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INSIDE:• Follow-up on the 19th conclave of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress — pages 3-4. • Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. holds its 15th Sobor — page 5. • 150th anniversary of the national awakening in Halychyna — page 12.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXVI HE No.KRAINIAN 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 EEKLY$1.25/$2 in Ukraine CongressT approvesU Ukraine marks 80th anniversary of WesternW Ukrainian National Republic $195 M for Ukraine by Michael Sawkiw Jr. Ukrainian National Information Service WASHINGTON – Following lengthy negotiations between Democratic and Republican members of Congress, the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed several appropriations bills, which were combined into one large omnibus bill. Titled “H.4328 – Conference Report Making Omnibus Consolidation and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for FY 1999,” the bill encompasses several funding bills for agricultural programs, foreign assistance, judiciary programs, Commerce Department spending, Treasury Department programs, as well as other spending measures. Amounting to over $500 billion, the bill was adopt- ed by the House of Representatives on October 20, and by the Senate the following day. Of the $13.2 billion in funds available for U.S. for- eign assistance programs in the overall omnibus bill, $801 million was provided under the Freedom Support Act (FSA) for assistance to the new inde- pendent states. Twelve countries of the NIS will divide the available funds, with Ukraine receiving a $195 million earmark for 1999. Funds for Ukraine have been designated for Roman Woronowycz nuclear safety programs and personnel security initia- Women veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army gathered on Freedom Square awaiting the arrival of President tives at nuclear plants. However, a provision in the bill Leonid Kuchma. withholds the amount of aid granted to Ukraine “until the secretary of state reports to the Committee on by Roman Woronowycz Kuchma. He called the declaration of the WUNR in the wake Appropriations that Ukraine has undertaken signifi- Kyiv Press Bureau of the Austro-Hungarian Empire’s collapse “the revival of Ukrainian national statehood after a break of many cen- cant economic reforms additional to those achieved in LVIV – The Ukrainian government officially acknowl- fiscal year 1998.” The proviso refers to specific turies.” edged for the first time the legitimacy of the 1918 Western In more than seven years of independence, no Ukrainian reforms of commercial and tax codes in Ukraine, as Ukrainian National Republic (WUNR) with a visit here by well as the continued resolution of U.S. business com- government leader had officially acknowledged the existence President Leonid Kuchma on November 1 to celebrate the of the Western Ukrainian government, which lasted for less plaints that must be reported 120 days after the enact- 80th anniversary of the formation of the short-lived state. ment of the bill. than three months before it willingly united with the govern- Appearing before a packed auditorium of political, cultural ment of the Ukrainian National Republic in Kyiv on January The FY 1999 foreign assistance bill also effects and business dignitaries at the Lviv Opera House, President programs in Russia and other former republics of 22, 1919, although it did keep its own governmental structure. Kuchma made it clear that his government now recognizes The president brought along a large political contingent to the Soviet Union. U.S. aid to Russia is to be pro- the contributions of the western Ukrainian state toward vided if the president certifies that “a) it is vital to this city, often called the western capital of Ukraine. With Ukraine’s democratic development. him for the one-day visit were: Second Vice-Chairman of the the national security interests of the United States; “In its significance, political ramifications and impact on and b) that the government of Russia is taking Verkhovna Rada Viktor Medvedchuk, Vice Prime Minister of the future development of Ukraine, the establishment of the meaningful steps to limit major supply contracts WUNR foretold of the coming freedom,” said President (Continued on page 14) and to curtail the transfer of technology and techno- logical expertise.” No more than 30 percent of the funds available under the Freedom Support Act will be distributed to any country in the region, excluding earmarks of Security chief rejects sabotage in Zenit explosion assistance to Ukraine and the Southern Caucasus by Roman Woronowycz space industry that there was no sabotage,” said the secre- region. Kyiv Press Bureau tary of Ukraine’s National Defense and Security Council, The Southern Caucasus region, which includes the Volodymyr Horbulin, on October 28. Mr. Horbulin is a KYIV — Ukraine’s national security chief said he countries of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbijan, has mechanical engineer who has headed Ukraine’s National been provided $228 million in U.S. foreign assistance. rejects the notion that the explosion of a Ukrainian Zenit Space Agency and once worked at the PivdenMash rock- Funds are to be available for “reconstruction and other 2 rocket in September was the result of sabotage. et factory that designed and produced the Zenit II. activities relating to the peaceful resolution of con- Russian experts said two weeks ago that a malfunction According to Mr. Horbulin, the control system of the flicts within the region, especially those in the vicinity in the Russian-built control system of the Ukrainian-built Zenit II had a fatal design flaw that did not allow it to rocket, which was carrying 12 U.S. satellites, caused the of Abkhazia and Nagarno-Karabakh.” recognize a malfunction in the system’s operation, explosion that destroyed the rocket and the payload min- Of the funds provided under this section of the which it mistook for a malfunction in the engine. It then utes after launch. Freedom Support Act, 37 percent will be made avail- gave an emergency destruction order that downed the The computer control system that malfunctioned was able for Georgia ($84.4 million) and 35 percent for rocket. produced by the Russian Automation and Instrument Armenia ($79.8 million). Further assistance will also Mr. Horbulin called the accident tragic but understand- Research and Production Center in Moscow. be provided for an endowment for the American able. “There have always been and will continue to be Rumors had circulated widely in Ukraine that the University in Armenia. unsuccessful launchings because that type of technology explosion was a result of sabotage by political forces in The Central and East European countries also is at the horizon [of innovation] and even beyond it,” said Russia who had wanted to discredit Ukraine’s space pro- received U.S. foreign assistance within the Support Mr. Horbulin. for East European Democracy (SEED) Act in the gram. amount of $430 million – $200 million of which has “I can judge on the strength of all my experience in the (Continued on page 20) been designated for Bosnia and Herzegovina. 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45

Canadian PM, rebuffed by Russia, NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS still eagerly awaited by Ukraine, Poland IMF approves loan tranche to Ukraine crisis much better than Russia, but he also by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj Mr. Trickey wrote, “and Mr. Yeltsin sent noted that a number of problems still exist Toronto Press Bureau word he was not interested in hosting Mr. KYIV – The International Monetary in relations between the two countries, since Chrétien unless trade was part of the Fund on October 29 approved a $78 million payments from Russia have been virtually TORONTO — In a fit of pique over visit.” tranche of the $2.2 billion three-year credit suspended. (Eastern Economist) Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien’s The Canadian prime minister put a to Ukraine, Ukrainian News reported on decision to downgrade the planned Team brave face on the situation in a press November 2. The IMF had planned to pro- Hungary, Ukraine strengthen bilateral ties Canada trade visit to Russia, Ukraine and release issued by his office on October 27, vide Ukraine with the tranche by the end of BUDAPEST – Ukraine hopes that once Poland to a series of three political sum- in which he is quoted as saying, “In con- October, but it had been postponed. Valerii Hungary is admitted into the European mits, on October 26 Russian President sultation with President Yeltsin, I have Lytvytskyi, aide to the Ukrainian president, Union and NATO, it will be more effective Boris Yeltsin told Mr. Chrétien not to decided to postpone my visit to Russia, in said the postponement of the tranche is due in helping Ukraine’s quest for Euro-Atlantic come at all. light of the current international economic to an “exclusively technical reason” con- According to a front-page report by situation. I look forward to rescheduling nected with the repayment of Ukraine’s integration, visiting Ukrainian President Mike Trickey in the premiere issue of the my trip, perhaps later in 1999.” $109 million loan to the Chase Manhattan Leonid Kuchma told his Hungarian coun- Toronto-based National Post daily of The press release also mentions that Bank in Luxembourg. A statement issued terpart, Arpad Goncz, on October 27. At a October 27, Mr. Yeltsin’s office made the “the prime minister’s plan to conduct his by the IMF’s Kyiv office on October 30 joint news conference President Kuchma announcement together with a cancellation first official visits to Ukraine and Poland said the Ukrainian government remains accused the EU of discriminating against of the Russian leader’s own visit to a remains unchanged.” committed to the IMF’s loan program and his country by barring it from associate European Union ministers’ meeting in Sophie Galarneau, a press relations offi- that the recent restructuring of Ukrainian membership. Echoing recent Polish fears of Vienna. cial at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) short-term bonds to foreign creditors a new divide across Europe, Mr. Kuchma “Seven years after the collapse of the told The Weekly on October 28 that enables the authorities to concentrate on said that Ukraine is Hungary’s and Poland’s Soviet Union, Russia remains hyper-sensi- Ukrainian officials had already been con- economic and financial reforms. An IMF close neighbor, and since these two coun- tive to any action that can be construed as tacted and the scheduled visit to Ukraine mission headed by Muhammed Shadman- tries will join the EU in the near future, they lack of respect befitting a superpower,” has been confirmed. Ms. Galarneau point- Valavi had arrived in Ukraine on October will have to protect themselves from the ed out that there is a distinction between 27 and was to work in Ukraine through uncontrollable flow of goods and emigrants Russia, Ukraine and Poland, in that the lat- November 6. The mission focused mainly and to establish a strict visa regime with its ter two countries have yet to host an offi- on working with the Verkhovna Rada and neighbors. At present, Ukrainians do not cial visit by Mr. Chrétien. the Cabinet of Ministers to resolve the issue need a visa to enter Poland and Hungary. A U.S. Embassy alert As a result, the PMO official said Kyiv of balancing budget revenues with expens- Ukrainian and Hungarian delegation agreed and Warsaw are “still very much looking es. (Eastern Economist, RFE/RL Newsline) to create a working group, which would in Kyiv kept hush-hush forward to a visit by the prime minister,” prepare proposals to the EU to simplify visa Eastern Economist whether or not it has a primarily commer- IMF official questions budget projections regulations. Ukrainian and Hungarian offi- cial component. cials signed several documents dealing with KYIV – U.S. citizens in Ukraine’s KYIV – John Odling-Smee, director of Ms. Galarneau said logistics of the visit, the IMF’s Second European Department, issues such as confidence-building meas- capital expressed concern that a high- including the exact dates when the ures in the military sphere and developing level security alert that apparently said during a November 2 meeting with Canadian leader will be in Ukraine, are members of the Verkhovna Rada’s Finance the Hungarian-Ukrainian border region. included Marines being flown into still being finalized. (RFE/RL Newsline, Eastern Economist) Ukraine was not released officially until and Banking Committee that the 1999 state Taras Malyshevsky, press attaché at budget contains overly optimistic revenue Friday afternoon, October 23, although Ukraine attends Euro-Atlantic conference Ukraine’s Embassy in Ottawa, said that projections. He said the International most Embassy staff were sent home on planning for the January mission is ongo- Monetary Fund has already voiced these KYIV – A delegation including the paid administrative leave the day before. ing, as 10 bilateral agreements concerning objections to the Cabinet of Ministers and Verkhovna Rada’s Foreign Affairs The memo sent out to State cultural exchanges, bio-technology, aero- recommended that they review the figures. Committee Vice-Chairman Oleksander Department contractors said in part, “The space, global warming and civil law are In response to Mr. Odling-Smee’s criti- Puhkalo, National Deputy Dmytro U.S. government has received informa- being prepared for official signing in Kyiv. cisms, Prime Minister Valerii Pustovoitenko Pavlychko, and Ukraine’s ambassador to tion indicating a terrorist attack may be The original intent was for a delegation has already requested that relevant min- Poland participated on October 27 in the planned against the American Embassy in of up to 2,000 Canadian business leaders istries and departments prepare special Euro-Atlantic Dialog conference on Kiev [sic]. Additional security precautions and 10 provincial premiers to make a deal- measures to increase budget revenues. Parliamentary Projects organized by the are being taken and the Ukrainian authori- making tour of the three countries in During his meeting with Mr. Pustovoitenko Polish Foreign Affairs Ministry. ties continue to provide full support to January 1999. It was to have been the first on the same day, Mr. Odling-Smee praised Parliamentarians from more than 20 coun- ensure the security of the Embassy as well such visit to Europe by a Team Canada the Ukrainian government for its efforts to tries participated in the conference. The as the other mission elements.” delegation. stabilize the country’s financial and eco- Euro-Atlantic conferences are designed to “We were uninformed for 36 hours,” According to the National Post item, nomic situation. He said he was satisfied by bolster the cooperative work and communi- said Tom Garrett of IRI. “Russian authorities learned of the cancel- the monetary policies of the National Bank cation processes of existing structures such (Continued on page 21) (Continued on page 21) of Ukraine which, he said, have restored as NATO and the EU, said First Vice confidence in the hryvnia and brought the Minister for Foreign Affairs A. Ananich. He official currency exchange rate closer to the stressed that both organizations are open to market rate. Mr. Odling-Smee, who said new members. (Eastern Economist) Ex-head of Chornobyl plant that he considers Ukraine’s conversion of foreign-held T-bills a success, added that Ukraine to liquidate strategic bombers raises fears over Y2K bug the confidence of foreign investors is gradu- KYIV – Viktor Mykhtiuk, vice-minister ally returning. The IMF official also said of defense and commander of the 43rd Eastern Economist Cabinet in the summer of 1999. that Ukraine has made “significant progress army announced on October 27 that with Mr. Parashin said that no nuclear sta- in many directions of structural reforms.” KYIV – Serhiy Parashin, director of (Continued on page 18) tion has so far taken any action whatso- He noted that Ukraine has dealt with the the international center Energy and ever. He added that the draft state budget Information – 21st Century, appealed on for 1999 does not provide funds to October 21 to the government to take resolve this problem. 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Mr. Parashin Parsippany, NJ 07054 Ika Koznarska Casanova ment and the Verkhovna Rada, and only said Ukraine should appeal for U.S. aid one Cabinet of Ministers decree, in to help resolve this problem, as the U.S. The Ukrainian Weekly Archive: www.ukrweekly.com August, has been issued demanding that has promised to provide other countries The Ukrainian Weekly, November 8, 1998, No. 45, Vol. LXVI nuclear stations introduce necessary with a total of $120 million to address Copyright © 1998 The Ukrainian Weekly changes to software and report to the the millennium bug issue. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 3 Workshop during UCC’s triennial conclave focuses on Canadian issues

by Yuriy Diakunchak and Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj WINNIPEG – A workshop on “Canadian issues held here on October 10 and 11 in the Lombard Hotel’s Wellington Room during the 19th triennial conclave of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress sought to refocus the com- munity’s wandering attention back to concerns about Canada’s multiculturalism policy and the contribution Ukrainian Canadians can make to the unity debate. Since delegates were often seen rushing from the Wellington Room to attend discussions on matters such as war crimes prosecution or relations with Ukraine, it was difficult to gauge whether the delegates, the UCC’s rank and file, share the UCC leadership’s interest in this area. At any rate, thanks to the resolutions passed at the con- gress, the UCC is fully up to date on matters federalist and constitutional. According to the first, “the UCC supports the principle of Canada remaining a united country with its present geographical boundaries,” which means that the UCC (including its new Montréal-based president, Evhen Czolij) is arrayed against those seeking to establish a sov- ereign Québec. However, the second and third resolutions represented an olive branch extended to the home province of the new Mykhailo Liakhovych UCC president. Prof. Howard McConnell of University of Saskatchewan’s law faculty addresses “Unity Issues from the That resolution stated that “the UCC supports the Perspective of Minority Groups in Canada” during the workshop on Canadian issues at the 19th triennial Calgary Accord,” an agreement reached by first ministers conclave of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. Other panelists (from left), UCC Government Relations of nine of Canada’s provinces (Québec did not sign) and Committee Chair Adrian Boyko; Dr. Bohdan Kordan, University of Saskatchewan, department of political two territories on September 17, 1997, stipulating in Point studies; Ronald Remillard, manager of political and legal affairs, Society for Franco Manitobans. 4 of the accord that “the Charter of Rights and Freedoms The role of Canadians of non-French and non-English Canada’s institutions should reflect this. of the Constitution of Canada mandates that the Charter is to be interpreted in a manner consistent with the preserva- backgrounds is mostly relegated to side-show status. Walter Luciw, a Plast representative from Toronto and a tion and enhancement of the multicultural heritage of But with 42 percent of Canada’s population now falling participant in the workshop, supported the idea of re-exam- Canadians.” into this heterogeneous group, Mr. Boyko claimed that it is ining the two founding nations assumption behind Point 5 of the Calgary Accord noted that “the unique time for change. Canada’s nationhood. “We have to make it obvious to the character of Québec society, including its French-speaking “We [non-English, non-French communities in Canada] two founding nations that things have changed as a way to majority, its culture and tradition of civil law, is fundamen- are not suggesting a rewrite of the Constitution to include save the country,” Mr. Luciw said. tal to the well-being of Canada.” every single language or culture. What we are saying is Mr. Boyko said he seeks a shift of power in Canada, a The third resolution affirmed that “the UCC recognizes that 42 percent of Canadians are neither English nor re-balancing away from the bipolar English-French axis to Québec’s distinctive status within Canada.” French, and our institutions must reflect that reality,” Mr. a mono-polar but multicultural arrangement that is still According to Adrian Boyko, outgoing chair of the Boyko said in an interview after the congress. bilingual, in accordance with the country’s Constitution. UCC’s Government Relations Committee, and moderator “What you have in Canada is a vast territory pretending According to Mr. Boyko, it’s not enough to have politi- of the workshop, the unity debate in Canada has always to be English and French, which it is not,” he said. Mr. cians of many backgrounds if the bureaucracy behind the been framed as a tug-of-war between the two so-called Boyko noted that Canada is an amalgam of the various elected officials remains almost exclusively ethnically founding nations of Canada, the French and the English. peoples who have immigrated to the country and thus Anglo-Celtic and French. “The central questions are: Who has power? Who doesn’t?” Though in recent years it would appear that certain ele- ments within Quebec’s independence movement are the strongest critics of expanding the recognition of Canada as What’s new at the UCC? Simultaneous translation! a multicultural country, Mr. Boyko said he believes the by Yuriy Diakunchak “The experiment was quite successful,” declared strongest opponent will prove to be Ontario. Ms. Konstatiuk. “It is the center of power. It has control of Canada’s WINNIPEG — Mixers, infrared beams, sound All new experiments have their bugs, however. At economy and power structure,” he noted. As a result, Mr. booths. These are not typical elements at a Ukrainian first, the units were not receiving the infrared signals Boyko said he prefers to view Quebec as a potential ally. convention. Usually a microphone, a couple of speak- properly, leaving some users with spotty service. ers and plenty of feedback will do. But much like the An important aspect of his strategy is to assure Quebec that Though the units were not very complex, delegates Canada will remain a bilingual country and that Quebec’s United Nations and the Canadian Parliament before complained that better instructions should be given in them, the leadership of the Ukrainian Canadian distinct status within Canada is unassailable. the future. For example: it took this reporter some Mr. Boyko said there is no set timetable to achieve this Congress introduced simultaneous translation of most time to realize that one had to periodically press the of the proceedings at its 19th congress held here on redistribution of power, but all of Canada’s communities start button on the receiving unit, otherwise the recep- must work together in applying pressure on the govern- October 9-12. tion would fade. The innovation came about in accordance with a ment to make changes. However, uniting with the The translations were inconsistent, particularly in Québecois, or even French Canadians outside “La Belle resolution of the previous congress which aimed to the early going of the congress when panel members draw younger generations into participating in the pro- Province,” on this issue is far from a simple proposition. spoke quickly. However, as the congress progressed, Many French Canadians, and Québecois in particular, ceedings. the level of accuracy increased. have considered Canada’s multiculturalism policy, as intro- “The idea started three years ago at the end of the More negative comments than positive ones were duced by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1971, as an last congress,” said UCC Winnipeg Branch President heard from the audience. “She is translating so poorly. attempt to dilute their “compact with ‘the other founding Lesia Szwaluk. “A few youths from Saskatchewan She can’t keep up,” said one elderly participant on her said they would like to participate, but because of a way out of a conference room. Another group of ladies nation’ [the English]” in the country. In order to keep the lack of fluent Ukrainian found it difficult.” Thirty-one spent 10 minutes arguing among themselves about non-English and the French segments of Canadian society delegates between the ages of 16 and 25 were regis- whether the translation was accurate or not. Their ver- polarized, the establishment did little to dispell this illusion. tered at this congress – a record for the UCC. dict: “not.” A participant in the workshop, Rénald Rémillard, politi- The simultaneous translations, both Ukrainian to A positive, even enthusiastic, response was given cal and legal affairs manager for the Society for Franco- English and vice-versa, did not come cheap. Ms. by one of the younger delegates, for whom the transla- Manitobans, said: “I think it is very important that multi- Szwaluk estimated the total cost at $10,000, which tion service was intended. Lisa McDonald, the lone culturalism is not seen as a dilution of Québec’s presence includes the cost of equipment and the technician. delegate from the Ukrainian Canadian Students’ in Canada. One cannot be at the expense of the other.” “Response has been positive, especially with the Union (SUSK) said “guests from Ukraine could use it, Mr. Rémillard stressed that in Québec the concern is youth, but also with some old people who don’t have a mainstream media could follow along, and those of us with “a national project [of maintaining] a French identity good grasp of English,” said Ms. Szwaluk. A smatter- who understand ‘half na piv’ could follow along with- and presence on the North American continent.” Mr. ing of people at each seminar sported the tell-tale gray out missing a beat. I was quite impressed with the Rémillard said that those who don’t share this concern headphones that indicated a translation unit in action. whole set-up and would recommend other organiza- don’t understand the fundamentally different approach Translations were provided by Iryna Konstatiuk and tions to follow suit.” Québecois have to constitutional issues. Vasyl Skrypnyk, both from Winnipeg. Ms. Konstatiuk, The SUSK delegate added: “I noticed a number of However, the Franco-Manitoban activist did not address who has been in Canada since 1996, performed simi- youths using the translation service, as well as some the function of multiculturalism as a means by which peo- lar work for the U.S. Agency for International (obvious) immigrants or visitors to Canada from ple of non-French and non-English background feel Development in Kyiv, mostly translating for business- Ukraine. Another aspect of the translation sets were included in the process of nation-building. people and government officials. She now works for that they blocked out any background noise. I noticed Also, while Mr. Rémillard spoke of the need to embrace the Carpathia Credit Union. that one fellow who wore a hearing aid was making distinctiveness and show tolerance toward Québec, he Mr. Skrypnyk, who has been in Canada for eight use of the head sets.” skirted another issue: that province’s Péquiste government years, works as a self-employed graphic designer and Will the service be provided in future years? “I has shown little inclination to defend the interests of computer programmer. He studied at the Translation think so,” said Ms. Szwaluk. “We have to wait for a French Canadians outside its borders. Department at Kyiv University for three years. decision by the congress [organizing] committee.” (Continued on page 25) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45 Ukrainian Canadian Congress resolves to press immigration issues

by Yuriy Diakunchak Canadian visas. In characteristically blunt fashion, Mr. fication, independents, business and entre- The UCC resolved to demand a review Gregorovich asked panel members whether preneurial class. “Who in Ukraine has WINNIPEG – At the end of its 19th tri- of administrative procedures at the Canada’s policy is racist or if it reflects the money, except for the mafia? And they ennial convention in Winnipeg, the Canadian Visa Office at the Embassy in relative political influence of the two com- don’t want to come,” said Mr. Huzel. Ukrainian Canadian Congress resolved to Kyiv to ensure equitable and timely visas, munities. The panelist added that Ukrainians can’t encourage initiatives that will increase and address the allegations of bribes being Brian Huzel, an acting supervisor of set- qualify as refugees because Canada does opportunities for Ukrainians to emigrate to taken by Ukrainian citizens working for the tlement services at the federal ministry’s not feel people are endangered in Ukraine Canada. In the three years since the last con- Embassy. offices Winnipeg, was one of the panelists and family reunification only applies to gress, the low number of immigrants from John Gregorovich, chair of the Ukrainian asked to participate in the UCC’s immigra- immediate family, so Canadian citizens are Ukraine being allowed into Canada has left Canadian Civil Liberties Association, hand- tion workshop. Mr. Huzel answered Mr. barred from sponsoring distant relatives. community members in Canada concerned. ed out a chart with figures provided by the Gregorovich’s pointed query by saying that Eugen Duvalko, chair of the UCC’s “We are very dissatisfied with staff at the federal Department of Citizenship and Ukrainians currently do not fit Canada’s Immigration Committee and executive Kyiv Embassy,” said Bill Diachuk, presi- Immigration (as prepared by the Canadian immigration criteria. (Mr. Huzel averred director of the Toronto-based CUIAS, chal- dent of Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society, CUIAS) that his family came to Canada from lenged Mr. Huzel’s view that Ukrainian’s Edmonton Branch and the moderator of the showing that Ukraine is in 20th place as a Ukraine 100 years ago.) can’t qualify under current Canadian rules. workshop on immigration. point of origin for immigrants being accept- “It’s not a matter of racism. It’s a prob- “We see hundreds, even thousands of A number of October 10 workshop ed for settlement in Canada. The top ranked lem of people from Ukraine not fitting qualified immigrants,” Mr. Duvalko said. participants also commented on the Hong Kong provided almost 10 times as under the criteria,” Mr. Huzel said. The offi- He suggested the problem is the gateways to apparent disdain with which Embassy many immigrants as the 2,459 that came cial explained that Canada accepts four employees treat Ukrainian applicants for from Ukraine in 1997. types of immigrants: refugees, family reuni- (Continued on page 10) UCC elects board of directors by Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj Toronto Press Bureau WINNIPEG – The Nominations Committee of the 19th Congress of Ukrainian Canadians proposed a slate for the UCC’s board of directors (formerly known as the presidium), which was approved unanimously on October 11. Under the UCC’s Constitution, certain executive positions, such as vice-presi- dencies, had been reserved for representatives of senior organizations of the UCC, known as the “Big Six,” but that stipulation was abolished at this congress. The past national president (in this case, Oleh Romaniw of the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada) and the presidents of UCC provincial councils all have spots on the board. Evhen Czolij, the new UCC national president, will continue as UCC Québec Provincial Council president until the spring of 1999, when that regional body’s general meeting is scheduled. Mykhailo Liakhovych According to a source who preferred not to be identified, Dr. Evhen Roslycky’s Bill Diachuk, president of Ukrainian Canadian Social Services, Edmonton position as president of the Ontario Provincial Council will be subject to review in branch, addresses workshop on immigration issues. From left, panelists Gordon a meeting to be held in Toronto in November. No general meetings of that provin- Stewart, senior immigration officer at the Department of Citizenship and cial body have been held since Dr. Roslycky’s election in May 1995. Immigration offices in Winnipeg; Brian Huzel, acting supervisor of of settlement Three vacancies on the board remain to be filled. The Ukrainian National services at the Winnipeg DCI offices; and Andriy Hladyshevsky, president, Association, the Canadian Lemko Association and the National Council of Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko. Ukrainian Organizations for the Patriarchate of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, have yet to submit names of officials who will represent their organizations. The officers of the UCC national executive will be voted on at a meeting of the board scheduled to take place in Winnipeg on November 14-15. Formerly a Ukrainian education at crossroads: body of up to 24 officials, the maximum number of executive members under the new by-laws was set at 15. specialists draw up a plan of action The board of auditors, also as proposed by the Nominations Committee (neat- ly representing the “Big Six”) and approved by the congress, includes Peter by Yuriy Diakunchak Capar, Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada; Gloria Yaremenko, Ukrainian (Canadian) budget for the UCCEC, under which $30,000 were allocated for confer- Self-Reliance League of Canada; Bohdan Bochna, Leauge of Ukrainian WINNIPEG – Ukrainian education in Canadians; Anne Wach, Ukrainian National Federation; and Myroslaw Bugera, ences (including the committee’s own Canada is at a crossroads: the system faces teleconferences), $2,000 to analyze the Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions in Canada; plus alternate Nestor Budyk, rep- an uncertain future, but may yet be brought resenting the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Federation. results of a questionnaire, $2,000 for an back to health if the right choices are made informational pamphlet, $2,000 for the The UCC national board of directors soon. Seminar panelists and participants project to expand the use of Ukrainian. heard reports of the state of Ukrainian lan- Of the $56,000, $20,000 were earmarked Past President – Oleh Romaniw guage instruction in various provinces UCC British Columbia – Robert Herchak vaguely for “other activities,” for which Ms. across Canada and discussed possible solu- UCC Alberta – Bohdan Conway Bejzic could not provide more specific tions at the Ukrainian education workshop UCC Saskatchewan – Eugene Krenosky comment. held here on October 10 and 11 during the UCC Manitoba – Lesia Szwaluk The UCCEC hopes to organize a confer- UCC Ontario – Dr. Evhen Roslycky 19th Congress of Ukrainian Canadians. ence for administrators, teachers, parents UCC Québec – Evhen Czolij From the panel discussions, a number of and students, within the next three years, recommendations arose for a nine-year plan Alphabetically by organization: after which it will prepare a report on the drawn up by the Ukrainian Canadian needs of the Ukrainian education system in Brotherhood of Veterans of the 1st Division of the Ukrainian National Army – Congress Education Committee (UCCEC). Dr. Roman Buchok Canada. The UCCEC recommended that a standard To increase the likelihood of reaching Canada-Ukraine Foundation – Andriy Semotiuk Ukrainian curriculum be developed and Canadian Friends of Ukraine – Elias Yaremchuk younger people in the community, the com- implemented for kindergarten through Canadian Ukrainian Immigrant Aid Society – Michael Wawryshyn mittee recommended publishing informa- grade 12. Council of Ukrainian Credit Unions of Canada – Myroslaw Bugera tional pamphlets in Ukrainian and English Plast Ukrainian Youth Organization – Sophia Kachor According to Sonya Bejzyk, outgoing or French. The committee also recommend- Shevchenko Scientific Society – Dr. Bohdan Kurys chair of the UCCEC, it is likely the pro- ed that expertise, facilities and information Society of Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army – Michael Radawetz posed curriculum will be based on the exist- be shared among groups as a way to more Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences – Prof. Michael Tarnawecky ing Nova program, which was developed in fully use the community’s resources and Ukrainian Canadian Foundation of Taras Shevchenko – Andrew Hladyshevsky association with the Edmonton-based keep the younger generation involved. Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Federation – John Petryshyn Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies. The committee recommended establish- Ukrainian Canadian Social Services – Maria Stebelsky However, no decision has yet been made as ing Ukrainian “story hours” at Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian Students’ Union – Tyrsa Gawrachynsky to who would prepare the curriculum or libraries across the country and the creation Ukrainian Canadian Women’s Committee – Jaroslawa Palamartchuk oversee its implementation. of play groups for younger children by their Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada – Tom Bodie As part of the plan, the UCCEC also rec- parents – both in the interest of furthering Ukrainian Catholic Women’s League of Canada – Jane Paluch ommended that the Internet and special pro- Ukrainian language comprehension. Ukrainian Fraternal Society – Boris Salamon gramming on local TV channels be used as Marusia Petryshyn, an Edmonton-based Ukrainian National Federation – Prof. Oleh Gerus learning tools. The committee recommend- member of the UCCEC and the moderator Ukrainian Orthodox Youth – Rose Skavinski ed that budgetary allocations be made for of the seminar said: “At this congress we Ukrainian Self-Reliance League – Michael Zaleschuk regular teachers’ conferences and recom- are going to look at vision and reality,” and Ukrainian Women’s Association of Canada – Sonja Bejzyk mended exchanges with and visits to reality stared back into the faces of the sem- Ukrainian Youth Association (SUM) – Myroslava Pidhirnyj Ukraine for students and teachers. The UCC approved a $56,000 (Continued on page 24) No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 5 Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. completes 15th Sobor by Irene Jarosewich ry of our people must be respected from the decision to accept the omophorion in Ukraine by allowing Ukrainian generation to generation. Others should was incorrect. Their descriptions of the Orthodox hierarchs from America to legit- The proceedings of the Sobors of the come to us with respect, not we to them decision vary from “arrogant,” “short- imately participate in larger Orthodox Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the in submission.” sighted,” “unwise” and “a colossal blun- conclaves, citing the recent participation U.S.A. are not open to the press, there- Many believe it is the unique mission der,” to “immoral” and “treasonous.” of Archbishop Antony of the UOC-U.S.A. fore The Ukrainian Weekly did not of the Ukrainian Church to bear witness In fact, citing “zrada” (betrayal) four in such a meeting, which allowed him to directly observe the sessions. However, to the painful history of suffering and parishes have already left the UOC- present the situation of the Church in with the approval of Metropolitan annihilation not just of the Church, but U.S.A. to join the Ukrainian Orthodox Ukraine to a sympathetic audience. As Constantine and member of the of the Ukrainian people, and that the sur- Church – Kyiv Patriarchate. There was well, this recognition is essential for the Metropolitan Council, the Rev. John vival of an independent Ukrainian speculation prior to the Sobor that if cer- future of the Church in America, “where Nakonachny, staff spoke with delegates Orthodox Church is essential for the sur- tain changes to the UOC-U.S.A. we must minister to our children and outside the sessions and joined the ban- vival of an independent Ukrainian Constitution proposed by the hierarchs grandchildren. ... The omophor of the ecu- quet. At press time, no final official infor- nation. Their vision of Church and were implemented, then several more menical patriarch allows us opportunities mation about the Sobor proceedings was Ukraine blend into one. parishes would leave. to both assist Ukraine, opportunities that received by this publication, though the And many others reject the split in In turn, some delegates stop just short we did not have before, as well as care for information about the motions was con- focus between Ukraine and America, the of accusing the Kyiv Patriarchate of our Church here.” firmed by Rev. William Diakiw, vice- separation between “us” and “them,” stealing American parishes, and insist Victor Rud, a delegate from Clifton, president of the Church Consistory. This between the “past” and the “future” as that Patriarch Filaret should be more N.J., had a different view. “This is not an article is compiled from discussions with false dichotomies. For these delegates, concerned with bringing parishes in issue of recognition, but of submission. delegates and available printed informa- the vision of their Orthodox Church is a Ukraine into his fold, rather than focus- Our Church in the United States was trans- tion. Many delegates and guests were complex of nuances, a bridge where oth- ing on the “easy pickings” of U.S. formed overnight from being an integral willing to offer their thoughts, but asked ers see a divide. parishes and sowing divisiveness among part of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church to not to have their names printed. Omophorion of the ecumenical patriarch the Church in America. being an integral part, a diocese, of the A great deal of the confusion surrounds Church of Constantinople. Even the bish- SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – The prism through which all the the word “omophorion” and the privileges ops concede this. And when I posed the Delegates to the 15th annual Sobor of the visions and divisions of Ukrainian and obligations that this relationship question at the Sobor and the meeting of Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Orthodoxy in America is being refracted implies. In the Points of Agreement, the the Inter-Church Relations committee U.S.A. claimed that the wisdom of the is the decision made in March 1995 by document offered by the hierarchs at the ‘what exactly is it that Bartholomew com- Blessed Mother of God, Ukraine’s the hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox 14th Sobor in the autumn of 1995 as the mitted to and where is the evidence of Protectress, whose feast day was cele- Church of the U.S.A. to accept the basis on which Church hierarchs assert this?’ not a single person was to provide an brated only days before the Sobor began, “omophorion” (spiritual authority) of the the relationship between the UOC-U.S.A. answer to such a basic question,” he said. helped guide her Ukrainian Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate of and Constantinople, the first point states: “The UOC-U.S.A. was established as a children back from the brink of an abyss, metropolia of the one holy Autocephalous from anguish to an uneasy calm. Ukrainian Orthodox Church. It was our Gathered here at the Church’s head- The tensions at the Sobor reflected a deeper Church in exile. ... Instead of speaking of a quarters on October 13-19, the 222 dele- united Ukrainian Orthodox Church world- gates and almost 50 guests began the concern: With the advent of an independent wide, it’s being torn apart. ... Patriarch Sobor with apprehension, but concluded Mstyslav is being portrayed by the hierar- the conclave, if not with a full sense of Ukraine, and on the eve of the third millen- chs as the patriarch only for Ukraine, and peace, then at least with a sense of relief. nium of Christianity, how does one under- not as he really was, the patriarch of all Tension permeated the atmosphere at Orthodox Ukrainians,” he added. the beginning of the Sobor. For the dele- stand the mission of Ukrainian Orthodox “Every country has its own independ- gates, at issue were several topics of imme- ent Church, its own patriarch, except diate concern: the nature of the relation- faithful, and their Church, in America? Ukrainians. How much longer should ships of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of this go on?” asked Roman Bodnar of the U.S.A. (UOC-U.S.A.) with the Rochester, N.Y. “Let’s say we have Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople, Constantinople. “The Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the Eucharistic unity, not financial or admin- as well as with the patriarchs in Ukraine, Unlike the Catholic Church, which is U.S.A., upon accepting the canonical istrative – ultimately our Eucharistic proposed changes to the UOC-U.S.A. more or less united and recognizes the authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate unity should be with Kyiv. What we have Constitution, and fears that parishes would jurisdiction of the primate in Rome, the of Constantinople, will continue to main- is not acceptable. For their patriarchs, leave the UOC-U.S.A. Orthodox Church is not simply one tain its present distinct internal structure some Ukrainians accept Moscow, some The tensions, however, reflected a Church. Rather, it is many independent and organization and shall be considered Rome, some Constantinople, some Kyiv, deeper concern: With the advent of an Churches recognizing many primates, an ecclesiastical entity directly under the some nobody – what is this? We’re enter- independent Ukraine, and on the eve of usually tied to a specific territory; some- omophorion of the Ecumenical ing the 21st century.” the third millennium of Christianity, how times several Orthodox Churches exist Patriarchate.” John Kosogof, a delegate from Silver does one understand the mission of on the same territory. During both the 14th and 15th Sobors, Spring, Md., has doubts that the hierar- Ukrainian Orthodox faithful, and their However, the domination of Ukraine delegates heard, and in turn offered, vari- chs in America even represent the Church, in America? by Russia and by the Russian Orthodox ous interpretations of “omophorion”: Ukrainian Orthodox Church anymore or Visions of Church’s mission Church, and the dominant role of the spiritual authority, jurisdiction, submis- that the procedure of acceptance was Russian Church in the Orthodox world sion, recognition, protection, Eucharistic valid: “They willingly became bishops of For one woman from Pennsylvania, meant that autocephalous, independent unity, loyalty. Constantinople in March 1995, before the mission of the Church is to help pro- Ukrainian Orthodox Churches, whether “Omophorion means protection, not getting the approval of the Sobor. In fact, vide her family a Christian home and on the territory of Ukraine or abroad, submission,” according to Dr. Anatole they left our Ukrainian Orthodox with respect and love for her Ukrainian were often rejected by other Orthodox Lysyj of Minneapolis, a member of the Church. Our Constitution says we are Orthodox heritage, but at the same time Churches. Over the years, this lack of Church’s Metropolitan Council, and one “sobornopravni” – ruled by the Sobor. to reach out to other Churches, seek new acceptance often left Ukrainian of the Church’s representatives who trav- You can’t do something like this, accept possibilities and become part of a larger Orthodox on the fringe, fueling distress eled with the delegation to meet with a foreign patriarch on behalf of the spiritual community. in some, fiery independence in others. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew in Church, and then present it basically as a Added another woman, “I think it is Among Ukrainian Orthodox faithful Istanbul. “It is a Eucharistic unity, not a done deal. This type of decision requires important that we build here. We’re too in America, the decision by the UOC- financial or administrative one. ... We were discussion by the Sobor before – and not small to take care of Ukraine, we need to U.S.A. hierarchs to accept the omophori- invited by the ecumenical patriarch to after – the fact. ... According to the min- take care of ourselves. ... And I don’t on of Constantinople provoked severely accept his omophor. ... Ecumenical utes of the 14th Sobor, there is no direct want our Church to belong to the different reactions. Patriarch Bartholomew promised to work evidence of a vote by the Sobor approv- uncanonical Patriarch [Filaret].” There are those who feel this decision towards recognition of independent ing a motion to accept the omophorion of Some delegates felt that the Church in was a long overdue, essential for the Orthodox Church in Ukraine. ... the ecumenical patriarch, only support America must fulfill its moral obligation future survival of the Orthodox Church Archbishop Antony traveled to Patriarchs for a resolution offered by the to bear witness to those who struggled, in America, that the hierarchs were cor- Volodymyr and Dymytryi [in Ukraine] Metropolitan Council as a counter offer risked and lost their lives for an inde- rect. Another group feels that this was a and to bishops in Europe, and they all to the ecumenical patriarch’s offer. pendent Church and must ensure that an tactically necessary decision, only inso- agreed. The 14th Sobor accepted the That’s not ‘acceptance’ of an offer.” Autocephalous Ukrainian Orthodox far as it helps the Church in Ukraine. Points of Agreement between our Church “Don’t pay attention to the noise in Church in Ukraine become a recognized Still others feel that while world leaders and the Ecumenical Patriarchate.” the background,” said Vera Schulechko Church within world Orthodoxy. “No in economics and politics have decided “We did this to help the Church in of San Francisco, Calif., “Ukrainians one can ever deny we are canonical” said to reinforce an independent Ukraine, the Ukraine. ... Our goal still is to have a rec- worldwide comprise the largest group of Valentina Makohon, a delegate from time has come for religious leaders, ognized Autocephalous Church in Orthodox. More than 75 percent of the Rochester, N.Y. “We have been martyrs including the ecumenical patriarch, to do Ukraine. ... And though we [the Church in Russian Orthodox parishes are in for our faith.” the same. America] were always canonical, we were Ukraine. The end result is that the single “Our pain is always being ignored, Some don’t want to doubt the wisdom not recognized by world Orthodoxy. Now largest Orthodox jurisdiction in the trivialized, forgotten – why?” asked a of the hierarchs and Metropolitan we are both,” he explained. world, the Ukrainians, is being dismem- delegate from Maryland, “Are we less Council, yet are unsure about the impli- This recognition, according to the Rev. bered precisely at a time and under cir- worthy? The suffering of our people, our cations of this decision. And yet another William Diakiw, vice-president of the cumstances when it shoud have coa- memory, should not be subsumed to group definitely doubts the wisdom of UOC-U.S.A. Consistory, will help bring greater ecumenical interests. The memo- their hierarchs and council and feels that awareness to the situation of the Church (Continued on page 16) 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45 Plaque recalling Ukrainian internees of 1914-1920 unveiled in Winnipeg by Dr. Roman Yereniuk address was delivered by Borys Sydoruk, director of special projects for the WINNIPEG – The 10th plaque honor- Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties ing Ukrainian Canadian internees during Association, who concluded that “a World War I was unveiled on October 11 memorial like this one unveiled today in Winnipeg, next to the Shevchenko helps us to remember so that we – as monument on the legislative grounds of Canadians – don’t make the same mis- the province of Manitoba. The plaque is takes again; so that we will treat other located near the site of the former groups the way we ourselves would like Osborne Baracks, where many internees to have been treated.” were detained in 1914-1920 prior to being sent out to one of the 24 camps The unveiling was attended by some across the country. 250 people. Both Winnipeg newspapers, The unveiling ceremony was chaired the Winnipeg Sun (October 12) and by Lesia Szwaluk of the Winnipeg Winnipeg Free Press (October 13), cov- branch of the Ukrainian Canadian ered the event. Congress. The blessing of the plaque was The plaque today stands as a tribute to celebrated by Metropolitan Wasyly the internees and a symbol of an injustice Fedak of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church perpetrated upon the first wave of of Canada and Metropolitan Michael Ukrainian immigrants to Canada. Bzdel of the Ukrainian Catholic Church. The absence of federal government A brief memorial service (panakhyda) representatives both at the national event was offered for the many deceased for- conclave of the UCC being held that Mykhailo Liakhovych mer internees. weekend in Winnipeg and the unveiling Descendants of Ukrainians swept up in Canada’s first internment operations, Donna The official unveiling was performed of the plaque was conspicuous. Babick (left) and Carole Martindale (right) assist in the unveiling of a commemora- by two members of the Ukrainian Observers noted that the challenge for tive plaque on the grounds of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly. Borys Sydoruk of Canadian community, Carole Martindale the Ukrainian Canadian community is the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association stands at left near Ms. Babick. and Donna Babick, both of whom had now to have this injustice of World War I internees in their immediate families. covered in every class when Canadian Greetings on the occasion were deliv- history is taught. This could be done as a FOR THE RECORD: Speech ered by Rosemary Vodrey, Manitoba’s special unit or in the context of the series minister of culture, heritage and citizen- of injustices done to other Canadian ship, and Councilor Harry Lazarenko of groups such as the Chinese, Japanese, at internment plaque unveiling the city of Winnipeg. The keynote Italians and others. Following is the text of an address by such as placing a marker near the place Borys Sydoruk of the Ukrainian where these women endured their Canadian Civil Liberties Association at unwarranted imprisonment? Although CCRF schedules its 20th airlift; the Internment Plaque unveiling ceremo- the Ukrainian community in Quebec ny held on the Manitoba legislative suffered needlessly at the hands of grounds in Winnipeg on October 11. Ottawa during the internment opera- supplies are bound for six cities tions, Quebec’s Ukrainians proved they SHORT HILLS, N.J. – The Children ments, chemotherapeutic drugs, chil- “The Liberal Party understands your would not let legitimate historical griev- of Chornobyl Relief Fund has scheduled dren’s vitamins and diagnostic equip- concern ... we support your efforts to ances undermine their commitment to its 20th medical airlift for November 11. ment. The largest contributor to the airlift secure the redress of Ukrainian Canada’s future. So, we asked Mr. The shipment will deliver more than $3.5 is the Catholic Medical Mission Board of Canadians’ claims arising from their Chrétien to do something for them. He million worth of hospital equipment, sur- New York, which donated large quanti- internment and loss of freedoms during didn’t. gical supplies and medication to 12 hos- ties of assorted medicines and intra- the first world war ... we will continue to Five years have now passed. The pitals and orphanages in six Ukrainian venous solutions for infant intensive monitor the situation closely and seek prime minister has not kept his 1993 cities. The airlift will lay the groundwork care. that the government honors its promise.” promise. Various ministers responsible for the second phase of the CCRF’s Other large contributors include local Of course, on June 8, 1993, Mr. for the multiculturalism portfolio have Women’s and Children’s Health CCRF chapters in Hartford and New Chrétien was only the leader of the oppo- avoided explaining why. All we are told Initiative, a project designated to reduce Haven, Conn., and Rochester, N.Y., sition. Then he became prime minister. I is the government is interested only in infant mortality in three targeted regions which contributed $56,000 to support looked forward to Mr. Chrétien keeping “forward-looking projects” that combat of Ukraine. this relief mission. These funds were his promise about righting the wrong racism, which precludes recalling what Last year, with the aid of a major used to procure a complete emergency done to Ukrainian Canadians during this happened to Ukrainians and other grant from Monsanto, the CCRF created transport system for infants and new- country’s first national internment opera- Europeans during the first world war, borns, including a transport incubator a model neonatal intensive care unit in tions. He had lots of precedents. however xenophobic. And we were told with ventilator, pulse oximeter and emer- the industrial city of Dnipropetrovsk. There was Prime Minister Brian there are no funds for commemorative gency supplies destined for the Vinnytsia Mulroney recognizing our fellow projects. Then we watched, amazed, as The technology and training provided by Regional Children’s Hospital in south the CCRF and Monsanto helped reduce Japanese Canadians claims for redress. the very same Liberal administration central Ukraine. And Mr. Mulroney apologizing to the allocated millions for a Holocaust muse- infant mortality in this medical center by Other life-saving cargo has been nearly half (from 43 percent to 26 per- Italian Canadian community for the um in Ottawa and millions more to assigned to hospitals in the cities of injustices their community suffered dur- recall the suffering, in 1847, of Irish cent). Donetsk, Svitlovodsk, Lviv, Kyiv, Lutsk The cargo to be shipped on November ing the second world war. There was immigrants at Grosse Isle, Quebec. And and Dnipropetrovsk. Among the most even a 1991 motion in the House of don’t forget the billions spent annually 11 includes state-of-the-art neonatal valuable items to be installed are a incubators, intensive care respirators, Commons by the Liberal MP for in redress to Canada’s native communi- Hewlett Packard cardiograph provided Kingston, Peter Milliken, calling upon ties for the sins of the past. cancer medications, intravenous antibi- by the Detroit chapter of the CCRF, sur- otics, infant catheters, surgical instru- the government to acknowledge the We admire Ottawa’s generosity in gical instruments, gloves and syringes injustice. Ink Mark, MP for Dauphin- allocating funds to recall incidents in from Becton-Dickenson, a blood chem- How to reach Swan River, stood up in October l997 Canadian history that we would all do istry analyzer, anesthesia machine, blood and also stood in the House of well not to forget. But why are the claims culture instrument, computers and Commons asking the government to do of the Ukrainian Canadian community leukemic medication. the same. And the two survivors of routinely ignored? Is the general public “This will be one of the largest airlifts HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Canada’s first concentration camps are against us? If editorial opinion is a meas- T U W we have ever executed,” said Orest MAIN OFFICE both Montreal-born women, mere chil- ure of public support we should have Dubno, chairman of the CCRF board of (editorial, subscriptions dren when interned in the Spirit Lake succeeded years ago. Commentaries in directors, “and once these supplies are and advertising departments): Camp in northern Quebec. every major Canadian newspaper over delivered, they should have a major The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, What better way for Mr. Chrétien, I the past decade have supported our mod- impact on the quality of medical care in P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 thought, to appeal to ethnic and women est requests. We want an acknowledg- these cities.” phone: (973) 292-9800; fax: (973) 644-9510 voters than with a symbolic gesture, ment of the injustice and a restitution of In addition to essential pharmaceuti- that portion of the internees’ wealth that cals and medical equipment, the CCRF was confiscated but never returned. KYIV PRESS BUREAU: Borys Sydoruk is director of special will also deliver stuffed toys and teddy We are not asking for an apology. The Ukrainian Weekly, 11 Horodetsky Street projects for the Ukrainian Canadian bears donated by the Vermont Teddy And we are not asking for redress. Let — Apt. 33, Kyiv, Ukraine 252001, Civil Liberties Association. For more Bear Co. and the 4-H Club of Ottawa use the money illegitimately har- phone/fax: (44) 229-1906 information on the history of Binghamton, N.Y., blankets and baby vested from the internees to fund proj- Canada’s first national internment warmers provided by Augustine Medical ects such as developing a permanent operations and the Ukrainian TORONTO PRESS BUREAU: Corp. of Minnesota and eyeglasses exhibit about the internment operations Ukrainian National Association, The Ukrainian donated by “New Eyes for the Needy” Canadian community’s request for in Banff National Park – where two Weekly Press Bureau, 1 Eva Road — Suite 402, and by the San Diego Committee to Aid acknowledgment and restitution visit camps housing these unfortunates pro- Etobicoke, Ontario M9C 4Z5, Canada Ukrainian Orphans. These items will be www.infoukes.com/history/internment phone: (416) 626-1999; fax: (416) 626-3841 distributed in various orphanages and and www.infoukes.com/uccla (Continued on page 26) maternity clinics. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 7 THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FORUM

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Let fellow UNA’ers know what you’re up to. Send stories and photos to: The Ukrainian Weekly, Att’n: UNA Forum, No. Street 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. City State Zip Code 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45 Honoring our veterans on their day THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY by Harold L. “Butch” Miller unaccounted. Veterans asked very little of their coun- UCC moves ahead Democracy reigns on lands consecrat- try, but gave everything they had. The least ed by the sacrifice of ordinary men and we can do is give them our sincerest “thank By some appearances, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress has dodged the bul- women who served in the U.S. armed you” for a job well done. let it saw fast approaching prior to the 18th triennial congress in 1995, whose forces. We call these special people “vet- Our children and grandchildren will fol- slogan was a question: “Evolution or Extinction?” erans.” low our example. They will learn to respect At this year’s 19th triennial, whose slogan was “Hromada: Uniting Vision On a day that marks the 11th hour of and appreciate a group of special and Reality,” evolutionary amendments to the constitution and by-laws initiated the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, Americans who are worthy of praise, but three years ago were taken further still – the UCC is now a fully democratic the end of World War I, we pay tribute to are so modest about their service that they umbrella body. While the “Big Six” organizations, the League of Ukrainian those who did their duty as patriots. It’s will settle for a simple “thank you.” Canadians, the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood, the Ukrainian Self-Reliance our moral duty to make them feel appre- Veterans are common Americans of League, the Ukrainian National Federation, the Council of Ukrainian Credit ciated on Veterans’Day. Here’s how: uncommon valor and devotion to duty. Unions of Canada and the Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Start by thanking members of your own They are men and women willing to spill Federation, still enjoy the advantage of the right to bring up to 50 delegates to a family who either served or are currently their blood if it means Generation Xers and congress, while others are limited to 25, all other perks that had led to paralysis serving in the armed forces. Call your fami- posterity won’t be forced to spill theirs. in the past, such as the right of veto and earmarked places on the executive, ly members as I will call my son Craig, an They are the neighborhood baker who once were abolished. officer in the U.S. Marine Corps, and say: served on an U.S. Navy warship, the beat UCC provincial councils and local branches were left free to determine their “Thanks for serving. I’m proud of you.” cop who once kept the peace as an MP at an composition and scope of activities, and thus able to adapt to the changing Next, bid a “happy Veterans’ Day” to overseas military installation, the physician nature of the community at the grassroots level, which the Saskatchewan others in your community who are or who pulled bullets out of wounded troops Provincial Council has been particularly successful in doing. were, a part of the brave legacy of the and sewed them back together, the clergy- The 19th triennial also appeared to stem the hemorrhaging in terms of attendance. American patriot. man who issued last rites to fallen patriots The number of delegates attending was 267, slightly higher than the 18th’s 254. Make plans to attend Veterans’ Day and inspirational words to the battle-weary. Delegates were unanimous in their support of a resolution to re-open the commemorative events in your commu- Veterans in your community include UCC’s Ottawa Bureau, and thus revive the Ukrainian body’s presence in the nity. The more people turn out for your Legionnaires in a local American Legion nation’s capital. They were even so flexible as to permit moving the UCC head- Veterans’ Day parade and memorial serv- post who help veterans readjust to civilian quarters in the by-laws, apparently scotching any further talk of a “Winnipeg ice, the more profound the debt of grati- life, remind everyone of the priceless nature mafia” and its stranglehold on the institution. The new president, Evhen Czolij, a tude to those who served. of “Old Glory,” operate programs that instill Montrealer, is actually the very first hailing from a point east of Manitoba. Remember veterans in your prayers, values in all children and youth and ensure At 39, Mr. Czolij is also the youngest in the UCC’s 48-year history. And, especially those who use wheelchairs and that veterans recovering in the Department there was a record 31 delegates registered who were under age 25 at this year’s artificial limbs as a result of battle scars that of Veterans Affairs hospital know that the congress. An efficient and professional bilingual Ukrainian and English transla- will never heal, as well as those who were community-at-large cares about them. My tion service was in place during all major sessions to ensure that the “language taken captive and whose absence remains comrades in American Legion posts in your barrier” so hotly debated at congresses past was no longer an obstacle to the area could use a few more good men and free exchange of ideas. Harold L. Miller is national command- women, eligible veterans to strengthen our Large segments of the community are on the warpath over the denaturaliza- er of the 2.9 million-member American community service and elevate our clout in tion and deportation issue, and this is proving to be a point of agreement even Legion, the nation’s largest veterans’ Washington. among older and younger generations. The issue of Canada’s internment of organization. A resident of Woodbridge, When you think about it, there are per- Ukrainians in 1914-1920 generated both consensus and favorable media cover- Va., he is a U.S. Army veteran of the haps thousands of veterans in your commu- age during the congress. Vietnam War. Mr. Miller served in the nity – family, friends, acquaintances and The internal wrangling over the Canada-Ukraine Foundation is over, and it is U.S. Army from 1966 to 1974, including other readers of this newspaper – who focused on both large-scale projects requiring federal participation and modest assignments with the Army Security deserve a “thank you” on this special day. If independently attainable goals, thanks in large part to the professionalism and Agency and the Deputy Chief of Staff for you appreciate the freedom we, as sober-mindedness of its new director, Edmonton-based lawyer Andriy Logistics. Mr. Miller served primarily in Americans, enjoy today, then you realize Semotiuk. the Pacific Theater, including Vietnam. why it’s important to honor those who sac- Saskatchewan’s Adrian Boyko spearheaded the formulation of resolutions He recently retired from the Department rificed for that freedom. that brought the UCC well up to date with the country’s current debate over of Veterans Affairs in Washington. That’s what Veterans’Day is all about. multiculturalism and unity questions, and on the opening day of the congress, the respected daily Winnipeg Free Press provided Mr. Boyko with ample space to air the UCC’s views on restoring balance in Canada’s bilingual multicultural Nov. political landscape. Turning the pages back... By all accounts, this editorial should end here. Hurrahs and the popping of champagne corks should resound across Canada. And yet, this space might be excused its jaundice for pointing out that among 11 the by-law changes was a decision to lower the constitutional quorum at a con- gress to a paltry 100 delegates, and that the Big Six, formerly powerhouses in 1891 Fedir Ernst was born on November 11, 1891, in Hlukhiv, a the community, are not likely to chafe against the 50-delegate limit because historic town in northeastern Ukraine, now in the Sumy Oblast, most were hard-pressed to muster 20 (one couldn’t even clear 10). a scant 15 miles or so from the Russian border. He studied art Both Messrs. Czolij and Semotiuk spoke of “unacceptably low” funds, barely history at Kyiv University under the scholar Hryhoriy in the few thousands, gathered in response to calls for support of projects that Pavlutsky, from whom he gained an appreciation for the Hellenic artifacts in Ukraine as require millions. well as of his country’s church architecture. While community consensus on an issue is admirable, and the cause no doubt By age 28 he established himself as a leading expert on Ukraine’s painting and archi- just, Mr. Czolij had to threaten to step down as president before the denatural- tecture, having published “Kyivski Arkhitekty XVII Viku” (Kyivan Architects of the 17th ization and deportation lobby would relent from a politically damaging demand Century, 1918) and “Ukrainske Mystetstvo XVII-XVIII Vikiv” (Ukrainian Art of the for Justice Minister Anne McLellan’s resignation and a paralyzing requirement 17th-18th Centuries, 1919). that the issue be his personal priority. In the cultural efflorescence of the early years of Soviet Ukraine, Ernst thrived. He Mr. Czolij is obviously quite aware whither the winds are blowing. Until a was a member of the All-Ukrainian Archeological Committee of the Ukrainian Academy 15-minute meeting held in Ottawa just under a fortnight prior to the congress at of Sciences and chairman of Kyiv’s All-Ukrainian Historical Museum from 1922. which Oleh Romaniw’s six-year tenure as president came to an end, Jean He studied the architecture of Kyiv’s Old Bursa (student residence), publishing a Chrétien had been the first prime minister never to have met with a UCC presi- monograph on the subject in 1921, came out with yet another study of Kyiv’s 17th dent since the Ukrainian umbrella body was established in 1940. century architecture (1926) and organized a posthumous exhibit of graphic artist At the congress itself, with all due respect to luncheon keynote speaker Dr. Rey Heorhii Narbut’s works in 1926 (a catalogue of which was published in book form Pagtakhan, Mr. Chrétien’s parliamentary secretary, no senior federal official was in that year). attendance. Mr. Chrétien, Foreign Affairs Minister Lloyd Axworthy (whose con- In fact, together with another art historian and scholar, Danylo Shcherbakivsky, Ernst stituency is in Winnipeg) and Secretary of State for Multiculturalism Dr. Hedy Fry is credited with organizing the first large-scale exhibits of Ukrainian art in the 1920s. were all otherwise engaged, although each had a formal spot on the agenda Two of these shows also resulted in publications – “Ukrainskyi Portret XVII-XX Stolit: reserved for them. A far cry from the triennial of 1971, when Prime Minister Pierre Vystavka Ukrainskoho Portreta” (Ukrainian Portraiture of the 17th-20th Centuries: An Trudeau arrived to announce the adoption of multiculturalism as official policy. Exhibition of Ukrainian Portraits, 1925); and “Ukrainske Maliarstvo XVII-XX Stolit“ While Mr. Romaniw’s experience and diplomatic touch will be on tap, since (Ukrainian Painting of the 17th-20th Centuries, 1929). he occupies a place on the board of directors as past president, Mr. Boyko, the At a time when Lenin was still abetting efforts to stymie “Russian chauvinism,” Ernst government relations committee chair, announced that he was stepping away joined Shcherbakivsky in demands for the return of artifacts that had been taken to from organized community life in order to attend to professional responsibili- Russia from museums in Kyiv. As the Stalinist freeze descended, this boldness attracted a ties. His voice on the executive will be sorely missed. more malignant attention. To end on a positive note, Mr. Czolij speaks like a pragmatist who faces Although Ernst survived the initial devastation of the Ukrainian intelligentsia, he was harsh realities, knows that it will take considerable effort to restore the expelled from his position at the Historical Museum in 1933, then exiled to Soviet Ukrainian Canadian community to its position of influence, and hungers for this Central Asia in the following year. Never allowed to return to Ukraine, he nevertheless influence to be reasserted. As he put it in his inaugural address, “Like most suc- managed to secure positions in the museums of Alma Ata in Kazakstan, then closer west, cessful litigators, I am not shy, certainly not humble, but a heck of a fighter – in Ufa, Russia, upon his release some time in the 1940s. and I simply hate to lose. I work very hard and take great pride in my work.” Ernst died in Ufa on August 17, 1949. We wish him luck. Mr. Czolij and the UCC have a long row to hoe. Source: “Ernst, Fedir,” Encyclopedia of Ukraine, Vol. 1 (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1984). No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 9

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by Michael Pylypczuk World Congress. Luba Zaraska, president of the Ukrainian Canadian School Board, “Do Mykoly” – to Mykola’s TORONTO – The Ukrainian World Toronto Branch, talked about Ukrainian For the best Ukrainian food this side lunch, our group was so impressed with Association of Professional Educators cooperation and communication among (UWAPE) held its third U.S.A.-Canada of baba’s kitchen (or both sides, the place, the food and the service, that the various Canadian educational institu- depending how well your babusia we sang “Mnohaia Lita” for Mykola and conference on July 4-5 at the St. tions on all levels from the kindergarten to Volodymyr Institute in Toronto. (The first cooked), stop by the Ukrainskyi Krai the staff. university. The critical situation in Restaurant. However, if you happen to So how did a travel guide and former and second conferences were held in Ukrainian educational institutions in Toronto in October of 1995 and 1996). be on these shores of the Atlantic, it engineer, rally race car driver and musi- Crimea was discussed by the Ukrainian may not be as easy as you wish, Participants came from many locations in cian become a businessman and free Canadian literary figure Lesia Khraplyva- because this out-of-this-world restau- enterpriser in the new Ukraine? the U.S. and Canada, such as Philadelphia, Shchur. All of the speakers’ presentations rant is located 7 kilometers east of Lviv, He was asked to help out. Two years New York, London and Toronto. were informative and and were enthusias- on the main Lviv-Kyiv highway ago, under other owners, the restaurant Part of the success of this meeting may tically received by the participants. (between Dubliany and Hamaliyivka). was on the verge of bankruptcy. The be attributed to the relevant and engaging The third U.S.A.-Canada Conference of But when you are in Ukraine, this is staff feared for their jobs and turned to issues presented to the participants at vari- the Ukrainian World Association of one place not to pass up. It is an ideal Mykola for help. Maria Silnyk, one of ous sessions. The agenda included such Professional Educators has appealed to the place to hold a reunion, or to take your the supervisors of the restaurant, and topics as mathematics and the arts, the Ukrainian community in the U.S. and family (instead of having them going all Mykola became partners, found the influence of the arts on the educational Canada for support and has urged educa- out for you at their home). The restaurant funding and saved the restaurant two development of children, the challenges of tors of Ukrainian heritage who are not yet is open 24 hours, with a gasoline station hours before the bank was to take it teaching children with behavioral prob- members to join the ranks of the UWAPE. alongside, and you will recognize it by over. lems, and the current usage of the Preparations are already being made for the number of cars and trucks parked in What makes it such a success now is Ukrainian language in the diaspora and in the sixth World Conference of the front with foreign as well as Ukrainian that, in addition to the excellent Ukraine. UWAPE to be held August 18-24, 1999, license plates. Ukrainian menu, the atmosphere among Participating in the conference were in Kyiv. The international cooperation of Ukrainskyi Krai (telephone: 0322-52- the staff is so special. Over the first year, several leaders of the Ukrainian Canadian Ukrainian educators in Ukraine and in the 60-97) is the official name, but in the after the building had stood empty and community. Speaking on the state of diaspora – UWAPE has members in 20 area people say they are going “Do unheated over winter, everyone worked Ukrainian political and cultural affairs in countries – will assure the success of the Mykoly” (to Mykola’s). Mykola is together to renovate it, doing the grungi- the international arena was Dr. Wasyl conference and contribute to the continued Mykola Hunko, one of the two partners est and most difficult reconstruction Veryha, vice-president of the Ukrainian development of Ukrainian nationhood. of this new private enterprise. He is most work under cold and miserable circum- enterprising, with a wealth of experience stance. There was no distinction among LETTER TO THE EDITOR for his 30-some years. I met him in 1993, partner, cook or waiter – all contributed when I led my first tour from Canada to sweat equity. Ukraine. Mykola believes that is what makes the role of these two groupings in the Ihor Miklosh and Mr. Hunko, both of everyone care about the place so much. Community service diaspora’s leadership today is in visible Lviv, were our Ukrainian leaders, guides, The old Soviet mentality of “it’s not decline. The immigrant political parties organizers, counselors, singers and mine, I don’t care” does not exist. The are becoming largely irrelevant as indige- friends. They accompanied us from the original staff of 18 has almost doubled. A and the “right stuff” nous political ferment takes place in Dear Editor: time they met us at Boryspil Airport until gas station and bakery have already been Ukraine. These parties, in any case, never they left us at the airport two and a half added, and future plans include a motel The 15th Sobor of Ukrainian Orthodox had a significant impact on the develop- weeks later. We traveled, ate, drank, and other services. These emerging entre- Church in U.S.A. is over, and the Church ment of the political scene in post- sang, wept and danced together. They preneurs still have to deal with remnants survived this ordeal more or less intact, in Communist Ukraine. took care of the group completely, from of the old system in rebuilding, but they spite of many unresolved issues regarding The principal Ukrainian Churches in the arranging whatever was necessary to are not giving up. Constantinopole’s omophorion. In retro- diaspora also are leaving the center stage of scolding someone who left his wallet vis- The menu at Mykola’s place is tradi- spect, it is worthwhile to mention that The Ukrainian national consciousness. As many ible in his back pocket after being tional Ukrainian, with mushrooms incor- Ukrainian Weekly – and The Ukrainian recent articles in The Ukrainian Weekly warned not to. porated into as many dishes as possible. Weekly alone – put a spotlight on the testify, both the Orthodox and Catholic Last year in August, and this past July, Mykola was born and raised in Polissia murky world of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches in the diaspora are coming more I was back again touring with Ihor and before moving to Lviv. He reminisced Church/Constantinopole relationship by and more under the direct control and man- Mykola, and wouldn’t have it any other about how his whole family has lived and allowing for an open discussion on its edi- agement of foreign imperialistic and pseu- way. loved mushrooms. From childhood he torial pages of the issues involved. By do-imperialistic centers (Rome and But back to the food. We had excel- has picked and eaten all sorts of “hryby,” doing so, The Weekly performed an Constantinople, respectively) that are hos- lent meals throughout the tour – and and knows them very well. He told me invaluable service to our community, pro- tile to Ukrainian national interests. then we hit Mykola’s place ... with the how careful you have to be in picking viding our own kind of “glasnost” – or as As these processes intensify in the zakusky (hors d’oeuvres), soups, breads, them and how, even in cleaning and we call it in the West, “transparency.” This future, both the emigrant political parties entrees and the pampushky (filled yeast- cooking them, you can still detect a bad transparency was an essential element in and the principal diaspora Churches will raised doughnuts) – especially the pam- one that slipped by. Mykola said he can preventing, or at least postponing, a major probably leave the mainstream of the pushky. In appearances, this is not a tell sometimes in cleaning even by feel or catastrophe leading to disintegration of the leadership of the Ukrainian diaspora fancy multi-star restaurant. It would be smell that a mushroom is not safe. When Ukrainian Orthodox Church in U.S.A. But leadership. closer to a large homey luncheonette- they cook, if the water turns a bright yel- what about the future? Meanwhile, we see the emergence of a diner, with tables and chairs instead of low – throw the whole pot out. Even one The handwriting about the future of new and dynamic force in the diaspora stalls, and a large separate dining hall sliver of a poisonous mushroom can do Ukrainian diaspora is on the wall. It tells leadership. These are the highly educat- alongside. The night before, a gypsy that to a whole batch of good ones. us that a change of guard is taking place in ed, professional and business elites that wedding lasted there until early morn- Sprinkling salt on a cut mushroom will the leadership of the Ukrainian diaspora in can be found in such influential national ing. As you walk in, Ukrainian music is bring out the yellow if it is poisonous. North America. Dr. Bohdan Vivitsky, and regional social groupings as the playing on the speakers, and you can Mykola’s mother passed away last director of The Year 2020 Conference, Ukrainian American Bar Association, select exactly what you want to eat, year, at a fairly young age, from sees this change as a generational change The Ukrainian Medical Association of because the entrees (chicken, pork, fish) leukemia; the family believes she was in leadership from activists with direct North America, The Washington Group, are displayed on the counter. So are the another of the Polissia region’s victims of roots in Ukraine to a new generation of the Ukrainian American Professionals desserts, including piles of freshly fried Chornobyl. Mykola, his wife, Alla, and activists with direct roots in North and Businesspersons Association of New pampushky. Mykola says Ukrainians their two young daughters live in Lviv. America. He defines this change as a York and New Jersey, the Ukrainian like to see exactly what they will be eat- (His 3-year-old daughter Solomiya had an change from “non-voluntary” to “volun- American Society in Dallas, and various ing. observation after watching a commercial professional and business organizations tary” ethnics. While the non- The kitchen staff is a group of down- on television. “Tatu, there is Coca-Cola, in many other places. This newly emerg- voluntary/voluntary ethnics definitions home mamas and babas, who cook and Pepsi-Cola and My-kola.”) We were sur- ing leadership is largely secular in nature proposed by Dr. Vivitsky are, like all such bake up a storm – all fresh, fragrant and prised and impressed to learn that in addi- and non-partisan. generalizations, a bit oversimplified, they Ukrainian. You know the eggs are fresh – tion to being a partner and renovator They are the “right stuff” for 2020. I nevertheless form a good working hypoth- you can hear the rooster at the back, and behind the concern, and a good cook him- believe that the Ukrainian diaspora will be esis for defining major changes taking if you take an extended tour of the self, Mykola is also a craftsman – he built here and doing well in that year. While place in our community today. grounds, you’ll meet the chickens. A bak- the tile-topped tables at which we ate. numerically smaller, these leaders are intel- The guardians of Ukrainian national ery is part of the enterprise, with breads, lectually and socially more prominent and With industrious and energetic indi- consciousness and the leaders of the dias- thus will exercise significant influence on buns and pastries to make you forget viduals like Mykola Hunko, there is pora for the past 50 or more years were to life in Ukraine and the U.S. in the future. there’s a meal coming. Our lunch was so hope for the future in Ukraine. And be found in various immigrant political delicious that when we were asked the when you do stop in at Mykola’s, try to parties and Ukrainian Catholic and Ihor Lysyj next day if we wanted to return, a cheer meet him and the folks. Tell them Orysia Orthodox Churches. The importance and Austin, Texas when up from the group. After the first sent you. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45

BOOK NOTES: New monograph deals “Ukes.In.Print” book fair organized with contest for the legacy of Kyivan Rus’ in Toronto by Ukrainian National Federation BOULDER, Colo. – The contest for the legacy of Kyivan Rus’ – the core area of by Yuriy Diakunchak her works, read in English. which approximately corresponds to the For adult readers, there was Vasyl territory of present-day Ukraine – has been TORONTO — I awoke to a clap of Veryha, who specializes in politics enmeshed in historical, cultural and politi- thunder on the morning of September and history; poet and novelist cal controversy for a period of more than 27 once as the skies opened up to Stephania Hurko, humorist Ada 900 years and is still a matter of contempo- release an ocean of rain, I looked at the Horhota and poet Svitlana Kuzmenko rary relevance. However, no scholarly crates of books I had packed for the offered selections from their works. monograph has been devoted to the subject, “Ukes.In.Print” book fair and sighed. Other entertainment included a rather and such discussions of it as appear in gen- Despite this inauspicious start to the shrill clown and an off-key duet day, by the time the Ukrainian National eral histories of Russia and in monographs singing Ukrainian folk songs. A raffle Federation’s first Ukrainian book fair and articles on Russian and East European was held, with prizes being donated started at noon, the rain had retreated. historical, cultural, and political develop- by the various vendors at the event. “I The UNF event, at which I repre- ments have been distorted by an uncritical think the fair was a very good exhibit sented both Zdorov! magazine and the Russo-centrist point of view that exclusive- of what the literary situation is in the Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies ly identifies Kyivan Rus’ with modern community today. There was lots of Press, was held on the same day as Russia. This uncritical view has been stuff in English and Ukrainian,” said Toronto’s well-known “Word on the unconditionally accepted not only by Ms. Nakoneczny. Street” book fair, and attracted about Russian scholarship, but also by most spe- Plans are already on for next year. cialists of Russia in the Western scholarly 200 people. Vendors ranged from the Ukrainian Canadian Art Foundation, UNF’s organizing committee, which community. included six core members and an In the Middle Ages, from the early 10th which was selling art books, to Koota- Ooma, a publishing/merchandising col- additional 20 volunteers during the century until 1240 with the destruction of Prof. Jaroslaw Pelenski lective with a wide selection of chil- fair, hopes to expand the event to Kyiv, Kyivan Rus’ was a major European include more authors from outside various periods of time in ruling over its dren’s books. multi-ethnic country with vast territories Toronto and a workshop for neophyte territory. The legacy of Kyivan Rus’ Journalist and author Victor strategically located at the crossroads writers. They are also looking for became an object of particular contention Malarek, Canada’s top investigative between east and west, and north and south, someone who sells Ukrainian antiquar- among its descendants, first of Chernihivia, reporter, was scheduled to be the along the Dnipro River with access to the ian books. Suzdalia-Vladimiria and Galicia-Volynia, keynote speaker. However, because of Baltic Sea in the north and the Black Sea in Reactions among the vendors were and subsequently of Muscovy and the a bizarre event involving Canadian the south. Members of the Kyivan Rus’ mixed. “For the Ukrainian Canadian dynasty married members of major dynas- Lithuanian-Ruthenian state, and eventually and U.S. military pilots who had of the three East Slavic peoples, the apparently been zapped by a laser Art Foundation it was a great opportu- ties of Europe, including Byzantium. nity to get out and meet the public and Kyivan Rus’ was also a center of commerce Ukrainians, the Russians and the mounted on a Russian trawler, Mr. disseminate information about our through which important trade routes ran, Belarusians, with the latter conflict contin- Malarek, who went to cover the story, events. It wasn’t that great for sales, the famous “route from the Varangians to uing to the present day. was unavailable. “It was unfortunate but it was the first year. These things the Greeks” being one example. The “gold- By challenging established views based because he was looking forward to it,” tend to grow,” said Petro Lopata, a en domed” capital city Kyiv – the cradle of on rigorous analysis of sources and by pro- said Nell Nakoneczny, chairperson of young artist from the Toronto area. East Slavic Christianity, accepted from viding new interpretations of the subject, the “Ukes.In.Print” organizing com- Byzantium – was perceived as “the second the author concludes that the preponderance mittee. Another vendor, apparently disap- Constantinople” and consequently assumed of existing evidence shows Ukraine to be Writer and literature professor pointed by the turnout, wondered How the status, and became a symbolic image, of the primary, senior and most legitimate suc- Janice Kulyk Keefer, whose latest much advertising was done for the the most sacred and venerable religious cessor to the legacy of Kyivan Rus’. book “Honey and Ashes,” was recently event. center of Rus’. Prof. Pelenski is professor of Russian published by HarperCollins of Canada, On the more positive side, CIUS’s In his book “The Contest for the Legacy and East European history at the dropped by the fair on her way from director Maxim Tarnawsky was pleas- of Kyivan Rus’,” the author, Prof. Jaroslaw University of Iowa, president of the V.K. the “Word on the Street” festival, tak- antly surprised by the results of the Pelenski, shows how various competitors Lypynsky East European Research ing place a few blocks south of the fair and had a positive reaction when throughout the centuries have attempted to Institute in Philadelphia, foreign academi- Ukrainian event. “Our community is informed of the total sales for the day. claim succession to Kyivan Rus’. He cian of the National Academy of Sciences very strong, Ukrainian writers are a Tania Onyschuk, who is a partner in focuses on the origins of these claims, par- of Ukraine, and director of its European great force in our community,” said Koota-Ooma, is already planning to ticularly those of Muscovy, who waged the Research Institute in Kyiv. Ms. Nakoneczny, “But sometimes we return next year. “Financially, this was most relentless struggle for the Kyivan Prof. Pelenski’s 325-page book, com- need to give it a push. And I think middle of the road for us, but I think legacy, as attested both in Muscovite prising 12 chapters (most of which have that’s what we did today.” this is an event that is very necessary sources and in a Russian scholarly litera- been previously published in scholarly jour- Twenty vendors exhibited their and good for the community. ture permeated with ideological preconcep- nals), seven maps and 41 illustrations, has books, CDs, videos and periodicals [Unfortunately] not a lot of people tions, artificially construed paradigms, and been published by the East European under an outdoor tent set up in the heard about it.” even outright falsifications. Monographs series of Boulder, Colo., and UNF parking lot near the corner of Proceeds from the fair will go to the Because of its political, economic, and is distributed by the Columbia University Spadina and College streets in down- UNF library, which has no steady religious significance, Kyivan Rus’ became Press. The book (ISBN 0880332743) can town Toronto. Authors read from their source of funding. Though Ms. a target for numerous competitors – be ordered from the Columbia University works. Lesja Shanta read children’s Nakoneczny wasn’t able to provide Chernihivia, Suzdalia-Vladimiria, Galicia- Press, 136 South Broadway, New York, NY stories in Ukrainian and Genya final figures for the event, proceeds of Volynia, the Golden Horde, Lithuania, 10533: 1-800-944-8648. Cost: $42 plus Hunchak, who has not yet published $1,400 to $1,600 are expected. Muscovy and Poland – that succeeded for $4.95 for shipping.

On this working group’s recommenda- Settlement Services, will allow individual do?” Myroslaw Tracz, a Winnipeg social Ukrainian Canadian... tion, the UCC resolved to review the provinces more flexibility in selecting services activist had asked at the time. (Continued from page 4) Federal-Provincial Territorial Immigration immigrants that fill local labor require- In the discussion groups that followed Canada. “Hong Kong is staffed better than Agreements currently signed with the feder- ments. Mr. Clement suggested this plan the panel, one thing that became clear is that Kyiv,” he pointed out. The CUIAS official al government by British Columbia, could be used as a new way to sponsor the Ukrainian community needs to do more suggested that while no official quotas may Saskatchewan and Manitoba, as well as immigrants into Canada. As part of the pilot to make its services available to those immi- exist, policy-makers effectively create quo- Quebec’s separate agreement, with a view project, a Mennonite community in grants who are already here. tas by the way they distribute resources to assess their progress towards objectives Winkler, Manitoba, has sponsored 50 “Our biggest problem is accessing all of among embassies. and to encourage other provinces to sign Mennonites, formerly from Kazakstan but the new immigrants,” said Daria Another panel member, Gordon Stewart, similar agreements. These agreements pro- currently residing in Germany, to move to Diakowsky, a delegate of the Ukrainian a senior immigration officer at the federal vide an area of provincial jurisdiction on their community. National Federation. She added that the ministry in Winnipeg, defended the govern- questions of immigration, which are matters Only British Columbia and community is not always able to fulfill the ment’s position, at the same time making it of federal government authority under the Saskatchewan have similar agreements with pressing economic needs of new immi- clear that the panel members are not respon- Canadian Constitution. the federal government in the works. At the grants. sible for implementing policy. “There are Gerald Clement, assistant deputy minis- last triennial congress the UCC resolved to “Our organizations fulfill our social, cul- requirements people must meet to come to ter, Citizenship and Multiculturalism work with the Manitoba government to tural, religious needs, but we [individually] Canada. This decision is made by the officer Division of Manitoba’s Ministry of Culture, bring in Ukrainian immigrants to Manitoba fulfill our economic needs in Canadian soci- in the embassy.” Heritage and Citizenship, was the final under the plan. The intention was to sponsor ety,” countered Mr. Duvalko. However, he Also among the resolutions adopted on panel member. Mr. Clement detailed the people who could come to stay with elderly agreed that in communities with a large immigration by the UCC congress was a agreement Manitoba has signed with the members of the Ukrainian community who influx of immigrants some pressure on local decision to compile a comprehensive data federal government to help in attracting new no longer had relatives to care for them. Ukrainian aid organizations is building up. base of government publications, immigra- immigrants. Target groups are “immigrants “There is no reason why they should suf- Mr. Diachuk concurred, saying that “the tion criteria and community expertise relat- who fit into economic and industrial sectors fer – many of these older Ukrainians have first thing people want is jobs.” He claimed ing to immigration and provide a clearing that have labor shortages,” said Mr. accumulated a reasonable amount of wealth. that so far his agency had “almost 100 per- house of information to the community Clement. Why not have it stay in Canada, instead of cent success in finding employment” for across Canada. The new plan, the Agreement to Realign sending it out to Ukraine like they often new immigrants from Ukraine. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 11

Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation coordinates programs for Ukraine’s seminarians CHICAGO – For most American students, summer is a time for vacation: long days, warm evenings and cold drinks on the beach. However, for Yurii Sakvuk, a sixth- year seminarian from the Lviv Theological Academy, this summer was a time for work, pastoral ministry and cultural exchange. The Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation (UCEF) of Chicago, in cooperation with the theological academy, coordinated six different programs that included parish internships in England and Chicago, an inner-city mission in Toronto and study programs at Harvard University, Mount Tabor Monastery in California and Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina. The program is much more than an opportunity for students to improve their English, which must be at an upper-intermediate level just to be accepted. Students get to see first-hand how Western communities and reli- gious institutions operate. In Chicago, Mr. Sakvuk and three other seminarians lived and worked at the parish of Ss. Volodymyr and Olha. They celebrated daily liturgy, visited the sick and elderly, took part in parish events, and met with mem- bers of the community for discussions on the contempo- rary Ukrainian Catholic Church and relations between Ukrainians in the diaspora and those in Ukraine. Mr. Sakvuk evaluated the program as “perfect.” He explained: “In Ukraine, we do not have parishes like Ss. Bishop Innocent Lotocky (foreground, right) and the Rev. Ivan Krotec with seminarians from Ukraine (second Volodymyr and Olha, where the priests care so much row, from left) Ruslan Hrekh, Oleksander Taran, Serhii Mykhaliuk and Yurii Sakvuk. about liturgical life and where parishioners are actively He reflected upon the experience: “There was a great Oleksander Taran aptly described his experience. “In involved in different groups or clubs, whether it be the spirit among the young people at the Plast camp. They Ukraine, we don’t really know about the rest of the seniors, or the sisterhood, or the youth.” want to learn more about the Catholic faith. We had world, except for the Soviet lies we learned as children. For the seminarian, the parish internship was also an many constructive discussions about the problems that We’re afraid to open ourselves to the rest of the world. opportunity to practice priestly responsibilities. “We face young people in America and Ukraine, and how the But in America people are open, and I felt this, too. I was each gave one homily every week and conducted the teachings of the Gospel can help. We also had a lot of able to share my thoughts and feelings with others and I weekly radio program. As priests, we must actively fun singing our Ukrainian folk songs.” learned that the differences between people from differ- engage the faith of our people. We have seen how this is Entry into the UCEF’s program is highly competitive. ent countries are not so important as the similarities.” done in America, and we must bring this knowledge Only the most advanced students of the Lviv Funding for the program comes from various sources, back to Ukraine to prepare our Church for the 21st cen- Theological Academy are accepted. These students must including the Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, tury,” he said. have good grades and must submit a written request the Ukrainian Studies Fund and the Catholic Near East The idea of actively engaging people in questions of explaining why they want to study abroad or undertake Welfare Association. the Christian faith was important also to fourth-year an internship. A faculty committee then selects the top For more information (or to send a contributions) seminarian Serhii Mykhaliuk. In addition to his parish applicants and assigns them to a country. contact: Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation, 2247 work in Chicago, Mr. Mykhaliuk helped out at the Plast Perhaps one of the most significant elements of the W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60622-4828; UCEFCH- summer camp in Baraboo, Wis. program is the cultural exchange. Sixth-year seminarian [email protected]

Eparchial conference focuses on building leadership by Kathryn Solovey Babak Leadership” theme was Bible-based. related to the material presented. Museum-Archives to receive He spoke about the “gifts” that God Delegates were asked to examine CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – has bestowed on each individual and themselves and their parishes to try ‘Windows on America’ videotapes “Building Leadership” was the how these gifts need to be used in to determine where they are in their theme of the Fourth Annual conjunction with one another in spiritual journey. The conference CLEVELAND – “Window on America” is a eparchial conference of the St. works of service to develop the concluded with delegates from the weekly television news magazine that has been Nicholas Eparchy held here on Body of Christ. The task of the same parishes being grouped togeth- beamed via satellite into Ukraine since 1993. Over the years the program has aired exclusive inter- September 25-27, sponsored by the Church is to recognize these gifts er to analyze the strengths and weak- views and statements on Ukraine from President Assumption of the Blessed Virgin and enable them to be used in fel- nesses of their own parish and to Bill Clinton, Cabinet secretaries, members of Mary Ukrainian Catholic Church in lowship so that the whole body define a strategic plan for becoming Congress, the Pentagon, etc. Both presidents of Phoenix, under the pastoral leader- increases in love – this is when min- a full-fledged community in Christ. Ukraine and various Ukrainian ministers, lawmak- ship of the Rev. Hugo Soutus. istry happens. The concepts of min- The Phoenix committee sched- ers, journalists and generals have also been guests. Over 130 delegates attended from istry of the pastor and ministry of uled an enjoyable poolside supper The program also offers a variety of features on across the St. Nicholas Eparchy of the laity, he emphasized, are meant on Friday evening complete with life in America. According to surveys, every other the Ukrainian Catholic Church and to complement each other to help Southwestern cuisine and a mariachi person in Ukraine watches “Window on America” two provinces in Canada. In addi- the Church community develop a band that performed a range of at least once a month, with more than 36 million tion to familiar faces from previous true, full-bodied fellowship. music from Hispanic songs to The conferences, many new people dedi- people watching occasionally. Six million “True fellowship, or koinonia, is Beatles. The delegates joined in Ukrainians see the program on a weekly basis. cated to the revitalization of the not only the sharing of a common with singing and dancing. The Ukrainian Catholic Church attended, Over the past five years the program has created a faith but also a sharing of the varied evening unexpectedly became spiri- unique video chronicle of U.S.-Ukraine relations. as did an increased number of gifts of grace; the gifts of the pastor tual when a singer from band told younger people – a positive step According to U.S. law, USIA programming can- and teacher and the gifts of each of the audience about her work as a not be distributed within the United States. This towards ensuring the future exis- the believers who make up the church singer in a variety of prohibition restricts scholars from using the infor- tence of this Eastern Church. body,” Bishop Samra said. The con- Christian communities and then mation disseminated by programs like “Window The conference opened with a cept of developing lay ministries sang several beautifully inspired on America.” prayer service in the makeshift was particularly relevant in light of versions of Christian songs, includ- Reps. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) and Steven C. chapel that the priests had created in the worldwide Sobor in Ukraine in ing “Amazing Grace.” The delegates LaTourette (R-Ohio) jointly sponsored a bill to a hotel conference room. The serv- August 1998, which was devoted to were touched by her “sharing” and provide the Ukrainian Museum-Archives in ice was sung, in accordance with the the theme of “The Role of the Laity ended the evening by singing a Cleveland with videotape copies of the complete Eastern tradition of the Ukrainian in Today’s Church.” heartfelt “Mnohaya Lita” to the set of “Window on America” broadcasts. Church. Bishop Samra presented the idea mariachi band. Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-Ind.) amended the bill to The conference presenter was of stewardship – the concept that A wonderful supper on Saturday include the Slavic Collection at Indiana University. Bishop Nicholas Samra, auxiliary of everything is a gift from God and it evening was followed by the presen- The bill passed the House in September and was the Melkite Diocese of Newton, Mass. is our task to take care of all of His tation of a personalized “Certificate approved by the Senate on the last day of legisla- The Melkites, who originate in the gifts with love and responsibility, to of Completion” to each delegate by tive business in October. Middle East, received their Byzantine be stewards of creation. This applies Bishop Samra and the originator of The UMA in Cleveland has a large and very rare religion from Constantinople like the to every aspect of our lives from a the St. Nicholas eparchial confer- collection of Ukrainian books, periodicals and other Ukrainians. The Melkite Catholic personal level to a parish level and ences, Bishop Michael Wiwchar. literature. Andrew Fedynsky, UMA director, noted liturgy is virtually identical to the beyond, he added. This was followed by an informative that the museum is delighted to add the “Window Ukrainian Catholic liturgy. Bishop Samra’s lectures were on America” videotapes to its collection. Bishop Samra’s “Building interspersed with lively discussions (Continued on page 24) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45 150 YEARS AGO: The Ukrainian National Awakening in Halychyna by Dr. T. Mackiw Early history The name Halychyna, Latinized as Galicia, was derived from the region’s cap- ital of Halych, built by Prince Volodymyrko in 1140. When Galicia and Volhynia merged at the beginning of the 13th century, it was called the principality of Galicia and Lodomeria. In 1214 the Polish and Hungarian kings met in the city of Spish and agreed that Koloman, the 5- year-old son of the Hungarian King Andrew, should take the throne of Galicia and marry the 3-year-old daughter of the Polish King Leszek. The “young couple” married in 1215 and was crowned by the pope. More than 100 years later, in 1349, Poland’s king, Casimir the Great, with help from Hungary’s King Ludwig, occupied and annexed Galicia to Poland. Members of the “Ruska Triitsia” (Ruthenian Triad), Markian Shashkevych, Iakiv Holovatskyi and Ivan Vahylevych, who Taking advantage of the first partition of played a key role in the formation of Ukrainian national consciousness in western Ukraine. Poland in 1772, the Austrian empress, who was also queen of Hungary, claimed Galicia in 1772, Galicia was in a precarious social The beneficial reforms sponsored by the tion by the Poles. The petition itself request- on the basis of the vindication of the rights and economic state. Prolonged and oppres- Austrian government raised the educational ed the introduction of the Ukrainian lan- of the Hungarian kings, who retained the sive Polish domination for more than 400 and civic standards of the Greek-Catholic guage into the schools and administration, title of “rex Galiciae et Lodomeriae.” In years had left deep scars. The Ukrainians clergy. Beginning with 1848 Greek- access for Ukrainian government positions addition to Galicia, populated by had become a backward ethnic group, Catholic clergy provided political leader- in Galicia, and genuine equalization of the Ukrainians, Austria also annexed the princi- unconscious of their national identity. The ship to the Ukrainians in Galicia. Later, the Greek and Roman Catholic clergy. pality of Krakow, populated predominantly Ukrainians survived as a people only leadership gradually passed into hands of Two weeks later, on May 2, 1848, the by Poles, and created an administrative unit because they possessed and transmitted a the lay intelligentsia, many of whom how- Supreme Ruthenian Council (Holovna called the Kingdom of Galicia and rich cultural heritage: unwritten literature ever, were children of clerical families. Ruska Rada), the first modern Ukrainian Lodomeria with the Great Principality of in the forms of tales, poetry and songs; dis- In the first half of the 19th century, a political organization, was established in Krakow, an area of 1,500 square miles that tinct customs; and especially the Greek- patriotic circle known as “Ruska Triitsia” – Lviv and thereby contradicted the claim of contained a mixed Polish-Ukrainian popu- Catholic Church – all of which set them the Ruthenian Triad was formed in the the Polish National Council to speak for lation of approximately 3 million. Five apart from the Poles. Greek Catholic theological seminary in Galicia as a whole. The Rada, led by years later, in 1777, Bukovina, a Ukrainian- The Greek-Catholic, or Uniate, Church Lviv by Markian Shashkevych, Iakiv Bishop Iakhymovych, consisted of 66 populated land was added to Galicia. played a very important role in the history Holovatskyi and Ivan Vahylevych. These members, half of them clergy and the other After Austrian troops occupied Galicia, of Galician Ukrainians in the 19th century. three young, idealistic seminarians, capti- half members of the secular intelligentsia. the officials, most of Czech origin, reported The Austrian government granted to the vated by German writer Johann Herder’s In the weeks that followed, 50 local and to Vienna that only a small minority of the Greek-Catholic Church and clergy status ideas in support of vernacular speech, 13 regional branches of the Ruska Rada nobility was Polish and that most of the equal with its Roman Catholic counterparts. decided to publish an almanac, titled were established throughout Galicia by people were Ukrainians, or, as they were In 1774 Empress Maria Theresa founded “Rusalka Dnistrovaia” (The Nymph of the priests. For the first time, the first then called, “Rusyny” or “Ruthenians,” the Barbareum, a Greek-Catholic seminary Dnister), which was to contain folk songs, Ukrainian-language newspaper Zoria according to the name officially used by the in Vienna that provided Galician students poems and historical articles written in the Halytska (Galician Star) was published Vatican to denote the inhabitants of Galicia. with systematic theological training and an vernacular Ukrainian. After some difficul- May 15, 1848, not only in Galicia, but in all Ukrainian lands. Meanwhile, contacts 400 years of oppression invigorating exposure to Western culture. In ties with censorship, a small volume 1783 a larger seminary and in 1787 a uni- appeared in Budapest in 1837. The Rusalka with the Ukrainians of Bukovyna and At the time of the Austrian annexation versity, were founded in Lviv. was the beginning of modern Ukrainian lit- Transcarpathia were established. erature in Galicia and a milestone in the The emergence of the Rada was a direct formation of national consciousness. challenge to the Polish claim that Galicia was an organic part of Poland. Polish lead- Events of 1848 spark awareness ers tried to undermine the Rada’s positions by establishing an opposing body that The chain of revolutionary events of claimed to represent a pro-Polish current 1848 throughout Europe, especially in among the Ruthenians. Therefore, on May Vienna on March 13, 1848, awakened the 23, 1848, a handful of Polonized Ruthenian Ukrainians in Galicia to also formulate nobles (shliakhta) and intelligentsia (“gente their national rights. When news of the Rutheni, natione Poloni”), met in Lviv to riots in Vienna, and of the resignation of establish the pro-Polish Ruthenian the hated Prince Metternich reached Lviv Assembly (Ruskyi Sobor). The Sobor start- on March 19, 1848, Polish leaders immedi- ed to publish a newspaper Ruskyi Dnevnyk ately sprang into action. They sent off a (Ruthenian Daily) in Ukrainian, but with petition to the Austrian emperor calling for Polish characters; Ivan Vahylevych, a for- greater political rights for Poles in Galicia. mer member of Ruska Triitsia was engaged However, they totally ignored any mention as its editor. of the Ukrainian presence in Galicia, which The Ukrainians grouped around the they treated as a purely Polish province. To Rada and denounced the Sobor as a sham. support the Poles’ demands, a Polish The Sobor and its newspaper had a brief, National Council (Polska Rada Narodowa) ephemeral existence. was organized in Lviv on April 13, 1848. The question of national identity was Soon afterwards, a network of local coun- answered by the Rada in the “Ukrainian” cils, the formation of a Polish National sense, that is, in asserting the distinctness of Guard, and a newspaper Dziennik their people not only from Poland, but from Narodowy (National Daily) were founded. Russia as well. The Rada’s manifesto of The Ukrainians, whom the Poles did May 10, 1848, stated: “...We Galician not consider to be a separate nation, Ruthenians (Rusyny halytski) belong to the rejected Polish invitations to join in these Great Ruthenian (i.e. Ukrainian) nation efforts. Instead, at the suggestion of the who speak one language and count 15 mil- Austrian governor of Galicia, Count lions of whom 2 1/2 million inhabit the Franz Stadion, on April 19, 1848, a group Galician land.” of Greek-Catholic clergymen led by the During the Slavic Congress in Prague on bishop-coadjutor of Lviv, Hryhorii June 1-10, 1848, the Ukrainian delegates Iakhymovych, addressed a separate peti- sent by the Rada demanded that Galicia be tion to the emperor. divided into separate Polish and Ukrainian Unlike the Polish petition, it was a timid, provinces – an idea that the Poles adamant- loyalist document. The Ukrainian petitions’ ly opposed. The Czechs, working behind introduction consisted of a historical survey the scenes, mediated a compromise resolu- After the corvee was abolished on May 16, 1848, the people in Halychyna began that stressed the national distinctness of the tion: the Ukrainians agreed to postpone the erecting crosses in the countryside to symbolize the end of “panschyna.” (The Ukrainians of eastern Galicia, the past glo- issue of Galicia’s division, and the Poles illustration above is reprinted from “History of Ukraine for Children of School ries of the medieval principality of Halych, Age,” published in 1966 by Trident Press Ltd. of Winnipeg.)and its subsequent subjugation and exploita- (Continued on page 16) No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 13

DATELINE NEW YORK: Folk dance in Manhattan by Helen Smindak

Two American folk-dance companies Compared to last year’s exciting the subtle hand gestures for which the springtime dance found the men brought the exuberant dances and music Ukrainian contribution – a suite of female dancers of the Caucasus and waving small maypoles above their of Central and Eastern Europe to the dances that included several popular Central Asia are renowned. heads to attract the attention of their heart of Manhattan in October, along folk dances culminating in a spellbind- A rousing finale from Bulgaria, brides-to-be. with the spirited and energetic dances of ing Hopak – the Hutsul dances lacked “Springtime in the Vineyard,” celebrated Bestowing on the evening the sounds Ukraine. luster. Although the audience gave warm with song and dance the special day of and colors of their unique cultures were The Duquesne University Tamburitzans approbation, a touch more precision and “Trifon Zarezan” (cutting of the other folk dance and orchestral troupes – of Pittsburgh, currently criss-crossing the liveliness would have truly invigorated grapevine buds). the Bulgarian Bosilek ensemble, the U.S. with weekend and holiday appear- the presentation. Both suites were chore- Members of the Tamburitzans ensem- Serbian Dukati ensemble, the Macedonian ances, staged a lively concert at the ographed by Richard Hladio (now the ble, which began 62 years ago at Goce Deloev ensemble, the Macedonian Fashion Institute of Technology on pastor of St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Duquesne University as a 14-member, folk orchestra Izgori, the Slovak Limbora October 17. A week later, the European Orthodox Church in Hamilton, Ontario) all-male group known as the Slavonic ensemble and the Polish American Folk Folk Festival put on its annual show at while he was a student at Duquesne Tamburitza Orchestra, undergo inten- Dance Company. Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, present- University. sive training with musicians and chore- The Goce Deloev troupe performed an ing the Syzokryli Ukrainian Dancers of Ballads from Croatia and Serbia ographers from around the world. ancient women’s ritual dance associated New York and six other folk ensembles lamenting the sadness of moving away Attending Duquesne as full-time schol- with Macedonian wedding festivities, under the aegis of the New York-based from home and of losing a lover to a arship students selected on the basis of then delivered more punch further down Slavic Heritage Council of America. rival included an instrumental interlude outstanding musical talents and academ- the line with its Povardarije Suite – rich Both companies were a joy to watch, presented in the grand orchestral style ic ability, they receive most of their flowing dances from Macedonian Vardar their presentations replete with a variety that has bought acclaim to the training at a three-and-a-half-week sum- River valley featuring lively, fast-passed of movement and sound, stunning chore- Tamburitzans for over 60 years. mer camp, where they learn and footwork. The Macedonian folk orches- ography and dazzling costumes. It was A circle-dance tune from Vojvodyna rehearse a completely new show every tra, in a separate appearance, contributed obvious that the performers were also turned the spotlight on the tambura, a year. an enjoyable set of village-style vocal enjoying themselves, smiling, whooping small mandolin-like instrument, and the This year’s contingent of students of and instrumental numbers. and whistling as they skipped, hopped, tamburas (tamburitza players) from Ukrainian heritage in the Tamburitzans’ An extreme contrast came with a shuffled, stomped, leaped and whirled whom the group takes its name. The kan- ranks includes Larysa Halaway, Lydia Serbian women’s dance whose only through their paces. kles, a Lithuanian stringed instrument Kurylas, Peter Osyf and Justin music was created by the rhythm of the Though the two groups provided simi- with a harp-like sound, the flute, a small Greenwald. dancers’ feet and the melodious clinking lar fare, the Tamburitzans offered near- wooden flute from Serbia, and other Lighting up Lincoln Center of gold coins on their costumes. This professional expertise and a large com- exotic instruments took their turn in the “silent” dance was born when Serbian pany that was able to include several limelight. The lights came up at Alice Tully Hall gatherings, music and dance were out- large group numbers in a highly varied Furious Gypsy dances from Hungary and a spontaneous burst of applause rose lawed during 500 years of Ottoman program. The European Festival per- and Romania contrasted two regional from the audience at the resplendent rule. formers, in their part, dished out warmth styles which retained the essential scene: 24 smiling, handsome young men From the Limbora ensemble came the and passion sparked by national feeling; improvisational elements that are the and women in brilliant red and white rhythmic footwork and cheerful hand- the members of the participating groups hallmark of Gypsy dancing. The costumes poised in striking formation clapping characteristic of dances from are dedicated folk dancers and singers Hungarian style was marked by a com- and ready to open the European Folk central Slovakia and later in the program, who have devoted many years to study- petition dance among males and the Festival with a traditional Ukrainian wel- a merry Sariska Polka celebrating the ing and preserving the culture of their vocal bass, a scat-like rhythmic improv- coming dance. end of a busy harvest season in northern ancestors. Neither company should be isation to which the dancers performed. With the first bars of music, the Slovakia. missed: if you have the chance, go see In the Transvylvanian style, couples Syzokryli Ukrainian Dancers of New Singer Petrana Koutcheva and her them and be carried away by their enthu- performed syncopated, complicated York swept into motion, maneuvering four-woman ensemble introduced siasm and vitality. dance movements to Romanian-style gracefully and with marvelous precision Bosilek’s colorful re-creation of enter- A whirlwind tour music. through complex patterns choreo- tainment performed by young Bulgarian Sultry songs from Greece accompa- graphed by their director, Roma Pryma women during Lent, when dancing on The Tamburitzans took their viewers nied by the music of the Greek national Bohachevsky. The men’s group the village square was forbidden. on a whirlwind tour that included the instrument, the bouzoukee, and the sequence featured synchronized high Two of Poland’s five national dances Balkan states that used to make up the pounding rhythms of Macedonian music kicks and astonishing squat steps. The – the Oberek and the Krakowiak – were country known as Yugoslavia (Croatia, played on the gaide (goatskin bagpipes) women, holding embroidered ritual given buoyant performances by the Serbia, Slovenia and Vojvodyna); and tupan (drum) were fascinating. cloths (“rushnyky”) between out- Polish dancers as they swung around the Eastern Europe – Bulgaria, Hungary, The company’s large ensemble stretched hands, created two rotating stage in flamboyant costumes, signing Lithuania, Romania, Russia, Slovakia excelled in a playful romp through the wheels whose rim oscillated up and and dancing in polka tempo. and Ukraine, as well as Greece and Slovak countryside. Carefree young peo- down for a very pretty effect. The tradi- Winding up the show in an explosion Macedonia, and even Azerbaijan. ple took part in a scene of frivolity, the tional presentation of bread and salt, of color and energy with Ukraine’s Ukraine was represented by a suite of women’s pleated skirts billowing as they symbolizing wealth and prosperity, national dance, the Hopak, the Syzokryli Hutsul dances that included the Arkan, a twirled through a dance from eastern came at the end of the dance. dancers drew round after round of men’s line dance performed to the calls Slovakia’s Zemplin county. Later in the program, the Syzokryli applause with their artistry and tech- of the leader; “Maryna,” a ritual walking Presenting dances of Azerbaijan, the dancers appeared in “Bereznianka,” a nique. Acrobatic tricks, prysidky and dance, or “khorovid,” showing young women’s dance ensemble crated the illu- flirtatious number from Ukraine’s sword play by the men and dazzling women casting wildflower wreaths on sion of floating like graceful swans Transcarpathian region choreographed spins by the women featured several the river, and the Kolomyika, a fast- across a serene lake (the trick lies in by Andriy Cybyk, an assistant instruc- soloists, including Mr. Cybyk, Markian paced group dance typical of the using the knees to isolate movement). In tor of the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky Kopystianskyj, Yosyf Syvenkij, Orlando Carpathian Mountain region. another segment, the women employed Dance Studio. Highlighting courtship, Pagan, Peter Fil, Krissy Izak and Dora Pastushak. Mrs. Pryma Bohachevsky, who took bows with other directors after the grand finale that brought all the per- forming groups on stage, has been con- ducting her dance studio in New York for the past 35 years. She also teaches several classes in New Jersey and upstate New York. This year marks the 25th anniversary of her Ukrainian Dance Workshop at the Verkhovyna resort in Glen Spey, N.Y. The European Folk Festival was pro- duced by George Tomov, director of the Bosilek Bulgarian Folk Dance Ensemble, who commented: “We are not all profes- sionals, but we are doing an excellent job of exposing American audiences to our European culture.” The festival is presented annually by the Slavic Heritage Council of America, whose president is Lydia S. Demko of Forest Hills, Queens. The council is dedicated to the presentation of authentic Slavic culture through art exhibits, lectures and the annual folk Three of the Ukrainians who are members of the Tamburitzans: (from left) Lydia Kurylas, Peter Osyf and Larysa Halaway. festival. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45

Ukraine marks 80th anniversary of Western Ukrainian National Republic burst like a dam and pouring forth into all of its various streams,” said President Kuchma. “Now that water must be harnessed.” Turning to foreign policy, the president underlined that Ukraine will continue to steer a course between NATO in the West and Moscow in the East. “Our foreign policy is not supposed to be pro-NATO, or pro- Moscow, but a policy that is pro-Ukraine.” Speaking of the Ukrainian-Polish war that followed the disintegration of the Austro- Hungarian Empire, President Kuchma said that holding historical enmities would do Ukraine no good. “I am not calling for histor- ical amnesia,” explained President Kuchma. “I am calling for tolerance and understanding. What happened, happened. There is no rea- son to re-ignite bad memories. Poland today is our good friend and strategic partner.” The Kyiv press called the trip to Lviv a political visit and has proclaimed it the begin- ning of the presidential election season. In fact, President Kuchma spent what for him was an inordinate amount of time shaking hands with residents of Lviv. After placing a wreath at the monument to Ukraine’s national bard, Taras Shevchenko, located in the city center’s Freedom Square, the president decided to walk the 300 meters to the Lviv Opera House. As he strolled with his coterie on a damp and blustery day surrounded by body Veterans of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army enter Freedom Square in Lviv for a rally marking the 80th anniversary of the proclamation guards, he veered toward the crowd of of the Western Ukrainian National Republic. more than 5,000 on several occasions to (Continued from page 1) Directory of the UNR: “Symon Petliura in a ing executive authority if the Parliament does press the flesh, make a comment about the letter found not long ago in the national not begin to build political coalitions and rainy weather or tousle a child’s hair. Humanitarian Affairs Valerii Smolii, Minister At the Shevchenko Monument the presi- archives, which he wrote shortly before his move away from the paralysis that has char- of Foreign Affairs Borys Tarasyuk, Minister dent was officially greeted by contingents demise, said, ‘First of all we need a common acterized its work in the last seven months. of Defense Oleksander Kuzmuk, Minister of from several Ukrainian nationalistic organi- understanding, without which we will not be He said there are factions in Parliament that Internal Affairs Yurii Kravchenko and zations that have frequently criticized the able to mobilize for our common cause.’ are trying to move legislation forward, but Minister of Information Zinovii Kulyk, as president’s policies, including veteran sol- These words are accurate today, as well,” said that they are being obstructed by “those who well as Lviv Mayor Vasyl Kuibida and Kyiv diers of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army President Kuchma. Mayor Oleksander Omelchenko. want to destroy, not build.” (UPA), which marched onto Freedom Also seated on the dais were representa- The president added, “Let’s think about “The Verkhovna Rada must decide Square 500 strong in official uniforms; tives of the strongest political parties of the this: that in the eighth year of independence whether it can work effectively, or not. If not, members of the Ukrainian Kozak Lviv Oblast, including a large contingent of there still are divisions between the east and then its authority must be transferred to the Movement in their historical garb; and the leaders of the Rukh Party and National west [of Ukraine].” president or the Cabinet of Ministers,” said Ukrainian Sich Riflemen Organization. Deputy Slava Stetsko from the Congress of He called the legacy of the WUNR “great President Kuchma. Roman Pankevych, second in command of Ukrainian Nationalists. but tragic” and stated that the mistakes as While tipping his hat to the large represen- the Lviv Brotherhood of the UPA, said that In his address, President Kuchma smooth- well as the accomplishments of the western tation of Rukh leaders and followers in the although he was honored to be formally ly made the transition from the past to the Ukrainian government must be remembered. audience and on the dais when he alluded to greeting a president of independent Ukraine, present. He complimented the leaders of the Taking a political swipe at his political the influence that Rukh as a political move- he also hoped that the president would offi- WUNR for putting political differences aside opponents in Ukraine’s Communist Party, ment had on the path to independence in cially acknowledge the World War II in order to build a strong Ukrainian state and President Kuchma said, “We cannot repeat 1991, he also subtly criticized the party’s con- Ukrainian freedom fighters’ place in called on today’s political leaders to follow history, even though there are those today tinued internal bickering, which has made it Ukrainian history. “The president still has not their example. who want that.” politically ineffective at times. recognized that we exist. We want a declara- He quoted Symon Petliura, the supreme The president also put the Verkhovna “The separatist movement that exploded in tion from the Verkhovna Rada. The president commander of the Ukrainian National Rada, which is dominated by Communists, Ukraine was a natural result of the years of can begin that process by initiating a bill,” Republic Army and the president of the on notice that he would consider strengthen- forbidden independence and free will, which said Mr. Pankevych. Vera Drozd, a member of the women’s auxiliary of the brotherhood who spent 10 years in Soviet concentration camps for her part in the insurgency, said she was there to support the president. “Ukraine today is like a falling plane, and we must understand the positions of our president,” she noted. Although generally the president was greeted warmly in Lviv during his visit, there were those who turned out to express their displeasure with the policies of President Kuchma and his government. About 1,000 members and supporters of three political organizations that are consid- ered part of the extreme political right, the Ukrainian National Assembly, the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists and the Social- Nationalist Party, gathered before the build- ing in which the WUNR was proclaimed, a block from the proceedings on Freedom Square. Waving black-and-red banners, their colors symbolizing revolution, speak- er after speaker called for a Ukrainian gov- ernment free of former Communist appa- ratchiks and those who once persecuted Ukraine. After listening to the speeches, a small group of the demonstrators then marched to two local cemeteries in which the remains of Ukrainian Sich Riflemen who fought in the Ukrainian-Polish war in 1918 are buried (see sidebar), where commemorations concluded A contingent of honorary Ukrainian Kozaks in historical garb. peacefully. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 15

Roman Woronowycz Lviv residents greet the president upon his arrival in the city center.

A rally participant in historic Kozak outfit.

President Leonid Kuchma (center) with Lviv Mayor Vasyl Kuibida (right). Lviv cemetery site of second commemoration

by Roman Woronowycz members of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which dur- Kyiv Press Bureau ing World War II did battle with both the Red Army and the Nazis in western Ukraine. They listened to LVIV – While Ukraine’s President Leonid Kuchma speakers talk of the need to take Ukraine from a leader- was addressing this city’s residents on the 80th ship that they insisted still consists largely of former anniversary of the birth of the Western Ukrainian members of the Communist Party and those who for National Republic, saying that its legacy is connected decades helped oppress Ukraine’s independence. in a continuum with today’s independent Ukraine, pro- “Let today be the beginning of a new phase in testers from the far right held their own commemora- Ukraine’s history, one that centers on Ukraine’s inter- tion and called for an end to a government controlled ests,” said National Deputy Slava Stetsko, the leader of by former leaders of the Soviet Union. the Congress of Ukrainian Nationalists. The demonstrators also marched to the Lychakiv Another leader of CUN, Yurii Antoniak, told The Cemetery in Lviv, where before a newly erected Weekly that today’s government does not look out for memorial they commemorated the Ukrainian soldiers the interests of Ukrainians. “The government today is a who freed Lviv from a Polish occupying force. Not post-Communist nomenklatura that upholds the interest coincidentally, the memorial stands at the gate to a con- of the northern neighbor,” said Mr. Antoniak. “We are troversial Polish war cemetery that honors the Polish demanding the immediate removal of the government. soldiers who died in the conflict. We want a Ukrainian nationalist government that will In the first part of the daylong protests, nearly 1,000 uphold the interests of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people, members and supporters of the Ukrainian National the Ukrainian family, here and over the world.” Assembly (UNA), the Congress of Ukrainian After the hourlong demonstration, held under a Nationalists (CUN) and the Social-Nationalist Party steady drizzle, the crowd broke into two entourages, congregated near the site where the president was one to go to a cemetery of the Ukrainian Sich Riflemen speaking, carrying aloft the Ukrainian blue-and-yellow who died in the Ukrainian-Polish war that followed the banner, as well as their own black-and-red revolution- declaration of the WUNR on November 1, 1918, and ary colors. the other to a new memorial at the Lychakiv Cemetery, The throng that gathered included a large number of youth, as well as elderly people, many of them former (Continued on page 17) A former officer of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45

ed to predominately ecclesiastical matters. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY The Ukrainian National... In 1849 Count Agenor Goluchowski (Continued from page 12) was appointed governor of Galicia. As a conceded on the principle of the equality of high aristocrat, Goluchowski won the full the two nations in all administrative and confidence of the emperor. He used his educational matters. office and the confidence of the emperor to This agreement was never implemented, remove all obstacles preventing Polish inasmuch as Austrian troops bombarded dominance in Galicia, filling the ranks of Prague, forcing the congress to disband. the civil service, which had been predomi- nantly German prior to 1848, with Poles. CALL ( 973) 292-9800 Nevertheless, the Ukrainians had made their debut on the international political Moreover, he denounced the Ukrainians to Vienna as Russophiles and as a dangerous stage. While the Prague congress was still in threat to the security of Austria. ~ FOR SALE AT REDUCED PRICE ~ session, elections commenced in Galicia to During the revolutionary period of 1848, which lasted 227 days, the greatest prime time vacation at the Reichstag, or lower house of the newly founded imperial Parliament. For the achievements were undoubtedly the aboli- “Tortuga Vacation and Yacht Club” Ukrainians, and peasants in particular, tion of the corvee and the introduction of in sunny Acapulco, Mexico these elections were a new and confusing constitutional government. Considering the total lack of experience Large efficiency room experience. In contrast, the Poles, who (accommodates 4 to 6 people) with balcony, were much more sophisticated politically, on the part of Ukrainians in political affairs, walk-in closets, refrigerator, etc. succeeded by means of rumors and threats the achievements included: Swimming pool, restaurants • the formation of the Supreme and other accomodations on premises. in keeping many Ukrainian peasants away from the polls. The Ukrainians won only Ukrainian Council with local branches For more information call: 25 of the 100 seats allotted to Galicia. throughout the country; 914-693-0579 In the parliamentary debates that took • establishment of the first Ukrainian place in the latter part of 1848, first in newspaper Zoria Halytska; Vienna and then in Kormeriz, the • participation in the Slavic Congress in Ukrainian deputies concentrated on two Prague; issues: compensation to landlords for the • a campaign for election to the first Get ready for abolition of the corvee (panschyna) and the Austrian Reichstag and participation in par- administrative division of Galicia into sepa- liamentary work; The Reunion rate Ukrainian and Polish provinces. • formation of a Ukrainian National Meanwhile, the imperial government Guard and military detachments that took of all was slowly regaining control of the situa- part in the war against insurgent Hungary; tion. Soon after the new emperor, 18-year- • holding of a Conference of Ukrainian Reunions old Franz Joseph, ascended the throne, Scholars (Sobor Ruskykh Uchenykh), at Parliament was dissolved. After the revolu- October 19-26, 1848, to determine guide- tion in Austria was suppressed, the lines for cultural and educational policies; The 50th Anniversary Celebration Hapsburg monarchy returned to abso- and the holding of public meetings. lutism. Over all, 1848 clearly marked a turning of the The transition to the neo-absolutist point in the history of Galicia. The age-old School of Ukrainian Studies decade (Bach era, 1849-1859) brought inertia, passivity and isolation of Ukrainians about a decline of overt political activities was broken, and the Ukrainian nation was of Self Reliance Assn. - N.Y. among all Austrian nationalities. The Rada launched on the long and hard struggle for was dissolved in 1851 and its leaders revert- national and social emancipation. October 1999 in New York City

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all domestic and international documents, Newsbriefs Crimea’s port of Sevastopol was never (Continued from page 2) given to Ukraine.” Other Duma deputies the aid of the United States Ukraine will had supported that statement. “Ukraine begin in 1999 to liquidate the TU-160 and decisively rejects any claims on the territori- TU-95MP strategic bombers. Ukraine has al unity of the state, in consideration of the fact that they do not contribute to creating over 40 such units, Mr. Mykhtiuk added. He an atmosphere of trust and mutual under- noted that it was agreed during his visit to standing between Ukraine and the Russian the U.S. the previous week that most of the Federation,” the ministry said in its state- parts on these bombers could be saved and ment. (RFE/RL Newsline) sold or used for other commercial purposes. The proceeds could be used for purchasing Kuchma to government: cut wage arrears apartments for those pilots who are being transferred to the reserve. Also during their KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma on visit to the U.S., members of the delegation November 2 gave the government one of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense familiar- week to draw up urgent measures to meet ized themselves with various ways of all current payments and cut wage arrears, destroying solid fuel missiles. Ukraine has ITAR-TASS reported. Meanwhile, some such missiles near the town of Pervomaisk 500 coal miners from throughout Ukraine in Mykolaiv Oblast, but they are subject to are expected in Kyiv on November 3 to elimination in accordance with Ukraine’s picket the government building in order to international commitments. Mr. Mykhtiuk protest unpaid wages. (RFE/RL Newsline) also said that the Ministry of Defense wants Ukraine improves nuclear safety record to have solid fuel melted out from missile engines prior to destruction of the missiles. KYIV – Oleksander Smyshliayev, the The solid fuel could be melted out with the chief of the Environmental Safety aid of liquefied nitrogen and used as indus- Ministry’s nuclear regulatory agency, said trial explosive. The vice-minister of defense that the number of malfunctions at added that 101 liquid fuel missiles and 130 Ukraine’s nuclear power plants has been missile launchers thus far have been elimi- declining since the start of 1998, Interfax nated in Ukraine. (Eastern Economist) reported. But he acknowledged that mal- functions in the first half of 1998 were up Kuchma stresses economic ties 50 percent from the same period last year. Mr. Smyshliayev predicted that the number KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma on of problems at these plants will decline fur- October 29 said a clear-cut program on ther by the end of the year. (RFE/RL cooperation with Russia will be prepared Newsline) soon, Interfax reported. Mr. Kuchma stressed that Ukraine is very dependent on Kuchma lambastes Verkhovna Rada Russia and “has a stake in Russia’s stabili- ty.” He criticized Moscow for not taking KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma on reciprocal steps to strengthen economic ties, October 29 criticized the Verkhovna Rada underlining that Russia has not yet ratified for its lack of cooperation with the execu- the 1995 treaty on free trade with Ukraine. tive, saying lawmakers take “months and Mr. Kuchma repeated his proposal to create years” to make economic decisions, while a free trade zone within the Commonwealth the current situation “calls for immediate of Independent States, saying that the intervention.” Mr. Kuchma noted that Customs Union (whose members are “everybody wants a strong hand” at present Russia, Belarus, Kazakstan and and that he is “ready to take responsibility” Kyrgyzstan) is “fictitious and does not for Ukraine. At the same time, he said he work.” (RFE/RL Newsline) prefers the “European way” to “the Belarusian way, where all structures are Ukraine, Poland sign cooperation pact puppet bodies and unanimously vote for all decisions.” President Kuchma also pro- KYIV – Ukraine and Poland have signed posed to abolish the immunity and privi- a cooperation program that, with U.S. assis- leges of national deputies and to put the tance, will help Ukraine use Poland’s expe- issue to a referendum. (RFE/RL Newsline) rience in implementing market reforms, Western agencies reported. Stephen Shcherbak meets with Mexican leaders Sestanovich, adviser to the U.S. secretary of

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currently stands at 1,289,200, representing Newsbriefs a 50 percent increase from 1997 figures. (Continued from page 18) The official level of unemployment as of October 21 issued a decree that will give October 1 stood at 3.18 percent of the work special tax breaks to companies that reduce force nationally. The Zhytomyr, Lviv, Volyn, Chernihiv and Ivano-Frankivsk the percentage of output bartered for other Christmas in Ukraine- 1995 • Vitaliy Lytvyn, T oblasts all have higher unemployment rates, goods rather than sold during the first half Holiday Greetings ‘98 between 5.14 and 6.18 percent. There are of 1999, Reuters reported. The Ukrainian about 20 people available for every vacan- Continue Your Tradition... State Statistical Committee said that during cy, with a figure of 14 people for every Use the UNA publications to send holiday the first eight months of 1998 more than manual labor vacancy, rising to 33 for serv- one-third of the country’s industrial output greetings and wishes of goodwill, pros- ice vacancy, and 45 for those who do not was bartered rather than sold. The same perity and the season’s blessings. Please have training or qualifications. Again, these day, accord to the Associated Press, or note, to accommodate all of our advertis-

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Bishop Robert Moskal blesses St. Vladimir Institute in Pennsylvania

Bishop Robert Moskal and the Rev. Dr. John Ropke officiate at dedication. ARNOLD, Pa. – The opening of St. as a workshop location and home for the Vladimir Institute, located at 1601 choir directors training program. The Kenneth Ave., was held here on October first group of 74 cantors attended a 3 at an afternoon service. The building workshop on the day the institute was was blessed by Bishop Robert Moskal of dedicated. The institute will serve as an the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of educational and cultural center for the Parma. Ukrainian American community as the The institute will be the home of the building also has a stage and two halls, training program for the permanent dia- along with classrooms and a community conate of the diocese. Men who wish to room. serve the Ukrainian Catholic Church as The Rev. Canon John A. Ropke, pastor ordained deacons will study for ordina- of St. Vladimir Ukrainian Catholic tion at the institute one weekend a month Church here and director of the institute, for 10 months a year for a total 400 hours arrived in Arnold in December 1996. of study. Both married and single men Soon after he started renovating the are welcome to serve as deacons. parish school, built in 1961, to be used as Need a back issue? St. Vladimir Institute will also serve the institute. If you’d like to obtain a back issue of The Ukrainian Weekly, send $2 per copy (first-class postage included) to: Administration, The Ukrainian Weekly, near the equator for satellite launches, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054. Security chief... called Sea Launch, will proceed on (Continued from page 1) schedule. The rocket, which was carrying the “I believe that, with all else being equal, that even with the Globalstar failure, the largest payload of satellites ever carried by Sea Launch project is proceeding normal- one rocket, went down near the Baikonur ly,” said Mr. Horbulin. The Sea Launch Are you still reading your mother’s copy of Cosmodrome in Kazakstan on September program also is scheduled to use the Zenit 9, five minutes after launch, when the sec- II rocket. ond-stage booster rocket shut down. The Ukrainian Weekly? The project was delayed once after it The failed launch cost the U.S. con- was discovered that the Boeing Corp., the sortium Globalstar, which owned the chief contributor to the project, had illegal- How adult of you. satellites, more than $200 million. Using ly transferred arms technology without the mighty Zenit II rocket, the consor- U.S. State Department approval. The com- tium had hoped to quickly place 56 satel- pany has agreed to pay a fine and has For $40 a year, you can have your own. lites into orbit to develop a world-wide received State Department clearance to satellite mobile phone network. continue with the project. Immediately after the explosion, The new target date for the first satellite Then your children will have something to read. Globalstar officials switched to an older launch is March 1999. Russian-built Soyuz rocket for use in hoisting their satellites into space. They said at the time that they would only consider going back to the Zenit II after Correction SUBSCRIPTION a joint Ukrainian-Russian commission In his keynote address at The Year had completed its work. 2020 Conference, Prof. Roman Szporluk Mr. Horbulin said that he now said the diaspora referred to itself as an NAME: ______NAME: (please type or print) believes that Ukraine’s other major space “emigration” not “immigration” and that project, a multi-national effort involving the Communist vote total in recent elec- ADDRESS: ______Ukraine, the United States, Norway and tions should be stated as one-quarter, not Russia to develop an ocean-based site two-thirds.

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UNWLA names Denver activist as Woman Leader of Excellence DENVER – Nadia Vinych has been work and attend nurse training school at St. named as a 1998 Woman Leader of Joseph Hospital in Bamber, Germany, in Excellence by the Ukrainian National 1946. Women’s League of America for the Upon arriving in the United States in Colorado Women’s Leadership Coalition 1950, she was employed as a nurse’s aide annual awards event. in both Newark and Summit, N.J. In 1951 Born in Krasnodar, Ukraine, in 1926 she worked her way through the Chicago and immigrating to the United States in School of Medical Technology and then September of 1950, Ms. Vinych experi- worked as a laboratory technician at enced more hardships than most see in a Women’s and Children’s Hospital, lifetime. Henrotin Hospital and Lutheran Deaconess Walking westward across Europe during Hospital until 1959 when she and her new Western Union, the end of World War II with her mother husband, Victor, moved to Denver. and father, young Nadia’s leadership and A dedicated mother and homemaker adaptation skills maintained her family’s Mrs. Vinych always found the time to nur- survival. During her family’s five-year stay ture and promote her Ukrainian culture, the fastest way in refugee camps she quickly learned the and the Ukrainian community in Denver. German language and managed to obtain In 1979 she became a founding member of Ukrainian National Women’s League of to send money America Branch 38. The group dedicated itself to assist newly immigrating Ukrainians, preserving Ukrainian culture in to Ukraine the United States, and supporting Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and, later, the coun- try’s independence. Since 1969 Mrs. Vinych has served in and worldwide various leadership roles of the UNWLA, including three years as branch president. During her tenure, Branch 38 was one of the most active in the nation, assisting vic- tims of the Chornobyl disaster, broadcast- ing an educational radio program to inform Americans about Ukraine and its history, and educating American politicians about Ukrainian concerns. The Women Leaders of Excellence Awards program is the Colorado Women’s Leadership Coalition’s premier award Nadia Vinych event. Each affiliate member-organization is asked to nominate the person who has best represented leadership to the organiza- tion during the last year. These winners Canadian PM... were honored at a tribute program, “The (Continued from page 2) 1998 Galaxy of Stars” on November 5. From these ranks, one woman is honored lation through a media leak on the day overall as the Woman Leader of Western Union has: they were to have met Canadian Foreign Achievement. Affairs officials about possible alterna- The Colorado Women’s Leadership tives” for Mr. Chrétien’s visit. Coalition comprises of over 90 organiza- The PMO announced that the trade tions (professional, business, civic, girls, 48,000 locations component was being dropped on corporate and political). Through these October 8. affiliated groups, the coalition represents • worldwide The October 27 PMO release noted that 50,000 women and girls throughout the “Canada will continue its policy of state of Colorado. The mission of engagement with Russia in all areas,” and Colorado Women’s Leadership Coalition that Mr. Chrétien should have an opportu- is to sponsor activities that honor women over 24,000 in the U.S. nity to discuss issues of mutual interest leaders; provide leadership training; when he meets Russian Prime Minister encourage women to serve on boards and • Yevgenii Primakov at the upcoming Asia- commissions; and to exercise the coali- Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in tion’s collective strength on issues of over 200 in Ukraine! Malaysia in mid-November. common interest. •

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Ukrainian pro hockey update by Ihor Stelmach

The NHL in 1998-99: the Windy City this season. a season of change New York Islanders The NHL used to be called the Original Good news: Isles boast the league’s best Six. Now the ever-changing NHL has the collection of young defensemen. Ziggy Original Six Divisions. Like football and Palffy has blossomed into an elite scorer. baseball, the NHL now has half-a-dozen Kenny Jonsson has become the darling of divisions with the addition of the Southeast the organization. and Northwest. Bad news: Trevor Linden’s best seasons Below we present our annual NHL pre- are behind him. Team might have trouble view column, giving readers the inside skin- scoring. A messy lease situation. ny on the plusses and minuses of every Uke(s): Yevgeny Namestnikov re-upped team headed into still another season. Part I for another two years, although he has includes the teams of the Eastern never truly gotten a fair shot at making it on Conference, by division, with teams listed the Isle. in order of predicted finish. Our 1998-1999 preview theme: “The NORTHEAST DIVISION good, the bad and the Ukes.” Buffalo Sabres ATLANTIC DIVISION Good news: Dominik Hasek might be Philadelphia Flyers the most mentally intimidating netminder since the golden days of Ukrainian Terry Good news: The Flyers can go through Sawchuk. Michael Peca is one of the this season without worrying about Eric league’s best and most irritating defensive Lindros’ contract. Philly was the Eastern forwards. Ukrainian Alexei Zhitnik is Conference’s top scoring squad in 1997- among the league’s most underrated play- 1998. Flyers traded for a goaltender. John ers. Vanbiesbrouck always had good rapport Bad news: The team’s top 1997-1998 with coach Roger Neilson. point producer, Miroslav Satan, had only Bad news: Team chemistry always 46. Goal scoring by committee is better on seems amiss in Philadelphia. Vanbiesbrouck paper than in reality. If Hasek were injured, is coming off a poor season. Flyers don’t the Sabres would define the word “crisis.” seem to get much scoring from their Uke(s): Zhitnik moved closer to Norris defense. Trophy consideration with his solid 15 G- Uke(s): Speedy minor leaguer Mike 30 A-45 PTS and 102 PIMs as defensive Maneluk made the team and starts the sea- stalwart and power play quarterback. son on the top line with Lindros and LeClair. Boston Bruins New Jersey Devils Good news: Rookie of Year Sergei Samsonov could easily score 30 goals. To The Weekly Contributors: Good news: D Scott Stevens is the best Good power play, keyed by the incompara- hitter/checker in hockey. If there were no We greatly appreciate the materials – feature articles, news stories, press clippings, let- ble Ray Bourque and great checking line Dominik Hasek, GT Martin Brodeur would (Tim Taylor, Per Axelsson and Rob ters to the editor, and the like – we receive from our readers. In order to facilitate prepa- be the toast of hockey. New coach Robbie DiMaio). Opponents tend to take this team ration of The Ukrainian Weekly, we ask that the guidelines listed below be followed. Ftorek might let the offensive horses run a lightly. ® bit more. Bad news: Top players still very young. News stories should be sent in not later than 10 days after the occurrence of a ® Bad news: The Devils made no signifi- Baby B’s haven’t proved they can score given event. cant off-season moves. Key players ® enough as a team. Defense lacks depth. All materials must be typed (or legibly hand-printed) and double-spaced. Stevens, and Ukrainians Kenny Daneyko ® Sooner or later Bourque won’t be able to Photographs submitted for publication must be black and white (or color with good and Dave Andreychuk are long in the tooth. play 30 minutes per game. ® contrast). Captions must be provided. Photos will be returned only when so requested If the youngsters don’t come on, the Devils Uke(s): Winger Dimitri Khristich (29 G- ® and accompanied by a stamped, addressed envelope. will have trouble scoring. Bobby Holik’s 37 A-66 PTS with 66 PIM) had great inau- ® Full names (i.e., no initials) and their correct English spellings must be provided. scoring fell off late last season. gural year in Hub. Plays on top line with ® Uke(s): Andreychuk’s production fell off Newspaper and magazine clippings must be accompanied by the name of the publi- Allison and Samsonov. ® to 14 goals, though countered with 34 cation and the date of the edition. ® assists; Daneyko returned from alcohol Montreal Canadians Information about upcoming events must be received one week before the date of ® rehab and posted 57 PIMS in only 37 Good news: Team plays better defen- The Weekly edition in which the information is to be published. ® games. sively than you think. Their scorers seem to Persons who submit any materials must provide a phone number where they may be ® New York Rangers catch defenses by surprise. Playoff win over reached during the work day if any additional information is required. Pittsburgh was big confidence booster. Good news: With Wayne Gretzky in the ‘Twas their first series win in five years. line-up the Rangers are a pleasure to watch. Bad news: Les Canadiens were strangely Brian Leetch plays about half the game on non-aggressive in the offseason. Montreal defense. John MacLean should pick up the goaltenders are talented, but young. They offensive production lost when Pat could use a tough scoring winger and LaFontaine retired. another puck-handling defenseman. Bad news: Leetch wasn’t at his best last Uke(s): None UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA season. Gretzky is 37 years young. Goalie Mike Richter is also coming off a sub-par Toronto Maple Leafs LOOKING FOR NEW MEMBERS campaign. Good news: Move back East restores IF YOU ARE A PHYSICIAN, DENTIST, OR OTHER HEALTH PROFESSIONAL Uke(s): Gretzky notched 23 goals and 67 natural rivalry with Montreal. Acquiring EITHER PRACTICING OR TRAINING, HERE’S YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN assists for 90 points in 1997-1998. Veteran goaltender Curtis Joseph as a free agent YOUR COLLEGUES IN NORTH AMERICA’S PREMIER ASSOCIATION OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. Brent Fedyk made the club as a free agent allows Toronto to deal Felix Potvin to get in training camp. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE WRITE TO: needed help at center and defense. New UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA Pittsburgh Penguins coach Pat Quinn has instant credibility with players and fans. 2247 W. CHICAGO AVENUE Good news: Even without Ron Francis, Bad news: Maple Leafs scored 2.4 goals CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60622 Jaromir Jagr will contend for the scoring a game in 1997-1998. Team really didn’t TELEPHONE: 773-278-6262 crown. GT Tom Barrasso might be playing open the vault to improve in the off-season. OR FAX YOUR REQUEST TO 773-278-6962 the best of his career. Coach Kevin Not enough depth here to open up offense NAME: ______Constantine has made his team better defen- for superstar Mats Sundin. sively. Uke(s): None ADDRESS: ______Bad news: Darius Kasparaitis is on the Ottawa Senators CITY: ______disabled list for a few months. Goal scoring was already on the decline, and now Francis STATE: ______ZIP: ______Good news: Under Jacques Martin, is gone. A big tough winger is needed. The the Senators play a sound, efficient DAYTIME PHONE: ______division switch did the Pens no favors. defensive style. Players picked up an Uke(s): Eddie Olczyk’s third line scoring (11 G-11 A-22 PTS) will be counted on in (Continued on page 23) No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 23

sive than the Hurricanes in trying to rebuild. Pro hockey... Three solid scoring lines. Keith Primeau (Continued from page 22) seems primed to have an All-Star season, UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX FEDERAL ample supply of confidence when they and Ron Francis makes those around him upset the Devils in the post-season. that much better. Alexei Yashin and Daniel Alfredsson are Bad news: Canes really need a dynamic CREDIT UNION wondrous offensive players. offensive defenseman. If goaltender trevor Bad news: Alfredsson (knee) starts sea- Kidd is injured, team has no proven back- up. This franchise has missed the playoffs son on disabled list. As well as goalie is proud to announce Damian Rhodes performed in the playoffs, six consecutive seasons. he’s still not viewed as a prime-time keeper. Uke(s): Veteran blueliner Curtis Some non-playoff teams improved them- Leshyshyn doesn’t score (2-10-12), but he’s selves over the summer; the smaller-payroll not out there to get points. Youngster Steve Senators did not. Halko saw action in 16 games last season The Grand Opening Uke(s): None and will be the first rear guard call-up. of its new Florida Panthers SOUTHEAST DIVISION Good news: Viktor Kozlov looks like Branch Office he’s going to be a leading scorer. The Washington Capitals Panthers believe if they are healthy and a in Good news: Move to Southeast gives couple of players have big years, they will Caps chance to win first division title since be league’s most improved team. Ed CARTERET, NEW JERSEY 1989. Fans finally are starting to discover Jovanovski is still only 22. and appreciate the immense talents of Peter Bad news: Dean Burke has to prove he’s Bondra. Richard Zednik and Yogi still the goalie he once was. Rob Svejkovsky are two of the NHL’s best Niedermayer has a history of concussions. young guns to come. Media and fans, who loved the Panthers in OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING CEREMONY Bad news: Captain Dale Hunter is 38 1996, have turned on them. and Adam Oates is 36. The Caps seem to Uke(s): Winger David Nemirovsky has WILL BE HELD ON always get hit hard by injuries. As well as apparently worn out his welcome, despite Ukrainian Andrei Nikolishin plays, you scoring nine goals and 12 assists in 41 SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1998 AT 1:00 P.M. wonder why he doesn’t get more points. games for a weak scoring club. He’s been Uke(s): Bondra tallied 52 goals and 78 outrighted to the minors. AT THE NEW BRANCH OFFICE points in 76 regular season games and 7-5- Tampa Bay Lightning 691 ROOSEVELT AVE. 12 in 17 playoff matches. Gritty and oft- injured Steve Konowalchuk had 106 G-24 Good news: Coach Jacques Demers is CARTERET, NJ 07008 A-34 PTS-80 PIM in 80 games. Nikolishin the most optimistic man in hockey. John returned from knee injury to play 38 regular Cullen’s return from cancer is an inspira- season games (6-10-16), but sparkled in the tion to all. GT Bill Ranford would like to Cup playoffs, garnering a solo goal and 13 prove he’s still one of the league’s best. WE INVITE ALL OUR MEMBERS assists in 21 Cup faceoffs. Brian Bellows Bad news: Depth of talent is iffy at best. came over from Europe for the last 11 The defense does not have enough puck- AND THE UKRAINIAN COMMUNITY games of the seascn. He managed nine handlers. Wendel Clark’s ability to play a TO ATTEND THIS MILESTONE EVENT points, including six goals. He added six whole season without getting hurt seems IN THE LIFE OF OUR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION! more lamplighters in the playoffs, totalling quite doubtful. 13 points. Yes! A quartet of contributing Uke(s): None Ukes in our nation’s capital. Coming up: In part ll of our preview, the Carolina Hurricanes To subscribe: Send $50 ($40 if you are a member of the UNA) to The Ukrainian Weekly, inside scoop on all the clubs in the Western Subscription Department, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Good news: No team was more aggres- Conference. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45

successful, while others are struggling. HE KRAINIAN EEKLY Ukrainian education... Ann Biscoe, an associate of the Nova Established 1893 EstablishedT U 1933 W (Continued from page 4) program who currently lives in Solon, Ohio, and is also a UCCEC member, presented PUBLISHED BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC. inar participants. 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 • (973) 292-9800 • Fax (973) 644-9510 On the university level, Ukrainian lan- the preliminary results of a survey sent out guage instruction seems to be in serious to 90 Ukrainian studies schools across trouble. According to figures presented by Canada. The survey was developed in Advertising Contract 1997-1998 by the UCCEC in order to K Dr. Francis Swyripa, professor at the with SVOBODA assess the needs of these schools, as well as K University of Alberta and member of the with THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY UCCEC, enrollment has steadily dropped the resources, material and personnel cur- over the last decade. 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British Columbia. departments such as Slavic [departments] ADVERTISING RATES Volodymyr Melnyk of Manitoba said suffered proportionately more,” the educa- that, while enrollment numbers at Ukrainian FULL PAGE (58”) ...... $600.00 QUARTER PAGE (141/2) ...... $165.00 tor said. HALF PAGE (29”) ...... $310.00 EIGHTH PAGE (71/4)...... $ 85.00 Saturday schools have been holding steady Dr. Swyripa added that changes in the for the past few years, “We may have to 1. All General Advertising ...... 1 inch, single column ...... $12.00 geopolitical climate have also had an consider amalgamating schools.” 2. Fraternal and Community Advertising ...... 1 inch, single column ...... $ 7.50 impact: “The end of the Cold War meant 3. Four-Page Centerfold Pullout ...... $2,900.00 “New immigrants don’t always join, 4. 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The c) Columns to a page ...... 4 ment of the “first generation” of Ukrainian Winnipeg-based educator suggested the ALL ADVERTISEMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL scholars, who simply have not been Ukrainian community should get together Photo reproduction: a) single column $ 9.60 replaced by cash-strapped universities. with other communities, such as Italians or b) double column $12.00 Furthermore, “students are looking at edu- Germans, to exchange ideas on language c) triple column $12.40 cation more practically and an arts educa- education. tion is not considered to be as desirable as NOTE: Daria Diakowsky, who represented the 1. A 50% deposit must accompany the text of the advertisement. business or science.” Toronto Ukrainian School Board, told 2. All advertising correspondence should be directed to Mrs. Maria Szeparowycz, advertising manager. Dr. Swyripa has also discovered some workshop participants that over 1,700 chil- 3. Kindly make checks payable to Svoboda or The Ukrainian Weekly, as appropriate. interesting trends among her students. dren are enrolled in four Toronto-area Students who have prior knowledge of Ukrainian-English bilingual schools. In Ukrainian tend to take the courses for more addition more than 1,100 kids are attending pragmatic reasons, such as building a mar- Saturday schools and 300 are in “sadochky” Business Opportunity ketable skill. Students without much prior (pre-school programs). The figures include knowledge of Ukrainian are more likely to some overlap as children may attend both Meest America, Inc. in Linden, NJ take the courses for more personal or emo- the government-run system and the private is looking for a tional reasons, such as to communicate with Saturday schools. She did not provide fig- “baba” (grandmother) or to learn about their ures for the rest of Ontario. licensed travel agent. heritage. Most students were taking the “There’s a large group of children who Position requires at least 5 years of experience in travel business. Ukrainian course to fulfill a language don’t have access to the Ukrainian language Knowledge of Ukrainian and English language is a must. requirement for their degree. at home. If we don’t find a solution that The situation looks somewhat better in includes these kids, we will lose every- Fax your resume to: (908) 925-7898 or call (908) 925-5525 bilingual schools and in schools of thing,” said Ms. Diakowsky, former princi- Ukrainian studies, though one must take pal of St. Demetrius, a bilingual school in into consideration that some schools are Toronto.

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whose traditional distrust of judges as a Workshop during UCC’s... bulwarks against progressive change in (Continued from page 3) society expressing their opposition to the Another panelist, University of idea. Saskatchewan political scientist Prof. When Section 27 of the Charter of Rights further enshrined multiculturalism Bohdan Kordan, said that, without Québec, in the Constitution in 1982, legal expert multiculturalism is a non-starter. “The best Peter Hogg said that “it may prove no more that we can do concretely is to offer unwa- than a rhetorical flourish,” while Judge vering support [for special status for Walter Tarnopolsky expressed his confi- Québec],” he said. dence that it would have real impact. But when asked if the multicultural com- This brought Dr. McConnell to the sec- munity should expect anything in return, ond of his presentations, in which he pre- Prof. Kordan suggested this was not a rele- sented multiculturalism as a force that vant question, that support should be given brought Canadians together, despite the without any quid pro quo arrangements reservations of those, such as French spelled out beforehand. “If you craft a posi- Canadians, who believe that it derogates tion that is considered legitimate in Québec, from their position of primacy. you can expect a positive response from He said that the vision of Pierre Trudeau Quebeckers to multiculturalism,” he said. has come to pass, with minority groups Dr. Howard McConnell, a law professor feeling they have an instrument with which at the University of Saskatchewan, gave to overcome barriers to participation in the two presentations concurrently, one titled society, and inter-group interaction in at “Unity Issues from the Perspective of least one official language has been fos- Minority Groups in Canada,” and the other tered. “Issues Uniting and Dividing Canada and Dr. McConnell said that in the U.S. mul- Its Communities.” ticulturalism has had a more difficult In the former, the legal scholar record, criticized by the country’s top intel- addressed in both abstract and concrete lectuals (such as historian Arthur terms how minority group rights are Schlesinger) for diluting common national secured and protected, and what conditions allegiance. Also, it has given identity poli- must exist for petitions addressing trans- tics a tinge of meanness, for example in the gression of rights to be successful. He clashes between the African American and pointed out that even the most deeply Jewish American communities. entrenched minority rights have to be vali- But he concluded that in Canada, while dated frequently so that they are accepted the “multiculturalism policy is not free from and part of a “supportive political culture,” flaws, the preservation of heritage has been rather than taken for granted. a source of enrichment rather than strife.” Dr. McConnell said the “judges are just “In Canada we emphasize commonality as prone to overreact in times of stress as rather than separation.” Dr. McConnell anyone else,” citing the example of the concluded. “We do not live in antagonism, internment of Japanese Canadians and but seek ways to make a contribution to Americans in World War II. “Japanese society.” Americans derived no benefit from the Other UCC resolutions adopted at the U.S. Bill of Rights; in fact Earl Warren, the congress thanks to this workshop reflected district attorney in Southern California at Mr. Boyko’s activist approach to “redress- the time, facilitated internment, and yet ing imbalance” and securing minority eventually became known as a great liberal rights. Supreme Court justice who championed Resolution 5 favored “the appointment such rights.” of a multicultural commissioner within the The law professor said Canada’s Charter government of Canada,” who would act as of Rights and Freedoms provides a codified an ombudsman ensuring that the govern- enforceable ideal of rights to which minori- ment’s ministries and agencies were in ties aspire, as opposed to simple rights of compliance with the Multiculturalism Act duty, which provide a minimum of social and to underscore that all government min- order. He said that it raises the level of istries and agencies were accountable for debate, and provides the media, also a their adherence to the Multiculturalism Act. social arbiter, an effective searchlight with In Resolution 7, the UCC resolved to which to look for violations of rights. monitor the representation of Ukrainians on “Nobody wants to be identified as a viola- various federal boards and commissions to tor of rights,” Dr. McConnell said. ensure that citizens of Ukrainian descent He described the varying legal opinions are properly represented and to ensure the immediately following the enactment of full recognition of the multicultural nature the multiculturalism policy, with people of Canada.

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS UBN to broadcast Ukrainian soccer (Continued from page 28) FORT LEE, N.J. – The Ukrainian Ukraine vs. Iceland; June 6, 1999 – Broadcasting Network (UBN), the only all- Ukraine vs. Andorra; June 9, 1999 – World”. The event, now in its 10th year, will mation call, (215) 343-0779. day, every day Ukrainian TV and Radio Armenia vs. Ukraine; September 4, 1999 be held at 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Greek ADVANCE NOTICE Broadcasting network available throughout – Ukraine vs. France; September 8, 1999 Orthodox Church Hellenic Center, Alhambra North America, has acquired the broadcast- – Iceland vs. Ukraine; and September 9, Boulevard and F Street. The public is invited Sunday, December 6 ing rights, over its satellite system, to sever- 1999 – Andora vs. Russia. to experience Christmas as it is celebrated in HILLSIDE, N.J.: St. Nicholas invites you, al EURO 2000 qualifying, UEFA and Cup “There games are important for Armenia, the Carpathian Mountains, Greece, your family and friends to celebrate the holi- Winner’s Cup Matches that involve teams Ukraine because, as of today, Ukraine is the Middle East, Romania, Russia and day season at the Immaculate Conception Ukraine. Enjoy international foods and from Ukraine or its national team. ranked in first place in its group,” contin- Ukrainian Catholic Church Hall, Liberty baked goods, crafts, music and a visit with “For the first time in history we, the ued Mr. Dlaboha. He added “UBN is Avenue and Bloy St., starting at 2 p.m. An St. Nicholas. Admission is free. This event is Ukrainian community of North America, committed to adding to its soccer pro- informal holiday entertainment program will can view and track the successes of the gramming schedule by acquiring more sponsored by the Eastern Christian Churches be presented by the parish children, and Ukrainian National Soccer team on our Ukrainian soccer broadcasting rights.” Women’s Association of Sacramento. For refreshments will be served. Admission is more information call (916) 486-0632. free; however, call Joe Shatynski (908) 688- own TV sets in our own homes,” said UBN is an affiliate of the Ethnic- Ihor Dlaboha, UBN general manager. American Broadcasting Company, the ST. CATHARINES, Ontario: The 8276, by December 1 to indicate the number Ukrainian Youth Association (SUM), Club of people attending as well as to receive UBNA has acquired the rights to the leading distributor of foreign-language Vatra and the Brock University Student’s information as to how children can receive a following games: October 20 – Dynamo radio and television programming in Club invite the public to a St. Michael’s Day gift from St. Nicholas during the program. (Moscow) vs. Real Sociedad (Spain); North America, as well as an original Dance, with music by the Golden Horseshoe Thursday, December 31 October 22 – Lokomotiv (Moscow) vs. producer of such programming. For more band. The dance will be held at the Ukrainian Braha (Portugal); May 27, 1999 – information visit the UBN homepage at Black Sea Hall, 455 Welland Ave., starting at HARTFORD, Conn.: The Ukrainian America vs. Russia; March 31, 1999 – www.brama.com/ubn. 8 p.m. Admission: adults, $12; children, 15 National Home is holding a New Year’s Eve years of age and under, free. For additional party, featuring A Twist of Fate orchestra. information call (905) 682-3044. The party will be held at the UNH, 961 unrest. With the outbreak of World War I, Wethersfield Ave., starting at 9 p.m. Speech at internment... Canada’s first War Measures Act was Sunday, November 22 Donation: adults, $20; students, $10. Tickets (Continued from page 6) passed. Eighty-eight thousand Ukrainian may be obtained by calling (860) 296-5702. WARRINGTON, Pa.: A Holiday vided a ready source of forced labor for the Canadians, whether Canadian citizens or not, were forced to register as enemy aliens, Christmas Bazaar, sponsored by St. Anne CORRECTION development of that park’s facilities and for to report to the RCMP on a regular basis Ukrainian Catholic Church, will be held at Saturday, November 14 ensuring that information about this rela- 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. in the parish social hall, tively unknown episode in Canadian histo- and pay to have their ID cards stamped. 1545 Easton Road (Route 611). During the WARREN, Mich.: The preview listing ry becomes part of the country’s high Five thousand were interned in concentra- bazaar, food will be available for eat-in or regarding Myroslav Skoryk’s 60th anniver- school curricula. Are these unreasonable tion camps (to use the Canadian govern- take-out, and there will be homemade sary concert on November 14 in Warren, requests? Apparently Mr. Chrétien and his ment’s term for these camps) where they baked goods and pastries. Also offered for Mich., was incorrectly listed as taking place advisors think so. were used to do forced labor – building sale will be various homemade gift items, in Cambridge, Mass. The concert will be The Winnipeg plaque to be unveiled roads, clearing trees, working in mines and gifts and holiday decorations. There are no held at the St. Josaphat Parish Center, 26440 so on. In two camps, Vernon and Spirit today is one of 10 established to date to admission or parking fees. For more infor- Ryan Road, Warren, Mich., at 6:40 p.m. Lake, Quebec, women and children were memorialize the 5,000 Ukrainian Canadians interned. Life in the camps was difficult, the who were unjustly interned as enemy aliens work long and hard; accidents were com- from 1914 to 1920. The first nine, in order mon; some committed suicide; some died of placement, are Fort Henry in Kingston, of TB; some were shot trying to escape. Ontario; Castle Mountain, Banff National Did the Canadian government act law- Park, Alberta; Kapuskasing, Ontario; Cave HE KRAINIAN EEKLY fully in its treatment of the internees? T U W and Basin, Banff National Park, Alberta; By international law, these internees Visit our archive on the Internet at: Jasper, Alberta; Nanaimo, British http://www.ukrweekly.com/ were technically prisoners of war. But the Columbia; Vernon, British Columbia; 1907 Hague Convention governing the Brandon, Manitoba; and Toronto. treatment of POWs prohibited the use of During the time of the first internment prisoners of war for forced labor. By con- operations, the Canadian government trast, POWs of German origin were given established 24 internment camps across the first-class treatment (food and shelter) and country. were not required to do work. Ukrainians Air Ukraine Why were these people interned in the were treated worse than the proven enemy. Ä‚¥aΥ̥fl ìÍð‡ªÌË first place? The Ukrainians had no sympathy for At the turn of the century, Canada, with Austria, which they regarded as a political its small population, needed settlers. In THE ONLY NON-STOP SERVICE BETWEEN and economic oppressor of the Ukrainian 1890s the Canadian government enticed people of Europe. In 1915 the British NORTH AMERICA AND UKRAINE immigrants from Eastern Europe to settle Foreign Office in Ottawa instructed the the Canadian Prairies. Many of these new Canadian government that Ukrainians were immigrants were from the Ukrainian TUESDAY, FRIDAY AND SUNDAY FLIGHTS TO not enemy aliens, but friendly aliens. These provinces of Halychyna and Bukovyna. instructions were ignored. These Ukrainian provinces were invaded Between 1914 and 1920 Ukrainian New York – Kyiv and occupied by the Austrian Empire in the Canadians were not allowed to be late 1700s. These new immigrants left the Canadians. Nor, as Dr. Paul Thomas from hard life given to them by the Austrian the University of Victoria states, were they New York – Lviv – Kyiv Empire, with the hopes of a better, and allowed to have a Ukrainian identity – even sometimes much exaggerated, life promised when 10,000 of them enlisted in the • Flying time is 4 hours faster than any other airline to them by Canadian immigration agents. Canadian Armed Forces. This contribution • Highly qualified pilots Lured by false promises, 171,000 • Excellent service with traditional Ukrainian hospitality to the war effort, on a proportional basis, and great meals on board Ukrainians came to Canada between 1896 was greater than that of any other ethnic • Day-time and evening flights from JFK-New York and 1914 to comprise the largest non- group in Canada at that time. One of them, Anglo, non-French ethnic group in Canada. Filip Konowal, even won the Victoria They left their worldly belongings, the little Cross, but he was called a Russian, not 1-800-UKRAINE (1-800-857-2463) land they may have owned, their friends Ukrainian. and their culture. In exchange, they found The Canadian government knew that or contact your travel agent. isolation and a hard life. The Canadian Ukrainians were not Austrians, because government needed their labor for the Austrian consular officers in Canada were For arrival and departure information back-breaking work of developing the very hostile to Ukrainians who left Austria. national infrastructure in agriculture, min- Ottawa knew that Ukrainians were a state- call (718) 656-9896, (718) 632-6909 ing, logging, industry and transportation. less people and exploited the situation Their labor was needed, but their presence accordingly. was not desired; for the presence of these It is important for a nation to learn from Air Ukraine illiterates in sheepskin coats was somehow the mistakes in history. Canada is a great perceived as a threat to the Anglo civiliza- nation – a good place to live, to be educat- 551 Fifth Ave., Suite 1002, 1005 tion. In 1913, a Methodist minister wrote in ed and raise your family. A memorial like New York, NY 10176 the Edmonton Journal that on the social this one unveiled today helps us to remem- scale, Ukrainians were 10 rungs lower than ber so that we, as Canadians, don’t make Cargo Shipping: Indians. the same mistakes again; so that we will What was the crime? treat other groups the way we ourselves Air Ukraine - Cargo In 1913, the economic recession resulted would like to have been treated. The costs in 50,000 railway workers loosing their of this learning were borne by the humilia- 2307 Coney Island Ave. (Ave. T), Brooklyn, NY 11223 jobs. Usually, these immigrant workers tion, suffering and scars of the internees we tel.: 718-376-1023, fax: 718-376-1073 were the last to be hired, and the first to be commemorate today. If we forget that, then fired. The government had fears of labor their sufferings were in vain. No. 45 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 27 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1998 No. 45

Sunday, November 8 WASHINGTON: The local chapters of the PREVIEW OF EVENTS Shevchenko Scientific Society (NTSh) and NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.: The New Jersey the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and Sciences Youth Symphony, under the direction of Sciences, Kyiv, who will speak on the topic of Kyiv on “The Legal and Political Issues in in the U.S. are holding a presentation on the Adrian Bryttan, will appear in the opening con- “The State of Ukrainian Culture Today: Reforming the Ukrainian Civil Service.” A consequences of the Chornobyl nuclear acci- cert of the season, presenting a program of Decline or Development?” The presentation U.S.-born attorney, Mr. Matiaszek has been an dent. Opening remarks and a short presenta- works by Wagner, Mozart and Dvorak. The will be held at St. John the Baptist Ukrainian active participant in legal reform in Ukraine tion on the occasion of the 125th anniversary concert will be held at New Providence High Catholic Church Hall, Sanford Avenue, at 7 since 1994. The lecture (to be delivered in of the founding of NTSh will be offered by School, West View Avenue, at 3 p.m. For fur- p.m. For security reasons, there will be a guard Ukrainian) will be held at the society’s build- Dr. Basil Nakonechny, chapter president, ther information call (908) 771-5544. in the parking lot. ing, 63 Fourth Ave., at 5 p.m. NTSh. Dr. Ihor Masnyk will speak on “The American-Ukrainian Chornobyl Study BUFFALO, N.Y.: The Ukrainian American Saturday, November 14 TORONTO: The group Paris to Kyiv, featur- community of western New York will com- Project: The Effects of Radiation on the ing Alexis Kochan and Julian Kytasty, with Thyroid Gland.” The lecture will be held at memorate the 65th anniversary of the Great NEW YORK: “Art at the Institute” presents violinist Richard Moody, multi-instrumentalist the Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine of Famine of 1932-1933 in Ukraine with a memo- the American premiere exhibition of The Martin Colledge, and percussionist John Wyre rial service to be celebrated at Holy Trinity the Holy Family, 4250 Harewood Road, at Woskob Collection featuring art from Ukraine. will participate in the Canada Council’s 1:30 p.m. Ukrainian Orthodox Church, 200 Como Park The exhibit includes some 70 works representa- Showcase of Culturally Diverse and First Blvd., Cheektowaga, N.Y., at 2 p.m. The serv- tive of various periods of art, from ancient icons People’s Artists to be held at the Du Maurier Monday, November 16 ice will be followed by a commemorative pro- to contemporary works, from the private collec- Theater at the Harbourfront Center. The event gram at the church hall. For more information tion of Alex and Helen Woskob (Woskobijnyk) is open to the public on a first come-first seated CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Seminar call Emil Bandriwsky, (716) 847-1281. Local of State College, Pa. The exhibit opens on basis; admission is free. Performances will run in Ukrainian Studies and the Committee on resolutions marking the anniversary of the November 14 at the Ukrainian Institute of continually from 12:30-11 p.m., with Paris to Degrees in Women’s Studies present Jeffrey Famine were sponsored by Greg Olma in the America, 2 E. 79th St., with a reception at 6-8 Kyiv slated to perform at 9:30-10 p.m. Paris to Burds, assistant professor of Russian and County Legislature and David Franczyk in the p.m. Patriarch Filaret of the Ukrainian Kyiv is one of 16 groups and artists chosen to Soviet history, Northeastern University, who Buffalo Common Council. Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, who will participate out of over 120 who applied for the will speak on “Tangled Lives: Women in the Ukrainian Underground: 1944-1948.” The lec- Friday, November 13 bless the exhibit, will be the honored guest at event. The showcase will be attended by a hun- ture will be held in the HURI Seminar Room, the opening. The exhibit, which runs through dred presenters, agents and record industry 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 p.m. NEWARK, N.J.: The Committee to Aid December 27, may be previewed on the people from across Canada, as well as World Ukraine, Friends of Rukh, Northern New Internet at: http://www.ukrainet.org/ Music presenters from the U.S. A live feed via TORONTO: St. Vladimir Institute presents Jersey, is holding a lecture by Dr. Mykola the Internet will be provided for a worldwide “Korovai – Traditional Wedding Bread,” third NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific Zhulynskyi, director, Taras Shevchenko audience on the Canada Council’s website in a six-part series of “How to Eat Ukrainian” Institute of Literature, Ukrainian Academy of Society is holding a lecture by Petro Matiaszek http://www.canadacouncil.ca/showcase.htm/ cooking classes. Learn how to make the dough Sunday, November 15 decorations and bread from Hanya Cirka, instructor. Fee: $25/session. Classes will be NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Museum held at the institute, 620 Spadina Ave., at 6:30- and the Verkhovynky Plast Sorority pres- 9 p.m. To register call (416) 923-3318. ent an exhibition of graphic art works by artist Bohdan Soroka, chair of the graphic Friday, November 20 arts department at the Lviv Academy of PHILADELPHIA: An anniversary concert Art. The opening is scheduled for 2 p.m. at for contemporary Ukrainian composer The Ukrainian Museum, 203 Second Ave. Myroslav Skoryk, with Maestro Skoryk, The exhibition runs through November 29. pianist Volodymyr Vynnytsky and the For further information, call the museum, Leontovych String Quartet – Yuri 25-È äÛð¥Ì¸ ìëè (212) 228-0110. Mazurkevich, Yuri Kharenko, Borys Deviatov ¥ 10-ËÈ äÛð¥Ì¸ ìëè SOMERSET, N.J.: The United Ukrainian and Volodymyr Panteleiyev – performing, will Orthodox Sisterhoods of the U.S.A. invites be held at the Ukrainian Educational and Á‡ÔðÓ¯Û˛Ú¸ ̇ crafterspeople and the community to take Cultural Center, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, óÓðÌÓÏÓðÒ¸ÍÛóÓðÌÓÏÓðÒ¸ÍÛ á‡·á‡·‡‚Û‡‚Û part in the annual arts and craft show, Pa., at 7 p.m. which will take place at the Ukrainian Saturday, November 21 ‚ Ô’flÚÌˈ˛ 27-„Ó ÎËÒÚÓÔ‡‰‡. Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., at ê‡Ï‡‰‡ ÉÓÚÂθ, ßÒÚ É‡ÌÓ‚Âð, ç˛ ÑÊÂðÁ¥ noon-6 p.m. Proceeds to benefit the EAST HANOVER, N.J.: The Ukrainian èÓ˜‡ÚÓÍ 9:30 „Ó‰. ‚˜. Museum of the Ukrainian Orthodox American Professionals and Businesspersons Éð‡π ÓðÍÂÒÚð‡ “íÖåèé” Church in South Bound Brook, N.J. For Association of New York and New Jersey will ÇÒÚÛÔ: $20 more information contact Anastasia hold its annual meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Hrybovych, at the Consistory of the ᇠ¥ÌÙÓðχˆ¥flÏË ÚÂÎÂÙÓÌÛ‚‡ÚË Ramada Inn on Route 10. After a brief business Ukrainian Orthodox Church, (732) 356- meeting to elect new officers, there will be a ‰Ó é΄‡ äÓÎÓ‰¥fl, 0090, or Nadiya Mirchuk, (973) 992-6479 (973) 763-1797 screening of “Eternal Memory: Voices from (evenings). the Great Terror,” a documentary film on the Stalinist purges during the 1930s and 1940s. YONKERS, N.Y.: The Ukrainian The film, directed by David Pultz, was present- National Women’s League of America, ed at the 1998 Human Rights Watch Branch 30, invites the public to a showing International Film Festival at Lincoln Center in and sale of artworks by Jacques New York last June; it is narrated by Meryl Hnizdovsky, Slava Hnatiw and Natalia Streep. Kormeluk, as well as works from the col- lection of the Chryzanta Gallery. The event PHILADELPHIA: As part of the “Days of will be held at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Sorrow” commemortion of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, Shonnard Place, at 9 Famine there will be an outdoor solemn pro- a.m.-1 p.m. For more information call gram at Liberty Bell (Sixth and Market streets). Nadia Liteplo, (914) 949-4911. Buses will depart at noon from the Ukrainian Selfrelianceë‡ÏÓÔÓÏ¥˜ ìÍð‡ªÌÒ¸ÍÓ-ÄÏÂðË͇ÌҸ͇ UA Federal Credit äð‰ËÚÓ‚‡ Union ëÔ¥Î͇ Cultural and Educational Center, 700 Cedar PHILADELPHIA: An interdenomina- Road, Jenkintown, Pa., to the site of the pro- 734 Sandford Avenue, Newark, NJ 07106 2200 Route 10 West, Parsippany, NJ 07054 tional memorial service (panakhyda) will gram at the Liberty Bell. For more information • Tel. (973) 373-7839 • Fax (973) 373-8812 • • Tel. (973) 451-0200 • Fax (973) 451-0400 • be held as part of the “Days of Sorrow” call (215) 663-1166. • http://www.selfreliance.org • commemoration of the Ukrainian Famine BUSINESS HOURS: at the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of the SACRAMENTO, Calif.: St. Andrew Tue & Fri - 12:00 noon to 7:00 PM • Wed & Thurs - 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM • Sat - 9:00 to 12:00 noon • Mon. - Closed Immaculate Conception, (Franklin and Ukrainian Catholic Church joins eight other Brown streets), at 2 p.m. The panakhyda churches in presenting “Christmas Around the will be followed by a commemorative pro- gram at the Cathedral Hall at 3 p.m. (Continued on page 26)

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