INSIDE:• Freedom House scholar speaks on political transitions — page 4. • President Viktor Yushchenko feted at banquet in D.C. — page 9. • Scenes from D.C. rally welcoming Ukraine’s president — page 15.

Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXXIII HE KRAINIANNo. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine Lviv’s Catholics remember T UUkrainian president’s visit to Chicago Wmarked by high-level meetings Pope John Paul II by Marta Farion Special to The Ukrainian Weekly with special ceremonies CHICAGO – Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko’s whirlwind visit to by Zenon Zawada Chicago on April 4 and 5 triggered an Kyiv Press Bureau emotional hero’s welcome from the city’s political and business leaders, and LVIV – Unable to travel to Vatican electrified thousands of Chicago’s City for Pope John Paul Il’s funeral, Ukrainian community with cheers and Lviv’s Catholics held their own ceremo- tears. ny to commemorate their spiritual leader. Organized by the Chicago Council on The night before the April 8 funeral, Foreign Relations, an independent, non- more than 5,000 people honored the partisan organization committed to build- pope by retracing the path he took when ing global awareness in Chicago and the visiting Ukraine’s bastion of Catholicism Midwest, President Yushchenko’s more than three years ago. Chicago agenda included a head of state For four hours, the faithful held can- keynote address held in the Palmer House dles and walked from St. George Hilton Grand Ballroom and subsequent Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral to six other dinner banquet in the State Ballroom on sites, concluding at the Nativity of the the evening of April 4 and a breakfast Mother of God Church in Sykhiv, a Lviv meeting with 50 Chicago-area business President Viktor Yushchenko and First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko of Ukraine suburb, where they met hundreds already executives the following morning. praying and took part in a panakhyda. are flanked by Mr. and Mrs. Richard Cooper (left) of the Chicago Council on Two other special events were Foreign Relations and Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley and his wife, Maggie. “I wasn’t at the Youth Rally [in 2001] arranged for Ukraine’s First Lady because I wasn’t in Lviv at the time,” Kateryna Chumachenko Yushchenko, a said Solomiya Hnativ, 19, a student at and a speech by Mrs. Yushchenko to fac- remembered for the massive outpouring Chicago native: a breakfast meeting with Ukrainian Catholic University (UCU) in ulty, students and friends, organized by of enthusiastic affection. As the presiden- over a dozen members of Chicago’s arts Lviv. “In my soul, there was a need to the University of Chicago. tial motorcade swept into Chicago’s loop, community, organized by the Chicago pay my respects and compensate for the Although Chicago often hosts foreign the streets surrounding The Palmer Department of Cultural Affairs and the fact that I wasn’t there. This was a per- heads of state, President Yushchenko’s Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee, (Continued on page 10) son who was an idol for us,” arrival on the night of April 4 will be The UCU rectorate organized the march at the urgings of student leaders and others who wanted to commemorate the pope’s life, said Father Michael Yushchenko receives hero’s welcome at D.C. rally Kwiatkowski, vice-rector of UCU. by Larissa Oprysko efit concert for Mr. Yushchenko, per- Antony of the Ukrainian Orthodox Ukrainian Catholics could not travel formed “Independence Square,” a song he Church and Bishop Walter Paska of the to Rome because of the European WASHINGTON – Ukrainians from co-wrote with Yura Pylyp. Ukrainian Catholic Church. across the U.S. gathered at the (Continued on page 19) “I’m happy I got to perform in front of First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko was Shevchenko monument in Washington on a crowd that may not be familiar with our first of the entourage to step up to the April 6 to show their love and admiration song (which will be released later in podium. She began in Ukrainian, greet- for Viktor Yushchenko. As upbeat music June),” he said. “I feel this event is a ing the crowd, and then switched to from such bands as Fata Morgana and the great culmination for all the efforts put English. Although born in America, she Protesters in Kyiv Scythians filled the air, a passionate ener- forth in the Orange Revolution,” he said she always had strong ties to gy flowed through the crowd. And, when added. Ukraine. She thanked all like-minded the Ukrainian president appeared, the Around 1 p.m. it was announced that Ukrainian Americans and stated that demand U.S. apology people greeted him with enthusiastic the president was on his way. As the because of their acts “all Ukrainians are cheers. Their hero had arrived. motorcade pulled up, Fata Morgana, one people around the world.” for cameraman’s death Approximately 1,000 people, includ- which had performed on Kyiv’s maidan As the sun continued beating down on by Vladyslav Pavlov ing several busloads, came to show their (Independence Square) during the days the square, Mr. Yushchenko, who had Special to The Ukrainian Weekly support clad in orange and traditional of the Orange Revolution, was called to already taken off his jacket, making his Ukrainian embroidered blouses and KYIV – About 50 protesters held a the stage to play. When President orange-colored tie all the more visible, shirts. Children from Plast Ukrainian Yushchenko stepped out of his car, cries approached the microphone. Cameras demonstration at the U.S. Embassy in Scouting Organization and the Ukrainian Kyiv demanding that President George of joy echoed through the crowd. clicked away, videos rolled and some American Youth Association (SUM) The president responded in the most even held cellphones open so others W. Bush publicly apologize to the came in their uniforms and held signs Protsyuk family for the death of Taras positive manner. He took his time walking unable to attend could hear the speech. that read, “Ya za Yushchenka” (I’m for Protsyuk, the Ukrainian cameraman the roped off path that divided the crowd “It is a great honor to be here beside Yushchenko) and “Tak” (Yes). killed by American forces in Iraq. and led to the foot of the Shevchenko Shevchenko,” he told the crowd. He then Ulana Mazurkevich of Philadelphia The protest was held on the second monument. Along the way he spoke to as proceeded to thank those who had come welcomed the crowd to the “little maid- anniversary of Mr. Protsyuk’s death on many people as he could, picked up chil- to the rally and those who have not for- an,” while her fellow MC, Michael April 8, 2003. Demonstrators represent- dren to kiss them and shook hands with a gotten the strength and spirit of the Sawkiw Jr., president of the Ukrainian ed Ukraine’s Green Party and members heartfelt smile that touched even those far- Orange Revolution. Congress Committee of America, told of the Respublika Institute, which is ther away to whom he could only wave. President Yushchenko acknowledged that crowd: we have proved that “razom financed by George Soros’ Renaissance His eyes spoke the deep love and gratitude all the hard work of the people during the Foundation and the U.S. government. nas bahato” (together we are many), and he had for all the people who had con- revolution. As a result, “my daughters “For two years, Taras’ family, his we all worked together to make great tributed to his unprecedented victory. and sons, you now have a free and honest friends and all of Ukrainian society has things happen. When the president and his entourage Ukraine,” he declared. listened to the deliberations about ‘neces- Musicians entertained as the crowd finally reached the stage, Shevchenko’s “Liubit Ukrainu! Slava Ukraini!” sary self-defense’ and about specific mili- anxiously awaited President Yushchenko’s “Zapovit” (Testament) was sung by the (Love Ukraine! Glory to Ukraine!) he arrival. Singer Stefan Stawnychy of New Akkolada Chamber Choir, and a prayer (Continued on page 26) York, who last December organized a ben- and blessings were given by Archbishop (Continued on page 12) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16

ANALYSIS NEWSBRIEFS U.S.-Ukraine strategic partnership NEWSBRIEFS Kyiv on joint declaration with U.S. also participated in a special prayer service after the mass conducted by heads of the receives boost from Yushchenko visit KYIV – The Ukrainian Foreign Affairs various Eastern Catholic Churches. Ministry said in a statement on April 7 that (Religious Information Service of Ukraine) by Taras Kuzio courageous stand for what he knew was Ukraine cherishes “friendly cooperation” Eurasia Daily Monitor right.” American media described him in with Belarus and Cuba, Ukrainian media Memorial services held in Lviv, Kyiv glowing terms as “Democracy’s Hero in reported. “However we proceed from the Ukrainian President Viktor Ukraine” and a “Man with a Mission” notion that true friends can always frankly LVIV – Ukrainian Greek-Catholic and Yushchenko’s three-day official visit to (UPI, April 4; AP, Boston Globe April 5). speak about existing problems,” the state- Roman Catholic churches of Ukraine held the United States cemented a new strate- For President Bush, Ukraine’s Orange ment adds. The ministry was reacting to commemorative religious services on April 8, the day of Pope John Paul II’s funeral, in gic partnership. On April 4 President Revolution confirmed that his program to concerns voiced by both Miensk and Lviv, Kyiv and other cities throughout the Yushchenko attended meetings with help spread democracy around the world Havana in connection with a joint declara- country. Thousands of Lviv residents came President George W. Bush and two days was working, because “freedom is tion signed by President Viktor to the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the later gave a well-received speech to a spreading.” The Orange Revolution, Mr. Yushchenko and his U.S. counterpart Assumption of Our Lady, to the Ukrainian joint meeting of Congress. His last Bush insisted, is “an example of democ- George W. Bush in Washington on April 4. Greek-Catholic Cathedral of St. George, evening in Washington was crowned by a racy for people around the world.” Mr. “We also commit to work together ... to and to the Transfiguration Church. Portraits reception jointly sponsored by the Bush repeatedly stated his view that the support the advance of freedom in coun- of John Paul II were hung in the churches. International Republican Institute and the United States and Ukraine “share a goal tries such as Belarus and Cuba,” A memorial mass was held in the Cathedral National Democratic Institute, followed to spread freedom to other nations.” Presidents Yushchenko and Bush declared. of St. Alexander in the capital. Archbishop by a banquet in his honor organized by The difficult question is where should “We are surprised by this [declaration]. We Ivan Jurkovic, apostolic nuncio to Ukraine, the Ukrainian American community. Mr. the revolution be spread? The U.S. presi- stand for constructive and close relations presided over the service. The pope said Yushchenko also visited Chicago and dent singled out cases where the Orange with Ukraine and the United States, but mass on the altar of St. Alexander’s during Boston. Revolution had already appeared not at the expense of Belarus,” Belarusian his visit to Kyiv in 2001. National flags of President Bush praised President (Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan) and pointed Foreign Ministry spokesman Ruslan Yesin Ukraine and flags of the Vatican with black Yushchenko as a “friend to our country” to Iraq and Afghanistan as countries commented on April 5. A Cuban govern- mourning ribbons were displayed in cities and “an inspiration to all who love liber- where democracy was being built. Three ment delegation that was in Kyiv on April throughout Ukraine. (Religious ty” (whitehouse.gov). During his speech countries in Mr. Bush’s spotlight for the 4 cut short its visit and Havana issued a Information Service of Ukraine) at Georgetown University, where his spread of democratic revolution are protest to Kyiv over the Yushchenko-Bush American-born wife, Kateryna née Moldova, Belarus and Cuba, but, curi- declaration. (RFE/RL Newsline) Envoy comments on pope and ROC Chumachenko, obtained a B.A. in 1982, ously, not Russia. Mr. Yushchenko received the Throughout his visit President Chornovil investigation is renewed MOSCOW – Writing in Argumenty i University’s President’s Medal. Fakty, former Russian Ambassador to the Yushchenko continued his refrain from KYIV – The Ukrainian Procurator In Boston Sen. Edward M. Kennedy Vatican (1995-1996) Vyacheslav Kostikov two earlier visits to Western Europe. General’s Office (PGO) announced on presented the Ukrainian president with said that Pope John Paul II told him con- Namely, Ukraine is part of Europe and, April 5 that it has begun a new investiga- the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage stantly about his desire to visit Russia, in order to stress that Ukraine has values tion into the 1999 death of the former Award because “He took a strong and though he understood that despite invita- similar to the United States, a part of leader of the Rukh party, Vyacheslav tions from Soviet and Russian Presidents Western civilization. Mr. Yushchenko Chornovil, Interfax reported. Mr. Taras Kuzio is visiting professor at the Mikhail Gorbachev, Boris Yeltsin and does not locate Ukraine in Eurasia. Chornovil, a Soviet-era political prisoner Elliot School of International Affairs, Vladimir Putin, he could not go due to During his address to Congress he said, known for exposing political arrests in George Washington University. The article objections from the Russian Orthodox “The Orange Revolution provided evi- Ukraine in the 1970s via samizdat, was above, which originally appeared in The Church. The pope also wanted to meet with dence that Ukraine is an advanced killed in a highway accident when the car Jamestown Foundation’s Eurasia Daily Russian Orthodox Church Patriarch Aleksei European nation sharing the great values he was riding in collided with a Kamaz Monitor, is reprinted here with permission II in Moscow if impossible, but if not then truck on March 25, 1999. At the time, from the foundation (www.jamestown.org). (Continued on page 17) on neutral soil, Mr. Kostikov said. “During many of his supporters claimed that he was my term there were attempts to organize the victim of an “arranged collision” and such a meeting in Slovakia or in Vienna, but blamed the administration of then President Jackson-Vanik trade curbs they failed,” he said. Meanwhile, the head Leonid Kuchma for his death. That same of the Foreign Relations Department at the year, Yevhen Marchuk, the former head of Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan of the Security Service of Ukraine, announced still in place for Ukraine Smolensk and Kaliningrad Kirill, said that he had been given a video recording of relations between his Church and the by Robert McMahon in the U.S. Congress is Ukraine. police officers claiming they were ordered Vatican are as bad as they were in the worst RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report President Yushchenko, addressing a to arrange Mr. Chornovil’s death. years of the Cold War, 40 years ago. joint meeting of Congress on April 6, Afterwards Mr. Marchuk said he had lost (RFE/RL Newsline) The U.S. Congress passed the appealed for the lifting of the measure as the video. (RFE/RL Newsline) Jackson-Vanik amendment 31 years ago Questions asked about Kuchma charity part of a string of economic gestures Cardinals, president bid pope farewell as a measure aimed at permitting the toward his country. emigration of Jews from the Soviet KYIV – Ihor Surkis, president of the “Members of Congress, I’m calling on VATICAN CITY – Ukrainian President Union. In that context, it was extraordi- Dynamo joint stock company, spent four you to lift the Jackson-Vanik amendment, Viktor Yushchenko and his wife, Kateryna, narily successful. But long after the col- hours on April 12 in the office of the to make this step towards Ukraine,” he attended the funeral of the Pope John Paul lapse of the Soviet Union, it has Internal Affairs Ministry’s Directorate for said. “Tear down this wall.” II at the Vatican on April 8. Cardinal remained in force for a number of former Fighting Corruption and Organized Crime, The United States routinely gives Lubomyr Husar, head of the Ukrainian Soviet states, preventing them from gain- the Ukrainska Pravda website Ukraine and a number of other states Greek-Catholic Church, and Cardinal ing permanent normal trade relations (http://www2.pravda.com.ua) reported. Ihor (including Belarus, Turkmenistan, Marian Jaworski, head of the Roman with Washington. Its importance has is the younger brother of Hryhorii Surkis, Azerbaijan, Kazakstan, Moldova, Russia, Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Ukraine, resurfaced this month as U.S. and Tajikistan and Uzbekistan) yearly waivers concelebrated the mass. Cardinal Husar (Continued on page 22) Ukrainian officials move to strengthen exempting them from the measure. But ties. 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Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. desire to see a single, united Ukrainian necessity of developing harmonious inter- Orthodox Church in Ukraine and indicated confessional relationships on the road to Western Union to lower SOUTH BOUND BROOK, N.J. – Two that he will work closely with all sides, in the establishment of a local Ukrainian hierarchs of the Ukrainian Orthodox particular the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Orthodox Church. Archbishop Vsevolod money transfer fees Church of the U.S.A. have recently trav- Constantinople, to bring this unity about. expressed the good wishes of the eled to Ukraine to meet with representa- The archbishop also invited the president to Ecumenical Patriarchate to both President tives of various Churches and Ukrainian by Zenon Zawada visit South Bound Brook/Somerset, N.J. – Yushchenko and the Ukrainian nation. Kyiv Press Bureau governmental officials as part of our the Metropolia Center of the Ukrainian Archbishop Vsevolod made an impor- Church’s continued efforts toward the Orthodox Church of the U.S.A. – during tant statement during the meeting with KYIV– Western Union said it will establishment of an independent his then upcoming working visit to the president, which reflects the position begin offering a cheaper option for peo- Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the inde- President George W. Bush in Washington, of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of ple in the United States sending money pendent state of Ukraine. President Yuschenko expressed a sincere Constantinople: to Ukraine. Archbishop Antony, ruling bishop of desire to make that visit. “The position of the Mother Church, The Colorado-based company issued the Eastern Eparchy and president of the Archbishop Vsevolod, ruling bishop of the Patriarchate of Constantinople, is that the statement on April 5 after the Consistory of the Ukrainian Orthodox the Western Eparchy, visited Ukraine as a her daughter – the Moscow Patriarchate – Ukrainian government’s Anti-Monopoly Church of the U.S.A. visited Ukraine, representative of the UOC-U.S.A. and, in consists of that territory, which it encom- Committee threatened millions of dollars accompanied by Hieromonk Daniel particular, of Patriarch Bartholomew, ecu- passed to the year 1686. The subjugation in fines, alleging the money-transfer (Zelinsky), director of the Consistory menical patriarch of Constantinople. The of the Kyivan Metropolia to the Moscow giant charges unreasonable rates result- Office of Public Relations, from archbishop met with Patriarch Filaret, head Patriarchate was concluded by Patriarch ing from monopolistic practices in February 28 through March 11. of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Dionysius without the agreement or rati- Ukraine. The archbishop met with hierarchs of Patriarchate, with Metropolitan Volodymyr, fication of the Holy and Sacred Synod of Either this year or next year, people in the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – the Great Church of Christ (the the U.S. will be able to send money over Church, Metropolitan Andrii of Ivano- Moscow Patriarchate and with Archbishop Patriarchate of Constantinople).” a 24-hour period, a less expensive alter- Frankivsk and Archbishop Makarii of Makarii of the Ukrainian Autocephalous On March 5, President Yushchenko, native to the 15-minute money transfer Lviv, and with clergy who serve in the Orthodox Church in Lviv. speaking at a meeting of the Our Ukraine currently offered, said Mykhailo UAOC Patriarchal Office in Kyiv con- On March 24 Archbishop Vsevolod also party expressed his certain conviction Kharenko, a lawyer representing Western cerning recent developments in the life of met with President Yushchenko. According that in Ukraine there will be a united Union. the Church. to a press release of the Ukrainian govern- Orthodox Church. On March 16, the head Western Union currently charges a fee On March 11 the archbishop met with ment, during their discussions the presi- of Ukraine’s government administration, of either 11 or 13.5 percent for $200 President Viktor Yushchenko, to discuss the dent stressed that his government will not Oleksander Zinchenko met in Istanbul money transfers from the U.S. to continued ecclesiastical struggles in directly involve itself in ecclesiastical mat- (Constantinople) with Ecumenical Ukraine, varying by state, according to Ukraine. He sought the government’s assis- ters. “We stand for the equality of all Patriarch Bartholomew, presenting him the company’s website. tance in resolving issues that divide the Churches,” the president said. with an invitation from President The fee is no different than those Church. The president expressed his deep The meeting also centered on the Yushchenko to visit Ukraine. charged for money transfers to any other country, said Bohdan Yakymiuk, spokesman for the Anti-Monopoly ANALYSIS: Is an Orthodox conflict brewing in Ukraine? Committee. Western Union handles more than 80 percent of the money transfers into by Roman Kupchinsky issues are involved in the dispute, the election last year, when many priests Ukraine, Mr. Yakymiuk said. Colorado- RFE/RL Belarus and Ukraine Report main one being ownership of Orthodox openly took part in campaigning for based MoneyGram accounts for more Church property in Ukraine. Viktor Yanukovych. According to the than 7 percent and several companies Who has legal jurisdiction over the In Ukraine, there are three Orthodox obkom.net.ua website, the pro-Moscow make up the remaining market share, he Orthodox Church in Ukraine: the Churches: the Ukrainian Orthodox Church not only supported Mr. said. Ecumenical Patriarch in Constantinople or Church of the Moscow Patriarchate Yanukovych’s candidacy but actively agi- Western Union also decided to signifi- the Moscow Patriarch? This question has (UOC-MP), the Orthodox Church of the tated for separatism in the eastern regions cantly lower rates for money transfers been debated for centuries and Moscow Kyiv Patriarchate (UOC-KP), and the of Ukraine after Mr. Yushchenko was from Portugal, Italy and Spain after Anti- was the correct, if not always legal, Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox declared the winner. answer. This suddenly came into doubt Church (UAOC). The patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Monopoly Committee Chair Oleksii when Interfax and the website of the The largest by far is the UOC-MP Church, Aleksei II, made an indirect ref- Kostusiev held a press conference on Religious Information Service of Ukraine which has 9,049 communities, 122 erence to the March 24 announcement in March 22 in which he blasted the compa- (http://www.risu.org.ua) reported that on monasteries, and 7,755 churches (840 comments to the annual meeting of the ny for charging exorbitant rates for trans- March 24 a representative of the churches are under construction). Fund for Unity of Orthodox Nations in fers between those countries and Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople The UOC-KP has 2781 communities, Moscow on March 28, Interfax reported. Ukraine. told Ukrainian President Viktor 22 monasteries, 1825 churches, and is Patriarch Aleksei told the gathering “To feed their families, help their chil- Yushchenko that “the Moscow building 217 more. that the president of Ukraine had stated dren get an education, support indigent Patriarchate consists of the territory which The UAOC has 1,015 communities, that he would not tell people which parents, our fellow citizens travel to for- it encompassed to the year 1686.” The vis- one monastery, 697 churches, and is Church to attend and he hopes that this eign countries for hard work,” Mr. itor, Archbishop Vsevolod of the building 101 churches. promise will be kept. Other members of Kostusiev said. Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the U.S.A., Among the properties belonging to the the Russian clergy have avoided making “And when these people send their added that Kyiv’s subjugation to the Moscow Patriarchate are such historical any statements on the topic. earned money back to their ‘batkivschy- Russian Orthodox Church that began that sites as the Monastery of the Caves In Kyiv, Oleksander Lytvynenko of the na’ (homeland) to their dear and close year was not ratified by Constantinople. (Pecherska Lavra) and St. Sophia Razumkov Center for Political and ones, in our opinion they again become a The statement sent shock waves Cathedral, both in Kyiv. Economic Studies, told Interfax on means of profit. We believe that hard- throughout the Orthodox Church estab- If the UOC-MP were to come directly March 29 that it would be unwise for working Ukrainians emigrants submit lishment in Ukraine and Russia, and it under the jurisdiction of Constantinople, Constantinople to interfere with religious themselves to humiliating discrimina- soon became an object of speculation as then the Moscow Patriarchate would stand affairs in Ukraine. In the past, such inter- tion,” he added. to its implications, if this was indeed the to lose not only title to property but also ference has hardly led to positive To establish its market, Western Union case. The website of the Ecumenical enormous influence in Ukraine, where it changes, he said, adding, “Today it could has agreements with Ukrainian banks in Patriarch in Constantinople has traditionally played an important role provoke conflicts and political specula- which they are forbidden to deal with (http://www.patriarchate.org) has neither as a pro-Russian-oriented organization. tion by those forces in society who used other similar money transfer companies, confirmed nor denied the statement. The political role of the Church was the Orthodox Church issue during the last the committee reported. A number of mostly non-canonical evident during the Ukrainian presidential elections.” The limitation not only applies to an agreement’s term, but extends a year after the agreement terminates, the com- mittee said. A committee analysis of the money U.S. transfer of computer equipment to combat trafficking in persons transfer market determined that Western Embassy of the United States ment, including desktop computers, still SECI observer country, Ukraine has been Union can thrive at a 3 percent profit cameras, fax machines and digital scan- a major contributing partner to the SECI margin. KYIV – U.S. Embassy Chargé ners. Center’s Trafficking in Human Beings d’Affaires Sheila Gwaltney and Prior to the change, money transfers The U.S. Federal Bureau of Task Force. from Spain to Ukraine of 200 euros Ukrainian Vice Minister of Internal Investigation (FBI) served as the lead According to SECI estimates, 400,000 Affairs Hennadii Moskal signed an ($258) carried a 9 percent fee, transfers agency in the transfer. The equipment women have been trafficked from from Portugal cost 11.25 percent and agreement transferring $110,000 worth of was funded through U.S. congressional Ukraine over the last 10 years, making new computer equipment to the transfers from Italy cost 11.25 percent. support for the Trafficking in Human Ukraine a “source” country whose citi- Western Union has agreed to lower Trafficking in Persons Department within Beings Task Force of the Southeastern zens are most often victims of the main those rates as of April 1, to 3.5 percent the Internal Affairs Ministry. The min- Europe Cooperative Initiative (SECI) human trafficking routes. from Spain, 5 percent from Italy and 4 istry established the Trafficking in Center. In her remarks, Ms. Gwaltney com- percent from Portugal, the committee Persons Department in March of this SECI, headquartered in Bucharest, mended the Ministry of Internal Affairs said April 5 in a press release. year. Romania, is a 12-nation group created in for making the fight against trafficking in “Now about $100 million every year Through the transfer, this department 1999 to combat transnational crimes such will receive 27 sets of computer equip- as trafficking in persons and drugs. As a (Continued on page 21) (Continued on page 21) 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16 Freedom House scholar outlines factors in political transitions by Oksana Zakydalsky erties; partly free countries have a mixed record; and in Revolution, it was the bottom-up pressure that was the countries rated as not free there is widespread and sys- driving force, but the fact that it never became extreme TORONTO – “How freedom emerges or how tyran- temic denial of political rights and civil liberties. was due to a broad umbrella coalition. Some of the sea- ny fails” was the informal title of Adrian Karatnycky’s Freedom House has now put together a study of soned former government people wanted to steer it in presentation at Center for Russian and East European countries that have undergone a political transition from what they considered a responsible direction,” he said. Studies, University of Toronto, on March 4. Mr. authoritarian rule toward liberal democracy, either An important factor in the Ukrainian case was the Karatnycky is counselor and senior scholar at Freedom through some sort of revolution or via the disintegration broad-based nature of the coalition. Mr. Karatnycky House in Washington. of a multinational state. The study has identified 67 such explained: “When we did samplings and studies of civil Freedom House publishes the annual Freedom in the transitions since 1972 (it excludes countries under 1 society groups in late 2002 we were surprised by a World Report of 192 countries, rating them as free, part- million population and those created by decolonization). datum. Heretofore 80-90 percent of the reported income ly free or not free. The ratings indicate the general state According to Mr. Karatnycky, the study shows that of civil society groups had been generated by foreign of freedom in each country. Free countries have a rela- events in Ukraine were actually part of a broader pattern donations and foreign sources. But the reports that we tively substantial degree of political rights and civil lib- and that the important elements of the Ukrainian transi- got from this field poll of NGOs showed that they were tion were typical of other political transitions. (The getting about 50 percent of their support and income study itself ends in 2002 and hence does not include from indigenous sources. So, from the late 1990s to Ukraine or Georgia). 2002 civil society’s indigenous support had risen from The comparison of the transitions was coded in three 15-20 percent to 40-50 percent. dimensions: (1) the factor of violence, (2) the forces that In the Ukrainian case, most of the Western grants drove the transition: civic activism, power holders, were directed toward training, technical assistance and a mixed civic forces/power holders and external foreign limited amount for the production of educational cam- military intervention, (3) the strength of non-violent paigns of a non-partisan nature and election monitoring. civic coalitions. None of the Western support was given for the infra- “Using this methodology, we now have a pretty inter- structure of the tent city, for the protests or for the mobi- esting picture of how freedom emerges or, alternatively, lization that allowed these groups to work. That all came how tyranny falls,” Mr. Karatnycky said. (The full from indigenous donors,” he said. report will be available on the website of Freedom Another factor that contributed to the formation of House: www.freedomhouse.org.) the broad-based coalition was the learning curve. “It Of the 67 countries that have undergone a political was no accident that there were people involved who transition as defined above, in their pre-transition period had been trained in avoiding conflict, trained in dealing 31 were designated partly free and 36 were not free. with troublemakers and provocateurs,” he said. In the Post-transition, the designations were: free – 35, partly protests of 2001 there were incitements to violence that free – 22 and not free – 9. created an environment that scared off the middle class Mr. Karatnycky outlined some of the findings of the and well-educated people. The people who were study: the less the amount of violence, the larger the involved in the earlier protests became, after the second gains for freedom; transitions with high civic involve- round of falsifications, key leaders in mobilizing the ment lead to more freedom than top-down transitions; protests of the Orange Revolution. the stronger a non-violent civic coalition, the larger the “That’s not atypical, most revolutions have a failed gains for freedom. first dry run. There is also the cross-fertilization. Ideas Adrian Karatnycky of Freedom House. The most substantial factor, if one looks at the com- are continually shared among democracy activists the position of the transition process in post-transition soci- world over. Zimbabweans are talking to Serbians, eties that end up all right, was the strength of civic Serbians are talking to Georgians, Georgians are talking coalitions. Of the 35 countries that were designated free to Ukrainians, and Ukrainians are probably now talking Prosecutor claims confessions post-transition, 24 had very strong coalition movements to the Lebanese. There’s a global community of people leading the transition. “The strength of these civic who share liberal democratic values and who see the umbrella movements as a factor in the revolution is success of certain types of techniques. There’s a lot of in Gongadze murder case extremely convincing and extremely important,” Mr. shop talk,” Mr. Karatnycky explained. This may be an Committee to Protect Journalists Karatnycky said. answer to those who seek an unseen hand guiding it all. “The creation of a strong powerful movement creates NEW YORK – Ukraine’s procurator general said on Another factor that helped drive the formation of the fragmentation in the ruling elite and, if there are moder- April 4 that two former police officers arrested in broad-based coalition was mobilization politics. The ate, reformist voices in the authoritarian establishment, March as suspects in the 2000 murder of Internet jour- campaign was made up of a lot of locally organized they tend to moderate and restrict the radical and violent nalist Heorhii Gongadze have confessed to the killing, events, of Mr. Yushchenko going to three or four places behavior of the government. A broad-based coalition according to local and international press reports. a day to do rallies of 5,000 or 10,000 people. Yulia tends to discipline a civic culture of protest and maintain Vyacheslav Astapov, a spokesman for the procurator Tymoshenko was doing the same thing with her net- it within the realm of order, discipline and non-violence. general’s office, said the officers were cooperating with work. Even Borys Tarasyuk was zipping around the Because it is a coalition, it has people in it who have had investigators in providing details about the crime, The country for meetings with 300 or 500 people. All of some experience of participation in politics, may have Associated Press reported. The reported confessions are these created a latticework of cooperation among politi- the latest in a series of developments in the high-profile been disenfranchised and moved into the opposition, but cal forces and community groups throughout the coun- case, which had marred the integrity of the Ukrainian they become integrated into this broad-based coalition,” try. government and justice system. Mr. Karatnycky explained. “That was one of the reasons why knocking Mr. In an interview with the news website Ukrainska Ukraine’s transition was primarily civic-driven, but Pravda (www.pravda.com.ua), which was once edited there were elements of compromise. “In the Orange (Continued on page 19) by Gongadze, President Yushchenko said the two for- mer police officers had led the investigators to the crime scene and had “demonstrated how it all happened.” The officers had been charged with murder shortly after they The Ukrainian Weekly Press Fund: March were detained in early March. “We are encouraged by the progress in the Gongadze Amount Name City Helen Duda Old Bridge, N.J. $1,000.00 SUMA-Yonkers Federal Yonkers, N.Y. Frank Machnyk Burlington, Ontario case. But to truly end this grim chapter in Ukraine’s his- Federal Credit Union M. Tataryn Statesville, N.C. tory and set the course for press freedom, authorities $500.00 Nestor and Ivanka Maplewood, N.J. 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NEWS AND VIEWS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY President Yushchenko’s message About the meaning of “the Church” President Viktor Yushchenko’s whirlwind visit to the United States – he visited three cities in three days – was, by all accounts, highly successful. The Ukrainian and the Ukrainian Church’s ethnicity president addressed diverse audiences of government officials, businesspersons, poli- by the Rev. Ivan Kaszczak The last item I wish to comment on is cymakers, scholars and students, and various VIPS, as well as the Ukrainian commu- the “ethnicity” of the Ukrainian Catholic I read Taras Szmagala Jr.’s piece on nity. The presidential trip garnered media headlines in the cities visited, and beyond. Church. In history, our Church has been faith in The Ukrainian Weekly dated In Washington, which marked both the beginning and the conclusion of his offi- called “the Kyivan Church,” “the Uniate April 3. I found it to be thoughtful and cial visit, President Yushchenko first met with President George W. Bush, who Church,” “the Greek-Catholic Church” worthy of both comment and critical and most recently “the Ukrainian Greek commented that his Ukrainian counterpart’s visit opened “a new era of strategic commentary. I trust I will add something partnership,” and later with members of his administration, including Vice- Catholic Church.” These various names to the discussion Mr. Szmagala began. have given birth to a notion that we are President Dick Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of The tension that exists between prayer Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Indeed, the signs of a new U.S. relationship with an ethnic Church. Allow me to speak to and action is always a source of tension for this issue. Ukraine were immediately evident as President Bush pledged to advocate lifting the committed Christian. The interplay the Jackson-Vanik amendment’s trade restrictions and to support Ukraine’s desire We are ethnic in the sense that the between our prayer and our social action Ukrainian Catholic Church began with a to join the World Trade Organization and, yes, even NATO. For his part, Mr. can stimulate within us an acute awareness Yushchenko told Mr. Bush, and countless others who listened intently to his words, certain ethnic group: the people of that makes us sensitive to the needs of the Kyivan-Rus’ empire who were converted that “The ideals for the new Ukraine are the ideals shared by Western civilization.” times. “Ora et Labora” the ancient monas- In Chicago, he told the business community, including representatives of lead- to Christianity by the Greeks. Yet, we are tic maxim – to “pray and work,” express not an ethnic Church. That is, we are not ing international corporations, that Ukraine welcomes investment and that the this complimentarity quite succinctly. country’s new administration guarantees honest and fair “rules of the game” for simply for Ukrainians just as the Roman One of the qualities most overlooked Catholic Church is not simply for Italians everyone. He had delivered a similar message to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in our parish communities is the generosi- in Washington, stressing that he is “convinced that in the near future Ukraine or citizens of Rome. You rightly empha- ty and social activism of our members. size that we are “Catholic-Universal” will become a modern economic powerhouse.” Since Vatican II we emphasize that “the In Boston, Mr. Yushchenko was honored with the John F. Kennedy Profile in and, therefore, open to all humanity. Church” is not simply the hierarchy (cler- Our Church is not something to be Courage Award – a distinction that many have likened to a Nobel Prize in govern- gy) but the entire “people of God,” both ment – and he showed that he is indeed the people’s president by visiting with one preserved as a museum piece of ethnic clergy and laity. Yet, I find that many antiquity. We are primarily a group of of his constituents, 5-year-old Nastia Ovchar, who was severely burned as she individual parishioners who volunteer at believers who preach the gospel of Jesus saved her 2-year-old sister from a fire at their family’s home. Sen. Edward hospitals, AIDS clinics, shelters and myr- and bring the treasure of our ethnic her- Kennedy said of Mr. Yushchenko: “At a critical moment in his nation’s history, he iad other wonderful services for society itage as a gift to all who find it appealing took a strong and courageous stand for what he knew was right. He risked his life, are not aware that wherever and whatever to their spiritual sensitivities. Our Church and nearly lost it, in the ongoing struggle for democracy in Ukraine.” Caroline they do is a reflection of their Church. has truly Christian gifts of mysticism, Kennedy added: “In the face of corruption, intimidation and life-threatening dan- In other words if you are a member of prayer, social justice, music and art, ger, he remained true to the ideals of freedom, democracy and the rule of law.” the Church and you do good things – you which gives life to the gospel of Christ. Returning to Washington, President Yushchenko delivered a remarkable address are the Church. Your Church is doing Our Churches have given the world a to a rare joint meeting of Congress and was on the receiving end of an equally wonderful things through you. We do not “cloud of witnesses” who have displayed remarkable reception from U.S. senators and representatives. He told the Congress simply count the social action which is the most wonderful mixture of prayer that “A new Ukraine offers the U.S. a genuinely strategic partnership” and high- listed in the parish bulletin as the official and social action. lighted the goals of that new Ukraine. He also outlined concrete steps that he social work of a given parish. Many Perhaps we should look to our Churches would like the U.S. to take to buttress its strategic partnership with Ukraine. As magnificent social action items are as places that produce primarily holy peo- well, he thanked the members of Congress for their strong support for Ukraine “in accomplished by individual parishioners, ple who care about the world they live in. the hardest times of its history,” adding, “It is in this hall that freedom for Ukraine which reflects well upon our Church. This fact will reflect well upon both words was voiced at a time when the nation was deprived of its own voice.” which describe us – “Ukrainian” and Speaking at a gathering hosted by the National Democratic Institute and the The Rev. Ivan Kaszczak is pastor of St. “Catholic.” We know who we are; we International Republican Institute, Mr. Yushchenko said: “For the past 14 years John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic know we are not alone. We belong to the we were independent but we were not free. ... From today, Ukraine has gained its Church in Syracuse, N.Y. world and the world, belongs to us. freedom.” Furthermore, the president underscored Ukraine’s true identity: “Ukraine is not a neighbor of Europe. Ukraine is the center of Europe. Ukraine is the heart of Europe.” In Washington, Chicago and Boston, President Yushchenko received a hero’s Conference at U.N. to address Chornobyl issue welcome also from all segments of the Ukrainian community. To them he addressed a special message, encouraging Ukrainians to work, live and invest in Ukraine, and UNITED NATIONS – April 26 will the Chornobyl Center in Slavutych, urging those who had left Ukraine to return to their homeland. In Washington he mark the 19th anniversary since the disaster Ukraine, on the continuing human health was even more specific, saying, “If a Ukrainian heart beats within you, I beg of you at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in impacts of radiation caused by the to devote two years of your life to Ukraine, with whatever and however you can.” Ukraine. As part of an ongoing effort to Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Also part of In short, President Yushchenko succeeded in delivering a strong and unam- educate the world at large about the linger- the program is a presentation by Japan’s biguous message during his first visit to the United States – one that signals a ing effects of the Chornobyl disaster, the ambassador to the United Nations, Kenzo long-awaited turning point in U.S.-Ukraine relations and will secure a positive issue of Chornobyl will be addressed at the Oshima, former U.N. undersecretary gener- change in international perceptions of Ukraine. 14th International Conference on Health al of humanitarian affairs, who will discuss and Environment: Global Partners for the long-term consequences of Chornobyl. Global Solutions at the United Nations Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky, Secretariat Building (First Avenue and 45th Ukraine’s permanent representative to April Street) on Thursday, April 28, from 10 a.m. the United Nations, as well as health and Turning the pages back... to 6 p.m., in Conference Room 4. environmental experts from Ukraine also The overall topic of this year’s confer- will participate in the conference pro- 18 ence is “Bridging Policies for Action on gram. The problems of HIV/AIDS in Millennium Development Goals.” The Ukraine will also be discussed. 2004 It’s that time of year again, when The New York Times conference is organized by World The conference is free; however, regis- indulges in some self-congratulating as it announces that its Information Transfer and co-organized tration is necessary for admission to the latest Pulitzer Prize winners have joined the ranks of the by the Permanent Missions to the United United Nations headquarters. Readers newspaper’s previous winners from 1918 to the present day. Nations of Ukraine and Croatia. should e-mail [email protected] or fax The words above could have been written this year, or just about any year, for that The conference agenda on April 28 their names and contact information to matter. However, they were written in the editorial of our issue dated April 18, 2004. includes a video conference with experts at (212) 686-2172. “The New York Times and members of its staff have won 90 Pulitzer Prizes – far more than any other newspaper,” the full-page advertisement boasted in the newspa- per’s April 11, 2004 issue. That led this newspaper to publish an editorial titled “Shame on The Times.” Below are excerpts from that editorial. We welcome your opinions * * * The Ukrainian Weekly welcomes letters to the editor and commentaries from its readers and community activists on topics of concern to the Ukrainian ... Among the illustrious winners who were trotted out was none other than Walter American and Ukrainian Canadian communities. Duranty. Yes, he did win the Pulitzer in 1932, and true, it wasn’t revoked last year by Materials should be typed (double-spaced) and signed (anonymous submis- the Pulitzer Prize Board, but there’s a big “but.” Having Duranty’s name on that list – sions are not published). Letters are accepted also via e-mail at staff@ukrweek- without so much as an asterisk – taints the awards won by such notable correspondents ly.com. The daytime phone number and address of the writer must be given for as Bill Keller, Thomas Friedman, John Noble Wilford, Harrison Salisbury, David verification purposes. Please note that a daytime phone number is essential in Halberstam, Walter W. Smith, William Safire, Anne O’Hare McCormick and others. order for editors to contact writers regarding clarifications and/or questions. The listing in the full-page came as a surprise to many who had seen a recent article Opinions expressed by columnists, commentators and letter-writers are their which reported that the Duranty plaque located in The New York Times’ “Pulitzer Alley” own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of either The Weekly editorial staff or its publisher, the Ukrainian National Association. (Continued on page 26) No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 7

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ble. Similarly, Dr. Kuropas’ denigration of Andrey Slivka because he has not done Reflections on the funeral Time to move on work in the community is silly and based in our community on irrelevancies. As his piece in the New of Pope John Paul II Dear Editor: Yorker showed, Mr. Slivka is an excellent In response to Dr. Roman journalist with a fine grasp of history. by Metropolitan Stefan Soroka and overnight bags. Yet, despite the Baranowskyj’s letter on Plast and the There are compelling grievances on huge crowds, all progressed peacefully The heartfelt prayers of gratitude of UCCA (February 27), I would like to point both sides. Let the debate take place in a and without incident. They were there to the hierarchy, clergy, religious and faith- out that we live in a democratic society spirit that aims for mutual enlightenment pay homage to a special person who had ful of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in and that Dr. Baranowskyj is entitled to as its goal. For once let us honor Hagia great spiritual influence in their lives. the U.S.A. were humbly offered by me in express his personal opinions and feelings Sophia as she begs to be honored. All shared in gratitude and praise to God St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome at the side of on issues which took place 25 years ago. I would further add a point I’ve made for the service and leadership of Pope the place where the body of our beloved However, 25 years is a long time and to Dr. Vitvitsky before – that any observa- John Paul II of the Catholic Church and Pope John Paul II lay in state. I had the many dominant issues of that period are tion pitting “Ukrainian interests” against in the world. privilege of remaining for over half an non-issues now, or are fading into poster- Jewish ones implicitly enters into the con- The front steps of St. Peter’s Basilica hour to offer prayers to almighty God for ity. The fact is that the 13th Congress of text of the hugely fraught, millennia-long was filled with cardinals and bishops of the soul of this great spiritual shepherd of the Ukrainian Congress Committee of conversation between Christians and the Catholic Church, presidents, prime the Catholic Church and of the world. America is history, and in my opinion, Jews. The Ukrainian aspect of it is a small ministers, royalty and leaders of almost Over 2 million people passed by his dwelling on negatives and re-kindling part of a much larger picture. Seeing that every nation in the world, as well as, rep- earthly remains, often waiting between old fires is not constructive or beneficial larger picture will broaden our perspective resentatives of all major faiths in the 13 and 24 hours to prayerfully give to the Ukrainian community. and provide insight as to why the issue world. How harmonious it appeared to respect. Among them were numerous I assume Dr. Baranowskyj realizes that continues to excite such intense feelings. see Jewish rabbis sitting alongside sick and handicapped people, and the the “binding” resolutions that he men- The historic relationship between Muslim clerics, and others of different vast majority were youth, and young men tions can be changed. I also question how Ukrainian Christians and Ukrainian Jews faiths. and women. many of the 27 organizations there left is well worth studying. As I understand it, Pope John Paul II, during his pontifi- My visit was concluded by participat- the UCCA in 1980 are still “alive” and many scholars both in the United States cate, visited the leaders and people of ing in a joint visit with the president of what is the number of their members? and in Ukraine are presently at work on over 130 countries and reached out to the Ukraine, Viktor Yushchenko, accompa- I as a member (not “agitator”) of a spe- the matter. The diaspora should keep on leaders of the world’s major religions. nied by his wife, our Patriarch, Lubomyr cial Unification Committee created by the encouraging and supporting forums in The result of his attempts to generate community centers and churches. May we Husar, and other Ukrainian dignitaries. Ukrainian Congress Committee of harmony and mutual understanding was continue to learn from each other, for once The funeral of our beloved holy father America several years ago, concur with now well evident by the representation at in a spirit of sympathy, promising peace. was most solemn and prayerful. Dr. Baranowskyj that “all attempts during the holy father’s funeral. Between 3 million and 4 million people the past years to settle the conflict have The sung funeral prayers and the cele- Askold Melnyczuk descended upon the city of Rome, mostly been unsuccessful.” The foresight and wis- bration of the holy mass for the soul of Boston youth. All transportation by car or bus in dom of some of the organizational leaders Pope John Paul II were peaceful and the inner city of Rome was forbidden on attending exploratory meetings arranged most prayerful, typical of the celebra- the day of the funeral to accommodate by the UCCA somehow were not on the tions by the holy father throughout his the crowds of people and for security agenda, in spite of the fact that the UCCA pontificate. A panakhyda service in Our ethnicity reasons. was considering changes to achieve unity. Greek and Arabic was celebrated by the That morning I walked over six miles As a senior Plast member, I would like patriarchs and hierarchy of the Eastern amidst the pilgrims to St. Peter’s Basilica to see the wisdom of our current Plast and our faith Catholic Churches, as has become tradi- Dear Editor: and witnessed the devotion and respect leaders to unite for the benefit of our tional for the funeral of departed popes. In a recent article Taras Szmagala Jr. of these young people for the holy father. novatstvo (the youngest Plast members). poses a question (Should we put our faith Significantly more notable was the Let’s leave to them a legacy of unity. This was again evident during the funeral first?) that does not need an answer. at St. Peter’s Basilica and at the many huge representation of members of the Let’s not stand outside and criticize, but There were always plenty of Catholic Orthodox Churches, including let’s join and change for the benefit of all. sites throughout Rome organized to Rusyns (Ruthenians) and Orthodox accommodate the millions of mourners. Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Now is the time to join our brothers Malorosy (Little Russians). They always Constantinople. Pope John Paul II and sisters in Ukraine and to emulate Police and city workers of Rome were put their faith first. And many still do. present everywhere, providing assistance emphasized that the Church breathes their extraordinary 17-day achievement: It was Ukrainian Catholics and with two lungs, both East and West, thus changing the course of Ukraine and to the visitors, including bottles of water Ukrainian Orthodox who were scarce. As and medical attention as needed. elevating the dignity of the Eastern demonstrating to the world the democrat- a matter of fact, only a few years back Churches in the universal Church. ic capabilities of the Ukrainian people. Thousands slept overnight in the parks there was hardly anything that could be and on the streets. Most carried sleeping Our Ukrainian Catholic Church was Now is the time for all Ukrainian called Ukrainian. We were told over and privileged to have both our Patriarch organizations to join into one, powerful Husar and myself participating in these over again that no such thing as Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan “umbrella organization” that will force- Ukrainian exists. And it was pretty hard concluding prayers offered by the fully speak with one powerful voice for Soroka is the primate of the Ukrainian to argue otherwise. Ukrainians, unlike Catholic Church in the United States. (Continued on page 16) all Ukrainians in America. most other nationalities, had a hard time Twenty-five years of bickering is defending their ethnic identity. And those enough! who did still call themselves Ukrainian “ê‡ÁÓÏLet’s think “orange”Ì‡Ò ·‡„‡ÚÓ, and go forward.Ì‡Ò Ì Catholics or Ukrainian Orthodox. So for- FOR THE RECORD ÔÓ‰Ó·ÚË!” “í‡Í!” (Together we are get what the Jesuits have thought you, many, we cannot be defeated! Yes!) Mr. Szmagala. The Jesuits were always very clever. Or at least they thought they were. Ukrainian World Congress Bohdan Mychajliw Be assured that there will be Woodside, N.Y. Ukrainian Catholics and Ukrainian statement on Pope John Paul II Orthodox for a long time to come. His Holiness John Paul II was a tire- the Ukrainian Church accomplished by less servant of the Lord and an exempla- the holy father during his visit. We pray Address the issues Ihor Lysyj ry shepherd of his flock. His tenure as that the holy father’s good faith effort to Austin, Texas the steward of God’s holy, catholic and formally recognize the Ukrainian more precisely apostolic Church was marked by more Catholic Patriarchate will be completed Dear Editor: accomplishments than anyone in recent shortly by his successor. In regard to the trialogue between memory. His passing beckons introspec- We bow our head in deep respect for Prof. John-Paul Himka, Dr. Myron MAY WE HELP YOU? tion of perhaps the most metamorphic this truly great and wonderful man who Kuropas and Dr. Bohdan Vitvitsky, the period in the history of mankind. To a touched all our lives. At this time we call upon the Ukrainian people worldwide to solution for once seems rather simpler To reach great degree the changes that took place were a result of his efforts. For years he lend their prayers for the repose of the than it might appear. The Ukrainian Weekly If Dr. Kuropas has sometimes written will serve as an example not only for his holy father’s soul and for the completion broadly about “Jewish interests,” so have call (973) 292-9800, successors but also for all who care for of his vision. Through the Ukrainian many Jews written broadly about and dial the God’s children. His loving nature yet Catholic Church and its Patriarch Ukrainians. Yet both sides surely under- appropriate extension firm commitment to the teachings of the Lubomyr we offer our condolences to the stand the wisdom of Wells’ observation (as listed below). Gospel made the world a better place. more than 1 billion Catholics and all our that every generalization is false, includ- The holy father’s visit to Ukraine in brothers and sisters in Christ throughout the world. ing this one. We would all do well to try Editorial – 3049, 3063, 3069 2001 will not only be remembered by the to address issues more precisely. Ukrainian people as a high honor Administration – 3041 April 4, 2005 While Dr. Kuropas often writes like a bestowed upon the Ukrainian Catholic Toronto-New York young hothead, it’s absurd to call him Advertising – 3040 Church but will be recorded in history as anti-Semitic. Such slander merely numbs Subscriptions – 3042 a reaffirmation of our spirituality as fol- For the Ukrainian World Congress: the mind, enflames the passions and Production – 3052 lowers of Christ. Equally meaningful Askold S. Lozynskyj, President makes rational dialogue all but impossi- was the beatification of 27 martyrs from Victor Pedenko, Secretary General 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16 FOR THE RECORD: Sen. Edward Kennedy’s address at Profile in Courage Award presentation

Below is the full text of remarks by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy on April 5 at the 2005 Profile in Courage Award pres- entation to President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine.

In “Profiles in Courage,” President Kennedy wrote: “A man does what he must – in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers and pressures – and that is the basis of all human morality.” Our honoree this evening vividly embodies my brother’s words, and is renowned throughout the world for his extraordinary courage. As we all know, at a critical moment in his nation’s history, he took a strong and courageous stand for what he knew was right. He risked his life – and nearly lost it – in the ongoing struggle for democracy in Ukraine. His story is the story of honor, decency and the will of the people tri- umphing over fraud, deceit and intimida- tion. And because of his great courage, the rule of law prevailed against the oppressive rule of the powerful over the powerless. A few months ago, the world held its breath as the Orange Revolution took place in Ukraine. We were transfixed by the scenes of hundreds of thousands of Tania D’Avignon demonstrators filling Independence A view from above of the reception held at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, after Square in Kyiv as Ukrainian citizens, President Viktor Yushchenko received the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award from Caroline Kennedy and Sen. young and old alike, defended the princi- Edward Kennedy. Some 300 Ukrainians were among the over 900 persons who attended the ceremony. ple of free and fair elections against the mendacity and corruption of the old Throughout those dramatic and nerve- dent freely and fairly. He was clear that against corruption and for a democracy regime. Night after night, they stood tall racking days of last fall, Viktor non-violence was the only acceptable grounded firmly in the rule of law. in the bitter winter cold and warmed the Yushchenko was their unquestioned leader means to achieve that great goal. As he During the presidential campaign last hearts and minds of the world with their and moral authority. He was clear about insisted to his supporters: “A path to a year, the playing field was anything but human chains that blocked access to the ultimate goal – upholding the right of compromise through the people demon- level. The government’s candidate was government buildings. the Ukrainian people to choose their presi- strating their will is the only path that will supported by most of Ukraine’s powerful help us find a way out of this conflict.” politicians and business leaders, who The Orange Revolution succeeded were threatened by his strong anti-cor- because of his courage and the courage ruption stand. of the Ukrainian people. He won the new State-owned media shamelessly election, and became the third president opposed him, and independent media of a free and independent Ukraine. He were subjected to violence and intimida- stood up for what he believed in, even in tion in a largely successful effort to the face of direct threats to his personal silence their support. safety. It is difficult to imagine a more Opposition rallies faced constant dramatic example to the world of a true harassment. Government employees, fac- “profile in courage.” tory workers and students were threat- Viktor Yushchenko was born in north- ened with dismissal unless they opposed eastern Ukraine into a family of teachers. him. President [Vladimir] Putin of Russia He chose to pursue a career in finance, openly intervened by declaring his sup- beginning as a village accountant and ris- port for the government candidate and ing to ever-higher positions in the bank- sending a team of his top political advis- ing system of the former Soviet Union. ers to assist him. He continued in that career when the But perhaps the most alarming inci- Cold War ended and Ukraine gained its dent during the campaign occurred when independence, and, in 1993, he became Mr. Yushchenko became mysteriously ill head of its national bank. from what doctors later determined was His skillful management of Ukraine’s an attempt to poison him. It took tremen- Alex Mykyta monetary system led President Leonid dous courage on his part and the part of Kuchma to name him prime minister in Yaroslava Kukil hugs President Viktor Yushchenko as her daughter Vera his family to continue the campaign in 1999, and he boldly pursued sometimes spite of this vicious criminal act that Mykyta looks on. They were among the group of some 300 Ukrainian Americans unpopular but needed reforms that laid the who came out to the Kennedy Library to greet the Ukrainian president. threatened to take his life. foundation for the impressive economic The atmosphere of intimidation and growth of Ukraine over the past five years. corruption persisted throughout the cam- But others feared his rising popularity, paign and the election itself. In the first FOR THE RECORD: Caroline Kennedy’s and in 2001 he was dismissed from the round of balloting, international government. Refusing to be silenced, he observers cited numerous problems and became the head of a political party and irregularities. Names were missing from remarks about President Viktor Yushchenko helped create a bloc of reform parties voting rolls, and local election officials Following are remarks delivered by Ukrainian judiciary and the hundreds of called Our Ukraine, which won a plurali- were excluded at the last minute from Caroline Kennedy at the 2005 Profile in thousands of Ukrainians who supported ty of seats in the parliamentary elections their posts. Nevertheless, Mr. Courage Award presentation to Ukraine’s the Orange Revolution, transformed their of 2002 and became a significant force in Yushchenko prevailed by a small margin President Viktor Yushchenko on April 5 government from a corrupt and criminal the legislature. and advanced to the second round as the in Boston. regime, to a democratic, pluralistic As the presidential election opposition candidate. administration committed to human approached in 2004, it was obvious that As the stakes increased, so did the President Kennedy believed that one rights, economic opportunity and interna- he appealed to Ukrainian citizens in ways electoral fraud and abuse. Absentee bal- man of courage makes a majority. Viktor tional cooperation. no other politician could. His popularity lots were falsified to inflate the govern- Yushchenko embodies that belief for a His courage has inspired citizens of was higher than any others because he ment’s support. Suspiciously high new generation. In the face of corruption, the world. For those of us who are free – had the ability to relate to people’s lives, turnouts took place in key government intimidation and life-threatening danger, he has reminded us that we can never and was so clearly seeking public office strongholds. Intimidation and even vio- he remained true to the ideals of free- take our freedom for granted, and for for the public good, not private gain. lence occurred at polling places. dom, democracy and the rule of law. people with no voice in their own gov- These qualities endeared him to the In desperation, before the legal chal- Viktor Yushchenko’s resolute courage ernment, President Yushchenko and the people, but made him a special threat to lenges were resolved, the election com- and faith in the Ukrainian people inspired Ukrainian people have given them hope. the corrupt leaders of the regime in mission announced preliminary results them to insist on their own right to self- We are honored to present President power. Nothing – not even a vicious showing its candidate had prevailed. determination. Viktor Yushchenko with the 2005 Profile attempt to poison him – could break his Together, President Yushchenko, the in Courage Award. spirit and prevent him from speaking out (Continued on page 18) No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 9

Addressing D.C. banquet, Yushchenko calls for unity, service to Ukraine by Yaro Bihun lar call to action for Ukrainian sored by a committee of Ukrainian Mrs. Yushchenko focused on some of Special to The Ukrainian Weekly Americans as she concluded her remarks American organizations, led by the the more troubling aspects of life in to the banquet audience just preceding Ukrainian Congress Committee of Ukraine: it is among the most affected WASHINGTON – Ukrainian her husband. She told them to enjoy their America, the Ukrainian American countries in the world with HIV/AIDS, President Viktor Yushchenko concluded dinner because this should be their last Coordinating Council, the Ukrainian tuberculosis and drug abuse, while his first presidential visit to the United evening “of just having a nice time and National Women’s League of America, orphans and homeless children are a sad States with an earnest call to Ukrainian celebrating the victory of freedom in the U.S.-Ukraine Foundation and The reality of life. Americans to unite and to help, in con- Ukraine.” Washington Group. Among the many “I am deeply convinced that all these crete ways, their native land achieve “Starting tomorrow, I want you to roll other sponsoring groups was the problems can be and will be solved,” what was launched in the Orange up your sleeves and start working toward Ukrainian National Association. Mrs. Yushchenko said, as she appealed to Revolution on the “maidan” – Kyiv’s making sure that this victory lasts in The evening’s invocation was deliv- the representatives of organizations and Independence Square – during the recent Ukraine,” she said, receiving a standing ered by Archbishop Antony of the foundations in attendance for their help. presidential election. ovation. Ukrainian Orthodox Church and Bishop “Help us to build a state-of-the-art His call – echoed also by his wife, “We need you all – writers, politi- Walter Paska of the Ukrainian Catholic hospital to treat cancer, stop HIV, return Kateryna (née Chumachenko) cians, doctors, lawyers – we need you to Church. family values back on track,” she said. Yushchenko – was made during a ban- come back, to continue the work, to The national anthems and the musical Sonya Soutus, Coca-Cola assistant quet in his honor organized by the share your expertise, to share everything program were performed by soprano vice-president, who introduced Mrs. Ukrainian American community on April you’ve learned in the United States and Oleksandra Hrabova and bass-baritone Yushchenko at the luncheon, attested to 6, the last evening of his three-day visit. to bring it to Ukraine,” she said. Stefan Szkafarowsky, with piano accom- the seriousness of the first lady’s com- The event was attended by more than The senior representative of the U.S. paniment by Oksana Protenic. The mitment. 1,200 Ukrainian Americans from around government at the banquet, Deputy Voloshky dance ensemble performed the “I can tell all of you that she will be a the United States, representatives of Secretary of State Paula Dobriansky traditional Ukrainian welcome dance for committed partner if any of your organi- American organizations, the U.S. gov- spoke about the meaning of President the president and his entourage. zations have the honor to cooperate with ernment and Congress. Yushchenko’s victory and how the Vera Andrushkiw of the U.S.-Ukraine her on projects in Ukraine,” Ms. Soutus Speaking about the events and accom- United States views his plans for Foundation and Adrian Karatnycky of said. plishments of the maidan, President Ukraine’s future. Freedom House were the masters of cere- Present at the luncheon, which was Yushchenko said that “this was what our “Your victory is a victory for democ- monies. held at the Cosmos Club, near the Taras parents had always wanted to do.” His racy,” she said. “Your victory is a model Earlier in the day, while her husband Shevchenko monument, were representa- own father, he recalled, who had yearned for peaceful change.” Washington looks was meeting with congressional leaders tives of many U.S. non-governmental for the unity and independence of the forward to a “strong U.S.-Ukraine bilat- following his address before the joint organizations, the corporate sector, media Ukrainian people, never saw it come to eral relationship,” she said, adding that meeting of Congress, the first lady was and government. fruition; he died 20 days before Ukraine the United States is, moreover, looking the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted Among the special guests welcomed gained its independence. forward to “a very strong strategic part- by a number of American organizations by Melanne Verveer of Vital Voices in The events on the maidan had ener- nership” with Ukraine. interested in helping Ukraine solve its her introductory remarks was the first gized the Ukrainian people, especially Noting that in his speech to a joint many social problems: Vital Voices lady’s mother, Sophia Chumachenko, young people, many of whom earlier had meeting of Congress earlier in the day, Global Partnership, the Kaiser Family Alma Powell, the wife of former no interest in political activity, he said, President Yushchenko outlined a “bold, Foundation, Love the Children and the Secretary of State Colin Powell, and Mr. and in this he saw the awakening of a far-reaching and strategic agenda” for Coca-Cola Co. Klitschko.

Yaro Bihun Andrew Nynka Ukraine’s First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko addresses a luncheon in Washington President Viktor Yushchenko speaks during the banquet organized in his honor concerning her country’s humanitarian needs. by the Ukrainian American community. nation. Ukraine, Deputy Secretary Dobriansky President Yushchenko expressed his stressed that “in that, we will support gratitude to all who were on the maidan, you.” as well as those who were there in spirit. Also welcoming President “We can be proud of what we achieved,” Yushchenko that evening was U.S. Rep. he said. “We did the job that millions of Curt Weldon (R-Pa.), who co-chairs the others would have wanted to do.” Congressional Ukrainian Caucus. To the He called on Ukrainians living in the delight of the busloads of Ukrainian diaspora to help Ukraine in an active and Americans from Philadelphia at the ban- concrete way. quet, the congressman presented “If a Ukrainian heart beats within President Yushchenko with an orange- you,” he said, “I beg of you to devote and-white Philadelphia Flyers hockey two years of your life to Ukraine, with jersey embroidered with the visiting whatever and however you can.” president’s name and the number 1. Ukraine’s problems are not unique, he Among the numerous honored guests said. Other nations – the United States at the banquet – Ukrainian and American included – have had and overcame simi- – were the current and all of the former lar challenges. “And so shall we,” he U.S. ambassadors to Ukraine: Roman added. Popadiuk, William Miller, Steven Pifer, Noting that the Orange Revolution Carlos Pascual and John Herbst. And, was victorious because the people were sitting among the dignitaries at the dais Khristina Lew united, he called on the Ukrainian dias- was Ukraine’s world heavyweight box- Seated on the dais at the banquet are: (from left) boxing champion Vitalii pora to be united as well. First Lady ing champion Vitalii Klitschko. Klitschko, State Secretary Oleksander Zinchenko and Minister of Transport and Kateryna Yushchenko expressed a simi- The banquet was organized and spon- Communications Yevhen Chervonenko 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16

“I think the count was 99.6 percent of the votes,” refer- executive breakfast included Archer Daniels Midland Ukrainian president’s... ring to the 4,400 local Ukrainians whose Ukrainian citi- Co., Brook Furniture Rental Inc., Boeing Co., Cargill, (Continued from page 1) zenship permitted them to vote at the city’s Ukrainian Inc., Chicago Board of Trade, Chicago Gas Technology House were clogged and jammed by scores of vehicles Consulate General in the recent election. “The turnout Institute, CH2M Hill, Crate & Barrel, Datacard Group, and orange-clad Yushchenko supporters unable to get [in Chicago] was like it used to be when we had the Evans Food Products Inc., Holtec International, Hyatt tickets for the event. Communists, although with the Communists sometimes Hotels Corp., Invenergy, JETRO Chicago, MB Financial Bank, MacArthur Foundation, Merrill Lynch With an enthusiastic throng of 1,400 finally seated to the turnout was 102 percent,” he joked. Accompanying President Yushchenko to Chicago & Co., Motorola Inc., National Strategy Forum, Project see President Yushchenko and hear his speech, Chicago were several members of his Cabinet of Ministers, Finance Development International, Polly Service Mayor Richard J. Daley and Chicago Council on including Borys Tarasyuk, minister of foreign affairs; Ukraine, Reproductive Genetics Institute, Sachnoff & Foreign Relations President Marshall B. Bouton escort- Petro Poroshenko, secretary of the National Security Weaver, Self Reliance Credit Union, Sidley Austin, ed President Yushchenko to thunderous applause inside and Defense Council; and Evhen Chervonenko, minister Brown & Wood, SmithBarney Citigroup, Sonnenschein the large hall and the familiar chants of “Yush-chen-ko, of transportation and communication; as well as State Nath & Rosenthal, Sea Launch Co., USG Corp. and Secretary Oleksander Zinchenko. Also attending were World Trade Center Chicago. Corporate sponsors of the Mykhailo Reznik, ambassador of Ukraine to the United executive breakfast included Archer Daniels Midland, States, and Consul General Borys Bazylevski of the Boeing Co., Cargill, Inc., Holtec, MB Financial, Chicago Consulate. A surprise addition to the Ukrainian Motorola, Project Finance/Datacard and Selfreliance delegation was Ukrainian boxing champion Vitalii Credit Union. Klitschko, who entered the hall unannounced but was Following the executive breakfast, President greeted with thunderous applause and cheers when he Yushchenko met with the editors of the Chicago was recognized by the large audience. Tribune and reporters from CNN-TV for exclusive Ukraine’s first lady briefly addressed her hundreds of interviews, and also with representatives of the local hometown friends and acquaintances, saying, “ I return Ukrainian press. to Chicago, the city of my birth and the home of one of Chicago homecoming the most active communities of the Ukrainian diaspora. We love you, and we thank you for your warm support.” While President Yushchenko met with Chicago busi- Following President Yushchenko’s address, a smaller ness executives, Mrs. Yushchenko (née Chumachenko) group of approximately 300 guests drawn from the attended two events organized by the Chicago Kyiv Chicago Council on Foreign Relations membership and Sister Cities Committee and the University of Chicago, invited representatives of local Ukrainian community respectively. groups convened in an adjoining banquet room for a A breakfast convened at the Chicago Cultural Center head of state dinner. Following the traditional presenta- in honor of Mrs. Yushchenko was attended by more tion of bread and salt and performances by than a dozen representatives of Chicago’s cultural com- Chicago’s news media interview Ukraine’s First Hromovytsia, a Chicago Ukrainian dance troupe led by munity, including musicians Orbert Davis and Lynne Lady Kateryna Yushchenko. Roxana Dykyj-Pylypchak, and the city’s Ukrainian chil- Jordan, director of Visual Arts Exhibitions of the City of dren’s choir led by Irka Dychiy, Mayor Daley and Chicago Gregory Knight, Chicago Department of Yush-chen-ko, Yush-chen-ko” and “Together we are President Yushchenko exchanged toasts and warm Cultural Affairs Foreign Relations Head Valentine many and will not be defeated.” remarks. President Yushchenko again offered gracious Judge, Chicago Kyiv Sister Cities Committee Chairman Richard H. Cooper, a council board member and appreciation to the Chicago community for its interest Marta Farion, as well as the presidents of Chicago’s founder of Cooperfund Inc., introduced Mayor Daley, and support. who, in turn, introduced the Ukrainian president with The evening’s events were covered by local TV sta- enthusiasm, calling Mr. Yushchenko a “hero for democ- tions, National Public Radio and Chicago newspapers. racy.” In addition to the Chicago Council on Foreign “I’m proud to welcome President Yushchenko to Relations, the head of state address and dinner also Chicago – not only on behalf of our proud Ukrainian were sponsored with the support of the following corpo- community, but on behalf of all three million residents rations: Project Finance Development International, of our city. I look forward to a continued friendship and LLC, Motorola, Boeing, Archer Daniels Midland, good will between the people of Chicago and the people Holtec International, Cargill, Selfreliance Ukrainian of Ukraine,” said Mayor Daley. Federal Credit Union and MB Financial Bank. The When President Yushchenko addressed his large events were also co-sponsored by the following organi- audience, he departed from the expected foreign policy zations: the Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago, speech and used the occasion to tell the city’s large World Trade Center Chicago, Northwestern University Ukrainian community that its support of his political and the Chicago-Kyiv Sister Cities Committee. career helped advance Ukraine’s slow march toward Breakfast meeting democracy. “I am particularly happy that the Ukrainian nation More than 50 local business leaders met with has risen from its knees,” he said. “And we rose from President Yushchenko early Tuesday morning, April 5, our knees because you were with us. You were ambas- for an invitational executive breakfast. Mr. Yushchenko sadors of the new Ukraine that still did not exist on the outlined his vision for Ukraine’s economic reforms and Maggie Daley, wife of the Chicago mayor, looks on as map,” he said. “The experience of the new Ukraine the need to change its foreign investment climate. Kateryna Yushchenko speaks. owes a lot to your contributions.” Various business leaders asked specific questions about The Chicago audience roared when President the prospects and problems associated with their entry Ukrainian National Museum, Jaroslav Hankewycz, and Yushchenko said, “I am happy to have the Chicago into the Ukrainian marketplace. the city’s Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art Oleh community giving most of their votes to me,” he said. The Chicago-based companies represented at the Kowerko, and Ukrainian artists Liala Kuchma, Evhen Prokopov and Anatoly Khmara. The breakfast was hosted by Maggie Daley, wife of the Chicago mayor, Commissioner of Cultural Affairs Lois Weisberg and the Chicago Kyiv Sister Cities Committee. Also present at the meeting were Iryna Reznik, wife of Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S., and Dr. Yulia Bazylevska, wife of Ukraine’s consul general in Chicago. The breakfast included a presentation to Mrs. Yushchenko of paintings by children of the Chicago Ukrainian community from their teacher, Mr. Khmara. Mrs. Yushchenko emphasized her support for the exhibit of Ukrainian Modernism, scheduled to be shown in the United States in 2006, and she repeated her invi- tation to Chicago’s Mayor and Mrs. Daley to come to Kyiv. A large group of media reporters and photogra- phers entered the meeting during the last 10 minutes, asking questions and recording the event for various media outlets. Following the breakfast with members of Chicago’s cultural community, Mrs. Yushchenko addressed an audience of faculty and students at Mrs. Yushchenko’s alma mater, the University of Chicago. Mrs. Yushchenko greeted former classmates and addressed the audience about Ukraine’s challenge in reforming its legal, trade, health and education sectors. The first lady stressed the need for continuing exchanges between the During a meeting in Chicago are: (first row, from left) Liala Kuchma, Marta Farion, Yulia Bazylewska, Lois United States and Ukraine in these areas, and called Weisberg, Kateryna Yushchenko, Valentine Judge, Oleh Kowerko, Gregory Knight, (second row) Orbert upon American universities to expand their collabora- Davis, Anatoly Khmara, Iryna Reznik and Jaroslaw Hankewycz. tive programs with Ukrainian universities. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 11

“Ukraine is the heart of Europe,” Yushchenko tells Washington audiences by Andrew Nynka wish for them tonight that each country may be blessed enough to have a leader WASHINGTON – Speaking at several of the caliber, charisma and moral venues during a hectic three-day visit to authority of Ukraine’s Viktor the United States, Ukrainian President Yushchenko.” Viktor Yushchenko repeatedly requested The senator called it a “truly historic stronger foreign investment in his coun- moment” to welcome the Ukrainian pres- try, appealed for help to integrate ident to Washington and called Mr. Ukraine into European institutions and Yushchenko’s address before a joint affirmed that his country was now truly meeting of the U.S. Congress two days free and actively fighting corruption. earlier “magnificent.” “For the past 14 years we were inde- Dr. Albright, a former secretary of pendent, but we were not free,” Mr. state under U.S. President Bill Clinton, Yushchenko said at a gathering hosted also praised Mr. Yushchenko’s work in jointly by the International Republican Ukraine. Institute and the National Democratic “Tonight we celebrate a man, a move- Institute in Washington on April 6. ment and a milestone in democratic “Today I end my visit to the United change,” Dr. Albright said. “For years States. I came to tell America one we have thought about Ukraine and have phrase,” Mr. Yushchenko said while been forced to shake our heads, for wearing his trademark orange necktie democracy was not doing very well. It and pocket handkerchief. “From today feels a lot better to clap our hands Ukraine has gained its freedom.” because the voice of freedom has been Carrying his message throughout heard.” Khristina Lew Chicago, Boston and Washington, Mr. Echoing a message he relayed before a Sen. John McCain welcomes President Viktor Yushchenko to the IRI/NDI reception. Yushchenko spoke passionately about his gathering of some 400 people at the U.S. country’s place in Europe, at points Chamber of Commerce in Washington on In the past, Mr. Yushchenko said, those countries, as well as journalists and drawing resounding applause and praise April 4, President Yushchenko heaped businesses operating in Ukraine faced representatives of cultural organizations. for the content of his speeches. praise onto the international community senseless administrative pressure, but he He also spoke of a plan to establish a “Ukraine is not a neighbor of Europe,” during the IRI and NDI event for their pledged that “from now on the adminis- free trade zone between EU countries Mr. Yushchenko said emphatically, while support of Ukraine’s opposition during tration guarantees that businesses will and Ukraine. staring directly into the crowd gathered the Orange Revolution. not be oppressed.” In addition to his speeches at the U.S. at the IRI and NDI event. “Ukraine is “Let me be honest with you,” Mr. “The administration will be your part- Chamber of Commerce and before a the center of Europe. Ukraine is the Yushchenko said. “If we didn’t have our ner,” he told the crowd of mainly busi- joint IRI and NDI event, Mr. heart of Europe. Tell me, please, how international partners, I don’t believe the ness professionals. Yushchenko addressed officials at the can Europe live without its heart?” he regime would have sat down to negotiate The Ukrainian president added that Holocaust Memorial Museum in asked, pausing to let a wave of applause with us. Because of you, because of the his administration had created a council Washington, where he also lit candles in and whistles subside. international election monitors, because of investors that would promote and memory of victims of the Holocaust and Mr. Yushchenko was introduced at the of the International Republican Institute defend business interests in the Babyn Yar. event by three political and diplomatic and the National Democratic Institute, Ukrainian market, and he urged invest- According to the Washington Post, heavyweights, all of whom praised his we were able to achieve a fair and honest ment in Ukraine’s gas, oil and electric Mr. Yushchenko lit two candles in the work in Ukraine. election in the third round.” industries, as well as in the country’s Hall of Remembrance. One candle was Noted former political dissident and During his trip to the United States technology and agro-industrial sectors. lit in memory of those killed at writer Vaclav Havel, a former president Mr. Yushchenko called on the interna- Mr. Yushchenko told people at the Auschwitz (Mr. Yushchenko’s father was of the Czech Republic, introduced Mr. tional community to take an even greater Chamber, the largest non-profit business an Auschwitz survivor), while a second Yushchenko to the IRI and NDI audience role in Ukraine. Speaking at the U.S. federation in the United States, that candle was lit in memory of Ukrainians at Washington’s prestigious Willard Chamber of Commerce headquarters, the “Ukraine needs you,” but sought to executed at Babyn Yar. Arthur Berger, a Hotel. Ukrainian president called on American assure business leaders that Ukraine is museum official, told the Washington Sen. John McCain, an Arizona businessmen to invest and work in trying to fight corruption and attract Post that 100,000 civilians were killed at Republican and the IRI chairman, and Ukraine. investments. the ravine near Kyiv, including more Madeleine Albright, a distinguished In his message, Mr. Yushchenko also “I would like to clearly state that the than 30,000 Jews. American diplomat and the NDI chair- announced an open invitation for an eco- rules of the game have changed in While visiting the museum on April 6, woman, both spoke of President nomic forum scheduled to take place in Ukraine, that the law is working in Mr. Yushchenko met with representatives Yushchenko as the backbone of Ukraine in June, adding that “more than Ukraine,” he said in Ukrainian. “From of U.S. Jewish organizations and later Ukraine’s democratic movement. a thousand representatives of business now on the Ukrainian state, the noted “the similarity of the dramatic and “The name Yushchenko is on the lips communities from around the world will Ukrainian government is going to protect tragic destinies of the Ukrainian and of opposition figures in Lebanon to take part in this forum.” your interest.” Jewish peoples,” the Ukrinform press Belarus to Kyrgyzstan,” Sen. McCain “I remain deeply convinced that in the But Mr. Yushchenko also asked that service reported. said. “And they look to Ukraine for near future Ukraine will become a mod- business leaders not contribute to corrup- The Ukrainian president also took the inspiration.” ern economic powerhouse,” Mr. tion in Ukraine, which he called his opportunity to advocate that a similar Speaking of the opposition leaders in Yushchenko said in the Chamber’s ornate country’s No. 1 problem. museum be built in Ukraine. “There are those countries, Sen. McCain said, “I Hall of Flags. “Please, do not give any bribes in a lot of people who know these events Ukraine to anybody,” he said. He not from books and photos, but went explained that by cutting bribes from through them personally,” Mr. investor’s budgets, they would save Yushchenko told museum officials, enough money to become more prof- according to Ukrinform. He also asked itable on their own. the Holocaust Museum officials for their During his trip to the United States – technical assistance in helping to build a which included a working lunch with Ukrainian museum dedicated to the U.S. President George W. Bush and Holocaust and the Ukrainian Famine meetings with several Cabinet-level offi- Genocide of 1932-1933. cials – Mr. Yushchenko echoed several At the tail end of his trip to the United goals he recently set for Ukraine. He States, Mr. Yushchenko also laid a wants Ukraine to achieve market econo- wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in my status in the first half of 2005, and Arlington National Cemetery, and met added that three weeks ago he asked the with the Sikorsky brothers, the sons of U.S. Commerce Department to grant Ukrainian helicopter inventor Ihor Ukraine that status. Sikorsky. With U.S. recognition of Ukraine as a It was previously reported that, while market economy, Mr. Yushchenko said traveling in the United States, Mr. he was looking to have Ukraine accepted Yushchenko planned to meet Mykola into the World Trade Organization by Melnychenko, the one-time member of November. former President Leonid Kuchma’s Additionally, Mr. Yushchenko said security detail who fled to the West after that within the past week he had signed a revealing that he had digital recordings law that lifted visa requirements for peo- apparently implicating Mr. Kuchma in ple from European Union countries and the murder of a Ukrainian journalist. the United States traveling to Ukraine. Mr. Yushchenko’s press service told The Andrew Nynka He pressed the EU and the United States Weekly that this meeting did not occur, President Viktor Yushchenko addresses a crowd of some 400 people at the U.S. to reciprocate by easing visa require- but did not clarify why it did not hap- Chamber of Commerce’s Hall of Flags. ments for Ukrainian students studying in pen.\ 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16 PHOTO FOLLOW-UP: Yushchenko address to joint meeting of Congress FOR THE RECORD: Rep. Levin’s statement Following is the text of a statement by Rep. Sander Levin (D-Mich.) delivered in the House of Representatives on April 6.

Mr. Speaker, today in this chamber we heard a compelling voice for the power of freedom and democracy in President Viktor Yushchenko of Ukraine. Just a few months ago, the Ukrainian people stood up for genuine liberty in their country by peacefully demanding free and fair elections in what has become known as the Orange Revolution. I am proud that the United States stood with the hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians that demonstrated for democ- racy in the streets of Kyiv. I will never forget last November 24, when I joined nearly 1,500 Ukrainian Americans from around the country at a demonstration in support of fair elections outside Ukraine’s Embassy in Washington. The Orange Revolution marked an important milestone in the history of Ukraine. President Yushchenko today addressed forcefully both the lessons of the past and fervent hopes for the future. Now that this peaceful revolution has been dramatically launched, we must stand with the people of Ukraine as they work to strengthen their democratic insti- tutions and to make their country more prosperous. The U.S. should do more, not less, to help build a democratic and prosperous society in Ukraine. UNIAN In particular, we must end trade restrictions that were enacted for a differ- WASHINGTON – President Viktor Yushchenko on Wednesday, April 6, addressed a rare joint ent Ukraine at a different time. To meeting of Congress. Above, members of the House of Representatives and the Senate applaud achieve this result, I introduced H.R. as the Ukrainian president speaks. 1170, a bill to extend permanent normal trade relations to Ukraine. The U.S. must work promptly for the admission of Ukraine to the WTO. Mr. Speaker, I congratulate President Quotable notes Yushchenko on his election and the ... Ukraine President Viktor Yushchenko made his first visit to Washington since taking office in January, after being ush- Ukrainian people for their determination ered into power by a massive pro-democracy movement. After meeting with Mr. Yushchenko, Mr. Bush said he supported to decide the future of their country. I urge Ukraine’s entry to the WTO and NATO, while noting that the country will have to reach some targets to be seriously consid- the House of Representatives to make ered as a candidate for the alliance. ... sure that the United States continues to NATO has already been transformed from a strong military alliance of countries committed to defending each other into a stand with Ukraine as a friend and ally. kind of political/security club. That transformation is a fait accompli, and Ukraine’s entry to the alliance would not therefore alter its dynamics in any significant way. While the strength of NATO has become diluted through enlargement, its expansion does appear to have hastened democratic reform in parts of Europe by offering countries an attractive carrot to democratize. Entry to the WTO, meanwhile, provides countries with a clear incentive to liberalize their economies and drop trade barriers – Yushchenko receives... a process that often occurs in tandem with democratization. (Continued from page 1) ... Mr. Bush’s support will help to underpin Mr. Yushchenko’s democratic government, as the Ukrainian people see their shouted to the audience’s cheers, his president can bring concrete benefits to their country. ... Mr. Bush’s support could help empower Mr. Yushchenko and his message obviously resonating with the nation. crowd. – The Washington Times, “Supporting a free Ukraine” (editorial), April 9. A surprise appearance resulted in another enthusiastic response as heavy- weight boxing champion Vitalii Klitschko came to the podium. He grate- fully thanked the people for their support Ukraine and U.S. sign Memorandum of Understanding on exports and belief in President Yushchenko. As U.S. Department of State “Ukraine is an important partner of the far-reaching reform at home, it can count he stepped back, Mr. Yushchenko elicited United States,” said Mr. Saba, “and we on the United States for support. We much laughter as he told the rally partici- WASHINGTON – With Ukrainian believe that its future holds significant applaud Ukraine’s commitment to curb pants that he had always wanted to go a President Viktor Yushchenko looking on, promise for growth and investment.” corruption, promote the rule of law and few rounds with Klitschko – unfortunate- the Export-Import Bank of the U.S. (Ex- Under the agreement, Ex-Im Bank and improve the business climate.” ly there are two of them and only one of Im Bank) and the State Export-Import Ukreximbank intend to work together to Ukreximbank, as state bank, promotes me, he said. Bank of Ukraine (Ukreximbank) on April establish a Credit Guarantee Facility of economic development of Ukraine, gives After 45 minutes, as the speeches 5 signed a Memorandum of up to $50 million (U.S.) with credit and financial support for develop- came to a close, all joined together to Understanding (MOU) that will help Ukreximbank as obligor, under which ment of foreign trade relations, restruc- sing “Mnohaya Lita” (Many Years) for facilitate financing of U.S. exports to Ukreximbank would make credits avail- turing and development of export-orient- the new president of Ukraine. The crowd Ukraine. able to Ukrainian purchasers of U.S. ed and import substitution sectors of the waved enthusiastically as Mr. Viktor V. Kapustin, Ukreximbank goods and service exports. economy. For more information on the Yushchenko exited the square and his chairman of the board, and Peter Saba, As of the end of fiscal year 2004, Ex- Ukraine Export-Import bank, visit motorcade pulled away. Ex-Im Bank chief operating officer and Im Bank’s outstanding loans, guarantees http://www.eximb.com. The celebration continued and the general counsel, signed the agreement at and insurance commitments involving Ex-Im Bank this year marks its 71st music resumed. Many groups were seen historic Blair House, the official guest- exports to Ukraine totaled just under year of helping finance the sale of U.S. posing in front of the Shevchenko monu- house of the president of the United $180 million. exports, primarily to emerging markets ment for photos to remember this States. The MOU also encourages joint throughout the world, by providing loan remarkable day when Viktor “We consider the United States as a exchanges of information in an effort to guarantees, export credit insurance and Yushchenko, the people’s president, met strategic partner in all fields, including facilitate transactions involving U.S. direct loans. In fiscal year 2004, Ex-Im with his supporters in the United States. economics,” Mr. Kapustin underlined, exports to Ukraine. Bank, an independent U.S. federal Julie Doboszczak, 14, who came with “and this memorandum is the first step to In a joint statement issued by agency, authorized financing to support her mother, Luba, from Connecticut, said facilitate the deepening of our coopera- Presidents George W. Bush and approximately $17.8 billion in U.S. she could not have been happier – not tion for the benefit of businesses of both Yushchenko after their meeting on April exports worldwide – a 25 percent jump only was she able to witness this historic nations.” 4, Mr. Bush said, “As Ukraine undertakes from a year earlier. event, but she shook the president’s hand. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 13

PHOTO REPORT: President Viktor Yushchenko receives hero’s welcome at D.C. rally

Taras Popel Taras Popel Viktor Morozov performs at the foot The Ukrainian president acknowledges Taras Popel of the Shevchenko monument. rally participants’ applause. President Viktor Yushchenko makes his way through the crowd.

Taras Popel First Lady Kateryna Yushchenko addresses the crowd.

Larissa Oprysko Rally participants reach out to shake the Ukrainian president’s hand.

Taras Popel Taras Popel The president speaks as a Yushchenko flag waves in the foreground. Boxing champion Vitalii Klitschko smiles at his fans. 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16

Ukrainian authors from Canada and U.S. meet at writers’ association conference by Lisa Grekul titled “Umbilical Ukraine: Canadian and forum focused on their ties to Ukraine.” that diasporic Ukrainian literature has Special to The Ukrainian Weekly American Writers of Ukrainian Descent An Edmonton-based critic, editor, evolved from a few isolated voices to a Confront the Mother Country in Fiction translator and poet, and a specialist in rich and distinct literary tradition, one that VANCOUVER – This year’s and Memoir.” Ukrainian Canadian writing, Mr. Balan merits serious scholarly attention. Association of Writers and Publishers The panel took place on April 2, with spoke first about the eight trips to History, both private and public, was conference, held for the first time in the writers taking turns speaking about Ukraine he has made since 1968, as well the cornerstone of Ms. Kulyk Keefer’s Canada, became the setting for a historic how their experiences traveling to Ukraine, as his plans to write a memoir about his presentation. A second-generation gathering of six Ukrainian American and in some cases many times, have influenced travels. He concentrated, however, on his Ukrainian Canadian whose novel “The Canadian authors. Jars Balan, Halyna their identities and their writing. first, formative journey as a 16-year-old Green Library” and family memoir Hryn, Janice Kulyk Keefer, Myrna For readers of English-language dias- to Kyiv, Lviv and Chernivtsi, which “Honey and Ashes: A Story of Family” Kostash, Askold Melnyczuk and Irene poric Ukrainian literature, “Umbilical began, for him, a lifelong commitment to were published to critical acclaim, Ms. Zabytko came together to form a panel Ukraine” took on groundbreaking signifi- bettering the lives of Ukrainians in his Kulyk Keefer shared stories of how she cance. According to Ms. Zabytko, who ancestral homeland. has struggled to come to terms with her ethnicity, turning away from her Lisa Grekul is a writer and literary organized the panel, “it was the first time Ukrainian heritage for much of her life scholar whose specialty is Ukrainian a group of Canadian and American writ- Impressions of Ukraine but then returning to it to “set down her Canadian literature. ers and scholars participated in a public Although his talk was, at times, light- family’s stories before the storytellers hearted and humorous, as he described vanished.” his first, adolescent impressions of Ukraine, Mr. Balan was moved to tears as Understanding the past he described visiting Taras Shevchenko’s grave and listening to the words of his In the process of searching for a mean- aunt. “You go back,” she said, “and tell ingful way to express her ethnic identity, people we’re not happy here.” one that does not rely on “song and Ms. Hryn took to the podium next, dance” expressions of culture, she trav- offering audience members an overview eled to Ukraine and discovered there the of the emergence and development of importance of understanding Ukraine’s Ukrainian writing in Canada and the past and her family’s relationship to it. United States. A translator and scholar Unlike Ms. Kulyk Keefer, Ms. who has recently completed her doctoral Kostash, a third-generation Ukrainian dissertation on the Kharkiv journal Canadian, has written about ethnicity Literaturnyi Iarmarok and who is about throughout her career as a journalist and to begin her tenure as editor of Harvard creative non-fiction writer. The author of Ukrainian Studies, Ms. Hryn drew atten- numerous books, including “All of tion to common features of diasporic Baba’s Children,” “Bloodlines: A Journey Ukrainian writing, especially themes Into Eastern Europe” and “The Doomed related to historical tragedy and trauma. Bridegroom: A Memoir,” Ms. Kostash spoke frankly about the obstacles she A shared history faced during her many trips to Eastern Europe in the 1980s and early 1990s. She applauded writers for having the Her presentation focused on how her courage to speak out about a shared histo- writing has changed over the years from At the writers’ conference (from left) are: Irene Zabytko, Jars Balan, Janice ry marked by political upheaval and social objective non-fiction to more subjective, Kulyk Keefer, Askold Melnyczuk, Myrna Kostash, and Halyna Hryn. unrest, and she concluded by observing creative non-fiction, and how this change has enabled her to reconcile her sense of attachment to Ukraine with her simulta- neous status as an outsider. Mr. Melnyczuk echoed Ms. Kulyk Writers address community gathering in Vancouver Keefer as he spoke about resisting his by Paulette MacQuarrie Ukrainian roots but in a sense allowed idols were similarly thrashed. ethnic inheritance while he was growing Special to The Ukrainian Weekly those who did to have a place to come Lisa Grekul is a fourth-generation up but eventually confronting that inheri- back to. Since 1972 Mr. Melnyczuk has Ukrainian Canadian who felt compelled tance in his writing. Mr. Melnyczuk, who VANCOUVER – In keeping with a published many Ukrainian writers in trans- to write her Ph.D. thesis (the subject of 19th century tradition, five Canadian and directs the Creative Writing Program at lation and launched several Ukrainian her second book, “Leaving Shadows: the University of Massachusetts-Boston, American authors of Ukrainian descent American writers in Agni, the literary jour- Literature in English by Canada’s spent an evening with members of has published two novels, “What is nal he founded. His first two novels, Ukrainians” – on the phenomenon of Told” and “Ambassador of the Dead,” Vancouver’s Ukrainian community at a “What is Told” and “Ambassador of the Ukrainian writers in North America and Prosvita-like gathering on April 2. the first of which was named a New York Dead,” were highly acclaimed – no sur- their near-invisibility in literary circles. Times Notable Book. This gathering, however, was more prise to his Vancouver audience after he She shared with the audience how her about continuity than déja-vu. Although introduced the Kruk family from the latter. professors (now peers) at the University Reflecting changes in Ukraine the language spoken was English, like Mr. Hryn read a hilarious excerpt from of British Columbia discouraged her their predecessors in the Prosvita reading Oksana Zabuzhko’s “Field Work in from pursuing this “obscure” topic. Mr. Melnyczuk talked about traveling rooms these latter-day literary pioneers Ukrainian Sex,” one of her many transla- The audience shared her delight in being to Ukraine in 1990 and connecting with advanced the concept of Ukrainian self- tions of Ukrainian literary works. vindicated by the Orange Revolution, and Ukrainian writers at a poetry conference identity by sharing their knowledge and Although she insists she is not a writer, responded with equal delight to the there, and, like the other writers on the expertise. Ms. Hryn has many works of translation poignantly funny scenario she read from panel, he addressed the ways in which the Some authors had “returned” to their published (several in Agni) and has just her first novel, “Kalyna’s Song,” which changing Ukraine continues to engage his roots, while others had never “left.” This completed her doctorate. An expert on anyone trying desperately to reclaim their imagination and shape his writing. diversity of personal and professional Ukrainian literature, she has taught Ukrainian roots could relate to. To conclude the panel, Ms. Zabytko, experiences reflected the realities of liv- Ukrainian language, literature and culture The theme of returning to roots res- who moderated the discussion, spoke ing in a North American environment at several universities, including Harvard, onated with audience, generating a lively briefly about her ongoing creative proj- that is, at best, indifferent to Ukrainians. where she currently teaches and is the discussion on issues such as an ingrained ects that are related to Ukraine. Born and Irene Zabytko shared one of her amus- new editor of the academic journal inferiority complex and the difficulties in raised in the Ukrainian Village section of ing escapades from “When Luba Leaves Harvard Ukrainian Studies. retaining Ukrainian cultural attributes. Chicago, she has published a novel, “The Home,” a collection of short stories about Another who never really “left” is Jars Acknowledging the significant contribu- Sky Unwashed,” and a collection of growing up (and trying not to be) Balan, a well-known name to Ukrainian tion Ukrainian writers have made to short fiction, “When Luba Leaves Ukrainian in Chicago. Her first novel, Canadians. Mr. Balan admits he had the address those issues, the inevitable ques- Home.” Ms. Zabytko is currently work- however, parallels her inevitable return to best of both (Ukrainian) worlds growing tion of how best to support them came ing on a documentary film about the sur- her roots. “The Sky Unwashed” is a story up. The answer? A resounding “Buy the vivors of Chornobyl that will take her about people who defied the Soviet gov- up in Toronto. Having one parent from books!” back to Ukraine in the coming months. ernment and returned to the only home pre- and one from the post-World War II Held at St. Mary’s Ukrainian Catholic Ms. Zabytko must be commended and they had ever known – in Chornobyl’s immigration, he retained his Ukrainian Center in Vancouver, the evening was congratulated for the part she played in “dead zone.” She drove home that paral- identity without feeling stifled by it. As a result, his prolific writings have inspired sponsored by the Ukrainian Catholic organizing “Umbilical Ukraine.” lel with a poem by Taras Shevchenko Women’s League of Canada, Vancouver cited in the novel. legions of Canadians reclaiming their Conversations among audience members Ukrainian roots. branch. President Sophia Trylowski and for this well-attended conference panel Bostonians Askold Melnyczuk and Cultural Coordinator Ann Kvitka Kozak, Halyna Hryn never really “left” their His recollections of a trip to Ukraine were as lively and impassioned as the with Mr. Melnyczuk in 1990 underscored in cooperation with the local radio pro- authors’ presentations. Clearly, diasporic the theme of continuity, particularly his gram “Nash Holos,” organized the event. Ukrainians’ ties to Ukraine, especially in Paulette MacQuarrie produces and vivid description of Ukrainian youths This is the first in their series of events the aftermath of the Orange Revolution, hosts the radio program “Nash Holos,” thrashing a toppled statue of Lenin with promoting Ukrainian writers, reviving are strong. This event illustrated the whose website www.nashholos.com was tree branches – a striking parallel to the and continuing the Ukrainian Prosvita important, ongoing role that writers play the initial point of contact for this event. baptism of Kyivan Rus’ when pagan tradition. in maintaining the strength of those ties. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 15

The Ukrainian Museum welcomes visitors to its modern new home by Helen Smindak artist’s widow, Frances Archipenko Gray, Garden, the Ukrainian Museum and tion by East Village-based architects Special to The Ukrainian Weekly president of the Alexander Archipenko Library of Stamford, Conn., the Yale Michael Moore and Yoshiko Sato, com- Foundation, and New York City University Art Gallery and private collec- mending them for displaying sculptures on NEW YORK – At 2 p.m. on Sunday, Commissioner for Immigratnt Affairs tions. different levels (even placing one on a April 3, Ihor and Svitlana Jushchenko of Guillermo Linares, representing Mayor Organized by guest curator Jaroslaw slowly rotating platform), and lighting Astoria, Queens, entered the three-story Michael Bloomberg. Leshko to illustrate four dominant Archipenko’s Plexiglas forms from within. glass and brick Ukrainian Museum Of the 65 modernist sculptures and Archipenko concepts, the exhibit is “The overall effect is that the entire building on East Sixth Street, walked up sculpto-paintings on display, the majority shown in four segments “Form and museum resembles not so much a small to the ticket counter and purchased two are from Ms. Archipenko Gray’s private Space”; “Motion and Stasis”; cultural center, but a giant show you’re tickets to view an exhibit of work by collection and the Alexander Archipenko “Construction, Materials, Color”; and more likely to find in one of the pricier modernist sculptor Alexander Foundation. “Content into Form.” uptown institutions,” he concluded. Archipenko. As they turned to enter the Others are on loan from such presti- Dr. Leshko, professor emeritus of art Visitors, greeted in the lobby by lobby, they were met by photographers, gious New York institutions as the history at Smith College in Northampton, Archipenko’s plaster bust of Taras reporters and beaming museum officials Brooklyn Museum, the Solomon R. Mass., explained: “This approach allows Shevchenko and a life-size photo of and trustees. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan the visitor to explore vital continuities in Archipenko at work, were unanimous in Mr. and Mrs. Jushchenko were the Museum of Art and the Whitney Archipenko’s art, since each of these their praise of the exhibit and the new first paying customers in the sparkling Museum of American Art. There are also rubrics was revisited and reinterpreted in building. Members of the Ukrainian new, elegant home of The Ukrainian works on loan from the Elvehjem every phase of his career.” community deemed both projects suc- Museum, an institution that has been a Museum of Art in Madison, Wis., the One of the 20th century’s most inno- cessful undertakings. leading proponent of Ukrainian folk art Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture vative and influential artists, Archipenko One East Villager commented: “This and culture in the diaspora for almost 30 new building is superb, and the museum years. officials and trustees should be highly Though the Jushchenkos (the similari- commended for choosing such an impor- ty of their name to that of Ukraine’s tant artist as Archipenko for the first president was immediately noted) hap- exhibit.” pened to be the first visitors, others soon There was a brisk business in the gift followed. All were eager to examine the shop as visitors dropped in to pick up a innovative work of a world-renowned folk art souvenir or purchase a copy of Ukrainian artist (a contemporary of an illustrated, bilingual exhibit catalogue Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse), and to featuring a comprehensive analytical view the interior spaces of an artistically essay authored by Dr. Leshko. designed building meant to provide end- At evening receptions, felicitations less opportunities for exhibiting and pro- were extended by Mrs. Pataki, moting Ukrainian cultural artifacts. Ambassador Kuchinsky, Bohdan Kekish, The museum’s public opening came president of the Selfreliance (New York) after several days of previews by the Federal Credit Union, and Iryna press and museum members, and two Kurowyckyj, president of the Ukrainian gala evening receptions attended by a National Women’s League of America, number of dignitaries, including New the organization that founded the muse- York State’s First Lady Libby Pataki and um in 1976. Ambassador Valeriy Kuchinsky from the The Rev. Bernard Panczuk, pastor of Permanent Mission of Ukraine to the the neighboring St. George Ukrainian United Nations. Catholic Church, brought greetings from Among other distinguished guests Bishop Basil Losten of the Stamford who came to toast the new museum and At the opening of the exhibition “Alexander Archipenko: Vision and Continuity” Diocese. Titus Hewryk, a former presi- stroll through pristine galleries to view (from left) are: Olha Hnateyko, president of The Ukrainian Museum, Frances dent of the board of trustees, served as the exhibit “Alexander Archipenko: Archipenko Gray, president of the Archipenko Foundation; Libby Pataki, first reception emcee with good-humored wit. Vision and Continuity” – were the lady of New York State; and Maria Shust, director of the museum. Ms. Archipenko Gray complimented everyone involved with the exhibit on reassessed the relationship between solid “an excellent job, very tastefully done.” and void, an approach that, Dr. Leshko She told The Ukrainian Weekly that this said, “manifested itself in the exploration was the finest display of Archipenko of concave/convex forms, and especially work she has seen in the U.S. in his substitution of a void for a head or Museum benefactor Eugene Shklar, a torso – his most important and radical who with his wife, Daymel, has donated innovation.” $2.5 million to the museum’s building Housed in first and second-floor gal- fund and $1 million to its challenge leries, the exhibit includes many of grant, congratulated museum founders, Archipenko’s best-known works, such as trustees, staff, and its many benefactors “Cleopatra” (1957), which incorporates and members “for believing in the mis- new processes and materials, in this case sion of this institution and for courage wood, bakelite and found objects. and perseverance in transforming a Archipenko (1887-1964) was a pio- vision into reality.” neer Cubist sculptor whose use of solids Olha Hnateyko, president of the board and hollows influenced many modern of trustees, told reception guests that sculptors. He was also one of the first “this new Ukrainian Museum is an artists to adapt the new technique of col- achievement of much greater importance lage to sculpture, mixing a wide variety and profound implications for the future of materials. of the Ukrainian community in the Born in Kyiv, where he attended the United States than we can imagine.” Kyiv Art Institute until 1905, he estab- Exhibition extras lished his reputation as a revolutionary innovator in the art world of Paris. He The museum’s executive director, opened an art school in Berlin before Maria Shust, in thanking everyone for moving to the United States in 1923. their help, was also happy to inform visi- Based in Bearsville, N.Y. (near tors that The Ukrainian Museum is aug- Woodstock), he taught in numerous col- menting the Archipenko exhibition with leges and universities, opened an art a variety of public programming, includ- school in Los Angeles in 1935, and ing tours, gallery talks, a lecture series, a taught at the New Bauhaus in Chicago in symposium, and a full range of educa- 1937. tional material for teachers, students and young families. “A giant show” The new $9 million museum, designed by architect George Sawicki of Press reaction to the exhibit so far has the New York-based architectural firm of included a very favorable review by Sawicki Tarella Architecture + Design, Time Out Magazine’s Ethan LaCroix, incorporates climate-controlled gallery who commented at length on the “swank spaces, a state-of-the-art storage facility new 25,000-square-foot space on East Marta Baczynsky for permanent collections, an auditorium, Sixth Street” and the “impressive” exhib- library, gift shop and cafe, as well as A view of the lobby during the opening of the exhibition “Alexander Archipenko: it. Vision and Continuity.” Mr. LaCroix also praised the installa- (Continued on page 16) 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16

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by Oksana Trytjak ing in language workshops and by travel– Nick Kossintsev, a member of Branch 99 applicants: 35 high school seniors in UNA National Organizer ing to Ukraine, where they experience 888 in Edmonton, Alberta, who is study– the amount of Si25 each; 26 university total language immersion and a valuable ing computer science and business at the freshmen, Si50 each; 21 sophomores, PARS1PPANY, NJ. - in keeping with cultural influence. University of Alberta, also received S175 each; and 17 juniors, S200 each. its traditions and charter, the Ukrainian Many of the UNA's student members Sl,OOO. The Ukrainian National Association National Association, as a fraternal asso– participated in the current political trans- The Blackstone Scholarship initiated congratulates each and every student for ciation, has always given back to its formations in Ukraine and the recent by the Ukrainian National Home Corp. his or her many accomplishments. We membership. The founding fathers of this presidential election by becoming advo– of Blackstone, Mass., in amounts of S500 rejoice with their families and wish them great organization realized the impor– cates of democracy and traveling to each is distributed to students who are continued success. The UNA looks for– tance of education. Thus, very early in its Ukraine as volunteer election observers. residents of New England and are mem– ward to granting them further scholar- history, the UNA initiated an academic Many of the UNA's young members are bers of New England UNA branches. ships as they continue their studies. scholarship program for its members. involved both locally and in Ukraine in These scholarships were presented to: At the same time, we remind all Since its inception, the Ukrainian youth protest actions and other demon– Melanie Afshar, a member of Branch UNA'ers that every UNA student mem– National Association's scholarship pro- strations, as well as fund-raising efforts. 206, majoring in English at vanguard ber can be awarded a scholarship or gram has distributed almost S2 million. We commend these young UNA'ers - University; and Justin M. Bilyj of award; thus, they should be encouraged That investment in the future of our these leaders and future leaders - for Branch 241 and Kevin Payette of to apply for these annual grants, in addi– young generations has affected the lives their devotion, patriotism and passion. Branch 206, who are both studying phys– tion we appeal to all: please make sure of the UNA's youngest members and For the 2004-2005 academic year ical education at Rhode island College. that the young scholars in your midst are strengthened the Ukrainian community. UNA General Assembly members voted The remaining funds were granted to UNA members. Each year every qualified UNA mem– to grant a total of S15,350 in awards to ber who will be an undergraduate college qualified applicants and S5,500 in special student during the upcoming academic scholarships for a grand total of S20,850. year and who submits an application to The UNA's special scholarships are the UNA Scholarship Committee awarded annually to students who hold receives either a scholarship or an award. the highest academic standing and, there- Looking over the applications, it must be fore, are entitled to apply for this extraor– stated that among these applicants are dinary financial reward. The special highly qualified students who have a scholarships were allocated as follows. wide variety of accomplishments. Many The Dr. Susan Galandiuk scholar- of them also are active members of the ship in memory of her parents, Joseph Ukrainian community. and Dora Galandiuk, in the amount of The Ukrainian National Association S2,000 was awarded to iren iren Kossintseva recognizes these proficient students as Kossintseva, a member of Branch 888 in Stephanie Michalow Nick Kossintsev future community leaders. We congratu– Edmonton Alberta, who is studying late all these students on their academic physiology at the University of Alberta integrity and their interest in serving the and is working toward becoming a sur– Ukrainian community by participating in geon specializing in reconstructive various organizations, among them Plast surgery. Ukrainian Scouting Organization, the The Petro Jarosewycz Scholarship in Ukrainian American Youth Association memory of his parents, Drs. Demetrius (SUM), Ukrainian clubs at their universi– and Maria Jarosewycz, in the amount of ties, sports clubs and Ukrainian dance S2,000 was divided between two excep– ensembles. tional students. Stephanie Michalow, a Many of these students are fluent in member of Branch 360 of New York the Ukrainian language and continue to City, who is studying at the Rochester improve their verbal skills by participat– institute of Technology received Si,000. Melanie Afshar Justin Bilyj Kevin Payette

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Derek M. Bulcavage, Dariy Demko, (UNA Natalie Dubanowitz, (UNA Branch 242), is a John Burke, (UNA Branch Larissa Calka, (UNA Branch 496), is a student (UNA Branch 42), is a Ann Evans, (UNA Branch student at Bloomsburg 56), is a student at the Branch 13), is a student at at the University of Cali– student at James Madison 570), is a student at College University. University of Notre Dame. Cornell University. fornia at Berkeley. University. Misericorida..

Natalia latskevitch, Bohdan Kedyulych, Markian Hadzewycz, (UNA Branch 358), is a (UNA Branch 47), is a stu– Dmytro Luciw, (UNA Ulana Luciw, (UNA Jeremy Lukianovich, (UNA Branch 287), is a student at Baldwin– dent at East Stroudsburg Branch 339), is a student Branch 339), is a student (UNA Branch 216), is a stu– student at Drew University. Wallace College. University. at Penn State University. at Temple University. dent at LaSalle University. 2 2004-2005 UNA SCHOLARSH1P AWARDS Special insert to The Ukrainian Weekly

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Zenia Skalij, (UNA Jonathan Tice, (UNA Andrey W. Zalusky, Paul A. Mulyk, (UNA Scott Saunders, (UNA Branch 13), is a student at Branch 288), is a student (UNA Branch 271), is a Natalie Babij, (UNA Branch 194), is a student at Branch 362), is a student at State University of New at East Stroudsburgh student at Binghamton Branch 387), is a student Cooper Union University. Penn State University. York at Geneseo. University. University. at Dartmouth College.

Gina Marie Bartos, Andriy Kedyulych, (UNA Branch 288), is a Tanya Buchai, (UNA Daniel Byron, (UNA Mark Fox, (UNA Branch 'Stafanie Husak, (UNA (UNA Branch 47), is a stu– student at Northampton Branch 28), is a student at Branch 13), is a student at 9), is a student at West Branch 13), is a student at dent at East Stroudsburg Community College. Baylor University. College of Saint Rose. Chester University. College of Saint Rose. University.

Michael Owcharuk, Roman Kernitski, (UNA Natalia Kutzer, (UNA Andrew Laszyn, (UNA Andrij Lawrin, (UNA Andrew Miskiv, (UNA (UNA Branch 457), is a Branch 234), is a student Branch 127), is a student Branch 116), is a student Branch 175), is a student Branch 407), is a student at student at Cornish College at Rider University. at Siena College. at Rutgers University. at Oakland University. the University of Toronto. of the Arts.

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NO Q Malanka in January. PHOTO Q Deb in February. Q Sviato vesny in May. Q Wedding of your roommate in June. 4 Q Tabir in July. Daniel Prestosh, (UNA Nicholas Rudyk, (UNA Sean Rudyk, (UNA Q volleyball at Wildwood in August. Branch 47), is a student at Branch 5), is a student Branch 360), is a student Moravian College. Lehman College. at Utica College. Q Labor Day at Soyuzivka in September. Q Morskyi Bal in November. Q Koliada in December.

if you checked off more than one of the above, then you know what you're doing to your brain cells. Now, how about doing something for your mind? Subscribe to The Ukrainian Weekly. Lyudmyla Shymkiv, Kristina Salabay, (UNA Theodore Shatynski, (UNA Branch 234), is a Branch 155), is a student (UNA Branch 142), is a stu– student at Seton Hall SUBSCRIPTION at Rutgers University. dent at Rutgers University. University. NAME: 1 (please type oi punt) 1

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Dana M. Bulcavage, Susan Ben, (UNA Branch Lauren Blood, (UNA (UNA Branch 242), is a stu– Olexa Casanova, (UNA Christine Cready, (UNA Michael Diakiwsky, (UNA 348), is a student at the Branch 161), is a student dent at Lehigh Carbon Branch 25), is a student at Branch 165), is a student Branch 161), is a student University of Pittsburgh. at Syracuse University. Community College. Parsons School of Design. at Ohio State University. Kent State University.

Roman Drych, (UNA Mathew Essig, (UNA Myroslav Gerasymchuk, Melania Doll, (UNA Branch 25), is a student at Branch 39), is a student at (UNA Branch 82), is a Marta Hnatiuk, (UNA Melissa Jimro, (UNA Branch 172), is a student Hudson County Com– Onondaga Community student at Michigan State Branch 94), is a student at Branch 488), is a student at at Barnard College. munity College. College. University. Michigan State University. Arizona State University.

Andrew Mochulsky, Kimberly Magnowski, Kristen McGlynn, (UNA (UNA Branch 13), isastu– Roman Kebalo, (UNA Jennifer MacArthur, (UNA Branch 88), is a Mark Makar, (UNA Branch 230), is a student dent at State University of Branch 277), is a student at (UNA Branch 458), is a student at College of Branch 200), is a student at Washtenaw Community New York at Westchester the University of Connecticut student at York University. William 8c Mary. at Rutgers University. College. Community College.

Andrew Roman, (UNA Diana Serba, (UNA Emma Shubin, (UNA (UNA Branch 888), is a Peter Terela, (UNA Andrew Terlecky, (UNA Branch 13), is a student at Branch 173), is a student Branch 112), is a student student at Harvard Uni– Branch 350), is a student at Branch 13), is a student at Florida State University. at Rutgers University. at Longy School of Music. versity. the University of Colorado. Denison University.

Marissa Tysiak, (UNA Kathleen Burke, (UNA Nina Celuch, (UNA Branch 13), is a student at Michael Badger, (UNA Branch 56), is a student at Branch 42), is a student at Marta Fiducia, (UNA Natalia Gouz, (UNA the University of Rhode Branch 13), is a student at Carnegie Mellon Univer– New Jersey City Univer– Branch 25), is a student at Branch 287), is a student at island. the Penn State University. sity. sity. Montclair State University. Pace University.

Ashley Kovalovsky, (UNA Tania LaMontagne, Adam Hipp, (UNA Alexander Knihnicky, Roxanna Kobziar, (UNA Larysa Konowka, (UNA Branch 63), is a student at (UNA Branch 291), is a Branch 112), is a student at (UNA Branch 339), is a stu– Branch 489), is a student at Branch 360), is a student California University of student at Fredonia State Purdue University. dent at Yillanova University. Lafayette College. at Cornell University. Pennsylvania. University. 4 2004-2005 UNA SCHOLARSH1P AWARDS Special insert to The Ukrainian Weekly

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Christina Maksymiuk, Nadia Mostovoych, Ross Leskovec, (UNA Yurij Lojko, (UNA Branch (UNA Branch 175), is a Kathryne Miecyjak, (UNA Branch 15), is a Lydia Anne Mulyk, (UNA Branch 230), is a student 3), is a student at Boston student at Carnegie (UNA Branch 360), is a student at the University Branch 194), is a student at at Ohio State University. University. Mellon University. student at Canisius College. of Maryland. Fairfield University.

Michael Nesterak, (UNA Marta Nalysnyk, (UNA Branch 234), is a student Joseph Oros, (UNA Jennifer Paliani, (UNA Oksana Paluch, (UNA Sophia Panych, (UNA Branch 317), is a student at North Carolina State Branch 48), is a student at Branch 120), is a student Branch 143), is a student at Branch 217), is a student at Harvard University. University. Albright College.. at Duquesne University. the University of Chicago. at New York University.

A PRACTICAL GIFT FOR THE STUDENT

As you look over the issue and recognize children in these photograhs, do you wonder why your children or grandchildren are not on these photos. The UNA offers its student members awards and scholarships for under– graduate students. To qualify the student must be a member of the UNA for at least 2 years. The UNA'S program of fraternal services for its stu– dent members includes two types of financial awards. UNA AWARDS - to be given to UNA students depending on student's year of studies. UNA Alexandra Paslawsky, Mark Pokora, (UNA Catherine Shatynski, SPEC1AL SCHOLARSH1PS - six to nine awards with specific designa– (UNA Branch 42), is a Branch 277), is a student at (UNA Branch 142), is a stu– tions and requirements. To include your children in upcoming programs student at Boston College. the University of Michigan. dent at Rutgers University. make sure they are members of the UNA. Here is some basic information and premium quotes. All quotes are preferred rates.

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S5.000 S10,000 $25,000 Age1 174.80 349.60 874.00 Chrystia Siolkowsky, Age 5 174.90 349.80 874.50 (UNA Branch 427), is a Kathryn Strauss, (UNA Alexander Tkacz, (UNA Age 10 175.60 351.20 878.00 student at the Art institute Branch 368), is a student at Branch 25), is a student at Age 15 176.65 353.30 883.25 of Pittsburgh. Texas State University. Hood College. Age 20 177.15 354.30 885.75

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S5,000 S 10,000 S25.000 Age1 325.00 625.00 1.525.00 Age 5 355.00 685.00 Marissa Tyro, (UNA 1,675.00 Sophia Torielli, (UNA Lynette Turko, (UNA Branch 161), is a student Age 10 420.00 815.00 2,000.00 Branch 450), is a student Branch 63), is a student at at Northern Arizona Age 15 500.00 975.00 2,400.00 at Dickinson College. Carlow College. University. Age 20 585.00 1,145.00 2,825.00

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Ukrainian Society at the University of Pennsylvania resumes activity by Markian Dobczansky current Fulbright scholar at Penn’s art history department. The club president, PHILADELPHIA – After a small Mr. Dobczansky, provided an introduc- break, Ukrainian student life at the tion and moderated the panel. University of Pennsylvania has returned The Ukrainian Society at Penn organ- – and just in time, too. A little over a year izes a wide variety of activities and after the Ukrainian Society at Penn was events, including speakers on various founded by Penn students Laryssa Hud topics, language tables and movie screen- and Markian Dobczansky and Temple ings, and furthers international political student Ulana Luciw in September 2003, awareness. One of the first events organ- the group found a great way to make its ized by the club in the fall of 2003 was a presence felt on campus: by raising “food and culture night,” during which awareness of the struggle for democracy varenyky, borshch, kapusta and kovbasa, in Ukraine led by Viktor Yushchenko. as well as potato pancakes were served. Shortly after returning from Proceeds from this event went to the Thanksgiving break, the group tied orange Lviv-based Plast Ukrainian Scouting ribbons to lampposts on Locust Walk – a Organization; the money was used to popular campus thoroughfare – and dis- organize a St. Nicholas program for chil- tributed them to passers-by along with dren from the orphanage in the nearby information about the situation in Ukraine. town of Skole. Laryssa Hud, the club’s Members of the club – some of whom treasurer at the time, coordinated the traveled to New York in order to vote in transfer of funds with fellow Plast mem- the election – also participated in protests ber Petro Steciuk, who was then in in Philadelphia and Washington in the Ukraine on a Fulbright grant. days immediately after the fraudulent run- The club has also had an impact on the off election of November 21, 2004. academic life at Penn. One of its most On December 9, 2004, the group important achievements has been getting organized a roundtable discussion titled Ukrainian courses offered jointly through A statue of Ben Franklin, with an orange ribbon around his neck, on the “Electing a President: Causes and the Penn Language Center and the Slavic University of Pennsylvania campus. Consequences of the Orange department. Penn welcomed back Prof. Eastern Europe. Mr. Malarek spoke at the Ukrainian language studies at Penn. Revolution.” Panelists included Henry Rudnytzky – who had done his graduate Teune, professor of political science at studies at Penn – last fall to teach all lev- Penn Bookstore and his impassioned The Ukrainian Society is always will- Penn; Oleksa Bilaniuk, professor emeri- els of the Ukrainian language. This fall speech elicited an appreciative response ing to welcome new members. In addi- tus of physics at Swarthmore University Prof. Rudnytzky will be teaching begin- from an audience of about 50 people. tion to its formal functions, the group and current president of the Ukrainian ning and intermediate Ukrainian, and The local newspaper, The Daily also gets together to watch Klitschko Academy of Arts and Sciences in the will also offer a course on the intellectual Pennsylvanian, reported on the activities boxing matches and attended the Maria U.S.A.; Leonid Rudnytzky, professor history of Ukraine. of the Ukrainian Society four times this Burmaka concert at the Ukrainian emeritus of Slavic and Germanic litera- In September 2004 the Ukrainian soci- academic year, including stories on Mr. League of Philadelphia on April 2. As the tures at LaSalle, former rector of the ety welcomed its first speaker to Penn, Malarek, the Orange Revolution round- crowning event of a highly successful Ukrainian Free University in Munich and Victor Malarek, a Ukrainian Canadian table, awareness-raising activities such as semester, the club will hold an end-of- current visiting professor of Ukrainian at journalist whose recent book “The the orange ribbons, as well as a story on the-year party on April 22. Penn; and Oleksandr Simonenko, senior Natashas: The New Global Sex Trade” is the Penn Language Center, in which it For more information, readers may researcher at the Institute of Archaeology a major journalistic exposé of the grow- was mentioned that a group of “eager” contact Mr. Dobczansky at (267) 230- at the Ukrainian Academy of Science and ing problem of human trafficking in students had helped to bring back 6335 or [email protected].

Ukraine is seeking as an upgrade from the President Yushchenko told Congress that tions and move ahead with plans to join U.S.-Ukraine... yearly Action Plans instituted in 2003. he would bring to justice not only the NATO. (Continued from page 2) President Yushchenko’s speech to perpetrators, who have already con- Finally, Mr. Yushchenko’s speech to of Euro-Atlantic civilization.” On the eve Congress received many standing ova- fessed, but also “those who contracted Congress outlined key issues that the of Mr. Yushchenko’s visit, Ukraine tions (see c-span.org for video footage). this crime.” United States needs to act upon to follow dropped visa requirements for Mr. Yushchenko praised the United Third, Ukrainians support EU mem- through on the revived strategic partner- Americans, a step it had already under- States for supporting Ukraine’s drive to bership far more than NATO member- ship. These include repealing the Soviet- taken for citizens of member-states of the democracy and condemning election ship. This is one reason the Yushchenko era Jackson-Vanik amendment, granting European Union. fraud. He also declared that both coun- camp is reluctant to publicize this aim Ukraine “market economy” status and sup- tries “today are linked by a shared com- The most far-reaching ramifications of until after the 2006 parliamentary elec- porting its WTO membership. President munity of democratic values.” the visit are the moves by the United tions. Based on current polls, the Yushchenko promised in return to support Mr. Yushchenko’s decision to with- States and NATO to embrace Mr. Yushchenko-Tymoshenko-Lytvyn two key issues in President Bush’s foreign draw Ukrainian troops from Iraq has not Yushchenko’s Ukraine as a potential alliance could control two-thirds of the policy agenda: battling international terror- dampened Washington’s support. During member. For the first time President Verkhovna Rada after next year’s elec- ism and promoting democracy. the Bush-Yushchenko meeting, the Bush stated that he is a “supporter of the Ukrainian leader reiterated his pledge to idea of Ukraine becoming a member of withdraw “some troops,” as some will NATO” and that NATO membership remain to train Iraqi National should not contradict Ukraine’s integra- Guardsmen. DearDear tion into the EU. “And so we want to However, four factors may complicate help your government make the difficult U.S.-Ukraine relations. Readers! decisions and difficult choices necessary First, as the Washington Post (April 5) Readers! to become available for membership in pointed out, actions speak louder than NATO,” Mr. Bush declared (white- words. Although Mr. Bush said that he has Send Mother’s Day greetings to house.gov). requested $60 million to support Ukraine’s The Bush-Yushchenko meeting con- reforms, the House of Representatives cut that special Mom. Have the cluded with the signing of “A New this to $37 million. The Bush administra- greeting published on the pages Century Agenda for the Ukrainian tion has also slashed funding for democra- of our publications: American Strategic Partnership” that cy in the Commonwealth of Independent focused on economic, trade, energy and States by 46 percent. social challenges. Second, NATO General Secretary Jaap SVOBODA, May 6, 2005 The agenda also outlines U.S. support de Hoop Scheffer has declared that for “Ukraine’s NATO aspirations.” NATO’s door is now fully open to THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, May 8, 2005 Toward this end, Washington backs an Ukraine (Ukrainska Pravda, April 4). The “Intensified Dialogue on Questions EU may also open slightly after the size – 1/8 page; cost $50; 1/4 page; cost $100; Related to NATO Membership” at the three-year Action Plan and the 10-year NATO Foreign Ministers meeting in Partnership and Cooperation Agreement 1/2 page; cost $200; 1 page; cost $400 Vilnius later this month. RAND analyst are completed in 2008. But the onus is Text, along with the payment should be sent to: Jennifer Moroney explained, “The now on Mr. Yushchenko to follow Intensified Dialogue is intended to build through with domestic reforms that mutual understanding and facilitate dia- require determined political will. Already Svoboda/The Ukrainian Weekly logue, as well as to provide a mechanism The Guardian (April 6), like Ukrainian 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280, Parsippany, NJ 07054 to demonstrate tangible results.” An opposition politicians, has begun to sug- tel.: (973) 292-9800 ext. 3040 “Intensified Dialogue” is the precursor to gest that there may not be the political fax: (973) 644-9510 the creation of an individually tailored will to fully resolve the murder of oppo- Membership Action Plan (MAP), which sition journalist Heorhii Gongadze. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 No. 16

UKRAINIAN BUILDERS OF CUSTOM HOMES be another vote. The Parliament passed a Sen. Kennedy’s... series of reforms to reduce the chance of WEST COAST OF FLORIDA (Continued from page 8) fraud. Mr. Yushchenko was the clear TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT CORP. In outrage and anger, Yushchenko sup- winner, and the people’s will was vindi- TRIDENT DEVELOPMENT CORP. porters poured into the streets, their rib- cated. When he took the oath of office, • Over 25 years of building experience bons and scarves creating a sea of orange. hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians • Bilingual They vowed court challenges, non-violent looked on, and people watched in awe • Fully insured and bonded protests, and other civil disobedience to throughout the world. • Build on your lot or ours overturn the fraudulent result. In his inaugural address, he said: “We • Highest quality workmanship Demonstrators in Kyiv numbered in the have already taken an irrevocable step Ihor W. Hron, President Lou Luzniak, Executive V.P. hundreds of thousands and peacefully towards democracy. Only democracy (941) 270-2411 (941) 270-2413 blocked the Parliament and other govern- guards the most valuable things for every person – family and children, peace and Zenon Luzniak, General Contractor ment buildings. Secretary of State [Colin] Powell’s declaration that the United States order, work and well-being. Only in a dem- Serving North Port, Venice, South Venice and area did not “recognize the legitimacy of the ocratic state are the highest values those of results” also had a galvanizing effect. human dignity, freedom, equality and soli- The Ukrainian Supreme Court prohib- darity. Only in a democratic Ukraine can ited official publication of the election the bright palette of languages, cultures and result, pending its review of the charges views become the country’s wealth.” of fraud. The Parliament approved a res- These dramatic events last fall marked olution calling the election invalid, a historic turning point in Ukraine’s long adopted a motion of no confidence in the journey. The path was difficult, but the election commission, and later adopted a people never abandoned their dream of a motion of no confidence in the govern- true democracy, and it was Viktor ment. Yushchenko’s unparalleled courage that Finally, the Supreme Court declared made it possible. the election invalid because of the wide- Ukraine’s poet laureate, Taras spread fraud, and ruled that there should Shevchenko, brilliantly wrote in 1845, in an earlier time of great ferment, “The spirit is immortal and free in spite of the tyrants, and human speech cannot be sti- fled.” Because of our honoree, the peo- ple of Ukraine know that those words have great power in the 21st century as well. I know how much President Kennedy would have cherished this occasion. Rarely, if ever, in our time has there been a more vivid example of a Profile in Courage. Last weekend, several of us in the Kennedy family visited the church in Richmond where Patrick Henry made his famous appeal in March of 1775, urging the people of Virginia to join the people of Massachusetts in the struggle for inde- pendence. Responding to those who urged cau- tion, he said: “It is vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. The gentlemen may cry, Peace, peace! But there is no peace ... Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? ... Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God. I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!” As I thought of those inspiring words, I wondered who President Kennedy would think best exemplifies their spirit today – the love of freedom and the courage to build a nation dedicated to that principle. I’m sure that President Kennedy would think of President Yushchenko. In his own inaugural address, my brother pledged that America would “pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.” President Yushchenko has shown the world that there are extraordi- nary leaders who feel that way today, and who have the courage to live by them. He deserves our nation’s admiration and strong support, and so do the Ukrainian people. Persons of good will throughout the world are heartened by his shining exam- ple that freedom, tolerance and hope are the common birthright of every human being on our planet. I know how much President Kennedy would have valued this moment, and we are honored that his daughter Caroline is here this evening to present this Profile in Courage Award. She’s the inspira- tional leader for the library, an accom- plished author in her own right, a devot- ed mother, and a powerful and eloquent symbol of the values her father cher- ished. It’s a privilege to introduce her to you now – Caroline Kennedy. No. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2005 19

Today, a 10-foot tall bronze statue Lviv’s Catholics... atop a brick foundation stands where the (Continued from page 1) pope had been years ago. It depicts a Union’s Schengen visa restrictions, younger, confident Pope John Paul II which denies immediate entry to citizens holding a bishop’s staff in his left hand. of European nations outside the 15- The Sykhiv church’s pastor, Father nation Schengen zone. Orest Fredyna, said the Lviv City Council “The feeling was that the city of Lviv supports a measure to name the square in wanted to bid farewell to the pope in front of the church in honor of Pope John some special way,” Father Kwiatkowski Paul II, and he’s hoping enough national said. “Ukrainian Catholic University pro- deputies will do so as well. Pora activists vided the event.” are helping with the effort, he said. Students posted fliers throughout the On the day of the pope’s funeral, city, and word of mouth spread quickly. parishioners planted trees to begin creat- The spirit of the march was not one of ing a park which Father Fredyna hopes sorrow or mourning, but an uplifting will become a peaceful, quiet place for experience, participants said. rest, prayer and reflection. After leaving St. George’s, marchers The pope’s visit had a colossal effect visited the Roman Catholic Cathedral of on Nativity of the Mother of God the Assumption of Our Lady, the Church, which has become a spiritual Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, the beacon even for Ukrainians who are not Virgin Mary statue in the city center, the from Catholic backgrounds or main UCU building under construction Ukrainian-speaking, he explained. on Stryiska Street, the almost-completed “During a divine liturgy, one of my Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Seminary friends overheard two young Russian- speaking men enter the church and say, on Naukova Street and finally the Efrem Lukatsky/AP Nativity of the Mother of God Church. ‘The pope truly was a great man. Look at At each destination a bishop or clergy- how nicely they held a mass in his A man lights a candle at a memorial beside the Roman Catholic Cathedral of the man gave a brief message. honor,’ ” said Father Fredyna, mention- Assumption of Our Lady in central Lviv on April 9, the day of Pope John Paul It was during his 2001 visit that the ing that former residents of the II's funeral in Vatican City. pope blessed the cornerstone of the Chornobyl zone have been resettled in Stryiska Street building. Perhaps no the church’s neighborhood. takes longer, the cardinal will travel hoping for inspiration from the Holy other Lviv structure is as synonymous “I am happy that, even though we between Lviv and Rome. Ghost to impart the blessing, the Rev. Dr. with Pope John Paul II, however, as the consider ourselves patriots, all kinds of The magnitude of Pope John Paul II’s Dymyd noted. Nativity of the Mother of God Church. people come to our church,” he said influence on the Ukrainian Catholic Throughout his more than 26-year The immense structure, designed by The church has also become a popular Church hasn’t been entirely understood yet, tenure, the pope supported the Ukrainian Ukrainian Canadian architect Radoslav destination for tourists in Lviv, particu- said the Rev. Dr. Mykhailo Dymyd, direc- Catholic Church’s aspirations to establish a Zuk, had only been complete for nine larly Poles, Father Fredyna added. tor of the Institute of Canon Law at UCU. Kyiv Patriarchate that would unite the months by the time the pope held a Those Ukrainian Catholic Church leaders However, it’s worth considering the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic Churches Youth Rally there on June 26, 2001. who did manage to travel to the pope’s pope’s last statement to the Ukrainian in communion with Rome, he said. Ukraine’s Catholics clearly remember funeral were Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, Catholic Church on June 2004, he said. The “He gave us the courage to become a the event for many reasons, including the Bishop Yulian Voronovskyi of the Sambir- permanent Synod visited Rome and the synod,” the Rev. Dr. Dymyd said. holy father’s exhortation to young people Drohobych Eparchy, Bishop Milan Sashik pope informed it that the status of patriar- “Before, we were afraid. He helped our to not flee Ukraine for the “illusions of of the Mukachiv Eparchy, Bishop chate that the Ukrainian Catholic Church Church not to be afraid of its deep tradi- an easy life abroad,” but to stay and help Volodymyr Vityshyn of the Kolomyia- wants blessed by the pope already exists. tions and not to be satisfied with its cur- build their country. Chernivtsi Eparchy and Holy Spirit The pope said he was still waiting and rent status.” Occurring during a lengthy downpour Seminary Vice-Rector Sviatoslav Shevchuk. that created an exceptionally muddy field, Two Ukrainian Catholic bishops per- the Youth Rally was also the memorable manently stationed in Rome also attend- occasion when Pope John Paul II, 81 ed: Bishop Ivan Choma, Cardinal Husar’s years old at the time, interrupted a homily official representative in Rome, and he was delivering and broke out in song. Auxiliary Bishop of Lviv Hlib Lonchyna. For more than a minute, the pope sang Cardinal Marian Jaworski, head of the several stanzas of a Polish folk song, Roman Catholic Bishops’ Conference of “Rain do not fall, do not fall, but return to Ukraine, also attended the funeral. the forest and the mountains, from the Archbishop Stephen Soroka of the heavens from which you came.” His ad lib Philadelphia Archeparchy, metropolitan delighted the drenched and chilly crowd. of Ukrainian Catholics in the United When the faithful retracing the pontiff’s States, also traveled to Rome. UKRAINIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION path reached Sykhiv, the tone turned “It was not so much an atmosphere of of decidedly quiet and reflective. Bishop Ihor mourning, but more of love,” Bishop Vozniak led a panakhyda service during Voronovskyi said of the funeral. NORTH AMERICA which the faithful prayed and worshipped. Cardinal Husar also participated in a ìãíèÄ Afterwards, the bishops led a special special memorial service after the funeral ADVANCE NOTICE Stations of the Cross service composed mass conducted by the heads of various by St. Bartholomew of Constantinople in Eastern Catholic Churches. a Ukrainian translation. Globally, the Ukrainian Catholic June 29 through XXXVIII Scientific Conference A youth choir also sang during a slide Church held panakhyda ceremonies on the July 3, 2005 XXXI Assembly of Delegates show of the pope’s visit. morning after the pope’s death and, as per When the formal commemoration con- Church tradition, on the ninth day after cluded at 11 p.m., hundreds of mourners his death. Memorial services will also be Chateau Louis Hotel & Conference Center decided to remain, silently praying and offered on the 40th day after death. EDMONTON, Alberta, Canada reflecting on the pontiff’s life late into the Meanwhile, Cardinal Husar will night as the slide show was repeated. remain in Rome, participating with 114 Open to all health care professionals and general community. “It was suggested that they place their other cardinals in the conclave to select Obtain CME credits, network with the largest organization of Ukrainian candles wherever they were standing,” the next pope, said Father Ihor Yatsiv. professionals in the US and Canada! Father Kwiatkowski said. “They were If the selection process is less than a Experience Edmonton’s huge Ukrainian cultural community, enjoy the like candles sprinkled across the field, month long, the cardinal will remain in like stars in the night. The atmosphere Rome until the first ceremonial mass led Canadian Rockies, see the world’s largest Pysanka. that was created was very beautiful.” by the newly selected pope, he said. 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Polish cadets killed by Ukrainians in the enforcement bodies, according to interfax. stitutes a "punishment for dissent" and is NEWSBR1EFS Polish-Soviet war in 1918-1919, was to Some 7,000 people rallied in Donetsk on politically motivated, "if the witch hunting (Continued from page 2) have been opened several times, but the April 7 to protest Kolesnykov's detention, organized by the authorities is not stopped Lviv City Council refused to give its con- which they believe to be politically moti– in proper time, Ukraine may find itself on head of Ukraine's football federation and a sent, claiming that the Poles glorified the vated. (RFE7RL Newsline) the brink of another revolution," Mr. political and business partner of the former victims at the expense of Ukrainians. Yanukovych said in a statement publicized chief of the presidential administration, (RFE7RL Newsline) ... while authorities say arrest was lawful viktor Medvedchuk. Dior Surkis was asked on April 11. (RFE7RL Newsline) about his transfer of 6 million hrv (more Head of Donetsk council detained KYiv - internal Affairs Minister Yurii Kolesnykov charged with extortion than Si million) to the foundation of former Lutsenko told the verkhovna Rada on Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma. Mr. DONETSK - Borys Kolesnykov, head of April 7 that there were no political motives KYiv - The Procurator General's Surkis told journalists outside of the direc– the Donetsk Oblast Council, was detained behind the arrest of Donetsk Oblast Office (PGO) on April 11 charged Donetsk torate's office that the foundation has either on April 6 by the Ukrainian Procurator Chairman Borys Kolesnykov, RFETRL's Oblast Council Chairman Borys returned or intends to return the money. General's Office (PGO) and held, a PGO Ukrainian Service reported. "This case is Kolesnykov with extortion accompanied According to Channel 5, some 42 million spokesperson told interfax. Mr. Kolesnykov purely criminal," Mr. Lutsenko said. "The by a threat of murder, interfax reported. A hrv were transferred from offshore accounts had been summoned for questioning in con- investigation established that the head of conviction is punishable by imprisonment to the fund, and the internal Affairs Ministry junction with an investigation on calls for the Donetsk Oblast Council of Deputies, of seven to 12 years and confiscation of is conducting an audit of what happened to separatism in the region after the presiden– Kolesnykov, threatened certain people with property. The previous week's arrest of Mr. this money. (RHETRL Newsline) tial elections of November-December 2004. murder unless they transferred company Kolesnykov - a close political ally and However, according to the spokesperson, shares they owned to him and some other business partner of former Prime Minister Ukrainian president visits Poland Mr. Kolesnykov was being held on criminal persons." Mr. Lutsenko reiterated his viktor Yanukovych and Rynat Akhmetov, charges of extortion. Mr. Kolesnykov was stance on April 8 in the Parliament, where WARSAW - President viktor Ukraine's wealthiest industrialist - has one of former Prime Minister viktor he and Procurator General Sviatoslav Yushchenko met with his Polish counter- sparked protests by opponents of President Yanukovych's most prominent supporters, Piskun were summoned by deputies to pro- part, Aleksander Kwasniewski, as well as viktor Yushchenko in Kyiv and Donetsk. and his arrest immediately evoked protests vide additional explanations in the with Prime Minister Marek Belka and Sejm (RFE7RL Newsline) from the Donetsk branch of the Party of the Kolesnykov case. Some 400 adherents of Speaker Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz in Regions and from Mr. Yanukovych himself, the opposition Social Democratic Party - President promises hands off case Warsaw on April 11, the PAP news agency who told interfax that the arrest was "politi– United and the Party of the Regions staged reported. The politicians discussed progress cally motivated." According to Ukrainian a picket in front of the Parliament on April WARSAW - Ukrainian President viktor in implementing the Polish-Ukrainian law, prosecutors can detain a suspect for 72 8 in support of Kolesnykov, Ukrainska Yushchenko on April 12 told reporters in Odesa-Brody-Plock pipeline project, the hours without filing any formal charges. Pravda reported. (RFE7RL Newsline) Warsaw, while on a visit to Poland, that he chances of integrating the Polish and (RFE7RL Newsline) will not intervene in the legal case against Ukrainian power grids, and cooperation in Protests over Kolesnykov arrest Donetsk Oblast Council Chairman Borys Polish natural-gas storage in Ukraine. Yanukovych threatens protests... Kolesnykov, UN1AN and interfax reported. President Kwasniewski confirmed to KYiv - Some 500 people, mainly from Mr. Yushchenko said that he will never tell President Yushchenko that Warsaw sup- KYiv - Former Prime Minister viktor Donetsk, held a rally in Kyiv on April 9 to the court, prosecution or other legal bodies ports Kyiv's NATO and EU aspirations. Yanukovych, leader of the opposition protest the arrest of Donetsk Oblast Council how to do their work. Prime Minister Yulia "We are decidedly in favor of the closest Party of the Regions, has announced that Chairman Borys Kolesnykov, who was Tymoshenko said the government is not tak– possible cooperation between Ukraine and his party will initiate a "nationwide, gener– detained on April 7 on charges of extortion, ing much interest in the case, adding that all NATO. We are absolutely certain that al political strike" unless the authorities Ukrainian media reported. The following those who are guilty of "robbing the country Ukraine's rapprochement with European release Donetsk Oblast Council Chairman day, Mr. Kolesnykov's supporters pitched a must be punished." UNLAN reported that structures should, in a dozen or so years, Borys Kolesnykov, Ukrainian media tent camp in a Kyiv park. A similar camp organizers of the tent city established in bring about Ukraine's European Union reported. "Persecutions, unlawful arrests, was set up last week in Donetsk. A district Kyiv to show support for Mr. Kolesnykov membership," Mr. Kwasniewski said. Mr. pressure on various-level politicians, busi– court in Kyiv ruled on April 8 that Mr. said that 100 more people arrived in Kyiv Yushchenko reportedly assured the Polish nessmen and ordinary citizens who sup- Kolesnykov be kept in custody for investi– from Kharkiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk. side that the controversial issue of the ported me during the last presidential elec– gation for two months. Former Prime On the same day, Ukraina Moloda reported Polish Eaglets' cemetery in Lviv will be tions have became an everyday norm," Minister viktor Yanukovych said that same settled. The cemetery, with graves of young Mr. Yanukovych wrote to Ukraine's law- day that the arrest of Mr. Kolesnykov con– (Continued on page 23) When looking for safety, security and value come tc^ ffc SELF REL1ANCE NEW YORK FEDERAL CREDiT UNlON

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ters of condolences to Cardinal Lubomyr city's honorary citizen, Pope John Paul П. turn orange in the fall. (Religious NEWSBR1EFS Husar, head of the Ukrainian Greek- Mourning was announced by Zynovii information Service of Ukraine) (Continued from page 22) Catholic Church, and Cardinal Marian Siryk, secretary of the Lviv City Council, Jaworski, head of the Conference of and an appropriate disposition was being Lviv youth walk in memory of pope that the tent city had no more than 100 par– Roman Catholic Bishops in Ukraine, on prepared by Mayor Lubomyr Buniak. All ticipants. (RFE^RL Newsline) Lviv - Approximately 5,000 faithful April 3. Patriarch Filaret wrote: "The entertainment events in Lviv were can– of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic and Orthodox Church highly values the great celed and national flags were lowered Case connected to murder is reopened Roman Catholic Churches made a prayer contribution of the late pontiff to the cause with black ribbons attached to them. A walk through the streets of Lviv on April KYiv - Deputy Procurator General of peace, the establishment of mutual con- common liturgy for the pontiff also was 7, stopping at the places the late Pope viktcr Shokhin has confirmed the reopen– tacts and cooperation between Orthodox planned, with the participation of the cler– John Paul 11 visited in June 2001. The ing of the investigation of the death of a and Catholic faithful, and his activities to gy and the faithful of the Roman Catholic event was organized by students of the homeless man, Yurii verediuk, who had protect Christian spirituality and morals." and Ukrainian Greek Catholic Churches. Ukrainian Catholic University. The walk been convicted and then later acquitted for The official site of the UOC-MP on April 4 John Paul П visited Ukraine in June 2001, began on the Hill of St. George, at the lack of evidence of murdering opposition posted a telegram that Metropolitan coming to Kyiv and Lviv. (Religious residence of the head of the Ukrainian journalist ihor Aleksandrov in July 2001, volodymyr sent to Archbishop ivan information Service of Ukraine) Greek-Catholic Church (UGCC). Pope Segcdnya reported on April 12. Mr. Jurkovic, papal nuncio to Ukraine. "From John Paul 11 stayed there during his time Yerediuk died on July 19, 2002, a month the whole Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Tree planting to memorialize pope in Lviv, looking at the UGCC archives, after he was acquitted, from what was then please accept our sincere expressions of including the original of the decree of deemed a heart attack, but some sources sympathy on the death of the head of the Lviv - On the territory of the Church Brest, at which the Ukrainian Church have later suspected was poisoning. Roman Catholic Church, His Holiness of the Nativity of the Mother of God in officially re-united with Rome in 1596. According to glavred.info of April 11, Pope John Paul П. May the merciful God, the Sykhiv neighborhood of Lviv, 500 The youth of Lviv also prayed at the President viktor Yushchenko held a news king of heaven and earth, give repose to his maple trees were to be planted on April Roman Catholic Cathedral of the conference in Donetsk in which he prom– soul in his heavenly abode," the message 9. The late Pope John Paul П led a rally Assumption of Our Lady and the ised to take personal control over the reads. UAOC Archbishop Dior wrote: "The gathering hundreds of thousands of youth Armenian Apostolic Cathedral, which the investigation of the Aleksandrov murder, clergy and faithful of the Ukrainian in that location in June 2001. A street in pope visited. The walk ended with a in an interview with glavred.info, Mr. Autocephalous Orthodox Church eparchy Lviv will also be named after the late solemn religious service for the repose of Aleksandrov's wife, Liudmila, said that of Kharkiv and Poltava are praying for the pope. Andrii Rozhniatovskyi, coordinator the pontiff's soul that took place near the President Yushchenko sent her an attorney eternal repose of the deceased and his glori– of the Season 90 organization, which is Church of the Nativity of the Mother of to represent her family's legal interests at fication in the kingdom of heaven, and the initiator of the planting, said that this God, where the pope met with youth in the beginning of Marcn. (RFE7RL send their fraternal Christian sympathies to will be the first part of the Freedom 2001, and where a statue of John Paul П Newsline) the faithful of the Catholic Church, Spring event. Season 90 plans to plant a orphaned by the death of their prime hierar– total of 2004 maple trees in all of Lviv. now stands. Thousands of Lviv residents Husar comments on Patriarchate ch, a great worker in Christ's vineyard and This number symbolizes the previous came there in the days of mourning to an apostle of forgiveness and love." year, when the Orange Revolution took pay their last respects to the holy father. ROME - Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head (Religious information Service of Ukraine) place in Ukraine. The maple was the tree (Religious information Service of of the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church of choice precisely because its leaves Ukraine) (UGCC), said he has "no intention to force Condolence book opened at nunciature the situation and declare himself patriarch." The cardinal said this in an interview pub– KYiv - An open book for condolences lished in 30 Days, an influential italian on the death of Pope John Paul П was magazine. Cardinal Husar said he thinks available on the premises of the Apostolic UKRAINIAN DAY at' УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ДЕНЬ that Ukraine's new president, viktor Nunciature in Kyiv. in addition, a memo- Yushchenko, "would only benefit" from the rial mass was offered at St. Alexander establishment of a Ukrainian Greek- Church in Kyiv on April 7. (Religious GIANTS STADIUM Catholic Patriarchate. However, the cardi– information Service of Ukraine) Rome 3. East Rutherford. New Jersey nal has no intention to act unilaterally and complicate the situation. "The creation of a Ukraine's Muslims express sympathy fe^^l btote'.sgmbv n ^тіЛ^щ, patriarchate is a solemn event in the life of SYMFEROPOL - The Mejlis (govern– the Church, and it should proceed within Субота, 17-го вересня ' ing council) of the Crimean Tatars and the the framework of legality," he stressed. Spiritual Administration of Crimea's (Religious information Service of Ukraine) Muslims have expressed their sincere Rada chair complains of surveillance condolences to all the faithful of the Activities all Day Catholic Church on the death of Pope KYiv - verkhovna Rada Chairman John Paul 11, calling the pontiff "a great volodymyr Lytvyn told journalists in person," according to Ukraine.radiosvo– Цілоденна програма Kyiv on April 8 that he possesses evi– boda.org. in a special statement, the dence that he is being shadowed and his Mejlis and the Spiritual Administration of telephones are being bugged, Ukrainian Crimea's Muslims stressed that John Paul On the parking lot 1 на ПЗРКІНГ лоті media reported. "What country are we 11 was the first pope to take clear steps Festival at Noon ^ 12:00 год. Фестиваль living in if such things are allowed with towards an equal dialogue between the Singing ^ Dancing - Music ^ Food regard to the verkhovna Rada chair- faithful of various denominations, giving Спів ^ Танці ^ Музика - Іжа man?" Mr. Lytvyn said. "What's happen– special attention to the establishment of ing, І mean the bugging, is a political respectful relations with the Muslim outrage, because some want to prove world, visiting the famous Omayyad in the stadium 1 в сталійоні their innocence and avoid responsibility Mosque in Syria and leading a common for what they have done," he added with– prayer service for peace among all 1st game - 3:30 - 1-ша гра out elaborating. (RFE7RL Newsline) nations with Muslim and Catholic clergy. Metro Stars Reserve Team vs. Ukrainian-American "All Stars" The pontiff had also been aware of the Featured game - 7:30 - головна ГРЗ Socialists to run independently in 2006 tragedy of the Tatars of Crimea, and the ЛХ Calling all children 8 to 17 - FREE Orange Т" Shirt! vatican, through the Apostolic Nunciature KYiv - The Socialist Party of volunteer to join the celebrations on the field at Giant's Stadium and get a in Ukraine, participated in the United Ukraine (SPU) on April 9 decided that it (Parents, see details and register children on our web-site!) Nations development program for. helping will take part in the parliamentary elec– tions in 2006 on its own without seeking the Crimean Tatars. (Religious Звертаємося до всіх дітей від 8 до 17-БЕЗКОШТОВНУ Помаранчеву "Т" сорочку political coalitions, interfax reported. information Service of Ukraine) вступайте добровольцями носити прапори на ігрової площі і дістанете (родичі, прочитайте дані на нашому веб-сайті) "We need 70-75 mandates in the t450- Ukrainians unable to travel to Rome seatj verkhovna Rada as a minimum," SPU Chairman Oleksander Moroz com– KYiv - Ukrainians will not be able to 1N ORDER ТО SECURE ТНЄ DATE AT G1AHTS STAD1UM - mented. "This translates approximately travel to Rome to bid farewell to Pope John WE MUST БЄШ,ООО Т1СКЄТ5 BY MAY 221 into 12-15 percent support fthat our party Paul П, as there will not be enough time for needs to obtain! in the elections," he them to receive visas, it was reported here ШО Б ВСТАНОВИТИ ОСТАТОЧНУ ДАТУ- added. (RFE7RL Newsline) on the eve of the papal funeral. The Consular Division of the Ukrainian МИ МУСИМО ПРОДАТИ 1,000 БІ71ЄТЮ ДО 22-го ТРАВНЯ! Orthodox hierarchs send condolences Embassy in italy reported that it had not received any statements that the process for Purchase tickets today at: Купуйте білети сьогодні через: KYiv - Patriarch Filaret (Denysenko), receiving visas to italy would be shortened. www.soccGragcncy.nctXuKrainG head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Generally, a Ukrainian has to wait five or you can purchase tickets through або купуйте через ваші місцеві Kyiv Patriarchate, Metropolitan volodymyr weeks to schedule an appointment at the your local Ukrainian community organizations громадські, молодечі організації (Sabcdan), head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Consular Division and then 10 to 14 days 6- help them receive financial donations! і допоможіть їм дістати пожертву! Church - Moscow Patriarchate (UOC– to receive a visa. Even travel agencies can- ( Write the check to: ПИШІТЬ чепило:) MP), and Archbishop ihor (isichenko) of not help speed up the process. (Religious 4JCCANJ- Festival" Kharkiv and Poltava of the Ukrainian information Service of Ukraine) Autocephalous Orthodox Church (UAOC) sent condolences on the death of Pope John Lviv in mourning on day of funeral Paul П. The letters of condolence were sent on April 3 and 4. Patriarch Filaret sent let– Lviv - Lviv paid its last respects to the 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17,2005 No. 16 Farfrom home ? visit Selfreliance.Com and manage yourfinances Online:

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it is defending its own interests and the Reuters news agency, was standing on a bal– Protesters in Kyiv... silence of our government officials is cony at the Palestine Hotel in Baghdad, (Continued from page 1) inconceivable," he continued. where 150 journalists were staying. He was killed as a result of a shell attack by a U.S. tary actions," said vblodymyr Chemeris, a After Mr. Chemeris and Green Party tank along with Jose Couso, a cameraman director at the Respublika institute, quot– activist Serhii Kurykin delivered brief employed by Spanish network Telecinco. ing a letter addressed to the U.S. Embassy. speeches, a representative of the Embassy U.S. forces apparently mistook the journal– "But if the behavior of the American emerged and took their letter. ists on the hotel's balcony for snipers. Mr. administration is completely understood, Mr. Protsyuk, 35, an employee of the Protsyuk, an experienced cameraman for Reuters, was Ukraine's first casualty in iraq. reporting of the 20th century from The An indication that President Yushchenko Turning the pages... New York Times, it is noted that Duranty's is trying to resolve the Protsyuk matter (Continued from page 6) prize for reporting from the USSR "has came at an April 12 press conference in Warsaw, where he stated that Ukrainian and on the 14th floor of its headquarters was come under a cloud" and that it "ignored American officials are currently discussing being "restored." According to Holly the reality of Stalin's mass murder." ... That compensation for Mr. Protsyuk's family. Yeager, writing in the April 4 issue of the book also includes a listing of the Pulitzer American and Ukrainian government Financial Times: "in Pulitzer Alley, one winners of The New York Times. Duranty officials began discussions on compensa– gold-framed plaque has been taken down is listed, but with the parenthetical notation tion during his U.S. visit, Mr. Yushchenko for what The New York Times calls "Other writers in The Times and elsewhere said. At a March 31 Kyiv press confer– 'restoration.' it honors Walter Duranty, a have discredited this coverage." it is the ence before his departure, Mr. 1932 winner. But, after a series of conv same notation that appears after an asterisk Yushchenko said he told Foreign Affairs plaints, the citation will be amended, to note under the photograph of Duranty on dis– Minister Borys Turasyuk to include the questions about his failure to cover the play in Pulitzer Alley. matter for high-level discussions. Taras Protsyuk famine in the Soviet Union that year." So, why no asterisk in the full-page ad "For my part, as president, 1 would it seemed a hopeful sign of an acknowl– run last week? Was The Times embold– like to meet Mr. Protsyuk - Taras' father survived by his wife, Lydia, and son, Denys. edgment that Duranty's 1932 prize "for his ened to boast thanks to the Pulitzer Prize - to consider the problems of his family," The demonstrators also protested the series of dispatches on Russia fsicj, espe– Board's white-washing of the Duranty Mr. Yushchenko said in Warsaw. iraq war, demanding that Mr. Yushchenko cially the working out of the Five-Year legacy? Did The Times think no one in addition, President Yushchenko pro- remove Ukraine's troops within a month Plan," was, well, not entirely deserved. would notice Duranty's name on a long posed more than a year ago that his Ukraine "as Spain had done," instead of prolong– Perhaps here was yet another little step that list of Pulitzer winners? ing the withdrawal until mid-October, as The Times would take to correct the histor– 3000 Foundation consider granting the the Ukrainian president had projected at ical record on Duranty and his cover-up of Protsyuk family a monthly stipend to allevi– his Kyiv press conference. the Famine-Genocide in Ukraine. This year, on April 10, The New York ate the family's hardships. Mr. Protsyuk is After all, on June 24, 1990, Karl A. Times once again proudly published its Meyer of The Times, in a feature on its edi– complete list of Pulitzer winners to mark torial page called "The Editorial Notebook," its win of yet another Pulitzer in 2005. Attention, Students! wrote about the infamous Moscow corre– "The New York Times and members of its spondent and acknowledged that what staff have won 91 Pulitzer Prizes - far Throughout the year Ukrainian student clubs plan and hold activities. Duranty wrote from his post constituted more than any other newspaper," reads the The Ukrainian Weekly urges students to let us and the Ukrainian com– "some of the worst reporting to appear in last line in the full-page advertisement. mimity know about upcoming events. this newspaper." (The item also noted that And, you guessed it, Walter Duranty's Duranty's misdeeds were detailed "Stalin's name once again appears on that list, The Weekly will be happy to help you publicize them. We will also be Apologist" by S.J. Taylor, a review of sans asterisk or parenthetical notation. glad to print timely news stories about events that have already taken which appeared in the very same issue in place. Photos also will be accepted. The New York Times Book Review.) Source: "Shame on The Times " (edito– Eleven years later, in the book "Written rial), The Ukrainian Weekly, April 18, MAKE YOURSELF HEARD. into History," which contains Pulitzer Prize 2004, vol. LXXH, NO. 16.

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This time it met in Lakeland, Fla. on November 11- 14, 2004, at Best Western well-known to the Ukrainian community. various photos, report cards and other Berchtesgaden memorabilia were dis– played in the meeting room. Reunion par– ticpants also browsed the novel "Skovani Ruky" (Shackled Hands) published by one of their own, Myron Radzykewycz, the son of the director of the school. Col. ihor Rakowsky, U.S. Army (ret.) and his wife, Natalia, as well as other former students now living in Florida: volodymyr Sharko, Myron and irene Participants of the Florida reunion of Berchtesgaden Gymnasium students. Radzykewycz, and Bohdan Lechman, organized the reunion. Bohdan Markiv ly among the women, many of whom his extensive experience as a law enforce– Munich, entertained with the popular tangos was responsible for the musical side of sported some of those stones. ment agent, he described unfortunate inci– of their youth: "Blue Sky," "That Peaceful the reunion. Sixty-two students, spouses The last presentation of the day dents that resulted from this epidemic. He Evening," "The Bird Song from Tyrol," and friends attended, and five talented answered the question of what encour– offered suggestions on how to deal with "When Grandfather was 20," expertly performers entertained. ages the former students to be together. such problems with young people. accompanied by pianist victor Markiw, who Old friends met at a barbecue on the first Mr. Lechman, a member of the first and After the serious presentations, a lighter also played "Andaluza" by isaac Albeniz day. After dinner, friendly discussions con– second class, is an industrialist, and is note was struck by the energy of a local and "The Fire Dance" by Manuel de Falla. tinued late into the night. The hottest topic involved in business enterprises and teacher and performer of exotic dance, The musicians played polkas, waltzes, was the presidential election in Ukraine. charitable organizations. He suggested Xenobia. As the theme of the reunion was tangos and foxtrots. The former students On Friday morning, Col. Rakowsky that after years of instability, the DP "The Fountain of Youth," and since people of the Berchtesgaden Gymnazium sang opened the formal part of the session. He camp offered stability and peace. The have searched for that fountain in Florida greeted all present and read the best along with the music and the vocalists. reunion participants experienced a lot of since the time of Ponce de Leon, this sur– wishes of classmates from throughout Their pace may have been slower, but the trauma in their youth. The second world the United States and Canada who were prise performance was most appropriate. floor was filled with dancers at all times. war, just like Bolshevism before it, the not able to attend this meeting. The alumni danced the night away. They swirled with renewed energy - the exile of families to Siberia, and then the The main theme for the first day was George Tymczenko, who flew in from energy of years past. slave labor camps of the Third Reich had the current state of Ukrainian nationhood. a devastating effect on their families. Dr. Lubomyr Romankiw gave the first And then, the war ended and these presentation. As one of the leaders students found themselves among fabu– responsible for the rebirth of Plast lous mountains, forests and lakes; the Ukrainian Scouting Organization in post- beauty of nature helped restore and stabi– Soviet Ukraine and, as "nachalnyi plas– SUM A (Yonkers) lize their young souls. Camp Orlyk was tun" (chief scout) of the Plast worldwide, their village, its residents their neighbors, Dr. Romankiw is very active in its expan– friends and family. They took care of Federal Credit Union sion. He spoke on the historic growth of scouting in Ukraine and expanded on its each other and kept up each other's spir– current status and future prospects. its, Mr. Lechman noted. During the 13 years of Ukraine's inde– The gymnasium and Plast were a pendence, scouting spread from western major element of their spiritual growth. Ukraine and became an all-Ukrainian The strong character of the schools pro– youth organization. Today, it exists in 21 fessors, in the limited circumstances of the camp, gave the students a solid basis 3 Month CD oblasts and Crimea, and 11 regions. Some 1,500 professionally trained edu– for dealing with life's challenges. Plast cators lead the organization, Dr. provided the discipline needed for suc– o Romankiw explained. cess in life. Most of the former students o The headquarters of Plast are now in of the Berchtesgaden Gymnasium 3.00 7o APR(3.05 7oAPY) Kyiv, which gives it the opportunity to be in achieved high professional status, becom– constant touch with the Ukrainian govern– ing influential in American and Canadian ment, he continued. Previously, its major societies, Mr. Lechman observed. help came from the diaspora and the Chief That evening, a chartered bus took the Scout's Fund. Now, the government is group to Sea World near Orlando for a 2 Year CD beginning to understand the importance of Hawaiian luau and Polynesian entertain– scouting and is taking the first steps to sup- ment. On the way back, the reunion par– port the organization. The Ministry of ticipants sang the songs of our youth. o Family and Youth provided some financial The theme of the second day was the o problems of health and aging. Dr. vasyl 4.00 7o APR(4.08 7oAPY) help to fund summer camps in recent years. A lifelong member of the Plast fraternity Rozhdestvenskyj, a gerontologist, pointed and Canadian entrepreneur and philanthro– out that a thoughtful style of living, bal– 0 pist for Ukrainian causes, Erast Huculak is anced diet and exercise can help deal with BONUS! .25 7o extra for CD deposits S100,000 or more. also honorary consul of Ukraine to Canada. the problems of aging. He also gave an interesting review of the effects of hormones He spoke on the current elections and con– Main Office ditions in Ukraine. He pointed out that the on regenerating the human organism. A live– meddling of the Russian government, ly question and answer period followed. 125 Corporate Blvd. including President viadimir Putin, was A well-known Florida ophthalmolo– Yonkers, New York 10701-6841 beyond all international law. He said it is gist, Dr. Teophil Kulyk, formerly of Tel: 914-220-4900 Fax: 914-220-4090 ironic that Ukraine has to fight once more Soyuzivka, showed the film "Efforts to for its independence. deal with Macular Degeneration," a seri– E-mail address: SUMAYONFCU (gAOL.com The afternoon presentations switched ous illness of aging which can lead to 1-888-644-SUMA gears, as Eugene Jarosewycz, a curator blindness. He also reported on the Yonkers Branch Spring Уаііеу Branch Stamford Branch in the mineral section of the Smithsonian progress being made in other diseases 301 Palisade Ave 16 Twin Ave 39 Clovelly Road institution in Washington, spoke about associated with aging. Yonkers, NY 10703 Spring valley, NY 10977 Stamford, CT 06902 precious stones, their existence in nature, The last presentation, on the serious Tel: 914-220-4900 Tel: 845-356-0087 Tel: 203-696-0498 mining and recovery, refinement and effects of narcotics on the quality of life, Fax: 914-965-1936 Fax: 845-356-5335 Fax: 203-696-0498 trade. He had a rapt audience, particular- was delivered by Col. Rakowsky. Based on 28 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 17,2005 No. 16 PREVIEW OF EVENTS Soyuzivka's Datebook Saturday, April 23 four collections of poetry, two volumes of literary criticism and two collections of NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific essays. The event will be held at 420 W. April 15-17,2005 June 19,2005 Society invites the public to a lecture by 118th St., international Affairs Building, Plast Kurin "Chortopolokhy" Father's Day Program Ukrainian writer and critic Oksana Harriman institute, 12th floor, at 6:30 p.m. Annual Meeting Zabuzhko titled 4Lssia Ukrainka and BUG - Brooklyn Ukrainian Group June 26-July 3,2005 World Culture: The Secret of Titanism." CAMBR1DGE, Mass.: The Harvard Spring volunteer Weekend Tabir Ptashat - Session ft 1 The lecture will be held at the society's Ukrainian Research institute will host a building, 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth lecture by Angela Stent, national intelli– April 16,2005 June 26-July 8,2005 and 10th streets) at 4 p.m. For additional gence officer for Russia and Eurasia, Rochester Fire Company Banquet Tennis Camp for ages 10-18 information call (212) 254-5130. National intelligence Council, and profes– sor of government, Georgetown April 20-22,2005 June 27-July 1,2005 Monday, April 25 University. 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