INSIDE:• Crimean Tatars demonstrate in Symferopol — page 3. • Reaction to settlement of “The Ugly Face of Freedom” case — page 8. • New film depicts Kozak war against Poland — centerfold.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVII HE KRAINIANNo. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine T UCentral European leaders meetW at summit in Lviv Lviv spruces up for visiting dignitaries by Roman Woronowycz Kyiv Press Bureau LVIV – The nine European presi- dents who came to Lviv to attend the Summit of Central European Presidents saw a city that had finally restored some of its heralded splendor. Although the summit caused inconveniences for the residents of Lviv, they were satisfied that their city had hosted the international event held May 14-15. “Lviv has never looked this beauti- ful, at least not to those living there today,” wrote Vasyl Basiv in a com- mentary on the summit in the Lviv- based weekly newspaper Ukrainskyi Shliakh on May 13. City officials hope that, in light of the successful summit, the more than 1,000 European bureaucrats and 350 journalists who attended will carry the news of the beauty and friendliness of the city back to their countries, which in turn could generate new business interest and investments in Lviv. Last year the city invested a great deal of energy and funding into prepa- Efrem Lukatsky rations for the meeting. Lviv city At the Central European summit in Lviv: (from left) Presidents Milan Kucan of Slovenia, Roman Herzog of Germany, authorities spent 13 million hrv (about Arpad Goncz of Hungary, Alexander Kwasniewski of Poland, Emil Constantinescu of Romania, Leonid Kuchma of $5 million U.S.), along with another 7 Ukraine and Thomas Klestil of Austria pass by an honor guard. million hrv ($2.5 million) from chari- table contributions, to rework the cob- by Roman Woronowycz As Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma borders with its western neighbors “remain blestone roads of Lviv’s narrow wind- Kyiv Press Bureau emphasized, the accent was on how the as open and transparent as their borders European integrational processes currently with the European Union are today.” ing streets, fix long-neglected street LVIV – Nine Central European presi- lighting, repair and repaint historic under way affect individual citizens. The talks, which are held annually in a dents met in Lviv on May 14-15, hoping “It is precisely the human factor that different city of the region, this year cen- buildings, and renovate Ivan Franko to boost the prospects of European integra- will finally determine the success of tered on how the just-completed enlarge- Park. tion for those countries that stand at the European integration,” said Mr. Kuchma, ment of NATO and the imminent expan- The Lviv National Opera and periphery of the continent. who hosted the event in this historic sion of the European Union will affect the Ballet Theater, which hadn’t been Although dubbed a “summit,” the agen- Ukrainian city of nearly 1 million resi- European integration of countries not yet touched in 15 years, received a face- da of meetings was loosely structured. The dents, which is the unofficial capital of part of one or the other organization. lift. The Palace of Science and trappings of high office were ever present western Ukraine. Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, Technology was thoroughly renovat- and security was tight, but except for a sin- ed, while the Dnister Hotel, which is The Ukrainian president said it was gle two-hour plenary session, most of the absolutely necessary that the country’s (Continued on page 5) owned by a joint stock company, talks were held in relaxed, informal set- remodeled its interior and built 12 tings. three-room presidential suites to It was a conference that focused as accommodate the presidential much on how to avoid alienating Political parties and public organizations entourages of Central European lead- European countries that have not yet been ers. allowed to enter Europe’s predominant Individual businessmen added political and economic structures as it did nominate candidates for president of Ukraine another 20 million hrv ($13 million) on the Balkan war, Europe’s most severe to renovate buildings that sat beside by Roman Woronowycz and public organizations, including the crisis since World War II. summit venues. Kyiv Press Bureau National Democratic Party, headed by “Enlargement is important to the securi- In many ways the process resem- Prime Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko, the ty of all of Europe,” said Austrian KYIV – In a flurry of activity on May bled one that took place in Kyiv Social Democratic Party (United) and the President Thomas Klestil in summing up 14, more than a dozen political parties and almost a year ago, when Ukraine’s Liberal Party, as well as a student organiza- the main achievement of the summit at a public organizations named their candidates capital spruced up for the convention tion from Dnipropetrovsk. press conference. “It is a tragedy that this for Ukraine’s presidential elections. of governors of the European Bank As had been expected, Mr. Kuchma’s century is ending as it began. By working Most of the nominees had been known for Reconstruction and Development. nomination by the National Democrats for integration we are building a secure for weeks. Political parties needed only to The international event spurred caused a split in the party, with Chairman Europe.” await the May 14 date that marked the offi- Lviv officials to give the city a much- Anatolii Matvienko and leading party fig- cial launch of the presidential campaigns as needed make-over after years of neg- During two days of meetings, the presi- ures Volodymyr Filenko and Oleksander spelled out in the election law passed by lect. dents discussed a wide range of issues, Yemets, along with several other members, Ukraine’s Parliament earlier this year. Lviv, known for its varied architec- including visa requirements and regula- announcing they would turn in their party tions, border controls and ways to stem the Heading the list of candidates was tickets. With Mr. Matvienko’s departure, the (Continued on page 17) illegal transport of immigrants, contraband President Leonid Kuchma, whose name and narcotics across borders. was placed in nomination by several parties (Continued on page 3) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21

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Slavs and the myth of Russian friendship Ukraine’s foreign trade shrinks. descent. Mr. Kopytko disappeared and no by Taras Hunczak beneficial for Russia also benefits the Serb, trace of him had been found by May 13. the Bulgarian and all of Slavdom.” Gen. KYIV – Ukraine’s exports from January The expedition is led by Valentyn through March decreased to $2.43 billion, For the past several weeks various politi- Cherniaev responded that Aksakov need Symonenko. (Eastern Economist) down by 11.4 percent from the same period cians, the mass media and various com- not be concerned because he expected to last year, Ukrainian News reported, citing Pustovoitenko elected NDP leader mentators emphasized the alleged special advance Russia’s political objective. He position that Russia enjoys among the official data. Imports in the first quarter of expected that, after a victorious war against Slavs, particularly those living on the 1999 fell to $2.89 billion, down 18.9 per- KYIV – Prime Minister Valerii the Turks, “the ministers gradually could be Balkan Peninsula. cent compared with 1998. (RFE/RL Pustovoitenko was elected head of the named from Russians. Hostile parties National Democratic Party on May 15. He CNN showed a multitude of Muscovites Newsline) would disappear and one of the Slav states replaced Anatolii Matvienko, who resigned near the U.S. Embassy demonstrating on and quit the party. The same day the party behalf of their “Slav brothers,” reminding would become de facto a Russian Brzezinski on Baltic states and NATO voted to nominate President Leonid us of past images of the Russian preoccupa- province.” COPENHAGEN – Former U.S. Kuchma for re-election. Mr. Matvienko had tion with the “suffering Slav brothers” who These are but a few examples of the National Security Adviser Zbigniew warned May 14 that by backing the incum- were far away, while oppressing those who Russian self-serving idealism, or “concern,” Brzezinski told BNS on May 16 that bent the party would drive itself into a trap, were in their immediate neighborhood. All for the Slavs. One might well ask why the NATO should consider admitting the since Mr. Kuchma had made every effort to one has to do is to look through the pages historical fate of the Poles was never an issue for the Russians. Was it because the Baltic states separately and not as a group. prevent the NDP from growing into a of history of Poland, and especially “I don’t think there is a basis for saying Poles had a well-developed sense of nation- strong party. (Eastern Economist) Ukraine, to be reminded of the oppression. [about] any region of Europe that all of the al identity that excluded Russian domina- That is not to say that the Russian countries of the region should be taken in Marchuk and colleagues leave SDP(U) tion? Perhaps Jovan Ristic, the foreign min- thinkers of the 19th and 20th centuries did or not. I think each country has to qualify ister of Serbia, characterized the problem not display a real interest in the Slavic ques- on its own merits,” said Dr. Brzezinski, K YIV – Verkhovna Rada deputies best when he stated that Russian tion. On the contrary, the question always who was attending the Baltic Development Yevhen Marchuk, Ihor Pylypchuk and occupied an important position because Slavophiles were in reality “true Forum in Copenhagen. He also argued that Oleksander Chubatenko have quit the Social Democratic Party (United) faction. Russian thinkers and statesmen felt that Russophiles who regarded small Slav peo- it will be easier for Estonia, Latvia and The faction issued a statement, saying, “this Russia could exploit the Slavs for the ples as nice morsels to satiate Russian insa- Lithuania to eventually enter the alliance if came as no surprise to anyone, since these greater glory of Russia. Thus, for example, tiability.” they are considered separately. But he was deputies did not hide their orientation the 19th century pro-Slav movement was a Has anything changed today, particularly “more doubtful” as to whether they will be towards other political goals and linked self-serving attempt to expand the interests when speaking about the position of Russia ready for membership by 2002. “I think their personal agendas with other political of the Russian Empire with the help of the on the crisis in Kosovo and Serbia, from the Lithuania might be ready, but I am not organizations.” (Eastern Economist) Slavs, or to use the Slavic population as a reasons for Russian involvement in the sure all three will be,” he said. Speaking at source of justification for the Russian poli- Balkans in the previous century? I don’t RFE/RL headquarters the previous week, UNHCR addresses Tatar citizenship issue cy of expansionism. think so. What has changed are the geopo- Latvian President Guntis Ulmanis had The true intention of the Russian interest litical circumstances. With the collapse of urged NATO to admit the three Baltic KYIV – The United Nations High in the “Slav question” was perhaps best the Soviet Union, which was a Russian states simultaneously. (RFE/RL Newsline) Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) summarized by Count Nikolai Ignatiev, empire under a different name, Russian held a briefing on May 13 on the Crimean director of the Foreign Ministry’s Asiatic political leaders were humbled and frustrat- Kuchma says he will seek second term. Tatars’ citizenship campaign currently department (which included the Balkans) ed. They no longer were central players in under way on the peninsula. Issues dis- KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma said and later Russia’s envoy to Constantinople, cussed included UNHCR activities in global politics. Indeed, even the national at Lviv University on May 13 that he will when he made it clear to those who cham- Ukraine, partnership with state authorities republics sought to establish some distance seek a second term in the October 31 presi- pioned the ideals of Slavic solidarity that and the status of refugees and stateless per- between themselves and Moscow. dential elections. “I simply do not have the Russian support of other Slavs was justified sons in Ukraine. UNHCR representatives Russia’s hope lies with those elements in moral right to leave in the middle of the only if it would further Russian political said all problems facing refugees and state- the sovereign republics that have not been road everything that has been done in the objectives. “All my activities from 1861 to less persons arise from a lack of adequate able to cleanse themselves of the colonial last five years in Ukraine. A change of polit- 1877 in Turkey and among the Slavs,” citizenship granting procedures. Due to servitude under which they functioned all ical leader in Ukraine is a change of politi- wrote Ignatiev, “were inspired by the efforts by the Cabinet of Ministers and the their lives. It is with these individuals – in cal course, and I do not have the right to thoughts ... that Russia alone should rule the presidential administration, there is a new Ukraine the best example is Oleksander allow that,” Reuters quoted him as saying. Balkan peninsula and the Black Sea.” simplified procedure for applicants for Tkachenko, chairman of the Parliament – Mr. Kuchma told the agency that Ukraine Similar sentiments were expressed by that the Russians are playing the “Slavic Ukrainian citizenship, responded presiden- other leading Russian intellectuals of the has to keep on with reforms. “To convince tial administration officials. Some 35,000 solidarity” card. people of that is my task today, the task of 19th century. Ivan Aksakov, for example, Now the hypothetical triad of Russia- Crimean Tatars who had been deported to admonishing Gen. Michael Cherniaev to my team and of all those willing to support Central Asia and beyond by Joseph Stalin Belarus-Ukraine could be expanded as me,” he added. (RFE/RL Newsline) not become involved in Serbo-Bulgarian another Slavic nation, Serbia, has appeared during World War II are currently seeking affairs, explained that “the interests of on the horizon, seemingly anxious to Climber missing on Mount Everest to obtain Ukrainian citizenship and are stag- ing protest actions throughout the peninsu- Russia stand above all else, since what is extend the Kosovo crisis by joining the KYIV – Tragedy has struck the first la. (Eastern Economist) Slavic union under the imperial Russian Ukrainian expedition to conquer Mount Dr. Taras Hunczak is professor of his- double-headed eagle. Everest. Three Ukrainian climbers – Mitiukov scolds Rada for tax blunders tory at Rutgers University. Isn’t that what the Russians always Volodymyr Horbach, Vladyslav Terziul and KYIV – Finance Minister Ihor Mitiukov wanted? The strategy is rather simple. If Vasyl Kopytko – planted the Ukrainian flag Serbia retains control over Montenegro and told the Verkhovna Rada on May 11 that 24 on the 8,848-meter peak on May 8. As they resolutions on tax privileges and exemp- joins some form of union or alliance with descended at 8,600 meters they ran into a Russia, then Russia will have free access to tions passed by the Parliament between Ukraine comments snowstorm that dumped 60 centimeters of December 1998 and March 1999 have the Mediterranean using the ports of snow in 20 minutes. Messrs. Terziul and Montenegro. It would no longer be Horbach survived and continued the (Continued on page 19) on missile strike restrained by Turkish control of the Following is the full text of the statement Bosphorus. I wonder, is that the real reason by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of for Russia’s alleged concern for its unfortu- FOUNDED 1933 Ukraine released on May 8 at the United nate Slavic brother? As an added bonus, the Nations by the Permanent Mission of new reality would bolster Russia’s image in HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Ukraine. the international arena as a formidable TAn English-languageU newspaperW published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., power. a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Ukraine was shocked by the reports One might note that Russia has not dis- Yearly subscription rate: $50; for UNA members — $40. about casualties and damage suffered by the played any concern for the tragedy of the Periodicals postage paid at Parsippany, NJ 07054 and additional mailing offices. 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Political parties... 35,000 Crimean Tatars demonstrate in Symferopol (Continued from page 1) by Roman Woronowycz NDP elected Prime Minister Pustovoitenko Kyiv Press Bureau as its new leader. Mr. Matvienko’s split with the party that KYIV – Nearly 35,000 Crimean Tatars he headed was caused by the successful gathered in the Crimean capital city of effort of Kuchma supporters, many of Symferopol on May 17-18 to mark the whom have posts in either the presidential 55th anniversary of their forced exodus to administration or the Cabinet, to ramrod the Central Asia on the orders of Joseph president’s nomination through a party that Stalin. had increasingly expressed concern about Picketers carrying signs that read, Mr. Kuchma’s leadership. “Deportation-the Most Horrible Crime” Mr. Matvienko and his supporters have and “We Demand the Right to Live,” held talks on an election coalition and an demanded inclusion into Ukraine’s politi- alternative candidate supported jointly with cal and economic processes as well as the Rukh Party of Yurii Kostenko and with simpler citizenship procedures, teaching of Viktor Pynzenyk’s Reforms and Order the Crimean Tatar language in their Party, but so far little evidence exists that schools and changes in the Crimean the sides will be able to reach agreement. Constitution to protect their rights. The two Rukh factions also held their They were commemorating the begin- separate party congresses and, as expected, ning of a nearly 40-year exile, which start- the leaders of the respective parties became ed on the night of May 17, 1944, when their presidential candidates. One Rukh nearly half a million Crimean Tatars were Sergei Svetlitsky officially nominated its chairman, Hennadii marched to train cars and deported to Udovenko, while the other chose Mr. Uzbekistan on the orders of the Soviet dic- Crimean Tatars at a rally in Symferopol. Kostenko. tator Joseph Stalin for what he alleged was Without citizenship, the Tatars cannot That day, demonstrators gathered for A Ukrainian court placed a barrier to the their complicity with Nazi Germany. nomination of Mr. Kostenko on May 18 take part in elections, which has left them the unveiling of a monument to the Soviet In the days leading up to the commem- politically impotent, especially within the dissident and war hero Petro Grigorenko, a when it rejected an appeal from Rukh- oration, some Crimean Tatars had threat- Kostenko that the Ministry of Justice had Crimean Autonomous Republic. They had bust of whom has already been erected in ened violence if their demands were not several representatives in the Crimean Soviet Square, near the city center. The improperly and illegally registered the met. But after President Leonid Kuchma Udovenko-led Rukh after the single party Parliament prior to the March 1998 elec- late Gen. Grigorenko, who was a founder and Verkhovna Rada Chairman tions, however, afterwards they were com- of the Helsinki monitoring groups in split in late February. Mr. Kostenko’s Rukh Oleksander Tkachenko flew into may no longer be legally recognized after pletely frozen out. Moscow and Kyiv, avidly supported the Symferopol the day of the mass rally to In Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada their situ- rights of the Crimean Tatars. The unveiling the court decision, so the party covered its meet with Tatar leaders, the situation was ation is only slightly better. Two Crimean was attended by Gen. Grigorenko’s son, flanks by having political organizations in defused. Tatars are national deputies, but only Andriy. Participants took part in a commu- the Zhytomyr and Rivne oblasts nominate Interfax-Ukraine reported that President because the Rukh Party gave Mr. Jemilev nal prayer session led by Crimean Tatar its leader. Kuchma agreed to set up an advisory and Refat Chubarov a place high on its Mufti Hadzhi Nuriefendi and a representa- On the political left there were no signs board – the Council of Representatives of party list in the voting by party. tive of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – that parties had found a common point man the Crimean Tatar People – within the Crimean Tatars began massing in Kyiv Patriarchate. to lead them to victory in the presidential Presidential Administration to hear and Symferopol for the commemoration of the Among the Ukrainian leaders who elections. Although there had been much resolve Tatar legal problems. forced mass exodus on May 17. Gathering addressed the Crimean Tatars during their buzz that the leftists would try to unite The two sides also agreed to a parlia- before the Crimean Autonomous Republic two-day vigil, were Vice Prime Minister of under a single candidate, the weekend party mentary hearing in September that will congresses of the Communist Party, the deal with the economic and political prob- Parliament, they demanded that the Humanitarian Affairs Valerii Smolii, Socialist Party and the Progressive Socialist lems of the Crimean Tatars. Crimean Tatar flag be hoisted atop the National Deputy Hennadii Udovenko of Party all nominated their party leaders. Verkhovna Rada National Deputy government building and that it, along the Rukh Party, Mykola Horbal of the Progressive Socialist leader Natalia Mustafa Jemilev, who leads the Crimean with the Ukrainian and Crimean flags, be Christian Republican Party and Chairman Vitrenko, who is running head to head with Tatar National Assembly, the Mejlis, said set at half-mast during their two-day of the Crimean Council of Ministers Serhii President Kuchma in political surveys, said that a key demand of the Tatars was not mourning vigil. Kunitsyn. she would never consider working with the met, although he admitted that the talks As the protesters pressed their demand, While most of the demonstrators dis- Communist Party of Petro Symonenko, the offered hope. “Unfortunately, yesterday’s a scuffle took place, during which three persed on the evening of May 18, about deputy whom that party nominated. meeting with President Leonid Kuchma Crimean Tatars were severely beaten by 120 leaders remained behind and con- The Socialist Party also opted not to sup- local militia, said Mejlis representative structed a tent city in which they will live port a coalition candidate and chose did not have the intended result. Although we wanted recognition for the Mejlis as Remse Ablaiev. After the brief altercation for approximately a week, or until they see Oleksander Moroz, whom most political the demonstration proceeded peacefully. that their demands are being considered. analysts had considered Mr. Kuchma’s the consultative body of the Crimean Tatar greatest potential threat until he failed to get nation under the president, all that was re-elected as Verkhovna Rada chairman. agreed to was a consultative committee to Yevhen Marchuk, the former KGB offi- look into the matter,” said Mr. Jemilev, cial and ex-prime minister in the Kuchma according to Kyiv newspaper Den. administration, also found support for a run The plight of the Crimean Tatars since BUSINESS IN BRIEF for the presidency. After losing his political they began to return to the Crimean penin- USAID funding a new clearing depository base in the Social Democratic Party sula, their ancestral homeland, has been precarious. Originally they had been (United) to fellow party members Viktor KYIV – The U.S. Agency for International Development has provided technical aid promised government subsidies to help Medvedchuk and Leonid Kravchuk, who worth several million dollars to establish a Ukrainian Clearing Depository, them build homes and establish new lives. decided to go with President Kuchma, Mr. PriceWaterhouseCoopers announced May 13. After winning an international tender, As Ukraine’s economy went into a free- Marchuk found support on Ukraine’s politi- PriceWaterhouseCoopers became the USAID contractor for the project to establish a fall after independence, the money quickly cal right. He was nominated by a rightist national depository, clearing and accounting organization for the Ukrainian stock mar- dried up, leaving many homes and lives coalition of the Ukrainian Republican Party, ket. This national clearing depository will serve the leading members of the stock partially constructed. the Social-Democratic Union, the market, including domestic and foreign brokers, traders, security officers, banks and The heavily Russian population of Ukrainian Peasant Democratic Party and enterprise-share issuers, as well as all operating traders. (Eastern Economist) the Christian People’s Union, and received Crimea has put up further roadblocks, see- a nod from the State Independence of ing the presence of the Tatars as a threat to Russia debt clearing agreement ratified Ukraine Association. their own very fragile economic situation. In other nominations, the Ukrainian Many Tatars claim that they suffer social KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on May 14 ratified the Ukrainian-Russian agreement Social Democratic Party decided to support and economic discrimination. of October 30, 1997, on clearing debts for energy resources and products of fission. Vasyl Onopenko, the Congress of Although nearly 271,000 Tatars have Under the agreement, Ukraine’s debts of $119.45 million (U.S.) for fuel it received Ukrainian Nationalists nominated Ivan returned to the Crimean peninsula, most of from Russian oil refineries under inter-government agreements in 1993 and $130.72 Bilas, and the Slavic Party chose them settling around Symferopol and in million (U.S.) for oil, petroleum products and other material resources received in Oleksander Bazyliuk. The For a Beautiful Bakhchesarai, their historic former capital, 1993-1994 under a contract signed with the Russian state company RosKontract will Ukraine Party chose party leader and busi- they still do not have their own schools, be cleared in compensation for the fission products Russia extracted from tactical nessman Hennadii Balashov as its nominee. and have encountered barriers while nuclear weapons it received from Ukraine in 1991-1992. The total value of these The United Family Group nominated attempting to attain Ukrainian citizenship. products is $450 million (U.S.). The balance of the Russian debt for fission products, Oleksander Rzhavskyi. Seven years after they began to come $199.83 million (U.S.), will be cleared against part of Ukraine’s debt to the Russian With party caucuses out of the way, the home, less than half have obtained Federation from other transactions. (Eastern Economist) candidates will focus on gathering signa- Ukrainian citizenship. tures to have their names placed on the In a law passed after the Verkhovna May freezes hitting agriculture hard presidential election ballot. Each candidate Rada election of March 1998, the process KYIV – The Ministry of Agriculture reported on May 13 that 400,000 hectares of must gather 1 million signatures by July 13, was supposed to have been streamlined. crops had suffered freezing temperatures in early May. Although this amounts to only with at least 30,000 each from two-thirds of But only 25,000 of the 61,000 newest 1.5 percent of domestic farm land used for crop cultivation, the losses will total 200 Ukraine’s 26 regions, in order to proceed Tatar immigrants from Uzbekistan, for million hrv. The hardest hit crops were corn and wheat; due to the frosts, strawberries further in the process that culminates in vot- whom the law is intended, have become ing on October 31. Ukrainian citizens. (Continued on page 12) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21

INTERVIEW: President Anna Krawczuk speaks on the UNWLA’s activity by Anisa Handzia Sawyckyj the collection of $104,715 – most of which Kurowyckyj, UNWLA vice-president, was I think our strength comes from the Special to The Ukrainian Weekly was disbursed by the end of April. elected president of NCW / U.S.A. in 1993- diversity of our membership, political non- 1995. partisanship and religious tolerance. I also NEW YORK – Anna Krawczuk’s second What other assistance has the Today, UNWLA representation contin- think the UNWLA appeals to women’s best three-year term as president of the UNWLA given to Ukraine in the years ues to be very strong in the NCW. For instincts to educate and nurture the most Ukrainian National Women’s League of since Ukrainian independence? example, in June 1997, at the triennial con- vulnerable in our communities. It also helps America Inc. ends at the UNWLA’s 25th tri- vention of the International Council of women carry on family cultural traditions. We have seen a tremendous expansion of ennial convention, which will take place in Women, three out of the 13 delegates from Our strength also comes from the fact several of our ongoing programs to include Chicago on May 28-31. the NCW/ U.S.A. were UNWLA members. that UNWLA membership is a tradition Ukraine. For example, the UNWLA’s For six years she has been, ex officio, I also want to mention the UNWLA’s Scholarship/Student Sponsorship Program that is often passed on from mother, and vice-president of The Ukrainian Museum in role in the WFUWO, an umbrella group of expanded from sporadic efforts in Ukraine even granddaughter. New York, vice-president of the World 24 Ukrainian women’s organization in the I also think the UNWLA survives Federation of Ukrainian Women’s in 1989 to a meteoric growth since 1992. In the period of 1996-1998, out of a total of diaspora, of which the UNWLA was a co- because it is flexible where it can be. We Organizations and a member of the founder in 1948, and through which we saw that for some women, especially those Presidium of the Ukrainian World $424,800 in scholarships stipends issued worldwide, $96,964 went to students in have been able to participate in many who are professionals or young mothers, Congress. worthwhile projects. We also are a member- branch membership was not a viable Prior to her election in 1993 as UNWLA Ukraine. In addition, $51,100 was spent to support 124 seminarians from Ukraine organization of the World Movement of option, so we invited them to become president, she served as the organization’s Mothers, another NGO, and of course we “members-at-large,” whose numbers have social welfare chair (1981-1984) and studying in Italy. In responding to Ukraine’s post- can be heard through the International gone up from 50 three years ago to 150 chaired the Scholarship Program (1984- Council of Women. today. 1993). She is a member of UNWLA Branch Chornobyl health crisis, the UNWLA has 86. helped hundreds of affected children by In recent years, has there been a Have there been any administrative She served in the U.S. Army as specialist sponsoring their stays at health centers in change in the visibility of the UNWLA in changes or technological advances at 3rd class and is a founding member and Ukraine. In 1994, we raised $150,000 for an Washington? your headquarters in recent years? adjutant of Ukrainian American Veterans MRI unit for the trauma hospital in Kyiv in Post 30 in Freehold, N.J., and junior vice- a joint project with the Children of Since Ukrainian independence in 1991, At the UNWLA headquarters, we commander of the New Jersey State Chornobyl Relief Fund. our contact with the U.S. government has have entered the age of the information Department of the UAV. She resides with The UNWLA also funded the publica- increased. The UNWLA is now on the list superhighway. We are now using e-mail her husband, Bernard, in Holmdel, N.J. tion of books on topics of importance to of Ukrainian American organizations invit- ([email protected]) to communi- In the interview below Mrs. Krawczuk women in Ukraine: the translation into ed to the White House or State Department cate with our branches, with members offers her perspectives on developments in Ukrainian of Martha Bohachevsky- the UNWLA, particularly during the last Chomiak’s book “Feminists Despite decade. Themselves: Women in the Civic Life of I think our strength comes from the diversity of Ukraine 1884-1939” under the title “Bilym How would you describe the activities po Bilomu,” and a book of documents relat- our membership, political non-partisanship of UNWLA during your two terms of ing the life of Milena Rudnytska, the office as president? Ukrainian women’s and political activist. and religious tolerance. I also think the On the issue of trafficking of Ukrainian Our goals have been to keep our mem- women, we have protested to the United UNWLA appeals to women’s best instincts ... bership strong and involved, to modernize Nations through our representative in our administration, while meeting the theWFUWO, the World Federation of increased humanitarian, educational and Ukrainian Women’s Organizations, which cultural needs of the Ukrainian community has the status of a non-governmental organ- when Ukrainian issues are under considera- and with UNWLA executives traveling in the U.S. and abroad. The greatest chal- ization (NGO) at the U.N. tion. We’ve also been invited to attend abroad. We’ve created a website: lenges have been humanitarian. I am happy I should add that on issues relating to briefings at USAID and HUD. http://www.Tryzub.com/UNWLA/, and to say that our membership can respond Ukraine we have worked closely not only we also track our office correspondence quickly and generously to a crisis as it did with Soyuz Ukrainok in Ukraine but also What are the areas of the UNWLA’s on computer. with aid to the victims of the floods in the with Ukraine’s Ministry for Family and programs in the U.S. that define your We avail ourselves of the financial plan- Zakarpattia region of Ukraine. Youth, and with Ukraine’s ambassador to organization? ning services of professional financial plan- the U.S. and the consul general in New ners who counsel us on our investment What aid did the UNWLA bring to York, as well as its U.N. ambassador. We never lose sight of the UNWLA’s goal to serve our communities and to pre- portfolio. Our endowments and funds from Zakarpattia, and how did you do it? wills are growing, and they need to be care- What is the connection between the serve our Ukrainian ethnic identity in the fully managed, as required by IRS law gov- When we first heard about the floods in UNWLA and Soyuz Ukrainok in U.S. – our language, culture, traditions – erning non-profit, tax-exempt organiza- early November, we contacted Soyuz Ukraine? and to transmit them to future generations. Ukrainok in Kyiv, as well as the president Toward this end, we have put a great tions. There is no legal connection – we are of the Soyuz Ukrainok chapter in Uzhorod, emphasis on education, starting with the What are your projections for separate entities. Soyuz Ukrainok existed in Dr. Oksana Hanych, who told us that the child’s earliest years. Today, UNWLA UNWLA programs in the years ahead? immediate need was for medicine, house- Ukraine until 1939, when it was banned [by branches sponsor preschools in 14 cities hold staples and children’s clothing. The the Soviets] and ceased to function. It was nationwide. Our newest pre-school was I think the member-at-large category will next day $5,000 was sent for that purpose revived in 1991, following Ukraine’s decla- recently started by our branch in Atlanta. grow. Our ecology chair will take on even from the UNWLA’s Social Welfare Fund. ration of independence. Our members continue to support and greater significance and the modernization We advised our branches of the urgent need The UNWLA, on the other hand, was raise funds for The Ukrainian Museum [in of our organization will continue, as our for shipment of household goods, clothing founded in New York in 1925. For seven New York] of which the UNWLA was a membership becomes more geographically and other goods, and for fund-raising to aid decades, the UNWLA kept the word founder in 1976 and in which it retains a dispersed and requires new modes of com- “Ukraine” alive in the U.S. and in interna- the victims. majority voice on the board. They are also munication. tional women’s forums when its “mother Our branches sprang into action and justifiably proud of Our Life magazine, the The Ukrainian Museum in New York organization” was silenced. packed 1,200 parcels. By January two cargo UNWLA’s bilingual monthly publication, City is a monumental task that will no Recently we in the UNWLA have been containers were shipped to Soyuz Ukrainok which has been published continuously doubt preoccupy the UNWLA and the actively supporting women’s organizations in Uzhhorod for distribution to victims. since 1944. Ukrainian American community in the in Ukraine in their effort to re-establish the Fund-raising by the branches has resulted in The UNWLA’s Scholarship/Student years ahead. It will be a memorial of the National Council of Women, which they Sponsorship Program is now helping stu- finally succeeded in doing in March 1999. Ukrainian cultural heritage to future genera- dents in 17 countries. For its 30 years of tions of Ukrainian Americans in this most The UNWLA has always been very service to educating Ukrainian youth international capital of the world. actively involved in U.S. women’s organi- worldwide the UNWLA’s Scholarship Another important matter will be a zations nationally and internationally. Program received a unique award, one nor- “Soyuzianka Home” [a retirement or assist- Can you describe the extent of that mally given to individuals: the St. ed-living home for members of the involvement and what has changed in Volodymyr Medal from the seventh World UNWLA]. The UNWLA’s social welfare recent years? Congress of Ukrainians in December 1998. chair has called a feasibility committee to In the last several years the UNWLA has study the question of purchasing or building Now that Ukraine is independent, we are also addressed such issues as ecology and a “Soyuzianka Home,” as specified by the playing the role of supporters of Ukraine’s the family, in its international contests for wishes of generous benefactors of the initiatives, rather than initiators of actions children and youth in which hundreds of UNWLA. This is a very important and nec- on behalf of Ukraine. That is the main dif- Ukrainian children worldwide participated. essary project to be realized in the near ference. But as an organization, the The contests resulted in the publication of future. UNWLA is more active than ever in these two books “The Year of the Family 1994” groups. and “Nature and Us” (1998). Do you have any parting thoughts? Since 1948, the UNWLA has been an associate member of the International The UNWLA’s ranks have remained It has been an honor and a privilege for General Federation of Women’s Clubs. stable and the organization is thriving. me to serve as UNWLA president for the Since 1952, it has been part of the National How do you account for the UNWLA’s past six years. I want to take this opportuni- Council of Women / U.S.A. It was a historic longevity and success for some three- ty to thank the UNWLA membership for UNWLA President Anna Krawczuk moment for the UNWLA when Irene quarters of a century? their support and trust. No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 5

A Kennedy, of Ukrainian heritage, is running in Ontario provincial elections by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj that gives his new riding its name, Parkdale- superior organizer, an idealist able to mar- Toronto Press Bureau High Park, and sits just west of the shall the efforts of thousands of volunteers Ukrainian enclave known as the “Selo,” or and a pragmatist who attracted the support TORONTO – With voters set to go to the Bloor Street Village. of Canada’s largest corporations. He also polls on June 3, the Ontario provincial elec- Among his strongest supporters is Future served as the chairman and national tion is marked by an ideological divide. Bakery and Café entrepreneur Borys spokesman for the Canadian Association of On one hand, there are the incumbent Wrzesniewsky, a member of his campaign Food Banks. right-wing populist Progressive team who appeared on “Kontakt” televi- The business-oriented newspaper Conservatives (PC) led by Mike Harris, and sion’s Saturday afternoon program on May Financial Post named him “Honorary on the other, there’s everyone else. 8 to endorse Mr. Kennedy’s candidacy. Mention CEO of the Year” in 1995. Among the more high-profile and articu- Mr. Kennedy was born in The Pas, a In May 1996 the activist ran in the late voices on this other side is Gerard remote community in Manitoba’s northeast provincial by-election in Toronto’s York- Kennedy, the boyish 38-year-old Liberal corner near Hudson’s Bay. His Scottish South Weston riding after former Premier Party health critic. While his Hyannisport father, a lumberworker and businessman, Bob Rae resigned as leader of the New surname is no impediment, Mr. Kennedy served as the town’s mayor and once ran Democratic Party (NDP). He defeated the proudly considers himself Ukrainian. unsuccessfully as a federal Liberal candi- NDP’s Dennis Miller and claimed the riding “My Ukrainian heritage makes it a pleas- date in the Churchill riding. for the Liberals for the first time since it was ure to represent people of my background. Mr. Kennedy studied political science established in 1925. It’s been an important part of my growing and economics at the University of Alberta That November, Mr. Kennedy ran for the up and now it can be an important part of in Edmonton, and then at Trent University Liberal leadership and led four ballots public service,” he said. in Peterborough, Ontario, before returning before the party’s establishment engineered His mother, Caroline Shemanski, is a west to establish the country’s first food a victory for Ottawa-based Dalton descendant of one of the first Ukrainian bank in aid of the poverty-stricken and McGuinty on the fifth. Since then, he has Gerard Kennedy families to arrive in Canada in 1891, homeless in the Alberta provincial capital in served as a member of provincial and prompted Mr. Kennedy to switch to the according to cover-page feature on the 1981. Parliament (MPP) and the official opposi- neighboring Parkdale High Park riding for activist-turned-parliamentarian that ran in In April 1986 he was asked to serve as tion’s health critic. this year’s election. Zdorov magazine’s Spring 1999 issue. the executive director of Toronto’s Daily Recent Tory legislation that reduced the He is favored to win the seat in an odd His campaign headquarters overlook Bread Food Bank (DBFB), and in a 10-year number of provincial parliamentarians (par- Bloor Street next to the urban green space term at the post he gained a reputation as a ticularly in the cities) forced redistricting (Continued on page 14)

according to President Kuchma’s press expulsions, which are used as the means Central European... secretary, Oleksander Martynenko. of ethnic cleansing,” read the first para- (Continued from page 1) The Central European leaders agreed graph of the only official statement to OSI opens new case that the Schengen Accord, a treaty among come out of the conference. whose presidents attended the Lviv sum- many of the countries that belong to the Presidents Klestil of Austria and Milan mit, joined NATO earlier this year and are European Union that allows visa-free trav- against Demjanjuk strong candidates to join the European Kucan of Slovenia proposed an interna- by Stephen Vitvitsky el between them, should be reviewed to Union in the near future. tional conference to be held in Vienna, allow the same benefits to countries such Ukraine has expressed concern that with participation by the U.N., the P ARSIPPANY, N.J. – The U.S. as Bulgaria, Ukraine and Romania. NATO membership for the three countries, Organization for Security and Cooperation Department of Justice Office of Special President Aleksander Kwasniewski of which constitute Ukraine’s western border, in Europe, the European Union and the Investigations initiated a new case against Poland agreed to call a conference of could in effect create a new Iron Curtain, Council of Europe, which would plan the John Demjanjuk on May 19, seeking to Schengen Accord member-countries to alienating the country from the rest of reconstruction of a post-war Yugoslavia once again strip him of his U.S. citizenship. review the matter. Europe as it becomes a buffer zone and develop a strategy for the Balkans, the News of the new charges against Mr. The Polish president also proposed to between Russia and the West. southeast corner of Europe that historically Demjanjuk was reported by the Associated host a conference in Warsaw on the illegal President Kuchma, said he was pleased, has been the most unstable region of Press and Reuters. movement of people, contraband and however, with the positive dialogue Europe. More than 20 years ago the OSI began drugs across international borders. regarding Ukraine and Europe that took The proposal was part of the summit’s proceedings against Mr. Demjanjuk, accus- The Kosovo crisis played a significant place during the summit. joint statement, which the leaders recom- ing him of being “Ivan the Terrible” of the part in the discussions, as well, and the “I believe it is important that my col- mended should become an official United Treblinka death camp. After being denatu- nine leaders issued a joint statement on the leagues have supported the entry of Nations document. ralized and extradited to Israel for a trial on Balkan war that condemned “ethnic Ukraine into European and trans-Atlantic This year the Central European meet- war crimes and crimes against humanity, cleansing” and called on Serbia to fulfill structures and the democratization process ing was attended by Vaclav Havel of the Mr. Demjanjuk was convicted, but the con- the demands of the Rambouillet that is currently going on in Ukraine,” he Czech Republic, Roman Herzog of viction was overturned by the Israeli Agreement. It also recommended that the said. Germany, Pietr Stoyanov of Bulgaria, Supreme Court. The OSI now charges that United Nations be given the key role in President Klestil of Austria said during Arpad Goncz of Hungary, Emil Mr. Demjanjuk was a guard at several other resolving the conflict. a private meeting with President Kuchma Constantinescu of Romania, Mr. Klestil Nazi camps. “We, the presidents of the Central that he would continue to act as a of Austria, Mr. Kwasniewski of Poland, The Justice Department’s initial mishan- European countries strongly condemn the spokesman for Ukraine in European struc- Mr. Kucan of Slovenia and President dling of this matter has been the topic of systematic terror in Kosovo, cruelties tures and advocate that Ukraine should Kuchma. Italy, which also belongs to the much criticism. A United States appellate against children, rapes, robberies and receive full European Union membership, Central European club of leaders, chose court criticized OSI prosecutors for “reck- not to attend because its presidential elec- less” withholding of evidence during the tions were scheduled just days before the 11-year legal process in the U.S. that could summit. have undermined their allegation that Mr. Although the summit included a formal Demjanjuk was the infamous Nazi war plenary session on May 14, the leaders did criminal “Ivan the Terrible.” most of their talking in the privacy of the The new 15-page complaint alleges that Dnister Hotel, home to all the presidents Mr. Demjanjuk began working for the and their entourages; or on the narrow, Nazis at the Trawniki training camp in cobblestoned streets of Lviv, where the 1942, where, according to the Office of presidents took impromptu leisurely Special Investigations, Eastern European strolls; and during a late dinner at the Lviv recruits were prepared to aid the Nazi geno- National Opera House, where they had cide. The lawsuit further alleges that Mr. attended a 50-minute concert of Ukrainian Demjanjuk served as an armed guard at the classical music. Sobibor death camp, and the Majdanek and The presidents also visited the Lviv Flossenburg concentration camps. National Museum, the Taras Shevchenko Claiming that Mr. Demjanjuk lied about Monument and the Mykhailo Hrushevsky- his wartime activities to obtain a visa to enter the United States in 1952, the Justice (Continued on page 16) Department is appealing the decision of a federal court in February 1998 to reinstate Mr. Demjanjuk’s citizenship. Ed Nishnic, spokesman for Mr. Demjanjuk, stated, “We are deeply sad- Wrong number dened by the government’s latest filing. In the Action Item regarding State Twenty-two years ago the government Department spokesman James M. came after Mr. Demjanjuk with alleged Rubin’s comments on Ukrainians, an documentary evidence, six survivor eyewit- incorrect fax number was listed. The cor- Efrem Lukatsky nesses and two SS eyewitnesses – all rect number to Secretary of State swearing that he was Ivan the Terrible. President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine and his German counterpart, Roman Herzog, Madeleine K. Albright’s office is: (202) smile as they greet people before the Dnister Hotel. 647-5939. (Continued on page 14) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21

A CALL TO ACTION THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY We can fight Let’s Stop the Hunger Committee

The CBS matter is now behind us. Four and a half years after it all began, petition- aims to help the needy in Ukraine ers who spoke on behalf of the Ukrainian American community – and by extension for all Ukrainians who felt slandered by “The Ugly Face of Freedom” – have reached TORONTO – Tens of thousands of peo- as Canada, are unaware of how poor and a settlement with CBS in accordance with which the network agreed to pay $328,000 ple in Ukraine go hungry each day. And undernourished the people in Ukraine real- to cover the petitioners’ legal fees, while the petitioners agreed to end their legal chal- the number is growing steadily. This criti- ly are,” stated Maria Stebelsky, president lenges resulting from the controversial “60 Minutes” segment. cal food shortage is due to poor economic of the UCSS of Canada, national head- Among the questions now being asked are: Was it worth it? Did our community do conditions, recent floods and general quarters. well in this case? Will there be lasting effects from the petitioners’ efforts in this case? poverty. Most negatively affected are chil- “For only $30 one individual can be fed The answer to all of the foregoing questions is: yes. dren and the elderly. for an entire month,” she said. “A mere Having been intimately involved with covering this case since day one, we can In 1998, social service groups in $1,000 will establish an entire soup state with certainty that, unfortunately, the settlement reached was the best we could Ukraine contacted the Ukrainian Canadian kitchen. We are fortunate to have so much, do given the circumstances, the array of forces on both sides, and the legal protections Social Services Inc. (UCSS) of Canada to yet others have so little.” given the news media in this country. Sure, the community expected more: an apology spearhead a fund-raising campaign in Ms. Stebelsky noted that those fed in from CBS, a retraction of the report (possibly a new segment on inter-ethnic relations Canada. Over $70,000 was raised, the soup kitchens or by food banks are so in Ukraine), promises to do better in the future by consulting with the community and enabling 12 soup kitchens and 15 food thankful for the assistance that they offer with experts that we might suggest. None of that was forthcoming, however. banks to open, or get ready to open in to do community work as a token of their That much was clear at the settlement meeting held at CBS headquarters in New Ukraine. appreciation. York on March 1. The atmosphere was tense, the discussion heated. It appeared that Now, a newly organized group, known The Let’s Stop the Hunger campaign CBS had grudgingly agreed to meet with community representatives. CBS executives, as the Let’s Stop the Hunger Committee, is will be conducted throughout the month of producers and lawyers repeatedly stated that we should “move forward” and “bring determined to double the number of soup May. Checks can be made payable to this matter to closure.” Even though one exec said “some factual statements (in the kitchens and food banks located in Pomich Ukraini Fund, c/o Let’s Stop the baordcast) could have been more accurate” and another admitted “two inaccuracies,” Ukraine this year. The committee func- Hunger, National Headquarters, 2445 CBS would not budge and urged our community to not dwell on the past. tions under the auspices of the UCSS. Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario M6S 1P7; But the past was what had so deeply wounded our community: the broadcast more “It’s such a tragedy that young and old tel/fax, (416) 766-5812. Receipts will be than four years earlier of “The Ugly Face.” At the settlement meeting the community alike in Ukraine are desperate for food. issued for donations $10 or greater; chari- pressed its case, underlining that the controversial segment was full of misinformation We, residing in such a prosperous country table No. 0560912 B/N891743973 RR001. and rife with distortion, that it presented interviewees’ comments so much out of con- text that their views were misrepresented and used inflammatory words in translations (e.g., translating the word “Zhyd” as “kike”). Add to that the clever non-denial denial: Minneapolis foundation arranges “Ukrainians, despite the allegations, are not genetically anti-Semitic.” CBS had sacri- ficed the truth for sensationalism, for TV ratings. Clearly this was lousy journalism. The result was a standoff. surgery for Ukraine’s children Ukrainian Americans continue to believe that CBS was irresponsible and that CBS should have righted the wrong inflicted on Ukrainians. CBS continues to stand by its by Dr. Michael J. Kozak story, while expressing “regret ... that Ukrainian Americans were offended by ... ‘The MINNEAPOLIS – Highly skilled Ugly Face of Freedom’ and saw it as a generalized condemnation of persons of orthopedic surgical treatment for children Ukrainian ancestry,” as that was not its intent. from Ukraine – treatment not available for Intent. That was the key to the lawsuit. Though it could be proved there were many them in their homeland – can be procured distortions and errors, how could the Ukrainian petitioners really prove that CBS here. For this reason, The Children of intended to distort the facts, intended to unjustly portray Ukrainians as anti-Semites? Ukraine Foundation was established in Short of having access to internal CBS documentation, that simply was not possible. affiliation with St. Constantine’s Ukrainian Ultimately, the two sides had to agree to disagree. Catholic Church, where the Rev. Canon Nonetheless, CBS heard our community’s voice. And it was heard by other media Michael Stelmach serves as pastor. outlets that were closely watching a crucial case that seriously questioned CBS’s The foundation pays for transportation integrity and put its reputation on the line. After all, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the to and from Ukraine for the children and District of Columbia had found in August 1998 that there were serious questions about their mothers, along with room and board whether CBS intentionally distorted information in “The Ugly Face,” that CBS “had during the course of treatment. To date 12 no policy against news distortion and indeed that management considered some dis- children received such care. Two children tortion acceptable.” are currently undergoing medical care, and We have learned from our four and a half years of struggle that we must fight back. two more will be arriving this summer. We have begun to learn that it is important to develop relationships with the press and Though medical care is free, living that we have to continually present our case. expenses for the children and their moth- As a result of our petitioners’ tenacity, the communications community was put on ers are high, and the foundation’s funds notice that we Ukrainians will not stand by and allow someone to slander us. As are getting low. Physicians donate their Arthur Belendiuk put it: “They know we bite.” expertise, hospitals offer their facilities at As Bohdan Vitvitsky explained: “We have to take these things more seriously – these attacks on the community and/or its history.” This case, he emphasized, shows no cost, and we, the Ukrainian community, “we can fight.” should feel obligated to cover at least the living expenses of these unfortunate chil- dren and their mothers. After all, we live in a country that has fostered a strong tra- dition of helping the needy, and this is also Marta Khan May our obligation as Christians. Turning the pages back... We appeal to all people of goodwill, to please help these children: their lives are 24 not easy and will not be easy if they do not obtain proper medical care. 1821 Ivan Vernadsky was the first of the three famous scholars Oksana Kuchma, for example, was who bear that surname; he was the father of Volodymyr the born with a damaged spinal cord. Her geochemist and grandfather of George the historian. right leg has no strength and only partial He was born on May 24, 1821, in Kyiv into an imperial sensation. Her left leg has damaged joints. officer’s family (his mother was from the Korolenko line of Ukrainian Kozak nobili- Unable to walk, she moves around on her ty). At Kyiv University he studied philosophy and Slavic philology. After graduating hands and knees. Most of the time she is with honors, he was offered a stipend to pursue political economy, which he accepted wheelchair-bound. She needs four highly and traveled to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, France and England. He defended his skilled surgical procedures to correct her master’s thesis at St. Petersburg University in 1847. After a two-year stint teaching in condition. Kyiv, he entered Moscow University and in 1849 completed a doctoral dissertation on Marta Khan was born with displaced Italian economic theory. Two years later he secured a full professorship and taught hips. She has undergone three surgical political economy. procedures and her condition has In 1857 he was called to St. Petersburg to serve as an advisor to the Imperial improved. Nonetheless, she needs more Ministry of Internal Affairs. That year he also established and edited the newspaper treatment. Ekonomicheskii Ukazatel (EU), and in 1859, the journal Ekonomist. His contributions Donations may be sent to: The Children were marked by a commitment to a laissez-faire approach to economics and liberal- of Ukraine Foundation, Acct. No. 2233, ism in social issues. For a time, the EU was published at the printing house owned by Ukrainian Credit Union, 301 Main St. NE, Panteleimon Kulish. Through Kulish, he met Taras Shevchenko and Kvitka Minneapolis, MN 55413; or to St. Osnovianenko, as well as the historian Mykhailo Maksymovych. Constantine’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 515 University Ave. NE, Minneapolis, (Continued on page 12) MN 55413. Oksana Kuchma No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 7

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

guage is, in fact, the prevailing language in tion composed of World War I veterans in Canada and use the funds to finance their Some comments sports.” with a liberal and democratic outlook, who activities in Ukraine. Yes, Dr. Kuropas was Yes, we’ve all been embarrassed to hear immigrated to Canada in the 1920s. The correct in stating that Mr. Plawiuk descend- athletes who represent Ukraine resorting to war years and the Canadian government’s ed to a new low in hypocrisy when praising on Temple interview total commitment to the war effort, in the late Sen. Yuzyk who considered him to Dear Editor: Russian in their public appearances abroad. Until recently, however, our disappointment which Ukrainian Canadians played an be “a thorn in his side.” In the interview with Larysa Barabash- was mitigated by the hope and expectation important role, mitigated any internal orga- George Duravetz Temple (April 18 and 25), some of the that in an independent Ukraine a gradual nizational problems. Winnipeg interviewees’ comments on the relationship Ukrainization of the sports establishment Beginning in 1947, the third wave of between our diaspora and Ukraine’s sports was inevitable. Any such hopes have now Ukrainian immigrants to Canada began to establishment suffer from glaring omis- been dashed by the November 1998 agree- arrive. They were mainly displaced persons sions, while others call for commentary. ment. It is clear that a joint sports program from the refugee camps in Germany, Italy, News of papal visit When enumerating diaspora sources of between Ukraine and Russia, involving not Belgium and Great Britain. This new wave funding for sports in Ukraine and express- only joint training, but also the sharing of was young, energetic and fiercely national- prompts dismay ing her appreciation to those individuals theoretical and pedagogical work, is bound istic, as well as anti-Communist. To them Dear Editor: responsible for the fund-raising, Ms. to be conducted in Russian. As a result, the achievement of a free and independent Barabash-Temple, incredibly, failed to men- Ukraine was now the central issue. Following are my comments regarding within Ukraine’s sports establishment the the Vatican’s announcement about the tion one of the biggest (if not the biggest) legitimacy of the Russian language in gen- As Dr. Kuropas has stated, the OUN single contributors: the Ukrainian Sports (M), or Melnykivtsi faction, gravitated to pope’s possible visit to Ukraine. Let me eral, and of Russian sports terminology in state at the outset that l am a Ukrainian Federation of the U.S.A. and Canada particular, will now be reinforced – if not the already established Ukrainian National (USCAK). As far back as 1991, the leader- Federation. For the newcomers the old Catholic. Normally, a visit by the pope to enshrined. Ukraine would be welcome news. ship of USCAK (Myron Stebelsky, presi- One critic of this Ukraine-Russia agree- immigration appeared soft and lacking ini- dent, Omelan Twardowsky, vice-president; tiative, while the Canadian-born genera- However, the issues noted in the announce- ment, writing in a Lviv newspaper, ment, as reported by RFE/RL (February Alexander Napora, treasurer) had estab- tion’s strong Canadian loyalty bordered on remarked sarcastically that language might 28), prompt dismay. In view of these issues, lished the Fund for the Rebirth of Sports in treason and a betrayal of the national cause. be the only area in which Ukrainian athletes perhaps it would be better for everyone if Ukraine, followed by the Olympic Fund, as The whole issue of the direction the could benefit from this joint program with Pope John Paul II just stayed in Rome. well as some smaller ad hoc funds. Thanks UNF would take came to a head in 1960 Russia, because many of the Russian- First, the Vatican’s recognition of the to the money raised for these funds within when the Melnykivtsi decided to go for speaking Ukrainian athletes still betray an Ukrainian Orthodox Church–Moscow the Ukrainian American community, control. The older membership could be undesirable Ukrainian accent. Patriarchate as (the only) canonical USCAK was able to pay for the interna- outvoted by sheer numbers, while the Gallows humor may bring Ukrainians Orthodox Church in Ukraine is highly tional membership fees of 38 Ukrainian Canadian-born posed a greater problem. some solace, but it only underscores the improper. The Vatican has no right to inter- sports federations, which enabled Ukraine’s Some were hounded out of the organization gravity of the situation, as the “union” fere in the affairs of other Churches; it is athletes to compete abroad. Subsequently, by those who continually pointed to their between the sports establishments of best for the Vatican and the pope to attend USCAK paid for the round-trip air fare, as inadequate knowledge of the Ukrainian lan- Ukraine and Russia is but one unfortunate to the many controversial and unresolved well as the per diem and some other guage. Ukrainian usage in all organizational symptom of a more general malaise threat- problems within the Roman Catholic expenses of Ukraine’s team at the 1994 operations became de rigeur. Rather than ening the independence of Ukraine. Church itself. The issues among the Winter Olympiad in Lillehammer. fight with and be continually humiliated by Orthodox Churches must be resolved by In conjunction with the 1996 Summer Dr. Orest Popovych the arrogant and articulate newcomers, them alone, without outside interference. Olympiad in Atlanta, USCAK contributed Newark, N.J. many of the Canadian-born simply left. Second, the Vatican’s position unneces- significant funds for the transportation as The die-hard Canadians, such as Sen. sarily and improperly drives another wedge well as room and board of Ukraine’s ath- Yuzyk and others, formed a “Committee for between Ukrainian Orthodox Churches and letes both for their pre-Olympic acclimati- the Rebirth of the UNF” but were purged the Ukrainian Catholic Church. It makes zation visit here in 1995 and for the UNF background from the organization at a convention over- reconciliation between the Ukrainian Olympiad proper. It is worth mentioning whelmingly stacked with Melnykivtsi dele- Orthodox and Catholic Churches and, that when Ukraine’s Olympic gymnasts and current events gates. This fact has been substantiated by indeed, the faithful that much more diffi- found themselves in desperate need of Dear Editor: Walter Klymkiw, who now resides in cult. modern gymnastics equipment in the Winnipeg, and in a book recently published Further to the column “Return of the Also, by taking this position, the Vatican course of their preparation for the 1996 by Dr. Mykola Sukhoverskyj, “Moji Natives” by Dr. Myron B. Kuropas whimsically and unjustifiably submits the Olympiad, Ms. Barabash-Temple turned for Spomyny” (My Reminiscences). (January 24): the controversy over the inter- Ukrainian Churches and people to help to none other than the USCAK When Mr. Yuzyk was appointed to the nal struggles for control of one of Canada’s Moscow’s supremacy, which the Vatican President Stebelsky. In response, USCAK Canadian Senate in February 1963, an largest Ukrainian organizations, the has no right to do. Certainly the Vatican is immediately purchased the required equip- embarrassed UNF national executive, hasti- Ukrainian National Federation, has contin- familiar with the dubious role the Moscow ment for Ukraine’s soon-to-become gold ly called a convention in Hamilton and ued for the past 35 years. Because of the Patriarchate has played throughout history– and silver medalists, and had it shipped to rehabilitated the newly appointed senator. Cold War and the fear of splitting or weak- under the tsarist and communist regimes. Kyiv (price tag: $40,557). The combined However, Sen. Yuzyk was never allowed ening this once powerful and influential The pope, having fought and worked for contributions of USCAK towards the to play any active role in the organization, organization, the issue was never fully the liberation of Poland from communism financing of Ukraine’s participation in the even up to his untimely death in 1986. A resolved or brought to a head. Dr. and from control by Moscow should be 1994 and 1996 Olympiads amounted to serious blow for him was UNF’s 50th Kuropas’s article in The Ukrainian Weekly particularly sensitive to these issues. more than $166,000. To date, overall anniversary celebration in 1982. Although finally tells it as it happened. Consequently, recognition of the USCAK spending in support of sports in he was one of the organization’s founders The Melnykites, led by Mykola Plawiuk, Ukrainian Orthodox Church–Moscow Ukraine has exceeded $300,000. and an active member of MUNO (the youth always maintained and continue to main- Patriarchate by Vatican authorities is a Ms. Barabash-Temple was too quick to arm of the UNF), he was neither invited to tain, as Ivan Woychyshyn stated in his letter direct and inexcusable affront to all dismiss the legitimate concerns of attend nor asked to speak. Instead, the ban- to the editor in the New Pathway on March Ukrainians. The position of the Vatican is Ukrainian patriots here and in Ukraine quet organizing committee invited and paid 6, that the changes in UNF leadership took even more tragic considering that it did not about the November 1998 agreement $10,000 to Ken Winters, the hero of the place according to democratic procedures need to say anything at all. between the State Committee of Ukraine on Iran hostage crisis, to appear as the main approved at national conventions. This may This “recognition” is a political position Physical Culture and Sports and its Russian speaker. (Although he received an invita- be true, but that was not the whole story as that has nothing to do with faith or religion. counterpart. This agreement does indeed tion at the last minute, Sen.Yuzyk did not told to me by my former father-in-law, the Apparently the Vatican is ready to seek an attend.) provide for joint instruction and training of late Sen. Paul Yuzyk. Allow me to share accommodation with the Russian Orthodox Mr. Woychyshyn’s statement that “Mr. Ukrainian and Russian teams, as well as some of his remarks based on our lengthy Church at any cost, including at the expense Plawiuk objectively valued the work of individual athletes in common training discussions and conversations. not only of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Sen. Yuzyk and that over the long years camps located in both countries, for the uti- Sen. Yuzyk was a second-generation but of all Ukrainian Christians and the Sen. Yuzyk worked together with Mr. lization of each other’s sports facilities; for Canadian-born Ukrainian Canadian. Ukrainian nation, even as it is well aware of Plawiuk and that they helped each other in the exchange of coaches, trainers, sports Although he was immensely proud of his the huge sacrifices by Ukrainian Catholics a friendly way in community and political scientists and other specialists with the ethnic roots and heritage, he was an equally for their loyalty to Rome. Again, politics work ...” is sheer nonsense and a blatant objective of sharing their expertise, for the proud Canadian patriot. For him Ukrainian reigns supreme. misrepresentation. The truth of the matter is exchange of scientific-methodological Canadians were not immigrants, but equal Finally, why has the Ukrainian Catholic that Sen. Yuzyk and Mr. Plawiuk hated information, specifically by holding joint citizens of a proud new country they had hierarchy remained silent? Why have they each other and never ever found any com- conferences and seminars devoted to physi- helped build. In his numerous scholarly not condemned or at least protested such a mon ground upon which they could cooper- cal culture and sports. Also envisioned are publications and speeches in the Canadian grossly improper, unwarranted intrusion by ate or agree. According to Sen. Yuzyk, Mr. consultations between Ukraine and Russia Senate, Sen. Yuzyk emphasized the many the Vatican in the affairs of our Orthodox Plawiuk was a professional political émigré with respect to international sports. contributions of Ukrainian Canadians in brothers? How long will unquestionable, who temporary settled in Canada because Anyone familiar with Ukraine’s tragic opening Canada’s western prairies. indiscriminate submission and servitude he had nowhere else to go. Sen. Yuzyk historical experiences cannot treat this type According to Sen. Yuzyk, the UNF was prevail even when matters of faith are not placed the blame squarely on the of a joint venture with Russia with the same founded in 1932 by Ukrainian Canadian involved and when the survival of Melnykivtsi, and upon Mr. Plawiuk, for equanimity as might apply to a bilateral pioneers and their first-generation offspring Ukrainian Churches, including the agreement with, say, Italy. Its one certain as a non-denominational Canadian organi- destroying a well-established Ukrainian- Ukrainian Catholic Church itself, is at consequence will be the continued and zation that would act as a counter-balance Canadian organization. stake? Is it too much to expect courage and intensified Russification of sports in to the then powerful Communist Ukrainian If he were alive today, Sen. Yuzyk would leadership from our Church authorities? Ukraine. As noted by Ms. Barabash-Temple Labor Farmer Temple Association. be appalled at the antics of Mr. Plawiuk in herself, “the Ukrainian system is constantly However, the organization was soon taken Ukraine and the chutzpah of Plawiuk and Z.L. Melnyk being criticized because the Russian lan- over by the Sichova Hromada, an organiza- company in attempting to seize UNF assets Cincinnati 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21 INTERVIEWS: Reaction to settlement between Ukrainian community and CBS PARSIPPANY, N.J. – Soon after CBS and members of good earful. And I think that those executives probably in No matter how they present themselves ... the Ukrainian American community reached a settlement their entire careers had never been spoken to that way. And in the case stemming from the “60 Minutes” segment titled I think the Ukrainian community came out and said: Hey, What they perceived was that now there were going to “The Ugly Face of Freedom,” The Ukrainian Weekly look, how could you have done this? What were you think- be citizens’ groups that were going to hold them to a stan- Editor-in-Chief Roma Hadzewycz contacted key players in ing? dard, however high that standard might be, but that they the Ukrainian community’s anti-defamation campaign for I thought that when [CBS news division president were going to be held to a standard when presenting the their reaction. Andrew] Heyward said “we stand by our story,” for us to news and they didn’t want that. The newsmagazine’s segment, aired on October 23, get up there and say: Look, you know, this wasn’t right and We felt slandered and abused by it, but the networks 1994, had portrayed Ukrainians as genetically anti- you can’t broadcast these kinds of things – I think he wasn’t just saw it as: Hey, what’s the big issue? We did a story Semitic and depicted Ukraine as a newly independent state used to and didn’t like being spoken to in that manner. and we’re going to move on and we’ll do a story some- where anti-Semitism appears to be rampant. And I think CBS had an impression of us that it was one where else. In accordance with the settlement signed on April 21, or two lawyers and a couple of people. What shocked them I don’t want to say it wasn’t personal with CBS, because the network will pay out $328,000 to cover the Ukrainian was that they had so many people come, and not only so when we went into that [settlement] meeting there was a American petitioners’ legal fees, while the petitioners will many people – but so many people representing different certain amount of personal animosity towards Ukrainians. cease their lawsuits against CBS pertaining to the contro- organizations. I think they finally understood that there was You were there; you saw that, too. There were a couple of versial segment. The conclusion to this four-and-a-half- a large enough group there that they were aware if we do elements there. They weren’t happy with us because here year-old case came several weeks after an unprecedented this again we [the community] would be willing and able to were all these big shots that were meeting with a communi- meeting between top executives at CBS and representatives mount an effort like this again. ty group. They didn’t like that. They didn’t like that this of major Ukrainian American community organizations. community group had actually beaten them in court. And I An edited transcript of The Weekly’s interviews (con- The ramifications of this case do go beyond CBS. think the third element was they didn’t like this particular ducted via telephone) with seven persons involved in com- How does it affect other broadcasters? What does an community group. They didn’t like the Ukrainians. And I bating CBS’s misinformation appears below. NBC or an ABC looking at this case come away with? think that came out loud and clear. The persons interviewed were: Well, it goes on two levels. On the broader level they So , what will their attitude be now? • Arthur Belendiuk, attorney with Smithwick & saw a citizens’ group come in and successfully challenge a Belendiuk PC, counsel for petitioner Alexander J. Serafyn network – something that had never happened before and They will respect us more. They know we bite. and lead counsel for the Ukrainian community in its case so everyone said: Whoa! Here’s a group that can come in So I think this got us to the point where they now under- against CBS; and do that, and that got everyone’s attention. And in this stand that they just can’t pick on Ukrainians, that there are • Askold Lozynskyj, an attorney who represented the case it was a Ukrainian citizens’ group, so they immediately consequences for doing it. Does that mean that they’ll never Ukrainian Congress Committee of America in this case, as focused on the fact that it was Ukrainians and that do it? No. But, it’s a start. Next time they’re going to think well as the UCCA’s president; Ukrainians were willing to litigate and to take it to the about it: if we let them get away with it next time then • Bohdanna Pochoday, counsel for one of the petition- Court of Appeals. that’ll make it easier to do it again; if we protest again and ers, Oleg S. Nikolyszyn, who is an attorney of Polish- But not only were they willing to litigate, they could liti- raise a ruckus again it’ll make it harder for them. Ukrainian heritage from Providence R.I., and a member of gate and win. And I think that’s going to stay in the net- Part of what the community has to understand is that this the Ukrainian American Bar Association; works’ corporate memory for at least the next few years. I is a PR effort. The community has to be out there present- • Ulana Diachuk, president of the Ukrainian National think we clearly got the attention of all three networks. And ing its case – both who we are here in the United States as Association, which took the initiative in reacting to “The I think they understand that Ukrainians are not going to tol- Ukrainians and what Ukraine is about and where Ukraine is Ugly Face of Freedom” by activating its Ukrainian erate being slandered. heading. Heritage Defense Committee; Again, what the community does with that, that’s going • Alexander J. Serafyn of Troy, Mich., a petitioner to depend on the community. The question is: Now that it’s ASKOLD LOZYNSKYJ against CBS and member of the Ukrainian National over, where do we go from here? What do you do with this Association’s General Assembly (initially a UNA advisor, case? And I think a big part of what you do is you build on As a lawyer for the UCCA in this case, what is your now an auditor); that and you try to develop your relationships with the reaction to the settlement? • William Crispin, attorney with Crispin & Brenner press. I mean we have an office in Washington that works PLLC, co-counsel for the Serafyn petition; and Obviously we’re not completely happy, but under the with Congress and develops relationships with Congress. circumstances it’s probably the best that could have been • Bohdan Vitvitsky, an attorney who is a leading activist We have to do a similar thing with the press. in both the Federation of Ukrainian American Business expected. I don’t think that the monetary amount is signifi- and Professional Associations and the Ukrainian Why would the other networks really care about the cant, I also don’t think that the statement is sufficient, but American Professionals and Businesspersons of New York outcome of this case? what I believe is good is that CBS essentially believes or is and New Jersey. convinced now that the Ukrainian community will react to We’ve made a path that other groups can follow. And so any future misrepresentations of the Ukrainian position or they wanted that path to be covered up as much as possible, what’s going on in Ukraine. And I think that in the future ARTHUR BELENDIUK and then for the FCC to sort of put up additional barriers so they will take us much more seriously because of the fact What can you tell our readers about the settlement citizens’ groups can’t go in. Networks are not particularly that this matter has been going on for four and a half years meeting that took place on March 1 at CBS? interested in debating whether a story is true or false; their and they saw that the community was very intent on show- view is that they’re providing stories to get people to watch. ing them they had made an error. We as a community, all the people who showed up there If they happen to be sensational and they get more people to So, under the circumstances and given the fact that this looked professional, looked solid. We showed that we were, watch, so much the better. And, if they happen to not be did take place more than four years ago, and it’s probably first, capable of litigating; second, willing to litigate; and true, well that’s just what you do to make money. They’re time to move on, I think that this is at least not an embar- third, that we are a community that was united towards this not protectors of the truth, they’re sellers of soap and tooth- rassing settlement, but a decent settlement. one goal. So CBS I think got a good eyeful that day, and a paste. You keep saying under the circumstances. Would you care to elaborate? Well, the circumstances are that CBS is an 800-pound gorilla and the Ukrainian community, though, in my opin- ion, it is fairly well organized and united on this particular project, does not have the financial wherewithal such that we could have pursued this matter that much further. I think that given the constraints we do have, financial and others, this was the best we could do. You know the law isn’t exactly on our side, given the fact that we were able to pursue this only under the FCC [Federal Communications Commission]; there’s no possi- bility for a class action for slander or defamation. The only possibilities are the FCC, and the FCC is a very difficult route. That raises another issue. Many people have said: Well, can’t we sue for slander? Would you as a lawyer explain why the community as an entity cannot sue for slander? Because, unfortunately, the law is well settled in the United States, in almost every jurisdiction of the United States, that a class action has to be very carefully defined, very limited. And a class action as wide as Ukrainians is too wide a class to constitute a class for defamation purposes. So, it’s not an easily definable group?

Roma Hadzewycz Yes. That’s right. For example, if they had said all Ukrainian attorneys are anti-Semites or genetically anti- At a meeting at the UCCA’s headquarters held to discuss the Ukrainian community’s case against CBS (from left) are: Bohdanna Pochoday, Askold Lozynskyj and Bohdan Vitvitsky. (Continued on page 9) No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 9

Reaction to settlement... (Continued from page 8) Semitic, or perhaps if they said all Ukrainian bishops are classically anti-Semitic genetically, the conference of Ukrainian bishops could perhaps have brought a defama- tion action. What is your assessment of the CBS settlement let- ter? Did it go far enough? Well, the only thing essentially that they did is they recognized the fact, or admitted the fact that they made some errors, but on the other hand they said that other facts could have substituted for the ones they had insisted upon. The letter talks about regret. We would have liked to see some words of apology from CBS. They regret that we reacted in such a way rather than regretting that they made certain misrepresentations. So it clearly is not satisfactory, but I don’t think that anybody gets public apologies from CBS, or at least with very few exceptions. They refer to their intent in the letter... Well, actually I don’t think they had an agenda against Ukrainians. In my opinion their agenda was to provide a sensational story. And I don’t think that they specifically took the Ukrainians and said we’re going to do a damaging Arthur Belendiuk makes a point during a meeting with community leaders. William Crispin looks on. piece on them. They were aware of constant allegations that there is a relationship, probably not a very good one, of how seriously they started to take the case once it We also have come to the conclusion that whatever CBS between Ukrainians and Jews and they sensationalized it. approached the appellate level. had promised us they never kept their word, for example, to As president of the UCCA, are you pleased the They have made certain factual concessions in the settle- have a second segment on Ukraine [a promise made earlier UCCA was involved as one of the litigants? Would you ment agreement itself. On the other hand, I’m quite disap- by CBS], that they would ask for advisers for such a seg- have done it all over again? pointed because they continue to maintain that they stand ment, or to at least have some contact with the Ukrainian by their story and they bolster their position by maintaining community if there is a segment on Ukraine coming up. Oh, of course, because the bottom line is that CBS that they never intended to imply that Ukrainians are genet- Such a segment did not appear, and I doubt that ever in the learned a lesson that they dare not defame the Ukrainian ically anti-Semitic and that it was all of the Ukrainians who future they will hold to that promise to seek our professors community with impunity. While they’re not being pun- committed atrocities or injustices to the Jewish people. I or advisers. I feel that once this case is off their books they ished severely, nevertheless they did have more than four wish they went on record with those concepts. will do as they please, as they have done until now, and years of litigation and they did have to come up with the I felt that the settlement letter that was provided by Louis there is not much we can expect from them. settlement. Briskman, general counsel to CBS, was an insufficient On the one hand, we had to close this matter because our And while it does not necessarily hurt them very much, I medium and that they should have taken a step further and community was no longer able to support the legal expens- think that in the future they will be very much more circum- aired it on television because the original program was es involved in litigation and we had come to the conclusion spect before they put out any pieces or air any segments on viewed by millions of people. The impact of millions view- that we had to accept a settlement and proceed. On the the Ukrainian community or on the Ukrainian people that ing the program was much larger than a limited audience other hand, I think CBS is going to be more careful about are defamatory. reading in the Ukrainian press the letter that was written by what they are going to present, even though they will prob- the general counsel. ably never ask us to guide them in any way.

BOHDANNA POCHODAY And who will see that letter ultimately? How was the UNA involved in this case? What is your opinion of the settlement of this case? To some extent I’m sure that the communications indus- The UNA, through its Ukrainian Heritage Defense Fund, As a Ukrainian American and as an attorney involved in try is going to be aware; they have been aware of this par- spearheaded this action and provided substantial financial the case I have a somewhat different analysis and viewpoint ticular decision on the Court of Appeals level and there has backing for the litigation. The Ukrainian Heritage Defense of the settlement depending on which hat I wear. As a been talk within the communications community. CBS was Committee was reactivated within days after the broadcast Ukrainian American, just like the majority of Ukrainian very much embarrassed because they felt that they could had occurred. The executive committee – our vice-presi- Americans, I was really offended and horrified to see the have gotten rid of the Ukrainian American community a dent, Nestor Olesnycky, took the lead role – decided to call misrepresentations and distorted facts in the “60 Minutes” long time ago. And I think four and a half years later they a meeting of community activists to unite the community segment. As an attorney, I have to analyze the case from a are surprised that we still were available to pursue our deep- around our Heritage Defense Committee. very different perspective. seated interest and feelings about this program. In think the We continued planning and meeting with other activists Certainly as an individual I would have expected from Ukrainian community should be aware that this is probably and other committees, including the UCCA and the CBS at a very minimum a meeting with our community, the closest we’ve ever come to protect our interest as a Ukrainian Human Rights Committee based in Philadelphia. with our historians, to get an explanation of how they got group in cases of news distortion and defamation of our As you know, the Ukrainian Heritage Defense Committee their facts and why they aired the facts they used in the pro- good name. Other groups have not been afraid, nor should also published ads in newspapers and did a lot of PR work gram. I expected a public apology in the same medium – we as a Ukrainian American community be afraid or too by sending press kits and other documents to the most that is, on television – apologizing for the facts that they timid to have our voices heard. important news media in the United States. eventually had admitted to some extent were inaccurate. And I hope these CBS proceedings have served to send a And also I expected a promise they would produce a well- clear message to the television and radio programs that we balanced piece in the future on present-day Ukraine and the are not an easy group to trample, we will not take it, and ALEXANDER SERAFYN David does sometimes win. government’s position toward Jews and other minorities. As one of the petitioners, would you share your reac- And I also expected they would do something to make tion to the settlement? the Ukrainian community whole in light of the negative ULANA DIACHUK adverse effects that we as Ukrainian Americans have suf- I feel that we had gone with the case as far as we could. fered after millions of people had viewed this program. I Since you are a community leader, we are interested The contents of the settlement, of course, are not to my can say that they have not met with our historians and to in your reaction to the settlement reached with CBS. satisfaction and I don’t think to anybody’s satisfaction. I this very day they have not issued a public apology in the wish they [CBS] would have apologized, but, as you know same medium. And they certainly have not agreed to do a To some extent we knew this was forthcoming, but I from the [settlement] meeting, they were not moving in that future program on current-day Ukraine. would say there has to be closure to every subject matter, to direction at all, and they defended their position. And they used the argument of First Amendment free- every action. And I am not happy because we as a commu- dom and freedom of the press and freedom to produce nity did not attain what we were trying to get out of this That settlement meeting, how do you feel the whatever programs they should desire in the future. I think case. Ukrainian group presented its case? they’re hiding under that argument in order to avoid admit- The community supported and our organization, the ting to the distorted facts that were indeed, in my opinion, Ukrainian National Association, spearheaded this drive, If we talk about what we have gained – it’s that we made present in that 20-minute news segment. first of all, to get an apology from CBS, because we were a strong presentation at the settlement meeting. Perhaps we As an attorney I can say that both the CBS and FCC par- slandered as genetically anti-Semitic. And that has not been focused too much on the past, and not on the future, but this ties have been extremely embarrassed by the decision of the accomplished. What we received was a statement saying, overemphasis may result in CBS remembering our strong U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. I think well, we are sorry that you took it the way you took it; that opposition and, when it comes to an issue dealing with they were quite shocked to find out they were not on the was not meant. It’s not an apology per se and I, for one, do Ukraine or making a decision to cover something about winning end of that particular decision. So to that extent it not accept it in such a way. Ukraine, they will remember the discussion at the meeting was a procedural victory for the litigants; also for the Secondly, they have not admitted any misinformation and our strong opposition to their bias and hopefully will Ukrainian community it was very much like David con- that was in the segment even though in talking to us [at the avoid it by acting differently in the future. Decision-makers quering Goliath. CBS did have to outlay, I’m sure, thou- settlement meeting] they gave us to understand that some who know about this case will be mindful of us in any sands of dollars in funds to defend both the FCC proceed- errors did creep into the segment. For us these were major future decisions. ings and the Court of Appeals proceedings. They had hired errors. But they would not correct them as journalists are Let’s go back to the beginning of the case, how did one of the most respected FCC attorneys in Washington to supposed to do if they find that an error was made. In that represent their interests, and that certainly was an indication respect we did not get what we were looking for. (Continued on page 17) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21 “With Fire and Sword” depicts Kozak war against Poland by Yuri Shevchuk NEW YORK – It would be difficult to cite a relatively recent film about Ukraine, whose characters speak Ukrainian and that has all the essential ingredients of a blockbuster: big names, big budget and big buzz, both national and international. Such a film has yet to be made in Ukraine. This improbable combination, however, describes a new Polish film “With Fire and Sword” that premiered on March 18 in New York City at the Ziegfeld Theater and is now being shown in the New York metropolitan area and other U.S. cities with large Polish com- munities. The film, which depicts the Kozak war led by Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky against Poland, promises to become a major event not only in Poland, but also in Ukraine and among Ukrainians. “I did not try to add anything to [Henryk] Sienkiewicz, I simply read him very carefully,” noted Jerzy Hoffman, the Polish director of the film which is based on the novel by the same title. M. Manikowski Yet the impression a Ukrainian cine- One of the many raging battle scenes that bring to life the great Kozak war against the Polish Commonwealth led by ma-goer is left with after viewing Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytsky. Hoffman’s chef-d’oeuvre is exactly the opposite from what the director would only abounds in things Ukrainian but, has already been promised as a wife to interesting subject. For them Ukraine have us believe. Those who expect to be unlike its literary progenitor, unabashed- the Ukrainian nobleman Yurko Bohun was an exotic land from which emanated treated to a hefty dose of Sienkiewicz’s ly celebrates Ukraine in its many mani- (Aleksandr Domogarov) who stops at some enigmatic, mysterious and very typical anti-Ukrainian stereotypes that festations: language, folk song and nothing to make sure that the promise is powerful energy – Kozakdom. “endeared” this Polish author to earlier dance, costume and the legend of kept. Helena does not love Bohun, she “For Romanticists it was a source of generations of Ukrainians will most like- Kozakdom. (In this sense, Ukrainians loves Skrzetuski. The two men lock in a inspiration and, in terms of psycho- ly be disappointed. Hoffman’s supposed- still have to do themselves the credit bitter rivalry for Kurcewiczowna’s hand. analysis, something the Indians call the ly “faithful reading” of the text is in fact done them by Jerzy Hoffman). In their pursuit of the precious prize ‘shadow.’ Each shadow also has great a peculiar interpretation by the director It is futile to look for historical accu- they become directly involved in the epic power and energy. Sienkiewicz demo- who seems hopelessly divided between racy, for real historical figures and events of the time of the great Kozak war nizes this energy. In his novel it becomes his love for the Ukrainophobic events chronicled in “With Fire and against the Polish Commonwealth led by a vision of some dark, unholy energy. Sienkiewicz on the one hand, and his Sword.” The movie brings to mind the Khmelnytsky. Skrzetuski fights on the His vision is Manichean in nature, i.e., it fascination with, and personal connec- words attributed to Alexandre Dumas, side of the Polish Commonwealth, and is an opposition of good and evil. The tion to, Ukraine on the other. the French 19th century novelist much Bohun – if only tangentially – on the good is the noblemen’s Poland, the evil At a press conference after the first admired by generations of Ukrainian side of the Kozak rebels. is the dark, wild Ukrainian Kozak and screening of the film in New York, Mr. readers: “For me, history is but a nail on The film offers a full menu of attrib- peasant element.” Hoffman spoke about his personal which I hang my pictures.” utes obligatory for a historical costume Despite his claims to the contrary, Mr. involvement with Ukraine. His late wife Mr. Hoffman defines his work as the drama: jewels, armor and richly embroi- Hoffman dramatically departs from was born in Kyiv, he has many friends in “Polish-Ukrainian version of ‘Gone dered attire, lavish feasts and fierce Sienkiewicz’s depiction of Ukraine. the city and over the decades has visited With the Wind,’ a story of great pas- fights, mounted chases and marching True, some Ukrainians in some scenes, it on different occasions. The movie not sions, of human fates thrown into the troops, glorious victories and bloody particularly in the Sich, are represented tragic whirlpool of a civil war.” A young defeats, spectacular scenery and much as an unruly and wild mob, about to Polish nobleman, Jan Skrzetuski more that immediately transport the lynch their own leader. But it is also true Yuri Shevchuk is on the editorial staff that the Kozaks are shown as victorious of the newspaper Svoboda. He is an (Michal Zebrowski), traveling to viewers into the carefully created atmos- Ukraine to join the court of Prince phere of the time, makes them relish the over the Poles, most of the time. They instructor of the Ukrainian language at are not only selfless, brave in battle and the Harvard Ukrainian Summer Institute. Jeremi Wisniowiecki (Andrzej past that never was. Seweryn) meets a beautiful but poor Yet for all declared disengagement of fiercely loyal, but also noble. Ukraine He holds a doctoral degree in German finds a whole array of representations in and philology from Kyiv State University noblewoman, Helena Kurcewiczowna the film from politics, a Ukrainian the film: in particular characters – central and an M.A. in political science from the (Izabella Scorupco), and falls in love American viewer, sensitive toward the like Khmelnytsky and Bohun, or periph- New School in New York. with her at first sight. Helena, however, Polish-Ukrainian past, will most certain- ly see politics even where it was not eral, like the witch Horpyna (Ruslana intentional by either Mr. Hoffman or Pysanka) or the Kozaks; in folk songs Bohdan Stupka, the renowned Ukrainian and dance; and in breathtaking views of actor chosen to play Khmelnytsky, per- nature. The image of Ukraine is complex haps the most politically loaded charac- and multi-faceted; it cannot be reduced ter in the production. to a single denominator, whether positive From its very inception this film proj- or negative. ect was destined to become controver- In Hoffman’s “With Fire and Sword,” sial, highly controversial, thanks mainly Ukraine and Ukrainians are vivid rather to its politically charged literary source, than monochromatic; they are multi- Sienkiewicz’s novel. dimensional, eliciting more than one Sienkiewicz, born in 1846, is best feeling of, say, fascination or dislike. Yurko Bohun, for example, is a sym- known for his vivid historical novels, bol of all-consuming love that borders on such as “Quo Vadis?” for which he the murderous. His desire for received the 1905 Nobel Prize in Kurcewiczowna blinds him to the point Literature. His popular trilogy “With Fire of self-destruction. Nothing else seems and Sword” that glorified the Polish to matter. His all-encompassing feeling struggle for national existence is replete is his one and only motive. Woe to any- with negative stereotypes of Ukraine and one who dares cross his path – Pole or Ukrainians. Ukrainian, nobleman or peasant – his Prof. George Grabowicz of Harvard anger is terrifying. He gets his head noted: “Sienkiewicz is interesting as a bloodied on many occasions, but it representative of post-Romantic treat- always stays unbowed. There is definite- ment of the subject, which was perhaps ly something of the “shadow” in Bohun the most important for Polish – dark and menacing. Yet there is also Romanticists. Polish Romanticism something breathtaking and beautiful in begins with interest in Ukraine. For all his refusal to play by the rules. A scene with Aleksandr Domogarov in the role of the Ukrainian nobleman Yurko Polish Romanticists, with the exception Bohun and Isabella Scorupco as Helena Kurcewiczowna. of Adam Mickiewicz, this was a very (Continued on page 11) No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 11

memorative events in 1991 of the Babyn “With Fire and Sword”... Yar massacre in Kyiv and several years REVIEW: “With Fire and Sword” (Continued from page 10) afterwards telephoned him from Warsaw Bohun’s antithesis is Khmelnytsky. He and offered him the role of the Kozak is a statesman – sly and calculating, res- hetman. “It was quite obvious for me from the historical perspective olute and ruthless with the enemy, and that Kozaks should be played by ingratiating with an ally. It is emblematic Ukrainian actors,”said Mr. Hoffman. “I by Dr. Frank Sysyn Ukrainians to the Reformation for the of the film how Mr. Hoffman presents a had no doubt about that.” An invitation Germans or the French Revolution for historical actor so polarizing for the eth- to participate in the production was NEW YORK – I have just endured all Europe, was a touchstone of nic communities involved. For extended also to Ruslana Pysanka, an three hours of Jerzy Hoffman’s film Ukrainian identity from the hetman’s Ukrainians Khmelnytsky has been a actress and popular TV personality in rendition of Henryk Sienkiewicz’s panegyrists of the 17th century to writ- great if tragic person, a metaphor of the Ukraine. famous (or infamous) novel “With Fire ers and historians of the 20th. almost fulfilled promise of liberty, state- Irrespective of Mr. Hoffman’s origi- and Sword,” the first volume of his tril- By refocusing Polish national hood and national dignity. For Poles he is nal intention, “With Fire and Sword” has ogy. As the biographer of Adam Kysil, mythology on this period, Sienkiewicz a traitor motivated by petty vindictive- become the most recent example of a specialist on the Khmelnytsky era, inevitably put it in conflict with ness; for Jews – a bloodthirsty villain. Polish-Ukrainian cooperation that prom- and the editor of Mykhailo Ukrainian national mythology. “I would be a criminal if I tried to ises to benefit Ukrainian cinema simul- Hrushevsky’s History of Ukraine-Rus’, Ignoring Polish social and religious I admit I am not the average viewer. I unbury the hatchet of war between taneously in a number of aspects – on oppression of the Ukrainians, also should point out that before the Poland and Ukraine,” said the Polish the level of deeply rooted psychological Sienkiewicz portrayed the rebels as a film appeared, I wrote a piece in director, explaining his philosophy stereotypes, for example. Generations of primitive riffraff and saw no positive Gazeta Wyborcza with my Lviv col- towards making the film. “This would be Ukrainians have persistently been fed consequences of the great revolt. As league Iaroslav Hrytsak outlining how unconscionable. We all know what the the idea of their inherent cultural inferi- the dominant Poles of Galicia in the much damage the novel, published in Polish-Ukrainian wars led to. ority. One of the “packagings” of this Austrian period and interwar-Poland 1883, had done to Polish-Ukrainian Fortunately, today we are neighbors, two idea was that Ukrainian culture is some- rammed Sienkiewicz down the throats relations and voicing concern at what independent nations. On the eve of our how insufficient without Russian cul- of captive Ukrainian students, they in would be the impact of the film. ture. This self-perception took deep root fact inculcated the deepest disdain for entrance to Europe we should think of After having viewed the film, I am in the national psyche. It sometimes the writer. how to extend each other a friendly much less concerned, though not for takes another nation to reveal the treas- In Communist Poland the first of hand.” And a friendly hand Hoffman the obvious attempts to introduce ures of the oppressed culture. It takes a two parts of the trilogy – “Pan does extend. “I had complete artistic political correctness in the film. Rather Jerzy Hoffman to show Ukrainians, and Wolodojowski” and “The Deluge” license in playing Khmelnytsky,” said I believe that the modern viewer is so incidentally the rest of the world, what (Potop) – appeared as films and now Mr. Stupka. One can hardly resist the far removed from the taste of fine actors they have, and Mr. Stupka is in the age of independent Ukraine and symbolism behind the story of Sienkiewicz and that the cinematic just one example. Whether or not “With independent Poland, part one of the Hoffman’s decision to offer the part of sketch so highlights the juvenile Fire and Sword” will promote Ukrainian trilogy, that even Ukrainophobic Khmelnytsky to Mr. Stupka, perhaps aspects of the novel that the film is lit- culture and language in Ukraine remains Communist Poland did not permit, has today’s most famous Ukrainian actor. tle likely to shape any world views. to be seen. But it has already started been filmed. Reflecting the new rela- Mr. Hoffman met Stupka during com- For end-of-the-20th-century doing so in Poland and elsewhere where tions between the peoples and the poli- Ukrainian and Poles, and still more for it is being shown. cy of the director, great care has been their diasporas, it may be worthwhile At the press conference on the occa- taken in casting and text to assuage to recount what all the fuss surround- sion of film’s first screening in New Ukrainian sensitivities. Bohdan Stupka ing this film is about. Sienkiewicz York, production team members spoke plays Khmelnytsky and Ruslana quite openly of their ambitions. The film wrote his trilogy in the latter part of the 19th century at a time after the fail- Pysanka appears as Horpyna. Much is going to be promoted for an Oscar Ukrainian is spoken in the film and nomination in the foreign language cate- ure of Polish insurrections of 1831 and 1863 had created an atmosphere of Ukrainian music pervades the score, gory. It is now being shown beyond the though of standard folkloric rather selected program at the world’s most despair. He chose another period of great trial for Poland, the middle of the than an authentic bardic duma type. prestigious film festival at Cannes; Mr. Wisniowiecki emerges as the only fig- Stupka flew to Cannes to participate in 17th century, to recount in his Walter Scott-like novels. Incorporating pieces ure who analyzes events and situa- the presentation. tions, even discussing social questions. By the standards of today’s commer- of documents just then being pub- lished as well as the work of Polish Barbarity on the Polish side is illustrat- cial success, “With Fire and Sword” has ed. more than enough prerequisites to claim historians, he created a historical epic and a cast of characters that lived on in Yet with all this, many Ukrainians recognition beyond Poland. The film will be troubled by the film. With the boasts the biggest budget in the history the minds of generations of Poles. His trilogy imbued patriotism in Polish exception of Khmelnytsky, the Kozaks of Polish motion pictures – a mind-bog- emerge as the stereotypical primitives gling $8 million. In Poland it proved a youth, particularly in the period before the resurrection of the Polish state in of Polish legend. The film revels in bigger box-office hit than “Titanic.” As this aspect of the popular uprising of today the three-hour movie has been 1918, but also during World War II and Communist rule. rather than the sophisticated Kozak seen by more than 6 million spectators, elite of men like Mykhailo or almost every fifth Pole. This alone Whatever subsequent historians wrote did little to change the potency Krychevsky and Ivan Vyhovsky who indicates a huge favorable PR campaign assisted Khmelnytsky in setting up the for Ukraine and Ukrainian culture in of Sienkiewicz’s image. An attack on the historical accuracy of Sienkiewicz Kozak Hetmanate. Religious persecu- Poland. Mr. Stupka said the film’s favor- was seen as an attack on Polish nation- tion of Orthodoxy is not shown. The able impact was already visible during hood. Thus, when the Polish historian answer is simple. These aspects like Renowned Ukrainian actor Bohdan his latest visit to Poland when he Olgierd Gorka argued in the 1930s that other political, cultural, religious and Stupka in the role of Hetman Bohdan appeared in the play “Letters of a since Polish statehood was now national liberating aspects of the revolt Khmelnytsky. Madman.” Many people came from as restored it would be advisable to are not in Sienkiewicz. But in replac- far as Warsaw (he performed in the east- unmask the historical legends and ing Sienkiewicz with political correct- ern part of the country) just to see the false heroes of Sienkiewicz (above all ness and new sensitivities, the director actor who had played Khmelnytsky in Jeremi Wisniowiecki-Iarema retains the traditional Polish vision of this blockbuster. Vyshnevetsky), he unleashed a storm the war as a senseless struggle among The other aspect of the film’s benefit of controversy in which many eminent brothers. to Ukrainian cinema is purely pragmatic. Polish historians still defended The final comments at the end of The production history of Mr. Hoffman’s Sienkiewicz as an authority on Polish the film on the abolition of the movie might show the moribund history. Crimean Khanate (by the way, Ukrainian cinema the path of salvation In turn, generations of Ukrainians Crimean Tatars will have much to from impending death. For the first time viewed Sienkiewicz as a purveyor of protest over their depiction), the ever a Polish commercial bank provided hatred and falsehood. The trilogy deals Zaporozhian Sich, and the common- a loan for production of a film in expec- with the Polish struggle against wealth by Catherine II at the end of the tation of its commercial success, and it Swedes, Russians, Tatars and others as 18th century as the consequence of was rewarded. The film’s success in well, but only for Polish-Ukrainian senseless war. Indeed the passage post-Soviet Poland proves that there relations is Sienkiewicz an apple of seems to be echoing Shevchenko. Yet indeed can be life after state subsidies to discord. The Khmelnytsky uprising, history is never so simple. While bad culture. which Hrushevsky described as com- for the commonwealth, the revolt Mr. Stupka, visibly inspired by this parable in significance for the engendered the Kozak Hetmanate, spectacular breakthrough, said that all Ukrainian baroque and the Ukrainian the ingredients for an epic Ukrainian rebirth of the late 17th and early 18th film meant for mass consumption exist: a Dr. Frank Sysyn is Visiting Peter centuries. good production team headed by the Jacyk Professor of Ukrainian Studies While I doubt those not steeped in director Yuriy Illienko, fine actors and a at Columbia University in New York Sienkiewicz will care much about “fantastic script” about a fascinating and director of the Peter Jacyk Center whether Bohun or Skrzetuski gets the man, Ivan Mazepa. However, there is no for Historical Research at the girl (indeed Helena is a cardboard fig- money. To realize the project a measly Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies in Edmonton. (Continued on page 18) The film’s director, Jerzy Hoffman. (Continued on page 18) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21

THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Business in brief (Continued from page 3) and grapes are also not expected to be as numerous this year as in previous years. Such freezing cold temperatures in May are have not been recorded for over 50 years. (Eastern Economist) Order for 500 domestic harvesters in 1999 KYIV – The industrial policy and agro-industrial complex ministries were instruct- ed by the Cabinet of Ministers to produce 250 Lan and 250 Slavutych grain combines CALL ( 973) 292-9800 in 1999. Fifty harvesters of each model must be ready by June 1. Oblast administra- tions were instructed to set up in 1999 at least one harvester station equipped with 10 pieces of domestic harvesting and other farm equipment. Production and purchasing ECONOMY AIIRFARES of 250 Lans and Slavutyches will be funded from central state capital investment funds that are earmarked for new machinery production and combine purchases. NYC - Lviv - NYC Grain harvesters will be sold to farms on leasing terms. (Eastern Economist) + tax Modernized rocket launch successful (round trip) $709 + tax KYIV – The first successful launch of the updated ICBM SS-18 Dnipro rocket, for- (one way) merly called Satan and modernized for commercial purposes, was conducted on April $518 21, said Oleksander Nehoda, director of the National Space Agency of Ukraine. He Fregata Travel added that the modernization was conducted by the Russian-Ukrainian JV 250 West 57 Street, #1211 KosmosTrans, which plans to modernize around 150 Dnipro rockets which, according New York, NY 10107 to arms limitation agreements, are set to be destroyed. Mr. Nehoda stated that during Tel.: 212-541-5707 Fax: 212-262-3220 the trial launch that Dnipro carried a British satellite weighing 320 kilograms. He added that the Dnipro is capable of carrying into orbit up to five tons at half the price of any of its competitors. A December Dnipro launch is planned to carry a Ukrainian satellite. Ukraine has conducted a total of 50 launches since independence, and in next five years Ukraine is set to launch another four new rockets. (Eastern Economist) WEST2282 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ARKA Ont., Canada M6S 1N9 Dnipro rocket on international market Gifts Ukrainian Handicrafts BRIGHAM CITY, Utah – Thiokol Propulsion, a division of Cordant Technologies Inc., is facilitating discussions between U.S. aerospace firms and KosmosTrans to uti- Art, Ceramics, Jewellery A. CHORNY lize the Russian-Ukrainian Dnipro rocket in future launches. Thiokol Propulsion initi- Books, Newspapers ated business relationships with Ukraine and Russia back in 1993 as part of several Cassettes, CDs, Videos threat reduction programs and in an effort to establish relations with the top aerospace Embroidery Supplies companies in the former Soviet Union. Joint work on the Dnipro program began in Packages and Services to Ukraine 1995. (Eastern Economist) Tel.: (416) 762-8751 Fax: (416) 767-6839 Uzbek, Ukrainian airlines in new alliance KYIV – In order to improve cooperation in the airline industry, the national carriers of Uzbekistan and Ukraine on April 29 signed an agreement in Tashkent on forming a new “CIS-Alliance” air system, Interfax reported. (RFE/RL Newsline) YEVSHANDistributor of fine Ukrainian products - Cassettes, Compact Kharkiv military plant switches to harvesters discs - Videos - Language tapes & Dictionaries - Computer fonts for PC & MAC - Imported Icons - Ukrainian Stationery KHARKIV – The state-owned Malyshev Plant, famous for its military technolo- - Cookbooks - Food parcels to Ukraine gies, has begun production of Bizon BS-Z 110 harvesters. The production line was Call for a free catalog established via a contract with the international New Holland corporation for joint manufacture of grain harvester equipment. A representative of the plant stated that 1-800-265-9858 production of 13 harvesters is planned before the harvesting season gets under way FOUR-ROOM APARTMENT VISA - MASTERCARD - AMEX ACCEPTED later this year. Currently only 15 percent of the harvester’s components are made in in Kyiv-Pechersk District FAX ORDERS ACCEPTED (514) 630-9960 BOX 325, BEACONSFIELD, QUEBEC Ukraine, but by 2003 all of the machine’s parts are to be manufactured domestically. Beautiful quiet area CANADA - H9W 5T8 The planned annual production capacity is 2,000 units. (Eastern Economist) must speak Ukrainian or Russian tel.: 011-380-44-290-2011 McDonald’s celebrates second birthday

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Ukrainian heritage study center inaugurated at U. of Saskatchewan SASKATOON – The Prairie Center for said. “It points to the strong enthusiasm the Study of Ukrainian Heritage was for- for both the project and the unprecedented mally inaugurated during a dinner held at university-community alliance upon the Faculty Club at the University of which the center is based.” Saskatchewan on April 17. The event was Sen. Raynell Andreychuk, a member of attended by 120 guests at the invitation of the board of honorary patrons, offered her Dr. John Thompson, president of St. greetings on behalf of the board. Thomas More College, University of Addressing the audience, the Canadian Saskatchewan. senator highlighted the important role the Speaking to the gathering, Dr. Prairie Center will play in conveying the Thompson described the effort and negoti- historical contribution of Ukrainian ations between the university and Canadians to the national life of the coun- Ukrainian community of Saskatchewan try to a larger portion of the public. which led to a partnership and the creation She also emphasized the role the center of the Prairie Center, an academic unit will play in reinforcing Canadian multi- within St. Thomas More College. The culturalism in the context of responsible Center will assess the Ukrainian Canadian citizenship. “The center will enhance our experience and provide a learning envi- knowledge of a people who helped build a ronment committed to university-based country in which the quality of life is instruction and research, as well as to the unsurpassed. 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That advo- based on a reading of a report prepared by cacy should be there,” Mr. Kennedy said. the Tory-sponsored Health Services The candidate explained his view of edu- Restructuring Commission, Premier Harris cation: “It should help people become bet- intends to fire over 7,000 nurses if he is re- ter citizens by sharpening their knowledge elected, over and above Health Minister and critical thinking, as well as giving them Elizabeth Witmer’s election-time concilia- a strong sense of themselves. That can only tory measures. happen if we pay due respect to people PC officials have hotly denied these reaching their potential culturally as well as charges, but offered no assurances about in the more ordinary fashion.” freezing layoffs of nurses. Mr. Kennedy claimed Mr. Harris failed to properly allocate $1 billion in transfer payments from the federal government, and OSI opens new case... that a Liberal administration in the province (Continued from page 5) would see to it that the $600 million direct- Twenty-two years later, after a death penal- ed elsewhere would be reapplied to health. ty in Israel, it turned out that the govern- Mr. Kennedy said the health care regime is forcing individual doctors to make more ment had committed fraud from the very and more decisions as to where to direct beginning. We only hope it doesn’t take individual patients for care but increasingly another 22 years to prove the government excludes them from opportunities to affect wrong once again.” how the system works as a whole because Regarding the evidence behind the new government has entirely usurped this role. lawsuit, Mr. Nishnic said: “The ‘new’ alle- He advocated the creation of Health gations are nothing new. Most of the infor- Quality Councils in which doctors and mation was in the Justice Department’s nurses would participate in evaluating care possession as far back as the late 1970s, but being provided in a particular area and did not fit into the OSI’s ‘Ivan’ theory. The making recommendations as to how it other information was considered in Israel should be maintained or improved. and, according to the attorney general in Mr. Kennedy claimed the Harris gov- Israel, was not strong enough to warrant ernment is pushing the province’s system such a conviction, and they chose not to towards privatization. “People who go in proceed with a case.” No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 15

NOTESNOTES ONON PEOPLEPEOPLE Consulate Committee. Cited for 10 years He has been a member of the Harwood Heights Youth Commission since 1989, working with projects for residents and their of public service children; has served on the Harwood HARWOOD HEIGHTS, Ill. – Andrew Heights Plan Commission since 1994; and Skyba, trustee of the Norwood Park Fire is a trustee of Local 2081 of the AFSCME Protection District, was honored on April 7 union of government employees as well as a by the Norwood Park Township Regular Republican Organization for 10 years of member of the union’s auditing committee. public service. Mr. Skyba was re-elected Mr. Skyba is a child protection investiga- to that post during the April 13 elections. tor and language specialist with the Illinois More than 100 persons attended the testi- Department of Children and Family monial dinner at the Suparossa, which also Services. He holds a B.A. in criminal jus- featured candidates running for local office tice administration from the University of and elected officials. Illinois at Chicago, earned a certificate from Mr. Skyba is an active member of the the Graduate Level Lawyers Assistant Ukrainian community, most notably the Program from Roosevelt University, and Ukrainian American Coordinating Council, has done graduate work in sociology and as chairman of the Illinois chapter, and the criminology at Western Illinois University. Ukrainian National Association, which he He has been active as a legislative aide serves as advisor, Chicago district secretary in the State Senate, served as coordinator and secretary of Branch 399 (Lions). of local and congressional political cam- Mr. Skyba is active also in the local paigns, and acted as liaison for ethnic Ukrainian Independence Day Committee affairs to the governor’s office. Mr. Skyba and the Ukrainian-American Chamber of is a past president of the Jefferson Park Commerce, is a charter member of the Township Young Republicans and a current Ukrainian Famine Commission and a mem- member of he Norwood Park Township ber of the Friends of the Ukrainian Regular Republican Organization.

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“HUMAN RIGHTS” Winners in Tryzyb’s spring tennis tournament after the closing ceremonies. Guest speakers: HORSHAM, Pa. - USO Tryzub on latter was not able to cope with the May 1–2 hosted its traditional spring windy conditions. Walter Dziwak took H.E. Nina Kovalska, Ambassador of Ukraine to Switzerland tennis tournament, the first of six one of the consolation section trophies by “Human Rights Are Women’s Rights” Ukrainian tennis tournaments planned default when Alex Olynec could not play for this year: four at Soyuzivka and two the round due to a knee injury. Walter Dr. Zoreslava Shkiryak-Nyzhnyk from Ukraine at Tryzubivka. Wolowec prevailed in the other section, “Health: One of the Fundamental Human Rights” The tournament was played in the defeating Boris Tatunchak 6-1, 6-4. In Stephen B. Nix, Esquire men’s division only in accordance with this group the two semifinal matches “Human Rights Pursuant to the Ukrainian Constitution” the modified compass draw format (each were long three-setters. Mr. Tatunchak player competing in at least three match- defeated Bohdan Krawchuk 6-2, 2-6, 6-3, Dr. Julian Kulas es). The weather during the weekend was and Mr. Wolowec eliminated George “Promoting and Defending Human Rights of American Citizens” ideal for everything but tennis playing, as Popel, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3. strong easterly winds made for very diffi- During the closing ceremonies tro- Moderator Iryna Kurowyckyj cult playing conditions. phies were presented to the top three In the winners’ group finals, Steve players and to the winners of each conso- Place: Westin O’Hare Hotel, 6100 N. River Road, Rosemont, Ill 60018 Sosiak of Colonia, N. J., defeated tourna- lation section. 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cry foul. The community did that and I matter and so on, and given the fact that the Serafyn and the community deserve such Reaction to settlement... think the meeting is another way of saying, FCC is obviously much more attuned to the gratitude and praise from us. It’s extraordi- (Continued from page 9) yeah, that was wrong. So I was very perspectives and point of views and inter- narily hard to litigate against the media in you become involved? pleased that Art [Mr. Belendiuk] got the ests of media giants such as CBS than of the United States because of all the protec- meeting; he did a great job getting that communities such as the Ukrainian commu- tions the media has. The media is not a reg- It was within 60 days of the original meeting. nity, I think the settlement made a huge ular litigant; it’s really important to under- broadcast. This was when channel 62 in It’s an uphill fight; it’s an extremely dif- amount of sense at this point. stand that. The options that you have if you Detroit was for sale and, in consulting with ficult case – even to win in the Court of But, again, I think it’s a mistake to ask want to litigate against the media are very, Nestor Olesnycky and Arthur Belendiuk, it Appeals. I really want to say that. And I the question: Is the settlement a victory or very circumscribed. was felt there was an opportunity. I became wasn’t involved early on and all of that not? That’s not the right question. The right So, in light of all those circumstances, I involved through the UNA’s Ukrainian work he did was impressive. It’s a difficult question is: Did we do well when we look think the four-and-a-half-year campaign Heritage Defense Committee. The case has result to obtain. at the entire four-year campaign? And the was very, very highly successful. I think UNA roots and I, as a UNA’er, was asked I think it is a deterrent that will affect answer is: very definitely. what we need to understand is that we have whether I would be willing to stand up. other communities in this country if some to take these things more seriously, that is to Right from the start, Yarko [Mr. broadcasting folks decide they want to go What does this portend for the future, say attacks on the community and/or its his- Belendiuk] said the chances of winning after other communities that may be less the whole picture of the Ukrainian com- tory. I think that we’ve been fairly inept as a were very slim, it’s more a public show. well off than even the Ukrainian communi- munity? community in the ways in which we’ve ty was and less able to respond to a Goliath, been responding to these things in the past. We’ll let them know that we exist so they It certainly suggests something that’s really if you think about it. Our inclination has been to think that these just can’t do whatever they want without been obvious to some of us for a very long And so, yeah, I think people who want attacks will not recur and the sad fact is that any regard to the Ukrainian community. time, namely, that when such events, such something that’s fair got a good shake out they have recurred, repeatedly, because I admit I never thought this case would television programs, or books or articles, of this thing. there is a certain mythology that’s devel- drag on for so long. arise we should try to do something if at all oped over the decades, if not centuries. Any regrets about getting involved? possible. One other issue to emphasize is BOHDAN VITVITSKY that as a result of the First Amendment in So, this case shows the community it No, none at all. I feel satisfied, though this country not only are media institutions What do you think of the settlement can fight. we didn’t get what we were hoping for. But such as CBS large and powerful with huge with CBS? I think that there will be some benefits for financial resources, they are almost immune We can fight, and we should have started the Ukrainian community, and that will be I think it’s a mistake to focus just on the to attack legally as a result of the protec- much earlier. Some of these fights can and my reward. settlement. I think it makes much more tions of the First Amendment. should be conducted on the legal battlefield, sense to look at the entire campaign to try So that’s another reason why what others need to be conducted on the rhetori- Arthur Belendiuk and the other lawyers cal battlefield and so on. But obviously it’s WILLIAM CRISPIN to get some justice. So I think one needs to look at the entire four-and-a-half-year peri- who worked so hard on behalf of Mr. important to pay attention to these things. Please comment on the recent settle- od and what that accomplished. I would say ment between CBS and Ukrainian com- that I think the accomplishment was very munity petitioners. ing and receiving their pay, then I will thank substantial and I think that the people who Mayor [Vasyl] Kuibida.” Nonetheless, he fought the fight and tried to get the commu- Lviv spruces up... I think it’s a good settlement. I think (Continued from page 1) said he was pleased with Lviv’s new nity some justice served the community appearance. CBS learned that your community had very, very well. tural styles, ranging from colorful neo-clas- some limits as to what it would endure. And sical Viennese to Gothic and Renaissance Oksana Nedoviz, 33, explained, while The reason I say that is because you walking with her 4-year-old daughter in I think it was very important for the com- have to start with an evaluation of the com- styles, its cozy cafes, interesting boutiques Franko Park, that she was very pleased with munity to get the [settlement] meeting to parative strengths and resources of the liti- and artist markets, had been on the decline what city officials had done. “The city has express its strong views. I think it was gants – on the one hand CBS, on the other after World War II, when Soviet rule become young again,” said Mrs. Nedoviz. important to get the letter that CBS issued. hand Mr. Serafyn and the others. You’re brought government planning and control Not all Lvivians were satisfied with the I’ll be frank: I don’t think that either side talking about a David versus Goliath kind and uniformly drab Soviet architecture. summit and the benefits it has given the got everything they wanted out of the of situation in terms of the kinds of Independence and the turn to a free mar- arrangement. But I think it was a good resources that can be relied upon – given ket did little to change the city’s deteriorat- city. The Lviv-based newspaper Postup, in a arrangement, and I think it will be a deter- that one side had a fraction of the resources ing appearance, and the lack of money front-page commentary on the first day of rent in the future to other broadcasters look- of the other side. caused by economic malaise actually the summit, criticized the strict law enforce- ing around to get good ratings. Obviously a lot was accomplished in caused the city center to go into further ment procedures that had been enacted and terms of the opinion issued by the District decline. what it perceived as the abrogation of some Do you think the Ukrainian communi- constitutional rights. ty could have done better? of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals as The new and improved Lviv pleases well as simply forcing CBS to acknowl- many residents, although they have taken a Days before the summit, the homeless I don’t. I think the standards the FCC edge and take heed of the fact that some- wait-and-see attitude regarding possible were taken off Lviv’s city streets and placed had erected and is in the process of continu- body in the Ukrainian community and the future foreign investment. in temporary shelters until after the summit. ing to erect make it extremely difficult to Ukrainian community as a whole was Oksana Kolinchenko, 52, who lives Then, on May 12, the Lviv Oblast adminis- try and win these cases. mobilizing in legal opposition to this partic- behind the Dnister Hotel where the presi- tration banned pickets and demonstrations I think that on the substance we would ular outrage – something which we haven’t dents stayed, said she was very happy about in Lviv for the duration of the summit. have proved that many of the things CBS really done in the past even though the the work done in preparation for the sum- The newspaper also criticized the super- said were false – many, many, many of community and various Ukrainian histori- mit, although she cared less for the three ficial manner in which many of the build- them. It’s a whole other matter to prove cal figures have on numerous occasions tiers of police barricades she had to get ings in the city center were renovated, intent, simply because you can’t infer from been slandered. through to get to her apartment. “I haven’t where only facades were restored and build- the egregiousness of the lie. You have to And the fact that this mobilization actu- seen the city this clean and pretty for years,” ings given a splash of fresh paint. actually have extrinsic evidence of their ally resulted in tangible successes, most said Mrs. Kolinchenko, a lifelong Lviv resi- “Undoubtedly Lviv needs the summit,” intent and that makes it extremely difficult importantly the District of Columbia Court dent. “Let’s hope it stays this way and that explained Postup, which is known for its legally to win under those circumstances. of Appeals decision, is a major victory. I this city starts to move forward.” acerbic wit. “But the situation remains dan- view the settlement not as the ultimate reso- Another Lviv resident, Rostyslav gerous because Lviv, and especially its cen- And that was the key to the case: to lution of what happened, but simply as the Dovbush, 69, sitting on Freedom Square in tral part, continues to crumble. prove the intent. end point of the long campaign. the heart of Lviv, said he had heard all the Cosmetically-bandaged facades and bal- I think that in light of all of the circum- promises of a bright future for the city. “As conies may not hold and could topple onto Correct. Basically what CBS was trying stances, in terms of the various processes you know, we have heard so many promises secret service agents who are protecting to get through the commission was the that were going on, in terms of the FCC’s through the years, that I don’t listen to any their presidents.” sense that regardless of what was said they very broad discretion to try to resolve this of them. When I see that people are work- That, of course, did not happen. basically had a total First Amendment right to broadcast anything they wanted. That was why they took the position they did; that’s why they lost in the Court of Appeals – that has not been the commission’s policy. And so, basically, there still is left out there this idea that you can’t roam around and damage people without at least having the FCC look at it. And I think CBS is very sensitive about the fact that they got looked at and that the doctrine remains alive. I’ll bet they wish they had tried this case differently. What are the ramifications of the case in the Ukrainian community and beyond? I think the Ukrainian community will benefit because I think it’s less likely that someone else will try to use them as a punching bag for ratings because it’s neces- sary to stand up every once in a while and 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21

Ukrainian Evangelical Assemblies of God New church to be built in Campbell Hall CAMPBELL HALL, N.Y. – The Very Catholic Cemetery on Sarah Wells Trail in Union, N.J. Rev. Zbigniew Brzezicki, pastor of St. in Campbell Hall, N.Y. Andrew’s Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bishop Innocent Lotocky will conduct will conduct lessons in Campbell Hall, N.Y., announced that a groundbreaking ceremony on Sunday, Bishop Basil H. Losten of the Stamford June 13, blessing the land immediately PIANO PLAYING, CONDUCTING, Eparchy has granted permission and following the divine liturgy commencing and UKRAINIAN LANGUAGE given his blessing for the parish to con- at noon on the site. struct a new church. For more information, or to donate The church will be erected on property toward the building fund, call the parish Lessons of 50 min. each will be conducted individually leased from the Holy Spirit Ukrainian office at (914) 496-5506. twice per week. Cost per lesson is $20. Acceptance age for students is 4 years and up. political views on the website for the REVIEW... film (in Polish, http://ogniem-i- (Continued from page 11) mieczem.comart.com.pl/obsada.htm). Address: 2208 Stanley Terrace, Union, N.J. 07083 ure as she is in Sienkiewicz) the film When one clicks on his picture one finds Tel.: 1-908-686-8171 should renew interest in historical events. him describing his role: “The action takes place in the time of a bloody war, The battle scenes alone are worth the the breaking apart of Ukraine. For you price of the ticket, above all to see the Poles that is history, for me the present. I huliai-horod, a mobile siege tower. myself feel what the breaking apart of In general, the film will help reform lands once united means. In 1955 [sic] Polish historical consciousness and even Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakstan and Russia implant Ukrainian historical conscious- were divided by borders.” He then Terra Abstract, Inc. ness in Ukraine. describes how a visiting friend of his ...abstracting the world for you These two peoples are ready to look at from Kyiv complains about visas and their past in a way that Russians are not borders. ready to do with Ukrainians. This is For some reason, Bohdan Stupka does Suite 410, The Pavilion, Jenkintown, PA 19046 highlighted by the one failure in political not get a spot on the cast photos. He Tel.: 1-215-572-7750 Fax: 1-215-572-0539 correctness, the casting of the Russian might have a different view about the actor Aleksandr Domogarov as Bohun. I significance of breaking apart for Consider us for all of your title needs in Pennsylvania, do not criticize his acting, merely his Ukraine, both in the past and the present. whether you are: To many who relate to the material ~ Purchasing residential or commercial real estate “With Fire and Sword”... more on the rational than experiential ~ Refinancing an existing mortgage (Continued from page 11) emotive level, the film might very well $5 million is needed. be a bore, a meaningless sequence of bat- Owned and operated by attorneys Maybe “With Fire and Sword” will tle-scenes alternating with feasts and trigger a healthy rivalry in Ukraine. singing. For those, tickets to “Elizabeth” ÉÓ‚ÓðËÏÓ ÔÓ ÛÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍË or “Shakespeare in Love” would be Maybe it will convince a Ukrainian money much better spent. That the Carnegie or Mellon to rise up to the majority of non-American movies have a Please contact Olena W. Stercho at (215) 572-7750 Polish challenge and put together a budg- very limited appeal here is not so much a et for a Ukrainian epic picture. fault of a particular European film: it is The perception of this film here in the simply a fact of the distinct cultural ori- U.S. will most likely be along the long- entation of the U.S. audience. Several established lines of division between years ago the French film “Tous les Attention, Students! Anglo-American (that is, Hollywood- Throughout the year Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. Matins du Mond,” starring Gerard type) movies on the one hand, and for- Depardieux, was the biggest box-office The Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian com- eign movies on the other. It is not too munity know about upcoming events. success of the year in France – much big- far-fetched to predict that the film, for all ger than any Hollywood production. Yet, The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be its ambition and scale, will remain large- even in New York with its sophisticated glad to print timely news stories about events that have already taken ly unnoticed by the American film-goer. audience, it was shown only in two or place. Photos also will be accepted. Anticipating this, Mr. Hoffman refused three small cinemas before it lapsed into to tailor this three-hour movie to the the oblivion of selected video rentals. MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. demands of large-scale U.S. distributors. And still there are sure signs of success. Launching the film on the American Though the organization of the film’s market, he targeted primarily Polish distribution leaves much to be desired, American, and secondly Ukrainian “With Fire and Sword” has already been American, viewers of the first genera- seen in the New York metropolitan area UKRAINIAN NATIONAL WOMEN’S tion, those who are able to react emo- and Connecticut by an impressive LEAGUE OF AMERICA, INC. tionally to certain semiotic cues, to cer- 12,000 film-goers – and that is in the tain visual and acoustic paradigms. course of just two to three weeks. The These viewers will sit through the film film already ran in Chicago. In June the as if it were a 10-minute episode and film will be shown in New Jersey and would beg for more. Philadelphia.

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Some members of the cast of “With Fire and Sword.” No. 21 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 19 Self Reliance Association expands its services Newsbriefs (Continued from page 2) caused losses totaling 4.7 billion hrv ($1.2 billion) to the budget, UNIAN reported. Mr. Mitiukov added that the absence of a num- ber of badly needed tax laws costs the state budget another 1.5 billion to 2 billion hrv annually. He reminded deputies that in 1996 the Cabinet of Ministers had drafted a package of tax bills, of which only two have so far been passed by the Parliament. The legislature responded by passing a res- olution saying the Cabinet’s activities with regard to taxation are detrimental to the country’s further economic development. (RFE/RL Newsline) Cabinet raises unemployment benefits KYIV – The Cabinet of Ministers has increased the size of the monthly benefit paid to the unemployed by the State Unemployment Fund to 25 hrv effective May 1. The same amount, or not more than the average salary, will also be paid to those unemployed involved in professional train- ing or retraining programs. (Eastern Economist) Vitrenko tops list of presidential hopefuls KYIV – Natalia Vitrenko, the outspoken chairwoman of the Progressive Socialist Party, tops the list of Ukraine’s presidential hopefuls, according to a poll conducted in Members of the Self Reliance Association of American Ukrainians during a trip to the New York Botanical Garden. April by the independent Democratic by Irena D’Allessio Ukrainian Village section of the Lower strolled through the misty tropical rain Initiatives Fund and SOCIS-Gallup. Ms. East Side and one hour later entered a forests and enjoyed the exotic spring Vitrenko has 19 percent backing and is fol- NEW YORK – The Self Reliance world of spectacular flowers and trees at flower displays. In the gardens, many lowed by President Leonid Kuchma (17 Association of American Ukrainians the Botanical Garden in the Bronx. delighted in identifying flowers native to percent), Socialist Party leader Oleksander (New York Branch) has been expanding Moroz (10 percent), and Communist Party its social and recreational services to This bus trip was the second in a series Ukraine, such as poppies and lilacs. leader Petro Symonenko (8 percent). The members of the community. of several trips scheduled for 1999 for Participants enjoyed a delightful day poll also showed that 75 percent of Every Thursday members gather at 98 senior members of the Self Reliance communing with nature in the compan- Ukrainians intend to vote in the presidential Second Ave., the Self Reliance Association. It afforded the members an ionship of their friends. At the end of the elections in October. (RFE/RL Newsline) Association’s headquarters, to socialize. opportunity to spend a day relaxing in day, refreshments were provided at the As part of ongoing efforts to increase one of the most beautiful nature settings Self Reliance center, served by Oleh Law on peacekeeping operations signed recreational services, the Self Reliance in the metropolitan area. Lopatynsky. KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma has Association sponsored a bus trip to the It was a glorious spring day; the gar- The trip was organized by Oksana signed a law on Ukraine’s participation in New York Botanical Garden on May 6. den was alive with a myriad colors and Lopatynsky and Irena D’Alessio, and peacekeeping operations, which was passed Thirty-five members of the Self Reliance scents of flowering trees, flowers and was funded in part by the New York City by the Verkhovna Rada last month, Interfax Association boarded a bus in the other plants. In the conservatory, visitors Department for the Aging. reported on May 12. The law allows Ukrainian troops to participate in interna- FIRST QUALITY tional actions sanctioned by the U.N. UKRAINIAN TRADITIONAL-STYLE Security Council, the Organization for Notice to publishers and authors Security and Cooperation in Europe and It is The Ukrainian Weekly’s policy to run news items and/or reviews of newly pub- other regional bodies responsible for main- SERVINGMONUMENTS NY/NJ/CT REGION CEMETERIES taining peace and security. Under the law, lished books, booklets and reprints, as well as records and premiere issues of periodi- the decision to send Ukrainian troops OBLAST cals, only after receipt by the editorial offices of a copy of the material in question. abroad must be taken by the president and MEMORIALS News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be published. subsequently approved via an appropriate P.O. BOX 746 Send new releases and information (where publication may be purchased, cost, parliamentary bill. The participation of Chester, NY 10918 etc.) to: The Editor, The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, Ukrainian citizens in any peacekeeping 914-469-4247 contingent will be voluntary. (RFE/RL BILINGUAL HOME APPOINTMENTS NJ 07054. Newsline)

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Zaporozska Sicz UNA Branch 206 will meet Saturday, June 5th, at 1:00 p.m. in the St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church Parish Hall for annual meeting and election of officers. Collation after meeting. Leon Hardink, Financial Secretary 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1999 No. 21

PREVIEW OF EVENTS

Friday, May 28 annual promotion. The tour dates are as fol- lows: June 12, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan: PARMA HEIGHTS, Ohio: An exhibit of St.. Michael’s School, 1695 17th St. W, 7:30 paintings on glass, an old folk tradition p.m.; June 13, North Battleford, revived by recognized artist/craftsman Ivan Saskatchewan: Slava Center Seniors Hall, Skolozdra from Ukraine, opens at the 792 108th St., 7:30 p.m.; June 15: Edmonton: Svitlytsia Art Gallery, 6677 Fernhurst Ave. St. Basil’s Church Hall, 7007 109th St., 7:30 The opening reception will be held Friday, p.m.; June 16, Kelowna, British Columbia: May 28, at 7-11 p.m. Okanagan University Theater, 1000 KLO Friday-Sunday, May 28-30 Road, 8 p.m.; June 18, Vancouver, British Columbia: St. Mary’s Parish Hall, 550 W. PITTSBURGH: Ukraine will be represent- 14th St., 7:30 p.m.; June 19, Victoria, British ed at the 43rd annual Pittsburgh Folk Festival Columbia: Oak Bay High School, 2151 in music and dance performances. The festi- Cranmore St., 7:30 p.m.; June 22, Calgary, val, featuring the presentation of over 40 Alberta: St. Stephen’s Parish Center, 4903 nationalities’ native heritage and traditions, 45th St. SW, 7:30 p.m.; and June 23, Regina, will provide traditional and contemporary Sakatchewan: St. Basil’s Parish Hall, 1747 entertainment, craft demonstrations and cul- Toronto St., 7:30 p.m. For more information tural displays as well as an international mar- on the tour, as well as general information ketplace. Admission: $6, adults; $3, children regarding the school’s high school program, age 3-12; under 3, free. For more information contact St. Vladimir’s College, 1-800-377- and schedule of events call (412) 278-1267 5926, e-mail [email protected] , or visit the or visit the festival committee’s website at website, http://www.stvlads.net/ www.pghfolkfest.org. Festival times: Friday, Monday-Friday, July 12-16 May 28, 4-11 p.m.; Saturday, May 29, noon- 11 p.m.; Sunday, May 30, noon-9 p.m. PITTSBURGH: As part of the biennial Saturday-Sunday, May 29-30 national convention of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM), an CLEVELAND: The Ukrainian American association of Roman Catholic church musi- Sports Club Lviv, in celebration of 50 years of cians, there will be an “Eastern Ukrainian sports in the greater Cleveland Christian/Byzantine” track for the cantors, area, is hosting the fourth annual Ukrainian choir directors, clergy and interested faithful soccer tournament for the Great Lakes Cup. of the Eastern Catholic and Eastern Orthodox The host will be joined by defending cup Churches. The track provides sessions in holder Toronto Ukraine, as well as Detroit liturgical theology, cantor praxis, a Byzantine Chernyk, Chicago Ukraina, Chicago Kryla, “Master Schola,” daily Matins, a celebration Newark Chornomorska Sitch, New York of Great Vespers with Litija and a closing USC and Philadelphia Tryzub in two divi- divine liturgy. The three sessions on sions, open and over-30, for the two-day “Vespers: Liturgical Theology and Practice” event. The tournament play begins at the will be taught by the Rev. Dr. Peter Galadza, Pokrova Parish Field on Saturday at 9 a.m. professor of liturgy at the Sheptytsky Institute and concludes with final rounds on Sunday at for Eastern Christian Studies at the 2-6 p.m. A dance will be held in the parish University of St. Paul, Ottawa. For a hall following the finals on Sunday. For infor- brochure giving full details of the conven- mation e-mail [email protected], or tion, as well as all fees and hotel information, visit the website http://sport.cleveland.com/ contact Lisa Tarker at the NPM office, (202) sport/ukrainianlions. 723-5800, or fax, (202) 723-2262. Please mention interest in the Eastern Christian Sunday, May 30 track to ensure that relevant brochures are sent. OTTAWA, Ont.: The 20th anniversary con- cert of the Ottawa School of Ukrainian Wednesday-Sunday, July 21-25 Dance will be held at the Alumni Theater, Carleton University, at 2 p.m. For more infor- NEW BRITAIN, Conn.: The Ukrainian mation call Kateryna Shepertycka, (613) Orthodox League of the U.S.A. is holding its 692-5243. 52nd annual convention, hosted by St. Mary Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian ADVANCE NOTICE Orthodox Church, 54 Winter St. Featured guest speaker on Saturday, July 24, will be Saturday, June 12 Frederica Mathewes-Green, National Public Radio commentator and author of “Facing DOVER, N.J.: The sixth annual Spartanky East: A Pilgrim’s Journey into the Mysteries Men’s Triples Grass Volleyball Tournament of Orthodoxy.” For more information contact will be held in Hedven Park. Prizes will be Stefan Norton, (860) 666-4800; e-mail, awarded for first- through third-place finish- [email protected]; or Michelle Bailly, (203) es. An entry fee of $15 includes all-you-can- 440-1784, e-mail, [email protected] eat barbecue and loads of fun. Non-partici- pants are welcome. To register, contact Zezya Sunday-Saturday, August 1-7 Zawadiwsky, (973) 361-8284. EMLENTON, Pa.: The Central Eparchy of ROBLIN, Manitoba: Students from St. The Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Vladimir’s College, a private boarding U.S.A. is holding a Teenage Conference, school and minor seminary, will be touring billed as a week of faith, fun and fellowship, eastern Canada June 12 -June 23, presenting for youths age 12-13 to be held at the All the traditional cultural programs offered at Saints Ukrainian Orthodox Church Camp. the school since its founding by Ukrainian The cost per camper is $150; counselors, free missionaries in 1942. The students will of charge. For camper and counselor applica- showcase traditional Ukrainian sacred music, tions contact Charissa S. Martin, (718) 858- What? 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