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Myroslav Medvid headed back to Soviet Union Protesters bid sailor sad farewell Reactions to case continue in D.C. by Mykhailo Bociurkiw tive for a Chicago-based corporation WASHINGTON - Days after a and president of the local branch of Soviet grain freighter with would-be JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - With a load Americans for Human Rights in U– defector Myroslav Medvid aboard left of American com stored in its hold and kraine, was among the group of Ukrain– the Mississippi and U.S.. waters, the a young Ukrainian sailor still aboard, ian Americans that witnessed the de– Medvid case continued to make head- the Marshal Koniev pulled out into the parture of the Marshal Koniev from lines as U.S. government officials and Mississippi River on the morning of Reserve, La. members of Congress continued to November 9 and headed for inter- Ms. Eliashevsky told The Weekly react to the incident. national waters in spite of protests and a that the group did not expect the Soviet President Ronald Reagan, during a Senate subpoena. ship would be allowed to leave the Tuesday, November 12, briefing with About 100 people stood on shore United States until Mr. Medvid was Congressional leaders, promised to watching with disbelief as the 750-foot taken off the freighter. Up until the eve quietly raise the Medvid case with Soviet freighter headed downriver, of the ship's departure Senate aides as– Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the escorted by a fleet of U.S. Coast Guard serted that the Coast Guard would U.S.-Soviet summit meeting on No– patrol ships. prevent its departure until Soviet vember 19-20. He said he would urge A boat hired by a group called Save officials complied with a Senate sub– that the young Ukrainian sailor not be The Oppressed People was supposed to poena ordering Mr. Medvid to appear mistreated. have made the Marshal Koniev's trip before a U.S. Senate Agriculture Corn- The president's statement came in down the Mississippi a difficult journey, mi t tee hearing on November 12. response to remarks by Rep. Mary Rose but the Coast Guard thwarted the According to Ms. Eliashevsky, the Oakar (D-Ohio), who brought up the group's protest, Staging an– im– group received word that the ship would "dismay" of the people overthe handling promptu 90-minute safety inspection. be allowed to leave only a few hours of the Medvid case. A threatened blockade by a "freedom before the Marshal Koniev pulled away That same day, the Senate Agricul– flotilla" of small boats organized by from its dock on Saturday morning. ture Committee chaired by Sen. Jesse STOP failed to materialize. "We witnessed the ship leaving and Helms (R-N.C.) went ahead with its Myroslav Medvid in photo released by instead the Soviet ship — reportedly the U.S. Coast Guard giving it an hearing on the Medvid case without the Senate committee. with 22-year-old Myroslav Medvid escort," said Ms. Eliashevsky. "1 felt star witness after Soviet officials refused below deck drugged and shackled - hurt as an American and 1 felt that my to comply with the committee's sub– the Reagan administration's handling steamed past New Orleans without soul had just left my body." poena of Mr. Medvid. Administration of the incident and raised questions incident as hundreds of curious on– As the Marshal Koniev slipped its officials allowed the Soviet freighter about whether there is a "secret agree– lookers tried to catch a glimpse of the moorings, Tv" cameras recorded the Marshal Koniev to leave the United ment" between the United States and Marshal Koniev. reactions of the Ukrainian American States on Saturday, November 9, des– the Soviet Union regarding the cases of Yera Eliashevsky, a sales representa– (Continued on page 14) pite a subpoena that required Mr. defectors. Medvid's presence at the Tuesday, The senator said that the Soviets near November 12, hearing. New Orleans acted as though the Mar– Jacques Hnizdovsky dead at 70 During the hearing Sen. Helms scored (Continued on page 14) UNA Supreme Assembly votes funding for encyclopedia, Statue of Liberty projects JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The immigrants to the United States, Ukrainian National Association's including Ukrainians, among them Supreme Assembly, meeting at an pioneers of the Ukrainian National extraordinary session on Saturday, Association, in voting to make this November 9, voted to donate 550,000 to donation of 525,000, the UNA Supreme the Ukrainian Encyclopedia project and Assembly stated that it was calling on 525,000 to the renovation of the Statue all UNA members to contribute to this of Liberty. worthwhile project. The Ukrainian Encyclopedia is' The Supreme Assembly session was planned as a four-volume English- held at the UNA headquarters building language edition, the first volume and in Jersey City and was chaired by gazeteer of which have already been Supreme President John O. Flis. published and are currently being sold. in attendance were: Supreme vice– The Supreme Assembly's decision to President Myron B. Kuropas, Supreme allocate 550,000 to this project is a vice-Presidentess Gloria Paschen, continuation of the UNA'S support Supreme Director for Canada Sen. which began years ago when the two– Paul Yuzyk, Supreme Secretary Walter volume Ukraine: A Concise Sochan, Supreme Treasurer Ulana Encyclopedia was published by the Diachuk and Supreme Organizer Jacques Hnizdovsky at work on a woodcut. University of Toronto in 1963 (volume Stefan Hawrysz. NEW YORK - internationally Although perhaps best known for l)and 1969 (volume 2). Also present were Supreme Auditors acclaimed artist Jacques Hnizdov– his woodcut prints. Mr. Hnizdovsky The decision to participate in John Hewryk. Nestor Olesnycky, sky, master of the woodcut art, died was also a painter and worked in the nationwide efforts aimed at supporting Anatole Doroshenko and Dr. Bohdan on Friday, November 8, at a New field of book illustration and book- the renovation of the Statue of Liberty, Hnatiuk, as well as Supreme Advisors York hospital following a stroke. He plate design. which will mark its centennial on July 4, Helen Olek-Scott, Taras Szmagala, was 70. (Continued on page 11) DO., was oaseu on me (act that Lady Andrew Jala, Eugene lwanciw, Walter L:bcrtv is a svmbol of freedom for all (Continued on page 11) 2^^„^„^„.^^„„.^^^^„„THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY,NOVEMBER 17,1985 „„„„„„„-^---.No-^

A GLIMPSE OF SOVIET REALITY Letters from prison reveal Terelia pressured to recant Minister of coal industry This article will appear in the next issue of Keston News Service. in Ukraine is replaced by Andrew Sorokowski by David Marples in the Donbas. a clear sign that the Ukrainian industry was in trouble. Mr. KESTON, England - Two letters Radio Kiev has announced the're– Grinko's response was that Ukrainian written by imprisoned Ukrainian Cath– moval of Nikolai Grinko from the post metallurgists were studying the tech– olic Yosyp Terelia to his family reveal of minister of the coal industry of the nique of insufflating coal dust from that Soviet authorities are pressuring Ukrainian SSR. Mr. Grinko, a 57-year- hard coal into furnaces, thereby re– Mr. Terelia to recant, reported Keston old Byelorussian, has held the position ducing consumption of coking coal, in News Sevice. since 1978, following eight years as first other words, within a short period, The second letter also reports on a deputy minister of the coal industry of Siberian coking coal would no longer be conversation between Mr. Terelia and a the USSR. needed in the European part of the KGB officer about the fate of Raoul The past few years have seen the country. Wallenberg, the Swedish diplomat stagnation of output in the main U– Mr. Grinko was very much an opti– credited with saving the lives of some krainian coalfield in the Donbas be– mist, but recently it became evident that 100,000 Hungarian Jews during World cause of a variety of geological and the Soviet authorities no longer shared War 11. Mr. Wallenberg was arrested other factors. According to Radio Kiev, his conviction that the Donbas coal and imprisoned by the Soviets in 1945 Mr. Grinko has been "released from his industry had such a promising future. after Soviet troops entered Nazi– oc– duties in connection with his transfer to Whereas, its output in 1975 stood at 222 cupied Hungary, and has never been other work." million tons, since 1980 it has consis– heard from since. The United States and The Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian tently fallen below 200 million tons a Sweden have been unsuccessfully seek– SSR has awarded its Scroll of Honor to year, in July of this year, USSR Mi– ing information from the Soviets about Mr. Grinko for his efforts in developing nister of the Coal industry Boris Brat– Mr. Wallenberg's fate ever since then. the Ukrainian coal industry and his chenko noted that 25 percent of the coal The two letters were written by Mr. "active social-political work." Yet the mines in Ukraine were producing less Terelia in February, and copies of them dismissal comes a month after public than 300 tons of coal daily (a very low were received by Keston College, which criticism of Mr. Grinko's style of figure) and declared that this was a specializes in the study of religious leadership in the Ukrainian press by a result of the "low technical level of communities in the Soviet Union and Yosyp Terelia mining engineer and a brigade leader machinery, ineffective organization of Eastern Europe. from the Donetske coalfield. mining work, a shortage of qualified The first letter was apparently written Terelia, must recant." Lt. Col. Korsun cadres and difficulties in finding spare on February 20 or 21 in cell No. 139 of pointed out that the KGB could do in his seven years as Ukrainian coal parts for machines." minister, Mr. Grinko identified himself the prison in Lviv, Ukraine. The second anything they liked with him, and that strongly with the future of the old As the Ukrainian mines have become was probobly written on February 22 Oleksa Tykhy and Mr. Terelia's fellow- Donetske coalfield, which encompasses deeper, seams thinner and methane from cell No. 132. Both are addressed to believer (apparently a reference to the eastern Ukraine and the Rostov levels higher, costs have increased and M r. Terelia's wife, Olena, his daughters, valeriy Marchenko) had died because Oblast of the Russian SFSR. He has conditions have become more danger– Kalyna and Maryana, and his son, of their refusal to recant their views. Mr. written numerous articles, both dwel– ous for the miners. Mr. Grinko's res– Pavlyk, born last autumn. Terelia was also urged to "have mercy" ling on the bright future ahead of the ponse has been to institute Sunday Mr. Terelia, 42, was arrested near on his wife and children. After Mr. European coalfield — in which about 66 work on a regular basis to maintain Lviv on February 8 and sentenced on Terelia began to weep, the interrogator percent of reserves have yet to be production levels. Researchers at Don– August 20 to seven years' labor camp left him alone for 10 minutes, then exploited but are not easily accessible - bas mining institutes are reported to and five years' exile. He had already offered him an aspirin and, avoiding the and attacking proposed increased in– have designed and tested automatic spent over 18 years in prisons, labor subject of recantation, asked him how vestment in strip mining in Siberia. Last manipulators and other machinery that camps and psychiatric hospitals. the Chronicle of the Catholic Church in Ukraine is smuggled abroad. December, for example, he made, an would, it is claimed, eliminate coal The first letter describes how Mr. impassioned plea in izvestia for greater extraction problems and be in opera– Terelia was transported from Uzhhorod, The next day Mr. Osmak of the Lviv investment in the Donbas. Mr. Grinko tion by 199Q. Transcarpathian region of Ukraine, procuracy came to visit Mr. Terelia. He managed to provide a plausible expla– upon his arrest, even though he was ill gave him an aspirin and pointed out nation for almost all the problems said Unfortunately for Mr. Grinko, the that he had nothing to do with the KGB authorities were not prepared to wait with influenza and had a temperature of to exist in that coalfield. 39.9 degrees Centigrade, in the Uzh– and did not believe in pressure tactics. that long to see better results. Of late Nevertheless, he said, "Your director Donbas coking coal is known to be there has been a plethora of articles in horod prison he was interrogated by high in ash content. But, said Mr. Lviv regional procuracy investigator Korsun said that if you refuse to recant, Soviet journals and newspapers about then hell make every effort to see that Grinko, furnaces could now burn more the advantages of strip mining as Mykhailo vasylovych Osmak, who gave high-ash coal after being fitted with him one aspirin tablet at a time to you die in a psychiatric prison, and if opposed to deep mining, many of them not, then we have such cells in the prison special grating systems with suitable air critical of the policy of further invest– induce him to talk. During the second vents, in 1983, smelting works in the interrogation, Lt. Col. Korsun, as– where the prisoners themselves will kill ment in the Donetske coalfield. Pro– you. Think about it.." European part of the USSR began to be ductivity in strip mining is said to be five sistant director of the KGB regional supplied with coking coal from Siberia administration, was present. The letter concludes with the fol– because production had fallen sharply or six times as high, and costs of lowing words: production only a fifth to a quarter of Mr. Terelia was told, "if you want to those in deep mines. By the year 2000, be treated, talk! if you don4 - then "Dear Olenka! if possible, please drop dead." The interrogators also told don4 cry. Remember Jesus's words: 56 to 60 peroent of Soviet coal is (Continued on page 13) U.S., USSR clash scheduled to come from strip mines in him: "We need only one thing. You, Siberia. at United Nations Mr. Grinko is thus a victim of circum– stances. He has been following a policy NEW YORK - The chief delegates that has long been overtaken by events. FOUNDED 1933 of the United States and the Soviet The same problems remain for his Ukrainian Week!' Union clashed at the United Nations successor as minister, Nikolai Surgai, a during a debate over the war in Afghan– 52-year-old Ukrainian mining engineer An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National istan. and a deputy to the Ukrainian Supreme Association inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N J. The confrontation occurred on No– Soviet. 07302. vember 12, reported The New York in 1968, Mr. Surgai was appointed Times. general director of the "Donetskvuhillia" Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J., 07302. U.S. delegate vernon A. Walters (Donetsk-coal) production association, (1SSN - 0273-9348) , і asserted that the USSR was using and in 1982 he became Mr. Grinko's military terror and psychological mani– first deputy. He is the recipient of a Yearly subscription rate: 58; for UNA members - S5. pulation in an attempt to break the number of awards, including the Order Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. Afghan people's spirit. He added: "We of Lenin and a Scroll of Honor of the are here today to witness that they have Ukrainian Supreme Soviet. He has been The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: failed." a member of the CPSU since 1957. (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201)451-2200 Mr. Grinko's replacement by Mr. Oleg A. Troyanovsky, the Soviet Postmaster, send address changes to: Surgai is of significance beyond the delegate, defended the USSR's role in The Ukrainian Weekly the six-year war, saying it was "inter- boundaries of the coal industry in that it P.O. Box 346 Editor Roma Hadzewycz national assistance to the people of represents the first removal of a major Jersey City, NJ. 07303 Afghanistan." figure in the Ukrainian hierarchy since He charged the СІА with conducting Mikhail Gorbachev became general a covert operation in Afghanistan secretary of the Central Committee of The Ukrainian Weekly, November 17,1985, No. 46, vol. Ull which was expanding the armed conflict the Communist Party of the Soviet Copyright 1985 by The Ukrainian Weekly in that country. (Continued on page 13) No.46 - . THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1985„„„„.„^; "-Ч-..;з 151 congressmen call for release UNA statement on Medvid case of Catholic activist Yosyp Terelia charges U.S. government cover-up

- by Marijka Dcmtschuk came from areas where Ukrainian JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The Ukrain– reporters. human rights are steadily supported, ian National Association's Supreme The press conference was organized NEWARK, N.J. - A letter signed by namely. New York, California, New Assembly, meeting at an extraordinary by Supreme vice-President Myron B. 151 U.S. congressmen was sent to Jersey, lllinois, Delaware, Michigan, session here at the fraternal society's Kuropas, and Supreme Advisors Taras Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gor– Ohio, Massachusetts and Connecticut. headquarters, issued a statement to the Szmagala and Eugene iwanciw. bachev on November 1 asking for the it should be noted that this letter was press regarding the case of Ukrainian Dr. Kuropas, who is the public release of Ukrainian Catholic activist also signed by Thomas P. O'Neill, seaman Myroslav Medvid who twice relations director of the Ukrainian Yosyp Terelia. speaker of the House. Americans for jumped ship in the Mississippi and was American Coordinating Council, had This letter, which was also sent to Human Rights in Ukraine calls upon returned by U.S. authorities to Soviet been sent by the U ACCouncil to Louisi– President Reagan, was initiated by Rep. concerned individuals to contact the custody. ana to participate in various Ukrainian Silvio O. Conte (R-Mass.) and Rep. White House and urge the president to The statement was released on Satur– community actions regarding the Med– Bruce A. Morrison (D-Conn.) upon the underline the Terelia case at the summit day, November 9, at a press conference vid case, including numerous demon– urging of Americans for Human Rights meeting. called at the UNA building in Jersey strations and press conferences. He had in Ukraine (AHRU). Mr. Terelia was born in 1943. As City on the same morning that the returned from the New Orleans area just Both congressmen's records show a early as 1961 he was harassed by the Soviet freighter Marshal Koniev began two days prior to the Supreme Assem– steady support for human rights. KGB for his views. His first incarcera– its 100-mile trip downriver to the Gulf bly meeting. With the permission of Rep. Morrison, tion as a prisoner of conscience was in of Mexico. Messrs. iwanciw and Szmagala, in AHRU set up a coordinating center and 1962, and since then he has spent nearly in the statement the UNA Supreme addition to organizing the press con– telephone network in his office for 20 years in various forced labor camps, Assembly voiced its concern "that the ference attempted, through phone calls several days; its members visited and prisons or psychiatric institutions. He U.S. Departments of State and Justice to U.S. government officials, to secure lobbied the entire House of Representa– was imprisoned at least six times during may be, knowingly or unknowingly, one more hearing for Mr. Medvid as tives. AHRU branches around the this ordeal and managed to escape four involved in an international cover-up." sought in the subpoena issued by the country, together with its members at times. Recently, Mr. Terelia was sen– The statement also called upon the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee large, actively added their support tenced to a new 12-year term foractivi– attorney general "to stop the departure chaired by Sen. Jesse' Helms (R-N.C). through letters and phone calls. As a ties on behalf of the Ukrainian Catholic of the Marshal Koniev and to determine Mr. Szmagala had spoken also with result, the. Terelia letter contained the Church under the guise of "anti-Soviet that no crime against Myroslav Medvid vice-President George Bush about the highest total of names onany of AHRU's agitation and propaganda." was committed, and that he is alive and Medvid affair, pointing out to him that actions. Mr. Terelia has been persecuted for well." the Reagan administration was looking Congressional support came from being one of the founders of the lnitia– irene Padoch, the Ukrainian-language very bad as a result of the way the various parts of the country — Hawaii, tive Group for the Defense of the Rights interpreter who spoke with Mr. Medvid incident was handled. Mr. Szmagala Alabama, Maine, Georgia, Oklahoma, of Believers and the Church, which on the night he first jumped ship, was said he told the vice-president, in a 10- Oregon and Arkansas. Major support (Continued on page 15) present at the press conference and was minute telephone conversation on interviewed by the press and television (Continued on page 15) Reagan meets with Church leaders Medvid case attorney says on eve of U.S.-Soviet summit talks by Oleh Zwadiuk Cardinal Bernard Law of Boston unanswered questions remain said that all those around the table after by Roma Hadzewycz Mr. Fylypovych also noted that he WASH1NGTON - President Rea– lunch raised concerns about religious concurs with Sen. Jesse Helms (R-N.C.) gan met for more than an hour over and ethnic persecution in the Soviet JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The who charged this week that there may lunch on Friday, November 8, with 18 Union and came away convinced that Ukrainian American attorney who took be a "secret agreement" between U.S. prominent church leaders, including these questions would be brought up at the Medvid case to the Supreme Court and Soviet officials whereby potential Metropolitan Mstyslav of the Ukrai– the summit. said on Wednesday, November 12, that defectors are immediately returned to nian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., Among those attending the luncheon although Seaman Myroslav Medvid is Soviet custody. exchanging views on human rights and were the Roman Catholic bishop for now outside of U.S. jurisdiction, "a lot Mr. Fylypovych explained that there other issues Mr. Reagan plans to raise Lithuanian Americans, Paul Antanas of unanswered questions remain." are between 200 and 250 Soviet ships at the U.S.-USSR summit meeting on Baltakis, and the Rev. Casimir Puge– Andrew Fylypovych of Philadelphia that travel up the Mississippi each year, November 19-20. vicius, who is director of the Lithuanian stressed that "the battle isnH over" as and their crews consist of at least 20 The luncheon followed a series of American Catholic Service. regards the twice-thwarted defection persons. The;efore, he went on, there briefings for these leaders by admi– Also present were Cardinals John attempt of the Ukrainian sailor, and he must be hundreds of potential nistration officials, including National Kroll of Philadelphia, Joseph Ber– said that the American public must defectors, "yet we never hear about Security Adviser Robert C. McFarlane, nardin of Chicago and John O'Connor demand a full probe into the handling of them." on arms control and other matters that of New York. the incident by all levels of the U.S. "it is difficult to believe that there are to come up at the summit in Geneva. Also taking part were Protestant and government. arenH any defectors, or that Medvid was The church leaders said later that 80 Jewish leaders. the firstfirst one," he said, suggesting that percent of the conversation with Pre– Cardinal Kroll described the meeting Among the questions raised by Mr. there probably are defectors but that sident Reagan dealt with human rights as an open exchange of views that he Fylypovych in a telephone interview officials must keep very close tabs on in the Soviet Union. They said that the doubted could take place in the Soviet with The Weekly was: What were three them and the public never learns about situation in Ukraine and the Baltic Union. Soviet thugs doing roaming freely them. states was raised specifically. Cardinal Bernardin said that if he had around New Orleans searching for a Mr. Fylypovych credited 1NS Metropolitan Mstyslav was accom– a chance to meet with Soviet General missing Soviet seaman? He was contract worker irene Padoch of New panied by recently consecrated Ukrai– Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev he would referring to the fact that three men came York, who served as Ukrainian- nian Orthodox Bishop John Scharba. tell him "to have the same kind of meet– looking for a man they claimed was language interpreter for Mr. Medvid on Both departed after the luncheon be– ing with religious leaders in the Soviet their comrade on the night Mr. Medvid the night he first jumped ship, with cause Metropolitan Mstyslav had to Union." jumped ship. breaking the story. According to the attend to urgent business. attorney, Mrs. Padoch had been Archbishop-Metropolitan Stephen expecting to receive a telephone call Sulyk, head of the Ukrainian Catholic from New Orleans the morning after she Church in the United States, was also Don't give up the fightfight had first spoken with Mr. Medvid. invited to the briefings and luncheon WASHINGTON - A network of United States. immigration officials had told Mrs. with the president, but told this согт housewives and other area Ukrain– Mrs. Mallick further noted that Padoch to assure Mr. Medvid that no respondent that he was unable to ians has been calling U.S. senators, Ukrainian Americans should de– harm would come to him and that he participate because of previously sche– congressmen, the White House and mand that President Ronald Reagan would stay in 1NS custody until the next duled commitments. He said in a tele- the State Department to express the raise the Medvid incident at the morning when the immigration and phone interview that the invitation had Ukrainian American community's summit meeting with Soviet leader Naturalization Service would again call arrived only two days earlier. dissatisfation with the handling of Mikhail Gorbachev, since this is a her to serve as interpreter. The luncheon took place as a small the case of Ukrainian sailor Myro– human-rights case. The Soviets re- Mrs. Padoch never received that group of Ukrainian Americans marched slav Medvid. fused to acknowledge a Senate com– second call, Mr. Fylypovych said, and on the sidewalk on Pennsylvania Ave– victoria Mallick of Great Falls, mittee subpoena to hand over Mr. she then became upset and told nue in front of the White House pro- va., phoned The Weekly last week to Medvid and allow him to testify acquaintances about the incident. Soon testing the U.S. govemrnent's handling urge readers not to give up the fight. before the Agriculture Committee. thereafter she went public with her of the case of Ukrainian sailor Myroslav "Unfortunately, it's too late to help She also urged that the community story. Medvid. Medvid, but we have to keep the members demand a thorough investi– Mr. Fylypovych, acting as attorney The church leaders said the Medvid issue alive," she stressed. gation into the handling of the affair. for the Ukrainian American Bar case did not come up at the meeting with She said it was important to keep To that end, she suggested readers Association, the Ukrainian Human President Reagan, but Metropolitan the pressure up and to tell Ukrainians call the executive office of the White Rights Committee of Philadelphia and Mstyslav noted that it was raised at one not to forget the Medvid issue now House, (202) 456-7639, as well as the the Ukrainian Congress Committee of of the briefings. The sessions were not that his ship, was allowed to leave the State Department, (202) 632-6575, America, on Friday, November 8, filed open to journalists. (Continued on page 14) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 17.1985 No. 46 Ukrainian student leaders meet in New York, plan network by Marta Kolomayets committees to begin work on various projects. NEW YORK - Ukrainian students On the top of the group's agenda: to representing various East Coast establish a mailing list of Ukrainian universities met here to discuss mutual students and student clubs, and a calendar student concerns and the possibility of of events which would get more people forming a students' union on Sunday interested in this networking system. afternoon, November 10. Other ideas raised at the meeting Labeled "Ukrainian Student include a gala dance (projected to be the Outreach," the afternoon brunch- grandest of all time), a seminar on meeting attracted more than 20 Ukrainian issues currently affecting the students, members of Ukrainian- Ukrainian student community and the student clubs, from New York sponsorship of the Ukrainian avant- University, Hunter College, Queens garde theater group from Toronto. College and St. John's University in the The group also plans to set up a New York area, Rutgers, The State networking system with the Young University (New Brunswick campus) in Professionals of the Ukrainian institute New Jersey; Drexel, the University of of America, and the Ukrainian Pennsylvania and villanova in the American Professional and Business Philadelphia area, it resulted in the Persons of New Jersey and New York. establishment of an ad-hoc group Natalie Sluzar, the president of The determined to act as a catalyst for Washington Group, paid an informal rejuvenating an interest in Ukrainian visit to the gathering' and encouraged student activities. the students to get involved with TWG, "We're here to consolidate, to serve as which offers a special membership to an information forum," said Peter students. Shmigel, one of the three organizers of The newly formed Ukrainian the event. Motivated by the lack of Research and Documentation Center at activity among Ukrainian students on the Ukrainian institute of America was the East Coast, Mr. Shmigel, national also mentioned at the meeting, as it Students discuss future projects. From left are Michael Mulyk, Olya Chodoba, president of TUSM (Ukrainian Student offers student employment during Michael Halatyn. Association of M. Michnowsky), summer, months and a unique Michael Mulyk, former executive vice- opportunity for them to get involved in president of SUSTA, the now-defunct Ukrainian oral history. national Ukrainian students' The students hope to take an active organization in the United States, and part in various conferences, including Mykhailo Bociurkiw, former president the SUSK western conference in of the Ukrainian Canadian Students' February and attend film showings Union (SUSK), decided it was time to sponsored by the Rutgers Students' bring students together. Club and the University of Pennsylvania Students' Club. "And what better way to do that than During the meeting, Ukrainian a social event," said Mr. Bociurkiw, National Association fraternal who speaks from experience, having activities coordinator Mary Адп twice served as SUSK president. Sakalosh offered the students financiai"i "We're interested in an integrated assistance from the UNA in organizing approach that doesn't alienate any student activities. schools or clubs," added Mr. Shmigel, The networking group decided to who explained that gatherings of this hold its next meeting in New nature could be held in cities Brunswick, N.J., on Sunday, December throughout the Eastern seaboard. 8. During the four-hour meeting, most For more information please call: appropriately set at the Ukrainian (201) 451-4758 or write to: Ukrainian Restaurant in the city's East village, the Student Outreach, P.O. Box 3108, energetic group formed several Jersey Citv, N.J. 07303. TUSM president Peter Shmigel addresses student leaders.

and civil war, felt itself to be agri– blow to the Ukrainian nation and that (Robert Conquest addresses seminar culturally weaker, and "it needed Ukrai– this was so is proven by the fact that nian grain," said Dr. Conquest. There- famine ceased at the Russian border. at Harvard Russian Research Center fore, Lenin granted the appearance — This crushing of a nation is absolutely not the reality — of national autonomy logical in Marxist and Leninist terms, "".;CAMBR1DGE, Mass. - Dr. Robert after the Civil War. for as Lenin stated, "We can use some Conquest of the Hoover institute was Ukraine is the crux of Soviet nation– national movements, but others that the guest speaker at Harvard Uni– a!ity policy. Dr. Conquest said, adding run contrary must be crushed," said Dr. versity's Russian Research Center on that it is a problem both to Russian Conquest. Purges continued through October 21. He was the second inter- nationalism and to Soviet centralism. the 1930s, and still Ukrainian nation– nationally known speaker in the Rus– The New Economic Policy was adapted alism was not totally crushed. sian Research Center's Critical issues because the "Soviets couldn't have it as in the 1970s, Dr. Conquest said there Seminar Series, which this year is they liked," thus they made tactical was a period of "relative relaxation of devoted to Soviet nationalities. concessions in Ukraine, both economic control." and lvan Dziuba was able to The 1985 seminar series is organized and cultural. Dr. Conquest pointed out write "internationalism or Russifi– by Dr. Lubomyr Hajda and Dr. Mark that Lenin's slogan was "nationalist in (Continued on page 15) Beissinger. Dr. Hajda is also coordi– form, socialist in content." nator of Harvard's Millennium Project. The NEP allowed economic reforms, Present at Dr. Conquest's lecture private landholdings for the peasants, were Prof. Richard Pipes, former Ukrainianization of the party, institu– Metropolitan Mstyslav member of President Ronald Reagan's tion of the Ukrainian language, flou– National Security Council, Dr. Loren rishing of Ukrainian arts and sciences, donates S5,000 Graham of the Massachussetts institute of and a certain degree of political sepa– JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - Metro– Technology, Dr. Joseph Berliner of Bran– ratism. Mykola Skrypnyk, the strong- politan Mstyslav of the Ukrainian deis University, Dr. John Malnsted and man of Ukraine during this period, Orthodox Church of the USA has Dr. David Possell of Harvard University. made territorial demands on Stalin. He donated S5.000 to the Ukrainian Mil– About 100 persons attended the semi– wanted to annex adjacent Ukrainian- lennium Foundation towards its pro– nar. Dr. Robert Conquest speaking territory of Russia to Ukraine. duction of 35 religious choral concertos Dr. Conquest's topic was "The Soviet in the late 1920s the Soviet govern– by Ukrainian composer Dmytro Bort– Legacy in Nationality Affairs." He began and Lenin were devoted to the notion of ment started tightening up, beginning niansky in commemoration of the with basic tenets of Marxism and a large state: "The larger the state, the with purges of the Communist Party of Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine Leninism, which he said he believes the more progressive," said Dr. Conquest. Ukraine. After Ukraine's cultural and in 1988, according to the foundation's Soviet Union attempts to implement. Both Marx and Lenin criticized and political leaders were removed. Stalin acting president. George Kalistchuk. According to these tenets, "Proleta– attacked small nations, since the aim of went after the peasantry - "The na– ІТіе foundation, which organized the rians have no country." and^Lenin Marxism-Leninism is a world without tionaljly problem is a problem of the "Concert of Religious Music" in To– stated in 1913. "We don't want a federal nations. peasantry." said Dr. Conquest. The ro'nto last July has already recorded 18 state. We want a unitarv state." Marx Central Russia, durinsi the revolution Ukrainian famine was created as a concertos. No. 46 -^.. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. NOVEMBER n, 1985 ^^^^^^^^ 5

THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM Ohio Fraternal Congress meets, UNA'er Mary Bobeczko honored CLEvELAND - The Ohio Frater– gavel to President l,aszlo v. Kernes, nal Congress, which has a membership member of the Hungarian Reformed of 59 societies, met at the Marriott Federation, who presided over the two Hotel on October 11-13 for its 68th days of sessions. annual session. Thirty-five societies Saturday morning was devoted to were represented at the congress by 82 civic greetings and reports of officers delegates. and committees. Mayor George voino– The Ukrainian National Association vich personally extended his greetings was represented by Taras G. Szmagala, on behalf of Cleveland, and the former UNA supreme advisor and past mayor, Ralph Perk, extended his greet– president of the Ohio Fraternal Cong– ings and. asked the delegates to sign ress, and Mary S. Bobeczko, past petitions to be sent to President Ronald president of the Ohio Fraternal Cong– Reagan in regard to upholding the ress and its current treasurer. Yalta Agreement. Mary S. Bobeczko receives the "Fraternalist of the Year" award at the Ohio Mr. Szmagala served on the Consli– Twelve past presidents were intro– Fraternal Congress. Flanking her are Peter Kuhn (left) and Laszlo Kemes. tution and By-Laws Committee and the duced, among them Mr. Szmagala and Past Presidents Committee. Mary S. Mrs. Bobeczko. Memorial services Bobeczko served on the Nominating were held and led by the Rev. Schuerger Obituaries Committee and the Constitution and with Doris Reinhart, member of Loyal By-Laws Committee. Delegates and Christian Benefit Association, as chair- Jakiw Burij, Branch 402 secretary guests arrived on Friday evening, person of memorial committee. At October 11, while the executive board noon, the Ohio Fraternal Congress TORONTO - Jakiw Burij, long- held ifs meeting. annual luncheon was held at the hotel time secretary of UNA Branch402 here, The official opening of the 68th with 120 guests attending. The Saturday died on October 6 in a local hospital annual session was made by past presi– afternoon session was a forum chaired following a serious illness. He was 58. dent Mr. Szmagala. The presentation of by Edward A. Reinhart, member of the Mr. Burij was born in 1927 in the flags of the United States and the state Loyal Christian Benefit Association, village of volodymyrtsi, Zhuravno of Ohio was made by James F. Chev– and his topic was "Building a Career county, Ukraine. He arrived in Canada raux, sergeant-at-arms and member of Agency System." Edward Moses, F1C following World War 11 and imme– Catholic Order of Foresters, and John and member Loyal Christian Benefit diately became active in Ukrainian F. Tanko of the American Fraternal Association chose the topic of "F1C... community life. Union. The Devotional was given by Training Programs". He was a successful UNA organizer Anya Маско, chaplain and member of Mrs. Bobeczko member of the Nomi– and as secretary of Branch 402, the the United Russian Orthodox Brother- nating Committee, presented the fol– Taras Shevchenko Society, markedly hood of America. The national anthem lowing slate of officers for 1985-86: increased its membership. He was also a was sung by the assembly and the president - Steve Hruska, Slovak delegate to several UNA conventions. "Pledge of Allegiance" was led by First Catholic Sokol; first vice-president - The funeral was held October 10. Jakiw Burij vice-President Steve Hruska, member John M. Spilar, Catholic Order of Surviving are his wife, Anna; daugh– Michael, Sonia and Adriana; and of the Slovak Catholic Sokol. The Foresters; second vice-president — ter, Lubomyra Patterson, with her daughter, Ulana Perovic, with her invocation was given by the Rev. Eleanor Grabor, Loyal Christian Bene– husband and their three children. husband. Anthony Schuerger, assistant pastor of fit Association; third vice-president - St. Augustine's and assistant moderator Peter Maravich, Serb National Federa– of the Deaf and Blind Apostolate. tion; fourth vice-president - Christine John Petruncio, Branch 78 secretary The past president then presented the X (Continued on page 15) MlNERSviLLE, Pa. - John Pet– runcio, long-time secretary of UNA District committee meetings and then introduced UNA Supreme Branch 78, member of the UNA Cham– Organizer Stefan Hawrysz. pions Club and delegate to many UNA Mr. Hawrysz gave a lengthy talk on conventions, died November 1 after a Pittsburgh UNA membership and financial assets, long illness. as well as on the senior's building at Seventy-two-year-old Mr. Petruncio Soyuzivka and 1985-86 scholarships for was born in-the village of Hrybiv, in the AMBR1DGE, Pa. - A meeting of students in the United States and Carpathian region of Ukraine and UNA branches of the Pittsburgh district Canada. immigrated to the United States as a was held here on Sunday, October 20, at Seven branches were represented at boy. He joined the UNA in 1938, and the home of UNA Branch 161, the St. the meeting by 28 members. At 3 p.m. became secretary of Branch 72 in 1956, Basil Branch. sharp Mr. Nadzak closed the meeting serving in that capacity for nearly 30 The meeting was called to order and with a prayer. Refreshments were then years. John Petruncio opened with a prayer by Joseph Nad– served. Mr. Petruncio was a member of St. Mary Loyco; two sons, John of Oakton, zak, Branch 161 president, promptly at Messrs. Hawrysz and Jula then left Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church in va., and Joseph of Bloomsburg, Pa.: 1:30 p.m. Andrew Jula, as UNA sup– by car for Erie, where they attended the Minnersville and the Holy Name So– three grandchildren, a sister and five reme advisor, spoke for a few minutes Pennsylvania Fraternal Congress. ciety of the parish and region.. He served brothers. on the church council for 16 years. The funeral was held Monday, No– Surviving are his wife, the former vember 4. Peter Holowachuk, former secretary PASSA1C, N.J. - Peter Holowa– chuk, former secretary of UNA Branch 42 here, died on October 6 at the age of 91. Mr. Holowachuk was branch secre– tary for many years and wasX leading organizer of members for the UKrainian National Association. He was also a delegate to many UNA conventions. Mr. Holowachuk was born in Fil– varky, Buchach county, Ukraine. He became a UNA member after arriving in the United States in 1929. Surviving are his daughter-in-law, Four UNA branch secretaries with a total of 126 years of service receive awards. Dorothy Holowachuk, and grandchild– From left are: Peter Kohut of Branch'56, Andrew Jula of Branch 161, Supreme ren. Janet. Stacy and Peter. Peter Holowachuk Organizer Stefan Hawrysz, Nicholas Drapala of Branch 96 and Stephen Evanitsky The funeral liturgy was offered on Catholic Church. Burial followed of Branch 276. October 8 at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Calgary Cemetery in Paterson, N.J 6 - :..-:-;'^^^^^^^^^.THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY - SUNDAY, NOVEMBER І7,1985 ^' No. 46

Faces and Places Ukrainian WeeHУ by Myron B. Kuropas On the road to the summit

Somber was the word that President John F. Kennedy used after his Remember Myroslav Medvid summit meeting with Nikita Khrushchev in vienna in 1961. This time, in his first real eye-to-eye confronta– questions, and it is related to the way the somber is the word before the. Geneva summit meeting between tion with the Soviet KGB on American KGB has managed to ingratiate itself President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. soil, President Ronald Reagan blinked with the Department of Justice. That's because there's little hope among Ukrainian and other East and the Soviets laughed. Recall what Sen. Gordon J. Hum– European groups in the West that Mr. Reagan will bother to raise even As the president entertained Prince phrey (R-N.H.), one of Mr. Medvid's a few specific cases of Soviet violations of human rights. Administra– Charles and Princess Diana at a "glitz strongest advocates, had to say soon and glamour" White House reception, tion officials have said that the president has decided to use quiet after learning of Mr. Medvid's fate. Ukrainian seaman Myroslav Medvid, According to sources in the Justice diplomacy to urge the Soviets to take a "sincere and honest"approach drugged and terrorized, was in all Department, Sen. Humphrey said, the in the area of human rights. probability in some damp, dark hold of Medvid turn-back was not the first such This sudden change in tactics in dealing with Soviet violations of the Marshal Koniev as it made its way case. Other potential defectors have human'rights represents an about face by the Reagan administration, towards the Gulf of Mexico. also been refused asylum by the lmmi– it was a little over four months ago that the U.S. delegation at the " The man who ordered the intercep– gration and Naturalization Service Human Rights Experts Meeting in Ottawa confronted an uneasy tion of an Egyptian airliner carrying (1NS). Recall now that both the 1NS Soviet delegation with hundreds of specific cases of Soviet punishment PLO terrorists in international air and Office of Special investigations of human-rights activists — including members of Ukrainian, Russian space, was afraid to intercepts Soviet (OS1) are part of the Department of and Baltic Helsinki monitoring groups. grain ship carrying KGB terrorists in Justice, and my answer should be clear. Now the word is that the U.S. will tackle broad concerns such as the Mississippi River. Given the way in which the Medvid it is clear that Mr. Medvid wanted to levels of Jewish emigration. case was handled by the Department of defect and that the Departments of Justice, 1 believe there is a distinct We submit that President Reagan should go to the summit and Justice and State prevented him from possibility that the "fix" was in and that complain about some of the specific cases of Soviet abuses of human doing so. it was all part of the "arrangement" rights that were raised in Ottawa, if he wants to make promises in What is incomprehensible is why the which began in Moscow between former Geneva, he should assure Mr. Gorbachev that any progress in respect White House, ignoring the entreaties of OS1 director Allan Ryan and then for human rights in the Soviet Union will lead to improvements in some 46 - senators, tolerated the outra– Soviet Procurator-General Roman bilateral relations between the two superpowers. ges perpetrated against Mr.Medvid, Rudenko. How else does one explain We think there have been too many instances in which the use of stonewalled the American people, and Soviet willingness to produce a drugged quiet diplomacy has been unsuccessful. President Reagan's view that permitted a mistake to deteriorate into a and bruised Seaman Medvid to 1NS quiet diplomacy will urge the Soviets to improve their abysmal catastrophe. officials three days after Mr. Medvid's human-rights record underestimates the revulsion that Americans feel Testimony presented before House second failed attempt at escape. They when the Yuri Orlovs, Yosyp Terelias and others are exiled, and Senate subcommittees investigat– must have known that despite Mr. ing the Medvid affair indicated that Medvid's condition, there would be no imprisoned, harassed and even killed for mistakenly believing their immediately after his second attempt to protest from the 1NS. government would adhere to the human-rights promises made 10 defect, Mr. Medvid was dragged kick– The Medvid affair is a gross travesty years ago in Helsinki. ing and screaming from American soil of justice that Ukrainian Americans can (The U.S. Helsinki Watch Committee counts as many as 50 by Soviet seamen led by Americans never accept, if there is an up side to the dissidents who were banished to Soviet prisons and internal exile for - hired by our government. Why was this calamity, however, it is that our com– reporting Soviet human-rights violations to the West.) kidnapping permitted? raunity was united in its efforts to save Of course, it would be foolish to pressure President Reagan into in a statement to Ukrainian Ameri– Mr. Medvid. For the first time in a long putting unreasonable obstacles in the way of positive Soviet overtures cans attending a pre-summit briefing by while, the cause transcended narrow on detente, arms control and other politically urgent bilateral issues. the State Department following Mr. political concerns, and it was refreshing. But, as Michael Armacost, the U.S. under-secretary for political Medvid's third return to American soil. І was in New Orleans last week and it Ambassador John Matlock assured affairs, said at the Ottawa Human Rights Experts meeting: "human- was heartening to see such diverse those present that Medvid would, be groups as TUSM, the UCCA, the rights abuses withjn states can spill over into international relations, interviewed in "a safe, American en– UACC, Americans for Human Rights leading to tensions between nations and posing a threat to peace." vironment." This never happened. in Ukraine and the newly formed in other words, no substantial or long-lasting improvement in East According to testimony presented Ukrainian American Justice Commit– West relations can be expected if the fate of dissidents of all during the Congressional hearings, there tee (UAJC) from Chicago working persuasions is not accepted by Mr. Reagan, as by Mr. Gorbachev, to was a Soviet presence at all times, even hand in glove, if we can work together be top summit agenda items. when Mr. Medvid was asleep. At no for Mr. Medvid, we can work together it is essential that Mr. Reagan raise the troublesome issue of the time during his interview was Mr. in other arenas as well. "Remember Soviet Union's brutal treatment of those who dare to "think Medvid allowed to speak Ukrainian. Medvid" should be the rallying cry that differently." According to Major William M. Hunt unites all of us. indeed human rights — and some badly needed talk about the over- ill, the American psychiatrist who if justice is to be served, however, the. examined Mr. Medvid at this time, the due release of those imprisoned dissidents on the verge of death — entire Medvid affair needs to be investi– seaman had attempted suicide after gated all the way to the White House. merit special emphasis because Americans need to know whether and being returned a second time. Major Those who are guilty of crimes against how the Soviet Union can improve the atmosphere of East-West Hunt also reported that Mr. Medvid Mr. Medvid as well as those who relations. was drugged and probably threatened covered them up should be exposed and Human rights also merit special attention because neither leader can with retaliation against his family if he prosecuted. afford to come out of the long-awaited summit meeting without some elected to defect. With KGB operatives How sad it is that Ronald Reagan, a accomplishments. We feel that this issue is one that is most open to nearby, Mr. Medvid then stated his man who built his political career on negotiation and most likely to put Geneva to a constructive purpose. desire to return to the USSR. bashing Bolsheviks and State Depart– Our courts have ruled on this type of ment bureaucrats, should be so easily coercion many times. Under our law, no deceived by both in the waning years of man or woman may be compelled to do what was until now a comparatively something against his will without due successful administration. NOTICE TO PUBLISHERS process. Our courts have also ruled that if Ronald Reagan hoped to gain any person in the United States, regard- favor with the Soviets by allowing them less of his nationality or the manner of to shanghai Mr. Medvid, he erred AND AUTHORS his arrival, is entitled to the full pro– grievously. The Soviets respect strength, tection of our laws. Why did the White and they test our resolve before every it is The Ukrainian Weekly's policy to run news items andlorreviews House permit such an egregious viola– summit. of newly published books, booklets and reprints, as well as records tion of Mr. Medvid's civil rights, and - Mikhail Gorbachev is no fool. He and premiere issues of periodicals, only after receipt by the editorial why did the U.S. Justice Department knows exactly what happened to Mr. offices of a copy of the material in question. fight so vigorously to prevent the Medvid on the Mississippi, even if Mr. News items sent without a copy of the new release will not be Ukrainian American Bar Association Reagan, pretends not to. Mr. Gorbachev published. from obtaining relief through the courts? now knows that contrary to White Send new releases and information (where publication may be pur- Why did the U.S. government argue House hype, Mr. Reagan is no Rambo. chased, cost, etc.) to: The Editor, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgo– that further interviews with Mr. Medvid As he heads for the summit in Geneva, ery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. constituted a "national security risk"? Mr. Reagan is looking more and more 1 believe 1 know^the answer to these like a Neville Chamberlain. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17.1985 Scenario of freedom-seeking Ukrainian sailor's betrayal by the United States

^ by Dior Olshaniwsky States. When asked a second time, he defectors. rov, from reaching the West if the repeated that he wanted to defect and to e 2. The writer believes that high 1NS seaman were not returned; Parti be in an "honest country." Shortly after and State Department officials were (c) Seaman Medvid was expendable this telephone interview and according notified. They knowingly ignored go– in order to prevent any disruption of the OnOctober 24, at approximately 8 to U.S. District Judge Martin L.C. vernment guidelines for the following upcoming summit conference between p.m. seaman Myroslav vasyliovych Feldman, either the Border Patrol or reasons: President Reagan and Soviet General Medvid jumped from the Soviet grain the 1NS summarily issued an order to (a) the Marshal Koniev was a grain Secretary Gorbachev; an international freighter Marshal Koniev, anchored in return Mr. Medvid to the Soviet ship. ship, and for some time the Soviets had incident and confrontation had to be the Mississippi River near Belle Chasse, The Border Patrol contacted the vessel's threatened to buy their grain in Canada, avoided at all costs. La., and swam a quarter of a mile to the shipping agent. Universal Shipping Argentina or Australia; the U.S. officials This theory explains why the Border shore. About a block and a half from Agency, and instructed them to return did not want to jeopardize the Soviet Patrol was in such a hurry to return the the shore he encountered Joseph Wyman Mr. Medvid to the Soviet ship. Michael grain trade due to the critical financial sailor to the Soviet ship. Why the rush? and his nephew, Wayne Wyman, in the Flad and Ray Guthrie from the inter- situation of American farmers; Why at 2:30 a.m. in the middle of the parking lot of their jewelry establish– national Shipping Agency drove Mr. (b) the Soviet Union might prevent night? Unless, of course, someone of ment. He was wet and extremely ner– Medvid to the harbor, put him in a crew Yelena Bonner, wife of Andrei Sakha– (Continued on page 12) vous, and spoke to them in a foreign boat and proceeded to the Marshal language. Koniev. When Mr. Medvid realized The Wymans pointed to Mr. Medvid that they were taking him back to the New York Times publishes and asked: "Russian?" Mr. Medvid Soviet ship he protested in Ukrainian pointed to his own chest and responded, and motioned with his hand across his "Ukrainian. Ukrainian."indicating throat - a sign that indicated dire Ukrainian community's paid ad with gestures to show where he came consequences if he were returned to the from, Mr. Medvid motioned toward the ship.. Soviet ship. The Wymans said that Mr. As the small boat reached the Soviet WlLL THESE MEN BE Medvid was dressed in brown cut-off grain ship and while Mr. Guthrie was trouser shorts, a blue shirt and sneakers. speaking to the Soviet sailors aboard, ON THE SUMM1T AGENDA? They said that he looked to be about 25 Mr. Medvid disappeared from the boat. ...the ban on writing, the constant r^enigra– years old, six feet tall, and weighed Mr. Guthrie cut the motor, fearing that tion of my human and national digi..r the approximately 160 to 170 pounds. He the sailor could be sucked in by the conditions in which my Ukrainian patriots, t carried a brown jar which contained a blades of the motor. Mr. Medvid was regarded as a crime against the state, wrist watch and his personal documents. surfaced about 25 feet from the boat the national and cultural pogrom in He pointed to a white car and said to and started to swim ashore. One of the Ukraine - all these compelled me to declare them: "New Orleans politsia." The Soviet sailors jumped onto the crew that holding Soviet citizenship was quite im– possibleforme. „ . Wymans concluded that the seaman boat. Mr. Guthrie started the engine S(UJ was asking them to take him to a police and the chase was on. The boat over- station for the purpose of defecting. took Mr. Medvid and blocked his way When they motioned for him to enter to the shore. At this point Mr. Medvid the car he jumped so fast that he almost disappeared under water. Mr. Guthrie landed on the lap of Wayne Wyman, again shut off the engine. Mr. Medvid who then drove around New Orleans disappeared under the boat and re- -І. ;„-dit-d. SIIM sws Mrvtni Ml 11 h. rud he lurvivvd. would Ьле ІГ until he located a police station in the appeared on the other side again swim– Wit thifged with ifiti-Srviel Jj French Quarter. The ride took about an ming toward the shore. This time the "R poetry jnd ioming the Ukrtini. І the lateil victim ol the Soviet l hour. When they arrived in front of the boat did not try to intercept him but -Пі (Of lhe Мфргсмi?и Us! 11 montht. l police station Mr. Medvid was so elated kept pace alongside the desperate iihed in Soviet Ubor t. that he kissed Wayne Wyman's hand. swimmer. When Mr. Medvid reached Approximately one minute after the the shore he started to run. The Soviet departure of Wayne Wyman and Mr. sailor leaped from the boat and tackled' Medvid to New Orleans, three men him. The two agents of the shipping dressed in civilian clothes approached agency assisted in helping to overcome Joseph Wyman, who was still in the Mr. Medvid, but he continued to fight parking lot of his jewelry store. Speak– fiercely. He kicked Mr. Flad in the ing in English but with an accent, they stomach, knocking the wind out of him. asked if he had seen a sailor in the Finally, the two agents and the Soviet vicinity. They said that a sailor fell off sailor were able to handcuff Mr. Med– their ship and that they were concerned vid behind his back. However, they that he might be hurt. Mr. Wyman, who were unable to force him into the boat. once was deputy sheriff, suspected that Mr. Medvid started to knock his head they were Soviets from the Marshal on the rocks and bricks as if he wanted Koniev looking to drag Medvid back to to commit suicide. Mr. Flad pulled the APPEAL TO PRES1DENT RONALD REAGAN: the ship. He told them that he had not bloody seaman toward a muddy spot on MR. PRESIDENT ON THE EVE OF YOUR SUMMIT MEETING WITH seen anyone. the shore to save him from serious head MIKHAIL GORBACHEV, WE URGE YOU TO REMEMBER THAT THE The New Orleans police called the injury. At this point Mr. Guthrie took MAJORITY OF AH. POLITICAI PRISONERS IN THE SOVIET UNION harbor police who proceeded to inter– the boat back to the Soviet vessel and ARE UKRAINIANS, OFTEN FOKGOTTEN IN THE WESTERN WORLD, WE APPEAL TO YOU TO QUESTION GORBACHEV ON THE SOVIET rogate Mr. Medvid at about 11:30 p.m. returned with seven Soviet sailors who UNION'S ABYSMAL HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD. (EST). The harbor police then con– assisted him in forcing Mr. Medvid tacted the United States immigration back into the boat. This Soviet crew of and Naturalization Service (1NS). The men invaded American soil, tied up Mr. 1NS contacted lrene Padoch,a Ukrain– Medvid with ropes and threw him in the The Ukrainian American community's paid advertisement as it appeared in the ian-language interpreter, in New York boat like a sack of potatoes. Sunday, November 10, issue of The New York Times. City. A telephone conversation ensued At approximately 2:30 a.m., about with the seaman, the Border Patrol six hours after his escape to freedom, NEW YORK - On Sunday, No– -vasyl Stus, Oleksiy Tykhy, Yuriy agent and the interpreter. When Mr. Myroslav Medvid was back in the vember 10, The New York Times pub– Lytvyn and valeriy Marchenko inform Medvid heard Mrs. Padoch speak to hands of the Soviets. All through this lished a full-page advertisement funded readers of the plight of Ukrainian him in Ukrainian, he sounded over- bizzare happening no governmental by the Ukrainian American commu– human– and national-rights activists in joyed and asked her to come to the official was present. This ended Part nity, appealing to President Ronald the Soviet Union. police station immediately, not real– І of this sordid affair. Government Reagan to bring up the issue of human A message to President Reagan states izing that she was a thousand miles officials admitted that this part was rights during his summit talks with that the majority of all political pri– away. mishandled. Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. soners in the Soviet Union are Ukrain– During this three-way conversation, The author of this article offers two The advertisement, which was ini– ians often forgotten in the Western the Ukrainian seaman indicated that he interpretations of what really happened: tiated by the Pershi Stezhi and ver– world and appeals to the U.S. leader to wanted to defect and stay in the United ' 1. A mistake could have been made khovynky Plast sororities, appeared in question Mr. Gorbachev on the Soviet by lower-echelon officials in New The New York Times "Week in Review" Union's abysmal human rights record. Orleans. However, after a similar fiasco lhor Olshaniwsky is president of section (page E-7). it is distributed in all The two Plast sororities conducted a 15 years ago with Lithuanian sailor Americans for Human Rights in U– international editions of this newspaper fund drive for the ad, and both Ukrain– Simas Kudirka, President Richard kraine. He was in the New Orleans area and has a circulation of over 1.6million. ian organizations and individuals ge– Nixon vowed that this would never from November 4 through 7 and has nerously contributed to this cause. happen again. He issued an executive compiled this account of the Medvid Headlined "Will These Men Be On The Plast units are now asking that order to the effect that after due con– case on the basis of testimony of The Summit Agenda? " the full-page members of the Ukrainian American sideration the fate of all Soviet defectors witnesses in U.S. district courts in New advertisement includes four photos of community send the ad, along with a must be decided by the highest authority Orleans and Washington, judges' opin– deceased Ukrainian political prisoners, personal note, to President Reagan on of the State Department. These direc– ions and remarks at the hearings, news all of whom have died in Soviet labor the eve of his summit meeting. The tives were later codified in government media reports and personal obser– camp 36-1 within the last 18 months. White House address is: 1600 Pennsyl– guidelines on the handling of potential vation. Biographical information on dissidents vania Avenue, Washington, D.C 20500. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER n, 1985 No. 46 Kobasniuk Travel Agency: 65 years of community service motto of the oldest Ukrainian travel agency in the United States, in its first location at Avenue A near 15th Street and then in larger quarters on East 10th Street, Mr. Kowbasniuk and his wife, Stephanie Starzynska Kowbasniuk, operated a general information office, foreign remittance bureau and travel agency. Their multilingual business provided knowledgeable, honest service and counseling for Eastern European immigrants. The Kowbasniuks' daughter grew up with the business. As a youngster, she stuffed envelopes and licked stamps, ran errands to consulates and enter– tained clients in the office with re- citations of Ukrainian poetry.' Later, she worked side by side with her pa- rents, learning the ins and outs of the business. For the past 33 years, she has been directing the work of the agency, now located in modern quarters at 157 Second Ave. and named Kobasniuk Travel inc. (the "w" was .dropped from the agency's title but retained in the family name).

Happiness, challenges

Reminiscing recently with a visitor to the agency, Mrs. Shumeyko said her work has brought her "years of happi– ness and fulfillment in bringing joy to others, as well as some frustrations and many challenges — the same for me as it was for my parents." 'A photo taken nine yean ago to mark the opening of . Kobasniuk Travel at its current location shows Anthony "The word 'business' is not taken Shumeyko and KT1 ownwer-director "Yera Kowbasniuk Shumeyko outside the glass-fronted office at 157 Second Ave. literally in our office," Mrs. Shumeyko by Helen Perozak Smindak observed. "Of course, we sell travel and insurance, but we have also assisted NEW YORK - in the past 65 years, thousands of persons to immigrate to two generations of the Kowbasniuk the U.S. for permanent residence or to family have distinguished themselves as come here to visit relatives. We've travel experts and community bene– helped people acquire U.S. citizen- factors. ship, find employment and obtain Stephan Kowbasniuk, a native of pensions. Now we are instrumental in Kolomyia in western Ukraine who assisting people to establish eligibility opened a travel agency on Manhattan's for pensions from England, France and Lower East Side in 1920, enjoyed seeing Belgium, where they were employed his clients off from Brooklyn and after leaving Germany and Austria." Manhattan docks when they left by ship As an ethnic agency, Kobasniuk to visit their homeland, then under Travel handles translations of foreign- Polish rule. language documents (Mr. Kowbasniuk Nowadays, vera Kowbasniuk Shu– was proficient in nine languages and his meyko matches her father's routine daughter is accredited for eight), very when she assists travelers at Kennedy often, the agency also takes care of Airport to check in for their Ukraine social work in the community, at no group tours, sharing with them the dos remuneration, when people unable to and don'ts of travel in Eastern Europe. solve basic daily problems because of Mr. Kowbasniuk, whose father was language barriers turn to it for help. the tax collector in the village of During the, 1950s, closely involved Piadyky near Kolomyia, added income- with people of Ukrainian descent who tax preparations to his agency's services arrived in this country after the world during the World War 11 years. After his war, Mrs. Shumeyko felt their deep death in 1952, Mrs. Kowbasniuk Shu– concern for the welfare of loved ones , Stephan Kowbasniuk (center) is seen with two employees outside the travel agency meyko and her staff continued to left behind in Ukraine. Her sympathy be established in 1920 in Manhattan's East village. handle income-tax preparations (until a with the new immigrants' need to see few years ago), making her the third their families and homes prompted her generation of the Kowbasniuk family to to originate tours to Ukraine as soon as be involved with government taxations. she deemed travel was safe in Eastern Mr. Kowbasniuk, an outstanding Europe. The Kobasniuk agency's tours activist in the community-political life to Ukraine began in 1960 with a handful of New York's Ukrainians years ago, of people traveling in one to two tours a was the principal backer of Dmytro year. Within a decade they had grown Chutro's spectacular "Mazeppa" pro– so popular that the agency was booking duction in New York in the early 1930s, 16 tours annually, with as many as 40, and always gave liberal donations to 50 and 60 persons in a group. Ukrainian community and cultural With tours now handled by tour organizations. His daughter and her group manager Barbara Bachynsky, husband, Anthony Shumeyko, director who joined the Kobasniuk staffin 1969, of a separate 'insurance department Mrs. Shumeyko is able to devote herself created by Mr. Kowbasniuk, are ori– to immigration matters and special ginal patrons of the New York School tours such as a Czechoslovak spa tour of Bandura and donate most generously and a heritage tour across Europe for to many Ukrainian cultural and church Ukrainian college students, sponsored causes. - by the Ukrainian Free University. As Assisting Ukrainians, whether it be the office "trouble-shocxer," she often with travel plans, tax forms, nota– pins aside a multitude of duties to take Enjoying dinnertime festivities during the Kobasniuk Travel agency's 65th rizatiohj translation of : -ents, care of a problem or help to beat a travel anniversary celebration are (left to right) tour group manager Barbara Заснуasky, remittance of money to relatives in the deadline, then spends endless hours in staff member Andrew Lastowecky, КТІ owner-director vera Kowbasniuk Old Country, or for humanitarian ^nd the office duiing evenings and weekends Shumeyko and her husband, Anthony Shumeyko. cultural causes, has been the unwritten (Continued on page 13) No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1985 9 17th National Plast Congress held at Soyuzivka KERHONKSON, N.Y. - Some 177 . delegates representing branches, frater– nities and sororities of the Plast Ukrain– ian Youth Organization in the United States elected lhor Sochan president of the National Plast Command and Eustachia Hoydysh chairman of the National Plast Council at the 17th National Plast Congress held at So– yuzivka on October 26-27. Among others elected were: Oles Labunka and Nina Samokish as vice- presidents of the National Plast Com– mand, and Orest Ukrainskyj and Chris– tina Kowcz as national commanders of "plastuny" and "plastunky," respec– tively. All elected members of the national command and council serve two-year terms. Most of the weekend was dedicated to discussions surrounding problems facing the youth organization in educa– tional and organizational matters, declining enrollment, as well as matters concerning the Ukrainian American community as a whole. The congress was chaired by Orest Hawryluk, with lwanna Gorchynsky and George Sawicki serving as vice- chairmen, and Motria Milanych and Halyna Sydoriak as secretaries. The weekend's discussions resulted in the adoption of several action-oriented resolutions. The delegates agreed to form a committee to study possible reforms in Young adult Plast members pose for group photo after meeting in Soyuzivka Main House. educational activities for youth in an effort to update traditional practices Sheptytsky, as well as defending the and adopt a more modern approach in Ukrainian community against defama– the organization's role in the upbringing tion, and in particular defending the of Ukrainian youth. reputation of the 1st Division of the The participants signed a number of Ukrainian National Army active during petitions, supporting an action to the second world war, which had a beatify the late Metropolitan Andrey number of Plast members within its ranks. The delegates also agreed to give both moral and financial support for a plea to President Ronald Reagan in the form of a full-page advertisement inTheNew York Times, reminding him about the fate of Ukrainian dissidents as he meets with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev at the November 19-20 summit meeting in Geneva. Among the guest speakers at the forum were: Nachalny (Chief) Plastun Yuriy Starosolsky; Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk of Philadelphia; the Rev. Bohdan Pashko, representing Metropolitan Mstyslav of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A.; Askold Lozyn– skyj, president of SUM-A; Danylo Struk, editor of the English-language Ukrainian Encyclopedia; Ulana Diachuk, supreme treasurer of the Ukrainian National Association; as well as repre– SUM-A president Askold Lozynskyj sentatives of the Canadian National addresses banquet. Plast Command. Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk chats with newly elected National Plast Command president lhor Sochan.

Banquet participants (from left): Tania Oberyszyn, Marts lvashkh ;ind Tania From left are: Nachalnyi (Chief) Plasm:; Yuriy Starosolsky, Metropolitan Stephen Porytko. Sulyk, victor Jaworsky. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1985 No. 46

RECORD REviEW EDUCATIONAL LOANS A fraternal service Lidan's debut release to UNA members by Oles Kuzyszyn My first opportunity to hear Lida Sajewych-Ryndyk and Bohdan Buchwak, known collectively as Lidan , came on April 7, 1984, at Soyuzivka, where the duo auditioned for Soyuzivka's upcoming summer season. Despite the long and exhausting trip from Chicago (their hometown), Lidan was a hit, showcasing pleasant and well-blended vocals, simple and effective "f olk"-style guitar accompaniments, a sensitive interpretation of their repertoire, and a stageworthy charm and wit. it was then that 1 learned that an LP was in the works; one which 1 awaited with eager anticipation until its release in April of this year. Before discussing the actual content of Lidan's debut LP, some light must be shed upon what actually transpires behind the closed doors of the recording studio. On a professional recording, very rarely does the artist have complete control over every aspect of the repertoire to be taped, indeed, to allow the artist total control is, more often than not, ill-advised, as his opinion (and ear) tends to be subjective and one-sided. For this reason, a kind of "artistic advisor" is usually employed, who bears the title of The loan will bear a modest 0 "producer." ideally, the producer should have some degree interest rate of 3 7o a year only of musical ability (to assist with arrangements, etc.), be The Lidan duo on loans made, interest will familiar with recording techniques (to communicate with accumulate during the period the engineer), but, most of all, to be a critical listener with a of schooling and be paid during effect, are totally unnecessary and inappropriate. The repayment period. fundamental understanding of musical style. ending is rather abrupt, and there is not enough space Perhaps the most celebrated producer of all time is between this and the next selection. Thus, what is obviously 1 Children up to 4'Л years of George Martin, who was greatly responsible for the unique the most intimate and personal offering on the album, due to age who enroll for S15,000 of sound of the incomparable Beatles. Martin was an expert the production sounds highly impersonal and distant to the insurance will be guaranteed a arranger and orchestrator, as well as a pioneer in the field of listener. j 15,000 educational loan. Should audio technology. Whether or not the producer's role is as "Rubav ya Kalynu" (Chopping Down the Kalyna - they enroll for S25,000 of in– all-encompassing as Martin's was (often referred to as the traditional) and "A ya Sama" (All Alone Am 1 — Buchwak) surance, they will be guaran– "fifth Beatle"), it is of ultimate importance, that the are both generally well executed, both instrumentally and teed a loan of S7,500. producer understand the artist's intention and complement vocally, yet in both there are slight rhythmic inaccuracies in Juvenile members age 5 to it. While "shaping the sound of the record," the producer the bass line. This is especially audible in the latter, where 10 enrolled for 315,000 of new must not bend the personality of the artist out of shape. the bass line is totally out of sync with the drum part. insurance will be guaranteed a For the most part, my many impressions of Lidan's first "voloshky" (Cornflowers — traditional) could easily S4,000 Educational Loan, if release, whether positive or negative, were a direct result of have been another of the album's highlights, due to an enrolled for S25,000 of protec– the incongruity between what 1 had perceived as the duo's exceptional vocal performance, a charming spoken verse by tion, they will be guaranteed a original intent (though, admittedly, biased by my hearing Mr. Buchwak followed with an effective modulation to a loan of S6,000. them live a year earlier), and the point of view of the album's new key, and the inherent beauty of the folk melody, in light The protection herein re– producer and co-arranger, Bohdan Krutiak (a former of this, the persistent use of the cheap studio "wind"effect is ferred to must be under UNA P– member of Chicago's Promin band). absolutely confounding, is this the only available way of 20 Certificate. The haunting melody which opens the LP, "Oksamytnyi creating a "mysterious" effect, or perhaps just an easy way A formal notice that loan is Zvuk" (The velvet Sound), written by the duo, is a case in out? The duet's exemplary rendition of this well-known, but guaranteed will be sent with point, is the electronic and metronomically rhythmic seldom-recorded song had no need for this "electronic Certificate of Protection when interlude really appropriate for the beautifully simple and special-effect." it is issued. sensitively delivered melody, especially given the title of the "Lebedi Materynstva" (The Swans of Motherhood - Certificate must remain in song? in my opinion, a smoother, more "velvety" texture in lyrics: v. Symonenko, music: A. Pashkevych and P. good standing with all assess– the accompaniment would underscore the melody much Maiboroda) is another well-known and popular import ments and dues paid until Edu– more effectively. from Ukraine. The duet interprets the powerful Symonenko cational Loan is granted and "Huliay Doniu" (Dance, My Little One - Buchwak) lyrics very well, bringing forth the urgency of the poet's throughout repayment period. fares much better. The snappy melody, reminiscent of message in an understated yet totally convincing manner. Certificate must be assigned Ukrainian folk songs is supported by a suitably simple The medley of the Pashkevich and Maiboroda settings is to UNAduringthe period of the guitar^ percussion accompaniment, and ornamented with a well-conceived, as the Pashkevich version is rarely heard. loan and its repayment. Either "bluesy" harmonica solo. This lively, spirited tune is, indeed, The duo is accompanied on this selection by bandurist parents or guardian must gua– one of the album's highlights. Wasyl Derkach. rantee repayment of loan if The Lutsenko^ Shamo classic, "Kyieve Miy" (My Kiev) is "Tykha voda" (Still Waters) is a folk song, in a spirited juvenile is under age 21 when, sung convincingly enough by Lida and Bohdan, but, again, rendition by Lida Ryndyk. The fiddle solo by Myroslaw loan is granted. suffers from several weaknesses in production. The Petryga fits well into the context of the "folk"-styled Educational Loans will be introduction is compositionally weak compared to the arrangement. made over a four-year period brilliant melody itself. After the opening line of each verse, "Moya Nadia" (My Hope - Buchwak) is a good rock only for tuition to the college there is a consistently annoying "wrong note" in the tune supported by a driving and impetuous instrumental or institution of higher learn– mandolin part, resulting from the mandolinist's use of the undercurrent. The lyrics, at times, are difficult to ing.– lowered 7th degree, instead of the more correct "leading understand, which is unfortunate, as this is obviously a song Repayment of loan begins tone" of the scale (my apologies to the non-musician with a "message," and the closing number on the LP. three months following gra– readers). On the positive side, the "vocalise" bridge section is Although the essential idea for the production is a good one, duation of applicant and must very appealing and well-executed by the singers. more care should have been taken in the mix to bring the be fully repaid overamaximum "Oy yak ya sia Dobre Mayu" (How Good ive Got it — vocals forward and make them sound more crisp. of 20 equal quarterly install– traditional, additional lyrics by Buchwak), is a rock-styled On the positive side, Lidan is a very appealing and capable ments. arrangement of this folk song. The adaptation is well- vocal duo, which offers on this, their first LP album, strong Should period of education conceived, as the simplicity of the folk melody adapts original material and imaginative interpretations of folk and for which loan was secured be comfortably to the inherent simplicity of the musical style. popular repertoire. The duo presents a polished sound full reduced or terminated the re- The underlying synthesizer-bass, driving acoustic guitar of intimacy and sensitivity of expression. The approach to payment period will begin im– rhythm and rhythmic clapping provide the impetus required their chosen repertoire is refreshing and mature. mediately. by the arrangement. Unfortunately, Lidan's artistic personality did not strike On the other hand, in "Skazhy shcho Teper" (What is common chord with that of the album's producer, whose Left? - dedicated by the author, Lida Ryndyk, to the talents are probably better suited for a different type ol For information contact memory of her late husband, Rostyslaw), a conflict between ensemble. The result is the various stylistic incongruities the UNA main office: the artist's intent and the producer's interpretation, is again noted above. Nevertheless, the LP is thorough"b"stenable evident. Where Lida's lead vocal should sound, in my and full of fresh new ideas, it is my sincere hope that the opinion, "up-front," unobstructed, heartfelt and emotive, it opportunity arises for us to hear much more from Lidan in 30 Montgomery St. is pushed to the background by means of an the near future, both live and on subsequent recordings. overexaggerated echo and "doubling"effect. Asa result, the Jersey City, N.J. 07302 The album, titled "Beyond the Horizon," is available on sound closest to the listener's ear is the electronic piano LP records or cassettes at Ukrainian stores everywhere, or (201) 451-2200 (would not an acoustic piano be more expressive here?), directly by mail, by sending 59.50 U.S. (Sll Canadian) to: which should be supporting, not competing with Lida's Lidan Records, P.O. Box 348008. Chicago, ill. 60634; (312) voice. The growling synthesizer intro and trite "wind" sound 235-6350. No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1985

where he worked as a graphic de- Jacques Hnizdovsky... signer. Within a few years he moved (Continued from page 1) to New York and it was there that he Mr. Hnizdovsky was born in Py– had his first one-man exhibit in 1954. lypcze, Ukraine, on January 27, Since then he had well over 100 1915. He studied at the Academy of one-man shows in the United States Fine Arts in Warsaw at the time of and abroad, including France, Eng– the German invasion of Poland. land and Canada. His works have Being unable to return to Ukraine, he been exhibited in Japan, the Soviet went on to study at the University of Union, italy and China, and his Fine Arts in Zagreb, Yugoslavia. works may be found in collections He worked as a free-lance de- around the world. signer, and in 1944 he took up the He illustrated the poems of John woodcut medium after being in– Keats, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, fluenced by the works of Albrecht Thomas Hardy and Robert Frost, Durer. among others. His woodcut illustra– He arrived in the United States in tions also appear in"Flora Exotica" 1949 and settled in St. Paul, Minn., (1972) and "Tree Trails in Central

'Wax Beans," oil, 1972.

Park" (1971). A catalogue raisonne world in which neither Marx nor by Abe M. Tahir Jr., "Hnizdovsky: Freud plays any role." Woodcuts, 1944-1975," was pub– Survivirig are his wife, Stephanie lished in 1976. nee Kouzan, and daughter, Mary Mr. Hnizdovsky also contributed Martha. articles to several publications, in– A requiem liturgy was offered on cluding Suchasnist,Svoboda, the Sunday, November 10, by Bishop Ukrainian Literary Gazette, Arka Michael Hrynchyshyn in the Ukraih– and others. ian Catholic cathedral in Paris and Mr. Hnizdovsky was also the by the Rev Wasyl Perejma in Lourdes, subject of an award-winning film by France. Slavko Nowytski, "Sheep in Wood," in accordance with Mr. Hniz– which focuses on the fine art of the dovsky's wishes his earthly remains woodcut. will be cremated. A memorial service Aleksis Rannit, then professor and was to be offered on Saturday, curator of Slavic and East European November 16, at the Cathedral of St studies at Yale University, wrote in John the Divine in upper Manhat– the April 1977 issue of The Yale tan, where the earthly remains will be University Library Gazette: "The buried. essence of Hnizdovsky's art...can be in lieu of flowers, the family has summarized critically as grace, charm, requested memorial donations to ease, joy and classicality." The Ukrainian Museum in New He also noted: "Jacques Hniz– York, the Ukrainian institute of dovsky is a creator of tranquility and Modern Art in Chicago and the happiness, a man smiling very gently, Ukrainian Research institute at representing a large but forgotten Harvard University.

'The Sheep," woodcut, 1961.

Philadelphia, and representatives of the UNA Supreme Assembly... Association of UNA Seniors, Dr. Oleh (Continued from page 1) Wolansky and Danylo Slobodian. Hawrylak. Walter Kwas, Tekla Moroz, Following their presentations and a Anna Haras, Taras Maksymowich and discussion, the Supreme Assembly Wasyl Didiuk. voted to allocate the additional funds. The Rt. Rev. Protopresbyter Stephen The Supreme Assembly members Bilak, supreme auditor, and Supreme then proceeded to discuss various other Advisors William Pastuszck, Andrew matters related to seniors housing at Keybida and Roman Tatarsky were Soyuzivka, including the rent (which unable to participate in the session. includes housing, meals and parking), The main topic on the agenda, and which will be based on 75 percent of the "Fern," woodcut, 1975. the reason the extraordinary session renter's income, but not more than 5750 had been convened, was the UNA per person, or 5600 per person for seniors' home at Soyuzivka, the upstate married couples. Priority will be given -53BS New York resort of the Ukrainian to persons with lower incomes. NOTICE National Association. The Supreme Assembly members 1 Last year, at a special session held in also discussed the second phase of THE SvOBODA PRESS ADM1N1STRAT10N December, the Supreme Assembly seniors housing, which will be built on allocated 5300,000 for construction of land adjoining Soyuzivka, on 60 acres hereby informs all organizations and individuals that the administration and furnishings for a 10-apartment purchased from the Shevchenko will not accept any advertisements senior citizens home. An additional Scientific Society. These condominium 575,000 was needed to complete the units will be sold to persons age 55 and if previous bills are not paid. project, which is already under up who are members of the Ukrainian construction at Soyuzivka. National Association. The units may individuals letters concerning unpaid bills will not be sent. thereafter be sold only to other UNA'ers various aspects of the seniors All bills must be paid within 15 days after the publication of an advertisement. housing project were discussed by age 55 and up, or to the UNA, which architect Zenon Mazurkevich of will pay fair market price for the units. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17 1985 ^„^No. 46

that Mr. Medvid would reveal his desire second largest U.S. newspaper, in its were issued from members ol theexecu– Scenario... to stay in the United States. We felt a editorial of November 12, concludes (Continued from page 7) tive branch saying that the case was resurgence of pride in our country, a with the following statement: "The closed, that the sailor desired to return higher authority gave them an order: get country thai values the human rights of interview which the State Department to the USSR, that this attempted rid of the sailor as soon as possible and the individual above political con– did eventually conduct took place in the detection was a Soviet plot. etc. But the this affair will never come out in the siderations. presence of Soviet officials. After final betrayal was on Saturday. Novem– open. But, in the opinion of this writer, the Medvid had twice been returned. After ber.9. when the State Department gave Did our government expect to get attempt to give Mr. Medvid a second he had been given strong sedative drugs. its clearance to the Soviet ship for away with it? My contention is yes, they chance was a sham. We cannot even be Who can seriously claim to know that departure. This clearance was arranged were sure they could get away with it. sure that the State Department offered Medvid freely spoke his mind in those during the long holiday weekend when All of the employees of the Justice Mr. Medvid politital asylum. There circumstances, and was telling the all government and Congressional Department (including the 1NS) are were no independent witnesses present, truth?" Congressman William Broom- offices were closed lor three days. The bound by oath not to reveal anything such as a newsman or a member of the field, the ranking minority leader in the fate of Myroslav Medvid was sealed. Ukrainian American community. Most House Foreign Affairs Committee, pertaining to theirjobs unless cleared by The various Ukrainian American their supervisors. No one had expected likely the Americans appeared to Mr, after meeting with Sen. Dole and Medvid as Soviet counterparts who President Reagan in the White House organisations put forth a valiant effort this situation to become public know- to save the Ukrainian sailor. І can say ledge. However, lrene Padoch was not never let him out of their sight. He was on November 8 stated to the press: heavily sedated by a drug, but the "This case stinks to high heaven." with pride that AHRU contributed its an employee of the Justice Department, part. Fron November 1 to November 8 but an independent contractor hired American doctors did not even bother One starts to wonder how many to take blood or urine tests in order to members of AHRU lobbied extensively occasionally by the 1NS to translate the Soviet sailors are being intercepted in behalf of Mr. Medvid. Letters were Polish or Ukrainian languages. She felt ascertain what drug was administered. directly by the Border Patrol and United States officials admit that he delivered to the offices of every member compelled by her conscience to reveal returned to the Soviets without any– of the U.S. Congress on November 1. the truth. Thanks to her courage, the probably was coerced by the Soviets one's knowledge? Had Mrs. Padoch through threats of repercussions against and other letters were mailed to mem– outrageous behavior of the American been a regular employee of the 1NS (a bers of the executive branch of (he U.S. government officials was exposed in his parents in western Ukraine. They Justice Department agency) and took did not try to establish his true identity -government. AHRU organized an ex- this tragic episode. The government's an oath to remain silent, would the case tensive network of people telephoning miscalculation in choosing Mrs. Padoch or to determine if his behavior was due of Mr. Medvid ever have drawn public to post-hypnotic suggestion. from all parts of the United States. On became obvious when the Justice De– attention? November 6. AHRU staged a demon– partment's lawyers tried to prevent her The American public must demand stration in front of the federal building from testifying in a Washington federal The chief of the Border Patrol of U.S. in New York City and distributed court on November 1. This hearing was that the U.S. Congress appoint an immigration and Naturalization Ser– independent prosecutor to conduct a leaflets to thousands of people with held on a motion made by the Ukrain– vice, Roger P. Brandemuehl, was present instructions on how to protest the ian American Bar Association to detain full probe of this case. We must not during the above-mentioned interviews. allow the federal bureaucracy to act handling of the Medvid case and a the Soviet ship until a full probe of the He submitted unsigned testimony to the listing of telephone numbers to call. roles involving the Border Patrol, arbitrarily and capriciously. According U.S. District Court in Washington. to statements issued by New Orleans AHRU interested STOP (Save The Customs, 1NS and the State Depart– Oppressed People) in joining the ac– ment was completed. Federal Judge Martin L.C. Feldman, Federal District Court Judge Louis Myroslav Medvid was entitled to the tions to free Mr. Medvid. AHRU also Oberdorfer (Washington), in his written same rights as residents of the United contacted unions urging them to help in Part H opinion declared that Mr. Brandemuehl, States. A cover-up under the guise of the Medvid matter by boycotting or in the course of his testimony, demon– national security is unacceptable. -slowing down the loading of the Soviet After the revelations made by the strated from his long experience as a grain ship. Members of AHRU from Ukrainian interpreter, Mrs. Padoch. Border Patrol officer and from close Part ill Newark (lhor Olshaniwsky). Detroit public outrage started to grow. Some- observation and supervision of the New (Myroslaw Chrin. Christine Barnych. thing had to be done in order to save Orleans interview of Mr. Medvid on Faced with the Medvid crisis, the Wasyl Kolodchin). Chicago (Уега face and appease the public without October 28 and 29, that before the Ukrainian community proved to be a Eliashevsky) and Connecticut (Walter changing the outcome. The author of interviews with Mr. Medvid he had formidable force. Actions in many cities Bodnar) actively participated in the this article suspects that a deal was doubts whether Mr. Medvid was seek– evolved spontaneously. Ukrainians of New Orleans demonstrations, circling made between the United States and ing to depart from the United States all political persuasions took part in the the Soviet ship, holding press, confer– Soviet authorities. The State Depart– voluntarily. However, after the inter- defense of Seaman Medvid through ences, giving interviews,, etc. ment went through the motions of views and Mr. Medvid's response to demonstrations, mass letter-writing, negotiating with the Soviet Union to repeated questions as to whether he telegrams, direct lobbying in the U.S. The last of the AHRU members to give the Ukrainian sailor a "second sought asylum or wished to stay in the Congress, telephone calls to executive leave New Orleans were Ms. F,liashev– chance" and to reveal his true intentions United States, Mr. Brandemuehl stated branch officials and the White House, sky and Natalia Zavadovych. both from in an "unthreatening environment." that Mr. Medvid was leaving volun– etc. Chicago. They stood on shore and The president of the United States made tarily. This author does not believe in The Ukrainian presence was visible in watched helplessly as the Soviel freight– a strong stance by stating that in the Mr. Brandemuehl's ability to make this New– Orleans during the crucial days -er Marshal Koniev slowly moved down- event of Soviet reluctance to comply the determination since he speaks neither when the Marshal Koniev lay at anchor river with a Coast Guard escort. This Coast Guard would board the Marshal in the Mississippi. Several groups rate contingent of Ukrainians was the final Ukrainian nor Russian. Further, he has bastion of hope unable to deter the Koniev and remove Myroslav Medvid no background in dealing with people high marks for their participation . A from the ship by force if necessary. large contingent of Chicago Ukrainians Marshal Koniev from its course. We from the Soviet Union and knows little were all with them in spirit 'as they Everyone was elated. The United States, or nothing about the Soviet system or -made the trip to New Orleans, accom– panied by three"Chicago television waved their Ukrainian and U.Si flags as after all was said and done, showed that Soviet treatment of its own citizens, he shown on national Tv. One ;.woman it cared about the human rights of a could very easily be put into the cate– network affiliates with their crews to cover the actions. The Ukrainian Ame– from Atlanta stated to the press: "As a Ukrainian sailor on American soil. We gory of trie "ugly American" image. Ukrainian 1 am outraged: as an Ameri– believed everything was on the level, The Daily News of New York, the rican Bar Association was deeply in– volved in several litigations in Washing- can 1 amashamed." ton. Philadelphia and New Orleans in a The State Department and President desperate attempt to save Mr. Medvid. Reagan consider the case closed. But Representatives of the Ukrainian Ame– the United States Congress, the Ukrain"– THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY rican Justice Committee. Ukrainian ian community and many others think Congress Committee of America. U– otherwise. We must demand a special We give you the WHOLE picture. krainian American Coordinating independent prosecutor to conduct a Council. TUSM and Americans for thorough probe of all the agencies Human Rights in Ukraine were on hand involved in this fiasco, namely the as were members of other organiza– Justice Department with its agencies, tions. the immigration and Naturalization Service. Border Patrol. Customs and Because of this active joint effort, the Coast Guard. The roles played in this U.S. Congress became involved in Mr. incident by the Slate Department and Medvid's case. Speeches were made on the National Security Council should the House and Senate floors practically also surface. We Americans most find every day. Two separate hearings were out the truth, because our government held in the Senate by Gordon Humph– is supposed to represent a country "of rey(R-N.H.)and Jesse Helms(R-N.C). the people, by the people and for the Лер. Tom Lantos(R-Calif.) held hear– people." ings in the House of Representatives. Rep. Don Ritter (R-Pa.) introduced a An 1NN late news broadcast reported resolution regarding the Medvid case - that U.S. legislators met with President which was reported out of committee Reagan and urged him to bring the case the next day. Sen. Helms issuedand had of Myroslav Medvid to Mikhail Gor.ba– delivered a subpoena to the captain of chev's attention during the summit the Marshal Koniev ordering Mr. conference in Geneva. The president dissident news'commentaryprilitics'editoiials"interviews'people Medvid to appear before the Senate indicated that he might comply with reviews'community newsMhe arts'scholaiship'chuich affairs Agriculture Committee on November their request. AHRU asks all concerned sports'preview of events'speoal 'ealurps 12. Customs issued an order to hold the citizens to continue calling the executive ship until ii'cbmplied with the Con– office of the White House to protest the Can you afford not to subscribe? gressional subpoena. mishandling of the Medvid case. The phone number is (202) 456-76.19. For a number of davs. statements No. 46 !KRAlNlAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOvEMBER 17, 1985

Ukraine and Europe were screened by company assignment in Texas to be including Roma Prvma Bohachevsky's Kobasniuk Travel... tour escorts Andrew Farmiga, Luba present,came up with a surprise from the Syzokryli Dancers of New York, Ad– (Continued from page 8) Maziar and Peter Bokalo, all of New agency's tour escorts - a copy of the riana Farmiga. Andriana. Helbig. and catching up with work. Keeping his wife Jersey. Mr. Bokalo also presented his recently published Ukrainian Encyclo– Heather and Rachel Manilili. daughters company, Mr. Shumeyko busies him– audio-visual study of Ukrainian settle– pedia (volume 1) and a check for S800, of a Maryland insurance executive, self with Shumeyko insurance matters ments in Brazil. to be donated to any Ukrainian cause performed exuberant folk dances and at his desk in another part of the office. the Shumeykos choose. piano and violin selections. At the Saturday evening dinner- dance in the veselka Pavilion, af– For the occasion, Mrs. Shumeyko With Mrs. Bachynsky as mistress of A celebration fectionate tributes to Mr. and Mrs. wore a bead-trimmed caftan-style gown ceremonies, the evening's program also Shumeyko came from the Rev. Patrick designed and sewn by lryna Kurowycky included a raffle of hundreds of airline- A few weeks ago, however, the order Paschak of St. George Ukrainian Ca– and inspired by a noblewoman's dress donated gifts and the presentation of of the day for Mr. and Mrs. Shumeyko tholic Church in New York, former from an early period in Ukrainian gifts to КТІ staff members by Mrs. and the agency's staff was a weekend Soyuzivka manager Walter Kwas and history. Shumeyko. Strolling accordionist Sla– trip to Soyuzivka in upstate New York. former КТІ staffer Marijka Helbig, An interlude of memorable harmo– vko Kosiw provided folk melodies Joining them for the annual Tours to now head of the Scope Travel Agency in nizing and bandura playing was offered during dinner, and the Rosa Band Ukraine reunion in celebration of the New Jersey, who said she was grateful by New York School of Bandura di– played for dancing later. Kobasniuk agency's 65th anniversary for the opportunity to have been "a part rector Julian Kytasty, his mother, Lydia Topping off the anniversary cele– and the Ukraine tours 25th anniversary of the oldest, largest Ukrainian travel Kytasty, and his father, Petro Kytasty, a bration was a post-midnight party in the were sorne some 300 persons — alumni agency in the free world." member of the Ukrainian Bandurist Poltava villa, where Mr. and Mrs. from this year's tours and earlier years, Chorus. Shumeyko greeted guests and accepted tour escorts, airline representatives, Mr. There were immense bouquets, an A parade of young entertainers, congratulations on a great 65th. Shumeyko's associates from the Mary- original poem from the Rev. vasyl land Underwriters' Association, family Pryjma of the Assumption Ukrainian members and friends. Some had tra– Catholic Church in Lourdes, France, a No place like Soyuzivka on Thanksgiving Day veled from as far away as Michigan and serenade by,a group of troubadours led Texas. by Mr. Farmiga, and Mnohaya Lita THANKSGIVING DINNER at SOYUZIVKA During an afternoon slide show, sung by the entire gathering. George Thursday, November 28, 1985, at 1 p.m. scenes froTi this year's group tours to Shtohrvn, who took a break from a в SPEC1AL RATE from Thursday thru Sunday: in the conversation, Lt. Col. Dzyashko і SlOO.OO per person, includes meals (9 meals with Letters from... had asked Mr. Terelia to sign a typed (Continued from page 2) declaration to the effect that everything І the breakfast on Sunday) and room 'And for my name's'sakc.'Mark 13:13. that Mr. Terelia had written about Mr. І Ю'Уо discount for UNA members Yes! For His name's sake, and also — Wallenberg was an invention, and that І For reservations, please contact: don't think about what you'll say when he had received the "scenario" from UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ESTATE they take you to court. abroad. Kerhonkson, N.Y. 12446 or phone (914) 626-5641 "Our children will grow up and they Lt. Col. Korsun told Mr. Terelia that йщшетйшшшшшшжж^вшшшшй наш ^. -– " up - u і m will live free from Communist pre– if he recanted he could emigrate to judices, from hatred for Christ, for their Austria, but that before long he would Шттщ^т^тг^гшт^^ттШвттшятщя^^тт native people. Prison bars are not yet a want to return. Yet he could live in the ' Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo, prison. A man can be free behind prison USSR as well, and engage in drawing UNA D1STR1CT СОММІТТЕЕ bars, if he wants. They have lost! With and poetry. He would be given an ill-will and hatred the KGB is repressing apartment and a job, and in Uzhhorod ANNOUNCES THAT the Ukrainian Catholic movement he could even attend a Roman Catholic everywhere in Ukraine. (Latin-rite) church. "What do you need ORGANIZING MEETING "On Wednesday 1 will go to the this Uniatism (Eastern-rite Catholi– (psychiatric) commission. cism) for?" WILL BE НЕЮ "God be with you!" Sunday, November 24, 1985, at 1:30 p.m. Mr. Terelia refused to recant, and at the Ukrainian American Civic Center, inc. Mr. Terelia's second letter describes was taken home. Within three weeks — 205 Military Road. BUFFALO. N.Y. the conditions in the Lviv prison. The on February 8 — he was arrested. Mr. air is bad, the cells crowded and lice- Terelia concludes his letter by noting All members of the District Committee. Convention Delegates and Branch Officers and Delegates of the following Branches are requested to attend: ridden. Mr. Terelia had been taken that, after his arrest, Lt. Col. Korsun from Uzhhorod, where the interro– warned him that if he did not repent, 40, 87, 127, 149, 299, 304, 360 and 363 "you'll die and not leave a trace." gations described in his first letter took PROGRAM: place, to Lviv on February 15. in a postscript, Mr. Terelia notes that 1. Opening Remarks. in his second letter Mr. Terelia investigator Osmak had promised to 2. -Review of the organizational wort of the District during the past months. recounts how, after he went under–. show him a newspaper containing the 3. Address by UNA Supreme Organizer STEFAN HAWRYSZ ground on November 15, 1984, he cofession of vasyl Kobryn, who had 4. Discussion of Fall Organizational Campaign. traveled to Uzhhorod onJanuary 14 to General UNA topics. supposedly been released. As previously negotiate with the KGB. in room No. 52 Adoption of membership campaign plan for balance of 1985 reported by Keston College, Mr. Ko– of the Hotel Zakarpattia he met with Questions and answers, adjournment. bryn did not confess and was not Col. M. M. Dzyashko, Lt. Col. Korsun released, but on March 22 was sen– Meeting will be attended by and others. The KGB officials offered to tenced to three years' labor camp. Stefan Hawrysz — UNA Supreme Organizer release anumber of Ukrainian prisoners of conscience in return for Mr. Terelia's All Members and Non-Members and their Families are Welcome. agreement to stop publishing the Chron– Wasyl Sywenky icle of the Catholic Church in Ukraine, Minister of... Secretary and his recantation in the press, on the (Continued from page 2) radio and on television. The officials Union. Although several figures in would not,however, agree to Mr. Tere– Ukrainian industry have been severely gafegSj^aaMB lia's request that a number of Jews criticized over the past six months, all (including Anatoly Shcharansky) and have hitherto managed to hold on to non-Ukrainian women (including Yele– their posts. na Sannikova) be among those released. д SPECIAL CHRISTMAS GIFT A meeting at Svalyava on January 20 Mr. Grinko's "failure," if it can be likewise yielded no agreement. called such, has been accentuated by the "Lito" - book in Ukranian - ages 2-7 improved over-all performance of the Full Color - 56.50 Lt. Col. Korsun told Mr. Terelia: Soviet coal industry this year, with the UMITED EDITION PRINTS NOW AVAILABLE "Terelia, we can do anything. Look at plan for the first nine months being Signed, numbered, full color the example of Raoul Wallenberg. 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will send defectors back?" important to appease the Soviet Union Meanwhile, the immigration and Reactions State Department spokesman Charles than to allow a young man an unfettered Naturalization Service on Monday, (Continued from page 1) Redman declined to comment on the chance for freedom." November 11, announced that it had shal Koniev were a protected enclave senator's charges, reported the Ass'oci– Also during the committee's hearing. completed an internal investigation of similar to an embassy and that the State ated Press. Dr. William E. O"Ma!ley a Waterford, the Medvid case. A report over 100 Department "acted in accord with that Charging that the administration had va,. psychiatrist, testified that he was pages long had been given to the Justice view." abandoned the sailor in order to avoid a "appalled" by the conclusions of a Department as part of an inquiry He asked: "Why was the U.S. govern– dispute on the eve of the U.S.-USSR report by an Air Force psychiatrist who ordered by Attorney General Edwin ment so protective of the Soviets at this summit. Sen. Helms said, "The State examined Mr. Medvid on October 28 Meese. time? is there a secret agreement that we Department clearly decided' it's more and 29. That report suggested that Mr. 1NS Commissioner Alan C. Nelson Medvid's decision to jump ship had said he expects disciplinary action to be been an impulsive act and found him taken against two Border Patrol offi– finally before Justice Lewis F. Powell, mentally competent and not under the cials who forcibly returned the Ukrain– Medvid case... who also denied the petition. At that influence of drugs when he announced ian sailor to his ship after he twice (Continued from page 3) point, Mr. Fylypovych said, the ACLU he wanted to return to the Soviet Union. jumped overboard into the Mississippi. a petition with the Supreme Court for decided that its efforts were futile. Dr. O'Malley said evidence suggests The House of Representatives on a temporary injunction preventing the Mr. Fylypovych, who first took his that Mr. Medvid's bid for freedom was Tuesday, November 12, voted 408-3 to Soviet freighter from leaving U.S. case to district courts in Philadelphia in fact premeditated and that his later adopt a resolution stating that President waters. and the District of Columbia and to the statements were made while the seaman Reagan should have protected Mr. The petition was filed at 1:12 p.m. court of appeals in Washington, com– was under the influence of strong mind- Medvid's rights, and that the sailor before Chief Justice Warren E. Burger, mented that all the courts that heard the altering drugs, and after he had possibly should have been given an additional who then referred the matter to the Medvid case "were simply terrorized by been tortured. The drugs used, believed interview on American soil in an at– entire Supreme Court. Two hours later, U.S. attorneys" who claimed that if they to be powerful tranquilizers, can remain mosphere free of intimidation. The at 3:15 p.m., the court ruled 9-0 against issued an injunction there could be a in the body and be in effect for weeks, he resolution had been introduced by Rep. granting the injunction. confrontation, even a war, between the said. Don Ritter (R-Pa.). Mr. Fylypovych said the American United States and the Soviet Union. Civil Liberties Union filed a similar Mr. Fylypovych added, the judges were was held in a downtown hotel in New petition before the Supreme Court the asked: do you want this on your Protesters bid... Orleans by members of the Philadelphia- next day at 7 p.m. as the ship was shoulders? (Continued from page 1) based Ukrainian Human Rights Com– already moving downriver. That "All it would have taken was one protesters who carried banners urging mittee. petition was first filed before Justice Supreme Court Justice to say: stop the freedom for Mr. Medvid. Svyatoslav Karavansky, a Ukrainian Byron R. White, who denied it; then ship," he noted. "We were surprised that One woman, who was visibly moved, dissident who languished in Soviet before Justice William J. Brennan, who some of the more liberal, civil-rights- read a brief statement saying, "As prisons for 30 years and now lives in the also denied it; before Justice Thurgood minded justices did not issue an order" Ukrainians we are angry, and as Ameri– United States, told reporters about the Marshall who was unavailable; and to hold the ship. cans we are embarrassed." fate that Mr. Medvid faces in the Soviet Other protestors yelled "Stop that Union. ship now!" as the ship that became the "He will be sent to the vast and center of a pre-summit furor began its destructive gulag or perhaps to a labor trip home. camp in Siberia," said Mr. Karavansky. On Saturday afternoon, the Ameri– "But 1 believe he most likely will end up can Civil Liberties Union announced it for many years in a psychiatric prison." had filedanothe r lawsuit in U.S District A statement issued by the Ukrainian Court in New Orleans, on behalf of the Human Rights Committee accused Senate Agriculture Committee. The President Reagan of selling out to the lawsuit was rejected by the court which Soviets on the eve of the U.S. Soviet ruled that only the U.S. District Court summit. in Washington could prevent the ship Meanwhile, a spokesman for STOP from leaving territorial waters. Appeals said his group plans to sue"the U.S. to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Coast Guard for S10 million for haras- and the U.S. Supreme Court also ap– sing its boat, the "Freedom Warrior," peared. .. and for the alleged reckless handling of On the evening of November 9, as the a Coast Guard boat: , v Marshal Koniev continued to steam the "At one point they attempted to ram some 100 miles downriver towards us," STOP spokesman Jeff Pandin told international waters, a press conference reporters.

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Nancy L. Johnson (R) MICHIGAN Matthew F. McHugh (D) 151 congressmen... John Conyers (D) Frank Horton (R) (Continued from page 3) DELAWARE Carl D. Pursetl (R) Fred J. Eckert (R) worked for the restoration of the Thomas R. Carper (D) Mark D. Siljander (R) Jack F. Kemp (R) Ukrainian Catholic Church that was David E. Bonior (D) Henry J. Nowak (D) Dennis M. Hertel (D) liquidated by the Soviets in 1946. Most FLORIDA Michael Bilirakis (R) John D. Dingell (D) NORTH CAROLINA of the Ukrainian Catholic Church's Bill Nelson (D) Sander M. Levin (D) Steven L. Neal (D) episcopate and clergy was executed or Dan Mica (D) William S. Broomfield (R) imprisoned; others continued working Claude D. Pepper (D) NORTH DAKOTA in what came to be known as the Dante B. Fascell (D) MINNESOTA Byron L. Dorgan (D) "Catacomb Church." in early 1984 the vin Weber (R) group began issuing the Chronicle of GEORGIA Bill Frenzel (R) ОНІО the Catholic Church in Ukraine, an Newt Gingrich James L. Oberstar (D) Tony P. Hall (D) underground human-rights journal. Marcy Kaptur (D) Dennis E. Eckart (D) in their letter to Gorbachev, the HAWAU MISSOURI Daniel K. Akaka (D) Robert A. Young (D) John F. Seiberling (D) congressmen noted that "the imprison– Bill Emerson (R) Edward F. Feighan (D) ment of Mr. Terelia has attracted Mary Rose Oakar (D) worldwide attention, including the ILLINOIS NEBRASKA concern of a great number of constitu– Charles A. Hayes (D) Hal Daub (R) OKLAHOMA tents. As members of the United States George O'Brien (R) Mike Synar (D) William O. Lipinski (D) Congress, we are adding our voices and NEVADA Dave McCurdy (D) Henry J. Hyde (R) Harry M. Reid (D) appeal for his freedom." Cardiss Collins (D) The following are signers to the letter OREGON John E. Porter (R) NEW JERSEY Les AuCoin (D) in behalf of Yosyp Terelia. We publish Frank Annunzio (D) James J. Florio (D) Ron Wyden (D) the names here to inform constituents Harris W. Fawell (R) ' William J. Hughes (D) about the activity of their representa– Lane Evans (D) James J. Howard (D) PENNSYLVANIA tives. Christopher H. Smith (R) Thomas M. Foglietta (D) 1ND1ANA Marge Roukema (R) Joe Roller (D) ALABAMA Danny L. Burton (R) Bernard J. Dwyer (D) Gus Yatron (D) Ben Erdreich (D) Lee H. Hamilton (D) Matthew J. Rinaldo (R) Peter H. Kostmayer (D) Andrew Jacobs. Jr. (D) Robert A. Roe (D) Joseph M. McDade (R) ARKANSAS Robert G. Torricelli (D) Don Rittcr (R) Tommy Robinson (D) 10WA Peter W. Rodino Jr. (D) George W. Gekas (R) Jim Leach (R) Dean A. Gallo (R) Doug Walgren (D) CALIFORNIA Berkley Bedell (D) Jim Coulter (R) Austin J. Murphy (D) Douglas H. Bosco (D) H. James Saxton (R) Robert T. Matsui (D) KANSAS Frank J. Guarini (D) TENNESSEE Yic Fazio (D) Dan Glickman (D) James H. Quillen (R) Barbara Boxer (D) Bob Whittaker (R) Jim Cooper (D) Ronald v. Dellums (D) NEW YORK William Carney (R) Don Edwards (D) KENTUCKY TEXAS Tom Lantos (D) Robert J. Mrazek (D) Harold Rogers (R) Norman F. Lent (R) John Bryant (D) Robert J. Lagomarsino (R) Bill Archer (R) Bobbi Fiedler (R) Raymond J. McGrath (R) MAINE Gary L. Acker-man (D) Martin Frost (D) Henry A. Waxman (D) John R. McKeman Jr. (D) Howard L. Berman (D) James H. Scheuer (D) Mel Levine (D) Thomas J. Manton (D) VIRGINIA Herbert H. Bateman (R) Matthew G. Martinez (D) MARYLAND Charles E. Schumer (D) Thomas J. Bliley Jr. (R) Mervyn M. Dymally (D) Roy Dyson (D) Major R. Owens (D) Jerry Lewis (R) Barbara Delicti Bentley (R) Charles B. Rangel (D) George E. Brown Jr. (D) Steny H. Hoyer (D) Ted S. Weiss (D) WASHINGTON Robert K. Doman (R) Michael D. Barnes (D) Robert Garcia (D) John Miller (R) Bill Lowery (R) Mario Biaggi (D) Mike Lowry (D) Joseph J. Dio Guardi (R) Daniel E. Lungren (R) MASSACHUSETTS Duncan Hunter (R) Hamilton Fish Jr. (R) WISCONSIN Silvio O. Conte (R) Benjamin A. Gilman (R) Gerald D. Kleczka (D) Edward P. Boland (D) Samuel S. Stratton (D) COLORADO Joseph D. Early (D) Gerald B. Solomon (R) Barney Frank (D) DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Patricia Schroeder (D) George C. Wortley (rt) Walter E. Fauntroy (D) Nicholas Mavroulis (D) CONNECTICUT Edward J. Markey (D) Barbara Kennelly (D) Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. (D) Padoch, who was the original 1NS Bruce A. Morrison (D) Joe Moakley (D) UNA statement... interpreter, we are convinced that the Stewart B. McKinney (R) Brian J. Donnelly (D) (Continued from page 3) person Dr. Padoch interviewed and the November 6, that it was the perception person described in the psychiatric of the Ukrainian and other East Euro– report issued yesterday are two different extended greetings and gave a brief talk. pean communities in the United States people. The statements of Joseph Wy– Ohio Fraternal... The Hungarian Theatre and Dance that Secretary of State George Shultz man and his nephew, the first Ameri– (Continued from page 5) Company under the direction of Dennis had made a deal with the Soviets on the cans to meet the original Myroslav E. Fiedler, Greater Beneficial Union of Tarnai presented a group of Hungarian eve of the summit not to pursue the Medvid, and Henry Holzer, a professor Pittsburgh; secretary - Ann A. Hook; dances, which were warmly applauded matter. of law at the Brooklyn School of Law treasurer - Mrs. Bobeczko; and 12 by the audience. vice-President Bush, according to who was involved in the legal pro– executive board members. The above The "Fraternalist of the Year" award Mr. Szmagala, assured him "with ceedings on behalf of Mr. Medvid, slate was unanimously elected to serve was presented to past president and vehemence" that the summit had nothing support this conclusion. for 1985-86. current treasurer of the Ohio Fraternal to do with the way this was handled. The question must be asked: Why has The Rev. Schuerger served a mass at Congress, Mrs. Bobeczko. by Peter Mr. Szmagala said he also suggested to the real Myroslav Medvid not been seen 4:15 p.m. at the hotel. A reception and C. Kuhn, member of the William Penn the vice-president that Attorney General since October 25? is the Ukrainian cocktail hour, compliments of the Association. Mrs. Bobeczko has attend– Edwin Meese be empowered to do sailor who jumped into the Mississippi Hungarian Reformed Federation, was ed the congress since 1962 and has whatever he had to do, including holding River in hopes of living "in an honest held and followed by a banquet. Some served over a period of 20 years as a the ship, until an investigation was country" still alive, or has he been killed 115 delegates and guests attended the member of the executive board as completed. The vice-president said he or brutalized aboard the Soviet ship in banquet. fourth, third, second and first vice- thought this was a good idea and that he U.S. territorial waters? What are the The Rev. imre Bertalan, president of president and as president in 1974-75. would recommend this to the president, Soviets afraid of? Why cant the Soviets the Hungarian Reformed Federation in 1982 she was elected as treasurer. Mr. Szmagala added. allow the real Myroslav Medvid appear The installation of officers and execu– Mr. Szmagala had been asked to in the presence of those who first met Robert Conquest... tive board members was held on Sun- contact vice-President Bush by UNA him and in the presence of the American day and was led by Dr. Mary Z. Gaspa– Supreme President John O. Flis, and he press to tell the world he wants to go (Continued from page 4) rik, medical examiner of the Slovak followed up the phone conversation home. cation?" Eventually, Petro Shclest, Catholic Sokol. Dr. Gasparik extended with a letter to Mr. Bush. We call upon the attorney general to leader of Ukraine was seen as a "na– her greetings and gave the oath of office. The full text of the UNA's statement stop the departure of the Marshal tional deviationist" and was removed. Mr. Hruska. newly elected president, regarding the Medvid case follows. Koniev and to determine that no crime Dr. Conquest's lecture drew heavily expressed his appreciation and asked ttt against Myroslav Medvid was com– on Or. James E. Mace's book, "Com– for the cooperation of the board for the The Ukrainian National Association mitted, and that he is alive and well. munism and the Dilemmas of National new year. Mr. Hruska presented the Supreme Assembly, convened at a Liberation: National Communism in past president's certificate to Mr. special meeting, is deeply concerned Soviet Ukraine, 1918-1933." Dr. Con- Kernes. The assembly adjourned with that the U.S. Departments of State and MOTHER 8. SON quest's book on the famine, "The the singing of "God Bless America". Justice may be, knowingly or unknow– Harvest of Sorrow: Collectivization The 69th annual session of the Ohio ingly, involved in an international 100K1NG FOR 4 ROOMS 1N BAYONHE OR J.C. CALl AFTER 5 P.M. and the Terror Famine," will be avail- Fraternal Congress will be held on cover-up. Based on the newly released able in the spring from Oxford Uni– October 10-12, 1986, at the Marriott psychiatric report and the sworn in- 437-5421 or 432-4914 versitv Press. Hotal in Cleveland. depth testimony of our member, irene 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER n, 1985 No. 46

November 21 LOS ANGELES: The second in a PREVIEW OF EVENTS series of Christmas tree ornament CAMBRIDGE, MM.: A lecture on half-hour comedy routine. The ad- will run through December 17 and is workshops will be held from noon to "The Most important Question of mission fee is S10 and tickets will be open to the public from 11 a.m. to 6 4 p.m. at the Ukrainian Art Center, Our Historiography: The Relation available at the door. A cash bar and p.m., daily except Monday. For 4315 Melrose Ave. Zenovia Wrzes– the Primary and Novgorod First a Ukrainian-style buffet will be more information call (212) 288- niewsky, the educational program Chronicles" will be given by Harvard available. 8660. director at the center will teach University research associate Don participants on the art of making Ostrowski at 4 p.m. at the Harvard TORONTO: The University of To– November 23 bread dough flowers, egg shell de– Ukrainian Research institute, 1583 ronto Alumni Association, in co- corations and picture frames. Ad– Massachusetts Ave. For further operation with the Chair of Ukrai– PHILADELPHIA: A Christmas vance registration can be arranged by information call(617) 495-4053. nian Studies Foundation, will be bazaar will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 calling (213) 668-0172. presenting an evening called "Ka– p.m. at the Ukrainian Educational November 22 tedra at Y" on the occasion of the and Cultural Center, 700 Cedar SOUTH ORANGE, N J.: Branch 86 fifth anniversary of the establishment Road. The bazaar is sponsored by of the Ukrainian National Women's PHILADELPHIA: An art exhibit of the chair. The evening will feature the Ukrainian Co-Op Nursery School. League of America will be' spon– featuring the works of Yakiv Krekh– commedienne LubaGoy oftheCBCs soring a concert to benefit The ovetsky and Paul Lopata will be held Royal Canadian Air Force and PHILADELPHIA: A concert in Ukrainian Museum of New Yorkat4 through November 24 at the Ukrai– Joanne Kolomyjec of the Canadian honor of Prof. Yurij Oransky will be pjn. at the Seton Hall University, nian Cultural and Educational Cen– Opera Company. Representatives of held at 3 p.m. at the Ukrainian Dougherty Student Center. Per– ter. Artist and author Petro Mehyk the university and the chair will also Educational and Cultural Center, formers include: soprano Elena will open the exhibit at 8 p.m. The be present The cost of the evening is 700 Cedar Road. This event is being Heimur, pianist Laryssa Krupa and exhibit will be open on Saturday and 535. For further information contact sponsored by Branch 43 of the U– violinist Halyna Strilec. Tickets are Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dr. Edward Thompson at (416) 978- krainian National Women's League 515 and S10 for senior citizens and 8991 or lhor Bardyn at (416) 920- of America. students. Tickets may be purchased CHICAGO: A lecture on "Advo– 2111. at Dnipro, (201) 373-8787, or at the door. cating the Ukrainian Cause in the EL1ZABETH, N.J.: The Blessed Media" will be given by Washington virgin Mary Senior Sodality will journalist George Sajewych at 7 p.m. NEW YORK: The Carpathian Ski hold its annual "Holiday Yarmarok" November 26 in the basement hall of St. Nicholas Club will be holding a banquet and at St. viadimir School Hall, 425 Cathedral, Rice and Oakley streets. an evening of entertainment on the Grier Ave. Reasonably priced U– WASH1NGTON: The Washington This lecture is the second last in a occasion of its 60th anniversary at krainian ceramics, embroideries, premiere of the film "Harvest of series of free seminars sponsored by the Ukrainian institute of America, 2 cards, toys, bread, cakes and holiday Despair" will be presented by The the Ukrainian American Justice E. 79th St. Cocktails will be served at wares will be available. Ukrainian Washington Group at the Biograph Committee. For further information 6:30 p.m. and the program will begin food and refreshments can be pur- Theatre, 2819 M St. N.W. in George- contact Roman Golash at (312) 359- at 7:30 p.m. Entertainment will be chased at the "Cafe Kiev." There is town.- The film will be shown at 7 8489. provided by the Dumka vocal en– no admission charge. p.m., 9 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Tickets' semble, singer lhor Rakowsky and are 54. PARMA, Ohio: The Ukrainian Stu– the Hirniak orchestra. Admission is November 24 dent Organization (TUSM) will hold 530 per person or 520 for students. November 27 a Grand Fall Dance at 8 p.m. at the P1SCATAWAY, NJ.: "Harvest of St. Josaphat Astrodome, 5720 State Despair," the 55-minute documen– TORONTO: A lecture by Red Army Road. Musical entertainment will be NEW YORK: An exhibit of wood- tary on the 1932-33 Great Famine in defector Mykola Movchan will be provided by the Kalyna band of To– cuts by Andrij Maday will open at 8 Ukraine will be screened at 4 p.m. at held at 4 p.m. at the Library Sciences ronto, and Ukrainian Canadian co- p.m. at the Ukrainian institute of the Busch Students'Center at Rutgers Building at the University of Toronto. median Ted Woloshyn will perform a America, 2 E. 79th St. The exhibit University. Ukrainian American Mr. Movchan, a Ukrainian, will attorney victor Rud will speak on speak about his experiences as a the famine following the film. There Soviet soldier in Afghanistan and is no admission charge, and refresh– about the plight of refugees in Soviet– Щ ments will be served. This event is occupied Afghanistan. This event is і SVOBODA PRINT SHOP being organized by the Rutgers being sponsored by the U. of Т. І Professional typesetting and printing services University Ukrainian Students'Club. Ukrainian Students' Club. Forfurther І information call (416) 964-0389. We print Ш BOOKS m BROCHURES m LEAFLETS PHILADELPHIA: A luncheon and 1 November 30 For information and rales contact banquet commemorating the 10th anniversary of St. Michael the Arch– SVOBODA ! angel Ukrainian Catholic Church BRIDGEPORT, conn.–. Branch 73 1 30 Moflttonwry Street a Jersey City. N.J. 07302 І will be held at 1 p.m. at the Ukrainian of the Ukrainian National Women's h Telephone: (201) 434-0237: (201) 434-0807: і Educational and Cultural Center, League of America will be spon– Щ І 700 Cedar Road. soring an Embroidery Dance from 9 І ЇІ p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Holy Trinity j I NEW YORK: Pianist Juliana Osin– Church Hall, 99 York St.'Musical Щ UKRAINIAN HERITAGE DEFENSE COMMITTEE ff chuk will give a lecture-demonstra– entertainment will be provided by 1 II tion on "Ukrainian Piano Works," Charivni Ochi. and the 1 her newly released album, at 5p.m. SUPREME EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Щ at the Ukrainian institute of America, PREviEW OF Ev'ENTS, a listing of the Щ 2 E. 79th St. The pianist will present a g historical survey of Ukrainian com– of Ukrainian community events open UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Щ posers and their works, and she will to the public, is a service provided І call upon you to І perform selections from her album. free of charge by The Weekly to the І The lecture-demonstration is being Ukrainian community. 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