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Ш 1 ubiished by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.c. . a fraternal non-profit associitioni| rainian Ш Y Vol. LVII No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 30.1989 50 cents Most miners in (Ukraine bacic on job Ukrainian Catholics protest in iUoscow after meeting with prime minister as World Council of Churches meets by Patricia Lefevere JERSEY CITY, NJ. - The coal netsk area of Siberia. miners' strike that had begun on July 10 Strikes were also reported in Vor­ Special to The Weekly in the single Siberian mining center of kuta, in the Arctic Circle, Pavlohrad in MOSCOW - Pressing Mezhdurechensk by July 15 had spread Ukraine, and in western Ukraine in their demand for legali­ to Ukraine — to the Soviet Union's Chervonohrad and Novovolynske. zation of their Church and richest coalfield, the Donets Basin. After winning a package of conces­ their claim that perestroika According to some estimates, about sions from the Soviet government, most has not extended to them, 28 half of the USSR's 1 million miners had strikers in the Kuzbas returned to work Ukrainian Catholics walked off their jobs by July 21 - by July 21, but miners in the Donbas demonstrated outside the 300,000 of them in the Donbas. held out until July 25. Central Tourist Hotel for se­ Approximately 150,000 more miners The Washington Post reported that veral hours here, every day were on strike in the Soviet Union's miners in Ukraine agreed to end their from July 21 through July second largest coal basin in the Kuz­ (Continued on page 4) 26, while, inside, leaders of the World Council of Churches (WCC) held their central committee meeting strikes spread to western Ul^raine; — the first ever in the Soviet Union. first political demands are made Many of the representa- by Bohdan Nahaylo that have been put forward by the tives of the world's miners of the Kuzbas and Donbas, Protestant and Orthodox MUNICH - Coal miners'strikes the miners in Chervonohrad also denominations, meeting in the Donbas have spread to Cher­ raised political issues. nine days here, watched the vonohrad in western Ukraine and They demanded that genuinely demonstrators as did Soviet there the miners have put forward democratic elections be held in the police and plainclothes political as well as social and eco­ city and called for the removal of a observers, who were in turn nomic demands. Significantly, they host of local officials, whom they watched and filmed by have floated the idea of an forming accused of having rigged the recent United Church TV of an independent trade union called election of representatives to the Canada and by dozens of "Solidarity." Congress of People's Deputies. foreign journalists from According to information received The strikers in Chervonohrad Europe and North America, by telephone by Radio Liberty's called for the creation of an indepen­ as well as Soviet camera­ Ukrainian Service from Anatoliy dent trade union for workers in the men. Dotsenko, the Moscow press repre­ mining industry that would have the The WCC groups some sentative of the Ukrainian Helsinki name "Solidarity." 300 Churches from more Union, a key "informal" Ukrainian The strike in Chervonohrad spread than 100 countries and is organization, the strikes in Chervo­ quickly and by the morning of July headquartered in Geneva. nohrad began on the afternoon of 21 all 12 mines in the city were (Continued on page 3) One of 28 demonstrators outside WCC conclave. July 20 at three mines: Nos. 3,4 and reported to be on strike. On the 6. evening of July 20 a mass meeting of Apart from making social and miners was held in the city center. Pope appoints bishop Bishop for Byelorussia economic demands similar to those (Continued on page 3) for Poland's Ukrainians is first in 60 years ROME - Pope John Paul II on July KESTON, England - With the Senate bill recognizes Ukrainian refugees 20 announced that the Rt. Rev. Mitred agreement of the Soviet authorities. Archpriest Iwan Martyniak, currently Pope John Paul II on July 24 named Famine Commission receives 5100,000 funding the vicar general for Catholics of the Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz as the first WASHINGTON - The Senate on last August resulted in a high denial irat e Greek Rite (Ukrainian Catholics) in Catholic bishop in Byelorussia since the July 20 — by a unanimous vote of 97 of refugee status, leaving many refugees Southern Poland and pastor of As­ Communist takeover of thai country. yeas — a refugee provision for designa­ stranded in Rome and Vienna. sumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Rev. Kondrusiewicz, a 43-year- tion to the State Department Authori­ The New Jersey legislator stated that Church in Legnica, has been named old priest from Byelorussia's Polish zation Bill which provides for designa­ there was no basis for the change in auxiliary bishop to the Polish primate minority, was named apostolic admi­ tion of certain groups from the Soviet policy and asked: "Have conditions with responsibility for Greek (Ukrai­ nistrator of the Byelorussian capital Union, including Ukrainian Catholics facing Soviet Jews, Pentecostals, Bap­ nian) Catholics in Poland. Minsk with responsibility for all the and Orthodox, and from Indochina as tists, Ukrainian Catholics or Orthodox, The appointment is an important one estimated 2 million Catholics in Bye­ persecuted and eligible for refugee or Vietnamese changed so dramatically for Ukrainian Catholics in Poland as lorussia, reported Keston College. status. as to warrant these new and historically their Church is outlawed in the Soviet Bishop Kondrusiewicz was born in Also adopted, by voice vote, was an unprecedented denial rates? Emphati­ Union, noted the Ukrainian Catholic 1946 in Odelsk. He studied mathematics amendment authorizing S 100,000 for cally not." Church's Rome-based Press Bureau. and architecture in Grodno and Lenin­ the U.S. Commission on the Ukraine Pointing out that both Ukrainian There are an estimated 500,000 grad, before working as an architect in Famine. Churches are outlawed in the Soviet Ukrainian Catholics in Poland. They Vilnius. He then entered the seminary in During consideration of the State Union, Sen. Lautenberg reminded his have been under the protection of the Kaunas, where he last year gained a Department bill, Sen. Frank Lauten- colleagues that "during the 100th Con­ Polish Catholic Church, which recently doctorate in church law, the first non-. berg (D-N.J.) offered the refugee gress, just a little over a year ago, we was recognized by the Polish govern­ Lithuanian to do so. amendment which was based on S. 893, passed a resolution that stated that ment. He was ordained in 1981, and spent a bill he had submitted in May. The 'Despite decades of severe persecution, "We are grateful to the holy father eight years in the Gates of Dawn parish senator argued that the change in Ukrainian Orthodox and Ukrainian that he has recognized the importance in Vilnius, before being transferred to "standard by which Soviet and other Catholic believers to this day continue of our faithful having a bishop who will Grodno, where the became priest of the prospective refugees were evaluated" (Continued on page 14) (Continued on page 16) (Continued on page 16) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 30. 1989 No. 31

A GLIMPSE Of SOVIET REALITY FOR THE RECORD: Donetske leaflet LONDON -The Ukrainian Press chev to make assurances at the Agency has received from its Warsaw session of the Supreme Soviet of the Report on the coal miners' strike representative the following copy of USSR about his understanding and a leaflet circulated by the unofficial support for your demands. Do not Ukrainian National Democratic believe these words! Bolshevik lea­ from the Ukrainian Helsinki Union League, a group that supports an ders have made promises to maintain by Kathleen Mihalisko take the maintenance of law and order independent Ukraine, Western-style themselves in power and have been into their own hands, in some cases multi-party system and free trade ready to agreed to any demand, to go MUNICH - When TASS first an­ prohibiting the sale of alcohol. unions. and undertake any crime. This is nounced on July 17 that coal miners in The authorities began to circulate A full translation of the leaflet proved by events in Novocherkask, Makiyivka in the Donbas region of rumors that members of the Organiza­ follows. Karabakh and Tbilisi. Only when concrete actions are undertaken, Ukraine had gone on strike and were tion of Ukrainian Nationalists had Jit^^ making a number of demands concern­ arrived from the western Ukrainian city To the Miners of the Donets Region! when concrete laws are adopted by ing pay, pension rights and so forth, it Respected Mining Community! the Supreme Soviet, or amendments of Lviv. Mr. Dotsenko strongly denies are approved to the constitution will quoted a striker as saying that a repre­ that anyone came from Lviv, which is The strike that you began m sup­ sentative of the Ukrainian Helsinki port of the Kuzbas miners is a saintly we be able to speak about the first held to be a center of nationalist steps toward victory. Union had come from Lviv to meddle in activity, to agitate in the Donbas. and noble affair. And in this action the affairs of the workers and to distri­ Members of the Ukrainian Helsinki all honest and conscientious citizens Brothers! Raise not only socio- bute "provocative" leaflets. Union in the towns of Yenakiyevo, in Ukraine support you. economic, but also political de­ This assertion struck a discordant Komunarske and Donetske were pre­ You stand in defense not only of mands! Transform your strike into a note in the Soviet media's sympathetic sent among the strikers in order to your own rights, not only in defense struggle with the exploiters - the coverage of the coal miner strikes that become acquainted with their demands of your own comforts and privileges. party-state hierarchy! Demand eco­ had begun in Kuzbas. The charge that and passed out copies of the Ukrai­ Your actions are an example to us all nomic and political republican so­ an outsider was attempting to incite the nian-language samvydav newspaper of how it is necessary to together vereignty for Ukraine, the introduc­ Donbas miners seemed, at the time, to Holos Vidrodzhennia (Voice of Re­ overcome the fear of the Stalinist- tion of a multi-party democratic have originated with the Ukrainian birth). Brezhnevite era, to defend social system of people's government! authorities, who have long sought to justice, which has been brutally Without political freedom there In the heavily Russified Donbas cannot be economic freedom. On no defame the Ukrainian Helsinki Union. region, material in the Ukrainian lan­ violated for over 70 years by the A Moscow-based member of the bolshevik regime. It is enough to say, account disband spontaneously guage can quickly raise suspicions that formed strike committees - the UHU contacted Radio Liberty's Ukrai­ nationalists are afoot. Yet, says the that in the developed countries of the West a worker receives in payment 85 authentic workers' governing circles nian Service to provide reports on the Ukrainian Helsinki Union, neither the that the party mafia has to take into situation in the Donets Basin and in UHU nor the Rukh have taken part in percent of his earned (productive) value, but in the Soviet empire only account. Establish your own inde­ Chervonohrad, where all 12 of the city's any of the miners' meetings. pendent unions, free of party con­ mines are said to have stopped work. 10 percent! At our and your cost the The UHU notes with dismay thдt apparatus of the party-state regime trol, demand a complete change in The source, Anatoliy Dotsenko, Anatoliy Saunin, a member of the enriches itself — a true class of mafia the structure of the apparatus of local emphasized that although UHU repre­ USSR Supreme Soviet who is well- exploiters. executive committees. Send your own sentatives in Donetske and Dniprope- regarded in the city he represents, Miners! Do not expect that the representatives to the councils and trovske are trying to keep informed Donetske, believed the fabrications republic's party hierarchy will satisfy executive committees. about the strikes, they are not playing against the UHU and, at the July 19 your just and lawful demands. Also Miners! Do not allow the bolshe­ any role in the events that have led to session of the Supreme Soviet, con­ do not expect that these demands will viks, as they have before, to deceive strikes at the majority of the 120 mines demned the human rights organiza­ be satisfied by our "restructured" you with fancy promises. Not tomor­ in the Donetske Oblast. Mr. Dotsenko tion's alleged role in the Donbas strikes. leaders - Gorbachev and Ryzhkov. row, but today, renew the democra­ also made information available on In Mr. Dotsenko's opinion, this After all, they have not yet been able tic society and social justice that have how officials in Donetske have been illustrates the lengths to which Donet­ to satisfy the list of demands of the been violated by the bolsheviks. reacting to the labor unrest. ske officials have gone to besmirch the Kuzbas mines. On the contrary, The Donbas miners have put forth a UHU during the labor unrest. Gorbachev made a generous gesture Struggle and you will overcome, list of 39 demands that are virtually Mr. Dotsenko reported "with cer­ in Europe, proposing to the West God Will Help You! identical to those of their fellow miners tainty" that transportation workers in that it cover the debts of developing in the Kuznetsk region of Siberia's Donetske attempted to strike in sym­ countries at the cost of our own Ukrainian National Kemerovo Oblast. These include pay pathy with the coal miners, but were country. And let's not allow Gorba­ Democratic League increases for evening and night shift prevented from doing so. The strike workers, more paid vacation days, committee in Donetske is surrounded better compensation for workers with by police, and it is therefore impossible Independent student group formed in Lviv illnesses endemic to coal miners, a 50 to approach the committee members. percent reduction of the apparat, and On July 20 it was learned that mine LONDON - According to the June 9 to raise the social awareness and other social and economic demands. officials were not allowing striking issue (No. 5) of the journal Postup, national consciousness of Lviv stu­ The strikers have also called for the miners to get from their dressing rooms published by the Lev Society in Lviv, an dents, to take part in the political life of Donbas region to switch to regional to the places around the coal fields independent student brotherhood has the city; self-financing (khozraschet) and for the where they have been holding meet­ been founded in Lviv by students from ^ to take measures to raise the liquidation of cooperatives that deal in ings. the Lviv State University and the Lviv cultural level of students, further their medicines and food. They want the Throughout the strike there has been Polytechnical Institute. studies, formulate a democratic world strike to be paid for out of trade union talk in Donetske of creating an indepen­ The goals of the brotherhood are as view among them. funds as well as assurances that no dent trade union of miners. At this point follows: reprisals will be taken against the it is not certain whether the idea has 9 to defend the interests of students News about the student organization strikers. actually taken the form of a demand. everywhere using all legal means at their was reported by the London-based The last of their demands concerns In the cities of Chervonohrad (Lviv disposition; Ukrainian Press Agency. Afghan veterans - the miners would Oblast) and Pavlohrad (Dnipropetrov- like handicapped veterans to receive ske Oblast), however, strikers are pensions of up to 300 rubles from the indeed calling for a union that would funds of the Ministry of Defense. have the name "Solidarity" and are FOUNDED 1933 The strikers were said to be conduct­ giving voice to demands of a political Ukrainian WeeHi ing themselves very carefully in order to nature (see sidebar). avoid provocations and incidents with The republican leadership of Ukraine An English-language Ukrainian newspaper published by the Ukrainian National the many policemen who have filled up has been conspicuously silent through­ Association Inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. the miners'town. By July 19, according out the coal miners' strike. Their ab­ 07302. to the UHU, provocations had already sence from the scene of the strikes has been staged. Groups of youths were been commented on by both the Ukrai­ Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. seen carrying Ukraine's historic tri­ nian Helsinki Union and the Soviet (ISSN - 0273-9348) dent (tryzub) symbol in towns in the news media. Donbas region, an action that local In a broadcast on July 19, Radio Yearly subscnption rate: (20; for UNA members - (10. informal groups, denying that they Moscow noted disapprovingly that the Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. possessed any such symbols, ascribed to Ukrainian government had not sought UNA: the Popular Movement of Ukraine for to negotiate with the miners and even The VITeekly and Svoboda: Perebudova (Rukh). more disturbingly, no representatives qf (201) 434-0237. -0807, -3036 (201) 451-2200 Mr. Dotsenko's sources in the area the republican council of trade unions Postmaster, send address maintain that the trident's appearance had taken part in the resolution of issues changes to: Editor: Roma Hadzewycz was engineered by the authorities in being raised by the miners. Radio The Ukrainian Weekly Associate Editors: Marta ifoiomayets order to provoke the Rukh, Groups of Moscow said that this was all the more P.O. Box 346 Chrystyna Lapyclialt drunks were also trying to start fights surprising in view of the fact that the Jersey City, N.J. 07303 with the police. strikers were beginning "to look at As a rule, the provocations were things more realistically" and were Tlie Ultrainian Weelcly, July 30,1989, No. 31, Vol. LVII being led by people who were unknown coming to understand that continuance Copyright 1989 by The Ukrainian Weekly , -Jtb local residents. The miners decided to (Continued on page 15) No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30,1989 Ukrainian Canadians support miners OTTAWA - The president of the determination of all national cultural Ukrainian Catholics in USSR Ukrainian Canadian Committee, Dr. groups, said Dr. Cipywnyk. "The U- Dmytro Сіруwnyk, on J uly 21 expressed krainian republic, a nation of over 50 continue actions for legalization support for the thousands of striking million inhabitants, deserves the right Ukrainian miners in the Donbas coal to manage its own affairs in all sectors ROME — After several weeks of therefore has not yet been sent on heartland of Ukraine. of its society, including its industry. We, difficulty getting in touch with U- detail. therefore, support the Ukrainian Dr. Cipywnyk said, "We express our krainian Catholic Church sources in Services held In July miners' quest for greater autonomy Ukraine, Church officials in Rome full moral support to the Ukrainian from Moscow." miners in the Donbas and other regions have renewed contact and have Ukrainian Catholics held public The Ukrainian Canadian Committee learned that the hunger strike begun services in the towns of Zolochiv on of Ukraine. Their demands for better is an umbrella council with representa­ living and working conditions and by Ukrainian Catholic faithful in July 16 and Yavoriv on July 23. The tion from 31 national member and May is still under way on Moscow's July 16 services were to be held in the greater autonomy over their own in­ affiliate organizations, representing the dustrial affairs are warranted and just. Arbat. Ukrainian Catholic church in Zolo­ 750,000 Canadians of Ukrainian des­ Bishop Pavlo Vasylyk, auxiliary chiv, but a Russian Orthodox priest No human being should be subjected to cent. Recognition of and respect for the such horrendous and dangerous work­ bishop of the eparchy of Ivano- arrived that morning and began unique identity of all national cultural Frankivske, and Ivan Неї, head of Russian Orthodox services in the ing conditions, as the Ukrainian miner groups and their legitimate right to self- is currently experiencing." the Committee for the Defense of the church. An estimated 3,000 Ukrai­ determination are two of the most basic Ukrainian Catholic Church, told nian Catholic faithful went to a field Ukrainian Canadians have always underlying principles of the Ukrainian Ukrainian Catholic Church officials near the church and attended services supported the legitimate right to self- Canadian Committee-National. I in Rome that an estimated 20 to 30 which were led by a Redemptorist mic issues, though some are of a I Ukrainian Catholics are continuing priest, the Rev. Ivan Bilyk. Strikes spread... political nature. The latter include \ their hunger strike daily on Mos- The July 23 services in Yavoriv (Continued from page 1) calls for the creation of independent I cow's Arbat in front of the Ukrainska were held in observance of the Party officials who called on the trade unions, for "all power [to be I Knyha bookstore. Millennium of Christianity in U- miners to go back to work were givenj to the Soviets," and for the The strikers have been joined by kraine. An estimated 4,000 Ukrai­ reported jeered. A strike committee party-state apparatus to be deprived I the Revs. Taras Senkiv, Mikhailo nian Catholic faithful attended this was formed and it has set up its of its privileges. Voloshyn and Yaroslav Lesiv. They service, which was celebrated by the headquarters in the local Palace of were also joined by two priests Rev. Petro Zeleniukh. Culture. On July 21, Radio Liberty's Ukrai­ identified only as the Rev. Vitaliy Ukrainian Catholic activist Olha Chervonohrad is situated in the nian Service received a statement and the Rev. Myron. The strikers Horyn spoke at the service on the Lviv Oblast, in the heart of western from one of the leaders of the Ukrai­ vow to continue until the Ukrainian difference between the Ukrainian Ukraine. Unlike the heavily Russi­ nian Helsinki Union, Vyacheslav Catholic Church in Ukraine is lega­ Catholic Church and the Russian fied Donbas, this region is noted for Chornovil, in which he responded to lized. Orthodox Church. its strong level of Ukrainian national accusations that have been made in They began their strike in May in consciousness. the Soviet media to the effect that an effort to bring the plight of the Service scheduled During the recent elections to the members of the Ukrainian Helsinki Ukrainian Catholic Church in U- Congress of People's Deputies, there Union have been stirring up trouble \ kraine to the attention of the new Public Ukrainian Catholic services were mass protests in the city against in the Donbas. \ Congress of People's Deputies. are scheduled to take place in the the way in which the local authorities Mr. Chornovil categorically de­ town of Stara Sil on July 30 and in prevented independent candidates nied that members of the Ukrainian Priests receive army detail the town of Pidlyssia on August 6. from standing. Helsinki Union have been agitating The July 30 service is in honor of the Political demands have also been in the Donbas. He charged that the Ukrainian Catholic priests the holy Prophet Eliah and will be cele­ made by striking miners in a second Ukrainian KGB was attempting to \ Rev. Volodymyr Viytyshyn and Rev. brated by Bishop Vasylyk and the Ukrainian industrial center. Accord­ discredit the Ukrainian Helsinki \ Hryhoriy Simkailo have each re- Rev. Mikhailo Nyskohuz. Orga­ ing to information received on July Union and the Popular Movement of I ceived six-month army details as nizers estimate that 10,000 faithful 21 by Radio Liberty's Ukrainian Ukraine for Perebudova by sending \ sentences for publicly serving Ukrai- will attend this public service. Service from the Moscow represen­ in groups of provocateurs wearing I nian Catholic services. Both priests The August 6 service will be held at tatives of the Ukrainian Helsinki Ukrainian national emblems. \ have already served duty in the army the grave of Ukrainian poet Markian Union, miners in Pavlohrad, in the He accused the Ukrainian authori­ І and both are over 30 years of age. Shashkevych in the town of Pidlys­ Dnipropetrovske Oblast, went on ties of gross political irresponsibi­ The Rev. Viytyshyn has been sent sia. Bishop Vasylyk is scheduled to strike on July 20. lity, of speculating on inter-ethnic І to the Tambov Oblast to serve his celebrate this service also. An esti­ They have issued 42 demands, relations, and of threatening to set \ sentence. The Rev. Simkailo has not mated 30,000 faithful are expected to mostly concerning social and econo­ off a "Sumgait" in the Donbas. I been found by the authorities, and attend.

Church." Ukrainian Catliolics... The leader of the group, Stepan (Continued from page 1) Khmara, 52 - whom President Mikhail For the past 22 years, the Russian Gorbachev released from a labor camp Orthodox Church has been a WCC in February 1987, a month before his member as has been the Georgian Or­ seven-year sentence as a prisoner of thodox Apostolic Church, the Arme­ conscience would have expired — said nian Apostolic Church, the Baptists and he hoped someone might deliver the the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in demonstrators' petitions to the Kremlin Estonia and Latvia. The 158 WCC on July 21, as well as present a letter to central committee members, plus ob­ the WCC General Secretary Emilio servers, advisers and two delegated Castro. Vatican observers were in Moscow as Some 300 WCC delegates met Soviet guests of the Russian Orthodox Church. Premier Nikolai Ryzhkov and the The delegates — many in native newly appointed chairman of the State African, Asian and Carribean costume, Council for Religious Affairs, Yuri or the bright clerical garb of Eastern Khristoradnov,later that evening inside and Western clergymen — provided the Kremlin's guilded St. George Hall. sharp contrast to the shabbily dressed No reference was made to the Ukrai­ Ukrainians, who included two young nians in either Mr. Ryzhkov's speech or boys, a number of middle-aged and that of Mr. Castro, an Evangelical several elderly persons. Two older Methodist minister for Uruguay. women put on nuns' habits over their However, during the WCC's opening clothes to illustrate, they said, the life of session on July 17, the moderator, the the underground Ukrainian Church. Rev. Heinz-Joachim Held of the Evan­ Singing hymns, they held paintings of gelical Church in Germany, expressed Jesus and Mary, and recited prayers, love and prayers to all the Churches in including the rosary. Many of the the Soviet Union, even those not in the protesters had comprised small, ro­ WCC. tating groups of hunger strikers who, At the Kremlin reception, Mr. Ryzh­ since May 22, have maintained a con­ kov said that perestroika has allowed stant fast and have been in front of the the bad aspects of Soviet history to be offices of the Council for Religious discussed openly as the society moves Affairs and during the evening hours in toward a situation in which legal norms bookstore on the busy Arbat Street. prevail and in which there is more Several demonstrators carried posters. understanding, tolerance, plurality and Some read: "Men of good will: Ukrai­ respect for all opinion. nian Catholics need your aid" and "We As part of the "people's democracy," A Reuters correspondent (left) interviews Stepan Khmara (right). Also in the are demanding freedom for our (Continued on page 4) photo, to Mr. Khmara's left, are Patricia Lefevere and Alexander Ogorodnikov. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30,1989 No. 31

UVAN plans conference on DrahomanOV New Jersey honors Ukroihian veterans

NEW YORK - At its recent semi­ at the Holiday Inn in Bridgewater, N.J., TRENTON, N.J. - The Ukrainian membership in the United States armed annual meeting, the executive board of the academy will celebrate its 40th anni­ American Veterans (UAV) 42nd An­ forces are replete with the names of the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and versary in the U.S. and the 45th anniver­ nual Convention Committee was pre­ Ukrainian Americans who have served ifcienoes in the U. S. decided that in either sary of the academy in the diaspora with sented on June 27 with a N.J. State their country with honor and valor since September or December of 1991, the a banquet and a number of lectures. Senate Resolution, sponsored by Sen. colonial times, and include Ivan Boh­ academy will organize a scholarly Francis J. McManimon. dan who arrived at Jamestown in the conference dedicated to the ISOth The following scholars have been Sen. McManimon was the sponsor of New World with Captain John Smith, tnniversary of the birth of Mykhailo invited to speak and have accepted the bill which raised the Veterans Brigadier General John Turchin who Drahomanov. (listed in alphabetical order): Bohdan Department to the state cabinet level in led Union forces to victory at the Civil The academy noted that it would be A. Krawchenko, of Edmonton; George 1988. UAV National Adjutant George War Battle of Chickamauga, and New ideal if specialists from Ukraine could Luckyj, of Toronto; William Omel- A. Miziuk accepted the Resolution on Jersey's World War II hero Nicholas take an active part in the conference chenko of New York; Jaroslaw Pelen- behalf of the UAV. Minue of Carteret." devoted to that renowned political ski, of Iowa City, -Iowa and Philadel­ The Resolution noted that, "July 13 The Senate designated the dates of thinker and scholar of the 19th century. phia; and John S. Reshetar Jr., of to 16, 1989, marks the occasion of the July 13 to 16, 1989, as Ukrainian Also in 1990, on Saturday, April 21, Seattle. 42nd annual Ukrainian American Vete­ American Veterans' Week in New rans National Convention, this year Jersey, and urged "the citizenry of this Ukrainian Catholic bishops and some celebrating the 50th anniversary of the state to take not of such week and to Ukrainian Catholics... government officials in May 1988, said establishment of the UAV National participate fittingly in its observance." (Continued from page 4) he believes that the fate of Ukrainian Ladies Auxiliary." The resolution was signed by Senate Catholicism, and of other banned It also pointed out that, "The rolls of President John F. Russo and attested the premier said, the church could by Senate Secretary John McCauly. contribute to public life by being a religious, rests - for better or for worse moral force against drunkenness, dis­ — on how boldly the Orthodox hie­ honesty and pollution, by promoting rarchy asserts itself in the face of an Ukrainian Heritage Foundation founded charitable work, and building peace and apparent opening on the part of the community. state, PORT CARBON, Pa. - A new other artifacts from the Hutsul, Boyko, Many young Soviet citizens have 'The Church is obliged to be more cultural organization has been formed and Poltava regions at the annual criticized the Russian Orthodox Church assertive in order to enhance its mem­ in the anthracite region of eastern cultural exhibit of the League of Ukrai­ for allowing itself to be co-opted on bership and credibility,'' he said. "The Pennsylvania. The Ukrainian-Ameri­ nian Catholics in Mount Carmei. The behalf of perestroika now that the Church has a very big possibility now, can Heritage Foundation of the Lower UAHF also was a localco-sponsor of a Communist Party has admitted politi­ only it doesn't realize its possibility. Anthracite Region is a non-profit, tax- performance by the Oslaviany En­ cal, economic and moral failures. Gorbachev is panicked, too, because exempt organization incorporated in semble of Poland in Pottsville in April. Young Christians found the Church's perestroika opens up big problems. He the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania The Schuylkill County Council for timidity last year intolerable when it is panicked by the coal miners'strike, by to preserve and perpetuate the culture the Arts (SCCA) invited the UAHF to made no mention at its Millennium the threat posed to the steel works, the and heritage of Ukrainian Americans, take part in a cultural needs assessment. festivities of the thousands of victims of electricity generators, the people." Although incorporated for only a few From this assessment, SCCA hopes to Stalin. But older believers knew well the months, the UAHF has been an active implement a cultural plan for the Mr. Ogorodnikov, by supporting the organization. The group took part in a county in which ethnic communities tightrope the Church has walked be­ Ukrainian Catholics and publishing his tween repression and appeasement. Christmas exhibit sponsored by mer­ would play an important part. Bulletin of Christian Opinion every six chants' groups in downtown Pottsville. At this time, the foundation has other "The Church has just awakened from weeks, hopes to inspire courage in his co­ The UAHF display depicted a Ukrai­ projects in the planning stages. It will be a very big sleep," said dissident and religionists. "If every Russian Orthodox nian holy supper setting. In March, the participating in the Eastern European former prisoner of conscience Alexan­ archbishop were to act openly, they organization exhibited costumes and (Continued on page 15) der Ogorodnikov, 39, an Orthodox could not stop them. Now is the time of convert who became active more than a the offensive," he said, speaking softly organize an independent labor move­ decade before the daWn of perestroika in English inside the convention hall' ment on the basis of worker control and where he gained accreditation to cover Most miners... social democracy," said Mr. Boyko, in fighting for religious freedom. Mr. (Continued from page 1) Ogorodnikov met Mr. Khmara in Ural the daily WCC press conferences. described as the son of a miner and a strike only after representatives of strike professor at Donetske University. labor camp No. 36 (Perm) in 1985 and "God has given us this chance to act committees from around the republic served two and a half years with him. He now," he said, "if we make inroads now, The New York Times reported that had met late into the night with Prime Mr. Boyko also told a Supreme Soviet described Mr^ Khmara, a dentist from it will be difficult for the state to push Minister Nikolai Ryzhkov. They won Chervonohrad, who published the the Church back to its former position." session, "The people have been driven concessions that included better work­ to the streets not by a deficit of soap, but underground national rights journal On a practical level, this means opening ing conditions, higher bonuses for shift Ukrainian Herald before his arrest (this and building new churches without by a deficit of justice." work, increased food supplies and Mr. Boyko also told The Times that was during the time editor Vyacheslav permission for the estimated 50-60 housing, and improved health care. Chornovil was imprisoned) as a believer million Russian Orthodox, he said. the coal miners in Donetske had been who grew deeply religious inside pnson. There were reports that among the given complete control over the organi­ At a press conference on perestroika miners' demands emanating from zation of special local union elections to Mr. Ogorodnikov called their prison Mr. Ogorodnikov asked Orthodox western Ukraine were calls for the take place in less than two weeks and a "death camp," where inmates re­ Archbishop Kirill of Smolensk why the creation of an independent trade union that strike organizers are expected to gularly starved to death and were Church had not responded to the modeled on Poland's Solidarity. take control of the management-do­ frequently shut in a punishment cell for dissidents' proposed draft law on free­ minated locals. 15 days with no light, heat, space to dom of religion which drew more than Also as a result of the union-wide He said, "We should have indepen­ move or warm clothes, and where the 35,000 signatures from Moslems, Jews, strikes. President Mikhail Gorbachev dent organizations that protect the diet consisted of 400 grams of bread Orthodox, Catholics and Protestants. reversed an earlier decision to postpone interests of the workers, which the plus water every other day alternated Archbishop Kirill said he was unaware elections in the Soviet republics until current trade unions do not protect " with a 900-calorie diet. of its existence, although Mr. Ogorod­ 1990. He suggested instead that each In other strike-related developments, republic could determine on its own Mr. Khmara said he was sent there nikov insisted that the draft had been the London-based Ukrainian Press sent to all bishops in the Soviet Union when to hold the elections. Agency reported that members of the frequently for praying on his knees, The striking miners had said that they while Mr. Ogorodnikov was put in inviting their comments. Popular Movement of Ukraine for have lost faith in their officials, con­ Perebudova (Rukh) and the Ukrainian solitary for his periodic hunger strikes, In their proposal, the drafters sought sider them unresponsive to the people's designed to win him permission to use a to make atheism and religion equal Helsinki Union (UHU) had been de­ needs and want to have a voice in how tained or removed from strike regions. Bible, or to allow his fellow dissident before the law, requiring both philo­ their republics are run and by whom. Joseph Mendelevich to write in He­ sophies to rely on voluntary member­ In Donetske, the UPA said, two brew. ship and funding. The ending of state- The Washington Post quoted Oleh Rukh members, Kovalenko and Krav- From his experience of struggling for subsidized atheistic education would Kul, a leader of the strike committee chenko, who had wanted to read out to pave the way for independent religious from the Lviv area, as saying that "the the miners speeches by writers Ivan the rights of all Soviets citizens to workers would not listen to anyone but practice their religion, Mr. Ogorod­ schools and an independent mass me­ Drach and Dmytro Pavlychko, leading dia, the drafters said. Gorbachev and Ryzhkov. They trusted activists of the Popular Movement, nikov has emerged from jail a stronger no one else. When the meeting with backer of Ukrainian Catholics, as well Moreover, the new law on religion were removed from the city. must be in accord with other interna­ Ryzhkov broke up at midnight we all In Pavlohrad, M. Kulak, a member as a supporter of the rights of Jews, made our phone calls to the miners, Moslems and others to have their tional agreements to which Moscow is of the Rukh and the UHU who had been party - such as the Helsinki and telling them we had won the assurances collecting information on the strikes ;|eligions recognized and their houses of we were looking for." ІІимпЬір reinstated. Vienna Accords and the Universal and the strikers' demands, was detained Declaration of Human Rights. "We Mr. Kul also told the Post: "People by authorities. He was reportedly While the government claims to have need to match the Soviet Constitution wanted local elections right away be­ searched and beaten up, and unofficial opened hundreds of Orthodox with international law," Mr. Ogorod­ cause they are furious, and they want to publications were confiscated from Churches, Mr. Ogorodnikov said that nikov said. throw out the local authorities who are him. only 51 have opened in the greater He hoped the WCC, long known for standing in the way of reform." The UPA also reported that among Moscow area where 10 million people its promotion of human rights in The Post also interviewed a Ukrai­ strikers' demands in Chervonohrad Hve. ""The Council for Religious Affairs South Africa, the Middle East and nian deputy, Oleksiy Boyko, who noted were the removal of local party officials ЦОЄІПЧ publish a list of these churches, Central America would be equally that "workers' clubs" had already been accused of rigging elections ia the Md every bishop gives you different vigilant over the Soviet Union, parti­ formed in Lithuania, Latvia, Byelo­ Congress of 'Ч )!e's Deputies and the fnumbers,"" he said. cularly in the case of Ukrainian Catho­ russia and Ukraine, and in some Rus­ ouster of Fust Secretary Volodymyr Mr. Ogorodnikov, who was instru- lics, estimated to number bemeen 4and sian cities Shcherbytsky of the Communist Party . ішепіаі in arranging a meeting between 5 miihoa in the Soviet Ьпіил. 'These aie people who are looking to No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30, 1989 Soyuzivka hosts Plast's first day camp for prescfioolers KERHONKSON. N.Y. - Plast's first day camp for preschool children age 3 and up took place here at Soyu­ zivka during the week of July 8-15. The upstate New York resort seemed to be overrun by preschoolers who filled the air with )u\ ful sounds during activi­ ties that inc^ided playing, singing, crafts, puppet sbo\^s. Ukrainian folk dancing and 'latuie lukes. Fifty-eight boys and girls supervised by a staff oi nme counselors partici­ pated in the I'kiainian-language camp of "Ptashata pry PlastT' organized by the "Pershi Stc/h^^' Plast Sorority, The camp duecio?, responsible for planning the p!ogiam and enlisting counselors, ^^ds Marusia Darmohraj- Muiyk. Courvojors Here: Orysia Dmy- iryk Bu?zeiu. Mc'i'ri Sosenko, Ika (^asaiiGNa Murg^iid Nyc?, Victoria Cliomut. lic'K \ cu^. Bihun and Tanya 1 tmn)ck\ In addition the camp had its own \olunteer ph\'sician, Dr, George So­ senko. As well, there were mothers and iathcis of campers v^ho volunteered to help condt^t acti\'ities and prepare equipment U ' the camp. The idea tc! tlie day camp came from Campers and staff at Plast's first day camp for preschoolers.

The youngest campers perform with homemade ''musical instruments. Campers begin the day with morning prayer. ІГК^ Nident ot Pershi Stezhi, Neonila camp organizer, director, counselors Also that evening, camp I-shirts Mile, N.Y., who were then attending No^nan u t-o dubbed the concept ''\ and doctor. designed by artist Victoria Varvariv, a their own "Tabir Sumeniat." Сіїїичіїї.:?^ f''-ojecT jnd declared it a Mrs. Sochan expressed special gratb member of the Pershi Stezhi sorontv, Another visitor to the camp that week '' V ^ ^' v4;casion of \кч чие to the I kiainian Nahonal Asso- were distributeti to аИ can,ft?4 ,.nd ^^ as I udmila Darmohraf, director of ^v ^M iv iiii'vc'isarv. Mrs. So- uation. Its supieme execuuve conmHt- staff. ' ^^^^oпal Pla^i ( c'^'-^mand's pro- '' ' .^' ^^"'f \ v4i as camp orizam/er and ЧЧ' as well as the Sovuzivka manage- Welcomed as special I'uesis ai tne ^.lams loi children \M 0 (ап.е to ob- ^ ''\u\^i ...ni, a (члч'оп tnai 'moivcu nicm jnd employee^ ioi makmy the bonfire wen a gioup oi preschooiCfs erve the functioning oi mis hrst day , ' M .^ o,n oi^isncs DIUS -c'vme as ,аттзе(ч bia\ pleasurable. (lom the nearby SUM-A camp in hilen- I Continued on page 15) .^is^.f! hciMtX'V, ^ne ainip, ІПС SL\\ U" z Л Nu auiiiin.Miauon and the Ь маїгиап Natuuial Association which oun.^ me lesort. Charuk wins at Eastern tennis diampionstiips '1!\. cMuperN were divided чио lour kl-RHONKSON N.Y Dr. '.oop.s lum.td Larivs, Woodpeckers. (scoige chaiuK (Tkrainian lennis ^4)iKS and Sparrows, hach da\. alter V lub, c hicago-Soyuzivka), holder ot motnmg piayei anu J llag-prcscntation manv lennis titles at Soyuzivka tourna- ceremony, the campers held activities at Iпeпl^, capiuicd inQ men's champion­ heir "home base," ihe Kiev villa of ship lor the first time during the Eastern Soyuzivka. Activities between 9:30a.m. championships ot the Ukrainian Sports and 12:30 p.m. included: make-believe Association 01 the U.S. and Canada. play, games, troop meetings and puppet The tourney was held at the Ukrai­ shows. nian National Association's resort In the afternoon, after lunch and during the weekend ot July 8-9, Twenty- swimming with their mothers at the six tennis players competed in three pool, the campers regrouped at the groups tor the Eastern championship \ eselka complex for another round of titles. activities held between 3:30 and 6 p.m. In the men's group. Dr. Charuk won These were: arts and crafts, singing, folk the final over Denys Czorny (Carpa­ dancing and short hikes. thian Ski Club-KLK), last year's champ The campers' enjoyment was en­ in that division, by defeating him 1-6,6- hanced thanks to the resort's new 1, 6-4. In the semis, Dr Charuk had children's rooms, located upstairs in the eliminated Adrian Kutko (Tryzub), 6-4, Veselka building and furnished with 6-1. while Mr Czorny beat Eugene colorful preschool furniture. Olynec (Tryzub), 6-1, 6-0. A highlight of the weeklong camp In the senior men's division for was a special bonfire held on Friday players age 35-45, George Sawchak evening, featuring songs and games led (Tryzub) successfully dc^tndQd his title George Charuk (center), the USCAK-East men's tennis champion, with by the camp staff. A traditional Plast by winning over George Petrykewvcz runner-up Denys Ci^rny (right) ard George Popel of the Carpathian Ski Club, the tJiank-ycu that evening recognized the (Continued on page 14) host organj^aiioii of the murnament held recently at Soyuzivka. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30,1989 No. 31

WASHINGTON UPDATE lUKrainidnWeey У from the UNA Washington Office Coal miners speak |l ишїиШ. "The people have been driven to the streets not by a deficit of soap, but by a deficit of justice." This was the succinct characterization of the unprecedented Sfotement update inspired persecution), the Simpson bill ceal miners' strikes in Ukraine as given by a Supreme Soviet member from excludes "any alien who ordered, in­ Dcnetske. On June 15, Rep. Steny Hoyer (D- cited, assisted, or otherwise partici­ The strikes that swept Siberia and Ukraine this month — the most serious Md.) called for a review of the Mc- pated in the persecution of any person labor unrest in the Soviet Union in decades — may have shocked the Soviet Carran-Walter Act, enacted in 1952 on account of race, religion, nationality, government and party into taking some action to alter the miners' situation, over the veto of President Harry S. membership in a particular social but the strikes should not have been a surprise. Truman which, among other provi­ group, or political opinion,'' much For years, Soviet coal miners — who have been held up as examples of sions, bars any member of the Commu­ broader language that, presumably, productivity for Soviet workers in keeping with the Stakhanovite tradition — nist Party from entering the United would include Communist-inspired have had to contend with poor, indeed dangerous, working conditions, States. In his remarks, the vice-chair­ persecution. chronic mismanagement, substandard medical care, lack of housing, man of the Helsinki Commission stated On May 23, Rep. Hamilton Fish (R- shortages of food and consumer products, and inadequate compensation for that some of its provisions are at odds N.Y.) introduced H.R. 2448, to amend their labors. Now, emboldened by the policies of openness, restructuring and with the Helsinki Final Act and is the the INA to revise the numerical limita­ democratization, the miners decided it was time that they had a say in how source of criticisms directed against the tion and preference system for admis­ they live their lives. United States at Helsinki conferences. sion of independent immigrants. On This was obvious from the very fact that the strikers decided to forego their Rep. Hoyer raised the same point in his June 14, Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Texas), official trade unions and set up independent strike committees to press their remarks on the London Information for himself and two colleagues, intro­ demands. In some coal mining centers there's even been talk of establishing Forum on June 7. duced H.R. 2646 which would amend independent trade unions based on the Solidarity model. On June 29, the Maryland legislator the INA to provide for special immi­ Furthermore, the strikes constituted a resounding and definitive vote of no provided his colleagues with a synopsis grant status for certain aliens designated confidence in local, regional and republic officials of the government and of the recently concluded human rights by the president. party. meeting in Paris which is "the first of On June 20, Sen. Helms introduced President Mikhail Gorbachev was compelled to respond by changing his three four-week meetings on what has S. 1206 to amend the INA to change the mind (again) about when republic elections could be held. Let each republic been called the Conference on the level and preference system for admis­ decide for itself, he now proposed. The Supreme Soviet, meanwhile, passed Human Dimension of CSCE or the sion of immigrants to the United States. an "Appeal to the Soviet People" which guaranteed that this autumn it would CDH." The third meeting will be held in The bill is similar to S. 358, introduced pass laws providing for true independence for work collectives, ensuring their 1991 in Moscow. by Sens. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) right to be the masters of their enterprises and to dispose of the fruits of their On June 28, Rep. David Bonier (D- and Simpson, in that it increased labor. Mich.) spoke about the restoration of employer-sponsored visas. S. 358 has The coal miners, it seems, have won a major victory. Ukrainian Independence on June 30, since been modified by provisions of S. But, it should be noted, the Soviet labor activists of July 1989, knowingly or 1941. The following day. Rep. John 448, introduced by Sen. Simon, which unknowingly, are following in the footsteps of earlier workers' rights Dingell (D-Mich.) informed his col­ focuses on family reunification. Sen. advocates — also from the mining industry of the Donbas. Alexei Nikitin, a leagues that the Ukrainian Cultural Helms believes that the compromise coal mining engineer, first became active in the late 1960s in championing Center of Warren will be celebrating the legislation is too broad and that the workers' rights and exposing management's disregard for safety measures. In 48th anniversary of the restoration of ceiling on immigration is being in­ 1972 he was arrested and charged with "anti-Soviet agitation and Ukrainian independence. Rep. William creased too much. propaganda," and was sent to a special psychiatric hospital; he spent nearly 10 Broomfield (R-Mich.) also addressed After extensive debate, the Senate years in such institutions. this event and stated that "I am opti­ passed S. 358 on July 13 by a vote of 81 A similar fate befall another Donbas mining engineer, Vladimir Klebanov, mistic that through patience and sacri­ yeas to 17 nays. The bill puts a first-ever who in 1977 organized the first independent trade union in the USSR, called fice the human spirit will triumph over cap on legal immigration to the U.S. the Free Trade Union Association of Workers in the Soviet Union. Klebanov, the forces of darkness on this planet." and shifts the nature of the type of too, was committed for years to psykhushky, while members of his fledgling On July 18, Rep. James Traricant(D- immigrants from an immigration based trade union were severely repressed. Ohio) again raised the issue of the almost solely on family ties (which benefitted Hispanics and Orientals) in Then, such labor activists were a minority. Today, when more than half of human rights of John Demjanjuk stating that "it appears that they may the U.S. to provisions for skilled labor the USSR's coal miners went on strike at once - it seems they may be in the (which will benefit Western Europeans). majority and their voices have to be heard. have the wrong man, but no one is listening." He went on to say that recent That was the major battleground in information ''suggests strongly that committee and on the floor. the Office of Special Investigations On June 23, Sen. Kennedy intro­ deliberately withheld key evidence that duced S. 1248, a bill that reauthorizes would have aided Demjanjuk..." the country's refugee resettlement Turning the pages back... Captive Nations received attention in assistance programs for three years, the Congress with statements by Reps. STATE DEPARTMENT AUTHO­ Broomfield and Dale Kildee (D-Mich) RIZATION: During consideration of as well as Sens. Don Riegle (D-Mich.) S. 1 160, the Department of State On August I, 1913, one of the most prominent Ukrainian and Paul Simon (D-III.). Authorization Bill, Sen. John Heinz (R- poets in the history of Ukrainian literature, Lesia Ukrainka, In the Senate on June 23, Sen. Jesse Pa.) offered an amendment for himself died at the age of 42, after years of suffering from tuber­ Helms (R-N.C.) stated that "in June and Sen. Dennis DeConcini (D-Ariz.) culosis. Born LaryssaKosach-Kvitka on February 25, 1871, in Zviahel (Novohrad 1988, the leaders of the popular move­ based on their bill, S. 1018, the Slepak Volynskiy), in the Volhynia region of Ukraine, she spent much of her childhood in ments in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Principles Act. The amendment sets Volhynia. She was educated under the guidance of her mother, the poet Olena Armenia, Georgia, and Ukraine ga­ principles for U.S. nationals involved in Pchilka, and her uncle, the historian Mykhailo Drahomanov. thered in Lviv, Ukraine, to form the industrial cooperation in the Soviet According to Ukraine: A Concise Encyclopedia, Lesia Ukrainka played a Coordinating Center of the National Union. During his remarks he named major role in the history of Ukrainian literature at the turn of the century in Democratic Movements of the Peoples various organizations support ng his bringing the development of Ukrainian Modernism to its culmination. of the USSR." He then submitted to the initiative including the AFL-CIO and She began with lyric works: "Na Krylakh Pisen" (On Wings of Songs, 1892, Congressional Record a copy of the the Ukrainian National Association. 1904), "Dumy і Mriyi" (Thoughts and Dreams, 1899), "Vidhuky" (Echoes, 1902), May 10 Declaration of the Coordina­ The amendment was withdrawn with "Vesna V Yehypti" (Spring in Egypt, 1910). Under the influence of European tion Center in Support of National the understanding that the Senate literary models, her lyrics were enriched with new motifs, particularly with Democratic Movements for the Peoples Foreign Relations Committee will hold "exoticism" borrowed from world culture and history. of the USSR, known as Democracy and hearings by September 15 on S. 1018. Writes the encyclopedia: "The common factor in the evolution of Lesia Independence. Sen. James McClure (R-Idaho) of­ Ukrainka's lyrics and poems was her transition from Ukrainian ethnographic fered an amendment to S. 1160 that themes to subjects that were universal, historical and psychological. Her lyrics on Legislaiion updoie would "direct the president, in consi­ love and nature rose to the 'subtlety of an elegiac impressionism' not previously dering MFN (most-favored nation known in Ukrainian literature." Later, her poems represented a transitional stage IMMIGRATION: On May 9, Sen. trade status) for any Helsinki signatory from lyrics to dramatic poems, and eventually, she developed her favorite, mature Alan Simpson (R-Wyo.) introduced S. not currently receiving MFN, to take form - the dramatic poem. For her series of dramatic poems she took themes from 953, to amend the Immigration and into account the extent of that country's classical antiquity, early Christianity, the Middle Ages, the world of Mohammed, National Act (INA) to revise the compliance with its commitments under the Puritans of North America, Spain and others. Among these are: "Vavylonskiy grounds for exclusion from admission the Helsinki Accords, and report to Polon" (Babylonian Captivity, 1903), "Oderzhyma" (The Possessed One, 1901), into the United States. The bill is similar Congress on the extent of Helsinki and ''Kaminniy Hospodar" (The Stone Master, 1912). This series of dramatic to H.R. 1280, introduced by Rep. compliance." Sen. Lloyd Bentsen (D- poems was crowned by a work derived from popular legends and folksongs, Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on March 7. Texas) argued against the amendment "^^isova Ksnia" (The Forest Song, 1912), which focused on "the universal and Both bills address the McCarran-Wal- and moved to table (kill) the amend­ ^timeless conflict of an exalted dream with mean, base reality. It is a symbolic drama ter Act which was amended by the ment which the Senate proceeded to do. full of psychological insight and characterized by lyricism, melodiousness, and an Holtzman Amendment establishing The Senate also adopted an amend­ incomp^rabie.ricbness of language," . theOSI. ment by Sen. Larry Pressler (R-S.D.), Af^ter having ^travelj^d much of her life to such places as Italy, Bulgaria, Egypf While the Frank bill retains the which was modified by an amendment and the drp^^i^.sc||fqh pfl^cUn^ suitable for her illness, Lesia Ukrainka died'^f \ Ф ec і fіc 1 an g^afe 'Of "СИб^ Hoi t zman by Sen. Paul Sarbanes (Й-Md ) to Surasnt, ill W4I!aucasus She is buried in Baikoviy Ceme^ K ev. amendment (dealing solely with Nazi- (Continued on page ^ ; No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30,1989

Slavs and Jews NEWS AND VIEWS Consistent and inconsistent perspectives on tlie Holocaust Restructuring in Ш\ш. an issue

by Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky have found that there is very little else about which Slavs who survived the war of concern to Ul(rainians worldwide agree. doubt, the restoration of the sove­ PART I by Dr. Michael Voskobiynyk Second, they, who are among the best reignty of Ukraine, as provided in the A number of years ago, after the informed, are the most steadfast adhe­ PART I constitutions of the Ukrainian Soviet publication of my brief monograph on rents to the accurate version of events Socialist Republic and the USSR. For some time now the Soviet state the Slavic and Gypsy victims of the Nazi that constituted the mass victimization The Soviet pplicy of limiting the and segments of Soviet society (writers, Holocaust,^ I delivered a lecture on the of the Jews. In my experience, second usage of the Ukrainian language in scholars) have been actively seeking subject of the Nazi Holocaust and its alone to the Jews, Slavs have expressed Ukraine is of great concern and urgency contacts with representatives of various impact upon intergroup relations be­ the greatest astonishment and indigna­ for all Ukrainians in the world. How­ emigrations of the peoples of the USSR, fore various university, professional tion that there are now people such as ever, the most crucial and decisive issue including Ukrainians and Russians. and community audiences in the United the so-called historical revisionists who today is the degree of Ukrainian sove­ States and Canada. During these lec­ deny that the Nazis intentionally mur­ Also the Minister of Foreign Affairs reignty in the USSR, because the tures I expressed a concern that the Nazi dered 6 million Jews. The source of this of the USSR Eduard Shevardnadze Ukrainian language, as well as th^ Holocaust had managed to bequeath to response is unrelated to whatever announced at a conference in Moscow existence of the Ukrainian nation itself, the future what 1 then described as an sentiments these Slavs may have to­ intentions to broaden the rights of the almost automatically depends upon the acrid clowd composed in part of wards Jews and is simply based on their union republics in conducting their own extent of Ukrainian sovereignty. consular affairs for activization of memories, and in part of myths and collective experience of the Nazi Holo­ It depends upon whether the law- dealings with former Soviet citizens misunderstandings that had, ironically caust. They saw the Jews branded and making organ, the Supreme Soviet of living abroad — not only with pro- and tragically, come to poison relations deported or killed with their own eyes, the Ukrainian SSR, is really the law- Soviet but also with nationalistic or­ between two of the categories of peoples and for them anyone who now denies making organ of Ukraine — an entity ganizations, and especially with youth whom, in addition of course to the any of that is a madman or a liar. that can, for example, secure the rights groups. Gypsies, the Nazi Holocaust had been Whatever their other differences in of the Ukrainian language as a state Can we ascertain that this is an intended to damage the most, namely perspective, the Slavs and Jews agree la!nguage — or whether is it only a indication of changes due to perestroika the Jews and Slavs,^ wholeheartedly about the scope and powerless mouthpiece dominated by the and glasnost, efforts to remove the long- What began for me as a source of character of the terrible suffering Communist Party of the USSR and its time enmity of the Soviet regime toward some concern has in the intervening endured by the Jews during the Holo­ branch, the Communist Party of U- the emigre communities, and instead to years escalated into a full-fledged caust. And perhaps, in an era when kraine. form a constructive search for cultural anxiety that the portrait of the Nazi some are trying to deny the extra­ To pose a point-blank question: Does and economic relations with them? Holocaust that has evolved into a kind ordinary victimization of the Jews, and Ukraine, as a "sovereign," union re­ of orthodoxy has not only contributed many others prefer to remain in blissful How can one address this issue? To public, have the right to its own legis­ to an ongoing poisoning of intergroup ignorance of it, that might not be an dismiss it in silence does not serve those lation, true self-government, diplomatic relations, but constitutes -- as regards insignificant point of commonality. who consider present-day develop­ representation, can it conduct its own the portrayal of the status of the Slavs Recently there appeared a letter to ments in Ukraine and the USSR impor­ foreign trade policy, hold its own during the Nazi Holocaust —a funda­ the editor in a New York daily that tant, unique and unprecedented, and political position in the United Nations? mental distortion of the historical began 'Xw)hen Hitler and the Ukrai­ therefore it is the duty of politically and Can perestroika treat the Constitution record. nians and Poles killed 6 million Jews, patriotically minded leaders inside and of the Ukrainian SSR as a binding Before I focus on the inconsistencies my family of 153 people among them,,,." outside of Ukraine to consider the document that grams '^sovereign rights" in perspectives on the Nazi Holocaust On ih^ one hand, the allegation that the events in the USSR m their present-day to a republic? Or will this continue to between Slavs and Jews, I think it Hoiocaust was a project of Hitler, the development, dynamics and unique­ remain a farce, a bluff? valuable to focus on a very important Ukrainians and Poles is nothing short ness. \ reiterate: the most important task consistency in perspectives, Lucy Da- o\ extraordinary. On the other hand, The considerations and propositions lor reconstruction in the Ukrainian SSR widowicz and others have m the past however, the statement is also notable elucidated in a recent article in Ukrain- is the realization of the constitutional criticized various official histories of the because it is probably as candid and ski Visti (Ukrainian News) of Detroit promises granting the Ukrainian re­ Nazi era that have been published in succinct an expression of the views of a titled "What Kind of Perestroika is public (as well as other republics) consti­ Communist Eastern Europe and that significant segment of the Jewish com­ Needed for Ukraine and the Dias­ tutional sovereign rights to conduct its distort or minimize what Dawidowicz munity as one is likely to find. pora?" found a response on both sides own internal and external affairs had referred to as Hitler's "war against Claims, suggestions and inferences of the Ukrainian border. Even Radio through its own supreme organ, its par­ liament, the Supreme Soviet of the the Jews.'' That distortion, brought with a similar content abound. In re­ Kiev cited arguments from this article Ukrainian SSR. about chiefly by political considera­ marks responding to my book that were for the benefit, for example, of com­ tions, is an aberration as regards to the printed on its back cover. Dr. Michael mon efforts in the scholarly elucidation If this has not been working, then the perception among Slavs, or at least of Berenbaum made the equally re­ of "blank spots" in Ukrainian history. matter depends not only on First Secretary Volodymyr Shcherbytsky, those living in the West, of what hap­ markable claim that the Slavs shared Where will the Central Committee of but on the status and personal composi­ pened to the Jews during the Holocaust. the Nazis "most central goal — the the Communist Party of the Soviet tion of the leadership of the Commu­ In the years since the publication of extermination of the Jewish people. "^ Union lead the USSR: along the lines of nist Party of Ukraine, which does not my monograph, I have come in contact In a November 1981 article in The New more continuous democratization, have the resoluteness to defend the with many hundreds of people who Yorker, Lawrence Weschler reported particularly regarding the nationalities interests of the Ukrainian people. The have engaged me in conversation about being asked by a Jewish acquaintance question, or only toward a token matter actually centers on the lack of the Nazi Holocaust. Many of these have whether it could have been a coinci­ "patching of the holes"? The answer is freedom of action and civil courage by been Slavs who themselves witnessed dence that the Nazis had located so not yet in, but it is necessary, neverthe­ the members of the Supreme Soviet of the events of the Holocaust, including many of the major concentration camps less, to take a positive attitude toward the Ukrainian SSR in defending the some who witnessed it from inside in Poland, and being told that the Poles numerous followers of perestroika and interests of their own electors and their concentration camps. One of the most were allegedly "only too pleased to glasnost — among Ukrainian writers, own Ukrainian people. The matter also accept things that even the Germans among members of the Shevchenko striking aspects of these conversations concerns the readiness of the voters to wouldn't stand for." The Polonophobic Ukrainian Language Society, members has been the virtual unanimity of views fulfill their civil rights and duties at this suggestions that the Poles had some­ of the Popular Movement of Ukraine that emerges from among all of these the time of perebudova, when elections thing to do with the placement of for Perebudova, members of the Ukrai­ people as regards the basic fact about to the USSR Supreme Soviet are sup­ Auschwitz and the other camps on nian Helsinki Union and, finally, the Holocaust, namely that only the posedly conducted in a more democra­ Polish soil is one that I have encoun­ among those in the official circles who Jews were slated for total extinction and tic, environment and thus the deputies tered on numerous occasions. are in charge of restructuring affairs and some 6 million Jews had in fact been from Ukraine should be more respon­ wish to go along with the people's gassed, starved, machine-gunned or And, even Elie Wiesel, on a more sive to the interests and needs of the demands. burned to death. philosophical plane, has suggested that, Ukrainian people. This unanimity has caught my atten­ as regards to their collective behavior All these perebudova supporters need The issue of Ukraine's sovereignty, tion for two reasons. First, concerning during the Holocaust, the performance solidarity among themselves, business­ written into the constitutions of the who did what to whom — whether of the Poles and Ukrainians showed like relations with the diaspora; they Ukrainian SSR and the USSR,has had within their respective national groups them to be worse human beings, less need to concentrate on the most impor­ a long and complicated history. The or between the national groups — I humane, less heroic and less concerned tant key affairs. Ukrainian revolution of 1917-1920 The article above is based on a paper with ethical imperatives than others in The first, most crucial, aspect of created the highest degree of Ukrainian delivered at a 1987 Conference spon­ Europe. restructuring in Ukraine is, no sovereignty with its proclamation of the sored by the U.S, Holocaust Memorial The issue of overriding importance Ukrainian National Republic in No­ Council that focused on "The Other raised by statements of the type referred Dr. Michael H. Voskobiynyk is vember 1917, its independence in Ja­ Victims: Non Jews Persecuted and to above is the following: as regards the professor emeritus of history at Central nuary 1918, and the unification of Murdered by the Nazis," The paper mil Nazi Holocaust, were the Slavs princi­ Connecticut State University. He is also Ukrainian lands in 1919. be published in the forthcoming volume pally victims or victimizers? And it is the head of the Ukrainian National Lenin's Soviet Russia recognized the titled "A Mosaic of Victims: The Fate of here that the perspectives of Slavs and Rada (Council). The article above is an independence of Ukraine almost im­ Non-Jews Persecuted and Murdered by Jews differ most radically. English-language version of one that mediately, in December 1917. This was the Nazis, " edited by Dr. Michael Although what follows is of necessity appeared recently in Ukrainski Visti confirmed again in the Brest-Litovsk Berendaum and published by New York an oversimplification, jt is probably fair (Ukrainian News) of Detroit. It will be Peace Treaty (March 1918) and.in University Press. c. (Continued on page 14) published in three parts: (Continued on page 15) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 30,1989 No. 31 Genesis of the Ukrainian Popular Front: an interview with Pavio Movchan

by Dr. Roimn Solchmyk the rhetoric and the readiness to give in not agree. However, the majority of maintained such a stance - this attests and compromise, but largely because them are nomenklatura workers. One to the fact that they are defending the Pavlo Movchan, a poet and one of Kravchuk, having learned from the first should not forget that these are people old positions. the secretaries of the Kiev writers' encounter, engaged in endless attacks. who are in this or that position thanks These are, in fact, anti-perestroika, organization, was involved in the for­ to the Central Committee. These people anti-Gorbachev, one can say anti-party mation of the Popular Movement of You mentioned Popovych as the were recommended to those posts. And positions somehow. That is to say, if the Ukraine for Perebudova, or Rukh, head of the Coordination Council. Let Drach, who was elected democratically iCorbachevl program is put forth both from it:: beginnings, and is a member of us return for a moment to the organi­ and unanimously by the Writers' Union, by the [19th Party! Conference and by the Ukrainian Writers' Union Rukh zational structure. As I understand it, is completely independent of Krav- the congress, this shows that Ukraine is Initiative Group, The following is an the Initiative Group continues to exist chuk's opinion about him or of any of the absolute outpost of Shcherbyt- abbreviated version of an interview that as such. Or has it been absorbed by the the party workers. skyism, or whatever you want to call it. was conducted on Jurie 24 at the confe­ Coordination Council? Thus, there were some, well, attempts And that is why, now, the dynamics rence en "Glasnost, Perestroika and to compromise. Come on, yes, let's do of the Congress of People's Deputies Ukraine" sponsored by the Ukrainian Initiative groups exist within the it. But strength was shown. And, as they have served to intensify this movement. Research Program at the University of Writers' Union, within the Institute of say, they talked them down. Judging We all realize that today it is imperative, Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, Philosophy and the Institute of Litera­ even from the account that was pub­ absolutely imperative, to step things up ture and various other institutes and lished, and which you and I read, and in Ukraine. CONCLUSION enterprises. I mentioned 240 groups, which was later supplemented by other And July 1, it seems to me, will be a each of which has its own initiative information, I understood that they very important event — the constituent How can one explain the negative group and leader. But, towards the end tried to talk them down, to reduce meeting of Kiev and Kiev Oblast in the reaction of the authorities to the Rukh? of March, a Coordination Council was everything to the cultural program. And Cinema Building. Until now the autho­ I have in mind the avahinche of so- formed that went beyond the frame­ everything that pertained to the over-all rities did not give us either permission called indignant letters that were pub­ work of the Writers' Union. And now social existence, the national, the or a place to hold the meeting. And lished in the republican press. And, the Ideological Department had to take republican was, well, not within this neither the Cinema Building nor the further, how will this affect future this into account and not bombard the framework. Artists' Building would have dared to relations between the Ukrainian intelli­ writers. You understand, if until then take this stop. Only the congress, which gentsia and the party? there were attacks, and the writers were Further, along the same lines, Ra­ demonstrated that there is, after all, an genuinely in confrontation with the dianska Ukraina published a letter by alternative idea, and that pluralism, if it Well, to tell the truth, I would begin Central Committee, now this has, so to Borys Oliynyk, wherein one could see is to be effective, must be illustrated at with the second point, relations be­ say, gone further. an attempt to distance himself from the least by such a step as the constituent tween the party and the Writers' Union. draft program. How can this be ex­ meeting. I am taking the word party in quota­ Because the original Initiative Group plained? What's at issue here? Are there tion marks because this does not mean was within the framework of the Кїе\ some personal problems here? What are But this will be a regional constituent the entire party, not the entire Central writers' organization. the reasons behind this attempt to meeting of the Rukh. Will there be a Committee. I am sure that there are distance himself from the Rukh? constituent meeting at the republican people there who share the views of the Yes, yes. level? writers. But, in general, the Ideological In point of fact, we know that this was Department took an unusually hard, In March, the Ideology Department not an attempt to distance himself; he Without a doubt. All the more so inflexible and, at the same time, Stali­ of the Ukrainian Party Central Com­ did distance himself. And it was strange because such constituent meetings have nist position, a Stalinist-Brezhnevite mittee organized a roundtable discus­ because, well, it surprised us. Borys already taken place in Kharkiv, Lviv position. sion with representatives of the creative Oliynyk took part in the discussions and and in other cities, small and large. And And this is understandable. What are intelligentsia with the idea of drawing developments at all levels, from the very I think it would be good if it was held the reasons for this? Our party organi­ up a program of development of Ukrai­ beginning: at the plenum, at the meeting before the summer vacation period. But zation has not experienced any changes. nian national culture. What do you of the Kiev organization, at the plenum also acting too quickly could be harm­ It continues, to the present day, to be think? Is this supposed to be the party's of the Kiev organization, at the re­ ful, because things have to be thought headed by a Brezhnevite, Brezhnev's alternative to the Rukh. What does this publican plenum. He participated and out. The program has to be adopted, the first toady, Shcherbytsky, who, it seems amount to? he was present. It was in his office at the statute, at this constituent meeting in to me, is the initiator of all of these party committee that we finished work­ Kiev, so that later everything can be repressive measures taken by the Ideo­ Without a doubt. This is a narrowing ing on and amending the draft program. coordinated with other drafts and then logical Department. down of the entire program only into a His deputy Musiyenko informed him a general program, a republican pro­ I think that an intelligent man like cultural program, into a micro-pro­ about how things were going. gram could be presented. Kravchuk is, at certain times, forced to gram. You writers, you artists, you And when we read this letter, we act in such a manner. Because other­ composers engage yourself in your own understood that this was either a be­ Does this mean that the individual wise how can his illogical behavior, even line of work. Why are you intruding? trayal, it had to be explained in this way, groups have certain distinctions In their during television discussions, be ex­ These were the constant accusations. or he was distancing himself, which programs. Do they differ in some plained. He can agree on one thing and Why are you intruding? You would be could be explained by the election respects from the draft program pub­ then take an absolutely extreme view on better off working, writing and paint­ campaign. Although, he was one of the lished in Literaturna Ukraina, which something else. ing. This is not your affair. Who dared hundred who could not but be elected. can be seen as having emerged from to authorize you to speak for the Thus, we explained it in this way: these within the writers' milieu? In this connection, were discussions people? Although the apparatchiks are his own personal moves in the game between Kravchuk and representatives always talk in the name of the people. he is playing. Yes, it emerged from within the But who gave them the authority? of the Rukh broadcast on republican It is my personal opinion that this can writers' milieu but it is the foundation. television? And so the condemnations were We have been getting a great number of organized, like at the railroad car repair be explained by the tremendous rise in popularity of Ivan Drach, as the head of proposals and letters, masses of letters Yes, there were three discussions. factory in the Darnytsia part of Kiev. A to the editors of Literaturna Ukraina, television show was put on where all the the Initiative Group of the Writers' First it began with dialogues with Union, throughout the entire Ukraine. whose publicistic department is swamp­ Drach. Then the initiators were invited workers made condemnations. ed with letters, and to the Writers' 1 am thoroughly convinced that the And, so to speak, Borys Oliynyk could to attend two of the discussions - not but notice this. This was an attempt Union, which has received a great many because they put forth a corresponding overwhelming majority was not fami­ letters. There are all kinds of proposals liar with the draft program. This is not a to somehow outshine Ivan Drach. It number of their own historians and was not so much moving away from the reflecting various positions. And I think sociologists; Kravchuk got them from program but a draft program. We are that after we iron things out we can always forgetting that this is only a draft popular movement, but more so to the institutes. And then there were the lower the status of Ivan Drach. bring everything up at the constituent members of the Initiative Group, they program. And on July 1 of this year, republican meeting. participated in the discussions. Those there will be a constituent meeting of Kiev and the Kiev Oblast, where repre­ So, you think there are certain per­ who took part included Donchyk, sonal issues involved here. In that context, allow те^Гпшмсе Briukhovetsky, Petro Osadchuk. I sentatives from all the groups will question. It seems that the criticism of attend and adopt a program and sta­ forgot to say that Osadchuk is a secre­ I feel that this is the most important tiie Rukh that was published earlier this tary of the Kiev organization, a man full tute. (The meeting was held as sche­ year in the republican press has now duled. - R.S.3 thing. No one can pressure Borys of initiative and uncompromising. Oliynyk and force him to write this died down. Do you expect a similar piece. reaction in the aftermath of the Шev So, Kravchuk was not alone in these Reading the report of that round- constituent meeting? table, one gets the impression that the discussions, but also his aides or consul­ What are the prospects of the Rukh? tants took part. representatives of the creative intelli­ I don't think it will have any effect. gentsia have, so to say, gone over to And, in general, what are the prospects for perebudova in Ukraine? Articles in the party press, the press Consultants from the Institute of Kravchuk's position. Is this fair to say? subordinated to the Ideology Depart­ Riilosophy and the Institute of History. With the exception of Ivan Drach, who categorically stated that the idea of Perebudova in Ukraine is condi­ ment, which, in fact, encompasses all And there were two rounds, discus­ tioned precisely by the participation of spheres and sources of information, are sions, open discussions with Kravchuk forming a program for the development of Ukrainian national culture was fine, the people in this popular movement. possible but they are useless. They himself. They took place in the spring. And the prospects of perestroika are elicited, on the contrary, a backlash and The first discussion, very interesting but that the Rukh should continue to exist. In short, is the account that was dependent upon the prospects of the a flood of adherents to the ranks of the and serious, according to the majority Rukh and its work; and it is determined popular movement. Condemnation view, was won by Popovych, the head of published in Radianska Ukraina accu­ rate? only by this. And the fact that, to the stimulated interest. the Coordination Council, and not present moment, the Ideology Depart­ This is a phenomenon of our life — Kravchuk. And the second, thanks to It is possible that, privately, they did ment, the Central Committee, has (Continued on page 14) No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 30,1989

Perebudova's the stage for resilient tfieater director, cultural advocate

by Marta Kolomayets Program conference in mid-June, during which time were one of three candidates, along with academician this interview was conducted. Grodzinsky and economist Cherniak, from the Kiev Over the past three decades, the curtain has come This week, Mr. Taniuk talks about the various Popular Movement. Would you tell us about the down early more than once for theater director Les Ukrainian organizations that have been formed in the campaign? Taniuk of Kiev and Moscow, Mr. Taniuk, 51, a Soviet Union today. Next week, he will discuss his talented director, whose work reflects the spirit of the work in the Ukrainian theater. We campaigned as a trio, with Grodzinsky talking Les Kurbas school of theater of the 1920s, has often about ecology, Cherniak about economy, and I would had his stage efforts thwarted by the authorities. Would you tell us something about the new; speak about culture. We always spoke at the same As a student in the 1960s, he became president of the organizations that have been formed in Ukraine meetings, we agitated together. We designated Kiev-based Club of Creative Youth, an organization during this time of perebudova? Cherniak as our leader and prior to the elections asked that had as its goal to raise national consciousness the people to turn over their vote for me and during the cultural thaw of the early 1960s. At this Nothing is possible in Ukraine — there can be no Grodzinsky to Cherniak. And so it happened, all the time, he put on productions by My kola Kulish and perebudova — without the lofty development of votes went to Cherniak, he was elected as deputy of Berthold Brecht. various Ukrainian organizations. I'd like to mention Ukraine for the Congress - and one can call But the thaw lasted only a short period and, after that in the past three years, besides such organizations him the Popular Movement of Ukraine for Perebu­ six out of eight of his productions in the Ukrainian as the dissident movement and the Ukrainian Helsinki dova deputy. SSR were censored, Mr. Taniuk moved to Moscow, a Group (Union) and the Ukrainian Culturological 1 want to point out an interesting fact: 83 percent of kind of self-imposed ''internal exile." Here, he put on Club, the following organizations have emerged: the the candidates in western Ukraine who did not support over 50 productions in some of the finest theaters in Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Language Society, the Rukh were not elected as deputies of the Supreme the Soviet Union. He also worked as a translator, which has branches throughout the Ukrainian Soviet. This is true of 73 percent in eastern Ukraine. editor and writer during this time. republic; Memorial, which has representation in 24 Thus, I conclude that the populace does support the He was rehabilitated in an October 1986 issue of oblasts; back in 1985 Green World was formed, a idea of the Rukh. They have disregarded the slan­ Kultura і Zhyttia, and became the chief director of the group that brings up ecological concerns within the derous campaigns in the republic's newspapers and Kiev Youth Theater. He returned to Ukraine's capital process of perebudova. We also have Slavutych in have voted for deputies that support the Rukh. city and began plans to stage Lina Kostenko's Moscow, where there are 600,000 Ukrainians — "Marusia Churay'^and Oles Honchar's "Sobor, "both although only 60,000 admit to this, but we're working You are the co-chairman of Memorial in Kiev and works written in the Ukrainian national spirit. on increasing these numbers — this is a pretty big you are also the assistant to Andrei Sakharov, who Because he tried to raise the standards of the Kiev organization. heads the all-union Memorial. Can you tell us about Youth Theater and attempted to Ukrainianize it, he One of the newest organizations in Kiev today is the this organization and how it is structured? was released from his position after the start of his Association for the Preservation of Historic Areas in second year there. Thousands of letters from the in­ Kiev. This is actually an organization which is trying Memorial is a democratic organization which is not telligentsia both throughout the Soviet Union and to counteract the Tolochko apparatus, the Organiza­ subject to any vertical authority; it was formed so that abroad arrived at newspaper offices and the Ukrainian tion of the Defense of Monuments, which he has each association has its own rights and privileges to Ministry of Culture supporting Mr. Taniuk. To date, managed to bureaucraticize. Many people from his take care of its own business. Each association can set he has not been reinstated. organization joined this new one, which wants to not its own direction. So, in the same way that Kiev is not a However, he does keep himself busy as one of the only ensure the preservation of Kievan monuments, fragment of the central republican organization, the promoters of perebudova in Ukraine. He is a co- but also to preserve our history, archives, our republic's Memorial association is not a part of the chairman of the Ukrainian Memorial organization, language. iall-union Memorial. . which aims to fill in the blank spots of Ukrainian We also have Hromada, in Kiev, a student organiza­ In essence, all of the separate organizations have history and bring to the fore the repressions of the tion formed at the university, and Spadshchyna, horizontal ties. We all take advantage of what each Stalin and Brezhnev regimes, and is an assistant to the formed at the institute, concerns itself with culturo­ association has learned; we network information, but president of the all-union Memorial in Moscow, Dr. logical, social and economic problems. These are we have no responsibilities toward other Memorial Andrei Sakharov. Mr. Taniuk is also busy in Moscow based in Ukraine's capital city, but there are other associations. Our republican association shares the with the Ukrainian association, Slavutych; he is vice- organizations: the colossal Tovarystvo Leva in Lviv; same by-laws and resolutions that the all-union chairman of this group headed by former cosmonaut in Vinnytsia, there is an ecological group; in Cherkassy association holds. Pavlo Popovych. there is one as well. I believe that the all-union Memorial is very During this past year, he has actively campaigned Many seem to have sprung up with the establish­ serious and valid organization, and I think it is for the establishment of both Memorial in Ukraine ment of the Popular Movement of Ukraine for something that Ukraine needs to support. and the Popular Movement of Ukraine for Perebu­ Perebudova. Many regard the Rukh as the mother of We see Memorial associations forming throughout dova. The latter group supported him as a candidate to their organization. Today, the Rukh numbers more Ukraine. There is one in Ternopil, in Lutske, in Rivne. the Congress of People's Deputies. than 250,000 people, these are the people who have Practically every oblast in Ukraine - and there are 25 A dynamo whose spirit is contagious, Mr. Taniuk written to the Writers' Union, as individuals and in - has a representative. Every one sent a delegation to is a charismatic speaker who can keep an audience groups. Kiev during our founding meeting and these delega­ entertained and informed for hours at a time. I want to point out that as soon as the Rukh is tions returned to their towns/cities and became the Currently in North America, with his wife, Nelli attacked, in newspapers, immediately, a colossal founders of Memorial associations of their own. Kornienko, a theater scholar and editor for UNESCO influx of people supports it. If the party leaders began magazine in Moscow, Mr. Taniuk is working with the to praise the Rukh, its number of supporters would What does Memorial's work, its priorities, consist Avant-Garde Ukrainian Theater in Toronto to present decline. When Leonid Makarovich Kravchuk (head of of? a production in the early fall. the Ideological Section of the Communist Party) The couple was invited to the West by the Canadian appears on the television and complains about the Firstly, we want to aid all of those who suffered and Association of Slavists, on the request of literature Rukh, the people react by writing letters of support to were repressed. This may be in the form of financial professor Romana Bahry of York University in the Rukh initiators and become actively involved in it. aid, or in any other assistance they may need. We also Ontario. They traveled to Urbana-Champaign to want to identify the names of people who suffered, speak at the University of Illinois Ukrainian Research During the elections to the Supreme Soviet, you (Continued on page 12)

Les Taniuk in action 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 30.1989 No. 31 Trio from Ukraine performs at Ontario's Kvitka Festival

by Natalia Pawlenko evening when the gates to the grounds had camped on the broad expanse of rounded out the showcase of talent. were thrown open. Visitors strolled festival grounds slowly emerged from "The Kvitka Festival plans to feature LONDON, Ontario - When Nina through the Yarmarok where familiar, their tents, while those who had chosen a top performer of Ukraine each year," Matvienko walked on stage, the crowd as well as new, vendors displayed their the option of staying in one of the many said festival coordinator Mykola Me- rustled expectantly. When she finished goods, while the strains of many Ukrai­ hotels within minutes of the festival, tulynsky, "as well as the best Ukrainian her first song, there was a general sigh of nian melodies from nearby stalls blend­ arrived by car. talent in North America." siatisfaction and the feeling that, this ed to make a rich sound. The official opening that afternoon time, patience did, indeed, pay off. "The first Kvitka Festival was a huge included the traditional greeting with A unique aspect of the Kvitka Festival was its attention to children: The trio Zoloti Kliuchi (Golden Keys) success," declared festival chairman bread and salt, performed by the Boris Jaremtshenko, "and much credit ODUM dance ensemble, Vesnianka. there were strolling clowns with bal­ — Nina Matvienko, Marusia Mykolay- loons to hand out, mimes cavorting chuk and Valentyna Kovalska - were goes to the volunteers who worked After the anihems and greetings, Kvitka tirelessly all three days to make it so." Festival master of ceremonies Ihor silently for their captive audiences, and the featured performers at the first "Indian face-painting.'' Pony rides, annual Kvitka Festival, which took Volunteers also prepared the moun­ Baczynskyj kept the colorful and ex­ tains of food, which ranged from citing performances of both days peddle-boats on the lake and a Junior place from June 30 to July 2 here at the Olympics, complete with prizes, kept all Ukraina Country Club. traditional Ukrainian cuisine to "fast" moving with his unpredictable sense of North American food. humor. those who participated pleasantly oc­ cupied. Difficulties with travel details in As the sun set, the Solovey Orchestra The program for both days also Moscow made it unclear whether the began to play, and soon the cool included performances from such The second annual Kvitka Festival trio would perform at the festival. evening was full of swirling bodies. The groups and individuals as: the Ves­ will take place on June 29 to July 1, However, the problems did give way in Akula band and Solovey provided nianka Dancers, Troyanda Trio, the 1990. Those wishing to obtain more time for the trio to sing for an audience dance music for all three festival even­ Soniashnyk Dance Ensemble and the information may write to: Ukraina which was deeply moved after its ings. Lileya Trio. Ulana Perfecky, the Vacation Resort, RR 1, Dorchester, performance. The first full day of the festival Rozhko Quartet, the London dancers, Ontario NOL IGO; or call (519) 659- The Kvitka Festival opened Friday dawned bright and clear. Those who as well as the Solovey and Akula bands 2963.

The Zoloti Kliuchi trio: (from left) Marusia Mykolaychuk, Nina Matvienko and Youths welcome singers from Ukraine to the Kvitka Festival with the traditional Valentyna Kovalska. Ukrainian greeting of hread and salt. The Ukrainian Museum holds seaside fund-raiser SPRING LAKE, N.J. - The Ukrai. Mrs. Matkiwsky noted that the first tinued support of the museum. Dr. that Branch 113 of the Ukrainian Na­ nian Museum hosted a fund-raising such reception was held in 1978 at the Cymbalisty also thanked the other tional Women's League of America will reception for its members and friends at home of Dr. and Mrs. Evhen Hrabar- generous donors, the guests for attend­ sponsor a fund-raiser, "Night in Monte the Warren Hotel in this beautiful resort chuk and in subsequent years at the ing, and encouraged all to continue Carlo," to benefit the museum, on town on Sunday, June 11. homes of Dr. and Mrs. Zenon Matkiw­ their support of the institution. October 21 at the Ramada Inn in East The springtime receptions have be­ sky and Dr. and Mrs. Karl Zaininger At the conclusion it was announced Hanover, N.J. come traditional annual events and are (three times). organized jointly by the museum with An invocation was then delivered by the generous sponsorship of friends of the Rev. Bohdan Lukie CSsR, pastor the museum. of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian This year's event, Seaside Fete IV, Catholic Church of Newark, N.J. began with a wine reception in a gallery During the buffet luncheon, guests where an art exhibition was mounted. were entertained by the Oles Kuzyszyn On view were paintings of such out- Trio. The featured performer was the standings artists as Jacques Hnizdov- well-known singer Ed Evanko. Mr. sky, Feodosiy Humeniuk, Liuboslav Evanko, accompanied by pianist Tim Hutsaliuk, Zenon Onyshkevych, Ar­ Mueller, performed a series of popular cadia Olenska Petryshyn and Ilona Ukrainian songs as well as songs from Sochynsky Shyprykevich. Also display­ Broadway shows. ed were are objects crafted in silver by Throughout the afternoon, 516,500 Anastasia Sochynsky and hand-crafted in donations or pledges were received. ttlvcr jewelry by Maria Sochan. In order to continue the tradition of The guests then assembled in the the spring fund-raiser, the mistress ofc hotel's main dining room. Nadia Mat- ceremony announced that Mr. and Mrs. kiwsky, acting as mistress of ceremony, Ivan Danylenko and Mr. and Mrs. welcomed everyone, introduced special Wasyl Kyj will sponsor next year's guests and member of the museum's event, possibly in the Philadelphia area. board of trustees. Mrs. Matkiwsky Dr. Bohdan Cymbalisty, president of especially thanked Mr. and Mrs. Julian the museum's board of trustees, ex­ jBaczynsky of New York City for co- pressed his appreciation and gratitude iboating this event in Spring Lake for the to the co-hosts^ Julian and Maria Ba- Singer Ed Evanko performs during The Ukrainian Museum's fund-raiser in Spring 15^ppf ЙЩГ-'Л' ^ czynsky, for their generosity and dbn- Lake,N.J. No. 31 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY. JULY 30, 1989

St. Demetrius Parish marks St. Vladimir's lionors Mahlay anniversaries of two priests as its man of the year by the Rev. Terry Lozynsky A feature of the banquet was "This is Your Life, Father Bill/' presented by TORONTO - The month of May the students of St. Demetrius School. was a remarkable month in the life of This vignette of the Rev. Dzurman's the parish community of St. Demetrius life, written by Lillian Yuryk, sister of Ukrainian Catholic Church: the Rev. the jubilarian, and produced by Sister Basil Dzurman celebrated the 50th Rachel Tataryn, principal of St. Deme­ anniversary of his ordination to the trius School, and Daria Diakowsky, priesthood, while Pastor John Tataryn teacher, informed and delighted guests observed his 30th anniversary in the present at the banquet. holy priesthood. Both events were The Rev. Tataryn's celebrations marked by liturgical celebrations and began with a concelebrated moleben social functions. honoring the Mother of God, follow­ The Rev. Dzurman began his celebra­ ed by a wine and cheese social in the tion with a concelebrated divine liturgy parish hall. at St. Demetrius Church and a jubilee banquet in the parish hall, attended by Parishioners and representatives of 650 parishioners and former parishio­ parish organizations warmly greeted ners from Sudbury, Hamilton and their pastor and thanked him for 30 Dr. Ihor Mahiay (second from right) receives Man of the Year Award at St. Windsor, Ontario, and Portage La years of dedicated service in Christ's Vladimir's Ukrainian Orthodox CathedraL Also pictured, (from left) are: the Very Prairie, Manitoba. vineyard. Rev. Stephen Hankavich, Myron Trembly, Michael Jogan and the Rev. John Ry Nakonachny. PARMA, Ohio - St. Vladimir's Mahlay and they had their first child, Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral held its Oksana, during the Millennium year post-Easter Dinner (Spilne Sviachene), During the dinner. Dr. Mahlay was with 350 parishioners in attendance to presented with a plaque from the witness the presentation by Michael brotherhood. Jogan, president of St. Vladimir's An added attraction to this year's Brotherhood, of the brotherhood's Man dinner was the performance of the Ohio of the Year Award to Dr. Ihor Mahlay. BoyChoir directed by Alexander Mu- The dinner began with the Cathedral sichuk. The chorus, consisting of 31 clergy, the Very Rev. Stephen Han­ boys age 9 to 14 has sung throughout kavich and the Rev. John Nakonach­ Ohio as well as the White House, in ny blessing the traditional foods. The Poland and the USSR. This June, their program portion was chaired by Myron concert tour takes them to five cities Trembly, president of the parish board throughout Ukraine. of trustees. Their program consisted of Ukrai­ Known throughout the Greater nian melodies — "Khrystos Voskres" Cleveland community for his love and and "hahilky." The audience was very participation in Ukrainian cultural moved by this performance by non- activities. Dr. Mahlay was particularly Ukrainians singing traditional songs. involved last year in the parish's At the conclusion of the program, the Millennium projects. He served as co- Rev. Nakonachny presented the choir chairman of St. Vladimir's Millennium with a container of soil from the front of Committee and was actively involved St. Vladimir's Cathedral which they in all aspects of the yearlong celebra­ were asked to place at the grave of tion. Shevchenko during their June trip. This Dr. Mahlay also serves as director of was done as symbolic unification of the the parish's library and the Bandura two countries when, last year, soil fron. School and is a member of the church Ukraine was brought to Parma and choir and Ukrainian Orthodox League. mixed with the cement to install the He lb a member of the Taras Shev^ Millennium mosaic. chenko Bandurist Chorus of Detroit 1 he final song oi the program wa- and devotes a tremendous amount of laras Shevchenko's ^'Zapovit" (Testa Jubilarians the Revs, John Tataryn (left) and Basil Dzurman stand before the ume in working with youth at the ment), which brought tears to many in MHiennium plaque of St, Demetrius Parish. bandura summer schools at All Saints the audience. The dmner concluded Camp. with the assembly singing the tradi­ Bishop Losten officiates at graduation He is married to Iryna Farion tional Easter benediction. STAMFORD. Conn. - Bishop Basil diplomas and awards to the graduating Eighteen graduate from Philly Ridna Shkola H. Losten of the Stamford Diocese for class. Assisting at the divine liturgy were Ukrainian Catholics officiated at and the Rev. Edward Young, dean of men at PHILADELPHIA - Eighteen stu­ ski,was the valedictorian. Lesia HoioW" delivered the commencement address at St. Basil's College in Stamford, and the dents graduated from Ridna Shkola, a chak, an 11th grade student, congratu­ the 43rd graduation exercises at Mother Rev. Bazyl Zawierucha, pastor of St. school of Ukrainian studies at the lated the graduates and bid farewell to of God Academy on Saturday morning, Vladimir's Cathedral in Stamford. Ukrainian Education and Cultural them in behalf of the school's student June 3. Receiving diplomas at the exercises Center in Abington. body. This girls' high school for resident were Lynette Patricia Bauer, Yaroslava Graduation ceremonies and a ball Home room teacher Ivan Kachurak and day students is directed by the L Dupnock (valedictorian), Katherine were held at the center's hall on June 3. introduced the graduates. Missionary Sisters of Mother of God. M. harfan, Melissa Rose Gelbutis, The graduates completed 12 years of Oksana Dragan, assistant director of The bishop also presented the Jacquelyn Patricia Grogan, Jeanmarie Ukrainian studies, a ''noteworthy the Eastern European department of Hajla (salutatorian), Jodie A. Kenion, achievement" requiring countless hours Voice of America, was the keynote Angela Rosa Piria and Davnet M. and much effort, said Albert Kipa, the speaker and stressed the importance of Skuse. school board chairman who was master studying other languages. Bridgeport has dance group The awards given included: Bishop of ceremonies. Principal Myroslawa Hill urged the BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A Ukrai­ Basil Losten Award in Memory of "And for that you deserve much graduates to enhance their knowledge nian dance group, Veselka, was recently Archbishop Ambrose Senyshyn for credit," he said. of the Ukrainian language and to established in the Bridgeport area under General Scholarship to Miss Dup­ Alexandra Mysak received awards for continue to use it. the direction and instruction of Roma nock; Hubbard Heights Association excellence in literature and geography; Dr. Kipa said that in their 12 years at Pryma Bohachevsky of New York. Drama Award to Misses Dupnock and Olexa Hewryk in history and culture; the school the students gained substan­ The group, which meets each Friday Gelbutis; Stamford Police Anchor and Martha Bulyk in Ukrainian lan­ tial insights into "what it means to be of evening, has approximately 45 mem­ Club, Branch 25 Progress Award, to guage. Ukrainian heritage." He added, "But bers - children age 6 to 17. Miss Piria; Florence Brady Music The graduates were: Martha Bulyk, there is still a lot more to learn." The founder of the group is Vera Award, Corinne Boccuzzi Award for Marianne Denkowycz, Justin Dutton, Ivan Kujdych, a "matura" inspector Mathieu of Monroe, Conn., who Achievement, Stamford Police Anchor Motria Fedoriw, Sofia Hasiuk, Olexa with Ukrainian Congress Committee of wanted to help retain the Ukrainian folk Club, Branch 25 Scholarship Award Hewryk, Larissa Jarema, Andrew Ko- America Educational Council presided dance tradition in the area. and Mother of God Academy Science hut, Andrew Komanowsky, Luka Kor- over the examinations held May 6, 13 The Rev. John Terlecky and pa­ Award to Miss Hajla. zeniowski, Andrew Kulba, Christian and 21. Mrs. Hill and teachers Mr. rishioners of the Holy Protection of the A communion brunch for the gra- Kulba, Victor Masnyj, Alexandra My­ Kachurak, Natalia Bykowski, Olha Blessed Virgin Mary Ukminian Catho­ l 'duafes^^^fieir parents, speciai guests and sak, Adriana Oiynec, Andre^w Savysky, Hoiowecky, Bohdanna Kachurak arid ^ lic Church provide support and use of ataijerny faculty was tendered by the Christine Sawicky and Ivan Shpernal. Pavlo Lymanenko sat on the examining church facilities. class of 1990. The class president, Mr. Korzeniow- board. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30. 1989 No. 31

activists with writers, etc. spark is probably even greater, because we understand Perebudoya's... The youth wanted to unite. We did not want to sit in that a third such opportunity will not be given to us. (Continued from page 9) our own isolated cubicles and work; we wanted to And we understand that if we don't do the work, then were in their time repressed. We keep a card file listing meet each other. And so, the Creative Youth Club was who will? And thus, we are cultivating youth, students the names of victims, as well as informants, and formed. who will follow this road. And today's students broach investigators who carried out these repressions. It is It was kind of spontaneous, springing up at the not only the culturologicai problems of our republic, our hope to identify and verify the scope of our Theater Institute at the Kiev Conservatory. Ten of us but go beyond that to political, economic, ecological, national tragedy. united — boys from the orchestra of the Kiev Opera, sociological problems and this, in turn, has become the A book is being written about the famine of the architects and theater students. It soon grew to a focus of the F^opular Movement of Ukraine. 1930s, materials are being collected by one of the co- bigger group, and one dav, (we had the good fortune) chairmen of the republican Memorial, Voiodymyr Alia Horska came by and brought about 50-60 artists Do you see these students to be as ideological as the Antonovych Maniak, a very good writer, who wants with her. These were ail Ukrainian artists, concerned Shestydesiatnyky were? to publish a monograph (see story in The Weeklv. July with problems pertaining to Ukrainian art. And with 23). the appearance of this group, our club quickly \\\ Kiev, there are wonderful groups — Hromada, Some of our people have discovered materials changed its orientation, narrowed its tocus. Spadshchyna. They are young boys and they are idealistic — very idealistic. Naively, they want to pertaining to the trials of the 1930s, others concern To date, it had held evenings and get-togethers, but themselves with Bykivnia, others with the repressions attain immediately that which is unattainable, but they they were not exclusively Ukrainian. We had represen­ are led by some kind of force. of Stalinist times, Vinnytsia. our situation in 1939 and tatives of the Jewish and Russian cultures takmg an 1940. active part in the club. We were also the first club in Les Kurbas said that nothing is lost, it is ours for Other matters we concern ourselves with include Ukraine to discover jazz - but we did not deveiop it eternity...but we try to reach out bHndly for this. the repressions of the 1950s, and the association into Ukrainian jazz. However, with the appearance di Maybe they sometimes reach out blindly, but they are headed by Evhen Proniuk has as its goal to rehabilitate Alia Horska and her gang, our club enjoyed immense pointed in the direction of national rebirth. They and aid the political prisoners of the Brezhnev regime. popularity and grew to colossal proportions. One already have bruises to show for their efforts and time Currently, they have raised questions about the particular section of artists numbered 600 people. will give them the opportunity to understand this remains of Vasyl Stus, which they want to transfer to Club activists included Ivan Drach, Ivan Dzyuba through their own experiences. his homeland, Ukraine. Still other Memorial activists and a young artist named Ivan Marchuk. These men play an active role in questioning repression against got their start in the club. How do you see Ukraine by the end of this century? the Churches, the various Ukrainian Churches. This is There was no party membership requirement, we ail quite a bit of serious work. didni carry an\ cards. Our activity went something I think that it will not be drastically different from like this: We'd sit around talking and someone would the Ukraine of today; the situation is changeable. 1 Your involvement with Rukh and Memorial say, I hear the churches in Ukraine are being think that the entire process of perebudova will not highlight your current activities. However, you are a destroyed. Why don't we go have a look? And we'd end brilliantly in a short span of time. My principle is Shestydesiatnyk, a promoter of cultural and national figure out a way to raise money to rent a bus. We'd hurry up, slowly, because we have a lot of work to do rights in the 1960s, a founder of the Kiev Creative then rent it and go through Chernihivshchyna, among the masses. How do you change the psycholo­ Youth Club. What was the atmosphere like in the early Cherkasy, and on to the western oblasts. We'd then gical make-up of a person, an urband welter, who does 1960s, how does it compare to today's? record what we saw and begin writing to newspapers, not understand that he can have a different life? This agitating them to print something. person does not understand what private ownership is, Tliis is a very interesting question, because today in let alone the concept of a private world, an inner Ukraine, it is the Shestydesiatnyky that are bringing Our activities were many-faceted. We formed a spiritual world. And this latter idea is an even more perebudova into realization. These are the people who small youth theater, a new Ukrainian theater. We put complex and higher-level problem we have to deal remained true to their ideas, their convictions, and on a few Mykola Kulish plays, a Brecht play and Ivan with. they are the people who suffered for this in the 1960s. Orach's work, as well as others. This lasted two, three We have to make people realize their individuality, 1 Tliey have a mission, a strength, they have the faith years, until the end of the thaw, and then we were think that Ukraine, by the end of this century, has to and they understand the need to work. The 1960s driven away, dispersed to other parts of the Soviet become a nation of individualism - so that these crystallized them, molded them and today they can Union, or placed in various jobs. talents, these talents that over the years have been return this. And thus, it all came to a halt. I had been president suppressed and suffocated can emerge. And people The 1960s were important because they represented of the club during its first year, Victor Zaretsky was who were forced to resettle in Leningrad or Moscow a first. This was the first time such an opportunity my vice-president, however as the second elections can return to Ukraine and show that living m Ukraine came up, people were awakened from a long sleep. approached, our club was approached by the Komso­ is better than anywhere else. They had grand illusions, believing that their ideas mol and 1 was advised against running for president. Ivan Drach has often said thai we must work to would rapidly - in oneclean sweep - become reality. During those second elections, my friend Victor was achieve such a status that living in Kiev would be And it was in this kind of atmosphere that the youth elected president and 1 became vice-president - we comparable to living in London or New York and I was invigorated, it was the youth that believed in had switched positions, and nothing much changed wholeheartedly agree with him, and this should be the changes coming, not the older generations. that year. norm. The creative youth, especially, felt that it was And 1 would add that not only the standard of living excluded from the established unions, the writers, the It is now almost 30 years since your Creative Youth in Kiev should meet world standards, but it must also theater directors, and so on. So, the youth attempted Club days. How do you feel about today's policies of breed a new society, a new people, who are conscious to galvanize itself and form a united union of all giasnost and perebudova? Is there the same optimism, of their destiny, who understand that their people wiil creative people in various fields, meaning the artists the same spark that was prevalent in the 1960s? live another 1,000 years, so that they know the would unite with architects, the architects with importance of building and developing this nation, musicians, the musicians with theater activists, theater rd say that the optimisim is not the same, but the this state, this culture and this national structure. 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tholics and others leave in record a large portion of occupied Ukraine, Senate bill... numbers. But instead of welcoming Consistent... referred to Ukrainians as Negroes and (Continued from page 1) Soviet emigres with open arms, we seem (Continued from page 7) held the position that they stood "far to practice their faiths clandestinely for to be saying to the Soviets: 'You were to say that a significant segment of the below us and should be grateful to God fear of persecution by Soviet authori­ right, these people weren't really perse­ Jewish community believes that during that we allow them to stay alive."'^ ties.' " cuted after all.' " the Nazi Holocaust every second Ukrai­ During the occupation, the Kiev ballet He also brought to the attention of During the debate. Sen. Metzenbaum nian or Pole was either a killer or theatre displayed a sign that announced the Senate a recent study by the General stated that "the persecution of Evange­ betrayer of Jews. On the other hand, "No Ukrainians or dogs admitted." Accounting Office (GAO) of the pro­ lical Christians, ethnic Armenians, and many Ukrainians seem to think or want Seating on that city's tramcars was cess which concluded that ''who was Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholics in to think that no Ukrainians ever harm­ restricted so that Ukrainians could only found to be a refugee depended not on the Soviet Union is another problem ed Jews and that in fact many tried to occupy the rear sections of those cars. the merits of the applicant's case, but on which the INS has recently overlooked shelter or save Jews. The frequently the INS (immigration) officers' level of - along with the terrible refugee situa­ encountered view among the Poles Nazi racism was so pervasive that knowledge of condition in the Soviet tion in Southeast Asia." about their posture towards the Jews even in some of the concentration Union, how long the interview was, and Discussing the current problems with seems closely to resemble that which camps, whose populations included a whether the INS officer asked open- current INS procedures. Sen. Arlen Ukrainians ascribe to themselves. mosaic of victims, when it came to standing in line for something that was ended or specific questions." Specter (R-Pa.) said that "Soviet Pente- Quite frankly, I do not have much being distributed Ukrainians as Slavs The amendment differs somewhat costals. Baptists, Ukrainian Catholics, confidence in either of the above- had to line up behind everyone else — from S. 893 and a similar bill, H.R. and Orthodox and Vietnamese emigres mentioned perspectives. But before except of course the Gypsies and the 2022, passed by the House a week suffer similarly from the lack of objec­ raising the factual issue of real and Jews. earlier. Members of the groups desig­ tive and clear standards for the grant­ alleged collaboration, it is necessary to To summarize, the Slavs, along with nated as persecuted, including Ukrai­ ing of refugee status. address a methodological issue. The of course the Jews and Gypsies, where nian Catholics and Orthodox, are not The House passed provision of H.R. determining factor in the inquiry about the victims of the Nazis' intense racist granted virtually automatic refugee 2022, addressing the refugee situation of whether Slavs were principally victims campaign to remake Europe, and parti­ status, as under the House bill, but the Polish nationals, including Ukrainians, or victimizers is not the character of the cularly Eastern Europe. Although no evidence of a '4vell-founded fear of was not included in the Lautenberg relationship between the Slavs and the people suffered during the Nazi Holo­ persecution" that must be presented is amendment. According to John Kun, Jews but rather the character of the caust as did the Jews, and although only lessened than under current law. assistant director of the UNA Washing­ relationship between the Germans and the Jews were slated for total extermi­ Eugene Iwanciw, director of the ton Office, "the issue of Polish na­ the Slavs. And, what was the character nation, given the Nazis' ideology and UNA Washington Office, which played tionals, as outlined in the Kleczka of this relationship? I will briefly focus their murderous and ruinous practices a key role in working with Sen. Lauten- Amendment to HR 2022, will probably only on the story of the Ukrainians. toward the Slavs, there cannot be any berg and others on the issue, explained be addressed in separate legislation later According to the Nazi racial taxo­ doubt that the Slavs, too, were among that 'binder the Senate provision, a this year." nomy of peoples, Ukrainians as Slavs the major victims of the Nazi Holo­ person seeking refugee status must first were considered untermenschen or caust. prove that he or she falls under one of Famine commission funding subhumans. The Ukrainian elite was to the designated categories such as being be exterminated and the remainder of a Ukrainian Orthodox or Catholic. Following disposition of the Lauten­ the population either dispersed into 1. Bohdan Wytwycky (Vitvitsky), "The Then the individual need only demon­ berg Amendment, Sen. Jesse Helms (R- Asia or enslaved as part of the German Other Holocaust: Many Circles of Hell," strate that he or she suffered mistreat­ N.C.) then offered an amendment, for policy of Drang nach Osten, or "drive to (Washington, 1980). 2. For the purposes of this paper, I am ment or prejudicial action, that acts of himself and Sen. Bill Bradley (D-N.J.), the East," which was the means by persecution were committed against to authorize SI00,000 for the Commis­ using the term "Slavs" to refer to Poles, which the Nazis were planning to attain Ukrainians and Byelorussians, the three others in his or her category, or that sion on the Ukraine Famine. appropriate lebensraum or living space The North Carolina legislator noted peoples among the Slavs who suffered the they were mistreated when applying for for the Aryan superman. longest, most extensive and most destruc­ that the two Senate members of the an exit permit." tive German occupations. As a result of these racist Nazi He went on to state that '4f the Commission - Dennis DeConcini CD- 3. Dr. Berenbaum made this statement in Lautenberg amendment becomes law, Ariz.) and Robert Kasten (R-Wis.) - fantasies, millions of Ukrainian civi­ the following context: "Bohdan Wytwycky Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox support the amendment. lians were deliberately burned, shot, has written a most interesting and in many who do receive an exit permit from the Pointing out that the "commission starved and worked to death. Millions senses pioneering study of the fate of the Soviet Union will encounter significant­ has completed assembling its work, and other were pirated off for slave labor in many victims of Nazi oppression. Despite ly fewer problems with the processing of has published its report to Congress," Germany, and untold numbers were some philosophical and methodological their application to enter the United Sen. Helms stated that the commission frozen or starved to death as Soviet reservations, one cannot fail to be impress­ States as a refugee. They will not need a "has conducted oral history interviews POWs, whom the Nazis treated as ed by the serioness of its tone, the power of with 217 survivors" and needs to pre­ common criminals. And these figures do its central image of the many circles of hell, U.S. sponsor, will be eligible for citizen­ and the importance of his undertaking. ship, and will be eligible for government pare them for publication. He also not even touch upon the military ca­ sualties sustained since such figures are Wytwycky has shared with the general resettlement assistance. The USSR will noted that the private sector has do­ reader in the English-speaking world, also receive a loud and clear message nated 5210,000 to^the work of the of course outside the scope of any additional dimensions of Nazi oppression thai the U.S. is watching Soviet emigra­ commission, "demonstrating the broad discussions of the Nazi Holocaust. and its impact upon the many cultures and tion policy toward all groups." and warm support its work has received the many peoples of Eastern Europe. He has from Ukrainian Americans." The Se­ Tens of thousands of Ukrainians also raised anew in a serious and somber way The key aspect of the amendment, perished at places later made famous ace jfding to Mr. Iwanciw, remains nate adopted the amendment by voice the question of the universality of the vote. because of the earlier executions of Jews Holocaust and the centrality of the Jewish "thi I, once again, through legislation there, such as Babyn Yar in Kiev, as well Dr. James Mace, staff director of the experience under Nazism. I would like to the Congress stated that Ukrainian as at various places that have never have seen his keen intellect probe the critical commission, commented: "the Senate's Cat dies and Orthodox are persecuted escaped obscurity. Some perished at the and unavaoidable question of the collabora­ action ensures that the work of the in t і USSR. Last week the House said Nazi concentration camps located in tion with the Nazis of the other victims of commission will be completed in an it c arly; this week the Senate spoke. Germany or Poland. Two brothers of their oppression in murdering Jews, sharing orderly fashion." He went on to say that Th cannot but help those in Ukraine the Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan with their enemy the most central goal — the "the community owes a tremendous extermination of the Jewish people. But this wo ing to end this persecution and to Bandera died in Auschwitz; the famous debt of gratitude to the UNA Washing­ must await some future work by Wytwycky acl ve legal status for both Churches." Ukrainian poet Oleh Olzhych was ton Office for its work in making sure and others. With The Other Holocaust, . ning Sen. Lautenberg as co-spon­ tortured and killed at Sachsenhausen. sor of the amendment were Sens. Paul that the funding provision was included Wytwycky has begun a critically important The dominant feature of the Ger­ task." (Wytwycky, Other Holocaust, back Sin on (D-Ill.), Daniel Patrick Moyni- in this bill." mans' relationship with the Ukrainians cover.) har (D-N.Y.), Robert Kasten (R-Wis.), Acknowledging that the UNA work­ and other Slavs was racism. Erich 4. Alexander Dallin, "German Rule in He vard Metzenbaum (D-Ohio), ed with Members of Congress on the Koch, the brutal Nazi administrator of Russia, 1941-1945" (London, 1957), p. 149. Ch rles Grassley (R-Iowa), Howell proposal, Mr. Iwanciw pointed out that He in (D-Ala.), Edward Kennedy (D- many individuals were involved in the gram said. "You say there are extre­ M^ s.), Robert Dole (R-Kansas), Bob effort including Rep. William Broom- Genesis... mists there. What js this extremism? Gn iiam (D-Fla.), Alan Dixon (D-IU.), field (R-Mich.), a commission member; (Continued from page 8) Nationalism? Where is it?" The point is Ric lard Shelby (D-Ala.), and Rudy Kenneth Nakamura, who works for that everything that was condemned by that the draft program talks about the Bo chwitz (R-Minn.). Rep. Broomfield on the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Ulana Mazur- the Ideology Department and the Cen­ development of all cultures — Jewish, J en. Boschwitz, in his statement in tral Committee and by the oblast and Polish, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Greek. support of the amendment, pointed out: kevich, also a commission member; and raion party committees evoked in the So, these local groups have already ''T! e Soviets are finally letting Jews, Orest Deychakiwsky and Jane Fisher of population both astonishment and the been formed in response to the draft Pel tecostal Christians, Ukrainian Ca- the Helsinki Commission. need for an explanation. And they program. Already so much has been 1. sought first-hand information, that is, accomplished only as a result of one Charuk wins... Trophies funded by the KLK and the the draft program, in order to familia­ effort — the writers' word. (Continued from page 5) Ukrainian Sports Club of New York rize themselves with it. (K K), 6-2, 6-1, while Mr. Petrykewycz were presented to the winners by George 1 know of cases where they came to So, we can expect that the Rukh will el linated Volodymyr Bula (Soyu- Popel, president of the Carpathian Ski. the Leninska Kuznia - and not only be active and that it will develop further. zi a), 6-4, 6-0. Club, the host organization for the there but also to other enterprises - that division's consolation round, tourney. Members of the tournament these were functionaries of the ideolo­ The Rukh can be active and develop G rge Wytanowych (KLK) defeated committee Messrs. Sawchak and Snylyk gical departments of Kiev's party com­ only if the processes that we are now ^ odymyr Dziwak (KLK), 6-4, 7-6. also presented awards. mittees in order to conduct meetings to witnessing in the Soviet Union will the seniors age 55 and up, Zenon The next tennis tournament at Soyu­ condemn the Rukh. continue to develop. If there will be a Si yk (Chornomorska Sitch) emerged zivka is the doubles championships And people left these meetings al­ tendency towards consolidation, then vit orious over George Lomaga (KLK) scheduled for August 12-13. Partici­ ready fully convinced that the Rukh had there will be consolidation in the Baltic and Roman Olynec (Soyuzivka), de- pants are asked to sign up at 9 a.m. on to be supported. The workers demand­ states and in other republics. This Ij^ting each of them by scores of 6-1, 6- Saturday, August 12, at Soyuzivka. ed to know concretely what the pro­ means the death of stagnation, the end. 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Report... Restructuring... Ukrainian Heritage... ULSTER COUNTY ^ (Continued from page 2) New Large 2-family home on two pri­ (Continued from page 7) (Continued from page 4) vate acres. Separate heat/electric. Oak of the strike would complicate matters. negotiations with the government of Heritage Expo sponsored by Boscov's kitchen. 38' deck. Plush carpet, vertical Mr. Dotsenko, too, drew attention to Hetman Pavlo Skoropadsky regarding department store and the Fairlane blinds. Family room with wet bar. Near the "inaction of the Ukrainian govern­ Ukraine's borders. However, those Village Mall in Pottsville. The organiza­ Soyuzivka. 3,500 sq. ft. By owner. ment" and the poweriessness of the local agreements were violated with several tion has also received a grant from the Possible terms. S185,000. trade unions. He agreed with Izvestja invasions by the Red Army of Soviet Schuylkill County Commissioners to (914)386-5711. that the lessons of these strikes will be Russia. help fund a concert of Ukrainian enter­ learned "over and over again." The Ukrainian republic (Ukrainian tainment planned for the fall. SSR), after its final occupation by the SINCE 1928 The Ukrainian American Heritage Soviet Army and after becoming a SENKO FUNERAL HOMES Soyuzivka hosts... member of the USSR in December Foundation is currently seeking mem­ bers. Annual membership fee is SIC for New York's only Ukrainian family owned A (Continued from page 5) 1922, still had some degree of formal operated funeral homes "independence," including the right to individuals and S5 for students. The camp ever organized by Plast members. organization is also interested in hear­ secede from the USSR. While becoming ^ Traditional Ukrainian services personally A concluding program was presented ing from people whose roots are in the by the 58 campers, with the help of their a founding member of the United conducted Nations in 1945, the Ukrainian SSR anthracite region but are now living ^ Funerals arranged throughout Bklyn, Bronx, counselors, on Saturday morning inside elsewhere. New York, Queens, Long Island, etc. the Veselka auditorium. The audience continued to maintain the right to ^ Holy Spirit, St. Andrews Cem. fi all others secede from the USSR, i.e., again Anyone who may be interested in of mostly parents was enchanted by the membership or learning more about the international shipping boys' and girls' performances of songs, preserving some formal feature of ^ Pre-need arrangements sovereignty. group's activities may contact: Joseph poems and dances they had learned Zucofski, 623 Park Ave., Port Carbon, Senko Funeral Home Hempstead Funeral Home The tragedy of the Ukrainian SSR during their week's stay at Soyuzivka. Pa. 17965; (717) 622-8056; or Paula 213 Bedford Ave. 89 Peninsula Blvd. lies in the fact that some elements of its The campers and parents were brief­ Duda, 409 E. Ninth St., Northampton, Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211 Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 sovereignty were gradually taken away Pa. 18067,(215)262-0807. 1-718-3884416 1-516-481-7460 ly addressed by John O. Flis, supreme to the point that its sovereign rights, no 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK president of the Ukrainian National matter how small they were, including Association, who noted that the UNA the right to a national language, di­ FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM has supported Plast programs for many minished during the time of Brezhnev- years. In fact, he observed, when the Suslov-Shcherbytsky to a minimum. The Washington Group, an association of Ukrainian American fraternal organization had first pur­ Presently the most urgent task of Professionals in Greater Washington, is opening its third annual competition chased the Soyuzivka resort, during for awards to be made through its Fellowship program. that first summer Plast held camps at restructuring in Ukraine is restoration of the lost rights of Ukraine to the The purpose of the program is to assist young people of Ukrainian descent the resort. In addition, he noted that the in pursuing prestigious careers as well as to encourage people of any ethnic UNA assists the youth organization extent that they would satisfy the pre­ stige of this second republic of the origin or nationality to conduct educational or work projects that further with monetary donations, as well as Ukrainian American interests. through its publications. USSR and would satisfy the basic rights of the Ukrainian people and all inha­ Applicants must be either currently enrolled in an accredited undergra­ "We are proud of the fact that this bitants of Ukraine. This is all the more duate college or university or be a graduate thereof at the time of application. day camp is being held at Soyuzivka, as important because the new draft of the Fellowship applications and further information are available from the evidence of our continued concern Constitution of the USSR proposes to address below. Completed applications are due by September 15, 1989. about youth," Mr. Flis said, adding that eliminate the rights of the republics to The Washington Group Fellowship Program thanks were due to the camp initiators secede from the union. P.O. Box 11248 and counselors, but especially to the The Communist Party of Ukraine Washington, D.C. 20008 campers' parents, "who care about the and the Ukrainian SSR Supreme Soviet education of their children in the have not carried out their duties as Ukrainian spirit." protectors of the people's interests, At the conclusion of the program. protectors of their country's prestige Miss Soyuzivka 1989 Hanusya Legedza and language. The Communist Party of presented bouquets of flowers to the Ukraine, through the Supreme Soviet, СОЮЗІВКА camp organizer, director and counse­ should at least respect Lenin's dictum lors, while the children received port­ concerning protection of the Ukrainian folios with UNA emblems containing language, according to the laws of the UNA T-shirts, postcards, pens and Ukrainian republic and the laws of the SOYUZIVKA pencils, plus issues of Veselka, the USSR, from the great-power chauvi­ association's magazine for children. All nists. gifts were funded by the UNA. The Communist Party of Ukraine should reject the imposition of hege­ THE MANAGEMENT OF HUCVLKA mony from the Russian center, be­ Icon 8L Souvenir's Distribution cause it does not reflect the interests of SOYUZIVKA 2860 Buhre Ave. Suite 2R the Ukrainian people. Instead it should cordially invites you to participate in the Bronx, NY 10461 decisively adhere to the sovereigniza- REPi?ESEWATTVE and WHOLESALER o/ EMBTOIDERED BLOUSES tion of all the USSR's republics. It is for ADULTS and CHILDREN necessary to achieve the same goal that SUMMER 1989 Tel. (212) 931-1579 the Baltic republics have achieved. UKRAINIAN UKRAINIAN SINGLES ENTERTAINMENT TYPEWRITERS NEWSLETTER also other languages complete Serving Ukrainian singles of all ages at SOYUZIVKA line of office machines A equipment. throughout the United States and Canada. Master of Ceremony MARICHKA HLIBOWYCH, Toronto JACOB SACHS For information send a self-addressed 251 W. 98th St. stamped envelope to: New York. N. Y. 10025 Saturday, August 5 - 8:30 p.m. Tel. (212) 222-6683 Single Ukrainians Lilea Voianska - Soprano 'Saturday, August 26 - 8:30 p.m. 7 days a week P.O. Box 24733. Phila.. Pa. 19111 B. Vasylyshyn, Bass, Edmonton Choir "Vesnivka" from Toronto DANCE ^ 10:00 p.m. DANCE - 10:00 p.m. "Zelene Zhyto" Band "Raging Hutzuls" Band We have in stock a new book N David R. Marples Saturday, August 12 - 8:30 p.m. "Verhovyna" - Trio, Toronto Friday, September 1 DANCE - 10:00 p.m. "Nowy Chasy" Band THE SOCIAL IMPACT OF THE "Khioptsi zi Lvova" Band Saturday, September 2 "Tempo" Band CHERNOBYL DISASTER "Nowy Chasy" Band St. Martin Press, New York, 1988, printed and bound in Great Britain, pages 313. Hard Friday, August 18 Program will.appear in the upcoming cover, price S35.00, soft cover Я5.00. "Akula" Band issue Sunday, September 3 - 8:30 p.m. The author presents a detailed examination of the aftermath of the world's worst nuclear Saturday, August 19 - 8:30 p.m. Balet of Roma Prima Bohachewsky - accident, using information from a visit to the USSR in 1987. Roma Prima Bohachewsky Ensemble DANCE - 10:00 p.m. "Syzokryti", New York "Akula" Band DANCE - 10:00 p.m. "Tempo" Band Svoboda Book Store Sunday, August 20 - UNWLA DAY 30 Montgomery Street, Jersey City, NJ. 07302 . j^ ^ The residents of New Jersey add 6"o sales Tax. І^кт'^яіпі^п .psj^tiond^l /\ядос\аЬоп -I—gt^te Poordmo-re Ro^J Ker-konk^on, New YoA І^^^б The Ukrainian Weekly: 56 years on the job 9іД.б2б-5б41 ,^^ 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JULY 30,1989 No. 31

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July 30-August 26 starting time is 11:30 a.m. George August 5-6 Baer of Philadelphia is the men's TROY, N.Y.: The Ukrainian Com­ defending champion, and he also KERHONKSON, N.Y. The of the Zelene Zhyto band. mittee for the Troy Bicentennial will won in 1982, 1984 and 1985. The fee entertainment program at the All weekend long there will be an present a photo exhibit, titled "To for the 18-hole tournament is S60 Ukrainian National Association's exhibit of ceramics and graphics Preserve a Heritage: The Story of the (S65 after the registration deadline of upstate New York resort, Soyu- by Slava Geruiak of New York. Ukrainian Immigration in the United August 5) and includes greens fee, zivka, will feature two singers on State," at the RCCA, 189 Second St., electric cart, refreshments at the Saturday evening, August 5. course and prizes. After the tourna­ For additional information on weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., and on Soprano Lilea Wolanska and about Soyuzivka accommoda­ Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. This ment, a buffet awards dinner will be held at the Ukrainian National Home bass B. Vasylyshyn will perform tions or programs, please call the pictorial history of Ukrainian settle­ beginning at 8:30 p.m. in the resort at (914) 626-5641. (UNA ments in the U.S. has been prepared in Hartford at 7 p.m. More informa­ tion can be obtained from Bohdan Veselka auditorium. Afterward members are entitled to a 10 by The Ukrainian Museum of New there will be dancing to the music York and will be supplemented by Kolinsky, (203) 644-1224, or Lew percent discount on lodgings.) photographs from the local Ukrai­ Zelez, (203) 293-2585. Checks should nian community has played an in­ be made out to Mr. Kolinsky and tegral part in the growth of the sent to: 28 Maple St., South Wind­ Capital District over the past 100 sor, Conn. 06074. New Jersey ethnic festival slated years. An opening reception will be TRENTON - New Jersey Secretary and strengthened our society." held on Sunday,July 30, 2 to 4 p.m., of State Jane Burgio announced that Metropolitan-Archbishop Stephen at the RCCA. The public is cordially September 10 the llth annual official New Jersey Sulyk and Metropolitan Mstyslav have invited. Additional information may Ethnic Festival would be held on been invited to attend this memorable be obtained by contacting Helen STAMFORD, Conn.: The Connecti­ Saturday and Sunday, September 23 event. All Ukrainian churches, Ukrai­ Pershyn, (518)393-7358. cut State Ukrainian Day Committee, and 24, at Liberty State Park in Jersey nian organizations and Ukrainian which is composed of parishioners City, from noon to 5 p.m. youth organizations will participate in from 10 Ukrainian Catholic pa­ The festival will take place at the the day's program exhibiting Ukrainian August 5 rishes in Connecticut, will spon­ restored Central Railroad Terminal and arts and culture, and enjoying the sor its 23rd annual Ukrainian Day plaza area at the north end of Liberty Ukrainian foods which will be served. JEWETT, N.Y.: The Music and Art Festival on the grounds of St. Basil's State Park. Ukrainian performers will highlight Center of Green County will sponsor Seminary, Glenbrook Road, Stam­ The program will commence with a the festival's afternoon program start­ a concert featuring a chamber en­ ford. The day will begin with a Parade of Nations at noon, opening ing at 1 p.m. They include the Homin semble under the direction of Tho­ pontifical divine liturgy at 11 a.m., ceremonies at 12:30 and continuous Bandurist Ensemble, Trembita Ukrai­ mas Hrynkiw. They will perform celebrated by Bishop Basil Losten of ethnic musical and dance performances nian Choir, Ukrainian dance groups works by Barvinsky and Schubert's Stamford. Immediately following throughout the day. from Jersey City, Passaic, South Bound Trout Quintet. The concert, held at the liturgy and throughout the day The 1989 festival will pay special Brook and Carteret, as well as instru­ the Grazhda Hall, next to St. John Ukrainian cuisine, picnic foods and tribute to the Ukrainian community for mentalists. the Baptist Church, will begin at 8 refreshments will be on sale. At 2 its role in the development of New The festival celebrates the cultural p.m. Tickets are S5 for members and p.m. groups from the Stamford dio­ Jersey and the nation. contributions that the 100 different senior citizens, and S7 for all others. cese will present a lively, colorful Mrs. Burgio stated that Gov. Tom ethnic groups have made to the state program of Ukrainian dances and Kean and she "are deeply aware of the and it serves to recognize the historical songs. Tours of the seminary's uni­ outstanding contributions made by significance of New Jersey as a gateway que Ukrainian museum, with its Ukrainian Americans in the state of for millions of immigrants to this several new exhibits, will be conduct­ New Jersey. We are fortunate to have a country that were processed at Ellis August 19 ed. An outdoor arts and crafts exhi­ large and active Ukrainian American Island. bit with items for sale will be on community which throughout its cul­ The festival is sponsored by the Office HARTFORD, Conn.: The llth an­ display. The Zhuravli orchestra will tural, social and religious activities has of Ethnic Affairs in the N.J. Depart­ nual Hartford Ukrainian Golf Tour­ provide music for dancing. Proceeds greatly enriched the life of our state. ment of State which is under the direc­ nament will be held at the Tallwood from the festival will provide finan­ Through their stable family life, their tion of Juhan Simonson. Andrew Key- Country Club in Hebron, Conn. The cial aid for the seminary. sense of community responsibility and bida, a member of the N.J. Ethnic their participation in the arts, science, Advisory Council representing the business, academia, poUtics and other Ukrainian community, is festival chair­ endeavors, Americans of Ukrainian man. The Supreme Executive Committee descent have distinguished themselves Admission to the festival and parking of the are free. Liberty State Park is directly accessible from N.J. Turnpike Exit 14B. UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Pope appoints... and the (Continued from page 1) Executive Committee understand their needs," commented Bishop... Archbishop-Major and Cardinal Myro- (Continued from page 1) of the slav Ivan Lubachivsky, head of the Franciscan church. UKRAINIAN CHORUS "DUMKA" N. Y. Ukrainian Catholic Church based in According to the Vatican, the Soviet Rome, upon confirmation of the ap­ authorities were informed of the ap­ have the honor of inviting you pointment. pointment, and they let the pope know to the "The Polish Catholic Church has that they would make "no difficulties." supported the individuality of Ukrai­ The Catholics in eastern Byelorus­ nian Catholics in recent years and has sian have had no hierarchy since the JUBILEE CONCERT also supported our desire to protect our destruction of the Catholic Church Byzantine rite. The Rt. Rev.Marty- there in the 1920s. When western of UKRAINIAN MUSIC and DANCE niak's appointment can only help conti­ Byelorussia, which was part of Poland on the occasion nue this support," Cardinal Lubachiv­ between the wars, became part of the of the sky added. Soviet Union after the \var, the Catholic Born June 20, 1939, in Spas, Epar­ Church suffered a similar fate, with chy, of Peremyshl, Lviv region, the Rt. many parishes closed and priests de­ 95th ANNIVERSARY Rev. Martyniak studied at Wyzsze ported or imprisoned. of the UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION Seminarium Duchowne in Wroclaw In recent years a large number of and the (1956-1964) and at the Akademia Teo- parishes have been reopened, bringing 40th ANNIVERSARY logii Katolickiej in Warsaw (1964- the number of opened churches to more 1968). than 130. Catholics have long called for of the He was ordained by Bishop Boleslaw the return of all churches, the re- UKRAINIAN CHORUS 'VUMKA''N, K Kominek in Wroclaw on June 29, 1964. establishment of a church hierarchy and The Rt. Rev. Martyniak com­ the opening of a seminary. to be held pleted work in Wroclaw and Gorzow Kathpress reported that Bishop Kon- (1968-1975) and has served as pastor for drusiewicz will also now have respon­ SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1989 at 4:00 p,m, Ukrainian Catholics in Legnica, Modla, sibility for the Catholics of Volga Zamienice and Lubin since June 1, German origin, who were deported en at AVERY FISHER HALL, 1975. Membership in the Peremyshl masse by Stalin to Siberia and Central LINCOLN CENTER, N. Y, Chapter was conferred upon him by Asia. Still surviving in mixed German- 64th St, Si Broadway, N. Y, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski in 1977 and Polish parishes, their last bishop, the title of mitred archpriest was con­ Alexander Chira, died in 1983. He was Tickets: S30,00, S25.00, S20.00 and S 15.00 ferred by Cardinal Josyf Slipyj in May never recognized as a bishop by the 1983. Soviet authorities.