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Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association Vol. LXIX HE KRAINIANNo. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 EEKLY$1/$2 in Ukraine T U PACE monitor’sW recommendation may result New construction at central square in Ukraine’s suspension from Council of Europe

threatens Kyivan archeological treasure by Roman Woronowycz Ukraine that we are concerned about the by Roman Woronowycz sions on what the new square will finally Kyiv Press Bureau laws only,” said Ms. Severinsen. Kyiv Press Bureau look like “with drawing board tools in Indeed, Ukraine’s lawmakers and even KYIV – The Council of Europe (CE) hand.” President Leonid Kuchma put the empha- KYIV – Unless urgent action is taken, “The area of preservation and the could suspend Ukraine’s membership in portions of an archaeological treasure late April because of an unexpected recom- sis on matters other than human and civil method of preservation must be settled rights in explaining the PACE monitoring beneath Independence Square will be upon,” explained Mr. Zahaiduk. mendation by a monitoring committee of dug up and carted away along with the committee recommendation. However, at least one archaeologist its Parliamentary Assembly. tons of earth already being moved to Mr. Kuchma told reporters on April 10 close to the matter said he and his col- If the CE committee of ministers sup- make way for a two-tiered subterranean in Odesa, where he was on a working trip, leagues would not get access to the site ports the recommendation, Ukraine could shopping center planned beneath the that the matter is an inter-parliamentary or to the plans. The archaeologist, who become the first member-state in the 51- plaza. issue and questions should be directed to wished to remain anonymous, explained year history of the human rights assembly A noted Ukrainian archaeologist who Ukrainian lawmakers. Nonetheless, he that the city would continue to pay lip of European parliamentarians to have its directed the project 20 years ago that first membership suspended. Only Russia, called the action by the PACE monitoring unearthed the remains of the 11th century service to the experts, but privately had decided unilaterally on a compromise to which was threatened with similar action committee “pressure from certain Liadski Gates – one of three main two years ago over its role in Chechnya, entrances into Kyiv during the height of resolve the issue. He said architects had (Continued on page 25) developed a plan to preserve only the has come this close to a formal sanction. the Kyivan Rus’ empire – said on April 6 On April 5 the committee voted for the that city architects and planners have main section of the gates and enclose it in glass, which would become a prime recommendation based on a report by failed to take adequate measures to Hanne Severinsen, a rapporteur charged ensure that the remains of the buried exhibit in the underground mall. Other features of the gates, as well as an with reviewing the situation in Ukraine to Verkhovna Rada OKs archaeological treasure are not destroyed. determine whether the country has fulfilled “We were invited to participate in the accompanying wall and peripheral arti- facts would be dug up and hauled away. obligations it undertook when it became a project only a week ago,” explained member in 1995. new Criminal Code Mr. Zahaiduk explained that anything by Roman Woronowycz Mykhailo Zahaiduk, a member of the Ms. Severinsen said the monitoring other than a full-scale archaeological Kyiv Press Bureau Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, “and committee’s decision is based on informa- have already been told by some that the investigation would not allow “for a full tion about civil rights infractions docu- project is proceeding and there will be no historical picture” of the site. KYIV – Ukraine’s Parliament took mented during meetings with Ukrainian major changes to the plans.” Ruslan Kukharenko, Kyiv’s director another decisive legislative step towards officials and citizens during her visit to Mr. Zahaiduk, who discovered the for preservation of architectural monu- Europe and the West on April 5 when it Kyiv at the end of March. gates and an adjoining wall during the ments, who is responsible for protecting approved a long-awaited new Criminal “It concerns misuse of authority, partic- last reconstruction of the city’s main archaeological finds in the city, repeated- Code for the country to replace the Soviet square in 1981, tried to sound an opti- ly refused to speak with The Weekly on ularly oppression of freedom of speech and laws still on the books. Legislators also mistic note because top officials finally the matter. oppression of the opposition,” explained moved to a final vote on new legislation to had acknowledged the previous evening One of several obstacles that Mr. Ms. Severinsen in an interview with Radio revamp criminal procedure and the rela- that the historic gates needed to be saved Zahaiduk and the interested archaeolo- Liberty, according to Interfax-Ukraine. She tions between law enforcement officials and had assured him and his colleagues gists face in their battle to save the said the monitoring committee resolution is and the court system. that at least part of the historic record Liadski Gates is in dealing with commer- particularly critical of the Ukrainian presi- Ironically, the parliamentary actions would be preserved. cial interests that already have purchased dent. came the same day the monitoring com- However, he expressed chagrin over the rights to parcels of the subterranean Her report includes a lengthy list of mittee of the Parliamentary Assembly of the fact that municipal authorities had mall on which the archaeological site is complaints against Ukrainian authorities, the Council of Europe (PACE) made an from the outset ignored the fact that the found. Another issue they confront is a including possible complicity in murder, unexpected decision to propose to PACE’s area is registered as a culturally signifi- construction deadline of August, when harassment and violence against journal- full membership that Ukraine should be cant site, which means that archaeolo- Independence Square will serve as the ists, the unacceptably long delay in the ejected for failing to fulfill certain obliga- gists should have been involved in con- focal point for nationwide celebrations of Gongadze investigation and serious ques- tions it undertook when it joined in 1995, struction planning from the beginning. Ukraine’s 10th anniversary of independ- tions on the impartiality of the investiga- including new criminal, civil and associat- “We have the legal foundation to be ence. tion. ed procedural codes. (See story above.) there and to participate,” explained Mr. Mr. Zahaiduk explained that experts Ms. Severinsen explained that, in exam- The new Criminal Code, overwhelm- Zahaiduk. “We are trying to influence calling for a full-scale archaeological dig ining how Ukraine is proceeding with its ingly approved by a vote of 379-3, formal- construction, to be able to at least today confront the same problem they obligations, she took into consideration izes a February 2000 Verkhovna Rada glimpse what has not been destroyed to did in 1981 when city planners, hurrying legislation Ukraine is developing to bring decision to ban the death penalty and is the be able to guide the project.” to prepare the city for the 26th its laws into line with Western standards, culmination of a two-year effort to write a He also said he wanted archaeologists but that her report encompasses a wider comprehensive set of criminal statutes for to be able to take an active part in discus- (Continued on page 3) breadth of issues. “For some reason there is an opinion in (Continued on page 3) ïêàëíéë ÇéëäêÖë – CHRIST IS RISEN 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15

INTERVIEW NEWSBRIEFSNEWSBRIEFS President Kuchma speaks Rally in Kyiv demands Kuchma’s ouster... expected to report to the Parliament on April 17 on his government’s performance KYIV – A rally in Kyiv on April 10 during the past year. Vice Prime Minister with RFE/RL correspondent demanded the dismissal of President Yurii Yekhanurov commented that a no- President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine state. Let us suppose that we have a parlia- Leonid Kuchma and a “power system confidence vote in the government may be spoke on the telephone in a live evening mentary republic – what would happen in change” in Ukraine, Interfax reported. delayed until the end of the current session program of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service Ukraine? According to the opposition, the demonstra- in order to keep the Yuschenko Cabinet in on April 3. Below is the first part of a We need not look for examples in tion was attended by 10,000 people, while “a state of suspension.” (RFE/RL Newsline) translation of his interview, which was remote parts. Under pressure from some police set the number at 2,000. The demon- transcribed and published by RFE/RL’s structures, including European ones, stration, which was organized by the Forum Tymoshenko ready to run for president Ukrainian Service on its website Moldova is a parliamentary republic. What for National Salvation under the slogan http://www.radiosvoboda.org. RFE/RL has happened there is evident to everybody. “For Ukraine Without Kuchma and KYIV – Former Vice Prime Minister plans to release part 2 of the interview in If anybody wants to make an experiment in Oligarchs,” adopted a statement calling “to Yulia Tymoshenko told the Moscow-based next week’s issue. Ukraine. ... Ukraine is not Moldova, and stop hounding Prime Minister [Viktor] Kommersant-Daily on April 11 that she is consequences will be much more disas- Yuschenko and making attempts to remove ready to seek the post of Ukraine’s presi- Leonid Danylovych, I’m very glad trous, not only for Ukraine but also for him from the post of Cabinet head.” The dent. She noted, however, that she is also that you’ve found time to talk to us. You Europe. Therefore, there is no need to play statement also urges an objective investiga- ready to back another presidential candidate are speaking with Oleksa Boyarko, an a game that is not needed. Today, in the tion into the disappearance of journalist if he turns out to be “a real leader who is employee of RFE/RL’s Ukrainian transition period, a strong executive branch Heorhii Gongadze and the immediate dis- ready to give his life for the country.” She Service. I have a lot of questions for you. is necessary. missal of Procurator General Mykhailo added that, as of now, she does not see such Potebenko, Tax Administration Chairman a leader. She said she would assert You’re welcome, I’m ready to openly Is it non-existent, Mr. President? Mykola Azarov, and National Security and Ukraine’s position in the world and limit the answer them. country’s dependence on Russian energy Today? It is non-existent because of a Defense Council Secretary Yevhen Marchuk. (RFE/RL Newsline) resources if she came to power. “I know I’ll start with a general question. You simple reason: You have helped ruin the that if I sooner or later come to power, I will know, if one listens to Ukrainian politi- results of the [constitutional] referendum, ... while Odesa residents side with Kuchma very quickly build a gas pipeline bypassing cians today, one cannot immediately prevent their implementation. (Ed. note: it Russia,” Ms. Tymoshenko pledged. grasp what kind of a country Ukraine is. is not clear whether Kuchma has RFE/RL’s ODESA – Some 10,000-15,000 people (RFE/RL Newsline) Extreme rightists say it is a bandit, total- Ukrainian Service, or someone else in participated in a rally in Odesa on April 10 itarian regime; extreme leftists also say it mind). What the referendum envisioned to mark the anniversary of the city’s libera- 1,000 students demonstrate in Kyiv is a bandit regime. was the creation of a workable state power tion from the Nazi occupation, Interfax system, a European model, in which parlia- reported. Demonstrators held placards read- KYIV – Some 1,000 students held a If we classify [Socialist Party leader mentary elections lead to the creation of a ing: “Our future is in unity of the president rally on April 9 in front of the presidential Oleksander] Moroz as an extreme leftist, coalition that assumes responsibility, and the people,” “Odesa residents are grate- administration building in Kyiv, demanding that President Leonid Kuchma swear on the then it is he who says so. including for the formation of a govern- ful to President Kuchma for his care and Constitution of Ukraine that he did not give ment. And there is mutual responsibility. assistance” and “Odesa is our city, Kuchma And some say it is an autocratic orders to kill journalist Heorhii Gongadze As of today, the Parliament is not is our president.” President Leonid Kuchma regime right now. You often mention or Rukh leader Vyacheslav Chornovil, as responsible for anything, is it? Not respon- spoke at the rally. Later the same day, Mr. that you want to build a democratic well as other politicians and journalists, sible for anything. The parliament is not Kuchma told journalists that a no-confi- Ukraine. In your opinion, what demo- Interfax reported. Mr. Kuchma commented structured, and the majority that was creat- dence referendum on the president, which cratic characteristics does Ukraine later the same day that he has already sworn ed under the influence of some factors – has been proposed by the opposition, would already possess, and what characteristics on the Constitution and is not going to do so including the referendum – has now been not be legally binding. The president also are you going to develop in the future? again. “That would be a farce, and the pres- ruined by some forces. Tell me, please, is it criticized as “pressure” the proposal by the ident will not participate in a farce,” Mr. In the first place, there is Ukraine’s possible for a country to achieve successes Monitoring Committee of the Kuchma added. (RFE/RL Newsline) Constitution, which envisions exactly this if the government has no support in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of [democratic] development pattern for soci- Parliament? Europe to exclude Ukraine from the A referendum on Kuchma’s ouster? ety and the country as a whole. Therefore, Therefore, I would like to warn every- Council of Europe over human rights viola- all of us should proceed from the constitu- body against pushing Ukraine into this fatal tions. (RFE/RL Newsline) KYIV – The Forum for National tion in our actions. path. For some reason nobody doubts the Salvation (FNS), a loose association of As regards those characteristics, they necessity of a strong government in France. Yuschenko may face no-confidence vote anti-presidential groups, decided on April can be seen, as people say, with a naked Perhaps you will extend your wish to 7 to start preparations for a no-confidence eye. In the first place, the fact that install a totally parliamentary republic to KYIV – The Communist Party parlia- referendum in President Leonid Kuchma, [Ukraine’s] power system is divided into the United States as well, won’t you? mentary caucus has announced that it has Interfax reported. According to Ukraine’s three branches – legislative, executive Let us look at Europe. In every country collected the 150 signatures required to Constitution, a referendum can be held if and judicial – is a trait of the democratic the president is able to disband the apply for placing a no-confidence vote in the opposition collects at least 3 million community. And the fact that the Parliament if it is not operational, while the Prime Minister Viktor Yuschenko’s Cabinet signatures of support in at least two-thirds Constitution guarantees human rights president in Ukraine does not have such a on the parliamentary agenda, the Internet of the country’s 25 regions. It is not clear, and freedoms. True, they are not always possibility. newsletter Ukrainska Pravda reported on however, if such a plebiscite could force observed – to begin with living standards April 10. Interfax reported that signatures to President Kuchma to step down. Former There is a lot of talk now about a dia- – but [the Constitution] is our orientation support the same initiative were also col- Vice Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko logue between the presidential authority point. lected by four groups from the parliamen- told an FNS meeting on April 7 that a ref- and its opponents. With which forces or Furthermore, regardless of what people tary majority: the Social Democratic Party erendum is the only way to depose Mr. groups, or with which persons are you say in Ukraine or elsewhere, there is free- (United), the Democratic Union, Yabluko Kuchma, adding that Ukrainian legislation not going to conduct any dialogue? dom of expression in Ukraine, there are and Labor Ukraine. At least 226 votes are does not define the procedure for independent media. ... It is unambiguous necessary to introduce an issue on the par- impeaching the president. (RFE/RL I will not conduct any dialogue with liamentary agenda. The above-mentioned that there are media that are independent those forces that do not support this strate- Newsline) from the state, the government, the authori- five legislative groups control 236 votes in gic course of Ukraine’s development, that the Verkhovna Rada. Mr. Yuschenko is (Continued on page 8) ties. do not want Ukraine to be an independent Therefore, our values are European country. ones, we want to stick to them. You see, other countries were pursuing [those val- Could you name any specific people? FOUNDED 1933 ues] for 100 or 200 years, or even longer, while we [are expected] to transform one Well, what for? Let’s not touch upon THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY system into another within 10 years. I think specifics. If there’s a need, I can tell you An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., it is senseless to make the same demands about specific people. [I will have no dia- a non-profit association, at 2200 Route 10, P.O. 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Copyright © 2001 The Ukrainian Weekly It is a threat to the existence of Ukraine as a (Continued on page 19) No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 3 UCC officers and foreign minister discuss Canada-Ukraine relations U.S. ambassador to Ukraine confers with members of Congress by Lydia Shawarsky ocratic society,” Mr. Czolij said. He added that Canada must work close- OTTAWA – Ukrainian Canadian ly and actively with Ukraine in ensuring Congress President Eugene Czolii and that human rights and fundamental free- Canada-Ukraine Relations Committee doms of a democratic society are always Chair Myroslava Pidhirnyj met on March fully respected in Ukraine. 24 with John Manley, Canada’s minister of The UCC advised Minister Manley that foreign affairs, to discuss Canada-Ukraine Canada should expand its high-level con- relations and the situation in Ukraine. tacts to reassure the people of Ukraine that “As the first Western country to recog- a stable and democratic county will contin- nize the independence of Ukraine in 1991, ue to garner support from Canada and Canada needs to reaffirm its special rela- other Western nations. tionship with Ukraine and to continue sup- Nearly 10 years after the break-up of the porting those programs and projects which Soviet Union, Ukraine sits precariously develop and foster the principles of a dem- between integration with Europe or Russia. It is in Canada’s best interests to play a leading role in ensuring that Ukraine inte- New construction... grates further with Western democracies. (Continued from page 1) Consequently, it is highly important that Canada resist taking that which would Communist Party Congress, refused to per- have the potential of isolating Ukraine and mit delays to properly excavate and pre- thereby reverting to a bipolar world, the serve the site. He said that at that time, after UCC representatives underscored. he and co-workers had succeeded in locat- The UCC also called upon the govern- ing the archaeological treasure and obtain- ment of Canada to provide humanitarian ing agreement to dig out their find, they returned to the site one day to see a major assistance to the victims of the recent WASHINGTON – U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Carlos Pascual met on March 29 on portion of the fortification wall gone. City severe floods in the Zakarpattia region of Capitol Hill with several members of Congress. Participants in the meeting were: Reps. Ukraine. officials had authorized the action without Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), David Bonior (D-Mich), Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.), Bob Schaffer (R- The UCC expressed its appreciation to informing the archaeologists. Colo.), Louise McIntosh Slaughter (D-N.Y.), Elliot Engel (D-N.Y.), Dennis Kucinich (D- Minister Manley for the opportunity to The Liadski Gates were one of three Ohio) and Corrine Brown (D-Fla.). As co-chairs of the Ukrainian Caucus, Ms. Kaptur entrances into the capital city of the share with him the views of the Ukrainian Canadian community on these important and Mr. Schaffer invited members to participate in a unique event to discuss the future medieval empire of Grand Prince Yaroslav of U.S.-Ukraine relations. Rep. Kaptur congratulated the ambassador on his continuing the Wise. The more famous main entryway, issues. “We look forward to meeting with the minister on a regular basis to continue appointment. Members discussed issues ranging from the current political situation in the Golden Gates, was restored long ago Ukraine to the recently signed Congress-Rada agreement. Rep. Kaptur said she was and today is a prime tourist attraction. strengthening Canada-Ukraine relations,” said Mr. Czolij. pleased to meet with the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine and to continue an open and While the western facing Zhydivskyi promising dialogue. The ambassador was responsive to the questions posed by the (Lviv) Gates led out of the city onto the The March 24 meeting had added sig- members of Congress and was open to suggestions about how the United States and road to the West, the Liadski Gates were the nificance because it preceded the visit to southern egress point and led to the Canada by Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ukraine can strengthen their strategic partnership. Seen in the photo above are House Pechersk district, where the Monastery of Minister Anatolii Zlenko. Minority Whip Bonior (left) and Ambassador Pascual. the Caves was located, and to the main road to the Black Sea. In 1240 Mongol invaders service as a form of criminal punishment. with some passages in the current bill, led by Batu Khan destroyed some of the Verkhovna Rada... A person convicted of lesser crime that might eventually veto it, Ukraine’s southern wall as they laid ruin to the city. (Continued from page 1) qualifies for this form of punishment may Supreme Court Chief Justice Vitalii Boiko In current reconstruction plans for serve his time during off-hours from work said on April 11 that such a move would be Independence Square, the ancient remains post-Soviet Ukraine. The code replaces capital punishment or during an unpaid leave of absence. The dangerous because it could leave the court of the Liadski Gates, enclosed in a glass new code states that municipal administra- system outside the Constitution. structure rising from the floor of the square, with life imprisonment as the severest penalty the courts can mete out to those tive bodies are responsible for determining “We must be careful that the judicial would dominate a portion of the new the sentences to be handed down for com- system in place does not become illegal,” Independence Square at about where the who commit heinous crimes, but bars such munity service, which are to range from said Judge Boiko. Grand Fountain earlier stood. Aside it, steps sentences for juveniles, the elderly and terms of 60 to 240 hours, but no more than When the Constitution of Ukraine was will lead to the subterranean shopping cen- pregnant women. four hours a day. For minors the range is approved in June 1996, among the various ter, which will occupy two floors beneath National Deputy Yurii Karmazyn, the the surface. Before the entryway to the mall chairman of the parliamentary Committee from 30 to 120 hours and no more than two stipulations within it delineating mandatory and closer to the Khreschatyk, an arching on Corruption and Organized Crime, who hours a day. changes in the country’s legislative base fountain will be found. The St. Michael the staunchly supported the bill, called some of Oleksander Zadorozhnyi, another was one that demanded that within five Archangel monument, which will stand at its aspects revolutionary for a post-Soviet national deputy lauding the positive years the Parliament must bring the crimi- its present site at the forefront of the north- country, including a change in the Soviet changes in the new law, which the presi- nal and civil procedure codes into line with ern side of the plaza, will be the only recog- practice of appropriating the property of a dent is expected to sign, said the law codi- the requirements of the country’s funda- nizable feature remaining of the person convicted of a serious criminal fies economic crimes that did not exist in mental law. That deadline is now just over Independence Square of the last two offense. the Soviet Union, while eliminating two months away. decades. “The new code will improve how socie- Communist “crimes” such as “economic Surprisingly, even law enforcement offi- Plans for the southern side of the square ty lives in Ukraine,” said Mr. Karmazyn. speculation,” which the Soviets considered cials sounded happy with the law as it cur- call for a pantheon of Ukrainian historical Another change is express juridical major violations of law. rently looks when they spoke during a figures to be located in the rear, nearer to recognition that an accused is to be consid- The document also moves slander from press conference that brought together rep- the Hotel Moskva. A historical museum ered innocent until proven guilty by a court a criminal to a civil offense and makes it resentatives of all the leading law enforce- dedicated to Ukrainian independence will of law. The code also delineates limited illegal for government employees to hold a ment agencies and the court system. rise in front of the hotel. A female-inspired responsibility for individuals proven to be second job. These two changes will directly “This is a very progressive statute that is figure representing Ukrainian independ- unable to fully realize the consequences of affect lawmakers in their work. much needed,” said Volodymyr Melnyk, ence mounted on a 40-meter column will their actions or who are found to be insane. The same day it passed the monumental vice minister of internal affairs. dominate that side of the square and much Another novel concept for Ukraine legislation on the Criminal Code, the Lawmakers gave their approval for the of the city center. introduced by the new code is community Verkhovna Rada took a giant stride in legislation as the PACE monitoring com- changing archaic criminal procedure laws mittee agreed to move to an April vote to and modernizing the court system. The cancel Ukraine’s membership for not ful- lawmakers approved a draft bill for a final filling obligations. Although Ukraine has Quotable notes reading, which will take all authorizations taken a lot of time in moving towards crim- “I am worried about the fact that Russian capital is vigorously penetrating for search and seizures, including eaves- inal, tort and procedural reform – changes Ukraine’s economy, and that this [situation] leads to increasing Ukraine’s economic dropping warrants, out of the hands of law PACE has pressed for years – most politi- dependence on Russia. We have already been permanently dependent on Russian gas enforcement bodies and put them within cal experts in Ukraine believe the decision supplies, and now we have signed an agreement on connecting Ukraine’s electricity the authority of the courts. It will also taken by the PACE monitoring committee grid to that of Russia. They say this step was caused by the need to stabilize [our address the rights of the arrested, another on April 5 was simply a pressure tactic in electricity grid] at the frequency of 50 kHz, and now the system has started to work. basic building block of a democratic socie- response to complaints about the delays But the point is that we are going to consume Russian electricity. We are not paying ty. The final version of the bill, incorporat- and problems associated with the investiga- for gas, so now we will also not be paying for electricity. At the same time, our own ing approved amendments, will now be tion of the Gongadze affair and the associ- power plants are not being utilized to their full capacities. Deepening economic prepared for an as-yet-unscheduled final ated tape scandal. dependence means strengthening political dependence. This is an axiom.” reading, National Deputy Zadorozhnyi said he – Rukh leader Hennadii Udovenko in an interview with the Moscow-based Although speculation has run rampant believes that Ukraine will have a new Civil Nezavisimaya Gazeta on March 30. among politicians that President Leonid Code by mid-May and new civil and crimi- Kuchma, who expressed his dissatisfaction nal procedure laws by the end of June. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15 UCCA executive board discusses FOR THE RECORD: UCCLA events in Ukraine and United States

letter to Ambassador Shcherbak by Tamara Gallo celebration for the Ukrainian American On behalf of the Ukrainian responsibility for hosting the recep- Ukrainian Congress Committee of America community included an appeal for all Canadian community, the Ukrainian tion. organizations to have a joint commemora- Canadian Civil Liberties Association’s 2. That, through your good offices, NEW YORK – The Ukrainian tion in Washington, during the month of Director of Research Dr Lubomyr you convey to the government of Congress Committee of America execu- September (when Congress returns to ses- Luciuk met with Ukraine’s Ukraine the UCCLA’s expression of tive board held its regularly scheduled sion). Local celebrations should be coordi- Ambassador to Canada Dr Yuri support for the establishment of a meeting on Saturday, March 24, at the nated with the major event in Washington, Scherbak on March 1, and presented Commission of Inquiry into Crimes UCCA headquarters in Manhattan. so as not to conflict with it and attract as him with a three-point memorandum. Against Humanity and War Crimes in Presiding at the meeting were Michael many Ukrainians as possible to the U.S. The full text of the memorandum fol- Ukraine during the 20th century and Sawkiw Jr., president; Laryssa Kyj, exec- capital. Press kits, including white papers lows. that you request that the UCCLA, utive vice-president; and Marie Duplak, on Ukraine’s independence are to be pre- which has taken a leading role in rep- executive secretary. After the reading of pared and distributed to UCCA branches * * * the minutes from the previous meeting, resenting the interests of the in May/June in preparation for the 10th Your Excellency: the UCCA president focused the board’s Ukrainian diaspora in this field, be anniversary celebration in August. attention on four crucial areas: the Third On behalf of the Ukrainian formally involved in the planning, The next topic of discussion centered World Forum of Ukrainians and the 10th Canadian community, the Ukrainian work and drafting of any recommen- on the UCCA’s relations with the new anniversary celebration of Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association dations put forward by the commis- Bush administration and an analysis of Independence Day; fund-raising; policy (UCCLA) requests your consideration sion. the current situation in Ukraine. UCCA issues in the United States as well as in of the following proposals: 3. That you convey to the govern- President Sawkiw informed the board Ukraine; and the recent floods in western 1. That you grant permission for the ment of Ukraine our recommendations members that he sent a greeting to Ukraine. that funds be dedicated immediately President George Bush on behalf of the UCCLA to unveil a trilingual plaque to Askold Lozynskyj, president of the for the compilation of a Ukrainian UCCA wishing him a fruitful four years. the memory of all victims of Nazi and Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), who Book of the Dead, listing all The letter also contained a request for a Soviet tyranny on the grounds of the attended an organizational planning meet- Ukrainians who perished as a result of meeting with officials of the new admin- Embassy of Ukraine to Canada in ing in Kyiv several weeks earlier, Soviet and Nazi tyranny, and for the istration including the president, Vice- Ottawa, this event to take place on informed the gathering about the forth- development in Kyiv of a National President Dick Cheney, National Security Saturday, November 24, 2001, involv- coming Third World Forum of Ukrainians. Ukrainian Museum of Memory, whose Advisor Condoleeza Rice, and Secretary ing a consecration ceremony and for- He noted that the forum will be held goal would be to recall all of the mil- of State Colin Powell. mal reception for survivors of the August 18-20 in Kyiv under the theme politically engineered Great Famine of lions of Ukrainians enslaved, driven The remaining discussion focused on “World Ukrainians Unite in Cooperative events currently transpiring in Ukraine, 1932-1933 in Soviet Ukraine, victims into exile, or murdered by the Soviet Efforts.” Mr. Lozynskyj described the of the Nazi and Soviet gulag concen- and Nazi regimes. It is our belief that a the latest congressional delegation to panel discussions, which will be held on Ukraine, as well as a congressional reso- tration camps, and representatives of country that does not hallow the mem- three principal topics: youth, the those organizations which, throughout ory of what its sons and daughters suf- lution that focuses on recent develop- Ukrainian language and the world com- ments in Ukraine. the 20th century, struggled to secure fered in order to secure national free- munity of Ukrainians. The forum is Ukraine’s independence. The UCCLA dom will not long endure. UCCA Treasurer Michael Spontak expected to attract 600 delegates split outlined the bottom-line figure for the would cover all of the costs involved Respectfully submitted for the evenly between Ukraine and the diaspora. in the design, preparation and installa- Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties first quarter of 2001, whereas the presi- Of the 300 delegates designated for the dent focused attention on fund-raising tion of the memorial plaque while the Association by Prof. Lubomyr Luciuk, diaspora, 150 will be from the Western Embassy of Ukraine would accept the March 1, 2001, Ottawa. activities for the Ukrainian National diaspora, while the other half of 150 will Information Service (UNIS). Such fund- be from the Eastern diaspora, those areas raisers are to be held throughout the of the former Soviet Union where country in various Ukrainian communi- Ukrainians reside. Furthermore, it is esti- ties; the first of them will be in Chicago mated that the United States will have a on April 24. The focus of the benefits is delegation of 30 to 35 people representing to raise awareness of the only full-time the two central body organizations – the public office representing the Ukrainian Ukrainian Congress Committee of American community in Washington, America and the Ukrainian American and thus to attract the attention of the so- Appears May 6 in The Ukrainian Weekly Coordinating Council. called “yuppie” generation as potential A Ukrainian Summer Following the official ceremonies of contributors. the Third World Forum of Ukrainians, The devastating floods in western Travel to Ukraine for the participants will also witness the official Ukraine also were a topic on the agenda. ceremonies for the 10th anniversary of John Burtyk, head of the UCCA’s 10th anniversary of independence... Ukrainian independence. A special ses- Council on Aid to Ukrainians (CAU), sion of the Ukrainian Parliament will be described the actions already taken to Go to summer camp... held on August 23 at the Ukraina Palace, help victims in the Zakarpattia region. An while the next day’s program will feature appeal was sent to Ukrainian American official parades and a majestic concert of newspapers, as well as reproduced on the Learn about Ukrainian culture... Ukrainian cultural ensembles from UCCA website, seeking donations of throughout the entire world. The clothes, medical supplies, dry food and How will you enjoy your Ukrainian summer? Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus was nomi- money for the flood victims. Each UCCA Read our special section for tips on where to go, nated by the UCCA and the UACC to branch also received an appeal from the officially represent the United States dur- UCCA president requesting that solicita- what to bring and whom to see! ing the concert festivities in Kyiv. tions for donations be made within local Look for information from travel experts Other aspects of the 10th anniversary Ukrainian communities. on great destinations and nearby day trips! 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Cleveland district to fund NUKMA scholarship UNA GENERAL ASSEMBLY by Taras Szmagala Jr. In other business, UNA Treasurer Stefan Kaczaraj addressed the district, Executive Committee Eugene Oscislawski CLEVELAND – The Cleveland discussing the current financial status of 25 Jason Court District of the Ukrainian National President the UNA, as well as a number of the Matawan, NJ 07747-3510 Association voted at its March 10 meeting Ulana Diachuk issues facing the association. The district Barbara Bachynsky to establish an annual scholarship to bene- Ukrainian National Association fit students at the National University of also decided to sponsor an area-wide 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 101 E. 16th St. Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (NUKMA). social event in the fall, as well as explore Parsippany, NJ 07054 New York, NY 10003 the possibilities of holding a financial The scholarship, which will be given Andrij Skyba on behalf of the Cleveland UNA District, seminar to attract new UNA members First Vice-President 4575 N. Nagle Ave. will be earmarked to benefit a student from the area’s Ukrainian community. Stefko Kuropas Harwood Heights, IL 60656 from rural Ukraine who otherwise would Attending the Cleveland meeting were 105 S. Salem Drive not be able to attend the university. The branch secretaries and UNA activists Schaumburg, IL 60193 Al Kachkowski Cleveland District intends to generate Bohdan Semkiw, Nancy Fedak 126 Simon Fraser Crescent additional funding for the scholarship Cunningham, Alice Olenchuk, Vera Second Vice-President Saskatoon, SK S7H 3T1 through a fund-raising drive coordinated Napora, Nicholas and Mary Bobeczko, Anya Dydyk-Petrenko Roma Hadzewycz by longtime UNA activist and communi- Taras Szmagala Sr., Taras Szmagala Jr., 137 Crystal Spring Drive 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 ty leader Wasyl Liscynesky, Cleveland- Luba Mudri, Wasyl Liscynesky, Wasyl Ashton, MD 20861 Parsippany, NJ 07054 area doctor Taras Mahlay and District Samokicszyn, Evhen Bachynsky and Chair Taras Szmagala Jr. Wlademer Wladyka. Director for Canada Editor-in-Chief, Rev. Myron Stasiw The Ukrainian Weekly 18 Leeds St. Toronto, Ontario M6G 1N7 Roma Hadzewycz The Ukrainian Weekly National Secretary 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Young UNA’ers Parsippany, NJ 07054 Martha Lysko Ukrainian National Association 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Editor-in-Chief, Parsippany, NJ 07054 Svoboda Treasurer Irena Jarosewich Svoboda Stefan Kaczaraj 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Ukrainian National Association Parsippany, NJ 07054 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 Parsippany, NJ 07054 Manager, Soyuzivka Auditing Committee John A. Flis Soyuzivka William Pastuszek Foordmore Road 5 Park Ave., P.O. Box 240 Kerhonkson, NY 12446 Swarthmore, PA 19081

Stefan Hawrysz Honorary Members 155 Erdenheim Road of the General Assembly Erdenheim, PA 19038 Stepan Kuropas Alexander Serafyn 107 Ilehamwood Drive 2565 Timberwyck Trail De Kalb, IL 60115 Martin Andrew Flanagan, son of Troy, MI 48098 Angela Sikora, daughter of Steven Anita Welych-Flanagan and Michael Yaroslav Zaviysky Anna Chopek Sikora and Vera Szewczuk, is a new Flanagan, is a new member of UNA 11 Bradley Road 678 44th St. member of UNA Branch 360 in Branch 39 in Syracuse, N.Y. Martin Clark, NJ 07006 Los Alamos, NM 87544 Buffalo, N.Y. Angela was enrolled by was enrolled by his grandmother Lilia Myron Groch Mary Dushnyck her mother. Welych. 16 Kevin Drive 2 Marine Ave. Founthill, Ontario L0S 1E4 Brooklyn, NY 11209 Anna Haras Advisors 1930 Greenleaf St. Bethlehem, PA 18017 Taras Szmagala Jr. 1722 Fulton Road Myron Kuropas Cleveland, OH 44113 107 Ilehamwood Drive DeKalb, IL 60115 Alex Chudolij 281 Urma Ave. The Very Rev. Stephen Bilak Clifton, NJ 07013 1750 Jefferson St., Apt. 301 Tekla Moroz Hollywood, FL 33020 345 36th Ave. Walter Sochan Lachine, Quebec H8T 2A5 53 Brinkerhoff St. Halyna Kolessa Jersey City, NJ 07304 100 Montgomery St., Apt. 23-H Jersey City, NJ 07302 John O. Flis P.O. Box 48 Nick Diakiwsky East Charleston, VT 05833 2065 Ridge Road Ext. Ambridge, PA 15003 Joseph Lesawyer 2643 Deer Path Wasyl Szeremeta Scotch Plains, NJ 07076 Natalie Maria Jacewicz, daughter of 1510 Hilltop Terrace Anya and Stefan Jacewicz, is a new Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 Wasyl Didiuk member of UNA Branch 70 in Jersey Vasyl Luchkiv 30 Allenhurst Drive, Apt. 402 Lillian J. Melnyk, daughter of Lisa City. She was enrolled by her grand- 49 Windmill Lane Islington, Ontario M9A 4Y8 and Ihor Melnyk, is a new member of parents Marijka and Aleksander New City, NY 10956 Taras Szmagala Sr. UNA Branch 166 in Cincinnati. She Haluszczak. Mrs. Haluszczak is a Stephanie Hawryluk was enrolled by her grandparents branch representative employed at the 10976 Tanager Trail P.O. Box 17453 Michael Road Brecksville, OH 44141 Zinowij and Oksana Melnyk. The UNA Home Office, as well as secretary Cottekill, NY 12419 entire family belongs to Branch 166. of Branch 70. Andre Worobec Helen Olek Scott 9 Bayard Place 7644 W. Rosedale Ave. Insure and be sure. Join the UNA! Newark, NJ 07106-3613 Chicago, IL 60631 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15

EASTER PASTORAL LETTERS THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY “... every man shall turn from his evil way ...” Let us be those people who preach the word of truth Paschal archpastoral letter of the seeks needed renewal and sanctification. In lieu of an editorial, this week we publish “An appeal to the faithful, representa- Permanent Conference of Ukrainian As believers, we Orthodox Ukrainians tives of political parties and citizens’ groups of Ukraine” issued by the leaders of the Orthodox Bishops beyond the Borders of declare before the contemporary world, a Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate, the Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Ukraine. world which has closed its eyes and ears to Church and the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. (Translated by The Christ, that by His resurrection our Savior Ukrainian Weekly). To the beloved clergy, monastic and completed, after his voluntary suffering, faithful of the Holy Ukrainian Orthodox crucifixion and death, His work of salva- Dear Brothers and Sisters: Church beyond Ukraine: tion out of love for all people and sealed The Great Fast has an important meaning in the life of every person and for society May the peace and grace of the risen His work of salvation with His greatest as a whole because it cleanses the soul, renews spiritual life and unites the people with Savior be with all of you! miracle and established upon it His Church God – the source of life and peace, truth and understanding. The Great Fast is a time Christ is risen! and made of us a new people of God. All when each and every person once again gains faith and life in the divine sense. During God has blessed us in the first year of of this is capsulized in the first Irmos of this period, as history has shown, wars and conflicts ceased. Forgiveness became the the new century and the new millennium. the Pasha, “from death to life and from unifying factor of all faithful. It consolidated society. A spiritually renewed individual We, who have been called to archpastoral earth to heaven has He led us.” approached the radiant Resurrection of Christ with a feeling of profound responsibility service, welcome, in unity with you and Upon this foundation – the Resurrection for his deeds and his fate. with a sense of profound spiritual joy and of Christ – the Apostles built their preach- We, leaders of Ukrainian Churches, appeal to you at this important time in the life exaltation, “this feast of feasts and solem- ing so that our faith might be unambigu- of every Christian and at this critical time for the existence of the Ukrainian state with nity of solemnities” – Pascha, the radiant ous, firm and unswerving. Upon this same deep concern for its future. It is with pain in our hearts that we receive news that con- day of our Lord Jesus Christ’s resurrection. foundation our ancestors established flict in our society has reached a dangerous boundary. The consternation of millions of Once again we hear stykhyry, troparia Orthodox Christian life in Ukraine. We err faithful caused by recent clashes in the streets and the festering political conflict com- and kondakia – hymns of faith, especially not when we affirm that the faith in the pel us to find answers to complex, vital questions. the works of our father among the saints, risen Lord so nourished and strengthened Without assuming the functions of jurists or politicians, we know full well that, John of Damascus, hymns that remind us them that they remained faithful to Christ throughout human history, violence and passion on the part of authorities always orig- that the Passover of the Lord is the central despite the threats levied again them. We inated from sin and led to new, even more brutal eruptions of violence. event of our Orthodox Ukrainian Christian err not when we say that contemporary God, through His prophet, calls on us: “... every man shall turn from his evil way life, an event that gave to all people access Ukraine enjoys freedom and statehood and from the violence he has in hand” (Jona 3:8). We are certain that every person to heaven and sanctified the faithful of thanks to its God-pleasing sons and daugh- who took upon himself the task of leading others is obligated, first of all, to stem the every age and generation. ters who remained faithful to the Gospel of spread of aggression and to use all efforts to restore justice, peace and well-being for The bells of our parish temples in lands Life. the entire nation, as well as for each and every person individually. of the Ukrainian Orthodox diaspora and in This Pascha, the first of the new century We consider it important to underscore that the only alternative to regulating God-liberated-Ukraine announce Christ’s and millennium, challenges us Orthodox today’s political climate is a negative one – that is, anarchy and chaos, which will lead victory over death, sin, injustice and slav- Christians to be steadfast in our profession to the destruction of sovereign Ukraine. ery to all people. They also serve to of the faith, which we embraced at Holy What is dangerous is that a portion of society has become used to thinking that it is announce our readiness to be those people Baptism. It challenges us to be a people possible to attain something through the use of force, by raising a hand against the who, by their daily life, a life full of joyous who proclaim the good news concerning symbols of the state and their bearers, and the dignity and life of our fellow citizens. and sad experience, give witness at home, the fundamental truth of Orthodox We do not have the right to allow the power of might, which is produced by at work, every hour and every day, Christianity – that Christ, the Son of God, destructive elements, to rule in Ukraine instead of the power of truth, the Constitution whether convenient or inconvenient, to the voluntarily ascended the wood of the and legality, which are implemented by the authorities. fact that Christ is the Lord, our Way, Truth Cross and by His suffering, death and res- On the eve of the radiant Resurrection of Christ, placing our hopes in God, we call and Life. He invites each person who urrection gained eternal life for all who on you, dear brothers and sisters, to pray for dialogue, affirmation of political stability, acknowledges Him and builds his or her believe in Him and keep His command- restoration of peaceful means to resolve the existing disputes and the realization that life on the principles of the Gospel of Life, civic peace, responsibility, prudence and tolerance are inviolable. to be a sanctifying agent in a society that (Continued on page 22) “... may the Lord bless His people with peace” (Psalms, 28:11).

Filaret, Patriarch of Kyiv and all Rus’-Ukraine Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyiv Patriarchate We are blessed with the presence of the Risen Easter message of the Ukrainian Just imagine, as Jesus hung on the Cardinal Lubomyr (Husar) Catholic hierarchy in the United States of cross dying, His eyes must have searched Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church America to the reverend clergy, religious, the jeering crowd below for the faces of seminarians and faithful. His beloved Apostles. Jesus had given Mefodii, Metropolitan of Ternopil and Podillia His truth and love to these men. He was Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church Dearly Beloved in Christ: now giving His very life for them. Yet, Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen! while the arms of Jesus were stretched Try and put yourself in the shoes of out as if to embrace the whole sinful the Apostles, especially during the diffi- world in the act of His dying, the April cult events of Holy Week and Easter. All Apostles were hiding in the upper room, Turning the pages back... of us might feel at home among them. with the doors bolted and barred. The You’ll remember that Jesus invited 12 Apostles had been very visible public 16 Apostles to a special intimacy with Him, figures on Palm Sunday but they faded and Jesus spent the greater part of His into a safe obscurity on Good Friday. 2000 “The trend toward state-controlled media and the erosion of public life of three years preparing them On Easter morning Jesus appeared to the most fundamental right of citizens in a democracy – freedom for complete change of mind and heart. the Apostles to share with them His tri- of speech – in a number of countries of Central and Eastern The Apostles had their own ideas of what umph over death. Jesus tried to put the Europe and the former Soviet Union is perilous for our neighbors would make them happy. Their hopes Apostles at ease with kindness patience. in Europe,” said Commission Chairman Rep. Christopher H. Smith (R-N.J.) at the April 4, involved largely material things and “Peace be with you” is the greeting Jesus 2000, hearing on “The Deteriorating Freedom of Media and Speech in OSCE Countries” power. They had their own understanding Christ gave them. The Apostles were held by the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission). of the beatitudes which did not include frightened! They thought that they were Speaking at the hearing, Thomas A. Dine, president, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, loving their enemies, giving away their seeing a ghost. So, Jesus ate with them; warned, “The possibility of the emergence of a free media in the post-Communist countries possessions or turning the other cheek. Jesus patiently let them touch Him to is threatened by a combination of three factors: government efforts to restrict or even sup- During most of the three years Jesus reassure them. press media freedom; survival of Communist-era attitudes about the press among officials, spent with His Apostles, He was con- The Apostles were deeply moved by the population, and even journalists; and some unintended and unexpected consequences of stantly laying out before them a master this act of love on the part of Jesus. They the transition period itself. Both the extent of each and the mix of all three of these factors, vision, with a completely different set of had abandoned Him, and now, He is of course, vary widely ... I believe it is most useful here to consider them as a syndrome values from theirs. Jesus kept on insisting among them. And this is when we see the affecting almost all of them, rather than to examine each of the many countries of this that in His kingdom, all authority must vision of the Apostles really begin to change. region individually.” be a role of service. The only acceptable Why were the Apostles slow to Marilyn Greene, executive director of the World Press Freedom Committee, com- motive is love. The only real force in His respond? Why are we, who are so much mented, “Our primary focus is on the ways in which international institutions – such as world is the power of love. Like Jesus, like the Apostles, so reluctant to give up the OSCE, the United Nations, UNESCO, Council of Europe and the European Union – the Apostles were called to love and to our old way of seeing things in order to influence press freedom in the world. ... These institutions wield great power, often mere- serve. It was a very difficult lesson for take on the vision of Jesus? Perhaps we ly through the moral authority of their resolutions or statements. These words can be them to learn. The Apostle Peter had a are not sure what would happen to us if forces for freedom and democracy – or they can provide cover for authoritarians seeking particularly difficult time. You’ll recall justification for restrictions on the free flow of information. I wish I could say that free- we were to give up an old vision. Where how he protested when Jesus wanted to would Jesus lead us? What would He ask dom of expression and of the press is thriving in the 55 nations participating in the wash his feet. But, fortunately for Peter, OSCE. Sadly, I cannot.” of us? Perhaps deep down inside, we are and for all of us like him, the patient not ready to believe that living a life of Source: “Helsinki Commission hearing airs concerns about press freedoms” by Chadwick R. Lord understood and never gave up on Gore, The Ukrainian Weekly, April 16, 2000, Vol. LXVIII, No. 16. His reluctant Apostle. (Continued on page 22) No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 7 NEWS AND VIEWS Faces and Places

Embrace the future by Myron B. Kuropas by Taras Szmagala Jr. doing away with the 25-person General Assembly in favor of an 11-person Board During the past few months, a number of Trustees? of articles and letters have appeared in The answer is simple: the General The Ukrainian Weekly commenting on Assembly has very little power. It has the proposed changes to the UNA by- almost no authority to compel any CEO “churning” and UNA: reflections on corporate change laws. Today the Ukrainian National Business Review (reviewed in the March actions by the Executive Committee or By now, I am sure readers are familiar Association (UNA) is at a crossroads. 17 issue of The Economist), CEOs are com- other management. As a practical matter, with the benefits of adopting these Under consideration by delegates to the ing and going at an unprecedented rate. all of the power in the UNA is exercised changes: an improved system for select- last UNA convention are new by-laws Defined by the authors as “CEO churning,” by the Executive Committee. To compare ing full-time management, increased which would significantly change the time- the process appears to be building steam. the General Assembly to the proposed ability to attract and retain that manage- honored structure of our 107-year-old Last February, for example, 119 CEOs left Board of Trustees is simply comparing ment, and, most importantly, increased organization. If approved, the UNA would their jobs with significant American compa- apples to oranges. accountability of that management to the be transformed into a corporation with a nies. To illustrate this point, let’s suppose UNA membership at large. chief executive officer (CEO) chosen by an The reasons for churning are varied. that, under our current system, a particu- Yet, during the past few weeks, a 11-member board of directors. The board of Poor performance, mega-mergers, corpo- lar full-time (elected) employee is not number of articles and letters have been directors would be elected by convention rate re-structuring, CEO burnout, the eco- performing to his fullest capabilities. Can written which question whether these by- delegates. nomic slowdown and the increased stresses the General Assembly fire this employ- laws changes are a good idea. I welcome Despite opposition from some delegates, of a global economy are just some of the ee? No. Can the General Assembly disci- those questions – they are fairly raised, a motion was passed at the last convention factors that force high-flying executives out pline this employee? No. Can the and deserve thoughtful, thorough to vote on the measure – perhaps the most of their jobs. General Assembly take any practical responses. significant change in the history of the The most important reason for the failure action whatsoever? No! Why not? Below, I have restated some of the UNA – not in an open forum, but by mail. of CEOs, however, appears to be the way questions most frequently raised by Because that employee owes his job to This resolution is being honored. The rec- boards of directors select their CEOs. the Convention, and thus is completely opponents of the changes, and I have ommended changes have been printed in According to Prof. Bennis, boards “typical- unaccountable to the General Assembly. then set forth the thoughts of those sup- The Ukrainian Weekly and Svoboda, and ly go into a kind of collective trance, rhap- The bottom line is this: the proposed porting the changes. It is my hope that, ballots have been mailed to all 1998 UNA sodizing about ‘leadership’ and the big need Board of Trustees would replace the via this format, UNA delegates and our delegates. for it without ever taking even the first steps power of the six-person Executive membership at large will gain a better The proposed revisions in our by-laws to define what they mean by the term.” Committee, and not the powerless understanding of the issues at hand. were fully discussed by the UNA General They generally rely on paper qualifications General Assembly. 1. Won’t these changes destroy our Assembly last December. A vote to have the (résumés and letters of recommendations) 4. Okay, so let’s say we vote for this fraternal status? assembly formally endorse the new by-laws or breadth of experience, elements which board. Where are they going to find a This is a frequent question, and the failed to win approval. are often misleading. Have UNA supporters most easily answered. The Ukrainian new CEO? There are many reasons to oppose the That is a good question. But this ques- of change taken the time to define what we National Association is, and always will measure. I believe the proposed corporate are looking for in a leader? What if we be, a fraternal organization. Period. tion is equally good regardless of structure will weaken our fraternal status. whether we hire a CEO (through a Board make the changes and discover that there is Changing the way we pick our full-time Branches, branch secretaries and district no consensus regarding this crucial point? executives does not change the fact that of Trustees) or elect a CEO at a conven- committees, already dangerously weak, will tion. Leadership has always been difficult to we are a fraternal. Convention delegates become even less viable in the new scheme define. A proven leader in one company will remain responsible for selecting the There can be no doubt that the UNA of things. needs to attract new, energetic and quali- may be a disaster in another. Jim Collins’ policy-makers of the organization – the The proposed 11-member board will article in the January issue of the Harvard trustees – and will also pick the chairman fied leadership. There also can be no never be as representative of the diversity doubt that this will be a difficult task. Business Review summarizes his study of of the Board of Trustees. within the UNA as our present 25-member successful corporate leaders in 11 compa- Ironically, the proposed by-laws But these two facts are reasons to adopt assembly. Six members of the new board the changes rather than oppose them. nies. All of them, surprisingly, possessed “a changes give branches more power than could easily control the entire organization. paradoxical mixture of personal humility they have under our current system. After After all, if it will be hard to find some- Conceivably, the board could change every one to fill the role of CEO, why would and professional will.” They were “timid all, under our current format, delegates four years. Six new members could vote to and ferocious; shy and fearless.” from branches meet once every four we want to also limit our pool of poten- fire all the executives hired by the previous tial candidates only to those who attend Significantly, almost all of them were years to select our full-time executive board. This actually happened in one ethnic appointed from within their respective employees. Then, following that conven- the convention and hand out cute buttons fraternal organization. and slick flyers? Why would we want to organizations . tion, branch delegates are completely Question: Which collection of individu- Has the UNA ever had any shy but powerless for four years, regardless of limit our CEO choices only to those who als is more likely to provide abundantly bet- are on the “inside” or who have popular fiercely determined leaders over the years? whether those executives are doing a ter ideas, more wisdom as it were, 25 peo- You bet. Nicholas Murashko, president good job. Under the new system, howev- family names? ple or 11? from 1929 to 1949, guided the UNA er, our executive employees are directly The proposed changes expand the pool An experienced and talented chief exec- through the worst economic times in accountable to the trustees elected by of possible CEOs. While the CEO still utive officer of high caliber and Ukrainian American history. During his stewardship branches’ delegates. Thus, far from must be a UNA member, he or she will heritage will be difficult (if not impossible) our membership almost doubled, The decreasing the power of branches, the be selected through an interview process to entice into our ranks. Any self-respecting and an evaluation process similarly to the Ukrainian Weekly was born and UNA proposed by-laws changes enhance their and productive CEO will hesitate taking way companies hire top executives. It’s sports teams were organized for our youth. power to hold our executives account- over an organization with our current prob- just good business. During Dmytro Halychyn’s tenure (1950- able. lems without some assurances the he/she 5. Aha! You mentioned the word 1961) our membership increased by some 2. But I’m concerned about concen- can succeed. In all probability he/she will “business.” But the UNA isn’t just a 30,000 members with a program geared trated authority. Won’t this new Board of demand a salary of at least $100,000 and a business, it is a fraternal. Why talk about towards the inclusion of our third wave of Trustees be too powerful? three-year contract. Once hired, a dynamic, business? immigrants. So successful was this drive This is a good question, and in order non-sentimental CEO will most certainly Yes, the UNA is a fraternal. But it is that by 1978 UNA membership peaked at to answer it fully, it is important to look for ways to cut expenses. This is what also a business – and quite a large one at 87, 655. understand what our current by-laws pro- CEOs do best. That means that Soyuzivka, that. In today’s world, even a fraternal There is no necessity for the UNA to vide. Under New Jersey law, the UNA Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly will be organization needs to be run efficiently change to a corporate structure. We should already has a board of trustees. In fact, on the chopping block. and professionally – like our Ukrainian preserve the fraternal tradition that has all of the power of a board of trustees is And what if our CEO doesn’t work out? credit unions are run. served us well for 107 years. I believe the vested in six persons: the Executive If we fire him/her, we will have to honor the Of course, the UNA is not just a busi- UNA can find a patriotic leader with Committee. Read Sections 36 and 37 of remaining years of the contract. The UNA ness. If it were, I wouldn’t care to write focused vision and commitment from with- the UNA By-Laws, which provide that once signed a salesperson to a 10-year con- this article, and you wouldn’t care to read in our ranks. We can ill-afford an outside all of the power granted to “directors” tract. When he didn’t produce, we had to it. Indeed, the paper in which it is pub- hired gun who will “churn” out at the first under New Jersey law resides in the honor our agreement. He was paid lished would not exist. But we cannot opportunity. Executive Committee.) $150,000 to leave early. ignore the fact that the UNA engages in a On May 16, 1970, The Ukrainian Under the proposed by-laws, this Supporters of the new by-laws have pro- business to fund its fraternal operations. group of six will be expanded to a group vided not a scintilla of hard data to demon- Weekly published an editorial which And if the UNA cannot generate a profit of 11. Rather than concentrating power in strate that cooperate changes are in the included the following caution: “To change through its core revenue generating oper- the hands of a few (as we currently do), UNA’s best interests. They speak of the for the sake of changing is as bad as cling- ation – selling life insurance – all the fra- the new by-laws would spread authority need to “move forward,” to be in touch with ing to the past. To build new vistas on the ternalism in the world will not save it. over a greater number of individuals. “the 21st century” and so on. Nice phrases. time-tested foundations is the key to future Yes, we need fraternal benefits. But we 3. But what about the General Little evidence. There is information avail- success. And that spirit is best reflected in also need to run a healthy business. Assembly? How can you say you are able today to suggest that the CEO the UNA’s jubilee motto: ‘In Tribute to 6. But why make these changes now? spreading authority when, in fact, you are approach that once captured the imagina- Pioneers – With Eyes Toward Youth.’ ” Why not wait until the next convention? Wise words then. Wise words today! The proposed changes have been tion of the American business world might Taras Szmagala Jr. is a UNA advisor under discussion for approximately 10 have been more romance than reality. and chairman of the UNA By-Laws According to a recent article by Warren Myron Kuropas’ e-mail address is: Committee. (Continued on page 25) Bennis and James O’Toole in the Harvard [email protected]. 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15

Kuchma criticizes dependence on IMF Newsbriefs (Continued from page 2) KYIV – President Leonid Kuchma on April 5 said Ukraine has to learn how to live Leaders comment on anti-Kuchma vote without the International Monetary Fund, KYIV – National Deputy Taras Interfax reported. He added, however, that Chornovil, an activist of the Forum for as of now Ukraine should not reject cooper- National Salvation (FNS), said on April 9 ation with the IMF because the presence of that the FNS proposal to initiate a no- such cooperation is a signal to all countries confidence referendum on President that they can work with Kyiv. (RFE/RL Leonid Kuchma is premature, Interfax Newsline) reported. “If we now begin the [referen- New Criminal Code has no death penalty dum] action, which is doomed to fail, we will in this way begin someone’s election KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada on 5 campaign or give a trump card to the April 5 voted 379-3, with two absten- president,” Mr. Chornovil noted. tions, to pass a liberalized Criminal Code Verkhovna Rada First Vice-Chairman that replaces the death penalty with life Viktor Medvedchuk said the referendum imprisonment, Interfax reported. The idea is legally invalid, adding that a law Constitutional Court ruled in 1999 that on referendums adopted in March bars the death penalty is illegal and ordered no-confidence plebiscites. (RFE/RL the legislature to annul corresponding Newsline) articles in the Criminal Code. Under the new code, people under age 18 or older Ukrainian PM in Moscow for talks than 65 may not be imprisoned for life. KYIV – Ukrainian Prime Minister Viktor The bill also limits punishments for men- Yuschenko came to Moscow on April 10 to tally incapacitated criminals. It introduces meet with his Russian counterpart, Mikhail new penalty methods, including unpaid Kasianov, for talks about Russian plans to community service, and reclassifies slan- restrict the import of Ukrainian steel pipes, der as a civil offense instead of a criminal Interfax reported. Meanwhile, Gazprom one. The bill also outlines new types of head Rem Viakhirev said in St. Petersburg crime, including copyright violations and that the Russian-Ukrainian gas agreement illegally holding more than one profes- did not work well during its first three sional post (an offense often committed months of operation, Interfax-ANI reported. by legislators). National Deputy Yurii “There have not been any successes,” Mr. Karmazin commented that the liberalized Viakhirev said, “only more debts.” code will improve the country’s overall (RFE/RL Newsline) social situation. (RFE/RL Newsline) Parliamentary majority non-existent? Parliament OKs law on political parties ... KYIV – The Labor Ukraine parliamen- KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada adopted a tary group (46 deputies) said it has halted its new version of the March 2000 law on participation in the parliamentary majority political parties, which was vetoed by President Leonid Kuchma. Lawmakers Artistic Director David Woznak Coordinating Council, Interfax reported on April 6. Labor Ukraine explained its deci- rejected seven presidential amendments to sion as being the result of last week’s the law, accepted five fully and seven par- refusal by some majority participants – tially, Interfax reported. The adoption of this including the Fatherland Party, Rukh and law, like that of the Criminal Code, is one of Reforms-Congress groups – to vote in line Ukraine’s obligations to the Council of with the rest of the majority. Citing the Europe. (RFE/RL Newsline) same reason, the Social Democratic Party ... but not bill on parliamentary majority (United) caucus said it will not sign a politi- cal accord between the majority and the KYIV – The Verkhovna Rada failed to government. Verkhovna Rada First Vice- endorse in the first reading a bill on the par- Chairman Viktor Medvedchuk said on April liamentary majority and the opposition. Out 9 that, in his opinion, the majority – which of the 394 deputies registered in the session is currently being re-registered – will hall, 172 supported the bill while 128 were COME,COME, JOINJOIN USUS include the same groups that formed it a against it. 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President Leonid 691 Roosevelt Ave., Carteret, NJ 07008 investigation of the Gongadze case, Kuchma on April 3 demanded that the Tel.: (732) 802-0480 • Fax: (732) 802-0484 demonstrate their respect for the freedom parliamentary majority be counted anew, of the press, launch a dialogue with the commenting sarcastically that “half the opposition, and restore cooperation with current majority walks the streets with e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.uofcu.org the International Monetary Fund. placards ‘Down with the president!’ ” (RFE/RL Newsline) (RFE/RL Newsline) No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 9 CIUS program explores facets of the Ukrainian Canadian past Shevchenko Scientific Society holds EDMONTON – Under the auspices of The Rev. Honcharenko is celebrated in the Ukrainian Canadian Program of the early American Ukrainian history for hav- Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, ing published the newspaper Alaska scholarly conference in honor of patron several successful initiatives have been Herald/Svoboda from 1867 to 1872. An by Dr. Orest Popovych the literary language throughout the terri- tory of Ukraine and the contiguous areas undertaken in recent months in the field Orthodox priest from a proud Kozak fami- NEW YORK – On March 10 the of Ukrainian Canadian studies. ly in central Ukraine, the Rev. beyond its borders. A third volume is Shevchenko Scientific Society of ready for publication, pending acquisi- In October 2000, the co-coordinators Honcharenko – whose real name was America hosted the 21st annual scholarly tion of the necessary funds. of the program, Jars Balan and Andrij Andrii Humnytsky – was a social revolu- conference dedicated to Taras The second speaker was Dr. Makuch, gave well-attended talks at St. tionary in the Christian anarchist mold and Shevchenko, Ukraine’s national bard and Volodymyr Karpynych of UVAN, who Vladimir’s Institute as part of commemo- a fierce critic of Russian autocracy. the society’s patron. lectured on “Shevchenko and Goethe.” rations marking the centennial of Although dismissed by some as an eccen- The conference, held at the society’s Prof. Karpynych has discovered some Ukrainian settlement in Toronto. Whereas tric, his singular achievements and larger- headquarters in New York City, was co- remarkable parallels between the poetry Mr. Balan spoke on the rich Ukrainian than-life character have earned him a last- hosted by the Ukrainian Academy of Arts of Shevchenko and that of the great theatrical legacy of the city, Mr. Makuch ing place in the mythology of Ukrainians and Sciences in the U.S. (UVAN), the German poet and philosopher Johann gave a fascinating overview of some of on the North American continent. Ukrainian Research Institute of Harvard Wolfgang von Goethe. These were illus- the highlights of a century of Ukrainian Mr. Balan is currently focusing his University and the Harriman Institute of trated by quotations in the original lan- life on the shores of Lake Ontario. efforts on preparing a detailed chronology Columbia University. It was organized guages and in translation. More recently, Mr. Balan kicked off of Ukrainian theatrical performances in and chaired by Dr. Anna Procyk, a vice- A third scheduled invited speaker, the 2001 Edmonton CIUS seminar series Canada during the interwar years. A paper president of the Shevchenko Society. Prof. George Grabowicz of Harvard with a presentation titled “California which he recently completed on the con- The program was opened by Dr. University, unexpectedly, was unable to Dreaming: Ahapii Honcharenko’s Role in nection between Vasyl Stefanyk’s classic Albert Kipa, a vice-president of UVAN. attend. the Formation of a Pioneer Ukrainian short story “The Stone Cross” and an Dr. Procyk then introduced the first Dr. Larissa Zaleska Onyshkevych, the Canadian Intelligentsia.” His talk exam- immigrant who homesteaded in 1898 near speaker, a guest from Kyiv, Dr. Pavlo president of the Shevchenko Scientific ined a short-lived commune established Chipman, Alberta, is soon to be published Hrytsenko of the Institute of Ukrainian Society in America, closed the confer- in 1902 on the Rev. Honcharenko’s ranch in an upcoming issue of the Journal of Language at the National Academy of ence with some insightful remarks about in Hayward, Calif., by activists who fig- Ukrainian Studies. An article by Mr. Sciences of Ukraine. the reasons Shevchenko has remained ured prominently in the subsequent devel- Balan, on the Ukrainian churches of In his lecture titled “The Language of relevant to Ukrainians of all generations opment of the pioneer era of the Western Canada, appeared in the January- Shevchenko in the Light of no matter where they happen to live. For Ukrainian Canadian community. February issue of the New York-based Dialectology,” Prof. Hrytsenko, who is a Ukrainians, the genius of Shevchenko Initiated by the immigration agent Catholic Near East magazine. leading authority on Ukrainian dialects, transcends time and space because each Cyril Genik, the experiment in communal In addition to these activities, the shared with the audience his scholarly of us perceives a “different Shevchenko,” living lasted only a few months before Ukrainian Canadian Program has com- findings about the influence of dialects in thus deriving sustenance from his words philosophical differences and personality missioned research toward the writing of Shevchenko’s works. Far from being in a manner that nourishes our particular conflicts led to its sudden demise. Among the second installment of the three-vol- confined to the lexicon of central needs and aspirations, she observed. those who participated in the failed ven- ume CIUS history of Ukrainians in Ukraine, Shevchenko’s language drew Prior to the lectures, the officers of the ture were Taras D. Ferley and Myroslaw Canada. upon the riches of many Ukrainian society held a business meeting. After the Stechishin, who went on to play key roles At the same time, a conference in dialects, including some from far-flung lectures, there was a social hour at which in the Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church honor of the 25th anniversary of the regions, such as the Carpathian area. Olha Kuzmowycz, the society’s record- of Canada, and Ivan Danylczuk, an author Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies is Dr. Hrytsenko has already published ing secretary and an editor of Svoboda, who became a Protestant minister. The being planned for this spring. It will focus two volumes of a unique atlas of the was presented a certificate of apprecia- brief episode contributed to the political on Ukrainian cultural and organizational Ukrainian language, which displays on tion from the Shevchenko Scientific maturation of several future leaders of life in Canada from the 1920s to the maps the distribution of the usage of Society in Lviv for the gift of her family Ukrainian Canadian society. 1940s. words from various dialects as well as home to the society. 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15 No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 11 Chicago museum hosts Cultural Connections program

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BOYS’ AND GIRLS’ CAMP SATURDAY, JUNE 23 – SATURDAY, JULY 7 Recreational camp for boys and girls ages 7-12 featuring hiking, swimming, games, Ukrainian songs and folklore, supervised 24 hr. Room and board: UNA members $330.00 per week/non-members $380.00 per week Counselor fee: $30.00 per child per week. Limited to 45 campers per week Insurance $15.00 per child per week CHEMNEY FUN CENTER SUNDAY, JULY 8 – SATURDAY, JULY 14 Geared to exposing Ukrainian heritage to the English-speaking pre-schoolers, ages 4-6, and school age children 7-10, to their Ukrainian heritage 2 sessions per day 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Registration/counselor fee: $90.00 if parents staying at Soyuzivka Registration/counselor fee: $140.00 if parents staying off premises Insurance $10.00 per child Parents staying on premises pay room and board rates accordingly (not due prior to arrival) TENNIS CAMP SUNDAY, JULY 8 – FRIDAY, JULY 20 Dr. Myron Kuropas delivers a presentation on Ukrainian immigration to Chicago. Intensive tennis instruction for boys and girls, ages 12-18. Instructors’ fees $75.00 per child by Orest A. Hrynewych was composed of teachers, students and Room and board: UNA members $485.00/non-members $535.00 for full session individuals interested in learning about the Insurance $30.00 per child. Limited to 45 students CHICAGO – The Ukrainian National Ukrainian immigration in Chicago. UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE WORKSHOP, SUNDAY, JULY 8 - SATURDAY, JULY 21 Museum of Chicago (UNM) on March There were 13 UNM staff and support 10 hosted a program of Cultural personnel who engaged the guests in dia- Traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for advanced students ages 15 and over Room and board: UNA members $580.00/non-member $630.00 for full session Connections, a series of seven programs logue during the meal. Jaroslaw sponsored by the Field Museum of Instructor’s fee $140.00 per person, insurance $30.00 per student Hankewych, president of the Ukrainian Instructors and assistants: Borys Bohachevsky, Andrij Cybyk, Krissi Izak, Orlando Pagan Chicago with ethnic and cultural centers National Museum, opened the program throughout the Chicago area. This was and introduced Rosa Cabrera of the Field UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE CAMP I – SUNDAY, JULY 22 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 4 the second time the UNM participated in Museum who explained the purpose of the UKRAINIAN FOLK DANCE CAMP II – SUNDAY, AUGUST 5 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 this annual event. program Traditional Ukrainian folk dancing for beginners, intermediate and advanced The Cultural Connections program pro- Dr. Myron Kuropas, presented a sum- Room and board: UNA members $580.00/non-member $630.00 for full session vides a unique way for the public to learn mary of the four waves of the immigrants Insurance $30.00 per child Instructor’s fee $225.00; director: Roma Pryma Bohachevsky about the rich cultural diversity of to the Chicago area. He explained that Chicago. The program explores the rea- **THE DIRECTOR MUST APPROVE ACCEPTANCE INTO PROGRAM, AND NO ONE WILL over 10,000 Ukrainians live in and around BE ACCEPTED FOR LESS THAN THE FULL SESSION, UNLESS IT IS WITH THE sons for cultural differences and uncovers the 28-square-block area of the Ukrainian APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR** the connection between different segments Village. This central area has been the Attendance limited to 60 students staying at resort and 10 students staying off premises. of the city’s population. The event, which focus of Ukrainian life since the first takes place in ethnic museums and in cul- immigration began in the 1880s and ended UKRAINIAN SITCH SPORTS SCHOOL tural centers, exposes participants to dif- in 1914 at the start of World War I. The CAMP I Sunday, July 22 - Saturday, July 28 ferent cultures through artifacts, presenta- second wave of immigrants came after the CAMP II Sunday, July 29 - Saturday, August 4 tions, participant-observation and ethnic first world war and the third wave after CAMP III Sunday, August 5 - Saturday, August 11 foods. CAMP IV Sunday, August 12 - Saturday, August 18 (this session depending on enrollment) World War II. Dr. Kuropas also explained Sitch Sports School – swimming, soccer, tennis, volleyball for youngsters ages 6-18. The Ukrainian National Museum in the present reality of the fourth wave of Room and board: UNA members $265.00/non-member $315.00 for full session Chicago is uniquely fortunate in being immigrants who started to arrive in large Instructor’s fee $100.00; sessions limited to 45 students able to rely on the resources of the numbers after the break-up of the Soviet Insurance $30.00 per child per week Ukrainian American community in host- Union in 1991. He described the problems ing the event. The Ukrainian Cultural PRE-REGISTRATION IS ON A FIRST-COME, FIRST-SERVED BASIS UPON RECEIPT OF A $75.00 associated with their integration into the DEPOSIT PER CHILD/PER CAMP. A REGISTRATION/COUNSELOR FEE OF $75.00 (EXCEPT FOR Center provided the traditional Ukrainian existing Ukrainian community and the CHEMNEY CAMP) PER CHILD/PER CAMP WILL APPLY TO ALL CHILDREN STAYING OFF food; the event committee, composed of challenges they face. SOYUZIVKA GROUNDS. THE DEPOSIT WILL BE APPLIED AGAINST THIS FEE. Orest Hrynewych, Kalyna Drohomyrecky, The presentation was enlivened by the Irene Jarymowych, Daria Hankewych and BY ORDER OF THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, ALL NECESSARY MEDICAL FORMS AND PER- bandura music of Myroslava Kuka, a MISSION SLIPS MUST BE COMPLETED AND RECEIVED BY SOYUZIVKA TOGETHER WITH Irene Antonovych, organized and execut- fourth-wave immigrant who had been in THE FULL PAYMENT OF INSTRUCTORS’ FEES AND CAMP PAYMENTS NO LATER ed the event. A screening was arranged of the United States only two weeks. A video THAN 3 WEEKS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE CAMP SESSION. a video made by Michael Hoff Production of the photo montage of the four waves of OTHERWISE THE CHILD WILL LOOSE HIS OR HER PLACE IN CAMP. NO EXCEPTIONS. about the Ukrainian community in Chicago’s Ukrainian immigrants was pro- PAYMENTS FOR ROOM AND BOARD CAN BE MADE TO SOYUZIVKA BY CASH, CHECK, VISA, Chicago. Titled “Ties That Bind,” this vided by Ms. Antonovych from her exhib- MASTERCARD, AMEX OR DISCOVER CARDS. video is a part of a series on communities it and book “Generations: A Documentary PAYMENTS FOR INSTRUCTOR/COUNSELOR FEES MUST BE MADE BY CHECK OR CASH. in America aired on the Civilization of Ukrainians in Chicago.” PLEASE MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO UNA ESTATE - CAMP FEE - UNLESS INDICATED OTHERWISE Digital Discovery Channel this year. During the event, Channel 21, the local FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE MANAGEMENT OF SOYUZIVKA. 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Schedule of 2001 Ukrainian Tennis Tournaments • May 5-6 – Tryzub spring tournament – “Tryzubivka”

• June 30-July 1 – USCAK- East singles and doubles – Soyuzivka

• September 1-3 – USCAK championships – Soyuzivka

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• October 6-7 – Tryzub Fall Tournament – “Tryzubivka” 14 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15 THE ART SCENE: Roadblocks en route to the Venice Biennale by Oksana Zakydalsky Special to The Ukrainian Weekly KYIV – I arrived in Kyiv on March 20, expecting two and a half months of absorbing and focused work on the catalogue for Ukraine’s Venice Biennale presen- tation. Instead, I walked straight into a press conference titled “Sabotage of the Ukrainian Exhibition at the 49th Venice Biennale,” which had been organized by the Biennale working group. To summarize what I had already written about the Ukrainian preparations for the Venice Biennale (The Ukrainian Weekly, December 31, 2000): in May 2000, Yuri Onuch, director of the Center for Contemporary Art in Kyiv, wrote to Minister of Culture and Arts, Bohdan Stupka, and Vice Prime Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Zhulynskyi, suggesting that Ukraine take part in the 49th Venice Biennale scheduled for June – November 2001. The ministry agreed to back this initiative and in August appointed Evhen Karas, an advisor to Minister Stupka, as the com- missioner for the Biennale. In September, the ministry accepted Mr. Karas’s choice of Mr. Onuch as the cura- tor. On October 20, Messrs. Karas and Onuch took part in a working session for commissioners and curators in Venice. Intimations of troubles came when artist Valentyn Rayevsky and Olha Malantii (Mazayeva) arrived at the working session with a letter of support from the parliamentary committee on culture and spiri- tual affairs also claiming official status. After being Yuri Onuch Valentyn Rayevsky informed by Minister Stupka that it had no authority in the matter, the committee revoked its support for Mr. Karas and the appointment of Oleksander Fedoruk, After this publication, Mr. Onuch said: Rayevsky. In December 2000 the artists – the Masoch head of the state agency for the control of the transfer of “I was called to the offices of Minister Stupka and, in Fund – were selected by Mr. Onuch to be the Biennale cultural treasures outside the borders of Ukraine, as the presence of several ministry officials, told to rethink participants. That’s where I left off my previous narra- commissioner. (Literaturna Ukraina, February 15, my support of the anti-Kuchma forces. I refused to tive. 2001). The letter also called for Mr. Onuch’s dismissal; withdraw my signature. A few days later, the ministry By March of this year, in spite of the fact that the it referred to his status as a non-citizen of Ukraine and council discussed the Biennale project; ministry offi- working group organized by Mr. Onuch had already put questioned the suitability of such a person being respon- cials proposed that other projects, in addition to that of in seven months in the preparation of the presentation – sible for Ukraine’s presentation. The letter was signed the Masoch Fund, be added to the presentation. I stated a detailed budget had been submitted to the ministry, by the heads of 24 regional branches of the Artists’ my position that there would be no change of the origi- premises found and hotel rooms booked, sponsors for Union, plus five national office-holders – the full Union nal conception of the presentation. Minister Stupka did additional funding to cover production and transporta- nomenklatura. not express his opinion. tion costs found – other players had appeared on the On the same day that the Artists’ Union letter “Mr. Fedoruk met with me later and tried to convince scene. appeared, an open letter from the “remnants of the me to widen the presentation and include other artists, On February 15, an open letter to the minister of cul- young Ukrainian intelligensia” expressing no confi- but I resisted … I have been told that on March 13 a ture and arts from the Artists’ Union was printed on the dence in President Kuchma was published and Mr. meeting was held between the Artists’ Union leadership, front page of Literaturna Ukraina. It called for the dis- Onuch’s signature was one of 40 that were published at Mr. Rayevsky and Ms. Malantii, Minister Stupka and missal of the officially appointed commissioner, Mr. the time (the number has since grown to over 1,700). Vice Prime Minister Zhulynskyi to which the Union leaders brought a copy of the letter I had signed, as well as a copy of the article written by George Soros on March 1 in The Financial Times criticizing the policies Who benefits? Sabotage of the Ukrainian presentation of President Kuchma.” by Yuri Onuch ated the idea for Ukraine’s participation in the 49th March 15 was the deadline for submitting materials Venice Biennale and convinced both Minister of Arts to the Biennale catalogue and for the confirmation of Ten years of independence have rid Ukraine nei- and Culture Bohdan Stupka and Vice Prime Minister the participants of the national presentations. Materials ther of Soviet style institutions nor Soviet style for Humanitarian Affairs Mykola Zhulynskyi to make from the Masoch Fund were sent to Venice. On the behavior. The latest victim may well be Ukraine’s an official submission to the Biennale. same day, representatives from the Artists’ Union and first appearance as an independent country at the In September 2000, the Ministry of Arts and the Academy of Arts met to choose artists for the Venice Biennale – an event due to open in three Culture announced its decision to participate in the Biennale presentation. Commissioner Karas was months. Biennale and appointed Evhen Karas, an advisor to informed of this meeting two hours prior to its starting In October 2000, I was appointed curator of the the minister, as the commissioner; Mr. Karas chose time; Mr. Onuch was not informed at all. Valentyn Ukrainian presentation by Evhen Karas, officially me as the curator – a choice approved by the minister. Rayevsky’s and Mr. Sydorenko’s projects were selected. designated commissioner for the Biennale by the Work on preparing the presentation began immediate- Although no official announcements of any change in Ministry of Arts and Culture. Today, (March 22) I ly – a working group of six persons was organized the personnel for Venice was announced, it was known learned, through a news item in a Kyiv newspaper, and the artists – Ihor Podolchak and Ihor Dyurych of that changes had been made. This led to the March 21 which quotes a press communiqúe of the Cabinet of the Masoch Fund – were chosen. The organization of press conference after which the Biennale story Ministers dated March 20, that on March 15 the the Ukrainian presentation was thoroughly open and received a lot of press and much air time. The papers Cabinet appointed a new commissioner, that a new public; press releases were issued and press confer- and broadcasts speculated on the causes of what most of curator has been designated and a new art project ences organized to announce each step of the Venice them termed the “Biennale scandal.” Some assigned the chosen to represent Ukraine at the Biennale. Neither initiative. The process received widespread media blame to money: “Nobody had any claims until it was I notified that my appointment was being recon- attention. became known that the Ministry of Culture had desig- sidered nor have the artists I chose for the Biennale But problems were brewing in the background. nated $130,000 for the Venice Biennale project … then been told to stop work on their project. Not everyone accepted the rules of the Biennale. a war of accusations began.” (Khreschatyk, March 30). This latest development in what has been termed Attempts to put forward a so-called alternative pres- Many papers attributed the cause to “the old methods at “the Biennale scandal” follows the publication, on entation were made by Valentyn Rayevsky and his play.” February 15, of an open letter to the Minister of Arts friends, backed by support of the Parliamentary The fact that the initiative to take part in the Biennale and Culture from the Artists’ Union, published in Committee on Culture and Spiritual Affairs. When was taken by a non-citizen of Ukraine was seen as an Literaturna Ukraina, the official paper of the Writers’ informed by the Ministry of Arts and Culture that it issue, although whether it was the cause of the “scan- Union. The letter called on the minister and the vice had no authority in this matter, the committee backed dal” or merely a weapon used in it is hard to say. But prime minister to dismiss the official commissioner off. people did not hesitate to use it: the Artists’ Union letter and me – the official curator of the Biennale presen- When most of the preparatory work for the referred to Mr. Onuch being a foreigner and, in a pub- tation. Issue was made of my non-Ukrainian status (I Biennale presentation had been done, the Artists’ lished interview, Mr. Rayevsky said: “How come our hold both Canadian and Polish citizenship, but have Union moved in with its open letter and usurped the borders are so unguarded that we don’t even know who been working in Kyiv since 1997). project, insisting that it was the only body with the is working on our territories and with what aim?” The letter does not mention that it was I who initi- exclusive right to make decisions about who is to rep- (Ukrainske Slovo, March 22). resent Ukrainian art at international festivals. The A press communiqué from the Cabinet of Ministers interests of an organization set up under Stalin’s was published on March 22: Yuri Onuch is curator of Ukraine’s presentation at regime to control artistic activities in the USSR “For the first time, Ukraine is taking part in the 49th the Venice Biennale. This article was written in Kyiv Venice Biennale. As directed by the Cabinet of on March 22. (Continued on page 16) (Continued on page 16) No. 15 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 15 “Three Generations of Cholodny Artists” at The Ukrainian Museum

by Marta Baczynsky wife Martha B. Trofimenko. These paint- ings collected by Dr. Trofimenko’s NEW YORK – The exhibition titled father, artist and collector Clement “Three Generations of Cholodny Artists” Trofimenko, were among the few pos- will open at The Ukrainian Museum on sessions that he treasured most and Saturday, April 28. Featured will be chose to take with him on the arduous paintings and icons of Petro Cholodny immigration trail when he left Ukraine the elder (1876-1930), those of his son, during World War II. This collection of Petro Cholodny the younger (1902- works by Cholodny the elder is probably 1990), and of Andrew Charyna (born the only one of its size outside the bor- 1951), grandson of Petro Cholodny the ders of Ukraine. younger. The opening reception is sched- It is fascinating and challenging to uled for 6 p.m. study the body of work of a group of The body of work presented in this artists produced by one family, who are exhibition has been compiled from loans in close genealogical order. It is interest- from private collections. In this continu- ing to discover what is common to them, ing series of exhibits, which the museum what diverse directions they have fol- initiated several years ago, the impor- lowed and how the talent stemming from tance of the role of the private collectors mutual familial roots is manifested in in the formation of significant collections each individual. Art historian Dr. Daria is once again being recognized. To date, Darewych has researched the creative in the several exhibits presented in this journeys of the three Cholodny artists category, rarely seen art works were and shares the result of her findings in an “Master Guilder” by Petro Cholodny the elder, 1921, oil on board (from the col- shared with the public through the gen- essay in the bilingual, illustrated exhibi- lection of Dr. Swiatoslaw and Martha Trofimenko; originally from the holdings erosity and understanding of private col- tion catalogue. of the late artist collector Clement Trofimenko). lectors. The work of the three artists differ in Following World War II the Cholodny palette” although they show his very indi- A well-known precept states that many ways. Each artist is uniquely tal- family immigrated to the United States, vidual “explorations and innovations in “art must be made available to be ented, and expresses his talent in an indi- where he continued to work at his craft. composition, form and color.” She goes appreciated.” The museum has extend- vidual manner and style. But in one He died in 1990. on to say that in evaluating Mr. Charyna’s ed its gratitude to the individuals who aspect of their art they share a common Cholodny the younger is credited with icons, the “overall emphasis is on harmo- have made available paintings and bond – painting the Ukrainian icon in the being one of the leading artists to revive ny and spirituality.” Mr. Charyna has drawings from their private collections Ukrainian Neo-Byzantine tradition. the Ukrainian-Byzantine art traditions in painted only individual icons. that have enriched this exhibition, pro- Nevertheless, in this art expression also, the United States. There are numerous The unique creative journey of each viding for the enjoyment of all who their individual concerns and preferences churches for which the artist created of these artists is evident mostly in appreciate art. are greatly apparent. iconostases, mosaics and stained glass their secular art. In the 1920s Cholodny Works are on loan from the collections Petro Cholodny the elder was born in windows, among them St. George the elder was known for his large can- of: Ralph and Olha della Cava, Lev and 1876 in Pereiaslav, Poltava region of Ukrainian Catholic Church in New York vasses that portrayed his interest in Taras Chaban, Jaroslawa Kinal, Dr. Ukraine. Although he studied chemistry City, Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral of Ukrainian history and culture. Nadia T. Kmeta, Sviatoslav N. Kocybala, and physics, he nurtured his love for art St. Volodimir in New York City, St. According to art historian Sviatoslav Olga Kowal, Olha Kuzmowycz, Dr. Yar by taking evening classes at the Andrew’s Ukrainian Orthodox Memorial Hordynsky, the work “Rye in the and Irena Mociuk, Oksana Radysh, Murashko Drawing School. Cholodny Church in South Bound Brook, N.J., St. Fields,” which depicts the death of a Roman and Motria Sloniewsky, Dr. began to exhibit his work in 1910. Active John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Kozak, “was not only the best painting Alexander and Dada Sloniewsky, in the Ukrainian art community, Church in Newark, N.J., and St. John the by Cholodny the elder, but also one of Bohdanna Tytla, Markian and Natalia Cholodny co-founded the Organization Baptist Ukrainian Catholic Church in the outstanding paintings in Ukrainian of Ukrainian Visual Artists (Orhanizatsia Tytla, Borys and Dzwinka Zacharczuk Hunter, N.Y., to mention a few. He also art.” The influences of the contempo- Ukrainskykh Pliastykiv) in 1911 and par- and the Ukrainian Museum and Library created the iconostasis for the church of rary Western art movements, such as ticipated in their exhibitions. of Stamford. Orest J. Dutka has lent from the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Impressionism and Post-Impressionism In the years marking the struggle for his extensive art collection several Mary in Lourdes, France. were apparent in the many landscapes, Ukraine’s independence, Cholodny the important works by Petro Cholodny the Dr. Darewych states in the catalogue portraits and still life compositions of elder worked in the Ministry of younger. essay that “a limited palette of harmo- Cholodny the elder. Education of the Ukrainian Central Rada Nineteen works by Petro Cholodny niously contrasted sophisticated hues” The paintings of Cholodny the younger as deputy minister. He is credited with the elder are on loan for the exhibition characterizes the iconography of show the influences of a variety of art initiating many reforms in the education- from Dr. Swaitoslaw Trofimenko and his Cholodny the younger. Although in styles – from realism to partial abstract al system. After resettling in Lviv, he some of his better known works such as reflected in landscapes and still life com- emerged as a prominent spokesman for “Annunciation” (1980) and “Nativity” positions. A very unique feature of his the arts, and in 1922 was one of the (1985) he “followed prototypes in com- work is his range of paintings of insects, founders of the Group of Activists of position and color symbolism,” it is in specifically beetles, which are hugely mag- Ukrainian Art (Hurtok Diachiv privately commissioned icons that the Ukrainskoho Mystetsva). Cholodny the influences of contemporary art trends (Continued on page 27) elder was an individual whose work as an are evident. V. Popvych artist, a scholar, a political activist and a calls Cholodny the pedagogue made an impact on Ukrainian younger an “exceptional cultural development of the early 20th poet of color, who is century. He died in 1930. capable of releasing a In the exhibition catalogue Dr. variety of moods through Darewych writes that the revival of the his use of color.” icon tradition in western Ukraine is attributed in part to the work of Petro Andrew Charyna, Cholodny the elder and such fellow grandson of Petro artists as Modest Sosenko and Mykhailo Cholodny the younger, Boichuk. Cholodny the elder painted was born in Germany in many icons and created numerous stained 1951. His family immi- glass windows for churches. Dr. grated to the United Darewych says that the iconostasis of the States, where they lived chapel of the Theological Seminary and for several years, eventu- the icons and stained glass windows of ally moving to Toronto. the Church of the Dormition of the He studied art at the Mother of God in Lviv are recognized as Ontario College of Art. his greatest achievement, “representing a He exhibited his work in synthesis of western Ukrainian iconogra- New York with his grand- phy, folk art and Art Nouveau.” father and participated in Petro Cholodny the younger was many exhibits in Toronto. born in Kyiv in 1902. He studied art the His paintings “The Ukrainian Studio of Plastic Arts in Crow’s Song” won best Prague and at the Warsaw Art Academy, of show award at the where he subsequently taught drawing 1994 annual Artsfest in and tempera painting. Active in Toronto, as did the work Ukrainian art circles, he became a “Umbrella” in 1999. member of the Association of Mr. Charyna’s icons, “Mother of God with Jesus” by Andrew Independent Ukrainian Artists according to Dr. “Cincindela Sexguttata,” 1974, tempera on canvas Charyna, 1989, acrylic on masonite (Asotsiatsia Nezalezhnykh Ukrainskykh Darewych, reflect his panel by Petro Cholodny the younger (from the (from the collection of the artist). Myststiv – ANUM) in the 1930s. grandfather’s “sensitive collection of Olga Kowal). 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2001 No. 15

see the Minister two more times, but Roadblocks en route... each time he refused to see us. Some CLACLASSSSIFIEDIFIEDSS (Continued from page 14) things seemed to have taken place of TO PLACE YOUR AD CALL MARIA OSCISLAWSKI, (973) 292-9800 x 3040 Ministers, the Artists’ Union and the which we were not aware. So Malantii Academy of Art formed a committee to and I obtained the support of Les Taniuk consider projects which are being pro- of the parliamentary committee and went SERVICES posed for the presentation of Ukraine at to Venice to declare the existence of our project. We believe that the selection of MEEST AGENCY the Venice Biennale. 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Each of the artists one way ed curator of the project.” $399 involved has a good track record in The communiqué was dated March Europe and an immense number of Fregata Travel 15, and it was the first time the changes 250 West 57 Street, #1211 propositions. But we decided to devote had been made public. Neither Mr. Karas New York, NY 10107 ourselves to development here, to work Tel.: 212-541-5707 Fax: 212-262-3220 nor Mr. Onuch were notified by the in Ukraine. I spent a lot of time in * Restrictions apply Cabinet of Ministers. Denmark, Norway and Germany and PROFESSIONALS An open letter to Minister Stupka and Savadov in the U.S. – but today we are Vice Prime Minister Zhulynskyi, which here and we want to crown our careers protested the manner in which the issue with a serious event. This would be logi- of Ukraine’s participation had been han- Michael P. Hrycak, Esq. cal – we have devoted 15 years to con- Attorney at Law dled by the government and deplored the temporary art … Why should we submit CRIMINAL AND CIVIL MATTERS manipulation of choice and imposition of our achievements to a person who wants TO TRIAL AND APPEAL, COMPUTER LAW control by decree was posted on the Member of Bar: NJ, NY, CT, DC to calibrate our art according to some 316 Lenox Avenue, Westfield, NJ 07090 Internet. By April 3 it received 151 sig- standard?” Office: (908) 789-1870, (732) 627-0517 natures of support. Comments included I asked Mr. Rayevsky how such non- the following: (from a correspondent, conformist artists as he were now allied The Art Newspaper, London) “a huge with the Artists’ Union. He answered, “I part of your problem is that you are a have never been a member of the Artists’ ATTORNEY Canadian citizen and therefore not con- Union, although Savadov and Tistol are sidered Ukrainian enough”; “What did members. I have never been in any you expect?”; “It all sounds familiar”; MARIA C. WYNNYK-GERULA JERRY alliance with the Union. But it is no “Do bolin znayome.” One person wrote longer the ideological structure it once SALES ASSOCIATE KUZEMCZAK from Toronto: “Having lived and worked was. 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I know that the vast BROKERAGE Stupka: “We find unacceptable the way 789 Clifton Ave., personal injury case is successful. majority of the members of the union, Clifton, NJ 07012 the Artists’ Union is using artists and art cultural officials and academicians are events for its own objectives ... The Independently owned and operated by ALSO: buffoons, but I have no hesitation in say- NRT Incorporated actions of the Artists’ Union and the ing that this person takes an active part • DWI Academy of Art nomenklatura qualify as • real estate a ‘perevorot’ (coup) whose aim is to (Continued on page 17) • criminal and civil cases replace a purely professional matter with • traffic offenses nomenklatura interests.” (Letter to • matrimonial matters Minister Stupka, March 20). general consultation Although I was involved with the Who benefits?... • working group of the original national (Continued from page 14) WELT & DAVID presentation, I decided to get the view became more important than profession- on the whole matter from the other alism and competency. 1373 Broad St, Clifton, N.J. 07013 group. Mr. Rayevsky, the newly desig- It seems that the Artists’ Union suc- (973) 773-9800 nated curator of the newly designated ceeded in pressuring Vice Prime Minister official national presentation, agreed to Zhulynskyi to have the Cabinet of meet with me. I explained to him that I Ministers appoint another commissioner. Practice Limited to Immigration Law was working with Mr. Onuch, but Oleksander Fedoruk, head of the State promised to transcribe his views hon- Agency for the Control of the Transfer of “KARPATY” HANDYMAN estly. Mr. Rayevsky pointed out that the Cultural Treasures Outside Ukraine is to PAINTING • RENOVATION • REPAIRS TATIANA B. DURBAK group of which he is the spokesman – be the new commissioner, while the new INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Attorney at Law the New Creative Association – is made curator is to be Mr. Rayevsky. Quoted in Quality work! Reasonable rates! 101 Columbia Street up of artists who have good track the above news item, Mr. Rayevsky Quick turnaround! 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the authorities. I reject ultimatums. I’m not mechanisms for using this freedom have accounts to Radio Liberty. President Kuchma... going to capitulate. I say I’m a president not been created. It’s the reason for this all. (Continued from page 2) elected in a nationwide ballot. More than Regarding some accounts somewhere, You know, it is very important for his- tory. You declare that you do not have wing, and from the center, with anyone you 16 million voters voted for me. as you allege, I bestow these accounts upon you. I bestow them upon Radio Liberty, any accounts abroad. Very well, history like, provided they share the values I have Let me interrupt you with the [follow- will record this for itself. We are off that, mentioned. perhaps they will help you work normally, ing] question: Are you preparing a won’t they? we only ask. This dialogue has begun. I requested the replacement for yourself? Of course, you people who are respected in society [to don’t have to mention names, and I will I don’t assert anything, I’m only ask- Indeed, history will record. History will handle] this issue. But it is not advanta- not insist on them, but do you see in your ing. put everything in its place: who is who, the geous for some oppositionists. It is not entourage those ... role of people, including [your] radio sta- advantageous to conduct a dialogue [for And I’m answering you: I can give my tion. them], so they’re making demands that I’m not [former Russian President] cannot be met. Yeltsin, I’m not going to resign, therefore Moreover, who has given them the the replacement is not the main concern for Ñ¥ÎËÏÓÒfl ·Óβ˜Ó˛ ‚¥ÒÚÍÓ˛ Á ðÓ‰ËÌÓ˛, ‰ðÛÁflÏË ¥ Á̇ÈÓÏËÏË, right to say that “we are the main opposi- ˘Ó ‚ ÒÛ·ÓÚÛ, 7 Í‚¥ÚÌfl 2001 ð., ̇ 94-ÏÛ ðÓˆ¥ ÊËÚÚfl me today. The main concern [for me] is to ‚¥‰¥È¯Î‡ Û ‚¥˜Ì¥ÒÚ¸ ̇¯‡ åÄåÄ, ÅÄÅìçü tionists today”? (Ed. note: Mr. Kuchma make the system work as a whole, to make apparently refers to the demand of the the government work [and to] cooperate ·Î. Ô. Forum for National Salvation that it be with the parliamentary majority. [To ensure recognized as the main negotiation part- that the Parliament] adopts legislation that ner.) There is an opposition that I fought is needed by society, that it fully meet its éãúÉÄ ÑÄêåéïÇÄã during the elections, the Communist part commitments to the Council of Europe and Á ‰ÓÏÛ äéñäé [of the opposition], which obtained more so on. [To ensure] that we be perceived as a ̇ð. ‚ ëÚð˲ than 10 million votes. Is it an opposition civilized country, not as a country where or not? If they, too, put themselves within the fight for a mace is continuing. I hope ˜ÎÂÌ͇ 28 Ç¥‰‰¥ÎÛ ëÓ˛ÁÛ ìÍð‡ªÌÓÍ ÄÏÂðËÍË, the same framework as the opposition you know what a mace is, you haven’t for- ‚‰Ó‚‡ ÔÓ ÒÎ. Ô. ÇÓÎÓ‰ËÏËðÛ. mentioned before, with the same gotten, have you? (Ed. note: mace or bula- demands, then tell me, please, what will va in Ukrainian, is a symbol of authority of á‡Î˯Ë· Û ÒÏÛÚÍÛ: happen in Ukraine? [Progressive Socialist a hetman, a Kozak leader); Ukraine’s ÒË̇ – åàäéãì Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ áéêüçéû Party leader Natalia] Vitrenko is in the newly elected president is presented with a ‰Ó̸ÍÛ – åÄêíì ÅàêóÄêÑ opposition, too. mace during the inauguration.) ‚ÌÛÍ¥‚ – ÑÜÖâëéçÄ ¥ íéåÄ Á ‰ðÛÊËÌÓ˛ ëéîß∏û I say it once again: The elections did ·ÎËÊ˜Û ¥ ‰‡Î¸¯Û ðÓ‰ËÌÛ, ‰ðÛÁ¥‚ ¥ Á̇ÈÓÏËı ‚ ÄÏÂðˈ¥ Ú‡ take place, the people did make their I know very well what a mace is. Mr. ‚ ìÍð‡ªÌ¥. President, do you use your mace for choice, one does not need to make Ç¥˜Ì‡ ∫È Ô‡Ï'flÚ¸! demands now but to work, to work within practical purposes? People often say that the legislative framework, to win not with you are a victim of various machinators stones [during demonstrations] but in the who make their shady deals on your presidential elections, which are scheduled account. Is it so? for 2004. Let them show that they have support in society, among voters. I reject this [allegation] absolutely, DEATH ANNOUNCEMENTS Mr. President, do you personally unambiguously as an outright lie. An absolute lie. You know that I’m a business- to be published in The Ukrainian Weekly – in the Ukrainian believe that you can find common lan- or English language – are accepted by mail, courier, fax, phone or e-mail. guage with your opponents at all? like man, I always say: Please talk facts, not suppositions, not rotten allegations that Information should be addressed to the attention of the Advertising Department If they don’t want to find common lan- are often voiced from the side of my oppo- and sent to: The Ukrainian Weekly, 2200 Route 10, P.O. Box 280 guage, I’ll not find it either, because of the nents. 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spiritual foundation is the guarantee of a Let us be those people... complete renaissance, we appeal to the (Continued from page 6) risen Christ with this brief prayer: Savior ments. He made of us a new people – a of the world and King of the new creation, new Israel that glorifies the Heavenly lift our minds and hearts to Your kingdom. Father in spirit and truth. Bestowing upon all of you the blessing Let us also remember that Christ’s of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we Resurrection is bound with His sufferings assure you, the archpastors, pastors and and death. Without death there would be our devout brethren in Ukraine, of our con- no resurrection. The reality comes to us tinual love and prayers, and request your UKRAINIAN SELFRELIANCE through our liturgical life, which has its prayers. genesis with the empty tomb of the Lord in Your servants in the risen Lord: FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, the city of Jerusalem, the empty tomb from † Wasyly, Metropolitan PHILADELPHIA, PA. which the myrrh-bearing women and we † Constantine, Metropolitan learned of the good news, “He is not here, † John, Archbishop He is risen!” † Antony, Archbishop Serving and Supporting the Ukrainian Community Since 1952 We appeal to you to be those people † Vsevolod, Archbishop who preach the word of the truth of our † Ioan, Archbishop Lord Jesus Christ, Who sanctified and † Yurij, Bishop WE WANT TO GIVE YOU renewed us and invites us to a most inti- † Jeremiah, Bishop mate union with Him. 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life. His paintings propose an element of “Three Generations...” disquiet; they are enigmatic and mysteri- (Continued from page 15) ous. They are also powerfully enticing. nified and painted with precise scientific “To follow in the footsteps of a famous detail. Dr. Darewych explains that these parent such as Petro Cholodny the elder is insect renderings “represent a synthesis of never easy,” writes Dr. Darewych. “To icon traditions, scientific observation and find your own artistic path is even harder. contemporary pictorial concerns.” She Nonetheless, there can be no doubt that believes that they are Cholodny the Petro Cholodny the younger succeeded, younger’s greatest achievement and and that Andrew Charyna also has found “inventive contribution to art generally and his own creative identity.” to Ukrainian art specifically.” This exhibition will be on view The art of Mr. Charyna has evolved through September. The Ukrainian through various stages, during which he Museum is located at 203 Second Ave. in identified with realism, cubism and the New York City. Telephone (212) 228- abstract. He paints figures and still life 0110; fax, (212) 228-1947; e-mail, compositions, as well as portraits. There [email protected]; webpage: is much psychological content in his www.ukrainianmuseum.org. Visiting work, and personal speculations about hours: 1-5 p.m.

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Friday, April 20 the Horns of a Dilemma: The Story of the Ukrainian Division Halychyna” and NEW YORK: A Ukrainian literary “Russian Imperialism from Ivan the Great evening – “A Hundred Years of Youth: A to the Revolution.” Participating in the pro- Celebration of Ukrainian Poetry and gram will be Prof. Wolodymyr Stojko, edi- TO THE DELEGATES OF THE 34th UNA CONVENTION Literature in Translation,” will be held at tor, The Ukrainian Quarterly. The presenta- AND GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEMBERS the Harriman Institute at Columbia tion will be held at the society’s building, University, Room 1219, International 63 Fourth Ave. (between Ninth and 10th In March you received a ballot regarding the UNA By-Laws changes. Please be Affairs Building, at 4 p.m. Taking part in streets), at 5 p.m. For additional informa- reminded that all ballots must be returned by May 1, 2001, in order to be counted. the reading will be Ukrainian poets and tion call (212) 254-5130. writers and their translators to celebrate the It is your duty as a delegate or member of the UNA General Assembly to vote. Ukrainian word in English translation and Monday, April 23 Your vote is very important to the future of our society. especially the appearance of the anthology “A Hundred Years of Youth: A Bilingual CAMBRIDGE, Mass.: The Harvard Anthology of 20th Century Ukrainian Ukrainian Research Institute (HURI) will Poetry.” Master of ceremonies for the present a lecture by Dr. Roman Szporluk event will be Prof. Vitaly Chernetsky, professor of history and director, HURI, Harriman Institute, one of the translators in titled “Nineteenth Century Ukraine: THE KYIV CHAMBER CHOIR the anthology. A partial list of participants Regional Diversity and Periodization.” The includes: Prof. Michael Naydan (co-editor lecture will be held in the institute seminar presents of the anthology), Ukrainian poet and room, 1583 Massachusetts Ave., at 4-6 prose writer Yuri Andrukhovych, transla- p.m. For more information call the insti- tors Virlana Tkacz and Wanda Phipps, poet tute, (617) 495-4053. and translator Bohdan Boychuk, Ukrainian poet Vasyl Makhno, translators James ARLINGTON, Va.: The Washington Brasfield and Larissa Onyshkevych, and Group Cultural Fund, in cooperation with actor and reader Michael Bernosky who the Embassy of Ukraine, presents New will also perform a few of his popular York City Opera diva Oksana Krovytska, scenes from Mr. Andrukhovych’s novel soprano, and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, “Perverzion.” Several other poets and writ- pianist, at the Rosslyn Spectrum Theater in ers are expected to attend. The event is free the last benefit concert of a series to raise and open to the general public. funds for Lviv Conservatory musical instruments. The program includes works Saturday, April 21 by Barvinsky, Puccini and Verdi. Suggested donation: $15. The theater is NEW YORK: The Shevchenko Scientific located at 1611 N. Kent St. (two blocks Society will hold a presentation of two from Rosslyn Metro Station). Free garage books by Prof. Taras Hunczak of the histo- ry department at Rutgers University: “On (Continued on page 27)

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