing to expend in arresting it. “Odessa” post offices in Canada – one in have appeared in the newspaper since Let’s be clear on one thing: only by Ontario named “Odessa” in 1854, and the its founding through 1999. implementing a process of moral cleansing other in Saskatchewan (Andrij D. Volume I, now available, covers and by earnestly attempting to build a nor- Solczanyk, “Canadian Post Offices with events from 1933 through the 1960s. mally functioning nation state, will Ukraine Ukrainian Names,” Ukrainian Philatelist, All subscribers to The Weekly make it through the next decade of the 21st No. 43, 1980, pages 20-21). should have received their copies in the century. Anyone interested in having a cover with mail. To order additional copies of this Yurij Hanas an “Odessa” post office cancellation should unique book, please use the clip-out mail a letter to the postmaster of the post Hamilton, Ontario form below. office with an enclosed self-addressed, stamped envelope and ask for a post office “The Ukrainian Weekly 2000” is sure to become a resource for cancellation. researchers, and a keepsake for readers. A great gift idea! Eleanor Roosevelt Sometimes you might be surprised, as I was when in the returned letter there was a note from one postmaster stating that he, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY 2000 helpful to our cause too, is a Ukrainian. Dear Editor: VOLUME I Andrij D. Solczanyk Regarding Boris Danik’s letter “More G observations on FDR’s legacy” (April 30), Media, Pa. Number of books ______G written in response to Jaroslaw Sawka’s let- Total cost of books at $15.00 each $ ______ter, permit me to confirm his point that Eleanor Roosevelt was most helpful to my Kuropas promotes G brother Stephen Shumeyko when he was Also, I would like to donate to The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund G J J J working on behalf of several organizations right-wing agenda (check one): $25.00 $50.00 $75.00 and for the “Ukrainian cause.” Dear Editor: G J J I remember the day Steve came home ( $100.00 Other $ ______$ ______Like many other Ukrainian Americans, I and told us about the phone call he received Total $ ______from Mrs. Roosevelt and how sympathetic depend on The Ukrainian Weekly for news she was to the cause. At that time he was and discussion about events in Ukraine and Please make check or money order payable to: The Ukrainian Weekly writing appeals on behalf of the Ukrainian Ukrainian life in the United States. The Congress Committee of America and the newspaper almost always does a great job Pan American Ukrainian Congress in des- at covering both topics and I am glad to be Name perate attempts to reach key people in our a subscriber. government and the United Nations. For years, one of The Weekly’s strengths Street Address Apt. # Upon receiving copies of various has been the writing of Dr. Myron Kuropas, appeals and communications, she called my whose column, “Faces and Places,” appears City State/Province Zip/Postal Code brother. Thanks to her interest and help, every two weeks. I admire Dr. Kuropas for 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 No. 21

The legislation also addresses the need House passes bill... to assist and protect victims of traffick- (Continued from page 1) ing. Specifically, it authorizes initiatives tions that seem bleak, dark and hope- to create economic opportunities for less,” Rep. Wolf observed. potential victims abroad – thereby “Developing this initiative has been a decreasing their need to migrate in search long and arduous process, “ said Rep. of employment – and to increase public Slaughter, a member of the Helsinki awareness of trafficking schemes. The Commission who has worked on the traf- legislation provides for the creation of ficking problem for six years. “But this is shelters and rehabilitation programs for an issue that is important enough to cross victims, and limited provision of relief both partisan and personality divides. It from deportation for victims who expose is also an issue that is not limited to one their traffickers to law enforcement offi- particular region of the world. In fact, in cials and who would face retribution or the wake of the discovery of a prostitu- other hardship if removed from the tion ring of trafficked women in Florida United States. and the Carolinas, as well as a group of The legislation authorizes foreign aid Thai garment workers held captive in to assist other countries in legal reform California, we now know this is a prob- related to trafficking, but prohibits non- lem that must also be dealt with in our humanitarian U.S. assistance to foreign own back yard. This legislation does that governments that tolerate or condone and more.” severe forms of trafficking, unless the “It is time we stopped punishing the prohibition is waived by the president. victims and wrist-slapping the real crimi- According to Rep. Smith, “The nals,” said Rep. Pitts. “Sex traffickers Trafficking Victim’s Protection Act will destroy lives, and it’s time we punished make important and necessary changes to them accordingly.” U.S. law designed to help end this brutal, The Trafficking Victim’s Protection inhumane and horrific exploitation of Act allocates $95 million over two years human beings – especially women and to combat trafficking. In addition to children. Every year, millions of women authorizing severe punishment for per- and children are forced, coerced or fraud- sons convicted of operating trafficking ulently trafficked into modern day slav- enterprises in the United States, the legis- ery around the world with no way out. lation provides the possibility of severe This legislation will put human traffick- economic penalties against traffickers ers behind bars while protecting their located in other countries. victims.”

“I believe that among the deputies we Tkachenko’s finances... will be hard-pressed to find 226 people who (Continued from page 1) will want to dot all the i’s on the matter of 50 million hrv was wasted,” said Yaroslav Tkachenko,” explained Mr. Kendzior. “The Kendzior, chairman of the ad hoc investiga- thing here is that the committee greatly tive committee, during his presentation expanded the scope of its work and among the names that figure in the report are mem- ZAPORIZSKA SICH UNA BRANCH 206 before the parliamentary body. Mr. Kendzior’s special investigative bers of the majority. Of course, the question ANNUAL MEETING committee was formed on January 21 in in these cases is not about criminal activity Saturday, June 3, 2000, at 1:00 p.m. one of the first acts by the newly formed but about small improprieties.” St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church Parish Hall center-right political majority coalition The Kendzior committee’s findings split after it dismissed Mr. Tkachenko as the the Verkhovna Rada along ideological lines leader of the Parliament for gross viola- once again, with the left condemning the tions of parliamentary procedures. The report on one of its leaders as an attempt to chairman was voted out during an uncon- discredit it. ventional parliamentary session held out- While Leonid Kravchuk, leader of the side the confines of the Verkhovna Rada Coordinating Council of the majority coali- Building after Mr. Tkachenko refused tion, voiced unqualified approval for the several times to allow for a vote of confi- findings, Heorhii Kriuchkov of the dence in his leadership. Communist faction said the report was mis- Whether the results of almost four leading. He gave as an example the criti- months of work by the Kendzior committee cism leveled for the expenditure of parlia- will be supported by the Verkhovna Rada mentary funds to furnish and renovate Mr. quickly came under question on May 16 Tkachenko’s dacha, which he explained after the report was severely criticized by were minuscule compared to the lavish opponents. Several national deputies, expenses for homes and dachas incurred by including Mr. Tkachenko, called the executive branch officials. Kendzior committee’s work illegal and But some members of the majority coali- questioned its motivation. After limited tion said they also believed that the charges debate they succeeded in suspending debate were mired in politics and pettiness. on the issue. National Deputy Dmytro Tabachnyk sug- National Deputy Oleksander Moroz of gested that the report needlessly aired the the Socialist faction and a leading opposi- Parliament’s dirty laundry in public, while tion member, persuasively explained to the never directly showing what actions were parliamentary body that President Leonid illegal. Kuchma had vetoed a bill on parliamentary While referring to Mr. Kendzior’s enu- ad hoc investigative committees and had meration of the amount and types of domes- ordered executive bodies not to cooperate tic furnishings purchased for Mr. with them – which makes the committee’s Tkachenko’s dacha, Mr. Tabachnyk said: work legally dubious. “You can’t simply talk about the number of Mr. Tkachenko accused the committee of certain objects, but must explain whether bias because it included only members of they were obtained within the legal confines the majority coalition and no opposition of the budget of the Verkhovna Rada.” members. He added that, in addition, the In response, Mr. Kendzior said criticism committee’s findings could not be debated of the report is merely an expression of the until the Constitutional Court decides the twisted mindset of some national deputies. legality of Mr. Tkachenko’s removal in “It’s this type of psychology: Let’s say January, an issue now before it. that somebody in fact did do something Mr. Kendzior expressed no surprise that improperly. But then why should we dump a majority of lawmakers voted to cut short our trash outside the walls of the debate. He explained that the report covered Parliament? And more so, why should we a wide breadth of parliamentary activities hand it over to the procurator so that they and brought into question the activities also too can go through our dirty laundry. That’s of several members of the majority, who why the desire to close this issue as quickly would rather that the findings not see the as possible will dominate,” explained Mr. light of day. Kendzior. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 9 UUARC’s Kyiv office delivers aid to miners’ families in Krasnodon United Ukrainian American Relief Committee devastated family members of the 80 min- ers who lost their lives in the explosion PHILADELPHIA – As soon as Stefan gratefully received and signed for their Hawrysz, executive director of the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee $200. Inc., received word from the Embassy of Each one of the widows, mothers and Ukraine of the disastrous mine accident, children expressed their thanks and cried an emergency phone chain went into tears of relief, as not only was this the first action and all of the directors on the board aid they had received from anyone since unanimously agreed to immediately the accident, but prior to the tragedy, their authorize the director of UUARC’s Kyiv husbands, fathers and sons had not been office to distribute funds to the families of paid in months for the work they had done. the miners killed and injured in The international press corps was fasci- Krasnodon, Ukraine. nated with how the UUARC was able to The sums to be donated were $200 mobilize the funding for these families so (U.S.) per family for the kin of miners quickly, and interviewed Ms. Pynko at killed in the accident, and $100 per length about the activities of this organiza- Vera Prynko (second from left), representative of the UUARC’s Kyiv office, with injured miner, for a total of $16,700. tion. A great deal of emphasis was placed the family of a miner killed in the March 11 accident in the Barakova mine. UUARC had previously assisted victims on the fact that this was the first assistance of other mining disasters, but in this case actually distributed to the victims’ families. it was decided that Vira Prynko of the While reports circulated that $5 million UUARC’s Kyiv office would personally (U.S.) of international aid had been given deliver the funds to suffering families to to the Ukrainian government specifically ensure safe and prompt distribution. for these families, there was no sign of This decision raised the question of this money. The families questioned why logistics: how to travel from Kyiv to representatives of various foreign govern- Luhansk carrying cash. In the brief time ments had not taken steps to ascertain between the accident and Ms. Prynko’s whether their help was received. departure from Kyiv, arrangements could Ms. Prynko’s report to the UUARC’s not be made with a dependable bank in executive board confirmed the wisdom of Luhansk, so help came from the Ministry “hand to hand” delivery of the aid, as the of Internal Affairs in the persons of Dr. survival of these widows and orphans Viktor Rehulsky, general major of the seemed truly in question. militia and rector of the Academy of the The UUARC is encouraging further Internal Affairs, and Mykola Anufriev, contributions toward aid to the miners’ vice-minister of internal affairs. families. As donations from the Ukrainian Ms. Prynko was given an armed escort American community pour in, the and safely flew into Luhansk and then UUARC will continue to provide the fam- traveled overland to Krasnodon. Over 200 ilies with financial aid for the future. people assembled in the activity hall of Donations may be sent to: UUARC the Krasnodon Museum. With Oleksander Inc., 1206 Cottman Ave., Philadelphia, PA Efremov, the head of the Luhansk Oblast 19111. For information call (215) 728- The UUARC’s Kyiv representative speaks with a woman who lost both her husband Administration officiating, one by one the 1630. and son in the mining disaster.

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by Lydia Kachan Jachnyckyj WARREN, Mich. – The first gala jubilee celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Ukrainian National Women’s League (UNWLA) was held by its Detroit Regional Council on Saturday, March 18, here at the St. Josaphat banquet center. Regional Council President Lida Kolodchin, who has served as a model worthy of special recognition for the exemplary leadership she provided during her tenure as president, presented her opening remarks and welcomed the festive crowd to the sold-out event. Ms. Kolodchin introduced Natalie Hewko, the mistress of ceremonies, who very aptly led the program in a profession- al manner. Ms. Hewko, who served as the jubilee committee chairperson and was the guiding force behind the organization of this most successful celebration, was cho- sen as the new president of the Detroit Regional Council at the annual meeting held the following day. She indicated that her projected goals as president include closer cooperation with English-speaking branches, increasing membership, and organizing a local fund-raiser for the UNWLA action “Milk and Buns” for schoolchildren in Ukraine. At the banquet guests sang the UNWLA anthem and observed a moment of silence in memory of deceased UNWLA members, or “Soyuzianky.” Dr. Members of the UNWLA Detroit Regional Council at their 75th anniversary banquet with honored guests representing the lead- Mary Beck, one of the pioneer members, ership of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America and the World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations. along with keynote speaker UNWLA President Iryna Kurowyckyj and Ms. The following women celebrating over the following women for their dedication Maria Nazarenko also sang solos and tenor Kolodchin lit the ceremonial three candles. 50 years of membership in the UNLWA and hard work: Ksenia Antypiw, Dr. Jurij Rozhi joined the two women to Dr. Beck, a well-known Soyuzianka who were recognized at the banquet and Myroslava Baranyk, Myroslava Capp, perform “Ey, Natalko.” The singers were was inaugurated into the Michigan received certificates from Ms. Kurowyckyj Myroslava Chomiak, Roma Dyhdalo, accompanied by the well-known local Women’s Hall of Fame, lit a candle repre- and Ms. Kolodchin: Josephine Popowich Natalia Hewko, Olha Hyszczak, Kwitka pianist Maria Lonchyna-Lisowsky, who senting the UNWLA’s pioneers. Ms. Bobowsky, Maria Cisaruk, Maria Diakiw, Iwanycky, Marta Jovanovic, Aleksandra also played “Entr’ act” from the operetta. Kurowyckyj lit a candle representing all of Elsie Kozachenko Dodson, Stanislava Latyszewsky, Olena Liskiwsky, Maria Bishop Oleksander Bykovetz of St. the current members nationwide, while Haida, Sonia Malaniak Hayes (Hawaii), Lisowsky, Anna Macielinski, Stephania Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church gave Ms. Kolodchin’s candle represented the Olena Hewko, Tekla Hrynczuk, Sophie Ohlabiak, Emilia Onyskiw, Irene Pryjma, the invocation in Ukrainian, and the Very Detroit area members. Hudzinski, Irena Iwanyckyj, Ann Kibzey, Marta Szechowycz, Olga Solovey, Irena Rev. Basil Salkovski OSBM, pastor of St. President Kurowyckyj presented con- Evdokia Klymyshyn, Kateryna Kobasa, Tarnavsky, Marta Wasylkewych and Maria Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church, gave gratulatory remarks and a brief history of Joanna Draginda Kulchesky, Aleksandra Zarycky-Cherviovsky. one in English. Olga Solovey provided a the myriad activities undertaken and com- Latyszewsky, Olha Makar, Mary Children from the local “svitlychky” wonderful ambiance with her music while pleted by the UNWLA. Her dynamic Popowich Maliszewski, Mychajlina (preschools) sponsored by UNWLA guests enjoyed a delicious four-course din- speech highlighted the organization’s Maslowsky, Justine Malaniak Nelligan, Branches 53 and 76 performed a medley of ner. plans for the new millennium, including Olha Sawczuk, Ann Sedorak, Helen songs and recitations. The guests, as evi- Afterwards, Reps. Jennifer M. Faunce actively recruiting new members – espe- Sedorak, Rose Slupecki, Anastasia denced by their smiles and endearing and Paul Wojno presented a tribute to the cially the fourth wave of Ukrainian immi- Sedorak Sosnowsky, Maria Sywak and expressions of approval, enjoyed the spe- UNWLA members in honor of their 75th grant women. Anna Zajac. Pauline Budzol, the Detroit cial performance prepared by teachers anniversary. Olha Liskiwsky-Morgan’s She also inspired the Soyuzianky at Regional Councils honorary president, Oleksandra Gedson, Lesia Perchyk and presentation provided an interesting histor- their annual meeting on the following day Zenovia Kaminsky and Olga Kachner Lesia Sherstylo. ical overview of the Detroit Regional to continue with their hard work and deter- O’Neill were recognized posthumously. Local singers presented an entertaining Council, emphasizing the spirit of commu- mination to achieve their projected goals. Special recognition was given to Orysia program. Mezzo-sopano Christina Romana nity and friendship among the women as Natalia Danylenko, vice-president of the Lonchyna as honorary president and Daria Lypecky received a special honorary trib- they shared 75 years of humanitarian World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Koniuch as honorary member of the ute for the many performances she has endeavors. Organizations, presented warm greetings Detroit Regional Council for their invalu- given through the years on behalf of the A delightful original poem “U 75 Littia and best wishes for the future on behalf of able efforts on behalf of the organization UNWLA. She sang severals elections, SUA” (on the 75th anniversary of the her organization and also addressed the through the years. including one from the operetta “Natalka Soyuzianky at their annual meeting. Acknowledgments were also given to Potavka” by Mykola Lysenko. Soprano (Continued on page 12)

At the presentation of the State of Michigan Legislative Tribute at the State Detroit’s Jubilee Committee: (seated, from left) Maria Lisowsky, Lida Capitol in Lansing are: (from left) Lida Kolodchin (Detroit Regional Council Kolodchin, Natalie Hewko, Daria Koniuch; (standing) Stefania Korol, Valentyna president), Anna Macielinski, State Sen. Art Miller, State Reps. Jennifer Faunce Pateryn, Marta Jovanovic, Lydia Kachan Jachnycky, Olena Liskiwsky, Irena and Paul Wojno, Natalia Hewko and Olena Liskiwsky. Tarnavsky, Kwitka Iwanycky, Lydia Kazewych and Anna Macielinski. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 11

SUM’sby Ihor Internet Symchych movement makes new strides via world conference ELLENVILLE, N.Y. – Computers, com- puting systems and the Internet have become ingrained in our lives, becoming not only a convenience but a necessary component in today’s dynamic lifestyle. Having become widely known only less than a decade ago, development of the World Wide Web has exploded, opening ever more exciting possibilities for its users. Unhindered by geographic boundaries, the Internet, with its accessibility, openness and velocity, is the new resource of information and communication. For several years the Ukrainian Youth Association (SUM) has been fostering a technology program that includes the devel- opment of its site on the World Wide Web, with an eye toward creating an effective medium for communicating its ideas and programs worldwide. Its web presence, at www.CYM.org [CYM is the Ukrainian acronym for SUM – Spilka Ukrainskoyi Molodi] already serves to provide informa- tion and resources to CYM members in all corners of the world. The rapid develop- ment of this movement within SUM has brought out the need to not only reflect on Participants of SUM’s first world conference on the Internet, held in Ellenville, N.Y., on April 1-2. what has been achieved to date, but to con- template directions of future evolution. CYMnet’s first chairman, presented “What SUM’s educational program. technical, organizational and logistical feats To that end, SUM’s world executive is CYMnet?” – a history of the CYMnet Drawing a large crowd was a session at of planning and executing a conference of recently backed a plan, initiated by its movement, its goals and major projects. which Walter Hanchuk (New York) a well- such high professional quality. Committee CYMnet Committee, to hold an interna- Pawlo Figol (Passaic, N.J.) delivered a tional event – the first World CYMnet known attorney specializing in the Internet, members were: Iryna and Volodymyr technical overview of the Internet, its prin- intellectual property, trademarks and Kohut, Lida Mykytyn, Mr. Figol, Ihor Conference. Invited to participate were not ciples and workings, as well as its history only professionals and academics in com- patents, shared his legal experiences. Mr. Stecko, Jurij Stecko and Kristine Bihun. and perspectives for the future. puter science, but also computer users and Hanchuk addressed the legal issues, perils The soul and driving force behind the proj- The Internet today is easily accessible to novices who wanted to learn more or share and pitfalls of creating personal and busi- ect was Mr. Bihun, chairman of the much of the world’s population. The statis- their knowledge about technical or non- ness sites on the Internet. CYMnet Committee. tics of SUM’s website indicate that tens of technical areas tied to the Internet. Mykhajlo Bycko (Cleveland) offered a Kudos were expressed also to the new thousands of surfers have browsed the SUM’s Ellenville resort was the location practical course in Internet journalism, fol- administration of Ellenville’s “oselia” (as CYMnet site from over 20 countries, of the April 1-2 event. Over 100 delegates lowed by sessions led by Andriy Bihun the resort is known), which provided first- including exotic locations such as Mexico, arrived from Australia, Canada, Great (Goshen, N.Y.) on creating a website on rate accommodations and a delightful envi- Japan and New Zealand where SUM Britain, Germany, Ukraine and the United SUM’s web server, as well as about ronment for the conference. branches do not (yet) exist. States. After Yury Nakonechny, president of Ukrainianization of personal computers and Organizers acknowledged that the suc- Though readers may surf the Web every SUM in America, officially opened the Ukrainian fonts. Andrij Bebko returned to cess of the event was due, in large part, to day, they may wonder: how are webpages event, participants were met by the warm discuss “Dangers of the Internet,” focusing the generous support of the conference actually created? For CYMnet conference greetings, broadcast online via Streaming on parenting issues and children’s access to Sponsors: i2 Technologies Inc., Air attendees, this is no longer a secret. Under Video technology and projected onto a one- inappropriate content on the web. Ukraine, Self Reliance (N.Y.) Federal the direction of Ihor Stecko (New York), and-a-half-story high screen in the confer- Jurij Stecko (New York) presented the Credit Union, SUMA (Yonkers) Federal ence hall, from Wira Hajdamacha, presi- conference delegates undertook a practical result of a research project, a collection of Credit Union, 1st Security Federal Savings dent of SUM’s World Executive in Prague, course in HTML, the language of the Internet resources suitable for gathering Bank, The Ukrainian Weekly, Selfreliance from national presidents of SUM in Internet, and learned to create their own ideas and materials for SUM members in Ukrainian American Federal Credit Union, Ukraine, Canada and the United States, and websites. On-site was a computer lab con- their various branches of work. Among the Cleveland Self Reliance Federal Credit from Askold Lozynskyj, president of the sisting of dozens of networked personal surprises of the talk were close-up satellite Union, the America weekly and the Ukrainian World Congress and the computers that were available around the photos of the conference site in Ellenville, Providence Association of Ukrainian Ukrainian Congress Committee of clock for all to use their newfound web- showing detailed high-quality images of the Catholics in the U.S.A. America. building knowledge to construct useful and resort’s buildings and grounds with remark- After two days of sessions that left atten- The conference’s keynote address was interesting webpages and sites. able clarity at one-meter resolution. Many dees wanting more, all returned home. delivered by Ihor Symchych of Kyiv, for- Complementing the HTML sessions in the audience, upon returning home, no Wherever home may be, for every mer president of SUM in Ukraine and a were several instructional sessions dealing doubt went directly to their computers to SUMivets, the opportunity now exists to CYMnet Committee founding member. with creation and manipulation of graphics, find images of their own homes on the meet frequently with friends and colleagues A range of introductory sessions were photographs and images for the web, taught Internet’s Terraserver site. in the virtual world called CYMnet. It was a held that provided a technical foundation on by Roman Panchyshyn (Chicago). The Planning Committee of the World truly inspiring site: the eyes of both young which the two days of subsequent sessions The Ukrainian Youth Association is first CYMnet Conference, made up of local rep- and old were lit up with the revelation of would build. Andrij Bebko (London), and foremost an organization dedicated to resentatives in the United States, handled all new ideas and techniques. its youth. Thus, educational and develop- mental topics played a major role for the association’s youth counselors at the CYMnet conference. Much attention was given to how technology can play an useful role in SUM’s youth programs. Practical methods of utilizing computers in presenting material in an interesting and interactive way for children were presented by seasoned teachers and counselors. Dania Nauholnyk (New York), a teacher and school principal who is co-chairperson of SUM’s U.S. Educational Council, present- ed a session on using Hyperstudio to devel- op interactive lessons that she has had suc- cess with as a middle school teacher. The presentation had a tremendous impact on those present, planting innovative ideas that would be taken home and put to practical use. Marianna Znak, co-chairperson with Ms. Nauholnyk, led a roundtable session titled “Educational Programs and Computers” during which counselors exchanged ideas and experiences, and Andriy Bihun, chairman of the CYMnet developed proposals for future electronic Committee, addresses the conference. content offerings on CYMnet and for Young members of SUM work on their personal webpages. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 No. 21 Grads of Ss. Peter and Paul School CLASSIFIES TO PLACE YOUR ADVERTISEMENT CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 schedule Reunion 2000 in Cohoes

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Putin comments on Slavic victory Newsbriefs ST. PETERSBURG – Writing in The St. (Continued from page 2) Petersburg Times on May 9, Yevgeniya 2001, Interfax reported. According to Mr. Albats discussed President Vladimir Putin’s Havrysh, President Kuchma will not oppose suggestion last week that the Soviet victory lawmakers if the Verkhovna Rada intro- in World War II was “the victory of Slavic duces “some corrections” into the constitu- peoples.” Such a remark not only mini- tional formulations approved by the referen- mizes the contribution of all other Soviet dum. Mr. Havrysh suggested that the presi- peoples to the war effort, she said, but dent might introduce the constitutional recalls the words of Soviet dictator Joseph amendments by decree if lawmakers failed Stalin in his 1945 toast to the Great Russian to pass them. (RFE/RL Newsline) people, whom he described as “the most Demonstrators react to bread price hike outstanding nation of all the nations com- prising the Soviet Union.” Ms. Albats, KYIV – Two opposing rallies were held whose Jewish father became an invalid after at the Kyiv City Administration building on fighting in World War II, concluded that in May 13 in response to the city authorities’ 1991 the Soviet Union, as a party state, decision to nearly double prices for bread as “proved once again that the idea of ethnic of May 10, Interfax reported. A rally organ- supremacy is self-destructive. It seems,” she ized by the Social Democratic Party said, that “our new president, inaugurated (Unified) protested the hike, calling it “the on [May 7], did not study his history les- beginning of famine” and demanding the sons well enough.” (RFE/RL Newsline) ouster of Kyiv Mayor Oleksander Lviv Oblast orders Nashe Radio off air Omelchenko. The other demonstration, organized by workers at city bakeries, KYIV – The head of Lviv Oblast expressed support for the hike and protested Administration, Stepan Semchuk, has “Communist methods of fighting for social signed an order to halt transmissions by rights.” Mr. Omelchenko told the gatherings Nashe Radio in the oblast. The official rea- that Kyiv has “the cheapest bread in son for closure of the station is that over 90 Ukraine.” (RFE/RL Newsline) percent of the information on this channel is in Russian. The chair of the Verkhovna Ukraine, Vietnam to cooperate in military Rada Committee for Freedom of Speech KYIV – “We are on the threshold of and Information, Oleksander Zinchenko, large-scale military and military-technical said the decision by Lviv authorities is a cooperation between our countries,” severe violation of the freedom of speech. 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The amendments stipu- Service on May 7 announced the arrest of a late that an additional 200 million hrv be Moscow resident who is suspected of hav- directed to local budgets, and that other ing opened fire on the U.S. Embassy in funds be allocated as follows: 195 million Moscow on March 28, 1999, Interfax hrv to support the agricultural sector, 35 reported. The suspect was part of a group million hrv for the shutdown of protesting NATO’s operations in Kosovo. Chornobyl, 80 million hrv for restructur- Officials said a criminal case has been ing the coal sector and 195 million hrv for opened and that charges are to be brought subsidies to coal mines. (RFE/RL against the man in the near future. (RFE/RL Newsline) Newsline) No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 15 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 21, 2000 No. 21

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subsidiary of the International Institute of Elected to Ukraine’s Management) and in Kharkiv (The Center of Kharkiv Technologies, a sub- Academy of Sciences sidiary of the Institute of Single KYIV – Dr. George Gamota was Crystals). Together they have served over 600 small companies. elected a foreign member of the National He also was a managing partner of the Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on just completed Marketing Assistance April 7. Dr. Gamota is currently the In- Program (MAP) in Kharkiv where over Country Manager of the USAID-support- 2000 persons received training in mar- ed Business Incubator Development keting and business skill development. (BID) Program in Ukraine managed by To further expand the development of Loyola College of Baltimore. He was business skills for scientists, Dr. Gamota recognized for his pioneering scientific will begin a Distance Learning (DL) pro- work as a scientist at the University of gram this summer that will help electron- Michigan and Bell Laboratories, as well ically link 10 cities in Ukraine and incor- for his continuing support of scientists in porate new DL teaching technologies Ukraine since independence in 1991. throughout Ukraine. This program is sup- As a member of the Emergency Task ported by the U.S. State Department and Force of the American Physical Society will be managed by Loyola College. (APS), Dr. Gamota managed, with the Dr. Gamota’s career began at the help of the Ukrainian Physical Society, University of Michigan, where he the APS small grants program that sup- obtained his Ph.D. in physics. He also ported 875 young scientists in 1992- held senior positions in the U.S. govern- 1993. He further helped Ukrainian scien- ment, as director of research at the tific organizations acquire technical jour- Pentagon, professor of physics and direc- nals and other information from the West tor of the University of Michigan’s and started summer school programs in Institute of Science and Technology, Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv. He brought a president of Thermo Electron number of American scientists to Technologies Corporation, and director Ukraine that resulted in many new of the MITRE Institute. He is currently opportunities for Ukrainian scientists to president of a small technical consulting partner with their American counterparts. firm, Science and Technology For his work with young scientists and Management Associates and associate other efforts, he was elected an Honorary director of the International Technology Fellow of the Ukrainian Physical Society, Research Institute of Loyola College. He an honor that has been bestowed to only is the author or co-author of over 80 four physicists. He is also a long-stand- technical articles, four books and a com- ing member of the Ukrainian Engineers’ prehensive 5-volume report titled Society of America. “Science, Technology and Conversion in In 1995 he proposed to the USAID the Ukraine.” establishment of a technology business Dr. Gamota was born in Lviv, incubator program to help support scien- Ukraine, in 1939 and emigrated to the THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES tists interested in starting their own small United States in 1949. He is married to businesses. 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cy holdings in order to obtain IMF loans. Yuschenko sees... Mr. Yuschenko, who headed the central (Continued from page 1) bank of Ukraine before he became prime vatization that is currently occurring in minister, said that in discussions with the Ukraine, Mr. Yuschenko said he invited IMF the two sides reviewed the flexibility U.S. experts to witness the process to assure and transparency of past relations, especial- its openness and transparency. ly in regard to the several audits that have The two sides discussed in detail taken place, and agreed on how to move Ukraine’s decision to close Chornobyl this forward to continue cooperation. He noted, year – a move that the international commu- however, that unsubstantiated press reports nity has pushed for over a decade. The and allegations had put Ukraine in an awk- United States made no promises to help ward position. Ukraine fund two reactor blocks at other “For Ukraine, and I underscore this, this nuclear energy facilities it claims are is a difficult, unpleasant and even to a required to offset the energy lost when degree an insulting topic, one which carries Chornobyl closes. And, while Ukraine still with it many insinuations, many of them has not received financing promised by the fabricated, which I believe the IMF under- G-7 industrialized nations, including the stood,” said Mr. Yuschenko. United States in 1995, Mr. Yuschenko said From the U.S. side, according to Mr. the U.S. administration showed understand- Yushchenko, among the chief concerns ing for the need for alternative energy raised regarding bilateral relations was the sources, as well as for the problems Ukraine bootlegging of U.S manufactured products will encounter in taking Chornobyl perma- and Ukraine’s support for intellectual prop- nently off-line. erty rights. Today Ukraine, along with He added that President Clinton will fur- China and Russia, is one of the leading ther discuss the situation with President manufacturers of bootleg music CDs and Leonid Kuchma when the two meet in Kyiv videocassettes. at the beginning of June. Mr. Yuschenko said he had assured U.S. The prime minister also reported that authorities that in the last two to three Ukraine had achieved success in the most months major inroads had been made in sensitive issue discussed in Washington: Ukraine to combat bootlegging, including a whether the National Bank of Ukraine had presidential decree on actions to combat the deliberately misrepresented its hard curren- manufacture of unlicensed products.

the year, will include enactment of a new Ukraine’s prime minister... land code that will be followed by land reg- (Continued from page 1) istration. side the parameters we have set for this Other changes in the economic sector, year,” said Mr. Yuschenko, while assuring including ongoing administrative reform and a new tax code, also will make it much foreign investors that their investments no easier for foreign investors to begin their longer are at risk of losing value. work in the country, explained Mr. State privatization, long considered the Yuschenko. He noted that the government corrupted playground for Ukraine’s political now has better control over revenue collec- and financial clans as they took control of tion, which resulted in a 47.4 percent the Ukrainian market, is undergoing major increase in government income in 1999. changes as well, to make the process more Mr. Yuschenko had plenty of positive open and transparent. The prime minister economic indicators to cite as more proof Full Financial Services said that, as the sell-off of the state’s busi- that the time is right for foreign investment ness holdings moves into its largest phase, in Ukraine. He said that in the first quarter at our Jersey City Branch the sale of regional energy suppliers, only of 2000 capital investment increased by 26 businesses with transparent practices will- 558 Summit Ave., Jersey City, NJ (201) 795-4061 percent, individual savings by a whopping ing to have their books audited will now be 130 percent and hard currency investment allowed to participate and that the process by 20.5 percent, while average annual itself will be recorded at every stage. incomes grew by 11.5 percent. He also For investors who are reluctant to join noted that, for the first time in several years, the Ukrainian economy until substantial pension and wage arrears had been paid. land reform occurs, Mr. Yuschenko said He said the current numbers, along with they will not have long to wait. He already released economic figures that show SELFRELIANCE ìÍð‡ªÌҸ͇ î‰Âð‡Î¸Ì‡ explained that the first stage of land reform, a 5.5 percent increase in gross domestic äÓÓÔÂð‡Ú˂̇ ä‡Ò‡ whereby collective farms were transformed product in the first quarter and a nearly 10 Ukrainian Federal into land cooperatives and agricultural cor- percent growth in industrial output, give Credit Union "ëÄåéèéåßó" porations, is complete. Towards the end of every reason to believe that Ukraine’s long the summer Ukraine’s long-ignored agricul- economic slide has been stemmed and eco- tural sector should finally begin to see real nomic growth is occurring. Main Location: 2351 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago, IL 60622 money begin flowing back into the coun- “With conviction I want to tell you that Tel (773) 489-0520 Toll Free: (888) 222-UKR1 (8571) try’s villages. we are at the beginning of a period of eco- Link to Chicagoland’s Ukrainian Community: www .selfreliance.com He announced that a second round of nomic reinvigoration,” Mr. Yuschenko land reform, to begin in the second half of underscored.

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